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Tocotrienols-induced inhibition of platelet thrombus formation and platelet aggregation in stenosed canine coronary arteries.
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Abstract Background Dietary supplementation with tocotrienols has been shown to decrease the risk of coronary artery disease. Tocotrienols are plant-derived forms of vitamin E, which have potent anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, hypocholesterolemic, and neuroprotective properties. Our objective in this study was to determine the extent to which tocotrienols inhibit platelet aggregation and reduce coronary thrombosis, a major risk factor for stroke in humans. The present study was carried out to determine the comparative effects of α-tocopherol, α-tocotrienol, or tocotrienol rich fraction (TRF; a mixture of α- + γ- + δ-tocotrienols) on in vivo platelet thrombosis and ex vivo platelet aggregation (PA) after intravenous injection in anesthetized dogs, by using a mechanically stenosed circumflex coronary artery model (Folts' cyclic flow model). Results Collagen-induced platelet aggregation (PA) in platelet rich plasma (PRP) was decreased markedly after treatment with α-tocotrienol (59%; P < 0.001) and TRF (92%; P < 0.001). α-Tocopherol treatment was less effective, producing only a 22% ( P < 0.05) decrease in PA. Adenosine diphosphate-induced (ADP) PA was also decreased after treatment with α-tocotrienol (34%; P < 0.05) and TRF (42%; P < 0.025). These results also indicate that intravenously administered tocotrienols were significantly better than tocopherols in inhibiting cyclic flow reductions (CFRs), a measure of the acute platelet-mediated thrombus formation. Tocotrienols (TRF) given intravenously (10 mg/kg), abolished CFRs after a mean of 68 min (range 22 -130 min), and this abolition of CFRs was sustained throughout the monitoring period (50 - 160 min). Next, pharmacokinetic studies were carried out and tocol levels in canine plasma and platelets were measured. As expected, α-Tocopherol treatment increased levels of total tocopherols in post- vs pre-treatment specimens (57 vs 18 μg/mL in plasma, and 42 vs 10 μg/mL in platelets). However, treatment with α-tocopherol resulted in slightly decreased levels of tocotrienols in post- vs pre-treatment samples (1.4 vs 2.9 μg/mL in plasma and 2.3 vs 2.8 μg/mL in platelets). α-Tocotrienol treatment increased levels of both tocopherols and tocotrienols in post- vs pre-treatment samples (tocopherols, 45 vs 10 μg/mL in plasma and 28 vs 5 μg/mL in platelets; tocotrienols, 2.8 vs 0.9 μg/mL in plasma and 1.28 vs 1.02 μg/mL in platelets). Treatment with tocotrienols (TRF) also increased levels of tocopherols and tocotrienols in post- vs pre-treatment samples (tocopherols, 68 vs 20 μg/mL in plasma and 31.4 vs 7.9 μg/mL in platelets; tocotrienols, 8.6 vs 1.7 μg/mL in plasma and 3.8 vs 3.9 μg/mL in platelets). Conclusions The present results indicate that intravenously administered tocotrienols inhibited acute platelet-mediated thrombus formation, and collagen and ADP-induced platelet aggregation. α-Tocotrienols treatment induced increases in α-tocopherol levels of 4-fold and 6-fold in plasma and platelets, respectively. Interestingly, tocotrienols (TRF) treatment induced a less pronounced increase in the levels of tocotrienols in plasma and platelets, suggesting that intravenously administered tocotrienols may be converted to tocopherols. Tocotrienols, given intravenously, could potentially prevent pathological platelet thrombus formation and thus provide a therapeutic benefit in conditions such as stroke and myocardial infarction.
Lipids in Health and Disease. 2011 Apr 14;10(1):58
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Thus his younger brother, Vidura, helped the king’s mind awake to a vision of wisdom. He steadfastly cut through the ropes of selfish love and set out on the path of liberation that his brother showed him.
The ropes which bind the soul to a humiliating condition are wound from fibers of sveṣu-sneha: love for oneself and one’s own. We cannot seek enlightenment and maintain selfishness at the same time.
Subala’s daughter saw her husband leaving. Being very saintly and dedicated to him she followed him towards the Himalayas. They accepted the rod of renunciation with pleasure, like a great warrior accepts a beating.
Subala’s daughter is more commonly named Gāndhārī. Sūta describes her as sādhvī : a saint. This is due to her serious renunciation of personal pleasures, as expressed in her self-imposed blindness. She was therefore already quite fit and ready to renounce the world for the sake of enlightenment. Sūta also describes her as pati-vratā: dedicated to her husband. So, on both counts she very happily and willingly followed him into complete renunciation. She is like a royal warrior. A warrior accepts beatings because it is part of being a warrior. Similarly we must embrace renunciation because it is part of the reality of life. We must not flee from death like cowards. We must march out and greet it head on, with dignity, when our time is due. Vidura and Gāndhārī have just displayed excellent examples of this principle. Dhṛtarāṣṭra also serves as an example, by the good fortune of his association with those exalted souls.
The one who makes no enemies [King Yudhiṣṭhira] finished his morning prayers and rituals. He bowed to the learned and gave them grains, cows, land and gold. Then he entered the palace to respect his elders but he could not find his uncles and Subala’s Daughter.
Vidura went to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and convinced him to renounce the world in the very solitary depths of the night. The next morning King Yudhiṣṭhira woke up and went about business as usual.
What is “business as usual” for such an exalted king? First he did morning prayer and ritual. The ritual was huta-agni: lighting a sacred fire. The prayer was maitra: a special him to Mitra, a form of the sun-god who protects promises, alliances, and pacts. Sūta addresses the King as ajāta-śatru: a person who does not create enemies. Prayer to the god of alliances and friendships is important for establishing this mentality. Completing his prayer and ritual, the King then went out to bow down before learned people and insure their well-being by giving them whatever food, money or other resources they needed. Next, he entered his palace. Upon entering the palace he would first do guru-vandana: offering respect to his teachers, guides and elders. But this morning he could not do guru-vandana, because he couldn’t find his aunt Gāndhārī and uncles, Vidura and Dhṛtarāṣṭra.
Full of anxiety, he asked Sañjaya, who was sitting nearby, “Where is our blind and old uncle? Where is my aunt, so sad over the death of her children? Where is my uncle, who has always protected me? Have I been so insensitive to him and his wife, who lost their entire family? Have my injustices so disturbed them that they’ve thrown themselves into the Ganges in misery?
“When our father Pāṇḍu fell and we were still little children, our uncles protected us from danger and disaster. Where have they gone?”
A wretched person always remembers the injustices done by others. A saintly person always remembers their favors.
At first Sañjaya could not reply because he was too confused by lamentation and affection, distressed by his loss at not being able to find his lord. Brushing away his tears with his hands, he calmed his own mind and, carefully remembering the feet of his master, began to reply.
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The Worlogog is part of the cosmology of the Fourth World, and apparently native to Earth.
The New God Metron used it to transport a group of Justice Leaguers and super villains from Apokolips through several other dimensions to Earth. It was later manipulated in Zero Hour by the villain Extant to cause disturbances in the Time Stream in 1994.
During the "Rock of Ages" it was found by Lexcorp's "acquisitions department" in the possession of a Colombian drug baron who was using it as a paperweight. Upon his death, it was stolen by Lexcorp and examined by Lex Luthor. Since it was resonating in sync with the thought-patterns of an alien in Lexcorp's custody, he used it to control the alien in part of a plot against the JLA. However, he soon discovered that the object's power was far greater: it reacted to all thought, and could alter reality.
Metron arrived, and told the heroes the deeper truth - the Worlogog was a map of the universe in four dimensions, and allowed the user a certain degree of control over time and space. In one possible future, its destruction allowed Darkseid to conquer the universe totally.
The Worlogog was eventually turned over to Hourman of Justice Legion A, in his role as Metron's successor. Part of its power was stolen by Amazo, and the two androids chased each other through time before Hourman regained the Worlogog's full power. Hourman may have been wearing the Worlogog when he died at the hands of Extant.
The Worlogog temporarily fell into the hands of Vera Black when she was under the control of a mental copy of Manchester Black, taking a humanoid form for the first time. It was used to cause great destruction by Manchester, until Vera's control was regained and the lives lost were restored.
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The December 22, 2003, edition of New Scientist magazine carried an article called "Evolving with the Enemy." The article related the familiar relationship between certain people"s resistance to malaria and a mutation that affects the haemoglobin molecule, and went on to engage in evolutionist comments regarding this.
This mutation which affects the structure of haemoglobin causes sickle-cell anaemia and thalassemia in human beings, but also provides protection against malaria infection. Emphasising this acquisition of protection, evolutionists suggest that the mutation in question is "beneficial" and fall into the error that they can cite it as an example of genetic data enhancing mutations, which Darwinism requires but has never been able to find.
The fact is, however, that the mutation in question does not increase genetic information, because it does not provide human beings with a new gene or protein, but actually damages them by leading to anaemia. The harm done by this mutation, which leads to serious and even deadly diseases in the body, causes death due to malnutrition of various organs and tissues in the body, and can spread by being transmitted to subsequent generations, is evident. However, evolutionists ignore all these facts and interpret the partial protection against malaria the illness provides as a "gift" of evolution. This is of course a most ridiculous interpretation. In the light of that logic one might claim that people born blind from birth will never have to drive cars and that the risk they face from dying in car accidents is thus significantly reduced. According to that irrational logic being born blind could even be regarded as a genetic gift. That viewpoint is just as illogical as evolutionists" comments regarding "beneficial mutation" in terms of sickle-cell anaemia.
Detailed information is provided in New Scientist about the structure of the mutation in question, its effects and the scientific process that led to its discovery. None of these, however, constitute evidence of "evolution" (in other words macro-evolution) in the sense envisaged by Darwinism.
In the same article, it was also stated that as well as the haemoglobin mutation other mutations could provide protection against various illnesses, and resistance to HIV virus was cited as an example of this. As in the haemoglobin mutation, this is also a phenomenon which does not increase genetic information and therefore constitutes no evidence for claims of evolution.
The striking point in the article is the way that New Scientist reports that the efforts of Darwinist scientists to come up with an evolutionary account of all illnesses starting from such mutations stem from a lack of evidence:
Recently, some researchers have attempted to interpret many, if not all, human diseases in evolutionary terms, and the new field of "evolutionary medicine" has appeared. . . This is highly speculative and based on little or no evidence at present.
This lack of evidence actually applies to the entire theory of evolution, not just "evolutionary medicine."
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Teaching the alphabet to toddlers is of utmost importance. It will drive them to be academically successful—the ability to identify letters and their sounds links to their reading and writing skills. Hence, kids must learn the alphabet as soon as they can.
However, teaching ABC to toddlers is not always a walk to the park, mostly when the approach bores the little ones. Toddlers love to play, so if you want to teach them the alphabet, you must teach them through play.
As a good first step, you can invest in educational toys that will help your child master the alphabet letters. Or, you may also opt for educational mobile apps with features that can help your toddler excel not only in the alphabet but in other subjects as well.
Some toddlers learn the alphabet at age two and read at age three. But that won’t happen by forcing them to sit at a desk and have them memorize all 26 letters. That would feel like they are being punished, and they’re likely not to enjoy learning the alphabet.
You can be purposeful about introducing ABC activities, interactive toys, and alphabet games that will allow them to stimulate their curiosity. In a nutshell, you must let play takeover.
Below are some actionable tips on teaching toddlers letters.
Tips on Teaching the Alphabet to Toddlers
1. Introduce books
While books can be intimidating for toddlers, they are our friends. And you must help your toddlers feel the same way about them. Of course, it would be insane to introduce thick novels and fiction books to your children. Instead, introduce alphabet books and storybooks that are filled with colorful illustrations or photos.
Read to your toddler, and you’ll be surprised as their attention to books grow. When they start noticing the letters and words, you can begin reading and pointing them. When you do this, toddlers will mimic your behaviors (as they usually do), and soon they will begin to retain the information as they are learning.
Make sure to read with your child as often as possible. Also, introduce a variety of books to retain their interest. Buy books that are rich in images and interactive.
2. Sing ABC songs
Alphabet songs and nursery rhymes may not be very exciting for you, but they will help your toddler learn the alphabet in a fun way—without any pressure!
Many parents play ABCs in their houses, probably over a hundred times. In the beginning, your toddler will learn each letter and their sounds. As they continue to listen to such songs, they will enhance their comprehension and soon sing along to the alphabet songs.
It’s essential that you introduce a variety of ABC songs. Otherwise, your toddler might get tired of it. Sing with your child, and better yet, dance over the alphabet songs. Repeat this often, and you’ll be surprised to see your child pick up the alphabet letters faster.
3. Introduce ABC games and interactive toys
Toddlers love to play—it’s what they want to do most of the time. So, use toys and games that will entertain them and at the same time, teach them the alphabet. This way, they’re learning while playing.
You can purchase letter boards and other interactive ABC toys online or in your local department store. Choose toys that will also improve their sensory skills. As a side note, we suggest picking wooden toys over plastic ones. We also recommend toys that are intact, so you don’t have to search for missing pieces every time your toddler plays with them.
Furthermore, we also advise selecting toys with photos in it (images that represent each letter. I.e., apple for A, ball for B, etc.) These visual aids will help your toddler recognize letters and widen their vocabulary.
4. Buy letter puzzles
Puzzles… puzzles… Puzzles. What better way to stimulate your toddler’s logical and critical thinking than puzzles? We like to use puzzles as learning tools because they enhance many skills, most notably sensory and problem-solving skills.
When teaching the alphabet to toddlers, it’s best to encourage them to use their eyes and ears and their hands, which give added benefits of enhancing fine and gross motor skills.
Purchase a variety of letter games and puzzles. When playing with your toddler, don’t just focus on teaching the letters in alphabetical order. Use the letter pieces during play, and don’t rely on call-and-response. For example, instead of simply asking your child to look for the letter S, you can instead hide the letters and let your child search them. Ask them what letter they found.
5. Use downloadable worksheets
Many kids enjoy coloring. If your child loves doing so, you may introduce letter coloring sheets. They are generally available on educational websites, such as All Digital School. You can find many free downloadable printable worksheets online.
When choosing worksheets, it’s best to start with simple design sheets. Complicated designs with lots of colors and objects can be distracting. Remember, your goal here is to incorporate alphabet learning with coloring.
Provide your child with several coloring utensils, like sharpies, markers, paint, and crayons.
Zoolingo for Teaching the Alphabet for Toddlers
If screen time doesn’t bother you, we suggest using educational toddler apps for your kids. Zoolingo is an innovative mobile app that you can use for teaching letters to toddlers. It features alphabet games and puzzles that will help enhance your child’s knowledge of the alphabet.
With Zoolingo, your toddler will learn to identify each letter, trace them, and organize them in the correct order. Zoolingo has three main alphabet games:
Our letter tracing game aims to help toddlers learn the alphabet as they trace them. We start by playing a phonic song for each letter. The phonic song involves bright, colorful graphics and cheerful music that repeats the word associated with the letter. (A is for apple, a-a-apple, a-a-apple. A, apple).
Then, we ask toddlers to trace the letter on the screen. To help them, we’ve placed arrows teaching them which direction they should trace first. We also show a quick guide to make the process much easier for them.
Letter tracing has been proven effective at helping children remember and recognize letters. They also get to improve their fine motor skills and build penmanship.
Our alphabet games are available in 13 languages. You may switch languages quickly and easily in-game.
We want kids to master the alphabet as soon as they can. Our letter recognition game is perfect for toddlers who have already memorized the alphabet song. This game challenges them to select the letter being said in the game.
Letter recognition is critical because it enables toddlers to figure out how printed text is linked with the spoken language. When kids master the letter names, they can sound out letters much easier. The sounds of several letter names are closely associated with the letter sound.
The game will ask kids to select the spoken letter. For example, select D when you hear the /d/ sound or choose M when you hear the /m/ sound. Toddlers exposed to letter recognition will learn not only the letter form but the sound as well.
The ability to recognize letters is crucial for kids to learn reading. It also comes before phonemic decoding and awareness.
Our third letter game for teaching the alphabet to toddlers is the sequencing game. In this game, we ask toddlers to select the correct letter that will complete the sequence. This will help them recall what they’ve learned from the alphabet songs, the tracing game, and the letter recognition game.
It’s essential that kids can identify letters whether they are in or out of sequence. Sequencing letters (and other games associated with organizing ideas, events, or thoughts) have been proven to boost memorization and logical thinking. Toddlers exposed to this kind of game, therefore, will be able to sharpen their thinking skills.
Our letter sequencing game is fun and easy. It’s interactive and explicitly designed to keep toddlers interested and engaged.
Download Zoolingo Now!
Zoolingo is a free-to-download educational app that features hundreds of games and puzzles. Our zoo-themed games will teach toddlers and preschoolers all they need to become literate and excellent achievers!
By playing Zoolingo, toddlers can master the alphabet. Not just that, we also have math games, mazes, vocabulary games, coloring pages, and spelling. They will also see different land, sea, and air animals. Our latest Zoo game enables kids to clean, feed, and dress up various zoo animals!
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While some dolls are able to stand on their own, in most cases, proper upright display of a collectable doll requires a doll stand. Making your own doll stands is not only a good way to be thrifty, it allows you to customise according to the height and shape of the doll you wish to showcase.
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Things you need
- Dressmaker's tape measure
- Large vice grips
- Wire coat hanger
- Tin snips
- Plasti-dip liquid (available at hardware stores)
- Craft plaque
- Wood glue
Straighten your wire coat hanger. Unwind the top hook and trim off the curly section where the wire was twisted together.
Measure your doll. Measure the height of the doll from floor to waist, then measure the waist itself.
Cut two straight lengths of coat hanger wire with tin snips. Each length should be equal to the measurement of the doll's waist height, plus half the waist measurement, plus the thickness of your wood plaque.
Drill two holes through the top of the wood plaque, placed about a third of an inch apart and towards the back. Choose your drill bit according to the thickness of the wire hanger you're working with; err on the side of too small and make the holes bigger until you can insert the wire into them for a snug fit.
Insert the two strips of wire into the holes in the wood. They should fight tightly, but if they wobble at all, fill the space in the hole with wood glue and let it dry (be sure to put some newspaper under the wood, as the glue may drip out the bottom).
Bend the top of the wires into a circular shape using your vice grips. Start the circle at the height of the doll's waist, measured from the wood. Be sure to hold each piece of wire at the base; twist it to avoid creating torque that will twist the wire out of the holes in the wood.
Dip the rounded tips of wire in Plasti-dip. Let dry according to the instructions on the dip can.
Paint or varnish the craft plaque, if desired.
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Holiday scams, porch pirates: What to watch for, how to protect yourself
- The holidays bring an uptick in scams as more people shop online, buy gift cards and have packages delivered to their homes.
- There are ways to protect your personal information, money and packages from bad actors.
The holidays are as hectic as it gets. You are scheduling travel and spending what feels like six months of paychecks on holiday gifts and decor, often online.
In the chaos, It’s easy to fall prey to internet and gift card scams that are more common during the holidays.
More packages on your doorstep means more opportunities for “porch pirates” to snatch gift items.
Here’s a rundown of some typical schemes that could ruin your holiday cheer, how to notice them and what to do to protect yourself.
Phony websites or emails
“Spoofing” websites or social media platforms may claim to represent large retailers.
They’re fraudulent, and they may never deliver the products you paid for.
Hackers may use emails that advertise special deals or masquerade as order confirmation notices to gain information about your identity or download dangerous software onto your computer.
Double check the website
Be wary of deeply discounted items featured on retail websites or social media platforms you’ve never heard of.
Google the name of the supposed retailer to check for legitimacy and reviews.
Inspect the details
Check URLs (what’s in the search bar when you pull up a website).
They should have “https” at the beginning. If it shows nothing before the webpage name, or it simply has “http,” you may not be using the legitimate website.
If a site has an outdated design, multiple pop-up windows or a lack of pertinent information for buyers, be wary.
The site could be dangerous and lead to hacking opportunities and computer viruses or malware.
Watch out for requests to download additional software or an app to obtain information about your purchase or delivery.
Spelling or grammar errors are often signs of an illegitimate website or social media platform.
Gift card theft
Gift cards are big targets for theft or scammers. They’re difficult to trace and refund if your money is stolen.
A scammer may collect gift card numbers and PINs from cards still hanging on the store display, only to siphon off the funds and leave eventual gift card buyers with nothing.
Gift cards are one of the most requested holiday gifts — 60% of internet users surveyed asked for one in 2018, according to a National Retail Federation study.
Check the packaging
If you buy or are given a gift card this Christmas, check for tampering around the packaging.
Check if the PIN on the card is exposed — a scammer may have already written the code down and could have access to the card's funds.
Check for a sticker over the activation code, which is another ploy for hackers to link to their own account once money is loaded onto a gift card.
Use it fast
Try to use the gift card as soon as possible. Be aware of your card balances so that if money disappears, you’ll know.
Stash it away
If you’re using a digital gift card, store it in a mobile wallet or account that is password protected.
Don’t pay anyone
Don’t ever buy or use gift cards for the purpose of sending money to an official agency or a person.
Scammers, some impersonating government agencies, may ask a victim to buy gift cards and read the card numbers over the phone.
Government agencies, utility providers or airlines will never ask for payment via gift cards.
You order gifts online, only to realize your package was delivered and stolen from your own property.
About a third of U.S. residents have been victims of package theft, according to a 2017 Wakefield Research Poll for Comcast.
Schedule or hold your delivery
Some package delivery services, like FedEx, will allow you to schedule your package delivery for when you’re home.
Others offer to hold your package at their location until you can come pick it up or have it delivered on another date.
You can also have your package delivered to a secure Amazon or USPS locker and pick it up later.
Require a signature
You can set your delivery options with UPS, the U.S. Post Office or another delivery carrier to require your signature before a package is delivered.
With this option, you must be home at delivery time.
Delivery inside your home
Use Amazon Key or August Access to control access to your front walkway, porch or living area so delivery workers can deposit packages inside where porch pirates can’t reach them.
Guard your deliveries
Use a product like Package Guard, which holds a package and emits a siren sound if the parcel is removed by anyone but the owner.
There is also a Porch Pirate bag, which protects your package with a combination lock and can be fastened to your front door or gate.
Security cameras or video doorbell
Keep an eye out for thieves with home security cameras or a doorbell with video capabilities (some doorbells come with night vision).
Video doorbells can stream live video to your phone and/or automatically record who is on your doorstep with motion detection.
Or you can always give your potential porch pirate a fright with motion-detector lights on your porch or garage.
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The rubber hand illusion (RHI) is a popular experimental paradigm. Participants view touch on an artificial rubber hand while the participants' own hidden hand is touched. If the viewed and felt touches are given at the same time then this is sufficient to induce the compelling experience that the rubber hand is one's own hand. The RHI can be used to investigate exactly how the brain constructs distinct body representations for one's own body. Such representations are crucial for successful interactions with the external world. To obtain a subjective measure of the RHI, researchers typically ask participants to rate statements such as "I felt as if the rubber hand were my hand". Here we demonstrate how the crossmodal congruency task can be used to obtain an objective behavioral measure within this paradigm.
The variant of the crossmodal congruency task we employ involves the presentation of tactile targets and visual distractors. Targets and distractors are spatially congruent (i.e. same finger) on some trials and incongruent (i.e. different finger) on others. The difference in performance between incongruent and congruent trials - the crossmodal congruency effect (CCE) - indexes multisensory interactions. Importantly, the CCE is modulated both by viewing a hand as well as the synchrony of viewed and felt touch which are both crucial factors for the RHI.
The use of the crossmodal congruency task within the RHI paradigm has several advantages. It is a simple behavioral measure which can be repeated many times and which can be obtained during the illusion while participants view the artificial hand. Furthermore, this measure is not susceptible to observer and experimenter biases. The combination of the RHI paradigm with the crossmodal congruency task allows in particular for the investigation of multisensory processes which are critical for modulations of body representations as in the RHI.
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A Fully Automated Rodent Conditioning Protocol for Sensorimotor Integration and Cognitive Control Experiments
Institutions: Michigan State University, Michigan State University, Michigan State University.
Rodents have been traditionally used as a standard animal model in laboratory experiments involving a myriad of sensory, cognitive, and motor tasks. Higher cognitive functions that require precise control over sensorimotor responses such as decision-making and attentional modulation, however, are typically assessed in nonhuman primates. Despite the richness of primate behavior that allows multiple variants of these functions to be studied, the rodent model remains an attractive, cost-effective alternative to primate models. Furthermore, the ability to fully automate operant conditioning in rodents adds unique advantages over the labor intensive training of nonhuman primates while studying a broad range of these complex functions.
Here, we introduce a protocol for operantly conditioning rats on performing working memory tasks. During critical epochs of the task, the protocol ensures that the animal's overt movement is minimized by requiring the animal to 'fixate' until a Go cue is delivered, akin to nonhuman primate experimental design. A simple two alternative forced choice task is implemented to demonstrate the performance. We discuss the application of this paradigm to other tasks.
Behavior, Issue 86, operant conditioning, cognitive function, sensorimotor integration, decision making, Neurophysiology
Haptic/Graphic Rehabilitation: Integrating a Robot into a Virtual Environment Library and Applying it to Stroke Therapy
Institutions: University of Illinois at Chicago and Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Recent research that tests interactive devices for prolonged therapy practice has revealed new prospects for robotics combined with graphical and other forms of biofeedback. Previous human-robot interactive systems have required different software commands to be implemented for each robot leading to unnecessary developmental overhead time each time a new system becomes available. For example, when a haptic/graphic virtual reality environment has been coded for one specific robot to provide haptic feedback, that specific robot would not be able to be traded for another robot without recoding the program. However, recent efforts in the open source community have proposed a wrapper class approach that can elicit nearly identical responses regardless of the robot used. The result can lead researchers across the globe to perform similar experiments using shared code. Therefore modular "switching out"of one robot for another would not affect development time. In this paper, we outline the successful creation and implementation of a wrapper class for one robot into the open-source H3DAPI, which integrates the software commands most commonly used by all robots.
Bioengineering, Issue 54, robotics, haptics, virtual reality, wrapper class, rehabilitation robotics, neural engineering, H3DAPI, C++
Contextual and Cued Fear Conditioning Test Using a Video Analyzing System in Mice
Institutions: Fujita Health University, Core Research for Evolutionary Science and Technology (CREST), National Institutes of Natural Sciences.
The contextual and cued fear conditioning test is one of the behavioral tests that assesses the ability of mice to learn and remember an association between environmental cues and aversive experiences. In this test, mice are placed into a conditioning chamber and are given parings of a conditioned stimulus (an auditory cue) and an aversive unconditioned stimulus (an electric footshock). After a delay time, the mice are exposed to the same conditioning chamber and a differently shaped chamber with presentation of the auditory cue. Freezing behavior during the test is measured as an index of fear memory. To analyze the behavior automatically, we have developed a video analyzing system using the ImageFZ application software program, which is available as a free download at http://www.mouse-phenotype.org/. Here, to show the details of our protocol, we demonstrate our procedure for the contextual and cued fear conditioning test in C57BL/6J mice using the ImageFZ system. In addition, we validated our protocol and the video analyzing system performance by comparing freezing time measured by the ImageFZ system or a photobeam-based computer measurement system with that scored by a human observer. As shown in our representative results, the data obtained by ImageFZ were similar to those analyzed by a human observer, indicating that the behavioral analysis using the ImageFZ system is highly reliable. The present movie article provides detailed information regarding the test procedures and will promote understanding of the experimental situation.
Behavior, Issue 85, Fear, Learning, Memory, ImageFZ program, Mouse, contextual fear, cued fear
Designing a Bio-responsive Robot from DNA Origami
Institutions: Bar-Ilan University.
Nucleic acids are astonishingly versatile. In addition to their natural role as storage medium for biological information1
, they can be utilized in parallel computing2,3
, recognize and bind molecular or cellular targets4,5
, catalyze chemical reactions6,7
, and generate calculated responses in a biological system8,9
. Importantly, nucleic acids can be programmed to self-assemble into 2D and 3D structures10-12
, enabling the integration of all these remarkable features in a single robot linking the sensing of biological cues to a preset response in order to exert a desired effect.
Creating shapes from nucleic acids was first proposed by Seeman13
, and several variations on this theme have since been realized using various techniques11,12,14,15
. However, the most significant is perhaps the one proposed by Rothemund, termed scaffolded DNA origami16
. In this technique, the folding of a long (>7,000 bases) single-stranded DNA 'scaffold'
is directed to a desired shape by hundreds of short complementary strands termed 'staples'
. Folding is carried out by temperature annealing ramp. This technique was successfully demonstrated in the creation of a diverse array of 2D shapes with remarkable precision and robustness. DNA origami was later extended to 3D as well17,18
The current paper will focus on the caDNAno 2.0 software19
developed by Douglas and colleagues. caDNAno is a robust, user-friendly CAD tool enabling the design of 2D and 3D DNA origami shapes with versatile features. The design process relies on a systematic and accurate abstraction scheme for DNA structures, making it relatively straightforward and efficient.
In this paper we demonstrate the design of a DNA origami nanorobot that has been recently described20
. This robot is 'robotic' in the sense that it links sensing to actuation, in order to perform a task. We explain how various sensing schemes can be integrated into the structure, and how this can be relayed to a desired effect. Finally we use Cando21
to simulate the mechanical properties of the designed shape. The concept we discuss can be adapted to multiple tasks and settings.
Bioengineering, Issue 77, Genetics, Biomedical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Medicine, Genomics, Nanotechnology, Nanomedicine, DNA origami, nanorobot, caDNAno, DNA, DNA Origami, nucleic acids, DNA structures, CAD, sequencing
Laboratory-determined Phosphorus Flux from Lake Sediments as a Measure of Internal Phosphorus Loading
Institutions: Grand Valley State University.
Eutrophication is a water quality issue in lakes worldwide, and there is a critical need to identify and control nutrient sources. Internal phosphorus (P) loading from lake sediments can account for a substantial portion of the total P load in eutrophic, and some mesotrophic, lakes. Laboratory determination of P release rates from sediment cores is one approach for determining the role of internal P loading and guiding management decisions. Two principal alternatives to experimental determination of sediment P release exist for estimating internal load: in situ
measurements of changes in hypolimnetic P over time and P mass balance. The experimental approach using laboratory-based sediment incubations to quantify internal P load is a direct method, making it a valuable tool for lake management and restoration.
Laboratory incubations of sediment cores can help determine the relative importance of internal vs. external P loads, as well as be used to answer a variety of lake management and research questions. We illustrate the use of sediment core incubations to assess the effectiveness of an aluminum sulfate (alum) treatment for reducing sediment P release. Other research questions that can be investigated using this approach include the effects of sediment resuspension and bioturbation on P release.
The approach also has limitations. Assumptions must be made with respect to: extrapolating results from sediment cores to the entire lake; deciding over what time periods to measure nutrient release; and addressing possible core tube artifacts. A comprehensive dissolved oxygen monitoring strategy to assess temporal and spatial redox status in the lake provides greater confidence in annual P loads estimated from sediment core incubations.
Environmental Sciences, Issue 85, Limnology, internal loading, eutrophication, nutrient flux, sediment coring, phosphorus, lakes
Using the Threat Probability Task to Assess Anxiety and Fear During Uncertain and Certain Threat
Institutions: University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Fear of certain threat and anxiety about uncertain threat are distinct emotions with unique behavioral, cognitive-attentional, and neuroanatomical components. Both anxiety and fear can be studied in the laboratory by measuring the potentiation of the startle reflex. The startle reflex is a defensive reflex that is potentiated when an organism is threatened and the need for defense is high. The startle reflex is assessed via electromyography (EMG) in the orbicularis oculi muscle elicited by brief, intense, bursts of acoustic white noise (i.e.
, “startle probes”). Startle potentiation is calculated as the increase in startle response magnitude during presentation of sets of visual threat cues that signal delivery of mild electric shock relative to sets of matched cues that signal the absence of shock (no-threat cues). In the Threat Probability Task, fear is measured via startle potentiation to high probability (100% cue-contingent shock; certain) threat cues whereas anxiety is measured via startle potentiation to low probability (20% cue-contingent shock; uncertain) threat cues. Measurement of startle potentiation during the Threat Probability Task provides an objective and easily implemented alternative to assessment of negative affect via self-report or other methods (e.g.
, neuroimaging) that may be inappropriate or impractical for some researchers. Startle potentiation has been studied rigorously in both animals (e.g
., rodents, non-human primates) and humans which facilitates animal-to-human translational research. Startle potentiation during certain and uncertain threat provides an objective measure of negative affective and distinct emotional states (fear, anxiety) to use in research on psychopathology, substance use/abuse and broadly in affective science. As such, it has been used extensively by clinical scientists interested in psychopathology etiology and by affective scientists interested in individual differences in emotion.
Behavior, Issue 91,
Startle; electromyography; shock; addiction; uncertainty; fear; anxiety; humans; psychophysiology; translational
Modeling Biological Membranes with Circuit Boards and Measuring Electrical Signals in Axons: Student Laboratory Exercises
Institutions: University of Kentucky, University of Toronto.
This is a demonstration of how electrical models can be used to characterize biological membranes. This exercise also introduces biophysical terminology used in electrophysiology. The same equipment is used in the membrane model as on live preparations. Some properties of an isolated nerve cord are investigated: nerve action potentials, recruitment of neurons, and responsiveness of the nerve cord to environmental factors.
Basic Protocols, Issue 47, Invertebrate, Crayfish, Modeling, Student laboratory, Nerve cord
Construction and Characterization of External Cavity Diode Lasers for Atomic Physics
Institutions: The Australian National University.
Since their development in the late 1980s, cheap, reliable external cavity diode lasers (ECDLs) have replaced complex and expensive traditional dye and Titanium Sapphire lasers as the workhorse laser of atomic physics labs1,2
. Their versatility and prolific use throughout atomic physics in applications such as absorption spectroscopy and laser cooling1,2
makes it imperative for incoming students to gain a firm practical understanding of these lasers. This publication builds upon the seminal work by Wieman3
, updating components, and providing a video tutorial. The setup, frequency locking and performance characterization of an ECDL will be described. Discussion of component selection and proper mounting of both diodes and gratings, the factors affecting mode selection within the cavity, proper alignment for optimal external feedback, optics setup for coarse and fine frequency sensitive measurements, a brief overview of laser locking techniques, and laser linewidth measurements are included.
Physics, Issue 86, External Cavity Diode Laser, atomic spectroscopy, laser cooling, Bose-Einstein condensation, Zeeman modulation
Correlating Behavioral Responses to fMRI Signals from Human Prefrontal Cortex: Examining Cognitive Processes Using Task Analysis
Institutions: Centre for Vision Research, York University, Centre for Vision Research, York University.
The aim of this methods paper is to describe how to implement a neuroimaging technique to examine complementary brain processes engaged by two similar tasks. Participants' behavior during task performance in an fMRI scanner can then be correlated to the brain activity using the blood-oxygen-level-dependent signal. We measure behavior to be able to sort correct trials, where the subject performed the task correctly and then be able to examine the brain signals related to correct performance. Conversely, if subjects do not perform the task correctly, and these trials are included in the same analysis with the correct trials we would introduce trials that were not only for correct performance. Thus, in many cases these errors can be used themselves to then correlate brain activity to them. We describe two complementary tasks that are used in our lab to examine the brain during suppression of an automatic responses: the stroop1
and anti-saccade tasks. The emotional stroop paradigm instructs participants to either report the superimposed emotional 'word' across the affective faces or the facial 'expressions' of the face stimuli1,2
. When the word and the facial expression refer to different emotions, a conflict between what must be said and what is automatically read occurs. The participant has to resolve the conflict between two simultaneously competing processes of word reading and facial expression. Our urge to read out a word leads to strong 'stimulus-response (SR)' associations; hence inhibiting these strong SR's is difficult and participants are prone to making errors. Overcoming this conflict and directing attention away from the face or the word requires the subject to inhibit bottom up processes which typically directs attention to the more salient stimulus. Similarly, in the anti-saccade task3,4,5,6
, where an instruction cue is used to direct only attention to a peripheral stimulus location but then the eye movement is made to the mirror opposite position. Yet again we measure behavior by recording the eye movements of participants which allows for the sorting of the behavioral responses into correct and error trials7
which then can be correlated to brain activity. Neuroimaging now allows researchers to measure different behaviors of correct and error trials that are indicative of different cognitive processes and pinpoint the different neural networks involved.
Neuroscience, Issue 64, fMRI, eyetracking, BOLD, attention, inhibition, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, MRI
Fluorescence Microscopy Methods for Determining the Viability of Bacteria in Association with Mammalian Cells
Institutions: University of Virginia Health Sciences Center.
Central to the field of bacterial pathogenesis is the ability to define if and how microbes survive after exposure to eukaryotic cells. Current protocols to address these questions include colony count assays, gentamicin protection assays, and electron microscopy. Colony count and gentamicin protection assays only assess the viability of the entire bacterial population and are unable to determine individual bacterial viability. Electron microscopy can be used to determine the viability of individual bacteria and provide information regarding their localization in host cells. However, bacteria often display a range of electron densities, making assessment of viability difficult. This article outlines protocols for the use of fluorescent dyes that reveal the viability of individual bacteria inside and associated with host cells. These assays were developed originally to assess survival of Neisseria gonorrhoeae
in primary human neutrophils, but should be applicable to any bacterium-host cell interaction. These protocols combine membrane-permeable fluorescent dyes (SYTO9 and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole [DAPI]), which stain all bacteria, with membrane-impermeable fluorescent dyes (propidium iodide and SYTOX Green), which are only accessible to nonviable bacteria. Prior to eukaryotic cell permeabilization, an antibody or fluorescent reagent is added to identify extracellular bacteria. Thus these assays discriminate the viability of bacteria adherent to and inside eukaryotic cells. A protocol is also provided for using the viability dyes in combination with fluorescent antibodies to eukaryotic cell markers, in order to determine the subcellular localization of individual bacteria. The bacterial viability dyes discussed in this article are a sensitive complement and/or alternative to traditional microbiology techniques to evaluate the viability of individual bacteria and provide information regarding where bacteria survive in host cells.
Microbiology, Issue 79, Immunology, Infection, Cancer Biology, Genetics, Cellular Biology, Molecular Biology, Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Microscopy, Confocal, Microscopy, Fluorescence, Bacteria, Bacterial Infections and Mycoses, bacteria, infection, viability, fluorescence microscopy, cell, imaging
A Neuroscientific Approach to the Examination of Concussions in Student-Athletes
Institutions: Elon University, Elon University, Duquesne University, Elon University.
