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The high cost of breaching informer privilege
By Mike Novakowski
The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld more than $400,000 in damages awarded to a woman because the police failed to protect her confidentiality after she provided information to them.
In Nissen v. Durham Regional Police Services Board, 2017 ONCA 10, the plaintiff, Ms. Stack, lived with her husband Mr. Nissen and their two children. She learned from a neighbour that the teenage son of another neighbour had broken into a home, stolen guns, and (with his brother) took the guns to school and threatened students. Ms. Stack said she decided to tell the police but she did not want her name associated with any investigation. She claimed she subsequently spoke to a police officer over the phone and insisted she not be identified and that she was afraid of the teenage neighbour and his brother. She asserted the officer promised her that her identity would not be disclosed and, if she came to the police station to discuss the matter, her identity would be kept secret and that she would remain totally anonymous.
At the police station, unbeknownst to Ms. Stack, her police interview was recorded on videotape. Within a few days of her interview, the boys were arrested, and her identity and her videotaped interview were included in the Crown’s disclosure package. This disclosure provoked an angry reaction from the boys’ parents. Their father drove his truck at Ms. Stack causing her to leap from the sidewalk and then further threatening and harassing conduct occurred against Ms. Stack and her family. This on-going harassment became unbearable and ultimately, Ms. Stack and her family decided to sell their home and move to another community. Ms. Stack and Mr. Nissen sued the police and several named officers for breaching informer privilege.
At trial in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the judge concluded that the police officer had promised Ms. Stack anonymity and confidentiality despite the denials by police that such confidentiality was promised or that she enjoyed the status of confidential informer. “On a balance of probabilities, I hold that [the officer] promised Ms. Stack that her identity would be preserved, and not disclosed, if she came to the police station and provided information about suspected criminal activity,” said the judge. “He did not qualify that promise in any way. Thus, both expressly and by implication Ms. Stack became entitled to informer privilege, that is, she was entitled to have her anonymity preserved with respect to her involvement in conveying information to the police.” The judge found the police owed a common law duty not to disclose the identity of an informer and they had not taken reasonable care in this case.
The judge then went on to award Ms. Stack $345,000 in general damages for emotional and psychological injury. Ms. Stack had complained of feeling hopeless and depressed following these events, and she had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Her family, friends and a psychiatrist had testified about the significant change in her behaviour and enjoyment of her life. The judge also awarded $65,000 in Family Law Act damages for loss of guidance, care and companionship to Mr. Nissen, and $25,000 to each child.
The police (defendants) appealed to Ontario’s highest court contending, in part, that the trial judge erred in finding that Ms. Stack was promised confidentiality and in finding that she had established the necessary elements for such a claim.
Promise of Confidentiality
The police argued that the officer would not have asked Ms. Stack to come to the police station for an interview if she was being treated as a confidential informer. This submission, however, was rejected. The trial judge’s finding that the officer promised Ms. Stack confidentiality and anonymity was based on a thorough review of the evidence and was supported, among other evidence, by the conversation between the officer and Ms. Stack at the conclusion of the videotaped statement. Even though the officer never used the term “confidential informer”, when Ms. Stack asked the officer not to let anyone know about their conversation he said, “[T]his is between you and I. Of course, I have to keep records of this for ourselves…That stuff does not get disclosed. It is not made available to the public. You don’t have to worry about that.”
Elements of Damage Claim
The police opined that not only did the plaintiff need to prove a promise of confidentiality in exchange for information, but that they also needed to establish that the information provided was difficult or impossible to obtain, and the informer was likely to suffer harm or danger if their identity were disclosed. However, Justice Sharpe, speaking for the Court of Appeal, determined that the required elements for a claim of damages against the police for breach of a promise of confidentiality made to a citizen reporting criminal wrongdoing was the same as the civil law action for breach of confidence. He refused to add the additional elements as suggested by the police to the requirements for establishing a civil claim for damages. In this case, the officer made a promise of confidentiality and anonymity to Ms. Stack in exchange for the information she provided, that promise was breached and Ms. Stack suffered damages as a result. Sharpe wrote:
While other considerations may come into play in a criminal case where the prosecution is resisting disclosure of the identity of a confidential informer to an accused, this is a civil case between the police and an individual who was promised confidentiality. That promise gave rise to a common law and equitable right entitling Ms. Stack to have her identity kept confidential. Her right was not contingent upon other ways the Police may have had to get the information she provided, or on what the Police thought about the danger she faced. [para. 33]
In terms of police offering a promise of confidentiality, the Court of Appeal stated:
It is, of course, for the police to decide whether or not to make a promise of confidentiality. In making that decision, they will no doubt make an assessment of the value of the information the witness may have to offer, whether they can get the information through other means, and the danger the witness may face if his or her identity is revealed. If the police tell the witness that they will not reveal his or her identity or involvement in order to get information, they should keep their promise, or face the ordinary consequences of violating the assurance they have given. If the police decide that the witness does not deserve or warrant the requested assurance of confidentiality and anonymity, they should clearly say so and refuse to give the witness the requested assurance. That would allow the witness to decide whether to nonetheless give the information and accept the risk of disclosure. Simply put, a citizen in Ms. Stack’s situation should be able to rely upon what the police tell her. [para. 35]
The defendants’ appeal was dismissed and the award of damages was upheld.
Mike Novakowski is Blue Line’s case law columnist. He can be contacted at: caselaw@blueline.ca.
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Home Asia/Pacific BREAKING: Pakistan Christian ‘Blasphemy’ Man Released After 20 Months Imprisonment
BREAKING: Pakistan Christian ‘Blasphemy’ Man Released After 20 Months Imprisonment
By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)– A Christian man who spent 20 months in a Pakistani prison on charges of “blasphemy against Islam” has been released after a local court acquitted him on all charges, two advocacy officials involved in his case told BosNewsLife.
Usman Masih was detained on May 25, 2016, in Pakistan’s Punjab province after a group of men “falsely accused” him of offending Islam, rights activists said. Earlier, his accusers attacked him physically and blackmailed Masih with pictures of young women on the Facebook website, according to Christians with close knowledge about the situation.
Despite questions surrounding the case, the young Christian man was forced to wait for a verdict behind bars, BosNewsLife learned. On Friday, February 16, a court in the provincial town of Ferozewala acquitted Masih on all blasphemy charges, trial observers said.
Judge Muhammad Moeen Khokhar reportedly said there was a “lack of evidence” to convict the Christian under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy legislation.
The ruling is good news for Farrukh Saif, international director of the Rescue Christians advocacy group, which supports the family.
FATHER ASKING HELP
“In 2016, the father of Usman Masih requested us to help his son,” he told BosNewsLife. “After our investigation, we discovered a gang of Christian and Muslim men who took pictures of girls and women and posted them on [social media website] Facebook to blackmail him,” he recalled.
“Before the blasphemy accusation, these people physically assaulted Usman Masih.” Though the Christian submitted a criminal complaint, police declined to detain the attackers “due to their religious bias,” Saif said.
BosNewsLife wasn’t able to reach police for comment, but authorities have come under European Union pressure to improve the protection of Christians in the predominantly Muslim nation.
“After Usman had made his complaint, the same people who had attacked him physically filed false charges of blasphemy with no evidence. It was an act of revenge,” Saif explained. He said police “acted upon this false charges” and detained Masih. The case underscored “the discrimination we have witnessed many times in Pakistan over the last few decades,” Saif stressed.
The executive director of Rescue Christians, Keith Davies, said “God has used” his group and partners to help secure the release of the Christian. “We are delighted to be able to announce the securing of this acquittal and freedom for Usman Masih.”
‘NO SUPPORTING EVIDENCE’
However, Davies complained that it is “tragic that people can get away with fabricating stories with no supporting evidence to imprison Christians” in Pakistan “using a law that should not be even on the statutes of any country.”
It was not immediately clear what impact the acquittal could have on similar cases, including that of Christian Asia Bibi, a married mother of five, who may become the first woman to be executed by the State on controversial charges of ‘blasphemy against Islam.’
Last year, European legislators visited Pakistan amid concerns about her situation and the alleged misuse of the blasphemy legislation.
Bibi, 48, has been in prison since 2009 after she reportedly told Muslim co-workers that Jesus Christ is alive. She made the remarks while working in the fields for a Muslim landowner, according to investigators.
Rights activists and other critics suggest that the blasphemy legislation has attributed to an atmosphere of hatred towards minorities, including Christians.
Since 1990, some 65 people were murdered in Pakistan after being accused of blasphemy, according to several reports. Christians comprise roughly three percent of Pakistan’s 205 million people.
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Home/BULATSA modernizes its automated air traffic management system
BULATSA modernizes its automated air traffic management system
BULATSA finalized the modernization of its automated Air Traffic Management (ATM) system SАТСАS to version 3.0 Data Link. The system performs continuous monitoring of the flight trajectory, providing warnings in case of deviations from the flight plan and automated coordination of each flight conditions between the different working positions. In accordance with the EUROCONTROL’s concept for flexible use of airspace, SATCAS maintains automated civil – military coordination in real time. The system provides automatic conflict forecast in intermediate term (within 20 minutes in advance) and issues warnings within 2 min. in the potential occurrence of dangerously close distances between aircraft, an aircraft and the ground or an aircraft and dangerous and restricted flight areas.
The modernization allowed the implementation of new functionalities, system performance improvement and the raise of the air traffic services safety level. The automated ATM system is designed to collect, process and display surveillance and flight information, and assist the air traffic controllers and other operational personnel via automated means. The modernization follows the requirements of the National Programme for Implementation of the Single European Sky and the EC Regulations.
The system performs the following basic functions:
Surveillance Data Processing System – SDPS;
Flight Data Processing System – FDPS;
Operational Display System – ODS;
Technical Monitoring and Control System – TMCS;
Recording and Playback System – RPB;
Time Reference System – TRS;
Safety Nets – SN;
Provision of entry-exit connectivity with remote centers – GTW.
The automated ATM system provides the following working positions:
12 sectors for en-route traffic control;
2 sectors for traffic control of the terminal area of Sofia airport;
2 working positions for military air traffic controllers;
2 working positions for the airport control tower at Sofia airport;
1 sector for traffic control of the terminal area of Varna airport;
1 sector for traffic control of the terminal area of Burgas airport;
2 working positions for the airport control tower at Varna airport;
2 working positions for the airport control tower at Burgas airport;
3 working position for servicing low-flying aviation (class G airspace, according to the ICAO classification);
Working positions for the airspace planning and distribution center, for management of the air traffic flows, air traffic controllers – a shift manager and an assistant air traffic controller;
Working positions for provision of 24-hour monitoring of both the whole system by the engineer on duty and the subsystems and remote centers by the respective engineers on duty.
The basic principle that was observed in the process of design and construction of the system was the double back up of all servers, communication lines and electric power supply.
The SATCAS system uses only electronic stripmarks. The SATCAS functionalities allow automated exchange of flight information with the neighboring ATS centers and displaying the dangerous meteorological occurrences. The system performs simultaneous processing of information gathered from 15 radar stations and it has the capacity to cover area with dimensions 1024 х 1024 nautical miles.
An important functionality of the SATCAS system is the inclusion of remote centers – the approach control centers and the airport control towers at Varna and Burgas airports. Characteristic for this system architecture is that the main processing of the multi-radar information, of the system flight data and the supplementary information, is centralized in Sofia ATC Centre and the remote centres are in essence clients of the centralized system.
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7 Weird & Awesome Day Tours That Are Worth The Trip
By Aly Walansky
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If you're in a new destination, you may want to tour the local food and wine spots. I'm with you. There's nothing like a great vineyard or cheese expedition. But if you want to have an unforgettable experience when you're on vacation, there are some tours out there dedicated to showing you a whole other side of wherever you are visiting.
So whether you are into candy or sloths, or perhaps a walk on the wild side (or a glimpse of the not-so-undead) these are tours that will bring a whole new level to your trip, and maybe just maybe make sure you have a more interesting and unique trip than you could've expected. There are tours that take you through unseen parts of cities, the areas tourists normally do not get to see — but want to see. There are also tours that show history or the behind the scenes of your favorite past times, like photography or distilleries. And, of course, there are always boozy tours. Whatever you are interested in, there's a way to get in just a bit deeper.
Fair warning: Some of these experiences aren't for everyone, but if they are the fun you are looking for, you'll never forget them!
1. Get A Behind-The-Scenes Look On Fortaleza Tours
Courtesy of Tarina Rodriguez for Fortaleza Tours
For an unexpected glimpse of one of Latin America’s most thriving destinations, the Westin Playa Bonita takes travelers into the heart of UNESCO World Heritage Site, Casco Viejo, for a behind-the-scenes tour led by reformed ex-gang members from the local community, many of which have been involved in gangs since grade school. As part of Panama City’s gentrification efforts, the Fortaleza Tours (group rate is $10 per person, $20 per person for individuals not with a group) empower young locals by providing them with a forum to share their personal stories, earn money to support their families and ensure that the once-dangerous area remains a zona de paz (peaceful place).
Esperanza Social Venture Club is a local nonprofit organization that educates underprivileged youth in the local community as part of the gentrification of the once crime-filled Casco Viejo. Fortaleza Tours were created by one of ESVC’s students as a means to keep the reformed ex-gang members out of trouble and provide them with a safe and legal way to feed their families.
After travelers are led through the cobblestone streets while learning about the history of one of Panama’s oldest cities, they’re treated to traditional mojitos handmade by the guides at a pop-up bar cart on a colorful side street.
2. Get Messy At The La Tomatina Festival
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Things are bound to get messy on this trip to the legendary La Tomatina festival (starts at $370) in Buñol, Spain! This four-day, make-your-own-way trip is based in Valencia and will transport you to Buñol for the famous Spanish tomato-throwing festival itself. Experience the 'world’s biggest food fight,’ while also checking out the historic city of Valencia with guided tours and some authentic paella.
3. Sip Bourbon At The Holladay Distillery
Holladay Distillery
The Holladay Distillery is a fun group tour idea ($10/person and includes a sampling of products for guests who are 21+) in the Midwest. Founded in 1856 by "Stagecoach King" Ben Holladay on land first charted by Lewis and Clark in 1804. The oldest business in the Kansas City area and the oldest distillery west of the Mississippi still operating in its original location.
Started distilling bourbon on site last year for the first time in 30 years, and opened doors to the public for tours for the first time in 20 years. History! Modern Manufacturing! A gorgeous property in a quaint town! And alcohol! What group wouldn't love to check all of that out?
4. Watch 10 Million Bats At Sunset
Frio Bat Tour/Texas Hill Country River Region
Head to the Texas Hill Country River Region, a hidden gem untouched by time and home to the second largest bat population in the world that’s actually open to the public. Just an hour and a half scenic drive from San Antonio, visitors can book a bat tour ($12 for adults, $10 for kids over 5) and stake their claim at the Frio Bat Cave to watch as over 10 million bats take flight from the caves for their evening hunt. Tours take place at sunset, adding additional beauty to an experience you won’t find anywhere else.
5. Ride A Party Tram Through Munich
Tired of party buses? Switch it up with a party tram. Starting from $1,400 and for groups of 20 - 100+ people, this 3-hour tour of Munich comes with a tram, tour guide, and your choice of refreshments: go full-on Oktoberfest style with jugs of German beer or keep it classy with Mediterranean or Asian cuisine. A perfectly wacky tour for weddings, birthday parties, company events, you name it.
6. Learn About New Orleans' History... Drunk
Explore the dark side of New Orleans (from $25 per person) in the infamous French Quarter. Learn about traditional burial rituals, and why the vaults are above ground. Hear what pirates, prostitutes ,and convicted felons have to do with the founding of New Orleans. And, goes without saying, stop at a bar or two and try out new drinks.
7. Find Your Spirit Animal On The Sloth Encounter Tour
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Would you say it’s an animal known for moving slow, constantly noshing or sleeping between 15 and 20 hours a day? Clearly, I'm talking about sloths. Groups visiting Wild Florida in Osceola County can take the Sloth Encounter tour and have the opportunity take a rare #SLOTHIE with the park’s two-toed sloths, George and Anna (price per person for a sloth encounter is $30. It’s the same price for the porcupine and lemur encounters). If sloths aren’t a group favorite, the park also allows guests to get up close and personal with African Crested Porcupines or Ring Tail Lemurs.
8. Play Photographer For The Day With Lux Voyage
Lux Voyages
Become reporters for the day. You’ll be escorted on a Paris walking tour by a local photographer. "All the while she will be giving you tips helping you to discover Paris through your own eyes ($675 for up to four guests); going a but deeper than you might on a standard tour," says Virgi Schiffino, founder of Lux Voyage, a private travel concierge that designs tailor-made luxury itineraries globally. "Afterwards you’ll go to the photographer’s studio located on a houseboat on the river Seine, where will you develop your own photos and see them come to life on your picture book." How cool is that?
9. Discover Ancient Secrets On A Crypts And Catacombs Tour
City Wonders
You may expect to see the ancient Roman ruins or the medieval churches when in Rome (and you should, they are amazing!), but if you want to go a bit darker, City Wonders boasts an amazing and unique tour of the crypts and catacombs of Rome (starts at $79). This tour will include ancient secrets such as a pagan shrine, a bone chapel and subterranean catacombs. Wear comfortable shoes though, you'll be doing A LOT of walking and climbing stairs, but it's well worth it.
When you travel, sometimes it just has to be more than about sitting on the beach and where we eat dinner. Wacky tours like these will be the memories that stick around.
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47 Of The Best Father's Day Gifts Of 2019
The greatest doo-dads, gizmos, and other Father's Day gifts for the best dad ever!
Rachel Dunkel
1. A fill-in-the-blank book so you can tell your dad just how much you love him, one strong verb at a time. Just know there's a HIGH chance of dad tears upon opening.
Get it from Barnes and Noble for $9.95.
2. A jerky gift box because nothing says "Thank you for everything you've done for me" like a package of cured meats.
Harry and David
The box includes Taylor’s Sausage smoked beef strips, pepperoni snack sticks, beef sausage sticks, uncured old-fashioned maple bacon jerky, and hot and sweet beer mustard to bring it all together.
Get it from Harry and David for $39.99 and take 15% off sitewide with code BUZZFEED15.
Check out the rest of their Father's Day gifts.
3. A Death Star mold that will make the coolest ice cubes (or chocolate! or anything!) in the galaxy.
Get it from Amazon for $7.99.
4. A personalized photo desk calendar so he can be surrounded by photos of his awesome family even as he toils at work all day. DEF include the embarrassing photo of him with a terrible sunburn from summer vacation 2009, it'll be hilarious.
You can even change your starting month so he can *actually* use the calendar for 12 months even though it's purchased in the middle of the year.
Get it from SnapFish for $9.99+ (available in six sizes and three styles).
5. An old school game of Risk. I've never met a father who didn't hold this weekend-eating game of world domination close to his heart.
This is the version of Risk that my family and I have and can confirm: it's dad-approved. My dad is the one who asked me to put a game of Risk in a Father's Day post in the first place! Hi, dad!
Promising review: "This is the classic version of the game I grew up with — the design of the board, wooden armies, etc. I bought it as a gift and could not be more pleased with it. Playing it brought back a lot of memories and made me nostalgic for family game nights and late nights playing board games rather than watching endless televisions, iPhones, and iPads. I recommend it for every cabin in the woods, beach house, lake house, and anywhere you place a premium on relaxed human interaction. —fanofhistory
Get it from Amazon for $24.99 (originally $39.99).
6. An adjustable baseball cap because hey — they're not called "dad hats" for nothin'.
Amazon, amazon.com
Promising review: "This cap is my favorite out of many I own. Caps costing over three times as much have not been as well made and do not fit me as well. I love the 'washed' look of the fabric. The weight is perfect and very comfortable. Even after being crushed for travel, this cap goes back to its original shape with no obvious wrinkles." —J. Sams
Get it from Amazon for $10.99 (available in one size and 42 styles).
For more fashionable gifts, check out "29 Things To Upgrade Any Dad's Wardrobe."
7. A bottle of Mike's Hot Honey he'll want to put on literally everything from now until eternity. And if your dad's name is actually Mike, it's illegal for him NOT to own some, sorry it's the law!
Promising Review: "Saw this on a Food Network show and decided to try! LOVE IT! Great honey taste with just a bit of heat at the end. My husband loves 'hot' foods and even grows his own peppers to put on anything. He really likes this on his French toast and I like it with peanut butter. However, I just made baked beans and added a tablespoon of Mike's Hot in addition to the brown sugar, and they were the BEST baked beans ever!" —Ritakc
For more ideas of how to enjoy this "spicy ambrosia," check out "I Tried This Spicy Honey And It Changed How I Eat Every Meal."
8. A minimalist watch perfect for the kind of dad who doesn't want too many bells and whistles — just a classic, stylish watch that tells the dang time.
Get it from Nordstrom Rack for $37.48 (originally $95).
9. A pair of blue light–blocking glasses so he can stay glued to his news app all day without experiencing any eye strain.
EyeBuyDirect
Blocking blue light can make screen time more comfortable as well as reduce symptoms of digital eye strain such as headaches.
Get them from EyeBuyDirect starting at $25.
Enter code "25OFF90FS" at checkout for 25% off all orders over $90 and free shipping.
10. A mirrored cube puzzle that'll really let his problem-solving skills ~shine~.
Promising review: "My family thought this might be easier than the colored cubes, because the size of the piece would give away where it should go. It's been three weeks since we started playing with it and no one has been able to solve it! It's a great gift idea for the 'brain' of your family." —Victoria
For more awesome yet budget-friendly gifts, check out "31 Impressive Father's Day Gifts That Only Look Expensive."
11. An apron to keep his clothes neat while he's whipping up a meal for the fam. It'll be the only thing in the house that can match the cheese-level of his dad jokes.
Get it from the BuzzFeed merch shop on Amazon for $17.99.
12. A birdhouse making kit for doing a fun craft with the kids, sitcom-style. The birds will be thankful too!
The crate includes laser cut wood pieces, hardware, sandpaper, a multi-colored acrylic paint pack, three paint brushes, and an instruction manual.
Get it from Man Crates for $34.99.
Check out the rest of their Father's Day crates for more gifting inspo.
13. A record player so he can finally break out all of his old albums again. Let's just hope he keeps his Springsteen-esque jeans in the box.
Need some records to go with? My dad recommends Miles Davis's Kind of Blue ($19.99 on Amazon), Led Zeppelin IV ($23.35 on Amazon), and The National's High Violet ($22.98 on Amazon).
Promising review: "A very sturdy product and built to last. It is very well designed and great for the price. I love how it is easy to travel with. It was a Father's Day gift and my dad loved it." —T. Ficklen
Get it from Amazon for $49 (available in 21 colors and patterns).
14. A movie scratch-off poster for the dad who just hasn't been able to stop quoting The Goonies since he saw it in theaters in 1985.
Uncommon Goods
Promising review: "I got this as a gift for my husband. He is a movie lover and has seen most of these movies by himself at one point or another. He's always trying to get me to watch movies with him, and I thought this would be a perfect way for me to do so. He loved this, and it was by far his favorite gift. We have already started with watching and scratching off two movies. This is a good excuse for us to sit down together, after the kids are asleep and have a little date night. Words honestly can't describe how much I love this gift." —Ashley
Get it from Uncommon Goods for $15.
Explore more go-to Father's Day gifts in "39 Father's Day Gifts You Can't Go Wrong With."
15. A Lifestraw personal water filter so you can always rest assured your outdoorsy dad will have clean, fresh water to drink on his frequent hikes.
Promising review: "Used it on a hike recently; tried different configurations as shown, with the drinking straight out of the river, and out of a wide-mouth bottle. The flow-rate through the LifeStraw is a little reminiscent of drinking a really thick milkshake, which is understandable considering the filter basically gets everything. When I filled up my Nalgene with water from the stream, I could see the sediment start to settle; I even made sure to get some with the straw just to see. Worked like a charm. You just need to remember to blow into it afterwards to clear out the straw." —Kingston
Get it from Amazon for $14.99.
For more woodsy gift ideas, check out "41 Practical Father's Day Gifts Outdoorsy Dads Will Love."
16. An Atlas Coffee Club subscription because you may not be able to give him the world...but you can give him coffee sourced from all over the world.
Get it from Atlas Coffee Club starting at $60 for a three month gift subscription.
Check out "This Subscription Service Delivers You Fresh Coffee From Around The World" for our Atlas Coffee Club review!
17. A retro polaroid alarm clock for anyone whose father still "doesn't trust" cell phone alarms.
This clock has dual time display, an indoor temperature display, a calendar display, and alarm and snooze option. It runs on three AAA batteries (not included).
Promising review: "This clock is exactly what I needed. It's a really great compact alarm. It has all the bells and whistles. I'm very happy with it, except having it wake me up." —Amazon Customer
Retro not your dad's style? Head to "33 Tech And Gadget Father's Day Gifts For Every Kind Of Dad" to find just the right gizmo for him.
18. A baby carrier for new dads who just want their little ones to be as close as possible literally all the time.
Promising review: "This is so much easier to put on compared to other wraps. It's also cooler and has better head support for my baby when facing inward. My baby doesn't sink down into it, it looks better than other wraps, and I also like the option of having my baby facing out. I have been using it daily for a few weeks now and we love it! So comfortable!" —Noah Gedrimas
Get it from Amazon for $65.99+ (available in three colors).
For more gifts that are on the pricey end but are #worthit, check out "47 Splurge-Worthy Gifts To Surprise Your Dad With This Father's Day."
19. A Yeti Rambler mug that keeps coffee hot for a ridiculously long time by using double-wall vacuum insulation. Now pops can majestically stare into the distance while holding his coffee for as long as he wants, and it'll still be hot when he snaps out of it.
Besides being used for hot liquids, the mug can also be used for serving things such as oatmeal *or* to keep cold beverages cold. It's dent-resistant, doesn't sweat (genius!), and is dishwasher-safe.
Promising review: "I bought this Yeti for my Dad. He loved my mug so much he wanted one for himself. He absolutely loves it. It keeps his coffee hot, as it takes him a little while in the mornings to drink his coffee and that is what is what he uses it for. Great price!" —Kelly Stone
Get it from Amazon for $24.99+ (available in nine colors).
20. A knife set so he can stop saying that he needs to sharpen your really old kitchen knives soon and get to using nice, sharp ones right away.
The set includes a paring knife, chef's knife, and utility knife, each with its own blade guard.
Promising review: "Purchased as a gift for my mom, and she loves them!
They are wood and steel, and the handles are really pretty. Also the guards they come with are nice, and they're very sharp! Great set for a great price — considering getting some for myself." —MiVi
Get them from BuzzFeed's Goodful line, exclusively at Macy's for $23.93 (originally $57.99).
21. A stuffed burger press because the only thing dad might love more than you is the glorious taste symphony of juicy meat and melty cheese.
Promising review: "I love this burger press! Whether it's to fill with cheese, bacon, jalapeños, or whatever, this is an awesome tool for grilling season! Even if you aren't interested in stuffed burgers, it helps with making burger patties. Burgers are perfectly sculpted and your hands don't get completely covered in raw beef. But be sure to spray some Pam inside the press on the walls and the base, otherwise it's a major pain getting the patty to come loose." —AGonzales7
If your dad has it all, head to "50 Father's Day Gifts For The Dad Who Has Everything" for more ideas!
22. A sandalwood shaving kit so he can treat himself to a luxurious shave smoother than he ever thought imaginable. Self care for dads, 2019!
The kit includes pre-shave oil, shaving cream, after-shave balm, and a genuine badger hair shaving brush.
Get it from The Art of Shaving for $60.
Check out the rest of The Art of Shaving's gift ideas.
23. A My Garden Box subscription to ensure the flower beds back home are always looking gorgeous. And if you're running a little bit behind on gift shopping, an incoming subscription box is always a good way to go!
What he'll get: Each box comes with a plant, thorough planting instructions, care info, and fun facts!
Get it from Cratejoy for $31.88/month.
Enter code "DADSDAY" at checkout for $5 off!
For more last minute ideas, head to "24 Subscription Boxes That Make Awesome Last Minute Father's Day Gifts."
24. A T-shirt that — much like dear old dad — will just tell it like it is.
Get them from Amazon: the "Dad AF" shirt for $21.99 (available in men and women's sizes S–3XL and eight colors) and the "Kick Ass Dad" shirt for $19.99 (available in men's and women's sizes S–3XL and four colors).
25. A adjustable leather belt without holes so he can stop using his Swiss Army Knife to create new holes that are just to his liking.
Promising review: "What a clever idea — a belt without holes! It's quite easy to put together and cut to an appropriate size. To me, it seems quite sturdy and the plastic latches the belt uses to clamp it on look solid enough. They don’t appear to look like they will wear out or separate from the belt anytime soon. A belt with holes tends to get ugly fairly quick, especially for someone like me who fluctuates in weight. I would expect this to stay looking sharp at least as long as belts with holes. Seems like some quality was built into this one. I bought a brown one after finding the black one quite satisfactory. I don’t expect these to last forever but should last long enough to be worth the price." —Alphonsel
Get it from Amazon for $14.42 (available in one size and two colors).
For more nifty gifties, check out "20 Things From Shark Tank That Would Make Excellent Father's Day Gifts."
26. A pair of wireless over-ear headphones to keep the noise of the world at bay while he listens to yet another podcast about the joys of woodworking.
I have these headphones and can confirm: they're super noise-cancelling!
Promising review: "I got these for my father for Christmas and he loves them. He wanted a nice pair of Bluetooth headphones that weren't the inner ear kind and these were perfect. He uses them all the time and loves that they're noise-cancelling and that the sound comes out crystal clear." —Megann
Get them from Amazon for $37.99+ (available in seven colors).
For more gifts dad will use alllll the time, check out "25 Secretly Practical Father's Day Gifts."
27. A sous vide perfect for the dad who treats everything like a fun science experiment. This genius device lets you meticulously control the time and temperature at which your meat cooks, ensuring it's to your exact taste.
Place the sous vide in a pot of water and place vacuum- or plastic-sealed meat inside to have it heated to the exact temperature you want for perfectly cooked steak, pork, chicken, and fish every single time! It can even pair with a phone app, and we all know that modern dads can't get enough helpful apps.
Promising review: "This makes an eye of round roast as tender as a prime rib. Excellent product. Just plug the thing in, make sure your water level is good, and set it and forget it. This thing will cook absolutely perfect food every single time." —Leeway63
Get it from Amazon for $78.85 (originally $99).
Learn more about sous vide cooking in "I Tried The Precision Cooking Gadget That's All Over Pinterest." It's a different brand but gives you the vibe of the sous vide process if you're curious!
28. A pair of loafers that couldn't be more "Dad" if they tried but you'll also want to borrow all the time, to be honest.
Get them from River Island for $70 (available in sizes 7–13 and two colors).
29. A riveting copy of Does It Fart?: The Definitive Field Guide to Animal Flatulence because your dad knows a ton of useless — I mean — interesting facts, but I bet the specifics of animal toots aren't yet among them.
Promising review: "This was a gift for my 45-year-old son! Yes, they never leave the fart phase. ;) But this book is actually filled with very interesting info — there's lots of science written in an entertaining fashion, and the simple illustrations fit perfectly. I'll admit that I read it before giving it to my son. He will now be the most popular teacher on his high school campus because hey, who else knows that sloths don't fart? LOL! If you're looking for something different for a gift, consider this. I think I'm going to order another one!" —Maryann Watkins
Get it from Amazon for $9.99+.
For more hilarious gift ideas, check out "25 LOL-Worthy Father's Day Gifts For Dads With A Sense Of Humor."
30. An Amazon Echo Plus so he doesn't need to consult his sore knee for a weather report anymore. Alexa's got it!
This version comes with a ~free~ smart lightbulb. An extra fun dad project!
Promising review: "Got my parents this for Christmas, and they love it. It helps my mom with answering questions she has and with cooking-related questions and helps my dad with phone numbers and weather as well as news. Speaker is nice, I would highly suggest getting Amazon Music or Spotify Premium to help on the music end of things. It makes life a lot easier." —Amazon Customer
Get it from Amazon for $119.99 (originally $164.98, available in three colors).
Send your dad to "21 Amazon Echo Tips You Should Definitely Know About" so he can fully explore everything the Echo has to offer!
31. An all-white jigsaw puzzle sure to both bemuse and infuriate, which will honestly be pretty funny to watch.
Promising review: "I got this for a jigsaw puzzle crazed friend for her birthday and she loved it! She glued it together afterwards and had me write a note on it (props to her for being creative, cool, and sweet). There's no way I'd ever try to do this myself, but if you, or someone you know, loves a challenge, try doing this puzzle. 5/5 stars." —Nate
For more last minute gift ideas like this, check out "29 Last Minute Father's Day Gifts Your Dad Will Love."
32. A box of cookies and treats because Father's Day is a great excuse to chomp on some sweets and swig milk right out of the carton.
Get it from Cheryl's for $29.99 (originally $29.99) and take 15% off sitewide with code CCOBUZZ15.
33. A whiskey wedge and glass to give his old favorite libation a new ~slant~.
Having minimal ice surface area touching the whiskey means it'll get less watered down. The set comes with a glass and silicone slant mold. Both are dishwasher safe.
Promising review: "Bought these as a Father's Day gift for my dad. He is a single malt scotch guy and has previously used whiskey stones, the ball ice mold, and the large square ice molds. This is, by far, his favorite. He loves showing it off to his friends, too." —Jessica Potter
34. A go-anywhere table tennis set so he can always get in a quick round of the best game ever after dinner. Or literally *over* dinner if he just can't wait.
The set comes with two paddles, two balls, a retractable net, and comes in a handy carrying case. Grab some extra balls ($9.99 for a 60-pack on Amazon) if you foresee the ones included getting lost forever under your couch.
Promising review: "This thing is great! I bought it as a stocking stuffer for my husband and he loves it. We actually set it up on the dining room table. It's very sturdy and the poles that hold the net are spring loaded so it holds tight no matter what size your table. The clamps that hold the poles up are also spring loaded so there's no damage to the table. It even comes with a travel bag and takes less than a minute to set up and take down. I'd highly recommend it to anyone with limited space or who likes to camp. I would also recommend buying a few more ping pong balls, though. It comes with two but they aren't the best." —Phillip or Laura
35. A tortilla swaddle and cap for the new dad in your life who may need a bit of a chuckle in between changing diapers for his little burrito.
Promising review: "The Tortilla Baby was a great gift for friends (he's an Executive Chef) celebrating the birth of their newborn son. The gift was humorous, fun, unforgettable, and actually practical for the new little 'baby burrito,' Ben. It was well-made with great graphics and quality materials. I bought it with the taco booties, too. So cute and fun!" —PopcornKate222
Shop more gifts for dads with newborns in "28 Father's Day Gifts For The New, Struggling Dad."
36. A salt block and grill tool set so he can run towards the siren song of the grill well-prepared all summer long.
Hickory Farms
Cooking meat and veggies on a Himalayan pink salt block creates a depth of flavor beyond compare, but don't worry — it doesn't just make things overwhelmingly salty. The set comes with a salt block, apron, spatula, fork, tongs, and a tool wrap.
Get it from Hickory Farms for $75.
37. A sweet guitar pick that perfectly combines his love of Dad Rock and Dad Jokes.
YES I capitalized "Dad Rock" and "Dad Jokes," they are capital "I" Important.
Promising review: "My cool daughter bought this for me as a birthday present. I instantly tried it and noticed that the weight was perfect and it gave a much deeper, thicker, and fuller sound considering I was using it on an unplugged electric-acoustic. It was really the thought behind the gift that made it priceless to me, but the fact I love using it so much is an awesome bonus." —Darren De Wilde
For more gift ideas under $25, check out "35 Cheap Things To Treat Your Dad To This Father's Day."
38. A candle to remind him of some his favorite days — the road trips with the family all packed together in the sedan and watching football when he gets a rare moment alone.
Get them from Homesick: the road trip candle for $29.95 and the Friday night football candle for $29.95.
Shop Homesick's memory collection for more gift ideas.
39. A Squatty Potty because the last thing dad wants to do after a long day at the office is spend a bunch of time in his "office."
Promising review: "I've bought one of these for myself, my parents, and my friends. I'm not kidding. You may think I'm just some made up spam account, but I honestly have bought multiple squatty potties. Not to get too graphic, but when I'm doing my business I'll think almost nothing came out based on the amount of pushing I did. I'll turn around and the bowl is full. I've never seen so much come out of me so easily before. As long as you are also getting an appropriate amount of fiber in your diet, this will work better than sitting on the toilet normally. I almost don't want to use a toilet for number two unless there's a Squatty Potty." —Ludlum
Check out a full review of the Squatty Potty here and for more useful gift ideas, head to "30 Practical Father's Day Gifts Your Dad Will Actually Use."
40. A new pair of boardshorts so even while he's doing cannonballs all summer, at least his pool attire won't be embarrassing.
Get them from Hill City: the long pair for $78 (available in sizes 28W–40W and four colors) and the short pair for $68 (available in sizes S–XXL and six colors.
41. A "Best Dad" Dundie award if your father is the only person on the planet who knows more about The Office than you.
HollywoodByRachel
Get it from HollywoodByRachel on Etsy for $15.95 or a non-dad Dundie on Amazon for $24.99.
42. Or a Swanson Pyramid of Greatness poster if you're convinced that Ron was based on your dad.
WizBitArt
Get it from WizBitArt on Etsy for $13.47+ (available in three sizes).
43. A box set of A Song of Ice and Fire — aka — all of the Game of Thrones books! No better way for him to mourn the end of the show than delve into months (years?) of reading about the same characters.
The set comes with A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast of Crows, and A Dance with Dragons.
Promising review: "I am a big fan of the HBO series and decided I wanted to read the books. I have gotten through the first so far and it is incredible. I find I have to Google characters every now and then because there are so many, but it is very nice to be able to put a face to each person. I am very excited to continue reading and am very happy with this boxed set. I even purchased another to give to my dad as a gift!" —samiam46
44. A nail grooming kit that'll be essential whenever dad gets a little too into some yard work, resulting in dirt-caked nails.
Manscaped
The kit comes with safety scissors, nail clippers, tweezers, an ear pick, a nail file, and a carrying case.
Get it from Manscaped for $19.99.
45. A circular saw pizza cutter — anything can be a DIY project if you have the right ~tools~.
Promising review: "Bought this as a gift for my husband and so far it's been great. Takes a bit to get used to holding it right, unlike the ones with the handle. But it's really cute and the blade is sharp." —Do-It-Yourself Danielle
46. A Trunk Club subscription because you already know they're the coolest dad around, and now a personal stylist can help them show it to the world with some rad 'fits.
After taking a style quiz, Trunk Club members are paired with an expert stylist who will run a consultation and curate a box with six to ten pieces of apparel. Members can try everything on, keep what they love, and send back what they don't!
Get it from Trunk Club starting with a $25 styling fee per box.
47. A heated razor so every morning dad shaves is a veritable spa day. Now every time he picks up a razor he can get treated to a hot towel shave — an A+ way to start the day.
The razor heats up in less than a second, features temperature control, has five blades, is fully waterproof, and comes with a wireless magnetic charger.
Get it from Gillette for $200.
Shop the rest of Gillette's Father's Day gifts here.
Your dad, knowing full well he's going to receive some awesome gifts on June 16.
The reviews in this post have been edited for length and clarity.
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Core reader
Replication and contradiction of highly cited research papers in psychiatry: 10-year follow-up
Subsequent studies
Standardised mean differences
Calculation from continuous data
Converting dichotomous outcomes
Study comparisons
Other comparisons
Comparisons of study pairs
Contradicted findings
Initially stronger effects
Replicated finding
Comparison with general medicine
Effect sizes
Study implications
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British Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 207, Issue 4
October 2015 , pp. 357-362
Aran Tajika (a1), Yusuke Ogawa (a1), Nozomi Takeshima (a1), Yu Hayasaka (a1) and Toshi A. Furukawa (a1)
Department of Health Promotion and Human Behaviour, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine/School of Public Health, Kyoto, Japan
Figures:
Fig. 1 Flowchart of study identification process from studies published in 2000–2002.
Fig. 2 Distribution of total sample size of the three study categories. Two extreme values are excluded: one was a contradicted study (n = 1759) and the other was a replicated study (n = 3282).
Contradictions and initial overestimates are not unusual among highly cited studies. However, this issue has not been researched in psychiatry.
To assess how highly cited studies in psychiatry are replicated by subsequent studies.
We selected highly cited studies claiming effective psychiatric treatments in the years 2000 through 2002. For each of these studies we searched for subsequent studies with a better-controlled design, or with a similar design but a larger sample.
Among 83 articles recommending effective interventions, 40 had not been subject to any attempt at replication, 16 were contradicted, 11 were found to have substantially smaller effects and only 16 were replicated. The standardised mean differences of the initial studies were overestimated by 132%. Studies with a total sample size of 100 or more tended to produce replicable results.
Caution is needed when a study with a small sample size reports a large effect.
The number of publications in medicine and in psychiatry is increasing exponentially year after year. About 20 million articles have been published in more than 5000 MEDLINE-indexed journals. 1 How do we identify, read and evaluate new information of interest in this sea of research? The impact factor has largely replaced recommendations and reputations as an indicator of the value of scientific journals. According to Journal Citation Reports (http://thomsonreuters.com/journal-citation-reports), 3000 journals have been given impact factors in biomedicine. These do not directly reflect the worth of individual studies. However, when we consider the credibility of a published study, we often refer to the impact factor of the journal in which the study is published. We can also evaluate the importance of an individual medical publication by its own citation count. The common logic behind counting journal or study citations is the belief that highly cited papers must have had a major impact on science. However, frequent citation is no guarantee that the study results are true. Ioannidis identified studies that were cited more than 1000 times among journals with a high impact factor in general medicine and internal medicine; when these studies were compared with subsequent studies, which theoretically had a better-controlled design, only half of the randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and none of the observational studies were replicated. 2 When statistically significant and extremely favourable initial reports of intervention effects were examined, however, it was found that the majority of such large treatment effects had emerged from small studies, and when additional trials were performed the effect sizes typically became much smaller. 3 Psychiatric research may not be immune to these biases. 4–6 Indeed, psychiatry may be more vulnerable than general medicine to publication and citation bias, as psychiatry typically has to rely on ‘soft’ outcomes, which have been found to lead to results that are less robust than unequivocal and universally agreed ‘hard’ outcomes (e.g. scores on the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression or the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale v. death or recurrence of myocardial infarction). 3,7–9 We therefore aimed to examine what proportion of highly cited studies in psychiatry are or are not confirmed by subsequent studies examining the same clinical questions.
We selected three general medicine journals and five psychiatry journals with the highest impact factors for the year 2000 according to Journal Citation Reports. These journals were the New England Journal of Medicine (29.51), JAMA (15.40), The Lancet (10.23), Archives of General Psychiatry (11.78), Molecular Psychiatry (8.93), American Journal of Psychiatry (6.58), Schizophrenia Bulletin (6.09) and Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology (5.05). From the original clinical research studies published in these journals for the years 2000 and 2002 we selected studies that claimed the effectiveness of psychiatric treatments in their abstracts. We did not consider studies reporting the non-effectiveness of treatment. We also excluded meta-analyses and some studies in which two or more studies were combined either systematically or non-systematically, because it is impossible to calculate the effect size of a single study from such papers, and also because such studies mixed studies from different periods including those older than 2000. Two investigators examined the titles and abstracts of the relevant references to check whether the study claimed the effectiveness of a certain psychiatric treatment. Disagreement was resolved by a discussion between the two assessors and, where necessary, in consultation with a third author. We then counted the number of citations of each selected article for the 3 years after the publication year using the Web of Science. We finally restricted the articles to those cited more than 30 times in the 3 years after publication, i.e. approximately the top 10% in terms of citation counts.
For each of these highly cited studies we searched for subsequent studies conducted up until June 2013 that examined the same clinical question, i.e. focused on the same diagnoses and on the same interventions or exposures. The journals that were searched were limited to those indexed in MEDLINE. All the selected studies (i.e. the original studies as well as the subsequent studies) were categorised in terms of evidence level as an RCT, an observational study or a case study (or case series). 10 If two studies were at the same level of evidence hierarchy, the one with the larger sample was regarded as constituting stronger evidence. 2 We selected newer studies whose intervention and control conditions were as similar to those of the previous study as possible. When the newer study had more study arms than the previous one, we checked each arm and selected the most appropriate one, i.e. the one closest to that of the previous study. When the dosage of medication was the focus of the research in the previous study, we searched newer studies using the dosage closest to that of the previous study. When the condition of participants was restricted (e.g. children or adults, acute or chronic disorder), we also matched the condition as closely as possible.
The interrater reliability in the selection of the relevant subsequent study was of paramount importance in this study. We therefore first pilot-tested our reproducibility with regard to a dozen studies. Two authors independently selected one eligible subsequent study according to sample size and research design in MEDLINE. The selection agreed in 9 out of 12 studies; disagreement for the 3 remaining studies was due to simple oversight by one of the two authors, and there was no need for discussion once the study in question was shared. For the remaining studies, therefore, we followed the following procedure: for each study in our cohort the first author screened broadly for relevant ensuing studies using a few important keywords, selected several newer candidate studies with better-controlled designs and then chose the most appropriate one. Another investigator independently selected the most appropriate one among these candidate studies. Disagreements were resolved by a discussion between the two assessors and, where necessary, in consultation with a third author.
Where the study authors presented their primary outcome, we extracted this information. If the authors failed to designate their primary outcome, we regarded the outcome described first as the primary one. The results for the primary outcomes of the original studies were extracted as continuous or dichotomous data. We gave preference to continuous data, because in psychiatry most outcomes use continuous data and also because, in general, continuous data are statistically more powerful than dichotomous data. When we were able to extract neither continuous nor dichotomous data from the original studies (e.g. case series) we extracted the description regarding the benefit and applicability of the treatment. We then identified outcomes of the subsequent study that were the same as or similar to those of the previous study, and extracted relevant data.
When the studies showed effectiveness for a continuous outcome, we extracted the means and standard deviations of the end-point or change scores and calculated the standardised mean difference (SMD) using the formula (mean 1−mean 2)/s.d., where s.d. represents the pooled s.d. of the intervention and control groups.
When the studies showed effectiveness using only dichotomous data, we first calculated the odds ratio (OR) and then converted it into the SMD using the formula SMD = ( 3 ∕ π ) lnOR . 11
We compared the SMD of each previous study with that of a newer study that was at a higher evidence level or at the same level but with a larger sample, and assigned each comparison to one of four categories:
(a) unchallenged: when there was no subsequent study with a higher level of evidence;
(b) contradicted: when the point estimate of the subsequent stronger study was opposite to that of the former, or the benefit and applicability of a previous study were denied;
(c) initially stronger effects: when the original study and the subsequent stronger study both concluded that the intervention was effective and the point estimate of the previous study was not included in the 95% confidence interval of the effect size of the newer study or the effect size of the previous study was 0.2 s.d. units or greater than that of the subsequent study; 12
(d) replicated: when the original study and the subsequent stronger study both concluded that the intervention was effective and the point estimate of the previous study was included in the 95% confidence interval of the effect size of the subsequent study and the two effect sizes were within 0.2 s.d. units apart or the effect size of the subsequent study was larger than that of the previous study (0.2 s.d. units would signify a small effect difference according to Cohen's rule of thumb). 12
When we could not obtain SMDs we compared the benefits and applicability of the two studies and made qualitative judgements. Two investigators made these judgements independently. Disagreements were resolved by discussion between the two assessors, where necessary in consultation with a third author. Two independent raters assessed the quality of the previous and subsequent studies using the Cochrane Collaboration risk of bias tool, 13 which assesses a trial's quality in the following domains: random sequence generation, allocation concealment, masking of participants and personnel, masking of assessment, completeness of outcome data and selective outcome reporting.
Our primary outcome was the percentage of studies where the results were replicated for all the studies, defined as follows:
Percentage of replicated studies = replicated total − unchallenged × 100 ( % )
In subgroup analyses we classified the original studies according to the journals in which they were published, their research design, the diagnoses of the participants and the therapies that were examined (pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy or others). We calculated the percentage of replicated studies for each subgroup as our secondary outcomes.
Statistical tests were performed using SPSS version 22.0. The level of significance was set at the conventional level of P<0.05 (two-tailed). Differences between SMDs of previous studies and newer studies were tested by Wilcoxon matched pairs signed rank test. The linear relation between the categories of comparison and the sample sizes of previous studies was analysed with the Jonckheere–Terpstra trend test. We estimated the threshold between replicated and non-replicated studies by using receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis.
In the three general medicine journals 163 articles related to psychiatry and were cited over 30 times (agreement between independent raters 95.0%, κ = 0.68). In the five psychiatry journals 390 such articles were cited over 30 times. In total 553 articles concerned psychiatry. Among them were 159 articles about psychiatric treatments (agreement between independent raters 83.5%, κ = 0.66). However, about half of these suggested non-effectiveness or harmful effects. Finally, we found 83 articles that recommended certain psychiatric treatments (Fig. 1). The numbers of articles finally selected from each journal were 9 from the New England Journal of Medicine, 14 from JAMA, 5 from The Lancet, 17 from Archives of General Psychiatry, 1 from Molecular Psychiatry, 31 from American Journal of Psychiatry, 0 from Schizophrenia Bulletin and 6 from Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. These articles are summarised in Table 1 in terms of their study design, diagnosis and treatments examined. They included 74 RCTs, 7 cohort studies and 2 case series. Most interventions were assessed using a scale such as the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression or the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale. In a few studies other outcomes such as relapse or readmission to hospital were used. The details of each of these 83 articles in order of citation counts are tabulated in online Table DS1.
TABLE 1 Replication and contradiction of highly cited research papers in psychiatry
Unchallenged
Initially stronger
Percentage of
replicated studies a
Total 83 40 16 11 16 37
General medicine 28 16 3 3 6 50
Psychiatry 55 24 13 8 10 32
Randomised controlled trial 74 37 13 10 14 38
Cohort 7 3 2 1 1 25
Case series 2 0 1 0 1 50
Dementia or cognitive impairment 9 4 1 2 2 40
Depression 24 15 4 2 3 33
Mania 4 1 1 0 2 67
Schizophrenia 12 2 5 3 2 20
Dependence 7 4 1 0 2 67
Other 27 14 4 4 5 38
Pharmacotherapy 61 28 9 10 14 42
Psychotherapy 11 7 2 1 1 25
Combined therapy 4 3 1 0 0 0
Other 7 3 3 0 1 25
a. Percentage of the 43 subsequent trials.
Of the 83 articles we found that 43 had subsequent studies (52%) that dealt with the same clinical question. The remaining 40 articles (48%) were therefore highly cited but had not been subject to any attempt at replication in the 10 years following their publication (see online Table DS1).The design of the former study in the 43 pairs was RCT in 37 studies (including 4 crossover RCTs and one factorial design RCT), prospective cohort study in 4 studies and case series in 2 studies, whereas all the subsequent studies were RCTs.
Sixteen of the 43 studies were categorised as replicated (37%). Two of the 16 studies that replicated the earlier results had SMDs that were 0.2 s.d. units larger than the earlier study (Table 1). The mean SMDs of the original studies and the subsequent studies were 0.72 (s.d. = 0.39) and 0.31 (s.d. = 0.32) respectively. According to Cohen's rule of thumb, 12 the mean SMD of the earlier studies represents a medium to large effect, whereas that of the later studies represents a medium to small effect. There was a highly significant difference between these effect sizes (median difference 0.35, interquartile range 0.03–0.66, P<0.001, Wilcoxon matched pairs signed rank test). The assessment of the risk of bias of the previous and subsequent studies (agreement between two independent raters 82.5%, κ = 0.70) revealed that their quality was comparable in terms of random sequence generation, allocation concealment, masking, completeness of outcome data and selective outcome reporting (see online Table DS2).
We cite an example for each category.
A prospective cohort study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2001 was cited 164 times; 14 it suggested that the long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) might protect against Alzheimer's disease. The authors concluded that the relative risk was 0.2. The corresponding SMD that we calculated by using the control risk given in this paper was 0.93. However, a subsequent study with an RCT design published in 2011 negated the effect of NSAIDs over placebo. 15
One RCT published in the Archives of General Psychiatry in 2000, cited 124 times, suggested that low-dose olanzapine (5 mg or 10 mg per day) was superior to placebo in patients with Alzheimer's disease with psychotic and behavioural symptoms, assessed using the sum of the agitation/aggression, hallucinations and delusions items of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). 16 We combined the effect size of the two dosages recommended by the author, and the combined SMD was 0.41. The newer RCT on the same topic, which had a larger sample, was published in 2004; 17 in this trial four doses of olanzapine (1 mg, 2.5 mg, 5 mg and 7.5 mg per day) were compared with placebo, and a dosage of 7.5 mg per day was deemed effective when assessed using the NPI total score. First, we calculated the score of the three items of the NPI that the authors of the previous study used and pooled the effect sizes of the 5 mg and 7.5 mg olanzapine groups, which corresponded with the recommended dosages of the earlier study. The combined SMD was 0.04, and the authors concluded that olanzapine was efficacious. We categorised this finding as an initially stronger effect because the original authors emphasised the effectiveness of this treatment.
Olanzapine demonstrated a greater efficacy than placebo in the treatment of acute bipolar mania in an article published in the Archives of General Psychiatry in 2000; 18 this article was cited 129 times. The SMD calculated using the Young Mania Rating Scale was 0.99. In 2009 a newer RCT examining the same clinical question with a larger sample also suggested the effectiveness of olanzapine; 19 the SMD was 1.19.
Table 1 also presents the results of the subgroup analyses. Although there were nominal differences in the percentage of replicated studies for the subgroups that we examined (the percentage of replicated studies was higher for the general medicine journals than for the psychiatry journals, higher for the RCTs than for the observational studies, highest for studies on mania and dependence, and higher for pharmacological treatments than for psychological treatments), none of these differences was statistically significant. Of the 37 RCTs with a subsequent study, the median of the total sample size was 36 in the contradicted studies, 112 in the initially stronger effects studies and 161 in the replicated studies. There was a significant ordered difference among the three groups: the greater the sample size of the initial study, the more often the study was replicated (Jonckheere–Terpstra trend test, P = 0.004) (Fig. 2). The ROC analysis revealed that the best pair of sensitivity and specificity was obtained between n = 92 and n = 120 to distinguish between replicated and non-replicated studies. Approximately 75% of the replicated studies had a total sample size of more than 100. On the other hand, approximately 75% of the contradicted studies had a total sample of fewer than 100.
This is the first study to examine the fate of effect size estimates of psychiatric treatments recommended in highly cited clinical studies. We selected highly cited articles published in high-impact journals between 2000 and 2002 and compared their results with studies having a better-controlled design or a similar design but with a larger sample published in the subsequent decade. Of the 83 studies identified, 40 had not been subject to any attempt at replication; of the remaining 43 with replication studies, only 16 (37%) had replicated results. On average the SMD of the initial studies was overestimated by 132% in comparison with the subsequent studies (0.72 v. 0.31). The sample size of the initial study was the only statistically significant predictor of confirmation by later studies.
The percentage of unchallenged studies may be higher in psychiatry than in general medicine. Ioannidis reported that of 45 articles cited more than 1000 times among journals with a high impact factor in various fields of medicine, only 11 remained unchallenged. 2 In our study almost half of the highly cited articles were never re-examined in the following 10 years. We can speculate about the reasons for this. Ioannidis examined articles that had more than 1000 citations, 2 whereas we examined articles that had 30 or more; this may partly explain why the former papers had more replication studies. Another possible reason is the difference in the general levels of research activities in medicine and psychiatry.
The percentage of contradicted or initially stronger studies also appears to be higher in psychiatry than in general medicine. Ioannidis found that of the 34 articles that had subsequent studies 20 (59%) were replicated, 2 whereas the percentage of replicated studies for our sample was much lower (37%). First, the subtle difference in the definitions of replication between the two studies may explain this difference. Second, however, it should be remembered that ‘soft’ outcome measures have more potential for bias than ‘hard’ ones, 20–22 but that ‘hard’ outcome measures are rare in psychiatry. This could be a reason why the effect size estimates of psychiatric treatments might be more unstable. So long as we have to rely on ‘soft’ outcome measurements we will need not only to use valid and reliable scales but also to assure validated procedures to administer them in future psychiatric research.
It is important to note that if a study is significant at exactly P = 0.05 then the probability of finding statistical significance in a replication study (assuming that the replication followed exactly the same protocol of the original study) is only 50%, and not 95% as would be naively assumed. 23 Cumming recommends that we use effect sizes and their 95% confidence intervals which would give much better information about replication. 23 Our classification and definitions of replication were based on effect sizes, and the percentage of replicated studies thus defined was lower than expected.
Sample size turned out to be a factor in non-replication. In our study the sample sizes of the replicated studies were the largest and those of the contradicted studies were the smallest among the three categories. There was a significant linear relation. Trikalinos et al investigated effect sizes in cumulative meta-analyses of RCTs of psychiatric treatments and found that the magnitude of the effect size in mental health could change considerably. 6 If only 100 patients were randomised there could be a 3-fold to 5-fold relative change in the odds ratio when additional studies were combined; these changes would be relatively small when the cumulative sample size exceeded 1000. Such tendencies are not unique to psychiatry, however. Ioannidis noted that the observed effects of underpowered studies were inflated. 24 He also ran some simulation studies and suggested that, even if the RCT is well performed, the percentage of replicated studies of an underpowered RCT could be as low as 23%. 9
The effect sizes found in our sample of subsequent studies, rather than those found in the initial studies, in fact appear to be in line with those in psychiatry and general medicine. 25 Leucht et al compared SMDs found in comprehensive meta-analyses in psychiatric and general medicine pharmacotherapy broadly, and found the median SMDs of psychiatric drugs and of general medicine ones to be similar (0.41 v. 0.37). 25 Caution is thus needed when reading an article reporting large or very large effects of novel treatments.
Our study is not without its limitations. First, no newer study posed exactly the same clinical question as the earlier one. Consequently, there were bound to be differences in inclusion criteria, interventions, control conditions and outcome measures (e.g. age, dose range and measurement scale). The judgement ‘almost the same’ was thus susceptible to some subjective decisions. In order to avoid systematic and random errors caused by these and other inevitably subjective elements in our judgements as much as possible, we used two or more independent raters throughout the study procedures where possible, and were able to demonstrate a satisfactory degree of interrater agreement. However, we could not completely avoid arbitrariness in some decisions and judgements in our study. Second, generally speaking, the quality of masked RCTs is known to be higher than that of non-masked ones, 26 but we did not consider the masking of RCTs in our subgroup analyses. Such masking depends on the condition and theme of the study; for example, therapists and patients cannot be unaware of treatment in psychotherapy trials, and even in pharmacotherapy cluster randomised mega-trials are often conducted without masking (blinding). In other words, we reasoned that masking could be confounded with the types of interventions and the study designs.
The clinical and research implications of our findings are clear. Clinicians should be more judicious when they read research studies, even if the studies are published in high-impact journals and are frequently cited. Even more caution is needed when the study had a small sample size and reported a large effect. Researchers should strive towards studies with larger samples and should employ reliable and valid measurements, and journal editors should place greater value on studies with a larger sample and possibly a smaller effect than eye-catching new studies with a small sample and a large effect.
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3 Pereira, TV, Horwitz, RI, Ioannidis, JP. Empirical evaluation of very large treatment effects of medical interventions. JAMA 2012; 308: 1676–84.
4 Nieminen, P, Rucker, G, Miettunen, J, Carpenter, J, Schumacher, M. Statistically significant papers in psychiatry were cited more often than others. J Clin Epidemiol 2007; 60: 939–46.
5 Hunt, GE, Cleary, M, Walter, G. Psychiatry and the Hirsch h-index: the relationship between journal impact factors and accrued citations. Harv Rev Psychiatry 2010; 18: 207–19.
6 Trikalinos, TA, Churchill, R, Ferri, M, Leucht, S, Tuunainen, A, Wahlbeck, K, et al. Effect sizes in cumulative meta-analyses of mental health randomized trials evolved over time. J Clin Epidemiol 2004; 57: 1124–30.
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10 Ho, PM, Peterson, PN, Masoudi, FA. Evaluating the evidence: is there a rigid hierarchy? Circulation 2008; 118: 1675–84.
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12 Cohen, J. Statistical Power Analysis in the Behavioral Sciences. Erlbaum, 1988.
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14 In t’ Veld, BA, Ruitenberg, A, Hofman, A, Launer, LJ, van Duijn, CM, Stijnen, T, et al. Nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs and the risk of Alzheimer's disease. N Engl J Med 2001; 345: 1515–21.
