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The BraunAbility®, Chrysler Voyager LXi comes in three conversion options: Power Fold-Out, Power Fold-Out XT, and Power In-Floor. The first two models utilize a fold-out wheelchair ramp system where the ramp stows and deploys from just inside the 2nd row, passenger side sliding door. However, the third option is completely different as it uses an in-floor ramp system.
With an in-floor wheelchair van conversion, the wheelchair ramp is kept underneath the vehicle’s floor. This method does two things. First, it provides an unobstructed entry and exit since there is no ramp blocking the door entry when stowed. A considerable benefit if utilizing the vehicle for transport of ambulatory passengers. Second, without a ramp housed inside the vehicle’s interior, there is more available interior space for passengers and cargo. Click here for additional buying tips.
The ramp on the BraunAbility® Power In-Floor, Chrysler Voyager handicap wheelchair accessible van is 52 inches long and 32.25 inches wide. It is made of lightweight aluminum and features an astonishing 1000-pound load capacity. The ramp’s surface is powder-coated with durable, non-skid material and features a slotted finish that ensures superior traction and works to reduce on-boarding debris.
As part of the wheelchair van conversion process, the van’s floor is lowered from its factory height. On the BraunAbility® Power In-Floor, Chrysler Voyager mobility van, the floor is lowered a total of 14 inches from the firewall (just behind the engine) to the rear axle. This lowering of the floor does two things: First, it creates a taller door entry height of 55 inches to allow for safe entry and exit of wheelchair users. Second, it provides a wheelchair user with a direct line of sight while driving or riding as a passenger.
Standard on the BraunAbility® In-Floor, Chrysler Voyager wheelchair-accessible van is removable front seats. These removable seats allow wheelchair users to drive from their wheelchair or ride as a passenger up front. The seats also feature removable cup holders for added convenience.
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(Veragua) We left La Selva at 8 on Monday morning to drive to Veragua rainforest. Veragua is a privately owned park geared towards ecotourism and research. This is the low season for tourism, and so the park was empty except for us. There are some small exhibit buildings, a gift shop and cafe, and a canopy tram that was all eerily empty. One of the other students (Nathan Lord) pointed out how much it felt like the beginning of Jurassic Park. (Note: I’d really like the post to be titled “Welcome to ~Jurassic Park~ Veragua”)
Despite the regular rain from a passing tropical storm, we did some really great field work at Veragua. The first day we walked down a creek while sampling along the riverbanks. There is a surprising number of beetles to be found living in the interstices of the streamside grit! We also went beetle hunting along a trail by a river, which was some of my favorite collecting so far. There were really cool beetles everywhere, but I think the coolest find of the day was seeing a beetle species that does its best to blend in with Army Ants. You can actually distinguish them from the ants, but they have a distinctly ant-y look to them, and secrete pheromones that make them essentially invisible to the ants. A group of us sat next to a column of ants that was moving the colony and picked off some specimens of the beetles as they passed.
Above: The Red-eyed Treefrog is a Costa Rican icon; this is the only one I’ve seen.
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NYU Abu Dhabi’s Inaugural Transition Investment Lab Annual Report highlights regional potential for solving Socio-economic issues
- Report shows that fostering sustainable growth in this region is key to hastening transition at a global scale
- Report shows that sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) investment aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represents only seven percent of total deal value but a positive trend is picking up
- TIL aims to fill knowledge gaps preventing large-scale investment delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- The annual investment gap to meet SDGs in 2030 is around USD two trillion
- Abu Dhabi uniquely positioned to lead growth in transition investment sector
Abu Dhabi, UAE:
The NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) Transition Investment Lab (TIL) has marked its first year of activities by publishing its inaugural TIL Annual Report, which studies how sustainable investments can contribute to solving the most pressing socio-economic issues in Middle East, Africa, and Southern Asia (MEASA).
Established in April 2021, TIL is a new center hosted by NYUAD devoted to the study of sustainable finance. With the support of Mubadala Investment Company and Al Maskari Holding, TIL aims to fill the knowledge gaps preventing large-scale investment delivering the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The TIL Annual Report aims to become a standard reference in the field.
The report notes that the MEASA has the world’s highest growth potential. Over the last decade, its GDP per capita has almost doubled in real terms, outpacing the growth of the rest of the world, while this century’s entire world population growth projected will originate from MEASA, yet it accounts only for 15 percent of global GDP. This asymmetry is responsible for the “MEASA underweight” observed in financial markets, as global institutional investors allocate less than four percent of their listed assets to the region, with a share shrinking to less than one percent in private markets.
Using UN rankings of the current state of meeting the SDGs, 61 of the 73 countries (83 percent) below the world mean are from MEASA. The annual investment gap to meet SDGs in 2030 is estimated at around USD two trillion, while COVID-19 has increased the investment shortfall to USD 4.2 trillion.
NYUAD Vice Chancellor Mariët Westermann said: “We are delighted to see the launch of the first Annual Report of NYU Abu Dhabi’s Transition Investment Lab. The Lab was established last year as a center for research on sustainable finance, and promotes understanding of investment strategies that apply an environmental, social, and governance lens. I extend deep thanks to Mubadala Investment Company and Al Maskari Holding for their support and partnership in making this work possible, and to Dr. Bernardo Bortolotti for his leadership of the Lab.”
TIL Executive Director Bernardo Bortolotti commented: “The inaugural TIL Annual Report clearly shows that the transition to a more sustainable economy requires investments targeted at areas with the highest growth potential, but at the same time facing the most severe socio-economic, and environmental challenges. We identify the Middle East, Africa, and Southern Asia (MEASA) as the target regions of choice due to the region’s demographic and economic growth prospects.”
Speaking of the potential for increased investments in the region, Bortolotti added: “Targeted ‘transition investment’ improves the fundamentals of emerging economies, mitigates global socio-economic and environmental risks, and ultimately boosts portfolio value of assets under management, aligning the interests of beneficiaries and society at large.”
Bortolotti also noted the role that the UAE capital can play in leading the growth of transition investment. “Abu Dhabi, as a financial and logistics hub for the region, combined with its sovereign wealth fund community and with the support of ADGM and ADX as prominent financial enablers, is uniquely positioned to turn TIL aspiration into a reality.”
Overall, responsible investing rose by nearly one third between 2016 and 2020 to reach USD 35 trillion, representing 36 percent of total professionally managed assets. Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that self-report as having Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) or socially responsible investment (SRI) mandates have shown even faster growth. The assets managed by these funds have increased more than tenfold over the past five years and now stand at approximately USD 2 trillion.
Role of Sovereign Wealth Funds
Sustainable investments by global sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) were found to be limited but gaining momentum. From a total of 3,505 SWF transactions, worth more than USD 1,000 billion executed since 2000 to date, 564 deals representing USD 73.5 billion were flagged by the TIL Report as ‘sustainable (SDG) investments’.
Singaporean funds Temasek and GIC lead the ranking by sustainable investment deals with a total of 139 investments, followed by Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala with 50 deals. The Qatar Investment Authority is in the top position by value thanks to the USD 20 billion investment in sustainable railways infrastructure, followed by the two Singaporean funds with a total of USD 20 billion.
While SWFs are well positioned to contribute to achieving the SDGs, SWF sustainable investment currently represents only 16 percent of the total number of transactions, and seven percent of the total value of the SWF transactions, a phenomenon that the authors label the “SWF paradox”. However, the report shows a recent increase in activity, as total sustainable investment accelerated in 2017 and peaked in the last sample year 2020.
This growing trend includes an impressive concentration in healthcare, where deals worth USD 29 billion in sustainable investment are reported. Indeed, SWFs played a key role in the medical response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some of them backing the discovery of the most successful vaccines, such as BioNTech-Pfizer and Moderna. | <urn:uuid:9df5d9be-efd7-48df-b44a-f5b0ed6aa354> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.mubadala.ae/en/news/nyu-abu-dhabis-inaugural-transition-investment-lab-annual-report | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571210.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810191850-20220810221850-00474.warc.gz | en | 0.937631 | 1,252 | 1.773438 | 2 |
GUI development. Moodle. Linux. Free Presentation Software. Inkscape. Dibuja Libremente. E-book management. Automap. Netlogo. CATME Team-Maker. For teams to be successful, the teamwork environment must be managed. The Team-Maker forms teams according to user-specified criteria. The Comprehensive Assessment for Team-Member Effectiveness (CATME) gathers peer evaluation data and self evaluations to assess how effectively each team member contributes to the team and gives feedback to team members and to the person administering the teams. Team-Maker and CATME were developed and are currently maintained with support from the National Science Foundation in the United States and are free for instructional use in educational settings. | <urn:uuid:783b88fa-9967-429e-8177-57eea2b711f6> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.pearltrees.com/gawad/software/id2959343 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988721008.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183841-00116-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.886112 | 147 | 1.84375 | 2 |
Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Sustainable Energy Production and Consumption and Environmental Costing, Naples, Italy, 4-7 July 2007
The book, like the meeting itself, deals with very crucial aspects of the energy/environmental/social problem such as energy and economic growth, integrated analysis of societal and ecosystem metabolism, status, development and use of renewable energy sources at regional level, and zero emission production patterns in agriculture, industry and the energy sectors. The authors treat in depth all the aspects linked to evaluation methods, multidisciplinary integration of approaches, economic problems of energy use, competition of bioenergy with food production and environmental protection, peak oil and strategies to deal with, trade and societal metabolism. The close interrelationship of these topics emerges very clearly. So much so that the presentations definitely help to place the individual projects and research activities within a larger societal and environmental frame for increased sustainability. Special focus is placed on the fact that increase of renewables, diversification of sources, and decentralization of energy production and use are capable of increasing energy security and environmental integrity.
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Research we're watching
Women with endometriosis—particularly those ages 40 and under—may have an increased risk for coronary artery disease, according to a prospective study by a team of Harvard researchers published in the May 2016 issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes.
The researchers analyzed data from the Nurses' Health Study II, which included 116,000 women ages 25 to 42 who had no history of heart disease or stroke. Over a 20-year period, nearly 1,500 women in the study developed coronary artery disease. Those who had confirmed endometriosis had a 52% greater risk for heart at-tack, a 91% greater risk of chest pain, and a 35% greater risk of undergoing heart surgery, compared with women who did not have endometriosis.
The researchers noted that endometriosis has been linked to factors that also promote heart disease, including chronic inflammation and high levels of "bad" cholesterol. Although the symptoms of endometriosis of-ten abate after menopause, the risk factors remain.
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Malaysia's 'word for God' debate rumbles on
Christians' fight to use the word 'Allah' is back in court
The Malaysian election is over and the controversy over use of the word Allah has bounced back from the political arena to the courts. Yet it is still unclear when the case will be heard.
Are Christians allowed to use “Allah” – the Arabic word for God – in Malay language publications as they have done ever since the first translation of the Bible into Malay some 400 years ago?
In 2008 the Malaysian Home Ministry said “No.” Muslims will get confused if they do, it said, and threatened not to renew the publication license for the Malay language edition of the Catholic weekly The Herald if they continued to use Allah.
The Herald launched a court challenge and won the lawsuit in December 2009 because of the government’s failure to prove its “confusion” claim.
“They did not present one single example of ‘confusion’,” Herald editor Father Lawrence Andrew recalls.
The government appealed against the verdict instantly, yet a final date for the appeal has still to be set.
It may have been the verdict that prompted customs officials to seize thousands of Malay language Bibles imported from Indonesia.
During the recent election campaign the incumbent BN party stuck up posters that showed a Christian church with the words “Rumah Allah’’, or House of Allah.
It read: “Do we want to see our children and grandchildren pray in this Allah's house? If we allow the use of the word Allah in churches, we sell our religion, race and nation....Vote Barisan Nasional because they can protect your religion, race and nation.’’
The May 5 election was generally considered a disaster for the BN. Although it retained a majority of seats, it lost the popular vote.
Some 51 percent of voters liked the idea of an inclusive multi-racial and multi-religious Malaysia espoused by the opposition Pakatan Rakyat (PR) coalition, of which the Islamic party, PAS, is a crucial member.
For the PR, Christians using the word Allah was not an issue. Many Malaysians are convinced gerrymandering and fraud saved the BN from losing power, which it has held ever since Malaysia became independent 56 years ago. The BN stood firm in rural areas, whereas the PR is the champion of the urban middle class.
The majority of village folk in Malaysia are pious Muslims and their main source of information is the government and the BN/UMNO controlled media. To shore up its rural voter base, UMNO played the religious card, using Allah as the rallying cry.
Why the Allah-Herald case was delayed three years and rushed back to the courts immediately after the election is no more clear than the date for the appeal hearing.
The lawyers for The Herald have not commented although Annou Xavier, a lawyer handling one of two Allah lawsuits filed by Protestant Christians, is less shy: “Prime Minister Najib Razak lost the election. Now, he wants to present himself this autumn at the UMNO party conference as the saviour of Allah and Islam.”
When the appeal does arrive, Fr Andrew believes the Church has a strong case supported by unassailable evidence. He grabs a Bible from the desk in his office in Kuala Lumpur. “The government ordered all Bibles marked with a ‘for Christian use only’-stamp. Here you can see the stamp, signed by the Ministry of Interior”, he says.
He also cites 'the 10 Point Solution,' a decree by Prime Minister Najib himself in April 2011, which Fr Andrew says gives "basic government approval of the use of the word Allah in Malay language Bibles.”
The government may find it difficult to argue against that decree, observers believe.
However, since it is a pending court case, nobody in the Catholic Church is prepared to comment.
Meanwhile, the opposition-backed Black 505 movement (referring to the date of the elections on May 5) have held mass protests all over Malaysia, claiming electoral fraud and demanding the resignation of the Election Commission.
The government has responded by arresting leaders of the opposition and the Black 505 and charging them with sedition.
In this climate of political uncertainty, nobody can confidently predict the last word on the Allah case.
Xaverian Father Father Silvano Garello was a prolific writer and evangelist
Pontiff explains why the story of Jonah is a great lesson on God's mercy
Act a response to disappearance of booksellers known for publishing books critical of China's leaders
Confession prompts country to look again at its child protection laws
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Central African refugee thrilled to reunite with friends and family on return home
Hadjara Arouna is overjoyed to be returning home in the Central African Republic after years living as a refugee in neighbouring Cameroon.
Hadjara Harouna, 37, waits to be repatriated to the Central African Republic after spending eight years in Cameroon. "All I want is to be near my neighbours once again," she said.
© UNHCR/Helen Ngoh Ada
Looking out the window of the bus that would take her home, 37-year-old Hadjara Arouna uses the grey scarf around shoulder to dry her tears. The refugee settlement in Gado-Badzere in Cameroon’s East region had been a place of safety, ever since she fled the carnage that forced thousands to flee the Central African Republic.
"I had never ever thought about leaving my country," Hadjara says, as she passes through the circuit at the transit centre in Gado that ends with her luggage being loaded onto the truck transporting the belongings of returning refugees. "I had never even imagined that I could live in Cameroon," she adds.
The 37-year-old and her three children are among 150 Central African refugees returning home from Gado, crossing at Garoua-Boulai, a bustling town on the Cameroonian side of the border.
Another 150 refugees had left from Lolo settlement some four hours away by road, crossing into CAR at the border in Kentzou.
It’s the first wave of 2,500 CAR refugees expected to return home by the end of 2022, in voluntary repatriation convoys facilitated by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, in accordance with a tripartite agreement signed in 2019 between UNHCR and the governments of Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
"I’m very happy. It really makes me happy just to think that I'm going back," Hadjara says with a chuckle. "I wasn’t even able to eat anything this morning."
This sentiment is a far cry from the fear that drove her to Cameroon in the first place.
"We fled the war in the Central African Republic. We were told that those who started the war killed all our relatives who stayed behind. They killed my husband and his parents, and they killed my father. They were going from village to village. I don’t know who they were."
For eight years, Hadjara tried to forget the horrors of her loss and build a new life, alongside others who were forced to flee their homes. She worked in farms, volunteered for UNHCR partner NGOs carrying out projects in the settlement, and formed new bonds with neighbours, who eventually became more than friends and helped her find joy again.
“I had no family, but I lived with my neighbours as one family. If I or my children were sick, they looked after us. They fed my children and they helped me do chores around the house.”
But a few years ago, Hadjara’s neighbours were among 5,500 people who went back to CAR, when UNHCR began helping CAR refugees to return home starting in October 2019, following a peace and reconciliation agreement signed by the Central African government and 14 armed groups.
However, the repatriations were interrupted twice - when Cameroon and CAR closed their borders because of Covid-19 in early 2020, and later because of a resurgence of violence after the December 2020 presidential election in CAR.
In Gado, Hadjara started to feel the absence of her adoptive family.
"I miss them so much. Now, I am sad all the time and there is no one to look after me," she says.
Meanwhile, calm began return to some areas in CAR and a significant number of refugees found their own way home. And then in April, in the Yaounde Declaration, the states hosting over 700,000 CAR refugees rallied together and, with the support of donors, development, and humanitarian partners, committed to prioritise solutions for those who had been displaced by one of the most protracted crises in Africa. One of those solutions was voluntary repatriation, where conditions allowed.
"It is a refugee’s right to choose to return home and we cannot deny them that," says the Representative of UNHCR in Cameroon, Olivier Beer, who, accompanied by government officials, came to witness the relaunch of facilitated returns.
"To avoid them coming back, it is crucial to advocate first, for sustainable security in CAR, and for livelihoods, civil documents, and help in regaining properties and assets, with assistance from the international community supporting the CAR government in the return areas. These actions are necessary for their return be a sustainable solution."
The assistance provided to returnees by UNHCR, with support from donors and partners, includes some cash, food, and help in starting a livelihood activity.
Longing to be reunited with her adoptive family in Baoro, Hadjara was among 10,000 refugees living in Cameroon’s Eastern façade who showed interest in returning to CAR. She was overjoyed to be part of the 2,500 persons to receive help to return home in 2022.
"All I want is to be near my neighbours once again," says Hadjara, as she readies to board the bus. "I intend to start a business when I go home and enroll my child in school. He will often help me in his free time from classes. He will sell a little while I go to the farm. I will also raise goats," she says with a huge grin.
In the second of three buses taking the returnees home, Hadjara’s kids crane their necks into the windows, captivated by the beehive of activity as an army of refugee volunteers, UNHCR staff and partners, complete boarding and cross out items on the departure checklist.
Even though Hadjara is ready and eager to go back home, she’s grateful to Cameroon and its people.
"Cameroonians liked me very much. I never had a problem with them. I worked everywhere without any problem. They never owed me any money for my work. They helped me a lot. God bless them."
On her hopes for life back in CAR, Hadjara wishes only for peace.
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National Marine Fisheries Service is considering closing a large area of federal waters to fishing in Alaska due to negative interactions of fishing with endangered Steller sea lions (due to capturing of seals in fishing gear and catch of the prey species of the sea lions by fishermen). In doing this, the closures are expected to displace 30 vessels from fishing in the Aleutian Islands, each of which made profits of $100,000 on an annual basis from fishing in these waters. Best estimates are that all 30 of these vessels will find employment in alternative fisheries, but these fisheries will be less profitable - yielding profits of only $50,000 per vessel each year.
a. Calculate the annual cost to the entire industry from the closures.
b. Assuming a 10 year planning horizon (t=1,...,10), calculate the present value of these costs using a discount rate of r=.03.
c. At the end of a 10 year period, it is estimated that the closures will result in a growth in the population of Steller sea lions of between 100 and 1000 individuals. Combining this information with your findings in part b, come up with a lower and upper bound on what the mean willingness to pay by society (in period 0 dollars) would need to be per sea lion to overcome these costs.
d. Suppose a stated preference study of non-use values reveals that the average American is willing to pay a sufficient amount such that when added up over the population, the willingness to pay per sea lion saved exceeds the upper bound you derived in part c. Is it necessarily the case that the fishery closure is justified on the grounds of economic efficiency? (Hint: What if there is a less costly way of achieving the same biological objective?) | <urn:uuid:53945ef5-f43c-4282-b344-81c7d5217cd1> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.expertsmind.com/questions/-calculate-the-annual-cost-and-present-value-30147660.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282202.61/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00556-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.933231 | 354 | 2.8125 | 3 |
Free speech protectors pony up
The following editorial appeared in Friday's Orange County Register:
'Freedom of speech is in retreat,' the cover story for The Economist proclaimed last week. While the article acknowledged that technology has greatly empowered people to express themselves as never before, and that the world as a whole is freer than it was during the depths of the Cold War, it also revealed the disturbing trend of increased censorship and other restrictions on freedom of speech and freedom of the press in recent years.
These infringements may take the form of crackdowns by tyrannical governments such as those in China and Egypt, or the enforcement of broad and vague laws prohibiting 'hate speech' or blasphemy. They also include the actions of private individuals and groups who value a supposed right not to be offended above the right to free speech, whether employed through the 'assassin's veto,' particularly by radical Islamists who execute those who criticize their religious beliefs, or the 'heckler's veto,' often used by students on college campuses to shout down or blacklist speakers with whom they disagree.
Even the United States, which enshrined the freedom of speech in the First Amendment to the Constitution, ranked only 41st — not even among the top tier of countries — in Reporters Without Borders' latest annual World Press Freedom Index.
'The main cause of concern for (RWB) continues to be the current administration's obsessive control of information, which manifests itself through the war on whistle-blowers and journalists' sources, as well as the lack of government transparency, which reporters have continually criticized,' the report asserted.
So it is welcome news that the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and Columbia University announced they are each contributing $30 million to establish the Knight First Amendment Institute at the university 'to preserve and expand First Amendment rights in the digital age through research and education, and by supporting litigation in favor of protecting freedom of expression and the press,' according to a Knight Foundation news release.
'The basic freedoms we take for granted under the First Amendment are hardly settled,' Knight Foundation President Alberto Ibarguen said in a statement. 'As the Internet becomes even more integral to our lives, we face significant questions about the evolution of our rights. Threats to free speech are on the rise, and our hope is that the Institute will not just protect but help reinvigorate First Amendment principles for future generations.'
As free-speech rights come under increasing assault from the government, violent extremists and the apostles of political correctness, it is heartening to know that others are willing to make such an investment in protecting this fundamental liberty. Only by upholding these rights may we preserve a free society and hold our government accountable for its actions. | <urn:uuid:df5413d5-3d7c-4cd0-ac20-14119f65a37c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.gosanangelo.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/06/16/free-speech-protectors-pony-up/92143952/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570921.9/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809094531-20220809124531-00267.warc.gz | en | 0.949623 | 551 | 2.015625 | 2 |
NOAA issues science-based measures to protect marine mammals during Shell’s proposed oil and gas exploratory programs in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas
NOAA’s Fisheries Service is issuing two incidental harassment authorizations to Shell for energy exploration activities in shallow waters in the Arctic during a limited period this summer. The authorizations specify measures to protect marine mammals and the subsistence interests of Alaskan Natives, and are informed by the latest science as well as lessons learned from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
While the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) has primary responsibility to authorize exploratory activities on the Outer Continental Shelf, DOI’s conditional approvals of two Shell exploration plans for activities beginning in 2012 in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas each required Shell to seek incidental harassment authorizations under the Marine Mammal Protection Act from NOAA as one of a series of conditions prior to commencing any activity.
“We’re issuing these authorizations to Shell after conducting extensive scientific review and considering public comments,” said Sam Rauch, acting assistant administrator of NOAA’s Fisheries Service. “Shell will be required to put in place a number of mitigation measures that reduce or eliminate direct impacts to these animals and any negative effects on the ability of Alaskan Natives to conduct subsistence hunts for marine mammals.”
NOAA’s role in granting incidental harassment authorizations is to ensure that authorized activities do not harm or kill marine mammals, such as bowhead whales, beluga whales, and ice seals. Upon review of Shell’s application, NOAA does not expect Shell’s exploratory drilling activities to result in serious injury or death to marine mammals if mitigation measures are implemented. Additionally, NOAA does not expect these activities to alter the availability of marine mammals for Alaska Native subsistence hunters.
Under the authorization, Shell is required to follow measures to minimize effects to marine mammals, including:
* Using trained observers to monitor and record animal behavior.
* Lowering ship speeds when marine mammals are spotted during aerial surveys or by observers on deck, and flying helicopters at higher altitudes to minimize noise.
* Communicating with Alaskan Native communities about exploratory activities and vessel routes.
* Suspending operations in certain areas during certain times, so Native subsistence hunters can conduct their hunts.
These measures are intended to minimize the potential for marine mammals to be harmed and to significantly reduce the number of marine mammals exposed to activities that could adversely affect their behavior. Additionally, NOAA will review Shell’s monitoring results to use new information to modify mitigation or monitoring measures in future authorizations.
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It’s an emotionally charged and ugly issue — but let’s assume, for the sake of discussion, all the allegations, charges and accusations against Imperial-era Japan and its military with regard to those collectively known as “comfort women” are true. (If you’ve not been following it, here are a couple of news links: http://tinyurl.com/nf7lhsq and from last year, http://tinyurl.com/kg6v6vw.)
As relayed by those who are still living (and by those who lived long enough to tell the tale) and well as some historians, Japan’s military in the years before and during the United States’ entry into World War II systematically put young women, mostly of Korean and Chinese backgrounds but also including Japanese women and women from differing Asian countries occupied by Japan’s military, as well as some European women, into sexual slavery for the, uh, physical benefit of Japanese soldiers.
Like I said, it’s an ugly issue.
The estimates vary as to how many women were used in such a manner, from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands. While there is a general pattern to be discerned, not all stories that involve comfort women are the same. Some of the women may have been tricked or coerced into sexual slavery, some may have been sold into prostitution or sex slavery by their parents, some may have already been prostitutes — a profession that at the time was legal under Japanese law — eager for a steady paycheck. But let’s assume, for the sake of discussion, the worst of the circumstances — coerced sexual slavery — was how it was for most comfort women.
In recent years, the comfort women issue has become a sticking point in relations between Japan and South Korea, and Japan and China. Surviving comfort women have staged demonstrations in Japan and elsewhere. And, here in the United States, there has been a movement to build comfort women memorials, in Glendale, Calif., New Jersey, Virginia and now, as of last week, San Francisco.
In the latest instance, San Francisco’s 11-member Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a resolution calling for the city to build a comfort women memorial. As for yet, no funds have been earmarked, no site selected and no plan approved, but according to published news accounts, $140,000 has been raised from private donations.
In Japan, the comfort women issue doesn’t seem to be on the front-burner of any government branch. I’d guess that many in Japan’s government would simply like to see the matter go away. By doing nothing (or doing anything slowly), those still-living women who were comfort women will eventually die off.
As for the governments of the Republic of Korea and the People’s Republic of China, the continued hammering of Japan on this decades-old issue, while justified at some level, is a convenient way to deflect anger and attention away from domestic issues, be it public safety, poisonous food and air, corruption and so on.
Meantime, modern-day Japan has been accused of not confronting its transgressions — and let’s face it, there were transgressions — the way Germany did after WWII, especially with regard to the Holocaust. In Japan’s case, part of it may have been postwar, U.S. Occupation-era expediency.
Once the war crimes trials were completed, the bigger, more pressing tasks at hand were rooting out communists and getting a bombed-into-submission Japan back on its feet so it could feed its people and rebuild a new, better and peaceful society. Justice for comfort women was way down on that list.
Now, here is the part where I’ll probably get into trouble, especially with Korean Americans and Chinese Americans (and some Japanese Americans) who may misunderstand what I’m about to write, so I want anyone reading this to read it not with emotion but with objectivity.
Unlike slavery, Native American genocide or Executive Order 9066, none of the aforementioned happened in the United States, on U.S. soil. No known U.S. citizens were used by Japan as comfort women. This country had nothing to do with it.
Therefore, U.S. taxpayers, at the city, county, state or federal level, shouldn’t foot the bill in any way, shape or form, for comfort women memorials. It’s a misguided course of action for our elected municipal officials to spend time, money and energy to even discuss the issue. It’s not their place or purpose.
The comfort women issue needs debate, for sure — but at international and governmental levels. Comfort women memorials paid for by tax dollars, in part or whole, in public parks on U.S. soil is wrong.
There are activists here and elsewhere in favor of addressing this comfort women issue. Then there are also those who deny Imperial Japan ever forced women into sexual slavery.
Perhaps all the concerned parties could learn something from the Japanese American experience. There once was a burning issue in this community — Japanese American redress. What transformed redress from a community discussion, with both naysayers and true believers, into a national issue was the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians in the early 1980s.
Without those CWRIC hearings serving as a foundation, there would have been no Civil Liberties Act of 1988 for President Ronald Reagan to sign and give Japanese Americans some level of justice.
The governments of South Korea, China and Japan should assemble, perhaps with United Nations and U.S. involvement, an official, investigative panel filled with experts, scholars, historians and victims to explore the facts of the comfort women issue in a fair and objective way and reach a conclusion. In other words, find the facts first, for all to know and see.
Japan’s government, in its own self-interest, should be involved. If unwilling to be involved, then the other concerned nations should move forth anyway, without Japan. To give, however, Japan incentive to be a part of this, South Korea might offer upon completion of the official inquiry to give its full support for Japan to become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council, of which Japan (along with Germany) should be included. Maybe get the U.S. to offer this as well, and offer to press Russia on the so-called Sakhalin Islands they opportunistically grabbed at the end of WWII.
Meantime, videotaped depositions, transcribed and translated into several languages, from those victims still living must be recorded before those women are gone.
As for Japan, while I’m doubtful it would happen under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, that nation should be involved, regardless of the conclusion, so it could once and for all time clear the air of this and other decades-old issues hanging over it. It would be painful, but it would remove this particular arrow from the quiver of Japan’s enemies and frenemies.
Another tack comfort women activists might want to consider: Make a dramatic movie about the issue. Both South Korea and China have well-developed film industries. Make a movie that puts a face and a voice on one comfort woman who would represent them all. Make it compelling enough to win an Oscar — and be sure to have it shown in Japan. To win minds, sometimes you have to win hearts first.
But to elected officials in this country who think it appropriate to spend tax dollars to build memorials and put them in public spaces to commemorate something that didn’t happen here, I can only say: Stop. Please.
Until next time, keep your eyes and ears open.
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Damage in Jerusalem’s Old City following a July 11, 1927, earthquake. One of the first earthquakes on the Dead Sea Fault to be recorded by modern seismographic techniques, it reached 6.2 on the Richter scale. The epicenter was in the northern part of the Dead Sea. Photo credit: American Colony Hotel, American Colony Collection.
The best seismologists in the world don’t know when the next big earthquake will hit. But a Tel Aviv University geologist suggests that earthquake patterns recorded in historical documents of Middle Eastern countries indicate that the region’s next significant quake is long overdue.
A major quake of magnitude seven on the Richter scale in the politically-fragile region of the Middle East could have dire consequences for precious holy sites and even world peace, says Tel Aviv University geologist Dr. Shmulik Marco. In light of this imminent danger, Marco, from the school’s Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, has taken an historical approach to earthquake forecasting by using ancient records from the Vatican and other religious sources in his assessment. The past holds the key to the future, he says.
“All of us in the region should be worried,” explains Marco, who dedicates his career to piecing together ancient clues.
Based on the translations of hundreds of documents -- some of the originals of which he assumes reside in Vatican vaults -- Marco has helped determine that a series of devastating earthquakes have hit the Holy Land over the last two thousand years. The major ones were recorded along the Jordan Valley in the years 31 B.C.E., 363 C.E., 749 C.E., and 1033 C.E. “So roughly,” warns Marco, “we are talking about an interval of every 400 years. If we follow the patterns of nature, a major quake should be expected any time because almost a whole millennium has passed since the last strong earthquake of 1033.”
Written by monks and clergy, the documents, which span about two millenia, can help determine the location and impact of future quakes on several fault planes cutting through Israel and its neighboring countries, Marco believes. “We use the records, written in churches and monasteries or by hermits in the desert, to find patterns,” he says. Marco credits the help of an international team of historians, who have deciphered the Latin, Greek, and Arabic of the original correspondence.
He continues, “Even if these papers were not ‘officially’ recording history, they hold a lot of information. ... Some are letters to Europe asking for funding of church repairs. And while many of these accounts are told in an archaic religious manner, they help us confirm the dates and location of major calamities. Following these patterns in the past can be a good predictor of the future.”
One of the most cited Christian chroniclers in history upon whom Marco bases some of his conclusions is a ninth-century Byzantine aristocratic monk named Theophanes, venerated today by Catholics. In one manuscript, Theophanes wrote, “A great earthquake in Palestine, by the Jordan and in all of Syria on 18 January in the 4th hour. Numberless multitudes perished, churches and monasteries collapsed especially in the desert of the Holy City.”
While Christian sources helped Marco confirm ancient catastrophes and cast light on future ones, Jewish sources from the Bible also gave him small pieces of the puzzle. A verse in Zachariah (Ch. 14) describes two instances of earthquakes, one of which split apart the Mount of Olives, he says. Muslim clergy have also collected ancient correspondence, which further broadens the picture.
”Earthquakes are a manifestation of deeper processes inside the earth,” Marco says. “My questions and analysis examine how often they occur and whether there is pattern to them, temporally or spatially. I am looking for patterns and I can say that based on ancient records, the pattern in Israel around the Dead Sea region is the most disturbing to us.
“When it strikes and it will this quake will affect Amman, Jordan as well as Ramallah, Bethlehem, and Jerusalem. Earthquakes don’t care about religion or political boundaries,” Marco concludes.
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The future of mining might be rotting in your compost bin
The ceramics lab at Colorado School of Mines smells like apple pie and banana bread. Inside an oven, apple cores and banana peels retrieved from an elementary school trash can have been laid out to dry. These food scraps accompany a fridge and deep freezer packed with corn husks, egg shells and ground avocado seeds and skins, all of which will be burned into ash.
The researchers here are trying to answer a fundamental question: What’s in the waste?
Ivan Cornejo, who conducts research in the lab at the Colorado School of Mines in Golden, believes the future of mining resides not in caves or mountains, but in the city dump. The waste in our landfills, he said, is full of valuable materials that can be extracted and used in our everyday lives.
“My goal is go to the municipal waste site, look for the footprints of minerals we have thrown away, and treat it as a mine,” he said.
Consider glass, for example. The main ingredient in glass is silica, a mineral found in sand. Silica is abundant on Earth, Cornejo said. But the glass we use to manufacture windows, bottles and smartphone screens requires other chemicals too, such as boron, calcium oxide, magnesium oxide and potassium oxide. These chemicals make the glass more transparent, stronger, or more conductive to electricity, like the glass used in a touchscreen.
In the lab, ash from disposed eggshells, banana peels and rice husks contains all the elements needed to make glass, says Jason Fish, a postdoctoral researcher in the lab — silica, oxides, magnesia, phosphorus, potassium. It will be cooked in an oven between 2,600 – 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit, where it will melt into a liquid that will cool into glass.
Husks from grains like corn and rice contain silica. Eggshells are 98 percent calcium carbonate, another key ingredient in glass, which is typically extracted from limestone.
Cornejo’s goal: to build a comprehensive catalog of glass-making raw materials and track their source in food waste. In the last year, his team has analyzed and catalogued 38 products.
Cornejo had been studying glass for 20 years when he heard about a forest in South America that was torn down to mine a calcium carbonate deposit beneath it. That’s how he landed on his latest research project.
“I know that calcium is abundant in many shells and bones,” he said. “I said, ‘Well, why not use that?’ For the last year and a half, I haven’t bought any chemicals from commercial places. Everything we use in the lab is from waste.”
The apple cores and banana skins generate a more pleasant odor than onion and potato skins, which they’ve also tested, Fish said.
In the lab, food waste straight from the trash fill a refrigerator and freezer. Among them, walnut shells, ground avocado skins and seeds, banana skins, used tea leaves, mango skins, sunflower seed shells, egg shells, peanut shells, corn and rice husks. Cornejo and Fish also collect spent coffee grounds and banana peels from the Higher Grounds coffee shop down the street, and spent grain from Golden City Brewery, a few blocks north of campus. (The coffee shop has a small wastebasket for customers’ banana peels, which it donates to the scientists.) An elementary school in Denver also collects cafeteria trash for the lab to test.
But many of the materials come from his own kitchen trashcan — with his mom’s help.
“My mom is my best technician,” he jokes. “She’s 86 years old. She helped me start collecting the materials and classifying them.”
The waste materials have another advantage over mined minerals, Fish says. Plants and animal shells naturally filter out impurities that plague conventionally mined minerals, like arsenic, lead, mercury and cadmium.
But the trash is lacking in other chemicals needed to make specialty glasses. Boron is used in glass cookware, and sodium is used to make glass for LCD and touch screens, but both are hard to come by in food waste, Fish said. Still, the glasses they are making are completely new to science, and each experiment is full of surprises. Fish holds one sample up to the light. It’s a deep red, a result of a slight gold impurity in the crucible used to pour it.
The trash-to-glass research group is small — just Fish, Cornejo and his son Nico conduct the work — but they believe they are the only scientists currently experimenting making glass solely using food waste. Funding for the lab, provided by the National Science Foundation*, expires next year, and Cornejo is trying to generate interest from the glass industry.
“This is not a weird science. It’s a real science,” Cornejo said.
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Pandering laws often go hand in hand with pimping laws. They are designed to stop the sex industry by criminalizing the intermediaries, which are those who transport prostitutes between different locations, solicit money from prostitutes, recruit prostitutes into the sex industry, and advertise sex services. Pandering is a serious offense with the potential for significant punishments.
Pandering laws do not criminalize prostitutes, nor their clients. Rather, they target those who benefit from this trade, who exploit it, and who promote it. They are found guilty of facilitation the sex trade in any way. This includes providing locations for prostitutes to work, advertising and promoting sex workers’ services, and recruiting people into the industry.
Even in the state of Nevada, where prostitution is legal, pandering laws are in place. This is because the state wants to discourage people from being involved in the procurement and promotion of the sex industry. While prostitution is legal in certain parts of Nevada, the industry is heavily regulated, including regular testing and medical examinations of prostitutes, and registration.
