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Here, the root element is always <items>.
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Each <item> has an id with the format <NAMESPACE_SUBID>. For simple cases, the namespace can always be '0'. These IDs are used to signify connections between items within the item XML file - once the data is loaded into InterMine its own serial IDs are used instead and these Item XML ids disappear.
The child elements of an <item> are either
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- <collection> - this is a collection of <reference>s
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Researchers have identified a unique blood marker that shows a link between gut bacteria and autism in some children diagnosed with the neurodevelopmental disorder.
In a new study published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, they found evidence of abnormal energy metabolism in a group of autistic children as a result compounds produced by gut bacteria frequently found in people with autism.
The discovery lays the groundwork for future blood tests to screen for autism and treat the condition early, says co-author Dr. Derrick MacFabe, director of the Kilee Patchell-Evans Research Group at the University of Western Ontario. He collaborated with researchers from the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute in Little Rock.
While gastrointestinal problems are common among children with autism, research to understand the connection and develop potential treatment is still in the early stages. To date, much of the effort has been directed at unravelling the genetic markers of the disorder, and toward early identification and behavioural intervention.
However, there is increasing evidence that autism, like many other disorders, is the result of a combination of genetic and environmental factors that affect the body and the brain, says MacFabe, whose research team focuses on the role of the gut and its trillions of important bacteria that are key to health.
The study provides more evidence that abnormal bacteria found in the gut of many children with autism produce a waste product that is carried in the bloodstream, affecting organ systems including the brain and, in turn, behaviour.
MacFabe says the new research is significant because it uncovers an important link between problems related to digestion, immune systems, metabolic problems and behaviour among some children with autism.
It also indicates there was no genetic factor causing the abnormal energy metabolism, and points to an environmental trigger.
“This paper shows we think environmental factors could play a much more major role than was previously thought,” he said.
The researchers tracked 213 children with autism and found 17 per cent of them had consistently abnormal levels of the unique blood markers and evidence of abnormal cell energy function.
That number is considered significant, said MacFabe, because the criteria were conservative and the tests were a snapshot that may not have captured all the cases of abnormal levels.
Autism rates have been climbing over the past decade, with an estimated one in 88 children diagnosed with the disorder, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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“Sacagawea’s Capture and the History of the Early West”
Thursday, May 5
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Hoag Theatre Pueblo Community College, 900 W. Orman Ave., Pueblo, 81004
The Pueblo Archaeological and Historical Society invites the public to this FREE presentation of “Sacagawea’s Capture and the History of the Early West” at 7:00 PM Thursday, May 5 in the Hoag Theatre of Pueblo Community College, on the corner of Orman and Arthur avenues in Pueblo.
May is Archaeology and Historic Preservation month and in honor of this occasion historian Elizabeth Fenn uses the circumstances of Sacagawea’s capture to illuminate a deeper history of the northern plains and Rockies. Fenn discusses indigenous warfare, hunting techniques, environmental conditions, horse-borne interactions, and plains power dynamics as they pertained to a one-month period of Sacagawea’s life.
Elizabeth Fenn is a distinguished professor at the University of Colorado Boulder, where she holds the Walter and Lucienne Driskill Professorship in Western American History. Her award-winning book “Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82” was published in 2001. She is also the author of “Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People” which won (among other prizes) the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for History.
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LONDON, March 11 /PRNewswire/ -- NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk), the digital 'front door' to the NHS launches a new smoking calculator that will allow users to see both the physical and financial cost of smoking in one simple tool.
Based on NHS accredited information, the interactive calculator (http://www.nhs.uk/Tools/Pages/Smoking.aspx) enables users to not only see the positive impact of quitting - totting up how much you could save over one to ten years - but also highlights dramatically through graphic images the negative effects of not stopping. This interactive tool is the latest addition to the NHS Choices' extensive tools library.
Notes for Editors:
NHS Choices (http://www.nhs.uk) is the online information service of the NHS that gives ordinary people the tools to make better, more informed choices about their treatments, health and wellbeing. It includes more than 80,000 pages of content, including video, interactive tools, a daily news service and lifestyle features. Users can also check and compare hospital and doctors profiles and performance on-line.
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Now is the time to master Big Data at a huge discount
We see a lot of online courses that promise to help you launch a new and lucrative career, but to be honest, most of those don’t make the cut at AAPicks.
Let’s face it. It’s a tough job market, and a lot of people are unsatisfied. They’re either underpaid or overworked, possibly both. There’s an ample market for snake oil salesmen promising overnight success with “6 easy tricks” and the like.
In reality the route to success is no special trick or secret. It can be summed up in three steps:
- Work hard.
- Invest in yourself.
- Know the market.
If you’re willing to do the first two, then the third just takes a little research.
We’re seeing several exploding markets in the tech industry right now. Cyber security is a big one, as is the wide category of jobs under the umbrella of systems administrator. One thing you might not think of is Big Data management.
Big Data analytics is already in need of experts, and that need is only going to intensify.
Big Data analytics is already in need of experts, and that need is only going to intensify. An estimated 2.7 million job postings for Data Analytics and science are projected in the United States by 2020.
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Going to Art School for Further Studies
Many people simply pursue art as a pastime. They may still be in school or already working full time in a
Art is something they do in their downtime, just for their own personal enjoyment. But some people want to
pursue art more seriously than just as part time hobby.
They may want to sell their art for profit, or envision a future
career as a professional artist. Maybe they want a future teaching art. In any case, most of these people
eventually end up at the same question. That question is: Should I go to art school?
The first thing you need to understand is that art school is not about obtaining a degree. Because of how the
world works today, many people choose to go to university just for the degree that comes out on the other end. They
may party, slack and do the bare minimum to get that degree, but as long as it’s in their hands at the end, that’s
all that matters.
Unfortunately, university isn’t the pursuit of knowledge for knowledge’s sake anymore. Art school is not like
this. There is very little a degree will do for you. People who want to buy your art don’t care about what school
you went to, they care about what your art looks like and if you have talent and skill. You go to art school not
for a degree, but to learn.
So what can you learn in art school? Of course, the main thing you’re there to learn is technique, methods, and
new skills for creating art. But you’ll learn a lot more than that. You’ll learn about discipline—getting yourself
to create new art even if you feel creatively blocked (you’ll have to meet deadlines, so you’ll have no
You’ll learn how to push yourself harder than you would if you were working independently. In addition to this,
you’ll also have access to larger studios full of better tools. Maybe you don’t have the kind of money to spend on
exploring many different types of brushes, but
there’s no doubt the school will have every kind imaginable for you to use.
You could learn that your talent lies in a whole new form of art you never imagined. Also, you’ll have the
benefit of getting feedback from others. Whether you’ve been being too hard or too easy on yourself, going to art
school will allow you to get honest perspectives from people who actually know a thing or two about art.
So how do you choose which art school is best for you? This I can’t tell you. Because art school isn’t about
getting a degree, there isn’t a list of Ivy League art schools whose degree will get you a job anywhere.
The school you choose depends on you and what you’re looking to learn. Some schools focus more on the reason for
the art, and some focus on the actual end product itself. You have to decide what you’re looking to learn, and then
find a school that suits those needs.
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Angry Birds game, the first augmented reality has been released for the iPhone and iPad. The game has been developed with Apple’s ARKit technology, a set of tools which allows developers to build games and other apps with the support of augmented reality for smartphones.
With AR, one can physically walk around as structures overlaid onto objects in your environment to find weak elements, identify different angles for the best accuracy, as well as uncover hidden surprises to take on the green pigs, earn more points and unlock more content – Rovio
The new AR version of the game enables players to move around the 3D towers and approach each level from different angles and unique perspectives, the developers say. However, the new Angry Birds AR: Isle of Pigs is the first AR game that Rovio is making that will be accessible to a wider audience as long as you have an iPhone that has iOS 12 on.
The gameplay seems much similar to the VR: Isle of Pigs game that launched out earlier, except players can bring the game into their environment instead of viewing it on a headset.
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Most small businesses are , subject to certain exceptions, eligible for an SBA loan.
The specific rules regarding are found in a series of Standard Operating
Procedures (SOPs) that the SBA has promulgated to guide SBA Lenders as well as
in Title 13 Parts 120 and 121 of the Code of Federal Regulations. Although
these rules govern what banks need to do when issuing and servicing SBA loans,
they also contain the answer to the question, "Am I eligible for an SBA
The following are some of the key requirements for an SBA loan:
- The business must be a ‘small business’ by SBA’s specific size standards The SBA
has an entire set of rules dedicated to answer the size question which is
measured either by annual revenues or number of employees, depending upon the
type of business seeking the loan. The overwhelming majority of businesses in
the U.S. will meet the SBA’s small business standards.
business must be an operating business organized for profit, not a passive
business (e.g.: rental properties like apartments, long stay mobile home parks,
most executive suites, and parking lot businesses, etc.)
- The small business being
financed must be located in the United States (including territories and
- If the loan is related to the
purchase or refinance of real estate, the owner must occupy 51% of the building
for their non-passive income business, the owner must meet occupancy
requirements within one year of the loan closing.
- You, and any other individuals
that will make up the principals, must pass a criminal background review.
- You cannot have defaulted on
any government backed loan.
- You must meet certain liquidity
requirements. Mainly if borrowers have cash and other liquid assets in excess
of a multiple of the requested loan amount they may not be eligible for an SBA
loan unless they inject a portion of those funds into the project.
SBA’s guarantee programs have been successful in getting financing into the
hands of countless worthy small business owners.
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In the first part of this series, we have learned about the imminent risks with the IoT / IoE world and that we need to do something about it; introduced the typical C-I-A triple; as well as the concept of “openness.” Now, we continue to add several key points for the secure system design and development concepts:
Secure System | Software Development Life Cycle
For each (new) system, follow the secure coding principles (Input Validation, Output Sanitization, Secure Error Handling, Authentication and Authorization, Secure Session Management, Secure Communication, Secure Resource Management, Secure Storage, Secure Logging, Security Monitoring), use defined and widely accepted standards and don’t re-invent the wheel. You should follow a clear and defined model / framework to ensure that you’re addressing the requirements specification, the development, the implementation, and the testing, etc. all by the proven methodology and follow the process to prevent errors, failure and shortcuts. For the security by design approach, see also my book where I am going into a bit more detail.
Despite all the years and generations of access control cards, there is still a lack of true integration between physical and logical secure access. For the IoT / IoE world, I really would like to see a fully integrated, smart and proactively designed access control system that will allow for one-time authentication with full-time authorization.
Example: Let’s assume I have created a mutual trust relationship between my car and my mobile device (I, of course, want this to be as secure as possible). When I have authenticated against my phone, my “car app” should automatically authenticate against the car, and unlock the doors. This integrated two-factor / single-sign-on approach is very user-friendly. The issues with this are the intrinsic risks with a hacker of my phone being able to access my car, too (and vice-versa). So, please have a voice recognition or other biometric factor added before one can start the engine and drive away (for those that argue this is riskier than today – just imagine someone steals / clones your car keys instead of your phone… same issue).
My main point here is access shall be integrated and not a hurdle for the (true) owner / user – but make very sure that the control is strong against hacking / misuse. If the mobile device is put on a lost device list (that process must be tamper proof, as well) – then no longer should the trust relationship between the mobile and the car work. It’s similar to a CRL (Certificate Revocation List) with certificates in PKI (Public Key Infrastructure) scenarios.
As described with the (car) access example above, it is key to have very strong authentication due to the intrinsic risks of the integrated IoT world. Multifactor authentication should entail at least one of each of the main categories:
- something you know, like a PIN code or complex passphrase;
- something you have, like a mobile device, token, or car with mutually created (authorized) trust relationships;
- something you are, like a voice, iris, hand geometry, and the like (also referred to as “inherence”)
Important is to prevent easy wrong doing / attacks, so that only the authorized owner should be able to create (with a secure process to be followed) the mutual trust relationships (“learning process”). So, I should be able to record / authorize the voice of my partner (etc.), too – and their mobile devices (etc.). However, the owner must be the one who does and authorizes this kind of “trust allowance.” When doing so, a special additional authentication key phrase that is only to be used for this special task should be used before the trust is granted in each entangled device.
Since the empowerment of IoE devices will be endless, it is key to have a strong authorization (and authentication, see above) scheme.
Therefore, a clearly defined owner (system owner) shall be the one who grants authorizations and trust relationships. Important is to implement the principles of “need to know,” “least privileges,” and “unique IDs.” To stay in the above car example, only the true owner has a need to know the super user PIN (for trust granting / learning process) – that is “need to know.” But when the owner just wants to drive his or her car, s/he shall never be able to use the super user PIN code for that authorization & authentication pair – but instead just the “authorized driver PIN code” – that is “least privileges.”
Finally, those IDs are distinct, and also each authorized driver shall have his / her own unique ID to drive the car. One should never need to share the PIN code with another person – that is the “unique IDs” principle. Also, consider the manufacturer and their ability to change / override authorizations… in the wrong hands, there can be a lot of misuse. So, have strong processes, 6-eyes authentication with concatenated keys (so no single person has the full keys / PINs to prevent theft etc.), and strong audits / oversight regime in place for such situations.
There may be a need for a “guest” user – there should be zero default PINs for this, not the previously false assumptions or open systems – let’s learn from our mistakes in the past. The guest driver (like a friend who drives you home when you got sick / drunk / etc. or a mechanic from the auto-shop for a repair) should be very limited in use, location and time horizon.
It would be a good idea to be held accountable for the actions one takes. So, if these IoT / IoE devices can track and monitor, it could be used for fair usage cost allocation, and to stay in the car analogy above, it should be possible to charge the car usage (like mileage or toll roads) without building those payment booths everywhere. It’s also important to have strong change management controls (think similar to ITIL processes in IT) in place – so whenever parameters are being changed (by the mechanics, the owner, others) this should clearly be accounted for and kept temper-proof.
Another important feature for all IoT / IoE devices should be a clearly defined non-repudiation approach that could leverage certificates with private keys, just as they are being used today for digital signatures – it would become an automatic and transparently integrated process that creates a clear track of actions taken. Not only the device’s IP address gets logged and (maybe) monitored, but also enough digitally-proven evidence that non-repudiation of taken actions is accomplished. This could very well include times / time zones, locations, and potentially additional devices that were close by in proximity (for instance in accident cases).
It should be clear that what was known previously as a “hit-and-run accident” that won’t work anymore (maybe you can run, but you will get attributed to it). A nice little improvement on physical security and law enforcement. Don’t overplay this, though – a surveillance state regime is not intended, so keep this in balance with privacy requirements (see below).
Important is that the processes to create, assign, store, invalidate, renew, etc. of the required certificates must be tamper proof, robust, automated, and transparent (but, of course, accessible and verifiable) for the users.
So far, so good. In the next and last part of this little series, we will address the important concepts of privacy, no-dual-use, testing, defaults, and human override and end with an important outlook statement that we must address as a global community to become more secure and safer overall.
About the Author: Michael Oberlaender has a broad, global, diversified background in various industries and markets, 27 years of IT including 17+ years full time security experience, and a strong focus on IT & security strategy. Michael is a globally recognized thought leader, book author (“C(I)SO – And Now What?”), publisher, and has written numerous articles for security magazines, and also has been frequent speaker, panelist and moderator at security conferences. He holds a master of science (physics) from the University of Heidelberg, Germany. He is member of (ISC)², ISACA, ISSA, and InfraGard (FBI).
Michael is currently serving as the Chief Information Security Officer of a larger corporation across the US, Canada and the UK. His expressed statements and opinions are that of his own and do not reflect on any current or prior employer or customer.
To find out more about Michael´s book, “C(I)SO – And Now What?”, click here.
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A spokeswoman responsible for promoting the town of Dachau and marketing its most famous installation once complained that it was difficult to separate visitors from their money once they’d seen the crematoriums. “No one is really in the mood to bite into a sandwich after visiting,” she said. Who’d have thought it?
Cashing in on historical trauma is a tricky business. To convert painful memories into hard money, it is usually necessary to sanitize their reality, rebrand their import and distort their legacy. And that means extricating the very people who made the history you are trying to tell from the history you are trying to sell.
Meet Haley Barbour, former chair of the Republican National Committee, present governor of Mississippi and undeclared 2012 presidential hopeful. On the fiftieth anniversary of the Freedom Rides and the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, this is the man who wants to reinvent Mississippi as a civil rights tourist attraction. “This is the year to get this [civil rights] museum going,” said Barbour in his January State of the State speech, referring to a plan to build the facility in downtown Jackson. “People from around the world would flock to see the museum and learn about the movement.” Barbour plans to host a reception honoring the Freedom Riders.
There are three main reasons Barbour is so eager.
The first is money. Just how much profit there is in civil rights history is not clear, but some believe it’s there. Jim Prince, owner of the Neshoba Democrat, in Philadelphia, Mississippi, where three civil rights workers were murdered in 1964, once told me, “I tell people, if they can’t be behind the call for justice because it’s the right thing to do—and that’s first and foremost—then they need to do it ‘cause it’s good for business.”
The second is Mississippi. In the national and global psyche the state’s image is a sepia-toned nightmare of burning crosses and black men hanging from trees. Marketing it as a venue for civil rights tourism could turn those weaknesses into strengths, showcasing resistance rather than bigotry. Some cities, like Birmingham, Alabama, have been somewhat successful in this regard.
The third is Barbour, whose appeal to moderate Republicans hinges on portraying himself as a man who rose through the racial squalor of Mississippi politics and somehow emerged untainted.
The three are linked. Rebranding the state is essential to both making money and burnishing Barbour’s presidential ambitions.
This is not entirely fair. The rest of the country has been too comfortable using the South to deflect criticism of its own racist shortcomings. None of the nation’s five most segregated cities are in the former Confederacy, and black people are more likely to live in poverty in Indiana than in Mississippi. While Mississippi’s particular history is extreme, it is hardly aberrant.
For Barbour these are distinctions without a difference: his task is not to expose racism but to deny it. So while Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream about the future, Barbour keeps dreaming about the past. In Barbour’s world, integration went smoothly and he was in the vanguard. It was “my generation who went to integrated schools,” he told Human Events in September. “I went to integrated college—never thought twice about it.”
He specifically recalls sitting next to Verna Bailey, whom he described recently as “a very nice girl” who “happened to be an African-American, and, God bless her, she let me copy her notes the whole time…. If she remembers it, I would be surprised…. I still love her.”
In December he claimed his hometown of Yazoo City escaped the state’s most vicious scenes, because the White Citizens Council was in charge rather than the Ku Klux Klan.
The trouble with Barbour’s dreams is they are built on other people’s nightmares. Bailey, the first black woman to go to Ole Miss, does not remember him. But she does recall being terrified. “That time…certainly wasn’t a pleasant experience for me,” she said. “My interactions with white people were very, very limited…. I thought my life was going to end.”
In a letter to the Jackson Clarion-Ledger, Steve Mangold, Barbour’s best friend from his youth, recalls the atmosphere in Yazoo City differently. When his parents opposed the Citizens Council’s campaign to turn a federally funded Hill-Burton “separate but equal” hospital into a whites-only facility, there were “threatening phone calls, dead cats on the lawn and other acts of intimidation” that ran his father out of town for two years.
But even if Barbour is telling the truth, this makeover works only if the civil rights struggle is relegated to a bygone era. “There appears to be a strategy of convincing people who are not in Mississippi that Mississippi is past racism,” explains Diane Nash, a key leader of the Freedom Rides, “that things are fine now; it was just a few bad apples in the day. They have never acknowledged the state agencies that were involved. There is a deliberate effort to deceive.” Nash and other original freedom fighters will not be attending Barbour’s reception. “It’s enough to make a person angry. But it’s also a betrayal of the effort and the sacrifice that people made. And I know that if the Mississippi-type forces have control of the legacy of the movement, they will be inaccurate and they will use it against the cause.”
The evidence of the unfinished history of the civil rights era is everywhere. Black workers’ wages in the state are 70.1 percent of white workers’; black kids are four times more likely to live in poverty; and while blacks are 38 percent of the state’s population, they are 67 percent of its prison population. Indeed, Barbour opposed affirmative action and rejected federal stimulus money—just two examples of how he’s making things worse.
When it comes to the South the past is never dead, argued William Faulkner, Mississippi’s most famous son. “It’s not even past.”
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Health care facilities are one of the most basic and required facilities of any society. An efficient system is one which is capable of providing health care facilities to all at affordable prices. In a system which is meant for the people of a country, the geographical issues should not matter when it comes to providing health care facilities. However, not every facility is equipped for critical care facilities, either due to the lack of facilities it self or expert professionals. Thus, dependency on the bigger and better hospitals increases with the growing population making health care expensive.
Hospitals across the country must be equipped with a full fledged Critical Care Unit. Mostly required for patients who need continuous monitoring facilities, or in critical, accident and trauma cases, the CCU or the ICU is one of the most important parts of a hospital. As it caters to patients with serious injuries and critical illness, visiting anyone in a CCU is overwhelming. However, with the best care one can get here, it is a ray of hope in the life of the victim. Introduction of the CCU/ICU units into the medical system goes a long way back though the modern facilities and systems are the gift of research in the field of medical science. It is found that during the war, Florence Nightingale separated seriously injured or wounded soldiers from the rest while providing them treatment. This helped greatly in bringing the mortality rate down as the critically injured patients received better care and continuous monitoring.
Hospitals usually have well established departments to handle cases of various diseases and disorders depending upon the capacity and the professional expertise available in the hospital. These departments are home to highly qualified and dedicated doctors who specialize in a particular area of medicine. The various departments of hospitals usually are: Gynecology, Pediatrics, Neurology, Cardiology, Orthopedics, Nephrology, Urology, Dental, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, ENT and others. However, all these departments need a strong and dedicated support from the ICU or the CCU. The CCU with the team of expert doctors, intensivists and support staff provides utmost care and best treatment to the victims in need of care to come out of the trauma.
The CCU are well equipped units with technically advanced monitoring facilities, keeping the nurse to patient ratio as 1:1 which enables efficient care and treatment. These units have expertise in treating cardio logical problems like heart attack and heart failure, cases of septicemia which is a serious infection which is accompanied by multiple organ failure. Along with this they will be capable of handling kidney failure and its complications, respiratory failures due to pneumonia or severe bronchial asthma and other problems, emergencies like stroke, brain hemorrhage, neurological problems, cases of brain trauma, liver problems, cases of poisoning, critical cases of multiple fractures, spinal injuries and cases of accident and trauma.
Being an extremely important part of any hospital, the CCU must provide the best care and treatments as they support every other departments of the hospital.
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It’s been said before, but it’s truer now than ever: the Internet can be a scary place. Performing banking transactions, filing taxes, paying bills, and buying and selling goods online—all of these things were unheard of in the early days of the Internet. However, as people and businesses have become increasingly savvy in the electronic world, so have the crooks that prey on them. In addition, the increased scrutiny of people’s online identities by governments, employers, and other organizations might make you think twice about what you say the next time you post on a public message board.
Because of this, it’s important to take precautions to safeguard your identity and take control of your information online. This chapter provides you with a few ways to do just that. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to protect your privacy and remain anonymous while using the Internet. You’ll also learn how to encrypt your files and email using strong encryption. Finally, you’ll learn how to guard against phishing attacks and how to easily use different passwords for each web site you use without struggling to keep track of them.
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[Note: I am indebted for technical assistance to my father, Ned Neuburg, who was on the ARPA steering committee in the 1970s; and to Erik Sea, IBM's Development Lead for ViaVoice/Mac, for answering some key queries.]
Classic science fiction, by and large, has proven both myopic and optimistic when it comes to computers. Increased brain power was an obvious prediction, but few foresaw that computers would also become small, cheap, and ubiquitous, with all the tremendous attendant sociological implications. On the other hand, by all accounts we should long ago have been talking to our computers. Where is HAL 9000? The QWERTY keyboard is a clumsy dinosaur; of course you'd eventually like your computer to read your thoughts, but in the meantime, why can't you just tell it what to do? Well, to a large extent, you can; you wouldn't want to hand over control of a mission-critical task to a voice-driven computer just yet, but your computer need no longer be as deaf as a post either.
Wreck a Nice Beach -- You've probably heard of ARPA, the advanced research wing of the U.S. Department of Defense during the Cold War; you're certainly familiar with one of its creations, the Internet. Another ARPA project was to have computers know what people were saying - called "speech recognition". (I once proposed the term "autoglossomerolysis," but somehow it didn't catch on.) In the early 1970s, ARPA threw massive amounts of funding at the problem.
The major obstacle was the acoustic model, which may be imagined as phonemic analysis. How can the computer work out whether a vowel is "ah" or "ee", whether a consonant is "p" or "t", or even where the phoneme boundaries are? Most researchers expected that computers would find the features of speech, corresponding to how the mouth produced the sounds: "this is a voiced guttural stop, that is a rounded front vowel". What the ARPA-funded research demonstrated, though, was that you could make more significant practical progress by doing something much more crude. First, characterize the raw sound by a minimal set of numbers; then, match those numbers against a template - e.g., this sound is a "p" because numerically it looks like a prerecorded "p".
The trick here lies in the notion "looks like." James Baker, then a graduate student at Carnegie-Mellon University, applied to speech recognition pattern-matching a probabilistic mathematical device called a "hidden Markov model" (HMM). The results proved so superior in that first ARPA funding round that all modern speech recognition uses HMM - a fact which is astounding for two reasons. First, HMM is fundamentally not only crude but almost certainly wrong - however our ears and brains hear and analyze speech, HMM is surely not it. Second, it's amazing that we've been doing speech recognition the same way for so long. To be sure, modern HMM is vastly more sophisticated than in those days; and one should not underestimate the importance of software optimization, a direction pioneered, again, by James Baker, who went on to found Dragon Systems. But the really important development has been in hardware. Computers are now about a thousand times faster and a thousand times larger in resources, and a thousand times smaller in size and cost, than in those early days, so they have at last begun to meet speech recognition's mathematical demands.
In the early 1990s, Apple created its own system-level speech recognition component, PlainTalk. But PlainTalk's genius lies in its compromises: it doesn't need training for a particular user, but it does only discrete speech recognition, matching a short phrase to a finite list of predefined possibilities. The holy grail is continuous speech recognition (CSR) - basically, you talk and the computer types. And CSR is definitely here, thanks to IBM's ViaVoice Enhanced Edition.
Hail CSR -- HAL 9000 notwithstanding, the obstacles to continuous speech recognition are severe, as the history of IBM's research illustrates. They started as early as the 1950s and were among the recipients of ARPA's early funding; yet only within the last five years has IBM marketed consumer-level dictation software. Just consider: The acoustic model must find your phonemes despite the way sounds are disguised by word boundaries and sentence stress. Yet unlike discrete speech recognition, your "command" is never clearly over, so the acoustic model must also be extremely fast, to keep up with you. Plus, it isn't the only model involved: there must be a linguistic model to group your phonemes into words, matched not from some tiny list but from a possible vocabulary of tens of thousands of words.
Thus, to be at all practical, present-day continuous speech recognition requires that the acoustic model be trained for the particular speaker's voice quality and pronunciation and the characteristics of the microphone and the environment. ViaVoice handles this by having you read certain stories that it presents to you when the program first starts up. (You can repeat this procedure later to refine your model, and ViaVoice maintains multiple models so it can be used by different people, or by the same person in different surroundings.) The linguistic model, meanwhile, requires a dictionary: ViaVoice includes a default dictionary, and presumably calculates initial pronunciations based on your acoustic model; it also includes five specialty dictionaries, such as cooking or finance, of which you can turn on one at a time.
Even so, ViaVoice clearly cannot know every word you'll say or every quirk of your pronunciation, so it provides three features for expanding and refining the models:
You can add to your vocabulary directly through a dialog where you type a word and record a pronunciation for it.
You can have ViaVoice scour a text document for unknown words; it asks you which of these you're likely to use and prompts you to record pronunciations.
In the course of dictating, as you correct ViaVoice's mistakes, it learns. In particular, this happens when you select a word and dictate it again, and when you use the Correction Window, which lists alternatives to the selected problem word. Also, when you save, you are again prompted for pronunciation of unknown words.
ViaVoice also extends your vocabulary through macros and commands. Macros are expressions typed differently from their pronunciation, such as punctuation ("comma" and "period") and boilerplate like "[email protected]" (whose pronounced phrase might be "my email address"). Macros can have rules for automatically interacting with their surroundings; that's how you ensure, for example, that a period is snug against the preceding word, has a space after, and the next word is capitalized. Commands trigger actions, not typing; they are mostly built-in, and what commands are available depends upon what environment you're in.
Seven, They Are Seven -- ViaVoice's functionality is divided between seven main applications (and about a dozen minor ones). This sounds confusing, but the implementation isn't: "packages" (locked folders) conceal the various applications in the Finder, and they start up and shut down automatically as necessary. In the description that follows, I give approximate RAM footprints with virtual memory off, because ViaVoice is so much faster that way.
You initiate a session by opening SpeakPad (12 MB); this starts up Background Engine (3 MB, invisible) and VoiceCenter (3 MB).
VoiceCenter appears as a windoid floating over everything on your computer, and is the command center for ViaVoice as a whole. It contains some buttons and a pop-up menu, and is where you turn the microphone on and off, and initiate management of your macros, dictionary, and acoustic model, as well as bring up the correction window.
SpeakPad looks like a rudimentary word processor, but it accepts dictation and can obey a lot of vocal commands for cursor selection and movement, cutting and pasting, and so forth. Since you can also manage the correction window vocally, a dictation session, if you're patient, can be virtually hands-free. Furthermore, SpeakPad is scriptable, and ViaVoice has a cool feature similar to PlainTalk: you can expand its command set through AppleScripts, where a script is triggered when you say its name. I use this to increase ViaVoice's cohesion with other applications; for example, while writing parts of this review, I dictated into SpeakPad and then said "Transfer to Nisus" to trigger a custom script which copied the text from SpeakPad and pasted it into Nisus Writer.