15 Breitner, JC, Baker, LD, Montine, TJ, Meinert, CL, Lyketsos, CG, Ashe, KH, et al. Extended results of the Alzheimer's disease anti-inflammatory prevention trial. Alzheimers Dement 2011; 7: 402–11.
16 Street, JS, Clark, WS, Gannon, KS, Cummings, JL, Bymaster, FP, Tamura, RN, et al. Olanzapine treatment of psychotic and behavioral symptoms in patients with Alzheimer disease in nursing care facilities: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. The HGEU Study Group. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2000; 57: 968–76.
17 De Deyn, PP, Carrasco, MM, Deberdt, W, Jeandel, C, Hay, DP, Feldman, PD, et al. Olanzapine versus placebo in the treatment of psychosis with or without associated behavioral disturbances in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry 2004; 19: 115–26.
18 Tohen, M, Jacobs, TG, Grundy, SL, McElroy, SL, Banov, MC, Janicak, PG, et al. Efficacy of olanzapine in acute bipolar mania: a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The Olanzipine HGGW Study Group. Arch Gen Psychiatry 2000; 57: 841–9.
19 McIntyre, RS, Cohen, M, Zhao, J, Alphs, L, Macek, TA, Panagides, J. A 3-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial of asenapine in the treatment of acute mania in bipolar mania and mixed states. Bipolar Disord 2009; 11: 673–86.
20 Marshall, M, Lockwood, A, Bradley, C, Adams, C, Joy, C, Fenton, M. Unpublished rating scales: a major source of bias in randomised controlled trials of treatments for schizophrenia. Br J Psychiatry 2000; 176: 249–52.
21 Wood, L, Egger, M, Gluud, LL, Schulz, KF, Juni, P, Altman, DG, et al. Empirical evidence of bias in treatment effect estimates in controlled trials with different interventions and outcomes: meta-epidemiological study. BMJ 2008; 336: 601–5.
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On Cape, Danny threatens to pick up where Bill left off
AARON GOUVEIA
Bill just missed, but Tropical Storm Danny could hit Cape Cod Saturday night.
Danny formed in the open Atlantic off the Bahamas and was named by the National Hurricane Center yesterday morning. Several forecast models show the storm clipping Cape Cod as a potential Category 1 hurricane, said Jeremiah Pyle, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service in Taunton.
"At this point, it's still too early to nail down the exact track but it has the potential to cause a greater impact than what was caused by Bill," Pyle said.
Category 1 hurricanes have sustained winds greater than 75 mph, Pyle said, and wind damage and flooding will be a concern if the storm strikes Cape Cod.
Hurricane Bill took a northeast turn out to sea last weekend and was more than 200 miles offshore, bringing some rain, large waves and dangerous riptides. But if current forecasts hold true, Pyle said Danny could be far closer to shore, increasing the storm surge and potential wind damage.
"If you're on the eastern side of the eye, then the winds are stronger with more surge," Pyle said. "So the farther west it goes, the potential wind impact goes higher and you could definitely see some pretty good wind damage."
Pyle said the National Hurricane Center in Miami does the actual storm tracking, but meteorologists at the center did not return a phone message seeking comment.
Although locals are aware of Tropical Storm Danny, they said it is too soon to panic.
Phil Hale, owner of Martha's Vineyard Shipyard, said he had received no phone calls as of early yesterday afternoon. However, he has alerted some customers to tell them he will be watching the storm closely before making any decisions.
"The issue for me is (Danny) is significantly farther east than Bill and tracking over warmer waters, so I really want to believe the forecast models that have it going out to sea," he said. "It's a lot of energy to pull the trigger on our hurricane plans."
Frank Facchetti, owner of Outermost Harbor Marine in Chatham, agreed and said he watches potential storms and usually makes any vital decisions 24 to 48 hours in advance.
The Cape Cod and Islands Red Cross is picking up where it left off last weekend, said Executive Director Glen Beasley, and the silver lining is all of the equipment is ready and Beasley is re-contacting all of the group's volunteers.
Beasley said trailers with emergency supplies — including sleeping pads, blankets and comfort kits — were sent to the islands last week, and emergency management officials also park a trailer outside regional shelter locations at Cape Cod Regional Technical High School in Harwich, Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School in South Yarmouth and the Oak Ridge School in Sandwich.
"Basically we're on standby but by (today) we should have a better idea of the storm's track and strength," Beasley said.
President Barack Obama and his family had to delay the start of their vacation by three hours because of Hurricane Bill, but White House officials aren't commenting about curtailing the first family's Vineyard vacation because of Danny.
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Moscow is wrestling with the cost of the 2018 soccer fest. The trick with the World Cup and the Olympics is to use private funds and focus on regeneration. Russia’s ill-fated 2014 Winter Olympics implies it has yet to work this out.
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Corrections Medal of Valor Awards Monday June 14 Noon West Steps State Capitol
Three correctional officers on their way home from work rescue motorists trapped in their vehicles as a train bears down…another officer sustains critical injuries in protecting another from an inmate assault…and a staff electrician pulls a man to safety after a near electrocution. The Department of Corrections (CDC) will recognize these and other employees who distinguished themselves with acts of valor at the 15th annual Medal of Valor Ceremony, Monday, June 14 at noon on the West steps of the State Capitol.
CDC will honor 45 of its employees for heroism and outstanding service while on duty and in the community. The men and women were selected from more than 100 nominees from facilities throughout the state.
Youth and Adult Correctional Agency Secretary Robert Presley and CDC Director C. A. Terhune will present the heroism medals and an award for Correctional Supervisor and Correctional Officer of the Year.
During the ceremony, Sacramento news anchors Lisa Breckenridge, KCRA-TV; Christina Mendonsa, KXTV-TV; and Jennifer Whitney, KOVR-TV will highlight details of the acts that earned the medals.
A summary of the individual actions and awards will be available on Monday, June 14 on the CDC Internet site here.
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Three jailed for endangering children
Arrested on child endangerment charges on Tuesday evening were: Jose Garcia, Suzanne Luna and Amy Luna. - photo by Courtesy of Ceres Police
Updated: Feb. 4, 2016, 7:13 a.m.
Seven children ranging in age from 2 to 9 were removed from deplorable living conditions that included cockroaches, animal feces, and human filth, while three adults were arrested and booked into the Stanislaus County Jail on Tuesday evening.
The heartbreaking living conditions found inside a home in the 1900 block of Darrah Street were discovered as police responded to a 10:02 p.m. call about a man and woman arguing in the street. Callers said a male was punching vehicles with his fist and was trying to hit the woman. Upon the officers' arrival, they were directed to an apartment unit. The officers walked up to the apartment and saw Amy Luna, 24, of Ceres, sitting on a couch with a child in her arms. Jose Garcia, a 25-year-old transient, stood over his girlfriend Suzanne Luna, a 26-year-old transient, with clenched fists yelling at her. The officer believed Garcia was going to assault Suzanne Luna.
Police said Amy Luna saw an officer at the open front door and walked over to him and gave him a shove on the shoulder. She then blocked the officer as a second officer came in to arrest her.
Jose Garcia was ordered out of the apartment where he was questioned. He denied punching parked vehicles or trying to hit his girlfriend. Officers found several inebriated individuals inside the apartment. Jose Garcia, Amy Luna and Suzanne Luna also appeared to be under the influence of either drugs or alcohol.
The officers found the apartment to be in deplorable shape with Amy Luna's seven children showing obvious signs of neglect. The children were asleep on a dirty couch covered in fresh vomit in the bedroom. A filthy mattress was on the floor. The children appeared to not have been bathed for several days and the only source for drinking water was the bathtub faucet. The nine-year-old girl told officers she slept on the dirty couch with her brothers and sisters. She only ate when she went to school. The girl expressed being glad CPS was taking them to a foster home.
The officers found cockroaches were crawling on the walls, inside cupboards, kitchen and on the floor. There was standing water in a washing machine next to a stove. The washer was illegally wired to the outlet of the stove near the standing water. Clothing, kitchen knives, garbage and animal feces was found throughout the house.
Jose Garcia, Amy Luna and Suzanne Luna were each arrested and charged with child endangerment. Amy Luna faces an additional charge of delaying or obstructing an officer
The children were released to Child Protective Services.
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Oracle v. Google, and the end of programming as we know it
Google cleared of infringement in Oracle lawsuit over Java
The Oracle-Google fight over Java in Android goes to trial Monday
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Opinion by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Oracle’s API stance would be silly if it weren’t so dangerous
Google won the most recent battle in the war over fair use of application programming interfaces, but the fighting will go on
By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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The good news is that Google beat Oracle in the latest fight over the right of developers to use application programming interfaces (API). The bad news is that Oracle will appeal the decision.
Does Oracle know what it’s really asking for?
You’d think that Oracle, which also uses open-source software, wouldn’t want to put barriers in the way of its use, but no! Instead, no sooner had the decision been handed down than Oracle general counsel Dorian Daley announced that the company would appeal the ruling to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
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Daley proclaimed, “We strongly believe that Google developed Android by illegally copying core Java technology to rush into the mobile device market. Oracle brought this lawsuit to put a stop to Google’s illegal behavior.”
In Android, Google uses 37 Java APIs. In case you’ve forgotten, Java, has been open source since November 2006.
Moreover, when Android first emerged a year later, Jonathan Schwartz, at the time the CEO of Sun, which was then Java’s owner, greeted the news of Android’s birth with “heartfelt congratulations.”
Last, but never least, while the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that APIs can be copyrighted, no one with a lick of sense about programming thinks this was a smart decision. All that APIs do is specify how software components interact with one another. There’s nothing in them to copyright. As copyright expert Peter Menell, a professor at UC-Berkeley School of Law, said: “Declaring code is not poetry.”
The problem is that most lawyers aren’t programmers. For every Eben Moglen, co-author of GPLv3 and leading free and open-source software intellectual property attorney, there are a thousand more who don’t know the difference between a Google search and a blog.
I pick that example deliberately because Oracle’s lead attorney, Peter Bicks, kept asking Schwartz about his “Google blog.” Say what? It turned out that what Bicks was actually talking about was Schwartz’s Google Alert, which he uses to see what’s being said about him on the Web.
Wowser. As Electronic Frontier Foundation’s (EFF) activist Parker Higgins said, “Can you imagine prepping for this case as Oracle’s lead attorney and never knowing what a blog *is*?“
No, I can’t.
The co-lead chair for Oracle’s case, Annette Hurst, even tried to make a case for how Oracle’s losing was going to fatally damage open-source software.
Wow. Just wow.
Hurst wrote, “The developer community may be celebrating today what it perceives as a victory in Oracle v. Google. Google won a verdict that an unauthorized, commercial, competitive, harmful use of software in billions of products is fair use.” She continued, “While we don’t know what ultimately swayed the jury, Google’s narrative boiled down to this: because the Java APIs have been open, any use of them was justified and all licensing restrictions should be disregarded. In other words, if you offer your software on an open and free basis, any use is fair use. If that narrative becomes the law of the land, you can kiss GPL (general public license) goodbye.
I know literally hundreds of open-source software developers. Not one of them buys this theory.
It’s not just open-source software that would be endangered if Oracle had its way. Take MS-DOS for example. It’s not a CP/M clone, but it was API-compatible with some CP/M calls. By Oracle’s logic, Digital Research could sue Microsoft for MS-DOS and Windows licensing fees dating back to 1981.
Or that laptop or PC you’re reading this on? If Phoenix, which cloned the PC-BIOS APIs, hadn’t had its way, we might still be running IBM PCs with five-figure price tags.
Heck, for that matter, while Relational Software, later Oracle, created the first commercial relational database manager (RDMBS), IBM’s experimental System R preceded it. Both were based on IBM researcher E.F. Codd’s description of an RDBMS in A Relational Model of Data for Large Shared Data Banks. Codd’s work is a true creative work, not merely a description of how things plug together, a.k.a. an API. If Oracle does win when all is said and done, perhaps IBM should consider suing Oracle for 37 years of back-licensing fees.
Be careful what you wish for Oracle for. You may get it.
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting-edge PC operating system, 300bps was a fast Internet connection, WordStar was the state-of-the-art word processor, and we liked it!
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On My Turntable: Heart – Fanatic
By James Stafford on December 5, 2012 • ( 2 Comments )
With exception to a dark period in their catalog that I choose not to think about, Heart has long been one of my favorite bands. Of the thousands of groups who modeled themselves from Led Zeppelin’s template, the Wilson sisters have forged the most consistent and unique sound (again, with exception to the welding mask years). Nancy’s hooks are big and Ann’s voice is even bigger. Their music is heavy, melodic, and sexy.
I hesitate to use that last adjective, as I imagine it has been gum on their shoes for nearly forty years, but it’s the right word. Heart’s best songs let you believe that you fuck much better than you really do because they do half of the work for you. Think of the slippery groove of “Magic Man,” the pounding “Barracuda” riff, the tempo change in “Crazy On You.”
This is exactly how their latest album, Fanatic, opens, with a title cut that makes hips grind and otherwise sane people scrunch their faces into duck-lipped mockeries of sexiness. The mix is contemporary, but somehow “Fanatic” sounds like classic Heart:
Obviously a huge percentage of that magic is Ann Wilson’s voice. Unlike her male contemporaries, Wilson’s instrument gets better with age. She may have started her career as a Robert Plant wannabee, but her pipes are still standing and his? Well, not so much. “Don’t try to tell me the world is changing,” she sings, and in some sense it isn’t. There’s always room for crunchy riffs, wailing divas, and rhythms that grab your hips and grind.
I’m so blown away by the power and consistency of Ann’s voice — even during the era of which we must not speak — that I checked Rolling Stone’s list of 100 greatest singers to see where she ranks. She doesn’t, but Lou Reed, Thom Yorke, and Kurt Cobain do, which is all you need to know about Rolling Stone these days. I have no quarrel with any of these artists (like them all, actually), but ranking them above Ann Wilson in the voice department is a bit like saying a broken accordion is superior to a Steinway. I guess it’s better to be hip than to be honest.
Sarah McClachlan guests on the track “Walkin’ Good,” where she pistol whips a puppy to the Auto-Tuned masturbatory grunts of Michael Vick. I’m kidding, of course. He isn’t Auto-Tuned. “Walkin’ Good” is a middle of the road track, nothing really to complain about: the singers’ voices blend well, and Ann’s flute adds a nice color. I’ve long been a fan of Nancy’s acoustic playing and it is pleasant enough here.
But mostly the track is a cool down before “Skin and Bones,” which sounds like Don Henley’s “All She Wants To Do Is Dance” but listenable. If there is a god this will become the new de facto stripper song, forcing “Cherry Pie” into retirement:
“Million Miles” is Heart mixed with Tangerine Dream, which is not a bad thing. It might not be traditional Heart, but Ann gets to stretch that big voice of hers. The drums are big, too, with heavy fills that shake the fenders of my ridiculous midlife crisis car. The track is spacious, employing the loud/soft dynamic that will provide lighting designers with easy cues and crowds ample time to bounce and pump their aging fists.
Perhaps the most fascinating thing about Fanatic is trying to differentiate between chicken and egg. Led Zeppelin influenced Heart who influenced countless acts who in turn have had several decades to influence Heart. Does a cut like “Pennsylvania” sound like a Jeff Buckley track because they leaked into his songwriting or vice versa? Who knows, but it’s a beautiful, haunting song:
Similarly, “Mashallah” is the greatest Soundgarden track you’ve never heard. Heavily indebted to Zep this is the most “classic rock” track on the album, with a clean, heavy riff fighting a string section for dominance. Crank it, stab it, and steer, and pay no attention to those millennials in the Scion who are laughing at you. Not that that happened to me.
They probably wouldn’t like “59 Crunch” either, which is more great riff rock. To my ear this is a great place to close the album, but the standard version ends with “Corduroy Road.” The song isn’t much of an outro, and honestly feels like filler.
The deluxe edition includes another three tracks, but unfortunately they don’t appear on my review copy. Let’s go ahead and assume those bonus tracks are the business — no reason not to, the rest of the album is solid.
Bottom line: If you broke up with Heart after Bebe Le Strange but only because the material during The Dark Period That Shall Not Be Named wasn’t worthy of your beloved Wilson Sisters, now is the time to get back on the bus. Fanatic is going to remain in your power rotation for months, but please: no duck lips or other sex faces while listening in traffic.
Categories: Music, Review
Tagged as: Ann Wilson, Don Henley, Heart, Jeff Buckley, Kurt Cobain, Led Zeppelin, Lou Reed, Robert Plant, Sarah McClachlan, Soundgarden, Tangerine Dream, Thom Yorke
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'Arx Fatalis' - Patch v1.15
JoWood today released a new patch "3.2MB" for their role playing game Arx Fatails. Here is a small list of some issues it fix:
On Screen minimap option. This is being implemented with this update. Other updates included are the optimisation of the savegame/level loading times.
Update v1.15 will also fix the "Tavern Bug" (which has been triggered by the patch 1.14) in addition to some other quest stuff."
Xbox Live Starter Kits Virtually Sell Out in First Week of Sales
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'Knight Rider' Turbo Boosts Into Stores...
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'Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force' Single Player Game Source
James Monroe, Ld. programmer at Ravensoft today updated his .plan file with information about that they just released: Star Trek Voyager : Elite Force Single Player Game Source (expansion version). Here is a clip:
Much like the game SDK for Multiplayer, this SDK will allow you to modify the menus and game behavior of Elite Force Single Player.
Since this SDK is only the game source, you will not be able to change any features of the executable, like rendering or map loading.
The DLLs you build with this source should work with the Expansion Pack EF Exe.
The single player executable was not designed to read DLLs from base folders for mods.
You will have to put your modified DLLs in their own folders, along with the stvoy.exe and add the command line +set fs_basepath [original install folder]
This has not been tested in any way, but I wanted to get the source out there as quickly as possible.
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Daredevil is based on Marvel Comics' immensely popular comic book character. Daredevil will battle Kingpin, ruler of the East Coast underworld, and Bullseye, the ruthless assassin; the game will also feature Elektra, a martial-arts expert and Daredevil's femme fatale lover. Daredevil will also be the subject of a live-action movie scheduled for release in early 2003 starring Ben Affleck as Daredevil, Jennifer Garner as Elektra, and The Green Mile's Michael Clarke Duncan as Kingpin. Read more for a few new screens ...
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Next Level, Liberate team on interactive TV venture
In a challenge to cable operators, the broadband equipment firm and the set-top box software developer announce they will create interactive TV services over standard phone lines using digital subscriber line technology.
In a challenge to cable operators, Next Level Communications and Liberate Technologies are teaming up to try to create interactive TV services over standard telephone lines using digital subscriber line technology.
The two companies said they will integrate San Carlos, Calif.-based Liberate's client and server software with Next Level's advanced DSL broadband delivery system. The integration would not only provide TV services over standard telephone lines but also high-speed Internet access.
"This agreement will better enable us to provide enhanced digital service capabilities that allow our customers to compete more directly with cable companies in offering affordable Internet access," Pete Keeler, Rohnert Park, Calif.-based Next Level's chief executive, said in a statement.
While the convergence of personal computers, Internet access and television programming have been touted for years, there is a growing number of companies on the cusp of offering Internet content, commerce and services, and television programming via TVs.
Microsoft was supposed to have started tests of interactive services in two cities served by AT&T's Broadband and Internet services unit but is currently behind schedule.
America Online has forged a path onto the television screen by cutting deals with TiVo, a creator of personal television services. Several other companies, including NBC, CBS, Philips Electronics, Disney and Cox Communications, and Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen have stakes in TiVo. Just last month, NBC Internet took a stake in Telocity, a broadband access firm, promising to include features specifically designed for broadband--video, audio and other media-rich content.
Just last week, Liberate also cut a deal with TiVo that is likely to spur the proliferation of "video-on-demand."
ReplayTV, also an on-demand TV company, is backed by several heavyweights, including Disney, Showtime and Time Warner.
With today's partnership, the Liberate software will enable Next Level's customers to offer high-speed interactive Internet access from either the TV or personal computer through a single set-top box, the companies said.
The agreement calls for Liberate TV Navigator client software to be integrated with Next Level's new Residential Gateway 2000, a single set-top box connected to the DSL line that provides the connection to multiple appliances in the home, including telephones, PCs and TVs.
"The DSL market holds an extraordinary amount of promise, delivering next generation capabilities and services over existing infrastructure," Mitchell Kertzman, chief executive at Liberate, said in a statement. "By entering this market segment with industry leaders like US West and Next Level, our confidence is high that Liberate's success in DSL will quickly attain the momentum we've already achieved with cable operators around the world."
Under this agreement, Next Level and Liberate have also agreed to participate in joint marketing efforts to promote their technologies to telephone companies worldwide. Next Level and Liberate will co-market to a number of mutual customers already using or in trial with the Next Level system, or on the Liberate software.
Discuss: Next Level, Liberate team on interactive TV venture
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Trusted evidence.
Informed decisions.
Better health.
Setting and organization of care for persons living with HIV/AIDS
Policy makers and health workers need evidence about how and where to provide care for people living with HIV/AIDS. This review identified 28 studies involving 39,776 study subjects that examined these questions. Centres with a lot of HIV/AIDS patients often had lower death rates. The number of patients needed to get these results was very different in each study so it is not clear what the right number is. Settings with case management had fewer deaths and had higher use of antiretroviral medications. There were several other promising interventions to increase antiretroviral use (using several health interventions at the same time and using computerized reminders), to reduce hospital admissions (using multiple health disciplines and increasing hours of operation), and reducing length of hospital stay (telephone notices and advice for providers). Unfortunately, the design of these studies, the small number of studies on each intervention and the lack of standard terms and definitions limits their usefulness to health providers and policy-makers. This is especially true for developing countries as no studies were found from those settings.
Authors' conclusions:
Certain settings of care (i.e. high volume of HIV positive patients) and models of care (i.e. case management) may improve patient mortality and other outcomes. More detailed descriptions of care models, consistent definition of terms, and studies on innovative models suitable for developing countries are needed. There is not yet enough evidence to guide policy and clinical care in this area.
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Treating the world's 40.3 million persons currently infected with HIV/AIDS is an international responsibility that involves unprecedented organizational challenges. Key issues include whether care should be concentrated or decentralized, what type and mix of health workers are needed, and which interventions and mix of programs are best. High volume centres, case management and multi-disciplinary care have been shown to be effective for some chronic illnesses. Application of these findings to HIV/AIDS is less well understood.
Our objective was to evaluate the association between the setting and organization of care and outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Search strategy:
Computerized searches from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2002 of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Dissertation Abstracts International (DAI), CINAHL, HealthStar, PsychInfo, PsychLit, Social Sciences Abstracts, and Sociological Abstracts as well as searches of meeting abstracts and relevant journals and bibliographies in articles that met inclusion criteria. Searches included articles published in English and other languages.
Selection criteria:
Articles were considered for inclusion if they were observational or experimental studies with contemporaneous comparison groups of adults and/or children currently infected with HIV/AIDS that examined the impact of the setting and/or organization of care on outcomes of mortality, opportunistic infections, use of HAART and prophylaxis, quality of life, health care utilization, and costs for patient with HIV/AIDS.
Data collection and analysis:
Two authors independently screened abstracts to determine relevance. Full paper copies were reviewed against the inclusion criteria. The findings were extracted by both authors and compared. The 28 studies that met inclusion criteria were too disparate with respect to populations, interventions and outcomes to warrant meta-analysis.
Main results:
Twenty-eight studies were included involving 39,776 study subjects. The studies indicated that case management strategies and higher hospital and ward volume of HIV-positive patients were associated with decreased mortality. Case management was also associated with increased receipt of ARVs. The results for multidisciplinary teams or multi-faceted treatment varied. None of the studies examined quality of life or immunological or virological outcomes. Healthcare utilization outcomes were mixed.
Providing antiretroviral therapy closer to patients homes to improve access to care in lower- and middle-income countries
Integrating interventions for prevention of transmission of HIV from mothers to infants during pregnancy, delivery and breastfeeding with other healthcare services to increase the coverage
Shifting HIV care from doctors to non-doctors to improve access to therapy for people living with HIV
Home-based care for reducing morbidity and mortality in people infected with HIV/AIDS
The use of the telephone for the delivery of HIV prevention interventions
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DC announces massive list of YA/middle grade graphic novels for 2020/2021
Heidi MacDonald
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As promised, although DC’s branded DC Zoom (for middle grades) and DC Ink (for YA) imprints are being discontinued, DC is not slowing down on titles for younger readers. In fact at today’s Book Buzz panel at ALA, DC announced more than 40 titles for 2020 and beyond.
Joining the slate for 2020 which was announced at BEX, DC has rolled out a truly “robust” list that includes work by best selling comics creators from Jeffrey Brown to Julie Maroh, previously best known for her queer drama Blue is the Warmest Color. Unlike Ink and Zoom, the new books are mostly by creators best known for their comics work and not the bestselling prose authors who made headlines for the first wave.
The list also hints at some startling rebranding.
Although titles are not final, we can only guess that a middle grade book called The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel is going to have some heads spinning. Although Constantine – the hard drinking, hard smoking, hard swearing, hard everything bisexual magician who was the flagship of the Vertigo line in the Hellblazer title – had been sanitized a bit for a role in the DCU, the idea of him as a character for kids aged 8-12 is…well….WILD. Luckily Ryan North and Derek Charm are involved so there may be a wink or two.
According to the PR:
As standalone stories, DC’s YA and middle grade graphic novels are not part of DC’s ongoing comic book continuity and completely accessible to new fans. DC’s YA titles feature thought-provoking stories for readers ages 13 and up that focus on everyday aspirations, struggles, and triumphs. DC’s middle grade graphic novels are geared toward readers ages 8-12 and tell stories focused on friends, family, and growing up.
The panel also unveiled art and more story notes for the titles debuting in 2020.
Here’s the line-up:
Spring 2020 Lineup
Wonder Woman: Warbringer – Adapted by Louise Simonson from Leigh Bardugo’s DC Icon prose novel and illustrated by Kit Seaton (January 2020)
Gotham High – Written by Melissa de la Cruz and illustrated by Thomas Pitilli (February 2020)
The Oracle Code – Written by Marieke Nijkamp and illustrated by Manuel Preitano (March 2020)
Shadow of the Batgirl – Written by Sarah Kuhn and illustrated by Nicole Goux (April 2020)
Lost Carnival: A Dick Grayson Graphic Novel – Written by Michael Moreci and illustrated by Sas Milledge (May 2020)
Middle Grade Titles Diana: Princess of the Amazons – Written by Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrated by Victoria Ying (January 2020)
Green Lantern: Legacy – Written by Minh Lê and illustrated by Andie Tong (January 2020)
Batman Tales: Once Upon a Crime—Written by Derek Fridolfs and illustrated by Dustin Nguyen (February 2020)
Zatanna & the House of Secrets – Written by Matthew Cody and illustrated by Yoshi Yoshitani (February 2020)
Batman: Overdrive – Written by Shea Fontana and illustrated by Marcelo DiChiara (March 2020)
DC Super Hero Girls: Powerless – Written by Amy Wolfram and illustrated by Agnes Garbowska (March 2020)
Anti/Hero – Written by Kate Karyus Quinn and Demitria Lunetta and illustrated by Maca Gil (April 2020)
ArkhaManiacs – Written by Art Baltazar and Franco and illustrated by Art Baltazar (April 2020)
My Video Game Ate My Homework – Written and illustrated by Dustin Hansen (May 2020)
Upcoming Titles Debuting in 2020 and 2021
Upcoming Young Adult Titles (Not all titles are final)
Catwoman: Soulstealer – Adapted by Louise Simonson from Sarah J. Maas’ DC Icon prose novel and illustrated by Samantha Dodge
Galaxy: The Prettiest Star – Written by Jadzia Axelrod and illustrated by Cait Zellers
House of El Book 1 – Written by Claudia Gray and illustrated by Eric Zawadzki
I Am Not Starfire—Written by Mariko Tamaki
Mister Miracle – Written by Varian Johnson
Nubia – Written by L.L. McKinney and illustrated by Robyn Smith
Swamp Thing – Written by Maggie Stiefvater and illustrated by Morgan Beem
Teen Titans: Beast Boy – Written by Kami Garcia and illustrated by Gabriel Picolo
Victor & Nora: A Mr. Freeze Story – Written by Lauren Myracle and illustrated by Isaac Goodhart
Whistle – Written by E. Lockhart and illustrated by Manuel Preitano
Wonder Woman: Tempest Tossed – Written by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Leila del Duca
You Brought Me the Ocean – Written by Alex Sanchez and illustrated by Julie Maroh
Zatanna: The Jewel of Gravesend – Written by Alys Arden and illustrated by Jacquelin De Leon
Upcoming Middle Grade Titles (Not all titles are final)
Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld – Written by Shannon and Dean Hale
Batman and Robin…and Howard – Written and illustrated by Jeffrey Brown
DC Super Hero Girls – Written by Amy Wolfram
Dear Super-Villains – Written by Michael Northrop and illustrated by Gustavo Duarte
Green Arrow: Stranded – Written by Brendan Deneen and illustrated by Caleb Hosalla
Indestructibles Book 1—Written by Ridley Pearson
Lois Lane – Written by Grace Ellis and illustrated by Brittney Williams
Metropolis Grove – Written and illustrated by Drew Brockington
Primer – Written by Thomas Krajewski and Jennifer Muro and illustrated by Gretel Lusky
Superman Smashes the Klan – Written by Gene Luen Yang and illustrated by Gurihiru
Super Sons Book 3: Escape to Landis – Written by Ridley Pearson and illustrated by Ile Gonzalez
Teen Titans Go! to Camp – Written by Sholly Fisch
Teen Titans Go! Roll with It – Written by Heather Nuhfer and P.C. Morrissey
The Mystery of the Meanest Teacher: A Johnny Constantine Graphic Novel – Written by Ryan North and illustrated by Derek Charm
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herrdoctorffej 06/22/2019 2:15 pm at 2:15 pm
Given writers like Ryan North, Louise Simonson and Gene Luen Yang, I think I’ll take a look at these. (Particularly the North/Derek Charm Johnny Constantine book; I’ll be going through Squirrel Girl withdrawal by then.)
Steve Replogle 06/22/2019 8:15 pm at 8:15 pm
DC has clearly been watching Scholastic and seen the success they’ve had with “Smile,” “Dog-Man,” and more. Maybe they’ve also been paying attention to the Beat’s fine reporting on the ALA. Comics aren’t just for kids anymore, but the best-selling comics these days are definitely the ones for kids!
Now, if only the LCS folks can pivot to make their stores more family-friendly, maybe a few of them can stay in business…
Plumcha 06/24/2019 7:33 am at 7:33 am
The lineup mostly looks good, but three things:
Calling the line “DC Kids” will guarantee two things happen – actual kids won’t want to read the books because they’ll see the line name & think they’re being pandered to, which is probably not the case, while parents’ groups will look at the more YA titles with more mature themes & complain about them being inappropriate because the line name suggests they’re strictly for grade school. This has happened with YA novels & with Scholastic’s entries, so it’s bound to happen here.
I’m genuinely curious to see how they’ll make an all-ages Mister Miracle now that Tom King has rendered the entire Fourth World an unusable, miserable mire. Not everyone thinks “do you know depression exists” is a relevatory message, no matter how artsy-fartsy it’s being presented, especially when the creators behind it spectacularly miss the point of the original creator’s stories. (I realize that blaspheming against comics’ Chosen Serious Writer isn’t welcome on The Beat, but until more people realize what a terrible one-note thin-skinned hack King is, I don’t care. I look forward to his sulking when reviews for the New Gods movie aren’t just shallow praise, since he treats even polite criticism as death threats online.)
That first Super Sons book was just confusing as hell, and seeing the third one decide “yes, the name associated with a director who shrugged off killing 2 children & his son, the serial rapist will certainly be a good choice for a safe haven name in my Waterworld knock-off” doesn’t suggest it’s going to get better. As one of maybe 3 people who read the standard DC title, this has been a bitter disappointment, and the children who actually read it in my circle didn’t like it much due to its confusing presentation & unpleasant characters.
I’m glad DC isn’t shuttering their non-DM books entirely, since children/YA GNs are what created the boom in comics sales last year, but it still feels like they think of them as second class for an audience that they just aren’t interested in pursuing. But as DM-based shops shutter, old audiences drift away due to the juvenile “take us seriously” grimdark posturing so many titles have embraced, & the new ones coming in via Scholastic & manga are greeted with hostility, they don’t have much time to realize the mistake they’re making in that treatment.
JTL 06/24/2019 12:46 pm at 12:46 pm
Plumcha,
The middle grades books are “DC Kids”; the YA books are just “DC.” (Although that doesn’t distinguish them very well from the main continuity monthly comics.) I don’t know why they’d have trouble with Mister Miracle. Just like the rest of these books, they’ll pull what they need from the iconic parts of the characters stories while disregarding current continuity.
calkundera 06/24/2019 12:53 pm at 12:53 pm
Plumcha, agree 100% on your Tom King analysis. Although I liked Omega Men, his Batman has really turned me off, and his Mister Miracle isn’t appealing at all.
On topic: I finally bought one of DC’s YA graphic novels this weekend at Target, the one starring Catwoman. This is my first foray into YA stuff, although I have a couple of the DC Super Hero Girls books, which i really enjoy.
My question is why do so many of these YA novels have a fairly monochromatic color scheme? I’ve seen preview of the Mera book, and now Wonder Woman: Warbringer, and I’m genuinely curious why this seems to be the standard way they’re colored. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it, just wondering.
If someone could answer, I’d appreciate it!
JTL 06/24/2019 1:20 pm at 1:20 pm
Calkundera,
The monochromatic aesthetic is pretty common in the non-direct-market graphic novel world. I’m not sure of the origin of that aesthetic, but I imagine that DC is trying to make these books look more like those non-direct-market books (which is also evident in their smaller trim size). Printing with just K and a spot color could cut down on printing costs (Fun Home springs to mind as a book that is K plus a Pantone spot blue). Other books I’ve read recently simulated the spot color look with CMYK (e.g., Arab of the Future, I think). Pashmina used a CMYK-simulated monochrome for present-day scenes and full color for fantasy scenes. On a Sunbeam often uses monochromatic or duotone coloring, but the color(s) change scene to scene and some scenes use fuller colors, so I think the whole thing is printed CMYK.
calkundera 06/24/2019 1:27 pm at 1:27 pm
JTL, thanks so much! It’s really interesting to me. I appreciate you taking the time to answer!
new fly-by-nite costume, same shupid-- 06/24/2019 11:40 pm at 11:40 pm
“Just like the rest of these books, they’ll pull what they need from the iconic parts of the characters stories while disregarding current continuity.”
DC is simply looking for an area they can exploit their IP. They will turn Superman into an emo-angst ridden teenager if that is what they think will appeal to people in a given market. They would make Bruce Wayne a vegan if their focus groups say a vegan Bruce Wayne would do well in the YA market. Remember the hip hop Loony Tunes shirts from the 1990s? That is DC’s, and probably Marvel’s approach to their IP.
“My question is why do so many of these YA novels have a fairly monochromatic color scheme? ”
Full color printing has always been expensive.
Full color is expected in the Direct Market but since the YA graphic novel market is so new and readers–I mean people who order the books—don’t seem to have any expectations for color.DC feels liberated to use cheaper way of coloring their comics.
They aren’t confident in their material to present it in b&w, because that would put them in direct competition with manga–which is the last thing people in the American and European comics industries want to do. They are fundamentally non-competitive.
“I’m glad DC isn’t shuttering their non-DM books entirely, since children/YA GNs are what created the boom in comics sales last year,”
Yes, schools and libraries are pretty much providing subsidies to keep a dying medium afloat.
“but it still feels like they think of them as second class for an audience that they just aren’t interested in pursuing.”
I don’t see how that’s the case. The entire industry has made itself over to appeal to academia–they have done A LOT to make their comics something teachers can recomment to their students whether those students are in middle school or in college.
“But as DM-based shops shutter, old audiences drift away due to the juvenile “take us seriously” grimdark posturing so many titles have embraced, ”
That grimdark stuff didn’t even originate in comics. It was inspired by trends in the
arts and the wider culture.
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/70304-middle-grade-books-take-on-mature-topics.html
the grimdark stuff is even happening in YA prose books.
“& the new ones coming in via Scholastic & manga are greeted with hostility”
The only people being hostile to these non-existent new readers of comics are aging fanboys. The people who work for Marvel and DC would love to get the theoretical readers of Scholastic and manga to buy their stuff but they have no clue as to how to do so. They don’t seem to understand that their material is not good enough nor widely available enough that theoretical readers of Scholastic and manga are going to hunt down comic stores and buy, for $5 , 5 minutes of entertainment. They don’t seem to understand that Scholastic and manga do well because they are widely available and because they have a captive audience of bored kids stuck in school for eight hours.
I doubt many of these “new” readers even exist. It seems like the majority of the fans of ya graphic novels are adults and seems to have been that way for decades dating back to when Leave it to Chance and Bone were being critically acclaimed in the 1990s.
JTL 06/25/2019 11:52 am at 11:52 am
“same shupid”:
I’ve not seen an actual print copy of Under the Moon, but based on the preview I imagine it’s printed CMYK. (It has two hues of blue, plus lavender, plus yellow, and printing three spots plus K would be just as expensive if not more so than simulating the spot color look with process colors. I just requested it from the library and I’ll report back.) Because of this, I really do think it’s an aesthetic decision not a cost decision (although the aesthetic probably originated at least in part from other publishers that were using K plus a single spot color for cost reasons).
About libraries and your doubt that there are actual readers for kids’ and YA graphic novels: You keep going on and on about this, and when pressed for evidence you always deflect. You really need to put up or shut up.
new fly-by-nite costume, same shupid-- 06/26/2019 7:45 pm at 7:45 pm
You need to prove the readers exist. Not me.
It should be easy to prove that a healthy fanbase for something exists.
We all know that Harry Potter has a healthy fanbase. Even if most kids in school have not read the books, they probably know about them.
Not a single YA graphic novel is remotely as well-known as Harry Potter.
Prove me wrong.
P.S. I don”t think there’s a market for alternative comics aimed at adults anymore, either.
Some people apparently can afford to make terrible comics that no one likes except for “critics”.
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Short-Term Commitment – Long-Term Benefits: Three Study-Abroad Options for Community College Students
Updated April 27, 2018 | by J. Mountain
While study abroad has long been considered an option only for students at four-year colleges and universities, there are actually many options for community college students who would like to experience studying in another country.
For many students attending four-year colleges or universities, a semester abroad is a typical experience and one that offers a host of benefits. Students who study abroad have the opportunity to live and study within a new culture, and often have the chance to hone valuable language skills. However, for community college students, many of whom have important responsibilities outside of the classroom, spending months away from home and work is impractical at best, and more than likely impossible.
In recent years several community colleges have identified the benefits of studying abroad, and have acknowledged the unique challenges their students face in doing so. As a result, many community colleges now offer short-term study-abroad programs, as well as traditional semester programs. In the last decades, the number of community college students who take the opportunity to study abroad has expanded tremendously, from just fewer than 4,000 students back in 2001, to almost 300,000 in 2015.
Community colleges offer programs to fit the schedules and unique learning needs of almost any student:
Short-term educational programs
Traditional semester-long programs
Short and long term volunteer or service learning programs
Community college students can work with study abroad program providers, who will coordinate with a student’s college to assess the credit available for different short and long term programs. They can also enroll directly with foreign universities and transfer credits when they return. Finally, students can work with their own community colleges’ programs.
Short Term Study Abroad
Several providers offer short-term study abroad programs that are ideal for busy community college students
CIEE Study Abroad
Offers month-long programs all over the world, primarily during summer and January breaks. Program costs range from about $3000 to $6000, and include tuition and housing for the duration of the program. The cost typically does not include airfare or student incidental living expenses. CIEE summer programs lead between 3 and 6 credit hours that can be applied at the students. Applicants must have a GPA of at least 2.75 to be considered. CIEE also helps students secure scholarship and grant funding for educational travel. Some of the more popular CIEE short term programs include:
London, England – business and communication studies
Buenos Aires, Argentina – gender and ethnic studies
Nanjing, China – Chinese studies
Prague, Czech Republic – psychology
Paris, France – language and culture
Groningen, Netherlands – urban planning and society
Seville, Spain – new media and journalism
IES Abroad January Term
The intensive January-term programs offer students and immersive experience in a chosen discipline, with the added bonus of exploring an unfamiliar culture. The IES January term programs are competitive and an application is required. Students must have a GPA of at least 2.5, the approval of home-campus study-abroad programs, a recommendation from a current professor, and must submit a personal essay. Program costs range from $3000 to $6000, and scholarships are available. Each program results in 3 credits. The current January programs include:
Dublin, Ireland – acting
Freiburg, German – comparative law
Rome, Italy – studies in Christianity
Santiago, Chile – health studies
Go Overseas
Offers short-term study abroad programs intended to provide a valuable, intensive international study program for students who might not otherwise have the opportunity to study and travel internationally. The programs are as short as two weeks, and result in credit that can be applied to a student’s home college program. Programs are typically less than $1000 for tuition for two weeks, and result in three credits. Students are responsible for transportation and housing costs, although low-cost home-stays can be arranged. Some of the more popular two-week programs, as assessed by past-student ratings, are:
Beijing, China – Intensive two-week tutoring in Mandarin.
Salzburg, Austria – anthropology, history, music, sociology, or German
La Antigua, Guatemala – Spanish immersion
Tokyo, Japan – Japanese immersion
Limerick, Ireland – Irish studies, business, engineering, or health care
Semester Abroad Programs
Many students who may have, in years past, taken a traditional educational route by attending a four-year college or university, are now taking advantage of the remarkable savings provided by community colleges, where they can complete half of their degree program for much less than a traditional college might cost. These more traditional students have the time and inclination to pursue semester-long study abroad programs, and many community college systems offer a host of options.
California Community College System
With 113 campuses that serve over two million enrolled students, the California Community College system provides one of the most robust travel abroad programs in the United States. Through the California Colleges for International Education Consortium, the state develops learning opportunities for students at all public two and four-year colleges and universities in the state. Eligibility requirements vary by institution; however, the community college program adheres to an “open door” policy, which means any students who fulfill prerequisites may apply and complete study abroad semesters. Different institutions offer different programs each semester. Some highlights of the upcoming semesters include:
London, England – Santa Rosa Junior College; 16 different courses offered
Salamanca, Spain – West Los Angeles College; Spanish language and civilization
Madrid, Spain – Pasadena City College; Spanish language, business, and history
London, England – Fullerton College; British literature, Western history, US history
Community Colleges in New York
There are over 35 community college campuses in New York, most of which offer semester-long study abroad programs. As in California, programs vary by campus, but are open to all enrolled students who have completed the prerequisites for the specific courses they seek to take abroad. Some programs reqire letters of reference, statements of purpose and a minimum GPA. Financial aid, scholarships, and grants can be applied to semester-abroad study. Some highlighted offerings in the coming semesters include:
India – Borough of Manhattan Community College; social entrepreneurship
Ethiopia – Nassau Community College; anthropology
Turkey – Jamestown Community College; architecture
Dominican Republic – Broome Community College; language and culture
Community Colleges in Texas
Almost all of the fifty community colleges in Texas offer study abroad options, and many offer semester-long programs. The community college system serves 1.5 million students from all walks of life, and the varied offerings reflect the interests of the student body at each individual campus. As in other states, study abroad can be funded with financial aid, grants, and scholarships. Some programs require prerequisites or more competitive application processes, including interviews, letters of recommendation, and statements of purpose. Some program highlights include:
Canada – Austin Community College; culinary arts
France - Austin Community College, pastry arts, government
Japan – Alamo Community College; language and culture
Jordan – McLennan Community College, Arabic and middle east studies
Volunteer and Service Learning Programs
Some community college students seek an opportunity to study abroad and simultaneously make a difference in their host countries. For these students, service learning and volunteer programs are an ideal way to combine travel and serving the global community. Many community colleges organize service learning and volunteer programs for off-sessions, such as January intersession or over the summer. Several organizations also work closely with community colleges to develop programs that provide students with safe, educational, and meaningful international learning experiences. Some of these organizations and their representative programs include:
ISA Service Learning
This organization develops unique, and ever changing opportunities for students to serve international communities, learn about different cultures, and earn college credit. They offer short-term and semester-long programs to meet the needs of all types of students. As students work in local communities, they also take classes at nearby universities, combining experiences and becoming completely immersed in local culture. Some of the unique ISA programs include:
India – Malavli or Mumbai; providing service in education and healthcare,
Morocco – Meknes; business and marketing, education, healthcare, political science, social work.
South Africa – Cape Town; communications and journalism, computer science, political science, social work
Global Crossroad
This international organization arranges volunteer opportunities combined with college credit awarded by a U.S. accredited institution. The organization offers a long list of colleges that accept transfer credits for volunteer experiences, making it a worthwhile opportunity to help others and further one’s education. Global Crossroad offers programs as short as two-weeks, or that extend for an entire semester, in countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Costs are very reasonable, and most students are housed with host families, ensuring complete immersion into the local culture and community. Some experiences include:
Cambodia – volunteer opportunities in orphanages, with community development projects, in health care, and as teachers of English.
Uganda – volunteer opportunities in healthcare, working in an orphanage, or teaching English
Brazil – volunteer opportunities in child care, teaching, youth athletics, or computer education.
Given the range of programs and availability for students who choose to study abroad, no community college student should feel excluded from this aspect of higher education. Obviously, it is important to investigate each program carefully to ensure it is a good match for one’s learning path and interests. Most community college campuses employ a study-abroad coordinator who can help students review programs and identify the best times to pursue international opportunities. Thousands of students study abroad every year, and almost all of them report positively on an experience that can open doors to new career and educational pursuits.
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Creating Voids: Western Military Downscaling and Afghanistan’s Transformation Phase
Afghanistan Paper No. 11
Series: The Afghanistan Papers
Florian P. Kühn
Many doubt whether the Afghan state that was established in 2001 during the Bonn Agreement will survive the withdrawal of Western troops after 2014. This paper addresses the impact of the withdrawal of Western combat forces and influence from Afghanistan, examining the consequences from an economic viewpoint. It also analyzes the country in short-, mid- and long-term periods, through social, political, legal, economic, cultural and regional lenses. The paper concludes by tentatively sketching the dynamics of Afghanistan’s post-intervention future and by cautioning the change this withdrawal will have on a country caught in a balancing act between the traditional social modes and Western influence it has come to know for the last 10 years.
The Afghanistan Papers are essays authored by prominent academics, policy makers, practitioners and informed observers that seek to challenge existing ideas, contribute to ongoing debates and influence international policy on issues related to Afghanistan’s transition. A forward-looking series, the papers combine analysis of current problems and challenges with explorations of future issues and threats.
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Subscribe To Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld Wants Justice League’s Snyder Cut Updates
Deadpool Creator Rob Liefeld Wants Justice League’s Snyder Cut
Corey Chichizola
It's been nearly two years since Justice League arrived in theaters, and brought together DC's finest heroes their first live-action adaptation. On the heels of Wonder Woman's release, expectations were high for Zack Snyder to deliver the cinematic universe he began. Unfortunately, family tragedy struck the director, and Joss Whedon stepped in to complete the project-- changing some of the narrative beats in the process.
Reshoots for Justice League were extensive, and the final product left much to be desired. The theatrical cut was a bit of a frankenstein film, with both directors' visions dueling onscreen in front of the audience. And since its release, there has been a never-ending campaign from certain DC fans for the #SnyderCut, and the conversation hasn't really slowed since. Now Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has voiced his support for the campaign, on social media. Check it out.
Everyone wants it released! Give it to us! https://t.co/eq4G9buG1G
— robliefeld (@robertliefeld) July 3, 2019
And just like that, one of the most visible comic book figures has put his support behind the long-awaited Snyder Cut. But there's been conflicting reports regarding if that cut actually exists, so it seems the conversation is going to continue until the studio gives a final answer on the alternate cut's possible release.
Rob Liefeld's tweet is sure to excite cinephiles who are holding out hope for another version of Justice League. The 2017 blockbuster was a long time coming, and had the potential to really kick the DCEU into high gear. But the final cut had noticeable recuts and poor CGI, and didn't contain a compelling enough to story to keep the movie afloat.
Ultimately Justice League was a box office disappointment, and didn't fare with with either critics or audiences. This is what started the Snyder Cut campaign started, as some fans believed the 300 director would have delivered a better final product. The discussion revolving around the #SnyderCut has only continued in the past year and change. In fact, the movement will have a significant presence at this year's San Deigo Comic-Con, after crowdfunding a budget to fly a banner over the convention center.
Since Justice League's theatrical cut hit theaters, Warner Bros. has pivoted and reworked the DC live-action universe. Crossover-heavy movies have faded away, allowing directors to helm more capsulated stories. It's a method that worked out well for both Aquaman and Shazam!, which didn't feature any appearances by members of the The League.
Related: Justice League's Ray Fisher Would 'Absolutely' Release The Snyder Cut
While the release of the mythical Snyder Cut seems unlikely, it would be a way for the movie to make more money. Justice League had a massive budget, and ended up losing an estimated $60 million as a result of its poor box office performance. There is clearly a strong contingent of fans who want to see the alternate version of the movie, if it even exists.
As for Rob Liefeld, he'll have to wait and see what Disney does with the Deadpool franchise, following its acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Will he finally join the MCU? Only time will tell.
The next installment in the DCEU is Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) on February 7, 2020. In the meantime, check out our 2019 release list to plan your next trip to the movies.
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‘Self-Funded’ Trump Now Propped Up by Super PAC Megadonors
By Alan Zibel
Dozens of megadonors have contributed $54.4 million to six groups backing President Donald Trump’s agenda, his reelection and Republican candidates for office, an analysis by Public Citizen has found.
Public Citizen analyzed [PDF here] contributions by large donors to six groups supporting Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The analysis reveals a large political operation backing Trump as well as Republican candidates. These six groups are fueled with contributions from corporate CEOs and other large donors as well as from dark money groups that do not disclose their donors.
The gusher of contributions to pro-Trump groups is a sharp contrast with the early days of Trump’s political career three years ago. Trump, who famously ran his primary campaign with a tiny staff, initially claimed to be self-funding his candidacy and avoiding big-money donors. This assertion, while not entirely accurate, was part of his appeal to voters.
Public Citizen’s analysis of Federal Election Commission data found that since the start of 2017 through mid-October 2018, the six pro-Trump groups have:
Raised $54.4 million from contributors who donated at least $100,000, with an average contribution of nearly $400,000.
Received contributions of at least $100,000 from 136 people and organizations.
Relied upon donations from the gambling, finance, real estate and energy sectors, largely from CEOs, senior executives, retired CEOs and spouses of CEOs.
Under federal law, political groups may participate in U.S. elections as long as they don’t coordinate their efforts with a candidate’s campaign. These groups have proliferated in recent years after the Supreme Court allowed unlimited contributions from corporations and wealthy individuals. Separately, another Supreme Court decision has led to the expansion of “joint fundraising committees” that allow donors to write six-figure checks, which then can be parceled out to other campaigns. Trump and his allies have made use of all of these strategies.
For the report, Public Citizen analyzed contributions by the six largest groups used by big-money donors to support Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. The analysis excludes Trump’s official campaign committee, which is subject to the federal $2,700 cap on individual donations.
The six groups studied by Public Citizen have raised more than $153 million to date, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics. Most of that money has already been spent, with roughly $145 million in expenditures so far.
Pro-Trump groups are on track to far exceed what major donors spent to reelect President Barack Obama in 2012. That year, Priorities USA Action, the super PAC endorsed by Obama, raised $79.1 million. Of that money, $73 million came from 125 donors contributing at least $100,000. Since then, super PACs and other forms of big-money politics have mushroomed.
The Public Citizen analysis illustrates how giant fundraising committees, many of which have been able to accept unlimited contributions since the 2010 Citizens United decision, are become an essential piece of Trump’s round-the-clock political fundraising operation. Several Trump organizations have parallel “dark money” operations, which are structured as nonprofit “social welfare” organizations under the tax code and are not required to disclose their donors. These dark money groups often turn around and make contributions to super PACs.
Total contributions over $100K
AMERICA FIRST ACTION INC. $31,537,911 $38,801,172 $35,994,963 Pro-Trump super PAC, led by Republican operative Brian Walsh
TRUMP VICTORY $14,512,652 $30,450,763 $27,274,789 Joint Fundraising Committee between Trump campaign, RNC, several state parties
FUTURE45 $5,242,555 $6,269,614 $6,233,204 Republican super PAC supported by Charles Schwab, Joe Ricketts and Paul Singer. Associated with the 45Committee, a dark money group.
GREAT AMERICA COMMITTEE $2,142,278 $4,052,421 $3,795,185 Leadership PAC set up by Vice President Mike Pence.
GREAT AMERICA PAC $650,000 $8,082,744 $8,582,778 Pro-Trump hybrid PAC/super PAC led by GOP Strategist Ed Rollins. Affiliated with dark money group Great America Alliance.
TRUMP MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN COMMITTEE $310,553 $65,466,544 $63,162,636 Joint Fundraising Committee between Trump campaign and RNC.
Total $54,395,949 $153,123,258 $145,043,555
Source: Federal Election Commission, Center for Responsive Politics
The main super PAC backing Trump, America First Action, has been the leading vehicle for contributions from ultra-wealthy donors, raising a total of nearly $39 million to date, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. America First Action can take unlimited contributions, and has raised about $31.5 million from donors contributing at least $100,000, Public Citizen’s analysis found.
America First Action is affiliated with America First Policies, a dark money group founded shortly after Trump’s election. The group was started by aides, including Trump digital director Brad Parscale, who is now managing Trump’s 2020 reelection campaign; Pence chief of staff Nick Ayers, who turned down the job of White House chief of staff; and former top Trump campaign official Rick Gates, who is now cooperating with Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation.
America First Policies has spent more than $9 million on television advertising, according to an analysis by the Brennan Center for Justice. The money has gone toward ads promoting Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court, Gina Haspel’s confirmation as CIA director, for the GOP tax bill that passed in late 2017 and to repeal the Affordable Care Act.
In an IRS filing, America First Policies recently revealed that it had raised $22 million in 2017, exceeding the $4 million raised that year by its sibling super PAC, America First Action. Taken together, the groups have said they aim to raise a combined $100 million between both organizations in 2018. However, several corporate donors to America First Policies, including CVS Health, Southern Company and Dow Chemical, have said they will no longer give to America First Policies after MapLight reported their contributions and several outlets exposed racist and anti-Semitic remarks by America First staffers.
In its structure as a 501(c)(4) organization, America First Policies, is similar to the structure of Organizing for Action, a group started by former Obama administration officials to promote President Barack Obama’s agenda while he was in office. However, Unlike America First, the Obama group voluntarily disclosed its donors.
Trump allies also have set up two fundraising committees in conjunction with the Republican Party and state parties. These joint fundraising committees, Trump Victory and the Trump Make America Great Again Committee, allow donors to write six-figure checks, which then can be parceled out to state political parties, other campaigns and national political parties. These kinds of fundraising vehicles were amplified by the Supreme Court’s 2014 McCutcheon v. FEC decision, which eliminated aggregate caps on donations to federal campaigns, parties and political action committees. Meanwhile, according to Politico, the Republican National Committee and the official Trump campaign are planning to merge their 2020 fundraising operations and field mobilization efforts into the Trump victory organization, in an effort to avoid the kind of infighting that plagued the 2016 campaign.
The Trump political operation’s reliance on big-money donors is a sharp contrast from the early days of Trump’s candidacy, when he pledged to be independent of moneyed interests. Trump even said at a 2016 presidential debate that “special interests, lobbyists, donors, they make large contributions to politicians and they have total control over those politicians. I don’t want anybody to control me but the people right out there. And I’m going to do the right thing.”
On several occasions during his presidential campaign, Trump spoke about the influence of big money in politics. During a Republican debate in Miami, he blasted “special interests, lobbyists, donors” saying that they “make large contributions to politicians and they have total control over those politicians.” He called super PACs “a disaster,” claiming he could institute reforms because of his history of making donations to political candidates. With characteristic bluster, Trump claimed that “I know the system better than anybody else and I’m the only one up here that’s going to be able to fix that system because that system is wrong.”
Corey Lewandowski, Trump’s first campaign manager, disavowed super PACs, telling the Washington Post in fall 2015 that that, “Unlike other campaigns, we don’t have a quote-unquote designated super PAC that we tell people to give money to.” One early super PAC tied to Trump even shut down to avoid the campaign’s wrath. But by May 2016, Trump had softened his stance, telling MSNBC he was considering soliciting donations, because he did not necessarily want to dispose of valuable real estate assets. “I mean, do I want to sell a couple of buildings and self-fund?” Trump said. I don’t know that I want to do that necessarily, but I really won’t be asking for money for myself, I’ll be asking money for the party.”
By the time of Trump’s nomination, his campaign had retreated from its anti-super PAC stance. A close ally, billionaire private equity real estate investor Tom Barrack, launched the Rebuilding America Now super PAC in June 2016 to court big money donors. The New York Times has reported that this super PAC is now under investigation for possible illegal foreign contributions. In the weeks before the election, Trump sons Don Jr. and Eric Trump were attending super PAC events. As president, Trump has come full circle, morphing from a candidate who was critical of the corrosive influence of money in politics to a willing participant in the big-money politics that have defined the post-Citizens United era.
The Trump presidency has laid bare the need for sweeping ethics reforms in the executive branch and to the nation’s campaign finance laws. Public Citizen has long championed a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United and supports public financing of campaigns to end the massive influx of corporate and special interest money into our elections.
Next month, U.S. House lawmakers are expected to advance a set of important democracy reforms that include public financing of elections. They also include requirements for outside political groups to disclose their donors and for social media platforms to disclose who is paying for political ads. As a piece of the disclosure puzzle, Public Citizen has pushed for the Securities and Exchange Commission to require corporate disclosure of political spending, which Republicans in Congress have blocked for several years.