Concussions are occurring at alarming rates in the United States and have become a serious public health concern. The CDC estimates that 1.6 to 3.8 million concussions occur in sports and recreational activities annually. Concussion as defined by the 2013 Concussion Consensus Statement “may be caused either by a direct blow to the head, face, neck or elsewhere on the body with an ‘impulsive’ force transmitted to the head.” Concussions leave the individual with both short- and long-term effects. The short-term effects of sport related concussions may include changes in playing ability, confusion, memory disturbance, the loss of consciousness, slowing of reaction time, loss of coordination, headaches, dizziness, vomiting, changes in sleep patterns and mood changes. These symptoms typically resolve in a matter of days. However, while some individuals recover from a single concussion rather quickly, many experience lingering effects that can last for weeks or months. The factors related to concussion susceptibility and the subsequent recovery times are not well known or understood at this time. Several factors have been suggested and they include the individual’s concussion history, the severity of the initial injury, history of migraines, history of learning disabilities, history of psychiatric comorbidities, and possibly, genetic factors. Many studies have individually investigated certain factors both the short-term and long-term effects of concussions, recovery time course, susceptibility and recovery. What has not been clearly established is an effective multifaceted approach to concussion evaluation that would yield valuable information related to the etiology, functional changes, and recovery. The purpose of this manuscript is to show one such multifaceted approached which examines concussions using computerized neurocognitive testing, event related potentials, somatosensory perceptual responses, balance assessment, gait assessment and genetic testing.
Medicine, Issue 94, Concussions, Student-Athletes, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Genetics, Cognitive Function, Balance, Gait, Somatosensory
Training Synesthetic Letter-color Associations by Reading in Color
Institutions: University of Amsterdam.
Synesthesia is a rare condition in which a stimulus from one modality automatically and consistently triggers unusual sensations in the same and/or other modalities. A relatively common and well-studied type is grapheme-color synesthesia, defined as the consistent experience of color when viewing, hearing and thinking about letters, words and numbers. We describe our method for investigating to what extent synesthetic associations between letters and colors can be learned by reading in color in nonsynesthetes. Reading in color is a special method for training associations in the sense that the associations are learned implicitly while the reader reads text as he or she normally would and it does not require explicit computer-directed training methods. In this protocol, participants are given specially prepared books to read in which four high-frequency letters are paired with four high-frequency colors. Participants receive unique sets of letter-color pairs based on their pre-existing preferences for colored letters. A modified Stroop task is administered before and after reading in order to test for learned letter-color associations and changes in brain activation. In addition to objective testing, a reading experience questionnaire is administered that is designed to probe for differences in subjective experience. A subset of questions may predict how well an individual learned the associations from reading in color. Importantly, we are not claiming that this method will cause each individual to develop grapheme-color synesthesia, only that it is possible for certain individuals to form letter-color associations by reading in color and these associations are similar in some aspects to those seen in developmental grapheme-color synesthetes. The method is quite flexible and can be used to investigate different aspects and outcomes of training synesthetic associations, including learning-induced changes in brain function and structure.
Behavior, Issue 84, synesthesia, training, learning, reading, vision, memory, cognition
Methods to Explore the Influence of Top-down Visual Processes on Motor Behavior
Institutions: Rutgers University, Rutgers University, Rutgers University, Rutgers University, Rutgers University.
Kinesthetic awareness is important to successfully navigate the environment. When we interact with our daily surroundings, some aspects of movement are deliberately planned, while others spontaneously occur below conscious awareness. The deliberate component of this dichotomy has been studied extensively in several contexts, while the spontaneous component remains largely under-explored. Moreover, how perceptual processes modulate these movement classes is still unclear. In particular, a currently debated issue is whether the visuomotor system is governed by the spatial percept produced by a visual illusion or whether it is not affected by the illusion and is governed instead by the veridical percept. Bistable percepts such as 3D depth inversion illusions (DIIs) provide an excellent context to study such interactions and balance, particularly when used in combination with reach-to-grasp movements. In this study, a methodology is developed that uses a DII to clarify the role of top-down processes on motor action, particularly exploring how reaches toward a target on a DII are affected in both deliberate and spontaneous movement domains.
Behavior, Issue 86, vision for action, vision for perception, motor control, reach, grasp, visuomotor, ventral stream, dorsal stream, illusion, space perception, depth inversion
Irrelevant Stimuli and Action Control: Analyzing the Influence of Ignored Stimuli via the Distractor-Response Binding Paradigm
Institutions: Trier University, Trier University.
Selection tasks in which simple stimuli (e.g.
letters) are presented and a target stimulus has to be selected against one or more distractor stimuli are frequently used in the research on human action control. One important question in these settings is how distractor stimuli, competing with the target stimulus for a response, influence actions. The distractor-response binding paradigm can be used to investigate this influence. It is particular useful to separately analyze response retrieval and distractor inhibition effects. Computer-based experiments are used to collect the data (reaction times and error rates). In a number of sequentially presented pairs of stimulus arrays (prime-probe design), participants respond to targets while ignoring distractor stimuli. Importantly, the factors response relation in the arrays of each pair (repetition vs. change) and distractor relation (repetition vs. change) are varied orthogonally. The repetition of the same distractor then has a different effect depending on response relation (repetition vs. change) between arrays. This result pattern can be explained by response retrieval due to distractor repetition. In addition, distractor inhibition effects are indicated by a general advantage due to distractor repetition. The described paradigm has proven useful to determine relevant parameters for response retrieval effects on human action.
Behavior, Issue 87, stimulus-response binding, distractor-response binding, response retrieval, distractor inhibition, event file, action control, selection task
Study Motor Skill Learning by Single-pellet Reaching Tasks in Mice
Institutions: University of California, Santa Cruz.
Reaching for and retrieving objects require precise and coordinated motor movements in the forelimb. When mice are repeatedly trained to grasp and retrieve food rewards positioned at a specific location, their motor performance (defined as accuracy and speed) improves progressively over time, and plateaus after persistent training. Once such reaching skill is mastered, its further maintenance does not require constant practice. Here we introduce a single-pellet reaching task to study the acquisition and maintenance of skilled forelimb movements in mice. In this video, we first describe the behaviors of mice that are commonly encountered in this learning and memory paradigm, and then discuss how to categorize these behaviors and quantify the observed results. Combined with mouse genetics, this paradigm can be utilized as a behavioral platform to explore the anatomical underpinnings, physiological properties, and molecular mechanisms of learning and memory.
Behavior, Issue 85, mouse, neuroscience, motor skill learning, single-pellet reaching, forelimb movements, Learning and Memory
Corticospinal Excitability Modulation During Action Observation
Institutions: Universita degli Studi di Padova.
This study used the transcranial magnetic stimulation/motor evoked potential (TMS/MEP) technique to pinpoint when the automatic tendency to mirror someone else's action becomes anticipatory simulation of a complementary act. TMS was delivered to the left primary motor cortex corresponding to the hand to induce the highest level of MEP activity from the abductor digiti minimi (ADM; the muscle serving little finger abduction) as well as the first dorsal interosseus (FDI; the muscle serving index finger flexion/extension) muscles. A neuronavigation system was used to maintain the position of the TMS coil, and electromyographic (EMG) activity was recorded from the right ADM and FDI muscles. Producing original data with regard to motor resonance, the combined TMS/MEP technique has taken research on the perception-action coupling mechanism a step further. Specifically, it has answered the questions of how and when observing another person's actions produces motor facilitation in an onlooker's corresponding muscles and in what way corticospinal excitability is modulated in social contexts.
Behavior, Issue 82, action observation, transcranial magnetic stimulation, motor evoked potentials, corticospinal excitability
Perceptual and Category Processing of the Uncanny Valley Hypothesis' Dimension of Human Likeness: Some Methodological Issues
Institutions: University of Zurich.
Mori's Uncanny Valley Hypothesis1,2
proposes that the perception of humanlike characters such as robots and, by extension, avatars (computer-generated characters) can evoke negative or positive affect (valence) depending on the object's degree of visual and behavioral realism along a dimension of human likeness
) (Figure 1
). But studies of affective valence of subjective responses to variously realistic non-human characters have produced inconsistent findings 3, 4, 5, 6
. One of a number of reasons for this is that human likeness is not perceived as the hypothesis assumes. While the DHL can be defined following Mori's description as a smooth linear change in the degree of physical humanlike similarity, subjective perception of objects along the DHL can be understood in terms of the psychological effects of categorical perception (CP) 7
. Further behavioral and neuroimaging investigations of category processing and CP along the DHL and of the potential influence of the dimension's underlying category structure on affective experience are needed. This protocol therefore focuses on the DHL and allows examination of CP. Based on the protocol presented in the video as an example, issues surrounding the methodology in the protocol and the use in "uncanny" research of stimuli drawn from morph continua to represent the DHL are discussed in the article that accompanies the video. The use of neuroimaging and morph stimuli to represent the DHL in order to disentangle brain regions neurally responsive to physical human-like similarity from those responsive to category change and category processing is briefly illustrated.
Behavior, Issue 76, Neuroscience, Neurobiology, Molecular Biology, Psychology, Neuropsychology, uncanny valley, functional magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI, categorical perception, virtual reality, avatar, human likeness, Mori, uncanny valley hypothesis, perception, magnetic resonance imaging, MRI, imaging, clinical techniques
A Proboscis Extension Response Protocol for Investigating Behavioral Plasticity in Insects: Application to Basic, Biomedical, and Agricultural Research
Institutions: Arizona State University.
Insects modify their responses to stimuli through experience of associating those stimuli with events important for survival (e.g.
, food, mates, threats). There are several behavioral mechanisms through which an insect learns salient associations and relates them to these events. It is important to understand this behavioral plasticity for programs aimed toward assisting insects that are beneficial for agriculture. This understanding can also be used for discovering solutions to biomedical and agricultural problems created by insects that act as disease vectors and pests. The Proboscis Extension Response (PER) conditioning protocol was developed for honey bees (Apis mellifera
) over 50 years ago to study how they perceive and learn about floral odors, which signal the nectar and pollen resources a colony needs for survival. The PER procedure provides a robust and easy-to-employ framework for studying several different ecologically relevant mechanisms of behavioral plasticity. It is easily adaptable for use with several other insect species and other behavioral reflexes. These protocols can be readily employed in conjunction with various means for monitoring neural activity in the CNS via electrophysiology or bioimaging, or for manipulating targeted neuromodulatory pathways. It is a robust assay for rapidly detecting sub-lethal effects on behavior caused by environmental stressors, toxins or pesticides.
We show how the PER protocol is straightforward to implement using two procedures. One is suitable as a laboratory exercise for students or for quick assays of the effect of an experimental treatment. The other provides more thorough control of variables, which is important for studies of behavioral conditioning. We show how several measures for the behavioral response ranging from binary yes/no to more continuous variable like latency and duration of proboscis extension can be used to test hypotheses. And, we discuss some pitfalls that researchers commonly encounter when they use the procedure for the first time.
Neuroscience, Issue 91, PER, conditioning, honey bee, olfaction, olfactory processing, learning, memory, toxin assay
Brain Imaging Investigation of the Neural Correlates of Emotion Regulation
Institutions: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Alberta, Edmonton, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
The ability to control/regulate emotions is an important coping mechanism in the face of emotionally stressful situations. Although significant progress has been made in understanding conscious/deliberate emotion regulation (ER), less is known about non-conscious/automatic ER and the associated neural correlates. This is in part due to the problems inherent in the unitary concepts of automatic and conscious processing1
. Here, we present a protocol that allows investigation of the neural correlates of both deliberate and automatic ER using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). This protocol allows new avenues of inquiry into various aspects of ER. For instance, the experimental design allows manipulation of the goal to regulate emotion (conscious vs. non-conscious), as well as the intensity of the emotional challenge (high vs. low). Moreover, it allows investigation of both immediate (emotion perception) and long-term effects (emotional memory) of ER strategies on emotion processing. Therefore, this protocol may contribute to better understanding of the neural mechanisms of emotion regulation in healthy behaviour, and to gaining insight into possible causes of deficits in depression and anxiety disorders in which emotion dys
regulation is often among the core debilitating features.
Neuroscience, Issue 54, Emotion Suppression, Automatic Emotion Control, Deliberate Emotion Control, Goal Induction, Neuroimaging
The Structure of Skilled Forelimb Reaching in the Rat: A Movement Rating Scale
Institutions: University of Lethbridge.
Skilled reaching for food is an evolutionary ancient act and is displayed by many animal species, including those in the sister clades of rodents and primates. The video describes a test situation that allows filming of repeated acts of reaching for food by the rat that has been mildly food deprived. A rat is trained to reach through a slot in a holding box for food pellet that it grasps and then places in its mouth for eating. Reaching is accomplished in the main by proximally driven movements of the limb but distal limb movements are used for pronating the paw, grasping the food, and releasing the food into the mouth. Each reach is divided into at least 10 movements of the forelimb and the reaching act is facilitated by postural adjustments. Each of the movements is described and examples of the movements are given from a number of viewing perspectives. By rating each movement element on a 3-point scale, the reach can be quantified. A number of studies have demonstrated that the movement elements are altered by motor system damage, including damage to the motor cortex, basal ganglia, brainstem, and spinal cord. The movements are also altered in neurological conditions that can be modeled in the rat, including Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. Thus, the rating scale is useful for quantifying motor impairments and the effectiveness of neural restoration and rehabilitation. Because the reaching act for the rat is very similar to that displayed by humans and nonhuman primates, the scale can be used for comparative purposes. from a number of viewing perspectives. By rating each movement element on a 3-point scale, the reach can be quantified. A number of studies have demonstrated that the movement elements are altered by motor system damage, including damage to the motor cortex, basal ganglia, brainstem, and spinal cord. The movements are also altered in neurological conditions that can be modeled in the rat, including Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. Thus, the rating scale is useful for quantifying motor impairments and the effectiveness of neural restoration and rehabilitation.
Experiments on animals were performed in accordance with the guidelines and regulations set forth by the University of Lethbridge Animal Care Committee in accordance with the regulations of the Canadian Council on Animal Care.
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The distraught woman used her mobile phone to alert Offenburg police on Monday that she had lost her balance and slipped in the ladies’ room, landing with her leg knee-deep in the floor drain and unable to move.
“This is the first I’ve ever heard of such a thing happening,” police spokesman Gerold Müller told The Local. “It was a pretty spectacular incident.”
Twelve volunteer fire fighters with three vehicles and police tried several unsuccessful strategies to free the woman’s leg from the floor-level basin until they finally had to tear the bathroom floor out and cut the pipe open with large metal shears.
“The question isn’t how creative the officers had to be, but how creative you have to be to get yourself into that situation in the first place,” Müller mused.
Fire fighters administered a local anaesthetic to the woman’s leg during the rescue operation.
“With every tiny movement the woman screamed with pain,” police said in a statement.
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Nassau, Bahamas (PressExposure) September 03, 2008 -- In an open letter to Bahamas Prime Minister, Hubert Ingraham, the Young Bahamian Marine Scientists (YMBS) organization urged The Bahamas Government to immediately stop land and sea dredging at the Tiger Woods Albany Bahamas project.
"As young future leaders, we refuse to sit back and passively watch the destruction of our resources, which include, but are not limited to, beaches, wetlands, coastlines, reef systems and our fresh water resources," said YBMS.
Albany Bahamas' million dollar homes, golf course and marina will sit on what has been identified by experts, as Nassau's most plentiful fresh water repository. The "groundwater lens" is a layer of fresh water that collects around five feet below ground. A mile long channel is planned to permanently cut one of the longest beaches in Nassau in half.
In their letter, YBMS said, "In view of the fact that the damage to the beaches and coasts is permanent, we urge you to act swiftly." They were referring to the ongoing dredging and destruction at Adelaide beach for the Tiger Woods Albany marina and golf course.
YBMS wrote, "Over the years, the Bahamian Government has stated that coastal ecosystems, including wetlands, beaches and coral reefs, are among the country¹s most valuable assets."
The YBMS group urged The Bahamas Government to act swiftly as the damage being done to the beach, coastline and the water table for the Tiger Woods development was irreversible
YBMS is not the only organization to speak out against the Tiger Woods Bahamas project. In a recent interview in The Bahamas, US water and hazardous chemical specialist Samuel Sage also expressed concern over the environmental damage being done by the Tiger Woods project. He outlined that access for Bahamians to a consistent and affordable water supply could be threatened by Tiger Woods Albany Bahamas development.
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California lawmakers will be presented with a controversial bill Tuesday that seeks to give certain sperm donors legal standing to argue for parental rights.
The measure going before the Assembly Judiciary Committee, SB 115, would allow a donor who has acted as a father and cared for a child to claim legal rights and assume the responsibilities associated with being the child's father.
Under current California law, a sperm donor is not regarded as the father of the child he helped conceive through artificial insemination. That is designed to protect both donors and the women who don't want a donor involved in the child's life.
Two years ago, a state law was passed allowing a donor to make a written agreement with the child's mother, which would allow the donor to play a role in the child's life. But that still allowed for a woman to first agree and then change her mind.
The new bill, authored by Sen. Jerry Hill (D-San Mateo), seeks to clarify the 2011 statute so unmarried donors can file paternity claims, with the burden of proving to the court that they have acted as a father to the child.
Actor Jason Patric will testify before the committee Tuesday to support the legislation, NBC News reported.
The “Lost Boys” actor is involved in a heated custody battle with former girlfriend Danielle Schreiber, pictured below, with whom he has a 3-year-old son, Gus, who was conceived using in vitro fertilization.
Patric took his case to state lawmakers after a judge ruled that he was to be classified strictly as a sperm donor and that he had no paternal rights over Gus.
The bill was approved by the California Senate on April 25.
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The Davis-Bacon Act, passed in l931, was the first federal wage law to provide prevailing wage protection to non-government workers. It requires the payment of prevailing wages and fringe benefits to laborers and mechanics employed by contractors and subcontractors engaged in federal construction projects.
The act covers all contracts over $2,000 which call for the construction, alteration and/or repair, including painting and decorating, of public buildings or public works, as well as other construction work financed from federal funds under statutes containing Davis-Bacon provisions. All covered contracts must contain a wage determination issued by the Secretary of Labor.
Types of covered work include construction of federal buildings, dams, highways, subways, sewer treatment plants and airports. Covered workers include all laborers and mechanics whose duties are manual or physical in nature as distinguished from mental, managerial, administrative, or clerical.
Apprentices and trainees may receive less than the applicable rate on the wage determination when individually registered in a bona fide program registered with the Department of Labor's Employment and Training Administration, Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training, or in the case of apprentices, with a state apprenticeship agency recognized by the Bureau.
Prevailing Wage Rate
This is the rate of wages and fringe benefits paid to a majority (i.e., more than 50%) of workers in the classification on similar construction jobs in the area, or where there is no majority, the average wage rate paid.
"Building" and "residential" wage deter- minations for construction normally are based on data from similar privately financed construction in the area, and would not include wages paid on other Davis-Bacon projects unless there are insufficient data from similar private construction projects.
Wage data from both private and Davis-Bacon projects are used in making wage determinations for heavy and highway construction projects.
Wage data from metropolitan areas are not used in making wage determinations for rural areas, and vice versa.
Under the Contract Work Hours and Safety Act, payment of not less than one and one-half times the basic rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek is required on federal projects.
In case of violation:
-- the contracting agency can withhold sufficient funds to compensate
-- a contractor can be debarred for violations for a three-year period.
For more information... Contact the nearest office of the Wage and Hour Division office, listed in most telephone directories under U.S. Government, Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration.
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Away from the hustle and bustle of city life and tucked in the midst of cloud touching hills and mountains which is carpeted by dense tract of forestry and inhabited by tribes dwelling on the forest resources, is the “Land of the Seven Sisters”, comprising the North-Eastern state of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and the Himalayan state of Sikkim.
North-East is connected with the rest of India by a narrow “Siliguri corridor” and shares about 90% of the international boundary with China, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Bhutan. The official languages of the region are Assamese, Manipuri, Bengali, Bodo, English, Garo, Khasi and Kokborok. Given below are the 10 reasons for visiting North-East India.
To get close to the native of the land:
A land or a region is known by the people living in it. North-East being extensively covered by sheet of lush green hills is habited by nature loving tribal people. Among the numerous tribes, the prominent tribes having a substantial population are the Nagas and their many sub-tribes, Apatanis, Bodos, Karbis, Mizos, Khasis, Garos, Hmars, Dimasas, Bhutias. Besides the tribal of the hills, there are also people dwelling in the plains, like the Manipuri, Assamese, Nepali and Bengali.
To know the roots of the enriching tradition:
The rich culture of numerous indigenous ethnic groups is sustained by its diverse tradition. One can witness the traditional art of tattoo making among the Apatani tribesmen. There is also the tradition of martial arts, practiced by many ethnic groups, most famous being the world renowned “Thang-ta”. Matriarchal lineage is common among the Khasi people of Meghalaya.
To live in the traditional values of North-East:
A true confluence of culture, North-East has a very rich heterogeneous socio-cultural history. Harmony with the environment; and tranquillity between the tribes are the two founding pillar of North-Eastern culture. As diverse as it can get, one has to make an objective study to get to the roots of its socio-cultural background. The people of North-East practice religion in the form of Hinduism (Bodo, Dimasa, Tripuri, Assamese, Manipuri), Animism (Apatani, Karbi), Buddhism (Chakma, Lepcha), Christianity (Khasi, Garo, Hmar, Mizo, Naga) and Islam (Assamese, Bengali and Manipuri Muslim).
To taste the delicacies of the region:
Food enthusiast, get your tummy empty because North-east is going to stuff your tummy until it explodes. Just Kidding! Well, honestly speaking, North-eastern cuisine is among the lesser known cuisines of India. So, it will definitely open a new window to your taste buds which is also a healthy option. Momos of Sikkim, Iromba of Manipur, Thukpa of Arunachal Pradesh, Smoked Pork of Nagaland, Tenga Fish of Assam, Awan Bangwi of Tripura, Bai of Mizoram, Jadoh of Meghalaya are one of the best delicacies of its respective states.
To witness the diverse fauna of North-East:
About 60% of each of the states of Northeast India is covered by forest resource, and the region boast over having a number of national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. Kaziranga National Park is renowned all over the world for its Rhino, Manas National Park have well established itself as one of the best Tiger Reserve. National Parks (Of Manipur) has the most precious Sangai. Sepahijala have a considerable population of clouded leopard. Red Panda, Western Hoolock Gibbon, Phayre’s Leaf Monkey are the endangered species of the region.
To unleash the beast of adventure:
Designated as the hub or paradise for adventure sports. Northeast have over the years proved beyond excellence that is one of the best destinations for adventure junkies. North-East can offer all that you demand, be it paragliding, river rafting, etc.
To listen to the music that’ll touch your soul:
The music of North-East is quite refined and can be divided into Folk music and Urban music. Both are in sharp contrast with each other while maintaining the equilibrium of melody. The presence of folk music with traditional bamboo instrument is felt in the countryside where as the urban music of genres like Rock, Pop, Jazz and Hip-Hop have always remain in the urban scene. North-East in the recent years have become a rising platform for indigenous and international bands.
To get a panoramic view of the raw natural beauty:
God’s own creation North-East is blessed with raw natural beauty. From the calmness of the Gurudongmar Lake, one of the highest lakes in the world, in Sikkim to the ferocity of Krang Suri Waterfall in Shillong, from the emerald island of Loktak of Manipur to the living root bridge in Meghalaya, North-East is renowned for its raw natural beauty.
To spend some days in the high altitude:
Planning for a romantic holiday with your loved one, then you have reached the right destination as North-East being surrounded by verdant hills, is bestowed with romance evoking hill-stations. Shillong, Haflong, Tawang, Gangtok and many other hill-stations with breathtaking views are scattered across the region.
To get indulged in the festivities of North-East:
Festivals are an integral part of our life. It reflects the culture, tradition and folk music of the Native people of North-East. In short, all the seven colours of the North-East is reflected by its festivals. So get along with your family and indulge yourself in the most colourful festivals of the region like the Hornbill festival of Nagaland, Bihu festival of Assam, Wangala Festival of Meghalaya, Torgya Monastery Festival of Arunachal Pradesh, Laiharaoba Festival of Manipur, Kharchi Puja of Tripura and Anthurium festival of Mizoram.
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WHEN visual artist and graphic designer Paul Corpus migrated to Toronto with his family in 2000, he carried that longing to connect to his home that is Davao City.
There was Facebook at first. Then later, he had this interest in scouring the web for things about Davao.
"One time I wanted to start a business on eBay. So I was curious about old Davao images on eBay, I also looked for digital archives. I was disappointed as there was not much," Corpus recalled.
While he found there are more archives about Zamboanga, Cebu or Manila, he thought someone should do the work for Davao.
This turned into a past time of scouring through photos and stories from archives online, articles and books written about Davao's history. He also found other Dabawenyos sharing the same interest.
He had compiled so much of Davao history to fill up two albums, and he thought, why not start a page of old Davao?
Encouraged by friends, Corpus set up the Facebook page Davao of the Past in 2011 and later on its website version, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary on April 12.
Davao of the Past is what he calls a "treasure trove" of photos, news clippings and articles of the memories of Davao City.
Davao City may be a young city, having been created in 1937, but its history and growth offer an interesting glimpse of diversity.
On its page and website, Davao of the Past offers a glimpse of eras, of grey photos of the Lumad, Moro and other original settlers of Davao. There are photos from the American and early Japanese eras that brought plantations, business and institutions. Images of war-torn Davao during World War II. The tumultuous years of Martial Law and Post-Edsa.
This treasure trove also finds grey or sepia-toned photos of buildings, churches, hospitals and houses; streets that looked clean with AC jeepneys running around; and classic bulky old buses that once plied routes from Davao to provinces.
Davao of the Past website also compiled references to historians who had documented the early indigent settlers of the city and the early years of Japanese and American settlers. The page also shares columns by Davao historian Antonio Figueroa, who keeps his own page This is Davao History and writes for a local newspaper chronicling Davao history and trivia, one of them discussing the origin of street names in the city.
Corpus calls this work his "passion," collaborating with Dabawenyos in the past ten years to research and compile the materials for the page and website. "I work on this in the early morning. Sometimes I lacked sleep doing this," he said. "For me it's a passion. It's been ten years doing this without getting anything in return."
The compensation he gets is the appreciation from fellow Dabawenyos and netizens who support the page, and from students who referenced the website for projects and thesis.
Corpus said that compiling these materials is more than just a nostalgia trip. What Davao of the Past offers, he said, is history, told not just by historians, but also by fellow Dabawenyos.
"History involves the whole of Davao. Everybody makes history in their capacity," he said, noting that the page is crowdsourcing even for family photos as it is a link to the past. "Because you never know. They may not recognize it, like for example, churches, when they were established, that's already a spot of history."
"The tapestry of Davao culture and history, we are unlike other cities. There is just so much richness, from the Lumad, to the local and foreign migrants to the waves after waves of influx. And there are a lot of stories to tell," said Corpus.
He also sees other pages that have come up that are somewhat inspired by that idea of keeping history.
"What's inspiring is there are pages that are inspired by it. Like Kidapawan of the Past, Brgy Bunawan of the Past, Titos and Titas of Davao, there are more pages getting historical materials in their respective communities. What I'd done is probably the tip of the iceberg. Just imagine more people scouring the net for archives, this page accelerated the gathering of such materials of old Davao," he said.
Corpus hopes this website that stirred his passion will also be felt by institutions and Dabawenyos to support this endeavor. He looks forward to the next few years to put more of Davao history in digital. There are ideas of a digital museum or a simulation of digitally recreated Davao streets of the past. He notes that Davao City may have few heritage sites, but it has a history worth recalling.
DAVAO. Re-elected Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte of Davao City delivers his inaugural speech in 1992. (Photo courtesy of Rene B. Lumawag)
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Could you power a city with lightning?
In Back to the Future, Doc Brown uses lightning to power the De Lorean sports car time machine so that Marty can return to 1985. But could lightning ever be harnessed as a useable power source in the future?
At first sight it appears promising because a lightning bolt, which has over five billion Joules of energy, which could provide one household with all their energy needs for a month. However, Doc Brown had an unbeatable advantage over us – he knew when and where the lightning was going to strike.
In the UK we experience relatively few thunderstorms each year: in England thunder occurs on average 11 days per year, with even fewer in Scotland and Wales. Even during a thunderstorm it’s incredibly difficult to predict when and where lightning will strike.
Assuming that you are lucky and get a lightning bolt to hit your conductor, there would be major difficulties in storing the energy and then converting it to alternating current so it can run your appliances. In addition, any solution to these problems would need to be able to withstand the enormous surges in energy generated by each strike.
Finally, much of the lightning bolt’s energy goes into heating the surrounding air to temperatures greater than the surface of the Sun. So even if you managed to overcome the problems of collecting, storing and converting the energy from the lightning to make it useful, you would still only be harnessing a small proportion of the lightning bolt’s power.
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It's generated by a live studio audience, trained like Pavlovian dogs to guffaw on cue. But obnoxious, overwhelming fake laughter is a Lorre trademark.
10) Losing _____
Chuck Lorre is notorious for how badly his shows treat women. The show took a step in the right direction with this female optical physicist. She brought a refreshing take on the female geek, but after four episodes, the writers claimed they 'didn't know how to write for her,' so she was dropped.
9) Endless _____
It's easier to skip the jokes and just make your 'punchlines' references to things that your audience remember from their childhood. The worst offender is Family Guy, but The Big Bang Theory rolls around in it like a dog in its own vomit. Nary a scene goes by without a shout-out to some nerd culture tidbit, but none of it actually means anything. It's just cheap.
8) Messed-Up ______
The writers don't seem to really understand what they're writing about. It seems like just about every episode they'll make a joke that falls flat to the geek audience because the writers simply didn't bother to do their homework. Sheldon referring to the principle of reductio ad absurdum as a 'logical fallacy'? Claiming you can loot your allies' corpses in World of Warcraft? Unforgivable. If you're going to satirize geek culture, do it right.
7) Other Geek Shows are _____
The British sitcom The IT Crowd, which follows a pair of tech support blokes and is available streaming on Netflix; Community, which treats its cultural references with respect while still making them funny; and, of course, the ultimate nerdy comedy Futurama, as it deftly incorporates tons of real science into its storylines.
6) Evil Wil _____
There's really no need for him to be on the show as much as he has been. His first appearance was pretty amusing, but every time they've brought him back, it's been to diminishing returns. Guest stars are the sign of a sitcom running out of ideas, and also a Chuck Lorre trademark.
There's a common tendency in many sitcoms to abandon their original premise when one character becomes more popular than the others. The best example is Family Matters, which became a showcase for Steve Urkel. In the case of The Big Bang Theory, that character is the Aspergers-esque theoretical physicist.
Catchphrases are not comedy. This is the lesson we all learned from Saturday Night Live's darkest days. And yet, for some reason, Chuck Lorre and his cronies see fit to have Sheldon follow up jokes with '_____!' like it's a thing. Even worse, Warner Brothers has actually trademarked the nonsense word.
3) _____ are Weird
Whether it's the cringe-inducingly painful courtings of Alan on Two And A Half Men, or the several women that have cycled through The Big Bang Theory, they're never treated with anything near the level of attention their male counterparts get. The show's female lead, the lovely Penny, doesn't even have a last name!
2) The _____ _____
There are plenty of truly geeky bands that would have been awesome. But they went with the most bland and boring musical group imaginable: the Barenaked Ladies. The Canadian alternative-rock mainstays have been a joke since the 1990s, and commissioning them to do a new piece of music in the 21st century is just a cruel trick. Even Malcolm In The Middle had a better geek rock theme from They Might Be Giants.
1) It's Not _____
The biggest geek gripe against The Big Bang Theory is that we know plenty of geeks who would be better protagonists for a TV show. Most scientists are the absolute opposite of the stereotype on the show -- when you're super-smart, you spend your time working on world-changing projects, not visiting the comic book store every Wednesday. The real geek is too busy subtitling anime or modding Skyrim to keep a job like that. If they wanted to show the actual world of geekdom, they need to lose the high-paying science jobs and focus on dudes writing articles for Internet magazines.
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History of the Spirit of the Game and Observers in the Sport of Ultimate
The issue of whether the Observer system -- as used in North America at the highest levels of competition -- is in fundamental conflict with the “spirit of the game” of Ultimate is an ongoing debate not only in international circles and WFDF but also still in North America itself. The issue is extremely complicated and multi-faceted, and the debate is often poorly informed as too few participants understand the long historical evolution to the current Observer system now used, impacted by a series of notable incidents over time that shaped the process.
The issue of spirit of the game was a central theme throughout the ULTIMATE--The First Four Decades, by Pasquale Anthony Leonardo and Adam Zagoria, published by Joe Seidler in 2005, which catalogued the history of Ultimate. The following selections from that book provide an overview of the key debates and events that led to the development of the Observer system as it is currently used today. I would note that, despite the level of concern about the purity of the original principles of Ultimate, the founders at Columbia High School fully expected that referees would be used if Ultimate took off. Further, while observers are now used at the top levels of competition in North America, most games are still played without any Observers and most North American Ultimate players would say spirit of the game is still alive and well.
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Multinational Enterprises from Small Economies: The Internationalization Pattern of Large Companies from Denmark, Finland and Norway
Analyzing the internationalization of large companies from small countries requires understanding the process of internationalization by examining push-pull forces associated with the interface between micro and macro level factors. We examine the growth and international expansion of the ten largest companies in Denmark, Finland, and Norway over the period 1990 to 1999. Most companies in the sample became more international during the last decade across basically all the investigated dimensions of internationalization. This was particularly accentuated in the case of Norwegian firms, possibly due to their lower degree of internationalization at the beginning of the period. The study also shows that companies increasingly internationalized even such strategic activities as research and development activities, and headquarters functions.
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Washington’s Initiative 940 was approved by voters in November with wide-ranging community support, but the journey to implement its police reforms isn’t over. Right now, you have a chance to have a say in how those reforms will work.
The Washington Criminal Justice Training Commission (WSCJTC), the public organization that provides training for law enforcement in Washington, has been tasked with creating rules for how to implement increased de-escalation, crisis intervention, cultural competency, and first aid training requirements. Later this year, they’ll also decide how the mandated independent investigations of serious and deadly uses of force will work.
It plans to adopt rules about how training will work by June 6. Then, it plans to adopt rules for independent investigations by December 6. To do that, the WSCJTC has convened dozens of community groups and leaders to advise them, including the CPC.
The WSCJTC also wants to hear from you. They’re accepting public comment through their online portal.
The WSCJTC is focusing on the training aspect of I-940 first. They’ve already published a draft set of rules for that program. Here’s some of the broader points:
- Mandatory training would start in early December
- New law enforcement officers would have to complete 200 hours of de-escalation and mental health training in their first 15 months on the job
- Washington law enforcement officer hired before December would have to complete 40 hours of de-escalation training every three years
- The curriculum for the training will be approved by the WSCJTC in partnership with experts from across the state
- The training will be delivered by WSCJTC trainers who have completed an 80 hour “train the trainer” course and by other trainers from outside of law enforcement
- Law enforcement agencies can do their own training programs for officers, if its similar and meets the requirements of the training the WSCJTC does
Here’s the timeline and key dates to look out for.
- April 11: NAACP community discussion on training in Kent
- May 9: NAACP community discussion on training in Federal Way
- May 23: A public hearing in Spokane to talk about the proposed rules for training
- June 6: WSCJTC meeting in Burien for the final adoption of the rules for training
- June – August: Meeting of community groups and leaders to talk about the proposed rules for independent investigations
- October 9: A public hearing to talk about the proposed rules for independent investigations
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The Southern Nevada Health District said a total of 14 people from Coronado High School tested positive for tuberculosis after an exposure at the Henderson campus in November.
Those who tested positive had latent infections of TB, meaning they are not ill and the infection is not contagious.
Many with latent TB could have it their whole lives without developing the disease or becoming infected and sick, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC regards TB as “one of the world’s deadliest diseases,” with 9,945 new U.S. cases in 2012.
The Health District began sending letters to exposed individuals at the Henderson school on Nov. 12. The letter said their close, prolonged contact with the infected individual – whom health and school officials won’t identify as a student or staff member – put them at risk for infection, and a blood test is recommended. At-risk students needed parent permission to have their blood drawn.
TB, which usually attacks the lungs, is contracted by breathing in the bacteria directly from the infected person who may be coughing, sneezing or simply speaking. A contagious person will be sick and may even be coughing up blood.
The Health District said it will offer treatment to those infected to make sure the infection doesn’t become active later.
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52 Weeks of Photoshop - Week 5: Pen Tool
The pen tool was the perfect opportunity for me to work on digital pet portraits! I've been meaning to do this for quite a while and finally got around to it.
The pen tool takes a lot of patience but allows for much more accurate selection. I usually just use the quick select tool to be able to move my subjects onto different backgrounds and then have to do a few touch ups afterwards.
The pen tool is a little tricky to get used to as you need to be able to manipulate the lines to bend as required. Do this by dragging as you click the next node. There is no simple way of telling you exactly what to do and the pen tool is something that really just takes practice to master. When dragging the tool to allow for a curve the two lines will jut out either side like in the below example, you can shorten or lengthen these to adjust the severity of the curve and rotate to change the angle of the curve. When you click your next node it may alter the previous one slightly so you have to go back and readjust.
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As quoted by MLive.com, the survey results noted that January 2016 saw the median price of Grand Rapids homes hit $154,348. While representing 8% growth over last year’s numbers, though, this price is still hovering around 22% below the national average.
Accompanying this spike are the latest figures released by the state government, showing that unemployment went down to a record low of 2.8% in 2015. The area’s economy has also grown by 3.9% in the same period.
Due to these developments, Grand Rapids has been described by the Forbes survey as the best place to buy a home throughout the United States.
Orlando came in second place in the rankings, while seven more out of the top 20 markets were in Florida.
Results from a recent Forbes.com study revealed that home prices in Grand Rapids, Michigan have grown by 33% in the past three years in response to a robust economy and strong per-capita purchasing power. | <urn:uuid:77513fd9-1657-42d4-98cc-8e86aff688b2> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.mpamag.com/news/grand-rapids-home-prices-grow-by-33-28274.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719784.62/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00425-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969761 | 205 | 1.5 | 2 |
Two years after the revolution in Egypt began, unrest continues across the country as the political and economic situation worsens. As the current government consolidates its power, the demands of the revolution may seem further away than ever. Still the revolution has opened up new spaces for political action, spurring public debate on issues that have gone unacknowledged and unresolved for too long.
This short documentary looks at some of the reasons motivating revolutionaries to keep taking the streets, the obstacles that they are facing, and the tactics that they are using. It looks into the current economic and political problems facing Egyptians, the growing independent union movement, black bloc tactics, and the response of women to sexual assaults.
