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There is strong interdependency between the use of food, energy and water resources and it is closely linked to environmental challenges, such as climate change and loss of biodiversity. These linkages are expected to become even more important with an increasing demand for these resources. In a new set of scenarios and visualisations, these relationships are explored in more detail for no-policy cases and for the implementation of various response options, such as dietary changes and stringent climate policy.
In the recent scientific literature, the link between the use of food, energy and water resources and the relation to environmental problems is emphasised as critically important for sustainable development strategies (the so-called food–energy–water nexus). Most of this literature, however, is either focused on a local scale or is rather qualitative. In a new paper published in Nature Sustainability, a group of researchers from PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Utrecht University and Wageningen University use the IMAGE model to look at quantitative scenarios on the global consumption of food, water and energy and how these resources depend on each other.
Key interventions to improve resource efficiency
If no new policies are adopted, global consumption of food, energy and water is expected to increase significantly, i.e. by 20% to 60%. This is likely to lead to further intensification of the linkages between these resources but also to a further expansion of the agricultural area, and the exacerbation of climate change and related environmental problems, such as water scarcity.
The figures presented in the paper (called Sankey diagrams) offer a visualisation of the complex conversion pathways (see also Figure 1). The consumption of those resources, clearly, is closely linked. For instance, water is used in crop production and in the production of energy. Energy, in turn, is mostly used in end-use sectors, but also is an input in agriculture. The Sankey diagrams also show key interventions to improve resource efficiency from a system perspective, such as animal husbandry.
International policy needs to take account of these linkages
Inefficiencies, currently, can be reduced by system interventions, such as a shift towards less meat-intensive diets, reducing food waste, increasing yields and introducing climate policy. Detlef van Vuuren, leader of the research team, explained that a combination of these response options is a prerequisite to meeting the challenges of the increasing agricultural production that is needed to feed 9 billion people, while reducing pressure on biodiversity, mitigating climate change and maintaining resource quality. Such a strategy could, for instance, reduce global land use to below the 2010 level and also lead to less water consumption than under the reference scenario. Current negotiations on international environmental policy play a key role in this. The COP25 in Madrid, for instance, aims to strengthen climate policy – which needs to be done with the linkages with other nexus issues in mind. | <urn:uuid:4be1b552-f8c9-4bdc-9c06-a169a576298b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://sciglow.com/integrated-scenarios-to-support-analysis-of-the-food-energy-water-nexus/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573699.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819131019-20220819161019-00271.warc.gz | en | 0.938822 | 598 | 3.421875 | 3 |
COVID-19 Pandemic Stakeholder Engagement
Marin County Public Health & School Community
Share Your LEA Comeback Story.
As California LEAs prepare for the safe return of staff and students to schools, the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence (CCEE) is seeking input from LEAs on the deliberate planning and collaborative approaches that are necessary to develop local guidelines and roadmaps for getting staff and students back to school.
CCEE plans to spotlight LEAs adopting inclusive approaches to engage a wide variety of stakeholders that provide expertise and broad understanding of local and state protocols that will inform plan development and implementation. Some of the LEA partnerships include, but are not limited to, the following stakeholders:
- Public health
- Local school boards
- Community based organizations
The CCEE spotlight on LEA collaborative approaches will feature lessons learned, resources, strategies and practices that address common challenges, such as, equity, public health, facilities and school operations, responses to outbreaks, meeting staffing and personnel needs, meaningful teaching and learning, family and community engagement, and social-emotional learning.
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If you know of an LEA that should be considered as a potential spotlight on #ComeBackCASchools, please complete the contact form below. A CCEE staff member will follow-up with additional questions.
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#ComeBackCASchools is a campaign designed by CCEE to spotlight local educational agencies (LEAs) collaborative approaches to getting California’s students back-to-school. It focuses on sharing tools, resources, and practices to leverage partnerships and facilitate dialogue among LEAs to support each other during the pandemic. | <urn:uuid:187d1722-91f2-4e20-98b3-8b76b15a90cc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://comebackcalifornia.org/share-your-lea-comeback-story/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572043.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814143522-20220814173522-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.936181 | 367 | 2.34375 | 2 |
Some lawmakers have big plans for helping students get college and technical degrees. Unfortunately, they don’t have big plans for paying for it.
The Legislature’s record of funding college opportunity is abysmal, even factoring in the economic whirlwinds of the Great Recession. It typically uses the higher education system – universities, community and technical colleges – as a fiscal piggy bank. It’s the easiest thing to break when money runs short.
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities recently released a report on what’s happened to public colleges since the recession hit. On average, it said, states have cut spending on students by an average of 28 percent over the last five years.
But Washington occupies a special place. Along with Florida, Idaho and South Carolina, it has slashed its system by roughly 40 percent.
That kind of fiscal butchery has real effects on real people. The colleges may still exist, but their programs get hollowed out. Star faculty member start to leave for greener pastures. Overcrowding makes it hard for students to take the sequential classes they need to graduate. They get frozen out of engineering and technical programs.
The best that can be said for this year’s proposals is that they don’t set out to pillage the system even more. Gov. Jay Inslee’s budget is the most generous. It would provide $300 million, preserving the funding status quo. It doesn’t have gimmicks like the Senate’s 20 percent tax on international students, which would defeat its own purpose by driving those high-paying customers right out of the system.
Against this bleak backdrop, two proposed “expansions” of financial need are almost bitter jokes.
One would offer need grants – the state’s chief form of financial aid – to students who were smuggled into the United States illegally as children. These are kids who are American in every way but immigration status.
Another would offer need grants to students at Western Governors University, a nonprofit online institution – accredited and chartered in this state – that offers serious academic degrees to a current enrollment of 4,400 full-time equivalent students. A Washingtonian can now get financial aid to be a hair stylist but not to earn a master’s in education from WGU.
These are both good ideas. We’d love to see them happen. The problem is, the expanded eligibility for financial aid doesn’t look like it would come with any actual money attached. There are 32,000 students already eligible but unable to get grants. Increasing that number by thousands would not be progress.
This isn’t an argument for abandoning plans for broader eligibility; it’s an argument for doing right by all Washington students. More need grants are needed.
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Introduction of product traceability technology
Quality, Safety, Authenticity – three elements within a product that are becoming increasingly more important to consumers and the choices they make in determining which products fulfill their needs.
Danone recently introduced new technology that allows consumers to verify the quality and authenticity of its baby formula. With this feature and option, consumers can scan the QR code on the infant formula products to find out information such as the production date, batch number, manufacturer, and product testing results. Shoppers will be able to access the Track & Connect service through their smartphones by scanning two QR codes on infant formula packs, this allows consumers to verify the quality and authenticity of each product.
Through the technology, consumers and retailers will be able to access data-driven after-sales support for Danone’s formula brands like Aptamil, Karicare, Laboratoire Gallia and Nutrilon. Once the service has been rolled out, shoppers will scan a QR code on a baby formula pack to access a brand page containing information such as where and when the formula was manufactured and the product’s journey through the entire supply chain. After purchasing and opening the sealed pack, shoppers will then be able to scan a second, inner QR code – triggering a one-time, initial message, verifying the product is authentic.
The Track & Connect service will also allow Danone and its distributors and retailers to more easily forecast consumer demand and consumer preferences. This new service is powered by blockchain, serialisation and aggregation technology, which offer a safe and secure method of storing data and information on the movement of baby formula products through the supply chain.
Meypack have recently introduced serialisation and aggregation technology to their range of case packing machine systems using camera systems and coding equipment to track and record products identity going into a case formation. This technology has been successfully utilised within the infant nutrition sector, but has much wider implications when applied to traditional packaged food and beverage products. Therefore providing consumers with access to information such as authenticity, production stadards, ingredients, supply chain paths, allergen information and much more.
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Healthy Food Leads to Stronger Community
There is more than enough food in America to feed every man, woman and child. Yet, here in Western Massachusetts, more than 235,000 people are at risk of hunger and health problems that come with not having enough nutritious food to eat. As individuals, charities, businesses and government, we all have a role to play in getting more food to people in need. Together, we can solve hunger and help keep our communities healthy and strong.
Last year, The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts provided more than 7.5 million meals for people in need. As a member of Feeding America (the nationwide network of 200 food banks working together to provide food to more than 46 million people through 60,000 food pantries and meal programs across America) we also play a vital role in solving the nation’s problem of hunger. The network is focusing on securing fresh fruits and vegetable to promote healthier diets among the people we serve.
Despite the many misconceptions surrounding food insecurity and obesity, it is very common for the two to co-exist when lack of healthy food is an option. Often, there are no traditional grocery stores or markets that offer fresh fruits and vegetables, low-fat dairy, meats or fish. In order to stretch their grocery budgets further, families with limited resources are routinely forced to purchase low-cost foods loaded with calories, with little to no nutritional value. Studies have also shown that when food is scarce, a person’s body adapts by retaining more weight, much that of a yoyo-dieter. Parents and caregivers with small children are often victims of this type of weight-gain as they often skip meals themselves so that their children will have enough to eat.
The Food Bank is committed to providing healthy food to our neighbors in need. Last year, we sourced more than 1.7 million pounds of fresh produce (378,000 of which was from local farms). Much of the produce is distributed directly to the communities that have limited access to healthy food, via our Mobile Food Bank (which has expanded to now include 12 distribution locations) or through our Brown Bag: Food For Elders program. We recently completed an upgrade to our warehouse in Hatfield (with support from Feeding America, thanks to the General Mills Foundation) which more than doubled our capacity to store fresh produce for distribution to our member agencies, which includes food pantries, meal sites and shelters.
We have an opportunity for your entire family to get involved and support The Food Bank. In partnership with Hilltown Families, we will be hosting a Family Volunteer Day on Saturday, September 12 from 9 – 11:30 a.m. This is a chance to learn about the issue of food insecurity in our region and the impact it has on the community. All ages are welcome, as families are invited to help prepare food to be distributed to pantries and meal sites across Western Massachusetts. Reservations are required by contacting The Food Bank’s Education Coordinator at 413-247-9738.
Returning for the third year and in partnership with Hilltown Families, Family Volunteer Day continues to be one of the most popular activities during Hunger Action Month. All ages are welcome to join in on Saturday, September 12th. Stop in anytime between 9 – 11:30 a.m. Guests can choose from a number of educational hands-on activities. Sorting and packaging food donations, creating healthy snacks at the nutrition workshop, and touring the warehouse are just some of the opportunities. To register your family or find out more details, contact The Food Bank’s Education Coordinator at 413-247-9738 or sign up here.
Visit The Food Bank website for a complete listing of all the ways you can take action during Hunger Action Month.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Chris Wojcik is the Marketing & Communications Manager at The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts. The Food Bank of Western Massachusetts is committed to feeding our neighbors in need and leading the community to end hunger. Founded in 1982, The Food Bank is the leading provider of emergency food that reaches individuals and families in Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden counties. From their warehouse in Hatfield, they distribute food to their member agencies (which include food pantries, meal sites and shelters) throughout the region. They continue to build a stronger community through a variety of initiatives, including our Mobile Food Bank, SNAP outreach, nutrition education, and our Brown Bag: Food for Elders program. | <urn:uuid:b9a4d3cb-246b-4eeb-b066-423e106857eb> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://hilltownfamilies.wordpress.com/2015/09/09/htf-156/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282202.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00555-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965011 | 913 | 2.359375 | 2 |
As an employee, your job is to perform the duties that you were hired to do according to, or above, company standards. To gauge your performance, your employer conducts periodic appraisals of your work. During the appraisal meeting, your boss discusses with you his assessment of your work. His rating indicates whether you have met, exceeded or failed to meet the requirements of your job. You are also required to write your comments on the appraisal. This is a challenging process that requires humility, objectivity and professionalism on your part.
1. Record your performance over the course of the review period. This allows you to rely on your recorded notes rather than your memory. For example, reviews are usually done yearly, so during that time write down your required duties and how you executed them. Be specific in taking notes. If you failed to perform certain duties appropriately, say why.
2. Perform a self-appraisal before the actual review. Some employers require employees to fill out a self-evaluation form before the appraisal meeting. During this period, recall and rate your performance and state your areas of strengths and those that need improvement.
3. Discuss the self-evaluation with your boss at the appraisal meeting. Your self-appraisal can change your supervisor’s assessment from a negative to a positive, especially if she forgot about some of your accomplishments.
4. Convey your concerns and suggestions to your manager before writing them on the appraisal. For example, if you are unsure of what you did wrong to receive a low rating, ask your manager for clarification, then acknowledge your understanding on the appraisal.
5. Ask your manager to give you some time to write your comments, such as by the next day. Take the time to honestly reflect on your performance and to identify resources that you may need. Even if you have had a positive review, still examine your strengths and weaknesses so you can become an even stronger asset to the company.
6. Write your comments in an objective and professional manner and refrain from taking your manager’s criticisms personally. If applicable, state your understanding of the goal plan, which includes objectives that you must meet by the next review period. The goal plan also includes your boss’s recommendations, such as additional onsite training or attending workshops and seminars.
7. Finish your comments by thanking your boss for his support and guidance.
- If you disagree with your boss’s low rating and you can prove that you deserve a positive review, follow your company’s policy for appealing the appraisal.
- If you received a positive review, you may express to your boss your desire for more challenging work, which could lead to a promotion.
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Could rice fields like these be replaced by farms abroad?
China could lease overseas farming land to beat rising food prices, according to reports from Beijing.
Soaring grain prices have encouraged the ministry of agriculture to consider the scheme, according to the Beijing Morning newspaper.
Chinese enterprises would lease or even buy farmland in Latin America, Australia and the former Soviet Union.
The land in production could replace Chinese farmland lost to rapidly growing cities and industrial zones.
The BBC's China analyst, Shirong Chen, says the initiative builds on recent experience.
Ten years ago a Chinese company formed a joint venture with the Cuban government to set up two farms to grow rice in Cuba. A similar venture has been set up in Mexico.
High international grain prices and the pressure of domestic inflation are the main factors behind the drive.
Grain prices rose by 60 % on the global market in the first three months of the year, adding to inflationary forces in a country which needs to feed 1.3 billion people.
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China has released a directive that could put an end to the country's trend for bombastic architecture.
Just over a year after president Xi Jinping called for an end to "weird architecture", the country's State Council has released a document calling for all new buildings to be "suitable, economic, green and pleasing to the eye", according to the South China Morning Post.
The directive is aimed at tackling the problems associated with the rapid expansion of Chinese cities, as well as increased urbanisation all over the country.
It states that cities will no longer be allowed to grow beyond what their resources can support, and that "oversized, xenocentric and weird" buildings will be forbidden. It also bans gated communities and non-permitted developments.
Xi's original comments, made in late 2014, attacked projects including the Rem Koolhaas-designed CCTV headquarters in Beijing – one of many unusually shaped projects resulting from China's construction boom.
Shenzhen architect Feng Guochuan told the New York Times that Xi's criticism had already influenced local government decisions regarding new projects. "Generally speaking, local governments now tend to approve more conservative designs," he said.
But the new directive comes as a result of a meeting held by the State Council two months ago – the first of its kind since 1978.
It reportedly stipulates that, instead of unusual architecture, simple modular constructions will be encouraged, and predicts that 30 percent of new buildings will be prefabricated in 10 years time.
Not only will new gated communities be banned, but existing ones will apparently be opened up to improve traffic flow.
Existing shantytowns and dilapidated houses are expected to be transformed, with more parks and green areas created.
Speaking to Dezeen last year, Zaha Hadid Architects director Patrik Schumacher said that work was already drying up in China for foreign architects, partly because the government was trying to promote more local talent.
"I feel that there is this attempt by the Chinese leadership to try to make itself more independent and rely on its own talent," Schumacher said.
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(if they were listening to me...)
Seriously, finding the right words here is more than difficult. It is hard to know what to say. I mean, of all the things to get upset about, a cartoon is what sets your world afire? After all the blasphemy and heresy and murder and idolatry already committed by man in the name of God – and in the names of his beloved prophets Moses, Jesus and Mohammed – you fly off the handle because of cartoons. Not just any cartoons, but tasteless, classless, badly drawn cartoons in a second rate newspaper published in Denmark.
If you are afraid this is a graven image, and that this is idolatrous, remember that those sins are on the heads of the sinners. The classless illustrators of these pictures knew exactly what they were doing, and they knew exactly how you would react. That reaction is what they wanted. They are the same people who, in my country, paint a vision of Jesus in a glass of urine. They are the same people who will rip apart photographs of our religious leaders on television.
If God considers that idolatry, if God considers that blasphemy, He will punish them in His own time and in His own way in the sweet hereafter. Sometimes a sin will go unpunished by the laws of man; we all know this. We must have faith and trust that God knows what he is doing, and that sometimes we are not privy to His plans. That is the mystery of faith.
At every turn of the day, our faith – Jewish, Christian, Muslim – is tested. In my country, we celebrate these tests of faith with the freedom of speech. Even in my country, that is a fight every day.
Each day we hear things we disagree with. Each day we hear things that make us angry. Each day we see things that we would rather not see. Each day we are tested by temptation to stray from the paths of righteousness. Sometimes we falter, many of us have and many of us will do so again. But because we have the freedom to falter within the laws of man, when we can rise up and live out the laws of God and faith and justice, and then it is a triumph that means so much more. That is the nature of redemption, of which all the prophets spoke.
My faith in God does not require anyone else to agree with me. My faith is not shaken when someone says hateful things, lives a cursed life or curses God in front of me. I am saddened by them, to be sure. I am sometimes offended by the things that they say and do. Sometimes my blood boils at the things they do. But God calls me to something higher. God calls me to do more than just loose my temper or throw rocks or set fires.
God calls me to live a life that is worthy of Him.
For every rock I want to throw, God tells me instead to hand bread to the hungry, to clothe the unclothed, to ease the suffering of the sick.
Are there no Muslims who are hungry tonight?
If you are afraid that these Danish illustrations are an affront to Islam, Mohammed and Muslims in general, you would be correct. There are a great many thousands in my country, and in the countries of the West, who despise you and your faith. You must learn to live without their respect.
These thousands of the West think you are a civilization of murderers, bigots, tyrants, and bullies. These thousands of the West have openly advocated genocide against your civilizations from the heights of punditry all the way down to students in college classes. These thousands of the West think the world would be better off with less Muslims in it. These thousands do not want you in the West; they hate your religion, they hate the fashion of your clothing, they hate your countries, they hate your leaders, they hate your grievances, they even hate your diet.
You have given them plenty of reason to feel this way.
Remember how angry you were when you first saw those Danish cartoons? Do you remember how your blood boiled up, and you wanted to go out and hit something?
That is how it feels in my country when you burn one of our flags.
That is how it feels in my country when Muslims drag the naked, butchered bodies of my countrymen through the streets of Mogadishu.
That is how it feels in my country when Muslims parade my countrymen’s daughters and sons, fathers and mothers, sisters and brothers in front of video cameras and hack their heads off with swords.
That is how it feels in my country every time a Muslim flies a plane into one of our buildings.
That is how it feels in my country when Muslims dance with joy and hand out candy because Muslims killed thousands of my countrymen.
Those thousands of the West who despise you and your faith wanted to kill all of you the next morning before breakfast. They would have done it. They could have done it, too. You know this. Only one thing stops them: the millions in the West who will not let them.
But you must understand that for all those thousands of the West who despise you, there are millions of us who make the distinction between those Muslims who follow God and his prophets, and those Muslims who kill in the name of God and his prophets. There are millions of us who make the distinction, and there are millions of us who know the difference.
But that, too, is becoming a test of our faith. It is becoming a test of our faith in you. The only times we see you, you are burning things. The only times we see you, you are throwing rocks. The only times we see you, you are making our blood boil.
We millions of the West know that there are, in turn, millions of Muslims who are feeding the hungry instead of throwing rocks. Clothing the destitute instead of burning things. Healing the sick instead of killing.
We millions of the West know there is a fight in the East for the soul of Islam. We millions of the West spend hours each day defending the faith of Islam to those thousands here who despise you. We know there are millions of Muslims who have culture, we know there are millions of Muslims who seek a better place in life, we know there are millions of Muslims who want to live in peace and prosperity with the West.
We know this because the same ugly things we see in your history today, we saw in our own history yesterday. We were able to overcome, and we are waiting on you to do the same.
But we don’t see you and we don’t hear you.
All you leave us to go on is patience.
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Expression of Intrest (EOI) for Selection of Engineering Consultant Firm for Consultancy Services for Project Management Consultancy including preparation Detailed Project Report of Selected State Highway Corridors in Uttarakhand under Uttarakhand State
श्री धनंजय पाण्डेय, सहायक अभियन्ता प्रा0 ख0 लोक निर्माण विभाग कर्णप्रयाग एवं श्री विकास कुरील सहायक अभियन्ता अस्थायी खण्ड लोक निर्माण विभाग थराली को कार्यभार ग्रहण किये जाने हेतु 01 माह की अतिरिक्त समयअवधि के सम्बन्ध शासनादेश
UTTARAKHAND – The 27th State of India - created in November 2000 is situated in middle Himalayas at a Longitude 77.3 to 81 E and Lattitude 28.4 to 31.3 North with geographical area of about 53500 sq. Km. and population of about 85 lac. in an altitude of about 500 feet to 13000 feet.
Lok Nirman Vibhag popularly known as P.W.D. has a legacy of more than 150 years. P.W.D. is responsible for construction, maintenance and planning of roads, bridges and Govt. Buildings. In view of strategic location of Uttarakhand bordering China & Nepal, the responsibility of P.W.D. becomes of much more attentive from defence point of view. Similarly for local populace, the importance is enhanced due to Religious and Tourist importance places like Badrinath / Kedarnath/Gangotri/Yamnotri / Hemkund Sahib / Piran Kaliyar/ Mussoorie /Nainital/ Kausani/Tehri Dam and so many other important places etc.
The set up of Uttarakhand PWD is similar to that in other states with Engineer in Chief as Head of Department, one Chief Engineer Level 1(Headquarters) responsible for monitoring and managing the establishment of the department, six zonal Chief Engineers Level 2 – one each at Pauri (for Pauri, Chamoli and Rudraprayag Districts), Tehri (for Uttarkashi and Dehradun Districts), Dehradun (for Dehradun and Haridwar Districts), Pithoragarh (for Pithoragarh and Champawat Districts), Almora (for Almora and Bageshwar Districts), Haldwani (for Nainital and Udhamsinghnagar Districts), two Chief Engineers Level 2 (National Highway) at Dehradun and Haldwani responsible for managing the network of National Highways in the state and one Chief Engineer Level 1 (ADB/IT) responsible for the Asian Development Bank funded Uttarakhand State Road Investment Program and Information Technology infrastructure in PWD. There are 17 circles headed by Superintending Engineers and 72 divisions with Executive Engineers as head of office in addition to other supporting officers / staff spread out in the entire State.
The various road works are carried out as per MORTH / MORD / IRC / I.S. Specifications and Standards. In some cases the circulars issued by Chief Engineer PWD are also followed. In specific cases Specification and or good practices adopted elsewhere in the world are also referred to be adopted.
Statewide Road Category and Length
|S.No.||Category of Road||
Road length as on 01.04.2000
Road Length as on 31.03.2015
|1||National Highway||526.00 km||1422.26 km|
|2||State Highway||1235.04 km||3736.64 km|
|3||Major District Road||1364.15 km||3296.73 km|
|4||Other District Road||4583.01 km||3020.67 km|
|5||Village Road||7446.23 km||18187.11 km|
|6||Light Vehicle Road||315.77 km||750.44 km|
|7||Bridle Roads/ Border Tracks||3970.00 km||3706.42 km|
Having a border with china, some portion of roads in Uttarakhand is also being maintained by Border Road Organisation.
Total Number of major bridges in state is more than 1000. Various Buildings of other department are also constructed by the PWD as deposit work. | <urn:uuid:1bb9a6cb-58d5-4c50-b375-7d7e77fe78a2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://pwd.uk.gov.in/pages/display/2-about-us | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280242.65/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00079-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.869519 | 1,208 | 1.671875 | 2 |
How might we... use a variety of strategies to engage all learners and to build creative confidence?
For now, we see through a glass, darkly... - from an old letter
While trying to address my "How might we..." question, I have been puzzling over how to capture the magic of Reggio-inspired inquiry with my Grades 6, 7, and 8 science classes and my Grade 8 Social Studies classes. I have been catching glimpses, but the way ahead has seemed dimly lit. Certain things obscure the view - my own conventionality, the learning needs of the students, the reality of team teaching (which is awesome!) and trying to plan this out amidst the hectic life of (insert any school name here), and the hammer on the anvil call of the curriculum. What to do? Our head of Teaching Learning gave some good advice - start small with one project. Good advice - that is but one of the many, many reasons she has a chair that spins and a room with a view! As well, Cohort21 colleagues suggest that we ask our "clients" what they think. Another good idea, so that is what I did.
I never cared much for moonlit skies
I never wink back at fireflies
But now that the stars are in your eyes
I'm beginning to see the light... - from old song
Here is what I learned from the survey (Due to the nature of my questions, my graphs were Jackson Pollock-Like squirrelly, so I did the math in my typical analog way - proving yet again that dinosaurs are not really extinct, at least one of them is alive and well and wearing glasses and a lab coat at Montcrest School)...
- Nearly two-thirds of our students like to dive in, explore a topic by watching a video or messing around with gear BEFORE reading about it and discussing it - they like to have some "that's interesting.." and "Why?" time before getting too far down the road.
- It is about a 50/50 split between those who like to choose their own adventure within a topic and those who like to "order from the menu", whether the topic list is created by the teacher or generated by the class.
- It is about a 50/50 split between those who like to learn new skills while doing scaffolding tasks and those who like to acquire new skills when they need them.
- Two-thirds of our students liked to have a choice about how to share their learning, though quarter of the Grade 8s survey would rather work from a teacher generated template. Interestingly, none of the Grade 6 students wanted to use a standard template. My hunch-y analysis of this is related to the fact that the Grade 6 students have participated in inquiry-based learning in grades 4 and 5 while the Grade 8 students missed out on that style of learning opportunity while doing very interesting but more scripted tasks.
- Three-quarters of our students said they were excited, encouraged, motivated or some combination of the three to create their own learning adventure. Of the remaining students, many opted for one or more of the aforementioned feelings while acknowledging that they may still be nervous about the prospect. This feeling mirror that of their teacher...
So where are we now? Well, I think the students are ready and just waiting for the adults to catch up. Therefore, I have worked with my colleagues to open the door a crack and take ACTION! Here is the plan that is going to help me:
Done and done:
- Consultation with Head of Curriculum
- Student Survey
- Reading tea leaves of Student Survey
- Consult with teaching colleagues about inquiry-based learning and planning
- Having science students mess around with various gear and techniques in different lab activities
- Viewing and discussing God Grew Tired of Us, the story of Sudanese refugees, with Grade 8 Social Studies students and learning about causes of human migration
- Grade 6 Science - Maker task requiring students to create a useful device using littleBits, Makey Makey, Sphere, various and sundry electrical gear
- Grade 7 Science - Maker task requiring to make a structure that will be tested using reasonable force
- Grade 8 Science - Using what they have learned about the properties of fluids, design and conduct an experiment about a topic of interest using standard and non-Newtonian fluids
- Grade 8 Social Studies - Students research and report on a family story about migration to Canada or one of the many stories of people who have come to Canada as refugees, from Poles in the 1830s to Syrians in 2016
- Looking for and reading related articles
Still to come:
- Trying to join the Hangout on February 28th
- Taking observational notes about projects, student reactions, ideas for next time
- Working on Action Plan - the beginning of the beginning
- Completing slideshow on work and learning to date prior to F2F 4, April 21
- Attending F2F 4 at Havergal
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White mulberry (Morus alba) has many common names: Chinese white mulberry, common mulberry, Russian mulberry, silkworm mulberry, chi sang, chin sang and moral blanco. It is a shrubby, fruiting tree with a rounded crown and a dense array of branches.. The name "white" mulberry arises from the color of the fruit of some varieties. The edible berries can also be pink or light to darker purple.
Medium green leaves can grow to 7 inches in length and can range in shape from deeply lobed or dissected to ovoid. The species has become naturalized on three continents--Asia, Europe and North America.
The white mulberry is native to China and is a host plant for the silkworm. Cultivated for centuries in the Old World, various varieties have been bred for a number of forms, growth habits and uses. The earliest settlers introduced it to America as a way of fostering a domestic silk industry.
Experts disagree on the landscape value of white mulberry. Its adaptability makes it perfect for difficult situations, including dry or alkaline soil, however, that same quality makes it invasive in some areas. Rows of mulberries have been used for windbreaks and for erosion control. The berries are attractive to birds and other wildlife, but also create abundant, sticky litter when they drop or are excreted by birds. Some varieties and hybrids, including those with weeping habits or deeply dissected foliage, are decorative enough to be used as specimen trees.
White mulberry is among the most useful of plants. The sweet fruits can be made into wine or eaten raw, cooked or preserved; while leaves, stems and fruits have historically been used for a wide variety of medicinal purposes. The leaves can be eaten as a vegetable by humans or as fodder for cattle or hogs. Flexible white mulberry wood has been made into tennis rackets, hockey sticks, furniture, boats and houses. The fibrous stems have also been used for paper making.
Many white mulberries exist, suitable for various uses. 'Pendula' and 'Chaparral' are weeping types, and the latter is fruitless. 'White Fruiting' is renowned for extra-large, tasty white berries, while Morus alba 'Kokuso' bears sweet black fruits. The dwarf 'Nuclear Blast' grows to only 3 feet tall and has lacy, dissected foliage. ''Green Paper Doll' is a small tree (10-12 feet tall at maturity) that bears black fruit and has attractively cut foliage.
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International Polonia Youth Convention took place in Vancouver – Whistler this year. With opening ceremonies in Polish Combatants Association ( SPK ) Vancouver, following with 1 day of seminars and activities in Whistler. This event was hosted by young people associated with University of British Columbia Polish Club, and supported by Canadian Polish Congress BC, Polish Combatants Association as well as Polish Consulate General in Vancouver.
We wish all young Polonia all the best in future Quo Vadis events around the world. Successes in promoting Polish heritage and diversity Polonia brings to the countries we live in and in building connections around the world. Let us all focus on strengthening the pride of being Polish Origin with long and rich traditions and long history of contributions to cultures and countries around the World.
The Quo Vadis movement first began in Ottawa, Ontario back in 2009, by a group of young and ambitious university students of Polish descent. The conference was proven a success and was deemed a crucial event for today’s young Polonia to engage in, in order to foster a sense of heritage, unity, and leadership within our Polish communities.
After the initial conference in Ottawa, Canadian editions of Quo Vadis were then held in Windsor, Ontario (2010), Toronto, Ontario (2011), Calgary and Canmore, Alberta (2012), Montréal, Québec (2013), and now, Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 2012, the movement branched out to the United States, with the first ever US-edition of Quo Vadis held in Chicago, Illinois, followed by New Britain, Connecticut (2013). The first Australian edition was held in Sydney (2013), followed by Melbourne this year.
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1. Business Plan Presentation
Since you are an outstanding entrepreneur student, your university has asked you to give a two hour seminar at the local high school on how to identify an appropriate business model and write an effective business plan. Provide key points detailing what you would cover in the seminar. Respond to two of your classmates’ postings.
2. Venture Valuation
How does valuation differ between a new venture and an existing venture? What valuation models are used by investors when evaluating businesses at different stages of development? How does valuation differ between small companies and large companies? Why are different models used? Would these be the same valuation models used by the entrepreneur? If there are differences, why do those differences exist? Respond to two of your classmates’ postings. | <urn:uuid:c66983a9-3332-4222-b5d1-77761a3e1848> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://onlinetoptutor.com/for-nyanya-only-here-are-my-discussion-questions-need-200-250-wds-for-each-question-2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.945842 | 154 | 2.5 | 2 |
Every fall, students in Restoration Ecology (HORT 4400) take on a real-world project in the local community, working together to gather data, analyze the issues and report their findings. (See To dredge or not to dredge: Class analyzes inlet options, Cornell Chronicle, Nov. 7, 2011.) You can find out what they discovered at:
Cayuga Inlet Dredge Material:
Opportunities for Restoring Ecosystem Functions & Services
Sponsored by: Tompkins County Environmental Management Council
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tompkins County Public Library
Borg Warner Room
Students of Cornell University Restoration Ecology (Hort 4400) and Associate Professor Tom Whitlow will present their findings of local dredging needs and possibilities for the Cayuga Inlet. Come and learn about these potentials and their trip to see Poplar Island – An artificial island created from dredged materials in the Chesapeake Bay. | <urn:uuid:91ce0469-78f0-4330-87af-a6a861001ecc> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://blogs.cornell.edu/hort/2011/11/18/restoration-ecology-students-to-present-cayuga-inlet-dredging-finding-dec-1/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281353.56/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00071-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.873827 | 196 | 2.46875 | 2 |
If the flux density is minimized with core has demagnetized the disaccommodation may arise following that time. The demagnetization is may perhaps happen due to heating through the curie position degree by connected an AC recent of compressing the amplitude. This celebration may perhaps come about the flux density is rise about the default benefit, then it'll initiate to diminishing exponentially. If the appliance is just not involve the intense stage, flux density will shifting small due to transformation is nearly going on immediately after deliver the core. In the event the superior temperature is boosted the flux density is decreases. The disaccomodation is routinely followed in just about every demagnetization that is not same as growing older.
The Main losses is might calculating, it has predicted the size has identically. Hole losses are arise as a result of flux focus in the core and eddy present is created within the windings. The hole decline is extremely hiked General losses if core is gapped. What's more, many Main geometries cross-sectional spot is various, local "warm spots" can carry on at factors of very low-amount cross section. This is often Improved the permeability on the regional places which output has highest losses at People details.