Below is a list of of major Trump donors:
Donations Total
ADELSON, SHELDON G. CEO of Las Vegas Sands/GOP Donor $5,005,000 Gambling
ADELSON, MIRIAM DR. Wife of Sheldon Adelson $5,000,000 Gambling
PALMER, GEOFFREY H. Los Angeles real estate developer $4,105,000 Real estate
BEAL, ANDREW Banker/investor and friend of Trump seeking to reopen Calif power plant $2,688,400 Energy
MOSKOWITZ, CHERNA Casino executive $2,000,000 Gambling
WHEATLAND TUBE, LLC Pennsylvania-based steel and aluminum company $1,750,000 Steel
PROTECT THE HOUSE Joint committee formed to elect House Republicans $1,397,578 Politics
RICKETTS, MARLENE M. Wife of TD Ameritrade Founder $1,240,000 Finance
SCHWAB, CHARLES R. Founder of investment firm Charles Schwab $1,010,000 Finance
KANTE, BENNIE Chief Strategy Officer of multilevel marketing company that sells LipSense lipstick $1,005,000 Beauty products
FERTITTA, FRANK J III Casino/Ultimate Fighting Championship billionaire $1,000,000 Gambling
FERTITTA, LORENZO J. Casino/Ultimate Fighting Championship billionaire $1,000,000 Gambling
MELLON, MATTHEW T II Heir to Mellon banking fortune, died in April 2018 $1,000,000 Finance
MURRAY ENERGY CORPORATION Coal company led by Trump ally Robert Murray $1,000,000 Energy
SCHWAB, HELEN Wife of Charles Schwab $1,000,000 Finance
SINGER, PAUL E. Hedge Fund Manager $1,000,000 Finance
RICKETTS, J. JOE TD Ameritrade Founder $905,000 Finance
CALIFORNIA VICTORY 2018 Joint Committee formed to elect Calif. Republicans to House $667,199 Politics
GREAT AMERICA ALLIANCE Dark money group supporting Trump $550,000 Politics
AMERICA FIRST POLICIES, INC. Dark money group supporting Trump $526,911 Politics
CONTINENTAL RESOURCES, INC. Shale oil producer $500,000 Energy
DEJOY, LOUIS Former CEO of XPO Supply Chain; President of LDJ Global Strategies $500,000 Transportation
HAMM, HAROLD CEO of Continental Resources Inc., shale oil producer; board member of America First Policies $500,000 Energy
PERKINS, RANDAL R Founder of debris hauling company $500,000 Waste
STEPHENS, WARREN A Chairman of investment bank Stephens Inc. $500,000 Finance
WYNN, STEPHEN A Casino executive/friend of Trump $500,000 Gambling
WRIGHT, KAREN BUCHWALD CEO of Ariel Corp., a maker of natural gas compressors $485,000 Energy
RASTIN, THOMAS Executive VP, Ariel Corp., husband of Karen Wright $430,000 Energy
DONALD J. TRUMP FOR PRESIDENT, INC. Official Trump reelection committee $357,006 Politics
CHILDS, JOHN W Chairman of private equity firm JW Childs Associates $355,000 Finance
ESTEY, CRAIG Founder of slot machine chain $355,000 Gambling
ANSARY, SHAHLA MRS. Wife of Hushang Ansary $352,500 Energy
SCHWARZMAN, STEPHEN A. CEO of Blackstone Group LP $344,400 Finance
ANSARY, HUSHANG HON. Former Iran ambassador to US; chairman of oil and gas equipment firm Stewart & Stevenson LLC; chairman of Parman Capital Group LLC $342,500 Energy
UIHLEIN, ELIZABETH A. President of packing supply firm Uline $339,000 Packing
WANG, LIANBO Developer of Catskills higher-education center in New York state $329,500 Real estate
GLOBAL ENERGY PRODUCERS, LLC Liquefied natural gas export firm tied to Russian/Ukrainian interests $325,000 Energy
HARDY, JOSEPH A III Founder of 84 Lumber $311,000 Construction
GILLAM, ROBERT Founder of McKinley Capital Management; Wharton classmate of Trump $300,000 Finance
LI, SHERRY XUE Developer of Catskills higher-education center $275,500 Real estate
DRT, LLC LLC Registered to Andrew Lucht, chief financial officer of Lone Mountain Truck Leasing in Carter Lake, Iowa $250,000 Transportation
ESTEY, PATRICIA Wife of Craig Estey $250,000 Gambling
PETERFFY, THOMAS P. Founder of Interactive Brokers Group $250,000 Finance
RUSSELL, THOMAS H Founder of natural gas equipment firm Thomas Russell Co., now owned by Honeywell $250,000 Energy
SIEGEL, JEANNE S. Wife of media investor Herbert Siegel $250,000 Media/Entertainment
SINQUEFIELD, REX A Index fund pioneer, billionaire Republican activist in Missouri politics $250,000 Finance
THIEL, PETER Venture capitalist $250,000 Technology
CHERA, STANLEY Founder, Crown Acquisitions $244,500 Real estate
GUAN, YU KEVIN CEO Baslong Logistics $240,000 Transportation
ZUBERI, IMAAD Democratic fundraiser, Vice Chairman, Avenue Ventures Group $225,000 Finance
BOLLINGER, DONALD Former CEO of Bollinger Shipyards $200,000 Manufacturing
DAVIS, LARRY Managing Partner, LNS Capital $200,000 Finance
FANJUL, JOSE Billionaire sugar baron: Executive Vice President, Florida Crystals Corp. $200,000 Agriculture
HILL, AL G. JR. Died in Dec 2017. Was grandson of Texas oilman H.L. Hunt. $200,000 Energy
KEMMERER, JOHN L. Chairman of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort & Kemmerer Resources Corp. $200,000 Finance
TOPPER, LEWIS E. Fast food franchise owner $200,000 Restaurants
WEISER, RONALD McKinley Associates Inc., former ambassador to Slovakia, chairman of Michigan Republican Party $200,000 Real estate
HILDEBRAND, MELINDA Wife of Houston oil billionaire Jeff Hildebrand $175,000 Energy
CAYRE, JOE CEO, Midtown Equities; First made fortune in music, entertainment, video games $170,000 Real estate
CHERA, FRIEDA MRS. Wife of Stanley Chera $169,500 Real estate
HODGES, MICHAEL LYNN Chairman, Harpeth Financial/Advance Financial (high interest lender) $160,000 Finance
TANG, LILY KIN J. Real estate agent, Upland, CA $160,000 Real estate
WANG, TIAN Founder Chinese Americans for Trump $152,500 Unknown
CANIZARO, JOSEPH New Orleans real estate developer and banker; CEO of Columbus Properties, LP, owner of First Bank & Trust $150,000 Real estate
MASTROIANNI, NICHOLAS A. II Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of U.S. Immigration Fund LLC $150,000 Real estate
TANG, BEN President of Lawrence Consulting Co. $140,000 Unknown
LEBOW, BENNETT Chairman, BSL Capital, Chairman, Vector Group $135,000 Tobacco
LORBER, HOWARD M CEO of tobacco and real estate holding company Vector Group $135,000 Tobacco
BLANCHARD, JOHN Alabama real estate investor $125,000 Real estate
BLANCHARD, LYNDA MRS. Nominee for Slovenian ambassador; Alabama real estate investor; Co-Founder 100X Development Foundation $125,000 Real estate
BUCKLEY, MARJORIE B. MRS. Wife of Walter Buckley $125,000 Finance
BUCKLEY, WALTER W. Investment advisor, Buckley Muething Capital Management Co., former CEO, Internet Capital Group $125,000 Finance
DOLAN, JAMES CEO, Madison Square Garden Company $125,000 Media/Entertainment
HILDEBRAND, JEFFERY D. Oil billionaire $125,000 Energy
HODGES, TINA CEO of high interest lender Harpeth Financial/Advance Financial $125,000 Finance
LOMANGINO, ANTHONY Co-founder and Chairman, Southern Waste Systems $125,000 Waste
LOMANGINO, LYNDA Wife of Anthony Lomangino $125,000 Waste
PERELMAN, RONALD O. Billionaire Chairman of Revlon; CEO of MacAndrews & Forbes Inc. $125,000 Various
STITZER, MARK CEO, Hamlin Capital Management $125,000 Finance
DENG, JON S. Product manager, information technology at Telit $105,400 Technology
PRICE, KATHERINE MRS. Retired, Santa Monica Calif $105,000 Retired
LIBERTY 2.0 Super PAC tied to former EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt $102,555 Politics
ADAMS, DAN CEO, The Capital Corp. $100,000 Finance
BERKOWITZ, BRUCE Billionaire investor with Fairholme Capital Management $100,000 Finance
BISHOP, GEORGE Billionaire founder of Geosouthern Energy Corp., which sold shale assets for $6B $100,000 Energy
BROTHERS, WILLIAM President, Arizona Facilities Supply $100,000 Agriculture
CHU, CHINH Founder CC Capital (former Blackstone) $100,000 Finance
CORRY, WILLIAM Founder, Corry Capital Advisors $100,000 Finance
DEGUEYTER, KURT ANTHONY Owner, Bottom Line Equipment LLC $100,000 Construction
DIEFENTHAL, EDWARD L CEO of Chemical industry equipment co $100,000 Chemical
ESHELMAN, FREDRIC N Chairman of Eyenovia/The Medicines Company $100,000 Medicine/Pharma
EZRATTI, ITZHAK President, GL Homes of Florida Corp. $100,000 Real estate
FARRELL, RICHARD Former energy trader, investor, New Orleans restaurant owner $100,000 Energy
GAO, CHENG Dharma Joy Arts & Culture $100,000 Unknown
GONSOULIN, AL A CEO PHI Inc., which provides helicopters to offshore oil & gas industry $100,000 Energy
GREENSTEIN, IRA A Kushner family friend, executive of IDT Corp., president Genie Energy; former White House Staffer $100,000 Energy
HABEEB, PAUL V. Owner, The Delamore Companies/CEO CenterPointe Senior Living $100,000 Real estate
HERD, MICHAEL ANTHONY VP, Herd Producing/Texas oil heir $100,000 Energy
HERZKA, RALPH CEO of Meridian Capital, NY-based real estate finance firm $100,000 Real estate
HESS, JOHN B. CEO of Hess Corp. $100,000 Energy
HORNSTEIN, STEVEN S. Global Credit Advisers $100,000 Finance
HUSTON, DANNY R. President, North American Midway Entertainment (traveling carnivals) $100,000 Media/Entertainment
JOHNSON, ANN L. MRS. Palm Beach, Fla., wife of mutual fund billionaire Charles B. Johnson $100,000 Finance
JOHNSON, CHARLES B. Mutual fund billionaire $100,000 Finance
KIMMELMAN, DOUGLAS Senior Partner/Founder, Energy Capital Partners (private equity firm focused on energy) $100,000 Energy
KRAUSE, SHAWN M. Quicken Loans Executive; member of Trump transition team $100,000 Finance
LAUDER, RONALD S. HON. Heir to Estee Lauder companies $100,000 Beauty products
LEFRAK, HARRISON TUCKER Son of Richard LeFrak $100,000 Real estate
LEFRAK, JAMES T. Son of Richard LeFrak $100,000 Real estate
LEFRAK, RICHARD New York real estate developer; Trump friend $100,000 Real estate
LINDELL, MICHAEL Founder, My Pillow $100,000 Bedding
LORIA, JEFFREY H. Art dealer; former owner of Miami Marlins $100,000 Art
MARCUS, BERNARD Founder of Home Depot $100,000 Construction
MATSON, HENRY J. Long Beach, Calif. Builder $100,000 Real estate
MOLLESTON, MARGARET W President of GeoSouthern Energy Partners $100,000 Energy
PRICE, WILLIAM F JR. Retired, Malibu, Calif. $100,000 Retired
ROTH, STEVEN CEO of Vornado Realty Trust $100,000 Real estate
ROUSE, THOMAS M Retired former CEO of credit card processing firm $100,000 Finance
SCHWARTZ, DONNA Wife of Marvin Schwartz $100,000 Finance
SCHWARTZ, MARVIN Investment advisor, Neuberger Berman $100,000 Finance
SHAMI, FAROUK Hair care entrepreneur; Trump friend; founder and chairman Farouk Systems $100,000 Beauty products
SIMMONS, ANNETTE C. MRS. Ex-wife of the late billionaire Harold C. Simmons $100,000 Waste
SIMONYI, CHARLES Billionaire former Microsoft executive $100,000 Software
SIMONYI, LISA Wife of Charles Simonyi $100,000 Software
SNYDER, DAN Owner, Washington Redskins $100,000 Sports
SOLOWAY, STEPHEN New Jersey doctor, board member of Trump hotel named to WH sports, fitness, nutrition council $100,000 Medicine/Pharma
SUTTON, NICHOLAS J Executive Chairman, Resolute Energy $100,000 Energy
TACITO, ANTHONY CEO of Tacito & Associates $100,000 Marketing
TAWIL, ELIOT Manhattan real estate executive with Wharton Properties $100,000 Real estate
UIHLEIN, RICHARD Founder of Wisconsin packaging and supply company $100,000 Packaging
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE PAC for major steel company $100,000 Manufacturing
WALLACE, BEATRICE CARR Ex-wife of the late Trinity Industries CEO W. Ray Wallace; ex-wife of oilman T. Boone Pickens $100,000 Transportation
WITKOFF, ALEXANDER R. Real estate executive; former Trump Org executive $100,000 Real estate
WITKOFF, ZACHARY D. Real estate executive $100,000 Real estate
ZARNEGIN, ROBERT President/CEO of Beverly Hills real estate firm $100,000 Real estate
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Top 10 Biggest Babies Ever Born
Lifestyle, Web
Top 10 Biggest Babies Ever Born: I’m here to talk about the heaviest babies according to their weight at the time of their birth, so you get to know about the biggest baby ever born in the history.
Normally, babies weigh from five pounds to eight pounds, and this is considered a healthy weight for newborns. Often, babies are born in this weight range each year, but there are several cases in which either these babies are too light in ounces or too heavy that cross the limit of even fifteen pounds.
Several types of research were attempted to find out the reason behind the birth of these heaviest babies. These weight ranges are not normal, and there can be several reasons which include the pregnant woman and other factors that make her baby large in her womb.
Biggest Baby Ever Born & Top 10 Heaviest Babies
So here is the list of babies that were born having more weight than normal, let’s take a look.
1. Anna Bates – Gave birth to a baby who weighed 22 Pounds and 28 inches long.
Anna Bates took birth on August 6, 1846, and she was famous for being a giant child who became a woman later with great height of 7 feet 11.5 inches. Everyone in her family as parents and siblings was all normal, but Bates was of sixteen pounds at the time of her birth.
Her all twelve siblings were of average height and weight, but Anna was the biggest baby ever born in that family and she also grew up quickly that took her to 4 feet 6 inches on her fourth birthday.
This height became even bigger just after two years which was 5 feet 2 inches when Anna was just six.
Anna gave birth to a baby boy in 1879 who was twenty-two pounds or 9.98kg when he was born. This 28 inches baby was born naturally at home, in Ohio, the USA to the tall mother, Anna Bates.
Unfortunately, this unnamed baby died just after 11 hours of his birth, but he made it to the Guinness World Records for being the biggest baby ever born.
2. Carmelina Fedele –Gave birth to a baby boy weighing 22 Pounds
It is about Carmelina Fedele who gave birth to a baby boy in 1955. The baby’s name is unknown, but in the right category, he weighed 22 pounds at the birth time in Aversa, Italy.
This baby at the time of his birth made the record in the Guinness World Records as the heaviest baby born.
This younger one was 22 pounds as his exact weight. This lack of information about this baby shows that his mother wanted to keep his baby from prying eyes.
So, there is not enough information for this largest baby ever born to Carmelina Fedele; just a few facts are known which are already discussed here.
3. Muhammad Akbar Risuddin – 19.2 Pounds
Muhammad Akbar Risuddin deserves being here as the heaviest baby born who weighed about 19 pounds at the birth time.
The little boy took birth in a hospital of Indonesia to her mother Ani and father Muhammad Hasanuddin; the baby was named in the name of local district chief.
The entire delivery took 40 minutes after going through a hard situation due to baby’s overall size. It was a complicated moment when doctors used the perfect way so the baby would come out successfully.
At the time of birth, the baby boy was almost 24.4 inches in length that his parents Handling and Ani welcomed with all their heart. The procedure of his birth was handled in the Abdul Manon Hospital which is located in Kisaran Sumatra.
The diabetes of his mother can be the reason behind Muhammad’s oversize, and that’s why he faced a complicated duration of 40-minutes for being the biggest baby ever born.
When this huge any way out in this world, his roar was loud and wide open like he was crying in anger. Later, proper medications were given to the baby, and he got alright.
4. Ademilton Dos Santos – 17 pounds
The baby named as ‘Ademilton dos Santos’ weighed 17 pounds and recognized as the heaviest and biggest baby ever born in Brazil according to the Gynaecological Association there.
This baby girl was born to Francisca Ramos dos Santos s her fifth child, and the mother was suffering from diabetes condition being the reason of his child’s overgrowth.
Doctors of that hospital said that there is no doubt in saying him a giant baby. Her mother has other four children, but they all are normal in weight, so Francisca never expected her fifth baby with overweight.
The baby boy was given the required care to maintain her sugar level as his mother had diabetes. He also suffered from some oxygen issues, but the hospital’s staff took good care of it.
There were no issues afterward, and both mother and child were doing just fine according to the Albert Sabin Maternity Hospital’s specialists. Father also got worried because of his wife’s diabetes issue and said I got worried about her pregnancy because she has diabetes that never gets better.
5. Nadia – 17 Pounds
A baby girl took birth to a Siberian woman Tatyana Barabanova at the age of 43 when she was a resident in Russia. She was in shock completely after seeing her baby who weighed a total of seventeen pounds when she was just born.
She named her baby girl ‘Nadia’ who took birth on September 17, 2007, at a maternity clinic situated in Aleisk, Russia. After seeing this biggest baby ever born, her mother said that she is in shock and her Nadia’s father was in even more shock that he could say a word.
They both were unable to understand why this happened and what could be the possible reason of this heavy delivery.
When asked the diet of the mother, she replied, she ate almost everything, and there was no special diet as she already has 11 children, eight sisters, and three brothers and Nadia was the 12th one.
So the reports told that the mother’s diet which included potatoes, noodles, tomatoes and everything else was the reason behind this special case.
6. Chesner Abels – 16.7 Pounds
The baby weighed about 16.7 pounds when she was born; she surely was recognized as the biggest baby ever born. She was named Chester who took birth to Cathleen Abels in 2007 at Tygerberg Hospital, Cape Town.
It wasn’t just the mother, but the entire hospital’s staff was in shock to see this huge baby girl. Mother Cathleen was feeling bit heaviness, so everyone was thinking for twins, but when this girl happened, it shocked all of them.
This delivery was natural without any operation procedure, and due to the heaviness, there were some complications that made the baby difficult to breathe, but she immediately received a good service from the ward.
The entire hospital went on buzzing when this baby girl was delivered at 06:15 on Friday and the staff recognized her as the largest baby ever born at that hospital. Her other got no complications, but the baby was put on care for any health issues.
Her mother said that she was expecting a big baby but she was beyond her imagination and she also told that she won’t plan for any babies from now.
7. Sammisano Otuhiva – 16 Pounds 1.7 oz.
He is another one as the biggest baby ever born who took birth to Sosefina Tagalu in August 2013 who weighed around sixteen rounds at the time of her birth.
Sosefina named her baby boy ‘Sammisano Joshua Talai Otuhiva.’ At the day when her child was delivered, she was more than stunned when she finds out the actual weight of her baby which was 16 pound, 1.7 oz.
This news got fire in the entire California, and the boy became a viral topic all over the state and got several news channels with his face.
The mother told that her baby was born earlier than expected. Everyone before his birth was expecting the weight category for him like 10 pounds or 14 pounds, but he got even bigger than everyone’s expectations.
When the baby got five months old, his mother told that he weighs about 25 pounds and due to his giant size, he is always hungry, so his mother is always busy in managing food for her largest baby born.
8. Moose – 16 Pounds
This one as being the biggest baby born was over 16 pounds. This little boy was like a one-year-old baby when he was just born in Texas. Both couples Janet Johnson and Michael got surprised when they saw their huge baby, but they got excited as well.
This baby was almost 24 inches long at the birth time, and doctors took her mother’s diabetes as a reason of her baby’s overgrowth. The reason may be many, but they loved their 16-pound child and named him ‘Moose.’
39 years old Janet gave birth to an extra-large sized baby, and gestational diabetes was the possible reason for it.
This biggest baby ever born was immediately taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as special cases need special attention having several troubles like in eating and breathing.
This couple was so happy to have their giant baby, and they couldn’t wait to share their happiness. So, they introduced their baby to the world by appearing on several news programs and shows where the baby was dubbed as ‘The Moose’ by the hospital’s nurses where he got birth.
9. George King – 15 Pounds
When George was born, he weighed more than fifteen pounds which were way more than any normal baby’s weight range, so surely he is the largest baby born. George King’s mother was Jade which gave birth to her giant baby in 2013 in the UK.
Both parents were not expecting their baby to be this much big and heavy, but their son took birth when mother Jade went with almost 16 hours of labor. None of them realized that baby is going to be a big one until his head came out and that was the moment of realization.
Due to his giant size, the head was out but his hands stuck while passing through the wall and this situation choked his neck that he was not able to brother for five minutes. That was the scariest moment for his parents and the doctors as well, but their proficiency took the baby out all well.
The good thing about the birth is that it happened naturally without any operation and mother Jade successfully claimed the natural pregnancy for this biggest baby ever born.
10. Nandini – Gave birth to a baby girl weighing 15-pounds
A baby girl was born by Nandini, a 19-year-old lady and this baby was recognized as the biggest baby ever born in India. Also, she became the first mom who gave birth to a 15-pound girl at this young age.
The doctors and nurse were in shock, and they stated that they never saw anything like this in their entire nursing career. It was the first giant baby in that hospital, and they all called it a miracle.
The name is not known yet, but the newborn was fifteen pounds that is the double size of any average born baby. For Nandini, it was not less than any blessing to have her baby girl and those pounds were just a number for her.
When she was pregnant, she weighed almost 200 pounds, but the procedure went smoothly, and Nandini received a surprise as her unexpectedly large baby.
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There would be several other Guinness records, scientific explanations on the weight of the babies, but don’t worry about that as I have already found the perfect list of babies that were born the heaviest. With this, I hope you enjoyed reading about the biggest baby ever born.
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Modal verb WOULD – Form, use and meaning
15th September 2018 by Andrew Leave a Comment
“would” is a modal verb.
Pronunciation: /wʊd/
In this lesson, you will learn the form of would. You will also learn the many different uses and meanings:
Past habits
Past refusals
Future relative to the past
Indirect speech
Polite offers and requests
Past unreal situations
Affirmative form
Contracted form
I would like I’d like
you would like you’d like
he would like he’d like
she would like she’d like
it would like it’d like
we would like we’d like
they would like they’d like
Negative form
I would not like I wouldn’t like
you would not like you wouldn’t like
he would not like he wouldn’t like
she would not like she wouldn’t like
it would not like it wouldn’t like
we would not like we wouldn’t like
they would not like they wouldn’t like
Would I like …. ?
Would you like …. ?
Would he like …. ?
Would she like …. ?
Would it like …. ?
Would we like …. ?
Would they like …. ?
Uses and meaning of “would”
We use “would” to describe a regular activity or habit in the past. This use of “would” is very similar to “used to“.
When Jane was at university, she would study for 3 hours every evening.
When my grandma came to visit, we would play cards every day.
We use would to describe a refusal from the past. (A “refusal” is the act of not wanting to do something or the act of not agreeing to do something.) This use is usually in the negative form.
Jane was angry. She wouldn’t speak to me!
Sarah: Why are you late?
Mark: My car wouldn’t start.
We use “would” to describe an action that is in the FUTURE relative to an earlier action from the past. The action in question is therefore in the past but it is in the future relative to an earlier action. “would” is therefore a past form of “will”
To explain this, let’s first look at a normal future. Normally, the future tense is relative to the present and we use “will”:
Mark: I think that I will pass the exam.
“I think” is in the present and “I will pass” is in the future relative to the present. We use “will” (future simple)
Now let’s pretend that several days have passed. Let’s look back in time at the same situation. We say:
Mark: Last week, I thought that I would pass the exam.
“I thought” is in the past and “I would pass” is in the future relative to that past. We use “would”.
I know that I will see you again. (with will)
I knew that I would see you again. (with would)
He’s sure that I’ll like his house. (with will in the contracted form.)
He was sure that I’d like his house. (with would in the contracted form.)
Indirect speech (Reported speech)
When we use indirect speech, we use “would” after past reporting verbs where “will” was used in direct speech.
Direct speech is when we quote the exact words said by the person and we write those words inside quotation marks. The words are therefore from the perspective of the speaker. Indirect speech (reported speech) is when we report what the person said without necessarily using the exact words used by the person. It’s from our perspective.
When the reporting verb (“say”, “reply”, “shout” etc) is in the PAST form, we transform the word “will” from the direct speech into “would” in the indirect speech version. This is a similar application of the “future” relative to the past” use described above.
Direct speech:
Mark said, “I will go to London.”
Indirect speech:
Mark said that he would go to London.
Jane said, “I will help you.”
Jane said that she would help me.
We use “would” to make polite offers and requests.
Would you like a glass of orange juice?
Would you help me carry my bags?
Would you close the door please?
Notice that these are in the question form.
We use would in conditionals to describe unreal situations.
Second conditionals
The second conditional describes an unreal situation in the present.
If I had a car, I would drive to Paris.
Third conditionals
The second conditional describes an unreal situation in the past.
If I had known her, I would have introduced you to her.
Video lessons explaining conditionals
I have several video lessons on my YouTube channel that explain conditionals. Here are the links:
Introduction to conditionals (video)
Zero conditionals (video)
First conditionals (video)
Second conditionals (video)
Third conditionals (video)
Unreal situations in the past
We use “would” to describe unreal situations in the past that are not necessarily conditionals.
“would” + “have” + past participle
Note that “have” + past participle is called a perfect infinitive.
would have lived
Jane: Why did you live in Manchester?
Mark: Well I would have lived in London but it was too expensive.
(This is an unreal situation because Mark did not in fact live in London. In the above sentence he is explaining why.)
would have studied
I would have studied law but I chose medicine instead.
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Scholarly research hurt by budget cuts, fewer students
By Hilary DeVries Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
The steep decline in the numbers of students seeking advanced degrees is sending ripples of alarm throughout American academic communities. Some are calling it a crisis of scholarship. But coupled with the proposed Reagan cutbacks in higher education funding, many observers, including some industry heads, are plainly concerned about future US research capabilities.
Stymied by a frustratingly low number of academic job opportunities, students , many of them the most promising of their generation, are increasingly deserting traditional PhD programs in favor of professional schools, such as law or business. And in the case of engineering and computer science students, the undergraduates are being siphoned off directly into high-paying industry jobs.
This trend, which many educators say is changing the face of American graduate education, is showing up in significant declines in the number of doctorates being awarded. In some cases, entire university departments are being shut down. The Unversity of Michigan, Duke University, and the State University of New York at Albany are among schools closing specific graduate programs and even whole departments.
Recent data collected from the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) reports that the number of doctorates has declined nationwide over the past eight years. Over half of all top college graduates, the institute reports, now choose professional schools to further their advanced education rather than arts and science PhD programs. In 1964 only 20 percent of top undergrads chose law, business, or medical school.
All fields, from astronomy to zoology, have experienced losses of gradute students. With changing demographics, such declines might have been anticipated in the job-slim liberal arts fields. But engineering and science departments have also experienced the same plunge. The New England Board of Higher Education reports a 35 percent increase in engineering undergraduate degrees in New England schools for 1971 to 1980, but a 27 percent decrease in PhD candidates.
Even the venerable Massachusetts Institute of Technology has experienced a decline in engineering doctoral students. ''Our outlook in basic science (research) is spotty,'' says graduate school dean Ken Wadleigh.
The proposed curtailment of the Guaranteed Student Loan program (GSL) will only further exacerbate an already difficult situation, educators say. Harvard University's dean of arts and sciences, Henry Rosovsky, calls the decline in graduate study ''an obviously dangerous trend.'' But he adds, ''It's been bad for 10 years. Next year looks to be the toughest yet if the proposed Reagan cuts are approved.''
Nearly half of all graduate students now use the federal loans to complete their advanced degrees, according to the American Council on Education. And many educators fear that the tightening of federal education aid will simply turn off the already dwindling supply of up and coming scholars and researchers.
Others contend there are already too many PhD's. Estimates show 40,000 PhD recipients competing for 10,000 junior faculty openings by the 1990's. ''It depends upon the field,'' says UCLA education Prof. Lewis Solmon. ''In the humanities, the PhD decline has been adequate (to keep pace with the declining undergraduate interest in these fields). In fact, we could use a further decline.''
But most educators see dark days ahead.
The Reagan cuts, ''are a terrible blow,'' says Princeton University graduate school dean Theodore Ziolkowski. ''They are short-sighted to the point of irresponsibility. You cannot turn on and off the pipeline of scholarship.''
The loss of scholars is clearly showing up in the engineering and applied science fields. With more students lured away from graduate study by the high salaries and up-to-date equipment offered by the buoyant computer industry, science departments find it tough to compete for the students needed to maintain credible research programs.
Realizing the link between healthy universities and strong industry, some engineer and computer firms are already finding it in their best interests to aid the ailing university engineering departments. The Exxon Foundation is one of several big oil education foundations contributing funding in much the same way. Several computer firms, such as the Massachusetts-based Wang and Data General have already donated equipment to some nearby computer-starved universities.
While such industry handouts are few and far between for the arts and humanities, many of those schools are doing some innovative bootstrapping to offset declining enrollments. Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the Unversity of California at Santa Barbara are two schools revamping parts of their history departments to turn out historians trained for nonacademic jobs. At Pennsylvania State University, the French and business departments have combined some resources to produce students marketable for foreign business.
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Final “House of Cards” season goes all in, borrows from our insanely awful reality
By Joe Berkowitz
House of Cards began its first term just after Obama was re-elected for his second. Now, it’s going out in the middle of Trump’s almost cartoonishly catastrophic run as president. Perhaps the increased eventfulness of real life these days is why the show draws from it more than ever.
I personally stopped watching House of Cards after its fourth season in 2016. There was no major decision to wash my hands of it. The show had qualitative peaks and valleys, like most shows, but ended its fourth season on a promising note. (Kevin Spacey’s malevolent president, Frank Underwood, wanted to start a war, and his co-conspirator wife, Claire, played by Robin Wright, was now breaking the fourth wall to address the audience directly alongside him.) By the time the fifth season rolled around, though, things had changed. The world had changed.
Keeping up with all the grisly details of the nascent Trump administration provided more spine-tingling twists and turns than any fictional political thriller ever could. There was a sprawling cast of characters catering to the sordid whims of a veteran TV personality, when they weren’t backstabbing each other. It wasn’t exhilarating. It was exhausting. The last thing I personally wanted to come home to at night was more political intrigue from a duplicitous president.
A few months after that fifth season premiered in the summer of 2017 came further disincentive for watching House of Cards. The show’s producer and star, Kevin Spacey, was outed as an alleged sexual predator, who reportedly made the work environment around the Netflix series toxic. He was summarily dismissed from the show, an early scalp for the #MeToo movement, and the future of House of Cards looked altogether uncertain. Months later, Netflix announced it would go on with a final, Spacey-free season.
With the midterm election just four days away, today Netflix delivers us eight episodes centered around President Claire Underwood’s administration. (If you want to find out more about her unusual character arc from First Lady to President, there are many comprehensive recaps available online.) Kevin Spacey’s Frank Underwood is now dead, and the circumstances around his death comprise an unfolding mystery. On paper, it may read like fan service for the Still With Her set to have a First Lady finally succeed her husband into office, but the comparison is not flattering. Robin Wright steely-gazes the hell out of her part, but the character of Claire Underwood is a morally vacuous manipulator, just like her husband, with bodies under her Ferragamo belt.
House of Cards’ swan song sort of toggles between what it might’ve been like had Hillary Clinton become president and what many people in the country wish it were like for Donald Trump right now. In order to create this political bouillabaisse, the chefs stir in a lot of ingredients from real life. Below is a spoiler-lite rundown of them.
Robin Wright in season 6 of House of Cards
[Photo: courtesy of David Giesbrecht/Netflix]
The #MeToo Movement
We’ve learned enough about the shape of Claire Underwood over the past five years that finding out more about what molded her feels beside the point. All the same, the show flashes back to a group of taunting boys cutting the dress from her body as a young girl. Claire refuses to be a victim and fights back in the only way she can. Her mother later notes, “Pretty girls have a responsibility to their beauty,” and suggests that her daughter provoked those boys somehow. The mother character clearly represents women indoctrinated by the patriarchy and is surely meant as a contrast to the current public sentiment. However, when the show’s writers conceived of this formative moment for Claire, they probably didn’t predict that we would see it a month after Kavanaugh got confirmed.
(From left) Robin Wright, Diane Lane, and Greg Kinnear in season 6 of House of Cards
SCOTUS Appointment Subplot
Speaking of Kavanaugh, this season has a SCOTUS appointment subplot. But let’s not speak further of Kavanaugh.
Closely Examining Presidential Gestures
“Are we really going to waste time dissecting a gesture between two women?” a CNN anchor asks in the world of the show. Yes, they are, and yes, it’s perfectly true to life. At one point, Claire Underwood subtly physically rebuffs another character on live TV, and becomes the subject of rampant public speculation. This kind of sleuthing has become particularly popular during the Trump era, with Twitter often reading much into First Lady Melania’s intentions.
Political Figures Denying Contact with “the Russians”
The circumstances under which this happens in the show are wildly different from real life, but it happens just the same.
Hypocritical Calls for Political Civility
“The level of discourse in this city,” bemoans Koch brother surrogate Bill Shepherd (Greg Kinnear), despite what he has personally done to contribute to that discourse. (Diane Lane plays Bill’s sibling Annette Shepherd–a Koch “sister,” if you will—who was Claire’s best friend in college and comes back into her life to squeeze out favors.) This should ring a familiar bell for everyone who has endured media and political figures lamenting the tone of Michelle Wolf’s Sarah Huckabee Sanders roast or been asked to empathize with Alan Dershowitz having no friends in Martha’s Vineyard.
(From left) Diane Lane and Robin Wright in season 6 of House of Cards
The Rise of the Tomi Lahren Brigade
In addition to representations of traditional media and the blogosphere, the series now features a non-blonde Tomi Lahren (played by Athena Karkanis) who does color commentary in front of an American flag. Her signature sign-off–“I’m Melody Cruz and that’s what I got”–feels particularly realistic.
A Shady Analytics Firm
On the show, Gardner Analytics is buying up newsrooms and also owns a Sinclair-like TV arm. It’s a stand-in for a lot of politically aligned corporate evils within the private sector, but the fact that Gardner has an app that steals your data is a nod to Cambridge Analytica.
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The best turntable for casual listening
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By Chris Heinonen
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After spending over 50 total hours comparing turntables and measuring their performance, we’ve determined that the Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB is the best turntable for most people. It’s highly adjustable, has a built-in phono preamp for hassle-free setup, sounds great out of the box, and even has a built-in USB port if you want to digitize your LP collection. It’s also very speed-accurate, according to our tests.
Who should get this
These turntables are for people who are either first getting into vinyl playback, or have been out of it for a while and want a simple solution. Many of the turntables discussed here feature integrated phono preamps, which is important because signals from phono cartridges must be amplified and equalized to be compatible with normal stereo systems or powered speakers. Most new entry-level receivers lack phono preamp sections, and soundbars and wireless speakers never had them, so a built-in preamp can be important.
If you already have a turntable that works for you, you probably don’t need to upgrade to a new turntable from this guide. You can likely get more out of your current turntable by upgrading the cartridge or getting a new phono preamp than you can from buying a whole new table.
How we picked
Ten turntables ready for testing. Photo: Chris Heinonen
Since we last updated this guide more and more companies have jumped into the turntable game. Vinyl sales have risen through the past decade, and audio companies want to capitalize on the trend. Many turntable brands have introduced new and ostensibly improved models since our last update.
We brought in nine new or updated turntables to compare with our existing pick, the Audio-Technica LP120. We listened to all of the turntables in a dedicated home theater room that measures 11 by 13 by 8 feet. For direct comparison, we played identical copies of an album on multiple turntables using a line-level audio switcher. We also considered belt-drive and direct-drive models for this guide. To learn more about these models, see our full guide.
Photo: Chris Heinonen
The Audio-Technica AT-LP120-USB is the best turntable for most people because it sounds great, has an internal phono preamp, is speed-accurate, and lets you easily digitize your LP collection. The AT-LP120-USB is a great entry point for the vinyl enthusiast, with sound quality that holds up in comparison with some tables costing twice as much.
The sound quality of the AT-LP120-USB, with the included cartridge and integrated preamp, is remarkably good. With high-quality source material, it can present a quiet background with very good channel separation and vocal clarity. It can stumble a bit on very busy musical sections on the inner grooves of records (where the fidelity is not as good as on the outer grooves), but many tables do this.
Most modern receivers lack a phono preamp, which is necessary to hook a turntable into a sound system, and even fewer people own an external one, so it’s convenient that the AT-LP120-USB has one built in. This means that straight out of the box, the Audio-Technica can plug directly into a soundbar or powered speakers that have an analog input. You can disable the preamp inside the Audio-Technica with a switch, but when we tried it, it produced a ground hum that wasn’t present with the internal preamp.
The AT-LP120-USB’s inclusion of a USB output makes it easy to digitize your LP collection. Most new LPs include download cards so you can get MP3 or FLAC versions of the album, but used LPs lack this. The USB output lets you connect the AT-LP120-USB directly to your computer, so you can use a program such as Audacity to digitize your collection.
The Fluance RT81 looks much like the Audio-Technica and sounds almost identical too. It has the same cartridge and a similar tonearm, but uses belt drive instead of direct drive. It lets you select between 33 RPM and 45 RPM and has an integrated phono preamp, but unlike the Audio-Technica, it will automatically stop the platter from spinning once the arm reaches the center of the record.
Some people might prefer the look of the Fluance to the Audio-Technica, but it is unlikely anyone will be able to tell them apart sonically. Listening to identical records at identical points and switching back and forth, we noticed no difference in sound quality between the two.The Fluance often sells for $50 less than the Audio-Technica, but lacks a USB output for easy dubbing of your vinyl. Plus its speed isn’t quite as accurate, and we don’t have the long history with Fluance’s turntables (the company only recently began selling them) that we do with the Audio-Technica. If the Audio-Technica is sold out, or you decide you like the Fluance for aesthetic reasons, it should provide the same sound quality.
A better-sounding upgrade
The updated entry-level model from Rega, the Planar 1, offers improved audio quality over the Audio-Technica and has the easiest setup of any turntable we tested. When we listened to The Beatles’ “With a Little Help From My Friends,” the Audio-Technica put poor Ringo back in the corner and muffled his voice. The Rega put him center stage and let him shine.
The Planar has a couple downsides. It runs around 0.5 percent fast, but in listening tests comparing it with other more-accurate tables we didn’t notice this speed difference. You also have to remove the platter to switch from 33 to 45 RPM.
A budget pick
If you want something that can just play records easily for as little as possible, the Audio-Technica LP60-BT will do the job. Unlike the other tables we considered, LP60-BT is fully automatic: Press a button and the table spins while the arm moves into position. Once a record is done, the arm goes back into place and the table stops. It has a built-in phono stage and you can even get it with a Bluetooth output for use with wireless speakers.
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Anti-India protests erupt in Nepal over shooting death on border
Published at 06:59 pm March 10th, 2017
Indian border guards killed a Nepali citizen over a local dispute in a rare shooting at the border, Nepal's government said, prompting anti-India protests in the area and in the national capital on Friday. India and Nepal share a 1,751-km long and open border and thousands of people cross over each day to work and trade, but Nepali politicians have often accused India of meddling in its affairs.
Dozens of people were protesting over a damaged culvert in Nepal's Anandabazaar near the border with India on Thursday when Indian border guards opened fire, killing a 25-year-old man, a government statement said.
An Indian foreign ministry spokesman said India's border guards had opened an inquiry and had asked Nepal to provide a forensic and post mortem report on the victim. It said officials from the two countries had met and agreed to take steps to maintain calm.
But on Friday, fresh protests erupted in Anandabazaar, which is 477km southwest of Kathmandu, with an even bigger group of Nepalis attacking a local government office, Home Ministry spokesman Bal Krishna Panthi said. "The area is tense," a police official in the region said.
Another group of demonstrators tried to march on the Indian embassy in Kathmandu in protest over the shooting, but were stopped by police, leading to scuffles, police official Chhabi Lal said.
Nepal's ties with India were strained towards the end of 2015 and into last year after it blamed India for tacitly supporting a months-long blockade on fuel and goods by Indian-origin plains people who are opposed to Nepal's constitution.
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Opinion: Is our education system failing us?
Mitch is a freelance writer. He used to write full-time. These days, he only writes what he feels, making him a writer with freedom. He contributes articles when he has some spare time, and when it suits his smoke-breaks. Hence, he’s also a free writer.
You say “Drop-Out”, this writer says “Opt-Out”. Same same but different?
Education in Singapore can be a touchy topic with heated competition beginning from the offset with such fierce competition just to get into a Primary school of choice.
It doesn’t help that its followed by streaming in Primary four, PSLE in Primary 6 followed once again with yet more heated competition to get into the Secondary school of choice. All this even before a child starts gearing up for perhaps the most daunting of challenges, the ‘O’ levels.
Many a time it may look like this:
• Express – Junior college / Polytechnic
• Normal Academic – Polytechnic / ITE
• Normal Technical – ITE
Every once in a while however, we come across individuals who strive despite the odds. Inspiring and wholly deserving of praise and accolade, for example this undergrad I just met: Denis. Denis currently reads Political Science in NUS on a scholarship took a route not many would. Having finished Secondary school in lacklustre fashion, he took a gap year to decide what he wanted to do before re-sitting for his ‘O’ levels, scoring well enough to earn a place in Temasek Polytechnic.
Denis on exchange in Europe
The polytechnic system benefitted Denis a great deal giving him the platform to hone his abilities and pursue a career in an industry that interested him. The industry-centric education provided by polytechnics suited him well because he knew his interests, strengths and where he could excel since a young age. On the other hand, as a student who was keen to specialise early on, he struggled with the broad-based syllabi offered in secondary schools. Denis’s disinterest for several secondary school subjects led to him doing badly for his ‘O’ levels, and he had to retake the exams as a private candidate to eventually qualify for the media diploma programme at Temasek Polytechnic.
Having struggled and faced rejection in his formative years, Denis is aware that the education system could have introduced alternative pathways for students with different interests and needs for a life beyond secondary school.
Having said that, Denis recognises that the education system that might have been a setback to his progress has also been responsible for presenting him the opportunity to step up from initial failure with a second attempt at success.
So in truth, the streams and standards set in place may not always be ideal, but it definitely doesn’t define the route or trajectory of one’s life. As proven it is more than possible to step out and chart your own success and utilise the education system set in place to one’s full advantage.
This article first appeared on Five Stars And A Moon. It is reproduced with permission.
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NHS faces £20billion cuts as Britain borrows £6,000 a second to fund public services
Updated: 07:53 EDT, 19 September 2009
The NHS must slash its budget by up to £20billion as part of the Government’s new spending cut plans, Health Secretary Andy Burnham has warned.
Hospitals will be told this autumn how much to save after catastrophic public finance figures this week finally forced Gordon Brown to sharpen the axe.
The Prime Minister promised to slash 'unnecessary programmes and cut lower priority budgets' as it emerged Britain is borrowing a staggering £6,000 a second to fund public services.
Poor health: The NHS must make cuts of between £15bn and £20bn by 2014
Mr Burnham said he would attempt to 'begin the the process of showing how we realise [the] challenge of finding £15billion to £20billion of savings' up until 2014.
His acknowledgment comes after Mr Brown and Chancellor Alistair Darling began asking ministers to identify savings to be set out in the Pre-Budget Report.
The entire Cabinet is thought to have been asked to endorse a final cuts package so that all ministers 'dip their hands in the blood'.
But while the NHS should be the biggest bone of contention the first divisions to emerged has been the controversial national identity card scheme.
Several senior ministers are arguing it should be axed, but others say the savings would be minimal and come only at the cost of a humiliating U-turn.
Authoritative research has suggested scrapping controversial elements of the
scheme would save taxpayers more than £3bn.
Orders: Health Secretary Andy Burnham
The Conservatives and Liberal Democrats have already said they will ditch ID cards.
But the Home Office insists the programme remains on track and that the need to switch to biometric passports will drastically limit potential savings.
One Government source insisted a further review of the scheme could be used to political advantage, enabling the cards to be ditched in a 'symbolic' first step towards spending restraint.
Mr Darling is expected to include details about where cuts will be made in his November Pre-Budget statement.
He believes such a move will turn the tables on the Tories by increasing pressure on them to say how they would go further.
Earlier this week, the Prime Minister admitted for the first time that Labour would make cuts in public spending if it wins the election next year.
The tensions over where cuts should be made underlined the Government's difficulty as it struggles to reassure international markets about the state of the UK's finances.
Both main parties are considering cutting tax credits and benefit payments to the middle classes, as well as a public sector pay freeze as money-saving measures.
But Opposition MPs have accused the Government of spinning its willingness to start pruning expenditure, while keeping the spending taps firmly switched on in the run-up to the general election.
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Tory leader David Cameron said ministers were doing too little, too late, having 'completely lost control of the nation's finances'.
He said it was extraordinary that Mr Darling had only now begun to discuss spending cuts with Cabinet colleagues.
'What has this Government been doing for the last year?' he said. 'Families have been sitting round the kitchen table looking at their budget, businesses have been sitting round the boardroom tables working out how to trim their costs and live within their means.
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'And yet our Government seems to have been entirely asleep on the job.'
Home Secretary Alan Johnson and Health Secretary Andy Burnham were the first two ministers to be asked to set out their 'priorities' in meetings with Mr Brown and Mr Darling. More will be called in over the coming days.
Government borrowing soared last month to the thirdhighest monthly amount on record, according to the Office of National Statistics.
The budget deficit climbed to £16.1billion in August, 63 per cent up on the same month last year, and the largest shortfall on record for the month since records began.
It works out as £533million per day, £22million per hour, £370,370 per minute, or £6,172 per second being borrowed.
The Government has now taken on debt of £65.3billion since the start of the financial year in April to keep public services going - £1,070 for each of Britain's population of 61million. 'At this rate, borrowing will overshoot Mr Darling's £175billion forecast for the full year by around £50billion,' said Jonathan Loynes, of Capital Economics.
Howard Archer, at IHS Global Insight, said that the 'dismal' latest economic figures showed massive cuts in Government spending - and some tax increases - were needed.
Division: The Cabinet is split over whether to axe the ID card scheme to save £3bn
A Treasury spokesman said: 'Today's figures are in line with our Budget forecasts.
They reflect the impact of the global financial crisis as well as the action we are taking to support the economy.'
LIB DEMS AT ODDS ON EDUCATION CASH
A spending row has broken out between Lib-Dem leaders over education funding.
Party chief Nick Clegg and his deputy Vince Cable appeared at odds about whether money for schools, colleges and universities should be protected.
Mr Clegg used an interview with the Times Literary Supplement to promise that the Lib-Dems would 'ring-fence' funding for schools.
But his pledge was undermined by Mr Cable who insisted no Whitehall department could be immune from cuts if Britain's record debt was to be brought under control.
The row flared up, on the eve of the party's annual rally in Bournemouth, as Mr Clegg prepared for a backlash from LibDem activists unhappy at his failure to commit to scrapping university tuition fees.
The flagship pledge has been a priority in previous party manifestos.
But earlier this year Mr Clegg made a bid to water down the policy so it only applied to poorer families.
He believes dropping the policy could be unaffordable in the economic crisis. Mr Cable has also conceded that keeping university fees would be a 'tough issue' for activists.
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Lending to businesses has fallen even further in August after hitting record lows the previous month, a Bank of England report said yesterday.
The supply of credit to companies shrank £15.5billion in July, the most since records began. Discussions with major lenders point to further declines in August, the Bank said, suggesting the financial crisis is still damaging the broader economy.
In a separate development, figures from the Council of Mortgage Lenders showed mortgage lending dropped 13 per cent to £ 12.6billion in August from July. This represents a 37 per cent fall compared with this time last year.
The twin reports point to a continued squeeze on firms and families.
They will come as a disappointment to Bank Governor Mervyn King, pictured, who has spearheaded a controversial £175billion money-printing scheme as he tries to galvanise the economy.
Conservative Treasury spokesman Philip Hammond said: 'It's time the Prime Minister was straight with the British people and acknowledged that his approach isn't working.'
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VisionPoint Advisory Group LLC acquired a new position in DowDuPont Inc (NYSE:DWDP) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 4,036 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $216,000.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in DWDP. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of DowDuPont by 48.0% during the fourth quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 3,742,629 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,157,000 after buying an additional 1,214,501 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of DowDuPont by 36.3% during the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 571,431 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,560,000 after buying an additional 152,045 shares in the last quarter. Intersect Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of DowDuPont by 17.9% during the fourth quarter. Intersect Capital LLC now owns 29,564 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,581,000 after buying an additional 4,482 shares in the last quarter. Peachtree Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of DowDuPont by 11.2% during the fourth quarter. Peachtree Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 33,604 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,797,000 after buying an additional 3,381 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of DowDuPont by 48.5% during the fourth quarter. Pineno Levin & Ford Asset Management Inc. now owns 79,522 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,253,000 after buying an additional 25,960 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 69.37% of the company’s stock.
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Several analysts have recently weighed in on DWDP shares. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on shares of DowDuPont from $66.00 to $62.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 29th. Bank of America set a $70.00 price objective on shares of DowDuPont and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 2nd. Argus dropped their price objective on shares of DowDuPont from $81.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 5th. UBS Group assumed coverage on shares of DowDuPont in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. They set a “buy” rating and a $45.00 price target on the stock. Finally, DZ Bank cut shares of DowDuPont from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, February 4th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $60.70.
DWDP opened at $38.50 on Thursday. DowDuPont Inc has a one year low of $10.94 and a one year high of $38.57. The company has a current ratio of 2.01, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.39. The company has a market cap of $89.02 billion, a PE ratio of 9.37, a P/E/G ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.28.
DowDuPont (NYSE:DWDP) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 31st. The company reported $0.88 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.89 by ($0.01). DowDuPont had a net margin of 4.47% and a return on equity of 9.59%. The business had revenue of $20.10 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $21.11 billion. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that DowDuPont Inc will post 2.23 EPS for the current fiscal year.
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, March 15th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, February 28th were paid a $0.38 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, February 27th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.95%. DowDuPont’s payout ratio is presently 36.98%.
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University of the West of Scotland starts free gym membership for students
UWS feels the move will help students flourish during their time there.
University of the West of Scotland (Lanarkshire campus) gym at Hamilton International Technology Park (Photograph by Martin Shields)
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) has rolled out free gym membership for all its students.
Last week, we reported how the university’s new facility had opened at Hamilton International Technology Park.
Now, UWS chiefs hope this latest move will ensure all students can get active and pursue a healthy lifestyle.
Professor Craig Mahoney, principal and vice-chancellor at UWS, said: “At UWS we promote a vision for sport and physical activity which everyone can be a part of, and which contributes to our organisational identity and culture to positively impact our students’ experience.
“Offering students a free UWS gym membership highlights that we are investing in our student body, helping them to excel and be the best versions of themselves. Physical activity instils invaluable skills such as resilience, confidence and collaboration and these skills are transferable beyond university and into the world of work.
“We are so pleased that we are able to roll out this sector-leading initiative to provide our students with free access to our gyms. The widely-reported benefits of physical activity including increased confidence, social skills, employability and attainment will ensure students at UWS make the most of their time at university and flourish as individuals.”
UWS has pointed to research which found that active students perform better in their studies, are more confident of their employability, have improved mental health and physical wellbeing and display better attainment levels compared to inactive students.
Emma Shotter, president of the Students’ Association of UWS, said: “Being able to access campus gyms for free is an absolutely fantastic initiative for students and we are delighted that this is being rolled out. The students’ association has worked for many years in promoting the benefits an active lifestyle can have towards health and wellbeing and we are sure free access to the UWS gym facilities will have some truly positive results.”
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The university boasts gym facilities, in particular the brand new Hamilton International Technology Park campus, which hosts a cutting-edge gym and opens its doors for the very first time this month.
UWS has enjoyed a number of sporting successes in recent months including the nine past and present students of the university who took part in the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast in April as part of Team Scotland.
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Dan Clarke "Better than a rubber duck"
The end of a great team ...
14 December 2015 - Career
Seven weeks ago we were told that our company was going into administration due to financial difficulties. Whilst at the time, this didn't necessarily mean the company was closing down, and there was chance of finding a buyer, unfortunately on Friday we were informed that the decision had been made to liquidate the company. There were a few interested parties, but the investors had decided to cut their losses and close the company rather than risking putting more money in.
I've only been there for nine months, but in that small space of time, I was really made to feel like a core part of the team. A team who I'll really miss, but will hopefully remain in contact with in the future.
So whilst it was a short trip, I'd like to thank @CentrixSoftware for a great nine months! There's not a person there who I wouldn't recommend for a position elsewhere in their field. I wish them all the best of luck in their next adventures.
So what's next? ...
I've decided that my next step is to go the independent route. I registered a company quite a few years ago when I trialled freelancing full-time. Whilst it didn't work out for me at the time, it does now mean I have a shiny limited company ready to go for either freelance or contract work. I haven't contracted before, but hopefully my background should make this a viable option. Time will tell! ...
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The Power of Spatial Gaming
Large Flower Pot markers displaying Hermaton at Bosch Shine Arts Festival.
Having explored the idea of spatial gaming over the last 4 years, we are continually pushing the boundaries of gaming and art to transform physical space into playgrounds that can be experienced through new gaming techniques.
We believe that the creation of spatial games like Hermaton bring about an innovative merging of games and architectural design, in a way that is rarely seen in the games Industry. What makes Hermaton unique is the underlying significance on location specific playgrounds which encourage people to experience gaming in public spaces. The design inspiration for Hermaton aims to setup augmented landscapes that can be experienced in both physical and digital space. We cross boundaries of gaming and art, to infuse public space with new experiences and direction, which can radically alter our engagement with physical objects within the built environment.
Hermaton exhibited at Bosch Shine Arts festival in S’Hertogenbosh was a novel opportunity to showcase this idea over seven giant flowerpots which were covered with artwork that trigger different levels of the Hermaton game. The resultant experience lets us merge existing environment with digital interactions that change the way people interact and engage in public spaces.
Experiencing games outside of confines of the digital screen lets us integrate the playfulness of gaming as a form of public space intervention, which has the power to reinvigorate existing architecture. Hermaton has been a really successful example of how games can become an integral part of the built environment. Our involvement in this new era of augmented landscapes constantly challenges us to explore gaming from a new perspective. The idea of merging digital experiences with physical triggers allows us to create games as an extension to the existing environment around us.
We believe that games can become an embedded part of the physical landscape, and by creating imaginative playgrounds, via physical installations, we can push the boundaries of gaming and art into immersive experiences that transcend conventional gaming traditions.
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How a cancer warrior’s handmade hats became a source of strength
Updated April 19, 2019, 7:59 a.m. | By Beautiful News
This woman’s hats are bringing comfort to people with cancer.
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Lori-Anne Biebuyck braced herself for the bad news. Having lost both her parents to cancer, her mammogram had doctors on high alert. Six biopsies later, they diagnosed Biebuyck with stage four breast cancer. The days that followed brought tears, chemotherapy, and hair loss. Biebuyck tried to hide it with wigs and scarves, but none of them felt right. Then her friend made her a hat. It’s colour and cheer emboldened Biebuyck and resulted in a surge of inspiration. “Cancer has brought a lot of pain into my life,” Biebuyck says. “I decided to turn the pain into something beautiful.”
Biebuyck started making hats in every hue, each with different fabric and flowers. Her accessories are an armour of positivity in trying moments. “People that go through chemotherapy sit there on their own,” Biebuyck says. During the long sessions, these simple creations can wrap someone in comfort. “It’s important to have a way to make you feel beautiful and express yourself,” Biebuyck says. “That shouldn’t stop just because you’re getting chemotherapy.” To motivate others, she sends her crafty headgear to people who share her struggle.
Ever since the end of last year, Biebuyck’s hats have touched heads and hearts across the nation. More importantly, they’ve transformed the way people with cancer see themselves. “They give them confidence,” Biebuyck says. “They give them hope.” On her Facebook page, BALD and Beautiful, the cancer warrior shares tutorials, personal experiences, and daily messages of strength. In return, she receives pictures of people wearing her creations with pride. “It means a lot to see the joy a hat can bring,” Biebuyck says. Although we can’t absolve someone’s pain, there’s always a way to make the journey a little easier.
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Nature Nocturne attracted 2,000 people for the first night but received mixed reviews
Attracting 2,000 people (2,000 x $20 per ticket = $40,000 kaching!) for any nightlife event in Ottawa is a big deal but according to the Ottawa Citizen the organizers weren't ready for just how popular Nature Nocturne at the Museum of Nature would be that night:
"What was not expected was the turnout. Organizers planned for hundreds but early estimates suggest up to 2,000 attended.
"The lack of foresight was evident in the long line ups, which were an exhibit themselves. Ladies shivered in their stilettos on the icy sidewalk as they waited to get through the grand doors at 240 McLeod Street."
“This is the line for the bar. I’m not getting a drink,” said another man as he eyed the lineup of more than 100 people at the east wing bar. Those who waited patiently left after 45 minutes juggling two or three drinks."
Despite the challenges, the Ottawa Citizen reported that the reviews for the event were "mostly positive" and the next Nature Nocturne is scheduled for February 22nd.
*Read this: Vice, the website that is not afraid of ruffling feathers and stirring up controversy globally, had a comical but overall negative take on the whole event.
I still like the idea of partying at the Museum of Nature but I'm just waiting for one of the established EDM promoters to step up and host an event there.
(Source: Ottawa Citizen, VICE)
January 30, 2013 / EDM Canada/ 1 Comment
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The Museum of Nature - A Potential New EDM Venue?
Ottawa Citizen recently posted an article about a new monthly dance party taking place at the Museum of Nature hosted by DJ TDot starting on January 25th:
The parties will span four galleries and feature a DJ, multimedia exhibits and art installations. For now, the bird gallery will be closed, but if enough people show up, Kilian said that could change.
The idea of dancing amongst the exhibits at the Museum of Nature is pretty exciting. I would love to see a proper EDM night at the Museum of Nature. Who's with me?
For more info on the event for Jan 25th please click here.
(Source: Ottawa Citizen VIA @couchassassin)
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US Poised to Approve Shipping LNG by Rail for Export With No New Safety Rules
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By Justin Mikulka • Friday, June 14, 2019 - 10:58
On June 6, the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced that the company Energy Transport Solutions LLC had applied for a special permit to transport liquefied natural gas (LNG) in unit trains 100 cars long and for the express purpose of moving LNG to export facilities. The notice in the Federal Register starts a comment period, ending July 8, for the public to weigh in on the proposal, which represents a new mode for transporting LNG and includes no new safety precautions.
The permit documentation and environmental assessment from PHMSA suggest that federal regulators — instead of learning from the deadly mistakes of the essentially unregulated oil-by-rail boom — are poised to allow the fossil fuel and rail industries to repeat the same business model with LNG, with potentially even higher consequences for public health and safety.
For years, the rail industry has been seeking approval for LNG-by-rail, and in April President Trump issued an executive order mandating a federal rule allowing LNG-by-rail by 2020.
The justification for allowing unit trains of LNG is the same as for unit trains of volatile crude oil. (Unit trains haul primarily a single commodity in trains that can stretch a mile long.) Just like the oil-by-rail industry sprung up to move a glut of North Dakota fracked oil, promoters of LNG-by-rail tout it as necessary due to the flood of fracked natural gas — something PHMSA notes is expected to increase for “decades to come,” according to the Department of Energy.
Growth in U.S. LNG Exports Credit: U.S. Energy Information Administration
PHMSA asserts that transportation of LNG by rail, compared to currently moving it by tanker truck, would be more cost efficient and reduce its environmental impacts. In addition, the agency claims that “the existing regulatory requirements that govern the movement of cryogenic flammable materials similar to LNG are expected to provide adequate safety measures for LNG shipped in DOT-113C120W tank cars.”
Cryogenic materials are “liquefied gases that are kept in their liquid state at very low temperatures,” typically below -238 degrees Fahrenheit, and those which are flammable “produce a gas that can burn in air.”
PHMSA: No Data on Mitigating Risks? No Safety Rule
PHMSA’s environmental assessment for the permit is the document currently open for review. It notes several (but not all) of the risks of moving a flammable material in the heaviest train cars in unit trains of 100 cars or more. It then dismisses all of those concerns.
Train length: Moving crude oil by rail did not raise concerns until the fracking boom led companies to begin filling up trains of 100 to 150 tank cars, and those trains began derailing and exploding. As DeSmog has documented, longer trains are more likely to derail. No regulations exist limiting train length. While this LNG-by-rail application is for unit trains of 100 cars, no rules prevent even longer trains. In 2015, the ethanol industry indicated interest in following the lead of the oil industry and moving to these long unit trains. Most of the major derailments with ethanol have included unit trains, like the one that derailed in Texas in April and burned down a stable, killing three horses.
A train carrying ethanol caught fire after derailing in a residential area in Fort Worth, Texas. No one was injured, but 20 nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution. The cause of the derailment is not yet known. https://t.co/oGdQBsddeo pic.twitter.com/sb23pk5Jxp
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Train weight: The crude oil unit trains coincided with new regulations allowing for heavier tank cars. Some experts have expressed concerns that these unit trains are too long and too heavy, with those forces leading to derailments. The proposed LNG trains would have the heaviest allowed tank cars.
Train Speed: After numerous derailments and explosions involving unit trains of crude oil, the Federal Railroad Administration proposed new rules to slow down oil trains to less than 40 miles per hour (mph) near major population centers. PHMSA is recommending a speed limit of 50 mph for LNG trains. This speed limit is not backed up by data from tests determining what speed the tank cars will suffer punctures in derailment scenarios but instead on the absence of such data. The agency claims that because no testing has been done, it can’t identify a threshold speed that would be safe:
“The risk of puncture increases with speed; but there are no test data or computer models that could be used to predict the probability of puncture at any particular speed, or identify a threshold speed at which the probability of puncture of the inner tank becomes high.”
Instead, the regulators note that the Association of American Railroads, the industry's main lobbying group, recommends limiting the speed of trains carrying certain amounts of hazardous materials to 50 mph.
Emergency Response: At a 2015 conference on oil by rail, noted rail safety expert Fred Millar told the audience that emergency response for oil train accidents was “a distraction from what we have to do.” Despite industry public relations events about training first responders to deal with oil train disasters, the typical response in actual events is to evacuate anyone in the blast zone and let the trains burn out, which often takes days.
PHMSA admits that this is the only option for dealing with a burning LNG tank car. “Response and mitigation techniques beyond evacuation for breaches in cryogenic tank cars do not exist or are impractical during a derailment scenario.”