Pandering Crimes & Charges
Pimping and pandering are usually incorporated into a single cause. In other states, however, they are two separate charges. However, they are always related. A number of elements have to be proven in order for someone to be convicted. These elements are:
- Procuring people with the intent of prostituting them. This can happen in a range of different ways, with each state having their own regulations. Commonly, this includes threatening someone into the sex workers’ industry, securing someone a space in a brothel, enticing someone to be a sex worker, and more.
- The intent of encouraging, promoting, or in any other way facilitating prostitution. People will not be charged under pandering laws if they own a business where, unbeknownst to them, people prostitutes themselves. Ignorance or mistakes are not charged as pandering. If, however, you were aware of prostitution taking place, then you can be charged.
The penalties for pandering are very severe, particularly when compared to solicitation or prostitution. The latter two are classed as misdemeanors and usually carry very little punishment. Pandering, however, is generally seen as a felony. This means that perpetrators could face more than 12 years in prison and/or hefty fines reaching into the tens of thousands of dollars. Penalties are even more severe if the prostitute was a minor. Even Nevada considers pandering a felony, in fact. Every state has punishments in place for those who try to get people into the sex industry. The choice of entering this industry, and remaining in it, should always be that of the prostitute alone.
An example is found in the state of California. A first pandering offense will lead to three, four, or six years in prison per count. Additionally, a fine of up to $10,000 will be imposed. If the prostitute was a minor, then the penalty becomes three, six, or eight years, as well as the fine. Other states will impose prison sentences of up to 30 years, particularly if a minor is involved.
It is common for those convicted of pandering to be required to sign the sex offenders register.
Pandering Sentencing Guidelines
Judges will look at mitigating and aggravating circumstances in order to pass sentence on an offender. The biggest aggravating circumstance is the prostitute being a minor. Other things, such as the presence of violence or enticement, will also increase sentences. Mitigating circumstances include mistake of act, intoxication, coercion, insanity, and so on.
Pandering Statute of Limitations
Different states have different statutes of limitations for pandering. As it is classed as a felony, most states do have a statute of limitations of at least three years. Additionally, this statute can be tolled if the defendant was out of state or out of the country. If a minor was involved, the statute of limitations is generally longer.
- 27 year old John Miller has been sentenced to 60 days in jail, as well as to five years’ probation for pandering sexually oriented material in which a minor was depicted. He will also have to sign the sex offenders’ register for the next 25 years, and he is banned from using computers. His case has been used as an example, as the judge feels that all offenses involving a minor should result in a prison sentence. (WFMJ)
- Noah James Stacy, a lawyer from Norwood, has been charged with five counts of pandering sexually oriented materials in which a minor was involved. He has pleaded guilty to child pornography charges. While no judgement has been made yet, it is likely that Stacy will lose his license to practice law at the very least. Furthermore, he now has to sign the sex offenders’ register for the next 25 years. (Cincinnati.com)
- Jamar Geeter has recently been sentenced to 97 years in prison for 16 counts of pandering, pimping, sex trafficking, and rape. His sentence serves as an example and a deterrent to other sex traffickers. Geeter will not be eligible for parole until he is 89. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- A woman in Ohio has been arrested after she filmed herself raping a minor. She then proceeded to share the video. This resulted in Renee Deene being charged with pandering sexual materials that involved a minor and with rape. Unfortunately, this was the second case of its kind to come out in Ohio in short succession, with a similar event happening to a 17 year old girl. (RT.com)
- Rufus McNeely was convicted of luring a 16 year old girl into the sex industry in Los Angeles and two other Californian counties. McNeely appealed his conviction, but it has now been upheld. He has also been charged with pimping another woman, who was not a minor. (My News LA.com)
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“Leaping through the rainbow spray, snatching flies the livelong day. Naught to do but live and play” – .R.H. Russell 1902
– To many, fly fishing is Brad Pitt, in a “River Runs Through It” as a skillful fly fisherman without the frills of waders and a thousand pounds of equipment, making beautiful sweeping casts that always located a fat rainbow trout. He clarified his priorities by declaring that there are two things that you cannot be late for – church and fishing! I like to think of his uncomplicated style and keep fly fishing as simple as possible. Fishing with a fly is really an effort to duplicate the insect that the fish is interested in snapping up as a snack and putting it out in the general direction of where the fish is located. After that nature takes its course, which does not necessarily mean that you catch a trout.
There is a delicacy about fly fishing that is different from other styles of fishing, it is not dependent on a motor speeding you from place to place on the lake and it is not dependent on the latest lure that flashes through the water on down riggers. Fishing with the fly is more primitive and rustic. It is standing in a stream and reading some vague signs that are pretty unclear, tying on a fly that you are unsure matches the interest of the fish that you are not sure exists in this particular stretch of river. After a few hours of attempting to match wits with a fish you realize that there has been a great deal of pleasure with the standoff and as you climb from the stream R.H. comes to into mind “naught to do but live and play”.
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On Trump and Science: Preparing for the Unknown
Until President George W. Bush came along, "never before had political interference in science been so pervasive and so widespread across the government"
I’m a little anxious. And I imagine you are too. Among other things, I’m worried about how President-elect Trump will treat science. We don’t know yet, for example, what he might do at science-based federal agencies. Will he cut public science funding? Will his administration interfere with science-based rulemaking? There have been some concerning developments on these fronts.
But we shouldn’t feel afraid of this uncertainty. If Trump does choose to misuse science, this time the scientific community is ready.
Respect for science?
Like you, I’ve been watching the headlines with anticipation and concern. We’ve already seen some moves from the president-elect that raised eyebrows for those of us who care about science and how it’s used in government decision-making.
- Last week, a senior advisor for the incoming administration indicated that it would scrap NASA’s climate-related work, despite such work being written into the very first line of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 that created NASA, and despite the vital role it plays today in scientific advancement, our national security, and the American economy.
- Some of the people whose names have been floated for high-level positions in the administration have a history of misusing science, spreading misinformation, and harassing scientists. Noted climate denier Myron Ebell—who played a direct role in manipulating a government climate science report under the George W. Bush administration—has been tapped to lead the EPA transition. David Schnare, an EPA transition team member, has made a career of taking money from the coal industry to harass climate scientists by drowning them in open records requests. On the shortlist for energy secretary is oil magnate Harold Hamm, who pressured the University of Oklahoma to fire researchers who suggested a link between fracking and earthquakes, and then sued someone over a Facebook post that criticized his actions. Former US Senator Tom Coburn is rumored to be a candidate for head of the White House Office of Management and Budget–a powerful position for someone who repeatedly targeted and ridiculed individual scientists who received grants from the National Science Foundation that the Senator thought were “wasteful”.
- President-elect Trump has said for every new regulation he’d remove two—as if regulations aren’t safeguards issued specifically to protect public health and safety. Agencies use science and other evidence to determine when new safeguards are needed. As Union of Concerned Scientists President Ken Kimmell has said, Trump’s proposal “shows a lack of understanding of how regulations are issued.”
These moves certainly raise questions about how the next president will treat science when he is in power. But I want to pause for a second to remind my fellow scientists of where we are and who we are.
In the scientific community we’re used to uncertainty. In fact, it’s one of our favorite things to discuss. Areas of uncertainty are where the interesting scientific problems are and where we spend most of our time. It makes us feel stupid, but we like that. We like that feeling of there being unknowns just waiting to be discovered through our work.
In the political space, uncertainty feels different. It feels outside of our control. And it certainly doesn’t always rely on facts. But it is nothing we can’t handle. We may feel powerless but I also feel ready. Let me explain.
A history of science abuse, and a history of fighting back
In the early 2000s, reports started trickling out revealing that the George W Bush Administration was misusing science. We heard from government scientists across federal agencies that their work was being suppressed, manipulated, or misused by political forces. And this was happening across federal agencies and across issue areas—from FDA drug approvals to education to endangered species to climate change. The scientific community was caught off guard. Never before had political interference in science been so pervasive and so widespread across the government.
But the scientific community fought back. The Union of Concerned Scientists organized 15,000 scientists to tell the administration that this disrespect of science would not stand. We surveyed thousands of federal scientists to quantify and document the state of science in federal decision-making. We developed detailed policy recommendations–many of which were ultimately enacted by the next administration. We got strong media coverage, pushed other prominent scientific voices to speak out on this issue, and raised the political price of misusing science for political purposes. The administration ultimately walked back on several political moves where science had been undermined.
When the next president came in, scientific integrity was high on the agenda. In his inaugural speech, President Obama vowed to “restore science to its rightful place” and took several steps in his first hundred days to do so. There are now scientific integrity policies at more than 23 federal agencies. While they vary in quality, the policies are designed to guard against the kind of abuse we saw under the Bush administration. Many federal scientists now have more rights written into their agencies’ policies—rights to share their scientific work with the media and public, rights to review documents based on their science before their public release, and rights to share their work in the scientific community. Many policies also explicitly prohibit political appointees and public affairs staff from manipulating agency science, and some agencies have instated scientific integrity officials to oversee the new policies.
We have a long way to go in terms of ensuring these policies are implemented, but we are certainly in a better place than we were eight years ago. President Obama laid the groundwork for ensuring greater scientific integrity across the government.
We can—and will—do better this time
Under the Bush administration, the scientific community was too silent for too long, while political interference in science continued. Only when it was clear how pervasive and damaging the abuses were did many in the scientific community speak out. Eventually, the scientific community mobilized–but only after a lot of damage had been done. Misinformation had propagated from government sources, taxpayer-funded scientific work had been suppressed, and federal scientists were collectively demoralized. The actions of the administration had taken its toll, with countless adverse impacts on the health and safety of Americans. When we can’t use science to make policy decisions, we all lose.
This time is different because we know what’s at stake. We know the threat to our health and safety of Americans and to the US scientific enterprise.
We still don’t know how president-elect Trump will treat science and whether it will be similar to what we saw in the Bush era. But I’m certain that this time we’re in a better position to respond. The scientific community will be watching. We’re emboldened to continue our important scientific work and we know how to spot interference if it happens. We know how to organize. We are keenly aware of the proper role of science in our world and how to make sure it is protected. We can make peace with chaos and stand ready to defend science. Yes, there is a lot of uncertainty right now–but I’ve never been more prepared. | <urn:uuid:b323b0b4-cca3-4d0c-87da-72c66e8fc59a> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/12/01/trump-and-science-preparing-unknown | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560284411.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095124-00454-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.961733 | 1,506 | 1.78125 | 2 |
The physician shortage in specialties like Primary Care and Psychiatry has caused a dramatic increase in the demand for Nurse Practitioners. Resulting from an aging population and changes in the healthcare system, many facilities all over the country are left without adequate coverage, and the problem will only continue to grow. In order to fill those gaps, facilities are turning to locum tenens Nurse Practitioners.
Your services as a Nurse Practitioner are in high demand because facilities are employing locum tenens NPs to fill gaps in coverage. As a Nurse Practitioner, you can combat the shortage and optimize your career by exploring locums work.
What Is Locum Tenens?
Locum tenens is a Latin term meaning “temporary placeholder.” Locum tenens physicians and Nurse Practitioners provide care to patients temporarily – anywhere from a couple days to many months – in a facility that needs coverage. Healthcare organizations hire locum tenens providers to cover vacation time, account for seasonal high volume, combat high patient wait times or step in until a permanent hire is found. There are locums opportunities all over the country, but you are not required to be mobile. You can find opportunities in the area you live in.
Curious About Locums Opportunities?
Why Is Locum Tenens Right for Me?
Big, small, urban, government and private facilities use locum tenens. The benefits to you as a Nurse Practitioner include:
- More career independence and flexibility: You’ll have more variety of opportunities, the ability to chose your own schedule and freedom to take control of your career.
- Extra income: If you’re looking to pay off student loans or looking to supplement your income, you can work locum tenens in addition to regular employment by picking up moonlighting or weekend coverage.
- A greater range of career experience: Being exposed to new practice environments can provide greater opportunities to expand your career and choose the type of employment that works best for you.
- Opportunities to travel: Working locum tenens gives you the opportunity to see various parts of the country or stay close to family.
Projected Percent Change in Employment for NPs, PAs and All Other Occupations, 2019-2029
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PlayHard GiveBack: The Social Enterprise That’s Changing the Game
By Alison Klein | April 27, 2016
In ancient Greece, the Olympic ceremony was linked to the cult of Zeus and though athletes were [obviously] mortal, victory immortalized them. We don’t involve Zeus in today’s athletic festivities, but there’s still a sense of awe and admiration elicited by athletic accomplishment.
People like Michael Jordan, Serena Williams, and Pele do things that shatter our concept of possible. While their feats border superhuman, the exciting thing is their humanity: they’re just people like you and me.
Because they exhibit what we could be (in theory, anyway), they’re natural role models. We want to do what they do. Or at least try to. And so we wear our Jordans or rock our Brazilian fútbol jerseys or eat our favorite athletes’ pregame meals before Zumba class.
Spencer Brendel is no Michael Jordan (sorry Spencer!), but he spent his fair share of time in the limelight. He played hockey throughout his youth in Sun Valley, Idaho and enjoyed a solid hockey career, playing for a year in the Swedish Junior league and for four years at NCAA Division 3 US Saint Thomas College in Minnesota.
Throughout his youth, Spencer accompanied his grandparents on trips to developing nations where they carried out humanitarian work. As he grew older, Spencer became hyper-aware of how much time he spent developing himself into an elite hockey player and how it compared with the time he spent helping others.
The summer of his junior year in college, Spencer took a road trip with his dad and came up with PlayHard GiveBack: an initiative that would help athletes match their dedication to bettering themselves with a dedication to bettering the lives of others. Spencer applied for and won a Wild Gift Fellowship, a fellowship awarded to aspiring social entrepreneurs that provides funding and mentorship to help them take action.
It’s been four years since Spencer retreated into the wilderness with other social entrepreneurs to kick-start his project. It hasn’t been easy but the resilience and drive Spencer cultivated as an athlete have served him well in his quest to help those who play hard and give back. Here’s what he’s learned (Click To Tweet!).
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1. Never abandon your mission; know when to abandon your model
PlayHard GiveBack (PHGB) has undergone several changes since its start. As Spencer put it, “We like to fail fast and often here.”
Initially, Spencer wanted to help athletes fund their training and causes. He introduced a model where athletes could create and promote proprietary trail mixes to be sold in retail locations in their local communities. 20% of the profits would go to support their training, 20% would support a cause of their choice. They could promote the products to their fans and admirers to support their cause.
Spencer soon discovered the delightful challenge of scalability. Sourcing so many different ingredients and printing different bags with different pictures and different labels wasn’t scalable. So PHGB pivoted and offered three generic types of trail mix through a direct-to-consumer model. The goal was to take the retail profit margin and put it back into the athlete and the cause.
Even athletes that aren’t what you’d call “famous” have huge followings on social media and Spencer hoped that with the new model, they’d be able to promote the products through social channels to draw widespread attention. It was around this time that Spencer learned another good lesson: athletes aren’t salespeople. Most of the athletes working with PHGB were less comfortable promoting trail mix than launching themselves off 394 ft. ski jumps. Go figure.
At one point, PHGB even dabbled in helping young athletes raise money. Kids could sell the trail mix to raise funds for tournaments, equipment and other needs, all while learning the importance of eating healthy and giving back. Unfortunately, Spencer soon found that there were too many hoops to jump through, even for a guy with his agility. Between the coaches, parents, foundation and board approvals, the process was just too slow. It was failing, but it wasn’t fast.
Spencer pivoted the business again and stumbled upon PHGB’s newest approach – working with the hospitality industry. By working with upscale hotels, he’s secured consistent demand for his inventory. They use the trail mixes as complimentary gifts and stock them in minibars for their clientele to enjoy. Things are good, and this model is working.
2. Mission is how you connect with people
When people buy from PHGB, they’re very aware that they’re not buying into a product – they’re becoming part of a movement. Spencer finds that athletes actually want to sport PHGB apparel because they’re aware of what it means – “It’s different than wearing a T-Shirt with your favorite cereal on it.”
Spencer has had success inspiring athletes to give back by helping them take action around their values. Along the way, certain trends have emerged. The first is concern for the environment. Spencer works with a lot of athletes involved in lifestyle sports – surfing, skiing, snowboarding, triathlons and the like. These sports depend very clearly on the maintenance of the natural environment for their viability. You can’t ski when there’s no snow. No one wants to surf in an oil slick.
Motivated by their connection with the natural world, athletes have partnered with PHGB to give to organizations like Willie Neal Environmental Awareness Fund, The Climate Reality Project, Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation and Protect Our Winters.
The second big trend is a focus on physical healing and wellbeing. According to Spencer, these initiatives resonate with athletes because “They’re taking huge risks on a day to day basis. Life-altering injuries are a potential reality for them so they’re very in touch with these causes.” Inspired by this reality, many of the athletes choose to support organizations that empower athletes like the High Fives Foundation, SheJumps, the Flyin Ryan Hawkes Foundation and Skiku.
Back when the model was a 50/50 split between athletes and causes, some athletes donated all of the proceeds to their cause. Today, some endorse a cause and leave it at that while others like Cody Barnhill volunteer time, donate their own money and really champion the organizations they’re supporting.
3. Don’t be afraid to take baby steps
If you look at the ingredients in PHGB’s trailmix, you’ll see a number of organic and Fair Trade ingredients. I asked Spencer whether that decision was motivated by a desire to fuel athletes or fuel change and he told me that it was a little bit of both.
Spencer stressed that as a millennial, he “recognizes the fact that the world is struggling and we need to do our own part.” Still, you won’t see a USDA Certified Organic label on the trail mix because all of the ingredients are not certified. Spencer wants to get there but right now, it’s cost prohibitive. He’s working to get to a place where that’s no longer the case.
In the mean time, he still insists upon creating a “clean product.” That means “No added preservatives: no extra salt, extra spice or anything like that. It’s natural. We just take the raw stuff and put it into a bag. People are so happy with it because it doesn’t have all of that extra junk.”
Spencer told me that he views sport as a unique medium for communication. “It doesn’t matter if you’re white or black or anything else – sport generates a connectivity between people that not much else does.” It transcends linguistic and cultural boundaries to generate connection and admiration from others. By giving back, athletes can channel that admiration and make it a force for positive change.
“Champions keep playing until they get it right.” – Billie Jean King
Athletes are known for their tenacity, resilience and drive. They live by mantras like “Champions keep playing until they get it right” (Billie Jean King) and “You miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take” (Wayne Gretzky).
That kind of unapologetic determination isn’t just good on the slopes and the court – it’s essential to those who want to create significant social change. The work Spencer does certainly sets an example for athletes who want to give back but it also sets an example for social entrepreneurs. Victory isn’t easy and failure is almost assured but his story proves that making change isn’t, as Vince Lombardi would say, about whether you get knocked down – it’s about whether you get up.
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Corn dogs are always a favorite of children! These little bites are made a wee-bit healthier and they’re portion controlled. This recipe makes 48 mini-muffins. Serve with a side of ketchup for dipping. These are perfect for a light dinner, lunch or even as an appetizer for kids. Remember – hot dogs are a choking hazard.
What you’ll need:
- 1/4 cup melted butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 8-10 natural turkey hot dogs (or all-beef), cut into 1-inch bite-size pieces
What you’ll do:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Combine the butter, applesauce, and sugar in a bowl; whisk to combine. Add the eggs and whisk together. Add the buttermilk and whisk to combine.
- In another bowl, combine the baking soda, cornmeal, flour and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients – stir to combine completely.
- Spray a mini-muffin tip with non-stick cooking spray. Spoon 1 tablespoon of batter into each muffin cup.
- Place one hot dog bite into the middle of each cup.
- Bake for 8-12 minutes, or until the cornbread is golden brown.
- Cook for about 5 minutes before serving.
Recipe and image from Iowa Girl Eats.
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Stephen Farry stated: “Alliance remains committed to achieving enhanced rights protections in Northern Ireland. The long-awaited publication of government proposals, a decade after the Agreement, is a milestone in the process of creating a local Bill of Rights. But, given that the consultation closes in early March, weeks before parliament rises, this consultation is little more than a probing exercise.
“The document is obviously much tighter than the submissions made by human rights organisations. Much of that may appear with hindsight as a diversion, but a costly one that has lost the window of opportunity for legislation.
“Alliance can accept the need to take into account the wider UK and international context. Other processes may address some of the deficiencies in rights protections here. However, it is critical that any new UK Bill of Rights builds upon the platform of the Human Rights Act and does not undermine it.
“Alliance has been particularly sensitive to the dangers of rights being misused to reinforce rather than overcome divisions in society. We are somewhat reassured that the NIO have avoided the temptation to further institutionalise the flawed concept of ‘parity of esteem’. However, the language of the document remains wedded to the notion of a society based around ‘two main communities’ and overlooks the existing and growing diversity within Northern Ireland. There is a clear linkage between the protections of ethnic diversity and reflecting the wider multiple and shared identities within the population. A Bill of Rights should look forward to the needs of an open, diverse society rather than simply trying to avoid the mistakes of the past.” | <urn:uuid:15de57b8-b05c-4708-8a9b-ea4833344696> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://archive.allianceparty.org/alliance-comments-on-bill-of-rights-consultation/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573197.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818124424-20220818154424-00677.warc.gz | en | 0.950899 | 326 | 1.554688 | 2 |
A couple of weeks ago the US House of Representatives passed with a 231 to 198 vote a law named “Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act” of 2017 (H.R. 38). The new legislation will allow people with a concealed carry permit to also bring their guns across state lines in states that permit concealed carry. Let's repeat it: law-abiding US citizens who dutifully applied for and obtained the permit to carry a gun in their own state will have the right to conceal carry and travel freely between US states without worrying about conflicting state codes or onerous civil. (Hint: the keyword here is “law abiding”.)
Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act: a common sense solution
As the republican congressman Richard Hudson, one of the original cosponsors of this bipartisan bill, explained, “Your driver’s license works in every state, so why doesn’t your concealed carry permit? Our Second Amendment right doesn’t disappear when we cross state lines, and this legislation guarantees that. The Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 is a common sense solution to a problem too many Americans face”.
In fact, this new legislation isn't a revolution either, since it is simply an addition to the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act already passed in 2015 and individual states will retain their authority to determine regulations for carrying within their borders and may decide where people are and are not allowed to carry concealed in their state.
As always, anti-gun movements and politicians complained that “Now we are all going to shoot each other” (yes, they really said that) and that the Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act will create “loopholes” for criminals and terrorists. It's not altogether clear why criminals or terrorists – people who, by definition, go against the law – should worry about having a regular permit to carry concealed guns before robbing or killing someone in another state, nor do they explain why law-abiding citizens should start shooting each other just because they crossed state borders with their legally carried guns (the shock of being far from home, maybe?). The only reasonable explanation for such statements is that they are the typical Pavlovian reflex of gun haters.
What's the situation in Europe?
But we all know that the USA is a wild and primitive country, right? So, what's the situation in the Wise Old Europe? Well, the European Union laid down regulations for bananas curvature and cucumbers, but apart from recurring gun ban attemps, inside Europe confusion reigns and there's almost no reciprocity as far as gun laws are concerned.
In fact, some 25 years after it was formally established inside the European Union itself there doesn't exist a “EU defensive concealed carry permit” that allows EU citizens to carry a gun for self-defense across member states borders. If you already hold a license in your own country, you can only apply for a European Firearms Pass (EFP), a locally-issued firearms license that allows citizens of the European Union to travel from one member state to another with their firearms. Let it be clear: just “transport” them (i.e. for hunting or to participate in shooting competitions), not “carry” them for self-defense. The idea that European law-abiding citizens who are qualified to carry concealed in one state can also carry in other states is still pure sci-fi.
Even worse, what's legal in a member country can be illegal in the neighboring one or require a particular permit: the very same air rifle with a modest muzzle energy of 8 joules you freely acquired in Strasbourg (France) simply showing you’re above 18, in the small town of Kehl on the other bank of the Rhine River - just two kilometers from Strasbourg but inside German territory - will need a permit for acquisition and possession because all air weapons with a muzzle energy exceeding 7.5 J are treated like firearms there; a simple 9 Para spent case with NATO markings that in many other countries is nothing more than a souvenir in Italy could cost you a charge for “unlicensed possession of war weapons”; and that nice deactivated ww2 machine-gun you keep at home would potentially send you straight to jail if you move in another EU country, since there are no common deactivation standards.
So, what’s the sense? How many crimes and terror attacks have been committed with deactivated ww2 machine-guns? Do Italians have less criminality because gangsters can’t legally own spent brasses? Is Germany “safer” than France thanks to its stricter airgun laws? (In view of recent events both Germans and French should probably be more concerned about driving licenses and truck rentals.)
But the central question you should always ask to lawmakers whether you are an American or a European citizen is: do you really think that these silly, ideologically driven, confused and contradictory rules are of any use, besides making life tougher for law-abiding people?
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3 Critical Needs Regarding Particular Training Educational costs Reimbursement!
Are you the father or mother of a little one with Dyslexia, understanding incapacity, or autism that gets particular education and learning companies? Are you involved that your youngster is not understanding? Have you regarded as putting your kid in a personal college and asking for tuition reimbursement? This article will go over 3 necessary specifications for mothers and fathers to inquire for reimbursement for a personal special education and learning placement.
The Folks with Disabilities Education Act (Idea) makes it possible for dad and mom to find reimbursement for personal school tuition, but only if specified needs are adopted by the mothers and fathers. The section of Idea that handles tuition reimbursement was not changed in 2004 when it was reauthorized.
The demands are:
1. The university must have been located by a listening to officer or court docket to have denied your child a Free of charge Suitable Public Education and learning (FAPE)! If a hearing officer or court docket finds that your child was not denied FAPE then the faculty district is not dependable for reimbursing personal school tuition.
2. The personal university have to be acceptable to fulfill the kid’s academic demands.
Tuition reimbursement is not only for individuals youngsters that have earlier been in community faculty. A latest US Supreme Courtroom ruling also makes it possible for reimbursement if a little one with a incapacity has been in personal university (but public university have to deny FAPE), and if a little one has been discovered not to have a incapacity and denied eligibility for unique education and learning providers (which is a denial of FAPE)!
3. Just before a parent eliminates a kid with a disability from a general public plan they are required to do the following:
A. At the most current Personal Education and learning Strategy (IEP) conference dad and mom must point out their considerations and factors why the proposed IEP denies their kid FAPE and their intention to spot the kid in a private faculty and seek out tuition reimbursement from the community school OR
B. 10 business times prior to you get your kid out of the community faculty plan a letter demands to be composed which includes the following: Specific considerations in depth about why the proposed IEP denies your kid FAPE, your factors for rejecting the proposed IEP, why your youngster will be harmed or destroyed if put in the university districts proposed program, and a statement of your intent to enroll your child in a personal system at public cost (tuition reimbursement)!
If you are a parent thinking about this program of action I would notify the school district at an IEP conference and write a letter this way they are not able to say that they ended up not notified. Hearing Officers and Courts can decrease reimbursement if these principles are not followed. Also consider the time to research your states insurance policies and procedures for tuition reimbursement and Circumstance law on the subject! ip physics tuition in your combat for a totally free acceptable public training for your child! | <urn:uuid:8fda51ad-f10e-4630-9435-d5b9b257311a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.atelierdenisguidone.com/3-critical-needs-regarding-particular-training-educational-costs-reimbursement/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571150.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810070501-20220810100501-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.944899 | 612 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Scientists at the Stanford University have developed a 3D printing device that detects malaria. This tool is inspired by a swirling toy of the Bronze Age. Malaria is a fatal disease and its diagnosis is tricky in remote areas. The diagnosis is done using a centrifuge where the blood sample is spun at high speed. The parasites get separated and the infection is diagnosed.
Manu Prakash, a professor of bioengineering at Stanford University, decided to develop this device while on his trip to Uganda. He realized that medical workers needed a centrifuge that could be powered without electricity. The instrument to diagnose the disease would have to be affordable too. On getting back to California, he started his experiments on developing the centrifuge that could be used without electricity. The team first tried their hands on a YO-YO and finally settled upon this swirling device from the ancient times. When they recorded that the device could make 10000 to 15000 rotations per minute, they decided to use the whirlgig as a base model. They designed a highly efficient tool that could make 125000 revolutions per minute. They made this structure using paper and named it the paperfuge. The paperfuge’s functionality was tested in Madagascar for real. The tests were a success and cost just 20 cents for a piece.
The researchers also created the device using the SLA 3D printer. Over 100 3D plastic whirlgigs were 3D printed. They used a desktop 3D printer (Form 2, Formlabs), to 3D print lightweight (20 g) prototypes of different ‘3D-fuges’. These ‘3D-fuges’ spin at 10000 rpm and though they are not as fast as the paper version, the 3D printed devices are made of plastic and hence are durable and resilient. They would prove more useful in remote places where there is a dearth of resources. | <urn:uuid:2666a87e-2967-4dc4-b4c7-5d9e03f75d2d> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.think3d.in/scientists-at-the-stanford-university-develop-an-affordable-3d-printed-tool-for-detecting-malaria/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00274.warc.gz | en | 0.9667 | 392 | 3.875 | 4 |
Bell foundry – forming a false bell
The sound of moving a metal template through the mock-up of false bell, in order to perfectly shape and smoothen the clay form. The recording was realized in Felczyńscy Bell Foundry in Taciszów (Poland).
The first stage in the production process of bells is to manufacture its clay mold. It is composed of three layers: bell's core, false bell and moil.
The core, i.e. an internal profile of the bell, is formed from clay with bare hands. After drying, it is covered with a layer of insulation mass. New layers of clay are put on such a prepared core, any cracks and gaps that arose while drying are filled in. Afterwards, the false bell is created, which is a clay mock-up of internal surface of the bell. There is a template moved throughout the surface of clay, until a perfect shape of the bell is obtained.
The false bell is covered with animal tallow, where decorations of the bell are put on, i.e. ornaments, inscriptions and images prepared from a mix of wax, paraffin and rosin. They are attached with butter. The whole thing is covered with smoothly comminuted clay - there are several layers put on, until the ornaments become invisible.
The last, thick layer of clay, a so called mantle, is put on the mold prepared in this manner. The ready mold is placed in the drying room, and dried in the temperature of 200 Celsius degrees. Wax, tallow and butter melt and flow out through the bottom of the mold. Wholes remain in the places of the melted ornaments, which are negatives of decorations, where later the metal is poured into. This is a method of lost-wax casting, already known in the Middle Ages.
Sound recordist: Monika Widzicka
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Medan Grand Mosque is an octagonal building and a place of worship for Muslims. Sultan Ma’mun Al Rashid Perkasa Alam as a leader of Sultanate of Deli started the development of Masjid Al Mashun on 21 August 1906 (1 Rajab 1324 AH). The entire development was completed on 10 September 1909 (25 Sha’ban 1329 AH) and marked by the implementation of the first Friday prayers at the mosque. The overall development budget was one million guilders. The Sultan developed the Mosque according to his principle that it should be more important than his own grand palace, the Maimoon Palace. Construction of the mosque was financed by the Sultanate of Deli, the Deli Maatschappij, and Tjong A Fie, the wealthiest businessman in Medan at that time.
Medan Grand Mosque is one of the icons of the city of Medan. This mosque is a witness to the history of the greatness of the Deli Malay Sultanate. Located on Jalan Sisingamangaraja, Medan, Medan Grand Mosque stands firm and majestic. The architecture of this mosque is a blend of Middle Eastern, Spanish, and Indian styles.
The construction of Medan Grand Mosque began in 1906 and ended in 1909. The construction took place during the time of Sultan Ma’mun Al Rasyid and costed about 1 million guilders.
What to Enjoy
In the Medan Grand Mosque, there are hundreds of years old Qur’an. The Koran is displayed at the entrance of the male congregation. The Koran was made of old parchment and was made in the Middle East. If you look closely, there is an indentation of the Quranic verse which is handwritten. Even though it is hundreds of years old, the Quran is still intact and can be read clearly.
Medan Grand Mosque was built with a magnificent and unique architecture. The luxury of this mosque is not only seen from the size of the building and the land area, but also from the interior and the furniture used. The architecture of the Medan Grand Mosque is a blend of Turkish, Arabic, European, and Indian style concepts. This mosque was designed by JA Tingdeman, an architect from the Netherlands who was summoned directly by the Sultan at that time. Meanwhile, items for building mosques such as pulpits, marble pillars, tiles, decorative lamps and stained glass were imported directly from Italy.
In addition, the architecture of this mosque is also combined with Malay culture. This can be seen from the wooden doors that are painted blue and yellow. The yellow color implies Malay nature because the Sultan of Deli is a Malay.
What to Expect
When you enter, of course there is no charge because this place is a regional facility. Maybe you have to pay for parking fee the most expensive parking fee will be 5000 rupiah. You can also find many foods outside the fence around this mosque.
What Visitors Say
“A very large and beautiful mosque in the city of Medan, with an interesting history and architecture. They are also friendly.. especially muadzin He told how the establishment of this mosque .. everyone is welcome .. very tolerant .. and those who wear shirts or shorts will be loaned hijab for women and sarongs for men.my bf is non muslim, but they allow entry…” Sri Puja Ayu (Source)
“Great historical mosque in Medan North Sumatra. The architecture is very interesting and looks beautiful.” Ahmad Subagio (Source)
“As soon as he entered the mosque, his heart trembled. The brown – orange mosque ornament depicts success in the past.” asacinta (Source)
“We were also enthusiastic to see the grandeur of the Al Mashun Grand Mosque. Very beautiful because it was renovated some time ago. The Al Mashun Grand Mosque is the pride of the people of the city of Medan. Moreover, it is located in the heart of downtown Medan.” bocahudik (Source) | <urn:uuid:7f14b6a6-921d-49f0-aa98-3a8c2aceafe4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.laketoba.com/medan-grand-mosque/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570793.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808092125-20220808122125-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.965701 | 847 | 2.75 | 3 |
Oya Aktas is a research assistant in The Washington Institute's Turkish Research Program.
Many Turks traditionally got their only firsthand exposure to European values by interacting with European tourists, but lately this trend seems to be weakening even as visitors from Muslim-majority or former Soviet countries are on the rise.
Tourism is a major part of Turkey's economy, bringing in estimated annual revenues of $35 billion. In 2014, nearly 37 million tourists made trips there, making it the sixth most visited country in the world -- not to mention the most visited Muslim-majority country. Europeans in particular long flocked to Turkey, constituting over half of its tourist visitors over the past few decades. This provided an important cultural bridge, exposing many Europeans to Turkey while also exposing Turks to European values -- a crucial benefit in a country where less than 15% of the population owns a passport.
Yet recent trends show that this bridge may be eroding. The Turkish tourism industry has been shifting of late, with terrorist attacks, diplomatic spats, and the July 2016 coup attempt lessening the country's appeal as a destination for Europeans. Last year, the number of visitors from traditional high-supplier countries such as Germany and England plummeted, and overall tourist numbers dropped to 25 million. Although 2017 data indicates that the industry is recovering from that sharp drop, longer-term trends point to a broader Turkish transformation from a European tourist market to a Middle Eastern one, with potentially deep cultural and political ramifications.
THE GROWTH OF WESTERN TOURISM IN TURKEY
Westerners have a long tradition of tourism to Turkey, epitomized by the iconic Orient Express that began service from Paris to Istanbul in 1883. The Turkish republic's first government tourism office was established under the Ministry of Economics in 1934, and a standalone Ministry of Tourism was created in 1963 to cater to the growing influx of Europeans.
The largest boom occurred during the 1980s, due in large part to Prime Minister Turgut Ozal's policy of opening the economy to international investment. Beach tourism in particular took off -- a natural outcome considering the country's 800 miles of coastline. Britons, Dutch, Germans, and other northern and western Europeans began vacationing on Turkey's Aegean and Mediterranean coasts in droves. That shift helped push the country from the world's fifty-second most popular tourist destination in 1980 (with around one million foreign visitors per year) to nineteenth by 1997 (with nearly 10 million).
The upward trend continued after the Justice and Development Party (AKP) came to power in 2002. Turkey became one of the world's top-ten tourism destinations, receiving over one million visitors each from nations such as Germany, England, Russia, and the Netherlands. Most visitors hailed from member states of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, with an especially large share from Europe. Founded in 1961 by seventeen European nations, Canada, the United States, and Turkey, the OECD has since expanded to thirty-four members, including non-European countries such as Japan, Mexico, and Chile. According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), OECD nations supplied two-thirds of Turkey's tourists in 2002. In contrast, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) -- an organization consisting of former Soviet countries -- accounted for only 12.5%. And despite their proximity to Turkey, Middle Eastern countries comprised only 4.71%.
Over the course of the next decade, however, the balance gradually shifted. In 2010, Georgia overtook the Netherlands as Turkey's fifth largest tourist provider, and the top five list was now more evenly divided between OECD and former Soviet nations. In 2014, the OECD's share of Turkey's tourism market fell below 50% for the first time, ending its longtime majority, while the CIS share grew to nearly 25%. Although Turkey's overall market grew continuously until 2015, the OECD had the smallest percentage growth since 2002 (200%), while the growth of CIS countries exploded (490%).
Even more impressive was the Middle Eastern growth rate. Tourists from that region increased by more than 570% between 2002 and 2015, by which point they accounted for 9.88% of all visitors to Turkey. While previous governments largely ignored Muslim-majority markets, the AKP courted them with aggressive outreach campaigns that spurred most of this regional increase.
WESTERNERS PULL AWAY IN 2016
Last year, Turkish tourism took a drastic hit. After averaging annual growth of 10% for more than a decade, the number of foreign visitors to Turkey fell by 30% in 2016. Various factors contributed to this fall -- concerns about terrorist attacks by the Kurdistan Workers Party and Islamic State, some of which strategically targeted tourists (e.g., the January 2016 attack in Istanbul); tourism-related sanctions from Russia after Turkey shot down one of its military planes in November 2015; and the July 2016 coup crisis.