The different types of ferrite supplies are available but common kind of ferrites are nickel-zinc ferrite and manganese-zinc ferrite. Manganese Zinc is possessing maximal flux density and its practical frequency array is below 5MHz but excluded popular method inductors that impedance is sweet alternative around 70MHz. the Nickel zinc ferrite having negligible flux density during manganese-zinc is increased. Then nickel-zinc ferrite is having large resistivity so it's useful frequency ranges from two MHz to some hundreds Mhz. impedance of nickel-zinc from 70Mhz to some hundred MHz.
Iron powder core is one of the magnetic core that carried standard production, once the unmixed powder and it would be a nominal expense of Main components. This consisting ferrite is in excess of ninety nine% floor insulation coating and afterwards mixed thrust with organic and natural binder resulting from its not able to conducting while in the higher temperature. The powder is collapsed with significantly substantial pressures to make solidlooking Main that method has make a magnetic condition having a shared air gap. The crucial large saturated permeability of iron coupled with shared air gap generated a Main product with beginning flux density not more than a hundred and maximal Vitality storing capability. Thus its used temperature ranges from -65C to 125C. The iron powder cores are made use of SMPS, Substantial Q Inductors, RF power programs. Iron core powder is very best alternative for various inductors software however it has not well suited for switching transformer. The standard features is utilized to deliver iron powder cores and produce a a lot of list of configuration. Diverse sorts of cores are obtainable in iron powder which include toroidal core, E-Main, U core, Slugs, and Bus-Bar cores. This type of core is possessing choice to give top variations of previous design sizes by way of pressing conversion with no help of respective resources and it truly is partly low-cost to individual tool a Unique structure or dimensions. This powder could make restricted tolerance amount equally Actual physical and electrical sections.
Can you utilize the voltage generated by Tesla coils and or van de graaff equipment for hosue hold use, or to make use of on electrical units generally speaking?
Van de Graaf generators crank out static energy, not very practical, but Tesla coils had been originally produced with the wireless transmission of electric power. All you will need is two Tesla coils 1 to transmit and a person to acquire the Electrical power. I keep in mind reading a story of a lab that had two Tesla coils across the home from each other and they had been energizing a single and another had its terminals bonded. Soon after energizing the a person they noticed the other started to smoke they usually understood they ended up transmitting ability wirelessly.
So basically The solution is not any. Tesla coils create superior voltage AC (radio frequency), minimal present. Van De Graaf devices crank out higher voltage DC very low latest. Most electrical devices need Significantly decreased voltage and far higher current.
The Tesla coil is among Nikola Tesla's most famed innovations. It is essentially a large-frequency air-core transformer. It's going to take the output from a 120vAC to several kilovolt transformer & driver circuit and steps it up to an incredibly substantial voltage. Voltages may get to become nicely earlier mentioned one,000,000 volts and so are discharged in the form of electrical arcs.
Tesla himself obtained arcs nearly a hundred,000,000 volts, but I do not Believe which has been duplicated by any one else. Tesla coils are exceptional in The point that they core mag make really powerful electrical fields. Significant coils have already been recognised to wirelessly light-weight up florescent lights around fifty ft absent, and because of the fact that it is An electrical subject that goes straight into the light and does not utilize the electrodes, even burned-out florescent lights will glow. | <urn:uuid:9b24584d-9a11-4275-899d-09541c16b81d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://r1inuwm632.booklikes.com/post/3699832/20-resources-that-ll-make-you-better-at-nanodust-core | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571090.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809215803-20220810005803-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.950033 | 1,056 | 2.53125 | 3 |
You may think of malnutrition as the result of not getting enough food, but malnutrition can also occur if you aren't eating the right types of nutrient-rich foods. Malnutrition can be common in adults, especially in the older adult population. Health issues, medications, disability, low income and depression are common contributors to the development of malnutrition in older adults.
Occurrence and Diagnosis
Technically, someone can be malnourished after just one day of not receiving the nutrients he needs; however, true malnutrition is typically not diagnosed and the effects are not noticed unless the situation has been ongoing for a few weeks. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and the American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition have developed certain characteristics that patients must exhibit to warrant a true diagnosis of malnutrition. These address areas such as estimation of energy intake, weight loss, physical signs of malnutrition and loss of body fat and muscle mass.
Side Effects of Malnutrition
One of the most common and noticeable side effects of malnutrition is unintentional weight loss. When your body doesn't get the nutrients it needs, it cannot maintain your healthy weight status. Muscle weakness, exceptional fatigue, a weakened immune system, depression and anemia may also be secondary to malnutrition.
Treatment of Malnutrition
Malnutrition can be treated; the type of treatment is dependent on the cause of malnutrition. Nutrition supplements can be helpful in certain situations, but it is also important to encourage adequate food intake. Often, eating in social situations is easier for malnourished adults than eating alone because they have constant encouragement and reminders to consume healthy foods. In cases of severe malnutrition, contact a health professional to supervise treatment.
Risk Factors for Becoming Malnourished
Although anyone can have malnutrition, those at the highest risk are elderly people and individuals with chronic diseases that can affect their nutritional intake. Diseases such as intestinal disorders that alter the absorption of nutrients and Alzheimer's disease, which can affect someone's ability to prepare and eat meals himself, can also negatively affect nutrition. | <urn:uuid:160312f0-2f1e-450b-8983-a3795bea2b29> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.livestrong.com/article/458503-how-long-does-it-take-an-adult-to-become-malnourished/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284405.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00035-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.947776 | 413 | 3.609375 | 4 |
Our Restorative Dentistry Services
Dental Implants are the best method for replacing missing teeth because they act as an artificial root in the jawbone which provides stable support
An implant also proves to be the better long-term investment for you, here’s why:
- Self Esteem: The secure fit of implants makes them feel like your natural tooth.
- Comfort: Implants do not interfere with your speech or eating habits.
- Less Damage: Adjacent teeth will not suffer any structural loss or damage.
- Permanent solution: They do not require replacement or repair like conventional dentures or bridges.
Dental Implant Options:
- Single tooth implant
- Multiple Implant
- Implant-supported dentures (All on four)
While regular brushing, flossing, and dental technology are allowing many people to preserve their natural smiles for a lifetime, often our individual teeth just cannot keep up. If you’ve lost a tooth (or a couple of teeth) due to injury or disease, dental implants can invigorate both your smile and your dental health.
An implant is an artificial tooth root in the shape of a post that is surgically put into the jawbone. They are very stable and feel like and mimic natural teeth. The ideal prospect for implants is a non-smoker who has good oral health, including a sufficient amount of bone in the jaw, and healthy gums with no sign of gum issues or disease. If you are just missing one tooth, one implant plus one replacement tooth will certainly do the trick. However, if you are missing numerous teeth in a row, a couple of purposefully put implants can support a bridge. When getting dental implants, consider your replacement teeth to be the same as natural teeth. They require the same daily brushing and flossing treatments, like your natural teeth, the better you take care of your replacements, the longer they will last.
For more information on whether dental implants are the correct choice for you and your dental health, contact our office at (604) 574-7455 for more information.
A bridge might be utilized to replace missing teeth, aid in maintaining the shape of your face, and reduce tension on your bite.
A bridge replaces missing teeth with synthetic teeth, looks good, and literally bridges the gap where one or more teeth may have been. Your bridge can be made from gold, alloys, porcelain, or a mix of these materials, and is bonded onto surrounding teeth for support.
The success of any bridge depends on its foundation—the other teeth, gums, or bone to which it is attached. It’s very crucial to keep your existing teeth, gums, and jaw healthy and strong.
If you’re interested in receiving a bridge from the professionals at Brickyard Station Dental, please contact us today!
Crowns are a cosmetic restoration used to enhance a tooth or improve its shape. Crowns are most often utilized for teeth that are broken, worn down, or partly destroyed by tooth decay.
Crowns are “cemented” onto an existing tooth and completely cover the part of your tooth above the gum line. In effect, the crown becomes your tooth’s new outer surface. At Brickyard Station Dental we offer crowns that can be made from porcelain, metal, or both. Porcelain crowns are usually liked because they simulate the clarity of natural teeth and are very strong. Crowns or on-lays (partial crowns) are needed when there is insufficient tooth strength to hold a filling. Unlike fillings, which apply the restorative material directly into your mouth, a crown is made outside of your mouth. Your crown is developed in a lab from your special tooth impression, which permits a dental lab technician to analyze all aspects of your bite and jaw activities. Your crown is then shaped just for you so that your bite and jaw motions work normally once the crown is positioned. If you’re interested in more information on crowns from Brickyard Station Dental please contact our office at (604) 574-7455.
Bonding is a conservative method used to fix chipped, tarnished, or uneven teeth. During dental bonding, a white filling is put onto your tooth to enhance its appearance. The filling “bonds” with your teeth, and due to the fact that it can be found in a range of tooth-coloured shades, it closely matches the appearance of your natural teeth.
Tooth bonding can likewise be made use of for teeth fillings instead of amalgam fillings. Many patients prefer bonded fillings since the white colour is much less noticeable than the silver amalgam fillings. Bonding fillings can be used on front and back teeth depending upon the place and degree of tooth decay.
Bonding is less costly than other cosmetic treatments and generally can be finished in one visit to our dental practice. So you’re aware, bonding can stain and is much easier to break than other cosmetic treatments such as porcelain veneers. If this occurs, be sure to mention it to your dentist and we will repair any damage.
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For F.IF.7b, compare and contrast absolute value, step and piecewise defined functions with linear, quadratic, and exponential functions. Highlight issues of domain, range, and usefulness when examining piecewise defined functions. Note that this unit, and in particular in F.IF.8b, extends the work begun in Unit 2 on exponential functions with integer exponents. For F.IF.9, focus on expanding the types of functions considered to include, linear, exponential, and quadratic. Extend work with quadratics to include the relationship between coefficients and roots, and that once roots are known, a quadratic equation can be factored.
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More Cauvery water brings cheer to Tamil NaduAugust 4th, 2008 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Mettur (Tamil Nadu), Aug 4 (IANS) Thousands of people bathed in the Cauvery river at Mettur in Tamil Nadu, thankful for the brimming waters this season that would give a boost to farm production and electricity generation. Heavy rains in Karnataka over the past week has led the neighbouring state to release over 35 thousand million cubic feet (TMC ft) of water into the Mettur dam.
“The inflow has certainly improved and over 35 TMC ft of water has flowed through here. Power generation too may look up,” N. Vishwanathan, an official said.
Thousands of couples bathed in the Cauvery last weekend, considered holy by the Hindus, at several points downstream praying for a long married life.
“Goddess Cauvery has at last answered our prayers and smiled on us benevolently. Not only will we have a decent harvest, the shortage of electric power too will be a thing of the past soon,” remarked R.M. Visalakshi, a housewife.
Her husband, R. Mahadevan, echoed the sentiment after the couple completed their bath and the traditional tying of a yellow thread around his wife’s neck.
“The gods always test their devotees, but eventually bless their true ones. Seven generations of our family have worshipped mother Cauvery without fail,” Mahadevan said.
Rituals are observed on the 18th day of the Tamil month Aadi to pray for longevity and a better harvest. It fell on Saturday.
Said K.S. Manoharan, an agriculturist, on phone from Kumbhakonam 250 km downstream: “When the water is less, we protest against the government and pray to the gods. It seems both have borne fruit this year.”
Ruling DMK politicians heaved a sigh of relief after copious rains fed the Cauvery upstream, improving the inflow into the dam here.
“The opposition thought it could attack us on the scanty rains earlier that led to a chain reaction of water and power shortage. Mercifully, we have been spared more trouble,” said a DMK legislator.
However, opposition-sponsored protests against the continuing power shortage are continuing in at least six cities in Tamil Nadu.
“The electricity and water situation is bound to improve and people will return to their work,” the DMK legislator predicted.
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New Report Examines Climate Change and IRWM Regions
How integrated regional water management regions are meeting requirements to address climate change vulnerabilities is the topic of a new report from the Department of Water Resources.
Climate Change and Integrated Regional Water Management in California: A Preliminary Assessment of Regional Approaches also identifies key considerations in analyzing and adapting to climate change risks within an adaptive management framework.
The report examines the initial steps that IRWM regions are taking in response to new requirements to address climate change vulnerabilities and consider greenhouse gas emissions in IRWM plans. The goal is to inform future guidance and support.
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In this episode, we’ll meet Cik Siti Wan Kembang, who according to some sources was the ruler of the state of Kelantan from 1610 to 1677. Like the previous episode on Prinsesa Urduja of Tawalisi, fact meets fiction for Cik Siti Wan Kembang and her daughter Puteri Saadong.
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The existing Music Office is the same as that set up in 1977 with a different Chinese name. It has been managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department since 1 January 2000.
The Music Office organises two types of music training programmes for the public, namely the Instrumental Music Training Scheme (IMTS) and the Outreach Music Interest Courses (OIC). The IMTS provides instrumental training from beginners' level to grade 8 for people aged between six and 23, while the OIC provides short-term fundamental music training for people of all ages.
Information leaflets and application forms of various music training programmes can be downloaded from the Music Office's website or obtained from our music centres during the recruitment period.
The Music Office regularly updates the information on its website. Should you have any comments or suggestions, please let us know via email.
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Partition-Dependent Framing Effects in Lab and Field Prediction Markets
A later version of this working paper has been published under the title: "How psychological framing affects economic market prices in the lab and field" in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) - published ahead of print July 1, 2013 doi:10.1073/pnas.1206326110
67 Pages Posted: 3 Mar 2008 Last revised: 15 Sep 2013
Date Written: February 28, 2008
Many psychology experiments show that individually judged probabilities of the same event can vary depending on the partition of the state space (a framing effect called partition-dependence). We show that these biases transfer to competitive prediction markets in which multiple informed traders are provided economic incentives to bet on their beliefs about events. We report results of a short controlled lab study, a longer field experiment (betting on the NBA playoffs and the FIFA World Cup), and naturally-occurring trading in macro-economic derivatives. The combined evidence suggests that partition-dependence can exist and persist in lab and field prediction markets.
Keywords: prediction markets, framing efforts
JEL Classification: D8, G1
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On the relationship between the "default mode network" and the "social brain"
Mars RB., Neubert FX., Noonan MP., Sallet J., Toni I., Rushworth MFS.
The default mode network (DMN) of the brain consists of areas that are typically more active during rest than during active task performance. Recently however, this network has been shown to be activated by certain types of tasks. Social cognition, particularly higher-order tasks such as attributing mental states to others, has been suggested to activate a network of areas at least partly overlapping with the DMN. Here, we explore this claim, drawing on evidence from meta-analyses of functional MRI data and recent studies investigating the structural and functional connectivity of the social brain. In addition, we discuss recent evidence for the existence of a DMN in non-human primates. We conclude by discussing some of the implications of these observations. © 2012 Mars, Neubert, Noonan, Sallet, Toni and Rushworth. | <urn:uuid:3aa40e9a-cc18-45d8-93c9-d17e4770582a> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.psy.ox.ac.uk/publications/344977 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281331.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00219-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940842 | 207 | 1.828125 | 2 |
Honda in Europe
- Read the case file: Honda in Europe (found in M6 files folder)
- Follow the outline and guidelines for the case write-up shown in the syllabus (Pg. 10/11) and write a case analysis. Please develop your paper based on those guidelines. Please use different section headings based on the guidelines (for e.g. application of key themes, recommendations, etc.).
- 2 pages.
- Follow current APA style, if using references
Case Analysis (2 pages): Cases will be usually assigned 2 weeks before the due dates.
o The analysis write ups/summary should include the following components: a) Overview of major
issues, b) Applications of key themes from the textbook into the case, c) Your analysis, including
assumptions (if needed) d) Recommendations and action plan e) References (exclusive of the page
limit) f) appendix (if needed).
o Formatting each component as subheadings is recommended in your case written assignment.
o For (a) overview of major issues, describe the challenges/problems/issues outlined in the case.
This section should be clear and succinct. You can make use of bullet points to describe the issues.
o For (b) applications of key themes, elaborate what you have learned from the assigned case by
directly relating/connecting the case to concepts and themes described in the different chapters.
o For (c), your analysis should include your thoughts about the case in your own words. In this
section, you should put down your own thoughts and opinions about the issues/challenges
described in the case. However, your thoughts/opinions should be based on textbook concepts and
arguments. In this section, you can also bring in outside information (such as the latest news,
articles, references to any calculations, charts, diagrams or graphs*). Also, be sure to answer any
questions that are assigned at the end of each case. You can also use these questions as a guide to
develop the other sections of your case summary/write-up.
In the analysis section, you can also write about the company’s* internal strengths, weaknesses,
and external threat and opportunities (SWOT).
*the company which is the focus of the case.
o For (d) recommendations, you need to provide the course of action that you think can be taken to
address the issues/problems outlined in the case. Your recommendations need to be based on your
analysis (section c) of the case.
o For (e) references, properly cite all the sources of information you have used throughout the case.
o For (f) appendix, include any calculations, charts, diagrams or graphs. The appendix
should help to further support your analysis—not simply be “tacked on.” It should
serve a purpose. All calculations and figures must be clearly labeled and referred to in
the body text of the case.
o The summary paper should be no longer than 3 pages max. Please use MS word format (.doc).
* All calculations, charts, diagrams, graphs or figures must be clearly labeled and
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Increases or decreases the magnification of the view in the current viewport.
You can change the magnification of a view by zooming in and out, which is similar to zooming in and out with a camera. Using ZOOM does not change the absolute size of objects in the drawing. It changes only the magnification of the view.
In a perspective view, ZOOM displays the 3DZOOM prompts.
The following prompts are displayed.
Zooms to display all visible objects and visual aids.
Adjusts the magnification of the drawing area to accommodate the extents of all visible objects in the drawing, or visual aids such as the grid limits (the LIMITS command), whichever is larger.
In the illustration on the right, the grid limits are set to a larger area than the extents of the drawing.
Because it always regenerates the drawing, you cannot use ZOOM All transparently.
Zooms to display a view defined by a center point and a magnification value or a height. A smaller value for the height increases the magnification. A larger value decreases the magnification. Not available in perspective projection.
Pans and zooms using a rectangular view box. The view box represents your view, which you can shrink or enlarge and move around the drawing. Positioning and sizing the view box pans or zooms to fill the viewport with the view inside the view box. Not available in perspective projection.
Zooms to display the maximum extents of all objects.
The extents of each object in the model are calculated and used to determine how the model should fill the window.
Zooms to display the previous view. You can restore up to 10 previous views.
Zooms to change the magnification of a view using a scale factor.
For example, entering .5x causes each object to be displayed at half its current size on the screen.
Entering .5xp displays model space at half the scale of paper space units. You can create a layout with each viewport displaying objects at a different scale.
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With the cursor, you can define an area of the model to fill the entire window.
Zooms to display one or more selected objects as large as possible and in the center of the view. You can select objects before or after you start the ZOOM command.
Zooms interactively to change the magnification of the view.
The cursor changes to a magnifying glass with plus (+) and minus (-) signs. See Zoom Shortcut Menu for a description of the options that are available while zooming in real time.
Holding down the pick button at the midpoint of the window and moving vertically to the top of the window zooms in to 100%. Conversely, holding the pick button down at the midpoint of the window and moving vertically to the bottom of the window zooms out by 100%.
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Can Missouri's vehicle stops report lead to laws with sharper teeth?
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster wants legislators to make an annual racial disparity data report more impactful. This comes as his latest report, covering 2015, continues to show big discrepancies in how often police stop black drivers compared to white drivers.
According to Koster’s document, black drivers were 69 percent more likely than white drivers to be pulled over statewide. The Democratic official’s report showed a slight decrease from 2014 in the “disparity index” for African-American drivers. (A “disparity index,” according to Koster’s office, "measures the number of times members of a particular racial group are stopped against that group’s share of the total driving-age resident population.")
That means that the people who are stopped are compared to the 16-and-over population of the jurisdiction. The numbers used lead to a disclaimer:
“While statistical disproportion does not prove that law enforcement officers are making vehicles stops based on the perceived race or ethnicity of the driver, this compilation and analysis of data provides law enforcement, legislators, and the public a starting point as they consider improvements to the process and changes to policy to address the issues.”
Some of the takeaways from the report include:
- The highest disparity in the St. Louis region is in Pine Lawn, which stopped white drivers at a rate 17 times higher than their local population. Pine Lawn also made more than one traffic stop per resident in 2015.
- Agencies with high disparities for black drivers include Ladue (14.25 times), Sullivan (13.08 times), Marthasville (10.67 times), Glendale (10.46 times) and Arnold (10.27 times).
- The St. Louis County Police Department stopped black drivers at a rate 1.5 times greater than their population, and white drivers at .9. Eight percent of stops of white drivers and 12 percent of stops of black drivers resulted in searches. And 26 percent of searches of white drivers resulted in contraband, while 23 percent of searches of black drivers did.
- The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department stopped black drivers at 1.4 times greater than their population, and white drivers at .7. Seven percent of stops of white drivers and 10 percent of stops of black drivers resulted in searches. Eighteen percent of searches of white drivers resulted in contraband, while 14 percent of search of black drivers did.
Ladue's disparity index went down compared to 2014. Ladue Police Chief Rich Wooten said that his department has made big changes over the last few years, including placing an emphasis on going after "hazardous" moving violations.
"So [hazardous moving violations], as we have sort of identified, is sort of a race neutral enforcement action," Wooten said. "Meaning it’s on driver behavior. What we’ve looked at is when we were heavily enforcing license plates, headlights, taillights or those types of equipment violations, we were looking at a very different racial makeup of those sort of violations. So we have emphasized the hazardous moving violation, which is again is part of public safety."
Changes in the offing?
Near the end of the report’s executive summary, Koster noted that the statute authorizing the vehicle stops report has only been changed twice in the last 16 years. He said “it is time for the General Assembly – which ordered the collection of vehicle stop data 16 years ago – to decide how to make the annual vehicle stops report more meaningful.”
“The General Assembly should solicit suggestions from the relevant stakeholders, including law enforcement, local governments, and representatives from the communities they serve – regarding measures to improve the report,” Koster said. “Revision should include changes in the type of data collected and to strengthen the penalties for individual departments that fail to participate in the reporting process.”
Don Love is with Empower Missouri, a progressive advocacy organization that wants to see changes to how the report process plays out. Love said there have been instances when the report compelled departments to make changes.
“Data should be collected and made public so it’s possible for people to see what’s going right and what’s not going right,” Love said. “The problem is there really wasn’t any teeth to it that they had to do these things. Or if they didn’t have the resources that somebody would help them find those resources. So that’s where it falls short.”
Koster noted in his report that the disparity index “gauges the likelihood of a given race or ethnic group beings stopped based on their proportion of the residential population – not the population of motorists on a jurisdiction’s streets.” Love said that can be problematic.
“People don’t just stay in their own jurisdiction,” Love said. “They drive from one jurisdiction to another. And some jurisdictions experience a lot of that cross-jurisdictional traffic. So you really can’t tell what the proportions of the drivers are out there on the streets to be encountered by the officers.”
(Koster’s report said there is “no data available for the racial demographics of motorist traffic, so it cannot be calculated for the purposes of this report." Wooten contended that Ladue's disparity index is high because the city's residential population is overwhelmingly white, but a more African-American motorist population travels on two major highways that go through the city.)
State Rep. Shamed Dogan sponsored a bill earlier this year to change how the report’s data is collected – and to strengthen penalties against departments that show a pattern of racial profiling. The Ballwin Republican questioned why Koster is calling on lawmakers to make changes after the legislature adjourned – and when he won’t be attorney general after 2017.
Koster spokeswoman Nanci Gonder said in an email that "one of the recommendations of the AG's Roundtable on Representative Policing in 2014 was for a legislative task force to consider ways to make the annual report more meaningful."
"Before lawmakers act to change any requirements of the law, we believe they should hear from stakeholders to consider the practical impact and significance of any proposals," Gonder said. "This would include law enforcement officers and agencies, local governments and the communities they serve."
With the current law, Dogan said there’s “nothing that can be done right now” if “an individual department or an individual officer has a disparity index that’s way off the charts.” (Gonder said the only penalty for a law enforcement agency not provided the data would be for the governor to withhold state funds from that department.) He wants to monitor departments that have high indexes – and possibly take away those agencies’ accreditations if things don’t improve.
“I think it should be a topic of discussion in both the governor’s race and the attorney general’s race,” Dogan said. “Because if we want to be seen as a state that’s welcome for everybody, regardless of their racial background or any other characteristic, if we want to get those negative headlines about Missouri that we keep seeing turned into positive headlines, I think that combating racial profiling is a perfect way to do that. Because it shows that we’re committed to equal justice for all.” | <urn:uuid:8052cad5-82ca-4f89-b75e-9e6bf94f88d0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://news.stlpublicradio.org/government-politics-issues/2016-06-01/can-missouris-vehicle-stops-report-lead-to-laws-with-sharper-teeth | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00077.warc.gz | en | 0.953622 | 1,565 | 2.25 | 2 |
In this micro lecture, APC Hon. Snr. Lecturer Sam Willis discusses vital signs surveys. This video lesson forms part of the blended learning materials available to all enrolled students of the Australian Paramedical College. All students have unlimited access to a rich library of learning materials such as this.
My name’s Sam Willis. I’m the senior lecturer for the Australian Paramedical College, and in today’s lecture we’re going to talk a little bit about vital signs surveys. So you will hear a lot about this throughout your studies with the college, and today’s session really does touch on what we classify at the college as vital signs surveys where we’ll be talking about when to do them, how to do them. Although, this is not a practical demonstration of these, it really does allow you to put the vital signs surveys into context of what you’d be doing at the clinical face-to-face workshops.
So let’s start by talking about the aim of the session. So here we can see we’re going to help you guys recognise the importance of undertaking vital signs assessments in the context of being a paramedic, wherever that may be. Now, I say wherever that may be because today’s paramedics don’t just work on state ambulances. They work on mine sites. They work for medical companies, and in a whole range of complex places wherever there’s an emergency response required. So we’re going to look at the importance of undertaking a vital signs assessment because it really does underpin what you do as a paramedic and how you form your treatment plans.
We’re going to be looking at the different assessments that form a vital signs survey. We’re going to talk about when to do it because this can be just as complex as how to do it, particularly given that the patient is only one part of the system. Remembering you’ve got to try and fit in with what you’re seeing, what you’re hearing, as well as working together as a crew and being flexible as a crew. And of course, we’re going to recognise a range of vital signs considered to be within normal limits. So what this means is we’re going to take a look at some of the common vital sign values and discuss what are considered to be normal.
So exactly what constitutes a vital sign is subjective. So you’re going to be hearing the word vital sign, vital sign, vital sign over and over again, both in your readings and at the practical workshops. But what you will notice if you stop and take a look at what other ambulance services and other medical services do, you’ll notice that what one service considers to be a vital sign is not considered to be a vital sign by another service.
And you know what, it actually doesn’t matter that much because we tend to consider the vital sign as any type of assessment around the physiological output. So for example, respiratory rate, heart rate, blood sugar, those types of things. And we’re going to talk about that in a little bit more detail on the next slide.
I suppose this first point is just making you aware that vital signs is a subjective term. Broadly speaking, a vital sign is a measurement of a physiological function such as heart rate. So we’ve already said that. And undertaking a vital sign helps the paramedic identify any abnormal physiological responses due to illness or trauma.
So if we’re going to use heart rate as the example here, just to exemplify this third point, imagine somebody who was in a state of physical or clinical shock. Now, as you guys will know, the heart rate goes up as a way of compensating for whatever is occurring in the body at that moment in time.
So you can see that by monitoring the heart rate, something as simple as palpating a radio pulse or even a carotid pulse, and taking that vital sign recording will help you to work out, you know what? This is not normal. This is an abnormal vital sign.
Vital signs allow the paramedic to use a process of differential diagnosis. Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with that term, differential diagnosis helps you to rule out what something is and isn’t working. So for example, if I’ve got a patient with chest pains and I’m trying to work out, is this caused by heart or respiratory?
So let’s say they describe it as tight, gripping, radiates down the side, left arm into the jaw. It doesn’t change when I breathe in or out or move. I can absolutely rule out respiratory problems. So that’s differential diagnosis. You are differentiating between the different conditions.
Exactly when to undertake a vital sign survey should be agreed upon by the ambulance crew and depends on the patient’s situation. Now what this means is yes, by all means, go running in and do your vital signs at the most appropriate time. Generally speaking, we introduce ourselves.
We go through the primary survey, danger response, airway, breathing, circulation, disability, and exposure. That’s primary survey. Then we do your secondary survey. So that’s your pain assessment, your vital signs surveys, your history taking, and your head to toe surveys if trauma is suspected. But you have to try and do them at the time that’s appropriate.
So there’s a lot of communication between you and your crew mate. There’s a lot of teamwork in here and there’s a lot of decision making as to what’s what’s the most appropriate. So for example, if your patient is laying on the floor looking cold and clammy and their partner tells you they’re diabetic, you’re going to go and do a blood sugar test pretty quickly rather than doing a thermometer test to check the body temperature. So you have to apply a little bit of decision making here.
Okay. Common vital signs, then. This is what we have decided to be common vital signs here at the college. Cardiac characteristics, respiratory characteristics, body temperatures. So we’re talking about the core body temperature, not the peripheral. There’s a difference between the two, which we’ll discuss in a moment. Blood glucometry, and blood pressure. So these are the skills that you will be taught, as well as other skills when you arrive at the face-to-face clinical workshops.
Okay, so cardiac characteristics. Now notice we haven’t just put heart rate, because it’s not as simple as just palpating the radial pulse or putting a probe on the finger and doing the heart rate. You have to actually palpate the radial pulse. You have to feel for the absence or presence of the radial pulse.
So when we’re talking radial, we’re talking roundabout here at the wrist. So we look into seeing if it’s present or absent. If the radial pulse is not present, you feel for the carotid pulse, which is on the neck. We tend to avoid going straight for the neck because it’s very delicate in that area.
So if the radial pulse is absent, but your patient’s conscious and talking, do say to your patient, “I need to feel your neck to feel your heart rate. Is that okay with you?” And then go and feel for the carotid pulse. It’s as simple as that.
What you’re feeling for, apart from the absence and the presence, is the rate, in other words how fast it is and how slow it is; the regularity. So for example, what’s the distance between each contraction? Is it equal or is it not equal? And of course, you’re feeling for the strength as well.
Sometimes the strength can be determined just by palpating. So for example, a full bound impulse is not always a good thing because it means your heart’s having to squeeze and compress harder.
So typical types of things that will affect your heart rate include infection, shock, drugs, stimulant drugs. So drugs that will speed your heart rate up as well as slowing your heart rate down. Typical stimulant drugs that speed your heart rate up include cocaine and ecstasy, and typical drugs that slow your heart rate down include heroin.
And of course, there are some prescribed medication that will slow your heart rate down and speed it up as well, and a typical medication that will slow your heart rate down that’s prescribed are beta blockers, which is what the elderly use or anybody uses to control blood pressure. So if you do have somebody who’s taking a beta blocker type medication and they’ve got a slow heart rate, it’s probably normal because that actually is a side effect of the drug itself.
Now, we haven’t mentioned a lot about saturations yet, but absolutely oxygen saturations are in that list as well. Now oxygen saturations, I think it’s timely to talk about this here, is a little probe that you place onto the patient’s finger and not only does it give you a reading in a percentage, but it also calculates the heart rate.
Now, typically speaking, a normal oxygen saturation reading is anywhere between 92% and 96%, according to the Australia and New Zealand Thoracic Society. So what that means is any time a patient presents with an oxygen saturation below 92%, then they are considered as being hypoxic, and they require oxygenation through the use of oxygen masks.
Now let’s talk about respiratory characteristics. So very similar to the cardiac characteristics. We’re looking to see if breathing is absent or present, and again, if somebody is unconscious but breathing, you really do need to do a thorough and systematic respiratory system assessment. Remembering that the breathing pattern. There’s an inspiration and an expiration. So there’s always two phases to the respiratory cycle.
When you’re checking the respiratory system characteristic, you’re looking at absence or presence. You’re looking at the rate. A normal respiratory rate should be between 12 and 20 breaths per minute. You’re looking to see if there’s any use of accessory muscles. In other words, in normal quiet breathing, breathing is controlled by a number of processes which includes pressure on the outside in the atmosphere and the low pressure on the inside, and there’s a change in those atmospheric pressures inside and outside as you breathe. It’s also controlled by the muscular system, and at no point should there be any accessory muscle uses that are really pulling your rib cage upwards and outwards to allow breathing to occur. It should all be nice and relaxed and in a controlled manner.
You are also taking a look at the chest and looking at the respiratory pattern. In other words, does one side go up in a different matter to the other side, or are they coming up simultaneously? Nicely like that together at the same time. As well as falling. So inspiratory and expiratory.
And then finally, we are considering added sounds. Now, later on you’ll be taught how to check. In other words, putting the stethoscope onto the patient’s chest and listening for the added sounds. But it goes outside this lecture to be covering those. But you do need to consider added sounds when you’re doing a respiratory system assessment, and by added sounds all we mean is any type of sound that is not air.
One of the other really useful vital signs is temperature. Now we consider normal temperature to be between 36.5 and 37.5 degrees Celsius. Now this is really, really important because let’s say for example, you’re called to somebody with chest pains. You’re going to get a lot of that in the state ambulance services. You’ll also get a lot of that where ever else you’re working, because it’s a common presentation.
Now let’s say the person describes their chest pain as sharp and stabbing, and … It’s sharp and stabbing and it’s worse when I breathe in. Now, using a thermometer to be able to take the core body temperature is crucial because for me as an experienced paramedic, if somebody tells me their chest pain is sharp and stabbing, I’m going to immediately think some kind of chest infection, maybe pleurisy, maybe pneumonia, maybe some other type of chest infection where there’s an inflammation of the lung somewhere. But the temperature really is the piece of equipment that’s going to help me to really determine that’s really the cause.