BLEVE Events: The nightmare scenario for an LNG rail accident is a BLEVE event, or Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion. This is when a fire engulfs full tank cars and heats them to the point they explode.
PHMSA explains away this issue: “No test data or mathematical models exist to predict whether and when an LNG tank car exposed to an external fire would undergo a BLEVE.” No data, no problem seems to be the approach to safety at PHMSA. Meanwhile, examples of such tests for other materials and tanks are easily found on YouTube, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration have developed software that models BLEVEs.
Exposure: One thing PHMSA does definitively state is that “exposure to heat from an LNG pool fire or ignition of LNG vapors could result in fatalities, serious injuries, and property damage for those within the limited zone of hazard.”
In more straightforward terms, the “limited zone of hazard” is a blast zone.
Railroad Rules Are Written in Blood
There is a saying over a century old that says, “Railroad rules have been written in blood.” In other words, the rail industry operates unchecked by safety rules until enough people die to warrant regulation. While that saying has been true in the past, after 47 people died in the Quebec town of Lac-Mégantic's oil train disaster, the regulations that followed failed to address the heart of oil train safety risks. Furthermore, the one meaningful safety regulation — requiring modern brakes on oil train — passed in the wake of this disaster was repealed by the Trump administration at the end of 2017.
In May the Trump administration withdrew another proposed safety regulation that would require two-person crews on freight trains. The document outlining the proposed rule's withdrawal explicitly states a shift for rail regulators. Instead of writing mandatory rules governing safety, the Department of Transportation, which includes PHMSA, is taking an attitude that is quite the opposite.
“DOT’s approach to achieving safety improvements begins with a focus on removing unnecessary barriers and issuing voluntary guidance, rather than regulations that could stifle innovation.”
Under Trump, deregulation is the rule, and safety measures are voluntary. If past is prologue and the federal government approves unit trains of LNG, expect the same scenes as with oil trains: flames, explosions, and deaths.
And all in the name of exporting fracked gas to the highest bidder abroad.
The public comment period ends July 8.
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On July 6, 2013, a train hauling crude oil from North Dakota's Bakken region derailed in Lac-Mégantic, Quebec, resulting in fires and explosions that killed 47 people and wiped out a large part of the small Canadian town's center. At the time I was living in Albany, New York, which had become a major distribution point for Bakken oil delivered to the Port of Albany in mile-long trains like the one that devastated Lac-Mégantic. In the six months...
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The interview Moment that changed Oprah’s Life (and mine).
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She’d done hundreds of interviews. Perhaps 1000s. One word changed Oprah for good.
Rudine’s “How.”
Saying “do this” is too easy. Facile. Offer “how.”
I do a little talk show. Sometimes it gets big, when it’s consistent, but I’m busy running a business and it’s hard to do. Right now we’re looking for an “anal,” organized, fun, workaholic coordinator, you can be anywhere as long as you’re willing to fly about. Email us if qualified or so awesome and non-flakey that you will just create awesomeness. If you can’t find the email, you’re not (an) awesome (fit).
Anyways, as part of my talk show education (I’ve done some 400 interviews over the years with folks including Deepak Chopra, Dr. Weil, Bill McKibben, Gov. Howard Dean, Gov. Hickenlooper, Byron Katie, Robert Thurman, Sakyong Mipham, Sister Helen Prejean, Paul Hawken, Alice Walker, the whole list is here) I put in some time renting DVDs of great talk shows and really anyone—Dino, Sinatra—who knew how to hold a stage.
I’m not an Oprah fan, particularly, but she’s one of the best ever, so I rented her Best Of collection. And there’s a moment in it where she talks about learning the key to life, and good interviews.
She interviewed a young lady suffering from anorexia many times over the years. Finaly, the lady died of her disease. Incredibly sad. The last time Oprah interviewed her, the young lady said “I know I’m supposed to eat more, but how?!” In a pleading, desperate, desperately sad voice.
And Oprah said of that moment: I learn the key it’s to tell folks stuff. But to show them how. We all know the right thing to do: say, make money while doing good in the world at the same time. But the question is, always, how?!
And so, to this day, whenever I see New Agey quotes saying “Love more,” or whatever, I shake my head. We all know love is good stuff. But how?
How is the key. How is the journey. How is the path we must walk.
Offer how.
So next time you see a soundbited quote out of context by the Dalai Lama (etc), remember that Buddhists, and all genuine spiritual traditions (and good parents), are about the path—how to get from here to there—not just about yelling at us to “Be Blissful!” “Love is the Way!” “Peace is the Answer!” and other how-less facile useless feelgoodisms.
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Martha Sep 2, 2014 2:56pm
one day at the time.
Nicola Goddard May 25, 2014 2:53am
I was gifted the DVD collection, I know the very moment and I must say it impacted me too. Many of us know exactly what we should do to move forward with certain issues in our lives and we have all the necessary knowledg, but most people's big question is 'HOW?'.
Ramesh Jan 24, 2014 6:46am
How? By giving permission for the frustration to the unsatisfied how to exist. By finding out who needs to gain from this satisfaction, by giving permission to endless cycle of questioning and analyzing and hoping for an answer, by giving permission to accept that there is doubt, that there is no answer … that we, nor anyone else can provide a satisfactory, by giving permission for release to arise when it happens, by giving permission to let pleasant feelings last as long as they do …
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Waylon Lewis, founder of Elephant Journal & host of Walk the Talk Show with Waylon Lewis, is a 1st generation American Buddhist “Dharma Brat.” Voted #1 in U.S. on twitter for #green two years running, Changemaker & Eco Ambassador by Treehugger, Green Hero by Discovery’s Planet Green, Best (!) Shameless Self-Promoter at Westword’s Web Awards, Prominent Buddhist by Shambhala Sun, & 100 Most Influential People in Health & Fitness 2011 by “Greatist”, Waylon is a mediocre climber, lazy yogi, 365-day bicycle commuter & best friend to Redford (his rescue hound). His aim: to bring the good news re: “the mindful life” beyond the choir & to all those who didn’t know they gave a care. elephantjournal.com | His first book, Things I would like to do with You, touches on modern relationships from a Buddhist point of view. His dream of 9 years, the Elephant “Ecosystem” will find a way to pay 1,000s of writers a month, helping reverse the tide of low-quality, unpaid writing & reading for free online.
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Soham Sink The Champs
MY BALL! Soham full-back Simon Flanz battles for possession. Photo: HELEN DRAKE
RIDGEONS PREMIER LEAGUE Soham Town Rangers 4 Lowestoft Town 1 SOHAM bounced back from last week s shock FA Cup defeat to pull off a stunning victory over Ridgeons Premier League champions Lowestoft on Saturday. Ian Benjamin made two changes to his startin
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Soham Town Rangers 4 Lowestoft Town 1
SOHAM bounced back from last week's shock FA Cup defeat to pull off a stunning victory over Ridgeons Premier League champions Lowestoft on Saturday.
Ian Benjamin made two changes to his starting 11, with Michael Simpson returning from injury, and midfielder Scott Carter making his debut.
Andy Coleman and Paul Jones were both dropped to the bench.
The Soham players were fired up from the start, and took the lead after just 10 minutes, when Aaron Rutter delivered a corner to the back post, Paul Hill headed the ball to the into the danger area, and Stuart Williams finished off with his head.
This sparked a response from the champions and, they quickly got down to the fluent football they are renowned for.
Soham's first scare came in the 20th minute, when Dean Greygoose spilled a shot that came in from fully 35 yards out, but Simon Flanz was on hand to clear the danger.
Greygoose then pulled off a stunning save to deny Ross King, who shot from the left-hand side.
King was celebrating on the half-hour mark, when after showing power and pace to get in behind the defence, he lobbed the ball over the Soham goalkeeper from the edge of the area.
King then thought he had given Lowestoft the lead when he connected with a strong header, after a cross came in from a free-kick from the left hand side, but Greygoose pulled off another great diving save to keep the ball out.
Rutter, making his 250th appearance for the club, gave Soham the lead 10 minutes before half-time, when he popped up at the back post and smashed the ball home with his left foot, after a good run and pass from Johnson.
Benjamin made a tactical change at half-time.
Peter Hinde sat just in front of the back-four, giving the team a platform to build from, and this paid off with Soham going on to dominate.
Andy Furnell made the score 3-1 in the 64th minute when he scrambled the ball in from six yards and, after a couple of minor scares, the game was made safe in the 72nd minute.
Tommy Crawford and Paul Jones came off the bench, to replace Furnell and Simpson, and they had an immediate impact.
The pair combined well and played the ball on to Carter, and the debutant kept a cool head, taking it wide of Lowestoft 'keeper Reynolds, before slotting the ball home.
This was a fantastic response to Benjamin's stinging criticism of his players, after they took a 4-1 drubbing against first division Stowmarket last week.
Benjamin said on Saturday: "Lowestoft are an excellent side and this was a very tough game for us, particularly in the first-half, where their passing and movement was very good.
"We passed the ball a lot better in the second-half, were tighter at the back, and took our goals very well.
"Nobody let me down today. I even thought we could have gone on to score more goals, but I can't complain with a 4-1 win against the champions.
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6.1 By placing an Order, the Customer sends a proposal to EMILIA FOOD LOVE to purchase the selected product or products. Sending the proposal is deemed as consenting, pursuant to the law, to receive further communications from EMILIA FOOD LOVE as described below, intended exclusively for the conclusion and execution of the contract.
6.2 EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall send an Order Confirmation to the Customer with an "Order Number", which is to be specified on all further communications with EMILIA FOOD LOVE. The Order Confirmation shall indicate all the data relevant to the purchase, specifically: Products with information on their main features, Product Prices, Delivery costs and applicable Taxes; payment methods; the Customer’s personal data and contact details and the links through which the Customer can check the order.
6.3 The Contracts are deemed concluded between the Parties when the Customer receives the Order Confirmation indicating the order number. EMILIA FOOD LOVE declines any liability and is exempted from any right to compensation and/or compensation of the Customer for the failure and/or incorrect and/or incomplete receipt of the Order Confirmation email due to causes not attributable to EMILIA FOOD LOVE but resulting, for example, from the Customer’s negligence or the absence of electronic devices used by the Customer.
6.4 By sending the Orders, the Customer declares to have read all instructions relevant to the Product purchasing method, accepted in full the General Terms and Conditions, and read all additional information given in the Online Shop, also through the referral links.
6.5 The Orders are saved in the Online Shop database, according to the procedures and under the provisions of the Italian Legislative Decree dated 30.06.2003, no. 196 ("Personal Data Protection Code"), and are accessible either by contacting EMILIA FOOD LOVE at the address in the header of these general terms and conditions.
6.6 EMILIA FOOD LOVE reserves the right to not process any purchase order that does not provide sufficient solvency guarantees, or results as incomplete or incorrect, or if the product is unavailable. EMILIA FOOD LOVE does not guarantee the certainty of provision of the ordered goods, therefore it reserves the right to not process any purchase order if the Product is unavailable. The Customer does not have the right to any damages or compensation, nor any contractual or tort liability for direct or indirect damages to persons and/or property, caused by the rejection of a full or partial Order confirmation.
6.7 The Customer can purchase products from the electronic catalogue on www.emiliafood.love. It is understood that the picture accompanying the description of the Products, where available, has the sole purpose of presenting them for sale, without any guarantee or commitment by EMILIA FOOD LOVE on the exact correspondence of the picture in the Online Store with the actual product, which may differ in colour, size and accessories.
6.8 The actual weight of some of the Products, which by their nature have a variable weight (such as cutting products), is determined at the time of packaging and may therefore be susceptible to a variation of up to 15% compared to the weight specified in the electronic catalogue of the Online Shop. The average weight of the package in stock when ordering is specified on the product sheet. For this reason, the weight will always be followed by the letters apx. (circa [approx.]). During preparation of the products ordered, EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall ensure that the weight is as accurate as possible to that ordered, and in any event it shall not exceed the tolerance percentage of the already specified 15%.
EMILIA FOOD LOVE accepts the following methods of payment:
7.1 Paypal. EMILIA FOOD LOVE uses PAYPAL for online payments. When this method of payment is chosen, the Customer shall be directed to Paypal’s secure server.
The Customer shall enter all requested data directly on the relative servers that are created, guaranteed and managed by Paypal. The Customer shall then accept the general terms and conditions of Paypal in order to access the service. At no time whatsoever during the purchasing procedure shall EMILIA FOOD LOVE be aware of the information regarding the Customer’s data entered directly onto the above secure servers. In no event shall EMILIA FOOD LOVE therefore be held liable for any damage caused to the Customer resulting from use of the services offered by Paypal.
7.2 Credit card. The accepted cards for payment on www.emiliafood.love are Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Diners and other main circuits.
At no time whatsoever during the purchasing procedure shall EMILIA FOOD LOVE be aware of the information regarding the Customer’s credit card transmitted by secure connection directly to the bank that handles the transaction. In no event shall EMILIA FOOD LOVE therefore be held liable for any fraudulent or improper use of credit cards by a third party upon payment of the products purchased. To ensure maximum security of payments, EMILIA FOOD LOVE will automatically direct the Customer to the bank’s secure page (SSL), according to the online payment method chosen. On this page, the Customer can safely enter the Card details (full name, number and expiry date). The data is in fact entered directly onto the bank’s server, ensuring maximum safety and security. Nobody, not even EMILIA FOOD LOVE, shall know the code of the Credit Card used by the Customer. The code is only used for payment; if payment is successful, confirmation is instant and EMILIA FOOD LOVE will receive only the transaction ID from the payment operator.
There shall be no trace of the Credit Card’s code in any of our archives.
7.3 Advance Bank Transfer the Customer who chose this kind of payment, will find the national and international bank details to make the transfer. It is recommended to enter the order number and date in the reason for the transfer, without which it would be difficult to link the order to the Customer. To hasten the procedures, it is advisable to give us the order number and your details (full name) once payment has been made. The products ordered by the Customer shall be reserved until receipt of the bank transfer for a maximum of 3 days from the Order Confirmation data pursuant to Art. 6.2. EMILIA FOOD LOVE reserves the right to not accept orders paid for by Bank Transfer if the amounts are not actually credited. The ordered Products shall be shipped only after the amount due has been credited to our current account.
7.4 Amazon Pay. EMILIA FOOD LOVE uses AMAZON PAY for online payments. When this method of payment is chosen, the Customer shall be directed to Amazon’s secure server.
The Customer shall enter all requested data directly on the relative servers that are created, guaranteed and managed by Amazon pay. The Customer shall then accept the general terms and conditions of Amazon pay in order to access the service. At no time whatsoever during the purchasing procedure shall EMILIA FOOD LOVE be aware of the information regarding the Customer’s data entered directly onto the above secure servers. In no event shall EMILIA FOOD LOVE therefore be held liable for any damage caused to the Customer resulting from use of the services offered by Amazon pay.
DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS
8.1 The shipping costs are entirely borne by the Customer and are expressly indicated in the Order Confirmation pursuant to Art. 6.
8.2 The Products shall be delivered by express courier. In order to ensure the products are kept fresh and preserved properly and to prevent them from being kept stored in the courier’s warehouses for longer than necessary, EMILIA FOOD LOVE has decided to fulfil the orders as follows:
a) for Orders placed between March and September, shipments shall be made on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Therefore, pursuant to Art. 6.3, Orders confirmed between Thursday and Sunday shall be processed on the Monday of the following week. It should be noted that during said period between March and September, if deemed appropriate by EMILIA FOOD LOVE, the Products can be packed in special insulated containers with ice gel to limit any changes in temperature and preserve the organoleptic features of the Products.
b) for orders placed between October and February, shipments to Italy and Europe shall be made from Monday to Friday. It should be noted that during said period between October and February, if deemed appropriate by EMILIA FOOD LOVE, the Products can be packed in special polystyrene containers with ice gel to protect them from bumps and temperature variations.
EMILIA FOOD LOVE offers different shipping methods:
In ITALY:
GLS courier: the Products shall be delivered approximately within 24 - 48 working hours from the Order Confirmation.
DHL FOOD Express courier: the Products shall be delivered approximately within 24 - 48 hours from the Order Confirmation.
in EUROPE:
DHL FOOD Express courier: (shipped by air) the Products shall be delivered approximately within 24 - 48 working hours from the Order Confirmation to most European locations.
For the specific shipment and delivery methods of the Products, the Customer can access the “Shipments and Deliveries” sections in the Help and Contacts area described in the footer of the Online Shop. The instructions in this section form an integral and substantial part of the General Terms of Sale and are therefore fully known and accepted by the Customer when the Order is placed.
8.3 We recommend that Customers pay special attention when entering the parcel delivery data (house number, name on the doorbell, extension number, stairs, etc.) in order to avoid any problems. EMILIA FOOD LOVE declines any liability and the Customer does not have the right to claim for any damages or compensation due to missed or delayed deliveries resulting from errors, inaccuracies or shortcomings concerning the delivery address specified by the Customer in the Order.
8.4 The Products are delivered by the courier chosen by EMILIA FOOD LOVE and delivered to the address specified by the Customer upon registration, pursuant to Art. 3, or to a different address specified when the Order is placed.
8.5 The Delivery terms referred to in paragraph 8.2 and in the “Shipments and Deliveries” section can be subject to changes due to simultaneous access by several Customers, and for reasons due to third party suppliers: these delivery terms cannot, therefore, be deemed as binding. EMILIA FOOD LOVE, therefore, neither undertakes nor guarantees that the delivery times specified in the Online Shop and/or on the Order Confirmation are met and shall not be held liable for any delays. EMILIA FOOD LOVE, moreover, shall not be held liable for any delays and/or inaccuracies and/or damages to the delivery that are attributable solely to the activities of the express courier in charge of the shipment.
8.6 Below are the days in which the courier, according to its own terms of service, does not deliver:
when the road haulage companies are closed for the summer holidays
on days and during the hours road circulation on town roads and/or motorways is prohibited due to administrative provisions
on the days in which warehouses and/or offices, shops and businesses remain closed due to local custom or provisions by Public Authorities
due to force majeure or fortuitous events.
8.7 The Customers, or other parties entrusted by the Customers, who are at the address indicated on the Order Confirmation for delivery of the Products, are required to check, at the time of delivery, that: (i) the number and type of Products are as specified on the shipment document/accompanying Invoice; (ii) the package/parcel of the Products is intact, not damaged or altered in any way.
8.8 Any damage to the package/parcel of the Products must immediately be notified by the Customers or by their representatives in writing on the proof of delivery. It is understood that, once the delivery document has been signed without any written notification, Customers can no longer make any claim to EMILIA FOOD LOVE on the appearance of that delivered.
8.9 The Products can be delivered only to Customers or persons authorised by them. The representative to whom the Products are delivered must sign to authenticate the delivery. Deliveries are not made to PO boxes and Products shall not be pushed through letterboxes or similar.
9 SHIPPING COSTS
9.1 Shipping costs are free for orders over €49.00 placed by Consumer Customers for shipment to Italy, excluding out-of-the-way locations and islands; free for orders over 150€ in Europe.
9.2 In all other cases the shipping costs shall be automatically calculated according to the type of Delivery chosen by the Customer from those specified in Art. 8.2. Shipping costs shall be specified separately from the Price of the Product, before the Order is placed by the Customer, as required in Art. 4.4.
10 RIGHT OF TERMINATION
10.1 If the Customers are “Consumers” according to its definition in Art. 3 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 206/2005 - or rather, a natural person acting for purposes outside his trade, business, craft or profession - Customers have the right, pursuant to and for the purposes of Art. 52 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 206/2005 and subsequent amendments, to terminate the Contract without giving any reason within 14 days from receipt of the Products.
10.2 Therefore, Customers who cannot be called consumers, as defined in the description and especially natural or legal persons acting for purposes within his trade, business, craft or profession, are excluded from this right.
10.3 The Right of termination can be exercised by the Consumer Customer with an explicit declaration of the decision to terminate the contract sent by email info@emiliafood.love. In the termination notice, in addition to expressing the intention of exercising the right of termination, the Consumer Client shall specify the Order which led to the Sales Contract which he intends terminating.
10.4 The Customer shall return the Products to EMILIA FOOD LOVE di Perri Rossella in VIA Camillo Prampolini, 51 42020 Quattro Castella (RE) - Italy within 14 days from the date on which the communication was sent, pursuant to Art. 10.3.
The cost of returning the Products shall be borne by the Consumer Customer pursuant to and within the limits of Art. 57 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 206/2005 and subsequent amendments.
10.5 If the right of termination is exercised in the manner and terms set out in this article, EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall reimburse all Payments received by the Consumer Customer as quickly as possible and in any case within 14 days from receipt of the termination notice. Unless the Customer expressly specifies a different reimbursement method, EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall use the same means of payment used by the Customer, without any extra cost.
All Payments made to EMILIA FOOD LOVE, including delivery costs, shall be reimbursed to the Customer. As regards the latter, pursuant to Art. 56, paragraph 2 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 206/2005 and subsequent amendments, EMILIA FOOD LOVE is not required to reimburse any additional costs if the consumer expressly opted for a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of delivery offered and which is set forth in Art. 8.2.
10.6 If Customers exercise the right of termination in a way not in compliance with the methods and terms set forth in this article, they shall not be entitled to reimbursement of any payments made to EMILIA FOOD LOVE.
10.7 The Consumer Customer shall be liable only for the decrease in value of the Product resulting from handling it more than necessary to establish the nature, features and operation of the Product itself.
11 EXCLUSION OF THE RIGHT OF TERMINATION
11.1 The right of termination is excluded also if the Consumer Customer acts as set forth in Art. 59 of Italian Legislative Decree no. 206/2005 and subsequent amendments. By way of example, cases in which the right of termination is excluded pursuant to Art. 10 are as follows:
- the supply of goods packed to specifications or clearly customised;
- the supply of goods which are liable to deteriorate or expire rapidly;
- the supply of sealed goods which are not suitable to be returned for hygiene reasons or related to health protection and which were opened after delivery;
- the supply of alcoholic beverages the price of which was agreed upon conclusion of the sales contract, the delivery of which can only take place after 30 days, and the actual value of which is dependent on market fluctuations which cannot be controlled by the trader.
In such cases, if the Customer wrongly sends to EMILIA FOOD LOVE the Products regularly purchased for which there is no right of termination, EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall return them to the sender, and the shipping costs shall be charged to the Customer.
12.1 EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall be released from the obligation of fulfilment and execution of this contract due to force majeure, temporary or permanent, such as - by way of example and not limited to - strikes, arrests, fires, natural and/or atmospheric disasters, and for any other cause, even pre-existing, beyond the control of EMILIA FOOD LOVE and not attributable to them, which prevents or aggravates the total or partial execution of this contract.
13 BINDING EFFECT
13.1 This contract binds the parties and their respective legal representatives, successors permitted assigns.
14 FAULTS AND DEFECTS OF THE PRODUCT
14.1 If the manufacturer has provided a warranty for the Products (sales/conventional warranty), any Product faults or defects shall be communicated by the Customer directly to the manufacturer in the manner and terms set forth in the warranty itself.
14.2 “Consumer” Customers are entitled to Consumer rights set forth in Art. 130 of Italian Legislative Decree 206/05; these rights must be exercised within the terms of Art. 132 of Italian Legislative Decree 206/05.
14.3 EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall not be held liable in the event the Product delivered does not comply with the legislation of the country of delivery that is not Italy.
15 PRODUCT LIABILITY
15.1 The manufacturer of the Products is liable for any damages caused by defects of said Products.
15.2 EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall not be held liable for the poor condition of the Products caused by improper storage after delivery. EMILIA FOOD LOVE shall not be held liable for any information provided/acquired by individual Manufacturers of the Products sold.
16 ERRORS OR INACCURACIES IN THE ONLINE SHOP
16 EMILIA FOOD LOVE is committed to constantly monitoring the Online Shop in order to prevent any errors or inaccuracies. However, it is possible that the Online Shop might now, or over time, contain errors, inaccuracies or omissions. EMILIA FOOD LOVE therefore reserves the right to correct any errors, inaccuracies or omissions in the Online Shop even after an Order has been placed, and it also reserves the right to change or update the information at any time without prior notice to the Customers.
17 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
17.1 All intellectual property rights connected to the Online Shop (including its contents and photographic images) are reserved. The Online Shop and its contents cannot be reproduced either in whole or in part, transferred by electronic or conventional means, modified, linked or used in any way without the prior written consent of EMILIA FOOD LOVE unless expressly authorised in the manner and terms specified by EMILIA FOOD LOVE.
18 PRIVACY
Please see the Privacy Policy page.
19 COMPLAINTS
19.1 Any complaints must be addressed to EMILIA FOOD LOVE by email to customers@emiliafood.love or PEC info@pec.emiliafood.love
20 APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION
20.1 The General Conditions and Contracts are governed by Italian law and in light of this shall be interpreted as such. Any matter relating to Contracts shall be subject to Italian jurisdiction.
21 COURT OF JURISDICTION
21.1 For all disputes arising from this contract, including those concerning its validity, interpretation, execution and termination, for a “Consumer” Customer the mandatory territorial jurisdiction shall be the Court of the place of residence or domicile of the consumer.
21.2 In cases not covered by the previous paragraph, all disputes arising from this contract, including those concerning its validity, interpretation, execution and termination, shall be the exclusive jurisdiction of the Court of Reggio Emilia for any actions relating to warranties, damages or, in general, payments.
ONLINE TERMINATION OF DISPUTES FOR CONSUMERS
22.1 EMILIA FOOD LOVE informs the Consumer Customer residing in the European Union that the European Commission has set up an online platform that provides a tool for an alternative way of settling disputes. This tool can be used by the European Consumer to resolve out of court any dispute relating to and/or resulting from sales contracts of goods and services entered into online. This platform can be used to resolve any dispute arising from a contract entered into online. The platform is available at http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/
Upon registration, the Customer, pursuant to Art. 1341 of the Italian Civil Code, approves the following clauses:
Art. 6 CONCLUSION OF THE CONTRACTS; Art. 7 METHODS OF PAYMENT; Art. 8 DELIVERY OF PRODUCTS; Art. 9 SHIPPING COSTS; Art. 10 RIGHT OF TERMINATION; Art. 11 EXCLUSION OF THE RIGHT OF TERMINATION; Art. 12 FORCE MAJEUR; Art. BINDING EFFECT; Art. 14 FAULTS AND DEFECTS OF THE PRODUCT; Art. 15 PRODUCT LIABILITY; Art. 16 ERRORS OR INACCURACIES IN THE ONLINE SHOP; Art. 17 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; Art. 18 COMPLAINTS; Art. 20 APPLICABLE LAW AND JURISDICTION; Art. 21 COURT OF JURISDICTION.
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Review of Environmental Factors: Bundeena Coast Eco Lodge request alternative right of way
Parks reserves and protected areas
ID OEH20160446
File PDF 4.1MB
Name review-environmental-factors-bundeena-coast-eco-lodge-request-alternative-right-way-160446.pdf
The NSW Land and Environment Court approved the Development Application for the Bundeena Coast Eco Lodge in March 2017. The proposed development is located on private land, an inholding, partially surrounded by residential properties, paper roads and the Royal National Park, near Bundeena.
The Office of Environment and Heritage received this review of environmental factors (REF) requesting access along an existing sealed management trail in the Royal National Park. The access trail would provide a legal means of access to the proposed Bundeena Coast Eco Lodge site at 60–70 Bournemouth Street, Bundeena. The requested access comprises 440 metres of existing sealed trail through the national park.
A map of the proposed eco lodge site and surrounding area (PDF 1MB) is available.
The applicant was required to commission an independent review of the potential environmental impact of the access on the management trail.
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) consulted with the community on this review of environmental factors (REF) across two exhibition periods, from Thursday 1 June to Thursday 15 June 2017 and again from 5 July to 4 August 2017.
In addition to the exhibition and resulting submissions process, an assessment of the proposal for access via the management trail was undertaken by the Office of Environment and Heritage and included rigorous investigation by experts to determine an activity’s impacts on the environment.
A combination of these processes helped inform the decision on whether the use of the management trail is appropriate and sustainable. A total of 2655 submissions were received in relation to the exhibited REF. All submissions were carefully considered in the review.
A total of 2655 submissions were received in relation to the exhibited REF: 1744 in response to the first exhibition and a further 911 submissions in relation to the second exhibition. All submissions were carefully considered in the review.
Ten submissions supported the proposal.
The points raised in submissions that objected to the proposal for both public exhibition periods were largely consistent and most issues raised fell under 4 main themes: ecological impacts, traffic and parking, legal and statutory issues and bushfire safety.
Ecological impacts expand
inadequate ecological assessment, especially impacts on endangered ecological communities
degradation of biodiversity values, including loss of vegetation, invasion of weeds and loss of habitat.
Traffic and parking expand
pedestrian and vehicle conflict
underestimation of traffic volumes
exacerbation of existing traffic and parking problems at the end of Beachcomber Avenue and impacts on resident amenity.
Legal and statutory issues expand
National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974 – contrary to the intent and purpose of national parks; contrary to the Royal National Park’s Vehicle access policy
Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 – Part 5 requires full assessment of indirect and direct impacts as well as cumulative impacts
proponent has no legal title over the paper roads.
Bushfire safety expand
Access road cannot provide safe access or evacuation route
inability of the access road to satisfy Rural Fire Service (RFS) requirements
locked gate at the end of the Beachcomber Avenue is contrary to RFS requirements for unobstructed access.
Other matters expand
<li>procedural and administration issues, generally criticising the exhibition process and/or the materials placed on exhibition</li>
<li>private use of public land and precedent, with concern that allowing access through the national park to a private commercial development constitutes an alienation of this section of the park and sets an undesirable precedent</li>
<li>inability to separate or consider the access road from the eco-tourist facility.
<li>construction impacts</li>
<li>geotechnical conditions on the access road.</li>
The current situation
NPWS has issued a licence that allows for access to an existing sealed management trail to the property. This is consistent with the inholding policy, which enables owners of private inholdings to access their land. The access granted will involve the limited use of the existing management trail and some upgrading to meet fire management standards for safety.
Under section 153C of the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974, access through a park is often granted to property owners along public roads or park roads to gain entry to inholdings.
Any matters relating to the Land and Environment Court who approved the development applications (DAs) for the eco-lodge are for the Land and Environment Court to consider.
For further information on the request for access email: royal.ref@environment.nsw.gov.au
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Jon Gosselin Lands New Gig as Male Stripper at Atlantic City Nightclub
by McKenna Aiello | Sat., Mar. 25, 2017 3:33 PM
Instagram/Menuntamed.com
Hold on to your dollar bills! Jon Gosselin is breaking into the world of adult entertainment.
The former reality star, whose marriage to now-ex Kate Gosselinand family life famously played out on TLC's John and Kate Plus 8, has landed a new gig, this time as a stripper performing with the 'Untamed Male Revue' out of Dusk Nightclub in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Gosselin is set to take the stage for a one-night only event on April 1, and from the looks of photos shared to social media, he's not holding anything back.
"No plans next weekend? Check it out, my big debut...? AC, Caesars, Dusk, untamed, Saturday April 1st!" he tweeted to his 2,000 followers.
E! News spoke with the 39-year-old about his latest venture, and why he's ready to take the stage in a different kind of light.
Gosselin shared, "Yes, I'm an integral part of the 'Men Untamed' on April 1."
Reality TV's Biggest Scandals
After Jon and Kate's decade-long marriage came to an end in 2009, a new reality show titled Kate Plus 8 chronicled her life as a single mother raising two teenage daughter and sextuplets. Since then, Gosselin has shifted his passions into DJ-ing and dove back into the dating game with registered nurse Colleen Conrad.
According to Gosselin, he also now runs promotion and DJ's for the Senate DJ's at Dusk Nightclub at the Dusk Complex.
But despite his publicly contentious relationship with Kate—who has full legal custody of twins Cara Gosselin and Mady Gosselin, 16, and sextuplets Colin, Aaden Gosselin, Alexis Gosselin and Hannah Gosselin, Joel Gosselin and Leah Gosselin, 12—Jon spent New Year's Eve celebrating with some of his children.
Are you looking forward to Jon stripping down à la Magic Mike? Sound off in the comments!
—Reporting by Beth Sobol
TAGS/ Jon Gosselin , Reality TV , TLC , Top Stories
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Depuis 1999 les rapports et les analyses d'ESI ont déclenché de nombreux débats publics.
All media reactions
Sort by publisher, author, language, date, or year
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Caviar diplomacy. How Azerbaijan silenced the Council of Europe (2012-2019)
Bosnian election law hype (2018)
Macedonian name deal (2018)
Bosnia's application for EU membership (2016)
Kosovo – Visa Fairness (2015)
Bosnia as Wunderkind of Doing Business (2015)
The Council of Europe and political prisoners (2014)
Disgraced – Azerbaijan and the end of election monitoring as we know it (2013-2015)
Lost in the Bosnian labyrinth. Why the Sejdic-Finci case should not block an EU application (2013-2014)
Europe's Border Revolution and the Schengen White List Project (2009-2015)
Can Intervention Work? (2011-2014)
Murder in Anatolia. Christian missionaries and Turkish ultranationalism (2011)
Noah's Dove Returns. Armenia, Turkey and the Debate on Genocide (2009)
Return to Europe – Documentary (2008-2012)
A Bosnian Fortress. Return, energy and the future of Bosnia (2008)
The worst in class. How the international protectorate hurts the European future of Bosnia and Herzegovina (2007-2011)
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Europeans debating Turkey
Austrian debate (2005 - 2009)
Dutch debate (2006)
Islamic Calvinists. Change and conservatism in Central Anatolia (2005-2017)
Mitrovica: Kosovo's litmus test (2004-2007)
Making Bosnian federalism work – a radical proposal for practical reform (2004)
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Travails of the European Raj (2003-2011)
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Maisel: Paying players could create legal issues in college sports
2925dIvan Maisel
How Vanderbilt became the titan of college baseball
21dRyan McGee
Michigan State pays $1.2M to settle complaint
7dPaula Lavigne
Nebraska softball coach Revelle put on leave
Bill to allow athletes to profit from name advances
8dDan Murphy
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Paying players might create havoc
Ivan MaiselESPN Senior Writer
Senior college football writer
Six-time FWAA award winner
Graduate of Stanford University
It used to be that when the subject of paying student-athletes arose, the defenders of the status quo leapt onto their high horses. They shuddered to think of the calamity that would occur if the walls of amateurism were breached. They told the squeamish to avert their eyes. They turned the heads of children. Amateurism must be defended. Our American Way of Life stood in the balance.
Russell Wilson is returning to the college football field after playing minor league baseball. Douglas Jones/US Presswire
That is so 20th century.
Classic amateurism is just about confined to golf these days. The NCAA long ago allowed student-athletes to turn professional in one sport while retaining their eligibility in another. In recent years, the NCAA has established funds to provide basic necessities for student-athletes in need. So what if the NCAA controls the money? The NCAA still hands it out.
The point is that rules evolve. One era's professional is today's Wisconsin quarterback Russell Wilson, a minor leaguer in the Colorado Rockies' farm system. So allow your mind to drift. Let the rules continue to evolve. Think what might happen if the NCAA allowed its member institutions to pay its student-athletes.
Yes, we know. They already pay them as much as $250,000 in tuition, room, board, books, fees, medical care, physical training, tutoring and trinkets that can be traded for tattoos.
But move beyond that. Pay the players who fill those six-figure stadiums. Pay the athletes who promote the brand of the alma mater. Pay the female athletes, too, because who needs a lawsuit? Work out your budget. Feel magnanimous about putting more money in the pockets of student-athletes.
Now, go hire an attorney.
"If they are paid more than the cost of attendance," Matt Mitten, the director of the National Sports Law Institute at Marquette Law School, said of student-athletes, "they would likely be characterized as employees. And that has a number of implications."
If they are employees, some or all of the athletic scholarships they receive might be taxed as income.
If they are employees, they might unionize.
If they are employees, the university, as the employer, might be responsible for any tort -- a wrongful act resulting in an injury worthy of compensation -- committed by them.
"You've got a player that you know is particularly aggressive, and, in the course of the basketball game, he punches an opposing player in the face," Mitten said. "You don't see a lot of these suits. But they have the potential to be there.
Suppose the player suffers a real serious injury. He starts looking around for a deep pocket. They say, 'Well, let's sue not only the opposing player who injured me but his university.'"
If athletes are employees, they might jeopardize the case history of courts showing deference to athletics as part of a university's educational mission.
If players were considered paid employees, it would create a number of legal and tax-related questions. Rick Dole/Getty Images
"Even though the universities getting together and saying, 'We're not going to give you a nickel more than tuition, books, room and board,' looks a lot like price-fixing," Mitten said, "the courts have said, 'Well, the NCAA and the schools have a very strong interest in being the guardian of amateurism and promoting competitive balance.'"
Judges might change their attitude. So, too, might the Internal Revenue Service. If athletes are employees, the university's educational mission might be called to account for tax purposes, too. The profits generated by the athletic department might be classified as unrelated business income and subject to taxation at corporate rates.
At the very least, universities would be hiring accountants at the rate that football coaches hire quality control assistants. Unlike the latter, accountants are not cheap.
Once you pull one thread, the entire sweater unravels. If colleges are making profits, Mitten said, "It would have implications as to whether the sponsorships [are] something they could take as a tax deduction."
That includes not only the sponsors who pay for bowl games but also the sponsors who pay for ads on giant video screens and on stadium facades.
If student-athletes are employees, they would be eligible for worker's compensation for their injuries unless a state passed legislation exempting student-athletes from coverage.
The most prominent case that establishes that a student-athlete is not an employee is Waldrep v. Texas Employers Insurance Association. Kent Waldrep, a TCU running back who became paralyzed from the chest down in a 1974 game against Alabama, filed for worker's compensation in Texas in 1991. A compensation commission ruled in favor of Waldrep, only to have that ruling overturned by a district court jury.
In affirming the jury's decision, a state appeals court listed all the ways in which Waldrep did not qualify as a university employee. Among them: the letter of intent and financial aid paperwork signed by Waldrep and TCU did not constitute an employment contract. Financial aid did not represent income. TCU did not pay a salary or promise one; did not withhold taxes; and did not tell Waldrep he was or would become an employee.
Those are just some of the issues with which NCAA members will tangle if scholarships evolve into salaries. All of them could be worked out. One or more of them could wreak havoc on college sports as we know them.
If there's an athletic director or university president out there who's looking to open the door to turning student-athletes into employees, he or she is being quiet about it. Most believe that student-athletes are receiving compensation. They see an athletic grant-in-aid as different from a professional salary. So do Congress and the courts -- so far.
Ivan Maisel is a senior writer for ESPN.com and hosts the ESPNU College Football podcast. Send your questions and comments to him at Ivan.Maisel@ESPN.com.
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DNA confirms a weird Greenland whale was a narwhal-beluga hybrid – Science News
Researchers have made a whale of a discovery — a hybrid of a beluga whale and a narwhal.
DNA analysis of the whale’s skull confirmed it to be the male offspring of a narwhal mother and a beluga father, researchers report June 20 in Scientific Reports.
The animal was one of three unusual whales caught during a subsistence hunt in 1986 or 1987 in western Greenland’s Disko Bay, and the only one with any known remains. The three whales were all uniformly gray, with pectoral fins shaped like belugas’ and tails shaped like narwhals’.
The Inuit hunter, who gave the skull to researchers, said that he’d never seen such odd whales before or since, says Eline Lorenzen, an evolutionary biologist and curator of the National Museum of Denmark at the University of Copenhagen where the skull is housed. Disko Bay is one of the few places where belugas and narwhals overlap during mating season.
Previous DNA analysis of the decades-old skull was “lousy,” Lorenzen says. So she and colleagues used techniques for analyzing ancient DNA to determine that the animal had a roughly 50-50 mix of beluga and narwhal DNA, making it a first-generation hybrid (SN: 11/11/17, p. 16). There’s no way to tell whether the hybrid whale was fertile. Analysis of isotopes, heavier or lighter variants of certain atoms, suggests that the hybrid may have had different feeding patterns than either parent species.
Before the new study, the clearest indication that the animal was neither pure beluga nor full narwhal came from its teeth, which were unlike those of both Arctic species, says Randall Reeves, a whale biologist who chairs the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s cetacean specialist group. Reeves helped in describing the skull as a potential hybrid decades ago but was not involved in the new research.
Beluga whales have 40 peglike teeth. Narwhal females have no teeth, while narwhal males have one, sometimes two, spiraled teeth that pierce through their lip forming the famous “tusk.” The male hybrid had forward-pointing grooved teeth, but not the long tusk tooth.
It’s not clear whether the tusk sometimes gets in the way of narwhal mating, but it’s a distinguishing characteristic that might warn a female beluga that a male narwhal is a different species. Female narwhals, on the other hand, have a similar size and shape to female belugas, and might be more easily mistaken for them, says Reeves, who is based in Hudson, Canada. “A female narwhal being impregnated by a male beluga is pretty believable.”
Still, the pairing is unusual, even shocking, to some researchers who have studied the species for years with hardly an inkling of such intermingling. The beluga and narwhal branches of the whale family tree split off about 5 million years ago — about the same time human and chimpanzee ancestors went their separate ways. Lorenzen’s team also detected no evidence of hybridization within the last 1.5 million years in the DNA of other belugas and narwhals So when the team presented the findings at a conference of beluga researchers held in Mystic, Conn., in March, “you could hear a pin drop when we said it was a first-generation hybrid,” Lorenzen says. “They were so surprised.”
Given how infrequently humans observe whales in the remote Arctic, it’s hard to say whether the hybrid is a fluke, says Kristin Laidre, a marine mammal biologist and narwhal expert at the University of Washington in Seattle. “I don’t think it’s a highly common thing,” or large subsistence hunts might have turned up other specimens, she says. “But I wouldn’t be surprised if there were other hybrids.”
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MBAKWE, TREVOR
Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 32 Center
Height: 2.03 Born: 24 January, 1989 Nationality: Nigeria
Totals 5 2 123:00 55 19/28 0/0 17/22 18 32 50 5 2 3 7 2 22 19 97
Averages 5 2 24:36 11 67.9% 0% 77.3% 3.6 6.4 10 1 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.4 4.4 3.8 19.4
11 vs Union Olimpija Ljubljana 28:02 13 5/5 3/6 4 7 11 1 3 1 3 5 22
12 * at Nizhny Novgorod 26:13 10 3/6 4/4 5 9 14 1 1 2 5 4 24
13 vs Unics Kazan 13:03 4 1/1 2/2 2 2 2 1 5 1 5
14 at Unics Kazan 22:07 15 5/9 5/7 6 6 12 1 1 4 4 21
16 * vs Nizhny Novgorod 33:35 13 5/7 3/3 3 8 11 1 1 2 1 5 5 25
5 Totals 123:00 55 19/28 0/0 17/22 18 32 50 5 2 3 7 2 22 19 97
Average 24:36 11 67.9% 0% 77.3% 3.6 6.4 10 1 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.4 4.4 3.8 19.39
#3 in Fouls Commited (22)
#4 in Blocks (7)
#4 in Total Rebounds (50)
#5 in True Shooting % (70.5%)
#6 in Defensive Rebounds (32)
#7 in Offensive Rebounds (18)
#17 in Field goal % (67.9%)
#23 in Index Rating (97)
Index rating 28 Cedevita Zagreb vs. Fiat Turin 10/11/2017
Points 21 Brose Bamberg vs. Cedevita Olimpija Ljubljana 2/4/2015
Offensive rebounds 7 Grissin Bon Reggio Emilia vs. Brose Bamberg 10/15/2014
Defensive rebounds 10 Virtus Roma vs. Basket Zaragoza 2002 SAD 12/10/2013
Total rebounds 14 Nizhny Novgorod vs. Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 1/13/2016
Assists 3 Zenit St Petersburg vs. Rytas Vilnius 1/11/2017
Steals 4 Zenit St Petersburg vs. Rytas Vilnius 1/11/2017
Blocks 5 BCM Gravelines Dunkerque vs. Virtus Roma 11/20/2013
Minutes 33 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv vs. Nizhny Novgorod 2/10/2016
Played college basketball at Marquette (2007-08), Miami Dade CC (2008-09) and Minnesota (2009-13).
Moved to Italy for the 2013-14 season, signed by Virtus Roma.
Moved to Germany for the 2014-15 season, signed by Brose Baskets Bamberg.
Moved to Israel for the 2015-16 season, signed by Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Moved to Spain for the 2016-17 season, signed by Malaga CB.
In November'16 moved to Russia, signed by Zenit St. Petersburg.
Moved to Italy for the 2017-18 season, signed by Auxilium Turin.
Won the 2014-15 German National Championship with Brose Baskets Bamberg.
Won the 2016 Israeli National Cup with Maccabi Tel Aviv.
Won the 2018 Italian National Cup with Auxilium Turin.
Has been member of the US University National Team.
Played at the 2011 World University Games.
2015-16 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 10 69 6.9 25/49 51 0/0 0 19/24 79.2 80 4 12 12
Totals 10 69 6.9 25/49 51 0/0 0 19/24 79.2 80 4 12 12
Averages 10 69 6.9 25/49 51 0/0 0 19/24 79.2 8 0.4 1.2 1.2
2013-14 Virtus Rome 10 62 6.2 24/41 58.5 0/0 0 14/20 70 78 2 5 14
2014-15 Brose Baskets Bamberg 18 157 8.7 60/102 58.8 0/0 0 37/50 74 151 11 13 19
2015-16 Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv 5 55 11 19/28 67.9 0/0 0 17/22 77.3 50 2 5 7
2016-17 Zenit St Petersburg 12 54 4.5 21/31 67.7 0/0 0 12/19 63.2 49 13 7 8
2017-18 Fiat Turin 13 104 8 34/52 65.4 0/0 0 36/42 85.7 62 13 6 8
Totals 58 432 7.4 158/254 62.2 0/0 0 116/153 75.8 390 41 36 56
Averages 58 432 7.4 158/254 62.2 0/0 0 116/153 75.8 6.7 0.7 0.6 1
2007/08 Marquette 11 17 1.5 4/15 26.7 0/0 0.0 9/19 47.4 23 3 3 4
2009/10 Minnesota 1 6 6.0 3/5 60.0 0/0 0.0 0/1 0.0 23 3 2 4
2010/11 Minnesota 31 403 13.0 124/248 50.0 0/0 0.0 124/186 66.7 310 28 31 31
2011/12 Minnesota 7 98 14.0 29/48 60.4 0/0 0.0 40/55 72.7 64 8 10 12
2012/13 Minnesota Timberwolves 34 339 10.0 121/213 56.8 0/1 0.0 97/158 61.4 295 23 37 49
2013/14 Virtus Roma 37 394 10.6 145/246 58.9 1/1 100.0 101/131 77.1 372 21 19 55
2014/15 Bamberg 42 434 10.3 148/218 67.9 0/0 0.0 138/169 81.7 304 28 42 62
2015/16 Maccabi Tel Aviv 28 247 8.8 90/168 53.6 0/0 0.0 67/91 73.6 201 24 41 23
2016/17 Zenit St Petersburg 26 112 4.3 38/62 61.3 0/0 0.0 36/54 66.7 102 3 18 16
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ExoMars: ESA's Mars lander crashed and destroyed on the Red Planet
The European Space Agency has said that the missing European space probe on Mars fell to the surface of the Red Planet from a height of two to four kilometres and was destroyed on impact.
Schiaparelli reached the ground with a velocity which was much higher than it should
Michel Denis Flight Operations Director, ExoMars
The ESA’s assessment comes from an analysis of images taken by a NASA Mars orbiter.
.NASA</a> Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has imaged changes on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mars?src=hash">#Mars</a> surface linked to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ExoMars?src=hash">#ExoMars</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/ESA_EDM">ESA_EDM module: https://t.co/Idkg8ikgHtpic.twitter.com/oHT35zQKCf
— ESA_ExoMars (ESA_ExoMars) 21 octobre 2016
The disc-shaped 577-kg Schiaparelli probe was sent as part of the programme to search for evidence of life. Contact was lost around 50 seconds before the expected landing time on Wednesday.
It led to uncertainty as to whether the lander had made it to the surface in good working conditions.
“Somehow the parachute has been released a bit too early and after that the engines, the main engines for the controller functions, but only for a few seconds which is also too little. So basically Schiaparelli has reached the ground with a velocity which was much higher than it should, so several hundreds of kilometres per hour and is unfortunately then of course being, well, destroyed by the impact,” said ExoMars Flight Operations Director, Michel Denis.
The joint Russian-European ExoMars programme is paving the way for a planned rover landing on the planet in 2020. It is expected then to drill for signs of life.
Despite the lander’s crash, the primary part of the mission has been a success, with Schiaparelli’s mothership brought into orbit around Mars.
Europe and Russia's mission to Mars
Europe's Vega rocket carrying Emirati satellite lost after launch
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Great Britain tops the medal standings in Berlin after double sprint relay gold
Great Britain closed the programme at the Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships with victories in the men's and women's 4x100m relays
Victory in the men’s 4x100m relay final meant Great Britain earned a third gold on the final night – following the women’s 4x100m triumph and Laura Muir’s 1500m win - to finish top of the medal table at what has been a momentous Berlin 2018 European Athletics Championships.
Once again the Olympic Stadium was a roaring cavern - with more than 40,000 present - and the action matched their anticipation as - apart from the achievements of the latest astonishing teenage talent, pole vaulter Armand Duplantis - there was another rich and varied menu of athletics delights.
Dina Asher-Smith, already individual 100m and 200m champion here, completed her set as she anchored home the British 4x100m relay team to gold in 41.88, the fastest time in the world this season. Silver went to the Netherlands in 42.15 - which meant Schippers claimed her third medal of the championships - with Germany taking bronze in 42.23.
World champions last year, Britain’s male 4x100m team won in 37.80, with silver going to Turkey in a national record of 37.98, and the Netherlands taking bronze in 38.03 - also a national record.
And the European Championships closed with a British double in the 4x100m relay!#EC2018 #TheMoment pic.twitter.com/NbybYGKzGw
— European Athletics (@EuroAthletics) August 12, 2018
Muir added the European outdoor 1500m title to the indoor version she won in Belgrade last year with a superbly assured display that saw her seize the initiative soon after compatriot Laura Weightman had led through the first lap.
The flying vet had a 15 metres lead entering the final straight and although Poland's Sofia Ennaoui was closing, the gold was never in doubt. Muir took gold in 4:02.32, with Ennaoui claiming silver in 4:03.08 and Weightman being rewarded for her gutsy running with bronze in 4:03.75.
Muir won both the 1500m and 3000m at the 2017 European Indoor Championships and her thoughts are already turning to those championships next March. “I'm also very excited about the European Indoor Championships coming to Glasgow next year, as it's my home track where I usually train,” she said.
Wlodarczyk smashes championship record to retain hammer title
Poland's world and Olympic hammer champion Anita Wlodarczyk earned a fourth consecutive European title with a championship record of 78.94m, nine years after winning her first major title in this arena at the 2009 World Championships in Berlin.
“I have nice memories on this stadium and the support of fans was just amazing. I had to fight till the end. But I come out of this competition with the smile on my face. I think my horizon is Tokyo 2020 and of course the world championships next year. These are my main goals,” she said after winning Poland’s seventh gold medal of the championships.
For one last time - VOTE for #TheMoment of the sixth and last day of #EC2018
A fourth European title
18-year-old breaks pole vault CR
5000m title defended
A championship record in the marathon
Over to you.... pic.twitter.com/ja7CiLitNA
Alexandra Tavernier from France took silver in a national record of 74.78m with bronze going to Poland's Joanna Fiodorow, who recorded 74.00m.
Sifan Hassan from the Netherlands won the 5000m title also in a championship record of 14:46.12 in a race that will always be remembered for the calamitous misjudgement of Israel’s 10,000m champion Lonah Chemtai Salpeter, who began celebrating silver after sprinting through the line with the Dutch athlete before realising she had another 400 metres left to go.
As the startled Kenyan-born athlete veered back towards the inside lane to restart her race she was passed by Britain’s Eilish McColgan, who had led for two-thirds of the race and went on to win silver in 14:53.05. Turkey’s defending champion Yasemin Can also moved past a flagging Chemtai Salpeter to take bronze in 14:57.63.
Sifan Hassan broke the European 5000m record last month.
Now she's the European champion at the distance!#EC2018 #TheMoment pic.twitter.com/z2OoW0PFmx
Chemtai Salpeter collapsed in a heap on the in-field and to add salt to the wound, she was subsequently disqualified for a lane infringement.
A fervently desired home gold was delivered in the women’s 3000m steeplechase by Gesa-Felicitas Krause, who timed her run to the line perfectly to pass the taller figure of Switzerland's Fabienne Schlumpf at the final water jump and power home in 9:19.90. The Swiss took silver in 9:22.29 ahead of bronze medallist Karoline Grovdal of Norway, who ran 9:24.46.
“I always have a plan A, but also a plan B or even C. I always watch my opponents, what are they doing and I want to be able to react accordingly. In the training we saw that my last 400m are fast. Today's medal is very special to me,” said Krause.
The sprint finish was timed to perfection!
Gesa Felicitas Krause (@GesaFK) won the final individual track title at the European Championships by successfully defending her title in the 3000m steeplechase.#EC2018 #TheMoment pic.twitter.com/Hs61yT86In
Ten years after taking the triple jump title at the 2008 Olympics, Portugal's 34-year-old Nelson Evora has another major gold thanks to an effort of 17.10m. "Thanks to this wonderful crowd," he said after completing the set. "This moment was perfect." Silver went to Alexis Copello of Azerbaijan with 16.93, and bronze to Dimitrios Tsiamis with 16.78.
Another extraordinary performance on another extraordinary night of track and field at these Championships.
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"Fidelity Action": A Single File Approach
A couple months ago a small youth organization called Youth Force approached the Design Studio about helping them design an action that would send a message to private corporations that get tax breaks in Boston without giving back to the community by hiring youth. As part of the larger Youth Jobs Coalition, Youth Force was taking the lead on pushing private corporations to increase the number of youth they hire.
Each year the Youth Jobs Coalition rallies 1000-2000 youth over February Vacation to demand more youth jobs in the city and state budgets. Despite tons of evidence about how important jobs are for young people, their families and their communities, youth jobs are forever on the chopping block. The annual rally looks like this (from boston.com, 2011):
(An interesting aside: Some years back United Youth and Youthworkers (UYYW) did some excellent research that showed how in years with more youth jobs there was less youth violence. Unfortunately today the data is rarely shown and is sometimes reduced to an idea that if we just occupy youth with jobs they won't kill each other--or us.)
But back to this year. Youth Force was looking for a unique way to pressure private corporations into doing their share of supporting the future of Boston. We talked about what made an action look and feel like an action--the crowds, the chanting, the signs, the marching. We explored what would be powerful and challenging about creating an action that felt entirely different. What if it had to be humorous or still or silent or single file? Suddenly one of the members thought about how a single file line of youth looking for work would look. Interesting. Could they build a line long enough to attract others? What if 200 youth lined up for a job at Fidelity, which never hires youth? Would interesting conversations arise from passers-by in the business district?
In addition to opportunities created for one-on-one conversations with passers-by, we were interested in making it an authentic gesture. Each youth would bring their resume (or a mock resume provided by Youth Force) to the front desk of Fidelity, to earnestly inquire about work. We wanted the gesture to actually connect with the target, rather than be a performance of that interaction. The youth leaders decided to further the impact by asking participants to dress in interview attire, and to speak with any interested passers-by as formally as if even that were an interview.
In the end they didn't manage to get 200 youth, but they did create a unique action that grabbed the attention of both passers-by and the local press (see the Globe photo and caption at top). We're still debriefing what the action felt like for them, and they're still planning their next steps with Fidelity. To be continued...
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Team Sky win Paris-Nice again as Egan Bernal triumphs
By PA Sport
The young Colombian had to stave off the challenge of compatriot and two-time Grand Tour winner Nairo Quintana.
Team Sky won Paris-Nice for the sixth time in eight years as Egan Bernal clung on to his yellow jersey in Sunday’s final stage.
The young Colombian had to stave off the challenge of compatriot and two-time Grand Tour winner Nairo Quintana, who went on the attack with 47 kilometres remaining of the 110km stage.
Quintana – 46 seconds back in the general classification standings going into the day – led by a minute at one point and also picked up three bonus seconds in an intermediate sprint, but a Sky-led chase ensured Bernal finished just four seconds behind his rival.
Movistar’s Quintana finished second in the GC standings – 39 seconds back – with Sky’s Michal Kwiatkowski third, just over a minute behind his team-mate.
Bernal joins the likes of Sir Bradley Wiggins and Geraint Thomas as winners of the event for Team Sky, who are in their final year under their current guise.
Astana’s Jon Izagirre won the final stage in Nice.
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Fishing Destiny
When Stan Hagensick boated a 74-pound, state-record flathead catfish here last spring, he didn't just land a monster mudcat; he cemented La Crosse's reputation as a Midwestern fishing hotspot. Of course, the flathead is far from being the Upper Mississippi's glamour species. Most anglers focus on the river's walleye and sauger fishery, which peaks in spring and fall in the current flow beneath lock and dam systems. The real 'eye nuts display their zeal (or insanity) through the winter, casting lines into open water while standing mere feet from the edge of the ice. Warming water shifts the summer action to smallmouth bass along wing dams or riprap shorelines. The area's abundant backwaters (like Lake Onalaska, where the Black River empties into the Mississippi) are prime spots to search for largemouths, northern pike, and panfish. Catfish action (flatheads and channels are abundant and overlooked) heats up as summer progresses. The Mississippi is far from the only show in town, however. Within a short drive of La Crosse are some 600 miles of trout streams, ranging from seldom-fished springs to small rivers holding trophy trout. The action for browns, rainbows, and native brook trout has led many anglers to dub the region the Montana of the Midwest, with one qualifier: You won't see mountains like those in Big Sky country. But then, you won't see as many neoprene-clad rod wavers, either. For more information, contact the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (608-785-9009; www.dnr.state.wi.us).
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Missing Australian Woman Persumed Dead Following Crocodile Attack
By Kris Millgate
A moonlight swim in shallow water has likely proved lethal for an Australian woman named Cindy Waldron.
The Daily Mail reports that on Sunday, a saltwater crocodile latched onto her leg and dragged her under while she was on a late-night swim with a friend. Waldron is now missing and authorities presume that she's dead.
According to the Guardian, Waldron and the friend with her that evening, Leeann Mitchell, were in Queensland celebrating Mitchell's cancer survival when the croc struck. Mitchell tried to free Waldron but was unsuccessful. Purportedly, the area is known for having a large number of crocs. Three traps are now set in hopes of collecting the particular reptile that attacked Waldron that evening. "This was a tragedy, but it was avoidable," Warren Entsch, a member of Australia's parliament, says. "If you go in swimming at 10 o'clock at night, you're going to get consumed."
Some area residents say that the problem, however, is not people but crocodiles. The saltwater reptiles are a protected species, and haven't been hunted or surveyed in the area since the early 1970s. "The number of crocodiles has exploded," Bob Katter, also a member of Australia's parliament, tells the Guardian. "We can put nature back in balance if we have shooting safaris. I can't believe that Warren Entsch is attacking the people over this. Defending crocodiles instead of people is stupid."
Photograph via Facebook/Leeann Mitchell. From left: Cindy Waldron and Leeann Mitchell
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Battles - The Battle of Qurna, 1914
Following the capture of Basra the commander of Anglo-Indian forces in the region, General Sir Arthur Barrett, looked to consolidate the British position. Having evacuated Basra the Turkish 38th Division, under Subhi Bey, had retreated some 80km upriver to Qurna, a town at the junction of two rivers, the Euphrates and Tigris.
Thus Barrett despatched a minor force - of two infantry battalions aided by a small gunboat fleet - intended to capture Basra on 4 December 1914. While the attacking force succeeded in pushing Turkish batteries from the east bank of the Tigris opposite Qurna, it was unable to cross the river while it was raked by fire from the town itself.
In due course reinforcements from Basra were brought up, boosting the British presence outside Qurna to approximately 2,100 troops along with 16 guns. This preceded a second attempt to cross the river on 6 December, again without success.
The British changed tack two days later, crossing the Tigris several kilometres from Qurna itself, and planned to attack the town from the rear at dawn while the Turks were occupied by British gunboat fire.
This proved unnecessary however as the Turks surrendered the town before the attack was initiated. Over 1,000 Turkish prisoners were taken by the British; losses by the British force were set at just 29.
The net effect of the capture of both Basra and Qurna was to establish a secure British front line in Mesopotamia. It also further encouraged the Indian administration in planning its so-called 'forward defence' - a policy quite at odds with the defensive war envisaged by the War Office in London.