Even so, the number of visitors from fifteen specific countries grew from 2015 to 2016, and the increase was at least 15% for half of them -- Georgia, Ukraine, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Palestine, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Jordan. Put another way, the diplomatic and safety concerns that slowed tourism from much of the rest of the world did not deter visitors from Middle Eastern and former Soviet countries. Even the number of tourists from Russia itself began to increase again once Ankara and Moscow reached a rapprochement over the shootdown incident.
ERODING EUROPE'S CULTURAL BRIDGE TO TURKEY
Overall tourism numbers have improved this year, but the trend seems to be continuing. As a deep political crisis unfolds in Turkey and instability continues to rise, Ankara's tensions with European governments will likely dissuade European tourists from visiting in the numbers they once did, at least in the short term.
Beyond the economic dimensions, this trend has important social ramifications as well. On an evening stroll down Istanbul's Istiklal Street, long a symbol of the city's cosmopolitan identity, it is now rare to overhear conversations in languages besides Arabic and Turkish; in past years, a wider mix of Turkish, English, and European languages was the norm. Similarly, many shop signs are now written in Arabic, while bars, art galleries, and cultural venues once filled with intermingling European tourists and Turks have been replaced by vendors more likely to appeal to Middle Easterners (e.g., caftan shops, hookah lounges).
The generational impact of this shift could be particularly powerful because only around 11% of Turks travel abroad. Even at its peak in 2015, the number of Turkish tourists who traveled internationally was less than 9 million out of a population of almost 80 million. For many Turks, then, their only firsthand exposure to the outside world comes from interactions with tourists. In past decades, such interactions introduced them to European cultures and values, but Middle Eastern and former Soviet countries are increasingly coming to the fore.
Soner Cagaptay is the Beyer Family Fellow and director of the Turkish Research Program at The Washington Institute, and author of The New Sultan: Erdogan and the Crisis of Modern Turkey. Oya Aktas is a Yvonne Silverman Research Assistant at the Institute. Akin Yucel is a B.A. candidate in political science and economics at the University of Virginia and an intern at the Institute. | <urn:uuid:71f1bc02-9125-4bc4-9b1c-bf5e32d06135> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/tourism-patterns-show-turkey-shifting-europe-middle-east | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571198.57/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810161541-20220810191541-00275.warc.gz | en | 0.95262 | 1,505 | 2.828125 | 3 |
As a parent, your child’s happiness is your number one priority and you want them to grow up and become a better version of you. As a result of this, you are determined to give them the best life. But, what happens when you are financially incapable of satisfying their needs or paying for their next school trip? You definitely won’t be happy because your child is not happy.
That is why saving ahead for a day like that is necessary. Some parents don’t have an idea of how to start saving, which is why they may have issues paying for their kids’ school trip for instance. This article will provide some saving tricks that you can put into practice to avoid such a situation in the future. Although you might find this a bit challenging at first, if you are up for it, this should work like magic.
Save with a reliable finance company
You don’t need to walk from one office to another looking for the best companies to save with, neither do you have to search through all the savings companies online. Several companies claim to be reliable, and choosing can become quite difficult, but don’t get too worried because there are customer reviews from other users that will point you in the right direction. For customer reviews, feedback, and complaints on the various finance companies, visit reviewsbird.co.uk and you will get ample information on reliable companies to save your money.
Get a piggy bank
Piggybank is not a new way of saving because people have been using it for a long time. The only difference now is, there are different designs and more upgraded versions of the piggy bank. It enables you to save more money than you may possibly think as you can save with it daily.
Set a goal
Without setting a goal, you cannot achieve your savings target. Since you are trying to save up for your child’s next school trip, you should know how much it will cost you and how much you should save daily, weekly, or monthly as the case may be.
This is simple, if you want to save about £100 monthly, you can choose to permit your savings company to automatically deduct such an amount from your monthly income. The truth is, some people are not disciplined enough to save, so getting your finance company to do it automatically is the easiest way to save for a child’s next school trip.
Invest in a savings plan
There are various savings plans you can invest in for your child’s next school trip, and when the time has come for you to make the payment, you can withdraw and pay comfortably without stress. You can try any of the savings plans available in your region, and you can always withdraw your money anytime as most of these plans are supported and verified by the government.Consider trying any of the tricks listed above and you will see yourself saving without stress. These tricks will not affect your finances in any way, it only helps in curtailing the way you spend and ultimately help you save more.… | <urn:uuid:dd49bf7d-8ae7-4809-a19c-963973698e79> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://happywheelsgameplay.com/tag/trip/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570741.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808001418-20220808031418-00071.warc.gz | en | 0.965279 | 626 | 1.921875 | 2 |
A new report from Deloitte called Broadband for all: charting a path to economic growth has evaluated the connection between broadband internet access and economic growth.
The report also explores what needs to be done to close the so-called digital divide – to optimise the economic and social benefits while reducing inequalities. However, after a decade of infrastructure investment that saw billions of dollars of private and public investment in broadband, the results have been disappointing.
According to the report:
Between 2010 and 2020, federal programs spent approximately US$107 billion.
In 2014, the last year of the 4 Mbps downlink benchmark, 16 million Americans (approximately 5% of the US population) did not have broadband services that met that standard.
In 2019, after five years and approximately US$54 billion, 14.4 million Americans did not have broadband that met the new FCC speed threshold (25 Mbps downlink).
“The pandemic hastened the pace of a decades-long trend in which innovative applications are increasingly essential to enhancing educational opportunities, organising our lives, connecting with colleagues and friends, improving workplace productivity and enriching the quality of lives,” said report co-author Dan Littman, principal, technology, media and telecommunications at Deloitte.
“If large segments of our population lack the necessary communications infrastructure to participate, progress will be increasingly difficult.”
The COVID-19 pandemic forced many Americans to work from home, but many simply did not have access to adequate or affordable internet connectivity or mobile devices. This highlights what the report calls a pivotal moment for the US economy. More than US$100bn of infrastructure investment has been allocated by the government to address this issue but the digital divide remains.
The impact of broadband access on US jobs<
According to the report, access to broadband can have significant impact on the US workforce:
A 10% increase in broadband penetration in 2016 would have added 806,000 additional jobs in 2019, or an average annual increase of 269,000 jobs.
More than 875,000 additional jobs and US$186 billion more in economic output would have occurred in 2019 had there been a 10% increase in broadband access in 2014.
Adding 10 Mbps to average download speeds in 2016 would have resulted in 139,400 additional jobs in 2019.
“When it comes to the public or private broadband investments to close the digital divide, the economic benefits are clear, but will require stakeholders to navigate potentially competing priorities across emerging technologies that can meet needs in the near-term, the long-term desires for faster speeds, and financial support for devices and in-home equipment,” concluded report co-author Jack Fritz. | <urn:uuid:0e2df8a9-3c97-4637-8c7b-77e524dcd9f3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://businesschief.com/digital-strategy/deloitte-broadband-all-tackle-digital-divide | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00670.warc.gz | en | 0.94716 | 562 | 2.46875 | 2 |
On Classical Method of Economic Analysis and its Contemporary Relevance: Kansantaloustieteen klassisesta menetelmästä ja sen nykyaikaisesta merkityksestä
by Dr. Maiju Johanna Perälä, Chief Scientist at Authentic Vegan Consulting
This bilingual publication discusses the strengths and weaknesses of classical economics and its implications for modern economics research along with creation and expansion of knowledge in the field. The methods of classical economics have been defined and evaluated in this study following the most notable classical writings on long-term economic development and growth, and they are compared with modern neoclassical economics analysis together with contemporary economics research and understanding on long-term economic development and growth, which has been the most central motivation for the formation of the field of economics as a distinct field of social science.
This unique scientific publication is released to the global market as the fifth contribution in the Classical Science Monographs -series, which contains academically valuable contributions by Dr. Maiju Johanna Perälä that bear undeniable relevance for the advancement of the humanity globally.
This publication contains two relatively closely aligned contributions that discuss the essential features of the classical method of economic analysis. One contribution is in English and another in Finnish.
Author: Dr. Maiju Johanna Perälä
eBook: 156 pages
Publisher: Authentic Vegan Publishing (March 28, 2020)
Language: English and Finnish
Product Dimensions: 6 x 9 in (15.24 x 22.86 cm)
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Siirtyäksenne temaattisesti samantyylisen suomenkielisen teoksen, Kansantaloustieteen analyysin klassinen menetelmä ja sen nykyaikainen merkitys, suomenkieliselle kauppasivulle, käyttäkää tätä linkkiä. | <urn:uuid:f6e4a476-76c6-45c4-8b7d-4ecee3fc2e93> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://authenticvegan.org/store/books/classical-science-monographs/on-classical-method-of-economic-analysis-and-its-contemporary-relevance | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00477.warc.gz | en | 0.734402 | 563 | 2.09375 | 2 |
Sabinal, originally known as Hammer's Station, is on U.S. Highway 90 and the Southern Pacific Railroad, twenty miles northeast of Uvalde in east central Uvalde County. The first settler at the site was Thomas B. Hammer, who established a stage stop there on the east bank of the Sabinal River in 1854. Other early settlers were Louis Peter, Peter Rheiner (future father-in-law of Vice President John Nance Garner), John Kenedy, and George Johnson. A post office was opened at the stage stop on October 19, 1854, with Hammer as postmaster. A soldier by the name of Austerman, who arrived at Hammer's Station in the late 1850s en route from Del Rio to Castroville, recalled a community hungry for news from the outside world. He also remembered seeing long trains of freight wagons on the road by Hammer's Station carrying supplies to settlers and soldiers on the far western frontier.
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There is concern over the transportation of hazardous nuclear waste and other hazardous material through the Caribbean Sea, which are potential threats to lives, health, the environment and the environment.
This comes from Jamaican Ambassador Raymond Wolfe, speaking recently on behalf of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to the General Assembly’s Social Humanitarian and Culture Committee.
He said that the focus on shipping and maritime commerce must also include improved measures, regulations and standards governing maritime safety, the training of seafarers and the safety of navigation at sea, including the safety of shipping vessels.
According to Ambassador Wolfe, CARICOM countries continue to work in partnership with the U.N. Environment Program in the implementation of the regional seas convention and action plans.
He said the region welcomed the establishment of two new working groups on reviewing lists under the protocol relating to Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife to the Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the wider Caribbean.
Cuba says island banks have approved $150,000 in loans for 500 borrowers in the first month of a lending program that aims to support homeowners, small-business people and farmers.
The effort is part of President Raul Castro’s economic reform package and took effect on Dec. 20, 2011.
Central Bank Vice-President Francisco Mayobre says 3,100 loan applications were received and 526 approved.
Mayobre says 90 percent of the loans were for building materials or to pay for construction labor. Cuba has a severe housing crisis that some of the reforms attempt to address.
The rest went to agricultural producers and entrepreneurs starting their own businesses.
Mayobre’s comments were published recently in the Communist Party newspaper Granma.
Haitians still have much to do more to recover from the 2010 earthquake, President Michel Martelly said recently and he conceded to having made political blunders.
His remarks came as he presented his first government report since taking office in May and took on the task of rebuilding from a disaster that officials say killed more than 300,000 people and flattened the capital and surroundings areas.
“We need to help (Haitians) build back better communities, give them more support, bring them water, infrastructure, electricity, drainage and police,” Martelly said.
But the president conceded he made mistakes in his first few months in office, saying he was “young in power.”
The 30-minute report Martelly presented spelled out the many challenges his government faces as Haiti enters the third year of recovery. It noted the need for improved security, more jobs and children in school and help for the country’s farmers.
The U.N. is investigating two new allegations of U.N. police abuse and “sexual exploitation” of children in Haiti.
Spokesman Martin Nesriky said one case involves U.N. police officers in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince. They have been removed from duty while under investigation, he said.
The second case involves one or more members of a police unit in the northern city of Gonaives.
“The United Nations is outraged by these allegations and takes its responsibilities to deal with them extremely seriously,” Nesirky said.
The new charges of abuse come just months after six Uruguayan troops with the U.N. peacekeeping force in the Caribbean country were accused of raping a young Haitian man.
Jamaican authorities say the country ended 2011 with the lowest yearly murder toll in about a decade.
Police Commissioner Owen Ellington said recently that 1,125 slayings were reported in 2011, a nearly 22 percent drop from the 1,442 killings in 2010.
A record 1,683 people were killed in 2009. Ellington said the drop in murders is a result of police aggressively patrolling gang-infested communities in Kingston and in rural parishes including Clarendon and St. James.
Police say in the first two weeks of January 30 murders were recorded.
Jamaica has one of the world’s highest homicide rates.
Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar said recently that India’s largest private company, Reliance, plans to invest $1 billion in Trinidad and Tobago.
The company, she said, is looking at setting up an ammonia plant in Trinidad.
This is one of the proposals for Indian investment in T&T by private companies when she met with business officials during her two-week recent visit to India with a delegation of government officials and businessmen.
In the field of natural resources, the GAS Authority of India Ltd (GAIL) and the Oil and Natural Gas Commission signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago. As a result Trinidad will help India in this sector with its technical expertise.
The University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, signed an agreement with the Indira Gandhi National Open University to introduce distance learning courses to Trinidad and Tobago.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves paid a visit to his close friend former Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Patrick Manning who is slowly recuperating from a mild stroke at the San Fernando Hospital.
Gonsalves told reporters after visiting Manning that he spoke to the former prime minister who was happy upon his visit.
“His eye lit up. He smiled. I wouldn’t tell you what I spoke about. The bond is there, there was a lot of joy. He will get better,” said an emotional Dr. Gonsalves.
‘I should tell you that I love Patrick. He has been my friend since university. We played pan together. We worked well when he was in government and I have remained his friend through all the ups and downs in politics,” he added.
A Russian company wants to invest US$600 million (TT3.84 billion) in Trinidad and Tobago.
International steel producer Severstal wants to create history by becoming the first Russian company to make a billion-dollar investment to set up an iron and steel facility in the southern part of the country.
The plan will provide 3,500 jobs during construction and 400 permanent jobs.
It would take between three to five years to establish the plant.
Through its North American subsidiary, Severstal – Russia’s second largest steel producer with plants around the world – recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Metaldondum of the Dominican Republic, the National Gas Corporation and Neal & Massy Holdings of Trinidad and Tobago to set up the facility.
Severstal International’s Chief Executive Officer, Sergei Kuznetsov and Metaldom board member Rafael Velez were in Trinidad to meet with officials of the local companies.
Kuznetosov said he was happy to be creating history by bringing the first Russian investor to Trinidad.
The complex in La Brea will consist of an iron plant with a capacity to produce 1.5 million tones of steel a year and with a production capacity of 300,000 metric tons of steel billets a year.
U.S. Virgin Islands
One of the world’s largest oil refineries, Hovensa in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands will close in February, the company announced recently.
More than 2,000 workers are expected to go on the breadline.
Industry analysts say the closure is unlikely to have a major effect on the global oil market, but Governor John de Jongh described the loss of the territory’s largest private employer as “a complete body blow” for the U.S. territory of about 108,000 people.
He said Hovensa generated a minimum of $60 million a year in revenue for the government, which recently laid off hundreds of public workers due to a budget crisis.
Losses at Hovensa, a joint venture of U.S.-based Hess Corp and Venezuela’s state-owned oil company, have totaled $1.3 billion over the past three years and were projected to continue due to reduce demand caused by the global economic slowdown and increased refining capacity in emerging markets, said Brian L Lever, president and chief operation officer of Hovensa.
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Private wells frequently asked questions:
What is a well?
A well is a hole in the ground used to access groundwater. Click on the links below to learn about the four different types of wells.
Well water is often used in homes for things like cleaning, cooking, bathing, and drinking.
What is a private well?
Private wells are not maintained or regulated by the state or county government.
A well is considered private, or domestic if it is being used by no more than:
- Three households or
- Ten people
If you own a private well, you are responsible for:
- Routine well water testing to be sure the water is safe to drink.
- Well maintenance and treatment
What is groundwater?
When rain falls, much of it is absorbed into the ground. Water that is not used by plants moves downward through pores and spaces above the dense rock barrier is called groundwater. Another common term for groundwater is "aquifer" or "groundwater aquifer."
Is the groundwater from a private well safe to drink?
Groundwater can become contaminated and unsafe to drink. Below are some factors that can make water unsafe:
- Bacteria (fecal) contamination
- High levels of naturally-occurring contaminants, such as arsenic.
- Local land-use practices (fertilizers and pesticides)
- Problems with nearby septic systems
Remember: The well owner is responsible for the safety of the well water. We recommend that well water is tested every year and maintained regularly.
- Visit the Domestic Well Saftey Program website for more information on private wells.
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Now 50 years old, Moore's Law has nearly reached its limit. For example, a processor’s clock speed has barely increased in the past five years, with typical operating frequencies between 2–3 GHz. In addition, energy consumption for electronic devices is growing at a staggering rate with estimates reporting that it accounts for up to 10% of the total electrical energy generated in industrialized countries.
To continue to scale down the size of transistors, IBM scientists are investigating different materials to replace silicon, and different transistor designs, which of course need to be thoroughly tested before mass production.
Today's nano-scale prototype designs are fabricated using e-beam lithography, which uses a beam of electrons to create custom patterns for testing. But this equipment is complex, expensive and less convenient.
IBM scientists have been working to address these drawbacks, and developed a new tool inspired by hieroglyphics, the written language created by the ancient Egyptians. The core of the technology is a tiny, heatable silicon tip with a sharp apex—100,000 times smaller than a sharpened pencil. Working like a 3-D printer it “chisels” away material by local evaporation.
“With our novel technique we can achieve very a high resolution at 10 nanometers at greatly reduced cost and complexity. In particular by controlling the amount of material evaporated, we can also produce 3-D relief patterns at the unprecedented accuracy of merely one nanometer in a vertical direction. Now it’s up to the imagination of scientists and engineers to apply this technique to real-world challenges,” said Dr. Armin Knoll, a physicist at IBM Research.
To demonstrate the tool and to stimulate the enthusiasm for nanotechnology for a new generation of scientists, IBM partnered with National Geographic Kids magazine to “chisel” the world’s smallest magazine cover ever. The recently certified Guinness World Record cover is 11 × 14 micrometers—at this size 2,000 could fit on a grain of salt. The cover was unveiled at the USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, DC.
Current e-beam techniques cannot replicate this new tool's high resolution, and would take several hours before the cover could be processed and imaged. In addition, the IBM tool can fit on a tabletop, and the patterns can be tested as they are written for rapid prototyping.
Scientists envision applications in addition to transistors including nano-sized security tags to prevent the forgery of documents like currency, passports and priceless works of art and in the emerging field of quantum computing. One way to connect quantum systems is via electromagnetic radiation or light. The nano-sized tip could be used to create high-quality patterns to control and manipulate light at unprecedented precision.
IBM has licensed the "chiseling" technology to a start-up based in Switzerland called SwissLitho who are bringing the technology to market under the name NanoFrazor. Several weeks ago the firm shipped its first NanoFrazor to McGill University’s Nanotools Microfab in Canada where scientists and students will use the tool’s unique fabrication capabilities to experiment with ideas for designing novel nano-devices. To celebrate the tool’s arrival the university created a nano-sized map of Canada measuring 30 micrometers or 0.030 millimeters in length. | <urn:uuid:cbb43068-eac0-4846-910f-636a5e159727> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.rdmag.com/videos/2014/04/world%E2%80%99s-smallest-magazine-cover | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281331.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00221-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.932095 | 685 | 3.65625 | 4 |
From the 4th to the 8th of July 2022, the first edition of the “AI & Society Summer School”, organized by the Italian National Ph.D. program in Artificial Intelligence, PhD-AI.it, took place at the University of Pisa. The summer school consisted of lectures, panels, poster sessions, and project works. The aim was to advance the frontier of AI research with internationally renowned scientists and build a community for the next generation of AI researchers, innovators, and professionals. All ESRs, Tommaso Crepax, Mitisha Gaur, Robert Lee Poe, Qifan Yang, Maciej Krzysztof Zuziak in the Pisa group of LeADS participated in this summer school.
The welcome lectures were given by Prof. Dino Pedreschi, Prof. Marco Conti and Prof. Vincenzo Ambriola. After that, Prof. Alessio Malizia gave his lecture, “MiniCoDe – Minimise algorithmic bias in Collaborative Decision Making with Design”, and interacted with the participants on how to address bias in algorithms. After an hour-long poster session in the afternoon, Prof. Anna Monreale hosted a panel on “The Future of AI Research” with five women scientists – namely Prof. Francesca Chiaromonte, Prof. Rita Cucchiara, Prof. Fosca Giannotti, Prof. Michela Milano, Prof. Sara Tonelli – in different areas. The following lectures of the summer school covered social artificial intelligence, developmental robots for language learning, trust and theory of mind, human face recognition, deep learning theory, interdisciplinarity of data science and AI, etc.
During the poster session, ESRs showed great poster presentations and introduced their works on “interplay between privacy protection and market competition in the digital revolution (Yang Qifan)”, “differential privacy and differential explainability in the data sphere” by Mitisha, “unchaining data portability potentials in a lawful digital economy” by Tommaso Crepax, “the distinction between fairness and bias by Robert Lee Poe, and “use of distributed personal data management for personalization of digital services by Maciej Krzysztof Zuziak. All ESRs had active discussions with the participating scholars.
On the last day, ESRs presented their project works from their groups, involving “reducing polarization in social media through diffusion models” by Qifan Yang, “polarization detection via the semantic network” by Mitisha Gaur, “a smart mobility platform to improve urban air quality” by Tommaso Crepax, “a multi-way explainable interface for high-risk public use applications by Robert Lee Poe and “continual active learning for healthcare” by Maciej Krzysztof Zuziak. The proposals from Tommaso’s group and Mitisha’s group won second and third prizes. | <urn:uuid:69a28dc8-6ed6-48e8-9945-b3d23d60f979> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.legalityattentivedatascientists.eu/2022/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571909.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813051311-20220813081311-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.91311 | 645 | 1.515625 | 2 |
zSpace is a revolutionary, immersive, interactive 3D environment for computing, creating, communication and entertainment. By blending the physical world with a sensory-rich virtual world where people can naturally and intuitively manipulate and navigate, zSpace revolutionizes the way people learn, play and create.
What is zSpace Holographic Computing?
- Transforms PCs into a virtual holographic computing system and platform
- Incorporates a stereoscopic user interface with ultra-high realism and comfort
- Provides direct interaction with virtual holographic objects via the zSpace stylus
- Allows users to look around objects with simple head movements via correctly tracked perspectives
- Renders life-like virtual images corresponding to the tracked users view
- Features an extensive application development environment for partners
Visit booth #707 in the Partner Pavilion to get the feel of zSpace Holographic Computing
Join thousands of users from around the world to:
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Earth Day, Earth Week, Earth Month. In theory, we’re on board with all the eco-conscious hullaballoo surrounding this 41-year-old hippies-unite-to-preserve-the-Earth tradition, because most people have well-meaning intentions about making the world a better place on which to live. But in practice, this kind of day-, week-, or month-long international celebration presents the perfect opportunity for huge corporations (and anyone else) to capitalize on all the fuzzy and warm (but not ozone-layer-threatening) good publicity that aligning yourself with Earth Day, Week, and/or Month can provide (which translates into a hell of a lot of green – the spendable kind). And let’s face it: For every legitimately good environmentally-friendly activity out there in the world this month, there are lots more that, unfortunately, are scams – plain and simple. (Remember Frito-Lay’s compostable SunChips bag that consumers found too loud, so the company discontinued them last year and recently re-introduced a quieter version? More of a gimmick than a scam, but shhhh.) Here’s our gallery of six such Earth Month scams that actually end up creating more trash at the end of the hippie rainbow. Call us jaded; just don’t call us naive. And don’t call us a cab, either. We’ll take public transportation instead.
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MORAGA, CALIF. — CARL and Mary Shelden could hardly believe the headlines in their morning newspaper - the couple who purchased their former California home had been arrested on federal racketeering charges.
The news was worrisome. The Sheldens had lent the buyers $160,435.65 on a second mortgage to buy their house. Now the government had not only arrested the couple, but had seized their house.
Mr. Shelden, who is disabled, was counting on the $1,602.41-a-month mortgage payments to pay the bills for him, his wife, and their two children. Suddenly, their financial future was in limbo.
Ten years later, it still is. Federal attorneys have fought the Sheldens in district court, claims court, and appeals court to prevent them from recovering their mortgage money.
Brenda Grantland, the Sheldens' attorney, fumes about the government's attitude. ``It's just sheer evil because the Sheldens didn't do anything wrong,'' she says.
Critics say the Shelden case is further evidence that government forfeiture programs are out of control. In America today, you don't have to be convicted of a crime to lose your car, your home, your farm, or your bank account to law enforcers.
Cash-strapped law enforcement agencies welcome forfeitures. Most of the proceeds are used to buy new police cars, radios, and weapons, and even pay a portion of officers' salaries. Washington, desperate for revenue, strongly supports forfeiture.
Civil forfeiture law, however, doesn't provide the same ``beyond a reasonable doubt'' protections as criminal law. In scores of cases, attorneys say innocent people, like the Sheldens, are being gravely hurt.
Government property seizures have created a widening circle of embittered, hard-working Americans who feel they've been ripped off by aggressive government prosecutors.
In Connecticut, where Paul and Ruth Derbacher's home was seized and sold after police found narcotics there owned by their grandson, Mr. Derbacher says he and his wife are ``disenchanted'' with America.
``For all our lives, we have been living as honest, respected, and exemplary citizens, but now we are being blamed for the misdoings of our grandson,'' he says. Derbacher blames the ``greed'' of government officials, and says: ``It might be summed up as a revival of Nazi justice.''
Not far from the Derbachers' house, West Haven police grabbed the home of Walter McHugh after his brother brought drugs into his house. Walter McHugh, who is physically and mentally impaired, claimed he knew nothing about the drugs. A doctor testified that Mr. McHugh ``was incapable of being aware of any alleged drug dealing that his brother may have been performing on the premises.''
Yet prosecutors allowed McHugh to keep his home only after worried relatives passed the hat and paid the government $15,000 to ``settle.'' Robert Casale, his attorney, says of the government: ``They're after the cash. They don't want the real estate.'' As for McHugh, he was guilty of ``nothing, absolutely nothing,'' Mr. Casale says.
Here in California, Robert Higginbotham, a $600,000-a-year eye surgeon, has even worse problems with drug enforcers. Dr. Higginbotham owns a beautiful, 10-acre site on a hill south of San Luis Obispo, where he planned to build a home. | <urn:uuid:d03dd51a-1c14-4f48-b671-25d82bc55c26> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.csmonitor.com/1993/1005/05061.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280835.60/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00473-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.977403 | 731 | 1.59375 | 2 |
I was asked a question about the size of the deficit and the debt in the United States. It is large and larger.
The total debt, according to the U.S. National Debt Clock, stands at $10.6 trillion. 13 zeros. Roughly seven times the size of Canada’s annual GDP.
Annual GDP for the U.S. economy is roughly $14 trillion and the budget deficit could reach $1 trillion. Under the Bush administration, the U.S. debt has grown by more than $4 trillion. Their federal entitlement programs — Social Security and Medicare — have unfunded liabilities of about $53 trillion.
Obama’s message to America: Yes we can.
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In early December 2020, an eagle-eyed diagnostics expert at Wärtsilä’s Expert Centre in Vaasa, Finland spotted a potential problem with the lube oil pressure in one of the engines onboard the shuttle tanker Aurora Spirit. Thanks to this early identification, made possible by Wärtsilä’s Expert Insight service, the vessel’s owners Altera Infrastructure were able to avoid what could have been a costly and time-consuming engine failure with the help of a relatively simple bearing replacement.
The Aurora Spirit, launched in 2020, is the world’s first dual-fuel e-shuttle tanker and one of six new-generation tankers ordered by Altera Infrastructure, formerly Teekay Offshore, and developed in close collaboration with Wärtsilä. The vessel features four Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel engines alongside a unique system that recovers volatile organic compounds for use as fuel to power both the gas turbine and the main engine.
As part of the Optimised Maintenance agreement between Altera Infrastructure and Wärtsilä, the Aurora Spirit is covered by the Wärtsilä Expert Insight service – a predictive maintenance service that combines artificial intelligence (AI) techniques and advanced diagnostics with Wärtsilä’s OEM expertise to identify anomalous behaviour. The service proactively identifies and highlights potential failures and early indications of equipment deterioration and conditions that cause equipment to run less efficiently.
In early December 2020, the Aurora Spirit was on its way to collect a cargo of crude oil from an offshore platform in the North Sea. As the vessel sailed close to Stavanger, Norway, diagnostics expert Philip Westberg was alerted to a potential problem with one of its engines. “Part of my daily job is to monitor the engine operating data for this vessel, and on that day the AI-based anomaly detection system had flagged an abnormality in the lube oil pressure at the turbocharger inlet, which was slightly higher than normal. Since I am familiar with the operating profile of the vessel, I was able to conclude that this was certainly worth investigating further,“ he explains.
Philip liaised with colleagues from Wärtsilä’s Technical Services and Operational Support teams to try to pin down what the problem could be. Potential causes could have been a simple sensor error, or perhaps an obstruction in the pipe leading to the sensor. Philip contacted the vessel’s chief engineer via the Expert Insight Collaboration app to request some onboard checks that would help to verify what was really going on.
“After Technical Services looked at the results of the onboard checks, they were able to confirm that there was a problem with the turbocharger and that the engine should be taken offline as a precaution,“ Philip explains. Wärtsilä then arranged an inspection which confirmed that the problem was with a bearing on the compressor side. “The bearing’s location pins had broken, meaning it was rotating inside its housing along with the shaft,“ explains Philip.
Had this problem not been identified early with the help of Expert Insight and the Wärtsilä team’s intimate knowledge of the vessel’s engines, it could have resulted in a major engine failure further down the line.
“A failed turbocharger bearing could result in damage to the compressor wheel; any metal fragments generated by this damage could then enter the charge air system, causing cylinder head damage,“ explains Marius Toldnes, Contract Manager, Wärtsilä Marine Power. “Worse still, they could cause the pistons to seize, which could cause the connection rod to break and come through the engine block.“
For Altera Infrastructure, the cost of the Expert Insight service pales into comparison against the consequences of the potential damage the broken component could have caused to the engine and the impact a breakdown would have had on their operations.
“For this kind of issue the potential repair bill would most certainly run into six figures under normal circumstances. Thankfully we discovered this problem early with the help of Philip, our Technical Services and Operational Support teams, and of course the Expert Insight anomaly detection service,“ Toldnes highlights.
Expert Insight analyses engine data according to a set of rules based on Wärtsilä’s vast installed base, and artificial intelligence is used to model engine behaviour. Anomalies are identified by comparing the predicted value provided by the model to the actual value measured by the sensors installed in the engine. Wärtsilä’s experts then use their deep OEM engineering knowledge to confirm what is going on and provide clear recommendations on how and when to deal with the issue.
Toldnes continues: “In the end, we were able to get a service engineer on board in time to perform the repair while the vessel was in transit to the platform. The repair itself took about a day and a half, but it was critical to finish the work before the Aurora Spirit reached its destination so that it had all its engines available for the dynamic positioning required for loading. Had the engine not been back up and running again in time, the vessel would have not been able to complete its contract, which in turn could have led to financial and operational consequences for Altera.“
This incident demonstrated not only the value of Expert Insight, but also the dedication of the Wärtsilä team in verifying the problem and coming up with a solution in a very short timeframe. The service provides our crews with invaluable support and our organisation with the peace of mind that our assets are protected by the very best in maritime engineering technologies and expertise.Martin Steffensen, Fleet Manager, Altera Infrastructure | <urn:uuid:097e5884-cf4b-4cbc-8de9-6816efde2b9c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.wartsila.com/insights/case-study/aurora-spirit | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.958027 | 1,192 | 1.984375 | 2 |
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OSHA News Release – Region 6
U.S. Department of Labor
Region 6 News Release: OSHA-09-289-DAL
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Contact: Elizabeth Todd
U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA cites grain storage company for 35 safety and health violations following fatality in Placedo, Texas
PLACEDO, Texas -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited Victoria-Calhoun Grain Co., following a worker's fatality, with three alleged willful and 32 serious violations of safety standards at the company's facility in Placedo.
"Employers must ensure employees are fully trained and protected from all hazardous conditions in and around grain storage units," said Michael Rivera, OSHA's area director in Corpus Christi, Texas. "In this case, the employee was walking on top of the grain using a pole to loosen it. When the grain collapsed beneath him, he became engulfed and suffocated."
OSHA's Corpus Christi Area Office began its investigation Oct. 1, 2008, at the company's facility on Main Street in Placedo. The investigation found willful violations including failing to provide lockout/tagout safeguards during confined space entry and failing to provide workers with personal protective equipment. OSHA defines a willful violation as one committed with intentional disregard of, or plain indifference to, the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Serious violations include failing to train employees about hazardous conditions associated with grain storage facilities and confined space entry, to ensure that floor openings holes were properly guarded and to implement a respiratory protection program. A serious citation is issued when there is substantial probability that death or serious physical harm could result from a hazard about which the employer knew or should have known.
Victoria-Calhoun Grain, which employs about 25 workers at its Placedo location, is an agricultural storage facility engaged in buying, receiving and marketing grain, such as corn, sorghum and oats, from farmers.
OSHA has proposed $109,050 in penalties against the company for the safety violations. The company has 15 business days from receipt of the citations to comply, request an informal conference with OSHA's area director in Corpus Christi or contest the citations and proposed penalties before the independent Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
Corpus Christi employers and employees with questions about safety and health can call 361-888-3420. They can also use OSHA's hotline number at 800-321-6742 to report workplace accidents, fatalities or imminent dangers.
Under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, employers are responsible for providing a safe and healthy workplace for their employees. OSHA's role is to promote the safety and health of America's working men and women by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual process improvement in workplace safety and health. For more information, visit www.osha.gov.
U.S. Department of Labor releases are accessible on the Internet at www.dol.gov. The information in this news release will be made available in alternate format (large print, Braille, audiotape or disc) from the COAST office upon request. Please specify which news release when placing your request at 202-693-7828 or TTY 202-693-7755. The Labor Department is committed to providing America's employers and employees with easy access to understandable information on how to comply with its laws and regulations. For more information, please visit www.dol.gov/compliance.
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Kakabadse, N. K., Rozuel, C. and Lee-Davies, L. (2005) Corporate social responsibility and stakeholder approach: a conceptual review. International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics.1(4), pp. 277-302. 1741-802X.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the notion of a stakeholder approach are pivotal concepts when examining the role of business in society, but their relationship has been studied and much debated for decades. Academic research on the social or societal responsibilities of business organisations and the public interest in social and environmental issues incumbent upon businesses have changed since the 1950s. This article provides an overview of the existing research on CSR over the past 50 years and identifies key characteristics defining the concept of CSR. It also examines the challenges and implications of the stakeholder approach as highlighted by previous research, often in relation to research on CSR. | <urn:uuid:e16059fc-075f-4fb4-9b24-70fb13e804c3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://nectar.northampton.ac.uk/96/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280891.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00159-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.934228 | 189 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Anxiety levels and coping styles depending on the perceptual-motor skills of the sport
Coping with emotions represents one of the most important demands of youth sport, yet existing important differences depending on the characteristics of each sport. Some of these characteristics (e.g., individual or team sport) have been comprehensively studied in previous literature. In contrast, other characteristics such as perceptive-motor skills required by each sport (i.e., open versus closed skill sports) have received less attention. Focusing on this specific characteristic, this study aimed to explore the possible differences in trait competitive anxiety levels and coping usage depending on whether practised sport required an opened or closed skill. Within this purpose, 804 athletes (M = 15.59; SD = 1.97) who practised an open (n = 593) and closed (n = 211) skill sports participated in this study. Participants completed competitive anxiety and coping measures. Once invariance analysis showed the equivalence among groups, we made a regression analysis for each competitive anxiety and coping subscale. We also included gender and age as predictive variables of the models. Results showed higher somatic anxiety levels in closed skills sports and higher levels of cognitive anxiety (i.e., worry and concentration disruption) in open skill sports. Regarding coping, results suggested equivalent levels of task-oriented coping usage; and higher disengagement-oriented coping usage in open skills sports. These results are coherent with the performance immediacy requested in closed skill sports, and the low predictability of open skill sports.
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Leica M Typ 262 vs Olympus E-PL3
The Leica M (Typ 262) and the Olympus PEN E-PL3 are two digital cameras that were announced, respectively, in November 2015 and June 2011. The M Typ 262 is a rangefinder-focusing mirrorless, while the E-PL3 is a mirrorless interchangeable lens camera. The cameras are based on a full frame (M Typ 262) and a Four Thirds (E-PL3) sensor. The Leica has a resolution of 23.7 megapixels, whereas the Olympus provides 12.2 MP.
Below is an overview of the main specs of the two cameras as a starting point for the comparison.
Going beyond this snapshot of core features and characteristics, what are the differences between the Leica M (Typ 262) and the Olympus PEN E-PL3? Which one should you buy? Read on to find out how these two cameras compare with respect to their body size, their imaging sensors, their shooting features, their input-output connections, and their reception by expert reviewers.
An illustration of the physical size and weight of the Leica M Typ 262 and the Olympus E-PL3 is provided in the side-by-side display below. The two cameras are presented according to their relative size. Three consecutive perspectives from the front, the top, and the back are available. All size dimensions are rounded to the nearest millimeter.
The M Typ 262 can be obtained in two different colors (black, silver), while the E-PL3 is available in four color-versions (black, silver, red, white).
If the front view area (width x height) of the cameras is taken as an aggregate measure of their size, the Olympus E-PL3 is considerably smaller (37 percent) than the Leica M Typ 262. Moreover, the E-PL3 is substantially lighter (54 percent) than the M Typ 262. It is worth mentioning in this context that the M Typ 262 is splash and dust resistant, while the E-PL3 does not feature any corresponding weather-sealing.