Now, on the workshop you’ll be able to learn how to use this, and all you really do is put a probe over the cover. Sometimes you have to turn it on, do a bit of tragus to pull the ear upwards, place it into the ear canal, press the button, and it gives you a nice core body temperature.
Now, when I touch my forehead like this, or touch my peripheries, that’s what we call the peripheral temperature. But the good thing about this thermomix temperature is that it’s recording the core temperature. So it’s a really good piece of kit to measure the body’s internal temperature.
Now, blood glucometry is also a really, really important assessment task that you will use. Now, a normal blood sugar level should be on or above 4 Mmol/liter. Now, you do have to use this in a really careful and considered way. So for example, using the previous case study I gave, if your patient is laying in a semi-comatose state and they’re pale and sweaty and clammy, once I’ve done my primary survey, which will involve airway, breathing, circulation, I may need to give them some oxygen first.
I may need to put and oropharyngeal layaway in their mouth if they’re unconscious. One of the next things I will do is to do a blood glucometry assessment because in my experiences and through the texts that I’ve read and all the learning that I’ve done, I know that patients with low blood sugar do present in a cold, clammy aggravated state.
So once you’ve determined that the blood sugar is below 4, then you can actually treat it. Now, some texts will tell you that a sugar above 10. A blood glucose level or blood sugar level above 10 should also be treated, but pre-hospital, the typical treatment for hyperglycemia is really sodium chloride, which will allow you to dilute the sugar if your service allows you to do it and it’s in your scope of practice. Now, treating with sodium chloride, as I’ve said, does dilute the sugar, but it also allows the replacement of fluid as well because these patients are usually dehydrated because they’re excreting a lot of sugar.
And then blood pressure. Blood pressure is a really, really important skill to have. And like all the other skills we’re talking about here, it’s a skill that you will develop over time. Now typically, a blood pressure is 120/80. 120 is what we call the systolic blood pressure, systolic just meaning contractions. And diastole, which is your 80 or your diastolic blood pressure, meaning relaxation. Now these guidelines are up for changing at the moment. So it could be that this changes into the future.
Now, a low blood pressure is considered to be 90 mmHg. That’s what mmHg stands for, millimeters of mercury, and that’s the pressure rating. But it’s not as simple as just saying, “Yep. 90 is a low blood pressure,” because, of course, it depends if the patient presents with symptoms. Many of us do automatically have low blood pressures, but our bodies tolerate it.
You just have to remember here that every single organ you have needs a certain amount of pressure to push the blood into it, and that’s called the mean arterial pressure. So if your patient’s got a blood pressure of 90 mmHg and they’re fine and they’re living their life, then that’s not really low for them. So you have to not just treat the numbers but treat the whole patient.
Now, a high blood pressure, according to the Royal Australian Colleges of GPs is considered to be 140/90. So anything over 139/89 is considered high. And again, there’s different types of high. So in the context of patient assessment, you wouldn’t go rushing this patient under blue lights to hospital. But instead you’d ask them lots of different things in their history.
So what we’ve done in this session is recognize the importance of undertaking vital signs assessments, help you to identify the different types of assessment that form the vital sign surveys, know when to do it.
That’s a work in progress with your crew mate and your patient. Recognise a range of vital signs considered to be within normal limits. Now, of course, with all of this, there is an expectation that you do undertake your own readings and you get lots of practice in the skills labs when you arrive at the college and try not to be a passive participant. I’d be an active participant when you get to the college. | <urn:uuid:070bd6d5-f365-4154-82ed-a1393933bdab> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.apcollege.edu.au/blog/paramedics-course-vital-signs-survey-vss/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571097.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810010059-20220810040059-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.938965 | 3,725 | 2.46875 | 2 |
Many people are confused on why the stated resolution for a device like the iPhone doesn’t match to a viewport size reported by the browser for media queries. The difference is between hardware pixels and CSS (reference) pixels reported by the browser.
It has to do ultimately with pixel density, so even though the iPhone has a portrait reported width of 640 pixels by Apple (for iPhones greater than the iPhone 4), your media query will only respond to 320 pixels (although remember to use relative media queries and only around content not devices).
Here are some articles to help you understand the topic. The first is the most important, and the other two just elaborate on the issues.
Here are two references on popular device reported resolutions and viewports.
Targeting viewport widths and targeting high-resolution displays are also two different issues. There are ways to determine high-resolution (HiDPI/”retina”) displays in case you want to add high-resolution imagery, and here is a good media query to use. | <urn:uuid:bbf0150a-a0d9-4bd9-bd7e-a7127a20b3e2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.siolon.com/blog/understanding-hardware-and-css-pixels/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281331.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00219-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.945664 | 212 | 1.671875 | 2 |
Sometimes, when I least expect it, I hear a nugget of wisdom that just keeps me thinking for days. On March 28, I attended a lecture at Indiana Landmarks about historic buildings. This will be of no surprise to the folks who know that Indiana Landmarks promotes (among other things) preservation of historic buildings. The lecturer was Henry Glassie, a really top-notch guy who gave a smoother lecture than I ever could. (Full disclosure: Indiana Landmarks is also hosting a showing of my restoration of The King of the Kongo in July of this year, but I’m not shilling for anyone.)
Glassie spoke about surveying historic buildings in Virginia, and he had traced the designs to countries that had had similar designs in Europe. Barns and houses, primarily. He noticed that there was a definite pattern in the buildings depending on where the inhabitants had originated in Europe. He also noted that the folks in the American South had cleverly adapted some of these buildings to make newer and more useful designs, while retaining the original character of the older design.
Then he started speaking about what happened to these buildings over time. You may know that a lot of barns are endangered today simply because we don’t know what to do with barns, since farming is now industrial and not familial. And modest old houses are a bit of a problem as we move into larger McMansions to hold all of our stuff. Glassie noted that all of the houses he had surveyed… all of them… that represented what is perceived as the popular cultural history of Virginia, had been saved, and in many cases restored. The others—the little dwellings, the sheds, the outbuildings—were either gone or in worse shape than ever.
The plantation houses, the houses of the rich, the story of Gone With the Wind and all that goes with it… those were saved. The smaller houses, the ones for poor families, the odd barns, the work buildings… those were being demolished, because no one wanted to deal with them.
“It’s important to save some of these,” Glassie said, “because these buildings tell us of the history not found in books.”
My mind spun! I loved this idea. I knew exactly what he meant. We preserve the popular stuff, the stuff we know about, the stuff we can still identify with, and the rest gets swept under the carpet. It doesn’t fit in with our idea of the past, so out it goes. Who cares if it documents a truth that a clever historian can read and decode? It doesn’t fit our narrative, so begone!
And immediately, I realized that this is the kind of film history I practice. The film history not found in books. I realized that this is why the “Holy Quintet” of classic films annoys me a little (Casablanca, The Wizard of Oz, Gone With the Wind, Citizen Kane, and Singing in the Rain.) Those stories have been told. They’ve been retold. They’re part of our narrative of film history.
This is why, in popular culture, Gone With the Wind is the first Technicolor film ever made. Who cares that Becky Sharp came four years earlier? And what of the two-color Technicolor that dated back to 1917? It may be true, but it doesn’t fit our narrative—out it goes.
The trouble with this is that what doesn’t fit the narrative doesn’t get seen, and what doesn’t get seen doesn’t get preserved. It’s the same with films and buildings. In the words of Hannibal Lecter, “We covet what we see.” And if we don’t see it, then we don’t care.
OK, it’s a little granule of a thought, I admit, but it’s a powerful one. The history not found in books. Wow. I began to realize that I fight very hard to tell film history not found in books. I find so many fascinating nooks and crannies that I want to share them.
I’m kind of the opposite of the traditional film history guy: If the story has been told, then I want to move on to a new story. Yeah, I know about the script troubles in Casablanca or Buddy Ebsen in The Wizard of Oz. What else is there?
I remember when I first started showing the pilot for Dr. Film. People screamed at me. “OK, we like what you did with the characters, we like how you did the show, but the feature you picked, Murder by Television (1935) is terrible! You should take that out and put something good in, something like White Zombie (1932). That’s about the same length and it’s at least a decent movie. And since it stars Lugosi, you’ll only have to re-shoot the ending, so it’ll save the whole show.”
But I didn’t want to do that. I refused to do that. I have a very solid concept for Dr. Film and White Zombie wasn’t it.
I like White Zombie. It’s a fine film. Lugosi is great in it. It would make a fantastic episode of Matinee at the Bijou. And, for the record, I like Matinee at the Bijou. But Dr. Film isn’t Matinee at the Bijou. It’s seeking to tell the untold stories.
In the opening credits, the members of the Midnight Film Society slink into their chairs and the narrator solemnly intones, “…they screen the unseen…”
White Zombie isn’t unseen. It’s one of the most common Lugosi films out there. If you’ve seen 15 Lugosi films, you’ve seen White Zombie. Since I don’t have a fantastic rediscovered print like Tom Holland found, I didn’t have anything unique to show.
As this little nugget of truth continued to worm its way into my skull, I came to realize just how much I love the untold stories in film history…
I lobbied last year (and this year) to restore The King of the Kongo because it represents so many untold stories: What was Boris Karloff doing in movies before he was famous? What were the early sound serials like? Did early part-talkies use undercranking? It isn’t a great movie either, but it deserved to be restored. It needed to tell its story.
Max Lerner once said, “History is written by the survivors.” Film history is too. I love DW Griffith, but is he really the father of film? We’ve found out recently that other people at the same time were doing innovative work as well. Griffith had the advantage of being preserved and available because of MOMA and Library of Congress, but it’s only recently that we could see early works by Raoul Walsh or even Cecil B. DeMille (whose early work is really cool… before he started making stale costume dramas that made more money.)
We know Fritz Lang (survivor) but not Paul Wegener (most films lost).
We know Willis O’Brien (survivor) but not Charley Bowers (many films lost).
We know Laurel and Hardy (only one short lost) but not Max Davidson (fewer shorts, and several missing).
The stories of Cecil B. DeMille and John Ford are changing as we find their early work to be more interesting and significant than we had thought.
MGM star Clark Gable we remember, but what of MGM star Lee Tracy? There was a time when Tracy was a much bigger star.
I find myself drawn to these kinds of things. I find that the films in the popular culture, the ones written about in books, are often no better than the obscure little pictures we’ve never seen.
A couple of years ago, Universal reprinted Merry Go Round (1932), which might as well have been a 1945 film noir. Universal had a stupid policy in the 1960s and 70s: if it wasn’t a monster movie, or it didn’t have Bob Hope, Abbott and Costello, WC Fields, or the Marx Brothers in it, then it wasn’t worth reprinting. This meant that scads of great titles from Universal and Paramount (Universal owns the Paramount library from 1929-47) are sitting unseen in vaults because they were deemed unmarketable.
Merry Go Round was a great story of double dealing, corrupt city officials, shady lawyers, bed-hopping, etc. Just the kind of thing that would be great cinema in 10 or 15 years. And we’d never heard of it.
Because we’d never seen it.
Because its story wasn’t told in books. (And there was no reason to tell its story in books, since no one had seen it. Sitting there in a film catalog, it doesn’t look particularly interesting.)
OK, maybe I screwed up in showing Murder by Television on Dr. Film. I personally find this an “are you kidding me?” moment in Lugosi’s career. He’d just done The Raven at Universal, and now this? Why? And you unravel the answer: he needed cash, so he would take work anywhere.
Sure, it’s a bad film. But why it’s a bad film is really fascinating. And I find it a fascinating film to see for its badness. That doesn’t mean I only want to show bad films.
And it certainly doesn’t mean I want only to show good films.
It does mean I have no interest in showing Casablanca, Gone With the Wind, The Wizard of Oz, Singing in the Rain, and Citizen Kane. Come to think of it, lump White Zombie in with them.
I’m still fascinated with film history–obscure but interesting and worth revisiting—the history not found in books. If Dr. Film ever makes it to air, then you can expect to see more of these kinds of stories. I’m happy to leave the mainstream to Robert Osborne. He’s better at that than I am! | <urn:uuid:80c04fe7-aefa-427c-81fe-6bf1a0d3efde> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.drfilm.net/blog/?p=447 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279368.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00330-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964327 | 2,203 | 1.96875 | 2 |
My Close Encounter With the Toxic Pigs of Fukushima
Filmmaker Otto Bell writes about his new film “The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima,” and surveying the devastation (and brave souls) left behind from the disaster.
Almost 10 years ago to the day, a 9.1-magnitude, undersea-megathrust earthquake created a 120-foot tsunami that swept across coastal towns and villages of eastern Japan, most notably triggering Level 7 meltdowns at three reactors in the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant complex. On March 11, 2011, a radioactive cloud the size of Connecticut spewed across this picturesque prefecture and beyond, sending over 200,000 residents fleeing for their lives. Prior to the pandemic I visited Fukushima with a small film crew to find out how life had changed for the handful of brave citizens who had chosen to remain and eke out an existence in the shadow of this tragic disaster.
Our first taste of Fukushima was a lonely hotel a few miles from the crippled reactors. This new budget lodging was not an early sign of some bright recovery, but more of a modern flop house built specifically to house the seemingly endless stream of clean-up workers who were several years into a largely futile task with no clear end in sight. The radiation that has come to define this place will not be entirely gone for 120 years. It was rainy season when we got there, and Caesium-137 was constantly washing down from the mountainous forests that surround the coastal region, polluting the area anew. The mood was low on hope, and that became the governing tone of my short documentary The Toxic Pigs of Fukushima.
It was the animals that brought me to this forgotten place. I had read reports that in the absence of humans, emboldened wild boars had come down from the woods and overtaken the abandoned streets and houses of the evacuated towns and villages in Fukushima. Boars are omnivores—they eat anything and everything—and scientific tests were returning radiation readings over 300 times higher than accepted safety levels. These “toxic pigs” seemed to me to be an interesting benchmark for the ecosystem at large, and perhaps a fitting way in to what life was like in the aftermath of the meltdown.
Our arrival coincided with a push by the Japanese government to encourage resettlement ahead of the Olympic Games. Local hunters had been empowered to dispose of the invasive boars, and we began to follow them on their heart-wrenching daily duties. To be clear, these hunters were not gung-ho in any way; we noticed they did this grim work reluctantly, sorry that they could not even eat what they killed. The hunters took us deep into an eerie, post-apocalyptic landscape. We think our roads and structures will leave indelible fingerprints on the world, but the Fukushima I found was almost absent of people and characterized by an explosion of dust, cobwebs, weeds, and vines. We quickly realized that in less than a decade, nature had clawed back what was always hers.
The symbols of our “progress”—video game consoles, packaged food, a child’s saxophone, a Porsche sports car—all lay frozen in place, forgotten in haste, and now degraded by time and radiation. When you see this devastation first-hand, you can begin to understand why less than 10 percent of evacuees have made the tough decision to return to the homes and lives they once knew here. In today’s parlance, it felt a bit like standing next to someone indoors, having a coughing fit, without a mask on, constantly. You did not need to look at your personal Geiger counter to measure the omnipresent threat of the radiation—you could almost feel it weighing invisibly upon you.
There are a small number of citizens who never really left the area however, and we focused our cameras on them. As we followed the hunters we bumped into farmers, activists, contractors, and grieving family members. It felt right to branch off and memorialize their stories. Many were older, sheltering in place out of respect to their ancestors, and resigned to the fact that old age would claim them before the effects of radiation poisoning ever did. Most told us they felt forgotten by the authorities—or worse—stigmatized by the wider Japanese population: a farmer who had recently visited Tokyo quoted city folk as saying, “Don’t marry girls from Fukushima.”
A low-level sense of despair over this lack of progress was a recurring theme. The leader of the local hunting club recounted how he had physically carried his severely disabled son out of town on the day of the disaster, masticating bread to feed to him along the way. He dejectedly told us he has seen no evidence that the government learned any lessons about the plight of the less-abled during natural disasters. Similarly, Dr. Sachihiko Fuse told us that rising thyroid cancer rates among survivors have been pushed aside as a symptom of “over-testing.”
In fairness to the more disgruntled residents, there is something of a pattern here. When investigative journalists from the quality broadsheet Asahi Shimbun started publishing worrying stories about the organized crime syndicates and sub-optimal safety standards for clean-up crews in Fukushima, the unit was promptly shut down on the grounds that the reporters had displayed “an excessive sense of mission in their monitoring of authorities.” Indeed, the powers that be seem more interested in turning the page and promoting positive stories about the recovery; like announcing Azuma Stadium as the home for Olympic baseball and softball, just 50 miles from the disaster site.
Despite the sadness and fumbling, there are some genuine signs of hope to be found in Fukushima. Grassroots organisations like “Tomioka Will Rise Again” are striving to reopen local businesses. Fishermen and farmers are fighting to prove the cleanliness of their once-revered produce. A profound art project, “Don’t Follow The Wind,” seeks to provoke honest reflection. For my part, I will never forget and will always be grateful for the warm welcome and gracious hospitality we received from everyone we met in the area.
Those who chose to remain are rightly proud of what they have endured and display great fortitude in holding out and working toward a brighter future. One green shoot we visited was the local school. The kindly headmaster was clearly committed to his calling and had arranged a minibus to pick up his students, so they could avoid any encounters with the wild boars. As with everyone we met in Fukushima, a sense of duty weighed heavily upon him: “It’s our responsibility to make this a safe school anyone could look at and feel good about,” he told me. His school was built for 1,500 students, but “currently we have 26” he said as a little girl walked past with a Geiger counter in her hand. “This is how we’ll make a new town. This school will be the beginning.” A promising sentiment which he followed with the sad truth of the matter: “Not in two or three years. I’m thinking 10, 20 years ahead.”
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Trees toppled by stormy weather are a fairly common occurrence across Ireland. But when people saw what was unearthed by this uprooted tree, they had to call in a group of scientists to explain it.
Beech trees are not native to Ireland, but they were introduced in relatively recent history. The most famous beech trees in the country are, of course, the so-called Dark Hedges of Northern Ireland – a group of trees that create an awe-inspiring sight as their branches intertwine over a rural road.
Indeed, the Dark Hedges notably featured in the hit TV series Game of Thrones. They provided the backdrop for Arya Stark and Gendry’s travels on the King’s Road, in the first episode of the show’s second season. | <urn:uuid:1ab87dd0-5160-4859-934c-3a221db91da2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://dailyjust.com/anthropology-and-history/gale-uprooted-tree-scientists-discovered-something-shocking-beneath/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280065.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00539-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.976983 | 162 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Afternoon guys I'm considering 2 ways of approaching this question. One is significantly easier than the other, but I wanted to know if it is a valid method - or rigorous and formal enough for a proof. Thanks.
Let be the Fibonnaci numbers, defined by,
Prove that for all we have
I was considering two different methods to tackle this problem.
Using Euclid's algorithm, we find that the remainder when is divided by is
And Euclidean algorithm says that for integers such that:
In this scenario, , which gives q=1.
Proceed by Induction. I won't bother posting my attempt for this yet, since if I can prove this without induction (i.e. like above) then there isn't much need in a longer proof - unless of course the first one isn't formal enough.
Is method 1 a satisfactory proof? Are there any ways I can improve it?
Thanks a lot fellas. | <urn:uuid:0def31fb-bb62-41d3-bd44-f6f475e6d4e7> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://mathhelpforum.com/discrete-math/23446-fibonacci-numbers-proof.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281069.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00273-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.836781 | 199 | 1.679688 | 2 |
In honour of upcoming ‘Arctic Sea Ice Day’ (15 July), I revisit my 2015 essay on sea ice stability and polar bears, called The Arctic Fallacy. It challenges the flawed and out-dated ecological concept that under natural conditions, sea ice provides a stable and predictable habitat for polar bears, walrus and seals. The wide-spread adoption of this fallacy has allowed the present-day doom and gloom attitude of most Arctic specialists to develop.
[Polar Bears International have declared July 15 to be ‘Arctic Sea Ice Day’ to further its propaganda efforts to ‘save our sea ice’, which they claim is disappearing at an alarming rate due to global warming.]Continue reading | <urn:uuid:00066210-5c74-42b8-a8b1-93d8d9f5551a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://polarbearscience.com/2022/07/13/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572161.46/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815054743-20220815084743-00476.warc.gz | en | 0.938782 | 145 | 1.945313 | 2 |
Artist Saint Hoax is using an image of a battered Cinderella to help put an end to domestic violence.
“Happy Never After” is his awareness campaign that places famous Disney princess at the center of domestic abuse and poses the question, “When did he stop treating you like a princess.”
“Disney princesses,” Saint Hoax wrote in an email to the Huffington Post, “are perceived as ideal females.” By graphically using them to display abuse, he makes the point that no woman or girl is safe from the horrors of abuse.
Saint Hoax’s first poster series, ‘Princest Diaries’ was equally as shocking, showing princesses like Ariel engaging in an unwanted kiss with their fathers. The campaign attempts to bring awareness to familial sexual abuse. “46% of minors who are raped are victims of family members,” each poster reads.
The new poster series displays the beloved princesses with blackened left eyes and bruised and bloodied faces, a paradox he hopes will drive women and girls to report their attacks, no matter how long ago it was.
“If we want to tackle [domestic violence] in any way we have to shock the audience,” Hoax told ABC Action News.
Still, some professionals are unsure of the effectiveness of the artful approach because, while it grabs the attention of the viewer, it does not promote positivity within victims.
“Our model is all about empowerment,” said Nicole Worthington of Community Action Stops Abuse. Worthington said she would likely not run the “Happy Never After” poster series in her facilities.
Ultimately, however, Saint Hoax aims to empower women through his poster series. “Victims of abuse are not alone, and it’s never too late for them to take a stand,” he said. | <urn:uuid:a456eed5-8b24-4af1-b9ef-f56889850986> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/trending/Awareness-campaign-depicts-battered-Disney-princesses.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280761.39/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00094-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.9634 | 395 | 1.75 | 2 |
Anthozoans are divided into three main subclasses. The Zoantharia includes the "true" corals and most sea anemones, and it is by far the best represented in the fossil record. On the cladogram pictured above, the Zoantharia is shown subdivided into constituent clades: the Scleractinia (living true corals); Zoanthiniaria, Corallimorpharia, and Actinaria (collectively known as sea anemones); and Rugosa, Heliolitida, and Tabulata (extinct groups of corals).
A second subclass, the Octocorallia, includes the sea pens, soft "corals", and sea fans. This clade has a less well-documented fossil record than the corals, but many of its members form mineralized, microscopic spicules.
The third subclass, the Ceriantipatharia, is very rare in the fossil record; it includes certain burrowing "sea anemones" (Ceriantharia) and precious black "corals" (Antipatharia). Some zoologists prefer to regard these two as separate groups and do not believe that they form a monophyletic group.
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It's called precognition or precognitive dreams.
Don't run off and try to be a hero. We don't get hints about the possible future because we have been "chosen" to prevent them. This isn't Hollywood. Natural abilities such as intuition, spiritual senses, precognition, and presentiment (doom gut-feeling before something bad happens) will pick up on random energy/information that you probably don't care to know. Sometimes it does pertain to us and then it is up to you to decide what you want to do. That's why people work to control such abilities/senses. Wild gifts spell randomness (I did not mean for that to rhyme).
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Aaron ben Meïr was a Palestinian Nasi (head of the Sanhedrin) in the first half of the tenth century. His name was brought to light by several fragments discovered in various genizoth (the store-room or depository in a synagogue (or cemetery), usually specifically for worn-out Hebrew-language books that were stored before they could receive a proper cemetery burial). The fragments contain an account of a controversy between Ben Meïr and the Talmudic Academies in Babylonia regarding the Hebrew calendar.
Changing the date of Passover
Introducing a new rule in the fixation of the molad (lunar conjunction) of the month of Tishri, Ben Meïr in 921 CE decreed that, in the year 922, Passover and the other Jewish feasts should be celebrated two days before the date prescribed by the traditional calendar. The sage and scholar Saadia Gaon, who was at that time staying at Baghdad, objected, along with the Babylonian academies. Ben Meïr, however, refused to yield to their injunctions, denying them any authority in astronomical matters; and, owing to his own reputation and that of his family, won the confidence of Jews in many countries.
A letter from the exilarch David ben Zakkai and the Babylonian notables was sent to ben Meïr, imploring him not to cause a schism and showing him the fallacy of his calculations with regard to the calendar. Ben Meïr answered in an arrogant fashion, and was then excommunicated by David ben Zakkai and the academies. Circular letters were also sent to various parts of the world, warning the Jews against Ben Meïr's teachings. In this manner an end was made of this agitation.
According to Isaac Broydé in his Jewish Encyclopedia article about Ben Meir, the aim pursued by Ben Meïr in this agitation is obvious. He conceived the project of transferring the dignity of the exilarch from Babylonia back to the Land of Israel, and he endeavored to deprive the exilarchate of one of its most important prerogatives, which was the calculation of the calendar. The moment chosen by ben Meïr was very propitious. The exilarch David ben Zakkai had no authority, being neither a learned man nor a very scrupulous one; and of the two academies at Sura and Pumbedita, the former had no head, and the latter was directed by the ambitious Cohen Zedek.
Ben Meïr's failure was chiefly due to the intervention of Saadia, whose opinion on the subject of discussion, expounded in his Sefer ha-Mo'adim written for that occasion at the request of the exilarch, became authority. The exilarch later rewarded for the services rendered to him by Saadia by appointing the latter gaon at Sura, notwithstanding the disinterested advice to the contrary by Nissim Naharwani, who, knowing Saadia, foresaw the collisions.
Ben Meïr asserted that the first day of Tishrei should be the day of the new moon unless the new moon occurred more than 642 parts (352⁄3 minutes, where a "part" is 1⁄1080 of an hour or 1⁄18 of a minute or 31⁄3 seconds) after noon, when it should be delayed by one or two days. He may have been asserting that the calendar should be run according to Jerusalem time, not Babylonian. Local time on the Babylonian meridian was indeed about 642 parts (35 minutes and 40 seconds) later than (ahead of) the meridian of Jerusalem, corresponding to a longitude difference of 8°55'.
An alternative explanation for the 642 parts is that ben Meir may have believed, along with many earlier Jewish scholars, in a Creation theology placing Creation in the spring season, and that the calendar rules had been adjusted by 642 parts to fit in with an autumn date. If Creation occurred in the autumn, to coincide with the observance of Rosh Hashana, the calculated time of new moon during the six days of creation was on Friday at 14 hours exactly (counting from the day starting at 6pm the previous evening). However, if Creation actually occurred six months earlier, in the spring, the new moon would have occurred at 9 hours and 642 parts on Wednesday.
- Harkavy, Zikaron b. Rishonim, v., part i., p. 212;
- Adolf Neubauer, in Jew. Quart. Rev. ix. 36;
- Poznanski, ib. x. 152
- Israel Levi, in Revue Etudes Juives, xl. 261;
- E. N. Adler, I. Broydé, and Israel Levi, ib. xli. 224;
- Epstein, ib. xlii. 173 et seq.
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Native American Symbols
by Susan Sapronetti
These earrings are original acrylic miniature paintings on wood with a clear polyurethane finish. The paintings are of a Native American Symbol from the Mississippian Period of the mound builders Indians. This symbol originated on a large copper ear-spools earring. The earrings have gold plated ball post and ear nuts for pierced ears. The back of each earring has been painted, signed and dated by the artist. The total length of the earring is only 2 inches. | <urn:uuid:59692fff-a938-499b-a777-d9cfa0b8c041> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.littletownmart.com/activecreations/detail.asp?moundears.jpg | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721174.97/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00281-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944935 | 109 | 2.359375 | 2 |
A new comScore report estimates that Google may have lost the Maps battle on the iPhone, despite Apple’s initial problems with its own mapping software solution (see one such example pictured above).
Google has reportedly lost as many as 23 million Google Maps users on iOS devices since April 2013, with those users now relying on Apple Maps for their mapping needs.
Apple Maps was launched as an integral part of iOS 6 last year, for the first time ever displacing Google Maps, the former default mapping solution for Apple’s mobile platform.
The two companies were not able to agree on terms back in late 2009, The Guardian reports: Apple wanted turn-by-turn Google Maps navigation and vector maps, while Google wanted to collect more data from Apple users via Google Maps.
Thus Apple got into the Maps business with its own product, which offered mixed results at first, and culminated with a rather huge PR scandal for the company. Ultimately. Tim Cook issued an apology for the Maps blunder, advising users to switch to other Maps apps if they so desired – at the time, a standalone Google Maps iOS app was yet to be approved by Apple. A couple of execs were fired soon after, including top iOS man Scott Forstall.
However, while many people may have assumed that Apple Maps was actually an advantage for Google, with iOS users downloading the Google Maps iOS app 10 million times in the first 48 hours after its launch in December of last year, it turns out that Apple users actually use the default mapping app in iOS more than Google Maps, which results into an unexpected loss for Google in the U.S.
As expected, Google did not comment on its Google Maps installed base:
Google told the Guardian: “We’re not currently sharing details on the number of downloads. While we can’t disclose specific performance metrics, we’re pleased with the product and user feedback has been positive.”
According to comScore, in September 2013, 35 million iPhone owners used Apple Maps, compared to a combined pool of 58.7 million of iPhone and Android device owners that used Google Maps in the region during the period – of those 58.7 million, only 6 million are iPhones, with 2 million of them not on iOS 6, which is the minimum iOS version required to run Apple Maps. (However, these numbers are a couple of million off when looking at a later estimation on iOS users still not running iOS 6 or later.)
In total, in September 2013, there were 136.7 million iPhones and Android handsets in use in the USA.
Comparatively, in September 2012, there were 81.1 million Google Maps users out of 103.6 million smartphone owners in the USA. A few months earlier, “in April 2012, comScore was quoted saying that in the U.S. there were 31.3m iPhone users of Google Maps, and 38.2m users on Android (from a collective base of 88.4m devices, implying a 78% usage rate).”
Since then, the usage rate has apparently dropped to 72% for iPhone users, climbing to 79% for Android users. comScore also noted differences in maps usage, with more iOS owners spending more time per month in maps than Android device users, and said that iOS maps numbers have further been affected by an increasing young iPhone population that doesn’t use mapping software yet.
Therefore, while the number of smartphone users has significantly increased in the USA by September 2013, Google Maps did not maintain the commanding market share it had in the previous years, with Google losing as many as 23 million Google Maps users to Apple Maps.
Out of a total current iPhone population of 60.1 million, The Guardian estimated that there were 43.2 million maps users this September, with 35 million of them using Apple Maps:
Modelling that change in [user rate] suggests that on the iPhone, there are about 43.2m maps users in all – which would break down to 35m using Apple’s maps, and another 8.3m who use Google’s maps at least once a month.
Separate data from Mixpanel for the U.S, supplied to the Guardian suggests though that there are about 2m iPhone owners in the US who have not upgraded their phones to iOS 6, and so cannot use Apple’s maps.
That means that Google has gone from having at least 31m users on the iPhone in April 2012 – and perhaps as many as 35m in September 2012, based on a model using a sliding scale of maps ownership – to around 6.3m who are using it monthly on iOS 6 and above, [and an additional 2 million that aren’t running iOS 6 or later.]
Obviously, Google Maps is a very important product for Google, which can be used to bring in extra ad-based revenue to the company, and other mobile-related benefits. And competition is definitely good for the consumer. The company has completely redesigned Google Maps earlier this year, while Apple has also improved its Apple Maps software, bringing it to Macs as well in addition to iOS devices.
At the end of the day, we’re going to remind you that data coming from research firms may not always be accurate, and that The Guardian is doing its own estimations based on the numbers provided by these analytics firms. However, such details on the maps battle between these two giants are certainly interesting, and we expect fierce competition to continue in this particular niche in the following years.
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A Japanese university Wednesday said it would retract a study that touted the effectiveness of a blood pressure drug made by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis because it was based on fabricated data.
The move was the latest chapter in a growing scandal over allegations that bogus data were used in a string of Japanese university studies for the drug Valsartan which exaggerated its effectiveness in preventing strokes and angina.
On Wednesday, Tokyo's Jikei University School of Medicine said it would retract research that appeared in respected medical journal The Lancet six years ago.
"We will report the conclusions of our investigation to Lancet so the study can be withdrawn," a university spokesman told AFP.
The school's probe concluded that the research, led by one of Jikei's professors, relied on data analysis by an unnamed former Novartis employee, who was also involved in at least one other school's research which has been thrown into question.
The fresh allegations come less than two weeks after Japan's health minister said it was very likely that tests for Valsartan were based on incomplete clinical data.
Jikei University's probe also found it had received about $85,000 worth of grants from Novartis for the study, pointing to a conflict of interest, it said.
The local unit of Novartis could not be immediately reached for comment Wednesday.
On Monday, Yoshiyasu Ninomiya, head of the Swiss firm's Japanese unit, apologised for the involvement of an employee in university studies.
But he stood by other tests that said Valsartan is effective at preventing strokes and angina, as well as controlling high blood pressure.
Novartis sells the drug under the name Diovan in Japan, where it is one of the most commonly prescribed drugs on the market. It is licensed for use in more than 100 countries.
Three other Japanese universities are investigating similar claims, local media reported.
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We use Google Docs to take backup, share online and to have access anywhere-anytime to our documents. But when we are going out of station where we might not get access to internet and their we will be needing the documents which we backed up on Google Docs.
So now before leaving we need download all the documents from Google Docs, if we have lots of files stored then it is not possible to download each one of them one-by-one. But to solve this problem we can use Google Takeout.
Somewhere in mid of last year (in 2011) Google introduced a new services called Google Takeout which lets users to download date from some of the Google Products and Services. But at the time of launch they only supported few Google Products and Services like, Google Buzz, Google Contacts and Circles (Google+), Picasa Web Albums, Google Profile and Google+ Stream. This year Google added more of their Products and Services in Google Takeout which also includes Google Docs.