This short documentary looks at the current social crisis in Greece, the growth of alternative economies, general strikes, and the rise of the anti-fascist movement in response to violent attacks by the far-right. After six years of recession, the situation in Greece is growing increasingly dark. As the unemployment rate continues to rise and salaries continue to drop, the country has descended into an increasingly unpredictable situation.
Produced By Brandon Jourdan and Marianne Maeckelbergh
Greece is in the midst of a social rebellion with people at many different levels of society involved in strikes, occupations, riots, workplace slowdowns, self-reduction campaigns, and other forms of economic sabotage. Greece has become ground zero of the Eurozone’s fiscal crisis. The austerity measures promoted by the IMF/EU/ECB, otherwise known as the troika, are at the core of the social crisis in Greece. This short documentary looks at the crisis in Greece and social reactions to structural adjustment measures in October 2011.
By Brandon Jourdan
Athens, Greece, October 2011-In Athens, Greece, there are all the elements of a low-intensity conflict zone. Greece has become ground zero of the Eurozone’s fiscal crisis. The latest strikes are seen by many to be historic in a country with a rich tradition of protests.
As Greek citizens are bracing for the upcoming 48-hour general strike on October 19th and 20th called for by the ADEDY and GSEE, the largest umbrella organizations of public and private unions, civil servants continue occupying several government buildings, including one housing the finance ministry office. Food and fuel supplies may also be affected in the next few days as a strike by customs officials is to continue through Thursday and gas stations will be shut on Wednesday. | <urn:uuid:44107bd6-d0d0-45e4-8697-265014bc54b8> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://globaluprisings.wordpress.com/tag/imf/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280483.83/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00296-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964078 | 506 | 1.984375 | 2 |
Answers from the Whooping Crane
|Questions and Answers|
From: Radisson, Saskatchewan
Q: I live at Radisson, Sakatchewan. When will the Whooping crane be returning this way & where should I look to see them. What is their fly zone?
A: Tom Stehn reported one bird bearing a radio transmitter had already crossed the border (just barely) by April 15. The snow storms in the Midwest are delaying progress, but I’d be watching for them.
From: Garrison-Jones Elementary School, Florida
Q: Who are the Whooping cranes ancestors?
A: Typical Cranes first appeared in the fossil record from the Miocene, 5–24 million years ago. The Tree of Life project is working out relationships based on genetic studies, and we’re going to learn interesting things as the project progresses. You can learn about it at their website.
Q: How long is the beak of a Whooping crane, and how much does the crane weigh when fully grown?
A: The average length of the culmen, or upper ridge of the bill, is 138.5 mm in males and 136.7 in females. This is about 5 1⁄2 inches. The weight of adult cranes in fall is about 15 1⁄2 pounds to almost 17 1⁄2 pounds. Their maximum weight is usually a little heavier than that, in mid-winter, after they’ve recovered from fall migration while blue crabs are still relatively abundant.
From: Epiphany Catholic School, MN
Q: When cranes are migrating, do their eating habits change?
A: During winter, Whooping Cranes feed mostly in estuaries, mostly on blue crabs and clams, and move to upland areas that were flooded or burned, exposing acorns, snails, mice, voles, crayfish, grasshoppers, and snakes. When they leave Texas, they must switch to a freshwater diet of frogs, fish, plant tubers, crayfish, and aquatic insects; and also on insects and waste grains in harvested fields. Once they reach their breeding grounds, they’ll be eating mollusks, crustaceans, aquatic insects, minnows, frogs, and snakes.
Q: Can the male cranes fly faster than the female?
A: That’s doubtful. Most of the time a pair flies together and matches their speeds. Males are larger, but also heavier, so their maximum flight speed is probably similar to that of females.
Q: What is the best thing about your job?
A: I wish I worked directly with Whooping Cranes! But I love my own job of writing about and photographing birds. I get to meet and talk with people who work on cranes during migration, on their wintering grounds, and on their breeding grounds!
Q: What triggers Whooping crane migration?
A: Increasing daylength during late winter and early spring makes birds restless, and their hormones start to surge. The first birds to leave Aransas are usually experienced pairs. They may have been dancing for several weeks, which “revs them up” for breeding, so they are in more of a hurry to return to their nesting areas. But as antsy as they may be to migrate, they usually wait for favorable weather weather conditions to make their long flights.
From: United Kingdom (UK)
Do you know what the period for imprinting in whooping cranes is?
Q: : I know this is nothing to do with Whooping cranes but... What can be done or make the most impact by "we the people" to stop the hunting of Sand Hill Cranes in Kentucky? Or do you agree with this new hunting practice as a legitimate way to keep the population in check.
is my opinion: The population of Sandhill Cranes is strong and growing
it doesn’t need to be kept “in check” by
hunting any more than the population of robins does. In many states
Sandhill Cranes have staged a wonderful comeback during recent decades
thanks to contributions people have made to organizations like the
International Crane Foundation and to state non-game wildlife programs.
It’s ironic to ask people to contribute money to support nongame
wildlife and then, when those nongame species recover to healthy
population numbers, suddenly name them a game species. Ironically,
in autumn, 2010, Minnesota opened a hunting season on Sandhill Cranes
in the Northwest Region of the state. This is exactly the part of
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SvnCpp C++ API
As part of the RapidSVN effort it became clear that it would make the code
easier to update and manage if the Subversion client C API were wrapped in C++.
This is where SvnCpp comes from. Right now it has the following aspects of the
C API have been abstracted: authentication, logging, status, notification, and
SvnCpp should provide an object-oriented programming interface to any
project that uses C++ or a SWIG-compatible
language like Python or Java.
To get the API you can download the source here with RapidSVN or svn:
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eBay Uses e-Mail to Nurture e-Customers
Although eBay is the largest and most visible of the online auction houses, the company would have little but an idle Web site and an empty database without the ongoing interest of its 8 million registered users. There are no traditional salespeople who spend their days cold calling antiques dealers and plush toy collectors to solicit opportunities for the company. So it's not surprising that eBay spends a lot of time nurturing personal relationships with customers.
"It's not just our users' economic lives that are tied into eBay," says Matt Bannick, vice president of product and community at eBay. "For some of them, their social lives are tied in as well. So we've got to do things with a very conscious eye towards the community and how people feel about how we treat them."
At eBay, a customer support group fields customer inquiries and solves problems, mainly via e-mail. "If we published our phone number, it would be very hard to maintain any profitability--it would undermine the whole business model, potentially," says Bannick. "We find that most of our customers are satisfied with e-mail."
A suite of software from Redwood City, Calif.-based Kana Communications helps eBay process its customer service e-mail. The Kana system sorts incoming e-mail messages into queues based on the subject line and a referral tag determined by what the customer was doing on the site when the e-mail was sent. The support group tries to answer e-mails within 24 hours, and the company partners with Mountain View, Calif.-based CustomerCast to make sure that users are pleased with the answers they receive.
CustomerCast conducts a daily survey sent out to a sampling of eBay customers who have received a customer service response in the last 24 hours. The survey asks both about their satisfaction with the timeliness and accuracy of the resolution, and their opinion of eBay as a whole. eBay staff can monitor results on an hourly basis using a special CustomerCast reporting page. Because a study is difficult to interpret without a control group, eBay's marketing staff runs a monthly baseline satisfaction survey on a random sample of customers.
The customer satisfaction data collected in CustomerCast can be tracked right down to the individual service rep level, and it plays a role in employee relations. "We use it in how we recognize people, how we promote and how we give raises," says Noel Morin, quality assurance manager. eBay also slices the data by customer segment-revenue generated, overall site activity and longevity-to try to better understand the different needs of disparate customer communities.
Web surveys aren't the only way eBay stays in touch with its 8 million charges. The company also uses relatively low-tech message boards to keep its finger on the customer pulse. These discussion groups can serve as problem resolution centers, where both common and unusual eBay service questions or problems can be posted and answered quickly. It's not uncommon for problems to be resolved without the intervention of eBay support staff, thanks to a large group of avid, helpful eBay customers.
Regardless of whether an eBay customer service rep or a helpful user solves a posted service question, eBay's support staff compiles regular summary reports of the hot discussion group topics and distributes the reports to the executive, marketing and support organizations. The support staff evaluates new hot topics from time to time, to determine if a particular service issue needs to be brought to the attention of another group, or if customer service reps need to develop a new skill to deal with the issue.
In the future, eBay plans to get even more technical and scientific about the way it interacts with customers. For example, auction sellers who do at least $2,000 in monthly revenue and prove themselves to be honest, reliable traders are offered admission to the "Power Sellers" club. At present, Power Sellers of a certain rank are entitled to priority e-mail and even phone support, but the company plans to add a series of selling tips teleconferences and online seminars to the complimentary offerings.
Walt Duflock, Senior Manager of the Power Sellers program, says that in addition to simply boosting seller loyalty and enthusiasm through the program, they hope to learn more about what it takes to service their most active customers. "If we do a seminar on listing tools [to publish items for sale on eBay], and listings go up, but support costs don't, we can tie the customer management process back into ROI for the company," he says. | <urn:uuid:021dcf9e-200c-440c-a227-cd6b808d0ba3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.destinationcrm.com/Articles/CRM-News/CRM-Featured-Articles/eBay-Uses-e-Mail-to-Nurture-e-Customers-47409.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572198.93/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815175725-20220815205725-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.949034 | 922 | 1.570313 | 2 |
Study of SOS Children's Village's Humanitarian Response Capacity
The Malawi emergency relief programme as a case study / Deloitte has been assigned by Sida to perform a capacity study of SOS Children's Villages aminig to:
1. Map and document the organisation in regards to the areas: organisational structure, management of activities, administrative systems and routines, personell administration and financial control.
2. Make an assessment on SOS Children's Villages' capacity to implement effective emergency relief programmes (ERP), including an analysis of the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threaths identified from the ERP performed in Malawi during the period November 2005 to June 2006.
3. Assess under which circumstances SOS Children's Villages is an efficient future partner for Sida regarding emergency relief programmes.
- Download: Study of SOS Children's Village's Humanitarian Response Capacity
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[UCS Blog] PFAS contamination is an equity issue, and president Trump’s EPA is failing to fix it
By Genna Reed | Union of Concerned Scientists | October 31, 2019
See the original article by Genna Reed (Union of Concerned Scientists)
“We have a big national PFAS contamination problem. PFAS—per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances— are a class of man-made chemicals that are used in a variety of products to repel water and grease, including firefighting foam, nonstick cookware, and food packaging. These chemicals have been linked to health effects including various forms of cancer, thyroid disease, ulcerative colitis, pregnancy-induced hypertension and preeclampsia, and increased cholesterol levels. While we’re all exposed to some degree, who’s most at risk of being harmed? In a new analysis for our report, Abandoned Science, Broken Promises, we found that communities of color and low-income communities are more likely to bear the economic and biological burden of the federal government’s lack of responsiveness to community concerns on this toxic class of chemicals.
Using data on 73 non-military sites from the Northeastern University Social Science Environmental Health Research Institute, we found that nearly 39,000 more low-income households (15% more than expected based on US census data) and approximately 295,000 more people of color (22% more than expected) live within five miles of a site contaminated with PFAS. PFAS contamination is present in ground and surface water near industrial and military sites that used or released the compounds, and as a result, has been detected in the drinking water of the residents that live nearby.
Michigan is the only state that has conducted systematic testing of water sources and may lend insight into the true state of PFAS-contamination in the United States. At the 23 sites in Michigan alone, the racial and other social inequities are even more pronounced, with 36,170 more low-income households (49% more than expected based on US census data) and 134,488 more people of color (48% more than expected) living within five miles of a PFAS-contaminated site. These five-mile buffers are illustrative, but the impacts can be felt farther from a source depending on the type of contamination and groundwater flow. It is unacceptable that safe, accessible, and affordable water, which should be considered a human right, is not a certainty in some communities. Unfortunately, for Michigan and in other communities across the country, this is not even close to being a new problem, as has been assiduously documented.
Access to clean water should be a human right
Every day, parents make choices about how to nourish their children. They rely on the government to ensure the safety of the tap water to mix with powdered formula, put in a child’s sippy cup, or use to cook food. They shouldn’t have to worry about what invisible toxins might be lurking in the water, but across the country that’s a daily reality—and the costs are startling. Families in Flint, Michigan have faced devastating health costs as children were exposed to life-altering levels of lead in water without their knowledge. It has meant financial costs in making different purchasing decisions to avoid contaminated water and paying higher utility and tax bills to help resolve the problem. Nearby, in Detroit, Michigan, residents have been dealing with water accessibility as water rates are rising and those unable to pay their bills risk losing access to drinking water altogether. These are avoidable problems that should be addressed when science is used for good; when it is used with compassion to protect people and to make sure that the injustices are not falling disproportionately on communities of color and low-income communities.
As the UCS report details, it is rare for frontline communities to face just one environmental challenge. Instead, these communities face cumulative impacts from multiple routes of exposure to hazards, leading to increased health burdens. A 2015 report revealed levels of PFAS higher than state standards in the Flint River around the same time that residents were exposed to lead in drinking water and contamination in the river has persisted. The PFAS contamination issue is adding to the cumulative burden that Flint and other communities across the country have been experiencing for decades.
There are many studies showing that Black, Latinx, Indigenous communities, and children from low-income families are more likely to live near industrial sites, abandoned mines, landfills, and congested highways than white and affluent communities and there are chronic health impacts associated with those zip codes. There is also evidence that there are socioeconomic disparities in drinking water contamination on a national scale. These are systematic and ongoing inequities that weren’t created by the Trump administration, but are being exacerbated by current leadership who don’t seem to care about science or public health.
The neighborhoods most plagued by anxiety about clean drinking water are communities of color and low-income communities. Just a short drive from where I grew up, in Newark, New Jersey, tens of thousands of residents were told about unsafe levels of lead in their water this summer after health officials had denied the crisis for years. The local response to keep the entire community safe has been wholly inadequate, and the federal action, by way of the recently proposed Lead and Copper Rule revisions, would still not require the replacement of lead service lines that pose an ever-present threat to communities.
Similarly, the response from local and state governments to PFAS contamination has not been uniform. And because there is not a federal maximum containment level nor any other federal regulation for these toxic chemicals, sites located in communities with access to more resources are being prioritized for cleanup. The costs of cleaning these sites up are staggering. For local water testing for PFAS contamination, not all communities can afford the tax hikes required to do weekly or biweekly monitoring, and as a result, don’t have the same access to vital water quality information that higher-income communities have. This is an environmental injustice. The companies that created this mess should be paying for water utilities to test for and filter out these chemicals, and to remove contamination from the source. One way of broaching this issue is by ensuring that PFAS are regulated as hazardous substances under the Superfund law, which EPA has so far failed to do, and that an amendment to the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act would require.
We will not stand idly by
In many cases, communities facing PFAS contamination are facing a host of other environmental burdens and are not waiting around for change that seems unlikely to come under this administration. In states across the country, scientists, regulators, and community members are working together to inform and develop enforceable drinking water standards. Residents in Flint and Detroit have organized and mobilized to gain access to clean, affordable water. At the state level, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy and the PFAS Action Response Team have issued draft rules for seven PFAS chemicals and hopes to implement them by spring 2020. The Michigan Attorney General (AG), Dana Nessel, is also following the lead of other state Attorneys General to bring legal action against the companies responsible for PFAS releases. Community members, including youth, have been organizing, testifying before Congress, writing to their members, and publishing their opinions in local newspapers to make their voices heard.
Decisionmakers need to listen to the voices of their constituents who know better than anyone else what’s at stake. They should listen to and work with community members to design policies that use the best available science to mitigate cumulative impacts and to ensure the enforcement of these measures will meaningfully protect people, rather than just sounding good on paper. We need strong regulations that keep our water safe, accessible, and affordable for everyone; we need companies responsible for inflicting these pollutants on the rest of us to pay for their legacy of harm; and we need all stakeholders to step up and think about how we can change the way of doing business so that the next generation doesn’t have to deal with this s**t.”
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Matching Up with the Right PetBy Susan Aiello • Published: November 1st, 2011
Category: Animal Airwaves
A spirited retriever pup may not be the right pet for a senior citizen, while a teacup poodle might not be the best choice for a household of rambunctious boys.
Unrealistic expectations are a common reason that pets don’t seem to work out, so make sure to think about your circumstances and lifestyle before bringing home your new furry friend.
Do you have enough space for a large dog? Can you provide adequate exercise? Will shedding or the need for grooming be a problem? Does anyone in your family have allergies?
Also remember that pet ownership requires a commitment of many years. So before making your selection, seek advice from authoritative sources such as books, websites and especially your veterinarian.
When the right furball is matched to the right owner, everyone benefits. So do your homework before asking “How much is that doggy in the window?” | <urn:uuid:f13fbdd4-4fa7-4fdd-afac-78c9a79bb94b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://news.health.ufl.edu/2011/17876/multimedia/animal-airwaves/matching-up-with-the-right-pet/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280065.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00549-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.948142 | 210 | 1.578125 | 2 |
Alarmed over recent findings regarding a vulnerable strain, the Dallas County Health Department and Human Services said that they are fumigating parts of the city and spray for mosquitoes, samples of which were tested positive for West Nile virus.
Among the areas up for spraying on Tuesday starting 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., include:
3400 block of Grafton Ave 75211: generally bounded by Burlingdell Avenue on the north, Burns Avenue on the west, South Ravinia Drive on the east, and June Drive on the south.
9000 block of Rolling Rock Lane 75238: generally bounded by Wallbrook Drive on the north, Lynbrook Drive on the west, Pandora Drive on the east, and Northwest Highway on the south.
18700 block of Platte River Way 75287: generally bounded by Rosemeade Parkway on the north, Kelly Boulevard on the west, Marsh Lane on the east, and Timberglen Road on the south.
19300 block of Millwheat Trail 75252: generally bounded by President George Bush Turnpike on the north, Willow Wood Lane on the west, Lloyd Circle on the east, and Knightsbridge Drive on the south.
The Dallas-CHDHS also issued a health advisory on how to prevent being bitten by the virus-carrying mosquitoes.
Part of the advisory asked residents to don long sleeves, pants when outdoors. For an added protection, the government health officials also asked the city folks to consider spraying clothes with mosquito repellant.
As for the repellant, the city also has simple instructions as to how to make one. Accordingly, an ingredient referred to as DEET, picaridin, or oil of lemon eucalyptus should come with the repellant.
The city called on residents to clear their neighborhood of stagnant water, where mosquitoes usually stay, lay eggs, and hatch them.
Previously, the city government told the public to stay indoors during dusk and dawn, even as it cited the possible risks of being bitten by a mosquito with West Nile virus. According to reports, mosquitoes are more likely to carry Zika, dengue, and chikungunya, especially during day time. | <urn:uuid:7152f853-d7e2-4063-a16a-27aa1ec79a84> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://texasbreaking.com/2021/08/dallas-set-to-fumigate-the-city-against-virus-carrying-mosquitoes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00677.warc.gz | en | 0.959086 | 462 | 1.914063 | 2 |
The Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department CERT became operational in November 2009. The creation of CERT was in response to the ever increasing level of violence demonstrated by inmates. One of the most challenging and potentially violent environments is corrections. In addition to increasing violence, we're faced with a more difficult classification of inmate and an inmate population that requires a greater level of health care and mental health care. Maintaining the safety and security of our correctional facilities is a high priority as is the care of those who are incarcerated. Appropriate and proper classification and supervision is critical along with on-going training and employment of well qualified, experienced staff. Our CERT is a well trained team of dedicated professionals who understand the challenges of public safety. | <urn:uuid:7482522d-30ad-4294-99a9-f2f7dbe740d1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://scsdonline.com/special-teams/cert.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280730.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00250-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969793 | 148 | 1.9375 | 2 |
The son of murdered Turkish-Armenian writer Hrant Dink has been found guilty of insulting "Turkishness", along with another newspaper editor.
Hrant Dink's funeral became a day of great emotion
Arat Dink and Serkis Seropyan were convicted after printing Dink's claims that the killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks from 1915 was genocide.
The verdict came a day after a US congressional committee backed a bill labelling the killings as genocide.
Turkish leaders reacted angrily, but the decision was welcomed by Armenians.
The non-binding US vote, passed by 27 to 21 votes by members of the congressional House Foreign Affairs Committee, is the first step towards holding a vote in the House of Representatives.
Arat Dink and Mr Seropyan, who both work as editors at Agos, a leading bilingual Turkish and Armenian weekly newspaper, were given one-year suspended sentences for printing comments made by Hrant Dink during an interview.
Dink, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices.
Hrant Dink was one of Turkey's most prominent Armenian voices
He was shot dead outside his Istanbul office in January 2007.
At the time he was appealing against a prior conviction for the same offence - insulting the Turkish identity under Article 301 of the country's penal code.
Turkey faces ongoing international pressure to scrap the offence, under which dozens of writers who have been charged, often for articles dealing with killings of Kurds or Ottoman Armenians.
Hundreds of thousands of Armenians died in 1915 and the following years at the hands of Ottoman Turks.
Armenians have campaigned for the killings to be described internationally as genocide. More than a dozen countries, various international bodies and many Western historians have done so.
Turkey admits that many Armenians were killed but it denies any genocide, saying the deaths were a part of World War I.
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A study sponsored by the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation confirms that many older type 1 patients achieve better control of their blood sugar levels by using a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) than by conventional monitoring with a meter and finger pricks.
The study also shows that the success of a CGM may depend on the age of the user.
CGMs use tiny sensors embedded under the skin to report blood glucose levels up to several hundred times a day. The data allow users to track upward and downward blood sugar trends, to which they can respond with exercise, insulin doses, or changes in food intake.
The study, published on September 8, 2008, in the New England Journal of Medicine, used CGMs from three manufacturers: Abbott Laboratories (Free Style Navigator), DexCom, Inc. (DexCom Seven), and Medtronic, Inc. (MiniMed insulin pump and CGM). Abbott and Johnson & Johnson supplied the home glucose meters.
Over six months, the study tracked 322 type 1s who were receiving intensive therapy in the form of either insulin pump use or more than three daily injections of insulin. The patients were divided into two groups: the first group, with 165 patients, used CGMs exclusively, while the second group of 157 patients used traditional home glucose meters and test strips.
The patients were further divided into three age groups: eight- to 14-year-olds (114 patients); 15- to 24-year-olds (110 patients); and those 25 years and older (98 patients).
By the end of the study, the 25 and older group saw a 0.53% reduction in average A1c. (The mean baseline A1c level for all study patients was 8%.)
The study reported no statistically significant reductions in A1c levels for the two younger patient groups. The researchers attributed these results to each group’s rate of use. In the 25 and older group, 83 percent of the patients used the CGM at least six days a week, compared to only 30 percent of the 15- to 24-year-old group.
Among the eight- to 14-year-old group, who might have been expected to record an even lower rate of use, 50 percent used the CGM six days or more per week. That figure may have resulted from greater parental involvement with younger patients.
The study’s results add more weight to the case for CGM reimbursement by insurance companies, an argument that manufacturers, physicians, and patients have been making for some time. By giving people with diabetes the tools to control their blood sugar levels, the insurance companies will pay less down the line to treat the retinopathy, vascular disease, and kidney problems that often result from uncontrolled blood sugar. In the long run, paying for CGMs will have a beneficial effect on insurance company profit margins. | <urn:uuid:bc309294-64a6-4f3c-aa5e-a5f2620ba816> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.diabeteshealth.com/study-shows-cgms-help-type-1s-achieve-better-blood-sugar-control-especially-those-over-25/?isComment=1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280763.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00512-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.940372 | 579 | 2.96875 | 3 |
On Christmas reign the traditions . Family Christmas photographs, dinners with those closest to you , decorate the tree together with the family, share a Christmas lottery with our loved ones … These are just some of the moments that we love the most. appreciate year after year. There are hardly any changes from one year to the next and even from one five-year period to the next. Or between decades. Or in a lifetime.
At the same time, new technologies have reached society to provide greater comfort and facilitate, much more, many of the tasks that are normally performed . And although many think that technology kills traditions, it is not always the case: one of the traditions that has best been reinvented thanks to the digital sphere is the purchase of the Christmas Lottery.
There are many dreamers who buy tickets for the Christmas Giveaway from July 8, the first day they are put on sale. But there are others who, carried away by the Christmas spirit and the illusion that is breathed during this time, are launched to buy during the most festive time of the year . A purchase that can already be made in digitally and electronically, as well as in person and in the Administration itself .
Habits and benefits of those who buy lottery online
Currently, there is really curious data about what are the habits of online lottery purchase . One of them is that people who buy lotteries on the Internet, do so to acquire tenths from outside their Autonomous Community . Another important fact is that, among all the possible endings, the most chosen among the participants is the number 7 . On the other hand, as expected, 82% of online purchases are made during the month of December . But what is really surprising is that 3 out of 5 people buy lottery online , so individual or through their family.
Thanks to these new online shopping methods, game players lottery make more profit than through physical purchase. The first of them is related to a situation that we have gradually internalized and incorporated into our lives: social distance . Buying online avoids direct contact. In relation to distancing, we find another benefit of online shopping, which is avoid queues . It seems that another of the more normalized traditions is to wait long hours, with the temperatures typical of December, to get our tenths. Again, purchasing our tickets online can save us from this cold and waiting situation , while still participating in one of our favorite traditions.
Another advantage of buying lottery Christmas online, which perhaps goes unnoticed by most, is that the tenth is digital . That is, we are not consuming any type of material or generating any type of waste (either non-awarded tickets or proof of purchase). In other words: the online lottery purchase is shown as a more sustainable option and respectful with the environment . And finally, although it may seem unlikely at first glance, thanks to online shopping we can avoid losing the lottery ticket. It may happen that we do not know where we have saved it, or to whom we have sent it to share it. Thanks to the online purchase, we can have proof of where the tenth is or what we have done with it at all times .
A pioneer administration in internet sales
Loteria Castillo is one of the administrations pioneers in online lottery sales , in addition to one of the largest sales volume in Spain. Its web portal, loteriacastillo.com , is one of the best sites on the Internet to acquire the Christmas tenths. | <urn:uuid:67f3c65c-9090-4d5f-bbf7-46d79ec57053> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://newsfresh.net/what-are-the-benefits-of-buying-christmas-lottery-online/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572021.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814083156-20220814113156-00074.warc.gz | en | 0.969178 | 700 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Often referred to as the 'Athens of the North' Edinburgh is a heady blend of impressive architecture and landmarks like Edinburgh Castle, St. Giles Cathedral and Holyrood Palace sit alongside green spaces, parks and gardens. The leafy Georgian terraces of the New Town with their upmarket boutiques are worlds away from the cobbled alleys of the Grassmarket with its iconic tenements. Scotland's capital is a city of contrasts where excellent shopping and entertainment facilities and traditional Scots bonhomie go hand in hand.
|Must Know||Traveling from London? Book your tickets early to save a couple of dollars on transport.|
|Must See||New to the festival? Check out popular acts like comedy trio Foil Arm and Hogs, Scotland-loved duo Burnistoun, and last year’s nominee for the best newcomer act - James Acaster!|
|Must Do||Make sure to catch the sights outside of the Edinburgh Fringe festival epicenter as museums and attractions are particularly empty at this time.|
|Must Eat||Try a Hot Roast Roll at Oink! Located in the Old Town, trying pulled pork, haggis and apple sauce served in freshly made rolls might be the highlight of your trip.|
|Did You Know||At Edinburgh Fringe 2015 there were 50,459 performances of 3,314 shows in 313 venues, making it the largest arts festival in the world!|
Known to supernatural-fanatics as the world’s most ghost infested graveyard. The majority of these spooky tales originate from the middle ages, but if you’re looking for something different to do there are plenty of companies that offer tours of this graveyard.
A prominent feature of the city, Edinburgh Castle is home to Scotland’s crown jewels. We recommend taking the time to check the castle out, learn about its millennia long history and enjoy the view from the top!
An average meal in a restaurant in Edinburgh costs 0.7% more than in the rest of the country.
Prices in Edinburgh are on average 0.5% lower than in the other cities in United Kingdom.
Public transport in Edinburgh costs around 29.9% less than national average.
A night in a hotel in Edinburgh is about 2% less expensive on average than in the rest of United Kingdom.
Edinburgh Airport offers a number of domestic and international flights and is well connected with public transport. There is a tram service which takes visitors straight into the center, the Airlink 100 Express Bus which leaves every 10 minutes and is around a 30 minute journey. Taxi’s are also available from the airport and cost around £20+.
Waverley Station is the main railway station in Edinburgh, and trains depart from all over the country on a regular basis to Edinburgh. Another major commuter hub is Haymarket Station which offers city connections as well as long distance train services to Glasgow and London. Getting the bus is the easiest way to get to the city center with many services stopping at the stations. There are taxi services available.
Edinburgh Bus Station is the main station for local bus interchanges and coach services further abroad within the city. Getting into the center from the bus station is easy with many local buses serving the station. Additionally, it is served by the St. Andrew Square tram stop on Edinburgh trams, as well as by trains at Waverley Station which is 200 meters away.
Local transport includes buses, national rail train services, and the Edinburgh Tram. Lothian Buses and Edinburgh Tram work together under Transport for Edinburgh to provide the public transit in the city. There are two zones here: the City Zone (everything except the airport), and the Airport Zone. Edinburgh Tram tickets can be purchased in advance or from vending machines at the tram stops. Local bus tickets can be purchased in advance, through their app, or from the bus driver on the bus when paying with exact change.
Cycling is very popular as the city is very bicycle friendly. However, as the weather in Scotland can be unpredictable, proper gear is always recommended. There are traffic free bike lanes throughout the city that take advantage of old railway lines, and cyclists can share the bus lanes.
Many people use the local transport but there are parking lots scattered about the city and the connections to the motorways makes travel by car an easy option within Scotland. There are also taxi’s available and walking is another great way to see the city.
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What does the name Padma mean? The meaning of the name Padma is Lotus. The origin of the name Padma is Indian (Sanskrit). This is the culture in which the name originated, or in the case of a word, the language.
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The 18th-century Boggan-Hammond House, the first restored historic building in Anson County, was built by Capt. Patrick Boggan, donor of the land for the town of Wadesborough.Chartered as New Town in 1783, the present name of the county seat was adopted in 1878.Boggan and his brother-in-law, Col. Thomas Wade, were among the founders of the town.Patrick Boggan was a Revolutionary War leader and an ardent Anson Regulator. The Boggan-Hammond House was built by Boggan for his daughter Nellie who married William Hammond.The house is furnished in period furnishings which include a rope bed with trundle, a flax wheel and an arm chair that belonged to the Boggans.The colors used in the house are original as are the floors.
Anson County Historical Society 206 East Wade St. Wadesboro, NC 28170
Tuesday - Friday
9:00 a.m. - 1 p.m. Other Times by Appointment
Museums by Appointment
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In the race for privacy, some turn to encrypting their email. Why? Because there are times when sending sensitive information needs a layer of encryption. But adding encryption to mobile email can sometimes be a bit complicated.
Thanks to a company called ProtonMail, you can take advantage of encryption on your Android device with very little hassle. A caveat to using the ProtonMail platform: This is a service...not a stand-alone app to be used with your current email address. So you must sign up for a ProtonMail account, install the Android app, and use your newly created ProtonMail email account to send your encrypted email.
Getting a ProtonMail account
ProtonMail offers a free account, which gives you 500 MB of storage; if you need more storage, you can upgrade via donation. For a mere $50 USD per year, you get 5 GB of storage.Getting your account is simple—just go to the ProtonMail signup page, enter a username, add a login password and a decryption password, add a recovery email address, and click CREATE ACCOUNT. Tip: I highly recommend you not use the same password for login and decryption.
Once you click the CREATE ACCOUNT button, ProtonMail will automatically generate your encryption keys. You will have to verify that you're not a robot (either by email or reCaptcha), and then you'll be taken to your ProtonMail inbox.
Now you're ready to move over to the Android app.
Installing the Android app
- Open the Google Play Store on your Android device.
- Search for protonmail.
- Locate and tap the entry by ProtonMail.
- Tap Install.
- Read the permissions listing.
- If the permissions listing is acceptable, tap Accept.
- Allow the installation to complete.
You will find a launcher for the app in either your App Drawer, on your home screen, or in both spots. Tap the launcher to open ProtonMail.
When ProtonMail opens, you will have to log in to your ProtonMail account. Tap the Sign In button and then enter your ProtonMail username and the login password you created (not the decryption password). Once you tap the Sign In button, you will be asked to enter your decryption password (Figure A). After entering your decryption password, tap Decrypt.
Walk through the welcome tour, and you will finally arrive at your ProtonMail inbox, where you can compose and read encrypted email.
ProtonMail running on a Verizon-branded Droid Turbo.
If you send mail from your ProtonMail account to another ProtonMail account, it is automatically encrypted (the recipient will not have to enter a decryption key to read the email). If you send email from your ProtonMail account to a third-party account, you will have to manually encrypt it.
Believe it or not, ProtonMail has made this incredibly simple. From the main window, tap the compose icon (pencil), enter the recipient email address, enter a subject, type out your email, and then tap the lock icon. You will then be asked to define and confirm a message password (tap the right-pointing arrow, see Figure B) and then tap Send.
Defining your message password.
When a third-party email receives the encrypted missive, they click on a View Secure Message button in the email, which will direct them to a ProtonMail webpage where they enter the encryption password for the email. Once decrypted, they can read the email.
You can also send unencrypted mail from the ProtonMail app. To do this, compose the email as normal, only don't tap the encryption button. Send away, and the email can be read by the recipient without being redirected to the ProtonMail webpage.
Note: The app does not log you out of your account when you close the app. Re-open the app, and you won't even have to re-enter your decryption password. There is no option for this in the settings either. The only thing you can do is log out every time you've finished using ProtonMail. When you open the app again, however, you will have to log back into your account and then enter your decryption password. To log out, simply swipe right (from the left edge of the screen), and tap Sign Out (Figure C).
This shouldn't be a big deal to anyone serious about security. If efficiency is at the top of your list, this could become a hassle.
Signing out of ProtonMail.
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Has there ever been such appalling myopia (and collusion) in recorded history?!
And so day after day, hour upon hour, individuals die, families split apart, hopes and dreams are shattered while:
▪ the Regulator’s revolving door spins in sync with Big Pharma;How long do we trust in these arms of flesh? How many people have to “inexplicably” die before we accept the diagnosis—medication spellbinding—that seems to afflict nigh the entire world?
▪ prescribers, with the scribble of a pen, shunt the suffering to the “chemical” dispensers without a word of warning;
▪ pharmacists dispense their orders in small bottles without a word of caution; or, on the odd occasion, silently offer a caveat in tiny script or lengthy folio;
▪ therapists and counselors (try to) ply their (expensive) skills without ever asking about psychoactive drug effects or adverse withdrawal reactions;1
▪ independent researchers test the Pharma claims and find the placebo as effective as the drug, but few pay attention as drug-induced, chronic brain impairment (CBI) spreads its toxic sludge;
▪ prescribers and others interpret the consequent drug-induced abnormal behaviors or worsening symptoms as the unmasking of a patient’s mental illness and thus, they up the dosage; or worse, poly-prescribe to try and mask the adverse effects;
▪ in cases of suicide or mayhem, the toxicology reports are suppressed or sealed, whenever possible, and when not permitted, the ploy is to blame the patient for non-use or irregular use, EVEN when black boxes and adverse effects listed in hefty desk-references warn of abnormal behaviors, suicidality, homicidal ideation, impulsivity, paranoia, mania, etc., etc.
Why this spellbinding, stupefying trust? Don’t we know better? Do we really think that an obsession with bottom-line inclines one toward truth-telling? Haven’t we yet understood: When money is all that matters, the trust must end?
What have we been told about trusting in the arm of flesh?
I will not put my trust in the arm of flesh; for I know that cursed is he that putteth his trust in the arm of flesh. Yea, cursed is he that putteth his trust in man or maketh flesh his arm. (Book of Mormon | 2 Nephi 4:34)How long before we allow ourselves to register these facts?
» … all the physical treatments in psychiatry—medication, electroshock, and lobotomy—have their primary or “therapeutic” effect by causing malfunctions in the brain and the mind that are then misidentified as “improvements.” (Breggin,* p. 27)It is time every soul on earth read at least one of these:
» Spellbinding more specifically builds on a brain-disabling corollary, which states that patients receiving medications and other mind-altering treatments “often display poor judgment about the positive and negative effect of the treatment on their functioning.” (p. 27)
» Depression and suicide are not side effects as much as they are primary effects of stimulant drugs. (p. 192)
» Millions of children are having the spiritual stuffing knocked out of them by stimulant drugs. (p. 199)
» Drug companies go to great lengths to protect their products and in the process they keep doctors and the public in the dark about many of their adverse effects. (p. 246)
» Unfortunately, many healthcare practitioners remain unaware that the first few doses, or dose changes, present the greatest risk of causing severe adverse psychiatric reactions. (p. 266)
» At the end of the day, you cannot trust what your doctor tells you because you cannot trust the information your doctor is getting from the drug companies. (p. 268)
» Modern people swim in a sea of psychopharmacological advertising and promotion amounting to an all pervasive propaganda campaign designed to shape the way we think about our lives and ourselves. (p. 269)
» Psychoactive drugs do not improve biochemical imbalances; they cause them, and withdrawal reactions are one result. (p. 274)
» (See a few additional quotes from Breggin at footnote 2 below.)
▪ Psychiatric Drug Withdrawal: A Guide for Prescribers, Therapists, Patients and their Families by Peter R. Breggin, M.D.for if we aren’t taking psychoactive drugs ourselves, we know and probably love someone who is.
▪ Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine by John Abramson, M.D.
▪ The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It by Marcia Angell, M.D.
▪ The Myth of the Chemical Cure: A Critique of Psychiatric Drug Treatment by Joanna Moncrieff
▪ Medicines Out of Control?: Antidepressants and the Conspiracy of Goodwill by Charles Medawar and Anita Hardon
Please listen to these witnesses and many other credible ones you can easily find:
“Depression is NOT a Chemical Imbalance” (Time: 2:56:35)
Psychiatry: The Marketing of Madness (Time: 2:56:35)
And PLEASE, do NOT stop your meds cold-turkey. You need a support system to help you navigate the crisis. Withdrawal is one of the most dangerous times for drug-induced psychosis, mania, depression, suicidality, medication spellbinding, etc. But know this: There are better ways to get through and beyond pain and confusion than CBI (chronic brain impairment). Search out what works for you. There is hope and there is healing, no matter how it looks right now.
*Peter R. Breggin, M.D., Medication Madness: The Role of Psychiatric Drugs in Cases of Violence, Suicide, and Crime © 2008.