Besides SpeakPad, you can dictate into Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer, Outlook Express, or AppleWorks. To invoke this feature, you start up the Direct Dictation application (1 MB, invisible), which invokes Dictation Manager (4 MB, invisible), as well as Background Engine and VoiceCenter if they aren't up already. Once VoiceCenter is floating over (let's say) Microsoft Word, you turn on the microphone and say "Begin direct dictation", and then you can speak to type into Word.
To set up your microphone volume level and test for background noise, you run Setup Assistant (9 MB), a single window consisting of a sequence of panels you navigate through arrow buttons. You also use Setup Assistant to analyze your documents or create your voice model, in each case with a different set of panels. User and voice model management is performed through ViaVoice Settings (6 MB), which presents a control panel-type window and lets you edit your macros or vocabulary, again through a different window in each case. Each of these programs quits automatically when you close its window.
I Come To Bury CSR... From installation onwards, I have found ViaVoice buggy, bizarre, or downright infuriating. On one of my computers, it wouldn't install; on the other, it would install but it crashed when I tried to create my acoustic model. So I sneakily installed it on the second computer and copied it to the first, where it runs great; there, I trained the model and copied the data back to the second. Direct Dictation also crashes on that computer (both crashes are due to the highly machine-specific way ViaVoice tries to tell your computer not to sleep during dictation); but I don't miss it, as this feature is rather dubious anyway - it's much slower than dictating into SpeakPad, and ViaVoice easily gets out of sync with what's in the document.
As you read a story to create your acoustic model, ViaVoice highlights words to show where the computer thinks you are, but sometimes it highlights the wrong word and you can't figure out what it wants from you. Preferences that you set are sometimes forgotten before you even click the OK button. Your Keyboard menu can end up set to the wrong keyboard after using Direct Dictation. Often the microphone won't come on, or ViaVoice refuses to quit. If you dictate with lots of text selected, a dialog asks if you really want to overwrite the selection; if you say yes, your dictated words appear backwards!
In SpeakPad, ViaVoice insists on controlling capitalization and spacing, and often gets them wrong. Extra spaces or other characters sometimes mysteriously appear. Saying a punctuation mark sometimes causes the preceding several words to be omitted from the typescript. Little things like double-click-and-drag to select words don't work quite right. You can't examine any of the included dictionaries, so you can't intelligently add a vocabulary item in advance: you must wait until ViaVoice errs.
ViaVoice initially involves some 80 MB of disk space, and hundreds of files whose purpose you're not told; its Temp folder then grows and grows (I'm told it gets cleaned up when it hits 250 MB). The manual is cheesy, ugly, and uninformative; the command reference sheet is inaccurate and incomplete. In short, this is a huge, rather inflexible program that takes over your computer and exhibits a poor sense of design, little understanding of Mac interface and conventions, and not much idea of the user's needs.
...And To Praise It -- And yet, unless you are utterly naive, under 12, or raised entirely on science fiction, ViaVoice in action seems nothing short of miraculous. You speak, and by golly, words appear on the screen - for the most part, the right words! Certainly the recognition engine has its limitations, but these afflict all recognition engines to date. For instance, despite its showpiece examples of correctly detected homonyms ("Write the right letter to Mr. Wright"), ViaVoice often makes mistakes that even a modicum of grammatical or syntactic knowledge would have eliminated - because it has no such knowledge: it knows some likely contexts for some words, but it doesn't know English. Also, as my father points out, the worst speech recognition problem is that when things go wrong the computer can't tell you why ("speak louder / slower," or whatever), for the simple reason that it doesn't know: the models being automatic and probabilistic, we can construct them and match against them, but cannot know how they actually work (like HAL 9000!).
For increased accuracy, some simple precautions are helpful. When you first train your acoustic model, read sufficient material, and use the same tone of voice in which you'll be dictating; I find a neutral monotone works best (like HAL 9000!). Each time you start up ViaVoice, do the audio setup; this takes only a minute. When ViaVoice errs, correct it, because that's how it learns. Finally, let ViaVoice train you: you must speak continuously but not too quickly, naturally but not sloppily, carefully but not exaggeratedly - if you force your final consonants, for example, ViaVoice will hear not a clearer consonant but an extra word. Remember, it's only a machine!
Perhaps the hardest thing for me has been learning to dictate at all. When I start talking, I usually have only the vaguest idea what I'm going to say; so I tend to choke under the pressure of improvising a constant flow of slow, clear, well-formed phrases. It's good practice, I've found, to read aloud; and one of my uses for ViaVoice has been to transcribe some old hand-written letters. However, I do often use it to compose email messages, and I did use it to draft parts of this review.
The Last Word -- Computer speech recognition is here, and although I wouldn't like to predict just how, I believe it will change everything. Perhaps certain common speech recognition homonym errors will become accepted spellings. Perhaps computer input will soon be a hybrid of mouse, keyboard, and voice. In any case, we're on the brink of a new age, and anyone who likes can step across and put a foot into it. Now - open the pod bay doors, please, HAL.
ViaVoice Enhanced requires Mac OS 9.0.4 and a Power Mac G3/300 or better; the faster the processor and the more RAM, the better - but this will improve only speed, not accuracy. It costs $130 and comes with an Andrea USB headset, but any noise-cancelling microphone will do, such as the iParrott or the Andrea PlainTalk headset that came with the previous version.
If your computer doesn't meet these requirements, you might like to try the previous version, ViaVoice Millennium. It isn't quite as good, but it works decently, requires only Mac OS 8.5.1 and at least a Power Mac G3/233, and at $75, which isn't much more than the value of the included headset, must be termed a bargain. | <urn:uuid:ede4c6ed-6966-4845-876e-1d90357be049> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://tidbits.com/article/6085 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720845.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00086-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.951793 | 3,270 | 2.84375 | 3 |
Understanding and enlightenment make us close to God. Assisting us in the attainment of Shri Krishna, Lord Shiva grants means and fruition of union with the divine.Shiva was content in serving the lotus feet of Krishna when the supreme lover insisted that he ask for a boon.
Delightedly, Krishna exulted,"Oh Shiv! There is no one more dear to me than you. The unaware sinner who scorns you is tormented in hell as long as the moon and sun reign." Lord Shiva or 'The Auspicious One', works for our well being, is the refuge of loving tenderness, is splendidly generous, bestows religious devotion to Krishna, is the guru of deities and is maha yogeshwar.Shiva, the supreme Vaishnava, is often venerated as the adi guru who resides in the spiritual mentors of this mundane world.
Shiva underwent a metamorphosis since he ardently longed to have a glimpse of Krishna's Rasa. Abandoning his masculine identity, he assumed a female form as a beautiful young maiden by grace of the Brajbalas. Easily pleased, Lord Shankar had the good fortune of being the guru of revered Bahenji. He manifested for her and made this spectral revelation.
It is not a common occurrence to send Sakhaji, a close sakhi of Shyama-Shyam's own parikar or inner circle, to narrate their divine play to Bobo. Herein handsome Krishna is easily attainable and it does not seem essential to have a guru as tradition demands. But we need a spiritual guide to express and experience the pivotal concept of madhurya or sweet love of Krishna. Immortal Shiva freed from the cycle of birth-death, is worth paying homage to as a mentor.
The incident dates to the time when Bobo had come to Vrindavan. After a bath in the Yamuna she was heading homewards accompanied by Sushila Bahenji, Vijay and others. It was Guru Purnima (the day of full moon in the month of Ashadh of the Hindu calendar). While walking in the fields opposite the Yugal Ghat she reflected, "Today is Guru Purnima and everyone says one can not attain salvation without a mentor -then my guru," and instantly the great Vaishnava, Lord Shankar with his wife Parvati and son Ganesha were clearly visible in the sky, slightly higher than the temple's platform.
Mother Parvati was clad in a red sari and adorned in the best of finery. Child Ganesha was also present with his spirited antics. Lord Shankar was resplendent with matted yellow hair which shone like heated gold.The holy Ganges and crescent moon rested on his head. A beautiful blue hue was apparent in his throat. Garlanded with a serpent, he assured her in a deep sweet voice," I am your guru." She reverentially bowed before him there itself. With his radiant trishul or trident he repeatedly touched Bobo's forehead and blessed her. Ecstatic at this turn of events, she returned home silently. Consequently she remained the recipient of his grace throughout her life span.
Sometimes there was talk of the Yugal Mantra with Ushaji. The Chintamani Mantra was sacrosanct for her and every moment she would chant the Maha Mantra; a prayer to Radha, the Godhead in female form. Basically the mantra is asking mother Hara, that is Radha to please engage us in Krishna's service. Expressing and experiencing her love for Radha-Krishna was paramount for Ushaji and there was no restraint of japa and dhyan. Whether it was in the pleasure of belonging or the pathos of longing, participating in the innocent lilas of Krishna or being charmed by his flute she in equal measure reflected the madhurya of Krishna.
She never opposed the conventional norm of mantra deeksha or instruction (esp in disciplehood to a teacher, by reception from him of a particular mantra) but except for a chosen few she never gave the Yugal Mantra to others for chanting. Even on being much elder in age and dignity she was simply addressed and known by all as Bobo or Bahinji. Moved by her loving tenderness, disciples felt so close to her that they regarded her as their elder sister or Bobo. She was their true guru, revered sister and much respected teacher. As far as bhava was concerned she was their friend or sakhi and a loving mother. Summing up we can say, that she was the very essence of their being.
Those great saints who are eternally steeped in the love of Radha-Krishna are not conscious of wearing a tilak (a sectarian mark made with saffron or sandal chiefly on the forehead) or kanthi (Vaishnava rosary) or a conch shell and discus mark on their shoulder joint. It is not as if they are violating religious restraints in a land on highly restrictive social conventions but this happens instinctively.
She used to always warn devotees of being enamoured by worldly fame. Ushaji opined that one should adopt a simple lifestyle and conventional norms which assist us in the attainment of Priya-Priyatam or the beloved and her supreme lover.
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The Restored Covenant Edition
Book of Mormon
An Account Written By The Hand
Upon Plates Taken From
The Plates of Nephi
The Book of Mormon is a volume of Holy Scripture given to us by the gift and power of God. It is a record of God’s dealings with some of the ancient inhabitants of North America and it contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel. The Book of Mormon as it is known to us today was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. Their words were quoted and abridged and laid down on metal plates that had the appearance of Gold by a prophet and historian named Mormon. The Book of Mormon gives us an account of two great civilisations. The first of these two great civilisations came from the time when the Lord confounded the tongues at the Tower of Babel. This group is known as the Jaredites. The later group came from Jerusalem in 600 B.C. and afterward separated into two nations, known as the Nephites and the Lamanites. After thousands of years, all were destroyed except the Lamanites, and they are the ancestors of the American Indians. The event that draws so much attention to the reader of the record is that of the personal ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ among the Nephites soon after His resurrection. This visitation of Christ confirms to us that the Lord loves all his brothers and sisters and that he wishes us all to know of the doctrines of the gospel, and of the plan of salvation, no matter were they may live or what their colour or creed. This visitation from the Saviour to the people in The Book of Mormon also tells men what they must do to gain
peace in this life and eternal salvation in the life to come. After Mormon completed his abridgment and had laid down his testimony upon the plates, he delivered the record to his son Moroni, who also added a few words of his own, and after the fall of his people while in hiding and in fear for his life because he would not deny the Christ finally hid the record in the Hill Cumorah in what is today upper New York Sate. On September 21, 1823, the same Moroni, then a glorified, resurrected being, appeared to the young Joseph Smith and proceeded to tell him that God had a work for him to do, and that his name should be had for good and evil, among all nations, kindred’s, and tongues.
The glorified, resurrected Moroni then told Joseph Smith that there was an ancient record deposited, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this the North American continent, and the source from whence they sprang. Moroni also told Joseph Smith that the record contained the fullness of the everlasting gospel, as delivered by the Saviour to the ancient inhabitants. Moroni then informed Joseph that deposited with the record was two stones in silver bows, and that these stones fastened to a breastplate is called the Urim and Thummim, and the possession and use of these stones was what constituted seers in ancient or former times, and that God had prepared them for the purpose of translating the book. Moroni then told Joseph where the ancient record was buried and its destined translation into English and that this work would fill the entire earth. At length the time arrived for obtaining the ancient record, the gifts that lay with them, the Urim and Thummim, and the breastplate. On the 22nd day of September, 1827, the young Joseph Smith went to the place where they were deposited and Angel Moroni delivered them unto him, with the charge that he should now be responsible for them. In the weeks that followed, Joseph Smith proceeded to translate the record by the gift and power of God.
The record called the Book of Mormon was first published in March 1830 and is now published in almost every language in the world. It stands today as an additional witness that Jesus is the Christ, that he is the Son of the living God. The Book of Mormon is an essential part of the standard scriptural works of The Restored Branch of Jesus Christ. For members of The Restored Branch of Jesus Christ the Book of Mormon stands today as a true witness of the ancient peoples of North America and it will continue to stand as one of our most important and cherished cannons of scripture, it not only stands as a witness of Christ but to the validity of the work and mission of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
As a branch we have taken the decision to use the Restored Covenant Edition of The Book of Mormon printed and published by the Zarahemla Research Foundation in Independence Missouri in the United Sates. This edition gives us everything we want and need from a Book of Mormon. Its text is restored to its purity from the original and printers manuscripts. This edition also includes Christ's words in Red. We love this edition of the Book of Mormon and this is why we have decided to make it part of our standard works.
To read the Restored Covenant Edition online follow this link: Online Edition
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Mobile technology is redefining the way we do many things, from communicating with family and friends to how we function in the workplace. Especially in the classroom, mobile technology is being adapted at growing rates.
According to The Journal, one-third of U.S. students use school-issued mobile devices, with 33% of high schoolers and 31% of middle school and elementary students using school-owned mobile devices.*
Laptops, tablets and smartphones have the benefit of allowing both teachers and students to have a host of useful information at their fingertips — but this accessibility can also come with some challenges. So, the question becomes how do you manage mobile devices used within your school buildings to create a conducive learning environment? The answer is mobile device management (MDM).
What is Mobile Device Management?
Thankfully with today’s technology, there is an easy and organized way for you to keep track of the mobile devices used on your campus. Mobile device management is a broad term used to define the administration of mobile devices such as smartphones, laptops and tablets.
As many schools are moving to 1-to-1 computing or Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies, a lot can fall through the cracks when it comes to control and communication. MDM allows schools of all sizes to keep control over the devices used in their facilities.
Interested in learning more about MDM? On Tuesday, September 21st, TechDecisions is hosting a webinar on Accessing the Power of Mobile Device Management. Register for this webinar to learn:
- Infrastructure management best practices
- How to accommodate Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policies without compromising security
- Profile management tips focused on increasing mobile security and student population
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The Science of Reading (SoR) is picking up steam in schools in North America. It’s a methodology consisting of evidence-based literacy practices that have proven to work in increasing literacy achievement for early learners.
The SoR is informed by decades of research into what is most effective at teaching children to read. The knowledge of what makes a successful reader is taken from multiple disciplines and is an expanding body of research.
At present, there is enough evidence to support a shift towards teaching practices that are aligned to SoR.
Sprig Learning wrote about the application of SoR in various stages of early literacy development. Indeed, SoR should be a part of every early literacy strategy.
In this article, we look at multiple aspects of SoR to derive lessons that can be applied in the classroom.
To do this, we rely on an assortment of 40 factual statements on SoR. They are grouped where appropriate, to offer valuable insights to educators, staff and leaders for improving reading instruction at schools.
Using these 40 insights and other important realizations gained through research and experience, Sprig is committed to bring SoR into the classroom this fall with the launch of Sprig Reading.
Improvement starts at a strategic level. Let’s see how SoR advises strategic reading instruction.
40 Insights to Inform Strategic Reading Instruction
1. The SoR must not ignore language, identity, culture and other contexts that are important to the early reading experience.
There is another side to SoR that probes deeper into the learning context of the young student. While offering direct, systematic and explicit instruction, it also understands the unique background and learning profile of each student. This can be done through holistic assessments.
2. Studies show that computer-assisted instruction is valuable in improving the phonological awareness of 6-year-old children.
Phonemic awareness is one of the major pillars of SoR, which in turn is a part of phonological awareness. It’s important to note that technology has the power to catapult the instruction of these concepts into another level of efficiency!
3. The simple view of reading equation (see image below) shows that reading comprehension is the product of decoding/recognition and oral language comprehension. It has been tested in over 100 studies and endorsed by many renowned reading experts.
Simple View of Reading
Decoding (D) x Language Comprehension (LC) = Reading Comprehension (RC)
4. The Scarborough Rope Model of Skilled Reading (see image below) states that word recognition (which includes phonological awareness, decoding and sight recognition) and language comprehension come together to form the fluent execution of skilled reading.
The Scarborough Rope Model of Skilled Reading
Recommendation From 3 & 4
The simple view of reading is one of the main models used when talking about SoR. Decoding is used in phonemic awareness and phonics, two of the main pillars of SoR. Oral language permeates in every pillar of SoR, but especially vocabulary and phonemic awareness.
Reading comprehension is the result of children recognizing letters and the sounds they make, and understanding the meaning of the words they form.
The Scarborough Rope Model of Skilled Reading also backs this notion of word recognition (of which decoding is a part of) and language comprehension (of which vocabulary is a part of) coming together to produce skilled readers.
So while the decoding bit is rather obvious to SoR, oral language is also important to integrate in lessons.
5. Research has identified poor phonological awareness as a major risk factor for dyslexia. Intensive phonological awareness instruction can be used as an intervention for readers with dyslexia.
6. Many readers struggle with reading fluency, which has been linked to poor ability in Rapid Automatized Naming (RAN). RAN is the ability to quickly name letters, symbols, words, or objects in a quick and automatic manner.
7. Relatively small difficulties encountered in the early months of learning how to read, such as problems with phonological processing or letter-to-sound matches, discourage students from practicing reading. For lack of practice, these early learners fail to grow their vocabularies, gain reading fluency, or acquire other background knowledge needed to comprehend texts.
Recommendation From 5-7
Along with phonological awareness (this includes phonemic awareness), RAN, and Shared Reading and Concepts of Print are extremely important in building fluency in the early stages of one’s reading journey. This is why these concepts are a part of the Joyful Literacy Framework, used by Sprig Reading.
Although not part of the original 5 pillars of SoR, RAN and Shared Reading and Concepts of Print have been deemed important enough to focus on separately, and should be a part of reading instruction.
8. There are over 40 research centers in the US dedicated to examining reading-related brain activity. Research in these centers have been ongoing for more than three decades.
9. 15-20 % of students are dyslexic. While dyslexia cannot be cured, intensive reading instruction can help improve the success rates of dyslexic students.
10. Learning to read requires the involvement of several brain functions. The visual cortex recognizes printed letters and words. It is located in the occipital lobe.
11. The auditory cortex builds oral word understanding. It is located in the temporal lobe.
12. The angular gyrus associates letters with sounds. It is located in the parietal lobe.
13. The inferior frontal gyrus produces speech and processes meaning. It is located in the frontal lobe.
14. 56% of variance in reading outcomes are due to the increase in volume of brain white matter between kindergarten and Grade 3. The quality of instruction during this time period impacts the building of the neural pathways.
Recommendation From 8-14
Ultimately, learning how to read is partly a biological process. It has to do with functions in the brain.
Given the urgency and gravity of early language development, Sprig Learning always vouches for early literacy intervention, that is taking action, when the student is most conducive to learning concepts and building good habits.
15. There are certain leadership practices that significantly raise the percentage of students’ reading at grade level by Grade 2. Schools that have been successful in raising this number share 5 behaviors. They:
16. Make literacy priority number one.
17. Treat reading instruction time as sacred.
18. Empower teachers to own and lead interventions.
19. Monitor processes and data closely.
20. Share granular data with students.
Recommendation From 15-20
Leveraging SoR for strategic reading instruction is not a task for educators only. They must be adequately backed by school and district leaders.
When there is a system in place where educators are given the time to focus on literacy instruction, formative assessments and interventions, accountability is increased for all.
Teachers and administrators are aware of what is working, and the student also knows what areas they need to improve on. This information can also be shared with parents, who can be more actively involved.
21. 90- 95% of students have the cognitive capacity to read.
22. 30% of students are capable of reading regardless of instructional quality.
23. 50% of students are capable of learning how to read from explicit and direct instruction in foundational skills.
24. 15% of students will need additional time and support to meet their reading potential.
25. 5% of students have severe cognitive disabilities.
Recommendation From 21-25
While it’s true that there will always be a certain percentage of students who will continue to struggle to read because of cognitive impairments, the vast majority of students should be able to read with varied levels of support.
The biggest segment from this group of students is those who will need help using SoR in order to boost their literacy scores. By first implementing SoR in the classroom and following it up with tiered intervention support, the overwhelming majority of students (90-95%) can be helped. This is a far cry from the average of 35% of students who are currently reading at grade level at Grade 4 in the US.
26. A randomized controlled longitudinal study conducted by Vanderbilt University shows that preschool education improves reading outcomes, but the effects are not sustained beyond kindergarten.
27. 79% of the variance in high-school reading ability is explained by the intensity of foundational skills instruction in Grade 1.
28. There is a thing called the Grade 4 slump, where 20% of Proficient Grade 3 readers drop down to Basic by Grade 5. 55% of advanced readers in Grade 3, are no longer advanced readers in Grade 5. There have been 90 research studies which say that the absence of foundational phonics and phonemic awareness instruction in the early grades impairs students’ reading growth in the later grades.
29. Research from the University of Chicago has found that for 85-90% of struggling readers, intervention programs implemented before Grade 3 can increase reading skills to an average level. However, if the interventions come after Grade 3, then 75% of those students will continue to struggle with reading.
Recommendation From 26-29
High-quality early literacy instruction is extremely important to literacy growth, but it has to be consistently applied, beginning in preschool, and especially in kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2. If not, then the early efforts are not sustained to achieve maximum reading potential.
Instruction early on in kindergarten and Grade 1 has to be intensive, in order to give kids their best shot at success in the later grades. It is absolutely crucial that any literacy interventions are applied before Grade 3. If these interventions are started at preschool, it’s important that they are not stopped after preschool.
30. The concept of spoken language was invented over 200,000 years ago, however the concept of written language was invented only 5,500 years ago.
31. 87% of words in the English Language are either fully or easily decodable.
32. Approximately 80% of elementary teachers do not adequately teach phonemic awareness to their students, if at all.
33. 95% of early elementary classrooms spend inadequate time providing direct instruction on all the English phonemes.
34. The National Reading Panel (NRP) established the 5 pillars of reading instruction in 2000. To meet the NRP recommendation of more phonics instruction, schools adopted balanced literacy. But in balanced literacy, phonics is taught only briefly.
35. In a study of 32 elementary schools in Rapides Parish School Board, the percentage of kindergarteners reading at grade level rose from 46% to 99% because of science-of-reading training, data summits, skills-based grouping and summer learning focused on literacy.
36. In a study of 16 elementary schools in The Bethlehem Area School District, the percentage of kindergarteners reading at or above the DIBELS benchmark composite score increased from 47% to 84% due to science-of-reading training, new curriculum, skills-based grouping and summer learning focused on literacy.
37. UP Academy Holland, which is a part of Boston Public Schools, shifted from balanced literacy to a high-quality English language arts curriculum that was built to support the Science of Reading. Ever since its implementation, they have noticed a decrease in behavioral issues in language blocks, greater confidence from students in responding to questions and reading, and more enthusiasm from both students and teachers!
Recommendation From 30-37
Reading language was a human invention and so it requires a specific methodology for teaching it. As long as that methodology is applied, as demonstrated in numerous case studies, the likelihood of increasing literacy scores rises.
Phonemic awareness and phonics have to be incorporated into lesson plans. It’s not the case currently in many schools where educators are underprepared. A good SoR should have adequate professional development support so educators can be quickly upskilled on how to teach phonemic awareness and phonics.
38. In a survey of Pre-K to 3 teachers, there were three types of challenges faced in literacy instruction. These were time, resources and materials, and diversity of student needs. There was not enough time to work individually with students. This included both struggling and accelerated learners. It was difficult to find reading materials in multiple languages, and appropriate leveled texts for older students who would not be embarrassed to read them. Regarding diversity of student needs, teachers found it difficult to manage striving readers, where they would get pulled out of class, but then miss out on other instruction in class.
39. The common causes for reading instructional failure include: inadequate or non-existent review and repetition cycle, lack of real reading and writing experiences, inappropriate reading materials to practice skills, loss of time due to transitions, and limited teacher knowledge of research-based phonic routines.
40. Multi-sensory approach to reading enhances phonics instruction. Manipulatives, gestures, and speaking and auditory cues improve early learners’ acquisition of phonics skills. Multi-sensory activities also provide the necessary scaffolding to beginning and struggling readers. They include visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile activities to enhance learning.
Recommendation From 38-40
These last three statements offer insight into what to do, and what not to do, when it comes to using SoR in the classroom for strategic reading instruction.
We can summarize many of the points to say that differentiated instruction is key to the success of early readers. SoR is amazingly effective, but not if everyone practices the same things at the same pace with the same intensity.
Also, the need for high-quality instructional materials and resources that drive engagement is highly beneficial. Books need to be appropriate for different skill levels, and the learning environment should be stimulating enough to sustain learning motivation.
All the various components of SoR have to be taught, but in accordance with what each student needs. Differentiation can take up time and extra resources, which are common challenges. But, differentiated instruction has a host of advantages which can offset these challenges and ultimately ensure that every kid has their best foot forward in reading.
Any tool that makes it easy to differentiate lessons and monitor individual students in a cost-effective manner, will save teachers percioustime. And if those tools also include guidance on SoR-based teaching practices, plan lessons for their students, and review any progress made, those time savings become truly significant.. That newly freed time can be used to help struggling readers who require further support.
Applying These Lessons
That wraps up this article on the 40 SoR insights. Sprig hopes that the guidance offered here is used to strategize reading instruction in line with SoR.
Want help bringing SoR into your classroom? Get in touch with us.
Educators are the heartbeat of the education system. They have a lot on their plate. At this time when there is increasing consensus around SoR, it’s important to be strategic about how reading instruction is delivered across schools and districts.
Sprig Learning is developing Sprig Reading, which will be released in the fall and change the face of SoR-based early literacy instruction.
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No joke. There's real space dust in there.
The beer, called Celest-Jewel-Ale, was created by crushing lunar meteorites into dust – then steeping them tea-style during the brewing process.
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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1905)
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BLIZZARD J EAST
New YorK In Grasp of Storm of
Ice and Snow.
CLAIMS TOLL OF SEVEN LIVES
Many Persons, Benumbed With Cold,
Fall and Break Bones Street
New York, Jan. 6. Nut in several
years has New York been visited by a
storm ml such proportion as. that which
uniiiiucnesd wiitay and continued
until eartv today. Nine ioekw of
snow fell, paralysing UafiVr, ami
brought untold sulteriug to tbe city s
lr. Seven deaths In New York and
vicinity www reported, whim maay
parson, overcome by eoW, dropped to
the street, some of them fracturing
Five of tbe seven men who met death
from 0m result of the storm died from
exposure and another IifMl oh the
ley platform of an elevated station. Ml
in frost of an approaching train and
was wound to piece. The seventh, a
conductor on tbe Pennsylvania rail
road, biimied by the driving show,
stepped in front of the "Congressional
Limited" train at South Amboy and
was instantly killed.
It is estimated that the storm will
cost tbe New York city railway com
pany tr $100,090.
Incoming ocean linen report a bliz
zard at sea.
Today 5,000 men were pot to work
clearing the street of New York and
tomorrow tbe number will be doubled.
The effect of tbe tdisaard were felt
at most points alone the New England
and Middle Atlantic coasts. So far no
marine fatalities bare been reported.
In New York city traffic of all kinds
was Impeded, trolley lines were tied up
and the streets, swept by a pale driv
ing before it fine snow that cut like
rand and piled in great drift, were
praetleally impassable. lUilroad train
from all points were delayed from a
few minutes to three boor, and tbe
elevated lines were operated with tbe
greatest difficulty, without repaid to
schedule. At sea the condition must
have been severe, but to far no disaster
Itas been reported.
AWFUL COST OF VICTORY.
Facts About Siege Gleaned From Rec
ords of Stoessel.
Chefoo, Jan. 6. Some interesting
statistics concerning tbe defense of Port
Arthur were brought here by the flo
tilla of Russian torpedo boat destroyers
which carried numerous ehests contain
ing complete records of General Stoes
Originally the army numbered- M,
000. Klevea thousand have been
killed, 16,000 are wounded or sick,
while 8,000 remained in the forts, of
whom, however, 2,000 were unable to
It is learned that, when General
Stoessel wrote to General Nogi regard
ing the surrender of the fortress be
"I have 8,000 men in the forte, and
6,000 of these are able to fight. If you
do not accept my proposal these men
will die fighting, but it will cost you
three times their number to kill them."
During the siege 2e per cent of tbe
garrison were put out of action. Thi
remarkable fact was due to wounded
men returning to the front. Cases
have been recorded w here men have
gone to the hospital tore tint, re
turning convalescent to the forte.
The number of officers killed was
proportionately greater than in any
battle known to history. This wai due
to the frequent lethargic condition of
the men, who, without food and with
out sleep, moved only when led by
their offieen. Tbe Hessians estimate
that the taking of tbe fortress baa
Japan $ 100,000,000.
Crowds Cry for News.