So to download all your files and Documents from Google Docs using Google Takeout follow these steps:
- Go to Google Takeout, login to your Google account
- Select Chooses services –> Docs
- Now you will see it will be checking the Estimated number of files and sizes
- Once it get completed, click on CREATE ARCHIVE button
- Then it start making archive of all your documents
- After it get completed, you will able to see the Download button, click on it
You can choose which type of files will get save in which format. For instance you can choose Documents should save in MS Word (DOC), PDF, Rich Text (RTF), OpenDocument Text or in Pain Text. Similarly you can also choose for Drawing (should save in PDF, JPEG, PNG or SVG), Presentation (should save in PPT, OpenDocument Presentation, PNG or Pain Text), Spreadsheet (should save in XLS or OpenDocument Spreadsheet) and for other files it will get save in their default format (e.g.: PSD).
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Excluded from the rapid development of Sinai’s tourist coast and subject to a prolonged police crackdown, the Bedouins who have made the Peninsula their home for centuries now teeter on the brink of social implosion. Jack Shenker reports.
On the night of April 24, 1982, Khalil Jaber Sawarka did something exceptional. Tanks were trundling through the local villages and the whirr of army helicopters filled the skies, but Khalil was oblivious to the pandemonium. He had a job to do. With his last few piastres he bought a single piece of cardboard and a cheap packet of crayons and sat up overnight painstakingly drawing the Egyptian flag. Early the next morning he and his friends took their home-made banners and lined the streets to welcome Sinai’s liberators. “At that moment,” remembers Khalil, “I saw the first Egyptian soldier I had ever seen in my life. I took out a pack of Israeli cigarettes and eagerly handed them over to him. And in return, he gave me a packet of Egyptian Cleopatras.” Israel’s occupation of the Peninsula was over and Khalil, a Bedouin native of North Sinai, was about to be ruled by his own countrymen for the first time in living memory. He was 18 years old.
Twenty five years later Khalil watched his fellow Bedouins rampage through those same streets, throwing stones and dodging tear gas fired by Egyptian riot police. The protesters destroyed the police station and the council building before reaching the local offices of the ruling National Democratic Party. They tore down a picture of President Hosni Mubarak and hoisted a new banner in it place. “Sinai has not been liberated yet,” it read.
Comprising more than 60,000 square km of rugged desert, rolling mountains and breathtaking beaches at the junction of Africa and Asia, the Peninsula has played host to some of history’s most dramatic events. It was here on Mount Sinai that God is said to have delivered his 10 commandments to Moses, in a landscape later depicted in the Bible as the “great and terrible wilderness” that the Israelites trekked across to reach their promised land. Across the centuries, the harsh environment of this frontier province has been home to few beyond armies and pilgrims. In Arabic it is called a “muftah” – a “key space” where the laws, rhythms and customs of distant lands to the East and West seem not to apply.
Sinai has played the part of rest stop for so many over the centuries that it is easy to overlook the only significant population ever to make the Peninsula a permanent home. Today that population is fighting for survival: their traditional way of life is being eroded while they are consigned to the margins of the economic development transforming their land. The Bedouin tribes are buffeted between the two poles of modern Sinai, fear and riches: they face a wave of brutal repression from the Egyptian state just as international tourists flock by the millions each year to South Sinai’s coastal resort towns, stirring unimaginable wealth into the Peninsula’s volatile mix.
Somewhere in between lie the Bedouins, existing in a world where, as Jonathan Raban once said of another stretch of Arabian desert, “even the [locals] had been turned into guests, en route from a nomadic past to a sketchy future.”
No longer seen only as a strategic buffer between the Nile Valley and Egypt’s vexing neighbours to the East, parts of the Peninsula are now being marketed by the government as a holiday paradise of white-sand beaches, five-star restaurants and pounding nightlife. Here Sinai’s complex and often tragic history is airbrushed away: there is no sign of “the souls of more than 100,000 martyrs, whose precious blood watered every inch of this land,” in the words of Hosni Mubarak.
But without the Bedouins, the story of Sinai’s miraculous transformation from bitter battleground to pleasure nirvana is dangerously incomplete. The Egyptian forces who retook control of the Peninsula in 1982 were welcomed as heroes. Today, Sawarka tells me, “Bedouins look upon the Egyptian state as a stranger” – and the state eyes the Bedouins with suspicion, sceptical of their tribal allegiances and unsure of their loyalty to Egypt. Sinai’s tribespeople stand accused of insulting the state, rising up against it – and committing terrorist acts against the people they once embraced as brothers.
In North Sinai, the Bedouin are concentrated in some of the poorest areas in the entire country, while in the South they have been locked out of a tourist boom fuelled by international and Egyptian investment and staffed by workers imported from the Nile Valley. The 200,000 Bedouins native to Sinai – mythologised by travellers and tour brochures alike – are on the brink of a social implosion. Hailing from as far afield as Macedonia, Saudi Arabia and Sudan, national identity has always been a fluid concept for the Bedouins, and it is this ambiguity that has stoked the suspicions of the Egyptian state regarding the Bedouin presence in this strategically crucial land. It is a simmering conflict that threatens – in the words of one Bedouin – to unleash “a full-on human disaster, like nothing Egypt has ever seen before.”
Not far from the checkpoint where Khalil stood patiently with his piece of cardboard all those years ago lies the North Sinai village of Beir Shabana, one of many small conurbations scattered within a few kilometres of the Israeli border. The village was founded as a sort of socialist utopia, built by a benevolent patriarch who wanted to see his extended family reunited and catered for in one place. Today his son, Sayeed Atiyid, is trying to continue his work, digging wells and laying electricity cables in an attempt to bring some prosperity to this painfully poor corner of the country.
Atiyid’s father died in 1985, just a few years after the end of the Israeli occupation that began in 1967. “They had so many dreams,” smiles Sayeed as he shows me round the village, referring to his parents’ excitement at the Israeli withdrawal. “They weren’t expecting reforms and development from the Israelis,” explains the 26-year-old, “this was never Israel’s land. But they expected a future from the Egyptians – tourism, agriculture, industry, the utilisation of the land for the many, not the few. They expected wrong.”
Despite the promises, Beir Shabana has, like countless other Bedouin communities in Northern Sinai, been all but abandoned by the Cairo government. Mubarak frequently refers to the “splendid and massive battle of reconstruction to complement the battle of liberation,” but such rhetorical flourishes do little to hide the reality of life here. Sayeed points to a nearby school to which small children hike up to 7km a day from surrounding villages to attend classes. The sandy plain that lies directly across from the school’s entrance is full of unexploded land mines, yet no attempt has been made to mark or clear them. Last year an eight-year-old girl lost both her hands after stepping on the wrong patch of ground. Today she needs physiotherapy for her disabilities, but there is no hospital for miles around that can offer it. The other children still walk across the same mined land every day.
Most of them have little to look forward to when they leave school, and the only opportunity open to many is helping their families work the increasingly dry land. I meet Khalid Mohammed Hassan, a lanky 16-year-old who screws up his face in annoyance when I ask about his future, tending to his donkey in the early evening sun. “If there was something else, anything else...” he trails off, before gesturing dismissively in the direction of Sheikh Zwayd, the nearest town. “But the factories get all their workers from Cairo, they’re closed to me. Everyone my age is bored, sick of the government and sick of sitting at home. There’s nothing to do.”
Sheikh Zwayd is a breeze-block jumble of 25,000 people on the Mediterranean coast. Long queues stretch out of every petrol station as motorists fight for the last drops of fuel; most of the area’s petrol is smuggled into Gaza by local mafia gangs who are making a killing off the Israeli siege there. Despite the presence of major olive oil, gas and cement plants on its fringes, the town’s Bedouin natives suffer a staggering 90 per cent unemployment rate. There is no lack of jobs at these industrial facilities, but they go to the legions of Nile Valley workers who have been aggressively resettled in Sinai by the government.
This engineered influx of “Egyptians” to Sinai marks an attempt by the authorities to control the peninsula and integrate it with the rest of the country. But as an independent report by the International Crisis Group in 2007 documented, the state has “systematically favoured” the Nile Valley migrants while “discriminating against the local populations in jobs and housing”. For evidence one need look no farther than Fayrouz, a much-hyped regeneration project on Sheikh Zwayd’s beachfront initiated after the Israeli withdrawal, designed to provide business opportunities to local Bedouins and still cited in Egyptian education manuals as a symbol of Sinai’s enlightened development. The problem is that it doesn’t exist: the sweeping seaside promenade that was supposed to be a magnet for new hotels and restaurants is blocked off to the public and guarded by an armed policeman; the only cafe in the area sits empty for most of the day. “There’s nothing here for the locals,” shrugged the owner as he cast his eyes over the deserted establishment.
Boredom and poverty are a toxic combination. When Atiyid carried out a study of local drug use in the area, he found heroin addicts in every single village. Around Sheikh Zwayd itself, the lack of opportunity and growing resentment at “Egyptian” dominance has produced even darker consequences. It was from this area that the terror cell Tawhid wa Jihad emerged – the group accused of having murdered more than 150 Egyptians and foreigners in a series of high-profile car bombings in the tourist towns of Taba, Dahab and Sharm in the South. Many Bedouins deny the conclusions of the government’s subsequent investigation, which puts the blame on the Bedouins and Palestinian residents of Sinai. One way or the other, the emergence of a violent terrorist movement in Sinai – which has taken the glittering tourist oases of the south as its target – is the most dramatic symptom of the tensions rending the Peninsula.
But the government did not follow the bombings with an inquiry into the social breakdown among Bedouins or their economic marginalisation: instead it launched a security crackdown so brutal that human rights groups around the world queued up to denounce it. “We can’t accept,” an unnamed government official told Al-Ahram, “the notion that the presence of the state should be any weaker in Sinai just because it is inhabited by Bedouins.”
In the days after the Taba bombing over 3,000 Bedouins were rounded up and imprisoned without charge; according to Human Rights Watch several were tortured and had family members kidnapped by the police in an effort to extract confessions. Among the detainees were war heroes once feted for their resistance to the Israelis in the 1960s and 1970s.
“We were astounded,” Atiyid says. “People were saying the Israeli occupation was back, only with a different face.”
Turn down past the fish market in al Arish, North Sinai’s dreary administrative capital, and you find yourself in a narrow alley stuffed with dusty apartment blocks, looming over each other in the gloom. Swinging from the second floor of one of these buildings is a tattered red sign fluttering in the wind. It is emblazoned with the word “Kefaya”, quietly announcing the local headquarters of Egypt’s largest secular opposition movement. Upstairs piles of yellowing papers and old campaign posters are stacked up against the walls, and cigarette smoke hangs heavy in the air. Here Ashraf Hefny, the regional coordinator for Kefaya and Tagammu (a leftist political party), told me that the crackdown has not relented. Though most of the detainees rounded up after Taba have been released, fifteen remain in jail, three of them awaiting death sentences.
In the meantime, new police measures have further eradicated the nomadic existence that defined the Bedouin way of life. Traditionally herdsmen would move their flocks and families from one patch of land to another within delineated tribal regions, the only way to live in Sinai’s largely barren and infertile environment. Today, climate change and government regulations have consigned such a lifestyle to the history books. Northern Sinai is now a bewildering patchwork of military zones, armoured checkpoints and restricted roads – thanks to the provisions of the Camp David Accords and other peace treaties. The ongoing police repression and the unwanted attentions of the security services have further restricted Bedouin freedom of movement. Glossy tourism material produced by the state may feature smiling tribespeople sharing food under goatskin tents, but in 2008 one is more likely to find Bedouin families in the rows of soulless concrete prefabs that monopolise the North Sinai urban landscape.
It is when this slow-burning decimation of Bedouin existence meets stark injustices that the smouldering resentment boils over. Last April two young Bedouins on a motorbike had the temerity to overtake a security vehicle on a motorway, an act that left them both dead in a hail of police bullets. Neither were suspects in any crime and no warning shots were fired. The prosecutor’s office investigated the case but opted to bring no charges against the policemen responsible. “This is a Pharaonic regime, and we are still waiting for divine justice” grimaces Fatih Ismail Salah, the lawyer for the victims’ families. The shooting sparked an eruption of street demonstrations and attacks on symbols of the state, including the one witnessed by Khalil Sawarka.
The Egyptian government claims that it needs an extensive security apparatus in the area to combat high levels of illegal activity among the Bedouins, including the trafficking of goods in and out of Israel and Gaza. The smuggling problem is real: sex workers, commodities and weapons move one way, and drugs and money flow in the opposite direction. But it’s doubtful the Egyptian security forces have stemmed the tide; if anything, it seems that local police tacitly facilitate some parts of the trade in exchange for information that tightens their grip on local dissidents.
Customary law, which the Bedouin tribes have long used to settle their differences, is being exploited by officials who offer select deals to tribal sheikhs, elders or other prominent community leaders – many of whom are now appointed by the government – and in return secure the obedience of the entire tribe. “Customary laws now have a purely political use,” explains Hefny. “The agreement struck between the police and prominent Bedouin leaders is that the latter are given carte blanche to do whatever they want, legitimate or not, and in return those leaders maintain political security and shut down any protests among their people.”
The next morning I travelled a few kilometres up the coast from Al Arish to inspect the front line of another battlefield. Here, on the fringes of the city, stands the brand new Sinai Heritage Museum, a slab of marble and glass that symbolises the energetic struggle being waged over Bedouin identity. Almost $10m was spent creating this cultural centre and funding excavations in the area – a worthy investment, to be sure, but the museum is focused almost entirely on Pharaonic history, a past of vital importance to the Nile Valley that nevertheless holds little relevance to Sinai. Beneath five floors of well-lit displays, the museum’s Bedouin heritage collection is consigned to a single basement room where the items on show – despite being impressive in beauty and range – lack any captions, in Arabic or English.
Nearby, in a small green and white shack next to the city zoo, is another heritage museum, this one dedicated to Bedouin culture. Created by a group of locals and supported by international donors, the museum has promoted and protected Bedouin heritage through innovative projects, from selling authentic Bedouin crafts abroad to funding a research and documentation centre, the only one of its kind on the Peninsula. Walking through the eccentric little structure today, guests can absorb themselves in Bedouin culture to their heart’s content, from admiring scale models of mud brick huts to reading about traditional medical remedies like egg-whites and berries for fractured bones. But I am the only visitor and the flickering light bulbs and flaking wallpaper speak of an institution in terminal decline. The government’s project to “Egyptianise” the region extends to the neglect of local cultural identity: a programme manager at Cultnat, the Egyptian government’s centre for heritage preservation, told me that there was currently not a single state-sponsored project anywhere that involved Bedouin culture. “There’s no interest whatsoever,” he said. “I don’t know why.”
Head south through the tiny desert outpost of al Nakhl, and you cross from one Egypt’s poorest governorates to one of its richest. With lucrative oil wells in the Gulf of Suez to the west, a string of popular tourist resorts to the east and the pulsating hedonism of Sharm to the south, Southern Sinai is awash in money: from tourists, government, the private sector and NGOs. It is harder here to find those who have slipped through the cracks – but they exist, and just as in the North, the pressure is building inside.
Sheikh Jomaa has made that same journey southward, and his story offers a window onto the battle between competing visions of South Sinai’s future. Born in Gaza, where his father worked on an orange plantation, he relocated to Sheikh Zwayd with his family when the PLO forced them from their orchard. An insurgency against Israeli troops in Sinai was already underway, and one fateful morning soldiers came to the family home, seeking to arrest Jomaa’s uncle for his participation. When Jomaa, then six, opened the door, he was shot in the throat; as he lay on the ground in a pool of his own blood, his mother begged the Israelis to take him to hospital. They refused and told his mother, “we don’t want your son growing up into another Nasser or Sadat.”
Jomaa talks slowly and carefully today, after decades spent learning to speak again. After the end of the occupation, he came south and worked at a Bedouin campsite north of Nuweibah. Although Jomaa was from the Sawarka tribe he was accepted by the local Tarabin community and quickly became a popular and respected figure in the area for his good management skills and fluent grasp of Hebrew – a crucial skill during the Oslo-era boom in Israeli tourism.
Before the signing of the Oslo Accords there had been some tourism in the south, but it was a scattered affair. Major international players like the Hilton hotel group dominated resort towns like Taba and Sharm el Sheikh while individual Bedouins or local collectives held much of the land in between. The Egyptian government created an official Tourism Development Authority (TDA) to manage the area, and the powerful new agency lost no time in implementing its vision of an “Egyptian Riviera” that would run along the coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, taking in Nuweibah and the string of Bedouin run tourist camps that lined its northern beaches. Up to that point land here was regulated by customary law; now the TDA offered it up for sale at a negligible $1 per square metre to lure investors. The rush was on: a Gulf buyer snapped up the camp where Jomaa worked, and he moved further up the coast to find some unspoilt beaches and start out on his own.
After buying a small plot from some fellow Bedouins he went to register it with the authorities, only to be told it already belonged to Americana, a vast restaurant and retailing multinational. “They said they would pay me a small salary to live on the land as a guard,” remembers Jomaa. “I told them I had paid for this land myself and would do what I wanted with it, but they told me no, we only give this land to companies, not individuals.” Jomaa’s dream – of a simple campsite on the beach – had no place in the bold corporate makeover of the coastline. Jomaa managed to register himself as a company to get around the TDA rules, but, he says, “the authorities looked at my proposals and said no, this is bad. The people in Cairo won’t like this at all. Where is the air-conditioning?” Jomaa went ahead and built his eco-friendly huts and solar-powered cooker anyway. Now the Ministry of Investment is demanding $10,000 for a lease, which he cannot produce. “So I am silent, and, for now, they are silent. But the day they come to take this land, to make it into another Marriott or Hilton, that will be the last day of my life. It will destroy me.”
As we sit under stars sipping Bedouin tea in this peaceful slice of Sinai coastline, it becomes clear that the resistance of Jomaa and other Bedouins along this stretch of coastline – their desire both to participate meaningfully in Sinai’s tourist boom and do it in a way that embraces their cultural divergence from the rest of Egypt – is greatly discomforting for an Egyptian regime in thrall, above all, to big business. “If you have money, all of Egypt is your friend,” sighed Jomaa. The brand of tourism he is offering – ecologically sound, culturally authentic – should be able to sit alongside the large commercial enterprises and be a success in its own right, drawing on an expanding niche market of independent travellers from the West who are less keen on 24-hour partying and a McDonald’s on every corner.
Jomaa’s fears for his camp are well-founded; in the past decade army bulldozers have razed a number of camps to his south. Driving inland I see a huge mosaic of Mubarak on the roadside, hastily plastered over after being defaced by vandals. As I slow down to inspect it I recall Jomaa’s words: “In the minds of Egyptians we are just stereotypes: drug dealers, criminals, agents of Israel. I think us and the Egyptian state... we are just two entities that don’t understand each other.”
And that brings us, finally, to Sharm – throbbing with fun, playground of the president and a gaudy mirror revealing to the rest of the Peninsula what it could become if the hotel chains and the TDA have their way. With the partial construction of a concrete wall around the city to keep locals out, and the legal prohibition on Bedouins offering camel rides to tourists, international visitors can bask in the warm corporate glow of 91 high-end resorts, safely insulated from anything resembling traditional Bedouin life in the region. The dollars that pour into Sharm flow straight out of the Peninsula – at one five-star hotel every single one of the 250 employees comes from the Nile Valley and the only people now allowed to offer native-style “soirées” into the surrounding desert are official tour operators – a Bedouin experience, minus the Bedouin.
By geographical accident, this wild Peninsula has become home to a veritable smorgasbord of cultures: traditional Bedouin migrants from Arabia, a unique group of Bosnians in al Arish, or the Romanian and Macedonian ancestry of the Jibaliyya tribe, descendants of Islamic converts who were sent to Sinai in Ottoman times as security agents. What ties them together is merely that they share a different heritage from the one which dominates the country now ruling them, a heritage that is slowly being undermined by naked repression in the north and corporate marginalisation in the south. Authoritarian and politically unstable, the Egyptian government is busy consigning one of its most vibrant minorities to the shadows, fearful that their different way of life and complex patterns of identity could undermine loyalty to the state. The Bedouins are at once too localised – with allegiance to clans and tribes before all else – and too transnational, sharing family members with fellow tribespeople across the Egyptian border with Israel and the rest of the Arab world.
The government’s approach to the Bedouins of Sinai has not only bypassed a genuinely appealing cultural attraction for foreign visitors, but has also created a powder-keg that threatens to plunge the Peninsula into turmoil. And yet the state’s fears of disloyalty are misplaced. They have certainly succeeded in turning the native population against the government but, despite the full-frontal assault on their livelihoods and heritage, every single Bedouin I spoke with declared their pride at being an Egyptian. “The state wants to assimilate the sons of tribes into mainstream ‘Egyptian culture’, and I don’t even know what that is,” says Khalil Sawarka. “But our problem is not with Egyptian society.” Sayeed Atiyid, from Beir Shabana, agrees. “Yes, we face poverty and discrimination,” he tells me. “But people here feel 200% Egyptian. That’s all there is to it.” As Sinai’s remarkable story of growth and change continues to play out, it remains to be seen whether these proud Egyptians can secure any place for themselves in the Peninsula’s uncertain future. | <urn:uuid:5608c7bd-ad41-4e01-9ffc-5945e06235e9> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.jackshenker.net/egypt/band-of-outsiders.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280266.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00504-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964119 | 5,520 | 2.515625 | 3 |
It’s a MAE MAE MAE MAE MAE MAE World…. November 26, 2010Posted by shubber in Manned Space, military, NASA, public service announcement, space, space tourism, Uncategorized.
Tags: international space station, mutually assured destruction, rockets, satellites, space, space colonization
A recent article in TheStar.com discusses how space may be the first frontier for the next major conflict. By major conflict I assume one in which the US is engaged with another world power and not the sort of massively asymmetric warfare we are engaged in in the Iraq & Afghanistan.
Thinking through how a conflict might unfold – there are lots of scenarios that could potentially lead to the start of a shooting war between the major powers, such as China finally getting around to trying to “take back” Formosa (maybe they haven’t updated their maps to call it Taiwan..?) – the issue of how it starts is less relevant; what is more relevant is what might happen next.
China’s ASAT “test” (some prefer to call it demonstration) where they blew one of their own defunct weather satellites into smithereens was IMO the modern day equivalent of what the US and USSR did back in the 50s and 60s before the test ban treaty – a show of force that “we have nukes, too” just in case the other side had somehow forgotten about the doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD).
Critics immediately decried the test/demonstration as irresponsible due to the cloud of debris that it immediately generated. There are currently over 600,000 pieces of debris floating around the Earth according to ESA, the remnants of satellite launches, debris from collisions, the occasional intentional destruction a la the ASAT test/demonstration, etc. Our friends at NASA are currently tracking many of these to help keep our satellites, rockets, ISS, and astronauts safer.
So now I propose that a new doctrine is in play – one that supercedes the MAD doctrine (because c’mon, no one REALLY expects us to go nuclear against each other in this day and age, so those weapons are effectively just expensive museum pieces). I call this the doctrine of:
Mutually Assured Exclusion (MAE)
The problem is that, unlike MAD, this doctrine is not well known or possibly actually factored into policy thinking as it should be – the fact that we already have 600,000+ pieces of debris is clear evidence of our lack of foresight and planning when it comes to littering the space around our planet. But it is something that we must discuss now, in the context not simply of reducing debris from launches and other non-conflict-related space activity, but rather in relation to what might happen in a real conflict involving members of the space faring club on opposing sides (i’m going to ignore for the moment the scenarios of the “rogue nation” launching a nuke into orbit in some Dr. Evil-like plot to destabilize the world).
If we were to get into a shooting war with another major power, the first thing that the “weaker” of the two would do is to level the playing field as much as possible – in this case, by taking out our space-based superiority. After all, depriving the US of GPS and spaced based imagery capabilities would have a non-trivial impact on our ability to wage a war “over there”. Think Kirk entering the Mutara Nebula. (“We daren’t follow them into the nebula, Sir! …. Our weapons would be useless!”) Granted, you may still have a general or admiral who will cry, “Full Power! Damn You!”, but I doubt it.
Whatever the results of the shooting war on the ground, one effect that I haven’t heard much talk, but should be of supreme concern especially to those in the alt.space community, is that of MAE – the debris field created through the targeted destruction of numerous satellites could dwarf what is out there right now and make access to space virtually impossible for a long time. If you thought they had it tough in the Millenium Falcon going through the asteroid field, you have no idea….
Why We Won’t (fill in the blank): April 14, 2009Posted by shubber in bailout, distracting PR, economy, finance, hot air, investment, Manned Space, NASA, public service announcement, sbsp, smack talk, solar power, space, Space Solar Power, Wasting Money.
- Go back to the Moon
- Build a Lunar Settlement (see #1)
- Send humans to Mars
- Build a Space Based Solar Power Satellite (other than a demo, if that)
- Build a real replacement for the Shuttle (i.e. something reusable)
- Build a Space Elevator
- Fulfill any other wild fantasy of the Space Tragic community
Giving kudos where they are due, I was alerted to this chart by a blog posting at Rand Simberg’s site, Transterrestrial Musings. The reason I decided to show this here is not to engage in a “who can spend more like a drunken sailor on shore leave” debate between the righties and the lefties – since both parties have long since given up any semblance of fiscal conservatism, proving once again that the old saying:
“A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse (generous gifts) from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that a democracy always collapses over loose fiscal policy….”
While we aren’t quite at collapse stage yet, I wouldn’t hold my breath for any major investments in space-related projects when you are fighting against much better organized and heeled opponents wanting those funny money dollars for their clean coal facilities, bank bailouts, auto bailouts, national health care systems, expanded international adventures with our military, farm subsidies, rail subsidies, etc.
For those of you who are in your 20s – i feel for you. This is the first recession you’ve experienced, and it’s got to be discouraging (to say the least). Take heart in the sage words of Chance Gardner, who said:
In the garden, growth has it seasons. First comes spring and summer, but then we have fall and winter. And then we get spring and summer again.
What should discourage you even more, and those of you who are even younger that read this blog (all 3 of you), is this: you (and perhaps your children) are going to be stuck working crap jobs and paying high taxes to work off the ridiculous level of debt this country has saddled itself with over the past 30 years, and from the looks of the chart above, will continue to do.
So Much For Space Tourism… March 5, 2009Posted by shubber in finance, gauntlet being dropped, Manned Space, NASA, public service announcement, smack talk, space, space tourism, suborbital tourism.
Tags: Alt.space, carnival of space, Cheap Access To Space (CATS), NASA, Space Cynics, space tourism, space tourist, suborbital tourism
When Dennis Tito flew to ISS, there was an outpouring of cheering from the alt.space community because the era of space tourism was finally here. Claims were put forth about how the $10m price tag was only the start, to be followed by a decreasing price that would make space accessible to more and more of the masses over time.
Fast forward a few years, and with the flight of Anousheh, even more of an outpouring of cheering and “this changes things” was heard from the maddening alt.space masses. This Cynic was blasted by not a few for daring to question what her flight did for the greater “space tourism” movement. But the thickness of their heads is matched by that of my skin, so no harm done.
While it might be a good time to point out that the Cynics were right, and that the price of trips to ISS would (contrary to the economically challenged arguments of the alt.spacers) continue to rise, as evidenced by the most recent $10m hike in price to Mr. Simoniy, there is a more interesting note that has just come out of Russia.
It appears that the Russian Space Agency has decided it wants no more tourists going to ISS after 2009. Bummer.
Then again, this could be that much-needed boost to Mr. Bigelow’s efforts to build a space hotel, now that ISS will no longer be a govt subsidized alternative.
What’s next? A note from his Mom? January 1, 2009Posted by shubber in Congress, CRATS, distracting PR, gauntlet being dropped, hot air, Manned Space, NASA, public service announcement, smack talk, space, Wasting Money.
Tags: Alt.space, cheap access space, Cheap Access To Space (CATS), human spaceflight, Manned Space Exploration, Mars, NASA, NewSpace, obama, Space Cynics
So in honor of our 300th post, i was planning to do a detailed examination of where we’ve been in the past couple years since the Space Cynics blog was started, how the industry has/hasn’t matured, predictions we (and others) have made that have/haven’t come true, etc.
And then I read this little gem.
Seems that Mike Griffin has been fighting pretty hard to keep his job when the new Administration takes over – and now he’s recruited his wife into the mix. The headline:
Don’t Fire My Husband, NASA Chief’s Wife Begs Obama
Really? Have you no shame, Mike? It’s not like you’ve presided over any great legacy at NASA in your relatively short tenure under President Bush. You are beholden to your special interests in the military industrial complex, and only grudgingly have allowed any form of innovation or private sector involvement to participate in our development of space when forced, kicking and screaming, to adopt Zero G flights over the Vomit Comet or fund COTS – and even then you can’t do it right.
But to send out (via priority mail) copies of your speeches, as if anyone would want to suffer through them a SECOND time, was priceless. Granted, it’s not like the total cost of mailing was even a rounding error in NASA’s budget – it’s about leadership. The CEO of an organization, which is what you are for all intents and purposes, sets the tone for the people who choose to work for him. When you engage in such behavior, it reinforces the wrong sort of message to the rank and file employees – no different than when the President chooses to get a hummer in the Oval Office from an intern and then lie about it on national television.
It’s about Leadership.
You missed great opportunities to engage in development of true CRATS, real hypersonics research, support initial studies into SBSP (yes, even though I am very cynical about it, that IS part of NASA’s job IMHO), and to put nails in the coffins of both VSE and the ISS, freeing up billions of dollars to fund the hardest part of the equation – getting out of the gravity well.
So, perhaps I can weave in a bit of “The 300” after all. End your tenure with dignity, not sniveling before the next President begging for your job. Or, even sadder, having your wife beg for you. DO your job, now, and then go out with pride. If that’s still possible.
And there goes the Moon, or “Liar! Liar! Pants on Fire!” December 11, 2008Posted by shubber in bailout, Congress, economy, finance, hot air, Manned Space, NASA, smack talk, thanksgiving, Uncategorized, Wasting Money.
Tags: Alt.space, Cheap Access To Space (CATS), economic crisis, Manned Space Exploration, Moon, NASA, NewSpace, obama, spaceports
So, if the alt.space gossip lines are right, there’s trouble a-brewing in the halls of NASA these days, with the Administrator (Mr. Griffin) apparently not terribly interested in working with the Obama transition point person (Lori Garver).
Kudos to Al Fansome for pointing this out (initially on the SpacePolitics.com website, from which this was shamelessly pilfered).
Tensions were on public display last week at the NASA library, as overheard by guests at a book party.
According to people who were present, Logsdon, a space historian, told a group of about 50 people he had just learned that President John F. Kennedy’s transition team had completely ignored NASA.
Griffin responded, in a loud voice, “I wish the Obama team would come and talk to me.”
Alan Ladwig, transition team member who was at the party with Garver, shouted out: “Well, we’re here now, Mike.”
Soon after, Garver and Griffin engaged in what witnesses said was an animated conversation. Some overheard parts of it.
“Mike, I don’t understand what the problem is. We are just trying to look under the hood,” Garver said.
“If you are looking under the hood, then you are calling me a liar,” Griffin replied. “Because it means you don’t trust what I say is under the hood.
Just remember, folks – you heard it here first, though: the Moon program is a bunch of hot air and will be cancelled with the many budget realities that are now facing the incoming administration, including the never-ending bailouts.
Hey, maybe Big Aerospace should ask for a $100 billion bailout (make up a reason) and use that to launch someone to the Moon?
Congratulations, President-Elect Obama! November 5, 2008Posted by shubber in Congress, economy, NASA, public service announcement, PYMWYMI, solar power, space.
Tags: change, election, obama, space, victory
Now be prepared for everyone and their brother to come knocking on your door with their proposals and plans…
Alt.Space – The Thinkers and the Lunatic Fringe October 25, 2008Posted by shubber in CRATS, gauntlet being dropped, hot air, investment, NASA, public service announcement, smack talk, space, space tourism, suborbital tourism, venture capital, Wasting Money.
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(this post is from the Old Space Cadet)
On October 13, 2008, The Space Review carried my article The commercial suborbital sounding rocket market: a role for RLVs? http://www.thespacereview.com/article/1228/1 .
This article provoked some interesting commentary (and a lot that wasn’t so interesting). For convenience of the reader, I am reproducing the text of the article below and am then following with some comments and my responses:
The commercial suborbital sounding rocket market: a role for RLVs?
by John M. Jurist Monday, October 13, 2008
The current total US market for high altitude sounding rockets with payloads in the 50 to 200 kilogram range and apogees in excess of 100 kilometers is roughly 100 launches annually. At an average of one million dollars charged per launch, one might conclude that a real market exists for RLVs filling this niche.
At present, this market is essentially filled by solid-fuelled ELVs. What is the potential for market entry by a newcomer with the proverbial bright idea conceived in a garage?
The RLV concept
Developing an RLV might look attractive since the vehicle can be reused and operating costs might potentially approach propellant costs per flight. If it isn’t trashed after a few flights, the manufacturing cost can be spread over a number of flights. However, developing an RLV with investment capital for this existing market makes no investment sense.
An accepted rule of thumb for high risk speculative investments is that they should return at least 18 percent annually on capital (Ref. 1). Based on a few startups that have considered this field, a total optimistic investment of perhaps $5 million might result in a workable prototype vehicle. Personally, I believe this figure to be low by some integer multiple, but we will use that development cost anyway. A return of 18 percent would require that at least $900,000 annually return to the investors from the ongoing revenue stream.
Remember that dividends are paid from corporate after tax dollars. If foreign sales are involved, ITAR and other assorted export controls become a potential issue and legal costs for regulatory compliance escalate accordingly.
The estimates given above suggest that the total revenue from the US suborbital sounding rocket market is roughly $100 million annually. At least one RLV startup is offering future flights to 100 kilometers at $250 per kilogram (Ref. 2). A 200-kg payload would result in $50,000 revenues for the flight by this startup. If the entire US market were to be captured at this admittedly attractive price, 100 flights would result in revenues of $5 million annually.