The above size and weight comparisons are to some extent incomplete since they do not consider the interchangeable lenses that both of these cameras require. A larger imaging sensor will tend to go along with bigger and heavier lenses, although exceptions exist. You can compare the optics available for the two cameras in the Leica M Lens Catalog (M Typ 262) and the Micro Four Thirds Lens Catalog (E-PL3).
The table below summarizes the key physical specs of the two cameras alongside a broader set of comparators. In case you want to display and compare another camera duo, you can use the CAM-parator app to select your camera combination among a large number of options.
|1.||Leica M Typ 262||139 mm||80 mm||42 mm||680 g||..||Y||Nov 2015||5,195||ebay.com|
|2.||Olympus E-PL3||110 mm||64 mm||37 mm||313 g||300||n||Jun 2011||599||ebay.com|
|3.||Canon 1D X Mark II||158 mm||168 mm||83 mm||1530 g||1210||Y||Feb 2016||5,999||ebay.com|
|4.||Leica M10-R||139 mm||80 mm||39 mm||660 g||210||Y||Jul 2020||8,295||amazon.com|
|5.||Leica Q2||130 mm||80 mm||92 mm||718 g||370||Y||Mar 2019||4,995||amazon.com|
|6.||Leica M-E Typ 240||139 mm||80 mm||42 mm||680 g||..||Y||Jun 2019||3,999||amazon.com|
|7.||Leica M10-P||139 mm||80 mm||39 mm||660 g||210||Y||Aug 2018||7,995||amazon.com|
|8.||Leica M10||139 mm||80 mm||39 mm||660 g||210||Y||Jan 2017||6,595||ebay.com|
|9.||Leica Q Typ 116||130 mm||80 mm||93 mm||640 g||300||n||Jun 2015||4,249||ebay.com|
|10.||Leica SL||147 mm||104 mm||39 mm||847 g||400||Y||Oct 2015||7,450||ebay.com|
|11.||Leica M Typ 240||139 mm||80 mm||42 mm||680 g||..||Y||Sep 2012||6,950||ebay.com|
|12.||Nikon D750||141 mm||113 mm||78 mm||750 g||1230||Y||Sep 2014||2,299||ebay.com|
|13.||Olympus E-PL5||111 mm||64 mm||38 mm||325 g||360||n||Sep 2012||599||ebay.com|
|14.||Olympus E-P3||122 mm||69 mm||34 mm||369 g||330||n||Jun 2011||799||ebay.com|
|15.||Olympus E-PL2||114 mm||72 mm||42 mm||362 g||280||n||Jan 2011||599||ebay.com|
|16.||Olympus E-PM1||110 mm||64 mm||34 mm||265 g||330||n||Jun 2011||499||ebay.com|
|17.||Olympus E-PL1||115 mm||72 mm||42 mm||334 g||290||n||Feb 2010||599||ebay.com|
|Note: Measurements and pricing do not include easily detachable parts, such as add-on or interchangeable lenses or optional viewfinders.|
Any camera decision will obviously take relative prices into account. The listed launch prices provide an indication of the market segment that the manufacturer of the cameras have been targeting. The E-PL3 was launched at a markedly lower price (by 88 percent) than the M Typ 262, which puts it into a different market segment. Usually, retail prices stay at first close to the launch price, but after several months, discounts become available. Later in the product cycle and, in particular, when the replacement model is about to appear, further discounting and stock clearance sales often push the camera price considerably down. Then, after the new model is out, very good deals can frequently be found on the pre-owned market.
The size of the sensor inside a digital camera is one of the key determinants of image quality. A large sensor will generally have larger individual pixels that offer better low-light sensitivity, provide wider dynamic range, and have richer color-depth than smaller pixels in a sensor of the same technological generation. Further, a large sensor camera will give the photographer additional creative options when using shallow depth-of-field to isolate a subject from its background. On the downside, larger sensors are more costly to manufacture and tend to lead to bigger and heavier cameras and lenses.
Of the two cameras under consideration, the Leica M Typ 262 features a full frame sensor and the Olympus E-PL3 a Four Thirds sensor. The sensor area in the E-PL3 is 74 percent smaller. As a result of these sensor size differences, the cameras have a format factor of, respectively, 1.0 and 2.0. The sensor in the M Typ 262 has a native 3:2 aspect ratio, while the one in the E-PL3 offers a 4:3 aspect.
With 23.7MP, the M Typ 262 offers a higher resolution than the E-PL3 (12.2MP), but the M Typ 262 nevertheless has larger individual pixels (pixel pitch of 6.01μm versus 4.29μm for the E-PL3) due to its larger sensor. Moreover, the M Typ 262 is a much more recent model (by 4 years and 4 months) than the E-PL3, and its sensor will have benefitted from technological advances during this time that further enhance the light gathering capacity of its pixels. Coming back to sensor resolution, it should be mentioned that the M Typ 262 has no anti-alias filter installed, so that it can capture all the detail its sensor resolves.
The resolution advantage of the Leica M Typ 262 implies greater flexibility for cropping images or the possibility to print larger pictures. The maximum print size of the M Typ 262 for good quality output (200 dots per inch) amounts to 29.8 x 19.9 inches or 75.6 x 50.5 cm, for very good quality (250 dpi) 23.8 x 15.9 inches or 60.5 x 40.4 cm, and for excellent quality (300 dpi) 19.8 x 13.3 inches or 50.4 x 33.7 cm. The corresponding values for the Olympus E-PL3 are 20.2 x 15.1 inches or 51.2 x 38.4 cm for good quality, 16.1 x 12.1 inches or 41 x 30.7 cm for very good quality, and 13.4 x 10.1 inches or 34.1 x 25.6 cm for excellent quality prints.
The Leica M (Typ 262) has a native sensitivity range from ISO 200 to ISO 6400, which can be extended to ISO 100-6400. The corresponding ISO settings for the Olympus PEN E-PL3 are ISO 200 to ISO 12800 (no boost).
Technology-wise, both cameras are equipped with CMOS (Complementary Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor) sensors. Both cameras use a Bayer filter for capturing RGB colors on a square grid of photosensors. This arrangement is found in most digital cameras.
For many cameras, data on sensor performance has been reported by DXO Mark. This service is based on lab testing and assigns an overall score to each camera sensor, as well as ratings for dynamic range ("DXO Landscape"), color depth ("DXO Portrait"), and low-light sensitivity ("DXO Sports"). The following table provides an overview of the physical sensor characteristics, as well as the sensor quality measurements for a selection of comparators.
|1.||Leica M Typ 262||Full Frame||23.7||5952||3976||none||24.8||13.7||2478||90|
|2.||Olympus E-PL3||Four Thirds||12.2||4032||3024||1080/60i||20.9||10.3||499||52|
|3.||Canon 1D X Mark II||Full Frame||20.0||5472||3648||4K/60p||24.1||13.5||3207||88|
|4.||Leica M10-R||Full Frame||40.9||7864||5200||none||25.3||14.3||2924||95|
|5.||Leica Q2||Full Frame||46.7||8368||5584||4K/30p||26.4||13.5||2491||96|
|6.||Leica M-E Typ 240||Full Frame||23.7||5952||3976||1080/25p||25.2||14.2||2821||94|
|7.||Leica M10-P||Full Frame||23.8||5952||3992||none||25.1||14.1||2739||93|
|8.||Leica M10||Full Frame||23.8||5952||3992||none||24.4||13.2||2133||86|
|9.||Leica Q Typ 116||Full Frame||24.0||6000||4000||1080/60p||24.3||12.7||2221||85|
|10.||Leica SL||Full Frame||24.0||6000||4000||4K/30p||25.0||13.4||1821||88|
|11.||Leica M Typ 240||Full Frame||23.7||5952||3976||1080/25p||24.0||13.3||1860||84|
|12.||Nikon D750||Full Frame||24.2||6016||4016||1080/60p||24.8||14.5||2956||93|
|13.||Olympus E-PL5||Four Thirds||15.9||4608||3456||1080/30p||22.8||12.3||889||72|
|14.||Olympus E-P3||Four Thirds||12.2||4032||3024||1080/60i||20.8||10.1||536||51|
|15.||Olympus E-PL2||Four Thirds||12.2||4032||3024||720/30p||21.4||10.2||573||55|
|16.||Olympus E-PM1||Four Thirds||12.2||4032||3024||1080/60i||21.0||10.3||499||52|
|17.||Olympus E-PL1||Four Thirds||12.2||4032||3024||720/30p||21.5||10.1||487||54|
|Note: DXO values in italics represent estimates based on sensor size and age.|
Many modern cameras are not only capable of taking still images, but can also record movies. The E-PL3 indeed provides for movie recording, while the M Typ 262 does not. The highest resolution format that the E-PL3 can use is 1080/60i.
Apart from body and sensor, cameras can and do differ across a range of features. For example, the M Typ 262 has an optical viewfinder, which can be very useful when shooting in bright sunlight. In contrast, the E-PL3 relies on live view and the rear LCD for framing. That said, the E-PL3 can be equipped with an optional viewfinder – the VF-2. The adjacent table lists some of the other core features of the Leica M Typ 262 and Olympus E-PL3 along with similar information for a selection of comparators.
|1.||Leica M Typ 262||optical||n||3.0 / 921||fixed||n||1/4000s||3.0/s||n||n|
|2.||Olympus E-PL3||optional||n||3.0 / 460||tilting||n||1/4000s||5.5/s||n||Y|
|3.||Canon 1D X Mark II||optical||Y||3.2 / 1620||fixed||Y||1/8000s||16.0/s||n||n|
|4.||Leica M10-R||optical||n||3.0 / 1037||fixed||Y||1/4000s||4.5/s||n||n|
|5.||Leica Q2||3680||n||3.0 / 1040||fixed||Y||1/2000s||20.0/s||n||Y|
|6.||Leica M-E Typ 240||optical||n||3.0 / 920||fixed||n||1/4000s||3.0/s||n||n|
|7.||Leica M10-P||optical||n||3.0 / 1037||fixed||Y||1/4000s||5.0/s||n||n|
|8.||Leica M10||optical||n||3.0 / 1037||fixed||n||1/4000s||5.0/s||n||n|
|9.||Leica Q Typ 116||3680||n||3.0 / 1040||fixed||Y||1/2000s||10.0/s||n||Y|
|10.||Leica SL||4400||Y||3.0 / 1040||fixed||Y||1/8000s||11.0/s||n||n|
|11.||Leica M Typ 240||optical||n||3.0 / 920||fixed||n||1/4000s||3.0/s||n||n|
|12.||Nikon D750||optical||Y||3.2 / 1229||tilting||n||1/4000s||6.0/s||Y||n|
|13.||Olympus E-PL5||optional||n||3.0 / 460||tilting||Y||1/4000s||8.0/s||n||Y|
|14.||Olympus E-P3||optional||n||3.0 / 614||fixed||Y||1/4000s||3.0/s||Y||Y|
|15.||Olympus E-PL2||optional||n||3.0 / 460||fixed||n||1/4000s||3.0/s||Y||Y|
|16.||Olympus E-PM1||optional||n||3.0 / 460||fixed||n||1/4000s||5.5/s||n||Y|
|17.||Olympus E-PL1||optional||n||2.7 / 230||fixed||n||1/2000s||3.0/s||Y||Y|
|Notes: *) Information refers to the mechanical shutter, unless the camera only has an electronic one.|
Concerning the storage of imaging data, both the M Typ 262 and the E-PL3 write their files to SDXC cards. The M Typ 262 supports UHS-I cards (Ultra High Speed data transfer of up to 104 MB/s), while the E-PL3 cannot take advantage of Ultra High Speed SD cards.
For some imaging applications, the extent to which a camera can communicate with its environment can be an important aspect in the camera decision process. The table below provides an overview of the connectivity of the Leica M (Typ 262) and Olympus PEN E-PL3 and, in particular, the interfaces the cameras (and selected comparators) provide for accessory control and data transfer.
Mic / Speaker
|1.||Leica M Typ 262||Y||- / -||-||-||-||2.0||-||-||-|
|2.||Olympus E-PL3||Y||stereo / -||-||-||mini||2.0||-||-||-|
|3.||Canon 1D X Mark II||Y||mono / mono||Y||Y||mini||3.0||-||-||-|
|4.||Leica M10-R||Y||- / -||-||-||-||-||Y||-||-|
|5.||Leica Q2||Y||stereo / mono||-||-||-||-||Y||-||Y|
|6.||Leica M-E Typ 240||Y||mono / -||-||-||-||2.0||-||-||-|
|7.||Leica M10-P||Y||- / -||-||-||-||-||Y||-||-|
|8.||Leica M10||Y||- / -||-||-||-||-||Y||-||-|
|9.||Leica Q Typ 116||Y||stereo / mono||-||-||micro||2.0||Y||Y||-|
|10.||Leica SL||Y||stereo / mono||Y||Y||full||3.0||Y||-||-|
|11.||Leica M Typ 240||Y||stereo / mono||-||-||-||2.0||-||-||-|
|12.||Nikon D750||Y||stereo / mono||Y||Y||mini||2.0||Y||-||-|
|13.||Olympus E-PL5||Y||stereo / mono||-||-||mini||2.0||-||-||-|
|14.||Olympus E-P3||Y||stereo / -||-||-||mini||2.0||-||-||-|
|15.||Olympus E-PL2||Y||stereo / -||-||-||mini||2.0||-||-||-|
|16.||Olympus E-PM1||Y||stereo / mono||-||-||mini||2.0||-||-||-|
|17.||Olympus E-PL1||Y||stereo / -||-||-||mini||2.0||-||-||-|
Both the M Typ 262 and the E-PL3 have been discontinued, but can regularly be found used on ebay. The E-PL3 was replaced by the Olympus E-PL5, while the M Typ 262 was followed by the Leica M10. Further information on the features and operation of the M Typ 262 and E-PL3 can be found, respectively, in the Leica M Typ 262 Manual (free pdf) or the online Olympus E-PL3 Manual.
So what conclusions can be drawn? Is there a clear favorite between the Leica M Typ 262 and the Olympus E-PL3? Which camera is better? A synthesis of the relative strong points of each of the models is listed below.
Advantages of the Leica M (Typ 262):
- More detail: Offers more megapixels (23.7 vs 12.2MP) with a 42% higher linear resolution.
- Maximized detail: Lacks an anti-alias filter to exploit the sensor's full resolution potential.
- Better image quality: Features a larger and more technologically advanced imaging sensor.
- Richer colors: The sensor size advantage translates into images with better, more accurate colors.
- More dynamic range: Larger sensor captures a wider spectrum of light and dark details.
- Better low-light sensitivity: Larger sensor produces good images even in poorly lit environments.
- Easier framing: Has an optical viewfinder for image composition and settings control.
- More detailed LCD: Has a higher resolution rear screen (921k vs 460k dots).
- Better sealing: Is weather sealed to enable shooting in dusty or wet environments.
- Faster buffer clearing: Has an SD card interface that supports the UHS-I standard.
- More prestigious: Has the Leica luxury appeal, which ensures a high resale price.
- More modern: Reflects 4 years and 4 months of technical progress since the E-PL3 launch.
Arguments in favor of the Olympus PEN E-PL3:
- Better moiré control: Has an anti-alias filter to avoid artificial patterns to appear in images.
- Broader imaging potential: Can capture not only stills but also 1080/60i video.
- More flexible LCD: Has a tilting screen for odd-angle shots in landscape orientation.
- More selfie-friendly: Has an articulated screen that can be turned to be front-facing.
- Faster burst: Shoots at higher frequency (5.5 vs 3 flaps/sec) to capture the decisive moment.
- More compact: Is smaller (110x64mm vs 139x80mm) and will fit more readily into a bag.
- Less heavy: Has a lower weight (by 367g or 54 percent) and is thus easier to take along.
- Sharper images: Has stabilization technology built-in to reduce the impact of hand-shake.
- More affordable: Was introduced into a lower priced category (88 percent cheaper at launch).
- More heavily discounted: Has been around for much longer (launched in June 2011).
If the count of relative strengths (bullet points above) is taken as a measure, the M Typ 262 emerges as the winner of the contest (12 : 10 points). However, the relative importance of the various individual camera aspects will vary according to personal preferences and needs, so that you might like to apply corresponding weights to the particular features before making a decision on a new camera. A professional wildlife photographer will view the differences between cameras in a way that diverges from the perspective of a family photog, and a person interested in architecture has distinct needs from a sports shooter. Hence, the decision which camera is best and worth buying is often a very personal one.
In any case, while the comparison of the spec-sheets of cameras can offer a general idea of their imaging potential, it remains partial and cannot reveal, for example, the shooting experience and imaging performance when actually working with the M Typ 262 or the E-PL3. At times, user reviews, such as those published at amazon, address these issues in a useful manner, but such feedback is on many occasions incomplete, inconsistent, and unreliable.
This is why hands-on reviews by experts are important. The table below provides a synthesis of the camera assessments of some of the best known photo-gear review sites (amateurphotographer [AP], cameralabs [CL], digitalcameraworld [DCW], dpreview [DPR], ephotozine [EPZ], photographyblog [PB]). As can be seen, the professional reviewers agree in many cases on the quality of different cameras, but sometimes their assessments diverge, reinforcing the earlier point that a camera decision is often a very personal choice.
|1.||Leica M Typ 262||..||..||..||..||..||..||Nov 2015||5,195||ebay.com|
|2.||Olympus E-PL3||3/5||+ +||..||72/100||4.5/5||4/5||Jun 2011||599||ebay.com|
|3.||Canon 1D X Mark II||..||..||4.5/5||89/100||4.5/5||4.5/5||Feb 2016||5,999||ebay.com|
|4.||Leica M10-R||4.5/5||..||4/5||..||..||4/5||Jul 2020||8,295||amazon.com|
|5.||Leica Q2||..||..||4.5/5||84/100||4.5/5||4/5||Mar 2019||4,995||amazon.com|
|6.||Leica M-E Typ 240||..||..||..||..||..||..||Jun 2019||3,999||amazon.com|
|7.||Leica M10-P||..||..||3/5||..||..||4/5||Aug 2018||7,995||amazon.com|
|8.||Leica M10||4.5/5||..||..||..||4/5||4.5/5||Jan 2017||6,595||ebay.com|
|9.||Leica Q Typ 116||5/5||..||..||80/100||4.5/5||4.5/5||Jun 2015||4,249||ebay.com|
|10.||Leica SL||4/5||..||4/5||84/100||4.5/5||4/5||Oct 2015||7,450||ebay.com|
|11.||Leica M Typ 240||4/5||..||..||..||4/5||..||Sep 2012||6,950||ebay.com|
|12.||Nikon D750||5/5||+ +||4/5||90/100||4.5/5||4.5/5||Sep 2014||2,299||ebay.com|
|13.||Olympus E-PL5||3/5||+ +||..||..||4.5/5||4.5/5||Sep 2012||599||ebay.com|
|14.||Olympus E-P3||..||83/100||..||74/100||4.5/5||4.5/5||Jun 2011||799||ebay.com|
|15.||Olympus E-PL2||3/5||83/100||..||71/100||4.5/5||4.5/5||Jan 2011||599||ebay.com|
|16.||Olympus E-PM1||..||86/100||..||71/100||4.5/5||4.5/5||Jun 2011||499||ebay.com|
|17.||Olympus E-PL1||..||86/100||..||69/100||4/5||4.5/5||Feb 2010||599||ebay.com|
|Notes: (+ +) highly recommended; (+) recommended; (o) reviewed; (..) not available.|
Care should be taken when interpreting the review scores above, though. The ratings are only valid when referring to cameras in the same category and of the same age. Hence, a score should always be seen in the context of the camera's market launch date and its price, and rating-comparisons among cameras that span long time periods or concern very differently equipped models make little sense. It should also be noted that some of the review sites have over time altered the way they render their verdicts.
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Specifications: Leica M Typ 262 vs Olympus E-PL3
Below is a side-by-side comparison of the specs of the two cameras to facilitate a quick review of their differences and common features.
|Camera Model||Leica M Typ 262||Olympus E-PL3|
|Camera Type||Rangefinder camera||Mirrorless system camera|
|Camera Lens||Leica M mount lenses||Micro Four Thirds lenses|
|Launch Date||November 2015||June 2011|
|Launch Price||USD 5,195||USD 599|
|Sensor Specs||Leica M Typ 262||Olympus E-PL3|
|Sensor Format||Full Frame Sensor||Four Thirds Sensor|
|Sensor Size||35.8 x 23.9 mm||17.3 x 13.0 mm|
|Sensor Area||855.62 mm2||224.9 mm2|
|Sensor Diagonal||43 mm||21.6 mm|
|Sensor Resolution||23.7 Megapixels||12.2 Megapixels|
|Image Resolution||5952 x 3976 pixels||4032 x 3024 pixels|
|Pixel Pitch||6.01 μm||4.29 μm|
|Pixel Density||2.77 MP/cm2||5.42 MP/cm2|
|Moiré control||no AA filter||Anti-Alias filter|
|Movie Capability||no Video||1080/60i Video|
|ISO Setting||200 - 6,400 ISO||200 - 12,800 ISO|
|ISO Boost||100 - 6,400 ISO||no Enhancement|
|Image Processor||Maestro||Truepic VI|
|DXO Sensor Quality (score)||..||52|
|DXO Color Depth (bits)||..||20.9|
|DXO Dynamic Range (EV)||..||10.3|
|DXO Low Light (ISO)||..||499|
|Screen Specs||Leica M Typ 262||Olympus E-PL3|
|Viewfinder Type||Optical viewfinder||Viewfinder optional|
|Viewfinder Field of View||100%|
|LCD Framing||Live View|
|Rear LCD Size||3.0inch||3.0inch|
|LCD Resolution||921k dots||460k dots|
|LCD Attachment||Fixed screen||Tilting screen|
|Shooting Specs||Leica M Typ 262||Olympus E-PL3|
|Focus System||Manual Focus||Contrast-detect AF|
|Manual Focusing Aid||Focus Peaking||no Peaking Feature|
|Continuous Shooting||3 shutter flaps/s||5.5 shutter flaps/s|
|Image Stabilization||no shake reduction||In-body stabilization|
|Fill Flash||no On-Board Flash||no On-Board Flash|
|Storage Medium||SDXC cards||SDXC cards|
|Second Storage Option||Single card slot||Single card slot|
|UHS card support||UHS-I||no|
|Connectivity Specs||Leica M Typ 262||Olympus E-PL3|
|USB Connector||USB 2.0||USB 2.0|
|HDMI Port||no HDMI||mini HDMI|
|Wifi Support||no Wifi||no Wifi|
|Body Specs||Leica M Typ 262||Olympus E-PL3|
|Environmental Sealing||Weathersealed body||not weather sealed|
139 x 80 x 42 mm
(5.5 x 3.1 x 1.7 in)
110 x 64 x 37 mm
(4.3 x 2.5 x 1.5 in)
|Camera Weight||680 g (24.0 oz)||313 g (11.0 oz)|
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A very enjoyable activity I did recently was to provide students with a piece of art and then ask them to form in their heads an idea of what had happened just before and just after the scene they are looking at. I chose Velazquez’s ‘The Lunch’, but this can work with any pictures at all (possibly made simpler by choosing pictures which have some visible motion in them). Once a few ideas have been discussed and/or roleplay of the characters, the students can then write a short story describing the events before, during and after the picture snapshot. I prefer to keep the writing in the present tense for this activity as it drives the writing in a more dynamic direction, keeping it fluid and compelling.
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Landis+Gyr’s Fair Meter Pilot takes meter circularity to the next level; introducing a radical meter redesign as part of the smart metering project being carried out with the Dutch utilities Alliander and Stedin in 2016 - 2021. Landis+Gyr’s new meter resulted in reduced material intensity enabling a reduction of 220 metric tons of plastic virgin material and 50 metric tons of metal in the project.
The concept of circularity was the focus of a pilot project that Landis+Gyr carried out as part of the Fair Meter initiative with its customers Alliander and Stedin. Over the next few years, Landis+Gyr will deliver more than 1.5 million meters to this consortium that manages roughly 65% of the residential electricity and gas supply in the Netherlands. The target was to identify design features that could improve the circularity of the new E360 smart electricity meter. Smart meters and their production, operation and use, as well as re-cycling processes, were investigated.
Massive reductions in raw material usage
First breakthroughs in the pilot were achieved in a relatively short time. The Landis+Gyr development team made drastic progress, especially in terms of reducing the amount of raw materials used in the manufacture of the new E360 e-meter compared to a directly equivalent previous meter type.
Project results in brief:
- 27 % (equivalent to 360t) of savings in raw material content measured “like for like”
- 50 % reduction in material variation in the mechanical Bill of Materials - 7 materials eliminated completely
- Electronic component count reduction of 14 %
- Lower self-consumption of the meter itself
- The radical new meter design brought fully to Landis+Gyr’s portfolio
- New global policies and EMEA procedures
The pilot project led to a remarkable reduction in, for example, the use of plastic and metal in both the 1-phase and 3-phase E360 meter. In the 1-phase E360 meter, plastic material by weight was reduced by 21 % and metal by 10 %. With the 3-phase E360 meter, the reduction in plastic was even more dramatic at 33 % and metal reduction by 58 %.
|Material||E360, 1-phase||E360, 3-phase|
|Plastics (by weight)||- 21 %||- 33 %|
|Metals (by weight)||- 10 %||- 58 %|
|Total Mechanical BoM||- 20 %||- 38 %|
Material usage reduction in the E360 smart meter versus baseline.
When scaling the total improvements in material and energy usage in the new E360 meter when introduced into the project with the Dutch consortium, the impacts are immense: for example, 143.18 tons less PC GF10% plastic, 14.49 tons less copper and 37.68 tons less steel. Together, these improvements translate to a total of 274.69 tons less virgin and raw material used in the project. From an environmental perspective, this is an outstanding result; the PC GF10% plastic saving alone is equivalent to more than 1,100 tons less CO2e emissions over the next 4 years.
The pilot project development team was also able to reduce the so-called mBoM (Mechanical Bill of Material) material variation by fully 50 %. That means 7 completely eliminated materials in the new E360 meter.
Material reduction in a large scale smart metering project
In addition to material reductions in the Smart Meter Cirularity pilot, one remarkable aspect of the project is that the efforts around circularity haven’t just affected the project with the Dutch consortium. The outcome has been bigger than just the Smart Meter Circularity pilot results. The project has led to introduction of a radical meter design in Landis+Gyr’s portfolio as well as far-reaching influences on Landis-Gyr’s policies and procedures.
In-depth project guided by demand for high-quality
The Fair Meter Circularity pilot project was launched in 2015 and it started with an analysis of the current situation and the creation of a baseline. Close collaboration between Landis+Gyr, Alliander and Stedin in workshops and seminars aimed to spark ideas and action by industry towards a more circular economy and business model. Proof of concepts – theoretical reports for the art of possible and practical demonstration - were published mid-2017.
The first phase of the Smart Meter Circularity pilot resulted in a 30-page disclosure of a detailed product and process description, identifying over 245 different materials, compounds and substances, and defining the unit and contract energy and resource footprint.
Circularity was to be developed within regulatory frameworks, the highest-quality demands and commercial conditions. No compromises could be made regarding meter reliability and durability, and at the same time, cost-effectiveness and a robust supply chain were important focal points. On the regulatory side, the Metering Instrument Directive and various standards, such as the IEC 62052-31 safety standard, guided the project and, in practice, required quite extensive consideration.
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February 8, 2013
Kidney Disease Patients At Risk With Frequent Dialysis
Frequent treatments improve health but increase risks for certain complications
Highlights:-Compared with standard dialysis, frequent dialysis can cause complications related to repeated access to the blood.
-The findings provide valuable information for dialysis patients and their physicians.
-Approximately 2 million patients in the world receive dialysis treatments.
Compared with standard dialysis, frequent dialysis can cause complications related to repeated access to the blood, requiring patients to undergo more repair procedures to the site through which blood is removed and returned, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). The study provides important information for physicians and patients as they weigh different dialysis options.
Frequent hemodialysis requires accessing the blood more often than conventional hemodialysis. This is usually done via a long-lasting site through which blood can be removed and returned. While daily or nightly dialysis seems to improve patients' health and quality of life, it's not known whether it increases their risk of experiencing complications. For example, more frequent access use could theoretically cause increased trauma, more inflammation, and greater exposure to bacteria.
To investigate, Rita Suri, MD (Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute, in London, Canada) and her colleagues conducted two separate 12-month clinical trials in which they randomly assigned 245 patients to receive either in-center daily hemodialysis (6 days/week) or conventional hemodialysis (3 days/week) and 87 patients to receive either home nocturnal hemodialysis (6 nights/week) or conventional hemodialysis. Three access events were recorded: repair, loss, and access-related hospitalizations.
Among the major findings:
-In the Daily Trial, 77 (31%) of 245 patients experienced one of these events, with the daily group having 33 repairs and 15 losses and the conventional group having 17 repairs, 11 losses, and 1 hospitalization.
-Overall, the risk for an access event was 76% higher with daily hemodialysis compared with conventional hemodialysis.
-Similar trends were seen in the Nocturnal Trial, although the results were not statistically significant.
-"Our study is the first randomized trial to show that dialyzing more frequently may have potential harmful effects on the hemodialysis vascular access. This has important implications for patients and physicians considering or performing frequent hemodialysis," said Dr. Suri.
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The present work deals with oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) Eurofer steel fabricated by powder metallurgy involving mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering. A heat treatment route including normalising and tempering was applied to the as-produced steel, based on differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurement. The microstructure was characterised by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD), electrolytic extraction, X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Thermodynamic calculations conducted using Thermo-Calc software were used to determine the precipitation conditions. The results show that the Vickers microhardness of the sample after the designed heat treatment is more uniform compared to the as-produced condition. A dual phase and bimodal microstructure is formed in the as-produced and tempered steels. M23C6 and M6C carbides were found in the as-produced sample while only M23C6 carbides were observed in the tempered sample. The carbides dissolve and reprecipitate during the heat treatment, preferably at the grain boundaries. Nanosized Y2O3 particles were found to be homogenously distributed in the steel matrix, which is crucial for the mechanical properties. The dislocation density in the material is decreased significantly after the normalising and tempering treatment. A yield strength model was developed that includes the strengthening contributions of solid solutes, grain size, dislocation density and nanoparticles. Good agreement is obtained between the experimentally measured and theoretically calculated strength of the as-produced and tempered steels.
- Heat treatment
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- Powder metallurgy
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Government agencies investigated missing uranium, NUMEC
Editor's note: This the first of three parts on the history of the Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp. Part II will appear Monday and Part III will appear Tuesday.
The colorful history of the former Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp. is rich with intrigue and mystery and unwinds like the plot of a Tom Clancy novel.
There are stories of missing uranium, allegations of illegal shipments to Israel, FBI sleuthing, meetings with possible Israeli spies, talk of special "encoded" telephones the FBI could not tap, concern by the CIA, congressional inquiries and interest from the White House.
The reason for all the cloak-and-dagger actions was an innocuous acronym - MUF.
MUF stands for "Materials Unaccounted For," and, in the case of NUMEC, referred to large quantities of weapons-grade uranium that went missing from the Apollo plant in the 1960s.
The unaccounted for uranium piqued the curiosity of the FBI, the CIA, Congress, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and its successor, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the Johnson, Nixon, Ford and Carter presidential administrations.
"Each White House took this and treated it like a hot potato," said Henry Myers, a former aide to the late U.S. Rep. Morris Udall, D-Ariz., who led a congressional probe into the affair in the late 1970s.
"I suppose there were too many 'maybes' because it happened and maybe because it was too hard to prove," Myers said.
NUMEC paid almost $930,000 in fines to the AEC for the lost uranium.
What actually happened to the uranium still isn't known - at least not to the public. But it certainly caused much speculation.
The most popular theory, at least among federal investigators: that then-NUMEC President Zalman M. Shapiro, a staunch supporter of Israel, secretly diverted special nuclear material (uranium) to Israel so that nation could have "the bomb."
In a recent interview with the Valley News Dispatch, Shapiro, 82, refused to talk about the allegations or the numerous federal investigations of himself and his upstart nuclear fuels company.
But in previous statements to federal officials, Shapiro adamantly denied he or anyone else at NUMEC gave Israel nuclear material.
"Let me state emphatically that I have never participated in any theft or diversion of special nuclear material," Shapiro told Udall and Interior Committee aides in December 1978. "I have no knowledge or information concerning any such diversion. Furthermore, I am not aware of any factual basis for the repeated allegations that 'material unaccounted for' at NUMEC was caused by an illegal diversion."
The FBI and its director at the time, J. Edgar Hoover, were suspicious nonetheless.
The diversion theory held by federal investigators prompted:
Many investigations were launched to find out whether Shapiro illegally diverted uranium to the Israelis. Although several federal officials had their suspicions, nothing could be proven.
Recently declassified FBI documents reveal the extent to which the bureau went - meticulously tracking Shapiro's movements, seeking informants, interviewing NUMEC workers and checking the backgrounds of various people associated with Shapiro or NUMEC.
As Hoover pointed out in a September 1969 memo to AEC Security Director William T. Riley, there was "substantial surveillance coverage" of Shapiro.
The FBI documents show that not only did the bureau essentially shadow Shapiro's every move but agents were concerned when he did not show up at scheduled venues.
Memos from special agents-in-charge, detailing their surveillance, showed agents staked out hotels where they expected Shapiro to show up and kept several FBI offices abreast of the case.
One memo, dated Oct. 22, 1968, from a Pittsburgh-based FBI agent states: "The Pittsburgh Office ... presently plans to afford subject's residence discreet photographic coverage on 1.../68."
Two days later, there was an urgent message sent to the New York office from Pittsburgh: "Subject departing Pittsburgh via United Airlines Flight 452, 3:35 p.m., scheduled to arrive Newark 4:36 p.m., this date. No return reservation made and purpose of trip to New York City unknown. New York telephonically requested to afford subject discreet surveillance."
Agents even kept an eye on Shapiro's movements at NUMEC.
"According to reliable sources," a Jan. 30, 1969, FBI memo states, "subject, since the inception of this case, has maintained late hours in his office at NUMEC, Apollo, Pa."
What fueled the FBI's suspicions were Shapiro's close ties with Israel, which continue to this day. He currently is president of the Zionist Organization of America in Pittsburgh.
FBI documents listed NUMEC as a "sales agent" in the United States for Israel's defense ministry. NUMEC served as a technical consultant and training and procurement agency for Israel in the United States, according to documents in the Morris K. Udall Collection at the University of Arizona library in Tucson.
Federal authorities also had other concerns:
The AEC gave approval for the Israelis to visit NUMEC, according to a Sept. 20, 1968, memo from Walsh to Rice.
The four visitors were: Avraham Hermoni, Ephraim Beigon, Abraham Bendor and Raphael (or, Rafael) Eitan.
FBI and NUMEC documents listed Hermoni as a scientific counselor with the Israeli Embassy; Beigon, group leader of the electronics department in the Israeli defense ministry; Bendor, also in the electronics department; and Eitan, a chemist in the defense ministry.
Hermoni, a Palestinian-born chemist and scientific counselor at the Israeli Embassy from 1968 to 1972, became a senior official at RAFAEL, Israel's armament development authority that, since 1948, has "researched, developed, produced and marketed advanced weapon systems," according to its Web site.
In a nationally syndicated column in September 1987, William Safire called Bendor and Eitan "legendary figures in the world of espionage."
From 1981 to 1986, Bendor, also known as Avraham Shalom, headed Shin Bet, Israel's counter-intelligence and internal security service, according to "Spy Book: The Encyclopedia of Espionage," by Norman Polmar and Thomas B. Allen.
He was removed from that post following controversy stemming from the beating deaths of two Palestinian suspects in custody for hijacking an Israeli bus in 1984. The Israeli president later pardoned Bendor.
Eitan's exploits are legendary.
The Israelis said Pollard worked for neither Israeli military intelligence nor Mossad; he was recruited and run by a government outfit called the Scientific Liaison Unit, headed by Eitan, who was forced to resign when the scandal broke, "but was rewarded with a top state-owned industry job," Safire wrote.
News reports stated that, at the time of Eitan's visit to Apollo, he was part of an intelligence unit associated with then-Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon, who now is prime minister.
In their 1991 book, "Dangerous Liaison," Andrew and Leslie Cockburn wrote, "At the time of his visit to Apollo in 1968, Eitan was acting as an agent for Mossad on special assignment to LAKAM ... a shadowy intelligence agency ... born in the 1950s with the express purpose of acquiring nuclear technology by any means."
Soon after the men's visit, 587 pounds of weapons-grade uranium reportedly went missing from NUMEC, according to Udall's papers.
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Final Research Paper Outline
Your assignment will begin with an APA-style title page followed by a formal outline that presents your thesis statement, topic sentences, and supporting information for each topic. You will need to refer to your annotated bibliography to locate appropriate sources for the claims you intend to present and cite these sources the body of your outline and on your reference page. Please check the “Research Paper Guidelines” if you have any questions about the assignment topics. Also, be sure to review the Model Outline before you begin constructing your own outline.
You are required to format your assignment as a full-sentence outline in APA style (see the Outline Form in the Ashford Writing Center) that includes source material from at least two scholarly sources from last week’s research along with additional research, if necessary. Be sure to incorporate any useful feedback you have received from your instructor and classmates.
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Silencers are required for almost all installations that particularly include gas turbines and heat recovery steam generators. Our Gas Turbine Exhaust Silencers are especially designed to work in an environment where they are simultaneously exposed to high temperatures and to high velocity turbulent flow.
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THE election of President Rodrigo Duterte has brought a geopolitical shift to the Philippines.
No longer is the United States influencing the region as it once did, leaving space for Russia and China to fill the void. The Philippines has endured a long relationship with the U.S., but Duterte changed the outlook of his country with a series of rants against the former colonial power and a threat to cancel military exercises.
The Cold War era has reemerged in recent years, with events in Ukraine and Syria pinning Russia and the U.S. against each other yet again. The next battleground appears to be in South East Asia. Every time a relationship between two states deteriorates, another global power is bound to move in.
Moscow is more than happy to capitalise on the dissolving relationship between the U.S. and the Philippines.