St. Petersburg, Jan. . The tamo
at te admiralty and war office today
wore a repetition of thore of yesterday,
crowds of weeping women and children
vainly asking for I let of the survivors
of the Port Arthur garrison, which
could not be furniehed. While the
ltweefau military law U imperative in
the lenubuweat that the commander
of a fort run who eurrendeiB ahull be
tried by eourt martial, the emperor
will undoubtedly order that this form
ality be diepeated with In the eue of
No Twne for Mediation.
Pari, Jan. . The official view here
continued to regard mediation between
Russia and Japan as impracticable.
Tlia Temps, fceiui-oJBcial, in a leading
arJele, eya: "IJuesia will not consid
er mediation at a moment when Iter
silf-wteein in Buffering from the deeHt
WMind and ltefore playing her strongest
card, namely, the concentration of an
overwhelming force under General Ku
ropatkin." The same opinion is held
at the foreign office.
International Salmon Commission.
Victoria, II. C, Jan. 0. Local can
nent have been advised of the intention
of the Dominion government to mok
t bo appointment of an international
commission to invoetigate the fhhorieH
on tho Pacific coast with a viow to pro
viding joint regulations for the prworv-
ing of tho fisheries, particularly of thel
NOTHING FOR RIVERS.
Small Chance of Congress Passing a
BUI at This Session.
Washington, Jan. 7. Memlter of
congress interested in securing river
and harbor appropriations are becom
ing uneasy over the repeated wanting
of Speaker Cannon ami other Republi
can leaders tlmt the strictest economy
must be observed from now until ad
journment. While talk of this sort is
always in evidence at the beginning of
each session, them is more seriousness
in the tones of the speaker ami party
leaders titan usual, ami the fear Is
spreading that they mean what they
So far as waterway appropriations
are concerned, the fear i not alone
based on the attitude of the party lead
ers, but the further ami very slgnlti
cant fact that the rivers ami harbors
committee, though it ha been in ses
sion more than a month, has accom
pitched absolutely nothing. Owe of its
members declares that, notwithstand
ing almost daily meetings have been
held, not a single line of the bill hat
been framed, not a single item agreed
upon. He declares that in past scis
sions, when bills were reported ami
passed, the committee did more actual
work in two days than it has done this
winter in more than four weeks.
This dawdling policy, this postpone
ment of action, is what cause the real
alarm, ami no member can understand
what it mean, unless it is that the de
lay is inspired by tbe speaker for the
sole purouse of staving off action until
it is too late to put throogh a river ami
harbor bill. If it is found that this
policy of delay is continued, there is
apt to be a general revolt of members
from districts w hich are sorely in need
of money to continue the improvement
of their waterways. With few excep
tion funds heretofore appropriated for
this purpose will be exhausted by July
1, ami unless a river ami harbor bill is
passed, work will cease altogether. In
many instances work has already stop
ieil for lack of funds.
The promise has been made that the
rivers ami harbors committee will bring
in a bill the fore part of January. This
promise wilt serve to cheek those mem
bers w ho are in favor of forcing the
speaker to give Jh, but it will not serve
for long. Men who want river ami
harbor appropriation are growing
desperate; the situation at many port
and on rainy rivers is becoming serious
and demand attention.
DOINGS IN CONGRESS.
Wednesday, dan. 4.
Upon reconvening today after the
holiday reeeee, the senate plunged di
rectly into tbe consideration of the bill
for the admission of two states to be
composed of Arizona and New Mexico
ami Oklahoma and Indian territory.
I ley burn introduced a bill for the
regulation of corporations, which was
refered to the committee on judiciary.
Senator New lands introduced a joint
resolution providing for a eomml4ion
to frame and report to eongrew a
national incorporation act for tbe con
struction and consolidation of railroads
I employed in interstate commerce.
In the bouse Representative Mann
intodoced a bill to abolish the isthmian
canal commiseion and providing that
the powers now invested in the. prod-
dent be extended until the end of the
Thursday, Jan. 5.
Tbe Joint statehood bill again occu
pied the major portion of the day in
Senator Rani intrclueed two bill
intended to clear away obstacles tlmt
threaten to interfere with the construc
tion of the Klamath rererve irrigation
project in Southern Oregon ami North
Senator iiaitey submittal a proposed
amendment to tbe constitution fixing
the term of office of the preeident at
six years and making him ineligible
The house committee on fortifications
reported the fortification bill, carrying
I6.747.SW, which is f 770,30V lees than
appropriated last eeseiou. Representa
tive Adams, of Pennsylvania, intro
duced a bill providing for the establish
ment in the District of Colombia of a
whipping poet for wife-beaters.
Asks Fee of S20O.000.
Newark, N. J., Jan. 7. A fee of
1900,000 for James Smith, Jr., for act
ing as receiver for the United State
Shiiibnilding company was asked of
Judge Lanning In the United Statu
District eourt here Wlay. Loumel for
the Sheldon reorganiaatioti committee
opposed the application, ami sahl that
the sum demanded wm eshorbitant.
He tnid all the money Mr. Smith han
dled in the reoeiverebip waa not more
than 1,1 -It, 000. The credit for the
resurrection of tlte eomjiauy, lie sahl,
hi due to the reorganization committee.
New Russian War Loan.
Iterlin, Jan. 7. The prospectus of
the new Russian loan of 181,000,000
will be hued tomorrow. Subscription
lieta will 1) opened in Germany, Kits-
eU and Holland January 12. The price
of the issue in Germany will be We.
The bunkers nyndicate has imid into
the Ituseiuii treasury V0$. These
terms are considered here very favora
ble for Kiittiiu, inasmuch oh the holders
can demand redemption at par after
elx yea re.
Another New Russian Loan.
St. Potershurg, Jan. 7. Official an
nouncement of the issue of a new loan
is published here for the flrat time.
The amount of the loan will be (115,-
750,00 bearing Interest at 414 per
oent from Jinuary 1. The first call of
Donon will not be made earlier than
1017. The whole loan will be extin-
Iguinhed in 1085.
IN HANDS OF JAPS
Porl Arthur Gives Up After Fight
ing Eleven Months.
CAUSES GREAT JOY IN T0K10
Stoessel Confesses He Fouud Further
Resistance Was Only a Usclots
Sacrifice of Lives.
New York, Jan. 3. Port Arthur,
whose hills for months have run red
with the blond of the lira vest of two
warlike nations, has at last succumbed
to the fierce tenacity of the Japanese
attack. General Stoeel, most stub
born in carrying out the will of his
sovereign, has seen the sdvnnce of the
besieging army gain in momentum and
energy, until to hold out lunger would
bare been a crime against humanity.
Tbe conditions of the surrencder are
not yet known, but in alt quarters it is
anticipated that they are such as an
honorable soldier may accept from a
brave ami victorious enemy.
At :15 o'clock last night the com
missioner completed signing of the
capitulation agreement. lloth armies
had suspended hostilities five hours
earlier. The city of Port Arthur Hill
be occupied by the Japanese today.
The authorities at St. Petersburg, in
the absence of direct official notice
front General Stieel that Port Arthur
has surrendered, have not ermittel
the news to become public. Kmperor
Nicholas, is in the south of Russia, and
his ministers are for the lime being in
the dark a to what dispatches have
been sent to him from the front. Tukio
is the scene of rejoicing, people finding
in the outcome eompuusatiun for all
the sacrifice of life ami money that was
entailed in the ten months' siege.
- To what extent the fall of Port Ar
thur will make for a rntoratim of
peace is an open question. There is
an encouraging note in the expression
of Huron llayashi. Japanese minister
to Imdon, of the "hope that in some
way it v. ill facilitate final peace."
Roth in lari ami London it is be
lieved that the squadron under Vice
Admiral Itojestvensky, which started
from IJbau for the Far Kast three
months ago, will have to retrace its way
home, as an adherence to the original
plans would invite disaster without
probability of effecting a juncture with
the warships at present in the harbor
HALL IS REMOVED.
Summary Action by the President In
Land Fraud Cases.
Washington, Jan. 3. President
Hooeevelt has directed the absolute re
moval of Jolin II. Hall, United Stat
district attorney for the district of Ore
gon. The action was taken at the re
quest of Francis J. Ileney, who was
been conducting, as the nominal assist
ant of Mr. Hall, the land fraud cases
The announcement of this action was
made by Attorney General M.ly as he
waa leaving the t hite house alter a
conference with the president. Mr.
Moody declined to say what the rharges
against Mr. Hall were, if any, but did
say that it was for the good of the serv
ice to dbipense with him, particularly
in regard to the conduct of the land
fraud cases now being investigated.
Mitchell and Hermann Indicted.
Portland, Jan. 3. Tbe Federal grand
jury fulfilled the exctatlon. of the
public when it returned indictments
against Senator Mitchell, Ilinger Her
mann ami George Soreneou. Mitchell
ami Herman were indicted jointly ami
are cliarged with having conspired with
all of the defendant heretofore indict
ed to defraud the government out of
land situated in township 11 south,
range 7 east. Soreusoo is indicted for
having offered a bril of 15,000 to Dis
trict Attorney Hall on March Xfi laH,
when the indictment against the con
spirators who were convicted In the
recent trial waa landing in the Federal
New Navy for Russia.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 4. With refer
ence to the report publislied in the
United States under a St. Petersburg
date that Kmperor Nicholas ha peti
tioned the exuuditure of 80,000,000
for rebuilding the navy, the fact is
that Russia's naval program lias not
yet ben definitely decided or proiniil
gated. All that Is positively known hi
that the plane cover a long erkd of
years. The absolute Heel I ty of a sea
power is one of Kuesia'a latest lessons
of the prwient war.
Bay City Is Shocked.
San Fruncisoo, Jan. 4. This, eity
experienced a numbor of earthquake
shocks today.' At 3:20 o'clock a severe
nhock, which lasted for six seconds,
ooeurerd. At 4 :-'fi o'clock and a few
minutes before 8 o'clock tonight other
shocks were felt. Tho plate glass in a
few buildings was shattered. One of
the small towera on the city, hall waa
twisted. Officials at the hall, how
ever, say that the tower waa faultily
Cold Suspends Mobilization.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 4. The intense
ly cold weather whioh prevails in tho
center of Russia has caused a temporary
suspension of the mobilization and
movement ol troops. Today the tem
perature is 40 degrees below Fahren
SUMMARY OF THE TERMS.
Russian Ottlcars Go Homo on I'nrole,
Privates Remain Prisoners,
liondou, Jan. IS.-The Japanese ley-
tlon yesterday WtMlslied the terms of
the agreement which served as the
Wis of the capitulation of Port Ar
thur. The agreement v,M signed by
the Itusslan ami Jaiwnese com mission
ers, representing Generals Stoessel and
Nog! respectively, and later by the
commander In chief themselves, tlte
rinal consummation of II taking place
in tlie evening of January X.
The agreement consists of 1 1 arti
cles. Several of them are of a mrely
technical nature. The essential point
of the other aVe a follows: The en
tire fortress, with it surrounding forti
fications, tlte ships still afiiial In the
harbor ami the w recks of those sunk
ami jiartly sunk, all arm ami ammu
nition, the military building in tbe
fortree ami fort a well a in the ohl
ami new town, together with all other
government property, are to be surren
dered to the Japan. The latter agree
to reepect ami duly investigate all pri
vate right ami claim.
The Japanese i weave the right of
free action relative to their claim for
restitution ami indemnity in the event
of it becoming ktMblbhed that any
forte, ship or other property were de
stroyed after the sign lure had been
affixed to tbe agreement. Impartial
investigation of the report alleging
such violation of the proprieties of lb
surrender is promised, ami tbe Rus
sian agree to co-ojierate.
The plans of the forts still standing,
lieetroyed or in the course of construc
tion, the U'k of torpedoes ami mines,
the lists containing Infortunium in ref
erence Xn the placing of mine on land
or sea within the confine of Port Ar
thur, as well as tlte lit with the
names of all military ami naval officer
engaged in the late dWrtii-e, are to be
delivered without deductions and eras
ures Ut the Japanese.
The soldiers, sailor ami volunteers,
a well a the official under Ituaeian
jurisdiction, will become prisoner of
the Japanese. The officers ami official
will retain their arms ami private prop
erty, however, in accordance with the
expressed wish of the mikado, a a rec
ogintion of their gallantry in "Mending
the fortrea. These oil it r and itArlal
are to be sent on parole to Kumka.
As a guarantee of goi faith, tin
fort at Iteeahan ami Antushau, togeth
er w ith other fortification still stand
ing, are to be surrendered to the Jap
anese not later than noon of January 3.
DOES MUCH DAMAGE.
Disastrous Fire In Plant of Union Meat
Company at Portland.
Portland, Jan. 4. Fire raged in the
plant id the Union Meat company,
Fourth aand Glisan streets, from 11
laet night to 3 this morning, complete
ly gutting the building. ! cm the
structure, which was a thre-tory
brick, is estimated at 1100,000, ami on
the content f loO.OOO. Thi is partly
covered by insurance.
Heated lard is believed to have start
ed the fire. The name burst out on
the third floor, directly over the engine
room. When the fire was first discov
ered by Night Kngineer John Sleight,
the fiames were leaping in every direc
tion above ami streams of ammonia
from the cold storage plant were drip
ping to the Hoor Imlow.
Close to the Fourth street side of the
building, on a track id the Southern
Pacific, stocd several freight and refrig
There was also a ear of fuel oil. It
stood where tlte flame wore the hottest
ami for more than an hour It was tlte
fear of the police ami firemen tlutt it
would explode aand ileal death in every
The name leaped ami bunted furi
ously overhand around the oil tank, nut
after an hour of -heroic work the fire
men succeeded in averting the danger
ami saving the ear of oil. Those who
hud to fight ehe to the danger ground
breajthed a sigh of relief when they
drove back the flame ami were able to
turn their attention to the building
Ready to Mediate.
Washington, Jan. f. President
Roosevelt has decided tlmt he will offer
bis good office to bring about peace
Itetween Russia ami Jaitaii whenever
either party to the conflict shall request
Inmtotloso. lie ha itereiolore In
sisted that both itartie must request
hi good office liefore taking any action.
This view lias been modified so that
eltther can secure his interttosition by
asking it. The president doe not
think any step In the direction of (teace
will lie taken in the immediate future,
probably two or three months.
To Relieve Sufferers.
Wei Hal Wei, Jan. 6. The Rritish
stoamur Andromeda sailed for Port Ar
thur this morning carrying a large
quantity of medical supplies, appliances
and comforts for the Russiuan sick and
wounded. The Andomodu had on
board two surgeons and eight tons of
stores, including 300 bods and 100,000
pounds of provisions. Her cargo was
shipped on hoard last night, following
the receipt of official permission to sail
on the errand of mercy.
Japanese Occupy Forts,
Toklo, Jan. 6. The Japanese took
possession of a numltcr of the forts of
Port Arthur today. The Russian offi
cers an oflioials will be jcnnltted to re-'
turn to Russia upon parole, the officers
retaining their side arms.
ATTEMPT 7 BREAK
Seven Convicts at 1'olsoni Make
Dash (or Liberty.
THREE ARE KILLED IIY GUARDS
Four Are Fatally Wounded and One
Slightly Two Guards Hurl by
(Juliets of Comrades.
I'nlsoni, Cul., Dee. 31 A break that
ww clever in plan awl Isdd III "xecu
tion took place at the inllwitlary
hum this afternoon. 'Ilieguawlsitlteyed
tbe standing order ol the warden to
shoot repanllea of the langr to fiee
men, ami a a reault seven of nine
convicts, who had planned to get nwv,
were almost riddled with bullets,
three being now ilead ami three In a
Tbe break was similar In general
phut to tlmt of last July, but tlte fact
that It was mad within the range of
the gun of seven tellable guard, all
dead abot. ami one of th.ie within W)
feet, make it more bold ami iletmle.
The convict who engaged In t lie
break were alt employed on tbe n-ck
crusher, where Sf6 of the moot desper
ate prisoners weiealwork. Captain
Murphy was acting a general overseer
about the rock rusher, and four oilier
attache, I.. Daley, M. Ilogan, Charles
Taylor ami Charles Jolly, were employ
ed a "pushers" to keep the mm l
A Urge sledge hammer was thrown
into the crusher, nosing the ptimlernu
machinery to com lo a stamMill.
This allraclMl Captain Murphy, Charbs
Jolly ami Taylor to tbe place Immedi
ately. Thereupon the desperate rm
vict rushsd to seise Murphy, Jolly and
TuylM They succeedeal only in catch
ing tlw twit first mentioned. During
thi time the scene of trouble wa under
cover, ami the guard on the outside
cuuhi not see the struggling men, al
though they soon had an intimation
that something wa wrung. Five of
tlte gang sumnindrd Captain Murphy
ami two other had Jolly. The con
vict had knive in pittiou for tmme
dial exn-ulion, should tbe guard at
tempt to free litems I v. Tbe convicts
were very lhl a they aitprtMrhl
Guard Harris, who stood ready In act
according to tbe standing order to
shtMtt regardless of ntusMpieoces.
When within 40 feet of tlte outside
guards, imo id the convict gave lb
commaml: "Hand out your gun, or we
will stab Murphy to tlte heart.
Intad of I tamling out his rills, Har
ris 4ot a bullet inUi tbe fellow's Ul)
ami lie fell to the gronml. In quick
surcMsioH Harris fired at each of tbe
remaining convicts, who were trying to
shield themselves behind Murphy and
In the meantime bullet, from other
p4a were Nying thickly altuut, many
of them striking the convict.
Captain Muridiy wa struck by one
id them, a slight wound being inflicted
In tbe leg, ami Jolly wa struck in tbe
rteek, tbe bullet coming out through
the cheek ami inicting a very serious
wound, though probably not a critical
one. I wo ol lit convtcta, nametl
CamHM-ll ami Ford, intended joining
tbe others, but their courage fulled
them when tlte shooting liegatt.
Moors Commit Outrage,
New York, Jaan. S. In a garden id
a Itritish subject, only on mile from
Tangier, a bohl murder lias (men com
mitted by Moorish roMwrs, according
to the Herald eorrutudent of Tangier.
1 He .Moor entereii tlte ganteu ami car
ried away four cows belonging to tbe
Itritish owner, after murdering a Span
lard working on the place. One of the
robber was severely wounded by lite
wife of tlte Spaniard. It i rumored
from Tetuan that the garrison there
It deserted ami fled from tlte town.
Two moNthe' pay wa due them.
Want Horses for Army,
Seattle, Wash., Jan. . Iiu-iflccoAt
stockmen will sin have an opportun
ity to bid on 1,000 head of horsea to be
furnislted Uncle Sam's cavalry and ar
tillerymen now stationed in tbe Phil
ippine, word to that effect beiiur re
ceive. I by Captain F. A. Grant, of the
local army quartermaster s office. Slur-
incatltu a to the kind of horse de
sired have not yet Iteen received by
Caitaiu Graut. Thee are exirteil by
man irotti me ipiarierinaster general
within a few lay, when the bids will
Ihj culled for.
Storm Destroys Jelly,
Astoria, Or., Dec. 31. Five thousand
feet of Jetty suertriii!ture wa carried
uwuy in an 60-mile-aii-hoiir galu off
the mouth of the river yeateriluy muni
ing, leaving only fi00 feet of the outer
end remaining. To repair this work,
together with the jHtrtion that was
curried away by previous storms, will
take several months, so tlmt it is un
likely that there will Ihj iiiiv extension
of the jotty until late next summur, If
at all during thoVoiiilrig year.
Tried to Reach Vladivostok.
Shanghui, Jan. 2. According tn nrl.
vote advices from Basel) received hero
today Commander Pelem, of the Una.
slan toriHNlo 1tiit destroyer Hiistoropny
and another officer of that vessel
been identified among those on lmurd
tho captured Ilrltlsh steamer Nlgrutiu,
FIND THIi TRUTH,
Dnnvtir Election Frnudi lo ho I'rohod
o the Unlloin,
II. ........ I I fll r.iliiltlm. It I
I 'I'll I I'll ui. .-...-.. n Mn INIft
mi h to east a shadow over every miuii
and wonmii In any May linplintUd i
ithitioii frond In the idly and cotiiily
of Denver, on, hehirw or after Novcm.
her H, Hie supremo court hits nrili.,.,
an Invesllgrttloii mi sweeping in u,
rn'ope tlmt every plmso of the cht'tluii
may Imi seriillulied and everything im
Uwrs iisin It In any way limy ho i,isi8
known by Judicial Inquiry.
Alva Adams, Peimteratk' eaudldm,,
for governor, who appeared from ,
returns lo Itave Iweii elected, hut wlw
ho ilMchued that he due lint want ,
nlllce tainted with fraud, askid u
court UmpeH every !iir Iwllnt u,Si
Itut llie itriler of the court go,- u l(
the mere eiattiliMthtu of the l..ii,,,
ami ptovldes for Hit liiv-t tgut i.m . i tIB
registration list, the camimigii nh.
dlUirte. and, in brief, all iI..i,.hi
maiUTK. SUSIIWI " l-n"i'i, nimiiM.y
.. U I 11 IL.1I....I ....
lor Adams, ni Henry j inimi .
. . .. , -.i... i, i.ti -i . . ..
lomey ior in iw-""i"-" ii n
court to make It order id sueb l.i. . 1 1 t
tltal the court need not tpt anvil n,t
In tlie Inveetlgatioii. The ...mi .,)
tlmt was wlial It meant to .!., mi l m
sirucieo ww imj"" i" e" "I" ii
wonting of tlte ottlcr, and prvsciii a u,
tlte court (or srpoval.
Chief Justice Gabberl said that
while llie petition did not stale ta-uB
entitling tb tiiliner to sin ft an m
vnstlgatiiHi a propi-scil, the cmin liml
tlecbletl that an investigation inl(i,i
end In discovering tit guilty iw
who wet resmsliilr for the k-ii.iih.
ion of llie giuM frauds that l.ad N
revealed In llie colttempl pr-ii.lii,i.
Tbeie must Imv Itii s-me h r,.i.s 1.
himi tlte eMH'lloo iimreis ani "U.r
who commitleil frauibi, the i-nutt I.
GUILTY ONES DISCHARGED.
Dall Cartridges Among HUnks Ar
Traced lo Kin Packers.
Valiintgm, Jan. 4 A the ri-nall
of invrwtigatiou mad by illrrvte.ii of
tleneral Crorier, chief id oidlisn. .-, it
ha Imnu ascertained ttuil aim.i.g lh
1,760,000 blank caHrblgr l-ur. Im(
sumnssr to the regular and litta
trt-qM which tdc part in the n.ipti.
ers at Manama s, Vs., ami in t'slif tins.
two bull rartriilge were found. t
tbe Virginia ramp and tlte ..ll,. r i
California. Tit priu win. i-.,. txi
the California cartriilge w a Irs.tl by
tlte initial on the li ami was mpt
ly dlcharg-)l. In tbe Virginia ir K
wa impiw-atble tit Ami lite nffi-nd- r
As an additional iifecautioii, all lbs
blank cartriilge cases at the I rm . k. l.-cd
arsenal hae Ix-en o-irrhaulKl ahj
weiglteil, with tlte result that nm lull
cartridge wa found. In that i-- lb
Olson who packed the ra was dis
To guard Against the pjmibilitt of
such an irf-curruure, (ietteial ('"ir
ha dlrwctml that mch laix ! bUnlc
rarlrblegs shall Ite weigbnl ll.ri mol
ing. Tlie lues-ence of a ball inrlri-bja
can be eaily detected by this mell.-l
Watlilnpten Grand Jury Adopts Ihi
Washington, Jan. 3 The I -l
graml jury In making it final rrH
for the preent term of the supri-MU
court of the District of Columbia l-Uf
ri-oomimmdeil lite wtablishiitt-ttt f
wbtpping-poH In the distrnt Tru
question ha been hiih Ii agitated tier
since the preebient in his last unmul
tuemage lecouimemmil rrral piiinxb
Ment for wife-healer in the Dioln.t of
Columbia. The reiiliiiiietidatin of
the jury was as follow
"Tlte enlcary of eatablntbmg tbr
whipping-post a a mcaits of i..ihi-l,iu
ife-bratera ami ttty lancny i.h. nr
luut lien InvestigMletl by tlilsUl. awl
the majority id tit no-mtH-r are of lb
opinion that It wioild prove very eff-'ct-ive
in reducing tlte number of the
Dandlts Are Sunremo.
Paris. Jan. I. Tlte hihuuim
templateil by the Irem h goveriitmat JKj
iot wis security ol tit iirlnltlMirif.il m
the towns in Monxvo haeli..t et ln
compleleil, jutrlly owing to the fct
that there ha not yet Ih-cii the tnoa
nereaaary for the turNie sim-i- I raw
Aret unih-rUMH the tak. and iartU )
cauee many matter of detail n n.."i.
be sett ll when the 1'rrinh nimm ill
ative, M. feint Relie Taillander, iieb)
tlie sultan at Fes at the end of lit
month. Oriental dllatorine
count for something in the delay.
Coal for Russian Fleet,
Iknnhay, Jan. -I. Russian ngciili
here are emieavoriug to i.ureliuw 100
fUttut of eoa I and to charter vessel h
carry it. Up to the present mi sbi
ment have lieeu made, hut it i !
Ilevetl that the Itritish steamer Hi nry
Rolekow, of H.1U tons uet, nwiiiil by tl'
RuiiiUy A Persian steam iiaviagtien
uoiiijmiiy, liiiiitoil, of lloiuliuy, ln
lieeu sold to Russia. Shu has sailed
heni'ii in liallust for Huiunn. French
Two Cruisers Return.
St, Petersburg. Jan. 4. A renort
that tho urulsurs Orel mid Iziiiurud, '
tho Hceoml I'nullla squadron, have been
ordered to ruturii Is current hero, but
lacks ofllelal oonllriuutloii. If tho ro
iwirt should provo truo, Vko Admiral
Itojestvensky may ho obliged to nwnlt
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By now, you should be up on TEDx talks, which are chats with global thought leaders with focused messages that are just short of lectures but quite a bit more than monologues as well. They are speeches given by people who know what the heck they are talking about that converge principles of technology, engineering, and design, but at the same time are free of any type of agenda. They are originally based off of TED conferences, which are exclusive because you have to get invited to them, but TEDx is something more democratic, so it has become really popular.
TEDx has even stretched toward our communities to speak to us on common sense-based ideas that are easy to grasp. My favorite is “Our Black Year” author Maggie Anderson‘s chat on why supporting Black businesses is good for everybody.
But I’d like to show you five more that relate specifically to Black males and how we can move forward.
Here, Shaka Senghor (pictured top) explains how he went from lockdown to enlightenment, but also how it came about through self-examination and writing.
Speaking of incarceration, it needs to be driven home that the prison enterprise industry (because that’s what it is), profits off of dysfunctional and impoverished communities like a vampire preying on the vulnerable. So human rights attorney Bryan Stevenson sheds an honest light on why we put people in jail, what it does to us, and ultimately why it is universally detrimental.
So let’s turn north. Henry Rock comes in to talk about Charlotte’s City Startup Labs and their efforts to focus on Black male entrepreneurship. This incubator is actually a very important place, which is rare in this country, and focused on planting seeds of creative venture mentality — rather than low expectations — among brothers.
TED has even reached Jamaica. In this video, “The Apprentice” winner Randall Pinkett, who is also a management technology and information technology consultant, talks about “The Entreprenuer’s Mind-Set.” And he speaks the truth: “Entreprenuership is not just something you do, it’s a way that you think.”
Finally, let’s go global. In this one, South Africa’s DJ Black Coffee, who is arguably the best House music turntablist in the world right now — I mean this cat is BAD! — speaks to an audience in Johannesburg about Africans taking responsibility for their future, a message that resonates in Black communities in America. Fear of making big decisions and waiting for them to come from Europe is stagnating: “African solutions will come from Africans.”
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The Bayon was the last state temple to be built at Angkor, and the only one to be built primarily as a Mahayana Buddhist temple (although various local deities were also worshipped there). It was the centrepiece of Jayavarman VII's building program, and the similarity of the faces on the temple's towers to other statues of the king have led many scholars to the conclusion that the faces are, at least in part, representations of Jayavarman VII (although Avalokitesvara is another possibility).
Under the reign of Jayavarman VIII in the mid-13th century the temple was converted to Hinduism. In later centuries Theravada Buddhism became dominant, before the temple was eventually abandoned to the jungle. Current features which were not part of the original plan include the terrace to the east of the temple, the libraries, the square corners of the inner gallery, and the upper terrace.
This was my favourite temple from the ones I saw.
This image is a part of my Cambodia travelogue
Cropped, resized and some saturation to restore the colours to how I remembered them.
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rasmis (291) 2006-10-04 7:06
Very Well shot indeed. Beautiful place and you got the reflections successfully. Well done and thanx for sharing.
vincz (19113) 2006-10-04 7:21
Very nice picture of the bayon. You got very good light which allowed much details. refections are great as well. Thanks!
Tibo (1906) 2006-10-04 7:40
Beautiful coulours and relfection. Good note as well! Thanks, Tibo
humanist (695) 2006-10-04 8:10
A very sharp, contrasty shot. I like the natural framing and the reflection.
marjan (7) 2006-10-04 8:46
hi James, nice shot, good coloures, excelent mirroring
JCG (35129) 2006-10-04 8:53
The photo of this temple is very beautiful. The colors, the light
and clearness are perfect. Moreover the reflection in water is
splendid. A success, cheer. And thank you for the comment.
jdwyer264 (1082) 2006-10-04 12:11
I love this type of mayanesque architechture, really rough looking, obiously because of erosion, but none the less it is a feature which credits these buildings with an even more original feeling. TFS *the reflection is a super bonus to the picture, probably pushing your lucck for it to be still as well :-)
Davids (56) 2006-10-05 5:37
It's still a dream to visis cambodia one day, and this photo is the reason.