Our required after tax return of $900,000 divides out to $9,000 per flight. We assume that the hypothetical RLV operations involve a full-time team of five employees averaging $75,000 fully burdened annual salaries each (well below market averages), and we might assume $1,000 per flight for propellants. Fixed costs could be converted to a per flight basis by dividing annual costs by 100. Look at the following set of estimated expenses per flight:
RLV flight costs at 100 per year
Area Flight Cost
Investor Profit on sunk R&D $9,000
Federal Corporate Taxes (ignoring NOL carried forward) 12,300
Range and Spaceport Fees 1,000
Launch Insurance 1,000
RLV Operations Staff 3,750
Plant (with utilities) 240
R&D for Future Development 1,000
Lost Vehicle Sinking Fund 500
Support Staff 1,000
Regulatory Compliance 500
Catchall (Including Margin) 28,810
Total Expenses Charged Against Revenues 50,000
If you don’t like my numbers, use your own. Range and spaceport fees are probably wildly underestimated in this table.
Killers in this model include R&D overruns for vehicle development, time to market (which also runs up personnel costs), failure to capture 100 percent of the market, and others. For example, if R&D costs are doubled (most R&D costs more and takes longer than anticipated), the expected minimum investor return jumps by another $9,000 per flight. If market share is only 50 percent rather than 100 percent, revenues per flight are reduced to $25,000, which eats into the “margin” substantially.
The table shown above ignores interest costs, state and local taxes of all types, and numerous other expense categories. The table also seriously underestimates payroll and regulatory compliance costs.
How can we make this work with better odds of success?
Raise prices: Rather than $50,000 per flight, competition might be possible with revenues in the $500,000 per flight range. This is an exercise in price cutting competition against existing suppliers and an established market and is critically sensitive to range and insurance costs.
Increase market size: If one believes in the “build it and they will come” philosophy, the market will increase passively. Otherwise, add a line to the above table for sales and marketing staff and another for advertising. I suspect the academic market, which is largely served by free rides manifested on existing launchers, would not enlarge much unless there are significant increases in space-related research grant funding opportunities.
ELV threat: The shift from liquid-fuelled sounding rockets to solid-fuelled vehicles was driven by at least two factors: legacy engineering from larger tactical missiles or smaller strategic missiles and by the high development cost and finicky nature of pump-fed liquid versus solid systems. At present, an alt.space startup with a largely legacy sounding rocket design is UP Aerospace (Ref. 3). This dropped their upfront development costs to the point where they can afford to enter the market. Another approach for liquid-fuelled ELVs is to use composite propellant tanks that can supply pressure-fed motors and still be low mass compared to similar strength metallic tanks. Avoiding propellant turbopumps reduces the system parts count markedly. Microcosm’s Scorpius Space Launch Company uses this approach (Ref. 4).
Get others to pay for the R&D. This was partially done by UP Aerospace as mentioned above. This also suggests a role for university-corporate partnerships in which the university side uses specific development topics for educational efforts, such as senior engineering design classes, and gives out academic credit instead of money. The university gets a piece of the corporation for its development foundation in return and rental income on some of its facilities. To some extent, this is the approach used by Garvey Spacecraft Corporation with California State University at Long Beach (Ref. 5) and by Flometrics with the San Diego State University and with the University of California at San Diego (Ref. 6). Interestingly, Garvey has flown a Microcosm composite oxidizer tank (Ref. 7).
Structures to implement a solution
An approach I favor is forming a university consortium analogous to those that design, build, and operate large cooperative research assets, such as telescopes and particle colliders. That consortium could develop a suborbital RLV or even a nanosat launcher to be used by consortium members for academic projects. Since the consortium would design and develop the vehicles, participating universities would be more likely to use them for student research under some type of cost-sharing arrangement with federal granting agencies.
Dr. Steve Harrington proposed something a bit different recently:
If you took all the money invested in alt.space projects in the last 20 years, and invested in one project, it could succeed. More underfunded projects are not what we need. The solution is for an investment and industry group to develop a business plan and get a consortium to build a vehicle. There is a lot of talent, and many people willing to work for reduced wages and invest some of their own company’s capital. Whether it is a sounding rocket, suborbital tourist vehicle or an orbit capable rocket, the final concept and go/no go decision should be made by accountants, not engineers or dreamers (Ref. 8).
I would concur with Dr. Harrington’s final remark except I would expand the decision making group to include management and business experts nominated by the consortium members with whatever technical input they needed.
- F. Eilingsfeld and D. Schaetzler: The Cost of Capital for Space Tourism Ventures. Proceedings of the 2nd ISST, Daimler-Chrysler GmbH, Berlin, German, 1999.
- Masten Space Systems, Inc. web site: http://masten-space.com/, Sept. 29, 2008.
- UP Aerospace, Inc. web site: http://www.upaerospace.com/
- Microcosm, Inc. web site: http://www.smad.com/ie/ieframessr2.html, Sept. 29, 2008.
- Garvey Spacecraft Corporation web site: http://www.garvspace.com/, Sept. 29, 2008 and John Garvey, personal communication, Aug. 13, 2008.
- Flometrics web site: http://www.flometrics.com/rockets/index.htm, Sept. 29, 2008.
- Garvey Spacecraft Corporation, loc. cit.
- Steve Harrington, Space Access Society Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ, Mar. 29, 2008.
In his varied and somewhat schizoid career, Dr. John Jurist has variously served as a professor of surgery (orthopedics) at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, as a professor of space science and engineering at the same university; and as a professor of medical sciences, physics, and mechanical and aerospace engineering in the Montana State University system. He is currently Adjunct Professor of Space Studies in the Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences at the University of North Dakota. As a lucky entrepreneur, he has invested in a number of small aerospace and related startups, but he is not an investor in any of the corporations mentioned above. He can be reached at JMJSpace@AOL.com.
A comment in RLV News by Bob Steinke:
I’d like to point out one flaw in the sounding rocket article.
Mr. Jurist says that the current market demand is 100 flights per year and figures the hypothetical company’s revenue based on 100 flights per year. But the right way to figure it is that the current demand is $100 million per year.
Most current customers are government and educational institutions that have a certain budget and they are going to spend their entire budget regardless. So even if you assume no demand growth the current customers will spend the same amount and if prices are lower they will buy more flights.
There’s no shortage of scientists who would like to send payloads. The limitation is the budgets of the funding agencies, and you can count on the budgets of government agencies to stay pretty much the same regerdless [sic] of what they get for their money.
So a company that sells flights for $50,000 and captures the entire $100,000,000 per year market could sell 2000 flights.
The bad economy and federal deficits might reduce the current market, or there may be market growth from new customers when prices go down. But if you are going to do an analysis of current markets assuming no demand change you should measure deman [sic] in dollars, not flights.
The Old Space Cadet responds:
Your point is well taken, but I actually divided the postulated total market demand by number of flights to get the per flight revenue. Also, you are assuming that the launch demand is elastic and based on the size of the money pool rather than on the total mass of the payload pool. A company working under that assumption would be betting the farm until and unless the postulated increase in demand was extremely rapid. The assumption that the entire market or some large fraction could be captured is questionable. I did use that assumption in my paper, of course, in order to overstate the case for RLVs. I would also expect that entities such as MARS would respond by flooding the academic launch “market” with surplus solid-fuelled missile motors for use at their facilities. Finally, costs that are firmly tied to flight numbers would reduce the percentage margin as flight numbers increased if the market is fixed in dollars. Thank you for your comment.
An interesting comment in Transterrestrial Musings by David Summers:
Um, some comments on his accounting (or lack thereof) in the section “RLV flight costs at 100 per year”:
- Federal Corporate Taxes: 12,300 – note, if you are operating at a loss, there are no taxes…
- R&D for Future Development: 1,000 – future development is charged against future profits, not current operations. Treat future stuff like the separate investment that it is.
- Catchall (Including Margin): 28,810 – um, look, if half your numbers are in the “other” category, you aren’t presenting any data.
And look – if you subtract out those numbers, the $50,000 cost per flight becomes closer to $8,000… which is pretty darn close to the “required” $9,000 per flight. And, duh, they should raise prices if the presented scenario was even close to correct.
But it isn’t correct – to my knowledge, there is not a $100M market for suborbital flights right now. (see http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/media/3Q2008%20Quarterly%20Report.pdIf anything, there are a bunch of people willing to sink $1M of their money in order to fly there own rocket… so not only would this be a dumb idea because capitalism beats a command economy, but it wouldn’t even address anyone’s needs!
The Old Space Cadet responds:
- If you are operating at a loss, there are no taxes, but my article assumed an 18% minimum annual return to investors. That return comes from profits and profits are taxable. Dividends are not deductible as a business expense so they are essentially paid from after tax dollars. If the company is operating at a loss, there is no return for investors (unless it is a Subchapter S Corporation passing the losses to the shareholders).
- R&D should be charged against future profits for accrual accounting, but suppliers and subcontractors like to be paid for their services. Since the company can’t print money like Barney Frank, Chrisopher Cox, Barack Obama and their ilk, those payments have to come from somewhere – either the net revenue stream, liquid capital, or a line of credit. Given current economic conditions, how would you rank a line of credit as a source of R&D funding? Also, how often have we heard the mantra that revenues from some space-related activity could be used to fund future development – such as orbital tourism from suborbital tourism revenues?
- I was wondering if anyone would catch that one. Congratulations. However, remember range fees, integration costs, and insurance. UP Aerospace, using a solid-fuelled expendable sounding rocket that is essentially a legacy design, charges roughly $200K per flight. How that is distributed against range, integration, insurance, and EBITA is not public, but I bet the terms range fees and insurance could account for a lot of that “Catchall” term instead of the $1,000 each I used in my paper. Now consider insurance. The formula presented in the paper: J. M. Jurist, S. Dinkin, D. Livingston: When physics, economics, and reality collide: The challenge of cheap orbital access, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, AIAA-2005-6620 (Sept 05) by Dr. Sam Dinkin (a Ph.D. economist and insurance expert) when coupled with the insurance costs for Falcon-1 released by Elon Musk on a per pound GLOW basis for MPL suggest that a 98 percent reliable RLV would cost roughly $75,000 per flight for risk-based insurance. Oops, there goes the “Catchall” and then some.
- You are right about market size. There is not a $100 million suborbital sounding rocket market. It is much less than that. That strengthens my argument about the lack of market capable of recapturing the additional expense of an RLV vs. legacy ELVs. That also reduces margin. The underlying and unstated issue is a narrow academic need. A lot of intangible factors are addressed by such a consortium arrangement.
Thank you for your comments.
A fascinating comment in Transterrestrial Musings by Stephen Fleming:
And we can all eat at Taco Bell forever. Since it’s the only restaurant to survive the Franchise Wars of 2032.
The Old Space Cadet responds: ??
A bizarre comment in Transterrestrial Musings by Adam Greenwood:
Please, all my Great Depression warning lights are blinking anyway . . . and now we have folks talking about the inefficiencies of competition and the need to form industry wide trusts run by experts. AAAAH! What’s next, anti-semitism? Oh, wait.
The Old Space Cadet responds sadly:
This comment needs no response by me.
The other dozen or so comments in Transterrestrial Musings about socialism, socialized medicine, STS, etc.:
The Old Space Cadet responds again:
What does any of this have to do with a proposed university consortium generating a reusable sounding rocket design for academic use? What does it have to do with university corporate partnerships? There are several university consortia on the space payload side, but there isn’t one on the launch side (yet).
Anybody who knows me knows that I am anything but a socialist (especially when socialized medicine comes up for discussion). Are these comments representative of alt.space thinking? If so, I weep for our spacefaring future.
Well, it sorta got mentioned… September 27, 2008Posted by shubber in Manned Space, NASA, smack talk, space, Wasting Money.
For those who suffered through the 1st Presidential stump speech fest (“debate” is too strong a word for what I witnessed), you may have noticed that the issue of Space didn’t get any coverage, other than a passing reference to China sending some astronauts up and how we should focus more on math and science here at home…
Some of you might say, “well, this was a debate on foreign policy so Space wouldn’t be a topic”. I would submit that you would be wrong for two reasons:
- The debate covered a broad range of topics, first and foremost our economy and the HUGE bailout that both parties seem hell bent on giving to the banks for their ridiculous past behavior. As you may remember from my previous posts, my position is that the US economy will not be in any shape to sustain a manned lunar program in the next decade, and this latest spend of over $1 TRILLION – yes, folks, that’s right, with a “T” – just hammered in that nail in the coffin.
- Things like reliance on Russia for access to ISS (foreign policy, because McCain is a Georgian and Russia is selling stuff to Iran) are real issues and yet they didn’t get mentioned. Maybe they’ll just figure out a way to fly the shuttle for another 10 years, because that’s a safe and cost effective way to get to orbit.
I know space tragics like to believe that others care as much about (or even 10% as much about) space as the alt.space community does, but stop kidding yourselves. With all of the reprogramming of money and belt tightening coming up in the next decade, we’ll be lucky if we don’t find the Tranquility Base memorabilia on eBay courtesy of the Chinese.
Brother can you spare 7 trillion dimes…? September 20, 2008Posted by shubber in distracting PR, hot air, NASA, public service announcement, smack talk, Wasting Money.
So it seems that our enlightened leadership in the Administration, having pissed away what the accountants will eventually calculate as over $1 trillion on a war against those who attacked us on 9/11 – I mean, a war against those who had weapons of mass destruction that they were 45 minutes away from using on us – I mean, oh, never mind.
Now they want to bail out the clowns who were dumb enough to, in their frenzy to seek ludicrous profits through lending money to anyone with a pulse, get themselves leveraged to the hilt with dubious levels of debt. We’re bailing out an industry that demanded deregulation, which they got.
How did responsible taxpayers get stuck with this fucking nonsense?!?!?
Now the “Plan” to save us from a financial meltdown – whatever that means – is to turn on the printing presses, allow the major banks that managed to dodge the bullet until now (too bad Lehman, you were SO close) to unload their toxic debt to the US taxpayer and come out unscathed while we pony up ANOTHER $700 billion.
And what about those approximately $30 BILLION in bonuses paid out to Wall Street in 2007? Are they going to return those? Hell no.
So, for those of you expecting to get funding for your pet projects (e.g., Space Based Solar Power), I suggest one of the following two strategies:
1) Rush to the White House and get them (and their co-conspirators in Congress) to write you that $100 billion check you need to get your program underway while they are still acting like drunk sailors on shore leave, OR
2) Kiss your pet project goodbye and find something else to focus on, because the US government is going broke.
BTW, don’t be surprised when our grandkids decide they hate our generation(s) for saddling them with trillions in dollars of debt for things they had nothing to do with. What a legacy.
Why Obama is Better for the Space Program September 12, 2008Posted by shubber in distracting PR, hot air, NASA, public service announcement, space.
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Ashes of an Empire
Humans – the Dominant race in the main adventuring area.
Feore – a race of feline humanoids notorious for their piloting and spacecraft skills. Were allies of the Sol Imperium though now only marginally aligned with a few of the fractured Human empires.
Slyth – a race of aggressive reptilian humanoids that have expanded their empire greatly since the fall of the Sol Imperium.
Anubi – a jackyl headed race known for their loyalty, combat skills and lack of space-faring.
Raptarian – a race of bipedal reptillian raptors notorious for their mercantile and assassin skills.
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What does EMBRACE offer?
EMBRACE offers advisory services, capacity building and knowledge transfer throughout all stages of the project cycle, in line with the policy goals of the InvestEU programme, JASPERS and fi-compass initiatives.
Each EMBRACE advisory assignment is tailored to the specific needs of the projects to integrate the refugee population and may include:
Identification and generation of projects
- Pre-feasibility, demand and option analysis based on the growth in the population;
- Identification of special characteristics required for a specific population cohort;
- Identification of the most appropriate solutions for social investment planning via municipal infrastructure investments.
Project preparation, development and implementation support
Needs assessment to integrate refugees in multiple schemes, such as:
- education and integration of refugee children in host schools,
- support to women, children and other vulnerable groups,
- health services and strategies for the progressive integration of migrants, and,
- health outbreak prevention measures, etc
Studies and project documentation, such as:
- Feasibility studies, technical design and specification, project restructuring, risk assessments and financial viability advice to respond to population increase;
- Cost-benefit analysis, value for money project design and delivery
- Environmental/social impact assessment (including gender analysis and plans), climate risk and vulnerability assessment
- Project preparation for financing requests, assessment and optimisation of EU funding sources,
- Advice on financing structures, project aggregation and risk allocation;
- Support to procurement strategies including the use of PPP models; project control systems including contract management and technical assistance in monitoring the progress of the projects.
Capacity building and awareness raising
- Training, workshops and bilateral training sessions to help public project promoters, in particular municipalities and regions, to plan, develop and implement investment projects and build project pipelines.
- Workshops and training sessions for financial intermediaries to strengthen internal capacities to support operations and deal flow generation including understanding the different business models and sectors.
- Development of IT tools to check project eligibility, measure impact and monitor/reporting on investments.
Financial instrument and investment platform advisory support
- Microfinance support including personal loans for refugees to find housing and employment; and business loans to support entrepreneurship.
- Impact investment schemes for social enterprises to extend their services targeting the healthcare and social needs of the migrant population.
- SME finance schemes to help businesses working with Russian and Belarusian counterparts to address liquidity issues generated by the sanctions.
- Blending opportunities where the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) resources may be used via grants to support projects financed by EU shared management financial instruments or by International Financial Institutions (IFIs), such as the EIB Group and/or the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB).
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Metaclasses help :-)
tanzer at swing.co.at
Mon Oct 28 17:38:16 CET 2002
sismex01 at hebmex.com wrote:
> I'm looking to create a metaclass which will check __init__'s
> keyword arguments *before* they're passed to __init__.
> Any tiny example will be very much appreciated.
I've got no time to make an example for you but I can give you a hint:
`Class.__init__` is normally called by `Metaclass.__call__`.
Christian Tanzer tanzer at swing.co.at
Glasauergasse 32 Tel: +43 1 876 62 36
A-1130 Vienna, Austria Fax: +43 1 877 66 92
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One type of lower back pain, called lumbar spinal stenosis, is sometimes treated with surgery. But physical therapy works just as well, and comes with fewer unwanted complications — some of them life-threatening — than surgery, according to a study published recently in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Stenosis means narrowing. In lumbar spinal stenosis, the space inside the lowest part of the spinal canal has narrowed. This puts pressure on the spinal cord and the nerves extending from the lumbar vertebrae, the five bones between the rib cage and the pelvis that make up the lower part of the spine.
Spinal stenosis usually results from degeneration of discs, ligaments, or any of the joints between the interlocking vertebrae that form the spine (called facet joints). This can cause a painful and potentially disabling narrowing of the spinal canal.
Typical symptoms of spinal stenosis are:
- pain in the groin, buttocks, and upper thigh that does not move down the leg (like the pain of sciatica)
- pain with standing or walking that gets better if you sit or squat
- pain that feels worse when you lean back and becomes less intense if you lean forward.
An operation known as decompression or laminectomy is sometimes done to ease the pain of lumbar spinal stenosis. It removes structures that are pressing on the nerves and contributing to symptoms. But physical therapy can also help ease this type of lower back pain.
To compare these two treatments, researchers recruited 169 Pittsburgh-area men and women with lumbar spinal stenosis. All agreed to have surgery, and understood that half would get surgery right away, while half would initially participate in a specifically designed physical therapy program.
Participants in both groups saw benefits as early as 10 weeks after surgery or beginning physical therapy. Their pain continued to decline over four months, while their physical function continued to improve. Two years later, there was no difference in pain or physical function between the surgery and physical therapy groups.
Twenty-two participants in the surgery group (25%) experienced surgery-related complications like repeat surgery or a surgery-related infection, while eight of those in the physical therapy group (10%) reported worsening symptoms as a complication.
Weighing treatment options
For most people with lumbar spinal stenosis, there are no hard and fast rules for choosing the right treatment, especially when deciding whether to have back surgery. The results of this study offer some guidance.
Initially, treatment for lumbar spinal stenosis includes what doctors call conservative measures. These include pain relievers, anti-inflammatory medicines, and sometimes corticosteroid spinal injections. If symptoms don’t improve, surgery is often the next step. That makes sense based on the results of earlier studies.
The results of the Annals study suggest that people with lumbar spinal stenosis should first try a well-designed physical therapy program, says Dr. Jeffrey N. Katz, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, in an editorial commenting on the study results. If physical therapy doesn’t work as well as expected, the decision of when to have surgery should be driven by the person’s preferences, says Dr. Katz, who is also the faculty editor of Back Pain: Finding solutions for your aching back, a Special Health Report from Harvard Health Publications.
Of course, immediate surgery may be needed if there is so much pressure on the nerves that
- muscles around the pelvis or upper legs become weak
- it becomes difficult to control bladder or bowel function
- pain can’t be controlled with strong medicine.
When surgery is needed, the operation performed is usually a laminectomy. The surgeon removes the bony plate (lamina) on the back of the vertebra where the stenosis is located. This opens up more space for the spinal nerves. Laminectomy can be performed through a tiny incision and guided by video from a miniature camera.
Sometimes there is so much narrowing that a simple laminectomy won’t do the job. In such cases, a laminectomy with spinal fusion may be needed. In addition to removing one or more bony plates, the surgeon removes discs and other tissues, then stabilizes the spine with cement or hardware.
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Greenwood police and fire are lending a hand to those most at risk for the coronavirus.
The city’s police and fire departments are offering a prescription medication delivery service to the city’s elderly and at-risk residents. Personnel from the departments will pick up medications and bring them to the doorsteps of people’s homes.
Leaders in both department were looking for a way to help Greenwood residents during a time when many people can’t leave their homes. One of the best ways they figured they could help was to deliver medications to help keep elderly residents from going out and being exposed to the virus, said Matt Fillenwarth, assistant chief of the Greenwood Police Department.
“There are people who don’t have immediate family around who need some help,” he said. “During this time, you want to protect our at-risk citizens as much as you can.”
Interested residents can call the fire or police stations to set up a delivery. The person receiving the delivery must be a Greenwood resident and pre-pay for their medication before it is picked up from a pharmacy within the city limits.
On duty police officers and firefighters are not the ones delivering the medications, though, Fillenwarth said. Administrative employees who work in the offices at the stations are delivering the medications.
“You’re not going to have a police car or fire engine pulling up delivering your medication,” Fillenwarth said.
The departments have permission from local pharmacies to pick up medications for people who need the service, Fillenwarth said. Those working on delivery have to show their photo identification at the pharmacy for pickup, and the drop off will be left outside the door at the resident’s home to avoid personal contact.
“As contagious as this is, obviously we want to limit the risk of exposure to our folks, but just as importantly to the people we’re serving,” Fillenwarth said.
So far, the fire department has received several calls from people wanting the service, Fillenwarth said, but he wasn’t sure how many deliveries had been made so far.
Delivery is available from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
“You know people are going to be hurting during this time,” Fillenwarth said. “If we didn’t do something like this, some people who shouldn’t be putting themselves at risk would be going out.”
Additionally, if the community wishes to help, department leaders are encouraging folks to share information about the deliveries on social media, Fillenwarth said.
“And if they have a friend or neighbor who doesn’t have any family around that needs these deliveries, they can give them our number,” he said.
Serving the community in any way, especially during a global pandemic, is just part of the job in public safety, Fillenwarth said.
“It’s just part of what we do,” he said. “Some people look at you as a police officer and think you just write tickets. Well actually, you are a service to your community.”
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Schedule a delivery
To request a prescription medication delivery, call either the Greenwood police or fire departments’ non-emergency lines.
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Greenwood Fire Department: 317-882-2599
- Must be a Greenwood resident.
- Pharmacy must be in Greenwood.
- Medications must be paid for before pickup.
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1. Describe how DNA serves as genetic information.
2. Describe the process of DNA replication.
3. Describe protein synthesis, including transcription, RNA processing, and translation.
4. Explain the regulation of gene expression in bacteria by induction, repression, feedback inhibition, and catabolic
repression, using the lac operon as an example.
5. Compare the mechanisms of genetic recombination in bacteria.
6. Define transduction, transformation, conjugation, competence
7. Describe the functions of plasmids and transposons.
8. Discuss how genetic mutation and recombination provide material for natural selection to act on.
9. Define gene, RNA polymerase
10. Compare selection and mutation.
1.Describe how DNA serves as genetic information.
Genetic material is used to store the genetic information of an organic life form. For all currently known living organisms, the genetic material is almost exclusively Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA).
DNA serves as genetic information for all the prokaryotes as well as eukaryotes sparing some of the RNA viruses and prions. DNA is made of bases A, T, G, and C which make up a particular base sequence. Genes are located on DNA and these genes code for polypeptides, rRNA and tRNA. Genes on DNA are first transcribed to mRNA which are further translated into proteins. The nucleotide sequence of DNA guides the synthesis of RNA and protein. Thus, it is the DNA level that carries the genetic information from generation to generation, not the proteins.
F. Crick proposed that all biological information is encoded in DNA, transmitted by DNA replication, transcribed into RNA, and translated into protein. This role for DNA is called the Central dogma of molecular biology.
Earlier it was thought that proteins carry the genetic information. DNA as a genetic material was studied by earlier scientists. In 1928, Griffith experimented with virulence in Pneumococcus. He determined that nonvirulent strains (rough-strain) could be transformed (genetically changed) to virulent (smooth) strains if the remains of dead virulent bacteria were made available to the living nonvirulent bacteria. Griffith called the genetic information which could be passed from one bacteria to another the "transforming principle."
In 1944, Avery et. al. showed that the transforming material was pure DNA not protein, lipid or carbohydrate. How is it possible for the rough-strain pneumococcus bacteria to transform itself into a virulent form?
Finally, in 1952, Alfred Hershey and Martha Chase performed the definitive experiment that showed that DNA was, in fact, the genetic material. This was done by bacteriophage infection by radiolabelling sulfur for detecting proteins and phosphorus for tracing DNA. By radiolabelling sulphur in one culture, they could tag the path of proteins and not DNA, because there is no sulphur in DNA and there is sulphur in the amino acids methionine and cysteine. By radiolabelling phosphorous, the opposite effect could be achieved. DNA could be traced and not protein, because there is phosphorous in the phosphate backbone of DNA and none in any of the amino acids.
2.Describe the process of DNA replication.
The replication of DNA is an important and complex process, one upon which life depends.
Replication is the preparation of DNA copies prior to reproduction of the cell or organism. DNA is replicated by semiconservative (half conserved) mode of replication where each strand serves as a template for DNA synthesis.
Enzymes and proteins involved in DNA replication:
1.DNA helicase: unwinds DNA in front of opening replication fork (otherwise DNA would quickly tangle). Uses ATP, makes single-stranded cut, allows one strand to swivel freely around the other.
2.Single-stranded DNA binding proteins: bind to separated DNA strands, prevent from base-pairing back together
3.RNA primase: DNA polymerase III cannot start a growing chain from scratch; needs a short primer (a few nucleotides) to add to. This is carried out by DNA-dependent RNA primase, makes very short piece of RNA by base-pairing RNA nucleotides with template DNA.
4.DNA polymerase : adds new nucleotides at free 3'ends of growing chain, uses base-pairing rules to insert complementary nucleotides (A opposite T, G opposite C, etc.) Can keep on adding indefinitely for millions of nucleotides if not blockage. Also removes RNA primers, fills in gaps by base pairing, inserts new DNA nucleotides to replace RNA primer. (several types of this enzyme)
5.DNA ligase: seals any gaps where adjacent nucleotides on one strand have not been covalently joined.
6.Telomerase: adds specific DNA sequence repeats ("TTAGGG" in all vertebrates) to the 3' ("three prime") end of DNA strands in the telomere regions present in eukaryotic DNA.
DNA replication begins with a partial unwinding of the double helix at an area known as the replication fork. An enzyme known as DNA helicase accomplishes this unwinding. This unwound section appears under electron microscopes as a "bubble" and is thus known as a replication bubble.
As the two DNA strands separate ("unzips") and the bases are exposed, the enzyme DNA Polymerase moves into position at the point where synthesis will begin.
The start point for DNA polymerase is a short segment of RNA known as an RNA primer. The very term "primer" is indicative of its role that is to "prime" or start DNA synthesis at certain points. The primer is "laid down" complementary to the DNA template by an enzyme known as RNA Polymerase or Primase.
The DNA polymerase (once it has reached its starting point as indicated ...
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His name may not be Frank Gehry, but Trent Tucker has spruced up the grounds of the University of St. Thomas’ Daniel C. Gainey Conference Center in his own intricate way.
Tucker, a sophomore at Owatonna High School, has created a labyrinth 45-feet in diameter out of gravel, wood chips, large rocks and a giant center limestone.
The circular, maze-like arrangement, an Eagle Scout service project, was completed in mid-October and took two months to build.
Marlene Levine, director of the Gainey Center, said, “When I first met Trent, he said one of the badges that he really liked was landscape architecture. We’ve been wanting to have a labyrinth out here for a long time, and we had the perfect spot for it” – an area tucked along the edge of the woods at the former site of the fire pit behind the conference center.
Levine said the project was especially appropriate for the Gainey Center because it is a retreat center, and the walking paths get a lot of use from people wanting to take a break from meetings or to get outside.
Tucker researched not only how to design a labyrinth but also the structure’s raison d’etre. He found that they’re valued because “people use them for thinking about things and losing themselves in thought walking through it.”
Levine added, “a walking circle − or a labyrinth − is even more meaningful than walking paths because of the symbolism of the circle. Oftentimes it doesn’t have to be a spiritual walk, it can just be a management problem or something you just need to think about. If you take that thought and walk through the circle with that thought, the idea is that you kind of bring it toward the center and as you walk back out again, you take that thought and come back out and let it out into the environment.”
All the materials used in the design are locally recycled and were donated by Owatonna businesses. Notably, the medium-sized rocks used to outline the paths were donated by Tucker’s uncle and great uncle from their farms in Steele County; also, a unique, bulbous rock that sits at the entrance of the path was donated by Tucker’s great-aunt, who found the rock on her farm in the 1940s.
Tucker arranged the labyrinth’s entrance using blue stone, a rare stone already on site that was brought in by Edwin Lundie, the architect who designed the French-Norman-style Gainey residence in the 1950s.
The labyrinth is free and open to the public. Find the original article on the labyrinth at the Owatonna People’s Press website.
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Last week, I called in to the Deep Carbon Observatory’s (DCO) Webinar Wednesdays to talk about the link between Wikipedia and Higher Education. The DCO is looking to improve deep carbon science on Wikipedia.
They already host a Wikipedia Visiting Scholar to improve the depth of work in their field. With this webinar they were hoping to broaden their approach and invite members to join Wiki Education’s Classroom Program. In this program, instructors assign their students to improve Wikipedia in areas related to the course topic. Students learn how Wikipedia works, complete a rigorous literature review, and synthesize that learning to update relevant articles on Wikipedia. To ensure success, Wiki Education provides staff support, free online trainings, assignment templates, and more.
You can view the recorded webinar here or on Youtube.
Thank you to the Deep Carbon Observatory for encouraging scientists to improve Wikipedia. If you’re an instructor interested in joining the Classroom Program, visit teach.wikiedu.org or email firstname.lastname@example.org. | <urn:uuid:aaeb992e-e81c-42c0-ada6-2ef5caf22779> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://staging.wikiedu.org/blog/2018/04/04/deep-carbon-observatory-asks-members-to-close-gaps-on-wikipedia/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00475.warc.gz | en | 0.890437 | 216 | 2.359375 | 2 |
Friday Math Movie - Archimedes
By Murray Bourne, 04 Apr 2008
Archimedes was an extraordinary Greek mathematician who lived from around 287 BCE to 212 BCE.
He lived on an island off Italy called Syracuse. His inventions included the Archimedian Screw, which allowed the user to pump water from ships. It is still used in parts of Asia today.
His mathematical thinking was way ahead of its time. Newton and Lebniz developed Archimedes' ideas almost 2,000 years later when they developed calculus.
This week's movie is the first of a 6-part series about the discovery of an old prayer book that contained some new writings by Archimedes.
In 1991, a small Medieval prayer book was sold at auction. Miraculously, some original writings of Archimedes, the brilliant Greek mathematician, were discovered hidden beneath the religious text.
(Actually, it's a one-hour Nova documentary that has been split into six 10-minute segments for YouTube.)
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Ephesians 4:8. “Wherefore He saith, When He ascended up on high, He led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.”
When He ascended up on high: this is a direct reference to the time when Jesus said farewell to His disciples and rose up into the heavens. He had appeared to over 500 witnesses (I Cor. 15:6) after His resurrection, allowing so many to see Him in order to establish that He was indeed risen from the dead. After spending time comforting His disciples and reassuring them of the coming presence of the Holy Spirit, He rose back into His heavenly home. What a dramatic event that must have been! I can hardly imagine what it must have looked like, what the disciples must have been thinking and feeling as the Lord they loved disappeared into the sky.
He led captivity captive: Psalm 68: 18 says, “Thou has ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive: Thou has received gifts for men: yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.” We see the phrase again in Judges 5:12. “Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.” The clear translation and meaning in that verse is that Barak was to “lead captive him who held you captive.” That understanding would clarify Ps. 68: 18 as well as this verse in Ephesians.
Again, Isaiah 14:2 says, “And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.”
Jesus triumphed over him who had the power of death up to that time, that He might deliver those “who through fear of death were all their lifetime subject to bondage:” (Heb. 2:15). Satan, our greatest enemy, is now a conquered foe. He has been led captive by Jesus Christ. Satan has no power over the souls of those who have trusted Jesus Christ by grace through faith. He has been defeated, and Jesus Christ has taken His place on His throne in heaven. From there, He gives gifts to His church for its edification and blessing. | <urn:uuid:a8963791-1973-4875-9b17-20f7e0bf4aef> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://lindasbiblestudy.wordpress.com/2016/02/15/he-led-captivity-captive/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570651.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20220807150925-20220807180925-00470.warc.gz | en | 0.982718 | 503 | 2.171875 | 2 |
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The Super Bowl is one of the most watched events on television every year. NFL games, in general, are pored over for years after they happen so that people can relive all the highlights and mistakes that make the games fun (or frustrating) to watch. The Super Bowl, especially, is a game that fans love to examine after they happen. Unfortunately, the first Super Bowl game has mostly been lost to history. Except for one collection of tapes, that will probably never see the light of day.