1. See the PLEA at http://www.dejavu-times.blogspot.ca/2015/01/a-plea-to-therapists-everywhere.html
2. More quotes from Breggin:*
» Stimulants [like Ritalin or Concerta] work in part by causing obsessive -compulsive behavior, compelling a child to act dutifully and to persist at boring tasks. (p. 189)
» Most children taking stimulants will become abnormally obsessive and compulsive. (p. 194)
» Both Ritalin and Prozac can overstimulate children and adults, causing them to start drinking alcohol or to increase their alcohol intake as a method of calming themselves down. (p. 204)
» By shutting down the functions of the highest centers of the brain, [antipsychotic] drugs can produce an actual chemical lobotomy and a chemical straitjacket from which no adult or child can escape. (p. 211)
» The “antipsychotic” medications like Zyprexa, Seroquel, and Abiligy have their primary or “therapeutic” effect by causing severe apathy and indifference. (p. 222)
» There are two exceptions to the rule that antipsychotic drugs crush spontaneity and enforce robotic docility. One exception is akathisia, an experience of inner torture with a compulsion to move, which we’ve seen as a result of exposure to SSRI antidepressants. … Withdrawal is the other exception in which neuroleptics can cause activation with anxiety and agitation rather than more stupefied reactions. (p. 236-237)
» The fact that a drug sometimes makes us feel better does not mean that it’s correcting a biochemical imbalance. Recreational drugs such as alcohol and marijuana are used by hundreds of millions of people to “relax,” but few if any scientists believe that these chemicals are correcting imbalances in the brain. Instead, everyone recognizes that they impair brain function. No psychiatric drug is known to correct anything in the brain. (p. 272, bold emphasis added) | <urn:uuid:9fe9e49f-0810-4db0-9499-44a6296ee5a8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2015/01/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572212.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20220815205848-20220815235848-00471.warc.gz | en | 0.915393 | 1,781 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Nitrogen fixation and poly-β-hydroxybutyric acid content in bacteroids ofRhizobium lupini andRhizobium leguminosarum
- Cite this article as:
- Kretovich, W.L., Romanov, V.I., Yushkova, L.A. et al. Plant Soil (1977) 48: 291. doi:10.1007/BF02187241
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Experiments carried out in a sand culture have demonstrated that during the growth ofVicia faba andLupinus luteus inoculated with effective strains of Rhizobium, and when the behaviour of bacteroids isolated from nodules ofLupinus luteus, Pisum sativum andVicia faba which had been inoculated with effective and ineffective strains and when comparisons were made between bacteriods isolated from effective nodules ofVicia faba andLupinus luteus either at midday or at midnight there is a reverse correlation between the intensity of nitrogen fixation and respiration, on the one hand, and the content of poly-β-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB), on the other. This evidence suggests an important role played by PHB in the supply of symbiotic fixation with energy and carbon substrates.
Glucose and β-hydroxybutyrate were the best substrates for PHB synthesis in the suspension of bacteroids of an effective strain ofR. lupini at all stages of plant growth. At the stage of active nitrogen fixation (flowering) PHB was actively synthesized in the presence of succinate. In the absence of exogenous substrates the polymer degraded, the process being enhanced in the presence of ammonium ions. When ammonium was added together with glucose, PHB synthesis did not occur and at the flowering stage the polymer broke down particularly rapidly. re]19760505 | <urn:uuid:583b8895-1477-4e59-bbb7-fd4a1781a1c4> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02187241 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719155.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00333-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.921039 | 396 | 1.898438 | 2 |
Understanding .NET ThreadPool
We had some interesting discussions internally, post my earlier blog on 250 threads/CPU. There are some confusions also on default values and what comes from thread pool etc. I spent a little bit more time on basics and document them.
The ThreadPool contains threads marked as worker threads and IO threads (completion ports). The default max value for these are 25 threads / per process / per CPU. The default min values for these is #CPU, so on a single CPU machine it will be 1.
This means that each process has its own thread pool and not shared with other processes. However AppDomains loaded within a process share the threads in the pool. Do note that the default max and min are based on #CPU. On a dual proc box, the default max will be 50 and min will be 2.
The values can be altered by using ThreadPool.SetMinThreads and ThreadPool.SetMaxThreads. Obviously the min threads cannot be set to value higher than max threads. You can set this to a value lower than current #CPU, like you can set this to 0 on a single CPU box, but doing that isnt' recommended and can cause performance impact, as also documented in the SDK.
Playing around with Min threads value is necessary sometimes to avoid delays in creating new threads for the thread pool. The delay is 500 ms per thread i.e. only 1 thread is added to the pool per 500 ms. Requests queued for threads will have to wait till a thread is created and is available for use. Idle threads in the pool die out with time.
The BackgroundWorker class introduced with .NET Framework 2.0 also uses threads from the thread pool class. The class has been added to easily work with background threads and on completion of the work, make updates to the UI controls. Note that UI controls can be accessed only on thread that they were created on.
ASP.NET also uses thread pool but has its own default values. The min remains the same, however with ASP.NET 2.0 the default max is 100 for worker and IO threads. These values are altered by appropriate setting the processModel tag in the machine.config file. Surprisingly the machine.config.comments file (available in <WINDIR>\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\CONFIG) shows these as 20. This isn't entirely incorrect, since the machine.config file carries an auto configuration setting for process model, as below.
<processModel autoConfig="true" />
If this auto configuration setting is removed, ASP.NET reverts to the max value of 20. With auto configuration enabled, on a dual CPU box, the max values will be 200. New requests are handled by the IO threads. As the load increases, IO threads start to post the requests to internal queues and then worker threads take over and do the execution. Refer to this support webcast for more details on ASP.NET 1.0 and 1.0. For ASP.NET 2.0 you can check this blog post.
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A Comparative Assessment of Food Deserts Using Geograpic Information Systems (GIS) in El Paso County, TX, and Loudoun County, VA
BACKGROUND & SIGNIFICANCE: Consumption of processed foods high in sodium and fat can have a plethora of health complications, including, but not limited to hypertension, high cholesterol levels, obesity, diabetes and cancer. Previous studies have documented that lack of access to viable healthy eating options– grocery stores selling affordable fresh fruits and vegetables – in any neighborhood or area can result in negative public health outcomes. These areas devoid of such grocery stores and healthy eating options can be classified as ‘Food Deserts’, as per one of the criteria adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In addition, if a census tract that has more than 20 percent poverty rate and the median family income is less than or equal to 80 percent of the state-wide median family income can also be classified as a ‘Food Desert’. HYPOTHESES: This research work is premised on two hypotheses: 1) census tracts that are predominantly of Hispanic/Latino origin would have a dearth of grocery stores in contrast to more affluent and mixed neighborhoods, and 2) lack of access to public transportation can hamper people’s access to grocery stores subsequently impacting their overall health status in both the counties. AIMS & OBJECTIVES: Using various advanced Geographic Information Systems (GIS) techniques, this research work identified and compared the census tracts in El Paso County, TX and Loudoun County, VA that could be classified as a typical ‘Food Desert’. Loudoun County is the richest county in the United States in terms of median income per household ($ 118,000) and is an apt contrast with the El Paso County, TX that is not only majority-minority (81.3% Hispanic/Latino) but also has a low median income per household ($ 41,637). METHODS: Census tracts for both counties were obtained from US Census 2017 TIGER/Line Shapefiles. Various demographic and Socio-Economic variables were obtained from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2015 ACS 5-year estimates. GIS spatial techniques such as Clusters Mapping, Cluster and Outlier Analysis, and Hot Spot Analysis were employed to test the two hypotheses. RESULTS: Certain census tracts in the southeast, eastern, and north-west part of El Paso County could be categorized as ‘Food Deserts’. Similarly, census tracts in the north-central, north-western and south-western part of Loudoun County could also be deemed as ‘Food Deserts’. Transportation was not an issue in terms of access to grocery stores for the Hispanics in Loudoun County but transportation was limited in some areas in El Paso County. CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS: Findings from this research helped identify the census tracts of ‘Food Deserts’ in two counties populated by Hispanics, one affluent and one low-income. Information emanating from this research will help policy makers and city planners draft healthy living guidelines in terms of siting and facilitating access to grocery stores in many low-income neighborhoods.
Geographic information science|Health sciences
Raysoni, Amit Ugamraj, "A Comparative Assessment of Food Deserts Using Geograpic Information Systems (GIS) in El Paso County, TX, and Loudoun County, VA" (2018). ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. AAI10931817. | <urn:uuid:9c3cc6fb-e541-4dba-98a9-b92af75c9f16> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://scholarworks.utep.edu/dissertations/AAI10931817/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571692.3/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812105810-20220812135810-00074.warc.gz | en | 0.936763 | 761 | 3 | 3 |
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These sealed boxes are getting tougher to locate as they are often opened for individual Silver Eagle sale.
- Each coin contains 1 oz of .999 fine Silver.
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The Washington Times has always been conservative and error-prone. Now, it's helping to popularize extremist ideas and neo-Confederate sympathy.
When President George W. Bush nominated John Ashcroft for attorney general, it didn't take long for the press to unearth Ashcroft's 1999 interview in Southern Partisan magazine. Ashcroft had praised the neo-Confederate publication for "defending Southern patriots" such as Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis and Stonewall Jackson, and he'd pledged to follow the magazine's example.
"I've got to do more," Ashcroft said. "We've all got to stand up and speak in this respect, or else we'll be taught that these people were giving their lives, subscribing their sacred fortunes and their honor to some perverted agenda."
Most media outlets depicted the flap over Ashcroft's pro-Dixie sentiments as a side issue, just one more reason why his nomination was controversial. But the nation's "conservative paper of record," The Washington Times, saw something different. On Jan. 16, 2001, the day Ashcroft began facing his critics in Congress, the Times devoted a chunk of its front page to an unusually long story with a provocative headline: "How the Democrats made loving Dixie a hate crime."
For a paper with a loyal readership on Capitol Hill, the story, written by Assistant National Editor Robert Stacy McCain, was nicely timed for maximum impact. But despite the headline, it did not detail a Democratic effort to outlaw Dixie-loving.
Instead, it described a growing resistance to Confederate displays and symbols as seen through the eyes of six experts, five of them arch-conservatives with well-established neo-Confederate sympathies. An NAACP representative was also quoted, deep in McCain's story, but his comments were immediately rebutted by Charles Lunsford (see Hate and Heritage), the neo-Confederate activist who coined the phrase, "heritage, not hate," and by leftist-turned-rightist David Horowitz (see Center for the Study of Popular Culture), who called the NAACP "a defamation and shakedown organization."
Casual readers of The Washington Times might well have been puzzled. Why would a major daily newspaper — one that bills itself as "America's Newspaper," no less — turn the Ashcroft controversy into a battle over loving Dixie? And why would it showcase a story so heavily slanted toward neo-Confederate opinions on race and heritage?
For devoted readers of the Times — a group that includes many of the nation's leading conservative politicians, journalists and think-tankers — McCain's story was old hat. These readers know the Times loves to stir controversy with headlines and stories so provocative that other media outlets can't resist repeating them. They know the Times is the only major American newspaper that still features a weekly Civil War page. They know the Times has become a reliable source for extremist views on race, religion, immigration and Dixie.
What they don't know is why.
Money, Media and Moonification
Founded in 1982 by the Rev. Sun Myong Moon, the right-wing cult leader from South Korea, The Washington Times quickly made a name for itself with an approach to news reporting that was unusually ideological.
While mainstream media critics scoffed at "The Moonie Times" for enthusiastically championing the Rev. Moon's staunch anti-communism and his efforts to move the Republican Party farther right, the Times made a splash in conservative circles. President Ronald Reagan said it was his favorite paper. Right away, the Times showed a knack for taking its message to the mainstream, advertising itself as the "third most quoted paper" in the U.S. by its third year.
The Times' quotability and importance to conservative leaders quickly gave it a stature that outstripped its relatively small circulation. While the crosstown rival Washington Post moves more than 800,000 papers each weekday, the Times' circulation has never climbed much higher than 100,000. By his own estimate, Moon has spent upwards of $2 billion to keep the unprofitable paper afloat.
While the Times made itself must reading for right-wingers, it was also developing a reputation for shoddy journalism. From the start, the Times' front page was studded with scandalous stories bearing catchy headlines and sensational openings that more closely echoed the style of European tabloids than that of large American newspapers.
Whether they were taking aim at Democratic politicians like Barney Frank and Bill Clinton, assailing out-of-step conservatives like Sen. John McCain, or slamming "liberal" organizations like the National Education Association and the NAACP, these eye-popping stories often rippled through the rest of the scandal-hungry media — even though some of them were later proven to be slanted, deceptive, or downright false.
"The Washington Times is like no major city daily in America in the way that it wears its political heart on its sleeve," said the nation's leading journalistic watchdog, the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR), in 1995. "No major paper in America would dare be so partisan."
The folks who call the shots at the Times insist that their news is no more infected with ideology — or riddled with error — than anybody else's. The Intelligence Report made repeated attempts to talk with Washington Times Editor in Chief Wesley Pruden, Managing Editor Francis Coombs and National Editor Ken Hanner about the allegations and criticisms in this story. These requests were either ignored or, in Coombs' case, declined.
But Pruden has given his side of the story to Southern Partisan and CJR. "I don't ever want the Times to be known as a newspaper that writes the news from a conservative point of view," he told Southern Partisan. Where the conservatism creeps in, he told CJR, is in which stories the paper chooses to designate as news. The Times, Pruden said, is different simply because it reports "stories other papers are loath to cover."
One such story appeared in early July, when "Inside the Beltway" writer John McCaslin endorsed the so-called "NORFED Liberty Dollar" in his column. This "alternative currency" has been marketed aggressively to antigovernment "Patriots" as a challenge to the Federal Reserve, which is seen as responsible for a host of financial ills.
McCaslin uncritically repeated NORFED founder Bernard von Nothaus' claim that widespread use of the Liberty Dollar could eliminate the national debt "completely." The currency is supposedly fully backed by silver, but in fact is sold for almost twice the market value of the silver that it can be reimbursed for.
Even more stunning, the expert source McCaslin cites on Liberty Dollars — calling him "a Web development consultant for political and corporate clients" — is Bill White, a notorious anti-Semite who runs the neo-Nazi web site Overthrow.com. "I spend them everywhere," White gushes. In fact, they can be used almost nowhere.
A few days later, The Washington Times' knack for floating stories into the mainstream — no matter how outrageous — was demonstrated once again. ABC Radio stalwart Paul Harvey, in his unmistakable boom of a voice, aired a glowing story about the Liberty Dollars.
Defending Dixie: A Family Affair
Pruden was elevated from managing editor to top dog of the Times in 1992. It was pivotal time for the paper. With the Cold War won and conservative politics in the ascendant, the paper needed a fresh sense of mission. When he sat down for a long interview with Southern Partisan not long after his promotion, Pruden left little doubt about where he would lead the paper.
After singling out the Southern culture warrior, Sen. Jesse Helms, as a political hero, Pruden bragged about his great-grandmother shooting a Union cavalryman and boasted that the Times was the most "in-your-face" conservative newspaper in America. When Robert E. Lee's birthday rolls around every year, he said, "I make sure we have a story" — especially because the occasion "falls around Martin Luther King's birthday."
Pruden started with the Times shortly after its founding. He was originally hired on a probationary basis, founding editor and publisher James Whelan told the Washington Business Journal, because Pruden had run into ethical problems as a reporter.
According to Whelan, Pruden was fired in 1978 by the now-defunct National Observer, where he had worked for 14 years, under suspicion that he had "manufactured" quotes in his stories. (Pruden refused to comment on the reasons for his ouster, except to say it involved "a couple of stories I'd done.")
Born and raised in Arkansas, Pruden has a deep-rooted affection for Dixie. His father, the Rev. Wesley Pruden Sr., was a leading spokesperson for Little Rock's racist Capital Citizens Council, which fought bitterly against school desegregation in the 1950s and 1960s. During the landmark confrontations at Little Rock High School in 1957, when President Dwight Eisenhower sent National Guard troops to protect nine black teenagers as they entered the white school, Pruden Sr. reportedly told the assembled mob: "That's what we've got to fight! N------, Communists, and cops!"
The Rev. Pruden's son has avoided commenting on his father's politics. But in 1995, the Times ran two long op-ed pieces by the senior Pruden's old Citizens Council cohort, "Justice Jim" Johnson.
According to an investigation by Salon.com, Johnson's Washington Times stories were part of the anti-Clinton Arkansas Project, which mounted a well-financed campaign to discredit Henry Woods, the federal judge originally appointed to preside over criminal proceedings in the Whitewater case. The doubts about Judge Woods raised in Johnson's op-ed pieces percolated through the media for months, and Woods was eventually replaced by a judge more friendly to Whitewater investigators.
Pruden's contribution to the anti-Clinton efforts didn't stop there. Even as he oversaw his paper's wall-to-wall coverage of Whitewater and the Monica Lewinsky scandal, the editor was creating a stir with his own op-ed columns about Clinton — including one that broke the "news" about Bill, Monica and the cigar. Pruden is also legendary, as an editor, for manipulating headlines and stories to ratchet up their political slant — so much so that Washington Times staffers coined a verb, "Prudenizing," to describe the tampering that has led some of them to resign in protest.
In 1998, Pruden, whose newspaper is the only major daily in America that runs a weekly page about a war that ended 138 years ago, spoke to the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the Manassas Battlefield Park. He began by making the kind of promise most editors avoid at any cost: "I will never fail to respond to you when you call on me for help, because I believe in what you are doing to cherish and protect and preserve the heritage of our great Southern people."
Concluding with a flourish, Pruden said "Southerners ... hold loyalty to two countries in our hearts." The second country is one "baptized 137 years ago on this very field in the blood of First Manassas, a country no longer at the mercy of the vicissitudes in the tangled affairs of men, a country that lives within us, a country that will endure for as long as men and women know love. ... God bless America, God bless the Confederate States of America, and God bless you all."
Extremism Gets a Voice
Though he declined to talk with the Intelligence Report for this story, Pruden has denied that his personal beliefs color The Washington Times. "We are editorial page conservative," Pruden told Southern Partisan. "But we like to think that on news we just lay it down the middle and let people make up their own minds."
In 1995, Pruden appeared to strike a blow for "down the middle" fairness by firing The Times' other voice of the extreme right, syndicated columnist Samuel Francis. A new book by neoconservative stalwart Dinesh D'Souza had quoted Francis' speech at a 1994 conference on "Race and American Culture" sponsored by American Renaissance, a white supremacist journal that promotes eugenics and believes, among other things, that whites are inherently smarter and less violent than blacks. After D'Souza portrayed Francis as a purveyor of the "new spirit of white bigotry," Pruden told him the Times would no longer run his column.
The firing was something of a mystery, since Francis had often expressed views on race that appeared quite compatible with Pruden's. (Ironically, Francis now edits the Citizens Informer, a newsletter published by the white supremacist Council of Conservative Citizens, successor to the Citizens Council that Wesley Pruden Sr. belonged to.)
In 1994, Francis had been demoted to a half-time staff position after he wrote a column lambasting the Southern Baptist Convention for officially "repenting" for its support for Southern slavery — even though Pruden had expressed a similar view in a column of his own, published in Southern Partisan.
Still, if the reasons for Francis' dismissal were murky, the public symbolism was clear enough: Even on its unabashedly conservative editorial page, the Times did have its limits.
But only two years later, the Times reversed course dramatically, hiring a writer whose views on race and Southern heritage are arguably more extreme than either Francis' or Pruden's. And this time, those views would be expressed not in op-ed columns but on the Times' news pages.
With the arrival of Assistant National Editor Robert Stacy McCain in 1997, the Times' disassociation from the racism of American Renaissance became a distant memory. McCain, who wrote the story about Democrats and Dixie, has covered the group's biannual conferences in 1998, 2000 and 2002, making the Times the only major American newspaper to devote news stories to American Renaissance. Since 1999, the Times has also reprinted at least six excerpts from American Renaissance in its page-2 culture section, never acknowledging the highly controversial nature of the source.
"Activist warns of border war," blared the headline for McCain's latest American Renaissance story on Feb. 25, 2002. McCain was covering an American Renaissance conference on immigration, and his opening paragraph was almost as sensational as the headline: "A border war between the United States and Mexico 'could happen any day,' a California activist warned at a weekend conference in Virginia."
All 572 words of the story either paraphrased or quoted this same "activist," Glenn Spencer, who runs the anti-immigration group, Voice of Citizens Together, which the Southern Poverty Law Center and Anti-Defamation League officials have described as a hate group. Without questioning their factuality, McCain's story reported Spencer's assertions that Mexican leaders were conducting an "invasion" of the United States and that "I love Osama bin Laden" T-shirts were all the rage south of the border after 9/11. No opposing viewpoint was offered or even referenced.
"Sending a reporter to this conference was like sending a reporter to a Ku Klux Klan rally," a flabbergasted reader wrote to the Times. Though the paper printed his letter, the reader's objections appear unlikely to be heeded. McCain has made no bones about being a fan of American Renaissance, writing a letter of "warm congratulations" to the magazine in 1997. It is extremely rare — in fact, it is typically expressly forbidden — for a journalist to publicly express admiration (or disdain) for a group he writes about.
'A Natural Revulsion'
Something else about McCain is even rarer: he belongs to a hate group — the League of the South (LOS) — that shares some of American Renaissance's views on race. The League, a white-supremacist organization that opposes racial intermarriage, has defended historical segregation and even slavery, and advocates a second Southern secession from the U.S.
Washington Times readers have not been informed of McCain's hate-group membership, even when he's written on subjects near and dear to the hearts of his co-religionists. (McCain has been identified as a League member on DixieNet, the Web site that has reprinted several of his stories and essays from the Times, and he's mentioned his affiliation with the League in on-line postings.)
If McCain and his editors followed the usual rules of journalistic ethics, steering him clear of subjects related to his partisan beliefs, his hate-group membership might not be an issue. But the 43-year-old Georgia native, who left the Rome News-Tribune (circulation 17,000) for The Washington Times in 1997, has specialized in subjects that are vital to League of the South members: race, religion, guns, immigration, and controversies over Confederate flags and "heritage."
An avid poster on Internet discussion groups, McCain has aired strong personal views on these subjects. In December, New York Press media critic Michelangelo Signiorile published some of McCain's contributions to FreeRepublic.com, written under the pseudonym BurkeCalhounDabney.
McCain asserted that the civil rights movement inspired "black criminality" by encouraging people to get arrested at demonstrations. "I am disturbed … by [Jesse] Jackson's idea that 'breaking white folks' rules' was somehow inherently just," McCain wrote. "If rules were to be broken merely because they were the work of white folks, then hasn't Jackson gone a long way toward explaining the explosion of black criminality that began in the 1960s?"
Signiorile, who was alerted by a reader to McCain's postings, told the Intelligence Report he was "amazed" by what he found. In one posting, McCain suggested that Harvard University President Lawrence Summers be "persecuted and run out of town" for supporting gay rights.
In another, McCain gave his take on interracial relationships: "[T]he media now force interracial images into the public mind and a number of perfectly rational people react to these images with an altogether natural revulsion," McCain wrote. "The white person who does not mind transacting business with a black bank clerk may yet be averse to accepting the clerk as his sister-in-law, and THIS IS NOT RACISM, no matter what Madison Avenue, Hollywood and Washington tell us."
Shortly after Signiorile's story appeared, and McCain's extremist views began to circulate around journalistic and political circles, every posting by BurkeCalhounDabney was deleted from FreeRepublic.com.
Taking His Stand in Dixie
McCain's beliefs often creep into his stories in ways that readers might not notice. In 1998, McCain wrote the Times' obituary for George Wallace, the Alabama governor who became the South's most famous segregationist.
Hailing Wallace as "a man who transformed American politics" and paved the way for conservative electoral triumphs, McCain quoted three scholars on Wallace. All the scholars were identified as history professors — but not as leaders in the same hate group McCain belongs to, the League of the South.
"[A]s a working journalist with 10 years' experience," McCain once wrote on the League's DixieNet Web site, "I am well aware of how reporters can subtly frame their stories to suggest which side in any controversy is in the right." McCain's stories for the Times often display this expertise, relying on sources from hate groups without acknowledging the controversial nature of their views — and immediately shooting down any opposing viewpoints, like those of the NAACP leader in McCain's story on Dixie-loving as a "hate crime."
If McCain's not-so-subtle framing of the news has raised eyebrows around the Times' newsroom, it doesn't appear to have affected the kinds of stories he's assigned to write. In 2000, when African-American writer Lerone Bennett Jr. published a controversial book accusing Abraham Lincoln of being a racist (see related story Lincoln Reconstructed), McCain wrote an approving feature about the book even though — perhaps unbeknownst to his editors — he had already expressed vehement opinions on the subject.
In an Internet discussion group, McCain had written that Lincoln was a "war criminal" who should have been tried for "treason." On DixieNet, McCain — using his own name — had even concocted a mock "Wanted" poster for Lincoln, whom he described as the "1st RULER and TYRANT of the AMERICAN EMPIRE" and a perpetrator of "Murder, False Imprisonment, and numerous HEINOUS crimes against the SOUTHern states and AMERICANS in general!"
"I cannot believe that they allow him to stay" at the Times, says Signiorile. "I don't think any paper should have anyone in a racist group covering these issues, or covering racial politics. It's completely outrageous to have someone like that covering news at all."
McCain and his editors declined several invitations to talk to the Intelligence Report about his League of the South affiliation and its impact on his reporting. But McCain has expressed typically strong views on who should be covering news — especially news about the South.
In 1996, a year before he was hired by The Washington Times, McCain co-wrote a manifesto called "Down on Dixie: the Confederate Cause and the South's Scalawag Press." Advertised for $1.50 apiece on DixieNet, the 16-page pamphlet looks nostalgically at "a time, not so many years ago, when newspapers in the South were also expected to be newspapers of the South and newspapers for the South." By contrast, McCain and his co-author, now-deceased Sons of Confederate Veterans member Gilbert Smith, accuse modern-day Southern journalists of waging "a vicious campaign of propaganda and distortion" by saying, among other things, that the Civil War was fought over slavery.
"[L]et Southern journalists continue to sneer in ignorance at those things which they imagine are represented by the Confederate battle flag," McCain concludes, in a condensed version of the pamphlet that appeared on DixieNet. "But this I shall not do. I shall not buy into the North's hypocritical claims of moral superiority. Like my ancestors before me, I'll take my stand in Dixie."
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James Addison Baker III (born April 28, 1930), American politician and diplomat, was Secretary of State in the administration of Republican President George H. W. Bush.
Born in Houston, Texas, Baker was educated at Princeton University, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1952. He then served in the United States Marine Corps for two years as a lieutenant, after which he attended the University of Texas School of Law, where he received his J.D. in 1957. Baker became employed with the law firm Andrews & Kurth, where he remained until 1975.
Originally a Democrat, Baker switched to the Republican party and managed George H. W. Bush's unsuccessful Senate campaign in 1970.
He served as Undersecretary of Commerce under Gerald Ford in 1975 and ran Ford's unsuccessful election campaign in 1976. Baker ran an unsuccessful race to become State Attorney General of Texas in 1978.
After serving on Ronald Reagan's 1980 campaign staff, he was named White House Chief of Staff in 1981, serving in that capacity until 1985, when he was appointed Secretary of the Treasury. Baker also served on the Reagan administration's Economic Policy Council, where he was instrumental in achieving the passage of the administration's tax and budget reform legislation package in 1981.
Baker served on Reagan's National Security Council, and remained Treasury Secretary through 1988, during which year he also served as campaign chairman for Bush's successful presidential bid.
Bush appointed Baker Secretary of State in 1989, in which position he continued to serve through 1992, being awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991. From 1992 to 1993 he was named Bush's Chief of Staff. He is credited as being a leading architect of the peaceful transition to democracy in Europe beginning in 1989. Together with President Bush, Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Chancellor Kohl and Minister Genscher he is one of the inspirators of German reunification.
During the Gulf War, he inspired the architect of the 31-nation alliance that fought alongside the United States in the first Gulf War.
In March 1997 Baker became the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara. In June 2004 he resigned from this position, frustrated over the lack of progress in reaching a complete settlement acceptable to both the government of Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front.
Baker served as chief legal advisor for George W. Bush during the 2000 election campaign and oversaw the Florida recount. He is currently (as of 2003) senior counsel to the Carlyle Group. In late 2003 he was drafted by the President to assist in the operations of the US-led occupation of Iraq.
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The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents of a local phone scam targeting grandparents.
The scam starts with a phone call to the victim. The caller will disguise their voice and identify themselves as the victim’s grandchild.
The caller will claim to have been arrested and in need of bail money, saying that they can’t talk for long. The caller then provides a call-back number that, when dialed, connects to a scammer claiming to represent local law enforcement.
The fake law enforcement representative will claim that the bail for the grandchild is between $8,000 and $10,000 but that it can be reduced to $2,000 to $3,000 if it’s paid immediately.
The victim is directed to go to a nearby grocery store or pharmacy and purchase several thousands of dollars’ worth of eBay gift cards.
The grandparent then calls back and is told to scratch off and provide the redemption codes for the gift cards.
The Dutchess County Sheriff’s Office is reminding residents that no law enforcement agency or county jail accepts gift card redemption codes as payment for bail.
Furthermore, no discounts will ever be offered if a bail payment is “made immediately.”
“If someone calls you and tells you that a relative has been arrested or is in jail, call other relatives or a legitimate law enforcement agency for confirmation before sending any money. If they’re posing as a relative, try and contact that relative for confirmation,” says the Sheriff’s Department.
This investigation is ongoing. Anyone who has information regarding these scams is urged to contact Detective Kurt Twaddell at (845) 486-3828 or via email at firstname.lastname@example.org. The Sheriff’s Office can also be contacted via the tip line at (845) 605-CLUE (2583) or by email at email@example.com. All information will be kept confidential.
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See how we’ve developed a Low Poly Spaceship by using Cinema 4D, ZBrush, UVLayout, Maya, X Normal, Quixel Suite, Substance Painter and Unity 3D.
Hi everyone! In this Dev Blog we’re going to show you how to model a Low Poly Spaceship from scratch, in a simple and useful way. For us this is a initial step because the spacecrafts of Phobos Vector Prime aren’t low poly, but detailed high poly models based on assets with a fewer number of polygons. Here’s how we design the initial Low Poly Spaceship which we’ll transform later on a high poly model:
1.- Concept Creation
First of all you may think in every detail that you want in the spaceship. Make a sketch on a paper (or wherever you feel comfy) by using basic geometric shapes. Also you may keep in mind that the design must have sense: if you’re drawing a resistant spaceship try to make it look strong. Decide in this step the kind of weapons/powers/defenses that you spaceship will have.
It’s all about details. We aren’t only talking about of the videogame’s aesthetic and the atmosphere, but also about its size, form, weapons, skills, special effects, textures, behavior and even its place on the game’s story.
Our team works on the following way: the game designer thinks and design a spaceship, talks with the programer and decides what weapons and powers it may have, then they draws it on a paper and give it to the 2D artist, who design the vehicle’s concept art which will guide the modelling of the Low Poly Spaceship carried out by the 3D artist. Easy peasy.
Actually before start the modelling process the team has to approve the spaceship’s concept. It has to be well adapted to the retro aesthetic of Phobos Vector Prime, that has an marked 80s style but with realistic/futuristic assets.
2.- Low Poly Spaceship Modelling
When the concept gets approved, the modelling stage of the object starts. This process is so hard that it can last several days. Even weeks. In this step we use a vast bunch of software: Cinema 4D, ZBrush, UVLayout, Maya, X Normal, Quixel Suite, Substance Painter and, finally, Unity 3D.
We use Cinema 4D to design the vehicle following the initial concept and looking for a Low Poly Spaceship model composed of simple forms. In this GIF you can see how our 3D artist composes the model by connecting simple and large polygons to each other:
After finish the 3D model is important to unwrap the UV, i.e. export each polygon to a coordinates graphics. You can use UVLayout or Maya. Thanks to this technique we can divide the Low Poly Spaceship depending its materials textures. It’s also a way to facilitate our work for next steps.
3.- Adding Details
When the model is ready we export the object to ZBrush. There we add polygon subdivision, converting our low poly asset in a high poly one, that will be heavier than the previous but also more detailed. The details are very important for us! Watch the GIF below to see how we add details with ZBrush:
As we said, because the higher number of polygons the asset will be heavier. This can drive some performance problems, so you need to optimize the high poly before export it. This way we keep the model details saving polygon density. You can use various plugins for this purpose, but we recommend Decimation Master.
To continue with the process it’s necessary to export both models (High Poly and Low Poly) to X Normal. Here we baking in the model, i.e. overturning the high poly model information in the Low Poly Spaceship like if you were putting stickers. So you have a realistic and detailed spaceship but with a low number of polygons.
Then we have to extract channels of the object that mean each different property of the object material. In this case: Normal, Ambient Occlusion, Bent Normal, Height and Curvature. Every channel is a map with an expecifict applications. The most important is the Normal Map. We use it to keep the details of the high-poly model in our spaceship low-poly. first.
Now we go to the most artistic stage with Quixel Suite (you can use also Substance Painter if you prefer it). So is time to add the material, paints, textures and the rest of details. In this part we have to use the Occlusion Map. Is the final stage to modify the spaceship project, after will be impossible. From this point, our spaceship must be ready to fly. In this part of the process you can detail how you prefer the spaceship. See how we do it on Quixel Suite:
4.- Asset Integration
Finally, the last step of the modeling process of our Low Poly Spaceship is over. It’s time to integrate the asset in the graphic motor, in our case is Unity 3D. Here we need to import every information, from textures to any Quixel object, determining how to will be in the final game. This may be a hard process so we’ll explain it in followings dev blogs. | <urn:uuid:26f7dc53-aa37-4274-96d4-0068287b67fd> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.phobosvectorprime.com/how-to-model-a-realistic-low-poly-spaceship/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.916607 | 1,118 | 2.015625 | 2 |
Eight killer whales have been taken from the wild in the Russian Far East in the last year, seven of them since August. They are being held in small pools near Vladivostok and are awaiting their fate. The news, as revealed on the russianorca facebook page run by a group of Russian killer whale researchers, has prompted hundreds of comments, more than 1,600 shares to date, and extensive activity on twitter, blogs and websites. People are clearly upset.
To find out more about the captures, the status of Russian orcas and where they may be headed, Tim Zimmermann, Outside writer and Blackfish associate producer and co-writer, interviewed Erich Hoyt, WDC Research Fellow, Author, and Co-director of WDC’s Far East Russia Orca Project.
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Tim Zimmermann: How long have you been studying the Russia orca populations, and what do we know about them in terms of numbers and types?
Erich Hoyt: I started studying killer whales off northern Vancouver Island in 1973 and spent 10 summers with Northwest Coast orcas, as told in my book Orca: The Whale Called Killer. We were always curious about what might be going on the other side of the Pacific, off Russia. We had also heard that a Japanese aquarium wanted to capture Russian orcas and we hoped we could influence that and maybe stop it. In 1999, I started the Far East Russia Orca Project (FEROP) with a Russian scientist Alexander Burdin and a Japanese researcher Hal Sato. The goal was to engage Russian students and to build an all Russian team that could do the long-term studies needed. From the start, the goals were both science and conservation — we were sponsored by Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), and the Humane Society International, and soon joined by Animal Welfare Institute and others. We have found two main ecotypes of killer whales: fish-eating (resident-type) and mammal-eating (transient-type) orcas, equivalent in size of pods, physical features and habits to those orcas living off the Northwest Coast of North America. Russian orcas have similar dialect systems, too. Most of our work has been with the fish-eating residents. Using photo-ID we have identified more than 500 killer whales off Kamchatka and about 800 around the Commander Islands.
Tim Zimmermann: What do you think prompted the onset of wild captures in the Sea Of Okhotsk?
Erich Hoyt: Russian captors have been trying to capture orcas for at least 15 years. They finally managed to surround multiple pods off southeast Kamchatka in 2003 including many orcas that we knew well from our studies, only a few days after we had left the field. They may well have waited for us to leave. One young female died in the nets, and another female was hoisted on board and died 13 days after being shipped across Russia to a Black Sea aquarium. Our whole FEROP team was really upset. After that, the captors made a number of failed attempts, but our team managed to get zero quotas for Eastern Kamchatka for the first time, effectively making any captures much more difficult on the Eastern Kamchatka side. Quotas of from 6 to 10 orcas were still issued every year for the Sea of Okhotsk, West of Kamchatka, but logistics there made captures more difficult. A few years ago, however, the Utrish Dolphinarium, the same one that made the previous orca captures off eastern Kamchatka, managed to catch one orca in the Sea of Okhotsk but she later escaped. Then, last year, another group of Russian captors caught a young female orca and brought her into captivity near Vladivostok. She is the one who is being called Narnia and she is still awaiting her captivity assignment. That capture gave the captors confidence that they could do this and — we suppose fueled by international demand that they are no doubt aware of due to beluga sales — they captured 7 orcas in 2 different capture operations in the Sea of Okhotsk from August to October this year.
Tim Zimmermann: What do we know about the outfits engaged in the wild captures? Are they also involved in the wild beluga captures?
Erich Hoyt: Yes, for these 7 orcas this year and the one last year, it’s one company doing the orca captures and they have also done beluga captures for some years. They have been identified publicly as “White Sphere”. This is a group of companies, in fact, with White Sphere building dolphinariums in Russia, White Whale capturing animals in the wild, and Aquatoriya operating dolphinariums. The Sochinskiy Delfinariy is a subsidiary of Aquatoriya, identified as the captor and owner of Narnia.
Tim Zimmermann: What methods are they using to make these wild captures? Why are the orcas trucked so far instead of being held on site?
Erich Hoyt: The whales are surrounded by a net in a shallow place close to shore, usually whole pods or even several pods, but we don’t know the precise details in this case. After being contained, the whales to be captured are picked out one at a time and dragged by the tail to the shore and transported from the enclosure — the same as they catch belugas. Young females are highly sought after but some males are of course required too. They move the whales quickly because there is no place to keep them onsite and they are no doubt afraid of sea conditions, so they must transport the orcas to the nearest port. We know from our research that the logistics for doing anything in Russia are difficult and expensive.
Tim Zimmermann: I’ve seen reports of orcas being killed over the years during Russian capture attempts. What do we know about orca deaths during the recent captures or previous captures?
Erich Hoyt: We have confirmed reports of the 2 young females who died in 2003, as I described above. About a year ago, the Russian Federal Research Institute of Fisheries and Oceanography (VNIRO) estimated that 5 orcas had died due to captures in the past, but only the 2 from 2003 are officially confirmed. We don’t know if any orcas died during the captures this year.
Tim Zimmermann: There are lots of rumors about where the orcas might go. What, if anything, is known about where the orcas might end up? Do you know anything about the prices they are being offered at?