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'Game of Thrones' Theory Asks if White Walkers Will Resurrect Fallen Starks
Hannah Wigandt 07 Mar 2019
While we don't know much about what's going to happen in Game of Thrones' final season, we do know that we can expect at least one epic battle, which could combine not just Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen’s forces, but also Jaime Lannister’s. We can guess that there will probably be some awkward aunt and nephew talks, and from the newly released trailer we know that we'll see a blood-covered Arya Stark scared out of her boots and running from something.
Since HBO released the first full-length trailer for Game of Thrones Season 8 earlier this week, we've been deluged with fan theories. One of the newest—albeit slightly morbid—ones claims that what has Arya so spooked in the trailer is the reanimated corpse of one of her deceased relatives. More specifically: that the White Walkers resurrected one of the dearly departed Starks, possibly Ned, and that that's who is chasing Arya, according to IGN. Given that it would have to take something truly frightening to scare Arya, there is some plausibility here (or maybe just some wishful thinking).
From what we can see, the highly anticipated battle takes place around Winterfell, so it wouldn't be surprising if the White Walkers were able to break into the family crypt and resurrect some old faces. As we’ve seen in the past, one of the White Walkers' most frightening powers is their ability to reanimate the deceased creatures around them. Now some fans believe that they will use that power to bring a Stark or two back to life, which would be a real game-changer—especially if it means that we could see Ned, Catelyn, or Robb Stark as a villainous, zombie-like creature.
A brightened screenshot from the #GameofThrones S8 trailer reveals two people chasing Arya, who do you think they are? ? pic.twitter.com/RlItunGPRW
— Fandom (@getFANDOM) March 6, 2019
In the books, Catelyn Stark does come back as Lady Stoneheart after her body is discovered by the Brotherhood Without Banners. She’s resurrected by Beric Dondarrion, who we do know is still alive from the new trailer.
On the other hand, if it is Ned Stark chasing Arya, he'd likely be headless, which may lessen the plausibility of this theory. Then again, would a little thing like a lack of noggin be of any concern to the White Walkers? For now, that's a question you'll just have to debate with your fellow Game of Thrones obsessives until the final season returns on April 14.
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Will Google+ Pages Quit Flirting And Get Down To Business?
We all assume Google+ wants to marry with big business, but maybe they prefer a casual relationship.
By Mark Wilson 3 minute Read
Yesterday, Google opened up their Google+ social network to businesses through Pages. Just as Facebook transitioned from friends hanging out to friends hanging out while liking various products and services, members of Google+ can now virtually partake in everything from Burberry to the Dallas Cowboys.
Google has a clear and successful model to emulate in Facebook’s own business pages, after all. At worst Google+ Pages would be a clone. At best they would be Something New and Exciting. Yet Google+ Pages are neither. “Noncommittal” is the only trait that’s come to truly define Google+, and that posture is going to be hard on businesses who think Google+ is the next frontier. Here’s why.
The Admin Issue
“Everyone’s clamoring to get in on it, because the community is big, but it isn’t set up in a way that brands can really easily jump in,” says Blake Cahill, president of Banyan Branch, a social media agency with clients like Disney. “At this point, it’s certainly not Facebook.”
While a Facebook fan page can be set up with a multitude of administrators allowing a large team to manage communications with ease, Google+ Pages are tied to a single user’s account. So even if you worked at a multibillion dollar international corporation like Nike, one person in the company would set up the Nike Google+ Page under their own account, and everyone would need to use that account as a portal.
“Unless one person is managing all your community on multiple platforms, you kind of can’t manage it,” says Cahill.
Google can handle multiple log-ins in their sleep; they’ve proven it across countless apps. It’s almost as if Google is purposefully tying to limit access of the industrial machine.
Business Won’t Like +1
Yet the problem runs a lot deeper than managing admin. Google+’s fundamental consumer action model is far more limited than Facebook’s, too.
For the everyday consumer to interact with a brand on Facebook, the only point of entry is the “Like” button. It’s as simple to contract and as long lasting as any parasite.
“Like” a page, and you’ll not only be marked as part of their fan base, but you’ll be subscribed to see their updates.
Google+ rips the “Like” button into two devastatingly separate entities. Show up at a corporate page, and you can give it a +1. That’s simple, it’s the digital equivalent of giving a storefront a thumbs-up while driving by.
To see a company’s updates, a consumer will need to actually add them to a circle, which of course beckons the question, just how intimate do I want to be to Glade air fresheners? Can I really call them a friend? They sure aren’t family. Should I make another circle for Products I Purchase Every Two to Three Months With Clever Commercials?
Google Shows a Bit of Humanity?
Call it a hunch, but I suspect we’ll see a lot of people +1’ing their favorite products, and that’s it.
Yet maybe, if we can all be a bit less cynical for a moment, we can view Google+ Pages in a different light, not a rushed misstep but a purposeful stumble. A feint, if you will.
Think about it. Google touts your Friends circle as “Your real friends. The ones you feel comfortable sharing private details with.”
Google+ wants to put meaningful, noncommittal human contact back into social networking, to filter out the weird high school acquaintance who became a “friend” 15 years later, to protect grandma from a particularly atheistic grandson rant or, just maybe, to shield all these casual users living their lives from the wide-eyed, Zoloft-fueled PR happy voice that has become every single brand on social networks.
Whether businesses like it or not, Google knows: Meaningful interaction isn’t eating Pizza Hut and subsequently marrying it.
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Scotland make semi-finals at European curling
Le Gruy�re European Curling Championships 2015 - Scotland'Photo credit - WCF / Richard Gray
Published: 17:00 Updated: 17:04 Wednesday 25 November 2015
Scotland’s women curlers are getting their ‘A’ game going as the pay-off stages loom at the European Curling championships in Esbjerg, Denmark.
Last night they tossed Estonia aside 10-1 in six ends and this morning beat the current world champions from Switzerland 7-5.
That win gave them a 6 wins and two loss record, guaranteeing them a place in the semi-finals.
The Scots opened with a score of three and then stole a single in the second end when Estonia’s skip Maile Moelder was short with her final draw. In the third end, Moelder hit out one Scottish stone but could not touch another, to give the Scots another single-shot steal for a 5-0 lead.
Estonia did get on the scoreboard with one shot in the fourth end and then Eve Muirhead blanked the fifth end. When the teams came out after the break, the Scots piled stone after stone into the house in the sixth, and eventually Muirhead drew her final stone of the sixth end into the house to score five, at which point Estonia conceded
Against Switzerland, Team Muirhead were in trouble after the first two ends, when they were 0-3 down following a single steal in the first end and a further steal of two shots for Switzerland in the second end. However, the Scots then turned the tide, scoring three in the fourth end and then stealing two in the fourth and one more in the fifth for a 6-3 half-time lead.
After that, it was a question of containment in the second half for the Scots. Switzerland blanked the sixth end and then the teams swapped singles for the next three ends. Switzerland conceded before the tenth end was completed.
This win, and results elsewhere, as well as previous results among the qualified teams, guarantees that Scotland will finish at least third in the rankings, with the other qualified teams being current leaders Russia and Denmark, who had their second loss in this session, against Finland, who are currently in fourth place.
After the game, Muirhead said: ”I’m pleased with that. We actually had a good first end and then in the second end, we weren’t far away from getting a big end. It was a tough shot but we knew if we just stuck together and played well and put them under pressure we would come back at them, and that’s exactly what we did.”
The Scots conclude their round-robin programme against Norway this evening.
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Technology Is Critical To Recruit And Retain A Workforce That Is Only Getting Younger
David Karandish Forbes Councils Member
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Generation Z has officially entered the American workforce. Anyone in the workplace is aware of this, as publications continue to trumpet their arrival and the inevitable impact they’ll have on how businesses operate. Gen Z accounts for more than 60 million people , making up over 30% of the U.S. population and outnumbering millennials. This generation grew up on Google Maps and SnapChat, and their expectations of employers vary more dramatically than perhaps any generational shift before.
With an always-on mentality and a globally connected upbringing, it’s no surprise that Gen Z expects the same easy access and instant gratification at work as they have in the rest of their lives. Artificial intelligence (AI) designed to offer instant access to workplace information is not just a luxury but an expectation. Gen Z likely expects AI to automate the daily grind of tedious tasks and streamline the necessary evils of the paper-pushing world because 88% believe it will improve their jobs. They have operated in a primarily paperless world throughout their education, and the notion of filling out a TPS report would raise eyebrows.
Technology is crucial in order to transform your business into a place where Gen Z wants to work and would like to stay.
Outdated Technology Could Be A Pain Point For New Employees
As members of Gen Z join your company, outdated technologies that might have been tolerated by previous workforce generations may quickly become a thorn in the side of younger staffers and, in turn, drain employee morale.
In fact, the Center for Creative Leadership, which surveyed 483 executives, managers and professionals, found that at least three-quarters of respondents complained about how their company had unnecessary meetings and emails and inadequate technology. A 2016 survey from Paychex polled 2,000 U.S. employees to see what affected their decision to stay or leave a current employer. Unsurprisingly, reason No. 2, with 63% of respondents agreeing, was constantly being overworked. This could largely be due to those mundane daily tasks that end up eating away workers' days.
Current Technology Is Critical To Recruiting Gen Zers
Technology-focused employment opportunities have seen a huge surge in recent years, gaining about 200,000 new tech jobs each year since 2010. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (via Business Facilities) indicates tech occupations will increase by 626,000 jobs by 2026, with the total potential tech workforce reaching almost 1.2 million.
With Gen Z making up the bulk of new workers, it’s not surprising that the vast majority want to work in the tech field. And regardless as to which field a member of Generation Z enters, 80% of Gen Zers want to work with cutting-edge technology. When technology professionals search for a job, they ask and consider what technology companies have adopted, which is why businesses need to constantly strive to meet and exceed the tech expectations of Gen Z.
What Tech Should Your Firm Consider To Recruit And Retain Gen Z Workers?
Streamlining work and providing the most innovative technologies available is necessary in order to appeal to Gen Z. Today’s fully integrated workplace means there is a multitude of opportunities to show tech prowess and prioritization, from operations to culture-driven initiatives.
The first thing you can do to attract (and keep) talent is by making sure you have a smart-enabled office. This means incorporating internet of things (IoT) and machine learning technologies to help boost productivity and reduce energy consumption. Virtualized onboarding and digital benefits platforms would also be great additions to attract tech-savvy Gen Zers.
Chatbots and virtual teammates could also help alleviate frequent pain points and mundane administrative tasks, ultimately freeing up employee time, increasing productivity and a company’s bottom line. And there is a connection between automating administrative workloads and a company’s employee retention. According to a 2018 study by Harris Interactive and Eightfold.ai, which surveyed 1,000 C-Level executives (including chief human resource officers), 44% of respondents cited AI as the solution to improving both the talent acquisition process and talent retention.
The truth is, your company needs to implement new technology to recruit and retain new talent. Businesses can no longer afford to sit on the sidelines when it comes to implementing technology in the workplace. Make the most of your employees, and give them the best tools to get their work done quickly. The right investments will pay for themselves in increased efficiency and employee retention.
As the talent war continues, and Gen Z keeps demanding a great enterprise experience, a company that ignores tech tools in the workplace does so at great risk. But don’t take my word for it -- ask your youngest employee if they have more experience with WhatsApp or TPS reports.
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Box The Nyrany Tetrapod Communities
Last Updated on Tue, 18 Dec 2018 | Amphibians
One of the most diverse faunas of Late Carboniferous tetrapods is from Nyrany, a small mining town in the Czech Republic. Fossil tetrapods were first reported from coal mines in this area in the 1870s (A. R. Milner, 1980), and since then many hundreds of specimens have been collected and studied.
I Skeleton of the temnospondyl Isodectesshowing excellent preservation of the delicate bones, and of the body outline: (a) dorsal slab; (b) ventral slab of the same specimen. (The original specimen is 48 mm long and from the Upper Carboniferous of the USA; courtesy of Andrew Milner.)
The fossil tetrapods nearly all came from a 300-m-thick sequence of coalified shales and mudstones near the base of the Nyfany Gaskohle Series (Westphalian D, Late Carboniferous in age, c. 300 Myr ago). These sediments were laid down in an enclosed lake under gentle conditions, and they contain remains of plants such as Calamites, a giant horsetail that grew in up to 1m of water. There are also rare fossils of small sharks, acanthodians and actinopterygians, as well as water-living arthropods and terrestrial millepedes. At the time of deposition of these beds, the lake was small and poorly aerated, and the sediments represent a fairly rapid accumulation.
The fossil tetrapods are generally very well preserved, and they occasionally show traces of soft parts here, and in similar localities elsewhere (see illustration I). The cadavers seem to have sunk to the bottom rapidly, with relatively little decomposition and no scavenging. It may be that the animals swam a little too deep in the lake, and encountered anoxic bottom waters that suffocated them.
A census of most of the 700 or so Nyfany tetrapod specimens currently housed in museums around the world (A. R. Milner, 1980) shows that there were 20 species of basal tetrapods, with representatives of most major groups, and four species of amniotes. These fall into three main ecological associations (see illustration II).
1 Open-water/lacustrine assocation: three very rare forms from Nyrany, an eogyrinid anthracosaur and two baphetids presumably fished in the open water.
2 Terrestrial/marginal association: representatives of 13 species lived on or close to the shores of the lake. These include primitive temnospondyls, anthracosaurs, an aistopod, four microsaurs and three primitive amniotes.
3 Shallow-water/swamp-lake association: the remaining seven tetrapods from Nyfany all appear to have been partially aquatic, and to have swum rapidly about in shallow parts of the lake where plants grew in the water and where the bottom was covered with plant debris. They include two temnospondyls, a branchiosaur, two nectrideans, a microsaur and an aistopod. Most of these presumably fed on small fishes or small tetrapods.
II A Late Carboniferous tetrapod community, based on the Nyrany locality, Czech Republic. Four main habitats are indicated, with representative vegetation and tetrapods, from left to right: open water (eogyrinid, Baphetes); shallow lake (Ophiderpeton, Sauropleura, Microbrachis, Scincosaurus); lake margin (Gephyrostegus, Amphibamus, Aornerpeton, Ricnodon, etc.); possibly upland (Scincosaurus). The food web on the left shows what eats what (the arrows run from the base of the food chains—the plants—through various invertebrates and fishes to the predatory tetrapods, and terminating at the top of the diagram with the 'top' carnivores that feed on other tetrapods). (Based on A.R. Milner, 1980 and other sources.)
Fig. 4.13 Aquatic nectrideans,Sauropleura,skeleton (a) and caudal vertebrae in lateral view (b),and Diplocaulus (c-f): (c) life restoration; (d) anterior view of head; (e) dorsal view of skull; (f) sequence of growth stages, from juvenile (top left) to adult (bottom right), showing the growth of the projecting 'horns'. The numbers 20,40,60, etc., are measurements, in millimetres, of total body lengths. [Figures (a,b) after A.C.Milner, 1980; (c-e) after Cruickshank and Skews, 1980; (f) after Olson, 1951.]
Fig. 4.14 The aistopod Aornerpeton: (a) reconstructed skeleton; (b-d) skull in lateral,dorsal and ventral views; (e) trunk vertebra in dorsal (left) and lateral (right) views. (After Gregory, 1948, courtesy of the American Journal of Science.)
Fig. 4.15 The early anthracosaur Proterogyrinus: (a—c) skull in lateral, dorsal and ventral views; (d) restoration of the skeleton; (e) the anthracosaur Pholiderpeton. [Figures (a-d) after Holmes, 1984; (e) after Panchen, 1972.]
4.4.4 'Anthracosauria'
The anthracosaurs, a paraphyletic group that arose in the Early Carboniferous, and survived into the Early Triassic, include a number of moderate-sized fish-eaters. Some were apparently terrestrial, whereas others became secondarily adapted to life in the water.
Proterogyrinus from the Lower Carboniferous of West Virginia, USA (Holmes, 1984) and Scotland is about 1m long and has an elongate skull (Figure 4.15(a-d)). The skull table, the square area at the back of the skull (Figure 4.15(a, c)), is set off from the cheek area, and there is a line of weakness between the two units that presumably allowed the skull to flex during jaw opening, as in osteolepiforms. Proterogyrinus has large vertebrae, a short neck and a flat-sided tail. The limbs are well developed for moving rapidly on land, but the flattened tail shows that Proterogyrinus could swim well. Later anthracosaurs, such as Pholiderpeton from the Upper Carboniferous of England (Panchen, 1972), were even more clearly adapted for an aquatic lifestyle, with their long slender bodies, small limbs and deep tail fin (Figure 4.15(e)).
4.4.5 Vertebral evolution
One of the most startling patterns of evolution observed among the basal tetrapods occurs in the backbone. In sarcopterygian fishes, there are three main components of each vertebra, a pleurocentrum and an intercentrum encompassing the notochord below and
Fig. 4.16 Divergent evolution of the vertebrae in batrachomorphs, in which the intercentrum comes to dominate, and in lepospondyls and reptiliomorphs, where the pleurocentrum dominates. Examples of vertebrae from key taxa are shown around a simplified phylogenetic tree. (Based on various sources.)
a neural arch above (Figure 4.16). Then, in the early evolution of tetrapods, the pleurocentrum became the main element of the vertebra in reptiliomorphs and amniotes, and the intercentrum became the main element in temnospondyls and lissamphibians.
This split in vertebral evolution among tetrapods is documented in successive fossils. The vertebrae of Eusthenopteron and Acanthostega are similar in that the intercentrum is the dominant element, a crescent-shaped structure in anterior view, wedge-shaped in lateral view, that lies in front of the smaller pleurocentrum, composed of two short elements, one on each side. In 'anthracosaurs', the intercentrum and pleurocentrum may be of equal size, and then the in-tercentrum reduces to a small wedge in seymouri-amorphs, and reduces even further in amniotes, becoming either a thin plate or disappearing altogether. In temnospondyls, on the other hand, the intercentrum expands and the pleurocentrum reduces to a small wedge.
The vertebrae of two groups, the lepospondyls and lissamphibians, have been much debated. Lep-ospondyls have holospondylous vertebrae (see section 4.4.3), but is the fused centrum the pleucrocentrum or the intercentrum? As expected from their phylogenetic position (see Box 4.5), the centrum of lepospondyls is composed of the pleurocentrum: while this is not clear in nectrideans and aistopods, many microsaurs have a small intercentrum tucked under the pleurocentrum, and the two elements fuse to form a single centrum. The single centrum in lissamphibians is presumably composed largely of the pleurocentrum, as their closest relatives, the dissorophoids, are unusual among temnospondyls in that the pleurocentrum is much larger than the intercentrum.
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MARKET SNAPSHOT: Stock Market Tracking Tech Rebound, Oil Slump Ahead Of Big Bank Earnings
By Wallace Witkowski, MarketWatch Published July 08, 2017 FeaturesDow Jones Newswires
Investors to see if Friday's tech bounceback has any legs
Two big events on the horizon are Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speaking before Congress and the launch of earnings season with reports coming out from big banks. But until those get under way, investors are paying attention to whether the tech sector can follow through with a recent gain and whether oil prices can pull out of a slump.
On Friday, stocks finished higher for the session and week (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-stock-futures-in-holding-pattern-ahead-of-top-tier-jobs-report-2017-07-07) on the back of a rebound in tech stocks with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.3% for the week, the S&P 500 index rising less than 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite Index advancing 0.2%.
On Friday, tech stocks jumped 1.3%, accompanied by a 0.6% rise in financial stocks, while the energy sector continued to lag, declining 0.1%, as the price of crude oil settled down 2.6% at $44.23 a barrel (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oil-prices-drop-1-volatile-session-2017-07-07), for a weekly drop of 3.9%.
Tech and financial stocks have been of particular interest recently as the past 30 days have seen a rotation from the former to the latter. Based on exchange-traded funds following the sectors, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) has declined 4% while the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) has gained 6.3%.
With Friday's gains in tech, investors need to see some follow through, rather than a momentary bounceback from short covering or bargain hunting, strategists say.
"There was a rebound [Friday] but we need to see that carry into next week," said Robert Pavlik, chief market strategist at Boston Private Wealth, in an interview. "I'm not overly confident as it's a little too early to call a bottom."
On the other hand, a breather in tech stocks may have been needed as a result of their outperformance on the year.
"Look at the reason tech grew: It's because it's the relatively few areas of growth in the market," said Brad McMillan, chief investment officer for Commonwealth Financial Network, in an interview. "If you're not going to be in tech then where are you going to get that growth?"
As the most-heavily weighted sector on the S&P 500, how tech stocks behave in the coming week matters as large tech names start reporting in two weeks.
"Tech earnings will be really important because the market is not going to give them too much leeway," said Mark Kepner, managing director of sales and trading at Themis Trading, in an interview.
Before that happens, investors will need to digest many big bank earnings with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Wells Fargo & Co.(WFC) and Citigroup Inc.(C) reporting Friday. Most recently, the sector received a boost in late June after the largest U.S. banks passed a Fed stress test (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bank-shares-lead-stock-market-gainers-in-early-trade-after-fed-stress-test-2017-06-29) on how they could withstand a market shock.
With the prospect of more Fed rate increases this year, along with balance sheet reductions expected in September, and signals that other central banks are shying away from easing measures, outlooks from banks following their respective earnings will be a key focus, especially after investment banks signaled a slump in second-quarter trading activity (http://www.marketwatch.com/story/low-volatility-low-yield-stock-market-is-crushing-goldman-jp-morgan-and-the-banking-sector-2017-05-31) back in June.
"When you look at the dividend announcements (http://blogs.marketwatch.com/thetell/2017/06/28/fed-stress-test-and-bank-capital-return-plans-live-blog/), banks feel they can be more aggressive in their business and that can drive share prices higher," Commonwealth's McMillan said.
All the while, investors are still keeping an eye on the energy sector, which is dealing with volatility in the price of oil. While broader markets have been relatively calm, oil prices have not, and there's concern that a further drop in oil prices could rattle the broader market.
"If oil gets to $40 a barrel or lower, that could be alarming for markets," said Themis Trading's Kepner.
Currently, Boston Private Wealth's Pavlik is looking at $44 a barrel as a critical level. If it drops below that, markets could see prices fall to below $42 or $40 a barrel. Other than decimating energy shares, a prolonged drop in the price of oil could spread to other sectors, he said.
"It could spread to industrials and transportation," Pavlik said. "That certainly doesn't support 3% GDP growth."
But volatility in oil prices isn't as much of a concern to some, seeing that oil prices have become less dictated by cartels.
"With oil, I think we're seeing normal volatility," said Commonwealth's McMillan. "The market is adjusting to no longer a managed market. Now we have a free market, so there's more volatility that we're just going to have to get used to."
July 08, 2017 08:00 ET (12:00 GMT)
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After she was introduced to firefighting and its requirements – being physically and mentally tough, disciplined, a team player, and having a good work ethic – Donis said a “light bulb went on.” She hopes the Girls Empowerment Camp does the same for others.
Girls will have the opportunity to spray water with a fire hose and use other equipment at the camp, including a chainsaw.
A participant in a firefighting training sprays a fire hose. FRESNO FIRE DEPARTMENT Special to The Bee
Participants will rotate to different stations in groups. A female firefighter will lead activities at each station, with other firefighters on hand to help.
“No one will be there alone. … We’ll be right there along the way to encourage them and help them through it,” Donis said.
Girls will also get to watch firefighters put out a car fire and/or open up a vehicle using Jaws of Life extraction equipment.
The capacity is 50 participants. Registration can be done online at fresno.gov/fire/community-events.
‘You have to be tenacious’
Donis said she’s one of approximately 40 female fire chiefs in the country, and that about 96 percent of all U.S. firefighters since 1998 have been male.
She said she’s tried to make a difference at each level she’s been promoted to during her career.
Among the wisdom she’s gained along the way: You get to choose how to deal with adversity.
“Are you going to fold, or are you going to look for the lessons you need to learn there and press onward, and just keep at it,” she said. “And a lot of people fold – male or female – when it comes to adversity. … You have to be tenacious, and fiercely tenacious, as a female in a male-dominated profession.”
She said there’s been no special treatment along the way.
“Women have to pass the same written test, the same physical abilities test, the same promotional exams, that their counterparts do, which are typically men. … There is no easy path being a woman in a male-dominated profession. You have to believe that you have every right to be there, too, and work as hard, if not more.
“I think it’s possible for any woman, and nobody should tell anybody that they can’t do it or they haven’t been here long enough to do it. If you have a goal and you want to achieve that, don’t let anybody get in your way.”
A participant in a firefighting training. FRESNO FIRE DEPARTMENT Special to The Bee
Bringing a girls camp to Fresno has been on Donis’ mind for a while. She said many cities have similar camps.
“I have got to do that here,” Donis told herself. “I’m the first female fire chief in 142 years. This is the fifth largest city in the state. I’ve got to do this and get this started before I retire eventually.”
Donis hopes the camp will grow to be two days long, or be held twice a year. It’s supported by numerous sponsors.
“You have to come to this profession with a servant’s heart at your core,” she said, “and if you have that, and you have the right work ethic, and the right attitude, we can train you to be a firefighter.”
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Orbital ATK Gets $171M Navy Contract Option for Lot 7 Updated Anti-Radiation Missiles
Nichols Martin May 31, 2018 Contract Awards, News
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA) has received a two-year, $171.2 million contract option to produce a seventh batch of Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile systems for the U.S. Navy and foreign military sales customers.
The company will convert 271 AGM-88B High Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles from the Navy into 253 AGM-88E AARGM all-up-rounds and eight Captive Air Training Missiles, the Defense Department said Wednesday.
Australia and Italy will also receive a total of 10 AGM-88E AARGM AUR units.
The exercised option also includes the delivery of AUR kits and spares to support production and fleet deployment.
Work will take place in Northridge, and Ridgecrest, Calif., through March 2020.
AARGM uses an anti-radiation homing sensor, a millimeter wave radar terminal seeker and a global positioning system to boost range, targeting and situational awareness.
The missile is designed to be compatible with the F/A-18, EA-18G, F-16, EA-6B and F-35.
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Atlanta's Teacher Pension Gamble
by Tribune News Service | April 21, 2014 AT 3:50 PM
By Russell Grantham and Mark Niesse
To shore up one of the worst-funded pension plans in Georgia, Atlanta's school system is considering borrowing money to bet on the stock market.
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Atlanta Public Schools officials say selling up to $540 million worth of bonds could save money by taking advantage of historically low interest rates and by giving the school system breathing room to invest the proceeds for the long haul.
Critics say that's a risky strategy that can exaggerate losses if the stock market slumps. School officials, who haven't decided whether to recommend such a bond issue, say they understand the risks and believe it has high odds of succeeding.
"It's a ridiculous idea. It's speculating," said attorney Edward Siedle, who formerly worked for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and now runs a firm that investigates pension abuses. "Everything has got to go exactly right for this to work."
A panel commissioned by the Society of Actuaries, the experts who figure out what shape pension plans are in, warned this year that public pension plans shouldn't use the strategy to shore up pensions.
Atlanta Public Schools could be the first government in Georgia to try this financial device, called a pension obligation bond. The school system is considering it because paying for pension benefits has become a huge cash drain. The pension plan has less than 16 cents in assets for each dollar of benefits it has promised, and is essentially paying out cash nearly as fast as it comes in.
The pension debt has been building for 35 years. When many Atlanta teachers transferred from the city-run school pension plan to the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia in the late 1970s, they brought most of the school retirement plan's assets with them. About 3,100 active and retired school system employees remain in the city pension fund -- many of them bus drivers and custodians -- and it is overseen by a city of Atlanta pension board.
To close the funding gap, the district's annual contributions would have to rise from $48 million this year to almost $84 million over the next decade.
Higher return hoped
The district believes the bond issue could lower those payments. The idea would be to borrow money at a low interest rate and inject it into the pension fund, which could earn a higher return from stocks and other investments. School system actuaries estimate that in today's dollars, this plan would save $53 million over the 20-year life of the deal.
"While it's risky, we have money we're throwing at the pension right now that's at risk as well," said Jason Esteves, a chairman of the school board's Pension Fund Task Force, which includes current and former board members, the superintendent and outside financial experts. "It really is pick your poison."
The task force expects to make a recommendation in May. Incoming Atlanta Superintendent Meria Carstarphen, who takes leadership of the school district in July, will be included when the group next meets in a week or two, Esteves said.
A pension bond would have to win approval by Atlanta voters. A bond issue for the full $540 million could require a property tax increase of about $35 a year on a $250,000 home, but a smaller bond issue could be paid off from existing general funds. A tax hike to pay down the pension liability without bonds isn't being discussed. Other solutions under consideration include higher annual payments or a combination of higher payments and a smaller pension bond.
Pension obligation bonds have been used across the country over the past 20 years, with results ranging from financial windfalls to municipal bankruptcies.
Researchers for Boston College's Center for Retirement Studies found in 2010 that most governments that had issued them between 1992 and 2007 were losing money on them, and the only profitable deals were set up either decades ago or during recessions, when stock prices and interest rates were low.
They recently found that, while markets have recovered dramatically since the 2007-2009 crash, about half of the pension bond deals are still losing money.
The researchers also found that governments under financial pressure were the most likely to use pension obligation bonds. APS projects that it could borrow money via the bonds at an interest rate of about 4.5 percent, making annual payments of about $42 million for 20 years.
The district forecasts that the invested money would earn 7.5 percent a year -- the same as its assumed rate of return for its pension plan -- allowing it to pay off the loan and rescue the pension plan, which was $532 million in the hole as of mid-2012.
Critics emphasize risks
But pension bond deals often don't work so well in the real world, critics say.
"It's buy low, sell high. If you can do that, you'd be a billionaire," said Thad Calabrese, a public and nonprofit financial management professor at New York University whose research concluded that pension obligation bonds haven't enabled school districts to increase educational spending. "If your investment strategy is dependent on market timing, you're doomed."
The greatest risk is that a market downturn would leave APS in an even bigger hole.
APS's actuary, Segal Consulting, looked at a hypothetical worst-case scenario for the pension bond proposal and projected that APS would end up nearly $96 million worse off. That projection was based on the last 10 years of actual returns in the financial markets, which includes the 2008-2009 recession.
Critics say another problem with pension bonds is they increase the risk of financial distress. The government takes on a bond debt that it has to make payments on every year with cold, hard cash, instead of a long-term pension liability where it has some flexibility to defer contributions when funds are short.
Segal Consulting warned that even if the pension bond deal appears to save money, APS needs to pay attention to "the loss of flexibility in difficult economic times, because of the need to make timely payments ... in order not to default on the bonds." Siedle, the former SEC official, said governments turn to risky solutions like pension bond deals because it's politically unpalatable to do more prudent fixes, such as cutting pension benefits and raising taxes and workers' share of pension contributions. The Atlanta school board hasn't discussed those possibilities.
Bonds worked in Kentucky
"This is essentially a Hail Mary gamble to solve a financial crisis," he said.
But some who have used them say the bonds still make sense when used properly.
The $17.5 billion Kentucky school pension system issued a $468 million pension obligation bond in 2010, after years of raiding the pension fund to pay retirees' health benefits.
The pension system got an interest rate below 4 percent, investing not too long after the stock market began rebounding from the 2009-2009 crash. "We've had positive returns every year since we got it," said Beau Barnes, general counsel for the Teachers' Retirement System of Kentucky. "It turned out to be a good story."
But he acknowledged that hasn't been the case for everyone. "You need to consider market timing and interest rates," he said.
And the earnings haven't been enough to keep up, even though the system also increased the amount schools and teachers have to contribute.
State pension fund officials recently proposed another round of pension obligation bonds, which could mean investing a large sum when Wall Street is more than five years into a bull market. So far, the Kentucky legislature hasn't given its approval.
"If we can do better than whatever interest rate we achieve on those bonds," said Barnes, "then we would be OK."
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From the CEO's desk : farewell
From the CEO’s Desk Feature Stories October 2012
Dear Friends and Fellow Colleagues
I send you all warm greetings from the WONCA Secretariat in Singapore.
The next WONCA Executive Committee Meeting will be held in London, United Kingdom, on October 1–2, 2012, after which, as you probably know, I will retire as the WONCA Chief Executive Officer after 11 plus years of service.
The new Secretariat with Dr Garth Manning as the Chief Executive Officer, will be located in Bangkok, Thailand. There will be a month of administrative transition in October 2012 after which the WONCA Secretariat in Singapore will close.
It has been an interesting, demanding and a learning experience for the staff of the Secretariat and especially for me but I hope these eleven years have yielded for WONCA growth in size, influence, stature and diversity. More importantly, I hope, it has also to some degree brought greater benefit to the members of this world organization and to Global Primary Care.
The Secretariat in Singapore, has worked with four WONCA Executive Committees under four World Presidents (Michael Boland, Bruce Sparks, Chris van Weel and Richard Roberts). As mentioned earlier, these were challenging and yet interesting years as the various Executive Committees and Presidents had different leadership styles and approaches in tackling the problems and challenges in advancing the mission and objectives of WONCA. I have learned and benefited much personally from working with the different Executive Committee Members and Presidents and I admire their dedication and commitment to WONCA.
My final report to WONCA executive outlines activites from 2001-2012.
CEO Final report October 2012.pdf
I will be failing in my duty as the CEO if I do not state here, my and especially WONCA’s deepest appreciation and gratitude to the two very loyal and hardworking Singapore Secretariat staff, Ms Yvonne Chung and Ms Gillian Tan. All these years, they have given their best, and sometimes more than their call of duty to the Organization in ensuring that the administrative and accounting aspects of the WONCA have, at all times, been efficient and reliable. I consider myself very fortunate to have worked with such dedicated staff.
Yvonne Chung, WONCA Administrative Manager - well known to many colleagues for her calm and efficient assistance always given willingly and a with a smile - seen here with Dr Naidu of Fiji
Gillian Tan, WONCA accounts executive, also always ready with a smile
Finally, I wish WONCA every success in the many endeavors and challenges ahead and to thank all past and present Executive Committee Members and Presidents for their friendship, advice and cooperation during my term as Chief Executive Officer. I will also take this opportunity to wish every one of you good health, happiness, and fulfillment in all you do in your professional role as family doctors.
Kindest regards to all
Alfred Loh
WONCA CEO ( 2001 – 2012 )
Note: Dr Loh will be contactable at his current email address (ceo@wonca.com.sg) during the transition period should you need information on the past work of the Singapore Secretariat.
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Bridging the Gap~June 11th, 2019: World Music + Foreign Sounds
By pokamura • Jun 11, 2019
Paige Okamura / DJ Mermaid explores a small slice of world music, along with tracks that are influenced or utilize foreign sounds. Tonight's first hour is more upbeat, with latin-inspired tracks and remixes. The second hour winds down with a mixture of Maori and Japanese music. There's even some Ukranian music in there somewhere! Tune in and take a quick trip around the world.
Eating Around: The 'Japanese Turn' in Fine Dining
By Noe Tanigawa • May 31, 2019
Today, nearly thirty years after the Hawai‘i Regional Cuisine Movement began, it’s hard to believe how much eating in Hawai‘i has changed. Recently, a Pomona College Professor was at UH Mānoa discussing the Japanese influence on fine dining and how Honolulu’s contemporary food scene has roots in that evolution.
New Work Celebrates Immigrant Innovation
By Noe Tanigawa • Aug 3, 2018
Maiko Miyagawa, Marcia Campbell
The Honolulu Museum of Art is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Japanese immigration to Hawai‘i by commissioning new art work. They are sponsoring a series of collaborations between eminent local artists and Japanese masters. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports on the first collaboration this weekend, involving a master of feminine style taiko drumming, and a shamisen player who’s jammed with Herbie Hancock.
Order to Evacuate Japanese Americans. Who’s Next?
By Noe Tanigawa • Jan 30, 2018
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Today is Civil Liberties and the Constitution Day in Hawai‘i, honoring the birthday of Fred Korematsu, the man who challenged Executive Order 9066 in 1942. That order allowed over 120,000 ethnic Japanese to be incarcerated during WWII. Seventy percent of those prisoners were American citizens. This detention is recognized as a clear violation of civil rights, but Americans at the time did not protest, and scholars today ask whether something like that could happen again. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports.
Nisei Legacy: Go For Broke
By Noe Tanigawa • Dec 9, 2016
“Go for Broke” was the motto of the 442 Regimental Combat Team. It was a spirit that changed the minds of Americans as they watched ethnic Japanese fight and die for the United States, even while their relatives were stripped of possessions and thrown into camps. Over forty years later, President Reagan signed legislation that admitted "race prejudice, war hysteria, and a failure of political leadership" caused the internment. HPR’s Noe Tanigawa reports on the legacy we all share from this experience.
Why Traditional Japanese Altars Are Vanishing With The Times
By Molly Solomon • Dec 31, 2015
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For many Japanese, early days of a New Year are a time to visit temples. And both in Japan and Hawai‘i, there’s a tradition of having small shrines at home, all year-round. But as HPR’s Molly Solomon reports, in Hawai‘i, that’s changing.
It’s a busy morning for 32-year -old Gina Maeda-Caluya. She lets me into her Pearl City home where she lives with her mom and dad. Flour is tossed on the dining room table, as she prepares to make fresh mochi, a Japanese tradition to ring in the New Year.
Ringing in the New Year with Fresh Mochi
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This holiday season, many families will gather to celebrate the Japanese New Year's tradition of making mochi. You can pick up fresh or frozen mochi from many stores around the state at this time of year. But there's something special about making it the old fashioned way.
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Hormone imbalance or deficiency can have a big impact on a person's quality-of-life, with the symptoms these problems can cause affecting health, mood, energy levels and libido, among many other aspects of overall well-being. If you aren't feeling quite right and haven't been able to narrow down a cause with your healthcare provider, looking into where to get a hormone health test near Center Line, MI may be your best next step in getting to the bottom of things.
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Results from a hormone health test near Center Line, MI can provide you with information on the level of vital hormones in your blood, which can help you, with the assistance of your healthcare provider, pinpoint any deficiencies or imbalances. Once a diagnosis has been made, treatment to help bring hormone levels back into balance can be pursued and your hormone health restored.
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Expanded Hormone Panel - Men's
Measures hormone levels for Free and Total Testosterone, DHEA-S and Estradiol, Sensitive.
Expanded Hormone Panel - Women's
Measures hormone levels for Free and Total Testosterone, DHEA-S and Total Estrogen.
Comprehensive Hormone Panel - Men's
Measures hormone levels for Free and Total Testosterone, DHEA-S and Estradiol, Sensitive, Estrogen, HGH, IGF-1, SHBG, Parathyroid Hormone, Progesterone, and Pregnenolone.
Comprehensive Hormone Panel - Women's
Measures hormone levels for Free and Total Testosterone, DHEA-S and Estradiol, Estrogen, HGH, IGF-1, SHBG, Parathyroid Hormone, Progesterone, and Pregnenolone.
Hormone Trio, Saliva - TEST KIT
This Ayumetrix at home test kit may be used to measure the levels of Estradiol (E2), Testosterone, and Progesterone.
Imatrix Hormone Panel TEST KIT
This at home saliva test kit may be used to measure 11 different hormones in your body. This kit requires two saliva collections.
Imatrix Hormone Panel Plus TEST KIT
This at home saliva test kit may be used to measure 10 different hormones in your body plus 4 separate cortisol levels. This test kit requires four saliva collections.
TSH, Free T4
Measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4) to evaluate thyroid function
Expanded Thyroid Panel
Measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), T3 uptake, T4, T7 and T3 Total.
Measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone TSH, Free T3, Free T4, T3 Uptake, T4, T7, T3 Total and Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody (TPO).
Women's Basic Fertility Package
Measures multiple hormone levels to assess ovarian and thyroid function
Women's Expanded Fertility Package
Measures multiple hormone levels to assess ovarian and thyroid function. This package also contains STD testing to create a completed women's fertility package.
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH)
The ACTH test measures the levels of the adrenocorticotropic hormone in the body.
Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH)
This test measures the level of AMH in the body.
Measures the level of cortisol to assess for adrenal or pituitary disorders
Cortisol 24 Hour Urine
Measures the level of cortisol in a 24 hour urine sample to assess for adrenal or pituitary disorders.
Cortisol AM & PM
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Cortisol, Saliva
This test measures the level of Cortisol through a saliva sample collected within 30 minutes of waking.
Cortisol, Saliva -TEST KIT
This Ayumetrix test measures the level of Cortisol through a saliva sample collected within 30 minutes of waking.
Cortisol, Saliva x 4
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Cortisol, Saliva x 4 -TEST KIT
This Ayumetrix test measures the level of Cortisol in the body throughout the day through 4 saliva samples.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
This test is used to measure the level of the steroid DHEA in the body.
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulfate
Measures the level of the DHEA sulfate hormone to assess adrenal function
DHEA, Saliva -TEST KIT
This Ayumetrix test is used to measure the level of the steroid DHEA in the body through a saliva sample.
DHT (Dihydrotestosterone)
Measures the level of DHT (Dihydrotestosterone) in the body.
Measures the level of estradiol to help assess fertility
Estradiol, Saliva -TEST KIT
This Ayumetrix at home test kit is used to measure the level of Estradiol in the body through a saliva sample.
Estradiol, Sensitive
Measures the level of estradiol with increased sensitivity for men and post-menopausal women
Estrogen, Total
Measures the amount of estrogen hormones to help assess fertility
This test is used to measure the level of estrone in the body.
Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH)
Measures the level of FSH, a hormone that affects reproduction
Follicle-stimulating Hormone (FSH) & Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Measures FSH and LH to help assess fertility
Growth Hormone (GH)
Measures the amount of growth hormone to evaluate pituitary function
Insulin-like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1)
Measures IGF-1 to evaluate pituitary function
Insulin-like Growth Factor-binding Protein 3 (IGFBP-3)
This test is used to measure Insulin-Like Growth Factor-Binding Protein 3 (IGFBP-3) in the blood.
This test is used to measure the level of leptin in the blood.
Luteinizing Hormone (LH)
Measures luteinizing hormone (LH) to help assess fertility
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) and Calcium
Measures the amount of parathyroid hormone and calcium. PTH helps regulate calcium, vitamin D, and phosphorus levels in the blood and bones.
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH), Intact
Measures the amount of intact parathyroid hormone to evaluate parathyroid function and abnormal calcium levels.
This test measures the amount of pregnenolone in the blood.
Measures the level of progesterone to help assess fertility
Progesterone, Saliva -TEST KIT
This Ayumetrix test measures the amount of unbound Progesterone in the body through a saliva sample.
Measures prolactin, a hormone important during pregnancy and while breastfeeding
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA)
PSA test measures the level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to evaluate prostate function in men.
Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA), Free:Total Ratio
Measures the level of freely circulating prostate-specific antigen (PSA) to evaluate prostate function in men age 40 and older
Sex Hormone-binding Globulin (SHBG)
Measures the level of sex hormone-binding globulin
T3 (Triiodothyronine), Free
Measures the amount of freely circulating triiodothyronine (T3) to evaluate thyroid function.
T3 (Triiodothyronine), Total
Measures the total amount of triiodothyronine, T3, to evaluate thyroid function.
T4 (Thyroxine), Free
Measures the amount of free thyroxine (T4) to evaluate thyroid function.
Testosterone, Free
Measures the level of testosterone circulating freely in the body
Testosterone, Free & Total
Measures the total level of testosterone, including the small portion circulating freely in the body
Testosterone, Saliva -TEST KIT
This Ayumetrix at home test kit is used to measure the level of Testosterone in the body through a saliva sample.
Testosterone, Total
Measures the total level of testosterone in the body
Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibodies
Measures the amount of thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies to help understand the cause of thyroid disorders.
Measures the amount of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) to evaluate thyroid function
T4 (Thyroxine), Total
The Thyroxine Total (T4 total) measures the level of a key thyroid hormone, T4, in the blood.
Thyroxine-Binding Globulin (TBG)
This TBG test is used to measure the level of Thyroxine-Binding Globulin in the blood to further evaluate thyroid function.
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) and Free T4
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The Theme of Ken Burns Vietnam Series: Give Peace a Chance
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Sept. 15: Because I was interviewed for the WNET documentaries “Legacies of War: Vietnam,” and “Legacies of War: Coming Home,” my wife Lynn and I were invited to Alice Tully Hall in Manhattan for the Sept. 14 preview screening of Ken Burns’ 10-part, 18-hour PBS documentary series “The Vietnam War.” It was followed by a panel discussion moderated by ABC News’ Bob Woodruff with filmmakers Burns and Lynn Novick plus Vietnam veteran Roger Harris, former Saigon regime chief justice Phan…..
A VFW Post Commander Who’s Led a Charmed Life
Sept. 14: John Chalker deserves another medal. He has a bunch under glass at his Port Washington home. The medal he deserves now is for resurrecting Port Washington’s Henderson-Marino VFW Post 1819, which seemed destined to close before he became its commander in early 2006. On Sept. 14, there was a photo op at the post on Mohegan Avenue in Manorhaven to mark the near-completion of its renovation, helped by a $20,000 grant from the Farmingdale-based nonprofit Rebuilding Together Long…..
Jim and Other Vets Meet with Port Washington Eighth Graders
Reviews of “Heroes to the End”
‘Heroes’ Wins a Silver Medal from Military Writers Society of America
Jim’s Back on the Road
Review of ‘Heroes’ by Military Writers Society of America
Jim Smith on New bookings
Chelsea on New bookings
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The Arctic Commitment
Getting Heavy Fuel Oil out of the Arctic – the State of Play
cleanarcticalliance–News– 16/12/2016 25/07/2017
Dr Sian Prior, December 2016
When the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC70) meeting closed in London on Friday, October 28, the Clean Arctic Alliance hailed the progress made by member countries towards a phase out of the use of heavy fuel oil (HFO) by ships sailing in Arctic waters.
Heavy fuel oil (HFO), a fuel used throughout the shipping industry, is a viscous and tar-like residue of the crude oil refining process that breaks down extremely slowly in cold waters, and is close to impossible to clean up in the event of a spill. HFO is also the source of harmful black carbon which contributes to the warming of the Arctic region.
Arctic waters include some of the world’s most productive ocean ecosystems, providing sustenance to large populations of whales, seals, walruses and seabirds. Some of the world’s highest volume fisheries rely on the incredibly productive Arctic waters. By officially recognising the threats posed to local communities and to Arctic ecosystems by spills and black carbon emissions from heavy fuel oil, the IMO has recognised that further action is critical to safeguarding the environment and wildlife, and human health and food security.
During MEPC 70, three papers addressing the HFO problem were presented, along with one on Arctic food security. In response, several Arctic countries, and in an unusual move, the IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim, stated that they shared the concerns summarised by the papers and on the need for further consideration of the risks of HFO.
This is significant news – it shows that there is both an understanding of the HFO problem, and a moral obligation on IMO members to capitalise on this momentum by bringing forward concrete proposals in time for next July’s MEPC 71 meeting, along with setting a deadline of 2020 for a phase out of HFO from the Arctic.
If the IMO can achieve this level of progress, it would usher in the end of the HFO era, and to put the shipping industry on the path towards transitioning cleaner fuels, as it expands its operations in the Arctic’s fragile and sensitive environment.
During the October MEPC meeting, the IMO also made the crucial decision to cut sulphur content in shipping fuels to 0.5% by 2020. While it is anticipated that this will reduce the volume of HFO used by Arctic shipping it will not, as once thought, eliminate the use of HFO in the Arctic – so a phase out remains the most desirable way forward.
Why a HFO Free Arctic?
In a study undertaken by the International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation (ITOPF) it was concluded that the impact and costs of a spill will be more prolonged because of the persistent nature of HFO and as a consequence the threat to vulnerable marine life such as seabirds as well as economically sensitive resources can also last longer. This is subsequently borne-out by a recent report by Tim Deere-Jones which concluded that because of the remoteness and difficulty of operating in polar and sub-polar waters, HFO spills are more costly to respond to and will have a greater environmental and socio-economic impact.
While HFO powers 44% of the ships currently operating in the Arctic, it accounts for more than 75% of the fuel onboard those ships, according to ICCT figures. Heavy fuel oil is already banned throughout Antarctica because of the risk posed by a spill, and in the national park waters around the Norwegian Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, leaving only a strictly regulated corridor for ships to access the islands.The shipping industry has a clear opportunity to begin phasing out HFO, and replacing it with cleaner, more efficient fuels. For example, these include so-called transition fuels, like LNG or lighter distillate fuels which should be used along with particulate filters. LNG produces no black carbon, while using particulate filters with distillate fuels virtually eliminates black carbon.
The Clean Arctic Alliance does not endorse any fossil-based fuels, and believes that the shipping industry must play its part in contributing to the global effort to keep warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Moving away from fossil-fueled shipping is the most direct way to cut the risks of catastrophic oil spills, and to reduce both CO2 and black carbon emissions.
Growing Support for a Ban
During the October MEPC meeting, a panel of Arctic indigenous speakers from Russia, the United States, and Canada addressed the IMO, which is currently not advised by an indigenous delegation when deciding on shipping policy. The Arctic delegation, which included Eduard Zdor of the Association of Traditional Marine Mammal Hunters of Chukotka, Hans Lennie of the Inuvik Hunters and Trappers Committee and the Inuvialuit Game Council, and Tagak Curley, considered one of the Fathers of Nunavut, met with Secretary-General Kitack Lim to discuss a wide-range of issues including climate change and the increase in number of ships operating in Arctic waters. During the meeting, the indigenous delegation reportedly called for an end to HFO use in Arctic waters.
Even before MEPC 70, some IMO member countries and parts of the shipping industry were already making movements in the right direction. In September 2016, the United States and Canada formally notified the International Maritime Organization that a “heavy fuel oil spill in the Arctic could cause long-term damage to the environment”. This follows March 2016 commitments made by U.S. President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau to “determine with Arctic partners how best to address the risks posed by heavy fuel oil use and black carbon emissions from Arctic shipping” . Also in September, the Danish political party Venstre, the Danish Shipowner’s Association, and an Arctic cruise sector leader Hurtigruten called for regulating or banning the use of HFO in the Arctic. Since MEPC 70, the Association of Arctic Expedition Cruise Operators (AECO) and Finnish icebreaker firm Arctia have also expressed their support for an Arctic HFO ban.
Update December 21: US & Canada move to “phase down” HFO
In December 2016, Canada and the US announced a joint “phase down” of HFO from their respective Arctic regions (see Clean Arctic Alliance response). In September 2016, both countries had formally notified the International Maritime Organization that a “heavy fuel oil spill in the Arctic could cause long-term damage to the environment”.
The Clean Arctic Alliance applauds the commitment of President Obama and Prime Minister Trudeau to develop a concrete proposal to phase down HFO use in the Arctic. With ship traffic in the Arctic expected to grow dramatically as Arctic sea ice continues to decline, this announcement demonstrates real regional leadership towards protecting the Arctic from future harm.
The US and Canada have also agreed to propose a plan for the next meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 71, July 2017) in order to implement the work necessary for a phase out.
Read the Clean Arctic Alliance response.
In January 2017, Clean Arctic Alliance member organisations Bellona and the European Climate Foundation will join Arctic ship cruise operator Hurtigruten in Tromsø, Norway, to launch the Arctic Commitment, a joint effort between the shipping industry and environmental NGOs to work together to find solutions to the use of HFO and shape the future direction of shipping policy for the Arctic. The signing will take place during the Say No to HFO: Support for a Sustainable Arctic Future side event at the annual Arctic Frontiers conference.
To stay in touch with Clean Arctic Alliance work, follow us on Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIn, or sign up to our newsletter. To receive our press releases, drop an email to press@HFOFreeArctic.org
To become a member of the Clean Arctic Alliance, or to become a signatory of the Arctic Commitment, please get in touch at info@HFOFreeArctic.org
Dr Sian Prior, Advisor to the Clean Arctic Alliance
About the Clean Arctic Alliance
The following not-for-profit organisations form the Clean Arctic Alliance, which is committed to achieving the phase out of HFO as marine fuel in the Arctic:
Bellona, Clean Air Task Force, Danish Ecological Council, Environmental Investigation Agency, European Climate Foundation, Friends of the Earth US, Icelandic Nature Conservation Association, Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union, Ocean Conservancy, Pacific Environment, Seas At Risk, Transport & Environment and WWF.
Clean Arctic Alliance Response to EU Parliament Arctic Resolution
This is How You Make an Arctic Commitment
1st photo: flickr/Drew Avery
2nd photo: flickr/Greenland Travel
3rd photo: pexels
For media enquiries, please contact press@HFOFreeArctic.org
For campaign enquiries, please contact info@HFOFreeArctic.org
Persvragen: press@HFOFreeArctic.org
Inhoudelijke vragen: Eelco Leemans via Eelco.Leemans@HFOFreeArctic.org of 06 4611 8649
Henvendelser fra pressen: Kontakt venligst press@hfofreearctic.org
Henvendelser vedr. kampagner: Kontakt venligst press@hfofreearctic.org
По вопросам СМИ: press@HFOFreeArctic.org
По вопросам о кампании: info@HFOFreeArctic.org
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Ladakh & Zanskar
We, Rigzin & Tsewang, have opened Himalayan Dragon Tours & Travels in 2008, after working as guides in Leh for five years.
We are from Zanskar
but have been educated in different places in India, including the Tibetan Children’s Village Schools (TCV) in Leh and Bylakuppe and universities in India.
Our appreciation for our roots in Zanskar has grown over our life. Due to its remote location, Zanskar has been very isolated and was only opened to foreigners in 1974. Since then it has become a tourist destination, but its culture and traditions remain unchanged. Our families still live there and we are deeply connected to this place. We are also happy to share it with others.
OUR PROMISE FOR YOU
We have good experiences working with tourists from around the world and speak fluent English, Ladakhi and Hindi, as well as French and German. Whether you’re interested in a trek to Zanskar, Ladakh, or a tour of India, we will give you our best service and we are confident you will enjoy your stay.
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We have good experiences working with tourists from around the world
Himalayan Dragon offers specialised trips suited to your interests
MAKE THE TRIP OF YOUR LIFE
Himalayan Dragon offers specialised trips, suited to your interests including family trips, group of friends, or individual. From cultural, spiritual, wildlife, adventure or sport trips
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Gambhir watches as KKR run into trouble
The man who hates being on the sidelines was at the nets, trying to slowly get back into the game.
cricket Updated: Sep 22, 2011 00:40 IST
Debjeet Kundu
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Gautam Gambhir, recovering from concussion suffered on the England tour, was at the nets while his team Kolkata Knight Riders were out taking on Somerset in the Champions League Twenty20 tie on Wednesday.
An impressive crowd of 18,000 turned up to watch Shah Rukh Khan's side in action, but it was Somerset who held the aces. Opener Peter Trego smashed a 61-ball 70 to give the English side reach a solid 166 for six. Trego clobbered everything he possibly could with Roelof van der Merwe contributing 40. KKR, in reply, were reduced to 116 for five, needing to get 51 more in last five overs.
Shaky reply
KKR were down to 57 for four in the 10th over after Manoj Tiwary was bowled by spinner Max Waller as the IPL side found the going tough on a slow pitch. A groin problem for Yusuf Pathan added to their woes.
Brief scores: Somerset 166 for 6 (Trego 70, Van der Merwe 40)
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Pressure builds for MTD delay
Submitted by pw_admin on 20 February, 2019 - 11:14
Two leading professional bodies have joined the Lords Economic Affairs Committee in calling for the Government to delay the introduction of Making Tax Digital (MTD) for VAT by one year.
The Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) and the Association of Taxation Technicians (ATT) responded to an update on the scheme from Financial Secretary Mel Stride.
Stride confirmed that MTD for VAT is ready for implementation, adding that more than 16,500 businesses had signed up for the pilot service.
From 1 April 2019, firms with a taxable turnover above the VAT-registration threshold of £85,000 will be required to use digital tools for record-keeping and VAT returns.
However, the CIOT and ATT have argued that better clarity and guidance is needed before the scheme is launched.
Adrian Rudd, chairman of a joint CIOT/ATT working group, said:
"It is good that progress is being made on awareness of MTD, though one in five affected businesses remain completely unaware of it and many of those that are aware are hazy on the details.
"Accordingly we would have liked the minister to have announced a one-year deferral of mandation in order to allow businesses more time to prepare, especially during these challenging times."
This echoes a previous report from the Lords Economic Affairs Committee, which said HMRC had failed to adequately support small businesses and should delay MTD for VAT by at least one year.
We can help you prepare for MTD.
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The Poetry of the Everyday
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December 15, 2018 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fofoulah
FREE EVENT* As part of Forest of Imagination we welcome London-based Afro-dub ensemble and WOMAD-festival regulars Fofoulah perform an energetic gig of Senegalese voice and West African rhythms in the Holburne’s garden pavilion, with dub basslines and intense grooves. PDF for full programme 21 to 24 June for Forest of Imagination * These are outdoor events with no seating. Please bring picnic blankets and/or picnic chairs. The events will go ahead in all weathers unless it is unsafe to do so.…
In Conversation: Lauren Child & Chris Stephens
FREE EVENT* as part of Forest of Imagination. Children’s author and illustrator Lauren Child MBE, creator of the hugely popular Charlie & Lola books, joins the Holburne’s director Chris Stephens to discuss art and creativity amongst children and adults. There will be a book signing after the talk. PDF with full programme details 21 to 24 June for Forest of Imagination * This is an outdoor events with no seating. Please bring picnic blankets and/or picnic chairs. In the event…
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The 35 Most Powerful People in New York Media 2019
5:00 AM 4/11/2019
by Edited by Alison Brower and Marisa Guthrie
The Hollywood Reporter's ninth annual list adds dozens of new stars, reporters, editors — and even a mogul or two — who keep racking up the scoops as ratings soar and platforms boom amid the provocateur-president's continuing attacks on the press: "Sometimes when you're pro-truth, it comes off as anti-Trump."
From left: Gayle King, Sean Hannity and John Oliver
Not since Watergate has the media been more relevant — or more reviled by the leader of the free world. And it’s all been good for business: CNN raked in $2.5 billion in revenue in 2018 (the most ever for the network) and Fox News is projected to notch $3 billion in operating revenue by 2020. Meanwhile, The New York Times added more than 265,000 digital subscriptions at the end of 2018 for a total of 3.4 million, its biggest gain since the months immediately after the 2016 election, while The Wall Street Journal’s subs are up double digits year-over-year to 1.7 million.
You’ll find those networks’ chiefs (and their biggest stars) on THR’s ninth annual roster of New York media’s top players, along with dozens of newcomers (from The Daily podcaster Michael Barbaro to his bosses’ boss, Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger) — all chosen not just for their ratings, readership and revenue, but also for their influence over the frenzied conversation that drives the news now. With the 2020 presidential race already making hourly headlines, this year’s list puts a sharpened focus on figures with political-coverage clout, from the hosts of The View — a campaign muststop — to pretty much the entire primetime lineup of cable news (though for this NYC-centered list, Fox News stars based in Washington missed the cut).
Speaking truth to power has never been more complicated, or crucial, as these voices prove.
Profiles written by Jeremy Barr, Eriq Gardner, Marisa Guthrie, Natalie Jarvey, Michael O'Connell, Bryn Elise Sandberg and Tatiana Siegel.
Dean Baquet, A.G. Sulzberger and Maggie Haberman
Executive editor; publisher; White House correspondent, The New York Times
Even as Trump derides the "failing" outlet, his hometown paper clearly matters more to him than any other. Haberman, 45, has impressively cast herself as both presidential antagonizer and interpreter. Sulzberger, the 38-year-old scion of Times overlords, has emerged as one of journalism's leading advocates, personally schooling Trump on the danger of attacking the press. And Baquet, 62, nearing five years on the job, leads a newsroom that churns out scoops — and Pulitzers.
NYC FIGURE MOST RIPE FOR A DOC
Baquet "Darren Walker. He's the president of the Ford Foundation, a child of a single mother, a black, gay man who is the best-connected person I've ever encountered in New York."
Haberman "City Council Speaker Corey Johnson."
MY TOP SOCIAL FOLLOW
Baquet "[Washington Post columnist and former Times public editor] Margaret Sullivan. I don't always agree with her, but so what."
Host/executive producer, 'Full Frontal With Samantha Bee,' TBS
Alison Buck/Getty Images
Her desk-less, guest-less show remains a driver of big views (a March clip calling Tucker Carlson a white supremacist has 1.1 million on YouTube) and big audiences (4.2 million per episode across platforms). After calling Ivanka Trump a "feckless c—" on air in May, the 49-year-old faced heavy censure — but a month later, Full Frontal nabbed seven Emmy noms. The co-creator of The Detour (with husband Jason Jones) also inked a first-look deal with TBS in December.