Technaicaly, it is perfect except for the grain. I don't know where the problem started, but one thing you can do is to sharpen more than once, during the rsising process, and after finishing processing the photo. Depending on the program you use, it helps to reduce the white pixels the programms normaly use to increase sharpness.
mdetay (4865) 2006-10-06 5:28
Nice picture of the Bayon. It is quite difficult to get a nice picture in Cambodia. The light is strong and contrast are difficult to manage. You managed to get a nice one. Congratulation.
Cheers from Antibes.
plimrn (21344) 2006-10-08 11:54
I love the way your excellent reflection both mirrors and enhance the 'real view;' excellent detail and color.
robertosalguero (288) 2006-10-09 22:47
Beautiful composition with crystal clear mirror like reflections on the water. The ripples on the surface just make a nice distortion that force us to think the water reflection is not the real stuff. Very good use of light at the time of day the picture was taken. The colors and sharpness are very good. I would say details are abundant in this composition. Good lines throughout the picture. Very well done James. I truly like this composition. Cheers from Canada :-)
Serendipity (1045) 2006-10-13 13:00
Très belle photo, bien composée, et avec une belle lumière.
Angshu (56760) 2006-10-23 8:03
A beautiful picture of Bayon..very picture postcard like & that's a compliment really. Wonderful reflections! I like the framing with the leaves on the left. Well done indeed!
Benedict (7076) 2006-11-01 1:19
great capture, excellent water reflections.
two thumbs up for a work very well done, james!
KostasKon (0) 2006-11-02 12:23
Very beautiful composition, with great colours, great sharpness and excellent reflecions.
bibs69 (3251) 2006-11-28 2:17
Wonderful place. Bayon is indeed one of the more beautiful place of Angkor sites. Your picture gives a perfect idea of what it is in real. I really like the reflection in the water.
Best regards, Laurent.
jan515 (545) 2006-12-07 18:57
The reflection in water is excellent. Very good colors and contrast. Very good work. View and beautiful through the beautiful photos.
lcarolan (930) 2007-02-20 1:12
Nice detail in the temple framed by the great sky and it's reflection. The clarity of your colors makes this photo really outstanding.
tmsfan (80) 2010-01-31 9:17
Nice shot, I like the reflection and the composition a lot.
michalu (810) 2010-01-31 10:21
watter like an mirror. very good colors.
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To comprise 80 Siemens 3.6MW turbines, the 288MW offshore project will be located about 23km northwest of the island Helgoland in the German North sea. Owned by WindMW GmbH, a joint-venture between global investment firm Blackstone and Windland Energieerzeugungs GmbH, the €1.3bn project became the first German offshore wind farm to be fully financed in August 2011 thanks to the KfW offshore wind programme.
“There is much work still to be done during the offshore installation but we are on track to begin delivering clean power to the public grid next year," said Jens Assheuer, CEO of WindMW.
The first stage of offshore construction is the preparation of the seabed, carried out by dredging and marine contractor Boskalis on behalf of Seajacks. Seajacks is then scheduled to install the 80 monopile foundations (manufactured by AMBAU at its facilities in facilities in Cuxhaven and Bremen) with the newly built jackup vessel Zaratan next month.
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Hemp, Cannabis sativa, has been called the world's most versatile plant. Materials made from hemp fiber have been discovered in tombs dating back to 7000 B.C. During the Middle Ages hemp was used to treat fevers, insomnia, and malaria. Columbus's ships had sails of hemp, and during colonial times it was universally grown because its strong fibers made superior ropes, sails, cloth, and paper. In fact, hemp was used for money in most of the Americas from 1631 until the early 1800s, and the original drafts of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were written on hemp paper.
As a food, the oil from hemp seeds has the highest percentage of essential fatty acids and the lowest percentage of saturated fats. Britain and Canada have recently lifted bans on growing industrial hemp and today it is reappearing in the marketplace in an amazing array of products: from lip-salve, jeans, salad oil, and cheese to paper products, composite fiberboard, and biomass fuel.
This illustrated, easy-to-read guide covers all aspects of hemp:
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a multi-media exhibit, discussion/workshop, book-circle project tailored to hosts
This autumn your institution can host one, two or all three parts of a custom-built program about family and social history. Each of three possible products caters to hosts’ varying budgets or staffing abilities.
The core program consists of a mobile exhibit traversing the Upper Midwest in a retrofitted school bus, the BUS-eum. Eighteen exhibit panels and four vitrines offer visitors texts, maps and videos relevant to family history. Besides in an on-board mini-auditorium in the back of the BUS, a traveling historian also provides programming in hosts’ facilities. One or two pre-visit programs can complement the core one.
More than a monolog by a trained historian, this project features dialogs between participants, with him.
Project Outline — Part I: What
The digitization of both public and private records has made genealogical research easier than ever. And, on-line or other sources offer ample guidance on how to effectively investigate one’s familial past. A plethora of information, on all aspects of living, can bring a family’s past back to life like never before.
Is collecting a jumble of birth or death dates and places, marriage or military records and other statistical data, however, meaningful enough in itself to sustain in-depth, worthwhile ancestral sleuthing? Because genealogy can be a lonely calling, comparing notes with others can fuel the motivation and benefits for all.
But, more than just the “How?” of genealogy, Grinding Ol’ Bones explores the “Why?” of it—shared discoveries in how to interpret or at least contextualize factual data. Essentially, Ol’ Bones is about distilling stories, then plugging those familial milestones into a wider framework—into social history.
Ol’ Bones forms the core of programming tailor-made to fit each host’s particular resources and on-the-ground realities. One or both of two additional programs can complement Grinding Ol’ Bones; they are:
- The first volume of historian-author Michael Luick-Thrams’ pentalogy about his family’s 400-year history in North America as a starting point for group reflection,
Reading Ol’ Bones: Reviewing Together the “What?” of Family History
is a case study of how genealogical research can help explain individual biographies and family dynamics. Roots of Darkness: Our Family’s Dreams and Nightmares in America (with Anthony and Gary Luick, et al) is the product of one family’s collaborative review of how their ancestors’ experiences, values and choices affected the lives of several thousand descendants. Book-circle groups meeting in libraries or museums, churches, schools or other institutions can download the E-book or a paper version of Roots or Darkness.
Components: a book-circle series of five, 120-minute-long sessions (an introduction, three reviews of designated sections of the book, and a summarizing conclusion), led by a host-appointed facilitator.
Costs: the cost of downloading the E-book + any staffing or facility-usage costs, determined by hosts. The expense of optional refreshments during breaks can be covered either by hosts or by the participants. For $150 the author can facilitate the final session via SKYPE or another electronic hook-up; for $250 he will facilitate both the first and fifth of the 90-minutes sessions: additional on-line services are available.
Resources: The designated facilitator can download a gratis TRACES packet to help guide the group.
- A second pre-BUS-visit program can enhance the overall effectiveness of the project as a whole:
Finding Ol’ Bones: Learning Together the “How?” of Family History
Local genealogists are often happy to offer public review of effective family research, from how to start a search through how to integrate the findings into a coherent compilation of beneficial use for others.
Components: a one-time presentation by a host-vetted facilitator to review best-practice family-history techniques as well as a cross-section of sources available, both on-line and in real-time.
Costs: The costs depend on who hosts secure to offer the presentation and what materials (if any) might be provided to the participants; some costs can be transferred to participants as modest fees.
Resources: The designated facilitator will decide what materials to show or recommend. It would be beneficial if even basic genealogical guides or supplies might be available, for sale, during the session. An appointed facilitator may confer with TRACES staff pre-program for additional suggestions or resources.
Other, tandem features of TRACES programming provided gratis during a BUS-eum showing include:
- A readiness to accept individual family histories if they are stored on a compact disc or stick, and the donor signs a waiver authorizing the information to be copied, then stored by—for example —state historical society archives, state genealogical societies or similar non-profit organizations.
- As TRACES programs focus on oral history, hosts will be invited to record video or audio tapes of their event: TRACES will offer copies of tapes to our non-profit, public-run partner organizations.
- And, downloadable study and teaching packets to enhance the effectiveness of the materials presented as well as the discussions spawned by TRACES programming are available on-line.
Project Outline — Part II: How
TRACES exhibits, lectures, workshops, publications and other resources focus on stories on three levels:
- The story of humanity: What does it mean to be a human? How have humans lived in various eras or cultures—and, what does that variety of human experience say to us alive today (and to those who will follow us) about how to live; what lessons can we draw from our shared pasts?
- The story of a nation: How did we get to be “us” till this point? How did past shared experiences form the American character or inform our current ways of living and organizing society?
- The story of an individual: What in a given human life is the result of nature and what born of nurture? What parts of “me” are innate and which ones are absorbed from those around us?
In autumn 2015 TRACES will explore these and related questions in group settings with select audiences. Community organizations such as libraries, museums, schools and civic groups can host a lecture or community forum (for example, during hour-long brown-bag lunches), a half-day seminar or weekend workshop, an on-line book-club discussion via SKYPE, or some other form of engagement with TRACES.
The mobile exhibit travels between towns and events in the retrofitted BUS-eum, with a mini-auditorium that can seat an entire class of 25 (images at http://2014.traces.org/michael-luick-thrams).
Costs: The costs of TRACES programming depends on the duration of engagement and features offered:
90 minutes, with one 30-minute presentation and a one-hour BUS showing* = $150
3.5 hours, with two 30-minute presentations and a three-hour BUS showing ** = $350
half-day, with three 30-minute presentations and a five-hour BUS showing *** = $550
half-day, with one 3.5-hour seminar during a five-hour BUS showing *** = $675
all-day, with a seven-hour BUS showing and three presentations—two of 30 and one of 60 minutes**** = $750
2.5-day workshop (e.g., Fri. PM – Sun. aftrn), with BUS showing for duration (overseen by volunteers or staff) and five, three-hour workshop sessions ( + light assignments) with Michael Luick-Thrams over three days***** = $1,500
(other forms of engagement, tailored to specific organizations, are available per arrangement and negotiated fees)
* Package consists of indicated BUS-showing time, plus 30 minutes of set-up/take-down (each step takes 15 minutes); a volunteer or staff member must be with the BUS at all times during the whole visit. ** The above conditions apply, plus the presenter gets one 15-minute break, during which the host provides a simple meal and a beverage (e.g., salad and juice); *** clause one conditions apply, plus the presenter gets one 30-minute break and two simple meals (one a sandwich); **** clause one conditions apply, plus the presenter gets two 25-minute breaks and three simple meals (one a simple breakfast); ***** clause one conditions apply, plus the presenter gets five 20-minute breaks and three simple meals (one a breakfast) plus two nights of local lodging (can be in-home).
Project Outline — Part III: Why
Project director Michael Luick-Thrams brings forty years of genealogical, historical and pedagogical experience with him. Holding a doctorate in Modern European History from Humboldt Universität in Berlin, he facilitates family history in the context of social history. (See www.roots.TRACES.org .) As he has done with his own family, Luick-Thrams invites audiences to consider the effects on their families of:
- migration: How has moving from one culture to another or between markedly different regions within a country changed us? What has been gained through that process; what has been lost?
- work and leisure: What goods or services have our families provided others in order to fund our own livelihoods? Outside of work, what roles have entertainment, music and art, sports, travel, hobbies, civic engagement or other voluntary pastimes played in our families or individual lives?
- economic cycles: How have our families responded to and been shaped by booms or busts? How have wealth, poverty, unemployment, further education or career shifts changed our lives?
- climate and natural disasters: How have seasonal climatic conditions dictated our ways of living, or freak-occurrence weather events visited our lives for a moment, but with long-term effects?
- wars: How has the experience of war changed our family members’ personalities, our shared familial fates and our nation? How have we, through war, affected the lives or fates of others?
- religion: How has religious belief or spirituality shaped our familial culture or wider community?
- technology: How have developments in technology changed the ways we live, think and relate?
- intimate relations: What have been some lasting legacies of unplanned pregnancies, marriage, divorce, patchwork parenting, non-traditional lifestyles, crime, aging and death in our families?
Project Outline — Part IV: Who
Having grown up on his family’s Century Farm in North Central Iowa, Michael Luick-Thrams is the recent author of his own family-history pentalogy, Oceans of Darkness, Oceans of Light—a Pentalogy: Our Troubles and Treasures in the New World. (For details, see http://2014.traces.org/?page_id=87). He describes the pentalogy thus (per volume 1’s back cover):
Every family has a skeleton in the closet, but historian-author Michael Luick-Thrams has unearthed an entire cemetery in his family’s 400-year sojourn in North America. From a failed auto mechanic who became an affable terrorist to a mass-murdering mommy; from a butcher turned frontier lawman, a granny who pilfered grandkids’ doll clothes and a cavalry man who thrashed superiors, to a philandering near-mute farmer: In this peerless family history, “normal citizens” prove to be most unusual characters.
Oceans of Darkness, Oceans of Light—a Pentalogy: Our Troubles and Treasures in the New World recounts one family’s improbable journeys from Europe to the American Heartland and back. Along the way, they have found both disasters and redemption.
A new, landmark genre, Oceans is a hybrid history cum meditation, The Waltons meets Sin City—a Little House on the Prairie for adults, R-rated, with pictures. A family chronicle unlike any you’ve ever read (Bill Bryson channels Alex Haley), it both entertains and edifies.
As a set, the first three (Roots of Darkness; Chasing Restless Roots; and Tap Roots Betrayed) of an eventual five volumes explore two main questions: How can we break familial (ergo, social) patterns that sow dark, self-sabotaging dynamics passed between generations if not named, confronted and exorcised? And: How to bring a nation—a super-sized family—that has lost its way, back from the brink of breakdown?
This pentalogy features a cast of hundreds, inhabiting biographies that unfold in communities stretching from colonial Boston to Gold-Rush-era California, via the canal and railroad beds of the Old Northwest Territory to a soft landing in the prairies of the Upper Midwest. Expect guest appearances by—among others—Johnny Carson, John Wayne, Walter Cronkite, Henry Fonda, Buddy Holly, Lawrence Welk, Meridel Le Sueur, Washington Irving, Mark Twain, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Napoleon Bonaparte, Adolf Hitler and two former U.S. Presidents.
The stories in this pentalogy take place in—among others—all Midwest states (Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri), between 1785 and today.
Michael Luick-Thrams divides his time between Germany and the American Heartland, as he serves as executive director of a non-profit, educational organization in each country—Spuren e.V. and TRACES.
Project Outline — Part V: When and Where
After the fall 2015 BUS-eum tour around Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, further tours are planned for:
- spring 2016 in: Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan
- fall 2016 in: North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri
- and as of spring 2017 in: Germany and other European countries; the BUS will remain abroad
To realize this innovative, multi-component project, TRACES currently is seeking:
- hosts among community-focused organizations such as libraries, museums, schools, etc.
- partners to co-sponsor both programming, the showing of the BUS itself, and the utilization of the family-history documentation or conversation recordings gathered during BUS programs
- volunteers in host communities to help make a local showing possible and run smoothly
- board members to replace those at TRACES now cycling out; and
- interns to work with TRACES for varying periods, doing various tasks and acquiring new skills.
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Mysore zoo gets international recognition
The renowned body headquartered at Gland, Switzerland has extended membership to the Mysore Zoo allowing it to have access to experts for animal care. It is particularly important as the zoo recently faced crisis following series of deaths of animals, especially big cats.
The WAZA membership implies that it will endeavor to keep a high standard of husbandry and veterinary care and allow it to participate in coordinated species management programmes. Given its success in captive breeding, the Mysore's zoo's WAZA membership will be helpful for the zoos across the world to share knowledge with the Mysore facility.
According to the zoo executive director B P Ravi, they have received the official confirmation from the WAZA. He said the Mysore zoo has now been associated with some of the leading zoos in the world. The zoo staff will participate at the annual conferences where they will meet other members as well as renowned experts in various fields. The annual meets are hosted at different parts of the world, which will allow us to experience foreign zoos, aquariums and nature reserves, he stated.
"We have the opportunity of taking part in the development of new strategies and policies, which will have an impact on the future development of zoos and aquariums worldwide," he added. The WAZA will assist us in exhibit standards and acquisition of animals, Ravi stated.
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When squeezed, electrons increase their ability to move around. In compounds such as semiconductors and electrical insulators, such squeezing can dramatically change the electrical- and magnetic- properties.
Under ambient pressure, Europium oxide becomes ferromagnetic only below 69 Kelvin, limiting its applications. However, its magnetic ordering temperature is known to increase with pressure, reaching 200 Kelvin when squeezed by 150,000 atmospheres. The relevant changes in electronic structure responsible for such dramatic changes, however, remained elusive.
Now scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have manipulated electron mobility and pinpointed the mechanism controlling the strength of magnetic interactions- and hence the material's magnetic ordering temperature.
"EuO is a ferromagnetic semiconductor and is a material that can carry spin polarized currents, which is an integral element of future devices aimed at manipulating both the spin and the charge of electrons in new generation microelectronics," Argonne's Postdoctoral researcher Narcizo Souza-Neto said.
Using powerful X-rays from the Advanced Photon Source to probe the material's electronic structure under pressure, Souza-Neto and Argonne Physicist Daniel Haskel report in the February 6 issue of Physical Review Letters that localized, 100 percent polarized Eu 4f electrons become mobile under pressure by hybridizing with neighboring, extended electronic states. The increased mobility enhances the indirect magnetic coupling between Eu spins resulting in a three-fold increase in the ordering temperature.
While the need for large applied pressures may seem a burden for applications, large compressive strains can be generated at interfacial regions in EuO films by varying the mismatch in lattice parameter with selected substrates. By pinpointing the mechanism the research provides a road map for manipulating the ordering temperatures in this and related materials, e.g., through strain or chemical substitutions with the ultimate goal of reaching 300 Kelvin (room temperature).
"Manipulation of strain adds a new dimension to the design of novel devices based on injection, transport, and detection of high spin-polarized currents in magnetic/semiconductor hybrid structures", Haskel said.
Brock Cooper | EurekAlert!
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Terahertz excitation of selected crystal vibrations leads to an effective magnetic field that drives coherent spin motion
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Researchers from the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo led the development of a new extensible wiring technique capable of controlling superconducting quantum bits, representing a significant step towards to the realization of a scalable quantum computer.
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What is Halal?
Halal comes from the Arabic root letters ‘H-L-L’ which can be literally translated as permissible or legal. In Islamic lexicology, Halal refers to ‘actions and consumables permitted under Islamic law’; therefore, mandoob (encouraged), mubaah (allowed) and wajib (compulsory) all fall under this category. Recently however, the term Halal has largely become designated to those consumables that satisfy an Islamic dietary standard. In the Quran, Allah (SWT) has instructed mankind, in general, and Muslims, specifically, to consume pure, hygienic, beneficial, wholesome, and healthy diets that are prepared with the noble intention of providing nourishment for an active body and a vigorous soul. This wholesome package of sanitary ingredients is what defines the essence of ‘Halal’ in Islam with relation to foods and beverages.
Allah (SWT) says, “O mankind, eat from whatever is on earth [that is] lawful and good and do not follow the footsteps of Satan. Indeed, he is to you a clear enemy” (Baqarah :168). In other words, Allah (SWT) orders mankind to consume only that which is lawful and wholesome lest it leads someone on to the course of Shaitaan (devil). This clearly elucidates that a person’s diet is delicately linked to the way he behaves and the character he displays. A wholesome, pure and clean diet can play a great role in reforming social structures and reinforcing righteous morals. The need for Halal nourishments arises from this basic desire of developing an upright and honest society.
Furthermore, these same sentiments are communicated in Allah (SWT)’s address to the Prophets (peace be upon them) and the Muslim nation: “O messengers, eat from the good foods and perform righteous acts. Indeed, I, of what you do, am Knowing.” (Muminoon: 51). “O you who have believed, eat from the good things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allah if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.” (Baqarah: 172). And lastly, “O you who have believed, do not prohibit the good things which Allah has made lawful to you and do not transgress. Indeed, Allah does not like transgressors.” (Maaida: 41).
Since Allah (SWT) commands us to eat and drink, there is an implicit permission for us to consume all sorts of foods and drinks. Therefore, scholars deduce a general principle that all consumable items shall be considered lawful so long as it is not declared unlawful by Islamic standards (Sharia). A detailed analysis of what is considered Halal and Haram in Sharia shall be expanded upon in the coming posts, InshAllah. | <urn:uuid:555ed53e-77f1-4afe-8d80-162b6e1d4fcf> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://halalresearch.org.au/2018/08/11/what-is-halal/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573104.24/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817183340-20220817213340-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.93751 | 605 | 3.21875 | 3 |
Life doesn’t always go according to plan. You’ve heard that saying before. When you have financial trouble, it can affect your credit score. Today, that makes qualifying for a loan or mortgage very difficult….. but not impossible.
With all the new mortgage rule changes over the past 5 years, its made borrowing at reasonable rates almost impossible. Many of us have been forced to borrowing on our high interest credit cards or finance loan companies. These credit facilities carry huge interest rates and short amortization periods resulting in very high monthly payments. (by the way, isn’t it ironic that the Federal Govt has tightened mortgage rules every year for the past 5 yrs but they haven’t touched the higher interest credit card companies and finance companies! Who owns the credit card companies and finance companies? That’s right.. the BANKS! Who’s interest are they looking out for?)
EXAMPLE OF CREDIT CARD and FINANCE COMPANY LOAN PAYMENTS:
- $20,000 credit card will carry a payment of around $600/mth (17.5% interest)
- $20,000 finance company loan will carry for $640/mth (24% interest)
- how about a car loan with a 25% interest rate!! (oh, did I mention this is a TD BANK CAR LOAN?)
Today, there are better solutions. We have seen a number of 1st and 2nd mortgage Lenders step up and offer products with competitive rates and manageable payments. Where a bank cannot offer you a mortgage based on your credit score, a secondary Lender can jump in and offer you a temporary solution until you get your credit back on track.
EXAMPLE OF SECONDARY MORTGAGE PAYMENTS:
- $300,000 1st mortgage for someone with slow or poor credit will carry for between $1561/mth to $2101/mth.. depending on the borrowers financial situation.
- $20,000 2nd mortgage for slow or poor credit will carry for between $180/mth to $250/mth. depending on the borrowers financial situation.
Secondary Lenders charge higher rates and some fees, but they carry a lower monthly payment. These products should only be for a short term. And most borrowers will only need them temporarily. Once they get their circumstances in order, most of these consumers will get back into fully discounted ‘A’ rate products.
It takes a plan of action and a commitment by the borrower to make this work. If you can keep up a good repayment history for 2 years, you will rebuild your credit. Over the years, I have helped a great number of consumers get their financial profile back in good standing. The next time you hear about someone with poor credit, or if you are experiencing financial problems, speak with an experienced Mortgage Broker. A Broker has access to a lot of Lenders that can help even the worst situations.
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Battle over U.S. Arctic refuge's future heats up
A planned study of possible new wilderness protections for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge has sparked a furor in Alaska, where energy companies have long dreamed of tapping oil reserves beneath its vast coastal plain home to herds of migrating animals.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service effort announced this week is part of a sweeping review of a land-management plan for what is the second-largest national wildlife refuge in the United States.
The agency stresses that its work is just starting and that a formal draft is not expected until next year.
But the oil industry and its political allies regard it as a prelude to an attempt to keep the refuge off-limits to energy production for good by formally declaring its remote coastal tundra as wilderness.
"Alaska will not allow the federal government to lock up more land without a fight," Governor Sean Parnell said this week.
The Alaska Wilderness League, for its part, accuses oil companies of trying to destroy a refuge that represents the only place on Alaska's North Slope that is legislatively closed to development.
"The Arctic Refuge is one of the last true wilderness areas left in the United States -- some places are just too special to sacrifice to oil and gas development," said Cindy Shogan, the league's executive director.
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The attainment of Buddhahood, the path through which it is attained, really begins with the generation of bodhicitta, which is the intention to attain liberation so that one can bring all beings to that same state. Since this is the motivation with which the path is begun, when the result of the path, buddhahood, is attained, it is naturally spontaneous, impartial, and nonconceptual compassion. Therefore, we regard buddhas as having an awareness that is responsive to the needs of beings, so they are open and accessible to our prayers and supplications.
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The end is nigh. Doomsday is upon us! The Apocalypse has begun - for oysters, at least.
Scientists recently declared wild oysters functionally extinct. 85 percent of the reefs they live on have disappeared due to disease or over-harvesting.
Luckily for Americans, 75 percent of the world's remaining wild oysters can be found here, and luckily for Phoenicians, some of the best restaurants in town have the tasty mollusks on their menus. So get them before they're gone.
J&G Steakhouse at the Phoenician is one of those restaurants. They feature a raw bar with East and West Coast oysters for $2.95 each, or two oysters come as part of the Chilled Shellfish Platter.
While Chef Jacques Qualin prefers the clean, briny flavors of West Coast oysters with "just with a squeeze of lemon and super cold served on chilled ice," J&G offers them with Mignonnette, cocktail sauce and Tabasco.
Although oysters are most often serve raw, Qualin says his favorite way to cook them is on the grill with a touch of soy ginger dressing.
Never had an oyster before? That's okay, because Chef Aaron May from Mabel's on Main captures them perfectly. "They are the quintessential harvest of the sea, offering a burst of salinity, the taste and smell of the ocean," he says. "Even a novice oyster fan can appreciate how perfectly oysters evoke the ocean."
He also says that it's really easy to tell if an oyster isn't fresh. "A fresh oyster looks moist and gives off a clean, briny smell and taste. Old oysters look dry, and they smell bad."
Chef Qualin describes 10 different kinds of oysters, their intricacies in flavor and appearance - from the Carlsbad Luna oyster, which has "the flavor of crisp melon with a salty cold finish" to the Malpeque oyster. "Because the water is so cold in Malpeque Bay (Prince Edward Island, Canada), this oyster is extremely salty. The meat has a very crisp, lettuce like flavor with a clean aftertaste," he says.
The differences in flavor come from the coldness of the water, the water pollution content (oysters are very sensitive to pollution) and nutrient and plankton levels in the water. Most oysters are not actually of the wild persuasion, but rather are farm-raised in cold coastal waters.
J&G will have four to six varieties on the raw bar depending on availability and season.
Mabel's on Main features the classic dish, Oysters Rockefeller - which is traditionally topped with green herbs, butter and bread crumbs then baked, but there are many different takes on the traditional.
"Rockefeller is such a rich, luxurious preparation, and it matched well with what we wanted to create at Mabel's, a Mid-Century hideaway that captures the old-fashioned 'swankiness' of the era," says May. "We serve the dish year round, with different oyster varietals swapped out based on freshness and availability."
If you're looking for something less swanky, this Tempe favorite has oysters in its name. Casey Moore's Oyster House has fresh oysters on the half shell as well as Oysters Rockefeller.
One can't talk about seafood in this town without mentioning the Salt Cellar. This ocean fare institution has Blue Point oysters on the half shell served on ice and Oysters Rockefeller. Their take on the traditional features spinach and pernod sauce, which is then baked on rock salt.
For some Sinaloan-style Mexican flare, try Marisco's Playa Hermosa where they serve either a dozen or half dozen oysters on the half shell.
Wildfish Seafood Grille hosts a similar raw oyster bar to that of J&G's, but they offer North Atlantic and North Pacific varieties.
It's impossible to leave out Asian cuisine when it comes to seafood. Nobou at Teeter House has a dish called Kumamoto Oysters with Uni, which is served with sweet tomato water and wasabi oil.
Uni is the Japanese name for the editable part of a sea urchin, and Chef Qualin describes this type of oyster by saying: "This small, deeply cupped oyster is named for its bay where they originated on the Japanese island Kyushu...Even though they require several years to grow to size, their salty, sweet flavor makes up for what they lack in size. True Kumamotos are somewhat rare in the everyday oyster bar due to their popularity and difficulty to grow, but they are very well worth the efforts. Their size and great flavor make them a favorite for beginning oyster eaters."
For being landlocked - in a desert no less-, Phoenix has a strong variety of excellent oyster dishes, and with their imminent doom pressing closer by the day, maybe it's time to try some.
If you're scared to suck the sliminess from its shell, Chef May says you don't know what you're missing, but he won't twist your arm. "It leaves more of these endangered treats for the rest of us," he says.
J&G Steakhouse, 6000 E. Camelback Rd. in Scottsdale.
Mabel's on Main, 7018 E. Main St. in Scottsdale.
Casey Moore's Oyster House, 850 S. Ash Ave. in Tempe.
Salt Cellar, 550 N. Hayden Rd. in Scottsdale.
Marisco's Playa Hermosa, 1605 E. Garfield St. in Phoenix.
Wildfish Seafood Grille, 7135 E. Camelback Rd, #130 in Scottsdale.
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They were found in a rubbish bin marked ‘bomb’, which was lying on top of a car, and were immediately sent to be examined by a police forensic team and Swedish Church experts. Police have now confirmed that the jewels are indeed the two crowns and royal orb and cross that were stolen from the cathedral last summer.
Were the Swedish crown jewels recovered?
Sweden’s priceless royal treasures which were stolen last July may now have been recovered, police say. An online statement says police “are working intensively” to confirm the items are genuine.
Have the Crown Jewels been found?
The Irish Crown Jewels disappeared from Dublin Castle on July 6, 1907, and have never been found. The Irish Crown Jewels were stolen from Dublin Castle on July 6, 1907 – they’ve never been recovered.
Have the Crown Jewels been stolen?