Erich Hoyt: The rumors are China and Moscow where new facilities are coming on stream. To send the whales to China requires CITES permits and we have now found out that at least 2 CITES permits have been issued. We have no idea of the prices being offered now, but as long as 10-15 years ago, we know that a young female orca in prime condition could be worth $1 million USD. A lot depends on how many people per year pay to get into Sea World in the US, as well as paying to get into the growing number of such facilities in China, Japan and Russia. By last count, more than 120 facilities in these countries exhibit whales and/or dolphins. If there is no demand from the owners of these facilities and from the paying public, the selling price will go down and eventually there may be little or no supply offered for sale. Then the orca trafficking can stop.
Tim Zimmermann: You mentioned in an update that Russian scientists and the state ecological commission have recommended to the Russian Federal Fisheries Agency that no permits be allowed in 2014. Are you hopeful the Federal Fisheries Agency will accept that recommendation, and when would you expect a decision?
Erich Hoyt: Scientists from our team and other scientists in Russia who understand killer whale biology made this recommendation even before the captures occurred this year. The recommendation was based on the fact that orca quotas are being given on the basis of a single management species, when we know that there are at least two distinct ecotypes, the fish-eating residents and the mammal-eating transients, who are separate and need to be evaluated and managed separately. Getting the state ecological commission to endorse this idea was key. We were hopeful that the federal Russian fisheries agency would accept it but late last week we found out that they are going to find their own experts and get their own assessment. This is not good news. It seems that they have already made their decision about allowing quotas and now are working backwards to justify it.
We will know later this year if quotas for capturing killer whales will be issued for 2014 and the number permitted. If it is “business as usual”, with a quota for 6 to 10 killer whales, there is going to be a lot more disturbance to killer whale families in the wild.
Research is urgently needed on the killer whales in the Sea of Okhotsk. We are learning more and more about them in other parts of the Russian Far East, but we know almost nothing about the Okhotsk orcas.
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Erich Hoyt’s book Orca: The Whale Called Killer, the book that started the discussion on orcas and the debate about keeping them captive, is re-released as an eBook this week on Amazon and other eBook sites worldwide.
Tim Zimmermann’s recent article on the Russian orca captures can be read on Outside online.
PLEASE SEND A LETTER TO THE RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT
You can send a letter to the Russian Fisheries agency asking them to end these captures. The web page is in Russian – in the first field enter your first name and last name. In the second field add your address or alternatively ask for a email response with the following:
Ответ на мое обращение просьба прислать на указанный адрес e-mail
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It might seem like an audacious act, perhaps a bit of chutzpah, to invite LGBTQ leaders from around the world to a conference in Israel. After all, there are some very strong anti-Israel feelings in parts of the LGBTQ community. So why not play it safe and hold a conference somewhere less controversial, say Madrid, Stockholm, or Washington D.C.? Here is why -- sometimes bold, risky and surprising acts are exactly what is required. 40 Years of Pride, Israel's first ever global LGBTQ leadership summit, will take place in Tel Aviv June 9 to 11, 2015. Come join us.
The more time I spend in Israel, the more I am inspired by the stories of the individuals whose courage and leadership have moved this community forward. It was neither pre-ordained nor obvious that Israel would become something of a success story in the struggle for LGBT equality and that Tel Aviv would become one of the most LGBT friendly cities in the world. I am writing this while visiting Jerusalem, where today is Israel's Independence Day, marking the 67th anniversary of the signing of Israel's Declaration of Independence. Not surprisingly, even in this most remarkable document that promotes equality for all Israeli citizens irrespective of race or religion, the words "sexual orientation" do not appear. Israel began with a set of laws held over from the British mandate that criminalized homosexual acts. These anti-sodomy laws were not repealed until 1988, 40 years after country was founded.
The progress in Israel since that time and that challenges that still remain will serve as a unique and powerful backdrop to the discussions at the conference. Here are a few salient examples:
-- How do we effectively struggle for LGBT equality in a country such as Israel, where there is not a clear separation of church and state? In Israel, the issue of marriage equality is embedded in a broader struggle for the right to "civil marriage" or "civil unions."
-- How do we address the special concerns of minority communities within any country's LGBT community? In Israel, LGBT people who are Ethiopian, Palestinian, religious etc. face unique challenges, and the organizations set up to serve the needs of the community have challenges in reaching these groups.
-- How do we continue to fight for the right to enable LGBT people to create families, including issues such as adoption rights, access to medical care and surrogacy? In Israel there is a high profile debate about the right of gay men to utilize surrogacy, as well as a parallel discussion about the rights of the women who serve as surrogate mothers, both in Israel and in other countries.
-- What are the challenges faced by the transgender community in their struggle for greater economic empowerment? (Each year the Israeli LGBT community gathers to select a theme for the Tel Aviv Pride Celebration. The theme the community chose this year is "Trans Visibility.")
On all of these issues and many others, conference participants will benefit from the Israeli experience, and the Israeli community will benefit from the experience of the speakers and leaders coming to the conference from around the world.
Beyond the strength of the program, we hope that having this conference in Israel will begin to move our global LGBTQ community away from the self-defeating strategy advocated by those who insist that we need to shut down the voices of those with whom we may disagree. This conference will be an example that the best way to move our community forward is through free speech, dialogue, and open discussion - not by advocating for boycotts or asking participants to stay home.
A few people have already suggested that this conference is a "pinkwashing event," a phrase way past its "sell-by date." The Israeli LGBT community is not a creature of the Israeli government. The progress that Israel has made in LGBT rights was achieved through years of struggle on many fronts, not granted by the government as part of a branding or tourism campaign. Israel is a society that is open enough to have created an environment that has enabled an LGBT community to grow and develop, and stand up for itself. This community deserves to be a part of our global conversation about LGBT equality, and their work and their history merit respect.
The oldest Israeli LGBT organization, The Aguda, was founded in 1975, and the Israeli LGBT community is rightfully proud of many positive outcomes over the past 40 years. Israeli LGBT people have been able to serve openly in the Israeli Army since 1993. The Israeli Knesset (parliament) banned discrimination in employment based on sexual orientation in 1992. Same sex couples, whether legally married or not, are afforded almost all the same rights as mixed gender couples. Israeli film and television are filled with positive, multi-dimensional and non-stereotypical portrayals of LGBT people. And Tel Aviv is a very special city in terms of the visibility and ease with which LGBT people participate openly in civic and daily life.
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AEDs save lives.
San Jose, CA (PRWEB) July 17, 2012
Heart disease is the foremost cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Heart disease can lead to sudden cardiac arrest, which will produce death without medical intervention. Proper use of an automated external defibrillator (AED) increases the chance of survival for a person experiencing cardiac arrest. Information is provided below on what an AED is, how it works, why it is important, and who can use it.
An AED is a portable, battery-operated device that is able to check a person’s heart rhythm via adhesive electrodes that communicate with the AED’s internal computer. If needed, the AED can deliver an electric shock to the person’s heart. Administering an electric shock to the heart may be necessary in order to restore the heart’s normal rhythm. When a person suffers from sudden cardiac arrest, his or her heart develops an abnormal heart rhythm known as an arrhythmia. This arrhythmia causes the heart to stop beating and the afflicted person will pass out. Thus, restoring a normal rhythm is imperative to reestablishing blood and oxygen flow to the individual’s brain and vital organs.
Ventricular fibrillation is a type of arrhythmia that causes sudden cardiac arrest. This kind of arrhythmia is marked by the heart ventricles quivering irregularly and very rapidly. An AED is pre-programmed with the ability to detect this fibrillation. In turn, the AED will conclude that “defibrillation” is required. The AED will broadcast a voice command that instructs the person operating the device to shock the unconscious person’s heart. The AED will determine how much electrical energy to provide. The user will only need to press the shock button when prompted to do so.
Ventricular tachycardia is another type of arrhythmia that can cause sudden cardiac arrest. An AED will also identify this type of arrhythmia and, likewise, prompt an emergency responder to deliver a shock. If the AED detects no arrhythmias requiring defibrillation, then the AED will instruct the user to refrain from administering a shock. In studies, AEDs were found to be highly reliable. They accurately identified when a shock should be administered or withheld at least 90% of the time.
Learning how to properly use an AED can be obtained through an American Heart Association CPR training course. The course will usually cover AED utilization as well as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Both emergency response methods help improve a person’s chance of surviving sudden cardiac arrest. Immediate use of AED and CPR is critical, as survival rates drop by approximately 10% each minute the individual remains without heart function.
In the event that someone suffers sudden cardiac arrest and no trained individuals are present, AEDs were intentionally designed to be easily learnable. As mentioned above, the AED incorporates voice prompts to guide a user through each step of using the device. The AED may also include a screen where information and instructions are displayed. With heart disease being the top American killer, usability is a noteworthy AED design feature as it permits a greater number of people to respond in cardiac emergency situations.
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Keeping the muzzle pointed in a safe direction since 2008
When I was but a wee sprout, my Dad worked for the exclusive distributorship for Bridgeport milling machines in the Chicago area.He brought home a strip of punched tape one day, explaining to me how it was from a "Numerically Controlled" Bridgeport, and how someday all factories would be running "Numerically Controlled" machine tools because they always made the exact same part, they didn't take bathroom breaks, cigarette breaks, or call in sick!The tape was made from a punched Mylar strip, and looked identical to the paper tape I had for my Ham Radio Model 19 teletype machine.
Interesting drjim, how the American machine tool industry changed over the past 50 years. Companies that once had 18 month waits for delivery as did Bridgeport in the late 60s and early 70s, now no longer produce a machine in the US. A lot of the big time machine tool builders are gone, and an upstart named Haas is now the largest builder of machine tools in the US, starting from scratch just over 30 years ago.Borepatch, look at the size of the control! Those controls would typically have household air conditioners in them to cool the electronics. Now a CNC control can be about the size of a lunchbox. The other huge difference is in the software to write the programs.Amazing times.
Yeah, I remember the lead times on a new Bridgeport very well.My Dad could have DOUBLED his salary for several years *IF* his company had been able to get machines.Used Bridgeports in excellent shape were going for more than a brand-new one, and "rebuildable" machines were going for almost the cost of a new one, NOT including the parts and labor to rebuild them.One of his "steady" customers was Argonne National Laboratory. They were machining certain "metals" that caused the machines to be "unable to be used any longer", and they had to be "scrapped and buried in an undisclosed location".Gee....wonder what they were making?When I went to Northern Illinois University I got a kick out of seeing the nameplate from my Dad's company on the Bridgeport in the lab, as well as all the Bridgeports in the machine shop at Fermilab where I worked for around 5 years.
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Editor’s Note: The following report is excerpted from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin, the premium online newsletter published by the founder of WND. Subscriptions are $99 a year or, for monthly trials, just $9.95 per month for credit card users, and provide instant access for the complete reports.
WASHINGTON – Military officers increasingly are concerned that few, if any, women will join the infantry voluntarily, because they can’t meet the strict physical standards, but they will be pushed into it against their will if they fail to become a specialist and are left with no other options, according to report from Joseph Farah’s G2 Bulletin.
“So you can do the mental imaging of what the motivation and morale of a person forced into an MOS (military occupational specialties) that they didn’t want,” an Army source said.
He raised the prospect that readiness could be jeopardized as a result.
“It makes for bad soldiers, who will be probably be chapter-eliminated from the military in short order,” he said.
The source gave an example of how two women went into the Marine Corps “grunt basic” but lasted only two weeks.
The women were washed out of the Marine Corps Infantry Officer Course by failing to pass the Combat Endurance Test at the start of the course.
Another woman did pass the combat endurance test but had to drop out of training with a stress fracture in her foot a week later.
There has been an increasing focus on women in the infantry since the Pentagon ordered the service branches to evaluate the standards in their combat units as part of an effort to lift the combat exclusion on women in the military.
In the example of the women recently failing the USMC training, the source said that “somebody is applying pressure to the USMC to lower their standards.”
“Whether or not the services dumb down the PFT (performance field test) for everybody is going to be irrelevant – in the field, the weight of the weapon, ammo, equipment and armor is non-discriminatory,” he said.
He said “you’ll be lucky” to find a woman who could do a full tour of three, four or six years without being injured out of the service or transferring out of the infantry.
“Unless they make (Special Operations Forces) of any service into a total joke, I’m betting there’s not going to be one graduate,” the source said.
The source said that having worked with women on active duty for 15 years in the Army, he didn’t think there would be a rush for women joining the infantry.
“In fact, most of them will look at you like you’re stupid if you ask them about joining the infantry,” he said.
He said, however, that this could change if women fail MOS courses and then are forced into the infantry.
“If a female student is studying a language at the Defense Language Institute, which is the requirement for various Crypt Linguist specialties, and if she fails, what the Army does is tell them ‘you have the option of these three MOSs: Tank, Turret Mechanic, Laundry and Bath specialist, or infantry.'”
- United States: Mideast instability threatens security of U.S., allies
- United States/Saudi Arabia: So much for a nuclear-free Middle East
- Syria: Palestinian camps seen being taken over by al-Qaida militants
- India: Survival of Afghan government will affect country’s security
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As reported in Sunday’s Guardian, the Archbishop of Canterbury has given his Easter Speech (called by some bloggers “Facepalm Sunday”), which is notable for containing two big whoppers:
- New Atheism is dying off and a fruitful dialogue is emerging between faith and unbelief.
“Recent years have seen so many high-profile assaults on the alleged evils of religion that we’ve almost become used to them; we sigh and pass on, wishing that we could have a bit more of a sensible debate and a bit less hysteria. But there are a few signs that the climate is shifting ever so slightly,” he said at Canterbury cathedral. . .
Contrasting the “hysteria” of “aggressive polemic against religious faith” with an increasing recognition among “serious and liberal-minded commentators”, he said faith was no longer seen as “a brainless and oppressive enemy” but recognised as a potential ally against a greedy and individualistic way of life that feels “increasingly insane”.
Although perhaps the Archbishop isn’t required to adduce evidence in an Easter homily, I don’t believe this for a moment. It’s pure wishful thinking—which of course is what he’s trained in.
But he then raised the mllion-pound question, one blithely ignored by many “liberal” theologians who emphasize that all scripture is metaphorical:
But he said Christians could not be satisfied with this. “Easter raises an extra question, uncomfortable and unavoidable: perhaps ‘religion’ is more useful than the passing generation of gurus thought; but is it true?”
Indeed. Faitheists and accommodationists, when extolling the virtues of faith, often overlook this crucial question. Is it true? For if it wasn’t, and believers actually found that out, religion would vanish. It’s more than just a bonding mechanism, or a chance to admire the stained glass in the company of confrères. Ergo the second lie:
- Jesus really rose from the dead. I was of the impression that Williams had equivocated on this in conversations with Richard Dawkins, but I may be wrong. At any rate, he makes no bones about his belief:
The archbishop concluded that Christianity was true and the resurrection was a fact, not “a beautiful imaginative creation that offers inspiration to all sorts of people” nor merely a way of saying that “the message of Jesus lives on”.
He added: “Even if every commentator in the country expressed generous appreciation of the church (and we probably needn’t hold our breath …), we’d still be bound to say, ‘thank you, but what matters isn’t our usefulness or niceness or whatever, it’s God, purposive and active, even – especially – when we are at the end of our resources.”
On what basis, I wonder, does Williams conclude that the resurrection was a fact? If it’s just because Scripture says so, then he’d better get his methodology in line with that of Archbishop Pell. But pay attention to what Williams said: what matters isn’t the usefulness or niceness of faith, but the truth of scripture and the existence of God. | <urn:uuid:e9c1b368-ddda-4e67-81f8-2139753d9023> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/the-archbishop-of-canterbury-tells-some-lies-on-easter/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280730.27/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00256-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.963395 | 713 | 1.554688 | 2 |
Estimating Consumer Willingness-To-Pay For Country Of-Origin-Labels For Beef Products
Country-of-origin labeling is now being considered as an alternative by the U.S. Senate. Research is still needed to determine what attributes consumers value in domestic versus imported beef, and to quantify the value that consumers place on country-of-origin labels. Preliminary results suggest that U.S. consumers perceived domestic beef as being safer than imported beef, and overall they are willing to pay a premium to obtain U.S. certified beef.
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December 1, 2012
PHOTOGRAPHER IAN ANDERSON
Last weekend in celebration of WORLD AIDS DAY, The Grand Rapids Red Project brought Jake Mossop, from television’s “1 girl 5 gays,” to engage the Grand Rapids community in an interactive discussion on the state of HIV/AIDS in the world today.
Mossop, also known as “Nurse Jake,” is a cast member of MTV Canada/LogoTV’s “1 girl 5 gays.” Jake considers himself “first and foremost” a nurse and is currently working toward his Masters of Nursing Degree. Jake says he joined the 1G5G show to “to bring some balance to the panel and do my best to bring a health and safety perspective when possible to the gamet of topics covered by the show.”
“Healthy You” host, Valerie Lego, and local representatives from Red Project, GRAAHI, and other partner organizations joined Mossop in presenting information regarding HIV locally in Kent County. The event included an Question and Answer discussion.
The event was free. Kent County Health Department was on-site doing rapid HIV testing for anyone interested in updating their status or getting tested.
The Grand Rapids Red Project is a local organization whose mission is preventing HIV, reducing risk, and improving health in the city of Grand Rapids. Each year the Grand Rapids Red Project reaches thousands of people with the message of HIV/AIDS prevention and provides education about the need for HIV testing.
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This animated short, inspired by the Mi'kmaq legend The Stone Canoe, explores Aboriginal humour. We follow Little Thunder as he reluctantly leaves his family and sets out on a cross-country canoe trip to become a man.
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i love Little Thunder. I got the new Mikm'aq legends, as done by Sanger and Paul, although I don't know how (or if) they connect with this story. Is Little Thunder's story more well known than the new legends?
I appreciate Little Thunder's dismay when the gift he receives is a Stone Canoe- it is a good analogy of how we often react to our gifts- we view them as shortcomings, when it may be our odd gifts that propel us beyond the dust.
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A 5-year-old black bear that frightened a family away from their picnic in Glacier National Park has been euthanized for that and other behavior that indicated it did not fear people.
Park officials said the male bear was killed on July 18, a day after charging at a picnic table at the Two Medicine picnic area. The family retreated to their vehicle and the bear ate their food.
A park ranger used rubber bullets and beanbags to haze the bear away from the area.
Rangers say the same 225-pound bear had been seen digging in a fire pit and wandering on and near the park trail system in the area, making it a threat to human safety. | <urn:uuid:7f905683-6d45-4693-bc71-642bac3f3415> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.kxly.com/news/northwest/black-bear-that-stole-family-picnic-euthanized/27097858 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721387.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00447-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.986925 | 137 | 1.6875 | 2 |
A very common question parrot owners ask is how much time should my parrot spend out of the cage? Or they ask what are the minimum number of hours my ________ (fill in the species) needs to spend outside of the cage every day? The problem with this question is that it asks for a quantitative answer to a qualitative question. Here's my answer. It doesn't matter how long your parrot spends outside of the cage every day! What matters is how it spends its time out of the cage!
Too many parrots get their wings clipped and placed on a tree for hours at a time. The tree thus serves as nothing more than another cage! The bird cannot leave the tree and do what it truly wants (at least within the confines of the house). I'm not saying it's bad to put your bird into different “cages” throughout the day for variety but if the bird isn't free, this isn't “out of cage” time.
In the case of social companion parrots, the parrot wants to spend time with you do and do what you do. Putting the parrot down on a stand while you check email is no less boring to the bird than sitting in the cage. Out of cage time needs to serve as interactive time between you and your parrot for it to really count. The parrot needs to be part of what you are doing and you must be part of what your parrot is doing. No quantity of hours sitting out can replace this.
Parrots want to be in the middle of everything, the center of attention, and do what you do. They cannot be content being a passive part of your life.
Cage vs tree
Is the tree not just another cage if the parrot isn't free to go elsewhere by flight? You wouldn't realize how much your parrot likes or doesn't like its tree unless you can observe it choosing to go there or choosing to leave. Despite how awesome I thought this tree is, it took Truman less time to get bored of it than it took me to build it!
The other issue is that some parrots don't really want to be out. In that case, forcing out of cage time only harms your relationship. Grabbing a parrot out of the cage with a towel to make it serve it's mandated “out of cage time” only makes the relationship even worse. It will only cause stress and distrust. The parrot will not enjoy that time and even though it received out of cage time, it entirely missed the purpose of that time. To achieve a great relationship, the parrot should want to come out and to spend time with you. When you use some of the out of cage time to serve positive interactive purposes such as trick training, it sets real goals for your parrot and reasons to want to be out.
If the parrot isn't enjoying being out, out of cage time is actually doing more harm than good!
Use target training to teach parrots to enjoy coming out of the cage
Parrots enjoying meaningful out of cage time (playing with toys) while exhibiting acceptable behavior. I want to encourage as much out of cage time like this as possible but put them away before they can get bored of toys and engage in nuisance behavior
Actually, I don't think there is a minimum amount of out of cage time. Rather there is a minimum amount of daily interaction, minimum amount of positive reinforcement, minimum amount of flying exercise, and minimum amount of a love that a parrot must have. These minimums aren't known so it is best to give as much as possible that your parrot wants to ensure you are not below minimum (as we all know parrots that don't get enough of these may resort to behavioral problems such as plucking).
In terms of good behavior, less is more. It is actually easier to set a maximum value for out of cage time for parrots than minimums. Although the parrot may wish to be out to interact and play as much as possible, if we let the parrot stay out too long, inevitably undesirable behavior will ensue. Almost no companion parrot can spend all day out of the cage without resorting to doing things that annoy us. Whether it's chewing up furniture, screaming, flying to us endlessly, nipping/biting people, or getting in fights with the rest of the flock, these are all the results of boredom from being out too long. To make the most of your parrot's out of cage time, perform parrot training and keep interactions direct and focused. However, put the parrot back in the cage before it has the opportunity to turn to nuisance behavior. If the parrot becomes accustomed to spending too much time out of the cage, it will be less inclined to be well-behaved and more likely turn to nuisance behavior to seek attention or entertain itself. You must use preemptive measures to keep the parrot trained or occupied. However, eventually these run out. The parrot is no longer hungry for training rewards, the parrot has had its fill of attention, etc. This is when the parrot turns to nipping the owner for fun or attention, chewing the curtains, attacking others, etc. Worse yet, whatever you end up doing in response to such undesired behavior (hurt parrot, put parrot away, yell at parrot, say 'no', etc), will only make things worse. The bad behavior is already learned and the parrot becomes reinforced to seek your attention with it.
Put the parrot back into its cage before the onset of bad behavior. Work on increasing duration with time
Thus the parrot must be put away into the cage while things are still good. Leave some desire for next time to enjoy being out. Keeping out of cage time short but well-behaved is far better than long and chaotic (the parrot will hurt itself or the owner will burn out before you know it). As the parrot develops good habits during short but guided out of cage sessions, it will become more accustomed to behave that way whenever out. You can progressively have the parrot out for longer durations but the habitual good behavior will persist for longer spans of out of cage time!
For new parrot owners or owners with problematic parrots, doing short target training sessions for spans of 5-10 minutes and then putting the parrot away for a meal in the cage is a great way to start building up good behavior. You can progressively expand durations of time and introduce more play/interaction with time. Before you know it the parrot can be spending hours out where the parrot behaves in an acceptable manner to people and the parrot gets to enjoy the things it wants while out.
Out of cage time provides room for flying
One of the top benefits of out of cage time to a bird is the space to fly. The cage almost never provides room to fly and even most outdoor aviaries are inadequate. However, in the space of your living room, the parrot has the space to stretch its wings and exercise. The parrot does not need to be flying all day long to get exercise but to make up for all the time on its legs in the cage, getting to fly while out is essential.
The other type of out of cage time we must seek to offer is out of [house] cage time. Taking your parrot outdoors is very enriching. The sights, sounds, smells, etc are all something different for the parrot to take in. Also the bird requires outdoor time for its health (vitamin D and calcium production). Use a harness to take your parrot outdoors as much as possible. Inevitably this turns into focused together time and is a top way to provide valuable out of cage time.
Outdoor time provides some of the best benefits of out of cage time: fresh air, exercise, sunshine, enrichment
It is good to have a fair amount of predictable routine for your parrot when it comes to the out of cage time schedule. Give your parrot something to look forward to every day. But once in a while, break it up. Some days take your parrot out for longer, take your parrot some place outdoors, or leave it in its cage entirely. This helps the parrot adjust to a more varied lifestyle and prepare it for any changes. The parrot should enjoy out of cage time but it shouldn't be helpless without it.
So rather than imposing silly minimums like "A budgie should get at least 30 minutes a day of out of cage time, a conure should spend an hour outside of the cage, an African grey should get at least 3 hours of out of cage time, and a cockatoo needs to spend all day with you," you should put far more focus on the quality of time the parrot spends outside the cage instead. This is the out of cage time that truly matters. That said, try to provide as much out of cage time as you are able but instead of stressing about the exact amount, focus on making it more interactive, exercising, and stimulating for your parrot.
The out of cage time should be both enjoyable to the parrot but also to the owner. There must be balance such that both owner and parrot are happy for this long term arrangement to last. Keep early out of cage times short and sweet but stretch your parrot's endurance. Practice having the parrot out longer and longer but be sure to put the bird away before things can get bad. Having a well-behaved parrot that enjoys its out of cage time is a win/win for everybody.
Well our Sun Conure, Bailey, is out of his cage most of the day. He is flighted and enjoys our company.
He either hangs out on me or he likes to play on his play gym. When he has had enough and wants some alone time, he will fly to his perch in the games room where it is quiet and just chill out for awhile. He does get some "time out" sessions though in his cage through out the day.
All in all I would say h is a very contented bird.
I agree that we need to work on that out of cage time should be quality time.
But how do you define quality time? Is it only when you are 100% committed to interacting with your parrot or does this vary with situations?
I think so!
Take our example, we have two birds who are the best of friends (most of the time anyway ). They absolutely LOVE spending time together, regardless of where that is.
If they are out of the cage at the same time (and they always are unless we are training or showering them), they will seek out each others company as much (or more) as ours.
They goof about, play with toys, fly around the appartment and explore together. Its a joy to watch and they have a lot of fun and are always eager for it.
Would you not consider that quality time?
Of course, when we have the parrots out, we also interact with them and dedicate our attention to them. Some of the time 100% (recalls, interaction, play etc), others maybe as low as 30% (?), meaning I know they're there, talk to them and do a recall now and then, but I can also go about my own stuff. This type of mixed out of cage time they get for at least a few hours everyday.
We also have truly dedicated out time everyday with training, weighing, showering etc which accounts for perhaps 1hr.
I consider all of the time they are out to be quality time. Whats your take on it?
The bird will let you know what it[/b:hvi539wv][/i:hvi539wv] considers quality out of cage time (if it's wings aren't clipped!!!). This is why I say that quality out of cage time has a lot to do with freedom, not just interaction. However, from our[/b:hvi539wv][/i:hvi539wv] perspective, if we are not part of that bird's out of cage time, why do we have a social pet? So for our sake, we must ensure that out of cage time for the bird is quality time for us (and I mean not just now but also in the future depending on the behaviors we encourage now). But if the bird enjoys flying around and playing, that's great. It just isn't quality time to sit on the same tree every day for hours at a time with no chance to change that up. If the bird can fly and chooses to sit, then it's quality time because the bird chose to do that!
So when we talk about a parrot necessitating out of cage time, what we really mean is that the parrot needs to have some kind of free time (as in liberty) in order to be content and healthy. The cage is obviously restrictive and not freedom so out of cage time, in order to serve the purpose of out of cage time, must come with freedom of movement and choice. Training of course is based largely on choice so it falls into this category. Being able to move around and make choices is the opposite of being idle and bored.
Harness/outdoor time may be more restricted but it is also mentally engaging and healthy. It too is opposite to idle indoor cage time. Point is we gotta make out of cage time be as opposite to cage time as possible to make it count!
Clearly many people put value on a parrot's out of cage time and realize it's important. It's just really important not to forget the reasons it is important and that the main purpose of out of cage time is to provide the things the parrot misses out on while remaining in the cage... activity, interaction, flight, exercise, outdoors!
Hello, I'm new to your forum and have read your article on" how much out of cage time". Rio is a lovebird, he's mixed peach and black face. He was not hand raised. I've had him for 2 plus years. He was really easy to train to step up, do tricks. He was anyway. I have let him have free reign of the house because he hated being in a cage. When his wings grow out, I let him fly for awhile, then get them clipped again when he starts setting the house alarm off. I bring him in to the pet store for them to clip his wings, and I found if I hide while they clip his wings, he won't be mad at me. But if he sees me or hears me talk while he's getting his wings clipped, He will stop interacting with me. So thats where he's at now. He runs away when I ask him to step up. He knows what step up means. He'll try to do all his other tricks for a treat, but I'm trying to get him to step up again. Rio has always hated me handling him, so we do tricks instead. However, he's gotten more wild and so I've tried holding him to see if he could get tamer. The more I've held him, the more wild he 's gotten. So I'm assuming I should not handle him at all but just do more tricks and interaction. Is that what you would assume?
After reading your article, I have started locking him up in his cage, and re-introducing step up again in his cage. Lovebirds are so fast that even if he steps up in the cage. He runs away as soon as I take him out. Unlike a parrot, using a perch for a training spot won't work becasue he's like a fast little monkey, and heads back to where his cage area is and hides. I guess leaving a bird out to run free all of the time has resulted in a bratty bird. What would you suggest?
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I would suggest suggest letting him regain flight, securing your home for a flighted parrot (parrot proofing) and then starting over with basic taming from the very beginning, earning trust and getting the bird to do what you want because it wants to, rather than being forced to.
I am sure that will get you a much happier and more tame bird in the long run!
My yellow-naped amazon is about 23. He is very social but well-behaved for the most part. When my roommate first brought him to our house 2 years ago, he spent a lot of time locked in his cage because his owner thought that he would have discipline problems if he were allowed too much free time. My roommate moved out, and I kept the parrot and now I just leave his cage door open and he goes in and out as he pleases. Sometimes he sleeps perched on top of his open door, sometimes he roosts inside of the cage. I believe he enjoys life much more now that he is not locked inside for several hours per day. His wings are not clipped, but he never flies. I don't think he knows how. There is a dwarf apple tree outside that he loves (>loves<) to sit in and sometimes he will stay outside for hours and won't move that much. I know he doesn't want to come in because I will hold my finger out for him and he takes it if he wants to leave, but will make his annoyed noise when he wants to stay. I just got him a pak-o-bird backpack, and he loves going places with me like to the library when I'm working on papers. I tricked it out a bendy-perch and some toys so he can perch half in and half out of the backpack when we're stationary for a bit. In my bird's case, he does not seem any more aggressive now that he is never locked up inside of his cage, but he certainly seems much less depressed and bored. I used a garden glove as a training tool whenever he would try to get aggressive during the first few months. It only took a few times of me putting the glove on when he would bite for him to figure it out, so now he knows the word "glove" and might protest by growling when annoyed if I make him do something he doesn't want to do, but doesn't bite me hard when he steps up. So much is taken away from birds when they are domesticated, I am trying to give him back as much freedom as I can. Thank you for this post.
Please don't take this the wrong way but I would not consider taking a bird without a harness outside because I think he can't or wont fly. They don't fly until they do and, when they do, they get lost.
[quote="stevesjk":v0l77geo]He will fly one day and you will lose him, guaranteed.[/quote:v0l77geo]
I used to work at a farm store. One of the customers always came with a parrot on her shoulder. She had been doing it for many years. She said he won't fly away. But he caught a strong wind and did and she could not get him back.
A parrot should only ever be taken outside in a harness or carrier, or if the parrot was professionally trained for freeflight. Everyone is telling you that you will lose your bird someday because they are correct. All you need to do is get a harness and train him to wear it and then you can take your bird outside with no worries.
Guys, this is legit,
This article feels spot on in my opinion. I wish I had read it earlier.
Long story short, I was tasked to rescue a hand-raised lovebird from a neglecting family.
(You shoulda seen the mountain of crap inside the cage she was in 24/24h, 7/7d)
It took 6 months, but I finally gained the trust of the little creature.
Thankfully, she is now very friendly, if only reluctant to cuddling which is a stark contrast to her behavior from the start of our relationship. (Biting and being territorial)
So, all the learning and I did during that time amounted to this : understanding hormones and acceptable activities, better understanding and respecting her limits, having her out of cage as often as possible and giving her lots of attention to reward pleasant behaviors.
All in all, this is reflected in the text you wrote. I am certain any bird owner should follow these guidelines, especially if one has such a little pest as I did. Training this bird was an enriching hardship I would absolutely go through again if it's to see another bird find a piece of happiness and confort.
Thank you, peace
Welcome to the forum, Triplepi, and thank you so much for rescuing this little girl. But, my dear, lovebirds are INTENSELY pair-oriented and they need the company of a mate to be happy. If you have ever seen a bonded male/female pair of lovebirds you will understand that a human can never, ever provide the kind of attention they need. It's impossible. In Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese, they are called 'inseparables' and they are! They spend their entire life together - never been more than a few inches away from each other... they even sleep leaning against each other. And they need this 24/7/365 love and attention to thrive. This doesn't mean that she will forget you or stop loving you - she won't. I had one that was given up because of aggression (she was just overly hormonal and very lonely) and she ended up getting two mates while she was with me (her first mate was an old, liver-damage male who died) and, even when she was sitting on eggs (plastic ones, of course), she would come out of her nest as soon as I walked into the room to fly to my shoulder, kiss me and spend time with me (her name was Matilda because she was an Australian cinnamon but my grandkids called her 'the Princess Bird' because they said she had 'privileges' that the other birds did not ). PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE consider getting her a mate.
I have a cockatiel, Loki, that I adopted from the humain society about a year ago. I love him to death, but I dont know how to spend time with him. He loves being in his cage. He sits on his favorite perch for hours before moving and sitting on his water dish for the next few hours. His cage is in my living room and I can't leave the door open for him to come to me, because of my parents' dog, which has tried to eat him before (my parents don't like when I put the dog away for any amount of time). I dont know what he went through when he was younger but he doesn't even let me give him treats, he cowers away from them, so I don't really know how to train him, or how to get him out of his cage. Any ideas?
Welcome to the forum and thank you so much for adopting instead of buying a baby!
I am afraid that if your parents do not allow you to lock the dog for a few hours, you can't let him out of its cage. It would be too dangerous. Having said that, I have dogs (too many ) and they are all rescues so it's not as if I trained them from puppyhood not to react to 'prey' animals (I also have cats but they are locked when the birds are out) and they have all learned. The last one is a 15 year old pocket pitbull female that I took in fairly recently and she used to go after both the cats and the birds when she first came (pitbulls have a high prey drive) but she learned not to. She still wants to (you can see it in her body language) but she stops herself from doing it when given a loud SHHHHHH! followed by a "NO! Leave it alone!" as soon as she sits up and tenses and I am sure that in a few more months she will even stop this so you might be able to teach the dog not to react. My golden retriever, whom I've had for many years, learned to freeze when a bird perches on him - and he belongs to a bird hunting breed so it's not impossible. Of course, they are always closely supervised by me when the birds are out (I keep them all in the kitchen by closing the baby gate I have at the entrance and I sit in the kitchen with them).
As to training him... well, I'll be honest with you, I am always of two minds when it comes to training aviary birds (which is what cockatiels are - they are not companion parrots). On the one hand, I do completely understand the human's desire for the closer relationship and ease of handling that implies having a bird step up to a finger (I love birds and I also crave that) and I do firmly believe that taming them so they are not afraid of us is essential for their wellbeing (because of the chronic stress that living with a giant predator alien must mean to them) but, actually, this can be accomplished without any training whatsoever. It just takes patience - lots and lots of patience. I have a few birds that I cannot handle AT ALL but they no longer fear me - quite the contrary, they trust me. Not with the same deep trust that human-imprinted birds have for their chosen humans but they no longer try to bite me or get away from me and they even obey a few commands so they are able to come out of their cages to fly for hours because they will go back into their cages on their own when I tell them to "Go home". I have a parent-raised GCC that learned to go back to her cage when told to and a pair of quakers that I got recently that do not like hands and would not even step up to a stick but I have taught them to step up to my hand (kept flat) covered with 'their' kitchen towel (they have been clipped all their lives and could not fly at all when they first came -they are better now- so, in order for me to put them back on their cage, I had to teach them to step up to something. So, taming and teaching them to trust a human is entirely possible even with parent-raised birds (which is what your tiel is). But, in order for you to be able to do this, you need to be able to let him out of its cage (for some birds, you have to wait weeks and weeks of opening the cage and just wait for them to feel comfortable enough to come out on their own) and, if you cannot do that, there is very little you can do in terms of teaching the bird to step up or anything.
But you can easily teach him to take treats from your hand. All it takes is the right diet and that means no free-feeding protein food because, if you do, for one thing you will end up destroying its liver and kidneys, and, for another, you will never be able to train it. So re-evaluate its diet and find what his high value item is and it will be super easy to get him to take a treat from your hand.
Having said all that, I would like to go a little further on my advice. It deviates from your question but my goal has always been to benefit birds by improving their lives and, for a cockatiel, that means having another bird. Cockatiels are not companion parrots, they are aviary, and even when they are hand-raised and imprinted to a kind human, they are never truly happy without having, at the very least, a mate (best thing for them is a small flock but that is impractical in captivity). It has nothing to do with what the human does or doesn't do - it's the way they evolved and you cannot change evolution. A cockatiel can learn to trust and even love its human, to step up, to perch on its human's shoulder, to enjoy head scratches, etc but what the bird feels for its human will NEVER compare to the enrichment of having a companion of their own species means. So, I would ask you to think a bit about this and see if you can find it in your heart to get him a mate. He is VERY lonely and stressed out as he is now... he has nobody and they need 24/7/365 company. In truth, for a cockatiel to be happy all it needs is a mate, a large flight cage, a good diet and a solar schedule. | <urn:uuid:ca1d2c7d-06ed-47f6-9e3e-322bfa3d84a3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://trainedparrot.com/Out_Cage/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573533.87/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818215509-20220819005509-00274.warc.gz | en | 0.982153 | 5,940 | 2.03125 | 2 |
A lifestyle universe requires images that “speak”, every detail counts to assert its style and the choice of visuals is far from being a detail. The image is much more than a simple decoration since it is, in the lifestyle universe, the vector of communication to privilege.
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Westfield State University hosts information session for master’s programs in counseling and applied behavior analysis
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 26, 2019
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Westfield – An information session for the University’s master’s degrees in both counseling and applied behavior analysis will be held on Monday, September 23, at 6 p.m. in the Horace Mann Center lobby, 333 Western Avenue, Westfield. Individuals interested in careers as behavior analysts, clinicians, family and marriage counselors, and guidance or adjustment counselors should consider attending to find out how a graduate degree can help them attain one of these positions.