Last Tuesday, anti-submarine warfare destroyer and fleet oilers turned up in Manila’s port for a four-day visit. According to Rear Admiral Eduard Mikhailov, who heads the Russian Navy Pacific Fleet, there is a possibility of joint military exercises being conducted.
He continued (as quoted in Reuters), “The biggest problem now in the world is terrorism and piracy, and … we will have to fight these problems and we will show you what we can do and we will see what you can do and show us.”
Both Russia and the Philippines have a long history of combatting terrorism, in Chechnya and Mindanao respectively. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Duterte have established political careers and are no strangers to going outside the law to maintain stability.
Russian Ambassador to the Philippines, Igor Anatolyevich Khovaev, indicated Moscow was ready to improve the two country’s military relationship through supplying arms, including light weapons, military aircraft and submarines.
In order to highlight Russia’s actions have no intention of provoking a reaction from the United States, Khovaev stated, “It’s not a choice between these partners and those ones. Diversification means preserving and keeping old traditional partners and getting new ones. So Russia is ready to become a new reliable partner and close friend of the Philippines,”
Duterte has expressed openness to conducting joint military exercises with Russia. The recent visit, the third of its kind by the Russian military, is only going to increase the likelihood of an improved relationship.
Mikhailov even indicated that other states, including China and Malaysia, may coordinate with joint military exercises in the region.
The United States will have little influence in the region should a nexus emerge between Russia, China and Philippines.
It’s not only Russia that the Philippines is attempting to cultivate a new relationship with, but also China. After Beijing showed concern over the U.S.’ presence in the South China Sea, Duterte reduced the number of exercises in the disputed waters.
The fact the two countries went to the International Court of Justice to dispute claims over the South China is buried in the past, and the two countries appear willing to improve relations based on mutual benefit.
The U.S. has not outwardly showed concern over the burgeoning relationship between Russia and its former ally, but it has become clear Duterte is adamant on ridding Washington’s influence from the country’s foreign policy. Russia’s visit comes a month after the U.S. blocked the sale of 26,000 assault rifles to the Philippines due to concerns over the death toll in Duterte’s ‘war of drugs’.
South East Asia is slowly being seduced by Russia.
Duterte is expected to visit Russia in April or May, indicating a healthy relationship between Russia and China is well underway.
No longer is the Philippines the U.S.’ key ally in the region, but it should not be assumed that Duterte would be easily swayed by Moscow either.
Duterte has staunchly defended the Philippines’ independence in the post-colonial era, and Russia’s interference in its post-Soviet neighbours is likely to leave Duterte treading with caution.
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Prostate Overview, Transrectal Ultrasound, and Prostate Biopsy
The prostate is a walnut-sized gland located beneath the bladder and in front of the rectum in men. The urethra (tube that transports urine and sperm out of the body) passes through the prostate to the bladder neck. Prostate tissue produces prostate specific antigen and prostatic acid phosphatase, an enzyme found in seminal fluid (the milky substance that combines with sperm to form semen).
Ultrasound, or ultrasonography, involves using a special device (transducer) that reflects high-frequency sound waves off internal structures to create detailed images called sonograms. Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), also called prostate ultrasound, provides images of the prostate and surrounding tissue and allows the physician to examine the gland for abnormalities (e.g., enlarged prostate [BPH], prostate cancer).
TRUS and prostate biopsy can be used to diagnose prostate cancer in patients with an abnormal digital rectal examination or elevated PSA level, to assess prostate volume, to detect inflammation of the prostate (e.g., prostatitis), and to help determine the cause of infertility (e.g., blockages caused by prostatic cysts). Transrectal ultrasound also can be used to deliver and monitor prostate cancer treatments such brachytherapy and cryotherapy.
TRUS & Prostate Biopsy Procedure
Patients may be instructed to discontinue blood-thinning medications (e.g., aspirin, ibuprofen) for a week to 10 days prior to undergoing TRUS and prostate biopsy. An antibiotic (e.g., ciprofloxacin) may be prescribed prior to and for a couple of days following the procedure to help prevent infection. Before undergoing prostate ultrasound, patients may be instructed to drink a few glasses of water because a full bladder can improve visualization of the prostate gland. An enema may be administered to cleanse the bowel.
Transrectal ultrasound, which is performed with the patient lying on his side with his knees bent, involves using a small cylinder-shaped transducer, which is lubricated and inserted into the rectum, and a monitoring device. The transducer directs high-frequency sound waves into the body. As these sound waves are reflected back to the transducer, it records and transmits them to the monitoring device, which creates the images (sonograms).
In the presence of an abnormal PSA and/or if the results of TRUS are suspicious for prostate cancer, a prostate biopsy is performed. During biopsy, transrectal ultrasound is used to help the physician properly place the needle, which is projected through the tip of a probe inserted through the rectum to the prostate. The biopsy needle is used to extract a tissue sample from one or more areas of the prostate. The biopsy samples are sent to a pathologist (physician who identifies diseases by studying cells under a microscope) who analyzes the sample(s) for the presence of prostate cancer.
The grade (degree of aggressiveness) of prostate cancer is evaluated using a method called the Gleason score. The biopsy sample is examined under a microscope for cells or groups of cells that are markedly different from healthy prostate tissue. The greater the disparity between the healthy cells and those that are malignant, the more likely the tumor is aggressive and will spread (metastasize).
The pathologist examines two tissue samples taken from different areas of the prostate and assigns a score of 1 to 5 to each sample. Tissue with a higher degree of abnormality is assigned a higher score. The sum of the two scores indicates the Gleason score. Gleason scores of 2 to 4 indicate that the cells are well differentiated, meaning the tissue is slightly abnormal; 5 to 7 moderately differentiated; 8 to 10 poorly differentiated. Higher scores suggest aggressive tumors that likely require aggressive treatment.
Complications of Prostate Biopsy
Transrectal ultrasound usually is not associated with side effects or complications. Following prostate biopsy, patients may experience blood in the urine (hematuria), in the semen (hematospermia), or in the stool, and a dull ache in the perineum (area between the anus and the scrotum). These side effects are usually minor and diminish within 1–2 weeks. Men may be advised to refrain from sexual intercourse for 3–5 days. If the patient develops a large number of blood clots or cannot urinate, the physician should be contacted immediately.
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Gates funds agricultural development
Hundreds of millions of dollars will be spent to revitalize African soils.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle, Washington, on Friday announced a package of grants totalling US$306 million aimed at improving the productivity and profitability of agriculture in the developing world.
Most of the money will go to the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA), which intends to improve the soils in more than 6.3 million hectares of farmland on the continent. In addition to the $164.5 million that the AGRA has received from the foundation, it will also get $15 million from the Rockefeller Foundation in New York.
Every year for the past 30 years, the average cultivated hectare in sub-Saharan Africa has lost 22 kilograms of nitrogen, 2.5 kilograms of phosphorus and 15 kilograms of potassium, causing crop yields to fall.
At the same time populations have rapidly expanded, so inherited lands have been subdivided ever more finely. The smaller plots have forced farmers to stick to growing the most efficient crop for that location — often maize — to feed their families, rather than rotating crops, which would be better for the land. The practice of leaving a field fallow has become rare; applying fertilizer is often too costly. Gradual urbanization does not help; food flows to the cities, but faeces don't flow back.
The details of how the AGRA's money will be spent to address these problems have yet to be finalized.
Experts in the field have for months believed that the Gates foundation intended to channel more money in the direction of developing world agriculture, but have only speculated about the amount involved.
The rest of the Gates handout will be split between outfits that develop micro-irrigation technologies for small-holder farmers in India, boost high-quality coffee production or milk quality in Kenya and elsewhere, and improve dairy farmers’ access to markets in Bangladesh. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manila, Philippines, will also receive $19.8 million over three years, the largest injection of money into rice research for a couple of decades.
“This money has arrived at a key time because the price of rice has more than doubled in the past two years,” says Duncan Macintosh of the IRRI.
The newly flush institute will channel all $19.8 million into the Africa Rice Center, which tweaks the varieties it develops at its base in the Philippines so that they are suitable for African soils. The Africa Rice Center’s work has been restricted over the past two years because civil war in the Côte d’Ivoire forced it to move to Benin. Making it possible for countries to grow more of their own rice rather than importing it at high cost will free up more money for health and education, says Macintosh.
Some of the money will be used to disseminate the flood-tolerant rice seed that was developed at the institute and is already in use in India and Bangladesh, in Africa. “We got lucky with that one,” says Macintosh. “Flood tolerance involves only one gene, so it was easier to find.”
Other funds will go towards projects looking for genes involved in salinity and drought tolerance. Cracking the problem of salt tolerance will probably be relatively simple, says Macintosh, because rice varieties that can grow in brackish water already exist. But rice is not known to grow naturally in the same dry conditions as wheat.
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There are two entrances to this historical restaurant. The main entrance on the rue de l’Ancienne-Comedie and a “back” entrance that is part of a lovely passage called Le Passage de Cour de Commerce Saint-Andre. There are many passages still remaining in Paris [note, I am going to do a separate post on some of the ones we visited and will link to it when I do]. They are covered shopping areas that allowed the wealthy to shop unencumbered by the elements.
Architecturally they are fantastic to visit and photograph, some have endured better than others.
This passage was opened in 1735, and was built on part of the old wall of Paris, around the time of the King of France, Phlippe Auguste. This wall made up the limit of Paris during the Middle Ages! The entrance to this passage is at 128 Blvd St. Germain.
No matter what door you enter, Le Procope is a great restaurant to experience a traditional (and yes, heavy) French meal. The menu has all the classics: coq au vin (chicken in wine sauce), entrecot (steak), magret de canard (duck breast); beouf tartare, as well as several fish selections. The starters are equally traditional with terrines, salades and escargot (snail), among others. | <urn:uuid:8eb0c62b-2160-4e5f-b969-4bfa3e2b7820> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.afar.com/places/cafe-procope-paris | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560279169.4/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095119-00219-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946678 | 287 | 1.53125 | 2 |
Race and Sexuality in Cold War American Literature
Publication Year: 2013
A study of race and sexuality and their interdependencies in American literature from 1945 to 1955, Desegregating Desire examines the varied strategies used by eight American poets and novelists to integrate sexuality into their respective depictions of desegregated places and emergent identities in the aftermath of World War II. Focusing on both progressive and conventional forms of cross-race writing and interracial intimacy, the book is organized around four pairs of writers. Chapter one examines reimagined domestic places, and the ambivalent desires that define them, in the southern writing of Elizabeth Bishop and Zora Neale Hurston. The second chapter; focused on poets Gwendolyn Brooks and Edwin Denby, analyzes their representations of the postwar American city, representations which often transpose private desires into a public imaginary. Chapter three explores how insular racial communities in the novels of Ann Petry and William Demby were related to non-normative sexualities emerging in the early Cold War. The final chapter, focused on damaged desires, considers the ways that novelists Jo Sinclair and Carl Offord, relocate the public traumas of desegregation with the private spheres of homes and psyches.Aligning close textual readings with the segregated histories and interracial artistic circles that informed these Cold War writers, this project defines desegregation as both a racial and sexual phenomenon, one both public and private. In analyzing more intimate spaces of desegregation shaped by regional, familial, and psychological upheavals after World War II, Tyler T. Schmidt argues that "queer" desire--understood as same-sex and interracial desire--redirected American writing and helped shape the Cold War era's integrationist politics.
Published by: University Press of Mississippi
Title Page, Copyright Page
I have benefited immeasurably from the ruthless encouragement, intellectual talents, and creative nourishment of teachers, colleagues, and friends from the conception of this project to its completion. My teacher, mentor, and friend Robert Reid-Pharr continues to be an indispensable voice of critique and courage. I am most grateful to Wayne Koestenbaum, Steven Kruger, and...
Introduction: The Half-Told Histories of Desegregation
I always wander back to the scene in Ann Petry’s The Narrows when Camilo Sheffield visits, for the fifth time that week, The Last Chance, an ungenteel working-class bar in a black neighborhood of Monmouth, Connecticut. A figure of whiteness, marked by her blond hair, she sits among the judging eyes of the black men around the bar, quiet in its afternoon. Camilo, hungry...
Ambivalent Desires: Elizabeth Bishop, Zora Neale Hurston, and Domestic Desegregation
Describing the sublimation of racial and sexual shame as the “dark-town of our unconscious,” Lillian Smith in Killers of the Dream reminds us that desegregation in American literary culture is located in the interplay between physical spaces and psychological upheavals. Arguing that segregation must be read in relation to suppressed desires and taboo practices, Smith writes, “The lesson...
War City: Gwendolyn Brooks, Edwin Denby, and the Private Poetics of Public Space
In the American cultural imagination, the northern city often represents the site of progressive social change, the coming together of urban dwellers across races, cultures, and languages in New York, Chicago, or Washington, D.C. The literary projects of Elizabeth Bishop and Zora Neale Hurston, despite textual excursions into New York, locate desegregationist desires within...
White Pervert: William Demby, Ann Petry, and the Queer Desires of Racial Belonging
The preceding chapter explored varied articulations of sexuality—queer abjection, the erotics of public space, and the intimate negotiations of marriage—by African American women and white homosexual men in American cities transformed by World War II. In exploring Gwendolyn Brooks’s poems and prose in which black women reimagine both domestic duty and...
Damaged Desires: Jo Sinclair, Carl Offord, and the Traumas of Integration
In a 1946 radio interview, Jewish novelist Jo Sinclair, assessing America’s social ills in the wake of World War II, explained, “I call them ghettos. There’s one named anti-Semitism and one called racial hatred. Any kind of segregation is a ghetto, whether it’s mental, spiritual or physical segregation, and of any group, religion or race. The largest ghetto is one of the mind” (Sidney...
Conclusion: Intimate Failures
Returning to America in 1957 to report on the expanding civil rights movement, James Baldwin confessed, “I have always been struck, in America, by an emotional poverty so bottomless, and a terror of human life, of human touch, so deep that virtually no American appears able to achieve any viable, organic connection between his public stance and his private life” (“Take” 385). The dissonance...
Page Count: 272
Publication Year: 2013
OCLC Number: 841051228
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Have you ever walked to a meeting or the restroom and passed a coworker who literally avoided eye contact? This is very common in today’s world of looking at cell phones and being passive to human interaction. But it still confuses me why this is the new norm.
In my last job, if I was running a little late, flustered in the morning, or woke up on the wrong side of the bed I would often not say good morning to coworkers. My manager would ask what was wrong or disappointedly point out that I wasn’t being friendly and setting the right example. Quickly I adopted the mentality on how important it was to say hello, smile, and always be friendly to coworkers (and shockingly, strangers!). This mindset has served me well in my business life and is something others should adopt as well.
Here are some of the reasons you should embrace a friendlier mantra during the day-to-day grind at your place of work:
- It makes you happier. I mean, we spend a third of our day (at least) at work. That doesn’t include that another third is typically spent sleeping. Who wants to miserably go through a day without genuine human interaction?
- It shows character. In honesty, I think it shows more negative character when you are the person that does not say ‘good morning’, ‘how are you’, or ‘have a good night.’
- It makes a good impression. The people I think the most highly of at my work place are the ones who look up from their computer to say hello, take 30 seconds of their day to ask how things are going, or are welcoming.
- It forms relationships. Building relationships is the number one key to success.
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I am happy to find my name in the registry of Mexican researchers recognized by the Mexican government. It feels good to be connected to Mexico somehow even though I did my PhD in Finland, and now I am in France. This distinction doesn’t really have plenty of practical benefits for me because I am employed by a French university, but I acknowledge that the program is a good step by the Mexican government for reducing the “brain drain.” However, the requirement of actually being employed by a Mexican university in order to access funds is a bit exaggerated. Hopefully, this system would include more incentives for people like me to initiate research activities with Mexican researchers, and not only being employed by a Mexican university. For example, it would be interesting if conducting a study relevant for the Mexican context would qualify as doing research in Mexico, even though I am formally employed abroad.
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As the severe drought in key US farming states continues, worries mount over rising food prices. This recent drought is but one of many events that underscore how freshwater scarcity will be a major challenge of the 21st century. Almost one fifth of the world’s population currently suffers the consequences of water scarcity, and this number is expected to increase (UNESCO 2009). Moreover, population growth, pollution, rising standards of living, and the diet and lifestyle changes they imply will continue to increase the demand for water and strain available water resources.
In spite of reports about an impending water crisis, the world is not running out of water. For one, fresh water is a finite but renewable global resource. In addition, there is more than enough fresh water on earth to satisfy the growing demand.
The major concerns about water availability stem especially from the very uneven global distribution of water. While many countries clearly have more than enough water to satisfy their populations' increasing needs, some countries do not. Because water scarcity is tied to particular regions, it is easy to understand why analyses of and policy solutions for water scarcity have traditionally had a local focus. Only recently have scientist realised that a global framework is needed (Hoekstra et al 2008 and Vörösmarty et al 2000).
A global perspective
Most of the things we produce require water, and often much more water than people are aware of. One single apple, for example, has a water footprint of 700 litres, and it takes 24,000 litres before you can buy one kilogram of chocolate in the store. My study (Debaere 2012) explicitly studies water as a source of comparative advantage and investigates whether countries use water efficiently on a global scale. In other words, I investigate whether countries with relatively scarce water resources shift their production and exports away from more water-intensive goods (i.e. goods whose production requires, compared to other factors, more water) to less water-intensive goods. In a world in which international trade is possible, those water-scarce countries can then buy water-intensive goods from countries that do not face any significant water resource constraints.
Figure 1 below shows that such an international specialisation of production and trade is, at least to some extent, taking place. It shows the share of world exports for the 65 most water-abundant countries of the world in ten groups of goods that are classified by increasing water intensity. As one can see, the export share of the water-abundant countries tends to increase with the water intensity of the export goods.
Figure 1. World export share by decile of water intensity for the most water-abundant countries
Source: Blackhurst et al. (2010)
Notes: Products are split into deciles of green and blue water intensity. The share of world exports is calculated by dividing the exports of the most water-abundant countries (half the countries in the sample have more than 4,924m3 per capita renewable water resources) by total world exports in each decile. Source: Using BHV (2010) data.
Econometric evidence confirms that water is a significant factor in determining the international pattern of exports, while controlling for other production factors such as capital, skilled labour and land. At the same time, my estimates indicate that the traditional production factors, i.e. capital and skilled labour, play a much more important role in determining the pattern of international trade (and production) than does water. From a global perspective and in light of the current debate about climate change, this evidence suggests that changes in the pattern of trade due to changing precipitation and water availability should be contained. Needless to say, this finding comes with two important caveats. Individual countries that are heavy exporters of agricultural products which tend to be very water intensive may experience non-negligible disruptions. Countries such as Australia could see their exports decrease by almost 5% in light of a 10% decrease in water resources. A second important caveat is that my estimates take the current policy environment of often distorted water prices as given.
Beginning of the road
Global economic analyses of water scarcity are few, in spite of the imminent water crises, the extensive international trade literature, and the wealth of data from water studies outside economics. While more research is needed, especially on the specific impact of trade policy on water use, my study suggests that open markets that make the international specialisation of production possible may offer a way to fight water scarcity.
Blackhurst, B.M., Hendrickson, C., and J.S. Vidal (2010), “Direct and Indirect Water Withdrawals for U.S. Industrial Sectors,” Environmental Science Technology, 44: 2126–30.
Debaere, P. (2012),”The Global Economics of Water: Is Water a Source of Comparative Advantage?”, CEPR Working Paper, No. 9030.
Hoekstra, A. Y. and A.K. Chapagain ( 2008), Globalization of Water: Sharing the planet’s freshwater resources, Blackwell Publishing.
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Leonardo and VitruviusWhen most of us think of geometry we either get a headache or our eyes glaze over. It's right up there with reading Beowulf as the most exciting intellectual pursuit most artists could possibly look forward to. Well, I'm not sure if he ever read Beowulf, but Leonardo da Vinci, among his many other artistic, scientific, engineering, and mathematical pursuits, certainly found geometry interesting. Being a painter, he explored ways in which he could utilise his interest in lines, angles, arcs and all the other esoteric details of the subject in planning and drawing his faces and figures. I guess not too many of us think of figures and geometry in the same context, but I guess that's what made Leonardo a legendary intellect in his own time.
Geometry is more readily associated with the art and science of architecture, and Leonardo certainly had a strong interest in that. In the sixteenth century, there wasn't much in the way of books to study on the subject, except for the writings of the Roman Architect, Vitruvius. Vitruvius lived and worked in the first century BCE. But more important than his buildings were his writings. It was through these that one of Leonardo's most famous drawings came to be. Perhaps you can recall it without searching it out. It is a nude male figure, arms outstretched, with what appears to be four legs and four arms around which has been inscribed a perfect square and a slightly larger circle. Leonardo called it the Vitruvian Man.
As Vitruvius described the human figure in geometric terms, if one places a compass point at the navel (ouch) of the full-grown adult male (not sure if this holds true for females or not), then places the pencil at the feet of the figure, the circle created by this configuration will also touch the tips of the fingers of the outstretched arms when raised to the level of the top of the head. Similarly, he discovered that a square could be drawn using height of the figure as one axis and the horizontally outstretched arms as the other axis. Thus, one's height (you don't have to be nude but no fair wearing shoes) equals the distance between the two opposite middle fingers when the arms are fully extended. Try it sometime, it works (give or take an inch or so).
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Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis appoints a new minister in charge of recovery from natural disasters in a bid to defuse growing anger over the struggle to curb wildfires that have charred thousands of hectares of forest.
More than 247,000 acres have been burned by wildfires raging across Greece over the last two weeks, data from European Forest Fire Information System shows.
Greek premier Kyriakos Mitsotakis apologises for "any weaknesses" shown in addressing emergency and pledges compensation for all affected, and a huge reforestation and regeneration effort.
Nearly 300 firefighters are trying to contain a wildfire on Geraneia mountain range some 90 kilometres from Athens.
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Devon Wildlife Short Break Guide
Albeit famous for the delicious pasties, creamed rice puddings and the country's youngest castle, there’s so much more to Devon than we may realise.
Devon Wildlife Trust recently won a prestigious award, in recognition of its work to restore habitats at Dartmoor National Park. The Park Protector Award acknowledges the initiative, which was mostly undertaken by volunteers. Devon Wildlife Trust continuously works to cultivate a place where people come to enjoy the natural world.
During your time in Devon, there are many places to explore, both up high and down below. Here are a few things you will come to appreciate while there.
We believe that outdoor learning should never stop and with 50 beautiful nature reserves to explore across the county, the fun doesn’t have to end at just one. Entry to an array of exotic havens for all wildlife sits before you. Not only do the reserves help to engage and inspire thousands of people each year, but also teach us to love wildlife and take action for its benefit.
Birds are an integral part of any habitat and there are thousands of species in Devon that we are yet to learn more about. Devon wildlife is home to some of the most stunning bird residents in the UK and is well known for its population of Cirl Buntings, Peregrine, Raven, Dipper, Pied Flycatcher and Little Egret. To ensure you get the best birdwatching experience possible, some of the best sites to visit are: Axe Estuary, Exminster Marshes and Dartmoor National Park.
Devon’s waters are home to some of the UK’s most diverse sea creatures. Inhabiting the country’s most weirdest and wonderful wildlife, hidden in a world beneath the waves, visitors can explore exotic marine life right on their doorstep.
Lyme Bay, in the waters off East Devon and Dorset, is especially rich in marine life. Trusts have spent more than 20 years campaigning and working with local communities to preserve the Bay's remaining cold water reefs. Research shows that cuttlefish and anemones especially thrive in the Devon areas.
Expert says that waters around Plymouth have some "amazing undersea habitats” and with the idea of National Marine Park in Devon building momentum, Devon could potentially see some exciting plans over the next couple of years.
Wild Walks & Hikes
Devon is the third largest county in the UK and is an absolute dream for nature-lovers. Some of the best hikes and walks in the country belong here, with each one allowing various breathtaking views and interesting monuments. There are more than 72 hiking trails for you to discover, so head out and get a first glimpse of what's awaiting. A large majority of the walks range in length from 4 to 8 miles, using footpaths, bridleways and minor roads. Best information on the best routes can be found on the Devon Wildlife Trust website.
If you’re planning a stay in Devon, a relaxing night’s sleep, in picturesque surroundings is essential. Fisherman’s Cot in Tiverton has everything you need for a restful night, including a Hypnos bed. Enjoy a delicious freshly-prepared classic for dinner, after a long day of discovering Devon wildlife. | <urn:uuid:45eddd5d-613c-4a90-9327-5bd2828df88b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.marstonsinns.co.uk/short-breaks-in-the-uk/short-breaks-in-devon/devon-wildlife/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571745.28/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812170436-20220812200436-00471.warc.gz | en | 0.940496 | 693 | 1.984375 | 2 |
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Growing up as an avid reader, Kwana Jackson knew where to look for romance novels with black characters: separated into the “African American Interest” section where only determined buyers would find them.
When Jackson became a published author, she saw other ways to obscure writers of color, potentially affecting both book sales and the chances of their work gaining attention from the entertainment industry.
“That’s why, after 10 novels, I was surprised and thrilled when my agent came to me and said, ‘We got interested in ‘Real Men Knit,'” Jackson said of his 2020 novel about four brothers in Harlem, New York, optioned by a production company for a possible television series.
What she calls a dream come true is a pragmatic reflection of the unprecedented number of TV stations needing shows and the growing push for inclusive pricing – a punch creating opportunities for overlooked writers and prospects. ignored.
“There’s a huge appetite for diverse voices and for voices that are almost forgotten,” said Steve Fisher, head of intellectual property and partner at talent agency APA.
While the entertainment industry was born hungry for adaptations – a 1908 version of “The Count of Monte Cristo” is the first proof – today’s beneficiaries include writers of color, those in the LGBTQ community and women.
When Jason Bateman’s film and television production company requested the rights to APA client Tess Sharpe’s novel ‘The Girls I’ve Been’, Fisher met executive Tracey Nyberg, who explained the strong interest of society: Sharpe represents both a female and LGBTQ point of view. “and we want to be part of the vanguard of new voices,” Fisher recalled, telling Nyberg.
The debut science fiction novel by young adult author MK England was quickly snapped up. England identifies as non-binary and queer, and their characters reflect varying ethnic and religious backgrounds as well as LGBTQ diversity.
English space adventure “The Disasters” was optioned ahead of its hardcover release in late 2018 and is in development for The CW Network. Although England know the adaptations differ from the source material, they will be victorious if the series comes to fruition – which, they realistically note, is not guaranteed.
“I love the work so much, I love the characters so much,” England said. “Just the chance of these getting out to more people means a lot, even though I know they won’t be the same versions I wrote.”
Paying for screen rights is a welcome addition to a writer’s income, but “no one gets rich here,” England said. “All I want is a lasting career. I’m not looking for Scrooge McDuck to do that.
Jackson, who has said she strives to write stories that fully portray black and other ethnic characters, both in conflict and in love, believes such portrayals on television have the power to eliminate stereotypes and build empathy.
“We have to change that perception of how we’ve been shown. We are like everyone else, with real stories, real love, real joy, real problems,” she said.
Sean Berard, literary director of the management agency Grandview, thanks the editors for making the effort to find stories “from authentic places” and for bringing their authors the deserved attention.
“We hear from time to time of a (rights) rush for a certain project, a certain book, that isn’t even published,” Bérard said.
Such fierce competition was inevitable. Within a year, Netflix, Amazon and Hulu have been joined by new streaming services, including Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max and Peacock, all racing for viewers and justifying their viewing fees. subscription alongside premium cable channels such as HBO and Showtime.
The entertainment industry’s overall demand for content has “increased exponentially” over the past few years, said Michael Cader, founder of Newsletter Publishers Marketplace. Streaming services are among the most needy outlets, and book-related content “often brings built-in audiences and respect,” he said.
Their industry has also become keenly aware of demands for change, facing organized criticism in the form of #OscarsSoWhite and the #MeToo movement, among others, and against the backdrop of rising social and political tensions in the country.
Established writers are among the beneficiaries of the content rush, including those whose literary novels make it harder to transfer to the screen. Colson Whitehead, for example, was “a fabulous writer for decades and now he’s finally getting his adaptation,” Cader said.
Whitehead’s 2016 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Underground Railroad” is the African-American writer’s inaugural work on screen, the basis of an Amazon series that will debut May 14.
Sci-fi and fantasy author NK Jemisin became the first black writer to win the prestigious Hugo Award for Best Novel, for 2015’s “The Fifth Season,” then went on to win three in a row. Jemisin’s work has yet to be adapted, but his “Legacy Trilogy” was reportedly optioned earlier this year.
Although black-themed projects have been at the forefront, producers are beginning to cast a wider net. Native American author Angeline Boulley’s 2021 debut novel, “Firekeeper’s Daughter,” a thriller set on an Ojibwe reservation, is in development for Netflix by Barack and Michelle Obama’s production company. Charles Yu’s 2020 National Book Award-winning novel “Interior Chinatown” is in development for Hulu, which has commissioned a pilot based on the forthcoming first novel “Olga Dies Dreaming” by Xochitl Gonzalez.
Despite the signs of change, MK England, for their part, are not ready to sit back and cheer.
“People say, ‘It’s fine now, we’ve achieved equality here, the industry isn’t racist or homophobic anymore because, you see, we have those things,'” England said. “That’s just not the case. There’s still a lot of work to be done, especially in terms of racial representation and having people of color in the industry, deciding. | <urn:uuid:729a8f05-c893-493c-86e0-553a3481c62b> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.golshirifoundation.org/tvs-growth-is-a-boon-for-diverse-voices-among-novelists/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00674.warc.gz | en | 0.957665 | 1,354 | 1.5 | 2 |
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With what and when should I spray azaleas for petal blight amd lace bug? Sue
The azalea lace bug can be treated with a Confidor spray when they are first seen. The other option is to use the new Confidor Tablets which are inserted around the root area. The insecticide is taken in by the roots and trans located throughout the plant giving a more residual control. As the weather warms up and the azaleas are putting out new growth the incidence of lace bugs will increase. To monitor hold a piece of paper under the azalea leaves and gently tap the leaves. The tiny lace bug will fall onto the paper.
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I have this solution in excel, however, I would like to see it in QM.
I have purchased a similar solution, however I was looking for the formulation and solution in QM.
Linear programming #84515
Using Excel, please solve for the following:
The Southfork Feed Company makes a feed mix from four ingredients-oats, corn, soybeans, and a vitamin supplement. The company has 300 pounds of oats, 400 pounds of corn, 200 pounds of soybeans, and 100 pounds of vitamin supplement available for mix. The company has the following recipe for the mix:
At least 30% of the mix must be soybeans
At least 20% of the mix must be the vitamin supplement
The ratio of corn to oats cannot exceed 2 to 1
The amount of oats cannot exceed the amount of soybeans
The mix must be at least 500 pounds
A pound of oats costs $0.50, a pound of corn is $1.20; a pound of soybean is $0.60, and a pound of vitamin supplement is $2.00. The feed company wants to know the number of pounds of each ingredient to put in the mix in order to minimize costs.
Formulate a linear programming model for this program in QM,
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Cirrhosis is quickly becoming a prevalent disease in the United States alone and affects 1 in every 400 Americans. Cirrhosis occurs when the liver's fibrous bands are no longer fibrous in response to the liver being scarred and no longer being able to filter toxins from the blood. Ultrasound is a key tool along with blood tests that allows cirrhosis to definitively be detected and diagnosed in patients. Cirrhosis can be either non-alcoholic or alcoholic depending on the patient’s history and there are distinct differences in appearance of the liver sonographically as well as symptoms and treatment of this disease as it progresses. It is essential to determine sonographic findings of the progression of the normal liver to cirrhosis of the liver and to comprehend the difference between treating alcoholic and non-alcoholic cirrhosis of the liver. It is also crucial to understand the diagnosis, disease process, complications, symptoms, prognosis, and reversal of cirrhosis of the liver in order to both recognize this disease and be able to care for anyone with this disease.
Keywords: liver, cirrhosis, fatty infiltration, sonography, non-alcoholic, elastography
liver, cirrhosis, fatty infiltration, sonography, non-alcoholic, elastography
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Tondora, Giana, "The Sonographic Progression of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease into Non-Alcoholic Cirrhosis of the Liver" (2020). Student Research Poster Presentations 2020. 74. | <urn:uuid:2ea05a41-41cb-4d1e-8b1a-4b540721c1ea> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://digitalcommons.misericordia.edu/research_posters2020/74/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571056.58/warc/CC-MAIN-20220809155137-20220809185137-00671.warc.gz | en | 0.877905 | 394 | 3.0625 | 3 |
“After two years with no end to the military conflict, the situation of the civilian population has reached nothing short of catastrophic” proportions, ICRC director of operations Pierre Kraehenbuehl told reporters. “There is no respite.”
The ICRC has been aiding about 1.5 million Syrians, via the Syrian Arab Crescent, in a conflict that the UN says has left about 70,000 people dead.
The UN has also said the number of Syrians who have fled the country could hit 1.1 million by June.
Meanwhile, customs officers in Finland said they had seized spare parts for tanks in a container en route from Russia to Syria on board a Finnish ship docked at Helsinki’s Vuosaari port last month.
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Advantages of IP-Over-Coax
IP-over-coax has been around for several years, but more dealers/integrators are now using it as awareness increases. It’s less expensive to transmit Ethernet signals across existing coaxial cable with Ethernet adapters than installing new structured cable. IP-over-coax can provide a cost edge when bidding on a competitive job and could mean the difference in winning the project or not.
Using existing coax infrastructure to transmit IP signals also saves the expense of having to remove unterminated wire from a jobsite, which may be required by building codes. The labor of removing existing coax is in addition to the cost of pulling new structured cable for Ethernet. These factors can substantially drive up the cost of an installation.
There are functional advantages, too: Coaxial cable can transmit Ethernet signals further than category cable without needing repeaters. The distance advantage can provide a reason to pull new RG-59u (coax) cable to a warehouse or light pole that is more than 328 feet away. IP-over-coax can transmit data at distances up to 1,500 feet (or five times farther) on RG-59u. It’s a much less expensive option than the alternative of fiber cabling and fiber transceiver modules for longer distances.
IP-over-coax also provides additional bandwidth using a single cable, which allows multiple cameras to use one coax cable. Supplementary cameras can be added to an installation without the need for more cables, which is another way to reduce costs.
In short, IP-over-coax can help dealers/integrators secure more jobs as a result of lower costs to the end user. They can also save money by using fewer installers on a project, perform installations faster to increase customer satisfaction, as well as perform more projects using their existing workforce.
The Path to Higher Profits
Education and training are critical elements for any dealer/integrator looking to take advantage of these new technologies to increase business, efficiency and profits. Training is often available directly from a manufacturer or through a local manufacturer’s rep firm or distributor.
Dealers/integrators that take advantage of training from multiple manufacturers can better understand how each supplier uses these new technologies in its product lines and provide knowledge that can help them choose the best options for their customers. Local reps can often visit an integrator’s business to train employees about a supplier’s product line.
These new technologies are more useful in some markets than others. For example, larger installations are more likely to leverage PoE technology, so being proficient in using the technology can help position dealers/integrators to bid on larger jobs.
In the case of IP-over-coax, the better economics of the technology can position a dealer/integrator to bid more competitively on more jobs, especially retrofit jobs that are replacing analog video systems with IP devices. In either case, both PoE and IP-over-coax solutions can effectively help dealers/integrators expand their businesses.
Ronnie Pennington is a National Accounts Manager for Altronix Corp.
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Muliwavyo, 28, died of gunshot wounds he sustained after the Congolese military vehicle he was riding was ambushed in North Kivu by the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan rebel group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to news reports.
Muliwavyo, a reporter of the Radio Télévision Muungano station based in the town of Oïcha, was headed to report on the village of Kamango, which the Congolese national armed forces had retaken from Ugandan rebels the day before, according to Congolese press freedom group Journaliste En Danger (JED). Congolese troops have moved to drive out Ugandan rebels from their hideouts in the eastern part of the country since mid-January 2014, according to news reports.
Muliwavyo was riding the military vehicle with two other reporters, Mitterand Hangi, also of Radio Télévision Muungano, and Patient Subiri of Radio Télévision Rwanzururu, a community radio station based in the city of Beni. Both were wounded in the shootout but survived with non-life-threatening injuries, The Associated Press reported. | <urn:uuid:a3cfa758-4ad3-4d4c-9158-cd08445d6220> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://cpj.org/killed/2014/germain-kennedy-mumbere-muliwavyo.php | 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 | 0.95911 | 250 | 1.507813 | 2 |
Slick Rick Biography
A modern rap music genius, Slick Rick’s legend precedes him like no others. Originally known as Doug E. Fresh’s vocal partner in the Get Fresh Crew, MC Ricky D’s (as he was then known) unforgettable performances on 1985’s double-sided single, “The Show” b/w “La Di Da Di” brought a new kind of hip hop hero to light. Suave, debonair and capable of both great poignancy and bawdy humor, Rick’s charisma wouldn’t actually flourish fully until the commencement of his own solo career. Highlighted by classics like “Children’s Story”, “Mona Lisa” and “Hey Young World”, 1988’s platinum selling The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick found the U.K. Expatriate/Bronx resident displaying a remarkable talent for wit-filled narratives like some lyrical crossbreed of Bob Dylan and Richard Pryor. And his influence on a generation of rappers-from Snoop Dogg to the late Notorious B.I.G.- continues to be felt through contemporary times.
Sadly, tragedy would strike before Rick could completely capitalize on the fruits of his success. A well-publicized incident that landed Rick in jail from 1990 through 1996 would form part of the subject matter of his next two releases-1990’s The Ruler’s Back and 1995’s Behind Bars (both recorded during stints outside of prison). However now, after three years comes news from the East that will warm the hearts of rap fans worldwide: with his new album, The Art of Storytelling, hip hop’s most storied storyteller, Slick Rick, makes his triumphant return.