The Crown Jewels have never been stolen since that day – as no other thief has tried to match the audacity of Colonel Blood!
What happened to the Italian crown jewels?
Before leaving for exile in 1946, the Crown Jewels, including this Tiara, were left in the vault of the Bank of Italy with a note that said ‘to those entitled’. A decision has not been reached regarding their fate, no one could decide who was ‘entitled’, so they still remain in the Bank vault.
Has Sweden got a royal family?
Beyond constitutional and ceremonial duties, Sweden’s royal family are devoted to various good causes. The main members of the royal family are King Carl XVI Gustaf, Queen Silvia and their children with families.
What is the oldest piece in the Crown Jewels?
St. Edward’s Sapphire, an octagonal rose cut stone, is said to have been taken from the ring of Edward the Confessor making it the oldest item in all of the Crown Jewels.
Who actually owns the Crown Jewels?
A permanent set of coronation regalia, once belonging to Edward the Confessor, was established after he was made a saint in the 12th century.
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
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What is the oldest crown in the world?
The Crown of Princess Blanche, also called the Palatine Crown or Bohemian Crown, is the oldest surviving royal crown known to have been in England, and probably dates to 1370–80. It is made of gold with diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires, enamel and pearls.
Did Captain Blood really exist?
Although Blood is a fictional character, much of the historical background of the novel is loosely based on fact. … The Odyssey-like story arc of these tales was then woven by Sabatini into a continuous narrative in novel form, published as Captain Blood: His Odyssey in 1922.
What are crown jewels worth?
The Crown Jewels of the British Monarch
Officially, the Crown Jewels are priceless. They are not insured either, which means they’ve likely never been appraised. However, estimates put the entire collection at $4 billion.
How secure are the Crown Jewels?
The Crown Jewels are protected by bombproof glass, and visitors to the tower are closely watched by more than 100 hidden CCTV cameras. The security of the Tower of London as a whole is provided by the 22-strong Tower Guard which has been at the Waterloo Block since 1845.
Which country has the most expensive Crown Jewels?
The Imperial crown jewels of Iran is are considered to be the largest jewelry collection in the world.
Where are the royal Crown Jewels kept?
You’ll find the Crown Jewels under armed guard in the Jewel House at the Tower of London. These gems are a unique working collection of royal regalia and are still regularly used by The Queen for important national ceremonies, such as the State Opening of Parliament. Make sure to look out for the ‘in use’ signs.
What happened to the French royal jewels?
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Early detection of cancer is important. If a cancer is found in its early stages, it can greatly increase the chances of successful treatment. There is a wide range of tests that can be done to check for cancer cells in a patient’s body. People of a certain age, especially those who are at high risk of getting cancer, are advised to go for regular screenings.
But screening tests can sometimes also help in preventing cancer from developing in the first place.
Parkway Cancer Centre’s Dr Zee Ying Kiat looks at two screening tests that can help you prevent cancer.
Large intestinal or colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore, with about 1,200 new cases diagnosed each year. At the same time, it is also one of the most treatable and preventable forms of cancer if it is detected early.
A large majority of colorectal cancers arise due to adenomatous polyps, gland-like growths which develop on the mucous membrane lining the large intestine.
Adenomatous polyps generally do not display any symptoms and they are present in as many as one in four men by the time they turn 50. The prevalence increases with age.
The time taken for these polyps to become malignant is usually between five to 10 years. This means that colorectal cancer has a significant period of detectable premalignant phase before the polyps become cancerous.
One of the most common screening tests for colorectal cancer is a colonoscopy. This is when a thin, flexible tube known as a colonoscope is inserted through the rectum to allow doctors to look at the inner lining of the patient’s large intestine.
A colonoscopy can be done within 15 minutes. Before the procedure, the patient’s bowel must first be thoroughly cleaned. This is usually done the day before or the same morning as the colonoscopy. The patient will be given medication to induce diarrhoea.
Patients usually feel only a little pain although mild sedation is typically given to relieve the patient’s discomfort or anxiety. Most patients can resume their regular diet later in the day and there is hardly any down time.
Most polyps can be removed during colonoscopy, avoiding the need for surgery to remove the growths.
A Pap test, also called a Pap smear, is a simple procedure to test for cervical cancer where the doctor gently brushes cells from the narrow neck of the cervix and sends the sample to the laboratory to examine for any changes in the cervix, which is the opening of the uterus or womb.
Two days before the Pap smear, avoid sexual intercourse, douching, or using any vaginal medicines or spermicidal foams, creams or jellies as these may wash away or obscure abnormal cells. Avoid scheduling a Pap test if you are menstruating.
The test takes only a few minutes and is usually not painful although it can be a bit uncomfortable as an instrument is inserted into the vagina to hold it open so that the cervix can be seen clearly. A plastic spatula and small brush are used to collect cells from the cervix.
The cells are then tested and results are usually out in a few days up to a couple of weeks.
The Pap smear detects pre-cancers before they become invasive cancer. Pre-cancers can be treated, preventing cervical cancer before it begins. Experts say that cervical cancer is one of the most easily preventable cancers and the best way to do this is to get a Pap test done regularly.
While colonoscopy and Pap smear can help prevent cancer, other tests for cancer such as mammograms, blood tests and CT scans are equally important in the fight against cancer.
Very often, cancer which is detected early can be nipped in the bud and patients go on to live normal lives after that.
Many studies over the years have consistently shown that a patient’s chance of survival greatly increases when cancer is detected early. With late detection, cancer cells may have a higher chance of spreading to other parts of the body, complicating the treatment process.
For example, studies on bowel, breast and ovarian cancers have all shown that more than nine in 10 patients with an early diagnosis of these cancers survive beyond five years, compared with only about one in 10 for those diagnosed with the most advanced stage of the cancer.
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This octopus looks to be about to raise one of its tentacles the marine creature painted with acrylic paints in epoxy resin will not leave anyone indifferent, especially children who are keen on marine life. They will definitely try to touch it to see if it is wet and slick. This handmade sculpture is great for any interior; it can be placed, for example, on an office desk near a computer, on a bathroom shelf or in a children's nook for animals. Put this beauty in your workplace and get ready to receive compliments from your colleagues.Or surprise your friends with this real-looking acrylic painting on their birthday, they will love it at first sight. The images hardly display what this art looks like in real life. In fact it is certainly better than you can imagine. This unique pattern is created using several layers of resin and acrylic paint to convey the illusion of depth. In order to get the 3d illusion i first apply a thin layer of resin for the background, and then i use acrylic paint to draw an octopus and other objects on that background. The octopus' head is made of polymer clay, painted with acrylics and then secured with another thin layer of resin. Material are epoxy resin ab glue and acrylic paint. First pour a layer of resin into the container, then dry in 8 hours, then paint a layer with acrylic paint, repeat 7-20 times, the multi-layer painting forms a three-dimensional effect. Usually it takes 7-14 days to make one. The finished product is stable and can be preserved forever.
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If only pet fish could drive their tanks...they still probably wouldn't be able to take over the world. And now we have proof, thanks to a design company that specializes in image recognition. Studio diip has built the rather aptly named Fish on Wheels -- a little fish tank-carrying vehicle that operates, not by remote control, but by the fish swimming in said tank.
If you're looking for a reason why, the team said it's making "an attempt to liberate fish all over the world" with the world's first self-driving car for fish. We would posit that it's also something of a creative marketing attempt to demonstrate what the studio is capable of achieving. Either way, it's hard to argue with a self-driving fish-car.
The car itself was created using an Arduino-powered robot vehicle, a battery-powered Beagleboard, and a standard Webcam. The Webcam sits over the top of the tank and tracks the fish's movement using the contrast between the fish and the bottom of the tank. The position of the fish in the tank is used to send commands to the Arduino microcontroller to steer the vehicle in that direction.
"Hopefully this invention will encourage more development in enhanced pet mobility, so pet animals can travel the world more freely," the team said.
We're not entirely sure independently mobile fish is a good idea, though. Who knows what kind of mischief fish will get into? Actually, that's not a rhetorical question. What kind of mischief would fish get into?
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Friday, January 24, 2014
Thoughts on Behind The Kitchen Door
I wish the author would have gone into the history of how this type of payment system developed. After reading the book, I came away with that this whole method needs to be changed. I remember when I was in Europe (a very long time ago, so maybe this has changed?), but in certain countries, it was considered an insult to tip. The waiter's salary was not artificial reduced to be supplemented by the generosity of diners. At the time, it felt very awkward to not tip. I felt like I was cheating them, even though I was assured that I was not. I don't know enough about the European restaurant industry to gage how successful/fair this method is, but on the surface, it seems like a great idea. Why aren't we doing this? I would much rather pay a flat amount and know that everyone is being paid a fair rate then knowing that I may tip 20% but a friend only tips 10%. Americans are so used to cheap food, that we all need to realize that it comes at significant human cost.
One other point I will touch on (and there are many more in the book), is the blatant racism. The author notes that in fine dining establishments, the farther back you go in a restaurant, the darker the workers. Basically, the servers tend to be white while the dishwasher are usually black. Head/Sous Chefs may be white, but line cooks are African American or darker skinned immigrants. Hostess are white American or white European. Frankly, I can count on one hand the amount of times I have been in a white table-cloth restaurant (the phrase the author uses). From what I remember, the wait staff was white. But, I live in a very diverse city and if I go to a casual dining restaurant, my server is almost always African American. I am not sure where I am going with this, except that I hadn't really thought about it because the restaurants I do go to, the staff is very diverse at all levels. Also, I feel that the racism experienced at fancier establishments comes from a much greater level of institutional racism that goes beyond the restaurant industry. It would be wonderful if the restaurant industry could take the lead in chipping away at those offensive, long-held systems of discrimination. Restaurant Opportunity Centers United is certainly trying, now it is up to us to help them. | <urn:uuid:52fcc7e6-3e3c-46b3-aa77-661df7f42878> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://everydayunitarian.blogspot.com/2014/01/thoughts-on-behind-kitchen-door.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280718.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00401-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.978818 | 499 | 1.648438 | 2 |
Helping students learn new age legal skills
A legal icon who is transforming the legal education landscape
Meet Ramanuj Mukherjee, an alumnus of the National University for Juridical Sciences and is presently the CEO of LawSikho, a fast-growing legal education start-up. Apart from his work, he also conducts many workshops for law students and is an avid blogger and speaker. His credit designing courses which have been used by over 4,000 students and professionals from over 23 countries.
"I worked at a Mumbai law firm, primarily to pay off my education law. It took me one year to quit to pursue my own start-up. It's been 10 years of me building legal blogs and media that educates people about the law, education companies focused on elevating the quality of lawyering and creating more equitable access to career opportunities for lawyers and law students. For the last two years, mostly during the pandemic, we have been focused on becoming a skill arbitrage enablement platform, where we help lawyers from developing countries to access remote work opportunities in the USA, Europe, and the Middle East."
Give us a look into the Legal Education Scenario in India
Our ex-prime minister Manmohan Singh had famously commented that the Indian legal education system is marked by a few islands of excellence surrounded by a sea of mediocrity. The legal education system is such that for the average law student who's just graduated, it's hard to find a job that pays more than the average Uber driver or Zomato delivery boy, and that seems like a sea of futility.
Unfortunately, we have too many law colleges in India now and a majority of them provide a mediocre experience which in turn leads to graduates finding subpar employment opportunities that barely justify the investment of time and money. This is a huge reason for the lack of justice in the country- there are very few competent lawyers around, and those who want to be better have very limited resources available to access training that fits them.
How you as a legal icon transforming the legal education landscape
It begins with our free blog known as iPleaders where all the major legal concepts and subjects are available for reading in simplified language. Lawyers and law students alike can find free learning material here that covers all their curricular needs. Lawyers often use it for research and it is described in layman's language which makes it accessible to common people too. The blog has amassed over 10,000 articles about various legal issues and attracts about 5 million page views per month. Additionally, we have a Youtube channel that covers a myriad of law topics that lawyers and law aspirants watch to understand the legal world.
We have placed our students in wide ranging organisations in India as well as internationally. We have been training lawyers from India and 30 other countries how to access remote work opportunities and build their track record. We are a remote first company with over 200 people today, and we're quickly growing.
Education is a sector that requires physical presence, the classroom, the student-teacher equation. Can online replace the experience and benefits of classroom learning? It may have worked in 2020 and 2021 because of the pandemic, but once that fades, will the role of online education start to diminish?
Online education makes the best teachers accessible. Sure, there was a time when music was performed only in a venue or intimate gatherings of people. This does not mean we do not listen to music on the internet today. We've had classes for our students in India where a Queen's Counsel has taught the Canadian legal system. My students did not have to travel to Toronto to access this. We have students in small villages accessing our judiciary course taught by top experts around the country. Somebody sitting in a tier 3 city can learn from a top lawyer working in a Bangalore law firm or MNC in Dubai. The mother of a child who cannot leave the child alone for some reason can learn online and then get work online. This is a new world; you can't access this level of expertise locally. People who get online education will have a lot more success. It's unstoppable now.
Your current mission?
Convincing 2,500 out of 150,000 small law firms in the US to hire law grads from developing countries as remote paralegals with an hourly pay rate of $10. We are also building a tech platform that will speed up such work, provide confidentiality, data protection and track accuracy as well as efficiency of remote lawyers and paralegals.
Any advice you want to give to the aspiring lawyers that can increase their chances of selection in top legal jobs?
There are three basics to remember. First, learn skills that are relevant to the job. Do not wait for the job to arrive and hope your employer will teach you the necessary skills. If that would be the scenario, you will not be paid or perhaps even treated well. Second, build a track record that demonstrates your skills and interests. Pro bono work, volunteering at organisations, internships, and writing articles would be very good for this. Finally, build your own outreach, so that you can showcase your skills and track record to the right people. Try leverage social media, events, and cold mails for this. All the best. | <urn:uuid:f47c36d7-b914-48a9-b299-d020a923a527> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thehansindia.com/hans/young-hans/helping-students-learn-new-age-legal-skills-723380 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571147.84/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810040253-20220810070253-00469.warc.gz | en | 0.973378 | 1,075 | 1.648438 | 2 |
Another Blog Entry from Jane of Sandringham who asks the question of us: Are theatre costumes an art form?
Theatrical art, which could include plays, opera, ballet or musicals and movies demands the collaboration of actors or singers and depend on costumes, scenery, and lighting.
As stated by worldoftheart.com - If you wear the right costume, the role is half done… perhaps not entirely true, but the costume is an important piece of the theatre. It helps the actor to prepare for the role, into someone else, even to travel through the time and places.
Costumes also catch the audience’s attention and define the story.
Taking note of the intricate design of costumes of course we must consider them as art!
The designer is an artist developing the shape, colours and patterns of the costume to reflect the period and/or mood in the same way as a painter on a canvas.
In Australia, Graeme Murphy has played a pivotal role in rejuvenating ballets and operas, while his wife Janet Vernon has designed the costumes.
The Nutcracker, one of our favourite age-old fairy tales by Tchaikovsky, re-told as Clara’s story and set in Australia.
(Simone Goldsmith & Steven Heathcote. Photography Jeff Busby, The Australian Ballet)
As with art periods, costume designers break new ground to challenge and often confront the audience. I came across a Youtube clip (below - 10 mins in length) which covers the 10 best movies of all time for costume design (as defined by MsMojo) – perhaps like me you may be surprised to have seen all or most of them. The costumes may not always be viewed as ‘art’ in the traditional sense, but they certainly define the period, mood and characters as well as the story being told… and isn’t that the intent of a painting?
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How to Control Aggressive Plants in Your Yard
By: Julie Day
Mechanical Control of Aggressive Plants
Mechanical control is a fancy way of saying dig them up! Though it can require hard physical work, mechanical control is the best way to get rid of aggressive plants that are taking over where they aren’t invited.
Since your back may not agree with this advice, follow these tips to keep digging to a minimum:
- Use a Fork: Many invasive plants spread by underground roots. A regular shovel slices right through the roots, leaving pieces of root behind to sprout and spread. If you use a cultivating fork, instead of a shovel, to loosen the soil and gently pull out all those pesky roots, you’ll have a better chance of getting them all.
- Till with Care: You may be tempted to pull out your garden tiller and just plow up the whole area. If you do this, be sure to sift through the soil and pull out all the traces of roots and shoots. Many aggressive plants thrive on disturbance, so simply tilling won’t get the job done.
- Dig in Soft Soil: Do your digging in spring or early summer, or after a good soaking rain, so the soil will be soft and roots will slip out easily instead of breaking off.
- Mowing: Repeated mowing may eventually kill off unwanted plants, if you mow off all the leaves and keep them mowed so the plant can’t photosynthesize. Mowing can take months or even years to work, because at first the plants respond by bushing out even thicker, so you have to keep at it and eventually force the plants to use up all their root reserves. | <urn:uuid:f42673f9-fce0-407a-88f0-8edcb67aafdb> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://www.todayshomeowner.com/how-to-control-aggressive-plants-in-your-yard/2/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280292.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00340-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920987 | 357 | 2.421875 | 2 |
What other careers/ job opportunities can engineering degrees provide (other than a specific engineering career)? For example, if i got a degree in biomedical engineering what careers or opportunities would i be qualified for other than being a biomedical engineer? How versatile are engineering degrees?
by Carmen, Illinois
on March 29, 2012
Great question. Engineering degrees are much more versatile than people think. For example, I?????????ve certainly seen people with undergraduate degrees in biomedical engineering go on to work for companies that make all kinds of medical products, but many graduates also go on to graduate school in all sorts of engineering fields or in biology, go on to medical school, or go on to law school. I?????????ve also known people who graduated with undergraduate biomedical engineering degrees who then worked for consulting firms ????????? firms that basically ?????????lend????????? companies (not necessarily medical companies - banks, airlines, companies that make food products, etc.) teams of people who work on solving whatever problems those companies have. Working for a consulting firm can be exciting, because you get to work on many different kinds of problems, in diverse teams, and sometimes you get to travel around the world. I?????????ve known people with undergraduate degrees in biomedical engineering who have been hired by companies that make non-medical products ????????? snack foods, coffee, copy machines, etc. These companies (and the consulting firms) hired our biomedical engineering graduates because they had excellent communication skills, great teamwork skills, and were really good at thinking creatively and using logic to solve technical problems. You get to learn and practice all of those skills while completing an engineering degree. | <urn:uuid:6373ffaf-c376-4763-9fa8-ad387ddd9b1d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.engineergirl.org/Engineers/Directory/3002/9762/520.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280791.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00355-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.967102 | 330 | 1.851563 | 2 |
A Kevo smart lock is demonstrated during the 2015 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada January 4, 2015. The lock, which opens with a smart phone App and a touch, is smart enough to know what side of the door you are on and won't accidentally unlock the door when you are inside.
One of the major themes at the International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas is connecting thousands of objects that people use each day -- clothing, cars, light bulbs and home appliances.
But the challenge facing developers is making that information useful, and the CES is increasingly seeing inventions related to digital "coaches" and ways to improve health or fitness, or get better information about our cars or appliances, said Shawn DuBravac, chief economist at the Consumer Electronics Association in his outlook for the show.
"The key to all of this is that something happens in the physical space, and we digitize it and feed it back into the physical space," he said."No longer the focus is on what can technologically be done but what is technologically meaningful."
Some of the new devices on display at a preview Sunday included apps to monitor and improve the quality of sleep, a connected baby bottle to measure infant nutrition intake, and sensors that analyze one's golf swing to compare it to that of the pros. Smart clothing, connected smoke detectors and dozens of new smartwatches and fitness devices are also in the mix.
The next phase of the Internet
Smartwatches and other wearables are far more prominent at the show than ever before. These new technologies "continue the trend of deploying the Internet in a personal way," DuBravac said. "Nothing gets more personal than wearables." He said this represents a "third phase of the Internet," after personal computers and mobile devices, to wearables and other connected objects.
"We are moving the Internet now from two billion smartphones to 50 billion objects," he said. "We are taking the Internet to new places, to your wrist. And you are going to see that across the show... It's not just about the distribution and dissemination of information. The way we use the Internet will change."
CES, which officially opens Tuesday, is one of the world's biggest trade fairs devoted to technology, with some 36,000 exhibitors and an estimated 160,000 people in attendance.The show also features new big-screen televisions with "ultra" high-definition displays, and an array of drones for personal and industrial uses. It also includes expanded sections for robotics and automotive technology.
The exhibition opens amid a mixed economic outlook for the global technology industry. The Consumer Electronics Association, which organizes it, said spending on technology rose a mere one percent in 2014 to $1.024 trillion, but that it is too early to know the trend for 2015. "We have a very mixed spending picture," CEA analyst Steve Koenig said.
The market is being driven by strong demand for new products like tablets and smartphones in emerging economies in Asia, and by modest economic growth in North America. The picture is clouded by economic stagnation in the eurozone and Japan and "weak expectations" in big emerging economies such as Brazil, Koenig explained. Russia, another large emerging economy, is being hit by economic sanctions that could dent tech spending. The association predicted a drop in tech spending of five percent in Europe and Latin America, and it remains unclear whether the rest of the world will pick up the slack.
Koenig said smartphone and tablet sales are growing at a healthy pace in China and other developing economies, and demand for new televisions is being driven by a "robust upgrade cycle" to the "ultra" high-definition displays.
At the same time, spending is being capped by the decreasing price for new mobile devices."A flood of low-cost devices is coming into the marketplace," he said, noting the prominence of phone makers in China such as Xiaomi, which has pushed into the top ranks of manufacturers. | <urn:uuid:fe6b2127-0add-4676-b87d-a919dfb19e3b> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.hindustantimes.com/tech/why-the-consumer-electronics-show-2015-is-a-window-into-the-internet-of-me/story-K0dwT0RfVfQXe5BOi7flHL.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720380.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00055-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958345 | 816 | 1.890625 | 2 |
Labor Force Participation
The labor force participation of young males and females declined between 1980 and 2010. The percentage of 15- to 19-year-old males in the labor force decreased from 61 percent in 1980 to 35 percent in 2010, and the percentage of 15- to 19-year-old females decreased from 53 percent to 35 percent over the same time period. The labor force participation of young adult males ages 20 to 24 also decreased between 1980 and 2010 (from 86 to 75 percent). Although there was no consistent pattern in the labor force participation of young adult females ages 20 to 24 between 1980 and 2010, the gap between males and females did narrow. In 1980, about 86 percent of young adult males were in the labor force, compared to 69 percent of young adult females (a difference of 17 percentage points). By 2010, the difference was 6 percentage points, with 75 percent of young adult males and 68 percent of young adult females in the labor force.
Young Adult Unemployment
In 2010, a higher percentage of 16- to 24-year-olds were unemployed than 25- to 29-year-olds. About 19 percent of 16- to 24-year-olds in the labor force were unemployed in 2010, compared with 11 percent of adults ages 25 to 29. In addition, among 16- to 24-year-olds the unemployment rate varied by sex, educational attainment, and race/ethnicity. Males were unemployed at higher rates than females at each level of educational attainment for 16- to 24-year-olds. The overall unemployment rate for Blacks in this age group (31 percent) exceeded that for Whites, Hispanics, and Asians (15 to 21 percent). Higher levels of education were associated with lower unemployment rates for White, Black, and Hispanic 16- to 24-year-olds.
Over time, higher levels of educational attainment have generally been associated with higher median earnings. In 2009, full-time, full-year workers, ages 16 to 24, with a bachelor's or higher degree had median earnings of $33,000, compared with earnings of $18,000 for their peers who had not completed high school. Males had higher median earnings than females at each educational level in 2009. For instance, males with a bachelor's or higher degree earned $41,000, while females at this level earned $30,000. The median earnings were lower in 2009 than in 1999 for 16- to 24-year-olds whose highest level of education was some college or an associate's degree. For all other levels of educational attainment, there were no measurable differences between median earnings in 1999 and 2009. In 1999, young adults with a bachelor's or higher degree earned $11,000 more per year (in constant 2009–10 dollars), on average, than those who had received no education past high school and in 2009, this gap was $10,000.
About 21 percent of 18- to 24-year-olds were living in poverty in 2009. Poverty rates were generally lower for young adults with higher levels of educational attainment. For instance, a higher percentage of young adults without a high school diploma (31 percent) were living in poverty, compared with those who had completed high school (24 percent) and those who had earned a bachelor's or higher degree (14 percent). This pattern persisted by sex and race/ethnicity. For example, among Black young adults, the poverty rate was 43 percent for those without a high school diploma and 34 percent for those whose highest level of educational attainment was high school completion. | <urn:uuid:b5d540a2-4fc1-4ec7-90fc-ef954f3f8096> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | https://nces.ed.gov/pubs2012/2012026/index3.asp | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281649.59/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00440-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981687 | 714 | 2.828125 | 3 |
"We are paying particular attention to Chinese investments in technology development as well as what they are fielding. We must do more than watch and analyse actions," David Shear, nominee for the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, told lawmakers. (Agencies)
"To help understand future developments, it is also important to understand what is shaping those investments," he added.
"In January 2007, China used a ground-based missile to hit and destroy one of its weather satellites in an anti-satellite test creating considerable space debris and raising serious concerns in the international community. Since then, China has continued its active pursuit of ballistic missile and anti-satellite technology," he said.
This test, Shear said, was just one element of China's military modernisation effort to develop and field disruptive military technologies, including those for anti-access or area-denial, as well as for nuclear, space and cyber warfare.
Shear said that there were reports that China is aggressively pursuing cyber warfare capabilities, and would likely seek to take advantage of US dependence on cyberspace "in the event of a potential conflict situation".
He said in recent years, numerous computer systems around the world, including some owned by the US Government, have been the target of intrusions, some of which appear to have originated within China.
"The international community cannot tolerate such activity from any country. Government-sponsored cyber-enabled theft for commercial gain is outside the bounds of acceptable international behaviour," he said.
Shear said China’s military growth concerns United States. He said by most accounts, China has become more assertive in its claims of sovereignty in various domains, including maritime, air and space.
There are numerous examples of this assertiveness, including China’s increased aggressiveness in asserting its maritime claims in the South China Sea and the recent declaration of its Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ), he said.
"United States does not recognise and does not accept China's ADIZ. The announcement was provocative and raised tensions," he said.
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Julie Bauer has worked for some of the largest advertising agencies in the world. She’s currently the founding partner of the independent, New York City-based agency, Grok, which Inc. Magazine listed as one of the fastest growing private companies in the U.S. three years in a row, calling the organization a “giant killer.”
In a world of ‘synergy’ and doublespeak, Grok certainly stands out. But how was this word chosen as the name of the company? “Grok means to communicate with deep empathy or to understand someone/something profoundly or intuitively,” Bauer explains. “It comes from the book Stranger in a Strange Land, a 1961 science fiction novel where Grok/’grok’ was coined by American writer Robert A. Heinlein, and is now a term widely used in Silicon Valley tech companies.”
Bauer and her two partners, Tod Seisser and Steve Landsberg, thought the term was perfect for their company. “This is the name for our agency, because we feel our difference is embodied by the very definition of Grok — because we gain deeper strategic understanding of our clients’ business,” Bauer says. “We develop profound empathy with the target audience, we uncover richer insights that are differentiating and motivating, and we use all of this to create work for our clients that will drive success.”
There’s “success,” and then there’s success. And when your company is recognized as not only one of the fastest growing companies in the country, but also a giant killer, the burning question is how has Grok managed to dominate the market?
The Grok Story
It turns out that all three Grok partners came from big agencies. “We have a combined 90 years of experience working on big brands such as IBM, HP, P&G, Johnson & Johnson, General Mills, American Express, Coca Cola, General Motors, Kraft, and many more.”
In fact, Bauer was a global strategist for IBM at Ogilvy & Mather. “Prior to Ogilvy, I spent nine years with Saatchi & Saatchi, first as CEO of Saatchi / San Francisco and then relocating to London to run Saatchi’s P&G, Sony, Visa and T-Mobile businesses across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, while also running Guinness in Asia and Africa.” Early in her career, Bauer was also vice president of marketing at Commodore Computers, and she’s served as EVP of Global Advertising at Motorola.
“We have used this experience to help smaller, challenger brands breakthrough in the market,” Bauer says. “We’re a challenger agency: we started our business in 2008 at my dining room table with nothing but the desire to help challenger brands compete and win against the giants.” Bauer notes that there are very few boutique agencies that have been founded by people with the skills that she and her partners bring to the table.
“We felt this was something that we could build a business around,” she explains. “Working at major companies has allowed us to bring big-agency expertise, process, and discipline to a small-agency environment that’s agile, flexible, and fast.”
But the agency’s success is based on more than just the experience of its partners. “We hire young, ambitious, wildly-talented people and encourage them to challenge themselves – to step up and stretch their skills,” Bauer explains. “Every day, our goal is to over-deliver for our clients.” Bauer says the company even challenges its clients. “Not for the sake of argument, but for the sake of bringing objectivity and doing what’s best for the brand.”
Grok, which is located in the Flatiron District of New York City, now has over 25 employees, and boasts $75 million in billings. We asked Bauer to describe some of the agency’s success stories:
- Cision – In just 6 months, Grok built a new Cision brand, including the logo, messaging and marketing materials – all leading toward an IPO. The entire agency attended the IPO at the NYSE on June 30, 2017, and Cision was the 2nd largest tech IPO of the year.
- Culturelle – This is a CPG supplement brand. Grok originally worked on a small project for their parent company under another brand, Estroven. After the success of that project, Grok began working on the Culturelle brand and has been working on this brand for about 9 years. Culturelle has gone up against P&G and has become the #1 probiotic supplement in the market.
- Capatriti – A small, local NY-based company that sells olive oil. Grok helped Capatriti in every aspect – from brand strategy, to website design and development, to social media, in addition to partnering with their media agency.