The Department of Psychology offers a 60-credit graduate program designed to serve the student who plans to enter the applied fields of counseling or psychology after receiving the M.A. The program offers four specialized tracks: school guidance counseling, school adjustment counseling, forensic mental health counseling and mental health counseling.
Westfield State University also offers a 48-credit Master of Arts in applied behavior analysis program to individuals who work, or aspire to work, in a number of different settings, such as schools, including regular and special education classrooms, business and industry, healthcare and other community-based settings.
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The historic courtroom at West Virginia Independence Hall (WVIH) Museum in Wheeling will echo with the sounds of Celtic music on Friday, Feb. 29 at 6:30 p.m., when the band Gallowglass will perform instrumental and vocal tunes on traditional acoustic instruments in an evening concert. The program is free and open to the public.
The concert at WVIH marks the unofficial beginning of the Wheeling Celtic Celebration, which will take place on Saturday, March 1, at the Wheeling Artisan Center, 1400 Main St.
The group will perform more than 40 tunes, including jigs, reels, slow airs, marches and polkas. Selections include “Wild Rover,” “Nancy Whiskey,” “Finnegan’s Wake” and “Galway City.”
Gallowglass takes its name from the fearsome warrior of medieval Ireland, Gall Oglach. The band was formed in 2000 by musicians Michael Petersen of Charleston and Patrick Coughlan, a Wheeling native. Petersen plays concertina, button-box and hammered dulcimer, and also is a member of the Charleston-based band, Appalachian Celtic Consort. Coughlan is well known as a piper and plays with the Wheeling Celtic Society. He also plays guitar and Irish whistle and plays regularly at weddings, funerals, military ceremonies and parties in the Wheeling-Pittsburgh area.
Coughlan’s wife, Diane, is the band’s lead vocalist. She has performed at many functions in the Wheeling area with Heaven Bound Ministries, including the annual “He’s Alive” show. She plays the bodhran, the traditional Irish drum, during the instrumental numbers. Francine Zajac, of Washington, Pa., plays the fiddle for the group.
Gallowglass has performed in many area venues including the annual Wheeling Celtic Celebration, the Fort Henry Days Festival, Robert Burns Scottish Supper events, as well as various other parties and functions. Their first CD, Single Malt Sessions,” was released in March of 2004 followed by another CD, Tripping Up the Stairs, in September 2005. A third CD, entitled Celtic Noel, a collection of traditional Christmas tunes, was released in 2006.
For more information about the Celtic concert, contact Melissa Brown, site manager at WVIH, at (304) 238-1300.
West Virginia Independence Hall, originally built as a federal custom house in 1859, served as the home of the pro-Union state conventions of Virginia during the spring and summer of 1861 and as the capitol of loyal Virginia from June 1861 to June 1863. It also was the site of the first constitutional convention for West Virginia. Designated a National Historic Landmark in 1988, the museum is maintained and operated by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History, with the cooperation and assistance of the West Virginia Independence Hall Foundation. The museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the exception of major holidays. The museum is located on the corner of 16th and Market Streets in Wheeling.
The West Virginia Division of Culture and History, an agency of the West Virginia Department of Education and the Arts, brings together the state’s past, present and future through programs and services in the areas of archives and history, the arts, historic preservation and museums. Its administrative offices are located at the Cultural Center in the State Capitol Complex in Charleston, which also houses the state archives and state museum. The Cultural Center is West Virginia’s official showcase for the arts. The agency also operates a network of museums and historic sites across the state. For more information about the Division’s programs, visit www.wvculture.org. The Division of Culture and History is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
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The water analogy is good. A single drop of water over and over will penetrate the rock. If we acceralate the process by pushing million drops of water on a high speed? I think people use high speed water to cut diamond and superalloy.
The water has the abililty to dissipate or disperse or change direction, if you do not like the word "yielding".
Other common analogy is soft as cotton, fishnet or soccer goal net.
People use cotton in couch, ,mattress, padding glove etc. There are consisted of many threads. They will disperse the focused weight/force over many directions or "yield". Once the weight or the force is dispersed or empty out. It is "stopped" or supported.
The caught fish will flip and flop in all directions. It will bounce off the flat surface and get back to the water. If you use a fishnet, it will disperse or yield in many directions and still hold together. The fish's flipping and flopping forces are empty out.
The same idea with the soccer goal net to "catch" or stop the soccer ball in all directions and forces.
In short, if we rotate our arms, or use circular movements to disperse linear force from punching arms?
if we use our arms, body and legs like a fishnet?
we still have a holding together force, some may call it Peng or other wise.
To be soft is to be able to yield or follow the same direction of incoming forces and redirect the direction of the force away from us.
Just some thoughts.
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5 Qualities of Geniuses Revealed
Articles Inspirational articles from Hay House authors
5 Qualities of Geniuses RevealedAre You A Genius?
Genius is one of the greatest untapped resources of our society. It’s no more specific than it is personal—people of genius frequently have multiple talents in different realms, and they might have answers to a diversity of problems. Yet society suffers a great loss because it doesn’t know how to nurture its geniuses, and in fact is often either indifferent or hostile to them. This is unfortunate, for they characteristically don’t cost much to maintain. The lifestyle of those we term geniusis typically simple, and they’re seldom interested in money or fame. Genius is characterized by an appreciation for resources and the economy of integrity, because the genius values life and sees the intrinsic worth of all of its expressions. Since time and resources are considered precious, doing more than is necessary is viewed as a waste; therefore, people of genius often lead very quiet lives and usually only come forth, very reluctantly, when there’s a cause that must be supported.
1. Geniuses Have Minimum Wants - Because they are in touch with an endless source of supply, geniuses experience only a minimum of want (such simplicity seems a common characteristic of true success in general)—for there’s no need to “get” when you already “have.” The basis of this nonmateriality, this seeming naïveté, is a radical understanding of the nature of the universe itself: That which supports life is supported by life; survival is thus effortless, and giving and receiving are one and the same.
2. Geniuses Are Eccentric - Genius is notoriously interpreted as unconventionality or eccentricity. It’s true that such people, due to their alignment with high-energy attractors [positive energy patterns], have a different perspective on life; therefore, things have a different significance for them than they do for the average person. The genius is frequently inspired to intense activity by insights beyond our understanding.
3. Geniuses Are Dedicated To Their Craft - Genius isn’t stardom—those who attain prominence are a very small minority. There remains a legion of geniuses who achieve no such status; many appear in no way noteworthy and may, in fact, have never had formal higher education. What characterizes this type is the capacity to exhaustively utilize what experience they have, and to capitalize on it by the dedication necessary to reach a high degree of mastery. Many productive geniuses aren’t recognized until years after they’ve died. In fact, the gift—or curse—of genius often brings about unfortunate consequences during such an individual’s lifetime.
4. Geniuses Have Sudden Bursts of Inspiration - One characteristic of genius is the capacity for great intensity, which is often expressed in a cyclic fashion. That is, the personality of the genius sometimes seems to incorporate polar extremes: When inspired, he may work 20 hours a day to realize a solution while it’s still fresh in his mind; these periods of intense activity tend to be interspersed with intervals of apparent stasis that are actually times of fermentation, which is a necessary part of the creative process. Geniuses understand the need to make space for ideas to crystallize, for creativity occurs under appropriate inner, not outer, circumstances. The stage is often set by complete distraction—we all know stories of people who have gotten the answers to complex problems while sitting in traffic on the freeway.
4. Geniuses Have A High Degree of Insight - A primary reason that so many people fail to recognize, and therefore empower, their own genius is because in the popular mind, genius is confused with a high IQ. This is a gross misunderstanding, which has arisen from the fact that many celebrated geniuses in the fields of mathematics and physics indeed have high IQs; however, in those fields, the IQ necessary to comprehend the work is a prerequisite. It would be more helpful to see genius as simply an extraordinarily high degree of insight in a given area of human activity. After all, there are droves of noncerebral geniuses in many fields—such as art, music, design, and invention—whose innovative, creative talents fall within certain limited parameters.
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Occasionally I break into song, particularly when teaching my Classical Sociology class. Classical sociologists Max Weber, and W. E. B. DuBois wrote about the importance of music in defining group boundaries. In the case of Max Weber, he noted that dominant groups typically have myths and stories which glorify a past of some sort. A great way to illustrate the importance of these songs is to break into song in a fashion that illustrates the the stories that separate the dominant from the subordinate. Thus, the South in the US Civil War marched to the tune of “Dixie” a song which glorified old times of cotton plantations, and southern industry of the early 19th century.
But, as Weber also wrote, subordinated groups also have ways of expressing their views about the hidden honor of their own group. The South was built on the backs of millions of subordinated African-American slaves, who dreamt of future redemption, a desire that they too expressed in music. In the case of the slaves, these are what W. E. B. DuBois called the “Sorrow Songs” because they expressed both joy and sorrow at the same time. Today, such songs are better known today as spirituals. Two such well-known songs are about crossing over the River Jordan, and passing into the Promised Land are “Swing Low Sweet Chariot and “Michael Row the Boat Ashore.” Julia Ward Howe’s song “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” to which the northern armies marched in the Civil War is also a song of expressing a desire for future redemption. The Civil Rights anthem “We Shall Overcome,” is another obvious song of this genre.
For years, I have been able to go to class and sing (badly) a few bars of any of these songs. And suddenly half the class would be filling in the rest of the lyrics. More recently, this has become more difficult. Last semester while teaching about W. E. B. DuBois, I began singing “Michael Row the Boat Ashore,” a song that I sang as a child both in school, and in camp. Few of my 1980s born students had heard of it. Earlier in the semester, I had tried “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” with only slightly better results. Why would my students not share such classic songs?
Answers to interesting questions often come in unusual places. On New Year’s Eve, I went to the home of an elementary music teacher. She complained about the declining role of music, or what she called “cultural literacy” in the public schools. She pointed out that in recent years music, art, drama and other subjects have given way to new emphases on basic literacy, and math, to the exclusion of all else. But, she said the creeping cultural illiteracy actually goes back earlier than this. To understand how music has been slowly disappearing from the schools, she explained, you need to go back further, to the 1960s when cultural and policy changes began to effect what is taught in the school.
For example, she pointed out that basic piano skills were until thirty or forty years ago part of teacher education, at least for primary school teachers. Music was a daily occurrence in each of my primary school classrooms (many of which had a piano), and my teachers who were presumably trained under the older policies, continued teaching until at least the 1980s or so. With the demise of the piano requirement for all teachers, my students were slowly pushed for their musical education towards Barney the Purple Dinosaur, Sesame Street and, since they were children of the 1990s, Britney Spears and the Backstreet Boys. For whatever reason, the creators of these new cultural resources did not include the songs that emerged from the Civil War and were so important in my own elementary school career in the 1960s and early 1970s.
Which of course raises another question for me as I prepare for a new semester. What songs can I sing in class to illustrate great sociological points about the nature of sorrow and joy in subordinated groups, or the glorification of the past by dominant groups? If “Dixie” and “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” won’t work, what would? What is the common musical heritage that a child of the 1960s can share with children of the 1990s?
I will again teach Max Weber on the nature of subordination, and Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” in a couple of weeks, and would appreciate any ideas you may have. If anyone reading this has any ideas, please let me know.
And no, I will not sing “Oops I Did it Again” by Britney Spears!
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Richmond's historic Winfree Cottage finds a home
A little clapboard cottage with big historical significance is heading to a permanent home after two decades in a Shockoe Bottom parking lot.
Why it matters: The structure was once part of a thriving community of formerly enslaved African Americans in Manchester.
- It was home to Emily Winfree, who lived in it with her children until her death in 1919, and represents "an intricate narrative of hardship, resilience and triumph," according to the city's Slave Trail Commission.
Catch up fast: The building was saved from demolition in 2002, when historic preservationists had it loaded onto a trailer and moved to Shockoe Bottom next to the site of Lumpkin's Slave Jail.
- It's sat there ever since, boarded up and paint chipping away.
What's happening: City officials say they are pursuing a plan to move the structure to a park in Manchester close to where the building originally stood, pending neighborhood feedback.
- The park is at the intersection of 15th and Maury streets across the street from Blackwell Elementary School.
What they're saying: "We see it as an amazing opportunity to engage community children and Richmond Public Schools children in the story that this little house can tell," Kimberly Chen, a city project manager, tells Axios.
What's next: The city has budgeted $500,000 for the move, which is tentatively planned for spring of next year.
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I apologize ahead of time if this is in the wrong forum. First, I'll start off by explaining to you my symptoms. A couple years ago, after a night of drinking with some friends, I woke up the next morning and still felt drunk. I felt, extremely tired, unable to concentrate and some anxiety. The best way to explain it is, its like you are drunk but it had been over 24 hours since my last drink. This lasted for about 5 days. Since then, sometimes I have that reaction to drinking alcohol, sometimes I dont. I've tried with drinking only hard liquor, only certain types of beer. But half the time I would still get sick for 5 days. I was tested for mono, I was tested for diabetes, I went to an allergist, I went to my doctor. Then it started happened not just when I drank alcohol. I could feel myself becoming very groggy in the mornings for a fews days, then all of the sudden I would wake up one morning and feel drunk, extremely tire and unable to concentrate. I would go to school, come home at 3:00 PM and sleep until 8:00 PM only to eat and go to the bathroom. Then I went to a neurologist and he request I go to a sleep study. He diagnosed me with a rare and weird sleeping disorder that I am having trouble remembering the name of right now. Its been about 5 years since I first felt those symptoms. And over those years I always felt tire all the time and I could almost feel this reaction coming on. I would feel really groggy in the mornings, but eventually wake up, for 2-3 days before I would have this reaction for a solid 5-7 days. In the past year I have gradually been feeling better, I haven't been as tired over all. I rarely ever drink in fear of waking up with a 5 days hang over. I used to get sick every 2-3 months, the past year I have been sick once and it was in September. One thing I have done differently the past 6 months or so is eat much better and I make sure I put aside 8 hours to sleep every night. I am thankful for everything I have, I would be in a much much worse position. I am very blessed but not being able to go out to have a drink on your 21st birthday was really frustrating.
I feel much much better when I eat healthy, drink water and have a good nights sleep.
I feel crappy when I eat fast food, greasy foods, drink a lot of soda and eat a lot of candy.
I thought my situation was pretty rare and I may not have explained it all that clearly, but its worth a shot even if I get one response to this post.
Early onset mild pancreatitis (chronic) can be difficult to diagnose. I only suggest it as a possibility because you say that both alcohol and fatty foods seem to flare you up. It is usually associated with mild back pain or abdo pain but not always in the early stages.
If allergies have been ruled out it might be worth seeing a gastroenterologist.
To "start the ball rolling" you could ask your family doctor to take a blood sample to measure serum amylase after your next flare up. It is not always raised but if it is then you are probably near a diagnosis.
what on earth - online diagnosis?
shocking practice... and where the hell did you get pancreatitis from... !
the vast majority of pancreatitis are caused by gall stones or chronic alcohol abuse...
it is very rare to see such a condition in a 21 year old... nie on impossible for in someone that doesn't drink, has no characteristic abdominal pain in the side, no other worrying signs... actually they seem to have no clinical signs other than feeling 'groggy', which can be a sign of pretty much all coditions... so even try to play doctor... you conclusion that it is pancreatitis is madness and based on nothing and personally i think that you will unnecessarily worry the OP...
and to the original poster - you clearly have some sort have a sleeping disorder - you said so yourself in your post... but i (nor anyone else) will be able to name for you a rare sleep disorder which you cannot remember the name of... i suggest you that you contact see the neurologist again...
btw, i think you should count yourself very lucky with the health care you have received... i don't know what sort of health care service you have but it doesn't sound like the one i'm used to...
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DANC 217 - Musical Theater Dance
Units: 1 ; Breadth Area: GE-E
Movement technique from the rich history and evolution of musical theatre dance. Some discussion of socio-political and cultural challenges, including issues of race, gender, class inequality, and marginalization, that continue to influence style.
Strongly Recommended Preparation: At least one term of Jazz Dance.
Equivalent Quarter Course: Any one from: DANC 2121, DANC 2122, DANC 2123, DANC 2124, DANC 2125.
Repeatability: May be repeated once for credit for a total of 3 units.
Possible Instructional Methods: Entirely On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-E -Lifelong Learning and Self-Development
Course Typically Offered: Variable Intermittently
Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- adapt movement of acknowledged dance styles specifically for their own body, abilities/disabilities and technique level;
- comment on the quality and aesthetics of a dance in rehearsal and performance. …connect terminology to body movements;
- create collaboratively and respectfully within a diverse group of their peers;
navigate the thriving, culturally diverse, Bay Area dance community.
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- develop intellectual, practical, and/or physical skills and abilities that will serve them throughout their lives;
- apply their learning to other pursuits within and outside of the classroom; and
- demonstrate the capacity to make informed and ethical decisions.
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Therefore, the arguments used by researchers to justify a participatory research project and its findings must correspond to these structures because, otherwise, they will not be accepted. This is surprising when one considers that there is a rich body of literature on group dynamics.
It is a question of reflecting on the political, economic, and social context conditions in which the research theme and the research project are embedded. Ideas for improvement could perhaps be gleaned from the various therapeutic and consultation group concepts available. However, there are various pragmatic strategies with which the groups to be included can be determined more exactly.
This applies particularly to participatory research because it ensures that the various perspectives flow into the interpretation during the data analysis process and that the research partners gain an insight into the background to their own viewpoints and that of the other members.
After reading the contributions, we were prompted to engage productively with the characteristics, aspirations, and desiderata of participatory research. This starts with the said research questions, which can be formulated only vaguely or in general terms before the project begins.
If participatory research genuinely aims to put the relationship with research partners on an equal footing, then the socially dominant form of recognition must be used.
Months, or even years, can elapse between the beginning and the end of a project. It can be said that the focus group is one of the key instruments for the creation of a "communicative space" see Subsection 3.
When discussing data collection Subsection 4. Numerous discussion strands, in which the participation of research partners is conceptualized in different ways, converge in the action research paradigm.
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Which activities the co-researchers should—or can—participate in, and whether there should be different degrees of participation for different groups, are questions that are discussed in very different ways in the literature.
Fundamental Principles of Participatory Research 3. Symbolic Interaction, 29 2And because the Science Citation Index serves as an important indicator of scientific qualification, authors who apply participatory methods are disadvantaged.
Since Malinowski was very firm with his approach he applied it practically and traveled to Trobriand Islands which are located off the eastern coast of New Guinea.
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The difference between the academic worldview and that of the research partners from the field is actually an asset which must be exploited in the exploration process. Volume 13, No. 1, Art. 30 – January Participatory Research Methods: A Methodological Approach in Motion.
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MILTON SEMINARY or MILTON MALE AND FEMALE SEMINARY 1857-1956 is shown on the Beers Map of 1878. It was on the northeast corner of State Road 96 and the North Milton Road.
By 1850 William Byrn, Green Byrn, and Enoch Jones contracted with the Rev. Jared Warren, a Baptist preacher from the north, to erect a school building. School Trustees were Dr. B. H. Bilbro, Dennis Smith, William B.
White, William B. Byrn, and George W. Ferguson. George Ferguson deeded two acres and one hundred and thirty-two poles on November 3, 1857 for $122.50, and in 1858 the Seminary was incorporated. On February 6, 1880 Sarah J. and S. P. Ferguson, Mary M. Cranor, W. E. Dillon et al deeded two acres to the school; and on January 22, 1888 G. W. Peake and wife M. E. deeded two and three-fourths acres.
Trustees in 1888 were B. White, W. B. Byrn, J. P. Smith, Dr. A. P. McCullough, and A. P. Cranor; and in 1889, Rev. John Martin, Joseph Smith, R. G. Byrn, A. P. Mccullough, and William J. Hooper.
In April 1890 Superintendent James D. Nelson wrote: “We have some of the best schools of the state in our county . . . Milton Seminary . . . .‘
According to Edgar Walter Hoover, born February 17, 1868, the school building was “a log house with log seats to sit upon, no desks . . . you hold the books in your lap.” The building had three rooms divided by sliding doors and extending east to west with gables at the ends. During the Battle of Milton in the Civil War, the schoolhouse was struck by a cannon ball which entered the west gable and passed out the east side. The hole was patched until the school was remodeled and an auditorium added in 1883.
School was held in the old Masonic Hall until the remodeling could be completed.
The remodeled building had clapboard painted white. The front entrance was recessed with a semicircular transom above the double doors. On each side of the door were narrow glass windows with curved framing at the top.
On each side of the entrance was a small room with front and side glass windows with shutters. Inside the double doors, a hall ran laterally to the small rooms at each end and a door opened to the auditorium at the back. The big room had four glass and shuttered windows on each side. At the
rear of the room was a stage and two dressing rooms. In this room also was the piano. Heating was provided by stoves which used first wood and then coal.
Rev. Jared Warren was a teacher in 1857 or 1858. E. G. Donk Brown taught from 1861 to 1871 including the time of bombardment by the Federal artillery in 1863.
Tennie Elrod Couch, b. 1867, was a student under Mrs. Goodloe. Edgar Hooper’s first teachers were Amanda Dill and Mrs. Goodloe; as a teenager he was taught by H. B. Northcutt and N. D. Overall. N. D. Overall also taught Carrie Anderson Williams Dement, born August 5, 1866, and Judith Rooker Williams, stepmother of Carrie Dement, both of whom later taught at Milton. Professor W. A. Peay and his wife taught in the remodeled building in 1883. Teachers under Professor N. D. Overall in 1886 were Beatrice Elrod, Rosa Vaught, and Mary Hill. In 1896 N. D. Overall, who was at that time Superintendent of Schools, had as Milton teachers Robert Bass, Lulie Ogle, Baily Bugg, William H. Turney, Lou Overall, Jennie Hooper, and Beatrice Elrod.
Other post-Civil War principals were H. B. Northcutt, H. C. Tip Alsup, Rev. Enoch Windes, J. B. Phillips, Pete Talley, William H. Turney, Jeff Ritchie, Joseph Laughlin, Mrs. Simette Summar, E. K. Sharp, John Edgar Brandon,
and David Stricklett. Robert Armstrong Taylor was principal during the year 1899-1900. He married another teacher at the school, Mary Otha Carter.
Principals during the twentieth century were James O. McKee in 1905-1906, Ballard Donnell, B. R. Kennedy, Frank Sullivan, Walter Martin, B. H. Lokey, Mary Knott, W. O. McKee, and J. E. Cook. According to a brochure, the faculty in 1908-1909 consisted of Principal John F. Pruett, Mrs. W. A. Baxter, Nannie Dill, and Allie Robinson. Other principals were Robert Becton, R. Y. Neal, Clyde Howard, Leslie L. Gould, Angie Haynes, Donnie Braxton, K. T.
McCrary in 1923-1928, Harvey Dodd, Allen Barrett, Alma Lannom, Billy McNabb, and Ruby Lannom.
Among the last teachers were Jessie Belle Arnette Mann, Ruth McGee Rowlette, Mattie Belle Owen, and Alberta Baxter.
The school was operated by a Board of Trustees until April 15, 1913 when W. M. Byrn et al, Trustees of MILTON SEMINARY, deeded the school to the Rutherford County Board of Education.
In 1934 a new brick veneer building was erected on the same site.
SOURCES: Deed Book Y, p. 393; Book 11, p. 405; Book 25, p. 89; Book 25, p. 538; Book 61, p. 21. *Homer Pittard, Griffith Bicentennial Commission, 1976 . *Homer P. Pittard, “Famous Institutions Once Taught Local Students 100 Years Ago,” The Daily News Journal, Nov. 13, 1963, p. 12. *Elsie Knox and Emil Hood, “A History of Milton” RCHS, Pub. no. 23, Summer 1984 . Tennessee Dept. of Public Instruction. Annual Report 1890 Nashville:
Marshall and Bruce, 1891, p. 160. *N. D. Overall, Manual and Course of Study for the Public Schools 1896, p. 23. Hector Floyd Adams. Edgar Walter Hooper, “A History of the Fourth Child of Twelve Hooper Children” Typewritten. *Christine Couch, daughter of Tennie Elrod Couch. *Elsie
Knox, b. 1893, student under *John F. Pruett and later a teacher. *Lena Taylor Alsup and *Myla Taylor Parsons, daughters of R. A. Taylor and Mary Otha Carter. *Buist Dement Smythe, daughter of Carrie Anderson Williams Dement and stepdaughter of Judith Rooker Williams. *Jessie Belle Arnette Mann. *Ernest Hooper, son of Edgar W. Hooper. *Bealer Smotherman, nephew of *Nat D. Overall. Interview, June 6, 1984, with Clarence P. Blankenship, b. 1886 and student in 1896 under *William Turney.
MILTON ACADEMY 1840-? was in District 16. On November 19, 1840, John S. Wooldridge deeded four acres to Alexander, Nathaniel W. Daniel, John L. Moore, John Baxter, and Godfrey S. Newsom, Trustees of Hopell Church and MILTON ACADEMY. The land was bordered by M. W. Armstrong and Robert Orr and ran to the Readyville Road. The Hopewell Church is shown on the 1878 Beers Map. | <urn:uuid:eb21481b-267e-47ec-924c-a2566e726b99> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://rutherfordtnhistory.org/milton-seminary/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00075.warc.gz | en | 0.946329 | 1,683 | 2.609375 | 3 |
If the Deceased is an Organ Donor
Organ Donation should not delay funeral plans, as organs need to be removed as soon as possible after brain death to ensure a successful transplantation. Support systems are maintained until organs have been removed. Death of the organ donor is defined by the time of certification of brain death, not by withdrawal of support. Brain death must be certified by two independent doctors before organs/tissue can be removed. According to the National Health Act, 2003 organs/tissue cannot be removed unless the family gives permission.
Information for Organ Donors
The Organ Donor Foundation is a non-profit charity, which aims to address the critical shortage of organ and tissue donors in South Africa. Currently there are over 3,500 people awaiting organ and cornea transplants. Tragically less than 1,000 will this year receive a transplant and the “Gift of Life” due to this critical shortage. Please support organ donation. Let’s ensure that South Africa remains a centre of excellence for organ and tissue transplantation. Transplants save lives.
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Published on July 24th, 2015 | By: Stephanie Liverani0
Smarter materials for windows lead to innovations in energy efficiencyPublished on July 24th, 2015 | By: Stephanie Liverani
[Image above] Credit: USDA.gov; Flickr CC BY 2.0
I don’t know about you… but during peak season temps, my utility bills skyrocket. That’s because I live in the Midwest, where winters are beyond frigid and summers are sweltering. The climate here runs the gamut, to be sure, but why does that mean I have to hemorrhage money every time the mercury rises or plummets?
It’s because the windows that help enclose my apartment just aren’t smart enough. They don’t do much to trap the warmth when it’s cold, or keep things cool inside when it approaches sauna-level outside. And when the sun hits the windows in the living room at just the right time of day, the glare is nearly blinding.
Lucky for me (and for those who can relate), smarter windows might be a consumer reality in the not-too-distant future.
And I’m not talking about photochromic windows already on the market that darken when exposed to UV rays. The materials currently being developed and studied by researchers the University of Texas at Austin actually allow windows to let light pass through without transferring heat and, on the flip side, to block out light while allowing heat transmission.
Delia Milliron, associate professor in the department of chemical engineering at the University Texas at Austin, and her team describe how the new materials work in two new research papers.
In 2013, when Milliron was a chemist at Berkeley Lab, she and her team were the first to develop smart windows based on dual-band electrochromic materials that “blend two materials with distinct optical properties for selective control of visible and heat-producing near-infrared light (NIR),” according to a University of Texas at Austin news release about the study.
In their previous research, the team used a small electric current to independently control the amount of light and energy released on and through a nanocrystal material.
Since then, they’ve “engineered two new advancements in electrochromic materials—a highly selective cool mode and a warm mode—not thought possible several years ago,” according to the release. According to the abstract of the paper published in this week in Nano Letters, the functional materials are “two active electrochromic materials, vacancy-doped tungsten oxide (WO3-x) nano crystals and amorphous niobium oxide (NbOx) glass” that are “arranged into a mesostructured architecture.”
The cool mode technology works thanks to the team’s newly developed nanostructured architecture for electrochromic materials that allows for a cool mode to block NIR (the hot stuff) but still lets visible light through. Think of this as a summertime solution—you wouldn’t have to pull the shades and live like a vampire just to keep the heat at bay.
The warm mode concept works in the opposite way—it’s a simple coating that blocks visible light, but lets in the heat. This would be ideal for anyone indoors on a bright-but-cold winter day that wanted to take advantage of the sun’s heat, but reduce glare.
“We believe our new architected nanocomposite could be seen as a model material, establishing the ideal design for a dual-band electrochromic material,” Milliron says in the news release. “This material could be ideal for application as a smart electrochromic window for buildings.”
From an economic perspective, giving precise control to indoor occupants when it comes to managing just how much heat and sunlight passes through a window could greatly shrink heating and cooling costs for homes and buildings.
And the researchers at the University of Texas at Austin aren’t the only ones working hard to scale up electrochromic glass solutions for commercial use.
A group of researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta have developed a polymer coating for glass that can change the lens color of glasses instantly with a small, user-controlled electrical current. They published their work in the American Chemical Society’s Applied Materials & Interfaces and demonstrate the process in a recent ACS video.
Smarter windows and sunglasses on-demand? The future’s so bright…
The cool mode concept paper, published in Nano Letters, is “Nanocomposite Architecture for Rapid, Spectrally-Selective Electrochromic Modulation of Solar Transmittance” (DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b02197).
The warm mode concept paper, published in Journal of the American Chemical Society, is “Nanocomposite Architecture for Rapid, Spectrally-Selective Electrochromic Modulation of Solar Transmittance” (DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.5b02197)
How do you think electrochromic technology could be scaled up in the next five to ten years? Share your thoughts with us!
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How your smartphone can help you run
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By Pete Cooper, co-founder of Coopah
We are super lucky in 2022 that we have the ability to use a smartphone. This really does help us on our running journey and there are a range of running apps out there to try. When it comes to running apps, there are two different types that can help you on your journey.
Does anyone remember when, back in the day, you used to measure how far you needed to run but and had to go for a drive to see the distance and then remember the route? It’s pretty great that you don’t need to do this anymore!
If you want to plan a route, we recommend using either MapMyRun or Strava. With MapMyRun, you can plan the route and distance on pre-run and also record your run by tracking your pace and distance. Strava is a great alternative, as it allows you to track your run and share it with your running friends.
When it comes to planning your training, there used to be two options:
In 2022, there is now a new way to train. The Coopah app believes that everyone should have access to simple and affordable running coaching. Coopah provides personalised running plans at your fingertips through a smart and innovative app. Coopah’s digital coach will create a training plan specific to your target race and time.
As you train, the plans adjust based on your progress, giving you the right sessions at the right time. You’ll also get access to thousands of running sessions and are supplemented with strength and conditioning, yoga and nutrition tips to give your training the winning edge. With Coopah, along with Strava or MapMyRun, you really are set up for success. | <urn:uuid:a13f96b1-8bcf-4976-a0c1-c5121feb9022> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.runforall.com/training-tips/how-your-smartphone-can-help-you-run/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573029.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817153027-20220817183027-00274.warc.gz | en | 0.95453 | 382 | 1.570313 | 2 |
The Duro Defense Force, or DDF, was the NRDF defense force assigned to the planet Duro during the Yuuzhan Vong War. When the extragalactic Yuuzhan Vong invaded Duro in 26 ABY, the DDF attempted to defend the orbital cities and launched starfighters to push back the Yuuzhan Vong attack. However, the Yuuzhan Vong took Duro in the end and the DDF was presumably destroyed. If any part of the DDF survived and managed to escape, they would have probably been absorbed into the rest of the normal Defense Forces.
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When setting up a new computer, one of the first things I do is disable cursor blinking in the terminal. For the past decade, the Gnome team has worked diligently to make this as hard as possible.
The story begins in 2006. Back then, Gnome Terminal had a checkbox in its settings. Here’s a screenshot from Ubuntu 6.06:
Unchecking “Cursor blinks” would stop the cursor from blinking. It was simple and accessible; exactly the kind of UI that has no place in a Gnome project. Some developers soon decided to “simplify” things by going, “…on a quest to remove all annoying tiny little bits in GNOME’s UI.” Instead of having a checkbox, they wanted the terminal to obey the global system setting (for cursors in text editors, browser URL bars, etc). Hence Bug 342921 - Cursor blinking preference should follow system defaults. The checkbox was removed in Gnome v2.22, meaning that the only way to disable blinking was to turn it off in the entire Gnome UI. This annoyed many people, as a giant blinking block is far more prominent than a thin blinking line. Users quickly responded. They created issues such as Bug 533522 - Alllow override of system blink preference and Bug 534207 - Something to fix the cursor blinking problem soon. Gnome was going through a UI freeze at the time, so the “fix” was to create a gconf setting. Now to disable terminal blinking, you had to run:
gconftool-2 --set "/apps/gnome-terminal/profiles/Default/cursor_blink" \ --type boolean "False"
Good luck figuring that out on your own. Fortunately, the magic invocation was quickly documented on sites such as Stack Overflow. It even made its way to a page dedicated to stopping cursor blinks. Things stayed that way for five years.
Then Gnome 3 came out.
The old magic invocation no longer appeased the Gnome gods. This issue was created: Bug 702901 - Disabling blinking cursor not working. The reason for the breakage was twofold. First: Gnome switched from gconf to dconf. Second: Gnome devs changed the config schema for terminal settings. In Gnome 2, each terminal profile was stored by name. This allowed for paths like
/profiles/Default/ to work across systems. Gnome 3 stored profiles by UUID. Since UUIDs tend to be rather unique, there isn’t a standard default key. One first has to get the UUID of the default profile, then set the appropriate key under it. Like so:
% gsettings get org.gnome.Terminal.ProfilesList default 'b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9' % gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Profile:/org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/:b1dcc9dd-5262-4d8d-a863-c897e6d979b9/ cursor-blink-mode off %
To make it a one-liner, you have to use a subshell:
gsettings set org.gnome.Terminal.Legacy.Profile:/org/gnome/terminal/legacy/profiles:/:$(gsettings get org.gnome.Terminal.ProfilesList default | tr -d \')/ cursor-blink-mode off
Annoyingly, this information isn’t in Gnome’s answer to How can I stop the cursor from blinking?. Instead, they link to another answer, which contains this gem:
I cannot recall encountering a more user-hostile experience. How many people are going to read a 700 line XML file to tweak their terminal? It’s absurd. There are two possible explanations for such a terrible experience: Either the Gnome developers are indifferent to their users, or they are incompetent. Actually, it could be worse. It could be both.
The issue to re-add the blink checkbox still exists: Bug 559990 - Add UI for the cursor blink preference. I doubt it will be fixed any time soon. In case you were curious: OS X has a non-blinking cursor by default. Changing it requires checking a box in the settings menu:
…just like Gnome had 10 years ago.
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By: Dustin C. Read, Ph.D., J.D., Assistant Professor of Property Management and Real Estate, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Innovation districts are widely believed to be an effective way to promote the formation and growth of knowledge-intensive businesses. They can take a variety of forms and emerge in a host of different settings. This report provides those interested in innovation district development with a better understanding of the factors contributing to the success of these projects, as well as the challenges they must frequently overcome. It presents case studies of four projects in different phases of development and offers suggested “best practices” for real estate practitioners and policymakers. | <urn:uuid:5b427132-48a2-427b-8d05-b16c82515948> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://naiop.org/en/Research-and-Publications/Reports/Case-Studies-in-Innovation-District-Planning-and-Development | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572286.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816090541-20220816120541-00277.warc.gz | en | 0.95116 | 134 | 1.929688 | 2 |
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Explaining IVD classification issues
IBS - White paper 2019
This white paper provides a historical perspective on the development of medical device and IVD device classification, explains the new rules and analyses the implications of the new system. Whilst it offers guidance, it should not be considered as a replacement for reading the full requirements of the Regulation.
Since the European Union started to regulate medical devices in the 1990s, a key element of the regulatory system has been the risk classification system based on human vulnerabilities. Its purpose was to ensure that devices would be regulated in a proportionate manner, whilst maintaining a high level of protection of health. The aim was also to minimize any unnecessary bureaucratic burden imposed on manufacturers. In particular, a rule-based system was devised to allow manufacturers themselves to identify the applicable risk class without having to formally apply for a classification decision from a competent authority or a notified body. It was also based on the realization that it would be prohibitively expensive to impose identical regulatory controls on all medical devices irrespective of the risk involved. The risk class would determine the appropriate conformity assessment route available to the manufacturer to achieve CE marking.
Classification and compliance requirements - Requirements applying to devices in all risk classes
Many requirements of the Regulation apply regardless of risk class, for instance:
- The risk class and the justification for the classification rule(s) must appear in the technical documentation (Annex II, Section 1.1f)
- The risk class must appear on the declaration of conformity (Annex IV, Section 5)
- Registration in Eudamed3 with an indication of the risk class (Annex VI, Part A, Section 2.8)
- Quality management system procedures must cover classification ( Annex IX, Chapter I, Section 2.2c)
- Certificates issued by the notified body shall identify the risk classification of the devices concerned (Annex XII, Chapter I, Section 4)
- Various documents related to performance studies must identify the risk class of the device (Annex XIV, Chapter I, Sections 1.10, 1.12 and 2.1).
Some requirements applicable to all devices should nevertheless be complied with in a manner that is proportionate to the risk class:
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DETAILS OF ENGINEERING PLASTICS
Besides details of polyurethane Blik 99 Ltd offers production of parts from engineering plastics (polyamide, polyethylene, teflon, etc.). They are used to produce a wide variety of parts for original equipment and maintenance: seals, bushings sliding bearings, roller, bearing panels, gears and others.
Major suppliers of Blick 99 engineering plastics are companies from Germany:
Licharz- technische kunststoffe GmbH, Germany- PA 6, PA 66 , PA 12 E, POM, PET, PEEK, PTFE etc.
Murtfeldt Kunststoffe GmbH &Co.KG, Germany-various types of polyethylene: PE HD, PE HMW, PE UHMW under the brands: Original Material S, Muralen plus, Murlubric, Murylon A, Murpec, etc.
High-tech equipment of the company allows manufacturing items from single pieces to large series.
The parts are made entirely according to customer requirements.
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Over the last decade, Transport Canada’s Motor Carrier Division has been very active in terms of motor carrier safety research and development in support of programs and initiatives to address commercial driver fatigue and the contribution of human factors to motor carrier collisions. Amongst other initiatives, this R&D has led to the soon-to-be-deployed Canada-US North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP).
It is widely understood that operator’s fatigue is a challenge in all modes of transportation. Because of its pivotal role in the Canadian transportation system, Transport Canada has a long tradition with regards to fatigue management in air, rail, marine and road transport.