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All of our Year 4 children attend swimming lessons at Arcadia Leisure Centre every Thursday with school. Learning about water safety and knowing how to keep safe in water is a life skill, and as such is recognised and measured in the same ways as other key subjects. Please ensure all Year 4 children remember to bring in their Swim Kit every Thursday.
The aims of the swimming lessons are:
The Woodland Trust gifted Rushbrook 420 trees. On the 22nd November Manchester City of Trees came to help plant them with the children. They will hopefully help screen the perimeter fence and make the outdoors feel more contained once they start to grow. The children really enjoyed getting outside and are looking forward to seeing their trees grow. | <urn:uuid:afd674c1-15a3-44f1-a9b4-829260732374> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://rpa.bright-futures.co.uk/life-at-school/learning-outside-the-classroom/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00074.warc.gz | en | 0.975595 | 144 | 2.390625 | 2 |
The newly discovered diary of a wartime nurse - a fascinating, dramatic and unique insight into the experiences of a young nurse in the Second World War. 'I always seem to be saying good-bye to men whom I might have loved had there been enough time...' 1939: 18-year-old trainee nurse Mary Mulry arrives in London from Ireland, hoping for adventure. Little did she know what the next seven years would bring. In her extraordinary diary, published now for the first time, Mary records in intimate detail her life as a nurse, both on the Home Front and on the frontline. From nursing children during bombing raids in London to treating Allied soldiers in Normandy, Mary's experiences gave her vivid and unforgettable material for the private diary she was dedicated to keeping. Filled with romance, glamour and inevitably sadness, too, these are the rich memories of an irrepressible personality, living through the turbulent years of the Second World War.
Mary Morris (nee Mulry) was born in County Galway in 1921. After completing her nursing training in London from 1939, she joined the Queen Alexandra Imperial Nursing Service Reserve in 1944. She married Captain Malcolm Morris in London in 1946, and they settled in Britain after the war. Mary later returned to nursing and never stopped writing. She died in 1997, and is survived by four children and eight grandchildren. Carol Acton is Associate Professor of English, St Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, specialising in war writing, especially autobiographical works. She discovered Mary's diaries in the Imperial War Museum archives.
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The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts is taking part in the international celebration of the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death with a new multimedia exhibit at Lincoln Center.
Shakespeare’s Star Turn in America is a free exhibition which illustrates the popularity of Shakespeare’s plays in North America beginning in Colonial times all the way to modern day. Curated by Barbara Cohen-Stratyner, Ph. D. Judy R. and Alfred A. Rosenberg Curator of Exhibitions, Shelby Cullom Davis Museum at The Library for the Performing Arts, the presentation uses documentary materials from the library’s archives to tell the story. This includes: broadsides and programs, engravings, photographs, set models, costumes, and prompt scripts used by Edwin Booth, Orson Welles, Katharine Hepburn, and actors in recent Shakespeare Festival productions.
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New York is an ideal. It is a symbol of the world's hope.
Let us stand together and persevere with the knowledge that cowards may topple buildings and take lives, but they can never crush the American spirit.
These words were part of the speech I delivered at a joint legislative session two days after the September 11th attacks.
As I stand here … looking out upon the faces of a community that DID NOT give up … did NOT run away and never come back DESPITE enduring the most devastating terrorist attack in our nation's history ……
I am proud to see the New York Ideal RE-AFFIRMED this evening … and I am OVERJOYED that the American spirit is thriving in our beloved and historic community …
A community that has nurtured the hopes and aspirations of countless immigrant generations …
A community that will continue to serve as the gateway to freedom, Democracy and opportunity for immigrant generations to come.
From the sheer awe of seeing United Airlines Flight 175 bring down the South Tower … to the unbearable grief of loved ones lost and not recovered ……
From the breathtaking heroism of the firefighters, police officers, emergency medical technicians, and ordinary citizens who raced into the towers to save lives only to sacrifice their own ……
To the infuriating struggle to instill in government a sense of the moral obligation to rebuild Lower Manhattan and to care for those whose health has been compromised by their exposure to September 11th toxins ……
It is difficult for me to express simply or briefly the totality of my September 11th experience.
Honestly … how do I put into words the experience of witnessing - from the windows of my home - the decimation of the community where I was born and raised, a community that has given me so much?
Setting aside the painful memories and the recriminations … there are some snapshots of September 11th that I keep in my mind and in my heart at all times.
I remember the immense courage and generosity of my community …
Men and women, old and young … every race, every color, every creed …
Outside in the smoke … in the dark … trying to comfort the families of the missing … providing whatever relief you could to the rescue and recovery workers handing out water, snacks, and air masks.
I think about the teachers … moving eight THOUSAND children, some as young as four-years-old, some with disabilities, through the war zone … and not losing a child or allowing a single one of their students to get hurt.
I think about our health care professionals … some staying on duty, some racing in to their hospitals … to treat the wave of injured that never came.
AND ALL OF YOU taking action never considering, never concerned that more attacks might be coming.
I remember touring the streets of my community in a high-tech Winnebago - a rolling district office, if you will - that contained relief supplies and staff.
We handed out breathing masks and bottled water. We delivered meals.
We kept people informed and took their problems to the appropriate government agencies.
We provided them access to their apartments and cars … helped them deal with their insurance companies … helped them obtain essential documents.
We set up an "800" telephone number in Albany where residents could call for help. We provided cell phones for residents to make important calls.
I remember a young man who could not reach his elderly parents who were living in the Southgate Towers. He called the 800-number. His call was patched to my mobile office. We drove to his parents home and gave them a cell phone, so that they could finally talk to their son.
It was an extraordinary challenge, and perhaps, the most rewarding of my public life.
Any recollection of September 11th, must absolutely include those who risked and those who gave their lives during the rescue effort.
I remember a young man … a neighbor of mine … a Hatzalah volunteer ambulance driver by the name of Naftali Solomon.
He came to Ground Zero to save lives and was pulled from his ambulance shortly before it was crushed by falling metal and stone.
Just three months earlier, that very ambulance had been dedicated to the memory of my parents.
Less than nine months later, June 6th of 2002, representatives of the Southeast Louisiana Electric Membership Corporation traveled to my Assembly Office in Manhattan, and presented the Hatzalah volunteer ambulance corps with a new ambulance.
In almost every speech I have given regarding September 11th, I have spoken of the incredible clean-up effort performed by the Operating Engineers, the Ironworkers, and other laborers from the construction trades.
They would not let the rubble and debris become a lasting reminder of the pain we had endured. They worked around the clock and cleaned the site in what can only be described as world-record time. It was an inspirational feat that I will never forget.
I will always remember the memorial services and the tremendous outpouring of sympathy and respect:
The first anniversary and the reading of the names of the deceased;
The large service in honor of the 658 employees of Cantor Fitzgerald who lost their lives in One World Trade;
The small service for Officer Robert Foti, who gave his life in the line of duty and in whose honor a Manhattan street was named.
And along with the solemn services, I will remember the many times we celebrated the companies, large and small, that returned to Downtown, or that relocated to Lower Manhattan to be a part of the renaissance.
They brought hope of better days to come.
I will always remember the many community leaders with whom I have worked and continue to work to rebuild and revitalize our precious community:
Julie Menin … Bob Townley … Virginia Kee … Chris Kui … and so many other dedicated and generous leaders, too numerous to mention.
But if there is one memory, one snapshot, that I keep with me at all times, it is the image of Lady Liberty … standing tall … holding up the torch … through the darkness and the smoke that emanated from the destruction of the World Trade Center.
It is that memory that continually reminds me that the strength and the glory of our community is found in the diversity and the greatness of our people.
New York cannot be stopped. New York cannot be destroyed.
New York is an ideal. It is a symbol of the world's hope.
Let us stand together and persevere with the knowledge that cowards may topple buildings and take lives, but they can never crush our American spirit.
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Everything in our solar system casts a shadow. The Earth, the moon, and the planets cast a shadow. The only thing that does not cast a shadow is the sun. The sun shines its light on one half of the planets, while the other half is in the shade of its own shadow. All living and non-living things expose only half of themselves to the light of the sun. Their other half remains in its shadow. Plants and animals are born with a shadow, live with a shadow, and must die with a shadow.
Man is born with a shadow; however, he does not have to live and die with a shadow like the rest of the living creatures. He can choose to stay confined within the shadows of earthly things or go beyond the shadows to become something like the sun. But this quest takes a little something extra than most ordinary men seem to look for or even believe is possible to achieve. Early on in childhood, Fr. Peterson wanted to fly. Little did he know that his innocent desire to fly was an extraordinary, shadowless thing called prayer. A real and very extraordinary ear heard his plea. So God’s heart, the only one in nature who produces no shadow, was moved to help show him how to go beyond the shadows of worldly things, frightful things, and even deadly things. | <urn:uuid:2d78bf1c-1a04-4371-ab2f-faf2766f6cb3> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.scribd.com/book/169607348/Eternal-Shadows-or-Shadow-Makers | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00453-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970633 | 273 | 2.375 | 2 |
Truck drivers do dangerous and important work. Safety should be the top priority, whether the truck driver is on the road or unloading and loading the boxes and crates that they are required to deliver. This task is more difficult if the driver is working alone and has no one to assist with loading and unloading.
Sunvisors: Truck sun visors are permanently mounted to an interior car or truck above the windshield to protect your eyes from the sun, glare, and lights. Truck sun visors are an essential accessory for drivers as they go on long journeys and their eyes need protection from the sun.
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Backup camera for vehicles: It's difficult to see blind spots on trucks so a backup camera can be very useful. The camera is usually attached to the top of the license plate. It is connected to a monitor mounted on the dashboard or sun visor. This tool allows a driver to easily see what's behind their truck, while backing up, moving along highways, or changing lanes. This tool is affordable and a must-have for all vehicles.
GPS navigation device: This is an important tool that allows drivers to locate the destination they are looking for. Drivers will be able to view a map of the area they are interested in using this small monitor. You can also use voice features to tell drivers which streets you can take.
These devices, also known as snow chains or tire chains, are designed to give you traction while driving on snow and ice. These devices are installed in the drive wheels and required by transport authorities for snowy conditions. They are usually sold in pairs. These must be installed in pairs so that your vehicle is safe. | <urn:uuid:f7fd7a16-c08b-40ec-9477-fd8dd00c3684> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://openkwongdore.com/tag/truck-sun-visors/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571989.67/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813232744-20220814022744-00479.warc.gz | en | 0.962143 | 339 | 2.140625 | 2 |
Enactus celebrates Women's History Month with Diana Driscoll
Enactus celebrated women empowerment with entrepreneur Diana Driscoll sharing her story through business. Driscoll is an optometrist, clinical director of POTS Care, PLLC, and president of Genetic Disease Investigators, LLC.
As an optometrist, she created her own practices before moving to other businesses like real estate and hotel development.
After a family trip, Driscoll became ill and doctors couldn't identify the type of virus or disease. She was diagnosed with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EHS).
There was a saying she always followed though, “There is always an answer for everything and you can figure it out.” So, she started her own research on the illness she had while evolving her real estate business and pursuing the hotel industry.
However, Driscoll’s condition became worse over time to the point that she had to stay at home for 10 years. During this time, her son started to portray the same symptoms around the age of 12. He became so thin that he broke his arm putting on a jacket.
Her state allowed her to focus on her medical research to find a cure for her and her son. She started remembering information from college courses like organic chemistry. She used that to further progress.
As her organs began to fail with her worsening condition, Driscoll’s knowledge from anatomy class in college reminded her of the Vagus nerve that was linked to POTS.
She presented her finding to doctors, but they were uninformed on any of the material she referred to. Driscoll used the information to find out that salicylate, which was in nicotine patches, helps stabilize the major symptoms.
More determined than ever, Driscoll started Genetic Disease Investigators which focuses solely on the curing diseases. Many years of work were made before creating and patenting their own medication for POTS, Parasym Plus.
Driscoll concluded her story by telling students “Don’t ever think you can’t change the way things are done. Because there is always an answer for everything and you can figure it out.” | <urn:uuid:cf9cdf19-e35c-4280-b630-fb5ac9f9207e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://txwes.edu/academics/business-administration/news-and-events/department-news/student-opportunities/student-opportunities-news-archive/enactus-celebrates-women-history-month-with-diana-driscoll/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573744.90/warc/CC-MAIN-20220819161440-20220819191440-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.980497 | 464 | 1.875 | 2 |
General practitioners may consider prescribing medicines for breastfeeding women during the postpartum period. Most medicines can be used safely during breastfeeding at the recommended dose, however there are exceptions that necessitate caution.
This article provides an evidence based review of medicines used for common situations and their compatibility with breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding women typically use relatively few medicines, and generally these are compatible with breastfeeding. If other medicines are required, information on their safety during breastfeeding can be accessed from pharmacy departments at maternity hospitals or from online resources.
In Australia, 50% of women breastfeed their babies for at least 6 months.1 It is not uncommon for these women to seek medical care during the postpartum period for various common health problems. Women may encounter problems in the 3 months following birth (such as perineal pain, caesarean wound pain, urinary incontinence, constipation, haemorrhoids, exhaustion, coughs/colds/ minor illnesses, backache and mastitis) or at a later stage while they continue to breastfeed (eg. nipple pain, perceived low milk supply, depression and contraception).2,3 General practitioners are often called on to consider prescribing medicines for this group of women, with BEACH data showing that between April 1998 and March 2005, GPs prescribed/advised/supplied medicines at 57% of postnatal depression visits.4
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If you are planning a tech digital start-up this year, it is an exciting time, and the project will require all your energy, at least until things are running well. Of course, you have already put together a comprehensive business plan, and if everything looks good and you have the funding, you can set the wheels in motion.
6 Things Which You Have To Do For Any Digital Start-Up
If you are planning to work for any digital startup this year, you have to analyze some factors first.
First, your business operations and systems. Hence when you want to digitize your whole system you have to carefully examine all of these factors. Then, depending on your business operations, you have to upgrade your processes.
Here is our tech-related digital start-up checklist.
1. Business Registration
This would be the first thing to do, and with the help of a commercial attorney, you can choose the best type of business registration, and the legal specialist will handle the application.
For a digital start-up, you have to do your business registrations to ease your whole monetary dealings. Business registrations are mandatory to work for a smooth process of operations and money handlings.
2. Digitalize Everything
All digital start-up paperwork should be scanned and stored on secure servers, but being a tech person, you already know the benefits of migrating to the cloud.
Data can be accessed from a workstation PC, a tablet, laptop, or even a cellphone, and that means total connectivity for everyone in your team.
If you don’t have the time to set up a secure network, your local cloud services provider has all the solutions and a few more essential managed IT services you will require.
3. Business Plan
Your plan is your direction and should be so comprehensive that it answers all questions an investor might have. An organization flow chart would show who does what, and all your start-up and running costs would be listed, along with a detailed business plan that outlines your strategies.
You might be interested in ‘marketing management. Here are a few tips for starting investing in a digital start-up.
4. Business Premises
You need a base, somewhere with the facilities you typically find in an office; consider a shared workspace for a tech start-up, which also helps with networking, as you will meet other tech people, and some will be in your sector.
Whether leasing or buying, get a digital start-up as a business attorney to ensure that everything is legal and above board.
Most tech ventures use remote workers, who come together using Zoom, so office space might not be necessary; just a comfortable setting with hi-speed Internet, and you can manage your business.
5. Business Website
Every digital start-up needs to be top-notch; your website is your portal to the client and should be professional and slick, showcasing some of your best projects.
Dare to be different, and you will attract attention; shop around the best web designer outfits and see what concept they come up with.
When you find a client who wants your version of a mobile app, it is important to draw up a project timeline and present the client with a contract.
When a digital start-up business owner decides to go ahead with a project, they expect things to happen quickly and if you want to close the deal, have a prepared contract to slide in front of the client when the time is right.
Of course, you should know a great deal about the marketplace and be very confident that you can build products that people want. Setting up a business involves a lot of planning, and if you have a winning combination, things will happen. For any digital start-up, you need proper planning for executions. All of these six startup tips will help you to plan your digital business approach. | <urn:uuid:92d32e5c-a724-4a76-bebd-ffbcde530f02> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://voiceofaction.org/digital-start-up-checklist/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.947811 | 799 | 1.625 | 2 |
President Bush continues to lobby for more help in Iraq in talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin. They will also discuss Iran's uranium enrichment program.
President Bush is looking for support for a new U.N. resolution that would establish a multinational security force in Iraq, and get more nations to help pay for the country's reconstruction.
President Putin has raised the possibility of Russian troops in Iraq under U.S. command, but says it is not something under active consideration.
Mr. Putin joined his French and German counterparts in opposing the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, but has since generally avoided criticizing President Bush for acting without U.N. approval.
Instead, he says the United Nations should now have a central role in Iraq's political and economic transition.
Mr. Bush and Mr. Putin will also discuss a stalled Middle East peace plan, as well as Iran's nuclear program. Russia is helping Iran build nuclear reactors. The Bush administration says Iran is secretly developing a nuclear weapons program, and wants the issue brought before the Security Council.
Mr. and Mrs. Putin will spend the night at the presidential retreat at Camp David before the two presidents take questions from reporters Saturday morning. | <urn:uuid:a28d122c-b2b1-4628-8996-93ef588ca087> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-a-2003-09-26-36-bush-67321732/271129.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281226.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00379-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.96245 | 242 | 1.71875 | 2 |
May 6, 2010
- A d v e r t i s e m e n t
Whoever wins the election must make sorting out the public finances the top priority, the European commission warned on the eve of the poll, as it predicted the British budget deficit would swell this year to become the biggest in the European Union, overtaking even Greece.
The commission’s spring economic forecasts put the UK deficit for this calendar year at 12% of GDP, the highest of all 27 EU nations and worse than the Treasury’s own forecasts.
The country’s budget shortfall was the third largest in the EU last year but will overtake both Greece and Ireland this year, according to the forecasts. Greece’s measures to tackle its public finances problems are projected to cut its deficit to 9.3% of GDP. | <urn:uuid:3963c631-ef1f-4d92-bdce-cefcc6f362fa> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.infowars.com/uk-budget-deficit-to-surpass-greeces-as-worst-in-eu/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281746.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00288-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936102 | 169 | 1.859375 | 2 |
Created To Be His Help Meet, pp. 58-59
The title of this section is “Disappointed Old Failures,” and it follows last week’s section in threatening women with disaster and shipwreck if they fail to follow Debi’s advice. Or, God’s advice. Debi clearly thinks they’re they same thing.
Debi has three themes here. First, if a woman fails to be a proper help meet to your husband (or – God forbid! – fail to have a husband), she is failing in her purpose for existence, and she can never be fulfilled or happy. Second, there are truly disastrous consequences in store for women who neglect their callings as help meets. Third and finally, Debi says that women must listen to the words written in the Bible, not to the moving of the Holy Spirit (this one’s a bit odd, yes, but we’ll get to it).
When a woman gets old and realizes that there is no man to love and cherish her, it is sad indeed, for she has failed in the very purpose for which she was created—to be a suitable helper to a man.
Remember that in Debi’s world, a woman’s one and only purpose is to serve as helpers to a man – her husband. According to Debi, when God created Eve, he was creating a personal servant for Adam. This is why Debi says that a woman who does not marry is a woman who will never fulfill her purpose for existence.
No woman has ever been happy and fulfilled who neglected to obey God in regard to her role as a help meet.
I want to point out that in making this argument Debi is simply continuing along a track that has been well greased by evangelicals’ claim that people cannot be happy and fulfilled apart from belief in Jesus. In order to believe this, evangelicals insist that everyone who is “unsaved” is really truly unhappy, even if they look happy. Thus Debi can insist to her readers that any woman who isn’t serving as her husband’s proper help meet is fundamentally unhappy and unfulfilled without worrying about her readers pointing to exceptions to this rule.
Next Debi goes on to say that she has long been wanting to write a book addressing all of the issues these letters bring up, but that she has found that it’s really too late to help older women. She once again quotes from Titus 2—“the aged women…teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands”—and says that she’s concluded that her advice must be “directed to those young wives who are still trying to find their way.”
While still young, these women need to be warned, and they need an instruction manual to prevent them from growing into bitter, crazy old women.
If you don’t want to become a “bitter, crazy old woman” you better listen closely to what Debi says and heed her advice. And if you don’t? Well…
I fear God for these women still in the process [of failure], for I know that God is dreadfully faithful to his Word, and when you dishonor his marriage plan, clearly recorded in his Word, he will stand against you while sin eats away your soul and destroys your health. The consequences of sin are always cruel and costly, whether it is the sin of fornication or the sin of neglecting your calling as a help meet. And the collateral damage to children and family members is horrific.
Yep. There’s a whole lot of fear mongering going on here. I mean my goodness! Debi literally says that if you don’t follow God’s marriage plan, a la Debi, your health will be destroyed and your children will suffer collateral damage. This really goes right along with last week, when Debi insisted that her readers should live in fear and trembling of God. If you don’t follow God’s plan for your marriage, Debi says, he will “stand against you.”
There’s one final thing going on in this passage. Let me introduce it with this sentence of Debi’s:
We receive thousands of letters every year, mostly from bitter, middle-aged, “spirit-filled” women, disappointed with their “unspiritual” husbands, wanting someone to take sides with them against their “abusers.”
Note the scare quotes around the word “abusers.” This feeds into Debi’s insistence that you are only a victim when you stop following God’s command for you to submit, and her minimization of wife abuse.
Note also the scare quotes around the term “spirit-filled.” Debi has a specific target here, as we see in this next passage:
A woman who really knows God will know that true spirituality is obeying God’s recorded Word, not cultivating her “spiritual” sensibilities.
Evangelicalism has always endorsed the twin pillars of the Bible and the Holy Spirit. Some evangelicals place more emphasis on the first, and others on the latter. The fact that hearing the leading of the Holy Spirit is an individual matter without mediator means that the role the Holy Spirit plays in evangelicalism has often proved subversive to the evangelical establishment. Female evangelical preachers, for example, have often claimed that they feel “the leading of the spirit” and that they know God has called them to the ministry. Perhaps in part because the doors of official leadership in evangelical churches and organizations have usually been closed to them, it is “spirit-filled” women who have most often been the ones to challenge the establishment in this way.
Remember, too, that Debi has been setting herself up as the proper interpreter of the Bible here. Thus when Debi urges women against cultivating their “‘spiritual’ sensibilities” and states that it is obeying the Bible that is what really matters, she is ensuring that they listen to her and not to their hearts or their consciences or their inner questions or “the prompting of the Holy Spirit.” She is, in other words, working to short-circuit any yellow flags her words may throw up for women.
But more than that, Debi is also trying to undermine women’s confidence in themselves. “If you think you hear the Holy Spirit speaking to you,” she is saying, “you probably can’t trust that.” It’s like earlier when she told women they can’t trust their own feelings or emotions. It’s a process of breaking down any resistance or “buts” a person might have, a process of cultivating trust in one individual, a process of casting doubt on any attempt a person might make to think for oneself. It’s also a process I would bet is carried out in way too many fundamentalist and evangelical churches as pastors work to undermine any questions or challenge from the congregation, creating an obedient and docile flock.
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Quick Answer: The Pixar Theory is a fan theory authored by Jon Negroni that connects all the Pixar films into one coherent timeline, starting with The Good Dinosaur and ending with Monsters, Inc. It explains the existence of magic, intelligent animals, and even talking cars all in one interconnected universe. Negroni has updated the theory several times to incorporate recently released films.
Back in , Pixar enthusiast Jon Negroni connected every single Pixar film into one massive timeline known as the Pixar Theory. Negroni describes a single Pixar universe that explains the co-existence of everything in the Pixar filmography, from magic to talking cars. Since the theory must adapt to every new Pixar release, Negroni has made a number of edits to his original theory in order to include Inside Out(), The Good Dinosaur () and Finding Dory ().
The current version of the timeline begins over 65 million years ago with the events of The Good Dinosaur. In this movie, the asteroid that would have caused the extinction of dinosaurs misses Earth, allowing all prehistoric creatures to continue to evolve into intelligent creatures. Therefore, The Good Dinosaur provides the foundation for the fact that, in the Pixar universe, animals can become just as intelligent as humans.
Intelligent dinosaurs can build and maintain farms in The Good Dinosaur ()
Even without the asteroid, as the Earth’s climate begins to change and humans become the dominant species, the dinosaurs still eventually become extinct. After the humans rule the Earth, the next film on the timeline is Brave (), which takes place in medieval Scotland. In the film, Merida discovers and follows a will-o’-the-wisp (a magical spirit) that leads her to a powerful Witch. Although Brave is the first movie in the timeline that uses magic, it never answers the question of how magic comes to exist. Negroni believes that Kevin from Up () is the answer to this question.
Will-o’-the-wisps are the first evidence of magic in the Pixar Universe
Although Up takes place long after Brave, within Up Kevin the bird is a living fossil whose ancestors most likely predate the events of Brave. As a colorful flightless bird, Kevin resembles the prehistoric creatures seen in The Good Dinosaur. Negroni explains that the elderly explorer Charles Muntz discovered that Kevin’s eggs could slow down the aging process, which explains how Muntz is still alive during the events of Up. It is possible that the prolonged evolution of these prehistoric creatures created a sort of “magic” that could be harnessed by humans.
According to Negroni, evolution may explain why Kevin the bird has special abilities
Negroni continues that, around the time Muntz first discovered these magical abilities, people began to gain superpowers as seen in The Incredibles (). This means that it is possible that the abilities that Muntz discovered were used to alter humans into superheroes through government experiments. Interestingly, although The Incredibles takes place in the s and 60s, the technology that we see in the movie surpasses anything that exists in our real world today. Negroni believes that this is because of a dearth of oil in the Pixar universe. Since the dinosaurs did not go extinct all at once, there were fewer deceased organisms to become oil. To avoid an energy crisis, scientists began to develop new technology at a much faster pace. During this time, Incredibles villain Syndrome was able to develop A.I. and Zero Point Energy. According to Negroni, Zero Point Energy is the energy that toys and objects absorb in order to become sentient.
Syndrome using a weapon that is powered by Zero Point Energy
By the s and s, toys finally come to life (thanks to Syndrome’s Zero Point Energy), leading to the Toy Story series. Although the toys rely on humans to provide them with life through love and attention, in all three Toy Story movies, we see toys being abandoned and misused. Negroni infers that eventually the toys would begin to resent their neglectful human owners. In Negroni’s timeline the toys, dissatisfied with their treatment, join with other objects and machines to plot an uprising.
Around the same time, Negroni says animals become concerned about pollution and reckless human behavior. In Finding Nemo () and Finding Dory, we see that humans are the sea creatures’ biggest threats. Even in Ratatouille (), we meet a group of rats angry and afraid of the humans who try to kill them. Angered by the destructive actions of humans, Negroni says, the animals eventually go to war against the humans.
But while the machines also resent humans, they depend on them for their energy and existence. Therefore, the machines help the humans win the war against the animals and toys. Still, the conflict leads to an overly polluted Earth. This is when the machines and A.I. decide to take over. Negroni explains that the machines use the omnipresent corporation BNL to slowly take control of humans, starting in the s after the events of The Incredibles.
Even Buzz Lightyear is powered by BNL batteries
BNL’s eventual full takeover as seen in Wall-E ()
At the end of the animal-human war, humans are forced to evacuate the planet and board the Axiom, where they become fully dependent on the machines as seen in Wall-E (). Meanwhile, cars and other machines are left to populate and dominate the Earth. With the planet void of humans, the events of the Cars (, ) franchise are able to take place. During this future time, the energy crisis worsens, and the planet soon becomes barren of any life or sentient machines.
After several generations, EVE is sent back to Earth to search for any sign of life and finds a small plant growing in the soil, leading to the events of Wall-E. With the help of EVE and Wall-E, the humans are able to overcome the evil A.I. keeping them on the ship and go home. Once they return to Earth, the humans plant the sapling that EVE found, and it grows into a large tree that eventually becomes home to the insects of A Bug’s Life ().
The tree seen in the end credits of Wall-E might be the tree seen in A Bug’s Life ()
Hundreds of years after the events of Wall-E and A Bug’s Life, animals became more and more mutated until they became “monsters.” In the distant future, these monsters eradicate human civilization. However, the monsters soon realize that they actually need humans as a source of energy. By using magical doors, the monsters are able to time travel to different human generations and are each assigned a human to scare in order to retrieve their screams for fuel. This is how Sulley is able to meet and befriend Boo in Monsters, Inc ().
The doors that the monsters use may have the ability to travel through time
Eventually, the monsters learn that human laughter is a more powerful source of energy and begin to make children laugh instead. Negroni believes this is where Bing Bong, Riley’s imaginary friend from Inside Out, comes in. Based on his monstrous (yet humorous) design, Bing Bong was most likely Riley’s monster before becoming her imaginary friend.
Riley’s imaginary friend (and, perhaps, monster) Bing Bong in Inside Out ()
While Riley is able to forget about Bing Bong, Boo becomes obsessed with finding Sulley again. By using her knowledge of magical doors, Negroni believes that Boo ends up in medieval Scotland to find the source of all magic and becomes the Witch that Merida meets in Brave.
Could the witch in Brave () actually be Boo from Monsters, Inc. ()?
Of course, this is all a fan theory, albeit a very well-thought-out one, that has never been confirmed by Pixar and contains several far-fetched leaps, including an interspecies world war that happens offscreen. Interestingly, Negroni’s theory posits that human beings are an essential energy source for the survival of the toys, machines, and monsters (the descendants of animals). This founding assumption gives humanity a special status, of spiritual or even magical proportions, within the Pixar universe, whether or not this is the filmmakers’ intention.
Regardless of the theory’s veracity, shared universes are a fun way for fans to connect their favorite movies together. As Pixar continues to release more films, the theory will have to adapt in order to include the new storylines. While Pixar’s recent Finding Dory fits into the theory seamlessly through its connections to Finding Nemo, Pixar’s next scheduled original film Coco () will no doubt alter the timeline once again.
The Pixar universe theory, or simply Pixar theory, proposes the existence of a "shared universe" in which every film created by Pixar Animation Studios takes place, sharing characteristics and an internal logic. Although the popularity of the theory started in with blogger Jon Negroni, the idea was already discussed before then.
Speaking in an interview in , Cars "franchise guardian" Jay Ward rejected the theory, saying: "It's almost like the 9/11 conspiracy theories it's like, really? No, the movies were sort of made in a different order by different directors in different times, in different places. It's cool that it all worked out that way, but it probably was not intentional." At the D23 Expo, during the "Pixar Secrets Revealed" panel, director Mark Andrews also rejected the Pixar theory, and Inside Out co-director Ronnie del Carmen said: "Do you know what kinds of meetings we'd have to have to make sure all our movies line up?!" The theory was also criticized by YouTube personalities and other commentators unrelated to Pixar.
Media discussion about a "Pixar universe" has existed since at least , and has been referred to in disparate sources such as SlashFilm,Washington Times,Reno Gazette-Journal, and MTV News.
In To Infinity and Beyond!: The Story of Pixar Animation Studios, the companion book to documentary The Pixar Story, Karen Paik states that there are many internal references between various films in the Pixar universe. In , CityNews Toronto made comparisons between nine "Pixar universe" films.
In his thesis titled "The Pixar Theory", Jon Negroni wrote that all fourteen Pixar movies released at the time took place in a single fictional universe. He acknowledged that the concepts behind his thesis were derived from a episode of the Cracked.com video series After Hours, written by Daniel O'Brien. In his post, Negroni discusses all of the films and how they relate in a timeline of events. The character of Boo in Monsters, Inc. is said to create a time loop, and consequently is the same character as the Witch in Brave. As Pixar released new movies, Negroni wrote new posts to fit each new plotline in the whole theory: in June , he published an article on moviepilot.com and another one on his website explaining how Inside Out also fits into his theory; on December 3, , he wrote another post expanding his theory to The Good Dinosaur and on June 17, another article explaining how the timeline encompasses Finding Dory as well. Negroni had also fit the Cars spin-off series, Planes, into the theory, even though it was not made by Pixar. The blog io9 described Negroni's work as "a crazy read, one that Negroni has been annotating as readers point to corrections or flaws in his theory. But even as a tinfoil hat theory, it makes some clever connections—and, of course, contains plenty of Pizza Planet trucks."
In the universe in which the Kingdom Hearts franchise takes place, the worlds of many Disney/Pixar films are linked through a shared universe. The residents of the different worlds are largely unaware of the existence of other worlds, and it's stated many times by series regular Donald Duck that an order between the worlds must be kept in order to prevent confusion. The only ones able to travel between these worlds are people able to travel through a realm of pure darkness, or cross the universe using special "gummi blocks," disproving such a theory. Toy Story and Monsters, Inc. are series that are represented in the third game as separate worlds, as well.
Negroni's fictional theorized plot
Jon Negroni proposes that the Pixar universe is an alternative version of our universe where magic made animals intelligent and later rebellious against humans, while some humans were also born with superpowers. This prompts conflicts between these two groups, and later human-made intelligent objects, like machines and toys. Machines and humans later unite and defeat the animals. However, due to manipulation by machines, the Earth gradually becomes more and more polluted to the point of human uninhabitability. Humans begin to live in space where they are controlled by machines for centuries. Humans eventually return to Earth, but are wiped out due to the pollution. The animals survive and, because of the effects of radioactive pollution, evolve into mutated creatures known as monsters. Monsters form a far advanced society capable of time-travelling, but their technology depends on energy obtained from the emotions of humans from the past.
The Good Dinosaur (prehistory)
According to Negroni, the much longer time the dinosaurs had to evolve allowed them to develop their own intelligence: in the film, they have a language and practice farming and animal husbandry. At the time the film takes place, millions of years after their non-occurring extinction, the dominant dinosaurs are obsessed with survival due to scarce food and hostile environments, while mammals (including humans) are beginning to thrive.
Even though dinosaurs still die out, this longstanding evolution causes many weird-looking creatures to emerge, like the dreaded cluckers, those seen in Thunderclap's gang, the anglerfish in Finding Nemo, and those from Paradise Falls in Up. Magic, a result of this alternative evolution, would be discovered and secretly handled by some humans in the future. This includes the witch in Brave, Charles Muntz in Up (who uses it in his inventions to live an exceedingly long and healthy life and make dogs talk), and the government experimentations to create supers in The Incredibles. Magic would also make animals gradually intelligent.
The scarcity of fossil fuels, another effect of dinosaurs existing for more time, prompts humanity to look for alternative fuels much before they would in our timeline. This is alluded to in the Cars franchise, in which an oil crisis related to "dead dinosaurs" is mentioned, and Dinoco's logo is a living dinosaur. As a result of this earlier concern about an oil crisis, humanity develops technology faster, and this would explain the advanced technology seen in The Incredibles, which takes place in the s, and the survival of humans much after Cars. The zero-point energy discovered by Syndrome would be the "human energy" which is so important in this universe.
Brave (10th century)
Early in the Middle Ages, objects and animals are seen behaving like humans due to magic handled by a witch apparently related to mysterious blue lights known as will-o'-the-wisps, which appear in the woods. The witch experimented on various animals, which acquired intelligence and personality and interbred, eventually expanding their population. The witch is in fact Boo from Monsters, Inc., who had used magic to time travel to that time.
The Incredibles and Incredibles 2 (s and s)
Brad Bird, the director of The Incredibles, confirmed that it takes place in an alternate version of the early s, thus placing the film's prologue at the late s. Both the superpowers and the zero-point energy mastered by Syndrome are results of the same magic seen in Brave. Toys would eventually absorb the zero-point energy, which can travel through wavelengths, and acquire the potential they offer. Negroni also states that one of the signs of the machine rebellion against humans in this chronology is seen when the Omnidroid v, a highly improved AI machine, turns back on Syndrome, its own creator, and starts attacking random people.
Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (–)
An inanimate-object organized society is first shown, with toys living under their own code of rules, in secrecy of humans. They later find out that human love can be a source of energy, and learn that being abandoned by humans is dangerous, thus questioning their purpose of life. For example, Jessie feels resentful towards the fact that her former owner, Emily, abandoned her.
Finding Nemo and Finding Dory (–)
The first known intelligent animals after dinosaurs are seen. Fish form a fairly advanced society, with schools and network systems, and birds are also shown to be intelligent. This would be a result of experimentation with the same mysterious energy handled by the witch, and that gave supers their powers. Dory's short-term memory loss would mean that fish are evolving very fast, with the intelligence failing to fully or properly develop in some of them. Even though they do not communicate with humans yet, fish show resentment towards humans because they pollute the environment and cage them. The dentist's aquarium fish devise elaborate plans which eventually allow them to flee their captivity. In Finding Dory, Hank is the first to show a clear despise or fear about human treatment of sea creatures, and a toy fish (an inanimate object) apparently helps Marlin and Nemo to escape a small aquarium.
After a judicial decision, Carl has to give up his old house to a corporation that is expanding in the city, while in WALL-E, Buy n Large is the cause for polluting the Earth and wiping out life in the distant future, as a result of technology overreach. Negroni proposes that the two movies refer to the same corporation. Charles Muntz invents collars which allow dogs to express verbally. This would be another use of the old magic. Furthermore, Negroni concludes that Up may take place after Toy Story 3, because an easter egg in the latter shows a postcard from Ellie and Carl. Luxo, Inc. is seen once again near the beginning. Carl's pills come from "Luxo Drugs".
Communication between humans and animals is first seen, with Remy mimicking to Linguini and controlling his movements, and later his entire rat colony working in Gusteau's kitchen. Remy has outstanding abilities in cooking, better than any human seen, perhaps even Gusteau; he also walks on two paws, cleans his hands and reads. It is shown that his colony, especially his father, sees humans as enemies, prompting a negative sentiment in animals towards humans. Negroni suggests that after the events of the movie, the main villain, Chef Skinner, spread the rumour that animals, or at least some of them, were intelligent and capable of even outperforming humans.