According to The New York Times, on January 15, 1967, a man named Martin Haupt went to Super Bowl I, a game that saw the Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10, and recorded the game for posterity. It turns out he was smarter than the NFL, and NBC and CBS, which broadcast the game simultaneously, because none of those organizations thought to keep tapes made during that contest.
Eight years later, right before his death, Martin Haupt told his former wife about the recordings and handed them over to her, and the tapes spent the next several decades deteriorating from temperature fluctuations in the family’s attic. It wasn’t until Haupt’s son, Troy, got a call from a childhood friend in 2005 who told him how valuable his dad’s recordings were (worth an estimated $1 million by Sports Illustrated), that he and his mother decided to finally look at the tapes. And, then, well, that’s when the trouble started.
Troy Haupt wanted the world to be able to enjoy his dad’s work, so he and his lawyer contacted The Paley Center for Media in Manhattan to restore the recordings. They also contacted the NFL about having them buy the tapes, but the NFL doesn’t want them, and they have also prohibited him from selling the recordings to a third party, promising to take legal action if he makes the attempt. The NFL rejected Troy Haupt’s asking price of $1 million, countering with $30,000. They never offered a higher bid, nor did they even appear to be interested in making any deal at all once their initial bid was rejected by Haupt.
Troy Haupt has also accused the league of blocking his plan to conduct an interview with CBS about the footage, and, very likely, the roadblocks he’s faced from the NFL, that would have made up a Super Bowl 50 pre-game segment. Allegedly, CBS backed out of a deal to pay Haupt $25,000 they had promised for the interview after the NFL told them not to pay him. After dealing, unsuccessfully, with the NFL for years, Haupt wouldn’t do the interview without getting paid for it. Last month, the NFL Network cobbled together a version of the game using archive footage from NFL Films, likely hoping to show the world that they didn’t need Haupt’s tapes at all.
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Tehran Church Faces Closure after Pastor's Arrest
Iranian authorities are presenting churches of Armenian or Assyrian heritage with an impossible choice: cancel services in the Farsi language or face permanent closure. On May 21, Pastor Robert Asseriyan was arrested, just two days after his church refused to cancel Farsi services. He is being held in Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison.
There are a few countries on the World Watch List that we can’t share stories from. Even if we were to use different names, the Christian population is so small, that the story could easily be traced back to the individual. For their security, we are providing a different way to pray for the country this week.
Here are the top 10 things to know about what life is like for Christians in Mauritania:
- Mauritania has been under military rule for more than 30 years, with only a short democratic interruption in 2007. Promises to bring democracy back to the country have only resulted in rigged elections.
- Mauritania is one of the world’s poorest countries. One third of the children are malnourished, and when there is enough food, it is often too expensive for the poor to afford.
- During the winter of 2010/2011 several articles in the local media portrayed the “foreign” activities in Mauritania, including the names and the organizations deemed most guilty of Christianization. In early July 2011, some prominent Imams published their request to the Mauritanian parliament to protect the Mauritanian people from hearing the Gospel and to reject every Christian organization by a fight to have every attempt of sharing the Gospel in Mauritania curtailed.
- The main persecution dynamic in Mauritania is ‘Islamic extremism’ which has become more visible demonstrating the growing influence of Salafism.
- The first locals coming to Jesus were reported in the 90s. Mauritanian believers are few (with estimates ranging from around 150 all the way to 700).
- Many Christians don’t know the Ten Commandments and their ethics are influenced by the Muslim environment. It seems that the lack of biblical knowledge creates ethic problems. Other difficult obstacles for the church are its poverty and the illiteracy.
- The Church is divided in many groups. Some of them are united in networks but many believers are alone in their villages. In the countryside, Mauritanian leaders notice an interest for the faith issues and the Bible. The testimonies of the believers arrested and tortured in 2009 have encouraged more local believers to share about Jesus in the country.
- Pressure on Muslim Background Believers from family, tribe members and leaders of local mosques, is very high. There is some freedom for expat churches, but even for expats residing in the country, it is complicated. It remains completely impossible for Mauritanian Christians to register their churches, so they must meet in secret.
- There are many barriers such as low literacy rates, no Scriptures completed in Hassaniya Arabic, only a few local radio broadcasts from Senegal, and laws that forbid Mauritanians from hearing the gospel or believing in Jesus.
- Al-Qaeda in the Maghreb is monitoring Christian activity.
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Kazakhstan Pastor in Prison
Pastor Kashkumbaev is currently in detention for causing "grievous physical harm to the members of the congregation.” Accused of serving a hallucinogenic narcotic, Pastor Kashkumbaev says that the “drink” used as a non-alcoholic version of communion was made from a common red tea. Please join in prayer for our brother in detention as he seeks justice in the midst of false accusation.
June, Not a Good Month for Christians in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka saw six cases of religious persecution in the month of June alone, according to the National Christian Evangelical Alliance of Sri Lanka (NCEASL). In one incident five Buddhist monks and some 30 locals surrounded a pastor's home and hurled threats at him. "They demanded that the worship services be discontinued," said NCEASL. The assaulted pastor says that he continues to receive threats almost on a daily basis.
Single women have become the latest target of Eritrea's widespread arrest campaign against Evangelical Christians. In two separate incidents over the past two weeks authorities arrested fourteen single Christian women for continuing religious activities outside of the "approved" religious institutions.
Another Christian interned in an Eritrean prison died on July 5. Yosief Kebedom Gelai (41), a recently converted single Christian man, had a history of illness, but the harsh treatment at a secret Mendefera incarceration center seriously aggravated the effects of the disease. Yosief is the 24th reported death connected to punishment for religious activities outside of the government sanctioned religious institutions.
In Pakistan; the Taliban are harassing, blackmailing, and persecuting the Christians, of all denominations, especially Catholics and Pentecostals.
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2017 in Microbes and Machines: How is Big Data Redefining Biotechnology?
While people do believe the biggest impact of machine learning lies in developments in the Silicon Valley, we may all be wrong.
According to Matt Asay and his piece for Tech Republic, the field of healthcare -- particularly biotechnology -- is being affected by machine learning in big ways. Berkeley-based Lygos is engineering and designing microbes that convert low-cost sugar into high-value, specialty chemicals.
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They are experimenting with the ability to design and optimize microbes, and their results are becoming faster and cheaper than before. According to Tech Republic, their efforts are being fueled by cutting-edge advances in both data science and biotech, and the rapidly dropping cost of reading, writing and editing DNA.
Meaning the latest advances in software, big data, machine learning, biotech and chemistry are combining to start a new "industrial revolution." This may mean the field of biotechnology - and medicine in general - will meet a ton of new changes in their respective fields. This may also herald the arrival of more technologically-advanced systems that may finally aid professionals in providing better healthcare to their constituents.
Meanwhile, according to Tech Republic, Lygos's flagship product is malonic acid that is derived from petroleum that is now used in industries such as flavor and fragrance, electronic manufacturing and coatings.
How they got there is also interesting. For instance, microbes have evolved over millions of years to become hyper-efficient "factories." Lygos is starting to unlock the ability to control and guide evolution to reprogram a microbe to produce its products. A microbe can do a computation every time it divides and grows itself, which occurs once every 20 minutes.
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Everyone knows that uncooked spaghetti starts off aligned and ordered in the box but changes into a tangled mass of pasta once boiled in water. Imagine how difficult it would be to try to realign the spaghetti noodles.
Researchers in the chemistry laboratory of assistant professor J.D. Tovar at Johns Hopkins University have been making self-assembling nanowires made up of short peptide molecules with engineered electronic functions that have the potential for direct electronic interfacing with cells. The problem was, Tovar’s nanowire production method favored the fibers to form randomly jumbled networks, much like cooked spaghetti noodles on a plate. In that disordered arrangement, it would be difficult to control their alignment or allow them to interface with cells.
So Tovar and his PhD student, Brian Wall, turned to postdoctoral fellow Shuming Zhang from the lab of associate professor Hai-Quan Mao in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering in the Whiting School of Engineering. Wall, who is lead author on the paper recently published online in Advanced Materials, worked closely with Zhang and Stephen Diegelmann, one of Tovar’s former PhD students.
Together, the team created noodle-like arrays made up of self-assembling nanowires that all line up in the same direction to form thicker bundles with electrically conductive properties. Polarized optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were used to confirm that individual nanowires were nearly perfectly aligned within each noodle bundle.
With the help of PhD student Thomas Dawidczyk from the laboratory of the Howard Katz, professor and chair of Materials Science and Engineering, the team demonstrated that better alignment increases the fiber bundle’s ability to conduct electricity, Tovar said. The nanowire bundles “resemble a large electrical cable made up of individual wires,” Tovar added.
The long-term goal of the project is to use the nanowire noodles to forge electronic bridges with living cells or energy-relevant proteins. Tovar said improved nanowire alignment also is important to developing applications in tissue engineering. The aligned structure and peptide nature of these scaffold materials make it easier to functionalize these materials to guide cell growth.
The noodle fabrication technique involves the injection of a solution of peptide precursor molecules into another solution that facilitates the assembly of individual molecules into nanowires that are collectively aligned within the resulting noodle.
“It’s a method of making molecules into macro structures in one simple step,” Tovar said. The resulting noodle assemblies are up to a millimeter in diameter and several centimeters long. The next step, said Wall, will be finding ways to mass-produce and automate conductive noodle fabrication and develop them into functional devices.
Funding for this work was provided by a seed grant from Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology, the Department of Energy Office of Basic Energy Sciences, the National Science Foundation and the Maryland State Stem Cell Research Fund. The paper, “Aligned Macroscopic Domains of Optoelectronic Nanostructures Prepared via Shear-Flow Assembly of Peptide Hydrogels,” appears online prior to print in the journal Advanced Materials. Diegelmann was a Johns Hopkins Institute for NanoBioTechnology Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship fellow. Additional authors on this research include William Wilson, formerly of the Johns Hopkins Integrated Imaging Center, who used confocal microscopy to explore the unusual electronic properties of the noodle assemblies.
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Sure, you've probably seen plenty of 3.5″ "micro-floppy" disks. But have you ever seen a 3″ compact floppy? I picked up a stack of these at a thrift store about seven years ago. The ones I found were once used with an Amstrad computer (strange to find in the US), which unfortunately wasn't accompanying the disks at the shop. Amstrad, the once-prominent British computer manufacturer, used these disks in a few of their computer models (the CPC and PCW, or so I read), and consequently, mainstream usage of 3″ floppies was limited mostly to the UK. Sony's 3.5″ floppy standard took firm hold in the US because of Apple's decision to use it in the Macintosh.
I've seen an advertisement in an old computer magazine for a 3″ 128k compact floppy drive for the Apple II, one of this format's first applications. Nintendo fans out there might notice similarities between this disk and Nintendo's 3″ Famicom Disk System media, but Nintendo's disks used a proprietary format based on a different standard.
A neat history of the 3″ compact floppy disk can be read here.
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9 Rules About Life Only A Michigan Mom Will Teach Her Kid
The intersection between being a Michigander and being a mom has been totally unique and rewarding for me. Ever since welcoming my son almost a year ago, I've realized that our way of life can really only be understood if you're raising a kid here too. Likewise, there are only some words that you'll understand only if you're from Michigan. (Like the fact that Holland is where we host the Tulip Festival, and we're not talking about the Netherlands.) The things that make the Great Lakes State so great also make our moms amazing. We're a hearty, kind, no-nonsense group of women who understand that raising kids in the Michigan Mitten requires taking them outdoors and letting them get a little dirty.
I am super proud and excited to finally be both the daughter of a Michigander mom and a new Michigan mom. My kid is still very young, so I haven't exactly had to impart my son with these very important Michigan Life Lessons yet, but I'm banking on the day I get to indoctrinate him in our way of life.
Moms in the mitten do just life just a little bit differently than moms elsewhere across the country. Our way of life is made in the snow, on the lake, and in amazing cities in each part of the state. Because of this, there are just a few terms that only a Michigander raising kids in the mitten will understand:
1. The "Hand" Helps
True story, I did not not realize this was weird until I moved away to New York for school. I told someone I was from Michigan, and they asked, “Oh, where in Michigan?” So I did what anyone else would do: I pulled up my right hand and pointed with my left. "Lansing, I said, "the state capitol, is a little below the center of your palm, almost to the heel of your hand." Then I kept pointing out landmarks all over the rest of my hand and the innocent New Yorker I was talking to looked positively alarmed.
Oops. Michiganders use their hands as a map, and this is the way most of our moms taught us to understand the geography of our state. It’s a handy (see what I did there?) albeit slightly inaccurate map that you always have with you.
2. It's All About Apples!
In Michigan, we grow apples — lots of apples. It's not just a fun fall activity out here. For us, it's a huge part of our lives. Right now my son is too young to understand just how important apple season is to a Michigander, but I cannot wait to take him to the orchards when he can actually pick his own apples and immediately eat them. Then, it's time for cider!
3. There's Only One Place To Go For Christmas Spirit
Every Michigan mom knows that if you really want to get into the Christmas spirit, there’s only one real way to do it: Retail shopping! But not just any retail, oh no. A Michigan mom is only going to take you to Frankenmuth. It’s biggest attraction is literally just a really big store full of Christmas ornaments, and it’s open all year round.
It's where you get special keepsakes that you’ll have for the rest of your life. Or, if you’re my wife and I, ornaments shaped like sushi. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
4. When It Comes To Fudge, You Need A Favorite
Here in Michigan, we're pretty serious about our fudge. Let's get one thing straight: There are definitely no jokes to be made about fudge. You talk to any mom in Michigan and she definitely has an opinion on where the best, nicest, most traditional, fudge comes from. Some say Mackinaw Island, others believe it's Traverse City. But for anyone who says Frankenmuth, do not trust them! In my opinion, Frankenmuth is definitely not where you go to get fudge!
Whatever anyone says, though, know this: The best fudge definitely, definitely, comes from Michigan.
5. We Love The Lakes
Michigan kids usually know how to swim, and it’s usually not because our moms signed us all up for lessons at our local community pool. No, our moms took us to the lake. It might have been one of the big lakes, it might have been a small lake, but lakes are where we swim.
6. Card Games Are Very Cool Here
My mother sat me down at a young age and taught me how to play the rousing game of Solitaire. What I didn’t realize at the time was that it was less about learning that one game, and more about learning how cards work.
The ultimate goal of teaching mini Michiganders about cards? It’s teaching them to play Euchre. Michiganders love to play Euchre. My parents used to play with their friends all the time, and they started trying to teach me when I was around 8 years old. I still don’t play. (Everyone from Michigan reading this hates me right now.)
7. Vernors Is The Magical Cure-All
Michigan moms have very strong feelings about ginger ale, you guys, and of course the best ginger ale is the stuff that comes from Michigan. I know Michiganders who won’t even drink ginger ale that isn’t Vernors. It isn’t made in Michigan anymore, but that doesn’t change the brand loyalty for this thick, syrupy, dark ginger soda (except we call it pop, of course).
But not only that, Michigan moms believe this stuff has magical healing abilities. It’s true. If you are sick, and a Michigan mom is around, she'll pass you Vernors. I’ve heard different theories as to why it works, but it’s an old standby. In my family it is customary to actually warm the ginger ale before serving it to a sick child. It is as gross as it sounds, but it works!
8. We're Faygo Loyalists
Faygo is another popular brand that originated in the Great Lakes State. These sugary, carbonated beverages come in about a million different flavors, from “red pop” to “cotton candy” to various colas, and they are typically considerably cheaper than your Coke or Pepsi brand products.
People outside of Michigan may know about Faygo from ICP shenanigans, but around here it’s usually called “kid’s pop.” As in, if you’re having a party, and you know children are going to be present, you get a couple of two liter bottles of Faygo to keep everyone happy. My own mom took the “kid’s pop” idea so much to heart that she didn’t believe that any varieties of Faygo were caffeinated (but they are) so she let us drink them with abandon, much to our delight.
9. "Up North" Means Nonstop Adventure
To be totally honest, going "Up North" is the Michigan word I'm the most excited about teaching my kid. It's also one of the best traditions I'm so delighted to pass on to my son. Unless you live in the Upper Peninsula, it’s likely that one of, if not your biggest, yearly trip will be going “Up North.”
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Source: (2000) Emory International Law Review. 14:1.Johan van der Vyver notes that chapter two of the International Criminal Court Statute â dealing with âJurisdiction, Admissibility and Applicable Lawâ? â was the focus of some of the most profound controversies in the establishment of an International Criminal Court (ICC). While there are other matters of jurisdiction addressed in that statute, van der Vyver concentrates in this paper on issues pertaining to personal and territorial jurisdiction. He examines the meaning of personhood with respect to the ICC, as well as the attributes of an accused person before the ICC. In relation to these issues of personhood, he explores the attempts of the United States to prevent the prosecution of U.S. citizens in the ICC. Moreover, in relation to the ICC van der Vyver looks at the question of universal jurisdiction of states with respect to conduct that constitutes a crime under customary international law. | <urn:uuid:b9ecbb42-df3e-46ee-92e1-8ddebe13fe9f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://restorativejustice.org/rj-library/personal-and-territorial-jurisdiction-of-the-international-criminal-court/3754/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00146-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.928736 | 199 | 2.0625 | 2 |
Gateway Pundit a href=”http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/11/change-obama-announces-creation-of-his.html”has a post /aon the compulsory community service that Obama is asking of middle, high school and college students. a href=”http://change.gov/americaserves/”The change.gov /awebsite states:br /br /blockquoteObama will call on citizens of all ages to serve America, by developing a plan to require 50 hours of community service in middle school and high school and 100 hours of community service in college every year./blockquotebr /br /My guess is this crap will work as well as the self-esteem movement did in the 70’s and 80’s which is to say, it will probably backfire. In fact, according to psychologist Martin Seligman in a book I am currently reading, a href=”http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0618918094?ie=UTF8tag=wwwviolentkicomlinkCode=as2camp=1789creative=9325creativeASIN=0618918094″emThe Optimistic Child: A Proven Program to Safeguard Children Against Depression and Build Lifelong Resilience,/em/aimg src=”http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwviolentkicoml=as2o=1a=0618918094″ width=”1″ height=”1″ border=”0″ alt=”” style=”border:none !important; margin:0px !important;” / kids are more depressed today than ever due to fake self-esteem programs. One reason, according to Seligman is that our society has changed from an achieving society to a feel-good one. I would say that forcing kids to act like do-gooders will be just as fake as instilling self-esteem and result in resentment and irritation later in life. br /br /And seriously, who wants their help? Bird Dog ata href=”http://maggiesfarm.anotherdotcom.com/archives/9851-When-volunteering-becomes-compulsory.html” Maggie’s Farm blog /aasks a good question, “are people really so helpless in America that they need pimply high-schoolers or condescending do-gooder college kids – who know nothing at all about life – to “help” them?”br /br /Why not teach people how to help themselves and achieve their own goals instead of sending a group of youth forced by government mandate to assist them in feeling like victims? Or why not at least make it voluntary as some have suggested in the comments. If education and helping others to help themselves is done voluntarily, it might be a good thing. But why the government coercion? | <urn:uuid:c06948ac-47ad-4384-8883-693fc922b427> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://pjmedia.com/blog/pjmedia-2/2008/11/07/another-feel-good-program-that-will-backfire-n18399 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00678.warc.gz | en | 0.912717 | 639 | 1.734375 | 2 |
EGL Archive Files are Official, and without Source Code
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In Rational Business Developer Version 126.96.36.199, EGL archive (EGLAR) files are officially supported. (Until now, EGLARs were considered a technical preview.) In addition, RBD 188.8.131.52 supports creation of stand alone EGLAR files for shared components. These EGLAR files can be shared outside of the context of a "read only" binary project, making it possible to share components without sharing the EGL source code for those components. You can read more about EGLARs in the EGL help under the topic "Introduction to EGLAR files and binary projects."
One way to "kick the tires" for EGLAR support is to export the RUI widget projects as EGLARs. To export a project as an EGLAR file, first perform a clean build on the project to make sure the project builds without errors, then export the project using EGLAR as the export designation using File>Export> EGL> EGLAR file.
Once the EGLAR file has been created, you can now use the parts in the EGLAR file by adding the EGLAR file to the EGL Build Path of a source project. I chose to add my EGLARs as External EGLAR Files to a project named "Widgets" as show in this screen shot:
I also checked the EGLARs in the Order and Export list as shown below:
Now I can use all the RBD widgets in any Rich UI project by simply adding my Widgets project to the EGL Build Path in place of the RBD widget source projects. Using EGLARs is a good way to ensure your applications are using a consistent set of code.
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Bathrooms are notoriously disorganized spaces, and fixtures are no exception. However, although a domestic plumbing contractor may assist you in resolving these issues, you are most likely already in possession of the cleaning equipment necessary to properly care for your metal tapware. In this article, we’ll share some of our favorite bathroom cleaning techniques that you can do using common things that won’t scratch or damage the metal.
Vinegar may be used to combat Lime
Limescale accumulates in your tapware fixture when it comes into regular contact with hard water, and the showerhead is a common source of limescale buildup. You may remove limescale from your showerhead by using a variety of various designs and materials, which allows you to get rid of it in a variety of methods.
White vinegar may be used to clean shower tapware fixtures made of stainless steel or chrome, as well as those that are coated with metal. Fill a sealable plastic bag with white vinegar and put it over your showerhead or faucet. This is the quickest and most straightforward option. Rubber bands should be used to secure it once you’ve sealed it as best you can. The showerhead should be removed from the vinegar wash after about an hour and polished gently after that.
If you have a tapware showerhead made of brass or bronze, prepare to clean it thoroughly. Because of their delicate nature, these finishes may be damaged, so begin by rubbing them gently with a soft cloth and some warm water to restore their luster. The color of bronze is very sensitive, therefore always test any cleaning products thoroughly before using them. You may be surprised to learn that your refrigerator has the solution to your brass fixture problems.
Brass may benefit from the use of lemon juice.
There are a variety of inexpensive options available for making brass seem beautiful, and you can probably utilize items you already have around the house to do this. There are numerous costly brass cleaners available at your local tapware shop, but they will not provide a better clean than a solution made from lemon juice and baking soda, which is inexpensive.
Apply the paste, which is made of equal parts baking soda and lemon juice, using a toothbrush or soft cloth to remove the stains. Lightly scrub your fixtures with the mixture and let it dry completely before cleaning them again. Fixtures that appear new may be achieved by wiping them down with a clean cloth or a soft sponge.
Disinfect Chrome with Soap Scum
Another bathroom cleaning issue is soap scum, but with the proper remedy, your chrome will no longer need to appear dirty. Using a dryer sheet to clean the fixtures is the quickest and most effective method to remove soap scum. They should begin cleaning immediately, regardless of whether the dryer sheet has been used.
The application of a tiny quantity of cooking spray to the tapware is an alternative solution to consider. Opt for simple cooking spray choices, rather than ones that contain many ingredients. Use your cooking spray to coat the chrome fixture, then wipe it off with a soft cloth to remove any remaining food residue.
Rust in the Bathroom Can Be Removed
Using salt and lemon juice, you may make a thick paste to use in your bathroom tapware if you see rust developing early on. By mixing the two ingredients in equal amounts, you’ll obtain a solution that’s acidic enough to wipe away the rust without damaging your metalwork. It’s possible to eliminate the majority of rust from chrome fixtures by lightly wiping them off with an absorbent cloth soaked in coke.
It is particularly important to keep your taps and spouts clean if they have a glossy finish such as chrome or gold since this will add to the overall attractiveness of your bath or kitchen. Tapware that is dirty and soiled may detract from the overall attractiveness of a room, therefore it is essential to clean them on a regular basis. Including this in your regular cleaning practice is simple and the fixtures themselves don’t need much effort to maintain pristinely and shining in appearance.
The best way to clean your faucets, drains, and garbage disposal
Generally speaking, abrasive cleaners should be avoided in any bathroom setting since they may scrape surfaces, which not only makes them appear bad but also leaves places for additional filth to collect. In particular, this is true of gleaming fixtures and bright white walls. Gently clean around your tapware, spouts, and drain covers using a liquid detergent and a soft cloth or sponge dampened with warm soapy water. Decorative polishes are available for metals such as chrome and brass, which may be used to give an additional sheen to your fixtures without having to be used on a regular basis. Most of the time, polishing with a dry, tight weave cloth will suffice. learn more about detergent types at https://ohsospotless.com/types-of-detergents/
Clearing clogged drains are important.
Drain cleaning may be a time-consuming task, but it is essential when a clogged drain occurs. For hygienic reasons, gloves should always be used to keep your hands safe from any debris that may have been collected in a drain. When dealing with drains, a piece of wire will usually suffice, but it may be more beneficial to use hair removal lotion or a plunger to remove the blockage depending on the nature of the problem. As a last option, you should only use heavy-duty drain tapware cleaners. They have the potential to exacerbate the obstruction if they are administered incorrectly. learn more about unclogging drains by clicking here
The process of removing limescale from faucets and bathroom fixtures is not as tough as you may imagine. All that is required is that you adhere to the proper procedures. The methods described in this article will assist you in completely resolving the limescale issue. You may also buy a limescale water filter to prevent the scale from growing in the future.
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Back in December 2015 we launched Pulsar Vision, a deep learning solution to help you make sense of images in social media.
We launched Pulsar Vision as a pilot to see how you would use it and which use cases were the most popular.
Soon we realised that there were a lot of other smart things we could do with the data other than *just* mining images. But we also realised that you don’t need to be doing them together at all times.
So, we thought it would be a good idea to give you control over the type of advanced analysis you can perform on the data, by letting you switch it on and off according to the dataset being analysed.
This is why we designed Pulsar as a modular hub, connecting the best data science tools and solutions available at any given time.
And today we’re launching Modules, the new feature available at Search Setup that allows you to switch on and off specific artificial intelligence modules, on demand, and use them on any dataset you need to analyse, according to your specific use case.
Modules is currently offering three types of advanced analysis. For each active Search on Pulsar, you can now switch on one of the following modules:
1) Image Tagging
2) Emotion Analysis
3) Image Text Extraction
Image Tagging allows you to analyse images in great depth. Where basic image analysis focuses on logo detection and pattern recognition, Pulsar uses deep learning to recognise the subject of an image. You can read more about it here.
Emotion Analysis gives you a much more granular measurement than sentiment, breaking it down by emotion. Where basic sentiment analysis only gives you negative, neutral or positive indication, emotion analysis allows you to filter your results on joy, anger, disgust, sadness and fear. Currently emotion analysis is only available for the English language, but we plan to add more languages soon.
Image Text Extraction, finally, allows you to read the text included in any image and will make that text searchable when you’re querying your dataset. As people continue to use more images to express themselves online (we share a whopping 4 billion images a day on social media), we thought it was pretty crucial for you to be able to really read and search memes!
A few things to bear in mind:
a) Modules is now available as a pilot for all Pulsar users
b) To switch on any of the above modules you’ll have to do so at Search Setup
c) During the pilot phase you will be able to switch on one of the modules at a time
If you are a Pulsar user and you have questions about Modules, please contact your account manager or contact Account.Team@Pulsarplatform.com
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‘The Yellowhammer’s Nest’ by John Clare is a thirty-line poem that is combined into one block of text. While there is not one consistent rhyme scheme to this poem, the poet has chosen to make great use of a number of techniques to enhance and unify his text. There are also a number of instances in which the rhyming lines create a sing-song-like melody.
Another element a reader might notice is the alliteration. It is very prominent throughout the poem, especially within lines seven and eight where the ‘b’ sound is repeated in the words “beside,” “bank,” “Beneath,” and “bunch.” Another moment of note is within the entirety of the first six lines in which the ‘b’ sound is once again used in repetition.
The poem begins with the speaker asking that his listeners come close to a stream and take a look at the nest which is nestled there. It contains beautiful eggs that appear to have “scribbled” ink lines upon them.
The second half of the poem describes the beauty of the world of birds and how that beauty will eventually be interrupted by weeds and predators.
Analysis of The Yellowhammer’s Nest
Just by the wooden brig a bird flew up,
Frit by the cowboy as he scrambled down
To reach the misty dewberry—let us stoop
And seek its nest—the brook we need not dread,
‘Tis scarcely deep enough a bee to drown,
So it sings harmless o’er its pebbly bed
In the first set of six lines of ‘The Yellowhammer’s Nest’, the speaker begins by describing a simple “wooden brig” which is the background for a bird flying up from beneath. While it is not stated explicitly in the text, it can be assumed from the title that this bird is a yellowhammer. A small European bird recognized by its yellow and brown colouring.
The bird is doing its best to scramble down to the “dewberry,” a type of plant closely related to a blackberry. The plant is described as being “misty,” helping to paint an image of the landscape in which the poem is playing out.
The narrator then speaks directly to his listeners and asks them to “stoop” down and “seek” out the bird’s nest. From these lines, it is easy to tell that the speaker and those he is with, have an interest in nature. For this action to be the opening of a thirty-line poem, it must be important.
There is a brook nearby that is quite shallow. The speaker says that no one should not fear the water as it could not drown a bee. It is “harmless,” singing over “its pebbly bed.”
—Ay here it is, stuck close beside the bank
Beneath the bunch of grass that spindles rank
Its husk seeds tall and high—’tis rudely planned
Of bleachèd stubbles and the withered fare
That last year’s harvest left upon the land,
Lined thinly with the horse’s sable hair.
In the second section, the speaker devotes more time to the description of the river. It is “close” to “the bank” and surrounded and sometimes covered, by a variety of different plants. There are tall “spindles” of grass that are “rudely planned.” There is no organization to the layers of plants that run alongside the river.
One of the elements which contribute to this unplanned scene is the remains and “withered fare” of “last year’s harvest.” This gives a reader a clearer image of where the river and the yellowhammer are located. They are not within dense woodland or in the distant countryside, they are somewhere which human agriculture can touch. The scene is less wild than pastoral.
Five eggs, pen-scribbled o’er with ink their shells
Resembling writing scrawls which fancy reads
As nature’s poesy and pastoral spells—
They are the yellowhammer’s and she dwells
Most poet-like where brooks and flowery weeds
As sweet as Castaly to fancy seems
In the next set of lines, the speaker draws the reader’s attention to “Five eggs.” These are not the average bird eggs that one might see in a normal nest. They appear to be highly decorative as if someone has “scribbled” on them with “ink.” One can easily imagine the delicate nature of these objects and the beauty of their design.
The speaker states that the markings on the eggs seem to him to be like scrawled writing. The swirling marks read like a text of “nature’s poesy.” The lines speak of the general beauties of nature; it is a representative of all that is good about the natural world. The eggs are determined to belong to the yellowhammer, as one most likely assumed, in the next lines.
“She,” referring to the bird, dwells like a poet in the places where “brooks and flowery weeds” meet.
And that old molehill like as Parnass’ hill
On which her partner haply sits and dreams
O’er all her joys of song—so leave it still
A happy home of sunshine, flowers and streams.
Yet in the sweetest places cometh ill,
A noisome weed that burthens every soil;
In these lines of ‘The Yellowhammer’s Nest’, the speaker crafts an image of a Parnassus-like molehill on which the bird’s partner sits. This is a reference to Mount Parnassus in Greece which often played host to the Greek gods of mythology. This elevates the image of the bird in one’s mind; it is akin to the gods. One bird, the partner of the previously described yellowhammer, sits and watches his partner sing her songs of “joy.” Whenever he leaves this place, he dreams of returning to her and her music.
After this, optimistic and beautiful description of the world of birds comes a more literal and down to earth interpretation of what nature is really like.
Although the birds may sing, dream, and feel joy, still will come a time when all is not well. The speaker describes this change as the “sweetest places cometh ill.” Even the most beautiful rivers and pastoral scenes will eventually have to deal with death and destruction. There will be some “noisome weed” that burdens and poisons the soil.
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Efficiency Expert, The
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Jimmy Torrance sat a long time in thought after the Lizard left. "God!" he muttered. "I wonder what dad would say if he knew that I had come to a point where I had even momentarily considered going into partnership with a safe-blower, and that for the next two weeks I shall be compelled to subsist upon the charity of a criminal?" ~~~ Edgar Rice Burroughs created one of the most iconic figures in American pop culture, Tarzan of the Apes, and it is impossible to overstate his influence on entire genres of popular literature in the decades after his enormously winning pulp novels stormed the public's imagination. The Efficiency Expert, first published in 1921 and often overlooked by Burroughs' fans, is a cracking tale of young Jimmy Torrance, an upstanding college graduate in post-World War I Chicago who inadvertently rubs shoulders with mobsters and ends up framed for murder. American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science fiction novels that are still beloved today, including Tarzan of the Apes (1912), At the Earth's Core (1914), A Princess of Mars (1917), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.
The gymnasium was packed as Jimmy Torrance stepped into the ring for the final event of the evening that was to decide the boxing championship of the university. Drawing to a close were the nearly four years of his college career - profitable years, Jimmy considered them, and certainly successful up to this point. In the beginning of his senior year he had captained the varsity eleven, and in the coming spring he would again sally forth upon the diamond as the star initial sacker of collegedom. His football triumphs were in the past, his continued baseball successes a foregone conclusion - if he won to-night his cup of happiness, and an unassailably dominant position among his fellows, would be assured, leaving nothing more, in so far as Jimmy reasoned, to be desired from four years attendance at one of America's oldest and most famous universities.
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American novelist EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS (1875-1950) wrote dozens of adventure, crime, and science fiction novels that are still beloved today, including Tarzan of the Apes (1912), At the Earth's Core (1914), A Princess of Mars (1917), and Pirates of Venus (1934). He is reputed to have been reading a comic book when he died.