- Zicam – After a product recall and a low profile, Zicam, a homeopathic cold remedy brand, needed to relaunch its brand. Based on the insight that people don’t catch colds, colds catch people, Grok created a new Category of One in cold medicine: the Pre-Cold™ category. They created a “Cold Monster” that was utilized throughout television, print, digital and social. The results of this campaign were an 11.4% sales increase from the previous year, a 46% increase in daily unique visits to the website, and over 100,000 Facebook “likes.”
Advice for Women Entrepreneurs and Executives
Bauer says she advises women to do the same thing that men would do. “First, pursue your passion – too many people start their careers pursuing the money, but if you are passionate about what you are doing, the money and jobs will follow.”
She also warns against listening to anyone who says you can’t do it, and she believes it’s important to follow your dreams and your instincts. “When I look back at some of the things I have done, if I had thought too much about them, I would have never done them.” | <urn:uuid:c3aace42-161b-463c-89c3-63021a00a75c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://hermag.co/julie-bauer-tech-ipo/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572408.31/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816151008-20220816181008-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.968035 | 1,336 | 1.6875 | 2 |
ConclusionMars is about the same size as Earth. And it is fairly close to the Sun. But Mars is cold. Mars also doesn't have a very big atmosphere to protect life from ultraviolet rays which can destroy life. So, it really seems like there may not be any life on Mars.
But, there are life forms on Earth which can survive in very harsh environments. If life ever does exist on Mars, maybe it will look very different than the life that we know of! What do you think life on Mars would look like? | <urn:uuid:d572d6aa-91fe-46f3-8e8f-d96abe8bcd4b> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.windows2universe.org/cool_stuff/tour_martian_9.html&edu=elem | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988725475.41/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183845-00509-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.981591 | 109 | 3.03125 | 3 |
Improper cleaning can damage your screen! Our televisions or computer monitors are beautiful, but cleaning them with window cleaner and a rag you picked up in the kitchen is a surefire way to shorten their lifespan. And ruin the quality of the pictures that are displayed. Here are our 4 tips for properly cleaning the screen of a computer or an OLED, LED, or LCD TV.
When you clean your screen improperly, whether it's a computer screen or your TV screen, you risk damaging it. Modern computer screens and HDTVs are brighter, crisper, and more responsive than ever. But this concentration of technologies is also more delicate.
1. Turn off your screen before cleaning it
Before you start cleaning your OLED, LED, or LCD TV or computer screen, first turn off the device. Ideally, unplug it to ensure it is not yet in operation. Do not clean the screen until it is cool to the touch. A hot screen is more difficult to clean and can be damaged more easily. Letting your TV cool down makes it easier to dislodge any rough surfaces and will dissipate some of the static electricity causing dust to cling.
You can also prepare the ground and dust the biggest with a dust canister (held vertically and at least 30 centimeters from the screen). This will dislodge most of the electrostatically adhering dust particles.
2. Use a good quality microfiber cloth
Never use paper towels or cleaning rags! At the risk of repeating ourselves: modern screens are very delicate. Sopalin is not designed to clean delicate surfaces. It is designed to wipe up grease or your spilled coffee, among other things. The surface of the paper towel, at a microscopic level, is quite abrasive and can lead to smudges and scratches on your monitor.
Also, do not use general-purpose rags. Although they are less rough than paper towels, these old scraps of fabric, which often come from our old washed and rewashed T-shirts, tend to be quite rough. In addition, if they have already been used, they could contain abrasive elements (for example, a small grain of sand wiped off a few days before), which will wreak havoc on your screen. So never use these rags: one pass, and it's over!
Instead, we recommend using a good-quality microfiber cleaning cloth. The microfiber polyester content attracts oil while its polyamide content retains water. Its tiny fibers produce a surface that traps dirt instead of moving it. You can find microfiber cloths in most supermarkets and on Amazon.
3. Never spray liquid directly on the screen
Never spray cleaning fluid directly on the screen, as this could quickly turn into a disaster. Yes, we did before, it's true. But that's because the odds of damaging a 2cm-thick CRT screen from the 90s with a quick squirt of cleaning fluid, a wipe, or a rag were close to zero.
This is no longer the case with modern screens. Flat screens and high-definition televisions are made of layers of thin and very thin materials, including various plastics and adhesive glasses. When the liquid touches the edge of these thinly laminated screens, it can easily seep directly inside the inner layers, just like water moves quickly through a sponge.
4. No ammonia-based liquids or alcohol-based cleaners!
Never use alcohol or ammonia-based cleaning fluid on your screen. Ammonia or alcohol-based cleaners (like Ajax glass cleaners) can damage the screen coatings and give you pretty whitish streaks. Even if you have a glossy panel, that screen is probably covered in things that aren't as durable and tough as glass.
In fact, set aside all cleaning products in favor of a small amount of water on the corner of a microfiber cloth, just enough to dampen it slightly. Then, wipe the screen with the dry part of the cloth to avoid water spots or streaks. Ideally, you can use demineralized or distilled water that is "purer" than tap water.
If you are looking for a natural product that is a little more effective than water, this cleaning kit is perfectly suited to cleaning the screen of your OLED TV.
5. Do the right thing to clean your OLED TV screen!
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Identification of depressed patient types in the community and their treatment needs: findings from the DEPRES II (Depression Research in European Society II) Survey.Tylee, A; Gastpar, M; Lépine, J -P; Mendlewicz, JInternational Clinical Psychopharmacology: May 1999 Research Reports: PDF Only Abstract Abstract DEPRES II (Depression Research in European Society II), the first in-depth, pan-European survey of depression in the community, provided an opportunity to identify depressed patient types and their treatment needs. Cluster analysis applied to data generated from DEPRES II interviews revealed six depressed patient types with clearly differentiated profiles. The patient type with moderately impaired depression has episodic depression and minimal disability. By contrast, severe depression associated with anxiety presents with chronic symptoms, including anxiety and panic, and causes considerable disruption to normal life and employment. Depression associated with chronic physical problems and depression associated with social problems are characterized by chronic physical illness and relationship or financial difficulties, respectively, and sufferers are pessimistic about recovery. Depression associated with sleep problems is associated with symptoms of tiredness and broken or inadequate sleep, and is commonly caused by stress. Tiredness is also a principal symptom of depression associated with tiredness or fatigue, but sufferers' ability to sleep is unaffected. All patient types would benefit from antidepressant therapy. The depressed patient types identified from the DEPRES II data make intuitive sense, but now need to be tested for face validity in the primary care setting. (C) 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc. | <urn:uuid:d60a99b3-36d4-4eb4-9bf1-fc2a1d18aad2> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://journals.lww.com/intclinpsychopharm/Abstract/1999/05002/Identification_of_depressed_patient_types_in_the.2.aspx | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560283689.98/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095123-00351-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.920789 | 317 | 2.28125 | 2 |
I know what kimchi is, but I am not sure if I have ever tasted it. Here’s what I know.
I used to work with this guy at Random House, who, in 1992, referred to himself as a “foodie” and who, during that same time, would occasionally bring kimchi to lunch, causing nearly all of his coworkers to complain. I don’t think I ever complained because I try not to judge other people’s lunches. (So that when, a few months ago, at my semi-regular temp job, I saw this guy heating up an entire rotisserie chicken for his lunch, I thought, Huh, how about that.)
Maybe ten years ago, I wrote a whole bunch of passages for a third-grade reading program. The topics were of my choosing, and one was about kimchi, something that always interested me. To quote myself: “In Korea, no meal would be complete without a bowl of kimchi. Although there are over 100 varieties of this savory dish, the word itself simply means ‘preserved vegetables with salt.’”
If you know what kimchi is these days, then you probably know that it’s usually made with cabbage and chili peppers and garlic and sometimes fish sauce. Then the kimchi is put into jars and allowed to fermet for some time. It is this fermenting aspect that caused my coworkers to complain.
You’d think I’d be able to remember if I’d actually tried kimchi, since I’m sure no one ever has a neutral reaction to it, but that’s the thing: I just can’t. I remember my coworker, and I remember my reading passage about it, but I cannot remember the kimchi itself.
Kimchi, for me, is my own sort of particular madeline (of which I have dozens), in which I can only conjure up memories of remembering it. As time goes on, those memories of remembering it get stronger by the day. But the strong taste of kimchi itself is completely lost, if it were ever there in the first place. I simply don’t remember it.
And yet I remember my coworker’s story of buying a live rabbit from a butcher and killing it himself to get the full experience of making rabbit stew. I remember his apartment full of various odd collections, including antique medical equipment and National Geographics dating back to the early twentieth century.
I remember my research on Japanese tea ceremonies, and the Globe Theater, and Orson Welles’ “War of the Worlds” broadcast for that reading program. I remember the pictures of earthenware jars that held ancient kimchi.
At the end of the reading passage I included the following: Think About It: Do you think you’d like to try kimchi? Why or why not?
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How the COVID-19 pandemic could change the way engineers plan and design transport infrastructure
By Derrick Hitchins, National Sector Leader, Traffic and Transport Planning, SMEC
The COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented global challenge, impacting profoundly on health and wellbeing, daily life and the economy around the world.
The most obvious and immediate impact on traffic and transport has been a significant reduction in patronage for public transport and an increase in the need for connected and safe supply chains.
What role might we, as engineers and designers, play in shaping future traffic and transport infrastructure to increase users' connectivity while ensuring our safety during crises like infectious diseases?
While the immediate response must be to focus on people and healthcare services, it stands to reason that later on, when the dust begins to settle, infrastructure adjustments will be high on the agenda. The Australian Institute of Traffic Planners and Managers (AITPM), of which I am a member, is currently discussing traffic and transport infrastructure and its resilience to these kinds of shocks. We are not alone in discussing these issues which are shared by many similar organisations around the world.
Securing our supply chains
The Australian road transport industry is already playing an essential part in supporting our economy during the COVID-19 crisis. As the impact migrates through the sector, the challenge of maintaining a fully functional trucking fleet becomes even more critical in reducing the effects of the crisis on Australians and Australian businesses.
Many states have closed their borders, and the only people who can cross are those related to emergency services or primary logistics services delivering critical supplies. This has led to an even greater impact on the wider economy which continues to rely on many other non-critical supplies to counteract the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and keep people’s jobs.
At a personal level, COVID-19 has changed the life of our truck drivers too. As shops, roadside cafes and diners shut, the opportunities for truck drivers to stop and refresh have been reduced. Drivers’ freedom to access food, services and hospitality venues has been severely restricted, along with their movement in regional towns.
We immediately think of health care professionals, teachers and police as front-line staff, but what about those keeping essential state-wide and interstate supply chains open, delivering groceries, industrial equipment and spare parts, medical supplies and produce to quarantined communities? While short-term measures such as social distancing are important, we need to take a more sustainable and long-term view for maintaining supply chains and protecting the health of drivers and logistics workers.
Strategically though, engineers must be prepared to take even greater steps now towards securing our future economic prosperity. This means maximising the potential benefits of a more automated trucking fleet and harnessing the efficiencies of a fully automated end-to end digitised supply chain industry. Autonomous vehicle manufacturing needs to be scaled up a notch and our road controlling authorities need to respond with a much clearer policy for adapting our roads to cater for these emerging technologies and automated trends.
Designing less crowded train stations and carriages
One hot topic already broached in the public transport industry is the design of train carriages and stations themselves. Those who work in transport design will know we plan for trains to be overcrowded during peak times. Trains and railways are costly infrastructure, and this approach optimises the use of the fleet. But right now, no one wants to be on crowded public transport.
In the future, we may need to review this previously acceptable 'design-for-overcrowding' approach. Additional responses could include more generous seating arrangements, wider platforms waiting areas, extended train platforms for longer trains and more fixed seating which removes the need for over-crowding in aisles and door access areas. All of our major cities now use contactless ticketing technology which is good, but should this concept be extended to include separate carriages for the elderly or infirmed, or even parenting/children carriages to encourage off peak hour travel at a reduced or more subsidised price?
Obviously, such measures will need to be balanced against the ongoing costs of operation and considerations such as passenger capacity and fleet utilisation rates. But what it does raise is the possibility of re-visiting the way in which the current performance targets for our public transport operators are set, and subsequently measured, rather than just profitability to minimise cost. COVID-19 has definitely confirmed the direct relationship between the economy and the general health of the nation when things go wrong.
Emerging technology will help alleviate pressure
No one can predict the timeframe of this pandemic or what the entirety of its impacts may be. One lasting outcome might be a clear preference for the use of personalised modes of travel for health reasons rather than for the convenience and lessor cost of public transport travel. We, therefore, have to start thinking outside the box to ensure we are designing future-proofed infrastructure so that we can all comfortably, and safely, navigate from point a to point b.
Perhaps it is the emerging technological trends, such as MaaS and Automated Fleet vehicles, that will be our greatest asset. In the past, I have predicted that 80% saturation of these services would take up to 30 years to eventuate, but in light of our new world order, these resources and the associated infrastructure required to ensure that they work may be need to fast tracked even more in order to manage risks and protect our communities against an even less known future. | <urn:uuid:f2fb13eb-1891-4b09-9789-5f5cf76d7023> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.aitpm.com.au/news/news-search/how-the-covid-19-pandemic-could-change-the-way-engineers-plan-and-design-transpo | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571190.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20220810131127-20220810161127-00069.warc.gz | en | 0.953417 | 1,124 | 2.484375 | 2 |
Ethnic Differences in Health: Does Immigration Status Matter?
This study examines health differences between first-generation immigrant and Canadian-born persons who share the same the ethnocultural origin, and the extent to which such differences reflect social structural and health-related behavioural contexts. Data from the 2000/2001 Canadian Community Health Survey show that first generation immigrants of Black and French race/ethnicity tend to have better health than their Canadian-born counterparts, while the opposite is true for those of South Asian, Chinese, and south and east European and Jewish origins. West Asians and Arabs and other Asian groups are advantaged in health regardless of country of birth. Health differences between ethnic foreign- and Canadian-born persons generally converge after adjusting for socio-demographic, SES, and lifestyle factors. Implications for health care policy and program development are discussed.
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HPV success as genital warts decline
EARLY data published in the BMJ show significant declines in the proportion of young women diagnosed with genital warts since the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccination (HPV) program started in Australia in 2007. The researchers, from the University of NSW and Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, found that less than 1% of women aged under 21 years presenting at sexual health services were found to have genital warts in 2011, compared with 10.5% in 2006. “By 2011, no genital warts were diagnosed in women aged under 21 who reported being vaccinated. A significant decline also occurred in genital wart diagnoses in 21–30 year old women, a trend not observed in older women”, the researchers wrote. The data were based on the records from 2004 to 2011 at eight sexual health services. The researchers predicted that the recent decision in Australia to vaccinate 12–13-year-old boys against the virus would lead to control “if not elimination, of the target human papillomavirus types in young people”. An accompanying editorial described the results as “exciting times in the science of HPV” saying the world could look forward to “the virtual elimination of genital warts”.
Resistance to healthy lifestyles
RESEARCHERS have found a low prevalence worldwide of people who adopt a healthy lifestyle after a coronary heart disease (CHD) or stroke event, particularly in poorer countries. The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study, published in JAMA, was a large, prospective cohort study of 153 996 adults aged 35–70 years from 628 urban and rural communities in three high-income countries, seven upper-middle-income countries, three lower-middle-income countries and four low-income countries. It examined three important healthy lifestyle behaviours — avoiding or stopping smoking, eating a healthy diet and undertaking regular physical activity. Overall, 52.5% of smokers quit smoking (ranging from74.9% in high-income countries to 38.1% in low-income countries). Levels of physical activity rose with increasing country income, but the trend was not statistically significant. Adopting healthy diets had the lowest prevalence, ranging from just 25.8% in low-income countries to 43.4% in high-income countries. The research also found more women than men adopted two or three healthier lifestyles. The researchers said development of “simple, effective, and low-cost strategies for secondary prevention” of CHD and stroke were needed worldwide.
Fibroids linked to vitamin D deficiency
SUFFICIENT vitamin D is associated with a reduced risk of uterine fibroids, according to research published in Epidemiology. The US study involved 1036 women aged 35–49 years who underwent ultrasound screening for fibroids, with blood samples used to measure 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) and questionnaires on sun exposure. The researchers found that only 10% of black woman and 50% of white women had levels of 25(OH)D regarded as sufficient (>20 ng/ml). Women with vitamin D levels above 20 ng/ml had an estimated 32% lower odds of fibroids compared with those with a vitamin D insufficiency. “Self-reported sun exposure ≥ 1 hour per day (weather permitting) was also associated with reduced odds of fibroids …”, the researchers wrote. “The consistency of findings for questionnaire and biomarker data, the similar patterns seen in blacks and whites, and the biological plausibility provide evidence that sufficient vitamin D is associated with a reduced risk of uterine fibroids.”
Exercise may help heavy drinkers
NEW research appears to confirm the notion that regular aerobic exercise has a protective effect against brain damage. The small study, published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, included 60 individuals who underwent a diffusion tensor imaging session and completed self-reported measures of alcohol consumption, loss of control over drinking, and aerobic exercise participation. The researchers observed a “significant interaction” between alcohol consumption and aerobic exercise participation on white matter. “In the models examining loss of control over drinking, a significant interaction between aerobic exercise and alcohol consumption was observed, such that alcohol consumption was associated with loss of control more strongly for low exercisers than high exercisers”, the researcher wrote. However, they said because the study used retrospective, self-reported data to quantify exercise, further research would need objective measures of duration, intensity, frequency, or type of aerobic exercise to address the “dose” needed to obtain neuroprotective benefits.
Hostile mothers may predict child abuse
A PROSPECTIVE longitudinal study examining the extent of pregnant women’s beliefs that their infants would behave with negative intentions (such as deliberately dirtying their nappy), showed a hostile reaction can predict child maltreatment. The research, published in JAMA Pediatrics, found that the mothers’ hostile attribution to the infant was not only predictive of child maltreatment and harsh parenting behaviours but also associated with demographic and psychosocial indicators of risk (eg, younger maternal age, lower educational level and social isolation). The study of 499 women also found that multiparous mothers made more hostile attributions than primiparous mothers. The researchers said this finding further implicated “attributions as a maternal psychological characteristic, possibly exacerbated by increasing childrearing responsibilities, and not necessarily tempered by child-rearing experience”. They said their study highlighted the value of medical practitioners attending to mothers’ and expectant mothers’ attributions about infants’ intentions. “This practice can be accomplished on informal and formal bases. Informally, if a new mother reports, for example, that her baby is repeatedly waking her up during the night because he is ‘spoiled’ or ‘naughty’, a practitioner might immediately probe that mother’s attributions and responses”, they wrote.
Fainting a family trait
VASOVAGAL syncope (VVS) may not be rare, with new research showing an autosomal dominant form in some families. The Australian research, published in Neurology, included 44 families with multiple family members with VVS, of which six families were found to have an autosomal dominant inheritance, including one with 30 affected members over three generations. “Affected individuals reported typical triggers of VVS (sight of blood, injury, medical procedures, prolonged standing, pain, frightening thoughts)”, the researchers wrote. The triggers varied considerably within the families. A significant link to chromosome 15q26 was found in one family. “The identification of 6 families with autosomal dominant inheritance out of 44 multiplex families with VVS suggests that autosomal dominant VVS is not rare”, the researchers wrote. “Identification of the causal mutations will help to identify the molecular pathways underlying VVS, which will illuminate pathophysiology and guide further genetic research in common VVS.”
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Occasionally referred to as “theses,” dissertations are lengthy written pieces that are normally produced to coincide with the end of a study program and/or by students completing post-graduate programs to obtain qualifications such as Ph.D. or Master’s degrees. Dissertations can be partially taught and partially researched or they can be fully researched pieces of work. In the latter case, it will be necessary for the student to identify an original and interesting topic and one that can stand up to the extensive argument.
How does one go about finding a suitable topic for a dissertation?
When trying to find a topic for your dissertation, your first task is to decide whether particular topic interests you sufficiently to research it and write about it over a lengthy period.
However, choosing an original topic should be an underlying priority during the selection stage. This factor is essential in order to ensure whatever topic you choose is acceptable and appealing to your dissertation committee.
That said though, originality does not necessarily mean you have to come up with a topic idea that no one has ever thought of or explored before. If of course, you do manage to hit on an idea that is entirely new, this should certainly prove advantageous for you!
The main requirement in the majority of dissertations is that your perspective on and/or approach to the topic is entirely original. Yet this is very difficult in a great many cases, particularly in fields related to the Arts. In-depth research of a topic is one of the best ways of finding an original angle or niche area.
Why is research important in a dissertation?
You should not underestimate how important research is in a dissertation. Put simply, this is the essence of a dissertation or its backbone.
The first step in the research process is to read a wide range of materials about your topic and to do this in an in-depth way. This usually involves reading any basic materials or texts you can find first and then honing in on the latest work that has been done in the subject area. This will help ensure your idea has not been pre-empted by someone else, which can and does happen!
Begin by looking at any foundation or basic texts that exist in the field your subject relates to. There are usually some of these for every field and topic, and you may be aware of or familiar with these from any previous investigative work you have undertaken in this area.
Texts like these are particularly useful because, firstly, they are fundamental to the topic and, secondly, because the bibliography pages from these texts may be helpful to you for expanding the research work you do yourself. This practice is entirely acceptable since, upon careful inspection, you should find that most of these texts have many common elements and so a core set of knowledge underlies all of them. Because your aim will be to ensure your dissertation is original, you will also be contributing to this existing core set of knowledge. Hence, do not let yourself think it is in any way wrong to use existing sources to build up your research.
During the process of researching your topic, keep notes about what you are reading and try to do this in the format prescribed by your university or college. This exercise will help you become more familiar with the citation style you have been asked to use for your final dissertation paper. (Remember, there are different citation styles where each one has unique features so, before you even begin, you should refer to the style manual or guide for the method you are required to use. You should find these manuals or guides in your school or college’s library or online if you do not already have one.)
A further advantage of maintaining meticulous and detailed notes while you are researching is that these will make it a lot easier for you to compile a bibliography for your dissertation at a later stage. Indeed, it could be said that a bibliography often develops hand-in-hand with a piece of research work.
For the most part, what you should be looking out for whilst reading is a gap or niche area that your work might fill. So try to be more critical than you usually are when reading and look for questions or gaps that have not been answered. It may be the case that your dissertation can or will address these.
What is involved in preparing, writing and presenting a dissertation?
Once the dissertation committee approves your research proposal, a dissertation supervisor is appointed to supervise or oversee your progress, from preparation through to completion and submission.
This supervisor should provide very valuable help throughout the entire process and it is advisable that you meet them at regular intervals.
The dissertation committee will expect regular update reports from you and the person supervising your work so that they know how you are progressing. (A dissertation committee is a group of senior personnel (usually lecturers from your department and occasionally your supervisor) who are appointed by a university governing body to monitor progress and evaluate the resulting work.)
As mention already in considerable detail, the main ingredient of your work should be the research element so you will need to collect extensive material to include in your paper.
A dissertation uses the same basic structure or format as the proposal that precedes it with some extended elements as follows:
- The paper’s title/cover page. (While this should be solid at this stage, it may well be that you choose to alter it later as you approach the end of your paper. This page should also include your name and the name or title of your degree.
- A list or table of contents. While this should be self-explanatory, you should still take care to number pages in consecutive order and use lower-case Roman numerals for the introduction i.e. ii rather than 2).
- Your paper abstract. (This is usually a single page summary showing what the entire dissertation contains, with a short summary of each chapter.)
- Your paper’s introductory section or chapter. (This usually introduces the topic of the paper, has a clearly defined thesis statement, and gives an overview of the methodology or methodologies you will use.)
- Your paper’s main body paragraphs. This section should contain several chapters, normally in the region of three to five with much dependent on the size (length) of the entire paper. Each individual chapter in this section should be devoted to a specific aspect of the topic without digressing too widely from the main point or argument. Make sure you provide enough supporting evidence and this should be properly referenced in the format stipulated by your academic institution. All evidence should be thoroughly analyzed.
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- Your paper’s bibliography. (Almost without exception, this is a detailed list of any primary sources and secondary sources used in a paper, possibly divided into different (sub) sections. It also includes every piece of reading material you used or referred over the course of researching your dissertation’s topic, even those materials you have not used or quoted within your text.
- Your paper’s appendices. (Sometimes these sections are not necessary, but you should make sure that any you have included and referred to within your paper are organized and presented in a logical manner.)
What can you expect after your dissertation is completed?
Completed dissertations are evaluated by both an internal examiner and an external one, both of whom are appointed by the board of an institution.
After this, you (the candidate) will be invited to an oral presentation or examination with the objective of defending your dissertation before a body of examiners. (These examinations are referred to as vivas – from the Latin term “viva voce” and meaning “the living voice” in English.) It is to be hoped that the outcome of your viva will be a success story. In truth, an examinations board can choose any of the outcomes below:
- Pass: The outright award of a degree to a student
- Pass with revisions: This is where a degree is awarded subject to revisions, which must be approved before the eventual awarding of the degree
- The awarding of a lower-level degree e.g. a Master’s instead of a doctoral degree
- The awarding of a lower-level degree after revisions have been undertaken and approved
- Fail. (A fail is reasonably rare since dissertation supervisors tend to give candidates the chance to rewrite their dissertations until they meet an acceptable standard.)
Do not forget that, essentially, dissertations are high-level papers that are based on extensive thought and research. Therefore, the more original and more thoroughly researched your paper is, the better your chances of succeeding!
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GIVAT ONAN, West Bank—On this windblown outpost in the hills north of Jerusalem, a small fringe of Israeli settlers strives to bring the day of redemption promised, as they believe, in the Bible.
A controversial sect shunned by nearby Israeli settlements, the Brothers of Onan believe that by “spilling their seed” on the land of the ancient biblical Jewish homeland, they will hasten the coming of the Messiah. With the Israeli communities of the West Bank considered illegal under international law, the Onanists are the outcasts among outcasts. But they’re unperturbed.
“We can never give up this land,” says the group’s spiritual leader, Rabbi Meir Gedalia Kaplowitz. “You can ejaculate all you want in Tel Aviv or New York, but the Holy One, blessed be He, wants us to perform the miracle here.”
Kaplowitz sits in a messy caravan on a windy hilltop overlooking the desert, as he takes a brief break from his endless routine of Talmud study and self-abuse. Wild-eyed and gaunt, he is the picture of the stereotypical Israeli settler extremist. Only, if anything, even more wild-eyed and gaunt.
The sect takes its name from the biblical Onan, who was ordered by his father Judah to impregnate Tamar, his brother’s widow, and to pass off the resulting children as belonging to his deceased brother. Not wanting to have children he couldn’t regard as his own, Onan fornicated with Tamar but at the moment of ejaculation he “spilled his seed.” God punished this disobedience by killing Onan.
Onanism has become a term used to describe such coitus interruptus, though it is also used for masturbation. In the Hebrew spoken on Givat Onan, masturbation is “onanut.”
“We’re proud to use that word for what we do,” says Haim Hercz, who occupies the caravan next to Kaplowicz. “But it's not all about Onan. Sometimes we call it flogging the Pharisee or chafing the camel. We have a sense of humor, just like people who have sex with women. But anyone can do that five or six times a day. We know that what we’re doing has a deeper purpose, and that’s what keeps us going.”
The Brothers of Onan celebrated Passover with a traditional Orthodox seder this week. (“Frankly it was nice to have something else to do for six hours,” says Hercz.) But next week they plan to take their struggle to Tel Aviv, where they will pray and “shoot their short Uzis” outside the Israeli Defense Ministry to protest any restrictions on building in the settlements.
Successive Israeli governments have justified new construction in the West Bank by arguing that they are only satisfying “natural growth,” whereby the growing families of settlers must be accommodated with new homes. “Obviously that’s not fair on us,” says Kaplowitz.
Israelis who oppose the settlements say the Brothers of Onan are more than a dangerous fringe group. Orla Mohel, a Tel Aviv masseuse, founded Wank Watch to combat the influence of the group. “I’m concerned that a lot of people in Tel Aviv will see them as harmless ‘frotteurs,’” she says. “But they celebrate a story from Genesis in which a father forces a brother to have sex with his sister-in-law, tries to get a third son to marry her, then has sex with her himself.”
Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz writes in his book “The Genesis of Justice” that Onan probably had non-penetrative sex with Tamar, or maybe anal sex.
“I didn’t go to Harvard and I’m not a lawyer, so I'm no expert on the Bible or anal sex,” responds Mohel. “But these Onanists also don’t want to give up the West Bank, which prevents a peace deal.”
Rabbi Kaplowitz argues that he’s no extremist. Rather he claims to represent the Israeli mainstream. “There are only a couple of dozen of us here, but there are thousands of others who’d like to join us. We’re out here in the lonely desert hills, doing something important for the redemption of the world. It’s not easy. We have very slow internet and sometimes youporn.com goes down for minutes at a time. Our thing is exhausting without visual aids.”
US Mideast envoy George Mitchell has condemned the Givat Onan outpost as “illegal under international law and pretty skeezy.” Mitchell also cited the 4th Century sage St. Athanasius of Paros as saying that “to have coitus other than to procreate is to do injury to nature.”
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City will be the only city in Missouri with a minimum wage higher than the state when it’s raised next month.
David Baldwin is the General Manager at Governor Stumpy’s.
He said they employ 32 workers, most of which make more than the minimum wage of $7.65.
Baldwin said the wage increase across the city in August likely won’t be an issue immediately.
“I think the $8.50 may not directly affect us right away,” Baldwin said. “The one that I’m more concerned about further on down the line as we get into the 9s, the 10s, the 11s.”