Joy Behar, Whoopi Goldberg, Sunny Hostin, Abby Huntsman and Meghan McCain
Co-hosts, 'The View,' ABC
After several years of tumultuous cast changes, the current configuration of The View — which features not one, but two, conservatives (McCain, 34, and Huntsman, 32, civilly sparring with left-leaning Behar, 76, Goldberg, 63, and Hostin, 50) — has its biggest audience since the Barbara Walters era, with nearly 3 million viewers a day. In its 22nd season, the talker boasts not only impressive longevity in a genre littered with failures, but also a renewed relevancy — it remains a go-to campaign stop, and the candidates don't get a pass, as when Behar bluntly told Starbucks billionaire Howard Schultz that his potential candidacy "will guarantee Trump another four years."
THE FIRST TIME I APPEARED ON LIVE TV
Behar "I was 24 on a quiz show, Name That Tune. No idea how I got on that show since I was working as an employment counselor for New York State. I lost."
McCain "I was 11 at the RNC with Bob Dole."
Behar "Rudy Giuliani. From a hero to a Roy Cohn clone, he's beyond ripe."
Goldberg "Sevan Biçakçi on Instagram — and @TheTweetofGod."
THIS IS MY FAVORITE ONLY-IN-NEW-YORK STORY
Huntsman "My golden retriever, George, tried to swallow a gigantic dead rat. We were walking in front of a packed outside restaurant at brunch — families were gasping in horror as I tried to force it out of his clenched mouth with my bare hands. That was humbling."
Michael Bloomberg and Justin Smith
CEO, Bloomberg LP; CEO, Bloomberg Media
Paul Morigi/Getty Images; Laura Cavanaugh/Getty Images
Bloomberg LP reached a record $10 billion in revenue in 2018. But it's the 77-year-old former NYC mayor's business media empire that perhaps gives him greater influence. Under Smith, 49, Bloomberg Media hit record revenue last year with double-digit growth while morphing TicToc, its Twitter network, into a global media brand that is now on screens in more than 30 airports in the U.S. and Canada.
SORRY, L.A., NEW YORK STILL HAS BETTER …
Smith "Access to Europe."
Smith "Having a business lunch at Bilboquet two tables over from President Trump's former lawyer [Michael Cohen]."
Stephen Colbert and Chris Licht
Host/executive producer; showrunner/executive producer, 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,' CBS
Courtesy of CBS
Late-night's ratings race leans further in CBS' favor every year. The 54-year-old Colbert's show — whose current upward trajectory began when Licht, 47, joined three years ago — pulls 3.8 million viewers every night, outpacing Jimmy Fallon's Tonight Show by double digits, and it recently topped the NBC rival among younger viewers for the first time. With his feet planted firmly in political satire, Colbert is already a must for 2020 Dem aspirants — Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker and Kamala Harris have stopped by, and California Congressman Eric Swalwell announced his candidacy on the show April 8.
HOW WILL THE TRUMP PRESIDENCY END?
Licht "With an election."
Licht "Mass transit, bagels and pizza."
Anderson Cooper, Chris Cuomo and Don Lemon
Host, 'Anderson Cooper 360°'; host, 'Cuomo Prime Time'; host, 'CNN Tonight,' CNN
Lemon, 53, has doubled down on his impassioned addresses to the camera, drawing the ire of Trump, while Cuomo, 48, has leaned harder into news in the year since he moved from morning to primetime (see page 84). As for Cooper, 51, the CNN stalwart and 60 Minutes correspondent gives the network dual personalities — he's both the face of breaking stories and an annual source of humor on its celebrated New Year's Eve countdown. CNN's exclusively male primetime block pulls in an aggregate audience of 3.5 million viewers a night across broadcasts, which puts it far behind Fox News and MSNBC. But these three are the stars of a brand that generates significant revenue for WarnerMedia (CNN's 2018 profit was $1.2 billion) — and is one of the few TV assets being left alone by new owner AT&T.
Cooper "I think the most moving and powerful place on Instagram is @theaidsmemorial."
Cuomo "David Goggins."
Lemon "Twitter is too toxic, so I don't bother anymore. But please don't make me choose just one Instagram feed. I have three staples: D.L. Hughley, Deon Cole and Will Smith."
Cooper "Um, everything?"
Cuomo "Everything!"
Lemon "And I mean everything. I don't mean to be a snob, but we have better food, transportation, architecture, beaches and can I say better people without everyone getting mad at me?"
Sam Dolnick, Michael Barbaro and Lisa Tobin
Assistant managing editor; host, 'The Daily'; executive producer/editor for audio, The New York Times
From left: Sam Dolnick, Lisa Tobin and Michael Barbaro
Wesley Mann
In a signs of the Times’ growing influence beyond print, The Daily became one of Apple's most downloaded podcasts of 2018, more than doubling from 2017. With 8 million monthly uniques, The Daily (hosted by rising star Barbaro, 39, and overseen by executive producer of Times audio Tobin, 33) is also carried on more than 140 public radio stations nationwide. Dolnick, 38, who oversees the Times’ audio report as well as its film, TV and digital projects, also received a writer credit on Clint Eastwood’s 2018 drama The Mule. Coming soon, a spinoff of The Daily for TV dubbed The Weekly, which sparked a bidding war.
Dolnick "@houseofhighlights has basically become the way I follow the NBA. It's the best mix of highlights from the games, memes and weird NBA gossip."
Barbaro "Times White House photographer Doug Mills' Instagram. The man must have the patience of Job. He always waits for the best shot."
Tobin "My favorite Instagram feed belongs to @dusendusen. And I cannot stop stalking the many, many acquaintances of mine from high school who are now doing those direct sales scams — the people buying big houses and winning cruises for selling their Facebook friends weight loss shakes and overpriced face cream. I can't get enough."
Tobin "Arriving at Penn Station after a blissful vacation, that would be the woman standing outside the entrance to the A/C/E, with no pants on, urinating down the stairs, reminding me I'm home."
Steve Doocy, Ainsley Earhardt and Brian Kilmeade
Co-hosts, 'Fox & Friends'
"I'm just a guy who's lucky enough to host a great show and knows him," Kilmeade told THR in October, speaking about his close rapport with Trump. But there's evidence that three hours of the president's daily "executive time" is spent watching Friends Doocy, 62, Earhardt, 42, and Kilmeade, 54. And on days when Trump actually calls in, cable news' No. 1 morning show gets a sustained bump on its average audience of 1.5 million. Not that it's always a love fest. Kilmeade fiercely opposed Trump's hastily announced pull-out of U.S. troops in Syria, subjecting White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders to a surprisingly tough interview on the topic.
YOU KNOW IT'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN SEASON WHEN …
Doocy "My son Peter, a Fox News correspondent, tells me he can't come home for the weekend because he's going to New Hampshire, then Iowa, followed by South Carolina, then back to New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina."
Earhardt "Candidates stream dentist appointments on social media."
Kilmeade "The first candidate shows up in Iowa and pledges to make ethanol the fuel of the future."
Doocy "Snowstorms."
Earhardt "Cheesecake."
Kilmeade "Street vendors, mass transit and comedy clubs, especially Gotham."
Nancy Dubuc and Josh Tyrangiel
CEO and executive vp news, Vice Media
Desiree Navarro/WireImage; Getty Images
Dubuc's first year at the helm was spent smoothing over concerns about corporate culture; in March, the company paid nearly $2 million to settle a gender pay-disparity suit. Now the hands-on exec is faced with the task of setting up the digital pioneer for long-term stability, a challenge made more daunting by Disney's $157 million write-down of its investment. Dubuc, 50, cut costs at Vice — which reportedly was unprofitable in 2018 with flat revenue despite a $5.7 billion valuation — by laying off 10 percent of its workforce (about 250 jobs). But she's doubling down on film and TV (Amazon picked up thriller The Report, produced by Vice Studios, for $14 million at Sundance) and investing in the 200-person newsroom led by Tyrangiel, 46. Though the former Bloomberg Businessweek editor saw his TV portfolio shrink with the cancellation of HBO's weekly Vice newsmagazine, the father of two says projects are in the works for new platforms that will play to Vice's strengths. Meanwhile, Vice News Tonight won four News & Documentary Emmys in 2018. "Our game is not sitting behind a desk parroting other people's conventional wisdom," he says. "It's actually generating the original storytelling out in the field."
Dubuc "Ask three people, get three different answers on the number of candidates in the race."
Tyrangiel "Everyone in my family turns into Nate Silver minus the knowledge and statistical acumen."
Host, 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,' NBC
Andrew Lipovsky/NBC
He may have lost ground to rivals Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel, but the 44-year-old not only delivers the youngest audience among the 11:30 p.m. shows, but also outranks all other late-night series on social platforms and hit a major milestone in February when its YouTube channel passed 20 million subscribers. The most-viewed clip? A video of Fallon playing "Wheel of Musical Impressions" with Ariana Grande has racked up more than 128 million views.
"My friend and I skipped school to go see Live With Regis and Kathie Lee. They were doing an audience giveaway, and we decided to stand up no matter what seat number got called, just to make sure we'd get on camera. It worked! [Executive producer Michael] Gelman still owes me a JCPenney gift certificate."
"We did a show where I walked around the city all night, and we shot the whole thing on smartphones. I sang doo-wop under the Brooklyn Bridge with The Roots, then I made meatballs at Rao's, then I drank whiskey at an Irish pub with Conor McGregor. And it ended like every great night in New York: I left my phone in the cab."
Jeff Glor, Lester Holt and David Muir
Anchor, 'CBS Evening News'; anchor, 'NBC Nightly News'; anchor/managing editor, 'ABC World News Tonight'
Despite year-over-year dips, the broadcast nets' evening telecasts remain, hands down, the biggest draw in TV news. Between ABC (9 million), NBC (8.6 million) and CBS (6.3 million), these anchors address nearly 24 million Americans nightly — with Muir, 45, now edging NBC's Holt, 60, by nearly half a million viewers, the biggest margin in 23 years. Expect those two, alongside CBS' Glor, 43, to get an even bigger spotlight come fall when the first round of Democratic presidential debates kicks off.
Glor "Airfares to Des Moines quadruple."
Holt "Suddenly everybody wants to talk about the Electoral College."
Muir "Did it ever end?"
James Goldston
President, ABC News
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Goldston does not make headlines for attacking Trump or positioning his network in the middle of the media-political fray. "We don't pick sides, we don't play favorites," he says. Despite his lower-key profile, Goldston, 50, presides over a division that boasts the most-watched morning and evening news shows and can also point to a string of exclusive sit-downs (Michael Cohen, Melania Trump — during which the first lady told anchor Tom Llamas that her husband's infidelities are "not a focus of mine"). Goldston's unit also bowed a third hour of GMA, long on his wish list, acquired the data journalism site FiveThirtyEight just in time for the midterms and launched streaming news service ABC News Live.
THE FIRST TIME I APPEARED ON LIVE TV …
"As the new executive producer at Good Morning America, I agreed to don a pair of jeggings for a style segment. Not a great experience for our viewers."
Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Craig Melvin
Anchors, and news anchor, 'Today,' NBC
From left: Hoda Kotb, Savannah Guthrie, and Craig Melvin
Michael Loccisano/Getty Images
With nearly 4 million viewers, Today pulls in more than $400 million annually in ad revenue and is the most popular morning broadcast among younger viewers. Meanwhile, Today .com reaches more than 7.5 million users every day (four times more than GMA's digital platform). Guthrie, 47, has emerged as the show's linchpin with headline-grabbing interviews (she asked Sarah Huckabee Sanders if Trump owes Robert Mueller an apology, launching a blizzard of memes and umbrage from the right). Kotb, 54, is so integral to the franchise that she continues to pull double-duty on the fourth hour, where April 8 she officially welcomed new co-host Jenna Bush Hager. Melvin, 39, who was promoted in September, proved his mettle during a testy June exchange with Bill Clinton that went viral after the former president jabbed a finger at Melvin for asking him to reevaluate his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.
Guthrie "The sun rises in the east."
Kotb "Maria Shriver's Instagram makes me happy. But BuzzFeed's honeycomb harvesting video is the most soothing thing you'll ever watch."
Melvin "Chrissy Teigen."
Host, 'Hannity,' Fox News
Courtesy of Subject
For the 57-year-old host of 2018's most watched cable news show (3.3 million viewers each night), closeness with Trump has bestowed unprecedented influence — not to mention well-watched exclusive interviews. Even his time slot rival, CNN's Chris Cuomo, calls Hannity "the most powerful person in the media." But the relationship has also caused headaches for Fox News bosses, who called Hannity's onstage appearance at a November Trump rally an "unfortunate distraction."
"We hear Republicans are racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic and Islamaphobic, and they want dirty air and water and they want to throw Granny over a cliff in her wheelchair."
"With the entire Destroy Trump Media Mob in need of intensive therapy as they search for the next victim of their irrational daily rage. Also they will need post-Trump traumatic shock treatment when they see their audiences evaporate out of boredom and they realize Trump was great for business."
Chris Hayes, Rachel Maddow and Lawrence O'Donnell
Host, 'All in With Chris Hayes'; host, 'The Rachel Maddow Show'; host, 'The Last Word With Lawrence O'Donnell,' MSNBC
Courtesy of MSNBC
The two years leading to the Mueller report provided a ratings boon for MSNBC's primetime lineup anchored by Hayes, 40, Maddow, 46, and O'Donnell, 67. For 2018, Maddow finished as cable news' No. 2 program; it finished 2019's first quarter as the No. 1 show in the critical 25-to-54 demo, beating Fox News star Sean Hannity. In December, MSNBC pulled off the seemingly impossible, nabbing a week at No. 1 and besting Fox News for the first time in 17 years.
Maddow "Me on the left opposite G. Gordon Liddy on the right. If memory serves, there may have been a somewhat awkward exchange about his prison record?"
Hayes "Subways, even in their sorry, sorry state."
O'Donnell "Airports."
Gayle King, Norah O'Donnell and John Dickerson
Anchors, 'CBS This Morning'
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images; Gary Gershoff/WireImage; Walter McBride/WireImage
The show's anchors (whose ranks shrank from four to three after the recent and sudden departure of Bianna Golodryga) continue to nail newsmaker interviews. King, 64, is the heart of CTM, choreographing a succession of gets including a jaw-dropping sit-down with R. Kelly. And O'Donnell, 45, scored the first interview with Martha McSally after the Arizona senator disclosed that she was raped by a superior officer while serving in the Air Force. Meanwhile, Dickerson, 50, who has taken a leading role in the show's political coverage, also saw his memoir about his mother, pioneering newswoman Nancy Dickerson, optioned by Showtime, with Stephen Colbert and wife Evelyn attached to produce.
King "I was 22 years old at the anchor desk in Kansas City, Missouri. I read the same story back-to-back and didn't know it."
O'Donnell "I was 10 years old, anchoring an educational broadcast in Seoul, South Korea, where my father was stationed in the U.S. Army."
Dickerson "It was 1993. I was on Court TV with Fred Grandy talking about a case that was a part of the BCCI banking scandal. I was covering it for Time. My mouth was so dry it felt like I layered it with drywall dust."
Dickerson "My wife and I stopped into a local place for a quick late dinner and had a chat with Bernadette Peters on her birthday like we were old friends."
Mark Lazarus, Andrew Lack, Noah Oppenheim and Phil Griffin
Chairman of NBCUniversal Broadcast, Cable, Sports and News; chairman, NBC News and MSNBC; president, NBC News; president, MSNBC
Lazarus, 55, transformed the company's sports portfolio from a linear loss leader to a profit-driving multiplatform enterprise. Now he's expected to turn his focus to news, including a free streaming service, NBC News Now, set to launch in May. NBC News, headed by Lack, 71, and Oppenheim, 40, has maintained its competitive edge despite negative headlines, like the early termination of the $69 million Megyn Kelly experiment. All four of the unit's flagship shows — Today, Nightly News With Lester Holt, Meet the Press With Chuck Todd and Dateline — finished 2018 No. 1 in the 25-to-54 demo for the third consecutive year. Meanwhile, 61-year-old Griffin's MSNBC is coming off of its best year in ratings and revenue — and last year beat CNN in total viewers.
FAVORITE SPOT IN NYC
Lazarus "30 Rock"
Lack "Any Midtown lobby that can be used as an indoor shortcut in winter."
Oppenheim "30 Rock. It never gets old coming to work in this iconic building."
Griffin "Mott and Spring in NoLita."
Host, 'Late Night With Seth Meyers,' NBC
Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
Not only is Late Night the top talker at 12:35 p.m., but the 45-year-old's chops — and connections in the comedy world via former stomping ground SNL — have made his show a top stop for stars (Amy Schumer, Andy Samberg) and politicos (AOC, Bernie Sanders, Stacey Abrams). On his wish list? "I've been saying Rihanna for a long time but now I've decided to play hard to get. So in case she's reading this, I've moved on. But certainly it would be nice to have Barack Obama."
Executive producer, 'Saturday Night Live,' 'The Tonight Show' and 'Late Night,' NBC
John Lamparski/WireImage
SNL continues to nail buzzy Trump spoofs, adding cameos from Matt Damon (as Brett Kavanaugh), Ben Stiller (as Michael Cohen) and Steve Martin (as Roger Stone) and pulling in 9 million viewers — besting all other network comedies (in primetime!) except CBS' Big Bang Theory and Young Sheldon. Michaels, 74, also exec produces a string of comedies from SNLers past (Simon Rich's Miracle Workers and Chris Kelly and Sarah Schneider's The Other Two) and present (Aidy Bryant's Shrill).
Host, 'Patriot Act,' Netflix
Gavin Bond/Comedy Central
Six months into his run, Minhaj has taken on the student loan debt crisis, Amazon's plan for world domination and immigration enforcement in the Trump era. But no episode has gotten more attention than his takedown of Mohammad bin Salman, which Netflix pulled from the Saudi Arabian market at its government's request. "It became an international case study on art, the internet and freedom of speech, which is very of the now," says Minhaj, 33, who will be delivering weekly bombshells at Netflix for some time, as he's only half- way through his massive 32-episode order.
"The same way it started. In ways you would never expect."
TOP SOCIAL FOLLOW
"@houseofhighlights is the new SportsCenter. And the fact that Omar Raja, a Pakistani kid in his 20s, made something from his apartment in Orlando that completely disrupted the way we consume sports highlights is truly inspiring."
"I was walking home after doing a set at the Comedy Cellar and this girl was puking in the bushes, so I ran over to help her. She jolted up, stared at me for a moment and asked, 'Are you my Uber driver?' "
Matt Murray
Editor-in-chief, The Wall Street Journal
Axel Dupeux
Skepticism greeted the decision a decade ago to put most of the Journal's content behind a pay wall. These days, few are questioning the move as digital subscriptions are at 1.7 million, up more than 13 percent from the previous year and well ahead of print subs (roughly 1 million). Leading the charge is Murray, 52, who was named editor in June and has shepherded bombshell reporting on Trump's payments to Stormy Daniels and PG&E's role in the California wildfires. "I always feel that The Wall Street Journal is right at the heart of where markets are moving," says Murray, who in March announced that 50 additional staffers would be hired upon a content deal with Apple.
"It was on CNBC with Kudlow & Cramer. A guy in an old T-shirt told me where to sit. I nodded at the hosts. My heart was racing. The camera light came on and they started yelling at me."
Host/executive producer, 'The Daily Show,' Comedy Central
Rich Fury/FilmMagic
Noah, 35, has the No. 1 show among young men, nearly 15 million social media followers and cultural cachet earned through sharp sociopolitical commentary. No wonder Comedy Central has locked him down through at least 2022. His wide-ranging content deal with parent Viacom includes a Paramount adaptation of his best-selling memoir, Born a Crime, starring Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o as his mom.
"The news is judging how politicians eat."
DREAM GUEST
"Melania Trump. I'd love to know if she chose her online bullying platform as a way to dig at Trump."
Host/executive producer, 'Last Week Tonight,' HBO
Bryan Bedder/Getty Images
Six seasons in, the Brit expat's weekly show drums up big buzz for its biting commentary and investigative comedy. With a raft of Emmys and nearly 5 million viewers each week, Oliver, 41, regularly pillories Trump. But he also offers comedic takes on everything from Brexit to robocallers to (gasp!) HBO parent AT&T.
"That's a very optimistic question."
"Good luck beating what Cher is throwing down."
Bill Owens
Executive producer, '60 Minutes,' CBS
Since taking over the top spot in the wake of Jeff Fager's ouster, Owens, 52, has doubled down on hard news, positioning newsmaker interviews (or interrogations) in the broadcast's leadoff spot, including the first with fired acting FBI director Andrew McCabe and a rare sit-down with President Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt that was filled with lies and half-truths about the country's human rights abuses. After it was over, el-Sisi's henchmen attempted to strong-arm 60 Minutes producers into spiking the interview. Meanwhile, the program's ongoing reporting on the opioid crisis has garnered awards (including the prestigious Columbia DuPont Award) and spurred Senate hearings. It's the reason more than 11 million people watch every Sunday.
"1988, sitting behind Dan Rather on the CBS News assignment desk."
"Flights to Europe."
Jane Pauley and Rand Morrison
Host; executive producer, 'CBS Sunday Morning'
Matthew Eisman/Getty Images; Desiree Navarro/Getty Images
Some people spend Sunday mornings at church. Others quietly read the paper over coffee. But for those who still turn on the TV and don't want to endure the combat of an acerbic roundtable, there's newsmagazine CBS Sunday Morning — which in its 40th season is still watched by 6 million people every week. Toplined by Pauley, 67, and executive produced by Morrison, 69, the Peabody- and Emmy-winning program offers its audience everything from CliffsNotes on the Mueller Report to sit-downs with Bill Hader, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Kathy Griffin.
Pauley "I vividly recall my first assignment in the fall of 1972. I was sent out to do a man-on-the-street presidential election survey. I returned from downtown Indianapolis with a dozen answers to my question, 'Who will you be voting for Nov. 9?' Problem: It is mathematically impossible for the second Tuesday of November to fall any later than the 8th. Election Day 1972 was Nov. 7."
Morrison "I was awful. I'm still awful."
Pauley "If Trump doesn't carry South Bend, Indiana."
Lydia Polgreen, Noah Shachtman and Ben Smith
Editor-in-chief, 'HuffPost;' editor-in-chief, 'The Daily Beast;' editor-in-chief, 'BuzzFeed News'
Getty Images; Courtesy of IAC; Courtesy of Buzzfeed
In the middle of digital media's reckoning, these editors are not only surviving but generating actual news. After newsroom cutbacks following a $4.6 billion write-down of the Verizon Media group (formerly Oath), Polgreen, 43, says she has the telecom giant's support, especially when it comes to using its forthcoming 5G technology for journalism. "We're at a point where there's a mutual recognition that there are tremendous opportunities that come from bringing mobile technology and media together," says the married owner of three dogs, who presides over a 500-person global staff that attracts a monthly audience of 120 million, according to Comscore. Smith, 42, also let go of more than 40 reporters in January layoffs. But the 200-person outlet, which struck out on its own with a stand-alone site last summer, remains a newsmaker through its much-discussed Mueller Report scoops. Shachtman, meanwhile, has focused on making his 50-person pub "the smartest tabloid on the web," he says. The 48-year-old Brooklynite points to the IAC-owned company's nascent subscription business and film and TV output as growth areas.
MY PREDICTION FOR NYC'S NEXT MAYOR
Polgreen "After the season premiere of Veep, I'm wondering if we'd be better off with a dog as mayor."
Shachtman "Kevin Durant! Oh, sorry. Wrong question."
Smith "Richard Plepler, obviously."
David Remnick, Jane Mayer and Ronan Farrow
Editor; chief Washington correspondent; contributing writer, The New Yorker
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The 94-year-old magazine is now a multimedia product with a successful radio show (on 200 public radio stations) and podcast (hosted by Remnick), video and a hot-ticket festival. (Although last year, Remnick had to disinvite Steve Bannon, which he characterizes as “a strange episode.”) But Trump's war on the press has crystallized The New Yorker's mission. "Pressure on power is the ultimate role [of the press]," says Remnick, "and if that's taken out of the equation, I don't know that Facebook is going to save the day." Farrow's reporting has brought down a succession of powerful men, most recently CBS Corp. chief Leslie Moonves. And an exposé reported by Farrow and Mayer, about the misconduct of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, prompted his resignation within hours of publication. Farrow, 31, won't reveal details, or even a pub date, for Catch and Kill — his book about the conspiracy of silence that protects the powerful — but notes: "You can count on me to deliver something that will be meticulous and fair and really, really thorough." Mayer, 63, making her first appearance on THR's list after a four-decade career, authored a deep-dive of the cozy relationship between Fox News and the White House that unearthed eye-popping anecdotes. "You don't have to be incredibly powerful in your own right," says the married mom of one about her role as a reporter. "But you can be serious and right and send a message out around the world."
Farrow "Probably when I was a kid, before I can remember, during a terrible time for my family, when the 24-hour news cycle was swarming scandals in new and invasive ways."
Mayer "I went on Fox News with Rush Limbaugh long ago and he lashed out at me, then called me afterward at home and apologized, essentially saying it was all just an act."
Remnick "Jerry Saltz is pretty damn funny on Twitter."
Farrow "Chrissy Teigen is great at Twitter and I'm saying that even though she recently told me she blocked me. She claimed this was accidental, but I don't believe her."
Mayer "Preet Bharara’s Tweets are among my favorite—he’s not just smart, he’s really funny!"
Farrow "I was eating sushi on the subway, really shoveling it in, and someone spotted me and tried to take a stealthy picture. And then someone else got in the stealth photographer's face and started shouting, 'Let the man eat his damn sushi!' They were still at it when I exited."
Host/executive producer, 'Live With Kelly and Ryan,' syndicated
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Daytime's most popular hot seat is the one next to Ripa and — no offense, Ryan Seacrest — but it's the one to her right. Live, stewarded by the 48-year-old for almost 20 years, is still a go-to for any Hollywood press tour and pulls a daily audience of 3 million. (2020 candidates looking for a safe space will no doubt be stopping by.) The married mother of three also is developing two comedies at ABC via her Milojo shingle and has guested on husband Mark Consuelos' cult CW hit Riverdale.
"I like this Jeff Zucker rumor I keep reading about."
Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski
Hosts, 'Morning Joe,' MSNBC
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Entering its second decade on the air, Morning Joe showed no signs of fatigue, notching a record year in 2018 with more than 1 million viewers every morning (nearly twice CNN's tally). Though still trailing Trump favorite Fox & Friends by a wide margin, husband-and-wife team Scarborough, 56, and Brzezinski, 51, saw their show grow for the fourth year in a row — and Joe was the only morning show to add viewers in 2019's first quarter.
Brzezinski "I was covered in sweat. I don't remember a word I said I was so scared. But I do remember I was wearing a velvet headband."
Scarborough "I was filling in for Jerry Nachman in February 2003. After three minutes of realizing I had no idea what I was doing, sweat started rolling down my back and dripping from my face. I would say I looked like Albert Brooks in Broadcast News, except that I was far worse."
Suzanne Scott and Jay Wallace
CEO, Fox News and Fox Business; president, Fox News and Fox Business and executive editor, Fox News
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Scott, 53, and Wallace, 47, run the No. 1 cable news network (for 17 straight years). Fox News also is the fifth most-watched network on all of TV and No. 1 in cable. And with $2.7 billion in net operating revenue in 2018, it is far and away the most important entity in the Murdochs' new pared- down company. The network's opinionated provocateurs make the headlines and cause the headaches. But Scott has drawn lines in the sand, suspending Jeanine Pirro (among Trump's favorites) for xenophobic remarks about Muslim Rep. Ilhan Omar and publicly reprimanding Pirro and Hannity for appearing at a campaign rally with the president. Both Scott and Wallace, who rose through the ranks on the news side of Fox News, have made news programming a priority, launching a slew of shows hosted by mostly female anchors including Dana Perino, Harris Faulkner, Shannon Bream and Martha MacCallum, who'll have a major role in 2020 campaign coverage.
Scott "Lapel flag pin sales are up! (courtesy of Greg Gutfeld)."
Wallace "I see Chris Wallace more than I see my wife."
Chief news anchor and anchor, 'Shepard Smith Reporting,' Fox News
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Smith, 55, has emerged as a voice of reason amid the overheated rhetoric that dominates much of his network in the Trump era — an old-school anchorman unafraid to call out the distortions of primetime opinionaters. This probably makes for some awkwardness in the Fox News cafeteria. But it has earned Smith, a Mississippi native and die-hard Ole Miss booster, respect across the ideological spectrum. Not to mention stature inside Fox News: He signed a multiyear contract extension last year and is seen as a stalwart of independence by management, including Lachlan Murdoch, who can cite Smith's work when rebutting charges of Trump sycophancy.
"@dog_feelings."
Chief media correspondent and anchor, 'Reliable Sources,' CNN
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Stelter's profile has risen dramatically as the media has become part of the story of the Trump presidency. His Reliable Sources newsletter is a must-read among the media cognoscenti, and his Sunday show increasingly a who's who of newsmakers. The downsides: He's become a target of conservative personalities and has beefed with Fox News' Tucker Carlson. Meanwhile Stelter's Twitter mentions are filled daily with thousands of angry screeds and personal insults. "I shrug off the attacks," says the 33-year-old, married to NY1's Jamie Stelter. "If I ever start insulting people about their looks or coming up with hateful nicknames … my mom will wash my mouth out with soap."
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"Barbara Walters."
"We tried to go to Rubirosa to get that infamous pizza. It was a two-hour wait. We had a wonderful time walking around bookstores, gave up on the pizza and went to a corner slice place instead."
George Stephanopoulos, Robin Roberts and Michael Strahan
Chief news anchor, ABC News; anchors, 'Good Morning America,' ABC
On the most watched morning show on TV with 4 million viewers each day, GMA's anchor trio books major newsmakers like Jussie Smollett, who gave his only interview to Roberts, 58, before his arrest. She has characterized the sit-down, which took place days before Smollett was taken in for allegedly staging a hate crime, "a no-win situation." (The charges were later dropped.) Meanwhile, Stephanopoulos, 58, in February inked a four-year extension — worth a reported $18 million — to remain at ABC News, ensuring that the father of two will play a pivotal role in 2020 election coverage. Along with co-host Sara Haines, Strahan, 47, anchors the afternoon hour of Good Morning America, now named Strahan and Sara.
Stephanopoulos "My high school team lost the academic challenge in the final round."
Roberts "My heart was pounding but it felt like home. Still find live TV exhilarating."
Roberts "Selma Blair's Instagram feed."
Strahan "ReligionofSports on Twitter."
Strahan "A Knicks game sitting with a very eclectic group. On one side was Chris Rock and Aziz Ansari and on the other side was 2 Chainz."
Susan Zirinsky
President, CBS News
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She's worked at CBS News since she was a 20-year-old Washington desk assistant while still a student at American University. She's covered Watergate, the student uprising in Tiananmen Square (along with her husband, former CBS News producer Joseph Peyronnin), the presidencies of Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan, the Gulf War and the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. And her ascension to the top job at CBS News — after more than a year of investigations, salacious headlines and one (temporary) stock-price swoon — was greeted with relief and jubilation. "I was doing a happy dance," says Gayle King. Zirinsky, 66, who's mom to an adult daughter, has a long and tricky to-do list, including shoring up all three of the network's regular broadcasts. But she's already got one box checked off: The network is close to a contract extension with King.
"Carter collapsed during a race near Camp David. I was running behind him. And I did an interview that ran on every network."
"Joseph W. Pfeifer was the chief of Counterterrorism and Emergency Preparedness for FDNY. He was the first chief at the World Trade Center attack on the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. He sent his brother along with the other firefighters up 80 flights of stairs; his brother did not survive."
"Visiting the 9/11 museum and hearing the recording of my assistant, Amy, remembering her dad, firefighter Thomas Gardner, killed on that horrific day."
Chairman, WarnerMedia News & Sports, and president, CNN Worldwide
Trump may have cast Zucker as his media foil — and attempted to block AT&T's $85 billion takeover of Time Warner. But the 54-year-old executive could get the last laugh. Not only is CNN coming off of its most lucrative year ever — $1.2 billion in profit on $2.5 billion in revenue for 2018 — but it's also having the most-watched period in its 25-year history (at a time when all of cable news is up — though CNN still ranks behind perennial leader Fox News as well as MSNBC). Zucker is such a popular figure that when WarnerMedia CEO John Stankey in March handed him oversight of the company's vast sports assets (including Bleacher Report and Turner's NBA rights), the overriding concern inside the halls of CNN's New York headquarters was that the boss would have less time to spend on his news portfolio. Not to worry: Zucker may be an avid sports fan (his career began as an Olympics researcher for NBC's coverage of the 1988 Seoul Games), but he has said that he's not going to devote any less time to CNN. "Our job at CNN is to tell the truth," he said recently of Trump's antagonism toward his network. "Sometimes when you're pro-truth, it comes off as anti-Trump."
"Any sports field one of my kids is on."
"I'm sure it will involve a tweet."
7:21 a.m. Lisa Tobin's title has been updated to executive producer/editor for audio and the number of public radio stations that carry The Daily has been corrected to 140 nationwide.
7:30 a.m. Jay Wallace's title has been changed to president, Fox News and Fox Business and executive editor, Fox News.
7:59 a.m. Kelly Ripa's entry has been updated to reflect that Live With Kelly and Ryan is a syndicated show.
A version of this story first appeared in the April 11 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.
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Rosario Dawson dating Cory Booker
by Hollywood Treatment March 15, 2019, 4:15 am
Rosario Dawson is dating US politician Cory Booker.
The 39-year-old actress has confirmed she’s in a relationship with the junior United States Senator from New Jersey, and has gushed over her new beau, saying she feels "grateful" to be romancing someone she "respects.
Speaking to TMZ, she said: "I am just grateful to be with someone that I respect and love and admire so much."
The ‘Daredevil’ star’s new romance confirmation comes after Cory appeared on ‘The Breakfast Club’ last month and announced he was dating a mystery woman when he said: "I got a boo."
And Rosario’s new found happiness follows comments she made earlier this year when she insisted she’d wasted years of her life being unnecessarily negative.
The actress – who has an adopted teenage daughter called Lola – said: "We have so much negativity and ugliness out there and we get so critical and so angry, depressed, and when you’re in that space, you build from that space.
"I just want to build from the love that I have. I’m in an amazing place with my daughter, and with my friends and my family. It’s rough out there. I just want to enjoy myself as much as I can along the way."
Rosario said that as she approaches her landmark 40th birthday, she’s been reflecting on some of her past mistakes.
And in retrospect, the ‘Luke Cage’ star wishes she’d previously been more positive and forgiving of herself and other people in her life.
She added: "I definitely spent a lot of the time over the years being way too critical or harsh. I’m going to be 40 this year.
"When you look back, you’re like, ‘Wow, that was a long time [of me being hard on myself].’ Maybe it wasn’t all in one long run, but when you add it all together that’s crazy. That’s a significant chunk of my life. Ultimately things could be better, but they could definitely be worse."
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Honda Ignition Blog
Why the Honda CR-V should be your next family car
Technology 11-04-2018 Author: Editorial Team
Here’s what the experts at some of Australia’s most important motoring outlets think of the Honda CR-V range.
The Honda CR-V is actually the fifth generation of family-focused SUV to wear the badge that has so far racked up more than nine million sales worldwide. So we have a lot of expertise to call on when it comes to creating one of the most comfortable, spacious, innovative, practical, and safe cars in its class and one that offers outstanding value for money. A sentiment that was echoed by some of Australia’s best motoring writers when they took the CR-V for a spin.
The experts:
Ernest Litera, Senior product tester, RACV
Mike Costello, Senior Editor, CarAdvice
Tom Baker, Editor, Chasing Cars
Being sensible doesn’t mean giving up being stylish and if any car proves that it’s the Honda CR-V. With its muscular metal, powerful stance and bold details, the Honda CR-V is designed to stand out; in the city, on the open road and at the shopping mall.
As Mike Costello of CarAdvice.com.au puts it, “Looks are subjective, but the new CR-V is in this writer's opinion the best-looking (non-NSX) Honda in some time. The wheelbase is longer, reducing overhangs. The rear wheel arches are flared, the windows are raked (yet still big), the bonnet is stylised and the vertical tail-lights are even pretty spunky. It has presence, a squat stance and good proportions.”
The well thought out appearance of the Honda CR-V extends to the interior as noted by Ernest Litera of RACV who notes that, “There is a sharp dynamic look to the all-new Honda CR-V body architecture, a sense of nicely proportioned style that thankfully also carries through to the smart interior presentation. It’s a good place to start an evaluation of this Honda, because the development work has focused on the user-friendly cabin features as much as the refreshingly stylish presentation.”
Litera adds, “Up front the new CR-V is a model of smart design and clean presentation, complemented by good seat comfort and support. There is an upmarket feel in the choice of trim materials and soft-touch coverings on most surfaces, including a tactile steering wheel with audio and cruise controls.”
Of course a family SUV isn’t all about the two people up front which is why Honda’s engineers and designers put huge work into making sure all the occupants were catered for in terms of comfort and practicality. Costello said, “The five-seat CR-Vs offer perhaps the best back seats in the class, in terms of headroom, legroom, foot space, storage, amenities, ease of ISOFIX/tether access, entry/egress through the door aperture and outward visibility. The seats also recline.” The back seat occupants also get their own USB ports and air vents.
All Honda CR-Vs are packed with safety features. They benefit from six airbags, tyre-pressure monitoring and trailer stability assist. The top spec VTi-LX also gains the innovative Honda Sensing suite of safety systems which work in unison to reduce driver workload and increase occupant safety with active cruise control (ACC) that even works in bumper-to-bumper traffic, subtle assistance to keep the car in its lane on the highway and warnings of a potential collision, as well as systems that will take over to bring the car safely to a stop in an emergency. Regardless of model, the Honda CR-V range receives a full Five-Star rating from Australian safety testers ANCAP.
We expect a lot from our cars today and the Honda CR-V certainly has you covered thanks to Honda’s long history of innovation and value for money. This extends to the suite of technology you can find in the cabin. Some of the smarter touches include the very handy walk-away lock feature which secures the car should you forget and on VTi-L models and up an adjustable power tailgate which can be programmed to stop at different heights for low garages. Unique to the Honda CR-V among its competitors are both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard. This means that whichever smartphone you favour, it quickly and easily connects to the car so that many of your apps – including Spotify – can be controlled safely through the central touchscreen or hands-free via voice control. To be able to enjoy your tunes to the full, the Honda CR-V features Active Noise Control. Like a pair of noise cancelling headphones this helps reduce sounds from outside making the cabin even more serene and relaxing.
As Litera explains, “One of the best attributes of this CR-V line-up is the high level of presentation and build quality across the range. Good design features and smart presentation are found in all variants. Pricing kicks off at $30,690 plus on-road costs for the VTi model, which includes dual-zone climate control, an eight-speaker audio system with Apple Car Play and Android Auto, 17-inch alloy wheels, fog lights and active noise control.”
The Honda CR-V range, from VTi-S and above, is powered by our latest turbocharged 1.5-litre engine which incorporates both Honda’s famous VTEC engine and our Earth Dreams technology for more performance with fewer emissions. You can read more about why we are making some of our engines smaller here. The engine is matched to a CVT gearbox which similarly works to maximise both performance and economy, a combination which Tom Baker at Chasing Cars had this to say about, “Immediately, it’s clear that the new CR-V is a more refined performer than the old model; progress around town is slick and quiet, with peak torque arriving at just 2,000rpm. The CVT automatic is one of the best of its kind." CVT gearboxes are unique in the way they work as they have no fixed ‘gear ratios’ but are infinitely adjustable so that the engine can operate at its most efficient – and most powerful – whether driving around town or out on the highway.
From front to back the interior of the Honda CR-V, including the boot, has been carefully considered to help you and your family make the most of it. Baker was impressed with the CR-V’s clever storage solutions, saying, “The highlight is the centre console storage up front. There are three levels of storage under the driver’s armrest. A shallow setting is a phone tray, while the deepest setting will allow you to slide a laptop or handbag in. There’s also a phone tray behind the high-set gear shifter, a good-size damped glovebox, two medium-size cupholders, and very large door bins.” Anyone travelling in the back of the seven-seat VTi-L are also well catered for as well. In the opinion of Baker, “Access is particularly good… because the kerbside back seat tumbles forward and right out of the way, revealing a hard-plastic step and a sizeable gap through which to step into the third row seat. It’s been well thought-out… But you can imagine the convenience if you’ve got two kids, with each wanting to bring a friend. The presence of that third row makes that possible. Impressively, there are roof-mounted air vents for the sixth and seventh passengers.”
It’s reassuring to know that all of that passenger space hasn’t come at the expense of the other things you need to cart around.As Costello states, “Cargo space has dropped a smidgen but remains above the class average at 522L behind the second-row. The middle seatsalso fold flat, and can be made to do so via levers in the cargo area,liberating a 1.85m long flat space. This, plus the programmable electric tailgate, makes loading pretty simple.”
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The chassis of the Honda CR-V is also entirely new, a fact pointed out by Costello. “The chassis is a new design, with Honda citing a need to bring more agile and confidence-inspiring handling to the picture, while retaining plushness in the ride. The balancing act has been done quite deftly.” Costello added, “Over a mixture of urban and regional winding country roads, plus the odd gravel trail, the CR-V feels generally well-sorted. There's some controlled body roll through corners, but the positive trade-off is a generally excellent level of ride compliance, and good isolation from sharp hits.” There were also good things to be said by Costello about the All-Wheel Drive system on offer in the CR-V, “The AWD system is quite clever. Uncommonly, the car can take of from the line in all-paw mode to maximise initial traction. It's only at speed in nice conditions where the car reverts to FWD. The sensors on board re-send torque rearward (up to 40 per cent total) when slip up front is detected.”
Offering exceptional value for money in addition to all its other attributes has always been a Honda CR-V strength as Baker points out by highlighting his favourite model. "There are no options on the Honda, apart from the roof accessory packs. All paint colours are included, including the new hero colours of Passion Red and Midnight Forest. Despite the great value of the VTi-S, our pick of the range is the $38,990 VTi-L. If you’re going to buy a high riding SUV, you might as well get a practicality advantage over a better-driving station wagon. The VTi-L’s unique seven seat feature adds that extra practicality.”
Whichever CR-V catches your eye however, peace of mind comes as standard\ when it comes to bills with Costello saying this, “From an ownership perspective, the CR-V gets Honda's five-year/unlimited kilometre warranty, and capped-price servicing at 12-month/10,000km intervals. You'll pay a below-average $1475 over the first 50,000km or five years at current prices, whichever comes first.”
Hopefully this has given you a taste of what a fantastic family all-rounder the new Honda CR-V is and here are our three experts to wrap things up.
“Honda has revitalised its popular mid-size SUV, adding thoughtful design features to its generous space and practicality. Traditionally high build quality is now enhanced by CR-V’s sharp presentation and improved driving dynamics, which overall place it in class leadership contention.” Ernest Litera, RACV.
“The new 2018 Honda CR-V is as practical as ever, but adds more polished dynamics, design panache and thoughtful specification levels. It should be on your shortlist if you're after a mainstream compact SUV.” Mike Costello, CarAdvice.com.au.
“Like HR-V and Civic, the 2018 Honda CR-V has been entirely rethought, based around a new turbocharged engine, a more refined interior, and a strong value for money pitch.” Tom Baker, Chasing Cars
Want to read more? See what else the experts had to say about the Honda CR-V range by reading the reviews in full.
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INFOS KEA
Kéa is the closest Cycladic Island to the mainland, it is easily accessible from the port of Lavrion, after an hour of ferry. It is both close to the coast and far enough to really feel a change of scenery. Unlike its more famous neighbors, Kéa is only served by this port which is 30 minutes from Athens International Airport and 1 hour from the center of the city. By avoiding the main ferry lines of the port of Piraeus, the island has kept a peaceful character, even during the busy summer periods The majority of its visitors are Greek and come here to rest and relax to the rhythm of the island, away of the city noises of Athens.
There are almost no crowded beaches, and even on the more popular ones, there is always enough room for everyone to enjoy the sun and the beach. The island has its share of “organized” beaches where you can relax on a chaise longue in the shade with a cold drink and where you can eat without having to bring a picnic. There are also many wild beaches on which, some days you do not meet anyone. It is this symbiosis that makes the beauty of Kea. It attracts as much by its friendly and easy atmosphere as by its wild and raw side. The house is ideally located to take full advantage of these different aspects. Its location in the heart of the island makes it possible to reach the most remote beaches of the South East in 30 minutes, and it is just as easy to reach the more popular beaches of Koundouros, Spathi, Otzias and Gialiskari. The beaches of Kea are for the most part sandy beaches.
There are plenty of choices for eating after long days at the beach. In Ioulida, where the house is situated, a fine restaurant called ‘to spiti stin Chora serves modern Greek cuisine’. Its gourmet menu will incite you to pay more than one visit. On the “plateia Iroon” too, one can find some good taverns which serves grilled meat as a specialty and many local dishes. There are restaurant scattered throughout the island but try first the Strofi tou Mimi in Vourkari or at Stephano’s Magazes in Korissia. A great menu can also be found in Seirios Restaurant in Vourkari port.
The island has made significant efforts during the past years to develop its own bio agriculture and develop some interesting new and ancient techniques to making good use of this fertile and unique land. There are many bio farms that sell excellent local products (wine, marmalades, olive oil, dried tomatoes, capers, goat cheese, honey etc.). Visit the shops of Aristaios and Red tractor to have a taste of all these delicacies. You won’t be disappointed.
The island has been inhabited for the past 5000 years. Traces of this past can be found throughout the Island which passed through glorious and more modest times. Kea has its own integral part of Mythology with its myths of nymphs and lions in an island covered by trees and where water was abundant. The city states of Karthea, Ioulida, Pioissa and Korissia prospered and declined as piracy and the successive occupation of the Franks and the Turks reduced significantly the population and the economic activity of the island. One can walk to the Karthea archeological site which sits on top of two beautiful beaches. The recent restoration of the ancient theatre, the temples of Apollo and Athena make it rather a unique place in Kea. One can also visit the Archeological and the Folklore museums in Ioulida and Milopotamos respectively.
The steep slopes of Kea also hide beautiful trails that cross the island valleys and ‘woods’ that will delight any hiker. The trails on the island all start on the heights of Kea and end on beaches, some of them are only accessible by foot or by boat, such as the beautiful beach of Karthéa. Ioulida is a starting point for most of them and these trails are literally a step away from the house. Although the climate is mostly dry and arid, the island has a thousand-year-old oak ‘forest’ that covers a large part of the island creating the possibility to walk beautiful paths under the shade.
For more information you can consult the official website of the town hall of Kea (http://destinationkea.com/en/adventure-tourism/pathways/) and this francophone site created by Belgian hikers who have hiked many trails in Kea. (http://www.cycladen.be/KeaFra.htm).
The seabed of the island is easily accessible either from the beach or by boat. The island is known for its shipwrecks, including that of the royal steam boat "Patris" that can be explored during scuba excursions off the beach of Koundouros, on a reef full of life. For technical diving enthusiasts there is also the Burdigala, a French ocean liner at 75m depth. The jewel of the island remains the twin of the Titanic, the hospital ship Britannicus, which is unfortunately reserved for technical divers as it depth ranges from 60 to 120m deep. The island is full of small bays that all but ask to be explored. For a Mediterranean setting the quality of the dive is good with great underwater visibility and landscape. The marine life remains rather limited, as allover the Mediterranean, but any dive can reveal pleasant surprises. For the most patient ones, there might be a chance to see its solitary sea lions or the Kareta Kareta turtles or even maybe dolphins.
The island has a PADI certified diving club and Yannis and his team are regularly organizing excursions throughout the island and on the wrecks.
The island has a small but vivid night scene. After dinner, the bars of Vourkari are slowly filled with people and the music starts beating in Vinylio and Zeus Faber bars in a festive atmosphere.
In Ioulida, the bar Léon, lost in the small alleys of the "Chora", welcomes those who preferred not to come back down to the sea.
The temple of Athina & Appollo on the archeological site of Karthea
Kea from the hills
The east of the island is covered by ancient oak trees
Hiking in Kea can be great at all seasons as many parts of the trails are under the shade
A hiking trail in Kea
Ferry enters the bay of St Nikolaos
The fisherman village of Vourkari, known for its little bars and restaurants
Arrival at Korissia port
A traditional fisherman’s boat (Kaiki) in the Vourkari port. Fresh fish can be bought directly for those who dare wake up early.
The monastery of Kastriani
The entry of the monastery
Otzias bay, in the north of the island
One of the two beaches of the Karthea Archeological site
Sunset over the beach of Xila, on the East of the island
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Apr 20 Talon Majors of Velvet Winter Releases Her Latest "Crystal Heart"
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It's been a while since a song and video not only resonated with you but also complemented the music video. Talon Majors of Velvet Winter Music just released the video for her single, Crystal Heart, and it will make you think.
From Colorado to Los Angeles, Majors has been finding her craft. She may be casted as a 'pop' singer, but she is anything but. Although her voice is soothing and have the ability to put you at ease, her lyrics are simple but catchy. I'd describe it as indie pop with a blues/jazz undertone. In her latest video she has been compared to Elle Goulding, which I could easily see.
"I actually didn't start as a vocalist. My first love was saxophone. Then it was drums, she exclaims. "I've also always been incredibly outspoken and somewhat of a free thinker. I learned at a young age how incredibly judgmental people can be about anyone they do not understand."
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Talon has been working on her craft for a couple of years now and finding what works for her. As with anyone, finding 'yourself' was priority and somewhat a struggle. "I hope to connect with people with troubled pasts whether its drug abuse, eating disorders, sexual orientation and others," Talon has stated. "My heart goes out to people with depression, PTSD and other illnesses that you can't see on the surface."
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Huawei’s HongMengOS May Launch On August 9 In China
by Yashonil GuptaJuly 9, 2019
Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei has had a rollercoaster of a year. While the company was on the brink of becoming the biggest smartphone maker of the world; the US government issued a trade ban on it. This restricted any American company to do business with Huawei. The decision led to the future of its smartphone business laying in jeopardy. However, a while ago, the ban against the company was lifted which meant it could resume business with American organisations. However, it was revealed in the meanwhile that Huawei had been working on its own Operating System(OS) for a while, called HongMengOS. Now, the latest reports reveal that the software may be launched by the company at the Huawei Developer Conference (HDC) in China on the 9th of August.
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The HongMengOS by Huawei is an alternative to the Android operating system it has been using for its smartphones until now. It has been in development since at least 2012 when the company feared their reliance on US-made technology. While most features and details about HongMengOS are still under wraps, it was revealed that the software will be reportedly 60 percent faster than Android or iOS. Huawei has also been in talks with many developers, out of which around 5,000 are expected to attend its developer conference. Along with them, 1,500 key partners of the company will also be marking their presence at the event, which insinuates that HongMengOS may finally see the light of the day there.
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Every operating system in order to be successful needs an ecosystem with a plethora of applications. It seems like Huawei, at its developer conference is all set to launch the HongMengOS with just that. It is also speculated that the company will opt for a different name for the OS in the global market and the current name will only be marketed as such in China. Unfortunately, more details about it are shrouded in mystery but are expected to be revealed as we move closer to the launch date.
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H1, Ch. 1
Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ya’qub has narrated from a number of our people of whom one is Muhammad ibn Yahya al-‘Attar who narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Hassan ibn Mahbub from 'Ala' ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu Ja’far (a.s) who has said the following.
" When Allah, God, created Intelligence He made it speak and then He said to it, ‘Come forward’.
It came forward. He then said, "Go back." It went back.
Then Allah said, "I swear by My honor and glory that I have not created any creature more beloved to Me than you. I will not perfect you in anyone except those whom I love. I, however, will command only you to do things and prohibit only you from doing certain things. I will grand blessings (rewards) to you only and will subject only you to punishments."
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, from 'Amr ibn ‘Uthman, from Mufaddal ibn Salih from Sa‘d ibn Tarif from Asbagh ibn Nabatah, from Ali (a.s) who has said the following.
"Once Jibril came to Adam (a.s) and said, ‘I am ordered to offer you three choices. You may chose one and leave the other two. Adam then asked, "What are those three things?"
Gibril replied, ‘They are Intelligence, bashfulness and religion.’
Adam then said, "I chose Intelligence." Gibril then asked bashfulness and religion to return and leave Intelligence with Adam. They said to Gibril, ‘O Gibril, we are commanded to be with Intelligence wherever it may exist. Gibril then said, "It then is up to you." He then ascended to heavens.
Ahmad ibn 'Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar, from certain persons of our people in a Marfu’ manner, who have ascribed it to abu 'Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
The narrator has said, "I asked abu ‘Abdallah, "What is Intelligence?" He replied, ‘It is a fact with whose help one worships Allah, the Merciful, and attains paradise.’ I then asked, "What was the thing with Mu’awiyah?" ‘It was shrewdness. Mischief is similar to Intelligence but it is not Intelligence.’ The Imam replied.
H 1, Ch. 4
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Faddal from al-Hassan ibn al-Jahm who has said the following.
"I heard (Imam) al-Rida (a.s) saying, "The friend of a person is his/her Intelligence and the enemy of a person is his/her ignorance."
It is narrated from him from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from al-Hassan ibn al-Juham who has said the following.
"I said to abu al-Hassan, "We know certain people who have a great deal of love but they don not have much determination (and understanding of the cause of Imamat)." The Imam replied, "They are not of the ones that Allah has admonished. What Allah has said is that people of Intelligence and understanding must take a lesson."
Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn Hassa’n from abu Muhammad al-Razi from Sayf ibn ‘Umayra from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"One who has Intelligence he has a religion also and one who has religion he enters Paradise."
A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from Muhammad ibn Sinan ibn abu al-Jarud from abu Ja‘far (a.s) who has said the following.
"Allah, on the Day of Judgment, will hold everyone accountable according to the degree of the intelligence that He had given them in their worldly life."
Ali ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Abdallah has narrated from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq al-Ahmar from Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Daylami his father who has said the following.
"Once I mentioned a certain person’s intelligence, worship and religion before Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s). The Imam (a.s) asked, "How is his intelligence? The man replied, ‘I do not know.’ The Imam then said, "The degree of reward is based on the degree of intelligence. A man of Bani Israel worshipped Allah on an island in the ocean. The island was lush green, with many trees and abundant water. Once an angels passed by the worshipper and asked Allah to show how much reward and blessings would the worshipper receive for his good deeds. Allah showed the rewards due to the worshipper to the angel and the angel considered it very little. Allah then told the angel to stay with the worshipper as a companion. The angel then appeared to the worshipper in the form of a human being. The worshipper asked, "Who are you?" ‘ I have heard about your great worships and your spiritual position at this place and I wish to join you to worship Allah along with you." The angel said. He spent that day with the worshipper and the next day the angel said to the worshipper, "Your place is beautiful and it should only be used for worship." ‘Yes, it is but it has one shortcoming.’ The worshipper responded. "What is that?" The angel inquired. "Our Lord does not have an animal. I whish He had a donkey so that we would look after the donkey to graze all the grass around. All these grass is a waste." ‘Does your Lord have no donkey? Asked the angel. "Had our Lord had a donkey all this grass would not have turned into waste." The worshipper answered with sadness. Allah then revealed to the angel, "We reward everyone according to the degree of his/her intelligence."
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"The holy Prophet said, "If you would hear good things about a man, you should examine how good his intelligence is, because he will be rewarded according to his intelligence."
H 1, Ch. 10
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan who has said the following.
"I mentioned a person, who would overdo the deeds of his doing Wudu and prayer to Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) and added that he is a man of good intelligence." The Imam (a.s) then said, ‘What kind of intelligence is it that allows him to obey Satan.’ I then asked the Imam, "How would he be considered as obeying Satan?" The Imam (a.s) said, "Ask him wherefrom this thing comes to him. He will certainly say, "It comes from Satan."
A number of our people has narrated Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from certain persons of his people in a marfu‘ manner from the Holy Prophet (s.a) who has said the following.
"Allah has not distributed anything among people more excellent than intelligence. The sleeping of a person of intelligence is better than the worshipping of an ignorant person for the whole night. Staying of a person of intelligence at home is better than the journeying of an ignorant person in search for success and good deeds. Allah did not sent any prophet or messenger before the completion of his intelligence and to let it become better than the intelligence of all of his followers. Whatever a prophet preserves in his soul is better than the achievement of all the striving people for virtue and good deeds. People would not fulfil their obligations to Allah without having an understanding about Him. All the worshippers will not be able to achieve with the virtue of their worships what a person of intelligence achieves. It is the people of intelligence who are considered as people of proper understanding in chapter 2:269 of the holy Quran, "Only People of understanding realizes this."
Abu ‘Abdallah al-Ash‘ari has narrated from certain persons of our people have narrated in a marfu‘ manner from Hisham ibn al-Hakam who has said the following.
"Abu al-Hassan Musa ibn Ja’far stated the following to me. ‘O Hisham, Allah has given good news to the people of reason and understanding in His book in the following words, " Give the good news to those of My servants who hear certain words but follow only the good words. These are the ones whom Allah has given guidance and they are the people of understanding. 39:20 Holy Quran
"O Hisham, it is certain that Allah has established complete (legal) authority for people (to refer to) in the form of intelligence, supported the messengers through the (ability) to communicate and has guided them to His own Lordship with proofs. Saying, "Your Lord is the only Lord. There is no God but He, the Beneficent, the Merciful (2:163)
"(Of the signs of His existence are the creation of heavens and earth, the alternation of nights and days, the ships that sail in the sea for the benefit of the people. (Also of such signs are) the water that God sends from the sky to revive the dead earth where He has scattered all kinds of animals, the winds of all directions and the clouds that are rendered for service between the sky and the earth. Such are evidence (of His existence) for those who use their intelligence. (2:164)
"O Hisham, Allah has mentioned the above facts as proof of His existence and that such facts depend upon the will of one who has designed them saying:
"God has made the day and the night, the sun and the moon, and all the stars subservient to you by His command. In this there is evidence of the truth for people of understanding. (16:12)
"It is He, Who created you from clay, turning it into a living germ, then into a clot of blood, and then brings you forth as a child. He then made you grow into manhood and become old. He causes some of you to live for the appointed time and some of you to die before so that perhaps you may have understanding (40:67).
"In the heavens and the earth there is evidence (of the Truth) for the believers (45:3). In your creation and in that of the beasts living on earth there is evidence of the Truth for the people who have strong faith (45:4). In the alternation of the night and the day, the sustenance which God has sent down from the sky to revive the barren earth, and in the changing of the direction of the winds there is evidence of the truth for the people of understanding (45:5).
"Know that God brings the dead earth back to life. We have explained Our revelations to you so that you may perhaps have understanding (57:17).
"In the earth there are adjacent pieces of land, vineyards, farms, date-palms of single and many roots which are all watered by the same water. We have made some yield a better food than others. All this is evidence (of the existence of God) for the people who understand. (13:4)
"Also, of the evidence of His existence are His showing you lightening which gives you fear and hope and His sending water down from the sky which revives the earth after its death. In this there is evidence (of the truth) for the people of understanding. (30:24)
"(Muhammad), say, "Let me tell you about what your Lord has commanded: Do not consider anything equal to God; Be kind to your parents; Do not murder your children out of fear of poverty, for We give sustenance to you and to them. Do not even approach indecency either in public or in private. Take not a life, which God has made sacred except by way of justice and law. Thus does He command you that you may learn wisdom. (6:151)
"God has told you this parable about yourselves: Could your slaves share your wealth equally with you and could you fear them as you fear yourselves? Thus, do We clarify the evidence (of the truth) for the people of understanding (30:28).
"O Hisham, Allah then has given good advise to the people of intelligence and has encouraged them to become interested in the life to come saying, "The worldly life is but useless amusement and sport (compared to) the life hereafter which is far better and is only for the pious. Will you not then understand? (6:32)
"O Hisham, Allah then has given warnings to those who do not think about the punishment that may come upon them from Allah saying, "Then We totally destroyed the others (37:136). You pass by (their ruined town) in the morning and at night (37:137). Will you then not understand? (37:138)
"We will bring torment from the sky on this town because of the evil-deeds of its inhabitants" (29:34). We left manifest evidence (of the truth) there for the people of understanding. (29:35)
"O Hisham, intelligence comes with knowledge." Allah has said, "These are parables which, We tell to human beings, but only the learned ones understand them. (29:43)
"O Hisham, Allah has then expressed dislike towards those who do not understand in the following words: "When certain people are asked to follow the revelations of God, they say, ‘We would rather follow what our fathers have followed,’ even though their fathers had no understanding and could not find the true guidance (2:170)
"Preaching to unbelievers is like talking to someone who cannot hear anything except yells and shouts. They are deaf, dumb, and blind; they have no understanding. (2:171)
"Some of them will look at you, but are you supposed to guide the blind even if they have no vision? (10:43)
"Do you think that most of them listen and understand? They are like cattle or even more, straying and confused. (25:44)
"They will not fight you united except with the protection of fortified towns or from behind walls. They are strong among themselves. You think that they are united, but in fact, their hearts are divided. They are a people who have no understanding (59:14)
"Would you order people to do good deeds and forget to do them yourselves even though you read the Book? Why do you not think?" (2:44)
"O Hisham, Allah then has expressed dislike towards the multitudes saying, "Most of the people in the land will lead you away from God's guidance if you follow them; they only follow their own conjecture and preach falsehood (6:116)
"If you ask them, "Who has created the heavens and the earth," they will certainly say, "God has created them." Say, "It is only God who deserves all praise, but most of them do not know" (31:25)
"If you ask them, "Who has sent down water from the sky to revive the dead earth?" They will say, "God has done it." Say, "It is only God who deserves all praise, but many of them do not understand." (29:63)
"O Hisham, Allah then has praised those fewer in numbers saying, "Only few of my servants are grateful." (34:13)
He has said, "How few are they?"