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50 Science Things to Make and Do
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This title contains 50 stimulating and original activities, including foaming monsters, hanging crystals and kaleidoscopes. It offers a fresh and exciting approach to the practical world of science, combining creative arts and crafts activities with the basics of physics, chemistry and biology. Every card contains a separate activity that is beautifully illustrated and shows clear, step-by-step instructions. It is spiral bound to allow easy use and transportation, and means no card will ever get lost!
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The next destroyer of worlds
An investigation of biological weapons in the US and abroad
New York Times reporters Judith Miller, Stephen Engelberg, and William Broad have written an excellent book on the broad issue of biological weapons. They combine crisp writing, engaging anecdotes, pathbreaking reporting, and thoughtful policy analysis into this volume - certainly one of the best overviews of the subject.
The book opens with a chilling report on a bioterrorism attack carried out by members of a religious cult in Oregon in 1984. Although no one died, almost a thousand people became sick. The frantic efforts of doctors and law enforcement officials to determine the nature of the attack - or even to determine if it was an attack - provide a warning in miniature of the daunting challenges that face the US.
The book's early chapters focus on the history of biological-weapons research during the cold war, revealing considerable detail about an ambitious American program through the 1960s as well as the better-known Soviet efforts. Even as the US developed a massive nuclear stockpile that should have sufficed as an ultimate deterrent, cold-war dynamics drove the pursuit of various types of germ warfare - including an elusive quest for agents that could incapacitate large segments of the population of a country such as Cuba or Vietnam without killing them. Richard Nixon ended such efforts in 1969.
The book also details Saddam Hussein's largely successful efforts to acquire biological weaponry. It explains the great worries his programs caused American policymakers during the Gulf War, when they knew that the US lacked the necessary stockpiles of vaccines and the types of biological agent detectors that would have been essential to protect American troops.
The book bogs down a bit in its middle sections, when it provides more detail than necessary on the 1990s US debates over vaccinating soldiers against anthrax and funding various types of biological-preparedness programs. But this is a minor flaw in the narrative. The story picks up again as the authors describe how President Clinton became interested in the subject of biological arms.
The final chapters of the book unveil the results of the journalists' best investigative reporting, detailed in a New York Times story earlier this month as well. In these pages, the authors explain how the US government elected to build mock biological weapons in the 1990s without substantial White House oversight or a fully convincing case that its research was consistent with the 1972 treaty banning the development and stockpiling of biological arms for military purposes. This is good reporting, even if it falls somewhat short of providing the smoking gun of a treaty violation.
The book's policy prescriptions are a bit shallow. The authors' call for some type of verification protocol for the 1972 Biological Weapons Convention, even while admitting that "the world's experience with Iraq clearly shows the limits of international inspections."
More attention to the tangential role of nuclear arms would have been helpful, too. Some maintain that the US will never be able to abolish its nuclear arms, given the need to deter the use of biological agents.
How serious a threat is posed by biological arms in the hands of terrorists? The authors' primary means of addressing this question is by considering the history of the Japanesecult Aum Shinrikyo. Other groups such as Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden's terrorist network, receive very limited attention. Nevertheless, looking over their research, the authors conclude, "The world's response to the growing dangers of germ weapons has fallen far short of what is needed."
The authors are right to call for more research on antidotes to biological agents and improvements in public health systems and epidemiological tracking, but they raise a troubling domestic impediment to such preparedness. "Biodefense," they warn, "has no natural political constituency in Washington. The military-industrial complex that supports weapons systems has little interest in vaccines and public health."
This thorough, engaging, and important book concludes, "If we as a nation believe that the germ threat is a hoax, we are spending too much money on it. But if the danger is real, as we conclude that it is, then the investment is much too haphazard and diffuse."
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"White America doesn't want him to (pass) Babe Ruth and is doing everything they can to stop him. America hasn't had a white hope since the retirement of (NBA star) Larry Bird, and once Bonds passes Ruth, there's nothing that will make (Ruth) unique, and they're scared. And I'm scared for Bonds." -- Leonard Moore, director of African and African-American Studies at Louisiana State University, in USA Today. Once you remove your palm from your forehead, the discussion can move to the salient point of that argument, such as it is. That is, that Babe Ruth has anything whatsoever to do with Barry Bonds, beyond serving as a convenient white pawn in a race-baiting defense mechanism. Henry Aaron, a name some baseball fans may recognize as the actual all-time home run leader, and a black man at that, passed Ruth long ago. He accomplished that under threat, real not inflated, hitting home runs in a pitching-dominated era that, to complicate matters for him, overlapped almost exactly with the civil rights movement. It took a staggering strength of character to achieve what Aaron did in his time. The specter of personal harm made even Aaron's most triumphant trot around the bases -- 32 years ago last Saturday -- a moment of fear because he didn't know if those guys running toward him meant well or ill. With nothing else to hold against such a consummate professional, vile, frightening hate mail focused on the color of his skin, not the content of his cream or clear. That's nothing, in Moore's estimation, compared to what Bonds will endure. "I think what he'll go through will be 100 times worse than what Aaron went through," Moore said. Ladies and gentlemen, the true victim in all this ... Henry Aaron. Not baseball itself, that's an accomplice. Not the records rewritten, those are just numbers, nothing an eraser or an asterisk or public opinion can't edit to keep up with steroid inflation. But the man who set the record in question. His heavy burden, his courage in the face of it -- to say nothing of his 755 home runs -- have been devalued with a cavalier wave of the hand. Bonds has it worse? A hundred times worse? Maybe. Everything about Bonds seems bigger these days. Ever the gentlemen, Aaron tiptoes around the subjects of Bonds, steroids and his record whenever a public appearance forces him to address them. Most of the bile directed at Bonds is just another side effect, Back Acne for the Slugger's Soul. Real, virulent racist hatred might be mixed in there, but Bonds and his apologists inject it into the debate as a masking agent. Otherwise Jimmy Rollins would have been a figure of public scorn too during his recent pursuit of Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak. Instead, he was the subject of stories like the one in the Philadelphia Inquirer with the headline, "Rollins ready to chase away game's dark cloud". DiMaggio, like Bonds, has been the subject of an unflattering book portraying him as mercurial and egomaniacal, bitter over the scrutiny of fame but willing to cash in on it. A familiar theme that transcends race. The rap on DiMaggio, for that matter, focuses entirely on his personality traits because no evidence exists that he cheated the game. When baseball found hard evidence against another legend -- Pete Rose -- it sent him off to a disgraced exile. If race motivated baseball to protect its chosen stars, what do you want to bet Rose would still be the Cincinnati Reds manager? Meanwhile, Mark McGwire and Jason Giambi have twisted in the steroid winds, just like Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmiero. Equal-opportunity suspicion. The heat on Gary Sheffield, hauled before the same grand jury, doesn't compare to the fire slow-cooking Bonds. None of those guys have reality shows, either. Race? Personality? Or the fact that one of them has a chance to be baseball's all-time home run leader? How Babe Ruth, a distant second to Henry Aaron for so long now, even got into the debate about Bonds illustrates the cynical use of racism to distract from reality. Passing Ruth on the home-run ladder means something in baseball lore, but, speaking on behalf of White America, the idea of a black player overtaking him -- another black player, to be precise -- isn't worth conspiring to prevent. Bonds passing Aaron, on the other hand, might be. Dignity and grace and pure greatness, traits worth honoring and preserving in baseball today, look good at the top of the list. | <urn:uuid:4567e182-a90f-46f3-8eaa-40743faa9768> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2006-04-11/news/26967481_1_babe-ruth-henry-aaron-barry-bonds | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281151.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00107-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.966027 | 954 | 1.5 | 2 |
Robert W. Limbert:
The explorers, pioneers, miners, and ranchers, who traveled this area from the 1850s through the early part of this century, could find nothing to love about it. The parched and inhospitable lava beds were only an obstacle to get past as quickly as possible. All of that changed in 1918 when Robert W. Limbert, one of Idaho's most tireless and flamboyant promoters, began to explore Craters of the Moon. His curiosity piqued by stories of grizzly bears roaming the mysterious lava beds, he made two short trips into the area.
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Limbert vividly described his experiences in a series of striking photo essays in newspapers and magazines. The most prominent was a 1924 National Geographic article entitled "Among the 'Craters of the Moon'." He wrote, "No more fitting tribute to the volcanic forces which built the great Snake River Valley could be paid than to make this region into a National Park." Limbert also sent President Calvin Coolidge a scrapbook with pictures and narration describing his trips along the Great Rift. Within two months after the article appeared, Coolidge issued a proclamation establishing Craters of the Moon National Monument. About 1,500 people traveled over the gravel and cinder roads to attend the dedication ceremony on June 15, 1924.
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The New Zealand Liberals: The Years of Power, 1891-1912
During its twenty-one year rule from 1891 to 1912, the liberal party of New Zealand forged many distinctive and lasting patterns of politics. Professor Hamer examines the political character of this government at all levels from Premier to elector, from political theorizing to tactical maneuvering, providing an enthralling portrait of a territory that was reputedly the "social laboratory" of the world.
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While the world gets excited about the confirmation of gravitational waves, NASA's New Horizons mission has been quietly and steadily releasing a stream of new information about the formerly neglected dwarf planet. The Pluto flyby revealed a surprisingly clear heart shape on its surface, and NASA has since been investigating the geological features that comprise the uneven pale spot.
One of the other surprises that New Horizons has revealed about Pluto is that it's surprisingly geologically complex. This colour-coded image categorises each of its distinct geological areas in order to understand how Pluto's surface has developed over time. The map focuses on the left side of Pluto's heart, which is actually a nitrogen-ice plain that has been informally named Sputnik Planum.
As you can see in the key above, each different type of terrain has been categorised by both texture and morphology — meaning descriptors like "smooth, pitted, craggy, hummocky or ridged". While not all of Pluto has been imaged at the same level of detail, the area covered by this map has all been imaged at a minimum resolution of 320 meters per pixel.
The black lines that traverse the ice plains represent troughs that mark the boundaries of cellular terrain in the nitrogen ice, while the red spot in the very bottom corner of the image represents the potential cryovolcanic feature that has been called Wright Mons. For the Lovecraft fans, the dark brown along the western edge of the map denotes an area of rugged highlands that has been informally named Cthulhu Regio. The bright yellow spots in this area are a number of large impact craters.
Even working from labs 7.5 billion kilometres away from the planet itself, scientists can take this data and figure out a basic chronology for the terrain's formation. The simplest example of this kind of reasoning is the assumption that the yellow impact craters in Cthulhu must have been created after the rugged terrain of the area around it. It's all part of mapping Pluto's history, and gaining a greater understanding of one of the furthest bodies in our solar system. | <urn:uuid:d92f1850-b6eb-46f0-a1be-596df5033214> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2016/02/getting-a-look-at-the-geology-of-plutos-broken-heart/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283008.19/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00085-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.944215 | 423 | 4.03125 | 4 |
How many times have you showered anger on somebody who is angry? And the result?
Lets put it the other way. How would you feel if you are angry on somebody and the somebody also gets angry on you in reaction to your anger. Obviously, your anger gets aggravated and even if the somebody's angry reaction forced you to silence, it could not silence the anger in you.
Friends, anger should not be the reaction to anybody's anger. It may silence words, but at the cost of bitterness and hatred.
I realized this while handling my wife's anger and I realized that what was required was compassion to subside her anger and not an angry reaction.
Yes it has to be compassion and patience which can win over anger. Do not get angry on somebody who is angry because the anger was the result of some pain. This pain gets aggravated when you also get angry. One should rather pity the person in pain or anger and should try to sooth the pain with sympathy and compassion.
This is not applicable just for your loved ones but is universal. Sympathize anger and the world would be a better place to live in.
Anger dies with love, gives birth to bitterness and hatred with forced suppression.
Do let me have your views because this article would be the basis of few other articles in future.
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What is cyber security example?
It protects the privacy of data and hardware that handle, store and transmit that data. Examples of Information security include User Authentication and Cryptography. Network security aims to protect the usability, integrity, and safety of a network, associated components, and data shared over the network.
How is cyber security as a career?
Cybersecurity has been one of the hottest job roles for many years now. From cyber-attacks to security breaches, ever since the dawn of the millennium, companies across the globe have been continuously targeted. The demand for jobs in cybersecurity growth is unmatched in any other technology domain.
How do I get a job in information security?
Here’s how to get started.
- Get a Degree. Your journey towards a job in cybersecurity will begin with a bachelor’s degree in computer science or cybersecurity.
- Earn Certification. Like many other security jobs, a certification is needed in order to get a job, even at the entry level.
- Get a Security Clearance.
- Get Experience.
How do I write an application letter for the security officer?
Dear [Recipient’s title and last name], I am writing to apply for the position of security officer as advertised [on/in where you saw the advertisement]. My experience as a [the relevant field] and ability to [#1 skill] and [#2 skill] perfectly fit the advertised position’s requirements.
Is Cyber Security boring?
Sure, most jobs in cybersecurity are probably pretty boring, since there are bajillions of companies that need a security team. Sure, most jobs in cybersecurity are probably pretty boring, since there are bajillions of companies that need a security team.
Is CySA+ exam hard?
The Exam: Like I said before, I felt this exam was tough, especially for those of us without any formal security experience. Most of the questions were situational (again, much like Sec+), and tricky–many times I felt there were two theoretically correct answers but of course CompTIA wants the “best” answer.
How do you become an information security?
Earn a bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, cybersecurity or a related field. Or, gain equivalent experience with relevant industry certifications. Pursue an entry-level position in general IT or security. Earn a mid-level role as a security administrator, analyst, engineer or auditor.
How can I learn cyber security from scratch?
Practice with hands on learning activities tied to industry work roles. Get Started: Introduction to IT and Cybersecurity. CompTIA Network+…Sign Up And Start Your Cybersecurity Career:
- Introduction To IT & Cybersecurity.
- CompTIA Security+
- Launching Your Network Engineer Career.
Do I need math for cyber security?
As with all computer science degrees, cyber security studies will require a strong math background. You will need skills in analytics and statistical analysis. In addition to a degree program, cyber security specialists will also need to go through a number of certification programs.
Why should I study cyber security?
1. Practically unlimited growth. With an ever-expanding scope, cybersecurity presents the ultimate growth potential—both in your career path and for learning opportunities. A good cybersecurity professional works to understand as much as possible about how technologies and organizations work.
What is CySA+ certification?
The CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) certification verifies that successful candidates have the knowledge and skills required to configure and use threat detection tools, perform data analysis and interpret the results to identify vulnerabilities, threats and risks to an organization, with the end goal of securing …
What are examples of cyber attacks?
Top 20 Most Common Types of Cyber Attacks
- DoS and DDoS Attacks. A denial-of-service (DoS) attack is designed to overwhelm the resources of a system to the point where it is unable to reply to legitimate service requests.
- MITM Attacks.
- Phishing Attacks.
What does an information security officer do?
Information security officers monitor the organization’s IT system to look for threats to security, establish protocols for identifying and neutralizing threats, and maintain updated anti-virus software to block threats.
What are the jobs for cyber security?
Career Paths in Cyber Security
- Chief Information Security Officer.
- Forensic Computer Analyst.
- Information Security Analyst.
- Penetration Tester.
- Security Architect.
- IT Security Engineer.
- Security Systems Administrator.
- IT Security Consultant.
What are the 4 types of cyber attacks?
Take a look at the list of the top four most common types of cyberattacks.
- Brute-force attack. Under this attack, cybercriminals use the trial and error approach to guess the password successfully.
- Credential Stuffing.
- Phishing and Spear Phishing.
- Malware attacks.
Which country is best for cyber security?
CyberDB lists these countries in their top 10:
- Canada – “The federal government of Canada isexpected to spend up to $1 billion on cybersecurity”
- United Kingdom.
- Sweden – “Sweden has the lowest rate of malware infections in the world”
How hard is cyber security?
Cyber security technical skills are progressively challenging. In addition to a rapid rate of change, cyber security is a discipline that is progressively challenging, meaning that the classes become technically more complex as you move through the program.
What are types of cyber security?
Cyber security professionals should have an in-depth understanding of the following types of cyber security threats.
- Malware. Malware is malicious software such as spyware, ransomware, viruses and worms.
- Denial of Service.
- Man in the Middle.
- SQL Injection.
- Password Attacks.
How can I get cybersecurity without a degree?
Can you get a cybersecurity job without a degree? You can get a job in cybersecurity with no degree if you 1) have prior IT or military experience, or 2) have a security-related certification such as CompTIA Security+, and 3) are looking for an entry-level job.
How long is school for cyber security?
What’s the duration of Cyber Security degrees? Bachelor’s degrees in Cyber Security take 3 or 4 years in most countries. Master’s courses in Cyber Security take between 1-2 years to complete.
How do I start cyber security?
Where to Start
- Train In General IT. To that end, many experts suggest that you begin with a job, internship or apprenticeship in IT.
- Focus Your Interests.
- Gain Practical Experience.
- College Degree.
- Relevant Job Experience.
- Hard IT Skills.
- Professional IT Certifications.
- IT Achievements.
Is C++ used in cyber security?
Cyber security experts benefit learning C++ because they can detect vulnerabilities and security weaknesses easily. A scanning tool like Flawfinder that scans C++ lets cyber experts easily recognize security flaws in code.
What math is required for cyber security?
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"Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version", 3rd edition is a shorter version of the popular text "Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach", 5th edition. This edition includes all the features of the longer book, but is designed for a course in which the time available limits the number of topics covered. The book is written for general beginning statistics courses with a basic algebra prerequisite. The book use a non-theoretical approach, explaining concepts intuitively and teaching problem solving through worked examples step-by-step.
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Allan G. Bluman is Professor of Mathematics at Community College of Allegheny County, near Pittsburgh. For the McKeesport and New Kensington Campuses of Pennsylvania State University, he has taught teacher-certification and graduate education statistics courses. Prior to his college teaching, he taught mathematics at a junior high school. Professor Bluman received his B.S. from California State College in California, Penn.; his M.Ed. from the University of Pittsburgh; and, in 1971, his Ed.D., also from the University of Pittsburgh. His major field of study was mathematics education. In addition to Elementary Statistics: A Step by Step Approach, Third Edition, and Elementary Statistics: A Brief Version, the author has published several professional articles and the Modern Math Fun Book (Cuisenaire Publishing Company). He has spoken and presided at national and local mathematics conferences and has served as newsletter editor for the Pennsylvania State Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges. He is a member of the American Statistical Association, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, and the Mathematics Council of Western Pennsylvania. Al Bluman is married and has two children. His hobbies include writing, bicycling, and swimming.
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Astrology can be considered a useful branch of knowledge only if its concepts and principles could be applied to assess the personality and life of a person, and to look into the years ahead to tell him as to what is in store for him. The Signs, Houses and Planets are the three basic factors which need to be understood clearly for developing successful predictive ability. In PREDCTIVE ASTROLOGY--AN INSIGHT, rules and facts pertaining to each of these factors have been given and the effect of one factor on the other has been analysed in a very comprehensible and instructive manner. For timing the events in the life of a person correctly, the Vimshottari Dasa System has been rationalised to fit the calendar in vogue and details of supportive transit indications have also been given. This book is a manual of practical astrology designed to enable the reader to handle queries relating to various facets of everyday life successfully.This book is a manual of practical astrology designed to enable the reader to handle queries relating to various facets of everyday life successfully.
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MOSCOW Strained Russian-U.S. ties will not improve unless Washington stops openly criticizing Moscow's human rights record and supporting President Vladimir Putin's foes, the top foreign policy official in the Russian parliament said.
Relations between the Cold War-era rivals took a dive after Putin's return to the Kremlin in May, undermining a 2009 initiative by President Barack Obama and Russia's then-president Dmitry Medvedev, a more liberal Putin protégé, to "reset" ties.
Alexei Pushkov, head of the foreign committee at the Russian parliament's lower chamber and a Putin ally, said the ties were "negatively stable" now and the "reset" could be considered over without an initiative on the highest political level to save it.
"The priority is political realism, ideology matters should be secondary. I tell you, issues over ideology and values can destroy anything," Pushkov told Reuters in an interview.
"If the United States believes that as part of bilateral relations between two countries it can be supporting the Russian opposition, this clearly does not help Russian-U.S. ties," he added, speaking next to a framed picture of him with Putin. "The U.S. should not be part of Russia's internal political process."
Pushkov was speaking before a meeting in Munich on Saturday between Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.S. Vice President Joe Biden who were due to discuss bilateral ties.
Washington and Moscow have recently scrapped bilateral deals after Moscow was enraged by the U.S. Magnitsky Act, named after an anti-graft lawyer who died in a Russian prison. The bill bans visas and freezes assets of Russians deemed rights violators.
"The reset was based on an agreement by both sides... that all the issues of democracy, human rights, Russia's internal developments, will be discussed in a non-public format," said Pushkov, who has also run a TV show.
"As far as I understand, this was a tacit understanding," he also said, adding outgoing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other Washington officials violated that.
Moscow retaliated against the Magnitsky Act with its own blacklist of U.S. officials. It also banned Americans from adopting Russian orphans and outlawed U.S.-funded NGOs that it said meddled in political activities.
"Can Putin and Obama save the reset? Yes, they can. Will they do it? I don't know. The conditions for this are negative. And the likelihood of that, I think, not high," Pushkov said.
On Wednesday, Moscow lifted a law enforcement deal with Washington. Before that it had told the aid body the U.S. Agency for International Development to leave Russia, saying it was interfering in domestic politics.
"Moscow has taken a decision to remove from relations with the U.S. those elements that we do not like. We used to accept these aspects of bilateral ties for the sake of a bigger cause, better relations," Pushkov said.
Putin invited Obama for bilateral talks in Russia, but on Friday the former KGB spy's spokesman said nothing had been fixed yet.
Pushkov said cooperation over Afghanistan, an agreement to easing the visa regime, the remaining working groups set up under the "reset" and a treaty on nuclear arms reduction were under no threat.
But he said Moscow would respond in kind to any extension of the U.S. blacklist and that economic relations could suffer if things got worse, overshadowing the benefits both countries would likely see from Russia's WTO entry.
Washington and Moscow are also at loggerheads over the war in Syria, where more than 60,000 people have died in 22 months. But Pushkov said the two U.N.Security Council permanent members will have to come to an agreement over Syria eventually.
Moscow, a long-time arms supplier for Damascus, vetoed three U.N. resolutions to mount pressure on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Washington has recognized the Syrian National Coalition, an umbrella group for the opposition.
"My short-term outlook is that the conflict will go on. The opposition is gaining some strength, but not decisively. At the end of the day we will have to agree on something. The United States won't send its troops there, we won't either."
"No side сan gain a clear victory, so we will have to find some sort of common decision," he added.
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Why do you want to be a surgical technologist?
Surgical technologists are specialists that are becoming a more cost-effective solution for many hospitals. As nurses are seeing the scope of their duties and the resulting education required for their daily tasks increase, the surgical technologist is becoming a popular way to free them up for the care of patients.
What are the benefits of being a surgical technologist?
6 Benefits of becoming a surgical techYou can enter the field quickly. Job opportunities are on the rise. You’ll have above-average earning potential. Employment opportunities exist in all geographic areas. You won’t get bored. You’ll make a difference every day.
What does it mean to be a surgical technologist?
Definition: Certified Surgical Technologist Surgical technologists prepare the operating room, including the sterile field, setting up surgical equipment, supplies and solutions. During surgery, surgical technologists pass instruments, fluids and supplies to the surgeon and prepare and manage surgical equipment.
What do you need to become a surgical tech?
Surgical technologist programs require candidates to hold a high school diploma or GED at minimum. Some schools might require prerequisite courses ranging from biology to English, and it’s likely that you’ll need to complete a course in CPR as well.
Is it hard to become a surgical tech?
Becoming a surgical tech isn’t nearly as difficult as becoming a doctor, but you can’t exactly waltz straight from high school into the OR, either. Be prepared to get a certificate or degree, pass muster in an internship and earn some credentials. The right skills will help, as well.
Do surgical techs work 12 hour shifts?
Surgeries go on day and night, and depending on where you work you may need to be on-call or working night shifts and weekends. Most surgical techs work full time, which is great for earning a good salary, but it may mean working long shifts, of 12 hours or more, a few days a week.
How many hours does a surgical technologist work?
Surgical Tech shifts vary between 8 and 12 hours. A normal work week for the operating room and most surgical techs, not including “call” or shift rotation, is Monday – Friday. The shifts available and days worked for the surgical tech will vary depending on the type of hospital or facility you decide to work in.
Who makes more LPN or Surgical Tech?
Overall, surgical techs earn a bit more than LPNs, and yet, their salaries differ by job titles and employers.
How much does a certified surgical technologist make an hour?
A mid-career Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $28.88 based on 19 salaries. An experienced Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $33.88 based on 20 salaries.
How much do surgical techs make starting out?
Industry. The annual median pay for a surgical tech was $45,160 or $21.71 per hour, as reported by the BLS in 2016. This salary exceeds the national median salary of $37,040 per year. You can make the most money working at a large surgery center or specialty clinic.
How much do surgical techs make yearly?
How Much Do Surgical Tech Jobs Pay per Hour?Annual SalaryHourly WageTop Earners$h Percentile$verage$h Percentile$44,000$21
Is Surgical Tech a degree?
According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), with an accredited diploma, certificate, or an associate’s degree, surgical technologists can train for an entry-level medical technology career in 1-2 years.
How much does a surgical tech program cost?
A typical certificate program in surgical technologies costs anywhere from $5,000 to $25,000. How Hard Is Surgical Tech School? Surgical tech school is difficult and requires substantial study and practice. Surgical techs need to have thorough knowledge of surgical procedures, human anatomy, and pharmacology.
Does a surgical tech make more than an RN?
In addition, RNs earn higher salaries on average than surgical techs. According to the BLS, registered nurses on average earned more than $71,000 per year in 2018, compared with $47,000 per year for surgical techs.
Are surgical techs in high demand?
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Cara A. Finnegan is the author of the new book Photographic Presidents: Making History from Daguerreotype to Digital. Her other books include Picturing Poverty. She is a professor of communications at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Q: What inspired you to write Photographic Presidents?
A: It’s really the classic story of deciding to write the book I couldn’t find.
In 2009, when the Obama administration started putting official photographs online using the social media site Flickr, I was teaching a course called Visual Politics.
That course included a unit on presidents and visual media, and I noticed right away that the Obama White House was doing something new. They were making official photographs of the president available to the public more or less in real time, and they were bypassing the mainstream media in doing so.
As my students and I began working through the White House Flickr site, and talking about the implications of the ways they were circulating these digital images, I looked for something they could read that would survey the broad history of presidents and photography. But I never found anything suitable.
That’s when I realized that there was a book out there just waiting to be written.
Q: In the book's conclusion, you write, "I wasn't all that interested in how...any president used photography. Rather, I wanted to explore how presidents became photographic." Can you say more about that, and about the distinction between the two approaches?
A: When we think about presidents and photography, what immediately comes to mind is famous presidential photographs or presidents known to be especially skilled visual communicators, like Kennedy or Reagan.
But the history of presidents’ relationship with photography is about so much more than that. Photography has never been one thing; it’s always offered an ever-changing set of technologies and practices. And it turns out presidents (even dead ones) were often center stage at those moments when the medium was transforming.
For example, even though he died 40 years before photography was invented, George Washington was a very important figure when photography was first introduced. People made photographs of paintings and busts of him, because they wanted to have a “photograph of Washington,” even though the man himself could not be photographed.
One hundred seventy years later, Barack Obama took center stage when the rise of social media and digital photography opened up new avenues for sharing and communicating photographs and memes.
By virtue of their elite status and public visibility, presidents are often canaries in the coal mine when it comes to new technology, so that’s the story I wanted to tell.
To study photographic presidents is to tell stories of those moments when photography gave us new ways to visualize the public’s relationship not only to presidents, but to the medium itself.
Q: John Quincy Adams, the sixth president, plays a big role in the book. How would you describe his relationship to photography?
A: Fraught! Adams loved science and technology; for example, he was instrumental in the creation of the Smithsonian Institution. But it turns out he wasn’t much of a fan of the new medium.
As a child of the American Revolution and powerful political figure in his own right, Adams had a long history with portraiture. As he put it toward the end of his life, “I question whether another man lives who has been so woefully and so variously bedaubed as I have been.” He understood the power of the visual arts to picture political leaders, and he cared deeply about his own image.
What was exciting to me was that he wrote in his diary about his experiences being photographed. These accounts provided me with insight into what he thought photography did and did not do well.
Between 1842 and his death in 1848, Adams sat for upwards of 50 daguerreotypes. He deemed many of them to be failures, and as an old man he often struggled to sit still with eyes open for long exposure times.
The daguerreotype was, he said, “too true to the original” – something any of us who doesn’t like a photo of ourselves can probably relate to!
While he declared photography to be a “wonderful invention,” ultimately Adams decided daguerreotype portraits were not worthy of being “transmitted to the memory of the next age.” He believed (quite wrongly, it turned out) that Americans would not value the photograph as a medium for preserving history.
Q: How did you research the book, and did you learn anything that especially surprised you?
A: I had great fun doing the research required to tell these stories. I am never happier than when I get to poke around archives, especially visual archives.
I studied the earliest presidential photographs in the collections of the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. I conducted primary source research in diaries, letters, newspapers, magazines, and web sites from the 19th through the 21st centuries.
And I brought all of those sources together with previous research conducted by scholars from a number of different fields, including communication, political science, media, history, literature, and art history.
One surprising thing that happened during my research relates to the question of the oldest existing presidential photograph.
In 2015, I visited the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and had the chance to study up close the oldest existing photograph of a president, an August 1843 daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams. But guess what? That’s no longer the oldest existing photograph of a president!
About a year or so after my visit, the Smithsonian was contacted by someone who had found a daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams among their family’s belongings.
It turned out that the image was an original daguerreotype of John Quincy Adams made a few months before, in March 1843. Now that daguerreotype is the oldest existing photograph of a president. The Smithsonian later bought the image for the National Portrait Gallery’s collection.
When you study a history that’s nearly 200 years old, you don’t expect it to change, but my history of photographic presidents had to change in that moment. That was certainly unexpected, but also exciting.
Q: What are you working on now?
A: I’m in the early stages of two nonfiction projects.
The first is a narrative history/family memoir about chronic illness in the 1930s.
The second is a trade book about the famous 1930s Farm Security Administration documentary photography project. My first book, Picturing Poverty (Smithsonian, 2003), took up one small aspect of that project, but the full story hasn’t yet been told for a general audience.
Q: Anything else we should know?
A: My research on Photographic Presidents was supported by a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The NEH is a federal agency whose mission is to support humanities research and make it possible for authors, museums, filmmakers, archives, and libraries to create projects for the public to learn from and enjoy.
I’m grateful to the NEH for helping me tell this particular American story and I always want readers to know how important the NEH is to this kind of work.
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How Nikola Tesla's Visions of Our World Came to Be Reality
The Serbian-American engineer, inventor, and futurist Nikola Tesla is one of the most revered figures in engineering. His imaginative genius and inventive mind led to dozens of breakthroughs in the production, transmission, and application of electricity. Tesla developed the alternating current which is the basis of electricity in our homes and buildings. He also pioneered the field of radio communication, building on Guglielmo Marconi's work. And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
Aside from being a prolific inventor, Nikola was a futurist. Many of his predictions about future technology more or less describe today’s world, which is impressive considering that Tesla was born in the mid-1800s. In fact, you can see hints of his futurist mind in a lot of his lesser-known ideas.
He dreamt up earthquake machines, cameras that could photograph thoughts, wireless energy, machines that could create artificial tidal waves, and electric-powered supersonic airships. Though these ideas never came into reality, many of them offered glimpses at a world yet to come, illustrating that Tesla was thinking way ahead of his time. Today we are going to look at some Nikola Tesla's predictions that have come true and how the technologies are impacting our world today.
Telsa imagined a world with smartphones, the internet, and wireless communication.
Nikola Tesla correctly predicted the birth of the internet, smartphones, and wireless communication. In fact, he played a role in inventing much of the technology that we use today. Although not credited as the inventor of all of these, Tesla played a role in developing the radio, television, AC electricity, fluorescent lighting, neon lighting, radio-controlled devices, robotics, x-rays, radar, microwaves, and dozens of other awe-inspiring inventions.
The passage below was written in 1904 and most striking is his precise and largely correct description of a modern smartphone as being a cheap and simple device small enough to carry in one's pocket.
"My scheme of intelligence transmission, for which the name of "World Telegraphy" has been suggested, is easily realizable. I have no doubt that it will prove very efficient in enlightening the masses... Each of them will be preferably located near some important center of civilization, and the news it receives through any channel will be flashed to all points of the globe. A cheap and simple device, which might be carried in one's pocket, may then be set up somewhere on sea or land, and it will record the world's news or such special messages as may be intended for it.
Thus the entire earth will be converted into a huge brain, as it were, capable of response in every one of its parts. Since a single plant of but one hundred horse-power can operate hundreds of millions of instruments, the system will have a virtually infinite working capacity, and it must needs immensely facilitate and cheapen the transmission of intelligence." -21st Century Books, The Transmission of Electrical Energy Without Wires
Nikola Telsa's predictions also included robots.
Tesla believed that one-day machines would be endowed with their "own minds." He correctly predicted the rise of robots and artificial intelligence. Tesla developed a remote-controlled boat in 1898 which he called "Tele automaton." It was exhibited at Madison Square Garden to a crowd of shocked and confused onlookers.
Most people at this time did not even realize radio waves existed, so they were unable to comprehend how Tesla could control the boat's movements and little lights with his radio-transmitting box. Many people who witnessed Tesla's remote-controlled boat decried it as magic while others viewed it as a sort of precursor to the impending AI killer robots of which Elon Musk currently warns.