Driver fatigue is a serious issue for general road users as well as it is for commercial vehicle drivers. Under the Motor Vehicle Transport Act, Transport Canada is responsible for the Hours of Service (HOS) regulations for extra-provincial motor carriers. However, while central to fatigue management, HOS rules should also be complemented by other non-prescriptive programs to be adopted by the industry on a voluntary basis.
Human Factors in Motor Carrier Safety
From 2008 to 2011, Transport Canada chaired CCMTA ’ Human Factors and Motor Carrier Safety Task Force. The main objective of the task force was to develop risk-based and scientifically sound strategies to address the driver errors that are responsible for more than 90% of heavy vehicle crashes. The main deliverable from this work is the Human Factor Report, a 309 pages document containing more than 45 recommendations based on more than 525 scientific papers. These recommendations are mainly aimed at addressing fatigue, distraction and high-risk driving.
The mandate of the task force was threefold: (1) review crash causation literature/databases to identify driver errors (2) formulate intervention leads from a purely scientific perspective, (3) review interventions and programs currently addressing those issues in Canada, (4) draft a global strategy for intervention.
The report can be accessed at the following link: https://www.ccmta.ca/web/default/files/PDF/human-factors_report_May_2011.pdf
North American Fatigue Management Program
The NAFMP is available for free to every motor carrier in Canada and the United-states on a web platform. It includes training sessions tailored for various audiences (managers, drivers, dispatchers, even family members) on a wide array of topics, such as fatigue, fatigue management, napping guidelines, implementation of safety culture changes, fatigue detection technologies, biomathematical scheduling software, Obstructive Sleep Apnea screening and treatment strategies, etc. | <urn:uuid:2439638d-bf16-4a6d-88a4-c89da4f8e30b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://tc.canada.ca/en/road-transportation/motor-vehicle-safety/motor-carrier-safety-research | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571234.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811042804-20220811072804-00065.warc.gz | en | 0.914576 | 540 | 2.421875 | 2 |
September 3, 2004 -Imatest LLC announces the release of Imatest 1.0, a software package that measures the sharpness and image quality of digital camera images and digitized film images using inexpensive widely-available targets. Never before has it been possible for photographers to measure the performance of their cameras and lenses with such accuracy and convenience. You had to rely on subjective judgments or published test results. Now you can perform your own measurements, simply and easily, by photographing a target and analyzing the results with Imatest software.
Imatest consists of three modules.
- SFR measures the sharpness of cameras and lenses using a simple slanted-edge target (either the industry-standard ISO 12233 chart or a target you can print yourself on a high quality inkjet printer). Its standardized sharpening algorithm allows digital cameras to be compared on a fair basis. SFR also analyzes Chromatic Aberration and noise and estimates the Shannon information capacity— an indicator of image quality based on sharpness and noise.
- Q-13 measures a camera’s tonal response and noise using the Kodak Q-13 Gray Scale. It also measures camera or scanner dynamic range using transmission step wedges from Stouffer or Kodak.
- Colorcheck measures a camera’s color quality, tonal response, and noise using the GretagMacbethTM ColorChecker®.
With Imatest you can
- test lens performance at different focal lengths and apertures;
- measure your camera’s tonal response and dynamic range;
- examine the effects of camera and post-processing settings, such as mirror lock, ISO speed, white balance, RAW converter, and sharpening;
- compare the performance of different cameras, even if they have different amounts of built-in sharpening;
- compare your camera and lenses with results derived from websites such as imaging-resource.com, dpreview.com and others. This is important because quality control is far from perfect. Even premium lenses may fail to meet expectations. With Imatest you can find out fast and return them if they are substandard.
The tour on www.imatest.com/tour is an excellent introduction to Imatest’s capabilities.. Full documentation is available online at www.imatest.com/docs. Imatest runs under Windows 98, 2000, XP, and later, with a recommended
minimum of 128 MB RAM and 1024×768 pixel screen resolution. The introductory price is only $59 US.
An evaluation version that allows up to 20 runs of individual modules maybe downloaded from www.imatest.com/download.
Secure online purchase is available through Regsoft.com. Purchase entitles you to one year of upgrades. An affiliate program will be available.
Imatest was founded in Boulder, Colorado in 2004 to develop software that enables photographers to test the performance of their digital cameras and the sharpness of their lenses. It is a spinoff of the highly informative digital photography website, normankoren.com.
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Smithsonian Small Arms Collection
By Jason M. Wong
Certainly, a must see destination while in our nations Capitol ought to be the Smithsonian collection of museums that line either side of the National Mall. For the firearms enthusiast, the National Collection of Firearms and edged Weapons within the Museum of American History is a wealth of information.
Established in 1876 as a result of the United States Centennial Celebration I Philadelphia, the collection has grown from its humble beginnings with donations from the War Department, the U.S. Patent Office, and the State Department. Recent additions have come from the FBI, ATF, and the Department of Defense. Donations from private individuals are also accepted. As a result, the collection has grown in size to nearly 10,000 firearms and edged weapons.
The public exhibit within the museum draws upon American history, displaying flintlocks of the Revolutionary War, Abraham Lincoln’s Henry Repeating rifle, and quite a few examples of repeating rifles used during the Civil War. While interesting within the context of history, all is not lost for fans of modern arms. Arms from World War II are prominent, including a German Gewehr 43, M-1 Garand and Browning BAR. Also on display are an M-16A1, Fn-Lar, and an M-134 General Electric Minigun, chambered in 7.62.
Unfortunately, the weapons on public display occupy a very small section of the entire museum. Unsatisfied with the interesting, yet small display, I sought an opportunity to tour the remainder of the collection. Sure, an M-134 minigun is cool, but there wasn’t enough of a display to satiate my desire to learn more about the world of MG’s. After several calls, I was granted a tour of the remainder of the collection that is not normally on display or available to the public.
Stepping into the armory was like stepping through time and history. I was surrounded by nearly six thousand firearms in various conditions, ranging from a Civil War era rifle that appeared to be brand new, to a highly corroded (and still loaded!) pistol recovered from the sunken USS Maine. In addition, there on the racks were rifles owned and used by Theodore Roosevelt on his African Safari, a gold inlayed flintlock believed to have been owned by Catherine the Great, and a pistol found at the battlefield of the Little Bighorn. Names of famous battles, units, and commanders surrounded me - I was overwhelmed by weapons used at Gettysburg, Balls Bluff, and Harpers Ferry from the Civil War. Not to be outdone, arms of the Confederacy and native Americans were also present. I could imagine the grunts of buffalo from the wild west as I examined a rifle used to hunt the mighty beasts. The imagined sounds of battle rang in my ears as I held an M-16 captured in El Salvador, but by serial number, believed to have been used in Vietnam. The black rifle definitely showed signs of wear and tear during its lifetime with many users.
Unlike the public display, the full collection was much more detailed, with examples of matchlocks dating from 1525 through to modern arms of the present. An added attraction was that the majority of firearms were fully functional! Colt M-16’s were plentiful, and thanks in part to the Small Arms Review M-16 Identification Guide, I was able to identify Colt Model 601’s, 602’s, 607’s as well as many others. The curator explained to me that they had a complete set of M-16’s through to the latest M-4 carbine, complete with mounted M-203! The Smithsonian collection is so complete the curator explained that Colt had approached the institution about reclaiming a couple of M-16 variants that Colt was missing from its own collection.
Also within the collection were several Stoner 63’s in both carbine and rifle form, and several very early experimental 40mm x M-148 grenade launchers. One model in particular was only about twelve inches in overall length, with a short six-inch barrel. What made this model different than any other was that the breech was exposed, allowing the operator to see the loaded chamber. At first, it appeared to be a cut away model, but upon closer inspection, it seemed to be a complete working model. Perhaps an SAR reader will know more about such an interesting weapon.
Other modern arms were not as plentiful as the Civil or Revolutionary War period, yet there were still quite a few examples from Heckler and Koch, Fabrique National and various AK models. Based upon the stock and foregrip configurations, it would not have been surprising to find a variant from every known communist country present within the collection. An interesting and certainly rarely seen group of rifles used during the Advanced Combat Rifle Tests were present in the collection, presented to the Smithsonian as a gift from the Piccatinny Arsenal. Imagine my surprise and delight in not only being able to see an HK G-11, but also being able to pick it up and hold it! The curator firmly yet gently reminded me that I couldn’t take it home... Special one of a kind models were plentiful, ranging from gold plated MP-5s inscribed in Arabic, to a full sized nonfunctional model of an AK-47 made entirely of solid ivory and wood.
My time spent with the curator passed all to quickly, and soon I found it was time to leave. It was reassuring to find that even as the Federal government attempts to limit firearms ownership and destroy valuable and historic arms, there is at least one federal institution that has been able to archive and collect these weapons. One disappointing fact is that less than 1% of the nearly six thousand arms within the collection are available or open to the public. Although the collection is not available or open to the public, the curators of the collection attempt to assist researchers and authors who have questions about particular models and rare variants. On the day which I visited, two representatives from Glock were present, researching recoil spring assemblies. Photos of objects within the collection are available for a fee. Donations to the Smithsonian from private individuals are always welcome, whether in the form of monies, or historical and biographical firearms. Not only are the donations tax deductible, but monies that are donated are placed within a special trust fund for the acquisition of new pieces and the preservation of the collection. Perhaps one day, more of the collection will be available to those of us interested in historical arms.
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- From their kitchen’s ovens and stoves that run on gas, a restaurant whipped out free hot meals for everyone who needed it.
- The blizzard left Texans with no power to cook their meals or warm them up.
- Restaurant owners say they are paying it forward to their customers who have kept them afloat during this pandemic.
Texas was blanketed in darkness and snow. With temperatures dropping to single digits, hundreds were stranded in their homes in freezing conditions with no power to cook or keep warm. Grocery shelves were emptied, there were long lines to few open restaurants and at home, pipes were bursting and interiors were icy and some furniture had to be burned just to keep warm.
Bella Italia Ristorante owners Ari and Blinera Isufaj had to go to their restaurant to warm themselves up using their pizza ovens. Figuring that since they used gas for cooking, why not make hot meals for everyone who needed it? And so, they and their staff prepared meals for everyone.
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Hundreds of spaghetti, lasagna and pizza were whipped up from the kitchen’s ovens and stoves and more than 500 people availed themselves of their first hot meal in days from the restaurant.
More than 200 cars lined their parking lot from 10:30am to 3pm for the free meals.
Just a day before that, the restaurant also shared 80 meals at the nearby Sent Church warming center.
Ari Isufaj said, “People were saying, ‘Thank you so much, that’s so thoughtful.’ It was just amazing. We just wanted to do something and give people some comfort food.”
A Facebook post from one local woman said, “Ari, you are the best example I know of ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ You and your staff are amazing. When it is safe to go out, I will be ordering your wonderful food.
Still another person wrote, “We are very fortunate to have you in Plano! Thanks for looking out for those in need!”
Ari Isufaj is no stranger to the kindness of others. He came to Texas when he was 14 years old as a refugee from Kosovo. Strangers helped him buy a backpack, soccer clothes, among others. He will never forget the kindness that was shown to him. It just happened to be Kosovo’s Independence Day when they shared the hot meals.
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The rules for obtaining a mortgage depend greatly on the lender, your financial history and what type of property you hope to buy. Unfortunately, qualifying for a mortgage became much harder in the late 2000s due to the economic downturn. But with advance preparation and plenty of patience, you can likely join the ranks of homeowners.
Credit checks are an inevitable part of standard mortgage qualification rules. No matter what type of lender or mortgage you choose, a representative will thoroughly check your credit. Be prepared to answer questions about any past credit problems, especially if you filed for bankruptcy in recent years. If your credit score is low, you may be denied a loan or offered one with high interest rates and excessive down payment requirements. You should wait at least two years after a major credit event like bankruptcy to qualify for the best mortgage deals. Getting the best mortgage rates available requires a credit score of at least 730. If you have a lower credit score, you aren't necessarily out of luck; some mortgages offer reasonable deals to borrowers with a credit score as low as 580.
Prospective lenders will also thoroughly evaluate your finances before agreeing to issue a mortgage. You can expect to pay anywhere from 3.5 percent to 20 percent down and also must prove the source of your down payment. Lenders will demand to see copies of your recent federal and state tax returns, paycheck stubs, 1099 or W-2 forms and bank statements. Lenders need to take as little risk as possible, notes Yahoo! Finance. Getting an original or refinanced loan that exceeds 80 percent of the home's appraised value may prove difficult, especially if you are a credit-challenged borrower.
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Caring is a simple yet strong and powerful word, an abstract concept commonly found in nursing theory. Caring implies responsibilities, connections, and trust. Nurses take on the role with pride and honor. Nurses are caregivers. Many nursing theorists looked and still do look at caring as a core concept for nursing practice. Three main theorists come to mind, Jean Watson, Patricia Benner, and Kristen Swanson, when thinking about nursing and caring, although many of theorists highlight the importance of caring in the nursing profession. Each theorist has an independent definition of what caring is, ways to use it in nursing, and what it means in the nursing world. The purpose of this paper is to examine the definition of caring through nursing and nursing theorists, compare different definitions based on the core concept of caring, analyze Jean Watson’s Theory of Human Caring, and examine the current relevance in nursing practice, research, and development.
Definition of Caring
The Oxford English Dictionary defines caring as “to take thought for, provide for, look after” (“Care,” 2011, para. 3). Theorists look at the concept of caring and break it down to discover the exact meaning behind the abstract concept. Kristen Swanson developed a middle-range theory of caring based on maternity and early loss of pregnancy. Middle-range theories “have a high explanatory value” (Andershed & Olsson, 2009, p. 598). Swanson’s researches lead her to the discovery of what caring means. Swanson described caring as an accountability and connection to another person (Andershed & Olsson, 2009).Patricia Benner is more well-known for theory of Novice to Expert Nursing. Through her research she began to look at the common phenomena surrounding nursing. Patricia Benner worked with Judith Wruble on the theory Primacy of Caring, an attempt to unveil certain factors such as nursing practice, stress, coping, and the outcome of illness (George, 2011).
One of the core phenomena surrounding nursing practice is the concept of caring. Benner defined caring as “an essential skill of nurses; a basic way of being in the world” (George, 2011, p. 662). Benner’s definition offers little in respect a more concrete understanding. Other theorists who attempt to define the abstract concept include Boykin and Schoenhofer, Florence Nightingale, and Virginia Henderson. The leading lady in theory on caring is Jean Watson. The ethics of caring is the foundation for Jean Watson’s theory. Watson defines caring as “the coming together of a nurse and another in human-to-human transaction” (George, 2011, p. 662). Her theory offers more definition to the concept of caring and what caring within nursing entails.
All of the aforementioned definitions have a similarity in the way humans are part of the caring. Each looks at the value placed on an individual and the holistic approach to that individual (Bailey, 2009). The concept of caring does not look at one specific attribute of humans, but the person. Each theorist took the concept of caring and established the caring as a fundamental and integral part of nursing. Watson looked at caring as a relation-ship between two humans. Swanson’s approach was the effect caring had on a certain population. Swanson’s efforts were to bring back to nursing practice the care that originally attracted most nurses (Watson, 2009). Benner’s concept derived from the skills necessary for nursing. Benner’s previous theory of novice to expert goal was to explain the progress of a novice nurse to an expert nurse using knowledge and experience to provide care. Bailey (2009) broke down the variety of caring definitions and discovered the essentialness of caring for the 21st century nurse. Each theorist takes caring and applies it to how nursing functions with a person in a holistic and comprehensive manner.
Jean Watson, born in 1940, developed the theory of caring and published it in 1988 with a revision in 1997. As a contemporary nursing theorist, she garnered respect from some of the most notable theorists such as Nightingale, Henderson, and Benner. Watson has received honorary doctorate degrees, received numerous rewards, and still educates at the University of Colorado Denver. The base of Watson’s theory is the ethics and moral values placed on a person, not necessarily on patients. Watson’s concept is the need to preserve the dignity of the whole person through care and respect (Bailey, 2009). The care and respect Dr. Watson refers to is the connection the nurse makes with the patient and the family. The respect she refers to belongs also to that connection. Metaparadigms are world views.
Nursing theory tends to center on four key concepts, person, environment, health, and nursing as metaparadigms. Watson’s theory of caring centers on the person, or persons, affected by the nursing care provided. In 2010, Dr. Watson gave a thrilling and emotional speech about the nursing care her father, mother, and stepmother experienced. The speech centered on the care and compassion provided by the nurses encountered (Fights, 2010). The story accurately depicts Jean Watson’s concentration on the metaparadigms of person and nursing. Her very moving story led to the Academy of Medical Surgical Nursing to adopt three words to define the medical-surgical nurse; compassion, connection, commitment (Fights, 2010).
Application in Current Nursing
The concepts and theories provided by Dr. Jean Watson still thrive in current nursing curriculum and practice. The United States faces one of the largest health care issues and reforms. Nursing shortages and increased expenditure on health care has caused the nation to look at ways to transform the current health care setting into a more profitable business. Jean Watson believes this happens through reinforcing the Theory of Human Caring throughout the health care field (Watson, 2009). Part of Watson’s theory is the 10 factors of caring The first three factors of caring make up the philosophy of Jean Watson. The concept behind the philosophy of caring is to practice in a caring model and not a curing model. Jean placed a large amount a value on the need for humanistic and altruistic care, the instillation of hope and faith in care, and sensitivity to the nurse and the patient receiving care (Nursing Theories, 2011).
Current practice of the Caring Model presented by Watson includes Central Baptist Health in Lexington, KY., St. Mary’s Hospital in Richmond, VA., and Scottsdale Health Care in Scottsdale, AZ., and many others. Government health care reform has provided health care systems to look at the satisfaction of the patient and family in relationship to reimbursement. This is an attempt to cutting health care costs nationwide. The result is patient and family-centered theories that guide evidence-based practice Jean Watson’s theory is ideal for the transformation.
Johanna Briggs Institute
Research has a focus of evidence-based practices. The Johanna Briggs Institute provides sound and peer reviewed information to those knowing where to look. In researching the theory of caring, the application to current health settings is not always spelled out. In an evidence-based practice sheet produced by the Johanna Briggs Institute on stroke victims, there is a clear representation of Watson’s theory. The evidence demonstrates the need to understand the psychosocial spiritual experiences of stroke victims during the recovery process (Johanna Briggs Institute, 2009). Watson’s theory has an element that takes into account the human experience of the spirit instead of the spiritual experience of the human (Nursing Theories, 2011). Nurses need to look at a patient and what he or she is experiencing to gain the connection with the person and family and also demonstrate the commitment and compassion for what the patient and family is experiencing.
Many theorists take into account necessity of caring for a patient. Benner, Henderson, Swanson, and Watson all developed theories and philosophies based on the core concept of caring and providing care in the nursing world. Although all theories are part of current curriculum and many appeal to the contemporary nurse, Watson’s theory has stood the test of time and has been resilient even during hard economic times and reform. The 10 factors of caring of the caring philosophy govern the way a nurse practices and looks at a patient. The spiritual experiences of a patient transformed into a deep connection between the nurse and patient. Reform has pushed systems to re-evaluate the way providers deliver health care and the perception of nursing care based on that care. Systems use financial incentives to create change. Evidence-based research uses Watson’s theory and definition of caring to provide background and support. Watson’s definition broadens the scope of nursing and includes the holistic approach to all nursing realms.
Andershed, B., & Olsson, K. (2009, September). Review of research related to Kristen Swanson’s middle-range theory of caring. Scandinavian Journal of Caring of Caring Sciences, 23(3), 598-610.
doi:10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00647.x Bailey, D. N. (2009, March). Caring defined: A comparison and anlysis. International Journal of Human Caring, 13(1), 16-31. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ehost/detail?vid=10&hid=11&sid=157942a0-9e5e-4c79-8ebc-b532097da582%40sessionmgr11&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=rzh&AN=2010235968 Fights, S. D. (2010). from AMSN, Commitment, compassion, connection. MEDSURG Nursing, 19(6), 313-316. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ehost/detail?sid=157942a0-9e5e-4c79-8ebc-b532097da582%40sessionmgr11&vid=24&hid=11&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=a9h&AN=56601234 George, J. (2011). Nursing Theories: The base for professional nursing practice (6th ed.). Boston, AK: Pearson. Johanna Briggs Institute. (2009). The psychosocial spiritual experience of elderly. Retrieved from http://connect.jbiconnectplus.org/ViewSourceFile.aspx?0=503 Nursing Theories. (2011, June 21). Jean Watson’s philosophy of nursing. Retrieved from http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/Watson.html Watson, J. (2009, March). Caring science and human caring theory: transforming personal and professional practices of nursing and health care. Journal of Health and Human Services Administration, 31(4), 466-482. Retrieved from http://web.ebscohost.com.ezproxy.apollolibrary.com/ehost/detail?sid=157942a0-9e5e-4c79-8ebc-b532097da582%40sessionmgr11&vid=45&hid=11&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=mnh&AN=19385422
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You can mold Impira’s flexible platform to automate and accelerate your workflow. Here are a few handy tips and tricks that you can use to get the most out of Impira’s capabilities.
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Collections are the core functionality that you can use to organize your files and extract the data you want. Each file within a Collection should have common data that you want to extract.
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Impira’s system is built to handle scanned and imaged documents. However, if you have a variety of documents that are laid out differently on paper, you’ll get the best results if you put those different documents into separate Collections, even if the information that you want to extract is the same.
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Impira learns from the very first manual extraction that you do. For you to see predicted extractions, you need at least two files: One from which you’ve manually extracted data and one on which Impira can make a predicted extraction. In general, we recommend that you add at least five files to a Collection and manually extract all the fields from at least a few of the files to see the best initial results.
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A new study shown that meteorite impacts on ancient oceans may have created nucleobases and amino acids. Researchers discovered this after conducting impact experiments simulating a meteorite hitting an ancient ocean.
Scientists have been fascinated by a series of unusual exploding stars - outcasts beyond the typical cozy confines of their galaxies. A new analysis of 13 supernovae is helping astronomers explain how some young stars exploded sooner than expected, hurling them to a lonely place far from their host galaxies.
Astronomers studying over 200,000 galaxies have measured the energy generated within a large portion of space more precisely than ever. This represents the most comprehensive assessment of the energy output of the nearby Universe. They confirm that the energy produced in a section of the Universe today is only about half what it was two billion years ago and is occurring from the ultraviolet to the far infrared.
Astronomers have uncovered a unique process for how the universe's largest elliptical galaxies continue making stars long after their peak years of star birth. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope's exquisite high resolution and ultraviolet-light sensitivity allowed the astronomers to see brilliant knots of hot, blue stars forming along the jets of active black holes found in the centers of giant elliptical galaxies.
Gravity, one of the four fundamental forces of nature, appears reassuringly constant across the Universe, according to a decades-long study of a distant pulsar. This research helps to answer a long-standing question in cosmology: Is the force of gravity the same everywhere and at all times? The answer, so far, appears to be yes.
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The unique ability of cuttlefish, squid,and octopuses to hide by imitating the colors and texture of their environment has fascinated natural scientists since the time of Aristotle. Uniquely among all animals, these mollusks control their appearance by the direct action of neurons onto expandable pixels, numbered in millions, located in their skin. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research and the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies/Goethe University used this neuron-pixel correspondence to peer into the brain of cuttlefish, inferring the putative structure of control networks through analysis of skin pattern dynamics.
Cuttlefish, squid, and octopus are a group of marine mollusks called coleoid cephalopods that once included ammonites, today only known as spiral fossils of the Cretaceous era. Modern coleoid cephalopods lost their external shells about 150 million years ago and took up an increasingly active predatory lifestyle. This development was accompanied by a massive increase in the size of their brains: modern cuttlefish and octopus have the largest brains (relative to body size) among invertebrates, with a size comparable to that of reptiles and some mammals. They use these large brains to perform a range of intelligent behaviors, including the singular ability to change their skin pattern to camouflage, or hide, in their surroundings.
Cephalopods control camouflage by the direct action of their brain onto specialized skin cells called chromatophores, that act as biological color “pixels” on a soft skin display. Cuttlefish possess up to millions of chromatophores, each of which can be expanded and contracted to produce local changes in skin contrast. By controlling these chromatophores, cuttlefish can transform their appearance in a fraction of a second. They use camouflage to hunt, to avoid predators, and also to communicate.
To camouflage, cuttlefish do not match their local environment pixel by pixel. Instead, they seem to extract, through vision, a statistical approximation of their environment, and use these heuristics to select an adaptive camouflage out of a presumed large but finite repertoire of likely patterns, selected by evolution. The biological solutions to this statistical-matching problem are unknown. But because cuttlefish can solve it as soon as they hatch out of their egg, their solutions are probably innate, embedded in the cuttlefish brain and relatively simple. A team of scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research and at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies (FIAS)/Goethe University, led by MPI Director Gilles Laurent, developed techniques that begin to reveal those solutions.
Cuttlefish chromatophores are specialized cells containing an elastic sack of colored pigment granules. Each chromatophore is attached to minute radial muscles, themselves controlled by small numbers of motor neurons in the brain. When these motor neurons are activated, they cause the muscles to contract, expanding the chromatophore and displaying the pigment. When neural activity ceases, the muscles relax, the elastic pigment sack shrinks back, and the reflective underlying skin is revealed. Because single chromatophores receive input from small numbers of motor neurons, the expansion state of a chromatophore could provide an indirect measurement of motor neuron activity.
When an animal changes appearance, it changes in a very specific manner through a sequence of precisely determined intermediate patterns.
“We set out to measure the output of the brain simply and indirectly by imaging the pixels on the animal’s skin,” says Laurent. Indeed, monitoring cuttlefish behavior with chromatophore resolution provided a unique opportunity to indirectly “image” very large populations of neurons in freely behaving animals. Postdoc Sam Reiter from the Laurent Lab, the first author of this study, and his coauthors inferred motor neuron activity by analyzing the details of chromatophore co-fluctuations. In turn, by analyzing the co-variations of these inferred motor neurons, they could predict the structure of yet higher levels of control, “imaging” increasingly more deeply into the cuttlefish brain through detailed statistical analysis of its chromatophore output.
Getting there took many years of hard work, some good insights, and a few lucky breaks. A key requirement for success was to manage to track tens of thousands of individual chromatophores in parallel at 60 high-resolution images per second and to track every chromatophore from one image to the next, from one pattern to the next, from one week to the next, as the animal breathed, moved, changed appearance, and grew, constantly inserting new chromatophores. One key insight was “realizing that the physical arrangement of chromatophores on the skin is irregular enough that it is locally unique, thus providing local fingerprints for image stitching,” says Matthias Kaschube of FIAS/GU. By iterative and piecewise image comparison, it became possible to warp images such that all the chromatophores were properly aligned and trackable, even when their individual sizes differed—as occurs when skin patterns change—and even when new chromatophores had appeared—as happens from one day to the next as the animal grows.
With insights such as this one, and aided by multiple supercomputers, Laurent’s team managed to meet their goal and with this, started peering into the brain of the animal and its camouflage control system. Along the way, they also made unexpected observations. For example, when an animal changes appearance, it changes in a very specific manner through a sequence of precisely determined intermediate patterns. This observation is important because it suggests internal constraints on pattern generation, thus revealing hidden aspects of the neural control circuits. They also found that chromatophores systematically change colors over time, and that the time necessary for this change is matched to the rate of production of new chromatophores as the animal grows, such that the relative fraction of each color remains constant. Finally, from observing this development they derived minimal rules that may explain skin morphogenesis in this and possibly all other species of coleoid cephalopods.
“This study opens up a large range of new questions and opportunities,” says Laurent. “Some of these concern texture perception and are relevant to the growing field of cognitive computational neuroscience; others help define the precise link between brain activity and behavior, a field called neuroethology; others yet help identify the cellular rules of development involved in tissue morphogenesis. Finally, this work opens a window into the brain of animals whose lineage split from ours over 540 million years ago. Cephalopod brains offer a unique opportunity to study the evolution of another form of intelligence, based on a history entirely independent of the vertebrate lineage for over half a billion years.”
Lead image: A common cuttlefish, Sepia officinalis. Image by Stephan Junek Credit: Max Planck Institute for Brain Research
This article was originally published by Max Planck Neuroscience on Oct. 17, 2018. The relevant study can be retrieved here.
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My kids have been after me to make homemade caramel popcorn for a while. But when my oldest son announced that he made enough popcorn for me to make caramel popcorn and left it on the counter for me, I knew that they had waited for far too long!
Caramel Popcorn is actually quite easy to make. I wasn’t putting it off because of any work associated with making it. I just didn’t want that much temptation sitting on the kitchen counter while I am trying to cut back on sweets. My kids promised that if I made caramel popcorn, they would not share it with me, because they are loving like that. 🙂
The amount of popcorn I use, depends on how sticky I want the popcorn to be. If we are just enjoying caramel popcorn, then I use 16 cups of popped corn, but if I am making popcorn balls, I cut back to 10 – 12 cups of popcorn.
My recipe doesn’t use corn syrup – I use honey instead. I like honey because it doesn’t just add sweetness, it adds flavor. We use an air popper to make our popcorn.
The only special equipment you need is a candy thermometer as the caramel is cooked to 250 degrees or the hard-ball stage. If you don’t have one, you can do the cold water candy test to determine if it is at the right stage..
- 16 cups popped popcorn
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups brown sugar
- ½ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- Preheat oven to 250 degrees.
- Pop popcorn. I use an air popper.
- In a large pot, combine butter, sugar, honey, vanilla, and salt. Bring to a boil.
- using a cooking thermometer, cook over medium-high flame until it reaches 250 degrees.
- Remove from flame and stir in baking soda.
- Add popcorn to pot and stir to coat.
- Spread popcorn on a baking sheet. Bake for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally to ensure even coating.
- Remove from oven and let the caramel popcorn cool on the pan.
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The Dinosaur Figurines Of Acambaro, Mexico
12 witnesses to the authenticity of the Julsrud Artifacts.
What evolutionists have said if man and dinosaurs co-existed.
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In 1945 Waldemar Julsrud, a German immigrant and knowledgeable archeologist, discovered clay figurines buried at the foot of El Toro Mountain on the outskirts of Acambaro, Guanajuato, Mexico. Eventually over 33,000 ceramic figurines were found near El Toro as well as Chivo Mountain on the other side of town. Similar artifacts found in the area are identified with the Pre-classical Chupicuaro Culture (800 BC to 200 AD).
The authenticity of Julsrud find was challenged because the huge collection included dinosaurs. Many archeologists believe dinosaurs have been extinct for the past 65 million years and man knowledge of them has been limited to the past 200 years. If this is true, man could not possibly have seen and modeled them 2,500 years ago.
During the years 1945 to 1946,Carlos Perea was Director of Archeology, Acambaro zone, for the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City. In a recorded interview he described Julsrud excavations as unauthorized, as were many similar discoveries made by local farmers, but he had no doubt that the finds were authentic. He acknowledged that he examined the figurines, including dinosaurs, from many different sites. He was present when official excavations were conducted by the National Museum and the American Museum of Natural History. They found many figurines, including dinosaurs, which he described in detail.
In 1954 the Mexican government sent four well known archeologists to investigate. A different but nearby site was selected and a meticulous excavation was begun. Six feet down they found numerous examples of similar figurines and concluded that Julsrud find was authentic. However, three weeks later their report declared the collection to be a fraud because of the fantastic representation of man and dinosaur together.
In 1955 Charles Hapgood, respected1 Professor of Anthropology at the University of New Hampshire, conducted an elaborate investigation including extensive radiometric dating. He was accompanied by Earl Stanley Gardner, former District Attorney of the city of Los Angeles, California and the creator of Perry Mason. They falsified the claim that Julsrud manufactured the figurines, by excavating under the house of the Chief of Police, which was built 25 years before the Julsrud arrived in Mexico. Forty three more examples of the same type were found. Three radiocarbon tests were performed by Isotopes Incorporated of New Jersey resulting in dates of 1640 BC, 4530 BC and 1110 BC. Eighteen samples were subjected to thermoluminescent testing by the University of Pennsylvania, all of which gave dates of approximately 2500 BC. These results were subsequently withdrawn when it was learned that some of the samples were from dinosaurs.
In 1990 an investigation was conducted by Neal Steedy, an independent archeologist who's livelihood depends on contract work from the Mexican government. He arbitrarily selected an excavation site considerably removed from the Julsrud site. Chards were found but no figurines. He commissioned radiocarbon tests for samples from the Julsrud Collection which produced a range of dates from 4000 to 1500 years ago. Then he decided to ignore the results because he claimed the figurines were too soft to last more than 20 years in the ground. He also ignored the fact that many of the acknowledged Chupicuaro pieces are of the same consistency and they survived just fine. Of course, some pieces in the Julsrud collection are beautifully fired. Steedy's effort does more to support Julsrud collection than to refute it. He effectively demonstrates the determination of the establishment to defend evolutionary dogma in the face of the devastating implications of this truly significant find.
(footnote 1: In the forward to the book, Earth's Shifting Crust, Albert Einstein said Hapgood's concept could be of "great importance to everything that is related to the earth's surface.")
The Dinosaurs Of Acambaro
by Dr Dennis Swift Ph.D.
Waldemar Juisrud, a German hardware merchant in Acambaro, Mexico, was riding his horse on the lower slope of El Toro (The Bull) Mountain on a sunny morning in July, 1944. Suddenly he spotted some partially exposed hewn stones and a ceramic object half buried in the dirt.
Waldemar dismounted and dug out of the ground the hewn stones as well as a few ceramic pieces. Juisrud, who was archaeologically astute, immediately realized that these ceramic pieces were unlike anything that he had seen. He was familiar with Tarascan, Aztec, Toltec, Mayan, Chupicauro, Inca and pre-Incan Indian civilizations. The objects he held in his hand were distinctively different than any other known Indian culture.
Waldemar in 1923 was co-discoverer with Padre Fray Jose Marie Martinez of the Chupicauro culture at a site just eight miles away. When a few ceramic fragments were found at Chupicauro, Julsrud hired diggers to excavate. This discovery brought world wide attention from archaeologists who at first mistakenly defined them as Tarascan, but later they were correctly identified as a whole New Indian culture -the Chupicauro. The Chupicauro civilization flourished from about 500 BC to 500 AD, roughly a thousand years before the Tarascan.
Julsrud at age sixty-nine was on the brink of making a discovery that may prove to be the greatest archaeological discovery ever made. Waldemar hired a Mexican farmer, Odilon Tinajero, to dig in the area where the ceramic figurines were found and bring him any other similar objects. Soon Tinajero had a wheelbarrow full of ceramic pottery that had been excavated on El Toro Mountain.
Charles Hapgood notes that "Julsrud was a shrewd businessman and he now made a deal with Tinajero that is very important for our story. He told Tinajero that he would pay him one peso (worth about 12 cents) for each complete piece he brought in."1
Tinajero was very careful with the excavation process so as not to break the pieces, and the broken ones were cemented together before being brought to Julsrud.
Among the thousands of artifacts excavated were items that turned Julsrud's mansion into "the museum that scared scientists." Sculpted in various colors of clay were figurines of dinosaurs, various races of people Eskimos, Asians, Africans, bearded Caucasians, Mongols, Polynesians, and objects that had cultural connections with the Egyptians, Sumerians as well as others.
The objects were made of clay and stone varying in size from a few inches long to statues three feet high and dinosaur objects four to five feet long. In the collection, that now numbered over 20,000 not one object could be found to be a duplicate another. Each of the clay pieces had been individually made, without molds, skillfully sculptured, and carefully decorated. In its collection of unequaled size, dinosaur figures numbering several hundred were scientifically identified as representing many species of dinosaurs. Dinosaurs including duck billed Trachodon, Gorgosaurus, horned Monoclonius, Ornitholestes, Titanosaurus, Triceratops, Stegosaurus Paleococincus, Diplodicus, Podokosaurus, Struthiomimos, Plesiosaur, Leviathan, Maiasaura, Rhamphorynchus, Iguanodon, Brachiosaurus, Pteranodon, Dimetrodon, Ichtyornis, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Rhynococephalia and other unknown or yet unidentified Dinosaur species.
These fantastic dinosaur figurines threaten the orthodox concepts and time scales in many fields of studies. Dr. Ivan T. Sanderson was amazed in 1955 to find that there was an accurate representation of its American dinosaur Brachiosaurus almost totally unknown at that time to the general public. Sanderson wrote about this particular Dinosaur in the Julsrud collection. "This figurine is a very fine, jet-black, polished-looking ware. It is about a foot tall. The point is it is an absolutely perfect representation of Brachiosaurus, known only from East Africa and North America. There are a number of outlines of the skeletons in the standard literature but only one fleshed out reconstruction that I have ever seen. This is exactly like it."
In the 1940s and 1950s as the Julsrud collection was amassing, the state of Guanajuato, Mexico was little explored paleontogically and archaeologically and remains so today. But here in the agriculturally rich Valley of Acambaro within the last four thousand years lived a civilization or civilizations that had an intimate "first hand knowledge" of dinosaurs.
In 1999 Dr. Dennis Swift and Dr. Don R. Patton journeyed to Acambaro about 180 miles North of Mexico City to explore its mystery personally. Soon after our arrival in Acambaro it was revealed that the Julsrud collection was locked up in storage and not available to the public. After a couple of days of negotiating with the Mayor, Secretary of Tourism and Director of the Acambaro museum permission was given to view a portion of the collection. The storage area was ceremonially unlocked by the mayor; dim light filtered through the shadows as we peered into the dusty rooms and boxes were piled to the ceilings with artifacts wrapped in newspaper and haphazardly placed in crumbling cardboard containers.
The conference room adjoining the Mayor's office was eventually offered to view the artifacts as two Mexican policemen stood guard watching us armed with AK 47 rifles and pistols. City employees scurried back and forth bringing boxes upstairs as Dr. Swift unwrapped ceramic figurines while Dr. Patton professionally photographed them.
The collection at its largest numbered 33,500 figurines including musical instruments, masks, idols, tools, utensils, statues, human faces of many different nationalities and dinosaurs. The figurines eventually took over the twelve room Julsrud mansion crammed into every corner and lining the floor until Julsrud had to sleep in the bathtub for that was the only place left.
Working at a fast pace, in a six hour period, a little more than eight hundred of the ceramic figurines were unwrapped. Fourteen boxes had been opened and emptied of their contents onto the conference table. Among the items were about seventy-five exquisite dinosaur pieces.
There was an absolutely astonishing breathless moment as one object was unwrapped and there before us a virtually perfect representation of an Iguanodon. This was one of the first dinosaur skeletons discovered. The early concept of it's appearance was almost comical in the mid 1800's. By the turn of the century it had improved considerably but fell far short of what we now know. The figurine exhibits knowledge we have gained only in the last few years.No hoaxer could have made this model in the 1940's.