"A believing person from the people of the Pharaoh who concealed his faith said, "Would you kill a man just because he says God is my Lord?" (40:28)
"No one believed in him, except a few. (11:40)
Tell them, (Muhammad), "God certainly has the Power to show such miracles but many of them are ignorant." (6:37).
"Many of them have no understanding. (5:103)
Many of them do not realize."
"O Hisham, Allah has mentioned the people of intelligence in the best manners with the best of characteristics saying, "God gives wisdom to the ones whom He wants. Whoever is given wisdom, has, certainly, received much good. Only people of intelligence can grasp this (2:269).
" . . . those who have a firm grounding in knowledge say, "We believe in it. All its verses are from our Lord." No one can grasp this fact except the people of Intelligence . . ." (3:7)
"The creation of the heavens and the earth and the alternation of the day and the night are evidence (of the existence of God) for people of Intelligence. (3:190)
"Can a person, who knows that what is revealed to you from your Lord is the truth, be considered equal to a blind person? Only those who have understanding take heed (13:19).
"Can this one be considered equal to one who worships God during the night, prostrating and standing, who has fear of the Day of Judgment, and who has hope in the mercy of his Lord? Say, "Are those who know equal to those who do not know? Only the people of Intelligence take heed" (39:9).
"It is a blessed Book which We have revealed for you so that you will reflect upon its verses and so the people of understanding will take heed (38:29).
"To Moses We had given guidance and to the children of Israel We had given the Book (40:53) as their inheritance and as a guide and a reminder to the people of understanding (40:54)
"Keep on reminding them. This benefits the believers" (51:55).
"O Hisham, Allah says in His book, "This is a reminder for the ones who understands, listens, and sees." (50:37)
It means intelligence.
"We gave wisdom to Luqman so that he would give thanks to God . . . ." (31:12) Understand is intelligence.
"O Hisham, Luqman said to his son, " Venerate the truth you will be the most intelligent among man. Cleverness before intelligence has a very small value. My son, the world is a very deep ocean in which many people have drowned. You must take piety before God as the ship, faith as supplies therein, trust in God as the sales, intelligence as the captain, knowledge as the guide and patience as passengers."
"O Hisham, for everything there is a guide. The guide for intelligence is thinking. The guide for thinking is silence. For everything there is a means for mobility the means of mobility for intelligence is humble attitude. To disobey a prohibition is enough proof of ones ignorance.
"O Hisham, Allah send His messengers to people for no other reason but that they would have understanding about Him. Those who obey Him better have better understanding about Him. Those who are more knowledgeable in the commandment of Allah are the ones who have more powerful intelligence and those who have more powerful intelligence are at a higher degree of excellence in this world and in the next life.
"O Hisham, Allah has placed two kinds of authority over man.
The apparent and manifest authority and the internal and hidden authority The prophets and messengers are the apparent and manifest authorities and intelligence is the hidden and internal authority.
"O Hisham, a man of intelligence is one whose thankfulness doe not diminish because of a large wealth and prohibited matters can not overpower his patience.
"O Hisham, one who would support three things against an other three kinds of things he would be leading to the destruction of his own intelligence.
(1) Darkening of one’s ability to think with day dreaming, (2) the abolishment of the sparks of one’s wisdom with excessive bluffs and (3) the extinguishing of the lights of the lessons from experience by the desires of one’s soul.
It would be like supporting ones desire to destroy ones own intelligence. One who would destroy his own intelligence he has destroyed his own worldly life as well as the life to come.
"O Hisham how would you expect to have pure deeds before Allah when you have such things that keep you away from the facts that matter to Allah, your Lord, and you have obeyed your desires against your own intelligence.
"O Hisham, maintaining patience in loneliness is a sign of the strength of intelligence. One who has understanding about Allah he keeps himself aside from the people of this world and those interested in it. He becomes interested in what is with Allah. Allah then gives him comfort in his fear and company when he is lonely. Allah gives him riches in his poverty and honor without the existence of his tribesmen.
"O Hisham, truth is set up so that Allah is obeyed. There is no salvation without obedience to Allah. Obedience comes only from knowledge, which comes from learning that receives strength from intelligence. The only knowledge of value is that of one who knows about the Lord and intelligence discerns the valuable of knowledge.
"O Hisham, smaller degrees of deeds with knowledge are accepted with double value and large amounts of deeds from those who follow their desires and ignorance are rejected.
"O Hisham, a person of intelligence is pleased with little things of the world with wisdom but he does not agree with a little wisdom with all of the world and, thus, such people strike a gainful bargain.
"O Hisham, the people of intelligence stay away from what is more than the basic necessities of life how then they would not stay away from the sins in this world. To stay away from what is more than the bare necessities is only extra virtue but staying away from sins is obligatory.
"O Hisham, a man of intelligence observes the world and the people of the world and finds out that the worldly gains come only through hard works and labor. He finds out that gains of the life hereafter also come through hard work and labor he then accepts the one that is more durable.
"O Hisham, people of intelligence hold themselves back from the worldly things and strengthen interest in the gains of the life hereafter. They have learned that the worldly gains are sought after and are wanted and so also are the gains of the lifer hereafter. One who seeks the gains of the life hereafter the world will seek him to deliver to him his livelihood but one who seeks the worldly gains the hereafter would also seek to find him. Death will then approach him and it will destroy his world and leave him with no opportunity in the life hereafter (because he had gained nothing).
"O Hisham, one who wants self-sufficiency without property, comfort for his heart from the evil of jealousy and the safety of his religion he should pray to Allah, the Most Glorious, to perfect his intelligence. The person of intelligence is satisfied with the basic necessities and one who agrees with basic necessities he is self-sufficient and free of needs and one who is not satisfied with basic necessities he is never free from wants.
"O Hisham, Allah has stated the following on behalf of the people of virtue, "They say, "Lord, do not cause our hearts to deviate from Your guidance, and grant us mercy. You are the Most Awarding One." (3:8) They know that hearts may deviate and turn towards blindness and destruction.
It is certain that those who do not fear Allah have no understanding about Him. One who does not have proper understanding about Allah one’s heart does not establish any stable gnosis about Allah with clear awareness of such gnosis that one would find in his heart. No one can be as such except those whose deeds would confirm their words and their privacy would agree with their public activities. This is because Allah, Sacrosanct are whose names, has not shown what is private and unknown form intelligence except through what is public from it and speaks for it.
"O Hisham, the commander of the true believers, Imam Ali (a.s) has said, "Allah is worshipped better by no means other than intelligence. No one’s intelligence reaches perfection until therewith is found various qualities. Disbelief and evil should not emerge therefrom. Wisdom and goodness should be expected to exist therewith. The extra of the property of a person of intelligence is given in charity, the extra of his words is restrained and his share of the worldly things is only the basic necessities. He never considers himself as to have learned enough. To be with Allah, although in a very humble state, is far better to him than to live very much honored with others. Humbleness is more beloved to him than being taken as a dignitary. He considers virtuous deeds of others a great deal and his own virtuous deeds as insignificant. He considers all the other people better than his self and his own self as the worse of all and this is the totality of all things."
"O Hisham, a man of intelligence never speaks a lie even though it may satisfy his desires."
"O Hisham, one who does not maintain honorable kindness he has no religion and one can not have such noble character without intelligence. A person of the greatest value among people is one who does not consider the worldly gains his fortune. Nothing can become an adequate price for your bodies other than paradise. Do not sell it for any thing other than paradise.
"O Hisham, the commander of the true believers, Imam Ali (a.s) has said, "Three noble qualities in man are of the signs of the existence of intelligence. He replies when questioned and he speaks up only when everyone else fails to speak and offers his advise when it is beneficial to his people. One who has none of these qualities is a fool." He also has said, "No one other a person who has all of the above or some of such qualities should chair a gathering and if one does so without any of such qualities he is a fool."
Imam Hassan ibn Ali (a.s) has said, "If you would ask for help do so from a proper source." He was asked, "O grandson of the holy Prophet, ‘Who are the proper sources?" He replied, "They are those about whom Allah has spoken in His book saying, "Only those who have understanding will take heed and they are the people of intelligence."
Imam Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s) has said, "Sitting in the company of virtuous people leads one to virtue and association with the scholars is a means of strengthening one’s intelligence. Obedience to the authorities that practice justice is an honor. The investment of wealth for profit is a dignifying practice. Guiding one who asks for guidance is an expression of gratitude. To restrain ones harmful manners and deeds is because of the perfection of one’s intelligence in which there is comfort for the body in the short and long terms."
"O Hisham, a man of intelligence does not speak to one who is feared to call him a liar. He does not ask those that he fears may deny him. He does not count on what is not within his abilities. He does not maintain any hope in that which may involve severity and harshness. He does not take any steps towards which he fears may not be achieved due to his inability."
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad in a marfu‘ manner Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s) who has said the following.
"Intelligence is a complete cover (protection) for one and extra knowledge and skills are evident beauty. Compensate your physical shortcomings with your extra knowledge and skills. Fight your desires with help from your intelligence and in so doing friendship is surrendered to and love becomes manifest for you."
"With a gathering of his followers I was in the presence of Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s). A discussion on intelligence and ignorance began to emerge among them. Thereupon Imam abu ‘Abdallah said, "You, first, must recognize intelligence and its army and ignorance and its army only then you would find proper guidance." I then asked, may Allah make my soul of service to you, we only learn what you teach us." The Imam (a.s) said, "Allah, the Glorious, the Majestic created intelligence and it was the first creature of spiritual world on the right side of the Throne from His light. He then told him to move backwards and intelligence moved backwards. He then told him to come forwards. Intelligence came forwards. Allah, the Sacrosanct, the Most High said, "I have created you a great creature and honored you above all others of my creatures. The Imam (a.s) continued, "Allah then created ignorance from a salty dark ocean and told it, "move backwards and did move backwards. He then called it to come forwards but it did not come forwards. He then said to it, ‘Did you shun coming forwards?" He then pronounced it condemned. He then assigned seventy-five armies for intelligence. When ignorance saw all the honors Allah has granted to intelligence it bore hidden animosity towards intelligence and said, "Lord this creature is just like me. You created and honored it and gave it power. But I have no power against it. Give me also likewise armies. The Lord then said, "I will give you also an army but if you would disobey Me I will then expel you and your army from My mercy. Ignorance then said, ‘I agree.’ Allah gave it seventy-five armies and it was out of the army of intelligence.
The Army of Intelligence
The Army of Ignorance
1 Goodness is the minister of Intelligence
Evil is the minister of Ignorance
2 Faith
3 Professing
4 Hope
6 Consent
7 Thankfulness
Ungratefulness
8 Expectation
9 Reliance
10 Soft-heartedness
Hard-heartedness
11 Mercy
12 Knowledge
13 Understanding
14 Chastity
15 Restraint
16 Relenting
17 Cautious
18 Humbleness
19 Relax
20 Forbearance
21 Quietness
22 Peacefulness
23 Acceptance
24 Patience
25 Forgiving
26 Self-reliance
28 Sympathy
29 Self-content
30 Munificent
Avaricious
32 Loyalty
33 Obedience
34 Subservience
37 Truthfulness
39 Trustworthiness
40 Sincerity
41 Sharp witted
Feeble-mindedness
42 Comprehension
Simple-mindedness
43 Cognizance
44 Safekeeping
feel evil satisfaction
45 Security unseen
Intemperance
46 Protective
Unmasking
47 Prayer
48 Fasting
Consuming food
49 Hard work
50 Hajj
Disregard of covenant
51 Soundness of words
52 Kindness to parents
Rudeness to parents
53 Factual
Braggart
54 Legitimate
55 Guarded
Bedecked
56 Concealment
57 Fairness
Taking-sides
58 Peaceable
Rebelliousness
59 Cleanliness
Filthiness
60 Bashfulness
Ill-mannered
61 Impartiality
62 Comfort
63 Ease
Hardships
64 Blessedness
Lack of blessings
65 Tranquility
66 Stability
Aggrandizing
67 Wisdom
68 Dignity
69 Fortunateness
Unfortunateliness
70 Repentance
71 Seeking forgiveness
Keeping pride
72 Conservitiveness
Heedlessness
73 Invoking
74 Vitality
Lethargic
75 Happiness
Stinginess
No one other than a prophet or his successor or a true believer the strength of whose faith Allah has already tested can have the whole army of intelligence with all such characteristics. However, some of our followers and friends may acquire some of such characteristics so that they may reach perfection and repulse the army of ignorance and purify themselves from evil. In such case they also will step at the high degree and level of the prophets and the successors of the prophets. This progress can only be made after knowing, with certainty, intelligence and its army and ignorance and its army. May Allah provide us and you the opportunity to obey Him and work to please Him.
A group of our people has narrted from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from certain persons of our people from abu ‘Abdallah who has said the following.
"The holy Prophet never spoke to people from the height and with the full power of his intelligence. The holy Prophet (s.a.) has said, "We the community of the Prophets are commanded to speak to people up to the level of their intelligence and understanding."
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from al-Nawfali from al-Sakuni from Ja‘far from his father from Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s) who has said the following. Imam abu Ja’far has narrated from Imam Ali (a.s) who has said the following.
"Greed motivates the hearts of the ignorant people, longings and yearning keep them as hostages and deceit clings to them."
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ja‘far ibn Muhammad al-Ash‘ari from ‘Ubaydallah al-Dihqan from Durust from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid from abu ‘Abdallah who has said the following.
"The most perfect of intelligence are those who are the best in moral discipline."
Ali has narrated from his father from abu Hashim al-Ja‘fari who has said the following.
"We were in the presence of Imam al-Rida (a.s) that a discussion about intelligence took place and the Imam said, "O abu Hashim, intelligence is a present from Allah but discipline is a skill and burden. One who would pretend as a well disciplined one he would certainly establish full control in it. But to pretend as a person of intelligence would increase in him nothing but more ignorance."
Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Yahya ibn al-Mubarak from ‘Abdallah ibn Jubla from ibn Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"I asked Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) this, ‘May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, I have a neighbor who prays a great deal, gives much charity and very often visits Makka and he seems alright.’" The Imam (a.s) asked, "O ibn Ishaq how is his intelligence?" I then said, "May Allah take my soul in service for your cause, he does not have any intelligence" "Nothing from what he does will be raised up (to heavens)." Replied the Imam.
Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Sayyari from abu Ya’qub al-Baghdadi who has said the following.
"Ibn Sukayt asked Imam abu al-Hassan (a.s), ‘Why did Allah sent Moses with the miracle appearing through his staff and through his hand and means of magic, Jesus with means of medical tasks and Prophet Muhammad (may Allah send blessings upon him, his family and all the prophets) with means of speech and sermons?’"
"When Moses was sent magic was very popular among the people. He showed a magic of such form that was not possible for others to perform. He was given such means that destroyed the magical effects of those people’s magic and established the truth of the message of Allah among them. Allah sent Jesus at a time when serious illnesses existed among the people and they needed medical treatment. Jesus brought from Allah what the people did not have. He brought from Allah the means to bring the dead back to life, cure the sick and the lepers by the permission of Allah and thus, establish the truthfulness of the message of Allah among the people." The Imam explained.
Allah sent Prophet Muhammad (s.a.) at a time when oratory and speech was very popular among the people –I think he said poetry. He brought from Allah to the people the good advise and wisdom that showed the falsehood in their speeches and thus established the truthfulness of the message of Allah among them." Ibn al-Sukayt then said, "I swear by Allah that I have never seen anyone like you. What is the proof to establish the truthfulness of the message of Allah among people today?" The Imam then said, ‘It is intelligence. Through intelligence one recognizes those who speak the truth from Allah, thus, one acknowledges their truthfulness and those who lie in the name of Allah their lies come to light." Ibn al-Sukayt then said, "This by Allah is the answer."
Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from al-Muthanna al-Hannat from al-Qutayba al-A 'sha’ from ibn abu Ya‘fur from a slave of clan of Shayban from abu Ja‘far (a.s) who has said the following.
"When al-Qa’im, (the one who will rise with Divine Authority) the guardian, of our family will appear from occultation, Allah will place His hand over the heads of His servants and, thus, He place their intelligence together and complete their understanding."
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn Sulayman from Ali ibn Ibrahim from ‘Abdallah ibn Sinan from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"The authority of Allah over the people is the Prophet (s.a.) and the authority between Allah and the people is intelligence."
A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad in a mursal manner from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"Intelligence is the support for man. From intelligence come intelligence, understanding, memorization and knowledge and with intelligence he gains perfection. Intelligence is his guide, his instructor and the key to his affairs. When his intelligence is supported with light he becomes a scholar, a keeper (of knowledge), an intelligent re-caller and a man of understanding. Through intelligence he learns the answer to how, why and where or when. He learns who helps and who harm him. When he learns these (facts) he learns the channels, the connections and the differentiating factors. He then establishes pure faith in the oneness of Allah and acknowledges the need to obey Him. When he does so he finds the proper remedy for what he has lost and the right approach to whatever may come in. He knows well his present involvement, for what reason is he here, wherefrom has he come and to what end is he going. He will have all these because of intelligence."
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ’Isma‘il ibn Mihran from certain persons of his people from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"Intelligence is the guide of a true believer."
Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from al-Sariy ibn Khalid from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
" The Messenger of Allah said, ‘O Ali, no poverty is more sever than ignorance and no property is more profitable than intelligence."
Muhammad ibn al-Hassan has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn abu Najran from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim from abu Ja‘far (a.s) who has said the following.
" When Allah, God, created intelligence He said to it, ‘Come forward’. It came forward. He then said, "Go back." It went back. Then Allah said, "I swear by My honor and glory that I have not created any creature more beautiful than you. I will command only you to do certain things and prohibit only you from doing certain things. I will grant blessings (rewards) to you only and will subject only you to punishments."
A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Haytham ibn abu Masruq al-Nahdi from al-Husayn ibn Khalid from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following.
"I said to abu ‘Abdallah (a.s), "A man comes to me and as soon as I speak to him only a part of what I want to say he understands it all. There are also people who come to me and I speak to them all that I want to speak and only then they understand all of my statements. And explain to me what I meant. There are still others to whom I speak at length but they ask me to repeat to them what I have already expressed to them." The Imam (a.s) then said, "O Ishaq, do you know why is this?" I replied, " No, I do not know." The Imam then said the following, "Those to whom you speak only some of what you want say and they understand the rest are those whose intelligence is mixed to take shape with his nature (Nutfa). Those who understand you only when you complete your speech are those whose intelligence is mixed with them in the womb of their mothers. Those who ask you to repeat what you already said are those, whose intelligence is combined with them when they grow up. It is such people who ask you to repeat your statement."
A number of our people has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain persons of our people in a marfu‘ manner from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"The Holy Prophet (s.a) has said, ‘When you find a man who prays and fasts a great deal do not become proud of him until you see how his intelligence is."
Certain persons of our people has narrated in a marfu’ manner from Mufaddal ibn ‘Umar from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
" O Mufaddal one can never gain success until he understands and one can never understand until he acquires knowledge. One who understands can very soon excel. One who exercises patience can very soon triumph. Knowledge serves one as a shield, truth is honor, ignorance is humility, sharp wittedness is glory, generosity is success and ethical excellence attracts friendship. One who possesses the know how of his time confusion does not frustrate him. Strong determination creates pessimism…. Allah is the guardian of those who know Him. He is the enemy of those who pretend to know Him. A person of intelligence is forgiving and an ignorant person is treacherous. If you like to be honored you must become kind hearted and if you like to be insulted become harsh. One whose origin is noble he is kind hearted. One whose element is rough his liver is thick. The extremist falls into crisis. One who is afraid of the consequences desists from involvement in what he has no knowledge of. One who engages in an affair without knowing anything about it he is headed to his own loss. One who does not know he does not understand and one who does not understand he does not agree and become peaceful. One who does not agree and submit he is not respected and one who is not respected is broke and one who is so broke is blamable and one who is in such a condition must become regretful for his own self.
Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from in a marfu‘ manner from Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s) who has said the following.
"If one would establish firmly in himself one good quality for me I will credit him for it and forgive his other shortcomings but I will not forgive him for his losing intelligence and religion because departing religion is departing peace and security. Thus, life with fear and insecurity is unpleasant. Loss of intelligence is loss of life. A person without intelligence can be compared with no other thing but the dead."
Ali ibn Ibrahim ibn Hashim has narrated from Musa ibn Ibrahim from al-Muharibi from al-Hassan ibn Musa from Musa ibn ‘Abdallah from Maymun ibn Ali from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"Amir al-Mu’minin Ali (a.s) has said, ‘Self glorification is an indication of the weakness of one’s intelligence.’"
Abu ‘Abdallah al-‘Asimiy has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hassan from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Hassan ibn al-Juham from abu al-Hassan al-Rida (a.s) who has said the following.
"Our people mentioned intelligence and spoke about it in the presence of the Imam al-Rida (a.s), and he said, ‘Of the religious people those who have no intelligence deserves no credit.’ I then asked, "May Allah take my soul in your service, of such people we know a group who are considered alright in our opinion but they do not have such intelligence." The Imam then said, ‘They are not of the people whom Allah has addressed when He created intelligence and said to it, ‘Come forward’. It came forward. He then said, "Go back." It went back. Then Allah said, "I swear by My honor and glory that I have not created anything better and more beloved to Me than you. I will grant blessings (rewards) to you only and will subject only you to punishments."
Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from his father from certain persons of our people from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"There is nothing else to distinguish belief from disbelief but lack of intelligence. People asked the Imam, "How is that, O great-great-great-great grandson of the holy Prophet." The Imam replied, ‘Human beings center their expectations on other creatures. If they would become sincere to Allah He will grant their wish and expectations much quicker.’"
A number of our people has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ‘Ubaydallah al-Dihqan from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-Halabi from Yahya ibn ‘Umran from abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who has said the following.
"Through intelligence the depths of wisdom is discovered and with wisdom the depths of intelligence is discovered. Good policies are of the virtuous moral discipline." He said that Imam Ali (a.s) used to say, ‘Thinking is life for the intelligent heart just as light helps one to walk in darkness with ease and without waiting for a long time."
(a) It is narrated from Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) in a long narration, "The first, the beginning, the force and the structure of something is that without which something would be of no benefit. The thing that Allah has made beauty and light for His creatures, the people, is intelligence. With intelligence people come to know their creator and that they are created and that He is the one who has designed them and they are the ones who are being maintained. That it is the creator that is eternal and it is the creatures that are mortals. It is intelligence with which they reason from His creatures, like the heavens, the earth, and the sun the moon, night, the day. In this way they learned that they and the creatures have a creator and maintainer who is eternal. With intelligence they learn about good and bad and that darkness is in ignorance and light is in knowledge. These are facts that they learn with intelligence."
People asked the Imam (a.s), "Can intelligence only be enough for people?" The Imam (a.s) then replied, ‘With guidance from intelligence that Allah has made him to depend on and it is, his beauty and guide, a person of intelligence learns that Allah is his creator and that He is his Lord. Through intelligence one learns that his creator loves and that He dislikes certain things, that the Lord must be obeyed and that certain acts are disobedience to Him and that nothing but intelligence shows him all these facts. One also (with intelligence) learns that only with knowledge and searching one may reach the Creator. That one may not benefit from his intelligence if he can not learn the truth about Him through his knowledge. It then is necessary for a person of intelligence to acquire knowledge and proper moral discipline without which there is nothing else so dependable."
(b) It is narrated from Imam abu ‘Abdallah (a.s) who said, "No wealth is more profitable and no poverty is more crashing than foolishness and no effort of seeking support is more supportive than seeking consultation."
End of the book of Intelligence and Ignorance.
All praise belongs to Allah May Allah send peace and blessings upon Muhammad and his holy family.
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Pocketfull of punch
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It isn't easy to put your finger on an SUV these days. They come in all configurations and strangely, even different sizes. But if you've decided that the SUV of your choice is one that should be lithe and a sure-fire head-turner with the body of a bull but the zest of a gazelle? Look no further than the house of Porsche-selling 385,000 units of Macan, the brand's best-selling car. Although it made its debut in 2014, for 2019 the Macan has got a face lift, which in true Porsche style is more evolutionary than revolutionary.
It now rolls into the frame as the very face of modern-day SUVs-more sporty than clunky, more curved than chiseled and importantly, more agile. It brings a subtle variation to design on the outside, while most of the real deal lies under the hood. The new front grille is flanked by newlystyled LED headlights. At the back, the rear lights are represented by a single light bar that runs gracefully across, as it does in the Panamera. With a car that emphasises performance, it does not compromise on comfort and can comfortably seat four; the back seat provides ample headroom and decent leg space.
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INEOS Group Businesses INEOS Oil & Gas Denmark News INEOS contracts two state of the art vessels to support North Sea operations
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INEOS contracts two state of the art vessels to support North Sea operations
The two vessels form part of a £110 million investment project
Mervyn Williams, Supply Chain Manager INEOS Breagh said: ‘As natural gas continues to provide 84% of UK household heating, operations in the North Sea are of paramount importance and these two new vessels will provide essential operations support in the field.’
INEOS Breagh has agreed to contract two state-of-the-art multi-role emergency response and rescue vessels (ERRVs) as part of a £110million investment project in its operations in the North Sea.
The ships, officially named Forties Sentinel and Sentinel Ranger, were built by Sentinel Marine and will support INEOS’ operations in the Breagh gas field by providing logistics and protecting workers. The 61 metre vessels are fully equipped with state of the art technology, built to a high specification to ensure the highest safety standards for passengers and crew.
Forties Sentinel was officially named at a ceremony held by INEOS and Sentinel Marine in Great Yarmouth quayside The charter for Forties Sentinel was brokered by Braemar ACM Shipbrokers.
Mervyn Williams, Supply Chain Manager said: ‘This agreement shows that we are committed to providing our workers with a safe environment. Both Forties Sentinel and Sentinel Ranger will carry out essential duties across the Breagh gas field and support our operations for years to come. INEOS is committed to its operations in the area and we are delighted to have chartered vessels from Sentinel Marine which have been designed and built to the highest of specifications.
‘As natural gas continues to provide 84% of UK household heating, operations in the North Sea are of paramount importance, these two new vessels will provide essential operations support in the field.’
Rory Deans, chief executive of Sentinel Marine, said: ‘These are a new breed of multi-role ERRVs which are streamlined and more efficient, built to the highest possible specifications with health and safety of crew, passengers and the marine environment at the forefront of the design. We are delighted that INEOS was able to join us for the naming ceremony in Great Yarmouth.’
INEOS has been working in the Breagh gas field, 65km of the North-Eastern coast of England in the North Sea since 2011, the gas field is one of the largest currently being explored in the Southern North Sea and is estimated to contain reserves of up to 19.8 billion M3 of Natural Gas.
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Health and safety at the workplace take highest priority, as do environmental protection and social responsibility. All the company’s activities are strictly value-oriented and serve to increase earnings through improving operating efficiency.
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For decades, fossil-based energy sources have been indispensable for the development of the world economy. Despite the on-going expansion in the use of renewable energy, natural gas will continue to be amongst the world's major energy sources in the coming decades.
Natural gas in particular has a major role to play in the new energy mix. Natural gas is one of the most important raw materials for modern industry and society. It continues to play a dominant role as a fuel with 84% of British households currently relying on gas for heating.
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Educators: are you scaling the social media mountain? Digifest speaker, Eric Stoller
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A 21st-century university or college needs to be social media savvy to thrive, if not survive. So why is there still so much resistance to exploiting social media opportunities in education? Eric Stoller looks at why some educators are stranded in the foothills of the social media mountain, and offers inspiration - and suggestions of the best apps and networks - from those who are at the peak.
It’s a common manoeuvre for bloggers to write up lists about the “best new apps” for teaching, learning, and engagement on the basis that there’s always something on the cutting edge that might be new for educators. However, the reality is that the rate of adoption of new technologies within higher education is always going to be less about the availability of whizzy new tools and more about a willingness to learn new things. And that comes down to whether or not experimentation (and sometimes failure) is rewarded.
Rate of adoption of new technologies within higher education is always going to be less about the availability of whizzy new tools and more about a willingness to learn new things
In 2017, an interconnected, digitally-engaged university is the norm. Yet, there is still a lot of resistance to using social media within education.
In my blog post on why educators can’t live without social media, I presented a clear set of ideas, concepts, and arguments that offered ample opportunities for educators to use social media within the context of their work. Teaching, learning, retention, marketing, career development, digital literacy, engagement, and the student experience are all positively impacted by well-thought-out social media initiatives.
Educators are role models for their peers, students, staff, and anyone who connects with them on digital channels.
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So, what determines why some educators jump at the opportunities social media presents and others do not? I believe that organisational change, growth, motivation, and leadership influence how well social media are used within a university.
For example, a vice-chancellor who tweets or shares snaps is a role model for everyone who works at an institution. That simple act of leading by social sharing on digital channels showcases permission for others within a university to do the same. Digital leadership matters.
I believe that organisational change, growth, motivation, and leadership influence how well social media are used within a university
This kind of encouragement could be taken further. It’s been discussed within certain digital communities of practice (eg #LTHEchat on Twitter) that social media be added to annual appraisal metrics for educators. Regardless of which channel or tool is used, it’s a measure of innovation, creativity, and growth.
The challenge that social media presents for educators is that there exist myriad opportunities for use within countless networks. The “target” is constantly moving. Change is the norm. Apps and social networks are always evolving. New functionalities and ways of being on social media are frequently released. How do educators keep up with this constant churn? Prioritisation is key, along with building in time for “DPD” – digital professional development.
Social media channels - where are we now?
Given that, which social networks and apps should we be paying attention to right now? It depends, of course, on what you’re trying to accomplish.
Facebook is still the most widely accessed social network on the planet. Facebook Live has been used by educators around the globe for lectures, guest speakers, and open days.
Twitter is a multifaceted communications channel that can connect a variety of stakeholders and is often a “tip of the iceberg” for meaning making, learning, and global engagement. Similar to Facebook Live, Periscope (a Twitter property) offers up live broadcast functionality with social connectivity via mobile devices.
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Houseparty, from the makers of Meerkat (a now defunct competitor to Periscope), allows for group video conversations.
While some of this live social functionality may currently be mostly informal, there exists a lot of potential for educators to use these spaces for teaching, learning, and enhancing the student experience. In any case, students and staff are now able to broadcast anytime, anywhere.
Students and staff are now able to broadcast anytime, anywhere
However, messaging apps that offer a more closed loop of interaction have also emerged as being highly valuable for student engagement. Take Snapchat or WhatsApp. These are hugely popular apps with students. Both apps offer one-to-one or group-based connectivity that doesn’t exist in a larger public sphere. Other apps to be aware of in this space include WeChat, Signal, and Facebook Messenger.
Daily ephemerality from Instagram Stories and Snapchat Stories provide opportunities for quotidian storytelling that can be useful for a variety of educational aspects.
Some institutions, such as the University of Glasgow, have used student takeovers of these story accounts during study abroad programmes to good effect, allowing unique voices and experiences to be shared via campus and global communities. Some universities have even started incorporating Snapchat Spectacles into their daily stories – take a look at how Sheffield University is experimenting with this tool.
Social media for student retention
Student engagement is a major factor in student retention. The more students are engaged while at university, the more likely they are to be successful.
Social media affords student services practitioners the opportunity to connect with students and build community
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Engagement takes place inside and outside of the classroom. Social media affords student services practitioners the opportunity to connect with students and build community, scaling interactions from just one-to-one to a one-to-many. For example, Facebook Groups have long been a way for administrators and educators to engage with large amounts of students, reaching them whenever and wherever.
Can educators survive without social media? Of course. However, can education survive without educators who are willing to learn how to use digital channels to benefit their students?
Today’s enrolment atmosphere is highly competitive and those institutions that can demonstrate that they are properly connected universities will have an edge with recruitment, retention, branding, teaching, learning, employability, and alumni development.
Digifest 2017 - join the debate
This is one of a series of features on topics that will be covered at this year's Digifest, which takes place on 14-15 March 2017.
Eric will be giving his talk Part Deux: why educators can't live without social media at Digifest during the morning of day two. If you're not attending in person, we'll be livestreaming this session as part of our online programme.
Full details for all this year's sessions, can be found in the Digifest 2017 programme.
Join the conversation on Twitter using #digifest17.
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Associated Press updates Twitter and Facebook guidelines
The news agency has updated its social media guidelines to say as long as journalists have informed the newsdesk of big breaking news they are allowed to tweet about it
Posted: 24 July 2012 By: Rachel McAthy
The Associated Press has updated its social media guidelines with a change which clarifies that its journalists are allowed to tweet breaking news even if a story is not yet on the wire.
Under the updated guidelines AP journalists are told their "first obligation" in the case of a big breaking news event, "is to provide full details to the appropriate newsdesk for use in AP services if the desk isn’t tuned in already".
But once they have informed the newsdesk and taken care of "any other immediate AP work" they are now "free to tweet or post information about the news development" on Twitter.
Previously the guidance, which was last updated in January, said that content needed to move on to the wires first.
AP's social media editor Eric Carvin told Journalism.co.uk this has now been replaced with a "more detailed breakdown of what to do in different circumstances".
This includes a clarification that the live-tweeting of a public, live broadcast news event that could be followed by anyone "is fine", Carvin said.
In the case of big breaking news stories, providing they are not exclusive, once the newsdesk has been informed and if the journalist is not required to write the story, then they are free to tweet about it.
As for exclusive content, the guidelines state that "AP news services must have the opportunity to publish exclusive text, photo and video material before it appears on social networks".
"Once that material has been published, staffers are welcome to tweet and post a link to it on AP or subscriber platforms".
He added that it was important that these guidelines be written down and clarified, but did not constitute a "dramatic change".
The guidance also addresses retweets, which "like tweets, should not be written in a way that looks like you’re expressing a personal opinion on the issues of the day".
"A retweet with no comment of your own can easily be seen as a sign of approval of what you’re relaying", the guidance adds.
The guidelines also feature a note about "the safety of AP staff", with journalists told not to publish on social media "any information that could jeopardise the safety of AP staff", such as the whereabouts of journalists working in potentially dangerous locations or reports on the arrest of staffers.
Last year executive editor of the Associated Press Kathleen Carroll claimed the company's policies were "violated" when journalists tweeted about the arrest of colleagues covering the Occupy Wall Street protests.
The updated guidelines also offer advice on how journalists should interact with politicians on social networks.
The guidelines state: "It is acceptable to extend and accept Facebook friend requests from sources, politicians and newsmakers if necessary for reporting purposes, and to follow them on Twitter.
"However, friending and 'liking' political candidates or causes may create a perception among people unfamiliar with the protocol of social networks that AP staffers are advocates.
"Therefore, staffers should try to make this kind of contact with figures on both sides of controversial issues."
Previously journalists were advised to use lists instead of "liking" the Facebook page of a politician, for example, apart from some exceptions where using "like" was essential.
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Jay Z Ladies Beyonce and Rihanna Hug it out at MET Gala 2014 : Are they ending Feud?
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All Business Report
State-of-the-art store to be launched at JHB mall
Companies / 5 March 2019, 07:30am / Staff Reporter
Mall of Africa is excited to announce that a new Pick n Pay store will open at the centre in the third quarter of this year. Photo: Supplied
The Pick n Pay store will be located on the lower level of the Mall, previously occupied by a portion of Edgars. Photo: Supplied
DURBAN - Mall of Africa is excited to announce that a new Pick n Pay store will open at the centre in the third quarter of this year.
The Pick n Pay store will be located on the lower level of the Mall, previously occupied by a portion of Edgars. The Mall has reduced its Edcon space from 17,318sqm to 10,254sqm including all standalone stores.
"The consumer good segment at Mall of Africa has been growing steadily with the additional visitors from the neighbouring new office buildings opening at Waterfall City. With a view on Deloitte opening in March 2020 it is prudent to expand the consumer good offer at Mall of Africa," said Michael Clampett, Head of Asset and Property Management at Attacq.
Customers visiting the new store can expect an enjoyable shopping experience, complete with a comprehensive product range, easy-to-navigate spaces and a host of features. The new 4 346 sqm store will have a strong focus on freshness for all customers, whether they are looking for a good mealtime option, or to do their grocery shopping.
The store will boast a delicious deli offering, state of the art bakery, a fish counter and butchery. A dedicated butcher will be on hand to best handle customers chosen meat. Other exciting offerings include a sushi bar and a unique Biltong Bar.
The store will also include an in-store wine alcove. Providing a world-class wine experience, this offers a space for customers to take time out from their shop to browse or buy from a comprehensive selection of wine.
The Money Counter will offer customers a wide range of value-added services for simplicity and convenience. This includes bill payments, prepaid electricity, lottery tickets and a Money Transfer service, to name a few.
While the store is new to the mall, Pick n Pay Clothing opened in April 2016. "We are grateful and excited that one of South Africa’s biggest retailers has decided to increase their footprint and offering at the Mall," said Johann Fourie, General Manager of Mall of Africa.
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Birdie in Twitter salute to John McCririck
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Im sorry John but its odds against the boss man letting you smoke that in here! - the Twitter tribute to horseracing pundit John McCririck by Darren 'Birdie' Bird Picture: DARREN BIRD
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Racing pundit John McCririck, who died today aged 79, has been immortalised by Ipswich cartoonist Darren 'Birdie' Bird.
Horseracing cartoonist Darren 'Birdie' Bird Picture: DARREN BIRD
The flamboyant broadcaster was renowned for his outlandish dress sense and presenting style at major meetings across the country for ITV and Channel 4.
Following the announcement of his death today Birdie wasted no time in paying tribute with a cartoon he posted on Twitter.
He said: "I met him at several racing occasions and events over the years.
"I grew up watching him on C4 racing and it was through him that I learned about tic-tac and betting terminology so it was great to have the opportunity to meet him in person.
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"The first time we met was sitting on a balcony at Ascot. He was enveloped in smoke from his giant cigar, with Jenny (the Boobie) by his side, as always.
"It's a cliché to say he was a larger then life character, but in John's case it was absolutely true and it was always great to bump into him at various racing events.
"The last time I saw him was early last year - we've lost a real legend of racing.
"He wasn't everyone's cup of tea but he was harmless and did so much to promote the sport he loved."
Birdie's drawings of jockeys and trainers are seen by his 14,000 followers on Twitter, as well as national and international television audiences.
His fans include leading trainers such as Mick Fitzgerald and Tony McCoy, while the Queen also has one of his works.
Birdie can be found on Twitter with the username @DarrenBirdie. More examples of his work can be found on his website.
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2017 ITTF World Junior Championships
Latin American hopes end, Asian excellence prevails
Eyes focused on Latin America but it was to be the end of the road for Puerto Rico’s Adriana Diaz and Brazil’s Bruna Takahashi in the third round of the Girls’ Singles event at the 2017 ITTF World Junior Championships in Riva del Garda, Italy on the afternoon of Saturday 2nd December.
Both suffered at the hands of very technically correct Japanese adversaries.
Miyu Nagasaki who beat Bruna Takahashi (Photo: Rémy Gros)
by Ian Marshall, ITTF Publications Editor
Adriana Diaz, the no.4 seed, was beaten by qualifier, Mitsuho Kimura (11-5, 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 11-5), Bruna Takahashi, the no.13 seed, experienced defeat at the hands of Miyu Takahashi, the no.13 seed (11-5, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6, 11-8).
“Today it was important to be consistent and to stay calm; she played very strongly from the backhand.” Mitsuho Kimura
Defeat for Adriana Diaz, somewhat against expectations but she was not the only casualty, Romania’s Adina Diaconu, the no.6 seed, was beaten by Hong Kong’s Chau Wing Sze, the 15 seed (11-8, 11-6, 11-6, 12-10).
Otherwise, matters progressed very much as anticipated with Zhang Xuan flying the flag for Europe, she accounted for fellow qualifier, Russia’s Daria Shadrina (11-8, 11-4, 12-10, 11-7).
Success for Spain but it was Asia that dominated. Miyu Kato added to Japanese success, the no.3 seed, she beat Korea’s Kim Jiho, the no.10 seed (7-11, 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-6, 11-8); three players through to the last eight for Japan, it is the same number for China.
In the third round Sun Yingsha, the top seed, overcame Chinese Taipei’s Su Pei-Ling (11-7, 11-2, 11-4, 11-9), Wang Manyu, the no.2 accounted for Indian qualifier Archana Girish Kamath (11-2, 11-5, 11-7, 11-7); Qian Tianyi ended the hopes of Korea defender Kim Youjin, the no.11 seed (12-10, 11-6, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5).
“I felt confident because she very rarely attacked, she kept defending; Now I’m really tired!” Qian Tianyi
At the quarter-final stage Sun Yingsha meets Miyu Nagasaki, Qian Tianyi opposes Mitsuho Kimura; in the opposite half of the draw Miyu Kato confronts Zhang Xuan, Chau Wing Sze faces Wang Manyu.
The matches will be played later in the evening.
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Innermedia > Latest News > Innermedia News > Web Success for North London Flying School
Web Success for North London Flying School
We’re absolutely delighted with North London Flying School’s website. The school came to us for a new site, booking system, and help with their social media to reach out to people who are interested in a flying experience or even gaining a pilot license.
The new, clean design makes it easy for people to find and book the flight experience that they’d like, while strong branding ensures that the site and school are memorable.
But we don’t just focus on design – our team works on page architecture, meta data and other on-site markers to ensure that each site has an excellent foundation for SEO. North London Flying School is an excellent example of that approach – as well as increasing conversions, the site ranks at #1 on Google for almost every single keyword phrase including ‘flying school’, ‘flying lessons London’, and ‘flying courses in the UK’.
The site has been so successful that the flying school is now expanding and considering a new business model, with other flying schools working under their franchise to expand the brand and set up additional schools throughout the UK.
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“Working with Chris and Spencer at Innermedia has had a substantial impact on our flying school business since we launched the new website around 2 years ago, not only has the site attracted interest from our competitors most importantly our customers frequently tell us that they love the site and chose us because of it. We also realised the importance of SEO campaigns as even if you have a great website you need to be able to guide customers to it through search engines such as Google. We really appreciate what they have done for us and recommend anyone to work with them to provide raise the presence of their online marketing within their business.” – Sue Hart, Marketing Manager for the North London Flying School
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The Post‐Modern Transcendental of Language in Science and Philosophy
By Gianfranco Basti
Submitted: November 3rd 2016Reviewed: March 16th 2017Published: July 26th 2017
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In this chapter I discuss the deep mutations occurring today in our society and in our culture, the natural and mathematical sciences included, from the standpoint of the “transcendental of language”, and of the primacy of language over knowledge. That is, from the standpoint of the “completion of the linguistic turn” in the foundations of logic and mathematics using Peirce’s algebra of relations. This evolved during the last century till the development of the Category Theory as universal language for mathematics, in many senses wider than set theory. Therefore, starting from the fundamental M. Stone’s representation theorem for Boolean algebras, computer scientists developed a coalgebraic first-order semantics defined on Stone’s spaces, for Boolean algebras, till arriving to the definition of a non-Turing paradigm of coalgebraic universality in computation. Independently, theoretical physicists developed a coalgebraic modelling of dissipative quantum systems in quantum field theory, interpreted as a thermo-field dynamics. The deep connection between these two coalgebraic constructions is the fact that the topologies of Stone spaces in computer science are the same of the C*-algebras of quantum physics. This allows the development of a new class of quantum computers based on coalgebras. This suggests also an intriguing explanation of why one of the most successful experimental applications of this coalgebraic modelling of dissipative quantum systems is just in cognitive neuroscience.
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Gianfranco Basti*
Faculty of Philosophy, Pontifical Lateran University, Rome
*Address all correspondence to: basti@pul.it
Epistemology and Transformation of Knowledge in Global AgeEdited by Zlatan Delic
Epistemology and Transformation of Knowledge in Global Age
Edited by Zlatan Delić
1. Introduction: the semiotic interpretation of the transcendental of language
In this chapter, I suggest interpreting our present age, characterized by deep changes in every realm of the society and of the culture—science and philosophy included—as a Post‐Modern Age, not in the usual nihilist interpretation of Post‐Modernity, but in a constructive way. This can be more easily understood if we see at the three ages, Ancient, including both the Greek and the Latin ages, Modern and Post‐Modern, from the ‘transcendental’ standpoint. That is, from the standpoint of the ontological foundation of truth, so to characterize the Ancient Age with the ‘Transcendental of Being’, the Modern Age with the ‘Transcendental of Knowing’ and the Post‐Modern Age with the ‘Transcendental of Language’. In fact, during the Ancient Age—Middle Age included—the foundation of truth of the predicative sentences is the being of things existing independently of human thought and language, either in the ideal realm of the Platonic ‘supercelestial world’ (‘hyperuranium’) or in the natural realm of the Aristotelian physics. On the contrary, during the Modern age, because of the crisis of the Aristotelian cosmology, consequent to the birth of the Galilean science, the foundation of truth depends on Descartes’ and Newton’s principle of evidence,1 and then it depends on human knowledge.
On the contrary, Otto Apel introduced the expression ‘Transcendental of Language’ in the contemporary philosophical debate [1, 2], for signifying the primacy of language over knowledge in our Post‐Modern Age. Apel introduced this terminology originally together with Jürgen Habermas, who afterwards refused this connotation of his philosophy and social ontology, as well as the connotation of our age as ‘post‐modern’ [3], because of the prevailing ‘anti‐modernist’ and ‘nihilist’ meaning that this term acquired in the contemporary debate [4]. Anyway, apart from these terminology questions, what these authors and the others like me (e.g., the American philosopher John Deely, in his monumental textbook ‘Four Ages of Understanding’ [5]) want to signify as characterizing our age is the completion of the ‘linguistic turn’, only initiated by Gottlob Frege and Ludwig Wittengstein at the beginning of XX cent. This completion goes into the ‘semiotic’ direction depicted by Charles S. Peirce at the end of XIX cent., but effectively developed, both in science and philosophy, only during the last 50 years.
The illustration of this later completion in fundamental physics, as well as in logic and in computer science, all related with the ‘algebra of relations’ and then with the ‘Category Theory’ (CT), and the consequences for the anthropology and the epistemology, and more generally for the post‐modern man that lost in this way his modern centrality, is the main object of this chapter.
Indeed, the scientific contribution of Peirce, often forgotten by philosophers, concerns precisely algebras since he practically ‘invented’ the algebra of relations [6], so that also his ‘theory of signs’ or semiotics consists ultimately in the vindication that the fundamental irreducible relations in algebra, and then in logic and mathematics, are not the ‘dyadic’ ones, like in Boole’s and Schröder’s ‘algebra of logic’, but the ‘triadic’ relations. In this way, also his fundamental theory of ‘semiosis’, where the signifying character of ‘signs’, in the wider sense, and not only in the linguistic one, is based on its famous categorical distinction between ‘firstness’, ‘secondness’ and ‘thirdness’ as a triadic structure of relations underlying everything is signifying in language [7], in thought [8] and finally in nature itself [9], depends essentially on the irreducibility of triadic relations.
Therefore, if we approach the issue of the transcendental of language from the standpoint of a social ontology of language, without investigating over its ‘semiotic’ algebraic and pre‐linguistic basis, we are almost completely missing the point in two senses.
Before all, we are continuing in the Modern prejudice of considering humans as the only actors of the communication interchanges, even though, because language is a social construction, such a ‘transcendental subject’ has in this approach a collective and not individual nature. This implies that, because the linguistic sign has necessarily a conventional nature, as De Saussure taught us [10], this incomplete approach to the post‐modern linguistic turn leads us necessarily to an ontological conventionalism, and then back to the nihilist interpretation of our Post‐Modern Age. However, De Saussure himself, who emphasized in his linguistics the conventional character of linguistic signs, suggests us an implicit reference to Peirce’s semiotics, when he distinguishes in his famous Treatise between ‘sign’ and ‘symbol’. The latter, indeed, is characterized for him as to the former by a ‘natural bond’ in the brain between ‘signifier’ and ‘signified’. This makes effectively ‘triadic’ the semantic relationship in its ‘physical’ foundation, apart from the social construction of meanings by the linguistic interchanges. Even though De Saussure’s ‘semiology’ never considered Peirce and his semiotics, nevertheless, such a triadic nature of symbol, and its intrinsic ‘natural bond’ in its pre‐linguistic constitution, is copying with the ‘semiotic naturalism’ of Peirce’s ontology [9]. This position led the American philosopher to define himself during all his career as a ‘Scholastic realist’ on a naturalistic basis that makes his position equidistant, both from a Platonic realism and from a linguistic conventionalism [11]. This suggestion introduces us immediately to the second main reason of the failure of the interpretation of our age as per a social ontology of language.
Indeed, such an ontology is completely missing the point of the deep changes we are facing in our culture, and in our society—in economy, and hence in politics, before all—as well as in fundamental sciences, namely, in physics, mathematics and logic. All these changes have, indeed, a common denominator in the information revolution we are facing today, and that will challenge much more our societies, our economies and finally our political and military systems, on a worldwide dimension, in the very next future. This revolution depends, on the one hand, on the amazing increasing of computing power of devices related to the actual and growing availability on the market of quantum computers that, in a quantum optics implementation in nano‐technology, will not require like the actual quantum computers in electronic implementation to work at −273°C (thinks for instance at the famous D‐Wave). In this way, they will be used practically like our electronic CPU’s, but with a power and a velocity of calculus some orders of magnitude higher, and with a power consumption of few watts. On the other hand, this revolution will depend on the development of the so‐called AI autonomous systems (think at the self‐driving cars, robots, drones, etc.), destined to change deeply every realm of our private and public, civil and military lives, on the other one. Despite these two branches of development seem independent as to each other, they are deeply connected from the theoretical standpoint, as we see. From the standpoint of social ontology, all this means that beside the ‘conscious communication agents’—that is humans, both individually and collectively intended—there exist also the ‘unconscious communication agents’, i.e., the computational systems, in their networking with humans, to be considered as main actors of the actual social scene. They are acquiring an ever‐growing role in the interchanges of information, of goods and of services within our societies, changing completely the financial and labour markets in economy, but also the access to cultural contents, the formation and the control of public opinions and, finally, the notion of democracy itself. This is making suddenly obsolete the classical and modern philosophical interpretations of our societies based on the centrality of individuals, and the related Gibbs’ statistical approach to economic and social sciences. This approach is indeed based on the interchanges among individual actors like gas molecules of Boltzmann thermodynamics and the related notion of system stability at equilibrium of statistical mechanics, and therefore based on the related notion of information asymmetry—a notion that is at the basis also of Shannon’s statistical notion of information in communication engineering [12]—as the core of market stability. Not casually the 1970 Nobel Prize in economics, P.A. Samuelson—the founder of the prestigious ‘MIT School of Economics’ counting among its members an impressive list of other Nobel Prizes—dedicated the first two chapters of his momentous textbook Foundations of economic analysis to Gibbs’ thermodynamics, as the inspiring model of his approach [13]. And not casually the notion of information asymmetry obtained the Nobel Prize in 2001 to G. Akerlof, M. Spence and J.E. Stiglitz for their ‘analyses of markets with asymmetric information’. However, an ever‐growing usage of the Internet and of automatic computer‐based financial exchanges acting worldwide on the markets in a second‐fraction timing is evidently reducing this asymmetry, if not destroying at all [14]. The physical frame of reference is no longer ‘a gas’ of individual economical agents, but ‘a fluid of interacting and ever changing ‘condensates’ of economical agents. Therefore, no longer the statistical mechanics, but the condensed matter physics, dealing with dissipative systems, persistently acting in far‐from‐equilibrium conditions, must be the frame of reference for modelling the actual situation of financial markets. In a word, the new situation makes obsolete the classical statistical techniques of financial analysis and prevision. This theoretical failure made the market recurrent crises as unpredictable as stronger earthquakes during a persistent earthquake swarm. In other terms, the lack of suitable means of control and prevision over the actual financial jungle of markets makes them so vulnerable to financial speculations, and then our economic systems, and our democracies too, so fragile, because effectively out from any possible control and political or ethical orientation towards the common good. Roughly speaking, the modern optimistic confidence into the ‘invisible hand’ acting on markets of Adam Smith risks to be today without any mathematical foundation. As Samuelson rightly emphasized at his time, this was Gibbs’ statistics supposing a stability at equilibrium, by the reciprocal compensation of the ‘forces’ in the markets. In our ‘Communication Age’, this hand is often completely paralyzed! Also in this sense, and overall in this sense from the social standpoint, we are living today in a Post‐Modern Age.
Therefore, in the next section of this chapter, we illustrate ‘the paradigm‐shift’ occurring in quantum field theory (QFT), and then in quantum computations, before all for dealing with the challenges of condensed matter physics in dissipative quantum systems. At the same time, this paradigm shift is strictly related in theoretical computer science with the research of innovative solutions to the ‘big data’ issue, and particularly with the challenge constituted by the infinite data streams modelling. They are characterized, indeed, by the continuous changes of the inner long‐range correlations, and then by the necessity of readapting continuously the ‘degrees of freedom’, or the ‘dimensions’, of the computing system representation space. No classical statistical tool can perform such a task, but, on the contrary, it is what characterizes the dynamic principle of the ‘doubling of the degrees of freedom’ between a system and its thermal‐bath in the coalgebraic modelling of quantum dissipative systems in the so‐called thermal QFT. From the mathematical standpoint, the problem is indeed the same. In fact, there exists an evident convergence between the coalgebraic approach in thermal QFT, developed by theoretical physicists during the last 20 years, and the coalgebraic approach to computing systems (automata) interpreted as labelled state transition systems. This was developed simultaneously, but till recent years independently, by the theoretical computer scientists, precisely for dealing with the dynamical modelling of data stream, in the framework of ‘Universal Coalgebra’ as general theory of systems, and then outside the Turing paradigm of universality in computations [15].
On the other hand, since this coalgebraic approach to Boolean algebra semantics in computer science is developed in the framework of CT logic, this offers us in the final section of this chapter, for a systematic comparison between the phenomenological and the semiotic approach to the problem of meaning, so to describe more precisely the epistemological role of human consciousness, and its unicity, in our Post‐Modern Age.
2. The topological interpretation of quantum field theory and of quantum computing in the framework of the category theory
2.1. The topological interpretation of quantum computing and quantum field theory
Also for solving the just remembered problems of representation and control on data streams, and more generally for solving the computational issues related with the famous ‘big data’ problems, emerging in any field of contemporary human and natural sciences—for which not only human minds, but also the formal apparatus of standard logic and mathematics are impotent—a new generation of quantum computing systems is object of the most advanced research.
This improvement is based on the so‐called ‘topological quantum computing’, or ‘topological QC’ [16, 17], which, on its turn, is based on the operator algebras [18, 19], and then on a ‘topological interpretation of quantum field theory’, or ‘topological QFT’ [20], as fundamental theory of condensed matter physics, as well as of elementary particle physics ‘beyond the Standard Model’.
The experimental proof of the insufficiency of the ‘Standard Model’ (SM) as theory about the ultimate constituents of matter has been awarded by the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2015. Furtherly, the promising results in the realm of topological QFT and topological QC, which led also to the discovery of ‘exotic’ phases of matter, have been awarded with the Nobel Prize in Physics for this year 2016. This emphasizes the absolute relevance of the research program of topological quantum computing, leading computer science beyond the classical, logistic, ‘Turing Universality’ principle in computation, in the sense that the topological QC paradigm is wider than Turing’s one, because including it. It is based indeed on ‘Algebraic Universality’, and more significantly for our aims, on a ‘Coalgebraic Universality’ principle [15].
For understanding intuitively which is the deep paradigm shift in the ontology of physical reality related to QFT, let us start from the illustration of the difference between the mechanical vacuum of Newtonian and Laplacian mechanics, and the quantum vacuum (QV) of QFT (for such a reconstruction, see Refs. [21, 22]).
The QV has to be intended, indeed, as the dynamic substrate of all force fields connecting dynamically everything in the universe, and as the bounded energy reservoir of everything that exists in our universe and even of whichever possible universe in an (hypothetical) multiverse. In the QV ubiquitous present, everything is immersed from ‘its inside’ (the material constituents), and from ‘its outside’ (the environment). The same elementary particles constituting the material substrate of whichever physical thing are to be interpreted dynamically, given that their same mass has ultimately a dynamic justification, via the famous ‘Higgs field’. Elementary particles, indeed, in the QFT framework are as many ‘quanta’ of the relative force field, given that, not only the gauge bosons (the massless photons, gluons, the massive W and Z bosons) of the interaction force fields of the SM (respectively, the electromagnetic, the strong and the weak forces), but also the Higgs boson and the relative field, as well as the massive fermions of SM (the quarks and the leptons (neutrinos and electrons)), i.e., the elementary ‘building bricks’ of the macroscopic bodies have to be conceived in QFT like as many massive or massless quanta of the relative material (fermions) or interaction (gauge bosons) force fields.
Finally, the same macroscopic bodies of our everyday experience, ourselves included, are constituted by ‘condensations’ of the elementary constituents (molecules, atoms, quarks and leptons, etc.), at different level of matter complexity (see the notion of QV ‘foliation’), are depending on as many ‘phase coherences’ or coherent modes of oscillation of the relative force fields, determining the ‘long‐range quantum entanglements’, and then the macroscopic unity of each body, as well as their reciprocal differences. Each of these ‘phase coherence domains’ or ‘matter phases’ depends, via the famous ‘Goldstone theorem’, which is the core of the Higgs mechanism in QFT, on a ‘spontaneous symmetry breakdown’ (SSB) of the QV.
Each SSB, in other terms, depends on the ‘modes of (phase) coherent oscillations’ of some force fields—either the material or the interaction ones. The ‘quanta’ of these coherent modes are a third type of non‐massive and non‐energetic bosons (i.e., non‐associated to any specific force field), beside the gauge bosons and the Higgs’ one, the so‐called ‘Nambu‐Goldstone bosons’ (NGB’s). They appear normally in the equations of QFT and are observed, measured and denoted as ‘quasi‐particles’, for their strange properties. They, indeed, disappear without residuals—i.e., without violating the First Principle of Thermodynamics, because they are not ‘quanta of energy’ like the gauge bosons—with the field phase coherence that they ‘order’. In this way, each phase coherence domain is characterized by a univocal ‘fingerprint’ corresponding to the value of the condensate of NGB’s determining this phase. Therefore, they assume different denominations, according to the different phases of matter they determine. For example, in solid state physics, they assume the name of ‘phonons’, by determining the different phases—liquid, solid or crystalline of materials by breaking the rotational ‘Galileian symmetry of molecule mechanical vibrations. Or, they assume the name of ‘magnons’, because determining in some metals their ‘ferromagnetic phase’, by breaking the rotational symmetry of the magnetization vectors, orienting them into one only direction.
Roughly speaking, this means that what microscopically links together the molecules of the plastic casing of my mouse, or the molecules of the wood desk on which the mouse is staying, are the different phase coherences of the oscillation modes of their respective material and electromagnetic force fields, ultimately depending on the long‐range quantum correlations (entanglements) among these fields. Just as, what distinguishes the different liquid or solid phases of the same material are, respectively, the longitudinal, or the longitudinal and the transversal long‐range correlations of the mechanical oscillations of the molecules of that material, ‘breaking’ the spherical ‘Galilean symmetry’ of the molecule mechanical vibrations that, on the contrary, holds ‘unbroken’ in the gas phase of the same material.