Toy Story 3 ()
A postcard of Carl and Ellie in Andy's room, an easter egg in the movie, puts it chronologically before or after Up as it is unknown when Carl gave this postcard to Andy, it could have been given after the events of Up. Lots-o'-Huggin' Bear shows a strong animosity towards humans after his owner Daisy replaced him. Moved by hatred, he starts to lead a toy population and believes that every toy will be sooner or later discarded by the humans who own them. This provides another reason for why human-made objects are motivated to take over. In this film, we briefly see that Buzz Lightyear's batteries are produced by the mega corporation Buy n Large (BnL), which shows great importance in later films.
Inside Out is said to take place in the same year as it was released, due to Riley owning a Skype laptop and the presence of smartphones throughout the film, however technology is developing faster in this universe. It is shown that a child's joy is much more powerful and active than the other emotions, while in an adult, joy, sadness, fear, anger and disgust seem to co-operate with relatively the same level of importance. Negroni sees this as a connection to Monsters, Inc. in which laughter (joy) is said to contain much more energy than screaming (fear), thus being more effective to sustain the monster society. Also, Riley's imaginary friend in the film, Bing Bong, is described as her perception of a monster from the future, who occasionally visited her and tried to make her laugh in order to obtain her energy. It is also thought that the emotions are what keeps AI like WALL-E functional, and that is why he is the only one of all the other WALL-Es still alive, due to his fascination of all things to do with humans. In Cars 2, there is an energy crisis, which is because of the long-term absence of humans.
In Coco, we learn that Lightning McQueen had a human driver, named Bobby, at that time due to an easter egg of Lightning McQueen shoes worn by Bobby. Also, the town from Coco is seen briefly on a computer screen in Cars 3. In Coco, we see that if someone is forgotten they fade. Just like Bing Bong's death in Inside Out because there were no memory orbs left of him. The deaths of the characters even looked similar.
Cars, Cars 2, and Cars 3 (–)
In WALL-E, BnL had to send the remaining humans into space in starships in the early 22nd century. Negroni suggests that the Cars franchise takes place after these events (and before the events of WALL-E, which is set about eight centuries after the ships departed), when Earth was dominated by the machines (cars). While the Cars franchise is clearly set on Earth, no humans are seen, suggesting it may take place in a different time period, possibly after they were wiped out. We can also see that there are still some animals on Earth, because some birds are seen on a telephone wire during the "Life is a Highway" montage.
In Cars 2, an oil crisis is mentioned. A corporation named Allinol pretends to sell biofuels, while its plans actually consist of preventing cars from using alternative energy sources. Allinol may have been run by BnL (or be just another name of BnL itself), which ended up inundating the entire Earth with oil. The world then becomes uninhabitable by humans, leading to the events of WALL-E. This movie is also the last known appearance of Luxo, Inc. with a "Luxo Airlines" ticket in the credits. Luxo, Inc. probably merged with BnL.
Luxo, Inc. is also seen in Up where Carl's pills are from a pharmacy named "Luxo Drugs".
In Cars 3, a BnL raceway appeared in one of Jackson Storm's victories.
Centuries thereafter, the world is highly polluted, with the only seen inhabitants being WALL-E and a cockroach he befriends, suggesting a survival of insects in the midst of this apocalyptical environment. Humans are extremely dependent on machines, which made them ignorant about their past and purpose. The Axiom's autopilot is an example of authoritarian machines fighting to maintain the current order where humans are dumb and decadent. The tree that grows at the end of the movie is described as the same tree near the ant colony in A Bug's Life. The year is referenced as the start of Captain B. McCrea's rule.
A Bug's Life ()
Insects, especially ants, form the most complex non-human society so far, with cities, cloth-wearing and even their own machines. This would be a result of an advanced evolution. Humans are not seen and barely mentioned, meaning they are either absent or uncommon. The same trailer from Monsters Inc. is seen, but the vegetation around is dead and in much smaller amount, suggesting the more polluted environment around. The ants are surviving descendants of today's insects, and have evolved to only have four limbs.
Monsters University and Monsters, Inc. (–)
The animals who lived on Earth gradually mutate due to the radioactive pollution. They evolve into the monsters seen in the Monsters, Inc. franchise. The monsters eventually become the most advanced society in the timeline, with human-like cities, companies and universities. But they are even more advanced than humans, since the "dimension" to where monsters travel to obtain the energy required to power up is actually the past, where humans existed, and the doors are time machines built for this purpose. By the end of Monsters, Inc., the last movie in the chronology so far, monsters find out that laughter contains far more energy than fear, thus changing their main fuel.
Negroni proposes that Boo is the same character as the witch seen in Brave. After the events of Monsters, Inc., Boo becomes upset about never seeing Sulley again. Through her life, she tries to find a way to return to the monster world and find Sulley. Remembering that wardrobe doors could lead to him, she eventually learns about their time travel properties and begins to use them. However, unable to determine to what time period she would travel, she visits several ones. Wood carvings of Sulley and the Pizza Planet truck (the latter being a recurring easter egg in the Pixar films) are seen in the witch's cottage in Brave. Those carvings would mean that the witch is connected to Sulley and knows about future technologies (cars), thus identifying her as Boo. For some reasons, parts of this theories had already been confirmed by the official, or the director. Through the doors of Monsters world, the human world is nothing but the world of Toy Story. For example, Boo has a Jessie doll that she gave to Sulley.
Critics of the theory have pointed out some of the flaws that it contains and use the Pixar movies themselves to pick holes in the theory. YouTuber Bobsheaux, in his June video “The Pixar Theory Debunked”, signals among other things that:
- The theory says that animal sentience and human-like behavior comes from Merida's mother turning into a bear in Brave, yet we see the mother be turned back into human at the end of the movie and having no interaction with other animals, nor is never established that magic exists in Ratatouille or Finding Nemo universes. Mark Russell on his article Deconstructing the Pixar Theory points out something similar and also mentions that the witch in Brave seems to be immortal as she also turned Prince Mordu into a bear, and that both Mordu and Queen Elinor were acting more like animals as time passes instead of the other way around. Russell also mentions that no animosity between humans and animals is shown in Up, Finding Nemo or Ratatouille and that, in fact, the dogs in Up end as pets of Carl and Russell after they defeat Charles Muntz.
- The placement of Inside Out on the theory timeline is very sloppy. Riley and her San Francisco classmates are seen in the background of Finding Dory (which was confirmed by Disney), so Inside Out has to have happened during Finding Dory. This does not match up with the theory timeline. Also, we see memories of Carl and Ellie's wedding and Carl's floating house in Riley's memories, which would put Inside Out after Up.
- The existence of intelligent rats cooking in Paris made public by Chef Skinner was what inspires Charles Muntz from Up to create the collar to understand dogs, but Muntz is lost in the South American jungle since the thirties and the events of Ratatouille happen in modern Paris, so therefore he wouldn’t be there in that timeline (even when he’s busy trying to capture Kevin in the jungle).
- The magic use by the witch in Brave is the one that causes machines to become intelligent and compete with humans, including the giant robot used by Syndrome in The Incredibles, yet Syndrome used science and not magic to create it, and the robot is not sentient, it’s following its programming design by Syndrome. The robot did not “rebel”, it was Syndrome's mistake in the programing what makes it act as it acts. Same in the case of the robots from WALL-E who are also following their programming and not, as some theorists say, revenging on humanity by keeping them inactive.
- The idea that machines naturally hate humans postulated by Negroni is contradicted by the fact that the toys (included as “machines” in the theory) naturally love humans. Also, during WALL-E, the title character is seen befriending several humans, while WALL-E and EVE actually help humans by making them renounce Buy 'N' Large's lifestyle, returning them to Earth, and in restoring Earth (as seen during the credits).
- The theory states that after the great war, humans were sent to the Axiom while machines were left behind to populate and run things. But it is mentioned multiple times in WALL-E that the humans were only supposed to be on the Axiom for five years. Also, a magazine is seen that says an evacuation is ordered due to pollution. If the humans were only supposed to be gone for five years, then why did the machines make their own civilization on Earth?
- Albeit it is said in the theory that the events in Cars are the period during which machines rule Earth and the remaining humans are in space seen in WALL-E, the world of Cars looks clean with blue skies and green fields, not having all the garbage seen in WALL-E, aside from the semi-organic nature of the Cars that have things like tongues.
- The plant that EVE recovered in WALL-E is the tree seen in A Bug's Life, but the landscape is different. And if WALL-E happens in the far future and thus A Bug's Life must happen even further, A Bug's Life has lots of contemporary references and human presence (in a time where humans are supposed to be extinct) including a poster of The Lion King musical that couldn't be still playing in the far future and a homeless bug holds the sign “Kid pulled my wings off”. Also another aspect he points out is that there are toys based on the characters of A Bug's Life in Toy Story, thus proving that A Bug's Life is a movie in the Toy Story universe, unless the toy based on Flik was made by someone who somehow can see the future.
- The theory postulates that the monsters in Monsters, Inc. are actually mutated animals or human-animal hybrids in the far future using the doors to travel back in time, yet they use a map to measure the time zone on Earth starting by the Eastern Seaboard, to know when is nighttime in the human world, something unnecessary if they were traveling in time. Russel mentions the same hole in the theory. Both Russell and Bobsheaux mention that, if time travel were involved, the monsters won't need to worry for the kids to get desensitized as it's shown in the movie that they destroy the doors of kids that no longer feel scared, if they are time traveling they will be able to scare the same kid over and over just traveling to the same moment in time. Backstory material regarding the history of monsters was presented on the DVD release and in the book The Pixar Treasures, showing the conflict between humans and monsters as dating back to pre-historic times. Monsters are described as a hairy humanoid race known as "Mons" that became enchanted into different shapes and sizes and used their new forms to frighten the humans that persecuted them.
- According to the theory, Boo is so obsessed with re-encountering Sully that she became a witch and starts traveling in time with the use of magic, yet at the end of Monsters, Inc. and the video game Kingdom Hearts III, it is established that Mike rebuilt Boo’s door and Sully kept visiting her and even bringing her into the monsters' world for playdates. Also as mentioned by Russell, Boo only allegedly travels as back as Medieval Scotland yet, the dinosaurs in The Good Dinosaur are also sentient prompting the theory to update this. In addition, Boo is said to have planted a lot of easter eggs in the movies. But if she planted the easter eggs in Monsters, Inc. and Monsters University, why didn't she reunite with Sulley then?
A critical article in the game-based website Wizard Dojo points out:
When exactly did we get to the point that movies can’t just have these fun little details like cameos and references to a studio or filmmaker’s other works? At what point did these things become literal in people’s eyes? The Pizza Planet truck is a running gag. That's it. It’s there for people to point out and say “Oh look, it’s the Pizza Planet truck.” Nothing more.
The Pixar Theory is so full of holes, logic gaps, and baseless assumptions that the theory’s original author felt the need to justify his stance with paragraph after paragraph of excuses in between just about every thought (maybe he should just admit defeat?). The excuses aren’t any more grounded than the theory itself.
Similar to the above, Mark Russell mentions that the thought that all the Pixar movies are based around a violent apocalypse is very sad because it implies, among other things, that several human characters like the Incredibles, Carl, Russell, Andy and Linguini are all killed at some point. But Russell also acknowledges the virtues of the theory.
No doubt the Pixar Theory will be expanded as more films are released. It is a very adventurous theory, imaginative and thought out, but there are just one too many plotholes. The whole war/tension between humans, animals, and machines never really makes much sense until we reach WALL-E, and Boo being a time travelling witch from the 21st Century, really, really seems a bit of a stretch. Nevertheless, I will be keeping an eye on the Pixar Theory and seeing what ideas are presented to this fascinating theory in the future.
Jon Negroni, however, has confirmed in one of his website's comments[which?] that he is aware of these contradictions, also saying that his final decision was that "easter eggs are just easter eggs and don’t match up to the theory".
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The Pixar Theory
"Every Pixar movie is connected. I explain how and possibly why.” These are the words that began the detailed essay now known as “The Pixar Theory,” which came out way back in It collected over 10 million views on Jon’s blog alone, and was syndicated on Buzzfeed, Mashable, Huffpost, Entertainment Weekly, and more – generating over million impressions and now tran"Every Pixar movie is connected. I explain how and possibly why.” These are the words that began the detailed essay now known as “The Pixar Theory,” which came out way back in It collected over 10 million views on Jon’s blog alone, and was syndicated on Buzzfeed, Mashable, Huffpost, Entertainment Weekly, and more – generating over million impressions and now translated into a dozen languages. Now, these thoughts and ideas first written by Jon Negroni have been fully realized inside this book, aptly named The Pixar Theory. In this book, you’ll find an analysis of every single Pixar movie to date and how it tells a hidden story lurking behind these classic movies. You’ll learn about how the toys of Toy Story secretly owe their existence to the events of The Incredibles. You’ll learn about what truly happened to the civilization of cars from Cars before the events of WALL-E. And of course, you’ll find out the possible truth for why “Boo” of Monsters Inc. is the most important Pixar character yet. Welcome to the Pixar Theory. Don’t forget to fasten your imaginationmore
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The Hidden Truth Behind Disney - The Pixar Theory
They may seem like hopeful kids movies, but Pixar films may secretly be telling a much darker, apocalyptic story - provided you spot the clues.
Fans of Pixar know that the studio is a big believer in planting easter eggs in each one of their movies, giving viewers tiny nods to other franchises, usually tucked into the background as a subtle joke. But before long, some people started wondering if the easter eggs were actually a sign that there actually existed a Pixar Universe, a world in which every one of their movies was set.
This “Pixar Theory” may have started as an online joke - first by the team at Cracked, then expanded upon by Jon Negroni's comprehensive 'Pixar Theory' - but as more and more fans started filling in the blanks, connecting the movies (with increasingly outlandish theories), the case only got stronger. The darkest twist came when fans realized that if the films are all set in a Pixar Universe, the only real conclusion is a darker, more apocalyptic story than fans ever imagined – and it all begins with Brave.
We’ll break down the strongest points of the theories, and let you decide how convincing the idea of a 'shared Pixar universe' or 'grand narrative' really is in our latest Docu Series, The Hidden Truth Behind Disney: 'The Pixar Theory'.
It wasn’t the first movie Pixar released, but it’s set centuries ahead of the rest, in a Scottish kingdom some time in the Dark Ages. The most important fact isn’t that Brave followed a young girl as its hero, but that it introduced magic into Pixar’s world, bringing everyday objects like brooms to life with personalities of their own (courtesy of a mysterious witch living in the nearby forest). That fact goes a long way in explaining why toys, cars, or even fish can all think and feel like humans in Pixar’s greatest hits, but it’s the witch who does the magic that may hold the key.
We’ll come back around to her as the final piece of the The Pixar Theory, but for now, just remember that this little old lady’s magic relies on some familiar tricks from later films, and is able to make her disappear once Merrida leaves her tiny hut (filled with some interesting wood carvings).
With the assumption that the toys of Toy Story are all alive thanks to magic, the actual theme and plotlines of the trilogy deal with some serious topics. From the first movie, audiences learned that the toys loved their human owner Andy, just as much, if not more than he loved them. But as the movies went on, audiences learned humans aren’t always kind, with Toy Story 2 revealing that the cowgirl Jessie’s owner abandoned her as she grew older, the same way that Lotso’s had in Toy Story 3 (or in his case, had actually just lost). So people aren’t always kind to their magically-alive possessions.
It was the final act of Toy Story 3 that showed toys could be downright evil once brought to life, which sends a clear message for every movie set in the future of Pixar’s universe.
Having shown that toys aren’t as good or pure as their owners might hope, Pixar showed that the same was true with animals. Even the creatures that meant well didn’t exactly see humans in the best light, regularly outsmarting them (demonstrated when Nemo spent some time locked in a dentist's aquarium), giving them orders (the star of Ratatouille, Remy controlling his human chef like a puppet), and showing that human beings were usually afraid and angry towards things they didn’t understand - particularly animals.
And since the Pixar Universe looks an awful lot like ours at this point, their predictions for the future could also apply to our own. If that’s true, then we’re in serious trouble, since the movies set in the future of Pixar’s universe show an even scarier side to humanity. Or at least, they would, if humans were still in the picture at all.
Where other Pixar movies took place in, around, or alongside the world of humans, Cars was the first one to remove them completely, essentially replacing our world and the people in it with cars, and eventually planes, and other vehicles that could think and feel on their own. In our world, smart vehicles with artificial intelligence are already being designed, with experts warning that a truly advanced A.I. might not be as friendly as we would hope – just like the animals, insects, and toys of Pixar’s movies can be.
But it’s not like intelligent cars would be bad enough to get rid of humans, or turn on eachother like Pixar’s animals and toys did before them, would they? Cars offers a chilling answer, since most of the sports, infrastructure and overall world of the cars is obviously the same one built by humans, before cars and machines could drive themselves, making human beings irrelevant.
Even if toys and animals became smarter than humans realized, leading to a rise of machines who felt the same way, that still doesn’t answer the question: where did all of Pixar’s people GO?
They went out into space, that’s where. In the future of Wall-E, the world is completely destroyed, turned brown and lifeless by pollution and smog. But the humans didn’t find anything better in deep space, turning into lifeless, bored couch potatoes who only do what the intelligent machines around them tell them to do. Eventually, fans looked at Cars and wondered: did people leave Earth because it was dying from pollution, or did they just head into space following the same robotic orders, and the planet wound up polluted long after. Like, from the kind of pollution that would be caused by billions of cars taking over the planet?
The theory is obviously using plenty of imagination, claiming that intelligent cars got sick of people, just like some toys and animals were already starting to in earlier movies. But with Wall- E the only machine left working on Earth, the plan backfired. The cars died off, leaving Earth ready for humans to return.
Here’s where the theory takes it’s darkest turn, claiming Wall-E’s happy ending was just an illusion. By returning to a dead planet without their robotic leaders telling them what to do, humanity went extinct – and their machines along with them. Leaving the door open for a brand new type of lifeform to take over…
That’s right, the monsters rise up to take humanity’s place, building their own society from the rubble. A society that needed power on a dried up planet. Apparently, the fan theory claims, some of the toys that weren’t destroyed – like the ones collected by Wall-E – gave up their secrets, telling the monsters about the humans who helped them, cared for them, or were terrified of them. Seeing a solution to their energy problems, the Monsters realized that scaring those same children could power their city. There was one problem, though: they were already extinct.
But you know those doors the monsters use to scare human kids? What if they weren’t just doors in space, but time? And what if the little girl of the movie, Boo, wasn’t ever going to give up her search for the monster that lived in her closet? Since we know magic exists in the Pixar Universe, it’s possible that Boo grew up to use it herself, hopping from door to door, and time to time, trying to find Sully and hear the real secrets about the Monster world.
It’s these trips, the fans claim, which caused all kinds of artifacts and references to pop up across the movies set in different places and times. Boo left them behind as she traveled, eventually finding her way back to one place long, long before the world we know took shape.
Finally, we return to the magical old woman in the woods, eager to turn Merrida’s mother into a massive, hairy, monstrous bear to bring them closer together. The same old witch who has carved pictures of the monster Sully, and the Pizza Planet truck from the modern day Pixar world sitting around her hut. The clues all add up to Boo, after decades of time-jumping landed her in the Dark Ages, where she used her magic from the future to enchant everyday objects and animals – introducing magic to the Pixar Universe, and completing the entire loop.
It’s anything but simple, and some Pixar fans might think it’s more of a waste of time than a use of imagination. But The Pixar Theory wins more believers every year, as more and more movies from the studio seem to back it up – or add a new twist of their own.
What do you think of the idea? Are there any clues that are even harder to ignore, or details you think fans are ignoring to keep their theory intact? Let us know in the comments, and remember to subscribe to our channel for more videos like this one!
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Although in my last blog post, I said I was going to go into theories about the Miyazaki movies, I would first like to take a detour and explain the Pixar Theory. Seeing as many of the people reading this blog would likely not have watched any of the Ghibli movies, I want to take this time to explain a similar theory that involves more popular American movies that will hopefully help you understand the Miyazaki movies.
So, what is the Pixar Theory?
An image featuring the main characters of a few of the Pixar movies.
In short, the Pixar Theory is a fan theory that all Pixar movies are from the same timeline. Although this claim hasnt been confirmed by Pixar, fans have found a substantial amount of evidence that could be used to support their ideas. The Pixar Theory basically states that the timeline that these movies are in illustrate the changing relations between three basic races: humans, animals, and robots.
The Beginning: Brave
An image of a tapestry showing the bond between Merida and her mother as a bear.
At the start of this epic timeline is the movie Brave. This movie was released in , but the events in the movie are estimated to have taken place in the fourteenth or fifteenth century. If you havent seen it, the movie focuses on the life of the Scottish princess, Merida. After getting frustrated with her mother, Merida runs off and finds an old, bear-obsessed witch who instills magic in wood. This witch frequently uses doors to teleport places and transform her surroundings. Merida convinces the witch to help her change her mothers mind, but the witch ends up turning her mother into a bear. There was one other instance in which the witch turned someone into a bear but they were never able to turn back. Despite this, at the end of the movie, Merida and her mother make amends and her mother turns back into a human.
This movie shows the beginnings of the relations between humans, animals, and magic.
Evolution of Mankind: The Incredibles
Syndrome (right) and his Omnidroid (left).
The Incredibles is the second movie on the Pixar timeline. It is said to have taken place from the s to the s and features a family of five that has incredible super powers, but they arent the only ones. They use their powers to fight against evil, and in particular, against Syndrome who creates robots who are trained to seek out and destroy anyone with superpowers. It is theorized that between the time that went unexplained between Brave and The Incredibles, humans were rapidly evolving and developing their magic until they had superpowers. However, because of Syndromes machines, the numbers of people with these special genetic mutations were decreasing rapidly and, in essence, mankind was devolving. At the end of the movie, although Syndrome is defeated, his killer robot, the Omindroid, was lost, but still functioning.
Enter the robots.
Evolution of Robots: Toy Story
An image of Lotso displaying his hatred for humans.
Toy Story,Toy Story 2, and Toy Story 3 take their places here in the timeline, at around In the first Toy Story movie, the ideas that toys were able to feed off of human emotion was introduced. The Pixar Theory suggests that the Omnidroid, which was considered so intelligent that it turned against its own maker, spent its time in the wilderness creating more robots and essentially allowing them to evolve. As the robots grew more and more advanced, they created toys that were able to understand human emotion, but could only live if they brought joy to children. However, as humans began to take their toys for granted, the toys became independent and fed off their own resentment for humans (as was seen in Lotso the bear and Jessie who hated her owner for abandoning her).
Robots begin to rebel.
Evolution of Animals: Finding Nemo and Ratatouille
Dory talking whale.
While humans and robots have been evolving, animals have also been quickly making progress. In Finding Nemo, the animals show incredible communicative skills, with Dory being able to talk to whales. Additionally, Nemos dad and Dory were able to travel across the ocean alone. They showed unbelievable navigational and survival skills that wouldnt have been found in more primitive species of these fish. Additionally, it is found out that humans have been experimenting on animals for a long time. It is said that Dory was experimented on, which is why she is so forgetful. To make matters worse, humans had been polluting their home for years, adding growing resentment towards the humans.
The mouse in Ratatouille also displays incredibly human traits, including the ability to cook better than professional chefs. His vast intelligence shows just how much evolution really affected the animals. However, not all animals were affected by the supermutations that the fish in Finding Nemo and Remy were able to attain. Lastly, the rat clans featured in Ratatouille, like the other animals, show intense hatred and fear of humans.
So when does the rebellion start?
The Introduction of By N Large: Up
Dug introducing himself briefly before getting distracted by a squirrel.
In the beginning of the movie Up, Carl is forced out of his house by a corporation called By N Large. Keep this name in mind; it will come up a lot later. The main point that you need to know about this movie, however, is that Carl meets a dog named Dug that can communicate with him through the help of a translator created by Charles Muntz. During his adventure, Carl finds that animals can effectively communicate with each other, and with the help of technology, they can even communicate with humans. Through their interactions, Carl discovers the resentment that animals harbor towards humans because of the mass pollution they caused. It is also discovered that Muntz raised an army of dogs that would later rebel against humans.
Who do you think won that confrontation?
The Disappearance of Mankind: Cars
Tow Mater in front of the deserted Earth.
If you said that animals won the confrontation, you would almost be correct. Fed up with being underestimated, experimented on, and forced out of their homes, the animals rebelled against and fought back against the humans. The animals would have eradicated the humans out of sheer hatred, but the machines that had kept in hiding fought alongside the humans and held the animals back. However, the effects of the humans pollution was so devastating that the Earth had become almost entirely desolate, as seen in the first Cars movie. The humans that survived had to be sent to a separate planet called Axiom in order to keep them alive and the machines, or the cars, were left on Earth to populate and manage it.
Now, heres the real kicker: the leading oil company at the time that contributed to the pollution of the Earth was called Allinol. If that name sounds familiar, well, youd be right. Allinol, better known to fans as all in all, is owned by By N Large. It is theorized that a machine that became extremely intelligent became the head of BnL and wanted to pollute the Earth to destruction.
A Reversal: Wall-E
Wall-E trying to interact with humans who are bombarded with pleasure.
So now that we know whats going on down on Earth, whats the deal with Axiom? For those of you who have watched Wall-E, you would know that humans are being treated like gods. The machines, formerly known as the toys who had so loved the humans, became so fearful of losing the humans that they wanted to preserve their species and pay them back for the good memories they had. Putting aside the resentment they developed, the robots took care of the humans in the only way they knew how: providing everything the humans could ever want or need. Obesity rates sky-rocketed as the humans were pampered and put into a constant state of euphoria. The robots wanted to shower the humans with happiness because, well, when they were toys, they would die without it. At the end of the movie, Wall-E is seen planting a seed on Earth that would grow to become the tree that started life on Earth again.
Repopulation of the Earth: A Bugs Life
Flick entering the city created by the bugs.
Despite the fact that the Earth became desolate, not every animal species was eradicated. Many bugs actually survived the harsh conditions and continued to evolve. The bugs became more and more human-like, building cities, having families, creating civilizations. The lifespan of the bugs grows beyond belief, even to over 90 years old. The Earth thrives so well that humans begin to inhabit it again, but this doesnt stop the rapid evolution of animals.
The End?: Monsters, Inc.
A side by side comparison of Boo and the witch from Brave.
The animals were said to have evolved and mutated into incredibly intelligent monsters that were able to use magic on doors to travel back in time to when the Earth was more populated to gather screams from children. On one of their missions, a little girl named Boo discovers the monsters time period and becomes extremely attached to one monster named Sullivan. Although in the beginning, she says that he is a kitty, it is theorized that as she grew older, she realized that Sullivan looked more like a bear than any other earthly animal and spends the rest of her life taking the magic she learned about from the monster world to travel through time periods by means of doors to find her long lost friend, Sullivan. Who else travels through doors and is obsessed with bears? The witch from Brave.
So now that weve come full-circle back to Brave, weve finally finished our adventure exploring the Pixar Theory. I know this was such a long post, but I really do hope it was worth the read. In the next blog post, I would like to finally jump right into the Miyazaki Theory and make comparisons to the Pixar Theory.
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The Pixar Theory: How every Pixar animated movie is connected.
Believe it or not, there is reason to think that all 24 Pixar movies are connected. Like the MCU, or Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Pixar Universe connects all Pixar movies in a very long convoluted timeline.
This “Pixar Theory was developed back in by Jon Negroni, who saw the connections between the first 14 movies. Ever since the theory has evolved tremendously. The best way to describe the theory is by making a timeline, explaining the evolution of humans, animals, artificial intelligence and monsters. So lets get right into it. Spoilers ahead for every Pixar movie.
The Good Dinosaur ()
This timeline starts off in the dino ages, in an alternate history when the meteor that killed the dinosaurs never hit the Earth. This leads to the dinosaurs advancing to a close-to-human level, which foreshadows the abilities of animals for the future. So keep that in mind.
Next up, we then skip till millions of years after The Good Dinosaur in medieval Scotland. When Princess Merida wants to change her fate, she follows the Will O the Wisps. They lead her into a cabin in the woods, owned by a witch. In the said cabin, many carvings are seen of bears, one in particular looks like Sully from Monsters Inc. Pay attention to that detail, it will come in handy later.
The Incredibles() and Incredibles 2 ()
About a thousand or so years later, we jump into the s, the age of Superheroes. What is important here is the development of AI(Artificial Intelligence) created by Syndrome. We also see the first mention of Buy-In-Large or BML, a super-corporation. They will be making many appearances throughout the Pixar Theory.
Toy Story() and Toy Story 2 ()
Decades after the Incredibles 2, the first two Toy Story movies show how childrens toys can come to life. It is also shown that in order to come alive, toys and other objects are powered by human memories. For example, in Toy Story 2 when the penguin, Wheezy, is being forgotten by Andy, he becomes very slow and squeaky. Toys that do not come to life are toys not remembered by any humans.
In addition, many mentions of BNL are seen, demonstrating how much this corporation is growing.
Finding Nemo () and Finding Dory ()
These two movies happen right after Toy Story and its first sequel. These films show how intelligent animals, such as fish, have become. They seem to be on a similar intelligence level as the toys. The fish even have their own mini-society. After her adventure in Finding Dory, Dory comes to the conclusion the closer in proximity to humans fish are, the smarter they can become. This is very similar to the theory that toys only come to life because of human memories.
A couple of years after Finding Dory, we take a trip to France. This film basically supports Dorys conclusion, as a rat named Remy, who is always near humans, becomes very intelligent. Even to the point where he can cook just like a human.
Toy Story 3 () and Toy Story 4 ()
Toy Story 3 takes place 11 years after the first sequel. Many details and easter eggs from other Pixar movies are seen in this movie. This includes Darla from Finding Nemo, a postcard to Andy from Carl from Up and Boo from Monsters Inc. Most importantly, Buzz is powered by BNL batteries, connecting the toys and the corporation. In Toy Story 4, many questions about how toys come to life are answered. When a piece of trash is given eyes and is played with by Bonnie, he comes to life. This cements the theory that toys are alive because of the presence of humans.
Up is about an old man named Carl trying to fulfill his and his dead wifes dream of living in Paradise falls, only to learn that life with her was an adventure all along. This film shows the beginning of pollution on Earth, which will soon drive animals to turn against humans, only for machines to take over the world, but more on that later. The intelligence of the talking dogs signifies two things. One, that animals are becoming more advanced. Two, technology is growing and BNL is becoming stronger and stronger.
Inside Out ()
Set in the modern-day, Inside Out explores the concept of emotions in everyones head. The point of this movie is to show the power of memory and how it can affect ones emotions. There is a chance that Rileys imaginary friend, Bing Bong, is based on Rileys monster, creating a connection to Monsters Inc.
Also set in the modern-day, Coco still explores the power of memory in the PCU(Pixar Cinematic Universe). The basic concept is when memory is forgotten, they disappear. This was seen in Inside Out with the character Bing Bong. The main focus of Coco is the world of the dead. When someone dies, they will re-awake in the world of the dead to live another life. So in this case, if one can not be remembered in the living world, one would disappear in the Land of the Dead.
Once again being set in the modern-day, Soul builds the concept of life before life. How, before people are born, they are shapeless blobs until they are allowed to have a life on Earth. Life is not limited to humans though, it can be any living thing. This explains why certain animals, toys and cars can be very intelligent and human-like.
Cars (), Cars 2 () and Cars 3 ()
Now, skip a century to the future. The animals rebelled against humans but both went extinct due to pollution and now the world is ruled by cars. All caught up? Good. Now is when Buy-In-Large is very very important. All the cars, planes and machines are powered by BNL and AI technology developed by Syndrome. The machines are powered by fuel, but are still organic, as we can see a car can die. There is also mention of craps in Cars 3 so there are still some non-machines living on Earth.
Wall-E takes place in , years after all the humans left on a spaceship due to Earth being too polluted to live on. Before the humans left, BNL ruled the entire world during the 21st century but after they polluted Earth so badly, they moved all humans on the Axium to live peacefully in space. The Axium is completely controlled by machines and over the span of years, humans have become nothing but useless blobs being controlled by machines. With the help of Wall-E, the humans venture back to Earth, which is now showing signs of life once again.
A Bug’s Life ()
A Bugs Life occurs soon after the humans have returned at the end of Wall-E. As shown by a roach in Wall-E, bugs and insects survived the mass pollution, explaining why they do not fear humans.
Although it may seem like Onward may not fit the Pixar Theory, due to magical spells and creatures being a prominent plot point, not to fear.The theory goes that this film does not occur on Earth. Remember, this is the Pixar universe, world.
Monsters University () and Monsters Inc ()
At long last, we have made it to the end of the Pixar timeline, but hold on as these last couple of movies are very crucial to the Pixar Theory. Taking place in the year , the Earth is now ruled by monsters, who have evolved from the humans in Wall-E due to chemicals in the air. We are introduced to the concept of monsters traveling through doors to scare children, as their screams power the city. This for the final time supports the theory that human memories power everything. The big question is, how are the monsters scaring human children if all the humans are dead? Easy, they are time traveling. Each door is a portal to a time and place on Earth. In Monsters Inc, Sully befriends a little girl, who he named Boo. Now, the big twist of the Pixar Theory is that Boo is actually the witch from, you guessed it, Brave. The theory goes that after meeting Sully, Boo became obsessed with trying to find him again. So she spent her life trying to discover the magic behind the doors. That is why in Brave the witch has a magic door and a carving of Sully(told you that would be important).
So there it is. The complete up-to-date Pixar Theory. Although it may be long and sometimes confusing, it is great to think about. This just excellently shows the brilliant storytelling by Pixar Studios.
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Don’t cry mommy…don’t cry.
Here’s the deal. A few years ago, I proposed a theory that makes the case for how and why every Pixar movie from Toy Story to WALL-E exists in a shared universe with a single, overarching narrative. The case I make is fueled by easter eggs, cameos, story themes, and other clues that make up what I call The Pixar Theory (link above).
Since I wrote the original theory and turned it into a book, I’ve also added “chapters” that talk about Inside Out and The Good Dinosaur, just last year. And now we’ve come to the release, Finding Dory.
I’ll give you the normal rundown below, but first a tease. Would you believe me if I told you that the Toy Story movies have an incredibly strong connection with this movie? Well, we’ll get to that.
THE SET UP
It took Pixar 13 years, but they finally made a sequel to one of their most beloved films, Finding Nemo. In that movie, a clown fish named Marlin crosses the ocean in search of his son, and he’s aided by the quirky and forgetful blue tang, Dory.
The sequel kicks off a year later, when Dory suddenly remembers a clue related to her family, whom she lost as a very young child—er—fish. So Marlin and Nemo help Dory cross the ocean once again to find them, only this time, they have to brave the horrors outside of the ocean, in a marine institute that rehabilitates fish and has its own aquarium exhibits.
First, let’s talk briefly about how Finding Nemo fits into the theory, because for obvious reasons, that will inform a lot of what we can uncover with the sequel.
FINDING FINDING NEMO
This was actually one of the shortest chapters of the book, mostly because the connections in Finding Nemo are very speculative and work to enhance other animal-centric films like Ratatouille. Interestingly, I do speak in length about Dory in that chapter, because she is a character who represents the mysterious intelligence animals in Pixar movies seem to possess, leading all the way to movies like Monsters Inc., which imagines a world where animals run the world as monsters.
Dory has very unique abilities that other fish like her simply don’t possess. She can read, for one thing, and “speak whale.” We’ll get to why that really is, later, because Finding Dory sheds plenty of light on where this all comes from.
I also speak on how Finding Nemo goes out of its way to create animosity between the fish of the ocean and the humans, paving the way for an increasingly connected community of animals who will do whatever it takes to get away from wherever the humans are. Humans steal Nemo and threaten his life, keep the Tank Gang imprisoned in the dentist’s office, and then capture Dory in a fishing net. It’s proven in the movie that humans are actually the biggest threat to creatures of the ocean.
But in the end, the fish rally against humans once and for all, thanks in no small part to Nemo’s leadership when he convinces a horde of them to break the human’s fishing net so they can escape.
WHAT ABOUT FINDING DORY?
Warning: spoilers for Finding Dory from here on out. Be sure to watch the movie before going any further unless you want to be spoiled.
Humans are still terrible in the story of Finding Dory, but not always directly. True, they capture Dory almost as soon as she reaches the kelp forest next to the marine institute. But Dory herself doesn’t seem to fear or hate them. She, just like most other characters, is pretty indifferent to the humans.
Hank the octopus, on the other hand, is very antagonistic toward the marine institute workers, always escaping and finding ways to avoid them at all costs. This is made even clearer when his worst nightmare is realized at the “touch pool,” where children descend their fingers upon the fish to the tune of a horror movie.
Imagine the scene from Toy Story 3 when the toys first encounter the caterpillar room. All of the savvy toys are hiding because they know children are coming to make their lives a living riptide. Well, that’s basically what happens here, and this fear of humans isn’t just comic relief. It’s kind of terrifying, and it’s even a little entertaining considering a Toy Story connection coming later…
It’s no wonder that by the end of the movie, all of the fish from the institute hark to the words of Sigourney Weaver and “release” themselves into the ocean. To them, freeing themselves of humans is their version of a happy ending.
THE DEAL WITH DORY…AGAIN
So what makes Dory so “special,” and just what in the ocean does that have to do with the Pixar Theory? Well, don’t forget that the growing intelligence of animals in movies like Ratatouille, Up, A Bug’s Life, and even The Good Dinosaur all lead up to the inevitable reality where oversized animals who look like monsters solely inhabit the future world devoid of humans (only for them to go back in time to harvest the energy-filled screams of children in order to sustain their world further because, and you guessed it, humans are batteries).
Like in Inside Out, Pixar hits us over the head with the idea that humans give off an energy that sparks life into everyday objects like toys, cars, and even our own emotions. So how did Dory become the way she is?
It’s revealed in Finding Dory that she was born in captivity. So she grew up constantly surrounded by humans and signs from the exhibits that shes able to remember throughout the film, explaining how she was able to learn to read. Peach the starfish from Finding Nemo is another fish who has the rare ability to read, and even she explains that she was brought to the tank from eBay.
The idea is that when animals become entrenched in human fixtures and attention, they are able to expand their personalities and capabilities. Though Dory suffers from a very serious disability with short-term memory loss, she’s able to cope by forming connections in a very human way. This explains why fish are so quick to help her with whatever problem shes facing, no questions asked.