Kansas City voted to increase the minimum wage to $13 an hour by 2020.
That makes the general manager question how they could afford to continue to operate in the city.
“Love the location, love the neighborhood, love our 80 percent returning customers. They’re awesome, but that being said, you start to weigh out the pros and the cons,” Baldwin explained.
That’s exactly what economists say many small businesses will likely do almost immediately.
“If nothing else changes and we just add a dollar to the minimum wage in August you are likely to see people either reduce employment, not hire any further or relocate,” economist Chris Butler said,
One thing Baldwin doesn’t want to do is raise prices for his customers, but he doesn’t see how that would be possible.
“Whether anyone wants to admit it or not some of that cost is going to have to be reflected in the menu prices and how we organize and do our day to day business,” Baldwin said. …
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This is a fun Homeschool FREEBIE! Teach your children about music. In the New York Philharmonic KidZone you can view each instrument, read about and learn the history, and listen to what each one sounds like. In each room you will find a selection of instruments including Percussion, Brass, Woodwinds, and Strings.
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Effect Of Employment Opportunity On Career Choice Among Employed Youths
The researcher set out to investigate factors that influence career choice among the senior high school students in Alimosho senior High school and the extent to which those factors influence students’ choice. Survey design was used. The main instrument used for data collection was questionnaire. Simple random sample techniques was used to select 200 students, and convenient sampling techniques used to select three administrators and three guidance and counselling coordinators for the study from the three public second cycle institutions in the District. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were used in analysing data.
The construct validity was established using factor analysis and reliability using Cronbach’s alpha. The results of the main hypothesis and the research questions postulated for the study revealed that Intrinsic factors reliably predicted career choice suggesting that Extrinsic factors and Interpersonal factors are not significant predictors when the effects of Extrinsic factors and Interpersonal factors are controlled for. This helps students learn about and explore careers that ultimately lead to career choice. This played a critical role in shaping students career choice.
It was recommended that Career Education and Guidance should be introduced in the primary school to enable children to explore the world of work as young people need to make a smooth transition from primary school to the initial years of senior high school and the Ministry of Education should allocate fund for a Guidance and Counselling activities in all basic and second cycle schools. This will enable the guidance coordinators to function effectively at their various levels of work.
Background To The Study
Occupation choice is not a smooth process, when an individual is confronted with choice making in career, there are certain prevailing factors which may determine the choice. Among these factors are intrinsic, extrinsic, interpersonal factor, academic achievements, family socio-economic status and according to Roe (1956), the individual needs also determine the kind of job he may like to engaged in based on the above factors, whether realistic vocational choices are made by youths in their secondary school years should be a matter of concern to all educational agents and most especially our school counsellors.
A comprehensive study conducted in America by Remmers and Raddler (1957) cited in Horrocks (1962) indicated that one-third of teenagers after finishing high school within six months expected to be at work, though know less about how to choose a job, train for it and establish in it. “A job is a kind of work and a career is time spent in one type of job area of interest” (Kelly-Plate and Volz-Patton, 1991, p.13). Most students have very little help in developing a career direct Occupation choice is not a smooth process, when an individual is confronted with choice making in career, there are certain prevailing factors which may determine the choice. Among these factors are personality, environment, opportunity, academic achievements, family socio-economic status and according to Roe (1956), the individual needs also determine the kind of job he may like to engaged in based on the above factors, whether realistic vocational choices are made by youths in their secondary school years should be a matter of concern to all educational agents and most especially our school counsellors.
They are often influenced by the media, peers, and with very little knowledge of what they might primarily be interested in or motivated to do. Most of them may have a level of uncertainty of where to get help on how to choose a career. Since career is a lifelong plan, students at this level should be assisted to enable them have a clear cut plan as it will be difficult for them at their age to see things clearly about themselves.
Thinking or making a decision about one’s career and making a choice is vital. Fry, Stoner and Hattwick (1998) opine that it is never too early to begin thinking about careers when in high school. Some students may have clear career direction in mind while many of them will have little clue as to which career is best for them. Fry et al, further said “even if you are a freshman or sophomore, now is the time to begin thinking about your life beyond college.
Various people choose jobs for various reasons. A lot of people look for jobs that will pay well since everyone needs money for the basics such as food, clothes, accommodation, education, recreation and others. For many men and women, work helps define their identity and their sense of self-worth (Thio, 1989). They see themselves as people, who are responsible, who get things done and capable enough to be paid for the services they render. People take pride in the work they do. They also like the feeling that comes with doing their work well.
People enjoy using their skills, talents and working hard to improve those skills. People work to be useful, by working; people feel that they are contributing their quota to the development of the society. They may work to take care of themselves and their family or work to help other people in the society. Most people choose jobs that will enable them interact with others. For example, journalism, teaching, and selling enable one to interact with a whole lot of people. They do not like to be alone for a long period. Their job gives them the opportunity to be with others and talk to people.
It is clear that work fulfils many important needs and even those who become rich overnight still work. Since no one particular job satisfies all needs, the right job can be satisfying in a very special way, and that is why it is important to think carefully about one’s own wants, needs, interests and abilities before making a choice. One needs not to joke about his choice of career. Working should not be just occupying oneself. O’Toole (1973), cited in (Thio, 1989) opines that
“People with satisfying jobs have better mental health than those with less satisfying work. Thus, people who are happy with their jobs also tend to have better physical health and to live longer. Although diet, exercise, medical care and genetics are all related to the incidence of heart disease, job dissatisfaction is more closely linked to the cause of death.”
Each individual is faced with choosing among the large areas of occupational cluster of work. Such as agriculture, business and office, communication and media, health, hospitality and recreation, manufacturing, marine science, construction, arts, humanity and sciences, home economics, marketing and distribution, natural resources and environment, personal services, public service, and transportation.
Rao (1992) cited in Kankam & Onivehu (2000) identified two factors that call for guidance and counselling services or activities in secondary schools one of which is the making of academic choice that in the end determines the vocational future. The origin of vocational guidance can be traced to the United States of America. Educational guidance originated from the development of vocational guidance services. In 1908 the Vocational Bureau of Boston was formed under the auspices of an American lawyer and educator; Frank Parsons to assist young men make vocational choices based on their occupational aptitudes and interest (Fruehling, 2008). Guidance began to spread as a result of Parsons’ ideas.
Brewer (1942) cited in Archer (1997) put across four conditions that work together to bring about the beginning and development of vocational guidance. These are: division of labour, the growth of technology, the extension of vocational education, and the spread of modern forms of democracy. The four elements listed above were however, intensified by the First World War which led to the shortage of skilled manpower. Though in Ghana vocational / technical can be traced back to the 19th century when both the Basel and Wesleyan missionaries made a shift from the initial three R’s – reading, writing and arithmetic to agricultural and technical curriculum (Hama, 2003), guidance in Ghana started in 1955 when the Ministry of Labour, Education and Social Welfare came together and established Youth Employment Department. Its aim was to cater for the needs of the unemployed middle school leavers below the age of twenty years. By 1960, there were about thirty of such centres in the country (Ackummey, 2003).
1.2 Statement of the Problem
Searching for a job, career planning and deciding on what to choose play an important role in students career choices. Many students often are faced with uncertainty and stress as they make career choices. Many of them do not make adequate research on their own career nor do they receive adequate directions from their school guidance coordinators. Most of them are not aware of what goes into career choice. Many youth go into unsuitable careers due to ignorance, inexperience, peer pressure, advice from friends, parents and teachers or as a result of the prestige attached to certain jobs without adequate vocational guidance and career counselling.
Lawer (2007) researched on assessing the effectiveness of career guidance in senior secondary schools in Alimosho district area. He concluded that majority of students were not aware of major occupation groups in Nigeria, knowledge of training and qualification necessary for employment in the various occupations, conditions of work, earning and other rewards of occupation, and did not have better understanding of their career interest, aptitudes and abilities. This clearly shows that majority of them were not concerned about their future career. This situation compels one to ask whether they are given the needed guidance on available careers relating to the programmes they are pursuing. Are they aware of what goes into career choice? And what specific factors influence their choice and how do those factors influence them? This study therefore seeks to find out the extent to which intrinsic, extrinsic, and interpersonal factors influence the choice of career of senior high students.
1.3 Research Questions
The following research questions were also used to guide the researcher to carry out the study.
- To what extent do Intrinsic factors influence students’ choice of career?
- To what extent do Extrinsic factors influence students’ choice of career?
- To what extent do Interpersonal factors influence students’ choice of career?
- What problems do students face in making their career choices?
1.4 Objective of the Study
The purpose of this study is to identify those factors that influence students’ decision concerning choice of career in the Alimosho District and the extent to which these factors influence their choices. In addition, the study seeks to examine the differences between intrinsic factors, extrinsic factors, and interpersonal factors in making career choice. It will also attempt to find out problems encountered by students in making their career choices.
1.5 The Significance of the Study
Many factors affect career choices of senior high school students. Identifying these factors would give parents, educators, and industry an idea as to where students place most of their trust in the career selection process. It will not only focus on factors influencing career choice among students in the Alimosho District, but also highlight career decision making tools that have implications for career counselling. In addition, it will equally provide an update study into how intrinsic, extrinsic and interpersonal factors influence career choice for others who wish to further research into this area of study.
1.6 Scope and Delimitation of Study
The study focuses on what goes on in the Alimosho District instead of looking at the country as a whole, hence its application to the country or larger population may not be reliable.
1.7 Definition of Terms
For the purpose of this study the following operational definitions will be used:
Include interest in the job and personality that satisfies work. In the broader sense they are basic and essential features which form part of someone rather than because of his or her association.
Include availability of jobs and how well an occupation pays or brings benefit. They also include those essential features as a result of the individual’s associations or consequences.
Include the influence of parents and significant others. It is concerned or involved relationships between people.
Is a pattern of work related to preparations and experiences which is carried through a person’s life.
Is a piece of work carried out for a pay.
Physical and mental effort directed towards doing something. It is a job in the broader sense.
Is a period of transition from childhood to adulthood
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This is a word I did not know of until recently. It kind of is the same as greed but it’s more about an uncontrollable desire for money and riches no matter what, and the desire to hoard the wealth.
The way I learned about this was someone talking about big companies being avaricious. This may be true with some companies, and I have even saw the results of this in one company.
When I first started in the world of horse expos I got involved with Purina Mills. They had been a company with a great reputation in all ways. They were purchased by another company and I was in on some of the process. A bunch of young greedy fellows that knew everything came in and managed with a total different philosophy. They bankrupted the company in a few years. This was a great lesson in how greed and arrogance will get you. Purina Mills was then purchased by another company that was managed with integrity and sound business practices and now they are making a profit providing a valuable product for consumers.
The thing I saw was the sales people, mill managers, research farm and even some of the tops in management knew that things at the top were not right, but kept on trying to do the right thing for the customer. That seems to be the only thing that saved the integrity of the checkerboard.
I have been fascinated with Walmart for several years. I have read several books about the company. They have a reputation for being a tough company to do business with and have probably been the reason for some companies demise. My conclusion is they are all about the customer and they will do everything they can to provide their customer with value and moral satisfaction.
Ryan Rupert of the NCBA invited me to attend the Walmart Global Sustainability Milestone meeting. Ryan presented on behalf of the beef industry. It was a great experience and I really was proud of what Ryan did and was amazed at how people in the audience responded to him and the message he shared about beef.
If Walmart is interested in sustainability, the majority of the consumers in the United States and the world are interested in sustainability. Walmart is also very interested in animal welfare. This tells me the customer is very interested in animal welfare.
From what I have read and from my experience at Walmart world headquarters, I do not feel Walmart has avarice. Instead it is almost like a culture to create great value for the customer. The Walmart mantra is “Save money, live better.” That is what Sam Walton was about and that is what the company is still about.
We in agriculture would do well to watch and learn from them. It seems we have to overcome the reputation of exploiting resources because of grazing. We need to refine our resource management and animal welfare practices. We need to work with the Walmarts of the world to learn to be better and help the customer understand “If it isn’t right, we will fix it.”
After thinking about it avarice is kind of the opposite of Stockmanship and Stewardship. We are about working with Mother Nature to create a quality lifestyle that is sustainable and profitable. For most, it is an honor and a huge responsibility to do it the best we can.
It would be time well spent to watch the Global Sustainability Milestone Meeting. Here’s the link: http://corporate.walmart.com/global-responsibility/environment-sustainability
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It is a testament to the complexity of the brain that despite decades of research we still have relatively little understanding of why so many of us enjoy music so deeply and revel in its ability to alter our moods, trigger memories and even change our lives.(ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN MARCH 2008)
That is just fine with me as someone who has never heard a kind of music that he didn't like.
Regular readers of this blog (the cats, my next door neighbor's cats, my faithful brother and that sweet woman from
Music is pretty much a fulltime companion. It wakes me up in the morning and relaxes me in the evening. It helps me celebrate good times and weather bad times. It makes me move my body in fun and interesting ways when the Dear Friend & Conscience and I are at a concert or roll up the living room rug on a Saturday night and boogie. And I can say without equivocation that it does strange and wondrous things to my mind.
Yet for all of the music that I have absorbed since I first heard "Pop Goes the Weasel" played on a jack in the box, I don't have a clue as to how and why it does those things to my mind.
Oliver Sacks has many clues and they are on display in Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain, a fascinating if uneven book.
Sacks, a groundbreaking neurologist and prolific medical writer, presents a pastiche of medical case studies ranging from the amazing tale of a man struck by lightning who subsequently develops a passion and talent for the concert piano to less fortunate souls who have violently disruptive musical hallucinations or less intrusive "ear wigs," songs that play in a continuing loop in their minds. These "musical misalignments," as Sacks calls them, are seldom fully treatable, let a lone understood.
Even less understood are why some people, myself included, find such joy and even rapture in music while others -- Sacks cites Che Guevara, who was rhythm deaf, and Sigmund Freud and Vladimir Nabokov, brilliant men who didn't get even the least bit of pleasure from music -- as representative of large segments of the population.
While it is somewhat of an afterthought, Sacks argues that music therapy can benefit many patients, including those with Parkinson's Disease and advanced dementia because the memory and emotion derived from music can survive long after other memories have faded. While my own experience is limited, the DF&C is a critical care-nurse who can attest to the therapeutic power of music and wonders why so few hospitals and other health-care facilities use it. (Perhaps there would be wheelchair fights over whether the music should be Rimsky-Korsakov or Johnny Cash.)
Unfortunately, there is a slapdash element to parts of Musicophilia that is too typical of too many books these days, even from venerable houses like Alfred A. Knopf, Sacks' publisher. Some chapters are much too short and the entire book could have used a hard edit.
No matter. As an experienced writer, I find nothing more difficult to write about than music because words too often fail me when it comes to describing the richness, texture and especially mood evocations of music. While Sacks' approach is more clinical than literary, he succeeds admirably where I fail in providing a window into music in the mind.
Here are excerpts from a chapter on the incredible story of Tony Cicoria, who was at a lakeside pavilion for a family gathering on a fall afternoon as storm clouds gathered in the distance:
He went to a pay phone outside the pavilion to make a quick call to his mother (this was in 1994, before the age of cell phones). He still remembers every single second of what happened next: "I was talking to my mother on the phone. There was a little bit of rain, thunder in the distance. My mother hung up. The phone was a foot away from where I was standing when I got struck. I remember a flash of light coming out of the phone. It hit me in the face. Next thing I remember, I was flying backwards."
Then — he seemed to hesitate before telling me this — "I was flying forwards. Bewildered. I looked around. I saw my own body on the ground. I said to myself, 'Oh shit, I'm dead.' I saw people converging on the body. I saw a woman — she had been standing waiting to use the phone right behind me — position herself over my body, give it CPR. . . . I floated up the stairs — my consciousness came with me. I saw my kids, had the realization that they would be okay.* * * * *Dr. Cicoria knew he was back in his own body because he had pain — pain from the burns on his face and his left foot, where the electrical charge had entered and exited his body — and, he realized, "only bodies have pain." He wanted to go back, he wanted to tell the woman to stop giving him CPR, to let him go; but it was too late — he was firmly back among the living. After a minute or two, when he could speak, he said, "It's okay — I'm a doctor!" The woman (she turned out to be an intensive-care-unit nurse) replied, "A few minutes ago, you weren't."* * * * *A couple of weeks later, when his energy returned, Dr. Cicoria went back to work. There were still some lingering memory problems — he occasionally forgot the names of rare diseases or surgical procedures — but all his surgical skills were unimpaired. In another two weeks, his memory problems disappeared, and that, he thought, was the end of the matter.
What then happened still fills Cicoria with amazement, even now, a dozen years later. Life had returned to normal, seemingly, when "suddenly, over two or three days, there was this insatiable desire to listen to piano music." This was completely out of keeping with anything in his past. He had had a few piano lessons as a boy, he said, "but no real interest." He did not have a piano in his house. What music he did listen to tended to be rock music.
With this sudden onset of craving for piano music, he began to buy recordings and became especially enamored of a Vladimir Ashkenazy recording of Chopin favorites — the Military Polonaise, the Winter Wind Étude, the Black Key Étude, the A-flat Polonaise, the B-flat Minor Scherzo. "I loved them all," Tony said. "I had the desire to play them. I ordered all the sheet music. At this point, one of our babysitters asked if she could store her piano in our house — so now, just when I craved one, a piano arrived, a nice little upright. It suited me fine. I could hardly read the music, could barely play, but I started to teach myself." It had been more than thirty years since the few piano lessons of his boyhood, and his fingers seemed stiff and awkward.
And then, on the heels of this sudden desire for piano music, Cicoria started to hear music in his head. "The first time," he said, "it was in a dream. I was in a tux, onstage; I was playing something I had written. I woke up, startled, and the music was still in my head. I jumped out of bed, started trying to write down as much of it as I could remember. But I hardly knew how to notate what I heard." This was not too successful — he had never tried to write or notate music before. But whenever he sat down at the piano to work on the Chopin, his own music "would come and take me over. It had a very powerful presence."
I was not quite sure what to make of this peremptory music, which would intrude almost irresistibly and overwhelm him. Was he having musical hallucinations? No, Dr. Cicoria said, they were not hallucinations — "inspiration" was a more apt word. The music was there, deep inside him — or somewhere — and all he had to do was let it come to him. "It's like a frequency, a radio band. If I open myself up, it comes. I want to say, 'It comes from heaven,' as Mozart said."* * * * *In the third month after being struck by lightning, then, Cicoria — once an easygoing, genial family man, almost indifferent to music — was inspired, even possessed, by music, and scarcely had time for anything else. It began to dawn on him that perhaps he had been "saved" for a special reason. "I came to think," he said, "that the only reason I had been allowed to survive was the music." I asked him whether he had been a religious man before the lightning. He had been raised Catholic, he said, but had never been particularly observant; he had some "unorthodox" beliefs, too, such as in reincarnation.
He himself, he grew to think, had had a sort of reincarnation, had been transformed and given a special gift, a mission, to "tune in" to the music that he called, half metaphorically, "the music from heaven." This came, often, in "an absolute torrent" of notes with no breaks, no rests, between them, and he would have to give it shape and form. (As he said this, I thought of Caedmon, the seventh-century Anglo-Saxon poet, an illiterate goatherd who, it was said, had received the "art of song" in a dream one night, and spent the rest of his life praising God and creation in hymns and poems.)* * * * *Some years passed, and Cicoria's new life, his inspiration, never deserted him for a moment. He continued to work full-time as a surgeon, but his heart and mind now centered on music. He got divorced in 2004, and the same year had a fearful motorcycle accident. He had no memory of this, but his Harley was struck by another vehicle, and he was found in a ditch, unconscious and badly injured, with broken bones, a ruptured spleen, a perforated lung, cardiac contusions, and, despite his helmet, head injuries. In spite of all this, he made a complete recovery and was back at work in two months. Neither the accident nor his head injury nor his divorce seemed to have made any difference to his passion for playing and composing music. | <urn:uuid:3f09aaa4-94e6-4bc3-9f0e-022bb666630b> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://kikoshouse.blogspot.com/2008/03/book-review-oliver-sacks-musicophilia.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280791.35/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00362-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.988375 | 2,219 | 1.742188 | 2 |
Wall heating – the hot ticket for new homes18 June 2021
Are you after cost-effective, energy efficient heating for your new home? Look no further than hydronic wall heating.
Also known as radiators, hydronic wall heaters are fast becoming the top heating option for new developments in Australia. While not a new concept, hydronic heating is now catching on and the long list of benefits are being realised by domestic and commercial markets alike. Wall heating systems are being installed in high end designer homes through to new builds of townhouses, apartments and housing complexes.
Here’s an overview of why wall heating is so popular.
Gold star for energy efficiency
Water is an excellent conductor of heat, which is why hydronic heating is so efficient. Hydronic wall heaters operate via a boiler which heats the water to a thermostat-controlled temperature. Heat generates and transfers into the home via thermal radiation, where objects are gently warmed, rather than the air. This creates an even, steady distribution of temperature without drying out the air.
Hydronic wall heaters use a closed system, where the water is re-circulated and doesn’t dissipate the heat. Low levels of water are used and when it returns to the heat source it is still warm, which means less energy is needed to increase the temperature to the level needed.
Another energy efficient feature is the ability to control the temperature throughout a home in zones. You can set individual temperatures for each area of the property via thermostats and turn off less used radiators. When a room reaches the set temperature, the heating turns off and only restarts when the temp drops. This ensures you maintain a comfortable heat at all times, while remaining energy efficient.
Heat source choice also plays a part. Traditional gas-fuelled boilers lose 20-30% of the heat when the carbon dioxide and water vapour escapes through the flue. By using a condensing boiler the heat is extracted and used to pre-heat the water before it returns to the boiler, scoring extra energy efficiency points.
Lower running costs
Many older building developments have ducted or central heating/cooling systems. While perhaps cheaper to initially install, the running costs are higher than hydronic heating options, which can be 35% more cost effective. Whether you’re looking at heating systems for a freestanding home or a larger residential project, hydronic wall heaters are definitely worth considering if you want a long-term cost-effective option.
Quick and easy to install
Unlike traditional ducted or central heating systems or underfloor options, wall heaters don’t involve extensive ductwork and return air systems or require the entire floor cavity to be pulled up to install it (in the case of a retrofit), or for the system to be laid into the foundation slab.
The radiators are mounted onto existing walls, with pipework being threaded through the subfloor and connected at the panel. Flooring will need to be patched in some cases and with any new build the installation is very simple. There’s also the install of the heat source and the thermostat/s, which is straightforward and can be in one location or multiple spots around the home. The control panels allow residents to adjust the temperature in each area of their home for maximum comfort.
A high five for health
The fact that hydronic wall heaters don’t use fans, vents or ducts means there aren’t dust mites, pollens and other allergens being circulated around the home. This is comforting news for allergy sufferers and particularly important to the 2.7 million Australian’s who are living with asthma (source). By installing hydronic wall heaters you will be helping to drastically reduce respiratory issues for clients or potential buyers.
The system radiates a gentle heat, providing consistently warm air over a larger surface area, which is beneficial for everyone’s comfort and wellbeing. Wall heaters are also easy to wipe down and keep clean and because there isn’t hot air blowing, it will mean less dust in general throughout the home, so less cleaning needed. There’s also the added bonus that they are silent.
A safe bet
Wall heaters are a sound choice on the safety front for residential properties. The use of conventional heaters is still one of the most common causes of home fires in Australia (source), making hydronic wall heating a wise move. With no electrical connections to worry about, they aren’t a fire hazard. The optional low surface temperature of the wall mounted units means they are safe to touch, which is important for all households, particularly those with children, elderly residents or pets.
With a range of unit styles and designs, the installation of hydronic wall heaters can add an extra design element to any home. There are literally hundreds of radiator sizes available, which provides flexibility for all matter of varieties of living spaces and some options can be customised to colour match with existing or planned interiors.
So there you have it. Whether you are working on a renovation or new build project for a client, hydronic wall heaters are worth serious consideration. If you want a reliable, cost effective, energy efficient, healthy heating option for your next project, this is your best bet. | <urn:uuid:0fca78b8-61b1-4170-a647-71cf7369b48f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.huntheat.com.au/blog/wall-heating-the-hot-ticket-for-new-homes/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572833.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817001643-20220817031643-00278.warc.gz | en | 0.930426 | 1,093 | 1.703125 | 2 |
A hacker must have succeeded in stealing cryptocurrencies worth SEK 280 million by using a bug in the blockchain startup Monox Finance’s software for smart contracts.
An accounting error in the program should have enabled the hacker to increase the price of the Mono token and then use it to extract money from other entered tokens. The theft is said to have affected the blockchain for Ethereum and Polygon, which both support the Monox protocol.
Monox Finance writes that their insurance covers $ 1 million in losses. They are now working on the distribution of this.
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Fugit Irreparabile Tempus?
The famous adage "Tempus Fugit", or in it's full form "Sed fugit interea, fugit irreparabile tempus, singula dum capti circumvectamur amore" is roughly translated as "But meanwhile it flees: time flees irretrievably, while we wander around, prisoners of our love of detail." The crux of the matter here to me is that we can never get our time back once it has passed. (Short of the advent of time-travel and a way to prevent the inherent paradoxes that is.)
So the question is, if we can't get our time back, then what can we do? We can do our best make sure that our time is well spent.
If we are ever able to create time machines, they better look like this.
Now, I don't want to argue that games are a waste of time that could be better spent elsewhere. Nothing of the sort. In fact, this post isn't strictly about video games or the value of various recreational activites in comparison to each other. At a push, it may be more applicable to TV and Music; but really, as the title and opening paragraph suggests, it's quite literally about time. Or perhaps more accurately, a lack of it.
So let's say we have chosen to devote a large proportion of our time to gaming, TV, film and/or music - an assumption that should be true in the case of most people reading this - what can we do to make sure we maximize our limited time?
A Possible Solution
Firstly, let's look at some timescales for many of our favorite pastimes. (I'm focusing only on the digital media area, and the reason will be clear shortly.)
- The average film length, though disputed, is roughly in the area of 2 hrs.
- A TV series is usually around 45 or 25 minutes without commercials.
- Like feature films, the average song length has gradually become longer over the decades and now lies in the region of 4 minutes.
- Games vary wildly, especially factoring in replayabilty and multiplayer.
In actual fact though, actual length has no effect on my proposed solution...
What would you say the simplest way you could make these activities twice as effective? Perhaps to complete them in half the time?
And my proposal is as simple as that: Essentially to click the fast-forward button. If we can enjoy these diversions in half the time, we open up the other half to other activities. Or possibly better yet, to be able to watch or listen to twice as much content. (For the time being, I'm going to exclude games but I will come back to them.)
So in one fell swoop, I've just made your homelife twice as productive. Perfect, you can thank me in the comments section...
In seriousness though, this idea is not without it's limitations, nor am I the first person to have thought of it. There are even phone aps designed for this purpose. One even has a slogan that summarizes my thought's nicely:
"You can understand speech at a much faster pace than it is spoken, So take advantage, speed up playback, and optimize your time."
Now let's address some of the limitations. Firstly, I'm not talking comical sped up audio, or the chipmunk effect. What I suggest is time-stretching, where the original pitch is preserved. (Though to speed up content I suppose it's really time squashing.)
Obviously, in the case of videos, the footage may at first seem reminiscent of the silent movies of old. But our brains have an outstanding ability to adapt, and it's amazing how quickly you can become desensitized to the seeming temporal phenomenon. In reality, you may actually be processing the content closer to your brains natural capacity.
See how easy WALL-E, aka Johnny Five makes it look?
There are however instances where watching/listening at increased speed may not be effective. For example, for full musical comprehension, even normal speed may be too fast initially. Then there are some films and shows where the dialogue and story progress perhaps too fast to follow while viewing at an increased rate. But for general listening and viewing, we are able to cope with more than we generally challenge our minds with.
What about games?
Now games present issues of their own, and I have not currently been able to test this in any real way, outside of the context of things like the later levels of Tetris. So though it may be technically feasible to increase the speed of a game engine, without experience I don't really know how the gameplay and difficulty would be affected. Maybe with specific programming to control the difficulty it could be feasible, though I can hardly see developers catering for this niche.
Or maybe I am underestimating gamers. Perhaps we would adapt. "Yes, those fan blades and lasers are now moving twice as fast, but so does my character." After a period of adjustment, it may become second nature.
How about you?
Are you already speeding up your digital content to maximize your time? Have you tried it, but found it too off-putting, or that it detracts from the experience just too much? Maybe you have briefly considered the concept but not much beyond that. Or perhaps this is something new, it may be that you consider this to be the worst idea you've ever heard.
If you're a 'time-squashing' veteran, then please let me know your thoughts and experiences. If not, then why not try it out for yourself? It doesn't necessarily have to be twice as fast; it could be 1.5x or 1.25x normal speed for example. (On the other end of the scale, it could be a factor greater than 2x as fast.)
Anyone who has experimented with game speeds, I'd also be very interested to hear of your methods and experiences.
If you've got this far, hopefully you're not wishing that you could get back the time you've spent reading this post.
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Rezoning existing landfill sites for incinerator not a good idea
I refer to Ian Brownlee's article ("Community has the know-how to tackle Hong Kong's waste challenges", December 2).
Mr Brownlee suggested that the government should consider two waste management initiatives recently proposed by two local NGOs, adopting plasma gasification and rezoning existing landfill sites for incinerators.
I agree that the government should give these initiatives some consideration. Yet on a practical basis, I do not see how they can be a wiser use of public resources than constructing a large incinerator at Shek Kwu Chau. And most certainly, I do not see how these initiatives could expedite the implementation of the proposed incinerator.
For one thing, plasma gasification is an emerging and pricey technology.