Ontologically, the distinction between material and interaction fields with their particle‐like (bosonic and fermionic) quanta, on one side in the QV, and, on the other side, the NGB’s as quanta of the coherent modes of oscillations of the material fields, emerging from the QV by SSB’s like as many ‘ordering principles’ in the constitution of the complex structure of particles and then of macroscopic bodies, by the principle of QV foliation obviously recall the ‘double constitution’ matter‐form of the Aristotelian ontology of nature. Not only because in QFT like in Aristotelian physics no mechanical vacuum exists, but overall because in this ontology, the ‘natural forms’ of bodies emerge as ordering principles, through the concourse of purely physical causes, from the universal substrate of the ‘primary matter’, according to the improper modern translation of the Aristotelian term of próte dynamis, ‘primary dynamism’. The connection of the próte dynamis with QV as dynamic substrate of any physical entity is straightforward in this framework. This “education” of natural forms from the ‘primary dynamism’ of matter is, indeed, the core of the Aristotelian ‘causal justification’ of the physical forms (natural kinds) in nature, against the dualism of the Platonic ontology of nature where ‘forms’ are inserted from the outside of matter intended in a purely mechanistic way. Of this extrinsic character of ‘forms’ as to ‘matter’ the Galileian‐Newtonian ontology is the ‘representational counterpart’, because banishing the forms in physics into the mathematical formalisms of a representational mind, modern conceptualist counterpart of the Platonic hyperuranium (see below Section 3 and [22–24]).
2.2. Some epistemological consequences
Anyway, QFT is evidently an ontological paradigm shift as to the mechanistic one of the modern Newtonian and Laplacian physics, conceiving the physical body as ‘isolated’ in the mechanical vacuum. This ontology has in the solipsism of the Kantian ‘transcendental subject’ the necessary counterpart for justifying a ‘representational epistemology’, in which truth is based on evidence, as Descartes first realized, and therefore it is based on the self‐consciousness of some knowing subject.
In this way, the ontological truth is based on a consciousness state (‘evidence’), according to the Modern Transcendental of Knowledge of Descartes, Newton and Kant. At that time, at the down of Modernity, John Poinsot’s (1589–1644) opposed to this approach a ‘proto‐semiotic’ interpretation of Aristotle’s and Aquinas’ logic and ontology, according to which truth depends on an identity of structure (effectively a ‘homomorphism’ or bijective mapping) on causal basis, from the formal structure of a thing—that, as such, is always an element of a natural kind2—onto the formal structure subject‐predicate of a sentence referring to it. As far as such a correspondence becomes aware in humans, we have a ‘conscious knowledge’. In this way, Poinsot anticipated the post‐modern primacy of language over knowledge that, for using a famous Heidegger expression, was a Holzweg during the Modern Age, re‐proposed independently at the end of Modernity by Ch. S. Peirce [5, 25].3
Poinsot, indeed, in his treatise De Signis, the first treatise of semiotics in the Modern Age [26], individuated a third ontological type of relations beside the classical ‘real’ (causal or physical) and ‘rational’ (mental) relations of the Scholastic tradition: the ‘linguistic relations’ (relationes secundum dici). In Poinsot’s proto‐semiotic framework, indeed, like in Aquinas’ one, the truth of the sentence depends on its causal relation from the things, so that the logical structure subject‐predicate of the sentence ‘mirrors dually’ the causal structure ‘species‐thing’ (or ‘genus‐species’). The human knowledge, therefore, is the conscious self‐representational after‐effect of such an onto‐logical foundation of truth, so to vindicate a primacy of ontology over epistemology. In this way, in human knowledge, the real ‘thing’ becomes an ‘object‐for‐a‐subject’, in the sense of awareness of the outcome of a relational pre‐conscious foundational process of truth in language. In this way, Poinsot gives us a semiotic relational interpretation of Aquinas’ fundamental statement that is at the basis of his ontological theory of truth, per which: ‘being is the first known by the intellect… however knowledge is a sort of effect of truth (effectus quidem veritatis)’ (Aquinas, Quaestione Disputatae De Veritate, I,1). The following scheme exemplifies Poinsot’s theory.
From this scheme, it is evident that this ‘proto‐semiotic’ foundation of truth in language consists in the unconscious representation (mapping) of real relations from a thing, into the logical ones of a predicative sentence (= ‘transcendental relations’, in the figure), by a reflexive relation (= first ‘rational relation’, in the figure). This has the double role of reversing the arrow directions between the first two so to make them dual as to each other, and of preceding the further self‐reflexive relation (= second ‘rational relation’, in the figure), by which the ‘thing’ is represented as an ‘object’ in a self‐conscious mind.
The connection of this naturalistic ontology of knowledge with QFT as fundamental physics of the cognitive neuroscience and of topological QC will be discussed in the following. On the contrary, here it is important to emphasize the strict relationship between Poinsot and Peirce that historically makes of Poinsot the first philosopher who, in the history of Western thought, defined the ‘triadic’ structure of a signifying relation, i.e., of a sign. This idea is hidden in the definition by Poinsot of a ‘relation in language’ (relatio secundum dici) as a transcendental relation (see Figure 1), in two senses (see, Poinsot, De Signis, 574b14–575a19. In [26, p. 82]):
Because it does not belong to the category of relations that are all dyadic, that is, they are a ‘being‐to’(esse ad), whereas a ‘sign’ is a ‘being‐for’ (esse per), and therefore it is a triadic relation;
Because a linguistic relation can apply to all the other categories and then it transcends them.
Poinsot’s scheme of the foundation of truth in language as preceding its knowledge.
In this way, the ‘proto‐semiotic’ ontology of Poinsot consists in enriching the Western ontology, not only with a new ‘ontological category’ of beings, the signs, beside the rational ones in mind, and the real ones in physics. They are a new type of relations, the semiotic relations, designed by Poinsot with the term of ‘transcendental relations’, because of their fundamental role in language of connecting whichever ‘category’ of beings and relations. Specifically, they are able to connect ‘rational relations’, relating mental ‘objects’ (concepts) among themselves, with ‘real relations’ (causes), relating natural ‘things’ among themselves, via the power of signs of ‘expressing’ (being‐for) both rational ‘objects’ and natural ‘things’. Therefore, they are able to extend the function of ‘signifying’ also to the other two ontological categories, of ‘objects’, as signifying things, and to ‘things’ (effects) as signifying ‘other things’, i.e., causes, e.g., a healthy blood as signifying a healthy body, so to effectively bridging ‘objects’ with ‘things’, and then ‘rational relations’ (mental relations) with ‘real relations’ (causal relations).
All the richness of this proto‐semiotic ontology gets lost with the modern epistemological foundation of truth, so to confirm that, if the Middle‐Age was the ‘dark age’ for physical and mathematical sciences, the Modern Age was the ‘dark age’ for ontological and metaphysical sciences. In fact, the epistemological foundation of truth on ‘evidence’ of modern philosophy and science, from Galilei, to Descartes, to Newton and Kant, moves the real things, reduced to ‘objects‐for‐a‐subject’, and their real and linguistic relations reduced to ‘rational relations’ in mind, in the double sense:
Of the rarefied, fascinating realm of the human ‘abstract thought’ of the pure mathematics evidences; and
Of their ‘observer‐related’ application to empirical evidences, according to this modern epistemological interpretation of the Galileian method, in which mathematics precedes and guides the empirical observation.
Effectively, the self‐representational ‘evidence’ as foundation of truth in Descartes and his followers ‘cuts’, because of its self‐representational (self‐conscious) nature, any relationship with the ‘outer reality’, just as the Newtonian calculus has ‘to cut’ any dynamic interaction of a mechanical system in the mathematical formalism of calculus, by supposing the abstract mechanical vacuum, for stopping the derivative order at the second one, by the ‘inertia principle’. That is, for considering the acceleration as a constant, and so granting the abstract integrability of a function, and then the geometrical (kinematic) representation of the dynamics of a mechanical system.
S. de Laplace extended the Newtonian method to “many body physics”, where, because of the many bodies simultaneously interacting, their isolation from any interaction can be abstractly granted only by supposing the so-called “asymptotic condition”. It constitutes the core of the Laplacian “perturbative methods”. Synthetically, in the (false) supposition that the properties of an isolated and of an interacting body are “always” the same, each of the components of a many body system is studied in an asymptotic condition, i.e., at an infinite spatio-temporal distance from each other, so to grant their isolation condition. Afterward, this characterization is applied in the interaction condition, interpreted as a “perturbation” of the asymptotic one. This formalism is the core of the modern statistical mechanics, extending the Newtonian mathematical analysis from geometry to the matrix algebra. Afterward, L. Boltzmann and J. W. Gibbs extended this method to the statistical thermodynamics of systems stable at equilibrium (gases). Finally, J. Von Neumann extended the matrix formalism of statistical mechanics to the formalism of Hilbert spaces in quantum mechanics (QM), so to make of the asymptotic condition the core of R. Feynmann’s diagram formalism of QFT, interpreted as a “second quantization” with respect to QM.
Let us deepen, therefore, the core of the alternative paradigm of thermal QFT, we illustrated intuitively before [23]. The coalgebraic formalism underlying its modelling, both in physics and in computer science, is able indeed not only to recover all the richness of the semiotic ontology of Poinsot, but to give it the support of the formal rigour of the axiomatic method in logic and mathematics, as we see in the following of this chapter.
2.3. QFT as a thermal field theory and its topological modelling
In fact, historically and scientifically, which are the origins of the QV notion, and why they are so fundamental and unavoidable in QFT? QV is the only possible explanation at the fundamental level, of the Third Principle of Thermodynamics (‘The entropy of a system approaches a constant value as the temperature approaches zero’). Indeed, the Nobel Laureate Walter Nernst first discovered in 1912 that for a given mole of matter (namely an ensemble of an Avogadro number of atoms or molecules), for temperatures close to the absolute 0, T0, the variation of entropy ΔS would become infinite (by dividing by 0).
Nernst demonstrated that, for avoiding this catastrophe, we must suppose the molar heat capacity C is not constant at all, but vanishes, in the limit T→ 0, so to make ΔS finite, as it must be. This means, however, that near the absolute 0°K, there is a mismatch between the variation of the body content of energy and the supply of energy from the outside. We can avoid such a paradox, only by supposing that such a mysterious inner supplier of energy is the vacuum. This implies that the absolute 0°K is unreachable. In other terms, there is an unavoidable fluctuation of the elementary constituents of matter. The ontological conclusion for fundamental physics is that we cannot any longer conceive physical bodies as isolated, because they are always intrinsically ‘open’ to the thermal fluctuations of QV. This means that the usage of the asymptotic condition of perturbative methods that by ‘Feynman’s diagrams’ is at the core of the Standard Model (SM) formalism is, in some proper sense, ‘falsifying’ the intimate thermal nature of the physical reality. In the SM, indeed, the mechanistic prejudice still holds in interpreting fermions as ‘particles’, and gauge bosons (photons, gluons, and W and Z bosons), as quanta of the three fundamental force fields (electromagnetic, strong and weak forces, respectively), by which fermions interact among themselves. On the contrary, in thermal QFT, both fermions and gauge bosons must be interpreted as quanta of the relative force fields, of material force fields (fermions) and of interaction force fields (gauge bosons), respectively.
In this picture, the QV, differently from the mechanical vacuum separating the inert particles of the Newtonian mechanics, emerges as a dynamic continuum of force fields connecting everything in nature, so to justify a topological representation of QFT [20]. This explains also the progressive disaffection of physicists towards perturbative methods when dealing with the many unresolved problems of the ‘physics beyond the SM’. Anyway, for this discovery, eliminating the notion of the ‘inert isolated bodies’ in the mechanical vacuum of the Newtonian mechanics, Walter Nernst is a chemist who is one of the founders of the modern quantum physics.
All this is, indeed, the starting point of S. Umezawa’s ‘thermo‐field dynamics’ (TFD), as an alternative interpretation of QFT in quantum thermodynamics, with respect to its statistical mechanics interpretation, because vindicating the primacy of dynamics over kinematics in physics [27, 28]. During the last 20 years, however, by the integration of TFD with the fundamental ‘Goldstone Theorem’ [29], and then with the infinitely many spontaneous symmetry breakdowns (SSB’s) of the QV, all compatible with the QV ground state and that are at the basis of the Higgs mechanism, Umezawa’s TFD formalism received an essential improvement. This goes into the direction of the topological QFT, because of the ‘dynamic rearrangement of symmetries’ that each SSB intrinsically implies. Let us see more deeply this essential point [21].
Generally, since when they were theoretically defined by Goldstone’s theorem, SSBs have an essential role in the local gauge theory by Higgs field, because to each SSB corresponds the emergence of ‘long range quantum correlations (entanglements)’ we previously designed as ‘phase coherence domains’ of the force fields [30]. In fact, in QFT, the ‘Stone‐Von Neumann Theorem’, at the basis of Von Neumann’s classical formalism for QM [31], per se does not hold. This theorem states that, for systems with a finite number of degrees of freedom, which is always the case in QM, the representations of the canonical commutation relations (CCRs) are all ‘unitarily equivalent as to each other’.4 On the contrary, in QFT, because of the fundamental ‘Haag Theorem’ (1959), and of the related infinitely many SSB’s of the QV [29], the number of the degrees of freedom is not finite, and infinitely many unitarily inequivalent representations of the canonical commutation (bosons) and anti‐commutation (fermions) relations exist in the QV. This means that in QFT based on statistical mechanics, the choice of the finite ‘orthonormal basis of the Hilbert space’, per se infinite dimensional, depends on the observer. This led to the never ending epistemological discussions about the ‘objectivity’ of QM, and of QFT (quantum thermodynamics included) as far as both based on statistical mechanics and of its asymptotic equilibrium condition (the so‐called ‘KSM‐condition’) [32].
In TFD sense, on the contrary, ‘QFT can be recognized as an intrinsically thermal quantum theory’ [21, p. ix], because, for the Third Principle of Thermodynamics, all quantum systems are energetically open to QV fluctuations in the background. Of course, each open QFT system can recover its Hamiltonian character, because of the necessity of anyway satisfying the energy balance condition (ΔE = 0) of each QFT system with its thermal‐bath. This can be represented by ‘doubling’ each state of the Hilbert space with the correspondent ‘entangled state’ of the thermal‐bath, each doubled state representing a given ‘phase coherence’ emerging from the QV by an SSB.
This is the core of the fundamental principle of the ‘doubling of the degrees of freedom’(DDF) of thermal QFT, which is essential also for modelling quantum computing architectures based on DDF as a dynamic ‘deep learning’ strategy [33]. The essential improvement as to early Umezawa’s formalism is that such an openness of a QFT system can be mathematically formalized by the ‘algebra doubling’, between a q‐deformed Hopf coalgebra (thermal‐bath) mapping its structure onto its ‘dual’ q‐deformed Hopf algebra (system), where q is a thermal parameter [22], intrinsically related with the ‘Bogoliubov transformation’, appearing in any process of particle ‘creation‐annihilation’ in quantum thermodynamics. This means that in this topological approach to thermal QFT, the dynamics itself, and not the observer, determines the finite ‘orthonormal basis of the doubled Hilbert space’ by the DDF principle [20, 33].
To conclude, in QFT, the Heisenberg uncertainty relation of QM between the statistical wave and particle representations of a quantum system must be rewritten as relating dynamically the uncertainty on the number of the field quanta with the uncertainty on the field phase, namely:
ΔnΔϕ≥ϕ(ℏ)E1
where n is the number of quanta of the force field, and ϕ is the field phase. If Δn = 0, ϕ is undefined, so that it makes sense to neglect the waveform aspect in favour of the individual, particle‐like behaviour. On the contrary, if Δϕ = 0, n is undefined because an extremely high number of quanta are oscillating together according to a well‐defined phase, i.e., within a given phase coherence domain. In this way, it would be nonsensical to describe the phenomenon in terms of individual particles behaviour, since the collective modes of the force field prevail.
In QFT, there is, therefore, a duality between two dynamic entities: the fundamental force field phase and the associated quantum particles that are simply the (fermionic/bosonic) quanta of the associated (material/interaction) field. In such a way, the long‐range quantum entanglements associated with SSBs, and determining a ‘phase coherence domain’ into the QV, do not imply any odd relationship between particles like in QM. Entanglements are simply the expression of the continuous, topological character of force fields, of their phases and of their relations. To sum up, according to such a view, Schrödinger’s wave function of QM appears to be only a statistical, observer‐related, ‘blanket’ of a finest structure of the dynamic nature of reality.
Of course, the probability measures associated with this dynamic interpretation of QFT are related with the so‐called ‘Wigner function’. The main difference with Schrödinger wave function is that not only the former, differently from the latter, is defined on the phase space of the system. What is much more fundamental is that the Wigner function uses the notion of quasi‐probability [34], and not the notion of probability of the classical Kolmogorov axiomatic theory of probability [35]. Indeed, the notion of quasi‐probability allows regions integrated under given expectation values do not represent mutually exclusive states, because of the reinterpretation of the uncertainty principle, so to violate the first axiom of Kolmogorov’s theory. That is, the separation of variables in such distributions is not fixed, but, as it is the rule in the case of phase transitions (think, intuitively, at the phase transition between the gas, the liquid and the solid states in condensed matter), can evolve dynamically, even though, via the DDF principle, our representation can match this evolution, by the associated measure of the minimum of the free‐energy [20, 33].
2.4. From set theory to category theory as universal language for mathematics
This last evidence introduces us in the necessity of dealing with a change of perspective also in fundamental mathematics and logic. Topological QFT and topological QC are indeed generally based on the ‘Algebraic Universality’ given that, following an intriguing analogy, in quantum mathematics sets are represented by Hilbert spaces, subsets by Hilbert space sub‐algebras, and instead of functions over sets, we have operators over Hilbert spaces [36]. This change of perspectives contributed to the affirmation of Category Theory (CT) as a universal language for mathematics and logic, in a proper sense ‘more general’ than set theory.
Using CT, indeed, it is possible to discover and to define relationships among different theories that it would be impossible discovering and defining otherwise. In a proper sense, CT is a sort of axiomatic outcome of Peirce’s intuition of a purely relational categorical approach to theories, also because of CT native dependence on the algebra of relations, of which Peirce was the pioneer. Let us sketch briefly some notions of CT, using a sort of synthetic handbook of CT, inserted as the introductory paper, explicitly thought for physicists and philosophers [37], in a collection of papers devoted to apply several CT structures, particularly coalgebras, in topological QFT, string theories included [38].
The principal difference as to set theory is that in CT the primitives are: (1) morphisms or arrows, f, g—intended as a generalization of notions such as ‘function’, ‘operator’, ‘map’, etc.; (2) the compositions of arrows, f ○ g; and (3) two ‘mappings’, dom(•) and codom(•) assigning a domain and a codomain to each arrow. In this way, even set elements in CT are to be considered as domain‐codomains of morphisms, and, more generally any ‘object’ x in CT corresponds to the domain of a reflexive morphism Ix, i.e., to an ‘identity’ relationship.
Therefore, any structure‐preserving collection of ‘objects’, ‘morphisms’ and of the two ‘mappings’ dom(f) and cod(f), assigning to each morphism f its domain‐codomain of objects, constitutes a category in CT. In this sense, fundamental examples of categories in mathematics are: Set (sets and functions), Grp (groups and homomorphisms), Top (topological spaces and continuous functions), Pos (partially ordered sets and monotone functions), Vect (vector spaces defined on numerical fields and linear functions), etc. Particularly, the category of Pos is fundamental in logic. Indeed, partial ordering is a structure of ordering relations, ≤, among sets satisfying simultaneously:
x ≤ x (Reflexivity).
x ≤ y ∧ y ≤ x ⇒ x = y (Antisymmetry).
x ≤ y ∧ y ≤ z ⇒ x ≤ z (Transitivity).
The structure of ‘total ordering’ of sets, and the relative category Tos of totally ordered sets, satisfies Antisymmetry and Transitivity, but instead of Reflexivity, it satisfies the ordering property:
x ≤ y ∨ y ≤ x (Totality).
That is, for all sets, an ordering relation is defined. Nevertheless, the category Tos lacks in an ‘object’ as to Pos, because the ordering relation ≤ that Tos uses is no longer an object in it, and since does not satisfy any longer reflexivity like in Pos. Therefore, Tos is a subcategory of Pos. In fact, fundamental posets are the real number set (R,≤), and the power set Pof a given set X (P(X),⊆).
Another fundamental notion of CT is the notion of functor F, that is, a ‘morphism between categories’ sending all the objects, arrows and compositions from a category Cinto another D, i.e., F : C→Dso to justify a homomorphism—corresponding in set theory to a ‘bijective mapping’5—between the categories Cand D. Of course, for each category C, there exists an endofunctor mapping a category onto itself: C→C. Moreover, the application of the functor can be ‘covariant’, if it preserves all the objects and the directions of morphisms and the orders of compositions between the two categories. On the contrary, the application of a functor G is ‘contravariant’ if it preserves all the objects, but reversing all the directions of the morphisms (i.e., from A → B, to GA ← GB), and the orders of the compositions (i.e., from f ○ g to Gg ○ Gf). In this case, the target category of the functor is the opposite as to the source category. That is, a functor G is contravariant, if G : C→Dop.
The notion of ‘opposite category’, per which a category Cis dual as to its opposite Cop, leads immediately to the fundamental principle of duality6 in logic, according to which a statement S is true in/about Cif and only if its dual Sop obtained from S by reversing all the arrows is true in/about Cop. That is, S and Sopare ‘dually equivalent’, i.e., S ⇆ Sop, which is different from the ordinary equivalence between statements defined in/about the same category, i.e., S ↔ S’. What is important to emphasize for our aims is that in computational set theoretic semantics, the dual category of Setop is more significant than Set, given that a generic conditional in logic ‘if…then’, e.g., ‘for all x’, if x is a horse then it is a mammalian, is true if and only if the ‘mammalian set’ dually includes the ‘horse set’ with all its subsets. Therefore, the semantics of a given statement is set theoretically defined on the power set P(X) of a given set X. Categorically, indeed, the power set functor Pis a covariant endofunctor Set → Set, mapping each set X to its power set P(X) and sending each function f : X → Y to the map sending U ⊆ X to its image f (U) ⊆ Y, that is:
X ↦P(X), (f: X→Y ↦P (f) := S↦ {f (x) | x∈S}E2
vice versa, the contravariant set functor Pop: Setop → Set sends each function f : X → Y to the map which sends V ⊆ Y to its inverse image f ‐1(V) ⊆ X, but, of course, preserving all the objects. Therefore,
Pop (X) := P(X);Pop (f: X→Y) ↦P(Y)→P(X) :=T {x ∈ X | f(x)∈T} E3
Moreover, other useful categorical dual constructions can be significantly formalized in CT that we cannot define here, but that have an immediate significance for us because both the topological formalism of quantum physics and of quantum computation are plenty of exemplifications of their usage. For instance, the notions of ‘left’ and ‘right adjoints’ of functions and operators, the notions of ‘universality’ (uniqueness) and ‘couniversality’, of ‘products’ and ‘coproducts’, of ‘limits’ and ‘colimits’ interpreted, respectively, as ‘final’ and ‘initial’ objects of two categories related by a third category of ‘indexing functors’, so to grant the mapping, via a ‘diagonal functor’, of all the objects and morphisms of one category into the other. Practically, all the objects and the operations that are usefully formalized in set theory, and then in calculus and logic—including the ‘exponentiation’ operation for forming function spaces, and the consequent ‘evaluation function’ over function domains—can be usefully formalized also in CT, with a significant difference, however. Instead of considering objects and operations for what they ‘are’ as it is in set theory, in CT we are considering them for what they ‘do’ [37, p. 53], so to fulfil in formal way the primacy of pragmatics over syntax and semantics that the semiotic interpretation of logic by Moore borrowed from his teacher Peirce. To conclude, CT significantly completes in an axiomatic way that is absolutely lacking in Peirce’s approach—and this constitutes its fundamental weakness—Peirce’s ‘pragmatic’ approach as a research programme for formal logic and mathematics, in terms of a ‘formal semiotics’.
2.5. An a‘pplication of CT logic to quantum physics and quantum computing
Coming back to topological QFT an QC in the light of CT notions just illustrated, two fundamental categories we met already in Section 2.3, and that can be made dual for the contravariant application of the same functor Ω are those of coalgebras, A→ A×Aand of algebras, A× A→ A, given that often they are not dual at all. This latter is the case, for instance, of fundamental structures in QM like Hopf algebras, characterizing all the calculations over any lattice of quantum numbers. A Hopf algebra H is indeed a ‘bi‐algebra’, because it is characterized by two types of operations, i.e., coproducts (coalgebra: H → H × H) and products (algebra: H × H → H), which are both commuting and defined over a field K with a K‐linear map S: H → H, or antipode. This is evidently a covariant mapping, i.e., a vectorial covariant mapping sending commuting coproducts over commuting products, and counits ε over units η, so that the following diagram of Figure 2 commutes:
Commuting diagram of a Hopf algebra H.
In this way, any Hopf algebra is ‘self‐dual’—in the sense that the dual of a Hopf algebra is always a Hopf algebra, as expressed by the symmetry of the above diagram—just as any Hilbert space, but also like any Boolean algebra are. Now, the role of a Hopf bialgebra in QM calculations over a lattice of quantum numbers emerges immediately when we consider that the ‘algebraic half’ of the Hopf bialgebra, H × H → H, applies when we have to calculate, for instance, the energy of a single particle, whereas the ‘coalgebraic half’, H → H × H, applies when we have to calculate the total energy of two particles in the same quantum state (coproducts are effectively sums). In this case, the commutativity also of the coproducts makes perfectly sense, because the total energy does not change by interchanging between themselves the two particles that as such, for the Heisenberg uncertainty, are indistinguishable in a quantum state.
The situation changes completely when we deal with dissipative quantum systems of thermal QFT we discussed in Section 2.3, where the total energy concerns the system state and the thermal‐bath state that are not interchangeable at all. In other terms, in the q‐deformed Hopf coalgebras—where the ‘deformation parameter’ q breaking the symmetry of the Hopf bialgebra is a thermal parameter—the co‐products are non‐commutative, just as the associated ‘doubled Hilbert space’, where each state of the system is ‘mirrored’ by a thermal‐bath state (the ‘tilde state’ in the symbolism below), according to the DDF principle introduced in Section 2.3. The q‐deformed Hopf coalgebra of a dissipative QFT system, indeed, describes the doubling of the degrees of freedom a→{a×a˜}and of the state space F→F×F˜with the operators a and a˜ acting on F and F˜, respectively.In this case, in the associated doubled Hilbert space, what are commuting are the associated operators A(θ),A˜(θ)[33]7:
A(θ)=Acoshθ−A˜†sinhθE4
A˜(θ)=A˜coshθ−A†sinhθE5
where, θ is the ‘angle’ of a Bogoliubov transformation, strictly related to the deformation parameter q, and the canonical commutation relations are:
[A(θ),A(θ)†]=1,[A˜(θ),A˜(θ)†]=1E6
All other commutators being equal to zero. Eqs. (4) and (5) are nothing but the Bogoliubov transformations for the {A,A˜}couple, evidently applied in a reversed way, characterizing any phase transition of a QFT system, that is, any process of ‘creation‐annihilation of particles’ from the QV, according to the relation (1) above. In other terms, the Bogoliubov transformations provide an explicit realization of the contravariant mapping between a q‐deformed Hopf coalgebra and its dual q‐deformed Hopf algebra, where the ‘reversal of the arrows’ has an immediate physical significance in the correspondent reversal of the energy arrow characterizing the energy balance in any dissipative system.
On the other hand, since each dissipative QFT system is characterized by a pair of a q‐deformed Hopf coalgebra, qHCoalg and a q‐deformed Hopf algebra, qHAlg, each pair being univocally characterized by a different value of the q parameter, it is possible to demonstrate [33] the dual equivalence between the category of q‐deformed coalgebras, and q‐deformed Hopf algebras. In fact, by using in a contravariant way the vectorial mapping on Hilbert spaces related to the Bogoliubov transform T*, i.e., by using in a contravariant way the endofunctor T characterizing the category qHCoalg, we can obtain:
qHCoalg(T)⇋qHAlg(T*)E7
Now, for computer scientists, in general, the categorical duality coalgebra‐algebra, for the contravariant application of the same functor Ω, i.e., Coalg(Ω) ⇋ Alg(Ωop), are important, just as the category of Setop as to Set, discussed before for the logicians. In fact, the primacy of Coalg as to Alg depends on the fact that in Coalg, we are not constrained like in Alg by the necessity that all the endofunctors must be polynomials because of the ‘Fundamental Theorem of Algebra’. In this way, coalgebras appear to be more suitable for modelling non‐linear systems, as far as by a functorial contravariant mapping, they might ‘induce’ their structure onto dually homomorphic algebraic structures, and specifically on Boolean Algebras. Let us deepen shortly this point, also for the strict correlation with quantum computing.
Effectively, one of the pillars of topological QC is M. Stone’s representation theorem for Boolean algebras. This theorem demonstrates the isomorphism between a Boolean algebra (BA) and a partially ordered set defined over Stone’s topological spaces [39], i.e., over spaces sharing the same topology of C*‐algebras. That is, the algebras associated with Hilbert spaces in topological QFT, via the famous GNS construction [19]. Stone’s representation theorem associates each Boolean algebra A with a Stone topological space S(A), in the sense of the isomorphism existing between a Boolean lattice A and a partial ordering of clopen sets8 over S(A). It is important to emphasize that the category of Boolean algebras BAlg and of the Stone spaces, Stone, are dual, in the sense that a monotone function from the Boolean algebra A to the Boolean algebra B is dual to a continuous function in the opposite direction from the Stone space S(B) to the Stone space S(A). Afterwards, in 1988, S. Abramsky demonstrated the dual equivalence, for the contravariant application of the so‐called ‘Vietoris functor’, V, of the category of coalgebras defined on Stone spaces, SCoalg, and the category BAlg, where the ‘Vietoris space’ is a vector space by which the mapping from one structure to the other can be formally justified, via the so‐called ‘Vietoris construction’ [40]. In this way, we can say that each Stone coalgebra ‘induces’ its own structure over the corresponding Boolean algebra, i.e., SCoalg(V) ⇋ BAlg(Vop) so that Abramsky’s fundamental result is the core of the ‘Universal Coalgebra’ as general theory of systems [15]. Finally, the clopen sets of SCoalg are ‘Non‐wellfounded’ (NWF), that is, they satisfy P. Aczel’s non‐standard NWF set theory, based on the so‐called ‘anti‐foundation axiom’, which refuses the ‘regularity axiom’ of the standard ZF set theory, so that set self‐inclusion is allowed, and then unbounded chains of set inclusions [41].
This means that a ‘total ordering’ of all sets cannot be justified in this set‐theoretic semantics, that is, not all sets are comparable according to the ordering relation (≤). On the other hand, we can always represent in NWF set theory the relationship superset‐subset among subsets of a given set by directed graphs, where the nodes are subsets, the edges are inclusion relations and the root is the superset. On this basis, P. Aczel demonstrated that in NWF set theory, there exists an ultimate root of all the set directed graphs by his powerful ‘Final Coalgebra Theorem’ [42]. The final root of all NWF sets is, in fact, like the ‘universal class’ V of the standard set theories, but with a fundamental difference. All the set elements are not actually existing in it, because no total ordering of all sets is here allowed. On the contrary, they can be progressively ‘unfolded’ from the root as a sequence of sets by the principle of coinduction (↓) of set ‘reversed orderings’ (≥) for a ‘final coalgebra’, which is obviously dual as to the usual induction principle (↑) of set ‘orderings’ (≤) for an ‘initial Boolean algebra’, but equally effective as method of set definition and proof [15, 43].
All this led J. Rutten to define the principle of Universal Coalgebra as dual to ‘Universal Algebra’, and as general theory of dynamic and computation systems, both modelled as labelled (indexed) state‐transition systems [15]. This principle allows, indeed, to define the semantics of functional programming on the physical states of the machine, as far as coalgebraically modelled. Moreover, by the construction of the so‐called ‘infinite state black‐box machine’, characterized by a ‘final coalgebra’ for the category of ‘diagonal functors’ (Ω × I), where Iis a set of ‘indexes’ mapping each coalgebra of a given category onto its final one for the endofunctor Ω [15, 44], it is possible to model computations on (infinite) data streams that, as we recalled at the beginning, is crucial for computer science. In fact, in CT, it is possible to formalize the notion of ‘observational equivalence’ as dual to the algebraic notion of ‘equivalence by congruence’ [44]. This notion is evidently important also for quantum physics, given that, because of Heisenberg uncertainty principle, the computations can be performed not on states, per se, but only on some ‘state observables’, effectively on the operators over Hilbert spaces.
To conclude, it is possible to demonstrate that the category of q‐HCoalg satisfies the construction of the ‘infinite state black‐box machine’ for modelling in computer science the notion of ‘QV‐foliation’ characterizing the coalgebraic interpretation of thermal QFT illustrated above. Indeed, the set of q deformation parameters gives us the set Iof indexes for the endofunctor T characterizing the category q‐HCoalg [33]. This evidence not only explains why one of the most significant experimental confirmation of thermal QFT is the modelling of ‘long‐term memories’ or ‘deep‐beliefs’ in cognitive neuroscience that we discuss in the concluding section. It also opens the way to use the DDF principle for dealing with the issue of the so‐called ‘deep‐learning’ as to infinite streams in quantum computing. Effectively, we are prototyping in Italy, by the nanotechnology labs of the National Research Council (CNR) in Bologna, a specific architecture of optical quantum computer modelled on these principles [33].
3. Conclusions: consequences for the epistemology
What is highly significant in the coalgebraic modelling of dynamic systems, and of their logic I just illustrated, is that in conductive reversed (≥) partial orderings, as far as defined on NWF sets where no total ordering is allowed, instead of using the usual transitive rule in the ordering by inclusion relation: ((x ⊇ y ∧ y ⊇ z) → x ⊇ z) that as such supposes a ‘linear’ ordering, with ‘jumps’ between ascendants and descendants, and then a total ordering (see Section 2.4), we can use, in the ‘set unfolding’ process by coinduction from the root (superset), the ‘weaker’ Euclidean transitive rule: ((x ⊇ y ∧ x ⊇ z) → y ⊇ z), or ((x ⊇ y ∧ x ⊇ z) → z ⊇ y).
Moreover, because both (y ⊇ z) and (z ⊇ y) are allowed in inclusions following the Euclidean rule of transitivity, it is possible to generate, by coinduction from the same root, equivalence classes of sets, because of the antisymmetric rule characterizing any partial ordering. In fact, because no total ordering holds, it is possible that from one superset, different inclusion paths following the Euclidean rule derive, like in an evolutionary tree by successive non‐linear ‘bifurcations’, so that, as it must be in each partial and not total ordering, some subsets are not comparable by an ordering relation (≤), even though, ultimately, sharing the same root. They belong indeed to different inclusion paths. In this way, properly, a superset here only ‘admits’ (∋) not ‘includes’ (⊂) subsets. Just it happens in biology where properly the ‘mammalian’ root ‘admits’ not ‘includes’ as its own subsets ‘horses’, ‘cats’, ‘dolphins’, etc., given that they derive from the same root, but following different and reciprocally irreducible ‘unfolding’ (evolutionary) paths.
Finally, it is evident that in coalgebras defined on NWF‐sets, it is possible to formalize also modal logics [45], as Abramsky first emphasized in his visionary contribution of 1988, and then S. Moss demonstrated (see [40, 46], and for updated syntheses [44, 47]). This means that in coalgebraic logic, we can develop a first‐order modal semantics of Kripke models—as distinguished from second‐order modal semantics for Kripke frames—according to the notion of ‘local truth’ [48], based on the notion of dual equivalence (⇆) by a bounded morphism (←⇄), i.e., by a contravariant functorial mapping between Kripke models. What, intuitively, all this means for our aims is that, because modal coalgebras admit only a stratified (indexed) usage of the necessity operator □ and of the universal quantifier ∀, since a set actually exists as far as effectively unfolded by a co‐inductive procedure, the semantic evaluations in the Boolean logic effectively consist in a convergence between an inductive ‘constructive’ (↑)procedure, and a co‐inductive ‘unfolding’ procedure (↓). Namely, they effectively consist in the superposition limit/colimit between two concurrent inductive/coinductive computations. This is the core of Abramsky notion of finitary objects as ‘limits of finite ones’, definable only on NWF sets, finitary objects that according to him are the most proper objects of the mathematical modelling of computations [40]. If we come back to Poinsot’s proto‐semiotic scheme of Figure 1 in Section 2.2, we realize that the coalgebraic logic is a formal fulfilment of this intuition at the down of Modern Age.
More generally, indeed, we can apply it not only to mathematical logic, but also to philosophical modal and intensional logics, according to the programme of ‘formal philosophy’ (formal ontology, formal epistemology, formal ethics, etc.) with evident applications to the computational simulation of intentional tasks, as far as they can be modelled only in intensional logics, and then in computational systems not based on the Turing paradigm, just like also human brains are [49, 50].
Effectively, as far as their fundamental physics obeys a thermal QFT like any biological system, they obey a ‘Coalgebraic Universality’ principle [15] in their computations [33], just as it holds in human brains during intentional tasks. It is indeed not casual that during the last ten years, the QV‐foliation in QFT has been successfully applied to solve dynamically the capacity problem of the long‐term memories—namely, the ‘deep beliefs’ in the computer science jargon—in the living brain, interpreted as a ‘dissipative brain’, i.e., ‘entangled’ with its environment (thermal‐bath) via the DDF formalism [24, 51–53].
In a formal ontology based on the semiotic naturalism—that is a coalgebraic modal logic based on thermal QFT—all this, roughly speaking, means that it is logically true that the (sub‐)class of horses is a member of the (super‐)class of mammalians iff, dually, it is ontically (dynamically) true that a co‐membership of the species of horses to the genus of mammalians occurs, from some step n onward of the universe evolution (= ‘natural unfolding’ of a biological evolution tree). That is:
□∀n>m(horse∈mammmalian︸Boolean Algebra(Ω*)←⇄︸Bounded Morphismhorse∋mammalian︸Stone Coalgebra(Ω))E8
In other terms, we are faced here with an example of a ‘functorially induced’ homomorphism, from a coalgebraic natural structure of natural kinds (genus/species) into a logical structure of predicate domains (class/sub‐class), as an example of modal local truth, applied to a theory of the ontological natural realism, in the framework of an evolutionary cosmology [23, 54], where it is nonsensical to use not indexed (absolute) modal operators and quantifiers, given that physical laws emergence depends on the universe evolution. In parenthesis, this gives also a solution to the otherwise unsolved problem, in Kripke’s relational semantics, of the denotation of natural kinds (the denoted objects of common names, such as ‘horses’ or ‘mammalians’ in our example) and of the connected causal theory of reference, but on a ‘naturalistic’ basis, and not ‘social’ one, like in S. Kripke’s [55], and I. Putnam’s [56] theories.
To conclude, such a formal ontology of the natural realism of which I illustrated here only some basic principles and that I present systematically in a book actually in preparation [57] is able to give Post‐Modern Age an ontology including both conscious (humans) and unconscious (computers) communication agents as the main actors of our Information Age, as I stressed in Section 1 of this chapter.
Therefore, for a final illustration between the modern ‘Transcendental of Knowledge’ and the post‐modern ‘Transcendental of Language’, according to the ‘complete linguistic turn’ of Peirce semiotics, I introduce as an exemplification the comparison between Husserl’s criticism, and Peirce’s criticism to Schröder’s first volume of his book on the ‘algebra of logic’ [58], which was the first historical proposal of a ‘mathematical logic’. Peirce’s contribution consists, indeed, in the proposal of an ‘algebra of relations’, correcting in a semiotic/semantic way the early formalistic proposal of an ‘algebra of logic’ by Ernst Schröder, without any necessary reference to a knowing, conscious subject [6], and consistent with his ontology of a ‘semiotic naturalism’ [9]. Edmund Husserl also shared this same criticism against Schröder formalism, almost in the same years, but independently from Peirce's semiotics. In fact, Husserl criticized Schröder formalistic approach to algebraic logic from the standpoint of the Transcendental of Knowledge [59], i.e., according to the subject‐object intentional relationship, proper of phenomenological foundation of formal logic and mathematics [60].
In other terms, following Poinsot’s early suggestion, updated to the actual situation, we can say that the proper of humans as conscious communication agents in our Information Age is the abstract, because self‐conscious knowledge of logical and mathematical truths, requiring for its formalization a second order set‐theoretical semantics. This applies globally to an infinite universe of logical and mathematical objects, apart from any ‘morphism’ we can define on them, constituting the universal class V of a given formal system. V, therefore, defines the ‘universe’ of the objects with which a given axiomatic system is dealing with, i.e., the abstract objects ‘formally existing’ in the system. Now, ‘necessary and sufficient condition’ for the membership to V is that all its members satisfy a self‐identity relationship,9 a condition stated for the first time, in the history of Western thought, in Plato’s Dialogue Parmenides, the dialogue in which Plato’s metaphysics reaches its most consistent development.
The core of the modern transcendentalism, consists therefore, from Descartes and Kant on, Husserl included, in identifying ‘self‐identity’ with ‘self‐evidence’, so to justify in the usual logical jargon, the denotation of the members of V as ‘objects’ (as‐to‐a‐subject) constituting the ‘universe’ of a given axiomatic system. Therefore, if we compare the definition of the standard notion of sets, just at the beginning of Fraenkel’s Abstract Set Theory book and Husserl’s parallel passage about the formal ontology of independent objects as ‘parts of wholes’ in his Logical Investigations, the common dependence on a Platonic ontology is a notion shared by both authors. For Fraenkel, indeed—who always affirmed the necessity for pure mathematicians of embracing a Platonic ontology [61]—both the ‘intuition of objects’ and ‘collecting objects into an aggregate’ are ‘intellectual acts’ [62, p. 6]. Let us compare the following two passages, respectively, of Husserl and of Fraenkel, for realizing this key point of the whole question of the modern transcendentalism in the foundations of logic and mathematics. Husserl:
Seen in their mutual interrelations, contents presented together on any occasion fall into two main classes: independent and non‐independent contents. We have independent contents wherever the elements of a presentational complex (complex of contents) by their very nature permit their separated presentation; we have dependent contents [i.e., “wholes”] wherever this is not the case [63, p. 6].
Fraenkel:
Definition of set. A set or aggregate is a collection of definite, distinct objects of our intuition or of our intellect, to be conceived as a whole (unity) [62].
Where the two approaches diverge, it is about the different logical value to be attributed to evidence. For Husserl, such ‘objects’ of a logical system, and the relative ‘axioms’, as far as self‐evident, are apodictic or ‘absolute’. On the contrary, contemporary mathematics does not trust in ‘evidence’ because dependent on historical factors. In this way, modern mathematics, by embracing from B. Riemann on, the axiomatic method, can attribute only a hypothetical value to logical and mathematical truths, because ‘relative’ to the limited universe of objects defined through the axioms of a given theory. The role of evidence then remains only as to the logical primitives, on which the meaning of all the well‐formed formulas—axioms, definitions and theorems, via the formation and deduction rules—ultimately depends in any formal system, as K. Gödel himself emphasized many times in his writings.
Today, however, this is not the full story. Besides the abstract way of humans of dealing with logical and mathematical truths, there exists also the way of the unconscious communication agents of dealing with local truths. They are based on a coalgebraic first‐order semantics for Boolean algebras, for defining the representation space of these agents, and its continuous re‐adaptation on the hidden correlations of data streams. As we anticipated in the Introduction, and now it is (I hope) more evident to us, this new generation of computational systems is not engaged in any ‘imitation game’ with our conscious minds. In the limit, indeed, they are imitating at last the computational dynamics of our pre‐conscious brains. For this reason, they do not suffer the computational limits of second‐order logics, and then of the ‘Universal Turing Machine’. Therefore, they might support, integrate and only in this sense, substitute our minds—and the classical Turing‐like computational architectures—in all these tasks, where they—our minds and the classical computers, as far as simple extensions of our minds—are destined inevitably to fail. These tasks are, indeed, ultimately reducible to only one: reckoning with the complexity of reality, in whichever natural, social, economic realm, without any unsustainable waste of time, and of computational resources. This is the challenge, but also the hope of our present time, as far as we become aware of it. We are humans, at last!
The “First Rule” of Descartes? Discourse on Method (1637), written as Introduction to his treatises on Geometry, Optics, and Metreology reads: ‘“never to accept anything as true if I didn?t have evident knowledge of its truth”’ [65]. In the Ancient English of his Treatise of Optics (1704), Newton stated: ‘“These Principles [the laws of Newtonian Mechanics] I consider, not as occult Qualities, supposed to result from the specifick Forms of Things, but as general Laws of Nature, by which the Things themselves are formed; their Truth appearing to us by Phaenomena, though their Causes are not yet discover?d. For these are manifest Qualities, and their Causes only are occult. (…) To derive two or three general Principles of Motion from Phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the Properties and Actions of all corporeal Things follow from those manifest Principles, would be a very great step in Philosophy, though the Causes of those Principles not yet discover?d’ [64, p. 376].
For example, a horse is a member of the genus of mammalians on a causal basis, in the sense that the members of a given species/genus share the same causal web justifying their existences. Effectively, it is well‐known that in genetics the members of a given species share common sequences of DNA, so that from the DNA is possible to reconstruct the phylogenetic history of a given species.
Effectively, Peirce did not know Poinsot’s works, even though both depend on the teaching of the works of the so‐called Cambricenses teachers [5]. For this reason, along all his career, Peirce defined himself as a ‘Scholastic realist’.
We recall that at the basis of QM formalism, there exists the fundamental D. Hilbert’s discovery that the canonical variables of classical mechanics (the position q and the momentum p), which per se do not commute with each other because of the uncertainty principle, however commute each with the Fourier transform of the other. In this way, each pair of them constitutes a CCR.
For sake of completeness, to an ‘injective mapping’ in set theory corresponds the functorial mapping of monomorphism in CT, and to a ‘surjective mapping’ an epimorphism. What is nice in using CT as a metalanguage of mathematics is that the meta‐notion of ‘functor’ as ‘morphism of morphisms’ is not per se a second order notion, as they are in logic the notion of ‘function of functions’ or ‘class of classes’. That is, by CT, we can have a universal axiomatic metalanguage of logical and mathematical theories that does not imply per se any quantification over constants of the object‐language, so to avoid all the problems related with the incompleteness of the higher order predicate calculus—even though it is possible to represent in CT higher‐order logics. On the contrary, we can formalize in CT logic the logical quantifiers of the predicate calculus like as many adjoints of an algebraic structure over the power‐set of a given set, so ‘to extend to an algebraic form the usual Tarski model‐theoretic semantics for first‐order logic’ [37, p. 45].
Effectively, the notion of duality is well‐known in logic, mathematics and physics that are plenty of dual notions. For example, in mathematics, a function and its inverse are dual, just as ‘and’ and ‘or’ in logic, according to the De Morgan laws, or a function and its Fourier transpose in physics. See [66] for a survey.
Effectively, we are working here in the hyperbolic function basis {e+θ,e−θ}, i.e., on bosons, and not on the circular function basis {e+i θ,e−i θ} corresponding to fermions [20].
More precisely, the isomorphism is with an ultrafilter (or maximal partial ordering of subsets, with the exclusion of the empty‐set, of the power‐set of a given set, ordered by inclusion) of clopen sets, i.e., of open sets closed by other open sets because defined on intervals of real numbers. For the notion of clopen sets, think, for instance, at the sets associated with points inside a circle, where the only closed sets are the points constituting the circle border, i.e., the circumference.
‘V is, by definition, the class of all those elements which are self‐identical; i.e., since everything is self‐identical, V is simply the class of all elements’ [67, p. 144].
1.Introduction: the semiotic interpretation of the transcendental of language
2.The topological interpretation of quantum field theory and of quantum computing in the framework of the category theory
3.Conclusions: consequences for the epistemology
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By David Cassleman • Oct 12, 2015
Michigan State Police
Police can make a lot of money off crime and criminals. Law enforcement might seize a drug dealer’s house, cars or cash through a process called civil forfeiture.
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Bills that have moved through the state Capitol will make it easier for these people to get their assets back from law enforcement. But the legislation stops short of eliminating civil forfeiture entirely, which some groups in Michigan advocate.
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Our conversation with Bob Stevenson
We’ve reviewed the movements pushing for marijuana legalization in Michigan, we’ve taken a look at how legal pot has treated Colorado, and we’ve heard the viewpoint of a medical marijuana caregiver in Ann Arbor.
Today, we get the law enforcement perspective.
TC police captain rejects plea deal in Ottenwess case
By Aaron Selbig • Jul 14, 2015
A Traverse City police captain has rejected a plea bargain. Captain Mike Ayling is charged with neglecting his duty during an investigation of a former city manager.
According to court documents, Grand Traverse County prosecutors offered to lower Ayling’s charge from a felony to a misdemeanor. But Ayling refused, choosing instead to proceed to trial.
Prosecutor awaits report on police handling of Ottenwess incident
By Aaron Selbig • Mar 13, 2015
An investigation of the Traverse City Police Department is nearing completion.
Officers did not arrest then-City Manger Jered Ottenwess after responding to a 911 call at his home February 16th. Ottenwess later pleaded “no contest” to charges of domestic violence and attempting to resist police.
Grand Traverse County Prosecutor Bob Cooney says two lieutenants from the sheriff’s department are conducting the investigation.
“And I expect to get a report fairly soon … possibly within the next couple of days (or) maybe a week at the outside,” said Cooney.
Michigan State Police drone takes flight
By Steve Carmody • Mar 12, 2015
The Michigan State Police is showing off its brand-new drone.
At a special demonstration in south Lansing, dozens of news cameras followed the small drone as it flew through the sky, the drone’s whirling blades making less noise than a mosquito. Lt. Patrick Lawrence says that's by design.
Privacy concerns over a bill allowing police to obtain cell phone location without a warrant
By Stateside Staff • Mar 4, 2015
Listen to our conversation with MLive's Jonathan Oosting about Michigan's attempt to enact a "Kelsey Smith Law."
The bill, if passed, would require cell phone carriers in Michigan to release location information to police in the event of an emergency.
In short, according to this House Fiscal Agency analysis, the bill does this:
Funding shortfalls mean TNT wants local governments to pay more
By David Cassleman • Dec 9, 2014
Linda Stephan
The Traverse Narcotics Team (TNT) is looking for more money from local governments to replace funding shortfalls.
Eight counties in northern Michigan, along with Traverse City, fund the drug taskforce. But TNT also gets money from federal grants and drug forfeitures.
Missaukee County sheriff Jim Bosscher says those sources are drying up.
Judge dismisses murder charge against the father of "Baby Kate"
By Linda Stephan • Sep 15, 2014
A judge says there’s no clear evidence Baby Kate was murdered when she went missing three years ago. The Ludington Daily News reports a murder charge against the baby’s father has been dismissed.
Sean Phillips is in prison and will remain there. He’s already been convicted in the case of his daughter’s disappearance. The charge was “unlawful imprisonment.”
Drug enforcement millage raises questions in Benzie County
By David Cassleman • Aug 14, 2014
A plan to boost funding for drug enforcement in Benzie County could face problems if voters approve it.
Questions have emerged over the language used in the ballot proposal.
Benzie County Asking For Boost In Drug Enforcement Funding
By David Cassleman • Jul 30, 2014
Benzie County will ask voters to boost funding for drug enforcement this November. Officials in the cash-strapped county have created a millage proposal that would allow a sheriff’s deputy to join the region’s drug task force, called the Traverse Narcotics Team.
State Senate passes bill to protect gun owners’ “fundamental right" to privacy
By Lindsey Smith • Apr 25, 2014
Some records about gun owners in Michigan would be shielded from the public under a bill that passed the state Senate Thursday. The bills had overwhelming bipartisan support. Only two state senators voted against the package.
If passed, the measure would change who can access information, like a person’s name and address, from pistol license applications and a database that tracks pistol histories.
Republican State Sen. Phil Pavlov, R-St. Clair Township, introduced the bill to protect what he calls gun owners’ “fundamental right" to privacy.
“When it comes time for releasing information on gun ownership, we just believe that that deserves a different level of protection and it shouldn’t be public information,” Pavlov said.
The public and the press would lose that access, but police would not.
“If there’s suspicion of a crime that a gun was used in, those are all ways that you can access the system. So law enforcement, certainly they need it for law enforcement purposes. It’s not something that needs to be public information on the streets,” Pavlov said.
The bill comes in response to a New York state newspaper that published information about registered gun owners there. He wanted to prevent it from happening in Michigan.
The bill now heads to the state House.
Bill mandates deadlines for rape kit testing
By Michigan Radio Newsroom • Apr 25, 2014
A bipartisan bill in the state Senate would speed up the testing of rape kits.
It proposes a set of deadlines for law enforcement agencies to pick up rape kits from medical facilities and have them tested at crime labs. The time limit from pickup to completion of the lab analysis would be four months.
The bill is in response to the discovery in 2009 of about 11,000 untested rape kits in a Detroit police storage unit. The kits went back 25 years.
Kym Worthy, the Wayne County prosecutor, collaborated on the bill.
Money Woes Hamper Drug Enforcement, Prevention In Benzie County
By Linda Stephan • Apr 24, 2014
Sarah Esper
Recent deaths in Benzie County from drug overdoses have left the community stunned.
The sheriff has been trying to track down the sources of those drugs. A suspect was arraigned just this week on charges related to an overdose back in February. But the drug community is notoriously tight-lipped and getting at the biggest pushers is a real challenge for law enforcement – especially under the tight budget constraints of Benzie County.
Even In Beulah
Law Enforcement Officials: Clean Out The Medicine Cabinet
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People with unused and expired medications can get rid of them through police and sheriff’s departments across the state Saturday. It’s an effort to rid medicine cabinets of expired and unwanted medications that are at risk of being abused or stolen.
Enforcement officials across northern Michigan say drugs are a growing problem, especially prescription opiates and the related street drug heroin.
Community Fights Back After Overdose Deaths
The use of heroin and other drugs is on the rise across northern Michigan, but the effects are being felt particularly in the small, tight knit communities of Benzie County.
Toxicology reports are not back for the two latest victims. But if their deaths are confirmed overdoses the count will rise to six deaths in two years. And some in the community are looking for anything they can do to ward off the next.
Drugs Testing Kits At The Funeral Home
It’s not just the police who have noted a rise in heroin and other drug-related deaths in Benzie County.
“You’re taking care of a lot your friend’s kids now,” says Funeral Director Gaylord Jowett. Some of those funerals have taken place at the Jowett Family Funeral Home in Benzonia.
Listen to the audio story.
Officials Suspect Two Drug Overdose Deaths In Benzie County
By Linda Stephan • Mar 26, 2014
Two more deaths in Benzie County are suspected drug overdoses.
The Benzie County Sheriff’s Department says officials believe a 22-year-old man likely died from an overdose Wednesday. They are also waiting on toxicology reports from the death of a 42-year-old man last week Wednesday, March 19th.
Already the county of 18,000 people has seen four overdose deaths confirmed in the last year and a half. County deputies have begun carrying a drug that can save the lives of overdose victims, if administered quickly.
Benzie County Deputies Carry Drug To Help Overdose Victims
Deputies in Benzie County might be the first officers in Michigan to carry a potentially life-saving drug for overdose victims.
Benzie County Sheriff Ted Schendel says he's heard from law enforcement officials from the region and in other parts of the state, expressing interest in the new program. "It's something we as law enforcement should do," he says. "It's a no-brainer for me." Listen to our conversation with Schendel.
Crowded Jail Forces Wexford County To Act
By Tom Carr • Feb 21, 2014
Wexford County is looking at building a larger jail for at least $12 million, and Commissioners say it is the top priority this year.
The county boards its overflow prisoners in neighboring counties, and the number of inmates is expected to rise gradually in coming years.
Jail Lobby Closes To Homeless
By Linda Stephan • Dec 11, 2013
Disorderly and drunk homeless people in Grand Traverse County are no longer welcomed to warm overnight in the lobby of the county jail. Leaders at the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Department say the service, often used by people who have been kicked out of area homeless shelters, is a disruption.
Undersheriff Nathan Alger says jail is not the right place for the homeless.
Jury Clears Grand Traverse County Deputy
By Linda Stephan • Nov 2, 2013
This week a federal jury in Kalamazoo took little more than two hours to determine there was “no cause of action” against Grand Traverse County Deputy Charlie Jetter. Their conclusion comes after years of civil litigation stemming from the death of an Interlochen man in 2007.
Craig Carlson, 49, died by a single bullet after an all-night standoff at his home. Carlson was suicidal and heavily armed.
Jetter, a sharpshooter, fired the fatal shot after he said Carlson shouldered his weapon and aimed at other officers on the scene.
Police Sharpshooter Testifies In Wrongful Death Lawsuit
By Linda Stephan • Oct 23, 2013
A Grand Traverse County deputy testified in federal court he had no choice but to shoot Craig Carlson after a stand off at the man’s Interlochen home in 2007. Wednesday’s testimony was the first time Charlie Jetter has spoken publically about the shot he fired, ending an 11-hour barricade.
Arriving On Scene
Deputy Charlie Jetter lived close to Craig Carlson’s home in Interlochen. He was one of the earlier officers to arrive on the scene as part of a regional SWAT team.
Jury Could Hear Carlson Shooting Case
By Linda Stephan • Jan 6, 2011
A federal judge has ruled in favor of former Grand Traverse County sheriff Scott Fewins in a wrongful death lawsuit that goes back to a 2007 police scene.
But it remains a question whether a deputy and sharp-shooter used excessive force when he killed Craig Carlson. That may go to trial this fall.
Craig Carlson died by a single bullet, after an all-night standoff with police at his home in Interlochen. He was 49. Three years after his death, and it's the final moments of his life that remain a mystery.
Former GT County Sheriff Dismissed From Lawsuit
A civil lawsuit against Grand Traverse County and former Sheriff Scott Fewins has been dismissed by a federal judge. But the sniper who shot Craig Carlson in November 2007 could still end up before a jury. Deputy Charles Jetter is accused by Carlson's family of using excessive force.
Carlson Case Continues Toward Trial
By Linda Stephan • May 13, 2010
A lawsuit over the death of an Interlochen man who died by police sniper back in 2007 continues toward trial in federal District Court. A possible settlement has been rejected, and sealed.
Craig Carlson died after an all-night standoff with police at his home. His family has sued Grand Traverse County, former Sheriff Scott Fewins, and others who were on the scene that night.
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Despite Magic Leap-Lucasfilm Partnership, AR 'Star Wars' Might Be a Ways Off
It’s still in the proof-of-concept phase. But we’re sold.
By Joe Carmichael
Filed Under Augmented Reality, Movie Technology & Star Wars
With each passing month, we learn a little bit more about Magic Leap, the most hyped augmented reality startup around. Today, we learn of its partnership with Lucasfilm. Together, the two companies say that they’ll bring AR Star Wars content inside your home. While we can expect that they do mean business, anyone who’s keeping an eye on Magic Leap knows that this is yet another teaser from a company built on mountain of teasers.
Regardless, these videos — like all Magic Leap videos — are pretty enthralling. C-3PO and R2D2 are in the viewer’s apartment, inviting him or her into the narrative, projecting a nearby danger zone on the coffee table. The Millennium Falcon takes off at warp speed through the wall. But how soon can we expect this tech, and this experience, in our own apartments?
If we’re to take Magic Leap’s word for it, it won’t be that long. The press release today announcing this “strategic partnership” — between Magic Leap, Lucasfilm, and Lucasfilm’s year-old company ILMxLAB — touts just how strategic a partnership it is. Lucasfilm has long been the leading force in advancing cinema with new, captivating technological capabilities. Now, those new technological capabilities are AR.
John Gaeta, executive creative director at ILMxLAB, for one, is excited. “We are pushing into an era of experiential, persistent and perceptual storytelling,” he writes in the press release. “We want people to step inside our stories, and we want those stories to react back to people in deeply compelling ways.” Star Wars does indeed seem to be an ideal crossover, but it’s worth noting that this is fresh and unexplored territory. Just as when Mr. Skywalker lands on Dagobah in Empire Strikes Back. “However, before magical realism becomes a seamless part of everyday life…” — before Luke finds Yoda — “it needs some advanced prototyping,” Gaeta explains.
That prototyping looks to be well underway. Last year, Lucasfilm launched ILMxLAB, and, with it, released a video. In it, you see that its employees are all eager to bring about the next wave of experiential storytelling via technological innovations.
Then, in March, ILMxLAB released a video called “Join the Force!” This video demonstrated how ILMxLAB was experimenting with AR, VR, and immersive Star Wars storytelling.
With today’s partnership announcement, Magic Leap naturally released its own video. As with its previous demo teasers, it’s simply a scene shot through a Magic Leap headset. (Which headset, we should note, looks like it would itself fit in a Star Wars movie.) It’s a proof-of-concept, but it’s a strong enough concept that shut up and take my money feels once again apt.
We still don’t have a strong sense as to when we might be able to get our hands on these headsets. But a simple glance at their job postings indicates that we can expect a lot more from the nascent AR company. Still, we should keep a close eye on its progress: its patents are pretty shady.
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