We see the same sort of thing with Remy from Ratatouille, who becomes the greatest chef in France only after his experiences in the human world. Simply put, humans and animals have a lot to gain and learn from each other.
IS THAT IT?
Nope. There’s also a subtle but unforgettable moment in the movie that hints a connection with Toy Story. Here it goes.
About halfway through the movie, Marlin and Nemo find themselves in a fish tank outside of a gift shop, and there’s a single, plastic fish toy moving around them. It prods Marlin over and over again, and then eventually when they’re trying to figure a way out, they notice that the fish is tapping the glass all of a sudden pointing directly at the exact path they need to take in order to escape (a stream of geysers that will carry them over to the tide pool).
The idea is that the toy fish is, you guessed it, alive, and it’s trying to help Nemo and Marlin without revealing itself because it has to play dead with so many people around watching them. This is a great connection to the relationship we see in Toy Story 2 between Woody and Buster, who form a bond and friendship together. Here, the toy just seems anxious to show Marlin and Nemo exactly what they need to do so they can find their friend.
In other words, Pixar is amazing.
As always, there are ample easter eggs and references to other movies to find throughout, including the A callout that shows up toward the end of the movie on a license plate (again, just like Toy Story).
Also, Sigourney Weavers voice is heard throughout the marine park announcing the exhibits. This will be familiar to fans of Andrew Stantons other Pixar movie, WALL-E, which also features Weavers voice as the sound of a computer on the Axiom. Makes sense that in the Pixar universe, Sigourney Weavers voice is the most trusted when it comes to soothing, computer-controlled announcements.
Remember Darla from Finding Nemo? You can see the same photo of her holding the dead fish in the marine institute that her uncle has all the way in Australia. This means the marine institute has a clear connection to the P. Sherman, who also loves to work by the sea. It could even mean that in the one year since losing all of his fish in the tank, he decided to devote his life to studying aquatic life in California, a dream somewhat preluded in the fact that he scuba dived far into the ocean just to take photos, eventually leading to him taking Nemo.
And heres a spookier reference that hints the rise of BnL, the corporation that will eventually burn all the trash into toxic air. In the picture below (bottom right), you can spot a WALL-E calendar, referencing the robots that will one day (try) to clean the Earth.
Its telling that in a movie where there is a ton of garbage piling up in the water just outside the marine institute, robots as advanced as WALL-E are already being prototyped.
The Luxo Ball and Pizza Planet truck make their scheduled appearances, as well. You can see the Luxo Ball in the clutter of toys in the Kid Zone, and the Pizza Planet truck is one of the underwater vehicles found during the squid scene.
Be sure to add what you find in your own viewings via the comments.
Another quick thing, though, is that for whatever reason, Pixar seems to really hate birds unless they’re in a short like with Piper, or they’re named Nigel. Like the seagulls from Finding Nemo and the instinctual predator bird from A Bug’s Life, there are half-brained birds all over the place in Finding Dory, including one named Becky who will still find a way to capture your heart, I guess.
Sadly, it will be a year before we get any new Pixar movies, with Cars 3 set to release June 16, Though a lot of people may not be very excited about yet another Cars sequel, they can still take solace in knowing that the studio is releasing Coco, an original non-sequel coming out that same year in November, based on the Mexican holiday Día de Muertos.
The film has already begun animation as of April, and the premise follows a year-old boy named Miguel who tries to uncover a generations-old mystery. The current synopsis is:
“Coco is the celebration of a lifetime, where the discovery of a generations-old mystery leads to a most extraordinary and surprising family reunion.”
Also, we have Toy Story 4 and Incredibles 2 to look forward to in the next few years, including a rumored slate of about four non-sequels Pixar is working on that are due to come out over the next decade.
All of these movies are months and years away, so until they release, Ill be here conspiring.
- First, be sure to check out the book, The Pixar Theory, available on paperback and ebook via Kindle, Barnes and Noble, iBooks, or just a PDF. This will cover the entire theory and every movie in the Pixar universe, updated from the blog post.
- Parts 2 and 3 of the The Pixar Theory cover the latest movies that have come out since the book was published. So you can check out Part 2, Inside Out, as well as Part 3, The Good Dinosaur via the links.
- Want to talk about all of this stuff with tons of other Pixar Detectives? You can start all of the conversations you want in the comments for this post, or join the ongoing discussions in the original blog post, here.
- Last but hopefully not least, you can read my free Pixar Theory serial novel, The Pixar Detective, which was completed last spring. It tells a new story that shows off the grand narrative of all the Pixar movies with original characters, familiar faces, and a mystery that ties them all together.
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Celebrating one another is a big part of the exercise program.
Arlanda Brantley says she doesn’t come by exercising naturally. Nature? That’s not exactly her thing, either. Yet every Saturday, she leads a group of Black women on walks through Waterbury, Connecticut.
Women join her for different reasons. They want to lose weight or lower blood pressure or alleviate stress. All of them have found connection, like Brantley, through GirlTrek, the largest public health nonprofit for African-American women and girls in the U.S. The local chapter is sponsored by NeighborWorks network organization NHS Waterbury (NHSW).
NHSW reached out to Brantley and other resident leaders to run the chapter. Ian Blake, coordinator of Community Building and Engagement for NHSW, says starting the program in Waterbury was personal for him; his mother died of a heart attack at age 49. “Walking is a practical first step to inspire healthy living,” Blake says. “We wanted to bring that spirt to Waterbury.” The first walk took place on his mother’s birthday in July 2019.
“I don’t want to exercise,” Brantley explains. “But I need to.” Through GirlTrek (their team is officially known as NHSW GirlTrek, though they also call themselves the Waterbury Trackers), she meets different people each week, though many become regulars who commit to walking again and again.
“Creating healthier communities takes partnership and a focus on supporting residents most affected by an issue,” says Romi Hall, director of Healthy Homes and Communities for NeighborWorks. When partners work together with a community – and when relationships come into play – those programs can serve as an anchor. “NHS Waterbury’s partnership with GirlTrek is doing just that, and providing an opportunity for Black women to come together in a safe space to work on improving their individual health while addressing changes they want to make in their neighborhood.”
A coach works with the women in Waterbury who exercise together and improve health together.
NHSW offers incentives, like gift cards for walking shoes. Once a month the women go out for breakfast or to get smoothies. They support each other, reminding one another to take their medication, solving problems while they walk. They cheer when they reach fitness goals.
Brantley lists off the things they celebrate: Walking 10,000 steps, completing a mile, birthdays, weight loss, showing up. , “We celebrate everything,” she says.
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During the month of August, the worst flooding in Pakistan’s history took place, leaving millions homeless and thousands dead. But in America, the press coverage was minimal (at best). We decided to try to find out what’s happening in Pakistan, so we talked with Christophe Lobry-Boulanger, a disaster relief expert with the American Red Cross. He spoke about the current situation, what the Red Cross is doing and what the long-term plans are.
What is the situation like in Pakistan right now?
The disaster situation is evolving and getting worse. The flooding was the consequence of the monsoon, which is normal in Pakistan, but this time it was much, much worse and actually is still worsening as we speak now. Basically if you look at the situation over the past four weeks or so, the disaster has been evolving from the northern part of Pakistan to the central part of Pakistan, and now to provinces in the southern part of Pakistan. If we speak about numbers, about 18 million people are affected by these floods, which is about 10 percent of the population. [More than 1] million people have been rescued, literally, and about the same number of homes have been either destroyed and affected. In terms of casualties, I think we’re just below the 2,000 mark—1,600 or 1,700 deaths. This is the human cost, but it’s important to know that the livelihood of people is also destroyed, so this is not only lives that we’re talking about, but fields and extraordinarily vast amounts of the country. In terms of agriculture, fields and means of livelihood of people have been destroyed as well as cattle. Over a million cattle have died as a consequence of the disaster.
I was in Haiti as part of the relief efforts in February of this year, and I do find some differences and I find also some similarities. What is similar, for instance, is that both the natural disasters [are] affecting extremely poor populations. In Pakistan when you go to the countryside, those people are extremely poor. If we speak about the regions away from the urban areas, those people really have nothing to live with. And then on top of it, if you put the flood; it’s really hard to imagine the people who have survived, whether they were poor like this before the flood or as a consequence of the flood. As in Haiti, the effect on the population is even worse because those people had nothing to begin with and therefore an even less position to really respond to the disaster or even be prepared for this kind of thing.
How are the people reacting?
I think it depends [on] whether you speak about the northern part of Pakistan or the southern part of Pakistan. The waters have started to recede in the northern part of Pakistan and we can see some population trying to come back to the villages now and trying to rebuild their life. On the other hand, when you look at the villages they are coming back to, they have nothing. The landscape is destroyed and the houses and the structures are gone, and they are really starting from scratch again. In the southern part, it is really a matter of life and death and they’re trying to remain alive by watching the waters still rising, still rising, still rising.
It seems like, at least in the States, the Pakistan flooding has received little to no media coverage. What is your reaction to the minimal news reports coming out?
Actually, I haven’t been in the States for a while now, so I’m not very aware of what’s going on in the media in the States. What I can say, though, is that it is a disaster of a magnitude that should be put on a stand. The U.N. has repeatedly said, and rightfully so, [that] if you want to scale the magnitude of this one, it is bigger than the Haiti earthquake, the tsunami of 2005 and the Kashmir earthquake combined. It is enormous, affecting between 18 and 20 million people, and spanning the whole length of the country. So you can imagine the catastrophe that really spans the whole region and affecting just under 18-20 million people. It’s enormous, and the response of it is going to take months.
What is the long-term development plan for the country? Specifically, what is the Red Cross doing over the next 18 months to make sure Pakistan can get back on its feet?
Let me try to give you an answer and categorize it differently. The Pakistani Red Crescent [editor’s note: the Red Cross and Red Crescent are parts of the same whole] is basically at the center of the operation. They have already provided food items to about 66,000-67,000 families, which is just below 500,000 people, and they have provided relief supplies, non-food items, to about 29,000 families, which is just below 200,000 people. In addition to that, they provide water and sanitation to between 95 and 100,000 people. It could be restoration of wells, it could be our distribution centers to people, water-purifying tablets and so on. And then from the medical standpoint, they have, I think, 32, over 30 medical units throughout the country, which provide health services to just below 100,000 patients in the affected people.[We are also] in the process of raising 72-72.5 million dollars, and their plan is to assist 900,000 people, which is about 137,000 families, for nine months. This is the immediate response aspect of the operation.
In terms of recovery for the long-term, I know that there is a team, part of the Red Cross federation team, which is exactly addressing this question of long-term recovery and recovery of what we call livelihood. They are working on the plan that is going to be implemented for the many months to come. They are the ones, basically, which provide the transition between the response aspect of the operation, addressing the basic needs—food, water, medical needs—and the long-term needs—housing, infrastructure and livelihoods, providing assistance to people in terms of their own livelihood, for instance, with cattle, with growing again some crops which will be able to sustain their own livelihood. | <urn:uuid:60061345-9f31-4a56-9a36-5446e4e35a5f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://relevantmagazine.com/current/22923-whats-really-happening-in-pakistan/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.95/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817032054-20220817062054-00471.warc.gz | en | 0.976934 | 1,291 | 2.421875 | 2 |
Making the ecosystem approach operational-Can regime shifts in ecological- and governance systems facilitate the transition?
Publication: Research - peer-review › Journal article – Annual report year: 2010
Effectively reducing cumulative impacts on marine ecosystems requires co-evolution between science, policy and practice. Here, long-term social–ecological changes in the Baltic Sea are described, illustrating how the process of making the ecosystem approach operational in a large marine ecosystem can be stimulated. The existing multi-level governance institutions are specifically set up for dealing with individual sectors, but do not adequately support an operational application of the ecosystem approach. The review of ecosystem services in relation to regime shifts and resilience of the Baltic Sea sub-basins, and their driving forces, points to a number of challenges. There is however a movement towards a new governance regime. Bottom-up pilot initiatives can lead to a diffusion of innovation within the existing governance framework. Top-down, enabling EU legislation, can help stimulating innovations and re-organizing governance structures at drainage basin level to the Baltic Sea catchment as a whole. Experimentation and innovation at local to the regional levels is critical for a transition to ecosystem-based management. Establishing science-based learning platforms at sub-basin scales could facilitate this process.
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When Apple released its new iPad Pro last week, it supported the device with an accessory called the Apple Pencil—a connected stylus for digital artists to draw on the massive tablet. An engineer just one-upped Apple by turning the iPhone into a pencil and the air into the notebook.
Air Pencil is the invention of Finnish-American engineer Nils Forsblom. The web app turns just about any phone into a digital writing utensil that can scribble out anything you tell it, and does so in three dimensions.
What is most impressive is the process doesn't require fancy motion capturing sensors or high-demand processes that will set your phone ablaze just trying to run it; Air Pencil is powered entirely on the web.
"It is a lightweight app that runs on a mobile web browser. All you need to get started is a URL," Nils Forsblom told the Daily Dot. " A remote server processes most of the information tracked by the smartphone's magnetometer, accelerometer, and gyroscope. Options for panning and zooming also exist within the web app, which Forsblom said, "you can think of as your virtual camera in the 3D space."Recording a drawing is like capturing a video for Snapchat—press and hold on the screen to begin recording, then release to stop. From there, machine algorithms relay the collected sensor data into precisely reproduced movements that result in an image that can literally circle around you.
Forsblom grew up around art, and the influence is not lost in his latest creation. Air Pencil takes inspiration from the famous pictures of Pablo Picasso painting with light. In 1949, the effect was captured with triple exposure through the lens of photographer Gjon Mili's camera.
In 2015, the same concept—which has been around since as early as 1889—is given life thanks to the whirling parts and humming processors built into a smartphone.
The creation seems out of place for Forsblom's company, Adtile Technologies, a mobile-first advertising firm. The company has primarily spent time building a platform to serve up native ads with a responsive touch that change with movement and gestures. The CEO and founder told the Daily Dot that Air Pencil is just the next step in the company's goal to improve the mobile experience, a process that is powered by Adtile's proprietary motion technology."We want to power both mobile advertisers and mobile application developers to harness the power of freeform motions from the users—natively or in any browser—on any mobile device," Forsblom explained. "In essence Adtile wants to create a standard for motion and gesture technologies."
Potential applications for the Air Pencil are about as winding and formless as the drawing style it enables. Forsblom suggested it could be used for just about any type of communication, collaboration, or creative work.
"Applications are limitless if you combine motion inputs and touch inputs. It's a game changer for application developers. It's whole new creative medium," he said.
From scribbling messages via an instant messaging app to sketching out a model to send off to a 3D printer, just about everything is on the table of possibilities for Air Pencil. Forsblom isn't interested in shackling the app to a single service, but rather intends to see what developers might do with the technology.
If you're artistically inclined and want to leave your mark on the digital world or just want to wave your phone around aimlessly and see if your doodles look better in an additional dimension, you can request access to the Air Pencil beta. You might just draw your very out Picasso-esque masterpiece. | <urn:uuid:7b1a2d40-3183-4de4-9aaa-5ffa409e07cd> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.dailydot.com/debug/iphone-art-pencil-adtile-app/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560282935.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095122-00246-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946405 | 754 | 2.265625 | 2 |
Republican leaders have made a point to publicly condemn Donald Trump's most recent racist comment (you know, the one about it being a problem that a federal judge is Mexican even though he's not born in the United States).
Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk said the Republican party doesn't stand for comments that are "too racist and bigoted."
But certain Republicans spew racism all the time — Trump's just more blatant about it.
"Racism has long been prevalent in Republican politics," Sen. Harry Reid tweeted. "Only difference now is that Trump is saying out loud what other Rs merely suggest."
Here are some examples:
Racism has plagued the Republican party for so long that some refuse to even speak the word.
So when it comes to racism in the GOP, as long as it's not "too racist and bigoted," as Sen. Kirk put it, it's cool.
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'We have to talk'
On a February afternoon in Havana, Congressman Jim McGovern was strolling the halls of the Revolution Palace with Cuban president Raul Castro. The Massachusetts Democrat had long worked to normalize relations between Washington and Havana, and urged the Cuban leader to seize the moment and strike a diplomatic deal with President Barack Obama.
Castro had other matters on his mind. He asked endless questions about a Boston-based project to archive thousands of documents left in Ernest Hemingway’s former Havana home. And he was indignant at the imprisonment of three Cuban spies convicted in 2001. This was typical: no American official leaves Cuba, says one former Obama official, without hearing “a litany of historical grievances.”
Even so, McGovern sensed a distinctly hopeful tone underneath. “We have to talk about the present and the future,” Castro told him. “Because if we talk about the past we will never resolve it.”
“I thought, ‘Maybe this is a guy we can do business with,’ ” McGovern says.
That hope became reality on Wednesday, when President Obama announced that he would normalize relations between America and Cuba, more than 50 years after they became a casualty of Fidel Castro’s communist revolution and Cold War geopolitics. Coming with little warning and at a time when Washington’s attention has been fixed on the Middle East and Russia, the announcement was as sudden as it was stunning.
But it was a work long in progress, the product of 18 months of furtive diplomacy in which President Obama designated an unlikely emissary — his foreign policy speechwriter — to secret meetings with Cuban officials in Canada and Rome.
It was also the fulfillment of Obama’s promise in 2008 that he would, under the right conditions, engage in direct diplomacy with the Cuban leadership. He might have acted sooner but for a handful of prisoners — including USAID contractor Alan Gross, who was abducted less than a year into Obama’s presidency — and at least one bungled attempt at freelance diplomacy.
“The changes are really consistent with the road that we’ve been on since the beginning,” says Dan Restrepo, Obama’s top aide for Latin American affairs until mid-2012. “You can connect a pretty direct line from here from a debate in South Carolina [in 2007] where the president first talked about engaging in direct diplomacy with our adversaries, including Castro.”
Obama’s rivals ridiculed him as naïve after that debate, in which he said he would talk directly with the leaders of Iran, North Korea and Cuba. Obama would later hedge that position. But he never backed down from his view that America’s diplomacy with its enemies had to be revamped.
Once in office Obama took modest steps to liberalize U.S. policy towards Cuba, including by relaxing a travel ban for family members of Cubans living in the U.S. But the December 2009 arrest of Gross, a USAID contractor sentenced to a 15-year prison sentence for bringing computer equipment to Havana’s Jewish community — he was accused of being a spy — froze grander plans. Some senior officials speculated that hard-liners in Havana had ordered Gross’s arrest for just that reason.
But Obama was determined to press on. He had cited Cuba policy as an area where politicians “make the same empty promises year after year,” saying that “they come down to Miami, they talk tough, they go back to Washington and nothing changes in Cuba.”
The White House saw Cuba’s release of 52 political prisoners in 2010 as an important sign of hope, even as Gross’s imprisonment remained a sticking point.
The problem was only exacerbated by the involvement of former UN Ambassador and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who had brokered some high-profile foreign prisoner releases in the past and volunteered himself for a bid to free Gross.
“Richardson decided he was going to go and save the day,” says a former administration official. “He was freelancing.”
But the New Mexican’s visit was a fiasco. After Richardson arrived in Havana in September 2011, traveling as a private citizen, he portrayed Gross to the media as a political prisoner, which angered Cuban officials, who denied him a meeting with the American. Richardson left Cuba empty-handed, and recently conceded to NewsmaxTV that his grandstanding had been a mistake.
“I screwed that one up,” Richardson said. Obama officials heartily agreed.
By May of this year, advocates of a change in Cuba policy were growing impatient. Gross was in weekly telephone contact with Washington via Tim Rieser, an aide to Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who also took a keen interest in US-Cuba relations. His health was failing and he had thoughts of suicide. Secretary of State John Kerry would later warn his Cuban counterpart that if something happened to Gross, “there would never, ever be a better relationship with the US,” according to an administration official.
Leahy and several other members of Congress visited Obama in the Oval Office, where they were joined by Joe Biden for what McGovern describes as “a pretty candid meeting” in which he and his colleagues pressed Obama to move faster.
“You said you were going to do this!” McGovern told the president. “Let’s just do it!”
Obama said he was working on it. In fact, he had begun his final and decisive push a year earlier. Obama had discussed the importance of a new Cuba policy when he first raised the Secretary of State job with Kerry. In the spring of 2013, Obama authorized direct talks between key White House staffers and Cuban officials.
One of those staffers was Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security advisor in his mid-30s who has worked with Obama since 2007. Rhodes’s background is in speechwriting and press management, but he has moved steadily deeper into Obama’s inner advisory circle. The former creative writing student has no formal diplomatic experience, but one former White House colleague says he made sense as an emissary to a country in which the U.S. has no embassy or ambassador: “All it takes is one Google search for these guys to know that Ben speaks to the President, and has daily access, and can be a trusted back channel.”
Joined by the NSC’s top staffer for Latin America, Ricardo Zuniga, Rhodes traveled to Canada in June 2013 to meet with Cuban officials for the first of several meetings to discuss a deal that would free Gross, and pave the way to a grander diplomatic thaw.
As a condition for Gross’s release, the Cubans had initially demanded an end to U.S. pro-democracy programs in their country, according to a former official. But their interest shifted to the three remaining members of the “Cuban Five,” who had been arrested in Miami for spying in 2001. One of them, Gerardo Hernández, was convicted in 2001 of conspiracy to commit murder in connection with the 1996 shootdown of two private airplanes dropping anti-regime leaflets.
McGovern says Castro was particularly exercised by Hernández’s sentence. “I gave the order. I’m the one responsible,” he said.
U.S. officials refused to swap the imprisoned Cuban spies for Gross, whom they insisted had not been a spy like them. But a solution appeared in the form of an American spy who had been held in Cuba since the mid-1990s. A plan emerged to trade the Cubans for the unnamed American. Gross’s release would technically be an unrelated gesture of goodwill.
The talks were given a mighty push by Pope Francis, an Argentinian and a towering figure in overwhelmingly Catholic Cuba. Francis sent letters to both Obama and Castro in early summer urging a prisoner swap and better diplomatic relations. One senior administration official called the pope’s intervention “very rare,” adding: “We haven’t received [other] communications like this from the pope that I’m aware of.”
Francis also hosted a decisive meeting at the Vatican this fall — attended by Rhodes and Zuniga — in which the two sides discussed final arrangements.
But the prisoner swap wouldn’t be enough. Obama had promised voters that he would not shift his Cuba policy unless the Castro regime undertook broader reforms.
“If you take significant steps toward democracy, beginning with the freeing of all political prisoners, we will take steps to begin normalizing relations,” Obama said in a May 2008 campaign trip to Florida.
As part of the final agreement, Castro’s regime agreed to release another 53 political prisoners. It also has promised to increase internet connectivity and allow U.S. telecom providers to operate in the country.
But Castro has agreed to no specific democratic reforms, and Obama’s critics — including some Democrats — trashed the announcement as a capitulation to a dictator.
For Obama, however, it was the fulfillment of a mission he first declared more than seven years ago. And it was an opportunity to shape a foreign policy legacy that has mostly been defined by crises around the world.
But it was a secret until the very end. Even McGovern, long known in Washington as one of Cuba’s closest friends, had no inkling a major breakthrough was imminent — not until his phone rang Tuesday night.
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(Natural News) Researchers from different parts of the world are setting their sights on moringa (Moringa oleifera), a plant native to India and widely cultivated in different parts of Asia, and its potential health benefits, with many being focused on its antidiabetic effects.
To describe diabetes as widespread is a gross understatement. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that there are around 422 million people suffering from this disease worldwide as of 2014 – and the figures have been rising exponentially over the past years. It is the leading cause of blindness, limb amputation, kidney failure, and cardiovascular diseases worldwide, killing more people than AIDS and breast cancer combined.
As it happens, Type 2 diabetes – the form of the disease that occurs in 90 to 95 percent of cases in the U.S. – is largely manageable through proper diet and regular exercise. In instances when these two prove insufficient to control the disease, medication may be of assistance, but at the terrible cost of side effects. For this reason, much of the research on diabetes is focused on ways to control it using natural and safe means.
Moringa is a popular vegetable in Asia. It has been gaining a lot of attention as the newest superfood because of its impressive nutritional profile and diverse health benefits. Several studies have even confirmed its effectiveness as a natural aid for managing diabetes.
A Cambodian study, published in the Journal of Medicinal Food, administered moringa leaf extracts to obese mice for five weeks. The researchers concluded that not only did the treatment lower the animals’ fasting glucose levels compared to the control group, but it also increased their insulin levels. The moringa extracts even caused reductions in triglyceride levels and damage to the animals’ kidney tissues.
Another study, this one published in the Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine, found that the aqueous extracts of young moringa leaves have antioxidant properties potent enough to protect diabetic patients from oxidative damage. Diabetic patients are considered to be at greater risk of tissue damage from oxidative stress.
Other health benefits of moringa
The positive effects of moringa on human health are not limited to just blood sugar control. Here are some other benefits one can gain from making moringa a regular part of their diet:
- Protection from inflammation – Under normal circumstances, inflammation isn’t bad at all. It is part of the immune response and is an indication of the body’s ability to fight disease and repair damaged tissues. However, prolonged inflammation can be dangerous and be a risk factor for conditions like cardiovascular disease and depression. Moringa leaves, pods, and seeds contain isothianocyanates, which test tube and animal studies have revealed to have potent anti-inflammatory properties.
- Cholesterol reduction – The buildup of bad cholesterol in the body is linked to a greater risk of cardiovascular disease. Needless to say, consuming foods that are low in harmful cholesterol while increasing the intake of those that contain good fats is the best way to ensure cardiovascular health. Eating foods that help lower cholesterol levels also help. Moringa has been shown in various studies to have the same cholesterol-reducing effect as oats, flaxseeds, and almonds.
- Protection from arsenic – Arsenic is one of the chemicals that are most toxic to humans. Unfortunately, certain types of rice – a staple food in many parts of the world – have been shown in studies to have particularly high levels of arsenic. Long-term exposure to this poison is linked to an increased risk of certain diseases, including heart conditions and cancer. Some studies found that the leaves and seeds of moringa may offer protection from the toxic effects of arsenic.
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Being unorthodox in gay culture is not necessarily a fast track to popularity. But workouts such as the P90X program are challenging that assumption with “muscle confusion,” a marketing term for the time-proven principle of periodization, which is a systematic method to overcome fitness plateaus.
The fundamental principle of periodization is to be unusual. It forces the exerciser to challenge muscles in new ways, ideally at new levels of intensity. But are the new exercises just too weird for your gym?
Whether or not a periodized fitness approach fits the vibe of your club is pretty easy to figure out. Is it a place where bear walks, plyometric jumps and crazy stuff involving balls, bands and Bosus are perfectly acceptable behavior? Or do those things violate your gym’s "code of cool”?
Muscle confusion works—when you do it correctly
Washington, DC-based trainer Vionna R. Jones says her trainees only feel comfortable with some exercise modalities when training with her. “They often feel weird because it includes things that other people in the gym just are not going to do when working out by themselves,” she says. But, “they like the cardio blast that these give them. They feel self-conscious, but do it anyway.”
Fitness center consultant and retailer Jeff Thomsen, based in Hoboken, NJ, suggests it’s a matter of know-how and self-confidence. “The educated gym culture, especially men, always are trying new things to confuse the muscles with the hope of tear down and growth,” he says. But programs like P90X require close adherence to diet and proper exercise form. “Some of the individuals who perform it violate the cool rule by their terrible form,” he notes.
Cool or not, strength and size gains can be achieved when you apply constantly changing stress to the neuromuscular system, as it happens with periodization. Your muscles have no time to develop muscle memory, which is the “cheating” your body does to find the easier way to exercise. By breaking away from standard paths of motion (think machines or other single-plane movements such as a preacher curl), you build a better-rounded, more balanced body.
If you know what you’re doing and are unconcerned with what it looks like to others, count yourself lucky. You might just have a health club where unusual exercises are accepted, encouraged and facilitated with the right equipment.
Ultimately, periodization should be mapped out in macrocycles, a period spanning six to 12 months. Within that, microcycles can involve a build of intensity over three weeks, with an intermediate light week, followed by another three weeks of intensity. Clearly, the full breadth of a program will require study beyond this article, but two sample workouts are provided here as a starting point.
Note also that a weird, mixed-up workout has to take into account your exercise frequency. If you exercise four or more days per week, clearly you will have consecutive-day workouts and should be concerned about taxing the same muscles two days in a row (recovery typically requires 48 hours). The solutions are “push” and “pull” themes, as follows:
Cycle two or three times through this series of eight modalities (warm up on a treadmill for 3-5 minutes followed by a good stretch).
|Sample Push-day Exercises|
|Incline chest press||Dumbbells held together at top, palms facing each other||12 - 15 reps|
|Jump rope||50 - 75 jumps|
|Tube Shoulder Press||Loop band under feet, pause at extreme “out” point||10 - 20 reps|
|Quick cardio||High speed, high resistance elliptical machine or stationary bike||Three minutes|
|Angled bench dips||Do tricep dips with torso and legs at a 45-degree horizontal angle to the bench supporting your upper body; shift position to the opposite side||10 per side|
|Burpees||Add a jump between reps for more intensity||10 - 15 reps|
|Pushup-palooza||Hands on a stability ball, on a medicine ball on the floor and on the medicine ball on a wall (such as brick, where friction will prevent slipping)||10 reps each (30 total) in rapid succession|
|Pulsing stationary lunges||Hold weights in hands for added difficulty||20 reps per leg|
Also cycle through this two or three times, after a treadmill-stretch warm-up.
|Sample Pull-day Exercises|
|Three-path bicep pulls (dumbbells or kettlebells)||Lift in hammer, curl and prone (palm down) wrist positions, cycling through all three||12 - 15 reps|
|Deep sit-stands||Sit on a platform six to 12 inches high, rising to your feet with minimal or no hand assistance||20 reps|
|Overhead full-body band pull||Start with feet planted in parallel with bent waist and arms outstretched with band wrapped around a pole or fixed point. Use core and shoulders to pull band backward and overhead (similar to a bent tree righting itself)||20 reps|
|Bosu hops||Jump on and off five times from all four directions (front, back and both sides)||Rest 10 seconds after 20 hops, then repeat|
|Heavy pants lifts||Bend at waist with dumbbells on the floor, lift them to the chest||20 reps or until failure|
|Step ups||On a box or step two to three feet high, step up with the left foot then right, drop the left then the right, then reverse the cycle (lead with the right foot)||10 per leg|
|Chin-up bar slow drops||Use legs to boost the chin up, but drop slowly back to the floor (4 - 8 second count)||10 reps|
|Semi-squats with pause||With or without weights, pulse from a deep squat to a ¾ rise, ten times, followed by a concentrated 10-second pause with hips held at knee level||Repeat two to three times|
While many of the exercises simply use your own bodyweight, some require specific (but inexpensive) equipment. Some clubs, unfortunately, segregate equipment such as balls, Bosus and bands to “trainer only” areas. If that’s the case, maybe your gym could use a little education on the value of muscle confusion for all members.
About Russ Klettke: Russ Klettke is a business writer, an ACE (American Council on Exercise) certified fitness trainer and also the author of “A Guy’s Gotta Eat, the regular guy’s guide to eating smart” (Marlowe & Co., 2004, with Deanna Conte, MS RD LD), available where books are sold and in more than 70 public library systems in the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information, see http://RussKlettke.com. | <urn:uuid:cb46047d-4b5b-497d-9537-e381104a7a5a> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.realjock.com/article/1648 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281331.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00221-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920273 | 1,489 | 1.523438 | 2 |
Located towards the west of Hangzhou, the Xixi National Wetland Park is the sole national wetland park of the country and spans across an area of nearly 3,000 acres. A 1,800 year old history surrounds the XiXi Wetland and it is considered to be a rich cultural heritage site in the area. It also offers breathtaking views of the surrounding natural landscapes and travellers will be able to witness a number of beautiful ponds, lakes and watercourses at the park. The XiXi Wetland is also the home of Chinese South Opera and the area is also host to traditional Dragon Boat Contents. Some of the main sights at the Xixi National Wetland Park include the Hazy Fisher Village, Anchorage Thatching, Autumn Snow Temple, Deep Pool Mouth, XiXi Thatching, XiXi Plum Villa, Plum and Bamboo Manor and the XiXi Water Attic.
Entrance tickets cost around ¥80
Open from 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Around 3 – 4 hours
Adults, Families, Young Adults, Senior Guests, Children
Hazy Fisher Village, Anchorage Thatching, Autumn Snow Temple, Deep Pool Mouth, XiXi Thatching, XiXi Plum Villa, Plum and Bamboo Manor and the XiXi Water Attic
Though designated prayer room facilities at Xixi National Wetland Park will be unavailable, it is possible for Muslim travellers to visit some of the mosques near Xixi National Wetland Park in Hangzhou, such as the Hangzhou Phoenix Mosque.
It will be difficult to find Halal food near Xixi National Wetland Park. Muslim travellers could visit some of the Halal restaurants in Hangzhou such as the Dongyishun Restaurant, Phoenix Mosque Restaurant and Xianglin Halal Restaurant. Travellers could also opt for vegetarian or seafood cuisine at some of the local restaurants in Hangzhou. | <urn:uuid:87d3e0bc-a30c-4ef0-90fc-6ca6431cb9e0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.halaltrip.com/attraction-details/197/xixi-national-wetland-park/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571950.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813111851-20220813141851-00678.warc.gz | en | 0.909699 | 385 | 1.65625 | 2 |
Warning Signs of Breast Cancer you should Never Ignorepost by Rohan Khandelwal on Dec 15th, 2021
Breast Cancer is amongst a few of the most common cancers, which occurs in women in their late forties or fifties. In most cases, the signs and symptoms are not traceable in their initial stages. Hence, the condition is identified only in its last stage, when the symptoms have worsened over time. The condition becomes out of control in the final stage and some rare cases life-threatening. With the initiative of spreading awareness about Breast cancer symptoms, I am going to share a few of the most crucial warning signs you must pay attention to:
- Development of Lumps
Lumps in the breasts are one of the most common symptoms of Breast Cancer. In most cases, the lumps can be due to other conditions, like hormonal changes, age factors etc. But in some cases, lumps can be the accumulation of cancerous tissues which can metastasize to other body organs as well. Breast cancer which metastasizes to other body parts is the riskiest as it decreases the life expectancy of a man. Hence, you should never ignore the formation of lumps, and immediately reach out to a reliable Breast Cancer Surgeon in Delhi.
- Change in size and shape of the breast
This is one of the most important or key symptoms for determining breast cancer. In case you are experiencing any changes in the shape and size of your breasts, this may indicate the initial stage of breast cancer. In such a condition, you should immediately contact an experienced Breast surgeon in Delhi NCR and get a mammography test conducted.
- Unusual Nipple Discharge
Nipple Discharge is another common symptom of Breast Cancer. A blood-like discharge from your nipples may not be a healthy sign and indicate the growth of cancerous tissues in your breasts. You need to immediately get tested if such a condition arises.
- Inflammation in Breasts
In case you are experiencing any sort of inflammation in your breasts or extremely painful breasts, you may be at increased risk of being diagnosed with breast cancer.
- Sore Breasts
Breast soreness or breast tenderness are other common symptoms that may indicate the development of breast cancer. Most often women ignore these common symptoms by considering them as normal resulting from the age factor but you should not ignore these warning signs and rather get a medical health check-up conducted immediately.
- Redness or Skin Irritation
Women tend to ignore signs like redness or skin irritation, flaky skin considering them as normal. These signs should never be ignored, as these may be a warning symptom of breast cancer development in your body. You require a medical diagnosis for framing analysis of your condition.
- Sensation of Pain
In case you feel any sensation of pain around your breast area or nipple area this may be a negative sign of a dangerous condition which you might be unaware of. Hence, signs like painful breasts especially during or after your menstrual cycle should never be ignored.
Hence, in case you are experiencing any of the above-mentioned symptoms, these might be red flags indicating the growth of breast cancer in your body. Such signs should be immediately brought to the attention of a trusted Breast Cancer Surgeon in Delhi, and should never be ignored.
Now let’s discuss one of the most frequently asked questions.
Does Breast Cancer Metastasize?
Yes, Breast Cancer which is diagnosed at its later stage may metastasize to other body organs. The cancerous cells may break down from the tumour and flow to other body organs forming new cancer tumours. According to a survey, women who are diagnosed with an early stage of breast cancer are also at the risk of developing Metastatic cancer after some months or years. Metastatic cancer that continues coming back, again and again, may increase the risk of life to a great extent. The worst part is that Metastatic cancer can never be cured. The treatment can only slow down the progress of metastatic cancer pushing the life expectancy of the patient a bit. In some rare cases, the cancerous cells may go into remission not appearing for a couple of years but may eventually reoccur when triggered. Hence, the patient needs to follow a proper medical care routine and take precautionary care lifelong or as is advised by the breast surgeon. | <urn:uuid:23c18985-d910-4f0d-a27f-6a7870534924> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.breasthealth.in/blog/warning-signs-of-breast-cancer.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571993.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814022847-20220814052847-00669.warc.gz | en | 0.940798 | 893 | 2.5 | 2 |
Only 7 days away from National Watermelon Day! Personally, I’m glad there is a day for everyone to celebrate watermelon. I think it is one of the most refreshing foods you can eat on a hot summer day. Many of our animals seem to find it refreshing (or at least enjoyable), as well.
Check out the video below of some of our indoor animals (and maybe even a keeper) enjoying some yummy watermelon. And don’t worry, Sherry, I put the keeper up to these shenanigans. She doesn’t always steal the animals’ watermelon!;)
Make sure to visit the museum next Friday, August 3rd so that you can see our animals in action as they gobble down some juicy and delightful watermelons at many of the keeper programs that will be held that day. | <urn:uuid:93715004-2698-410f-8efc-a695719308ad> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.keeperblog.org/2012/07/quikpost-ah-that-refreshing-watermelon/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573118.26/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817213446-20220818003446-00671.warc.gz | en | 0.956528 | 173 | 1.664063 | 2 |
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