"Innumerable activities still performed by human hands today will be performed by automatons. At this very moment scientists working in the laboratories of American universities are attempting to create what has been described as a 'thinking machine.' I anticipated this development.
I actually constructed 'robots.' Today the robot is an accepted fact, but the principle has not been pushed far enough. In the twenty-first century the robot will take the place which slave labor occupied in ancient civilization. There is no reason at all why most of this should not come to pass in less than a century, freeing mankind to pursue its higher aspirations." -21st Century Books, A Machine To End War
Flying machines would take to the skies in the future.
A type of flying machine that was, "devoid of wings, propellers, ailerons, and airbags", and instead relied on positive movement by electrostatic and magnetic fields was another of Nikola Tesla's predictions. He believed that they would allow someone in Europe to travel to the United States in just a few hours. He believed that it was possible to fuel aircraft by wireless energy and that this would then bring about the dissolution of the national borders.
He went further to describe the dissolution of borders bringing world peace and harmony. I think Nikola Tesla would be a bit disappointed to learn that airplanes are still using fuel and have not yet brought world peace. We have a long way to go in the area of flying machines but who knows, maybe Terrafugia will take off?
Tesla also delved into the world of flight and antigravity. In fact, his last patent in 1928 was for an electro propulsive flying machine that resembled both a helicopter and an airplane. Before he died, Tesla reportedly devised plans for the engine of a spaceship. He called it the anti-electromagnetic field drive or Space Drive.
"After these experiments I planned to build a flying machine, which could fly not only in the air but within interplanetary space. The principle of operation of the flying machine is as follows: towards the flight direction, compression of the ether is to become weaker by the generator installed in the flying machine.
As the ether keeps pressing with prior intensity from all other sides, then the flying machine began moving. Being within this flying machine you will not feel its speeding-up as the ether is not to hamper your movement. I had to abandon my plans to create the flying machine. There were two reasons for it: first, I have no money to work in secret. But the main reason is that the great war began in Europe and I wouldn’t like my inventions used to kill! When on earth will these madmen stop?" -Tesla's Flying Machine
Free energy for all and end the of monopolies.
Nikola Tesla believed that the world was on the verge of a revelation within the field of energy harnessing. He believed that the energy companies which had a monopoly on controlling and charging for energy would come to an end. He realized that energy is all around us and that all we need to do is harness the energy that nature supplies us free of charge. Tesla understood the principles of the abundance of nature:
"The earth currents of electricity are to be harnessed. Nature supplies them free of charge. The cost of power and light and heat will be practically nothing."
In this, Tesla predicted what may be the coming democratization and decentralization of energy and power. We see glimmers of this with the internet's decentralization and disruption of power structures in the realms of digital news, entertainment, technology, and information. Tesla Motor's Powerwall home battery system is also another indicator that the future of energy might be more decentralized.
"The scientist-electricians who have for years been trying to master the mystery of electrical earth currents with which the ground beneath your feet is filled, are on the threshold of success. The success of the experiments they have under way means much to them, but vastly more to the people.
It means that if Nikola Tesla succeeds in harnessing the electrical earth currents and putting then to work for man there will be an end to oppressive, extortionate monopolies in steam, telephone, telegraphs and the other commercial uses of electricity, and that the grasping millionaires who have for two decades milked the people's purse with electrical fingers will have to relinquish their monopoly." - 21st Century Books, A Way To Harness Free Electric Currents
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Simple Ways to Love Yourself Every Day
If you’re someone who talks or thinks negatively about yourself sometimes, you’re not alone. Too often people focus on external approval, “I need to lose weight,” or “I’m a bad friend,” but it’s important to love yourself for who you are today. It’s just as Buddha said, “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.” Here are ways you can turn up the self care every day of the year:
- Talk to yourself positively. Negative self-talk is when you criticize yourself, whether it’s in your head or out loud. While most people do it every now and then, doing it too much can result in low self-esteem. To stop your negative self-talk in its tracks, try thinking, “Would I say this to my best friend?” It helps you see how toxic those thoughts really are and that you deserve better. Keeping a journal can help you focus your thoughts. Try writing down three reasons you are loved, amazing or blessed every night. Focusing on the positive reshapes your mood and attitude.
- Get out and be active. The endorphins that are released when you exercise make you feel happier and better about yourself. Plus, there’s an extra feel-good boost that comes from knowing you’re doing something positive for your health! Treating your body right by working out regularly is the best way to show it love. Commit to one walk a day – feel free to bring your dog or a family member or go solo and use it as a time to clear your mind.
- Get your creativity flowing. Creativity is a form of self-expression and is a great way to embrace and express your unique ideas and passions. Experts agree that self-love and creativity go hand-in-hand, so try journaling, singing, dancing, painting or crafting every chance you get.
- Listen to what your body is telling you. To love yourself, you need to make a point to be tuned in and listen to your body’s signals. If you routinely ask yourself how you’re feeling in the moment, you can make small changes and improvements in response to the answer. If you’re feeling down after seeing an old friend, think about whether you’ve grown apart. If you’re feeling lonely and don’t know why, do something that makes you happy like going for a walk with your dog. If you’re feeling sick, let your body rest to get better. Honoring your inner voice leads to an in-tune body, which works for you, not against you.
Self-love can be a complicated thing. For more insight into how to be happier in your own skin, check out these other posts:
- No More Body Shaming: 5 Ways to Love Yourself and Others
- 6 Easy Ways to Get Started with Self-Improvement
- Another Reason to Love What You See in the Mirror
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Thursday, July 05, 2012
In the old George Burns movie, Oh God!, a young man keeps getting messages from God that he's supposed to relate to the rest of us. In one scene, he goes to hear an evangelistic preacher who in many ways is a caricature of the worst in all of us. This young man interrupts the preacher's sermon to tell him that God has a special message just for him. The preacher stops the service. He announces to the crowd, "This young man has come with a message from God!" The young man, looking straight at the preacher says, "God wants you to shut up because you're embarrassing Him!"
Tony Campolo says this need not be in his book Following Jesus Without Embarrassing God. We can have a devotional life without becoming a monk. We can protect ourselves from technology without becoming Amish. We can discern the will of God without hearing voices from heaven. We can get ready to die without pretending it's no problem. We can care for people without being exploited. We can raise kids without going on guilt trips. We can be attractive but not obscene. We can hold our families together in a world that's falling apart. And it goes on and on.
One of the most thought provoking chapters was the one about how we can be rich and still be Christian. In it, he says the story about the death of Ananias and Sapphira in Acts 5:1-10 is meant to teach us that lying to God is the problem, not being rich (cf. Acts 5:4). Whether you agree or not, this would be a very good book to discuss at work with friends, on WED night during a Community Book Club, or small groups at church. I hope you enjoy it as much as I have. (Now I need to watch Oh God! too since I was 4 years old when it premiered lol!!!)
Most of the others disagree with the young father. Spoiler alert: they say God is not good and broke His covenant and is guilty. Though I disagree with some of the conclusions they reach at the end, I think this film brilliantly sets the stage for a discussion of the Great Controversy. And how Jesus' death on the cross proves that God really is good. Even though the cross and the Holocaust simultaneously proves some things aren't. It's worth discussing. Get your copy here. I'm gonna show it this fall for Film Fest and invite the community as well. BIG thanks and WTG to my friend Allan for sharing it with me. Click here for more info.
Wednesday, July 04, 2012
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community. He has been assailed wholly with ridicule contempt and abuse. As if a dozen republics could be awed into submission by an artificial storm of wrath excited and kept up by a few individuals at the north.
It is odds but that a great society possessed of great funds, though clothed with the most extensive powers, will find them too small to compass the high ends at which it will soon venture to aim. The temperance society had well nigh pronounced the observance of the sacrament of the supper itself as Christ instituted it an act of sin ; a very large portion of the members consider it so. They ventured to interdict the use of wine with as stern an authority as Mahomet himself. Now it is this attempt at domination over the conscience where the Bible has left it free that we shall attempt to oppose. We think that the volume of inspiration is a book pure enough for any man that is at all reasonable in his demands; and should it be thought to come short we still object to any combination of men however philanthropic, in their attempt to supply the deficiency. We believe that the Bible alone should bind the conscience. We grant that in thousands of cases, individuals may see their situation and circumstances to be such as to justify and require an immediate emancipation of their slaves, and render it highly sinful in them to fail to do it ; yet we contend that it is an affair altogether between God and their own consciences. No society, no church has a right to interfere. We shall attempt to prove that the Bible does not pronounce the relation itself to be sinful, that it leaves it to the conscience of the Christian to interpret the great law of love, and the state to consult a wise, benevolent and just policy, as to the time and manner of emancipation.
There are some things in the present aspect of the great political and heretical excitement of the day touching the subject of Slavery, which indicate a waning tendency in respect to the public mind, while the violence of the mania in the ring-leaders is increasing and rapidly verging to the last extremes. Under these circumstances the true character of the whole affair niay be easily discerned, and it may be useful to sound Christian and rational men to present a
brief Scriptural view of the main questions which concern the relations and duties of slaves and their masters.
We therefore proceed at once to quote several passages of Scripture, from the critical version of Macknight, and to subjoin the remarks which they naturally suggest.
“Let every one remain in the same calling in which he was called. Wast thou called being a bondman ?* Be not thou careful to be made free. Yet if thou canst even be made free, rather use it. For the bondman who is called by the Lord, is the Lord's freed man. In like manner also, a freeman who is called is Christ's bondman. Ye were bought with a price; become not the slaves of men. Brethren in what state each one was called, in that let him remain with God.” 1 Cor. vii. 20—24.
“Servants obey your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in the integrity of your heart, as to Christ. Not with eye service as men pleasers, but as servants of Christ do the will of God from the soul ; with good will, acting as servants to the Lord, and not to men only. Knowing that whatever good work any one doth, for that he shall receive of the Lord, whether he be a slave or a free man. And masters, do the same things to them, moderating threatening, knowing that the master even of you yourselves is in heaven, and respect of persons is not with him.” Eph. vi. 5—9.
"Servants obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eye service, as men pleasers, but with integrity of heart, as fearing God. And whatsoever ye do, work it from the soul, as working to the Lord, and not to men only; knowing that from the Lord ye shall receive the reconipense, for ye serve the Lord Christ. But he who doth unjustly, shall receive for the injustice he hath done; For there is no respect of persons. Masters afford to your servants what is just and what is equal, knowing that ye also have a master in the heavens." Col, iii. 22-25--iv. I.
"Let whatever servants are under the yoke, esteem their own masters worthy of all honor, that the name of God and the doctrine of the Gospel be not evil spoken of. And they who have believing masters, let them not despise them be
* In the times of the Apostle slavery extended through the Civilized world, and the term doulos was that which was universally applied to the bondman. The term servant does not now express the full meaning of doulos, which is used in all the passages cited. The careful Engli reader would gather this meaning from the context without recurring to his Commentary.
cause they are brethren; but let them serve them more, because they are believers and beloved who receive the benefit. These things teach and exhort. If any one teach differently, and consent not to the wholesome commandments which are our Lord Jesus Christ's, and to the doctrine according to godliness, he is puffed up with pride, knowing nothing; but is distempered about questions and debates of words, whereof come envy, strife, evil speakings, unjust suspicions, perverse disputings of men wholly corrupted in mind and destitute of the truth, who reckon gain to be religion : from such withdraw thyself.” 1 Tim. vi. 145.
“Servants exhort to be subject to their own masters, and in all things to be careful to please, not answering again, not secretly stealing, but showing all good fidelity, that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things." Titus ii. 9-10.
“Household servants, be subject to your lords with all reverence, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward; for this is an acceptable thing, if any one from conscience of God's commands, sustains sorrows, suffering unjustly." I Peter ii. 18, 19.
“Him,” Onesimus, “I have sent back.” Philemon 12.
1. The Gospel does not abrogate the political relations or obligations of men.
Let every soul be subject to the higher powers; that is, to the authority of government, whether of parents, masters or magistrates. Be subject not only on account of wrath, but also on account of conscience. Render therefore to all their dues. In what state each one was called, in that let him remain with God.
“In the first age,” says Macknight respecting 1 Cor. vii. 17-24," some of the brethren entertaining wrong notions of the privileges conferred on them by the Gospel, fancied that, on their becoming Christians, they were freed from their former political as well as religious obligations. To remove that error the apostle ordered every Christian to continue in the state in which he was called to believe; because the Gospel sets no person free from any innocent political, and far less from any natural obligation. The converted Jew was still to remain under the law of Moses as the municipal law of Judea, and the converted Gentile was not to become a Jew by receiving circumcision. Because in the affair of men's salvation no regard is had either to circumcision or uncircumcision, but to the keeping of
the commandments of God. Every one therefore after his conversion was to remain in the political state in which he was converted. In particular, slaves after their conversion were to continue under the power of their masters as before, unless they could lawfully obtain their freedom, and a freeman was not to make himself a slave. The reason was because having been bought by Christ with a price, if he became the slave of men, he might find it difficult to serve Christ, his superior master. And therefore the Apostle a third time enjoined them to remain in the condition wherein they were called.”
So Doddridge on the same passage; “Since the providence of God is concerned in all these relations, and in the steps by which they were contracted, as God hath distributed to every one, and, as it were, cast the parts of life, let every one so walk, even as the Lord hath called him. This I command in all the Churches, and charge it upon the consciences of men, as a lesson of the highest importance." "I may apply this not only to the different employments, but relations in life.”
2. When men are converted they are required to be obedient and faithful in the circumstances in which, by the arrangements of Divine providence, they are placed. It is in these circumstances that they are to exercise the Christian graces and to show forth the praises of Him who hath called them to glory and virtue.
3. Slaves when converted are bound to honor their masters and to serve them with fidelity, whether they be good and gentle or froward. They are required to do this as a part of their obedience to God. They are to do it for conscience sake, in the integrity of their hearts as to Christ, that they may honor the name and adore the doctrine of God our Saviour.
4. Converted slaves, whose masters also are converted, are not to despise them on account of their being Christian brethren and on a level in that respect; but on the contrary, considering that the benefit of their service accrues to those to whom they sustain this relation of brethren they are to serve them with more cordiality and faithfulness on that account. The congruity and propriety of this is apparent from the preceding observations and the texts quoted. The Gospel does not abrogate the relation between masters and slaves, nor absolve either of the parties from the duties incident to that relation. It addresses itself directly to men in that relation and requires them in the most solemn and imperative manner, to discharge their respective duties towards each other conscientiously and with good will, out of obedience to God and regard to the impartial decisions of the judgment day.
5. Ministers of the Gospel are expressly required to teach the truths, and exhort to the performance of the duties enjoined in the Scriptures above quoted. No duty can be plainer than that of such teaching and exhortation ; and considering the light in which the Gospel respects the whole subject, none can be more clearly necessary to the honor either of doctrinal or practical Christianity. If the Gospel does not abolish the relation of masters and slaves, if slaves are bound to be subject to their own masters, and to show all good fidelity in their service, for this reason, viz. that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things; if in that, their obedience to God is to be manifested in their cheerful and faithful obedience to their masters according to the flesh, then the clear and unreserved inculcation of these things is required, not only by the Divine authority, but by every consideration of benevolence and good will to those who are under the yoke of servitude. If they are not taught these things they will assuredly go astray. The Scriptural path of duty in which they are to render obedience to God, cannot be pointed out to them, nor can their supreme or their relative obligations be made known, without such teaching and exhortation as is here enjoined.
Nor is such teaching to be confined to slaves or slaveholders. It is teaching the wholesome words and commands of our Lord Jesus Christ, and is according to godliness; and is therefore necessary to be known by all who desire to understand the Gospel and to regulate their conduct by it. Those who do not attain Scriptural views of this subject, are exposed to be led far astray both in their opinions and their conduct by evil passions and false dogmas, as indicated in the passages copied at the head of this article, and as actual experience abundantly evinces.
6. Whoever teaches otherwise than according to these Scriptures, departs from the truth and practices ungodliness.
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You don’t have to be a whiz at landscaping to create a surfaced area. Start with a simple paver border, fill in the middle with crushed granite and compact it.
Gather your supplies:
• Brickie’s sand
• Crushed granite
You’ll also need:
Measuring tape; set-out paint; shovel; wheelbarrow; steel trowel; hand broom; bucket; rubber mallet; spirit level; angle grinder with diamond blade; sponge; rake; plate compactor; premium garden soil; turf
Level area to prepare for paver border (which will be even with boardwalk). To do this, allow for thickness of paver plus an extra 50mm for mortar bed.
With a helper holding measuring tape in centre of area, move end around to mark out circular edge of border using set-out paint.
In wheelbarrow, make up mortar mix of 1 part cement to 4 parts brickie’s sand, using enough water to make a stiff mix. Working in sections at a time so mortar doesn’t set, lay 50mm mortar bed inside marked line. Make wide enough to match paver length. Use steel trowel to smooth top of bed.
Use hand broom and bucket of water to soak bottom of each paver before laying. This prevents pavers sucking moisture out of mortar, helping them stick.
Lay paver onto bed so outside corners meet marked line. Lay each subsequent paver so inner corner meets preceding paver and outer corner meets marked line. As you lay, make sure gap between pavers is even. Use rubber mallet to tap pavers into mortar.
Use spirit level to check pavers are level and flush with each other. Use rubber mallet to adjust if required.
Repeat steps 3–6 to continue laying paver edge. Where paved edge meets side of boardwalk, use angle grinder fitted with diamond blade to cut pavers to fit.
Using trowel, fill gaps between pavers with mortar. Use damp sponge to wash excess mortar from paver, rinsing frequently.
Haunch inner and outer edge of paved border using mortar mix, spreading at 45° angle with trowel. Leave mortar to set.
Fill centre area with crushed granite, rake to level then compact with plate compactor. Top with more granite then compact again until surface is level with pavers.
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What is the bioeconomy?
Global threats such as climate change, ocean acidification, land degradation and an ever-expanding population means that it’s essential for us to reduce our environmental impact while still meetings our demand for food, resources and energy.
The bioeconomy covers all sectors and systems that rely on biological resources and their functions including renewable biological resources. It spans the resources that land and marine ecosystems provide, all primary production sectors and biological resources such as agriculture, crops, forestry, animals and micro-organisms. The bioeconomy has therefore existed since the beginning of human history but more recently, it has been used in reference to its ability to create more sustainable methods of production and consumption. It has also been identified as a key driver of the economy, creating job and business opportunities, increasing competitiveness and enhancing Europe’s self-reliance.
Figure 1 below outlines some of the main sectors that involve the bioeconomy, along with the number of people employed and value added as a result of the bioeconomy.
The bioeconomy is connected with the environment and natural resources and is therefore also very strongly linked with many of the scientific disciplines that fall within the geosciences, such as biogeosciences, climate science, ocean science and soil science, just to name a few.
Europe’s Bioeconomy Stategy
The EU’s Bioeconomy Strategy was initially launched on 13 February 2012 by the EU Commission’s DG for Research and Innovation addressed the production of renewable biological resources and their conversion into products and bio-energy. Since the release of this report, The EU has invested €3.85 billion under Horizon 2020 Programme and has proposed €10 billion for food and natural resources, including the bioeconomy, for the upcoming Horizon Europe funding programme which will run from 2021-2027. Figure 2 below outlines some of the areas that need to be improved within the European Union for us to achieve a stronger bioeconomy and long term sustainable development.
The Review of The 2012 European Bioeconomy Strategy showed that while the objectives of this initial report were valid, the actions required to meet them need to be refocused. The most recent EU bioeconomy strategy, A sustainable bioeconomy for Europe: strengthening the connection between economy, society and the environment, was released on 22 October 2018 by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). The JRC is the research and knowledge centre of the EU Commission and employs scientists to carry out research to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy.
This strategy aims to accelerate the deployment of a sustainable European bioeconomy by taking a specific three-tiered approach:
- Strengthen and scale-up the bio-based sector through the planned €100 million Circular Bioeconomy Thematic Investment Platform, mobilising investors, analysing enablers and bottlenecks, and developing standards and labels
- Deploy local bioeconomies across Europe by launching a strategic deployment agenda, supporting regions and member states and promoting education, training and skills
- Understand the ecological boundaries of the bioeconomy through enhancing knowledge, monitoring progress and promoting good practices
The strategy will also tie-in with the EU’s other priorities such as climate mitigation, economic development, food security, energy and ecological conservation. Furthermore, it will help the EU meet its targets and commitments to global goals such as the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The future of the bioeconomy in Europe
Based on the 2018 strategy, the European Commission will launch concrete measures and outline specific legislation to scale up bio-based sectors and meet both the strategy’s suggested targets and global targets. There may be opportunities for external researchers to contribute to these processes through institutionalised platforms such as EU Consultations. Research on the bioeconomy will continue to be undertaken by scientists working at the JRC. Specific issues that will be researched in the coming months and years include the demand for bioeconomy products, the environmental impact of biomass, the condition of EU ecosystems and their services, and how the bioeconomy can contribute to reaching the SDGs.
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We have said many times that we believe young people learn more from our conduct as parents and adults than they do from the lessons we deliberately undertake to teach them. They acquire the quality of integrity not so much from pronouncements as from observing and associating with people in whom integrity is the established norm. Young people are apt to imitate what we really are, not what we say we are or even what we may believe we are. No lesson is more important than the example of a life of integrity, of solid honesty, of responsible citizenship.
But this is not to question the vital importance of the privilege we have as parents and adults to share our knowledge and understanding, our deeply held convictions, with our children and others of the young generation, nor does it excuse us from the sacred obligation to do so. The lessons we learned at mother’s knee remain clear and dear to us. The understanding gained from father’s counsel sinks deep in the soul.
We have the responsibility not to deny our children, for whatever reason, the chance to learn from us those principles which form a foundation for whatever is good in us.
Those familiar with the scriptures are aware that many of the most powerful and personally helpful teachings of the sacred records are from parents to their own children, often from fathers to sons.
It has been particularly vital to me, since I did not have the blessing of knowing my own father before he died in my infancy, to discover what it was that parents, fathers especially, were anxious to have their sons learn, to feel the deep intensity of their desire to make known in thought and feelings to their own children what had become so greatly important to them.
One powerful and motivating example of a father’s instructions to his children is the series of chapters in which Alma shares with his sons the profoundest lessons of his own life. From his experiences, good and bad (for he had both, like the rest of us), there were certain crucial convictions which he was anxious to teach. Of three such matters this humble man speaks in a strong and tender testimony to his son Helaman (Alma 36), and repeats the witness to his other children.
“My son,” he said, “thou art in thy youth, and therefore, I beseech of thee that thou wilt hear my words and learn of me; for I do know that whosoever shall put their trust in God shall be supported in their trials, and their troubles, and their afflictions, and shall be lifted up at the last day.
“And I would not that ye think that I know of myself—not of the temporal but of the spiritual, not of the carnal mind but of God.” (Alma 36:3–4.)
“… [for] it is the Spirit of God which is in me which maketh these things known unto me; for if I had not been born of God I should not have known these things.
“… and never, until I did cry out unto the Lord Jesus Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of my sins. But … I did cry unto him and I did find peace to my soul.” (Alma 38:6–8.)
“And I have been supported under trials and troubles of every kind, yea, and in all manner of afflictions; … and I do put my trust in him, and he will still deliver me.” (Alma 36:27.)
“And now, my son, I have told you this that ye may learn wisdom, that ye may learn of me that there is no other way or means whereby man can be saved, only in and through Christ. Behold, he is the life and the light of the world. Behold, he is the word of truth and righteousness.” (Alma 38:9.)
That was this father’s first great witness to his sons: that he knew, in the only way men can know—that is, through the Spirit—that God lives, that Jesus is the Christ, and that through him the penitent can be born again.
There is a second matter of which Alma testified to his son—that from the time of his own witness from the Lord, he said, “I have labored without ceasing, that I might bring souls unto repentance; that I might bring them to taste of that exceeding joy of which I did taste; that they might also be born of God, and be filled with the Holy Ghost.
“… my son, the Lord doth give me exceeding great joy in the fruit of my labors;
“For because of the word which he has imparted unto me … many have been born of God, and have tasted as I have tasted, and have seen eye to eye as I have seen; therefore they do know of these things of which I have spoken, as I do know; and the knowledge which I have is of God.” (Alma 36:24–26.)
Because he knew, many others had received the same blessing. He had become a willing and effective instrument in the hands of God to bring others to a knowledge of the truth.
But this was not enough for Alma, as indeed it is not for any man who has a witness by the Spirit and loves someone very much. Thus, he had a third vital message to deliver:
“But behold, my son, this is not all; for ye ought to know as I do know.” (Alma 36:30.)
Of course! It is not enough for any loving father that he has the witness himself, nor enough that he has helped others to gain a knowledge of true principles. He cannot be truly content unless those he loves best also know. It is with every true father as with Israel of old:
“If I be bereaved of my children, I am bereaved.” (Gen. 43:14.) And with Judah:
“How shall I go up to my father, and the lad be not with me?” (Gen. 44:34.)
These, then, were the vital matters which Alma had to be sure his sons understood. He taught them many related truths, many wonderful principles, but none more important: He knew! Through the graciousness and mercy of God he knew!
Through him others had been taught. But this was not enough; his son too must know! That same testimony I bear today to my own son and daughters. I do know that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Because I know, some others have had a chance to learn.
But this is not enough, my children; you must know for yourselves.
And there is something more I would add that you must know. Alma understood in a special, personal way the marvelous blessing of the forgiveness of God. It is recorded that in his youth there was in the land a climate of unbelief of spiritual darkness: “Many of the rising generation … did not believe the tradition of their fathers.
“They did not believe what had been said concerning the resurrection of the dead, neither did they believe concerning the coming of Christ.
“And now because of their unbelief they could not understand the word of God; and their hearts were hardened.
“… they would not be baptized; neither would they join the church … [nor would they] call upon the Lord their God.” (Mosiah 26:1–4.)
Alma, son of a prophet, and his friends, sons of a righteous king, partook of the spirit of rebellion and used their special gifts and talents to destroy faith. “He [and they] became a great hinderment to the prosperity of the church of God; stealing away the hearts of the people; causing much dissension … giving a chance for the enemy of God to exercise his power over them.” (Mosiah 27:9.)
They experienced after a time the suffering and sorrow that inevitably follow such a course. Through God’s mercy and because of the fasting and prayers of their fathers, priesthood leaders, and the people, and after sore repentance which involved torment and pain so keen and intense as to almost destroy them, they learned, too, the blessing of repentance and forgiveness, and the healing power of faith. They turned their lives around, were forgiven, and thereafter devoted full energy to try to rectify their misdeeds in doing good.
There is a wonderful description in the record of the program through which these former companions on the wrong road had now become “strong in the knowledge of the truth; for they were men of a sound understanding and they had searched the scriptures diligently, that they might know the word of God.
“But this is not all; they had given themselves to much prayer, and fasting; therefore they had the spirit of prophecy, and the spirit of revelation, and when they taught, they taught with power and authority of God.” (Alma 17:2–3.)
It is important now, as it has always been, that every man go to with his might, “take righteousness in his hands and faithfulness upon his loins, and lift a warning voice unto the inhabitants of the earth. …” (D&C 63:37.)
“… every man to his neighbor, in mildness and in meekness.” (D&C 38:41.)
And let each of us remember that among our neighbors are those of our own households who must know for themselves.
Alma’s father had a witness, but that was not sufficient for Alma.
Enos’s father knew and taught him, but not until Enos’s “soul hungered” and he cried to his Maker in mighty prayer and supplication did he gain the witness.
The summation of this testimony to you from the past and from your father, my son, is this: That I know that God lives and that we are his children. You and I are contemporaries in the eternal sense. I understand and know that our Heavenly Father delights in exercising loving-kindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth, and that he will sustain his children in their joys and in their afflictions. Because this knowledge has come to me from God through the Spirit, others also know and have tasted of the sweetness and joy of that knowledge.
But you too must know.
Knowing, you will be a better man than you could otherwise be, a better man than your father. You will be, as one wrote 600 years ago, more concerned to possess true humility and live a virtuous life and thus please your Heavenly Father than to discourse profoundly about him. You will prefer to “feel contrition than to know how to define it.” (Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, Milwaukee: Bruce Publishing Co., 1940, p. 2.)
God bless you, and all sons and daughters everywhere, that each of you will seek to fashion a life of service and sacred devotion, give genuine love, and choose that course of discipleship that may require yet all we have to give. May your life be rich through personal experience with that love of God which is manifested through Christ Jesus and from which nothing but yourself can separate you. God bless you to be actively engaged in a good work, but not be content to let the gospel light be hidden under a bushel of activities designed to keep you harmlessly busy, but that you will find and feast on the bread of life and share it.
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It is our conviction that the company’s men and women are our most important asset. They are a key factor in the company’s performance. That’s why our management of human resources is based on the fair treatment of all employees and designed to increase their commitment and motivation. Our main challenges in human resources management today are :
Preparing to meet tomorrow’s challenges
With our business becoming more international and the automotive industry in a state of flux, a dynamic approach to skills management is a key part of our HR policy. Our objective is to equip ourselves with the skills needed to carry out our strategy while increasing the employability of our employees
Renault’s diversity policy is focused on four main issues: gender, disability, age and origin. Actions are targeted at two key objectives: the development of employees, with the recognition that each one is unique, and the improvement of the company’s performance, by capitalizing on a broad range of talents. | <urn:uuid:ad60a0e6-c5c9-4eaf-8264-57b1bcfe583b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://group.renault.com/en/commitments/human-capital/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280872.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00320-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.94542 | 201 | 1.851563 | 2 |
272 pages, 14 b/w photos, 5 b/w illustrations
Nature Incorporated explores the Industrial Revolution in New England from an environmental perspective. The advent of the industrial age brought about significant changes in gender and class relations, and also in work and culture, but it also involved a fundamental change in the way the natural world was handled. Focusing on the legendary Waltham-Lowell style mills, Nature Incorporated examines how these textile factories brought water under their exclusive control. It examines the legal issues that arose in settling disputes over water. And it describes the far reaching ecological consequences of industrial change. Steinberg offers a reinterpretation of industrialization that centers on the struggle to control and master nature.
"Steinberg has successfully demonstrated the devastating impact of industrialization on the environment of the Merrimack Valley."
- The New England Quarterly
"Steinberg has written a major contribution to not only environmental history, but to the history of industrialization itself. He has used the tools of legal history, social history, and technological history to create an environmental history of industrialization which should be read by all students of nineteenth-century America."
- Journal of Social History
"Nature Incorporated is an important book. Not only does the author add an important environmental dimension to New England's history, but he provides a thoughtful analysis of water's transformation from being a part of nature to a mere commodity."
"Steinberg's book is a clear, detailed, and sometimes moving account of the industrializaton of the Merrimack River Valley in New Hampshire and Massachusetts, in the years between 1796 and 1894 [...] The author does an excellent job of showing the interconnections among dam builders, mill owners, farmers, and public health officials who saw the river system differently but who shared the belief that unused was wasted water [...] Everyone interested in environmental history, the history of business and technology, legal history, and the history of New England will want to read this book."
"[...] a lucid, useful case study [...]"
- Christopher Clark, American Historical Review
"Theodore Steinberg brings a much-needed environmental perspective to the study of industrial development [...] Steinberg warns that we have been 'lulled into thinking that nature can be dominated at will,' and he shows us how that illusory attitude developed."
- Patrick M. Malone, The Journal of American History
"The subject is fresh, the research is thorough, and the findings are significant [...] The author's compelling story makes a significant contribution to legal history."
- Donald J. Pisani, Business History Review
"[...] an elegantly written, well-researched monograph that sets a high standard in environmental history."
- Geoffrey Tweedale, Isis
"Nature Incorporated is an imaginative and innovative work offering rich new perspectives on a familiar topic. It is a strong reminder of the contribution that interdisciplinary approaches so central to environmental history make to an understanding of the past."
- Thomas Dublin, Journal of Interdisciplinary History
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Part II. Maturation:
4. The struggle over water
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6. Depleted waters
7. Fouled water
Part III. Decline:
8. The productive value of water
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Healthy Eating Tips For Work at Homers and Telecommuters
The first step to getting healthy is purging your environment of all things unhealthy. This includes just about anything that is fried, dunked, dipped, or battered, everything that uses high-fructose corn syrup, and the Itos food group (Fritos, Doritos, Cheetos, etc.). It is easy to leave these foods stashed in convenient places around the house, especially in and around the work area. It has all got to go. Everything. It might hurt a little at first, but nothing kills junk food cravings like giving up junk food.
Now that all of the unhealthy food has been trashed, it is time to restock the pantry. Fresh foods are the staple of any healthy diet. Normally, fresh foods line the perimeter of a grocery store, with offerings such as fruits and veggies, fresh meat, cheese, milk, eggs, and the like. This is where the majority of shopping time and resources should be spent. Fresh food has more vitamins, nutrients, and flavor, and is also digested and processed much more easily than processed or packaged foods. Journeys to the center aisles of the store should be limited, and items should be listed to avoid being lured by the bright packaging and empty promises of the happiness characteristic of today’s food marketing. The best foods found in the center aisles include brown rice and flour, beans and nuts, and certain canned foods (ones not too high in sodium). (A word on brown Vs. white foods: Any time a food like rice or flour is offered in brown and white, it is because one has been “enriched” or “processed”. “Enriched” and white together mean bleached. If you would never drink laundry supplies, please avoid white flour and rice.)
Okay, so now that the pantry is chock full of delicious, healthy foods, it is time to eat! But who has time to cook a full meal, three times a day?! Not somebody who has a flexible or unpredictable schedule. A good way to provide some structure to a new eating routine is to cook in bulk. One day a week, make three oversized entrees. That way all the leftovers can be individually frozen, reheated, and eaten on the spur of the moment. Replacing the old snack foods for something natural, with lots of complex carbs like carrots or beans is a fast track for healthy success. These new strategies should help reduce the desire to default back to the –Itos food group, and help maintain a new happy and healthy lifestyle.
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