The authors became overnight celebrities in Acambaro being interviewed on radio and TV stations in Mexico. Three major newspapers in the state of Guanajauto made us front page headline news in Mexico. I handed out Dinosaur T-shirts to politicians and suggested we could make Acambaro a tourist attraction with Dinosaurs of Acambaro T-shirts, postcards, and a dinosaur park. People would come from around the world to see the Acambaro collection with dinosaurs.
Dr, Swift accidentally touched off a national scandal as he inquired, "How many boxes do you have in storage?" I was told there are sixty-four and then I muttered to myself, "There were once 33,500 figurines and here there can only be 5,000 to 6,000 at most left." A newspaper reporter overheard the comment and the next week the authors again became front-page news as an investigation was launched into the whereabouts of the artifacts.
Julsrud also stirred up controversy over the collection but its gathering storm on the horizon of history took several years before releasing its full fury on the scientific community. Unconfined by academic restraints or burdened by preconceived ideas, he began to speculate as thousands of figurines were unearthed all baked by the open fire method. The most startling sensational feature of the collection was dinosaurs and humans in close relationship to one another. Waldemar pondered the very real possibility that these artifacts came from a culture much older than the Olmecs, Mayans or Chupicauro.
The collection contained evidence of a culture of vast antiquity. The objects pointed to a woodland setting and that the Acambaro area was once a heavily forested area instead of a dry valley as it is today. Geologists have found that the valley was once filled by a large lake, until about five or six thousand years ago. The site of the caches of ceramic pottery objects was once the beach of the lake. Originally the objects were buried in sand. The fauna, plants, trees, flowers represented the art of this unknown civilization was that of the woodland, lakes, and forest environment.
Julsrud tried to gain the attention of the scientific community but was met with indifference and academic silence. Since archaeologists, paleontologists, historians, and anthropologists chose to ignore him, Julsrud proceeded to publish his own book in Spanish Enigmas Del Pasado. Waldemar in print theorized that the colossal collection of ceramic and stone artifacts had been buried by a people who experienced catastrophes. He conjectured that there had been period of catastrophes that had changed the face of the earth and that there must have been ancient civilizations wiped out by the catastrophes. His most radical suggestion that clashed violently with scientists was that man had existed contemporaneously with the dinosaurs.
Although there was sound evidence that Julsrud was on to something of major scientific importance, he was ridiculed by the authorities when his book was published.
Was there a precursor civilization at Acambaro during the Ice Age as geologists reckon time? In the collection are unmistakable representations of the one humped American camel of the Ice Age, Ice Age horses, as well as of animals resembling rhinoceroses of extinct species. There are many figurines of giant monkeys such as actually existed in South America in the Pleistocene.
During excavations among the figurines were found some teeth. These teeth were taken to Dr. George Gaylord Simpson in 1955, at that time America's leading paleontologist who worked at the American Museum of Natural History. He identified them as the teeth of Equus Conversidans Owen, an extinct horse of the Ice Age. In the Julsrud collection are two figurines of Equus Conversidans Owen. The image of the Ice Age horse is also engraved on ceramic pots in the collection.
In 1947, upon the publication of Julsrud's book, a few newspapers and magazines in Mexico briefly reported on the discovery. But Julsrud could not get any scientists or authorities in Mexico to come and investigate the excavation of the figurines for themselves.
Finally in 1950 an American newspaperman, Lowel Harmer, ventured to Acambaro to inspect the collection. Harmer went to the site of El Toro mountain and photographed Julsrud and the digging while some dinosaur figurines were being extracted from under the Maquey roots in a new excavation. He reported, "'Anyone would feel that these great saurians could only be created by long gone artists who knew them well."2
The establishment scientists continued to act as if nothing of significance had happened in Acambaro that would threaten the evolutionary paradigm. Despite their efforts to downplay or explain away Julsrud's discoveries as that of an eccentric kook, the information was slowly leaking out to a wide audience that would take the Julsrud collection seriously and consider it a legitimate find.
William W. Russell, a Los Angeles newspaperman was soon on the scene. Russell himself photographed the excavations. Freshly dug pits produced objects, with roots entwining them.3 The objects must have been in the ground for many years for tree roots to grow around them at a depth of five or six feet beneath the earth. Russell reported that he judged from the evidence the objects to be very old.
The discoveries were now too far disseminated into the literature of the general public for scientists to intellectually suppress them with the cloak of academic silence. The professional archaeologists would have to deal with the irritating problem in Acambaro.
In 1952 Charles C. Dipeso of the Amerind Foundation felt the popular accounts circulating in the newspapers and magazines (such as Fate 3) prevailed upon him to begin an examination of the strange collection. Samples were sent and laboratory tests of them proved nothing." Dipeso thought the tests would dismiss the collection as a hoax because they would demonstrate them to be of modern manufacture.
The figurines could not be falsified merely because of the life forms representing Mesozoic reptiles. Dipeso in June of 1952 arrived in Acambaro to examine the collection owned by Juisrud. Taking no more than four hours he claimed to have viewed 32,000 items in the mansion. In fact, he asserted his examination was very precise and thorough to the extent that he detected the figurines depressions forming eyes, mouth, scales to be sharp and new. No dirt was packed in any of the crevices.4
Dipeso must have been the bionic archaeologist, handling objects at speeds that exceed those of superman's. To have achieved this Herculean feat he would have to inspect 133 artifacts per minute steadily. In reality, it would take several days to unpack the massive jumble of intact, broken, and repaired pieces from the boxes. Once the boxed pieces were disentangled and set up with those already on display in the mansion, it would take many more days to even give a cursory examination.
Charles Dipeso said that further investigation revealed that a family living in the Acambaro area made the figurines during "the winter months while their fields lie idle." Dipeso believed his family of hoaxers got their ideas from the local cinema, comic books, newspapers or books from the local library.
It appears that even Dipeso did not truly believe the Julsrud collection was a fake. Before he returned to America to write the articles denouncing the collection, Julsrud stated,. "Mr. Dipeso declared to me that he had been completely convinced of the genuineness of my discovery. He wanted to buy for his museum a certain amount of pieces of Tarascan origin." Julsrud would not sell any of the artifacts but sent Dipeso to another man who dealt in antiquities. That dealer told Dipeso that Julsrud's ceramics came from a man and his three children who lived thirty minutes outside of town near the irrigation plant of Solis. Juisrud said, "Why then didn't Dipeso go there and find out the truth? The obligation of a serious scientist is to investigate himself and not give credence to the first man who tells him something."
In the first place, it was against the archaeological code of ethics and illegal for Dipeso to be acquiring Indian artifacts to take out of the country. Secondly, the black market antiquity dealer who sold Dipeso the artifacts had obvious motivation to make sure that Dipeso didn't buy from Julsrud, so we have no difficulty understanding why the dealer made up the story of the hoaxer family.
Francisco Aguitar Sanchaz, Superintendent of the National Irrigation Plant of Solis said, "That on the basis of four years intimate knowledge of the inhabitants of the entire area and of archaeological activity there, he could positively deny that there was any such ceramic production in the vicinity." The Municipal President of Acambaro, Juan Terrazaz Carranza, issued on July 23, 1952, an official statement No.1109 refuting Dipeso's allegation.
'This Presidency under my direction ordered that an investigation be carried out in this matter, and has arrived at the conclusion that in this municipal area there does not exist any persons who makes these kinds of objects."
There are many other problems associated with Dipeso's spurious allegations. He fails to mention that the ceramic artifacts of varying clay composition and styles had been individually and not mold-made. There were not only ceramic pieces but also stone pieces.
The ceramic collection has unsurpassed variety and beauty that has won the admiration of professional artists. No peasant family could possibly make thousands and thousands of non-duplicated sculptures with such skill and artistic finesse.
The famous Earle Stanley Gardner, whose detective mysteries became the basis for the famous Perry Mason television programs, was a forensic pathologist and attorney who served as district attorney for the city of Los Angeles for over 20. Mr. Gardner examined the collection and voiced the expert opinion of an experienced prosecuting attorney when he said that if a group of fakers had made all the pieces, their style would be recognizable on the whole collection.
"Every criminal, every criminal gang has its own method of operations. Police can often identify a criminal or gang from the method of a crime. It is obvious that no one individual or group could have made the pieces."
Charles Dipeso insisted in his insinuations that the collection was an elaborate hoax; the diggers making pits, burying the objects, and later digging them up. Dipeso finished his 1953 report with resounding confidence, "Our investigation proved conclusively that the figurines are not prehistoric and were not made by a superior prehistoric race that associated with dinosaurs."5
Much of Dipeso's report was absolutely unfounded or mere conjecture. What would be the motive for faking the objects? Economically, at 12 cents a figure, for a hoaxer to manufacture the objects, to say nothing of the additional costs to bury them and then dig them up again, Tinajero, a poor Mexican farmer, could never have afforded to make 33,500 figures under these circumstances.
The collection is not only skillfully made but contains dinosaur species that only a highly educated person who had burrowed deep into the recesses of paleontological literature could have known of the rare life forms. Odilon Tinajero had neither the artistic competence or educational background to perpetuate such a hoax. Tinajero left school in the fourth grade and could barely read or write.
Acambaro is a dry, arid, and relatively treeless area, yet all the ceramic objects had been baked in open fires. This would require many truckloads of firewood which is very expensive in Acambaro. It would have been consumed consistently. The smoke rising from the fire could not have possibly gone undetected by the entire community.
Professor Ramon Rivera of Acambaro High School's history faculty launched a month long investigation, interviewing people of all ages and occupations. Professor Rivera had a vast knowledge of the history of the area and close contacts with the inhabitants of Acambaro.
Rivera filed this report,
"The truth is that there is not the most remote idea suspicion of there having lived in Acambaro, or near or far from here, anyone who made in quantity or little by little such pieces. This fact has been investigated by all possible means, covering the time from more than a century ago up to now. There are old people living here who can still give details otherwise unrecorded from the date of the independence of this country."
Another consideration that is often ignored in the debate over the authenticity of the artifacts is that many of them are made of hard stones and not of ceramic. These stone objects show all the effects of erosion and the stone objects are of the same style as the ceramics and the erosion factor is almost impossible to fake.
In 1954, the storm of controversy surrounding the Julsrud collection reached such a crescendo of interest that official archaeologists of the Mexican Government decided to investigate. Dr Eduardo Noquera, director of Pre-Hispanic Monuments of the Instituto Nacional de Antropologiae Historia, was the lead investigator. Dr. Noguera was accompanied by Rafael Orellana, Ponciano Salazar, and Antonio Pompa y Pompa of the Instituto Nacional de Antropologiciae Historia, upon arrival they inspected the collection and proceeded to El Toro Hill to select undisturbed sites for excavation.
Dr. Noguera supervised the dig at a site that he and the other prominent Mexican archaeologists selected. After several hours of digging many figures were discovered. The archeologists declared that the pieces gave every sign of antiquity and of having been buried a long time ago. The figurines were dug up in the presence of a number of witnesses which included people from the local schools and members of the Chamber of Commerce. Immediately the archeologists congratulated Juisrud on his remarkable discoveries. Two of the archeologists promised to write about the discovery in a scientific journal.
Noquera realized that the dinosaur figurines posed a problem that could ruin his professional career. The archeologists simply faced a dilemma to either tell the truth, that regardless of what anybody may think they had chosen a site and dug up dinosaur figures or to hide the truth in some alternative explanation.
Noquera went back to Mexico City and three weeks later submitted a report with his subordinates that the collection must be a hoax because of the life forms involved - dinosaurs. Dr. Noquera wrote,
"Actually in spite of the apparent scientific legality with which these objects were found, it is a case of reproduction and to say falsification, made in a relatively recent epochs. In my opinion it is composed of three types of objects one of them figurines which pretend to be time reproductions of animals extinct for millions of years; possibly the maker of these objects was inspired by some books on paleontology which were in vogue at the end of the past century or the beginning of the present one."
Julsrud was gravely disappointed that in a span of a few weeks, the archaeologists first vindicated the collection and then cleverly maneuvered to deny their own discoveries. Juisrud, undaunted by all the academic goofy dust sprinkled over the collection by rigid orthodox scientist's to make it go away, pressed on in his efforts to convince the skeptics.
Eventually, an eminent scholar arrived on the scene in Acambaro who would expose the contentions of Julsrud's opponents with a series of arguments and facts that would prove to be indisputable. In the summer of 1955 Charles Hapgood, the Professor of History and Anthropology at Keene State College of the University of New Hampshire, spent several months in Acambaro and conducted a very detailed investigation of the collection. Charles Hapgood had already distinguished himself as the author of a number of books including "Earth's Shifting Crust" (1958), "Maps of the Ancient Sea Kings" (1966), and "The Path of the Pole" (1970).
Hapgood excavated a number of sites that were on previously undisturbed ground and found many pieces of ceramic figurines of the "Julsrud" type. To eliminate any possibility of fraud that Tinajero or anyone else had manufactured the ceramics, Hapgood decided to excavate beneath a house that had been built in 1930, long before any artifacts were found on El Toro Hill. They found a house directly over the site owned by the chief of police, asked permission to dig beneath the floor of his house. Permission was granted, and they dug a six-foot deep pit beneath the hard concrete floor of the living room, unearthing dozens of the controversial objects. Since the house had been built twenty five years before Julsrud arrived in Mexico, it exonerated Julsrud, eliminated the hoax theory and negated Dipeso's as well as Noquera's reports at all the important points.
In 1968 Charles Hapgood returned to Acambaro accompanied by Earle Stanley Gardner of Perry Mason fame. Mr. Gardner was not only trained in criminology but was also an investigator of archaeological problems. He was supremely impressed with the vastness and the variety of the collection. It was quite clear that Mr. Gardner considered the fake theory completely false, outrageous and deceptive!
The radiocarbon 14 method of dating was still in its infancy, but Hapgood acquired specimens for C14 testing.6 Gardner and Andrew Young (inventor of the Bell Helicopter) financed the testing.
Hapgood submitted the samples to the Laboratory of Isotopes Inc. in New Jersey. The results were as follows:
Sample No. 1
(I-3842) 3590 + - 100 (C.1640 BC)
Sample No. 2
(I-4015) 6480 + - 170 (C. 4530 BC)
Sample No. 3
(I-4031)3060 + - 120 (C. 1110 BC)
The radiocarbon dates of up to 4,500 B.C for Carbon on the ceramics would make the collection the oldest in the Western Hemisphere.
In 1972, Arthur Young submitted two of the figurines to Dr. Froelich Rainey, the director of the Pennsylvania Museum for Thermoluminescent Dating. The Masca lab had obtained thermoluminescent dates of up to 2,700 B.C. In a letter dated September 13, 1972, addressed to Mr. Young, Dr Rainey said:
"...Now after we have had years of experimentation both here and at the lab at Oxford, we have no doubt about the dependability of the thermoluminescent method. We may have errors of up to 5-10% in absolute dating, but we are no longer concerned about unexpected bugs that might put the whole system in doubt. I should also point out, that we were so concerned about the extraordinarily ancient dates of these figures, that Mark Han in our lab made an average of 18 runs on each one of the four samples. Hence, there is a very substantial bit of research in these particular pieces... All in all the lab stands on these dates for the Julsrud material, whatever that means in terms of archeological dating in Mexico, or in terms of 'fakes verse's authentic' pieces."
But when the lab at the University of Pennsylvania found out that dinosaurs were part of the collection, they retracted their thermoluminescent. They asserted that the ceramics gave off regenerated light signals and could be no more than 30 years old.
A thermoluminescent technician admitted that no other ceramics existed, in his experience, that produced regenerated light signals, and no other thermoluminescent dating of ceramics had ever been done by utilization of a regenerated light signal.In short, the testing was a hocus pocus, laboratory trick to avoid the obvious conclusion that dinosaurs and man lived together.
John Tierney determined to expose the University of Pennsylvania's shenanigans by testing with standard procedures. Tierney had two fragments of Julsrud type ceramics excavated at El Toro Mountain in Acambaro and in 1956, in Julsrud's presence, Tierney submitted these pieces to Dr. Victor J. Bortolet, Director of Research of Daybreak Nucleari Archaeometrics Laboratory Services for dating. Dr. Bortulot determined the pieces' upper limit of age to 2,000 years old, thus, invalidating the Masca report which claimed the objects were made thirty to one hundred years ago.7
John Tierney took a half dozen samples of Julsrud ceramics of different clay composition to a team at Ohio State University. The team of experts consisted of Dr. J.O. Everhart (Chairman of the Department of Ceramic Engineering) Dr Earle R Caley, (among the world's most respected archaeological chemist) and Dr Ernest G Ehlers (mineralogist in the geology department at Ohio State University).They reported that they could not believe the artifacts were made in modern times nor could they believe they were made by some amateur who tried to perpetuate a fraud. Upon my notifying them that they had authenticated Julsrud artifacts they lapsed into a profound and apparent permanent silence.
In 1997 B.C Video released the program Jurassic Art with the Acambaro segment which was originally supposed to have been a part of NBC's television special, "The Mysterious Origins of Man." The program features Neil Steede, President of the Early Sites Research Society West and Mexican Epigraphic Society, attempting to debunk the collection, claiming it is of recent manufacture. Toward the end of the program, it is revealed that he sent two samples from the Juisrud type ceramics (one of a human figure and the other a dinosaur figure) to an independent C14 laboratory. Startling results came back.The human figure was dated at 4,000 years BP (Before Present) and the dinosaur figure at 1,500 years BP. Steede tap danced around implications, embarrassingly embracing the human figurine as credible, while waltzing past the dinosaur figurine, claiming the laboratory test must not have given a true reading. In reality, the dinosaur figurine created too much tension for orthodox science and Steede had to find an out. The solution was simple. He discarded the dinosaur date.
The Japanese company, Nissi, sponsored a television crew to go to Acambaro and produce a program for Japanese T.V regarding the Acambaro figurines. The program entitled "Did the Ancients See Dinosaurs" was aired on February 2, 1997 in Japan. There is a stunning moment in the program as the Japanese narrator is looking over an animal figurine, and he holds it up next to his Japanese book on dinosaurs. Amazingly, the Julsiud dinosaur figurine matches the color drawing of an Amargasaurus cazaai in the Japanese dinosaur book. The narrator quickly picks up another dinosaur figure and thumbs through the dinosaur book. This figure is very similar to the Sauraloplus osborni as drawn in the Japanese dinosaur book. The narrator ponders the perplexing problem that ancient people about 4,500 years ago must have seen dinosaurs because they could not have known what they looked like by merely seeing their skeletons in the ground.The narrator points out that when modern man found dinosaur skeletons such as Sir Richard Owen, that the life-sized models of Megalosaurus, Iquanodon and Hylaeosaurus were ridiculously inaccurate.
1. Charles Hapgood, MYSTERY IN ACARNBARO, An Account of the Ceramic Collection of the Late Waldemar Juisrud in Acumbaro, GTU, Mexico. (Self Published, 1972).
2. Lowell Harmer. MEXICO FINDS GIVE HINT OF LOST WORLD, Los Angeles Times, (March 25, l951).
3. William N. Russell "Did Man Tame the Dinosaurs?" Fate, (March, 1952), pp 20-27; "Report on Acambaro," Fate. (June, 1953), pp.31-35.
4. Charles C. Dipeso, "The Clay Figurines of Acambaro," Guanajuato, Mexico, American Antiquity, April 1953, pp388-389.
5. Charles Dipeso, "The Clay Monsters of Acambaro," Archaeology (Summer, 1953), Pages 111-114.
6. Taylor and Berger, American Antiquity (Vol.33, No.3), 1968.
7. John H Tiemey, "Pseudoscientific Attacks On Acambaro Artifacts: The Ceramic Technology of Intellectual Suppression," World Explorer Magazine (Vol.1 #4), pp52-61.
Preliminary Report From Second Expedition
by Dr. Dennis Swift
The claim has been made that only Waldamar Julsrud's excavations ever produced the distinctive ceramic objects that make up this collection. Why haven't other excavations found Julsrud type ceramics and dinosaur figurines? In August of 1999, Dr. Dennis Swift and Dr. Don Patton ventured back to Acambaro to seek answers to such questions. By chance while having dinner at a local Acambaro restaurant we met Ernesto Narrvete Marines. In the 1970's Ernesto was commander of the Federal Police for the Celaya zone of Guanajuanto, which includes the Acambaro area. Ernesto received a tip one night in 1978 that illegal excavations were taking place on Chivo (goat) Mountain and that the artifacts were being traded for pistols, rifles, machine guns as well as other weapons on the black market. Commander Ernesto Marines, who was trained at Scotland Yard, conducted a thorough investigation. The investigation revealed that artifacts dug up on Chivo Mountain were being taken to the border at Laredo, Texas and traded for arms, which was a Federal crime.
When Ernesto apprehended Jaime Aquirre and Raul Hernandez on Chivo Countain had in their possession 3,300 Julsrud type pottery figurines. The commander catalogued the collection as evidence and told us that he personally observed nine dinosaur figurines. Ernesto drew a sketch for us of the dinosaurs he had seen in the collection. These illegally excavated artifacts were handed over to Dr. Luis Moto, Mayor of Acambaro in 1978-1979, and kept in City Hall.
The artifacts were accepted as genuine by the Federal Court of Mexico when they were used as prima facie evidence in the trial of Jaime Aquirre and Raul Hernandez. Jaime and Raul were sentenced to the Federal prison in Mexico City where they are still serving time.If Jaime and Raul had been peddling phony pottery, fakes of modern manufacture, they would not have been sentenced to prison. Furthermore, the fact that Jaime and Raul were sentenced for trading genuine artifacts should silence the critics who say that no other Julsrud type ceramic pieces have ever been found by others.
While in Acambaro the authors were introduced to Dr. J. Antonio Villia Hennejon who has a medical practice in Guadalajara and Acambaro, Mexico. Dr. Herrejon personally excavated ceramic artifacts on Bull Mountain and Goat Mountain from 1950 to 1955.
Dr. Herrejon insisted that the ground he dug in was hard packed with no loose soil. This was confirmed in personal conservation with other participants in such excavations who remain in Acambaro; i.e. Porfirio Martinez Espinoseo, who accompanied us to Goat mountain and showed us where in his youth he had excavated hundreds of ceramic artifacts. Twice Dr. Herrejon accompanied Julsrud on burros to an area below Goat Mountain, near a lake. There he said on terrain that was overgrown with grass and cactus, they dug up many ceramic pottery pieces including enough dinosaur figurines to fill two bags to be carried back on a burro.
Antonio Herrejon recalled that in the 1940's and early 1950's virtually nothing was known about dinosaurs in Mexico. They had no books, pamphlets, matchbox covers, movies or other information about dinosaurs. Herrejon postulated that the only dinosaur skeleton on display in Mexico in the 1940's was that of a brontosaurus at the Chupa railroad station in Mexico City.
The figurines he saw in the late 1940's and early 1950's were simply curious looking creatures that many years later were correctly identified as particular dinosaur species. Dr. Herrejon said that even most of the Brontosaurs looking dinosaurs did not look like a "typical" saurian dinosaur. We pressed him as to what he meant by "typical?" He replied, "they had spines all down their backs, little spines."We drew dinosaurs with conical dermal spines and Antonio pointed vigorously stating in Spanish, "That's it, That's it".
Dr. Herrejon unwittingly had helped to verify the authenticity of the Julsrud dinosaur figurines.No one knew in the 1940s, 50's, that some species of Saurian dinosaurs had dermal spines. They were perceived as represented on the Sinclair gasoline filling station signs. It was the work of Stephen Czerkas in a 1992 article that brought to light this aspect of dinosaur anatomy (Geology, V.20, No.12, 1992, p.1068-1070).
Dr. Herrejon was intimately aware of the details and of the immensity of the Julsrud collection (33,700 ceramic pieces). He said it was simply astonishing that not one piece was a duplicate of another. They were all individually distinct. Others who closely examined the collection have also observed this fact. Antonio commented, "If there was a fabrication who was its artist?" No single artist could make 33,700 figurines, all different in style. If there was a hoax then there must have been many artists. How could such a conspiracy be kept silent all these years? Surely someone would have known about such activities.
Dr. Swift inquired of Dr. Herrejon as to the condition of the artifacts when they were excavated. Antonio said that they were encrusted with dirt and other materials (patina). During Easter week of 1951 Antonio spent two days with Julsrud cleaning the dirt and patina off recently excavated ceramic pieces.
Herrejon and Julsrud did not realize that the absence of patina on the objects would later erupt into accusations that they could not be old or authentic. Julsrud ignorantly commenced the cleaning of all the artifacts back in the 1940's. The job was completed by Tinejero and his helpers.
However, there are many eyewitnesses who saw Julsrud's excavating of the ceramic pieces and confirm that the artifacts had patina and dirt on them.
In the process of handling of several hundred pieces of the Julsrud collection, the authors have observed pieces that still have dirt embedded in the crevices as well as some patina on the surface.
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Johnson v. Eisentrager
Annotate this Case
339 U.S. 763 (1950)
- Syllabus |
U.S. Supreme Court
Johnson v. Eisentrager, 339 U.S. 763 (1950)
Johnson v. Eisentrager
Argued April 17, 1950
Decided June 5, 1950
339 U.S. 763
Respondents, who are nonresident enemy aliens, were captured in China by the United States Army and tried and convicted in China by an American military commission for violations of the laws of war committed in China prior to their capture. They were transported to the American-occupied part of Germany and imprisoned there in the custody of the Army. At no time were they within the territorial jurisdiction of any American civil court. Claiming that their trial, conviction, and imprisonment violated Articles I and III, the Fifth Amendment, and other provisions of our Constitution, laws of the United States, and provisions of the Geneva Convention, they petitioned the District Court for the District of Columbia for a writ of habeas corpus directed to the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of the Army, and several officers of the Army having directive power over their custodian.
1. A nonresident enemy alien has no access to our courts in wartime. Pp. 339 U. S. 768-777.
(a) Our law does not abolish inherent distinctions recognized throughout the civilized world between citizens and aliens, nor between aliens of friendly and enemy allegiance, nor between resident enemy aliens who have submitted themselves to our laws and nonresident enemy aliens who at all times have remained with, and adhered to, enemy governments. P. 339 U. S. 769.
(b) In extending certain constitutional protections to resident aliens, this Court has been careful to point out that it was the aliens' presence within its territorial jurisdiction that gave the Judiciary power to act. P. 339 U. S. 771.
(c) Executive power over enemy aliens, undelayed and unhampered by litigation, has been deemed, throughout our history, essential to wartime security. P. 339 U. S. 774.
(d) A resident enemy alien is constitutionally subject to summary arrest, internment, and deportation whenever a "declared war" exists. Courts will entertain his plea for freedom from executive custody only to ascertain the existence of a state of war and
whether he is an alien enemy. Once these jurisdictional facts have been determined, courts will not inquire into any other issue as to his internment. P. 339 U. S. 775.
(e) A nonresident enemy alien, especially one who has remained in the service of the enemy, does not have even this qualified access to our courts. P. 339 U. S. 776.
2. These nonresident enemy aliens, captured and imprisoned abroad, have no right to a writ of habeas corpus in a court of the United States. Ex parte Quirin, 317 U. S. 1; In re Yamashita, 327 U. S. 1, distinguished. Pp. 339 U. S. 777-781.
3. The Constitution does not confer a right of personal security or an immunity from military trial and punishment upon an alien enemy engaged in the hostile service of a government at war with the United States. Pp. 339 U. S. 781-785.
(a) The term "any person" in the Fifth Amendment does not extend its protection to alien enemies everywhere in the world engaged in hostilities against us. Pp. 339 U. S. 782-783.
(b) The claim asserted by respondents and sustained by the court below would, in practical effect, amount to a right not to be tried at all for an offense against our armed forces. P. 339 U. S. 782.
4. The petition in this case alleges no fact showing lack of jurisdiction in the military authorities to accuse, try, and condemn these prisoners, or that they acted in excess of their lawful powers. Pp. 339 U. S. 785-790.
(a) The jurisdiction of military authorities, during or following hostilities, to punish those guilty of offenses against the laws of war is long established. P. 339 U. S. 786.
(b) It being within the jurisdiction of a military commission to try these prisoners, it was for it to determine whether the laws of war applied, and whether they had been violated. Pp. 339 U. S. 786-788.
(c) It is not the function of the Judiciary to entertain private litigation -- even by a citizen -- which challenges the legality, wisdom, or propriety of the Commander in Chief in sending our armed forces abroad or to any particular region. P. 339 U. S. 789.
(d) Nothing in the Geneva Convention makes these prisoners immune from prosecution or punishment for war crimes. P. 339 U. S. 789.
(e) Article 60 of the Geneva Convention, requiring that notice of trial of prisoners of war be given to the protecting power, is inapplicable to trials for war crimes committed before capture. Pp. 339 U. S. 789-790.
(f) Article 63 of the Geneva Convention, requiring trial of prisoners of war "by the same courts and according to the same
procedure as in the case of persons belonging to the armed forces of the detaining Power," is likewise inapplicable to trials for war crimes committed before capture. P. 339 U. S. 790.
5. Since there is no basis in this case for invoking federal judicial power, it is not necessary to decide where, if the case were otherwise, the petition should be filed. Pp. 339 U. S. 790-791.
84 U.S.App.D.C. 396, 14 F.2d 961, reversed.
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New brain scanner for researchers
(4 July 2011)
A new £1.5 million MRI scanner has arrived at The James Cook University Hospital as a joint venture between Durham University and South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
The new scanner, which will be used to scan people's brains, will be shared between the hospital for clinical work with patients and by the University for research into the brain.
The partnership approach in sharing the equipment is unique to Tees Valley, and it will be the first time Durham University has ever had its own scanner for research purposes.
The MRI scanner is top of the range and, compared to existing scanners in the Tees Valley area, will be faster and produce better quality images of the brain.
Professor Charles Heywood from the Department of Psychology at Durham University has been closely involved in driving the partnership. He said: "We are absolutely delighted to have this facility at our disposal. I believe this is a great step forward in bringing clinical and research work closer together and in finding ways to share resources efficiently.
"This is not only good news for our research staff, who will now have much better and easier access to quality brain and body imaging, but also to patients in Tees Valley."
The scanner will be used by academics from across the University including those from the School for Medicine and Health and the Wolfson Research Institute, which are both based at the University's Queen's Campus in Stockton.
Research projects include those which investigate autism, the impact of hormones on the brain, and brain function in relation to visual field defects and visuomotor deficits.
Professor Phil Kane, Consultant Neurosurgeon at The James Cook University Hospital, has championed the development within the trust. He said: "The installation of the scanner is the culmination of an extensive collaboration between the Trust and Durham University. As far as I am aware the scanner is unique in the northern region and it will allow leading edge research to be carried out at The James Cook University Hospital and state of the art scanning for NHS patients."
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Mindy Belz is a writer and investigative reporter for World, the fourth-largest circulation news magazine in the United States.
If the Arab world is rattled by George W. Bush's one-year runup to war with Saddam-and indeed it is-then it's not only because of Iraq's proximity or the roller-coaster pricing of a barrel of oil. Arab rulers know their hands are stained alike. The transformation that war will bring to Baghdad, they fear, will someday extend to their own capitals.
Saddam Hussein, after all, is no standout when compared to Middle East dictators. By Arab standards Saddam's 24-year grip on power is recent. His personal net worth, $2 billion according to Forbes, is horse feed. It may quadruple the wealth amassed by Queen Elizabeth, but it is a mere tenth of the fortunes of Saudi Arabia's King Fahd.
For now, Saddam stands alone in the region to threaten the use of weapons of mass destruction. But the region is beset with arthritic regimes more bent on accumulating power and wealth than ruling justly. Adam Smith, the 18th-century economist, had a simple recipe for good government: "peace, easy taxes, and a tolerable administration of justice." Among many Arab rulers, those are throwaway words.
Of the 20 Arab League nations in the Middle East and North Africa, five hold no elections at all. A further seven hold elections but under one-party systems. Authoritarian rulers in those countries are returned to power by default. Not one Arab League member has held elections for a head of state in the past decade that would be certified open, fair, and free.
"The reason why we are dealing with jihad terror, the reason why we had 9/11 is rooted in the dominant political culture of violence and the rejection of the rule of law in that part of the world," said Walid Phares, a Lebanese Christian who practiced law in Beirut and now teaches Middle Eastern studies at Florida Atlantic University. "This did not come from outer space. It is from the dominant psychology of militants in the Middle East."
Arab powers have two strikes against them. The Islamic worldview traditionally has looked askance at Western-style democracy. And much of the region did time as Soviet-controlled satellites. Any forecast for change in the region-even with military intervention-is bleak. Arab League nations, with the largest proven oil reserves in the world and 280 million citizens, produce a GDP (gross domestic product) of $531 billion. That's less than Spain, a middling European economic player with GDP of $720 billion and 41 million citizens.
Dominating the militant landscape are the Baathist parties of both Iraq and Syria, Saddam's neighbor to the northwest. Syria has been ruled as a military regime since 1963 (although elections are slated every seven years)-first by Hafez Assad and now by his son Bashar.
Economic decline under Bashar means the streets of Damascus are filled with cars from his father's heyday, while modern purchases are born only of desperation. Cash-strapped Syrians rushed to buy satellite dishes three years ago as an antidote to 40 days of non-stop speeches by Hafez Assad broadcast on state television at his death.
Economic stagnation is no barrier to the Assad regime's cross-border designs. Syria stations up to 40,000 troops in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley-a 25-year occupation to contain Israeli forces to the south and play host to Hezbollah fighters. The perpetual state of war against Israel keeps Syrians distracted from dwindling prospects.
Little better are the self-proclaimed jihadist regimes of Sudan and Iran, which promote war on non-Muslims. Those regimes imprison thousands of nonconformists; but they aren't the only Arab states advocating harsh Islamic law and running judicial systems that flout due process.
Saudi Arabia runs an outwardly liberal economic ship, but entrenched Islamic clerics rule. They control the country's judicial system, restrict press freedom, and control everyday affairs like Internet use. A Harvard study found that the government blocks access to hundreds of thousands of websites, down to a Lutheran church in Texas displaying only service times, directions, and a brief statement of faith. When a school caught fire last year in Mecca, religious police blocked 15 girls from leaving the building because they were not wearing headscarves and abayas, or black robes. The girls died.
And while the wealth of the ruling house of Saud seems endless, earnings for average citizens are in decline. Oil revenue per capita has fallen from a record $24,000 in 1980 to $2,600 in 2001. Under Islamic law, Saudi residents pay no income tax but are required to pay a "charity tax" of 2.5 percent-a "contribution" to religious charities or nongovernment organizations. Some of these have fronted for terrorist groups.
Egypt, the largest recipient of U.S. aid among Arab Leaguers, is not immune to Middle East malaise. Hosni Mubarak took power after the assassination of Anwar Sadat in 1981 and has run a virtual one-party shop. Opposition parties can exist. Outright opposition, however, is not tolerated. In the streets Egyptians speak cautiously about their ruler. Most welcome clampdowns on Muslim Brotherhood and others with suspected terrorist ties. Less welcome are arrests of democracy advocates and Christian converts (see p. 13).
Arab powers have not missed the subtext in President Bush's quest for Iraqi liberation: repairing the whole region's "freedom gap."
Bush speech (Feb. 28): "The world has a clear interest in the spread of democratic values, because stable and free nations do not breed the ideologies of murder."
Bush speech (March 14): "We believe that all people in the Middle East-Arab and Israeli alike-deserve to live in dignity, under free and honest governments."
Bush speech (March 17): "We're not a fragile people, and we will not be intimidated by thugs and killers. If our enemies dare to strike us, they and all who have aided them [emphasis added] will face fearful consequences."
Arabs themselves are aware of the need for change. Algerian journalist Yahya Abu Zakaria, in a recent panel discussion on Al-Jazeera television, said: "I am completely convinced that the Arab ruler, in his cruelty, repression, and oppression of the peoples, bears most, if not all, the responsibility for the collapse of the Arab [world], politically, economically, and culturally.... The Arab ruler has turned into a slaughterer and a thief, and he gambles with the livelihood of the peoples. He has become a thief who steals the people's bread."
Simple formulations, however, are rejected from all sides. Realists among the U.S. foreign-policy establishment reject the notion of a democratic Middle East as too unsettling. Anti-war liberals reject it as too outlandish. Students of Islam say Arab states will never abide Western-style freedoms.
Setting the Middle East on the road to democracy should not be rejected out of hand, according to Mr. Phares. Anyway, the current bar is low enough. The Arab leader of the future, he said, "should subscribe to the UN Charter; that is nothing really demanding. He should abide by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, in any shape. He should not occupy neighbors."
A handful of Arab states, in fact, are taking fledgling steps toward liberalization. Gulf nations Bahrain and Kuwait held recent parliamentary elections, with mixed results, and Qatar promises to in the near future.
According to former U.S. ambassador Sam Zakhem, Bahrain is on "a long road to democratization." Last October it held parliamentary elections for the first time in 30 years. Candidates included women and opposition figures. Even so, King Hamed appointed up to half the lawmakers. "At this stage, I am sorry to say, most of those who are elected by the people are extreme or fundamentalist," Mr. Zakhem told WORLD.
For most Arab states a maxim from Aristotle applies: A nation cannot rush to democracy without a responsible electorate. "Free elections will bring extremists to power unless you have a strong leader who prepares his people for democracy," said Mr. Zakhem. Yet strong leadership is part of the problem, he noted. "Every Arab ruler dreams of having his son inherit his powers. They don't look at it as service, they look at it as power."
Mr. Zakhem, a Lebanese-American who served as U.S. ambassador to Bahrain in the 1980s, remembers a story from King Hamad's father, Sheikh Isa: "America kept pushing me to liberalize," the sheik told Mr. Zakhem. "I warned them that an elected parliament's first law would be a vote to close the U.S. base. I was right; they voted to close the base, so I dissolved parliament."
Since that time good will toward the United States has improved. Bahrain and its neighbors are supporting the bulk of U.S. forces in the region and early on called for the ouster of Saddam. They have done less to improve their human-rights record but are active in the fight against terrorists.
Their ascendence-economically and politically-suggests that a New Arab world can arise along the lines of New Europe. War in Iraq, at a price, encourages that process. If its three main factions can hold under opposition leaders-Kurdish, Shiite, and Sunni-it could mark a powerful beginning of multiethnic, pluralistic government.
"Democracy is a choice that people will make. It can be helped, it can be allowed, but it is never imposed," said Mr. Phares. "The Middle East needs a whole generation of rulers who are reformists. This is not Bangladesh. We have resources. [Reformists] should learn from Iraq's example to reform and to confront courageously jihadists in their midst."
-Bob Jones provided reporting for this story
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