It has huge upfront and maintenance costs and has a lengthy payback period.
The cost-effectiveness of such technology has yet to be proved on a massive scale. Therefore, many metropolises have yet to pursue it as one of their primary municipal waste treatment strategies.
Regarding rezoning sites near existing landfills for an incinerator, that is easier said than done.
In 2011, when the Town Planning Board looked into rezoning Tseung Kwan O Area 137 (a parcel of land next to the existing landfill) into the landfill and related facilities, more than 10,000 local residents filed their objections against rezoning. Some of them even threatened to file an application for judicial review should the government decide to implement the board's final rezoning decision.
Such legal processes will lead to further delays in the construction of the incinerator and not expedite it by at least two years as Mr Brownlee claims.
I understand that Mr Brownlee and the NGO groups that share his views are well-intentioned.
They want to contribute in any way they can to help the government establish a sustainable strategy for Hong Kong's waste management.
Nonetheless, any new proposal that tries to rationalise the government's current waste management strategy should be feasible from a public finance standpoint. And more importantly, it should not attempt to create further conflicts between the government and those communities adjacent to a landfill.
This will only lead to more disagreements, a greater accumulation of waste throughout Hong Kong and further delay a strategy which fixes our city's waste management problems.
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Norway is the most gender neutral, egalitarian, and feminist country in the world. The culture has been telling the women for decades that they can be anything, but in 2013, here’s what you’ll find:
- 90% of nurses are female
- 90% of engineers are male
This is in spite of the government’s best efforts to recruit males in nursing and females in engineering. Norway’s brightest minds have ruled out discrimination as a reason for this problem, and they’re so befuddled that they’re calling it a “paradox.” Readers of this blog, however, may have a different name for it: human nature.
A Norwegian red pill comedian, if you can believe it, has created a 3 hour documentary where he wonders if males and females are different (you can watch part one above). Of course this was a gigantic controversy in Norway. The series almost didn’t get aired in spite of the fact that he gives kid-glove treatment to the zany feminists he interviews on camera.
Here are a couple things I noticed or realized from the first installment:
- Most of the “studies” that “prove” feminist arguments are based on self-reporting surveys that end up proving nothing.
- A reporter from the publication Dagbladet makes no effort at a neutral point-of-view. This isn’t a surprise since I was trashed in it.
- One study showed that children have a clear gender toy preference starting at nine months. Another study showed a difference from day one, obviously before environmental influence.
- An influential Norwegian gender thinker said, “There’s no room in biology for me.”
- Another Norwegian scientist wonders, “Why are some so concerned with finding biological differences?” I guess we know what he’s concerned with finding.
The highlight was seeing a Norwegian scientist get smacked down by a British female scientist for saying that the only difference between men and women are genitalia. Apparently hormonal differences are inconsequential to the Scandinavian elite.
The fact that red pill thinking is seeping into Norway, the most blue pill country on Earth, tells me only one thing: feminist ideology has peaked. Prepare for red pill domination.
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Setting up an office / company in Japan
Incorporation in Japan
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how to establish a company in Japan
In order to set up a company in Japan, it is necessary to follow several steps :
|1||Finding an office address.
Deciding the basic elements and prepare the required documents (click here for more detail)
Securing a resident Representative Director in some cases or a third party providing a bank account to deposit the capital
|2||Preparing the Articles of Incorporation (teikan)
The articles of incorporation are the important documents that determine how the company will be managed. They have to be elaborated for each case, according to the needs of shareholders / investors and their relationship with directors.
|↓||3||Notarization of the articles of incorporation (at the Notary Office / Koshonin yakuba)
*ONLY FOR KK, not require for GK
|Notarization fee : 50,000 yen
Revenue stamps (also required for GK): 40,000 yen (Note)
|↓||4||Deposit of capital
Since the company's bank account can not be opened until the registration is completed, it is necessary to use one of the investors personal bank account in Japan to deposit the capital. In case of a foreign company's subsidiary, the Representative Director's personal bank account can be used.
|↓||5||Preparing documents for the company's registration
In addition to the application form, it is necessary to prepare various documents such as the notification of the company's seal (inkan) that also needs to be registered, a letter of agreement from the directors assuming their office.
|↓||6||Filing the application for the company registration (Registry Office / Homukyoku)||Registration fee : minimum 150,000 yen for KK
60,000 yen for GK
|↓||7||Registration to the registry completed
Once the company is registered, it is possible to obtain a registry certificate and company's seal certificate, required at various occasions such as opening a corporate bank account, signing contracts in company's name.
|↓||8||Tax and social insurance related procedures, etc.
Opening a bank account under the company's name
Application of the visa and status of residence for non-Japanese directors and employees
Application of business licences if the type of business requires
All these procedures require in total 2 to 4 weeks, although it could take more when some of the invetors are living overseas.
(Note) Our office has introduced the system of electronic signature, you don't have to pay 40,000 yens for the fiscal stamps if you use our servicdes for setting up your company.
If your business require some sort of professional licenses, it could sometimes take 2 to 3 months before being able to fully operate the business.
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What Obama Just Said About ISIS Proves He Has No Intention Of Defeating Them
Obama has taken heat for repeatedly downplaying the threat posed by radical Islam. He caused international ire when hementioned the Crusades at the National Prayer Breakfast, fresh on the heels of Islamic radicals massacring the editorial staff at the Paris based Charlie Hebdo.
Now Obama has raised scorn again, this time in an editorial he penned for the LA Times. The president actually asserted that the blood thirsty savages of ISIS have “legitimate grievances.”
“Efforts to counter violent extremism will only succeed if citizens can address legitimate grievances through the democratic process,” the president wrote.
The president claims that groups like “ISIL exploit the anger that festers when people feel that injustice and corruption leave them with no chance of improving their lives.” He then proclaimed that “The world has to offer today’s youth something better.”
In the president’s eyes, a good man with legitimate grievances will soon start beheading children and burning men alive if not for democracy. The president blames lack of democracy instead of rightly pointing to an ideology that motivates many to fight ancient wars and hold onto archaic beliefs. Beliefs such as the sun revolving around the Earth.
Egypt and Libya are prime examples of democracy in the hands of an uncivilized people. Democracy must follow an appreciation for human life and liberty. Without those tenets Democracy is simply a tool for the majority to crush the rights of the minorities. Perhaps the president has to be aware that places like Palestine elect terrorists from Hamas, and that in Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood holds a strong number of parliamentary seats.
The president says it’s up to the world to offer the youth of these nations something better. He claims oppressive regimes cause phenomenon like ISIS. The reality is radical Islam is in and of itself a threat, and that the indoctrination that teaches extremist adherence to that faith is what bolsters the armies of ISIS. While blowback may exist in many cases, moral individuals would never turn to such an atrocious entity as ISIS. Only those who already believe in Jihad would follow an army that massacres children, rapes women, and burns men alive. | <urn:uuid:e61f63e2-6e62-4f3c-adbc-ed3fdf0070fe> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://www.orrazz.com/2015/02/what-obama-just-said-about-isis-proves.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988717963.49/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183837-00373-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.935484 | 455 | 1.585938 | 2 |
I'll try to describe what I want to get. Example of a tables:
When I write query to show all records from table B, I can see in the column NAME only index ( 1,2,3 )
"SELECT ID, NAME FROM TABLE_B"
And I would do so: "SELECT ID, (INNER JOIN TABLE_A ON NAME=TABLE_A.ID) FROM TABLE_B"
This query is obviously wrong. Is there something similar in SQL queries?
I tried: "SELECT ID, NAME=(SELECT ID FROM TABLE_A) FROM TABLE_B"
but I get reply: "Subquery returns more than 1 row" and I understand it as I want to main query to return all rows. How to join it?
This effect I just expected! Excellent. Why does this query work that way? I do not know the expression OUTER. I knew only that it is the query LEFT JOIN. What is the difference between these queries? Thanks | <urn:uuid:d4683bc2-0d26-4bc0-805e-bf37d3a100e5> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.dbforums.com/showthread.php?1681345-How-show-in-TDBGrid-data-from-joining-of-two-tables | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560285289.45/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095125-00144-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.911669 | 209 | 2.59375 | 3 |
More than 150 distracted motorists were pulled over in Hampshire and the Thames Valley in a week-long operation.
Fire And Rescue Authorities To Merge?
The Fire & Rescue Service in West Sussex starts a 12-week public consultation on the 14th July 2011 to seek the views of staff, businesses and the public on its potential merger with East Sussex Fire & Rescue Service.
The consultation is being launched with public meetings in Crawley (Thursday 14th) and Worthing (Tuesday 19th). The Crawley meeting is being held in the Fire Service Training Centre (the ex-library building), Northgate Avenue, and the Worthing meeting is in Worthing Library, Richmond Road. Both start at 7pm. Throughout the consultation period Fire Officers will be attending County Local Committee meetings, open days and public events, as well as holding specially arranged forums for partners, businesses, the voluntary sector and members of public. Feedback can also be given online, by post or phone.
West Sussex County Council and the East Sussex Fire Authority (ESFA) have been examining options for closer collaboration between the two Fire Services to see if it would improve performance and protect frontline services from the financial pressures on public sector spending. The latest business case suggests that a full merger under a new combined fire authority for the whole of Sussex provides the best opportunity to make savings of £3.8m whilst safeguarding services to the community.
There are no plans to close any fire stations in the merger.
The consultation will run from 14th July – 6th October. East Sussex Fire Authority will also be consulting on the proposed merger, and both ESFA and the County Council will consider the feedback and a final business case before making a final decision at separate meetings in December.
County Fire Officer Max Hood hopes as many people as possible will take part in the consultation.
"The pressures on public spending mean all local authorities are working to find ways of providing essential services with reduced budgets. A merger would see a significant change in the management and support costs of the Fire & Rescue Service in West Sussex, but could also mean we can protect fire stations and the other frontline services that people need.
"We're still waiting for details on the future funding from the government before the business case on a possible merger can be completed, but it's also important to listen to the views of local people before a final decision is taken. I therefore hope as many as possible will attend the meetings and public events to speak to Fire Officers, read the consultation document or seek information via the websites before giving us their feedback on the way forward."
Pete Bradbury, West Sussex County Council Cabinet Member for Public Protection, said:
"Our priority remains to provide excellent fire and rescue services to our residents.
"In the current difficult financial climate, we believe this innovative approach of merging the fire services of East and West Sussex and Brighton and Hove could enable us to continue to deliver excellent services and improve our operational capability, while reducing back office, management and administration costs.
"The views of the public are important to us and I hope residents, businesses, organisations and stakeholders will participate in the consultation.. No decision will be made until the results of the consultation have been considered."
The business case and consultation document is available online at www.westsussex.gov.uk/fire
Copies of the consultation document are available in libraries, help points, and in reception areas of local authorities, and printed copies can be sent on request.
You can contact the consultation team via email [email protected] or write to Fire Redesign Team, WSFRS HQ, Northgate, Chichester PO19 1BD, telephone number 01243 753706.
If approved by central government a merger would take effect on 1st April 2013.
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Western Heritage Days June 1-3
WESTERNVILLE — The Town of Western celebrates its Heritage Days Friday through Sunday, June 1-3.
For more information on the town’s history and specific events to mark Heritage Days, visit the Westernville website at www.townofwesternheritagedays.org.
All events are free.
Venues for activities will be the library lawn, the William Floyd Center, Heritage Green, Western Town Hall and Firemen’s Field.
Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. that Friday with opening ceremonies including the lighting of the "Heritage Candle," a Craobh Dugan concert and then fireworks to follow. Eighteenth century sutlers and artisans will join the celebration.
Beginning 10 a.m. Saturday the festivities will continue with toys and games for children, village tours, wagon rides, living history interpreters and re-enactments throughout the day. There will also be 18th century sutlers and artisans giving various demonstrations. Day-long activities include a quilt show in the Town Hall and refreshments on the library lawn.
Rounding out the events beginning 10 a.m. Sunday, there will be a 2:30 p.m. dramatic reading of the Declaration of Independence from the front steps of the house of one of its signers, William Floyd House as well as other activities including a homemade ice cream demonstration and more re-enactments. | <urn:uuid:65ed01b7-ca4f-4dfc-a919-627220d9f8e6> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://romesentinel.com/news?newsid=20120523-142041 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988720468.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183840-00488-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942908 | 302 | 1.78125 | 2 |
Have you ever gotten a document or an image from someone and when you go to view it, you realize you don’t have the correct application to view the content? I have and I find it a little annoying to have to go out on the Web and look for some stand alone viewer application just so I can open that one file. Not to mention, if you do download something that will allow you to view the file, you may have to deal with spyware, promotions or the unintentional installation of other piggy backed programs.
So, then there’s the question of “Is this new application going to take over my file association for other files on my system”? or “Is it going to run at start up, slowing my system down to look for updates every time it detects an Internet connection”? It may seem like I’m inducing a little panic here and maybe I am, but this is all true and it can turn something as simple as listening to some Ogg Vorbis sound file from your friend into a chore that may not even seem worth the effort.
And that’s exactly why this week’s download is so great. It’s called Universal Viewer and it does just what the name implies. Universal Viewer (or ATViewer, as they call it) is a small application that gives you access to tons of file formats, so you don’t have to go hunting through your system or the Web to find the proper program, just in order to open the file. How convenient is that?! It’s not just for text documents and images either. You can view multimedia files, such as audio, flash and video all from one program. Why didn’t somebody think of this sooner?!
Universal Viewer is also unicode compatible, which allows it to integrate with Windows. That way, you can call the program up from the action menu by right clicking on the file and choosing Universal Viewer.
On its own, this program can open nearly anything you would ever need. Take a look for yourself.
Universal Viewer Without Plug-ins
- Text/Binary/Hex/Unicode: All files with unlimited file size (even 4 GB+ sizes are allowed).
- RTF/UTF-8: RTF and UTF-8 encoded texts.
- Image: All general graphic formats, including BMP, JPG, GIF, PNG, TGA, TIFF, etc.
- Multimedia: All formats supported by MS Windows Media Player, such as AVI, MPG, WMV, MP3, MIDI and so on.
- Internet: All formats supported by MS Internet Explorer, like HTML, XML, DOC, XLS, etc.
- Plug-ins: All formats supported by Total Commander Lister plug-ins.
The last entry is referring to a file managing program called Total Commander. Universal Viewer integrates with this, giving the user a very flexible and complete file management suite of, I guess you could say, applications. I will showcase Total Commander next week, so stay tuned for that!
So, if you come across a lot of documents that your system just can’t seem to open, you may want to give Universal Viewer a try. It may make things a little easier on you!
You can download Universal Viewer here.
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War with Aphids and Mould
I lost a war against aphids and mould.Fri 29 July 2022
My hydroponic strawberries suffered from aphid and mould infestations. This took me by surprise because one of the advantages to growing plants hydroponically is that you don't get pests from growing indoors.
The aphids and mould probably came from the strawberry starters I bought from a plant store. I didn't bother rinsing the leaves when washing away the dirt. If one aphid egg or mould spore was still on the plants after transplanting into my hydroponics system, that would be enough to infect them all.
Lesson learned: Wash starters thoroughly with soap (including leaves) to prevent aphids or grow from seeds. Don't let plants grow so dense that airflow is blocked.
While maintaining the garden, I noticed small white flecks which I just assumed were somehow part of the plant. I later noticed a sticky substance on some of the leaves which I thought might have been water that got mixed with something. I was in total denial until I turned over a leaf and saw a bunch of aphids crawling around.
The white flecks turned out to be eggs the aphids were laying. The sticky substance was honeydew, a sugary liquid that aphids secrete.
I bought a bottle of Safer's insecticidal soap to use against them. I have a walk-in shower in the downstairs basement bathroom beside the grow room, so I moved all the plants into there. I then sprayed the leaves as much as I could, top and bottom. I let it drain for a while and then rinsed thoroughly with water.
Three days later I noticed the aphids were still alive. So I bought five more bottles of aphid spray and emptied them into a bucket. I then took each plant out of the system and dunked them in the bucket, covering all leaves and the net cup. I pushed the plants in and out of the bucket forcefully, to make sure all the aphids were flushed off. I then rinsed the plants in the shower thoroughly like before.
Three days later I did this all over again, just to make sure they were gone. This seemed to work but I noticed the aphids returned a couple months later. It was one of the reasons I decided to end this round of growth experiment.
A few weeks after the aphid dunking I noticed some kind of mould or powdery mildew on the strawberry crowns, right in the centre of the plants.
I assumed this was because I let the plants' leaves get too dense and they were blocking airflow to the crown. The airstone bubbles air into the water reservoir and the only place the humid air can escape is through the net cups and strawberry crown.
I rinsed all the plants off like I did with the aphids and set up an extra fan to try and increase airflow. This worked well for a couple months until I noticed it had returned and started making the plants unhealthy. This was the other reason I decided to end the experiment. | <urn:uuid:8ea06bbc-fd10-46b9-ae99-930764423f91> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://t0.vc/hwar | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571472.69/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811133823-20220811163823-00673.warc.gz | en | 0.981378 | 633 | 2.171875 | 2 |
What is the early history of the United States Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the United States was considered critical as part of the checks and balances that formed how the United States was to be governed. The idea of such a court emerged during early Constitutional debates in 1787. The Supreme Court of today, however, has changed but still plays the ultimate arbiter in interpreting legislation.
The Early Court
The Supreme Court opened its first session in February 1790 in New York City, the then capital of the United States. Later in 1790, it moved to Philadelphia, which also became the capital, where the court met in Independence Hall. Initially, the court was made up of six justices, where it was envisioned that a two-thirds majority would be needed for any decision. The court did not have a permanent nine members until 1869, when that number was established as precedent. The first case to be litigated before the court, West v. Barnes, involved procedural issues, in particular, the procedures of appeal. There were few major cases in the 1790s and the court lacked a permanent home. The first major case was Chisholm v. Georgia, which saw Chisholm sue the state of Georgia. The case influenced the 11th Amendment to the Constitution, which allowed individuals to sue states based on state consent.
The most influential figure in the early Supreme Court was justice John Marshal (1801-1835. This was the period when the concept of judicial review became an established precedent that has influenced subsequent acts by the court to review legislation as they come up. The concept of a review of Constitutional issues became fully established by this time and many practices, including issuing a single majority opinion by the Court, became established during this time. One influential case was the impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase. He was accused of partisan bias and the case that involved his impeachment influenced and shaped the idea that the Supreme Court is an independent part of the government. In effect, the Court attempted to make a break from partisan politics and established a precedent to be an independent reviewer of legislation and judgment of following the laws of the United States.
Arguably the most impactful Supreme Court decision helped create the fault lines that became the Civil War. The Dred Scott v. Sandford in 1857 case, under Chief Justice Robert Taney, established that American citizenship was not to be given to black people, regardless if they were free or slave. Effectively this made all blacks not have citizenship rights. Ultimately the 14th Amendment overturned this decision. The Dred Scott v. Sandford case also influenced what ultimately would become the concept of substantive due process, which protected the rights of individuals even if their rights were not explicit in the Constitution. This would thus prevent a repeat of The Dred Scott v Sandfor case and became established as precedent under the Chief Justice Waite and Fuller courts in the late 19th century.
The Early 20th Century
The in earliest years of the 20th century, free speech and the 1st Amendment were not well established and states did ban certain publications. The case of Gitlow v. New York in 1925 established more clear guidelines as to what constituted free speech and protection under the 1st Amendment. This case greatly restricted the powers of states to suppress publications or speech by individuals. The Adkins v. Children's Hospital case in 1923 first established precedent on due process in the 5th Amendment, protecting further individuals' rights from states or organizations that infringed on those rights. In the 1930s to 1953 saw a substantial number of court decisions that sided with the federal government and that enhanced government powers. This included granting greater power for Roosevelt to apply the New Deal legislation he had worked to pass in the 1930s. The court was instrumental in upholding the government's power to intern Japanese-American citizens, arguably a complete reversal of earlier decisions that had enhanced civil rights. The two major crises, the Great Depression and World War II, may have influenced court action to face these crises by giving the federal government greater powers. Under Chief Justice Roberts from 2005, the court has been seen as generally conservative, with decisions such as United States v. Windsor, which effectively upheld marriage restriction, as an example.
The Cold War Court
Earl Warren, Chief Justice from 1953-1969, led perhaps the most influential period that enhanced a series of civil liberties. One of the most famous cases was Brown v. Board of Education which began the long process of desegregation in public schools and influenced desegregation in general across the United States. Additionally, Reynolds v. Sims forced states to reapportion their legislatures according to changing populations. Thus, districts have to be somewhat equal as to how they apportioned representation. Previously, low population places could be used to influence the legislative process, which in the South had led to restrictive laws against African Americans. Also, the role of religion in schools was severely limited by the case of Engel v. Vitale. Another landmark case was Gideon v. Wainwright, which required, under the 6th Amendment, states appoint an attorney for defendants in criminal cases. The Miranda rights, which are given in police cases, were also a result of the Miranda v. Arizona case.
The court, arguably, took a more conservative turn in the 1970s under the Burger court, that existed until 1986. Nevertheless, one of the most landmark cases, Roe v. Wade protected individuals' rights to abortion and prevented states from creating restrictive laws against abortion access and upheld affirmative action in University of California v. Bakke. It, however, struck down earlier cases that limited campaign finance in Buckley v. Valeo. The Rehnquist Court, from 1986-2005, generally upheld individual rights, such as Lawrence v. Texas that struck down Texas' sodomy law. The most controversial decision was its involvement in the 2000 election in Bush v. Gore that ended the recount of the election. The court, under Chief Justice John Roberts, is seen as generally being conservative, but key decisions such as United States v. Windsor led to the decision that part of the Defense of Marriage Act legislation was unconstitutional and gay and lesbian couples cannot be discriminated on in relation to benefits and rights in cases where they are married. | <urn:uuid:4e43e143-316a-41f3-88db-5c670fbbad93> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://dailyhistory.org/index.php?title=What_is_the_early_history_of_the_United_States_Supreme_Court&direction=next&oldid=15778&printable=yes&mobileaction=toggle_view_desktop | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572089.53/warc/CC-MAIN-20220814234405-20220815024405-00076.warc.gz | en | 0.979025 | 1,261 | 4.34375 | 4 |
How has the Pandemic Affected the Fashion Industry?
The post-pandemic evolution of London Fashion Week
From low-tech shoots on iPhones to avatar catwalks, the pandemic has forced a digital revolution in how designers are showcasing new collections. But in more detail, How has the Pandemic affected the Fashion Industry?
In June last year, the British Fashion Council made history when it became the first of the global Fashion Weeks to go digital. While the seasons have changed, our battle with Covid-19 continues, and as London gears up for a fresh round of shows in February, under the cloud of a second national lockdown, the phrase “digital first” remains at the forefront of all 2021 show communications.
In light of dwindling international travel, factory closures, shifting consumer buying habits and social distancing, the fashion industry has had – to use a 2020 buzz word and an essential supermodel skill – pivot. Though the pandemic has caused chaos in the fashion world, there have been some fascinating innovations to emerge in the past year.
Some locked-down fashion houses opted for low-fi solutions to showcasing new collections. Paloma Wool asked friends and customers to submit clips of themselves wearing its new lines, with no direction specified, and mashed them into a three-minute video it called a “virtual runway”. Moschino managed to conjure the whimsy and magical escapism of its traditional runway shows by using 30-inch-tall puppets in place of models, dressed in miniature replicas of Moschino’s new collection. The wooden figures sashayed down the runway in a beautiful set, complete with a front row filled with 14 gesturing and scribbling marionette guests based on real fashion editors.
Others went high tech. Helsinki Fashion Week created an entire digital world in August, within which brands, including London-based fashion designer Patrick McDowell, debuted collections on avatars that struted through fantastical virtual scenes. The effect was more computer game than fashion show, but the essence of the collections shone through. The digital revolution went further at Helsinki, with viewers invited to try on the clothes virtually using their own avatars within a specially created Digital Village, and then pre-order collections (all fully traceable via blockchain) using a special digital currency exclusive to the Village.
In London, the major change – other than the lack of physical events – was that gender got dropped. What would have been Men’s Fashion Week in June became gender fluid, and the freshly titled follow up London Fashion Week Digital in September followed suit. The time lag between runway shows and clothes hitting the shops also tightened, with a move to ‘see now, buy now’ collections, and of course the usual explosion of parties, talks, shows and exhibitions were replaced by Zooms, Instagram Lives, socially distanced performance art, short films (some shot on phones) and good-old-fashioned lookbooks.
Once again a genderless affair, the next London Fashion Week will take place from February 19th to 23rd, 2021. The confirmed line up includes some exciting names, such as Erdem, Emilia Wickstead, Temperley London and Molly Goddard. Full details of showcases are always a tightly guarded secret, but expect to see some digital innovation as well as perhaps some more thoughtful collections that reflect the post-pandemic mood.
The main vector of that mood is that fashion – though rocked by the death of the traditional Fashion Week – is also radiating a sense of relief. With show schedules getting out of hand – Gucci has used the pandemic as an excuse to drop its previous five shows a year down to a more sensible two – and a backlash against overt consumerism fuelled by constant newness, the over-cranked fashion industry is slowing down. Digital innovations have also allowed the Weeks to become more inclusive. These have both levelled the playing field somewhat for smaller designers or those from ethnically diverse backgrounds, as well as opening up the spectacle to a wider digital audience, not just a fiercely fought-over front row.
As with most trends to emerge in the past year, this shift towards a more sustainable and inclusive future in fashion was always on the cards, but Covid has accelerated its arrival, which is no bad thing. | <urn:uuid:acae6915-9bf5-4f9e-ad5f-e554e861e040> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://free2learn.org.uk/how-has-the-pandemic-affected-the-fashion-industry/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573908.30/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820043108-20220820073108-00272.warc.gz | en | 0.960498 | 880 | 1.984375 | 2 |
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Raising Parental Engagement to Support Improved Attendance
Many cases of poor attendance referred to us as Education Welfare Officers are a direct result of a lack of effective engagement between parents and the school. This may be through parents not contacting the school – either to report and talk about the reason for their child’s absence and to seek support, or not being aware of the school’s expectations.
Although school communications have improved over the last few decades the level of engagement between schools and parents has not. Research shows that effective engagement often leads to increased attendance and it can also be linked to higher academic achievement and to a positive effect on pupil’s attitude to learning and on their behaviour.
Whilst it is the parent’s responsibility to contact the school to report an absence and provide a reason, communication has to be a two-way process. Schools which have good parental communication are often those that use a variety of methods and embrace the use of technology - through email, text messaging, social media, and a user-friendly school website have. Research has shown that using a range of tools has made communication between parents and schools more timely, efficient, and productive.
Even when a school has established an effective engagement strategy there are likely to be some parents who remain hard to reach and it is this group of parents who are often those that a school needs to have more contact with. Their reluctance to engage may be due to their own experience of school or because they have difficulty with communicating, for example their own low literacy skills, their understanding of the English language or cultural differences.
The school’s Education Welfare Officer can support in reaching out to parents to get to the root of the lack of parental engagement and to encourage improved communication with the school to improve attendance. For those parents who are either reluctant or unable to attend meetings at the school, (or indeed who avoid such meetings), visiting them in their home can help to establish improved communication and provide the EWO with the opportunity to educate them on the impact of poor attendance and work with them to improve the outcomes of their children.
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As many know, in 2011, a 9.0 earthquake triggered a tsunami that resulted in a nuclear meltdown of three of six reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant. But, what many do not know is that things are not getting better, but worse.
Again, this is one of the (if not the) most disastrous environmental incidents in the history of the human race. You could argue that the BP oil spill of the year prior was on the same level, but it doesn’t matter; these types of catastrophes happen every day on our planet, and the corporations responsible do their best to cover up the facts and influence the public into thinking that it’s not as bad as it looks. But it is far worse than we even realize, and these events serve as a great opportunity for us to wake up and realize that the time for change is here.
Or do we need yet another lesson?
With Fukushima, we are talking about serious radioactive water leakage. Just a couple of months ago, the facility’s operator, TEPCO, announced that contamination levels have spiked up to 70 times over regular readings. This was happening because of a gutter that pours rain and ground water from the plant to a nearby bay. (source)
This is one of many examples of continual contamination of the Pacific Ocean, and the entire planet. It’s no secret that TEPCO has had a very hard time dealing with this, and they also recently announced that they would miss their toxic water cleanup deadline.
A recent report by UN nuclear watchdog (IAEA) stated that Japan had made significant progress, but there is still a radioactive threat, and a “very complex” scenario at Fukushima. (source)
This type of thing has been happening since the earthquake first occurred. The Japanese government made it clear in 2013 that a minimum of 300 tonnes of contaminated water has been pouring into the Pacific Ocean every single day. That means that approximately 300,000 tonnes (minimum) of contaminated water made its way into the Pacific Ocean by March of 2013. Just imagine what that number is now. (source)
It’s also noteworthy to mention that TEPCO had to dump 3 million gallons of contaminated water into the Pacific to make room in its storage ponds for water that was more heavily contaminated, which they needed to pump out of the damaged reactors to try and get them under control. (source)
Again, these are minimum amounts, as TEPCO has spent a great deal of time denying the truth and trying to conceal information.
Even after the immediate crisis eased, scientists continued to find radioactive contamination in the waters off the plant.
As Nation Geographic reports:
“Ken Buesseler, a senior scientist with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution who has analyzed thousands of samples of fish from the area, said he’s continued to find the high levels of cesium-134, a radioactive isotope that decays rapidly. That indicates it’s still being released.” (source)
He stated that “it’s getting into the ocean, no doubt about it. The only news was that they finally admitted to this.” (source)
“This is one of the most monstrous cover-ups in the history of medicine.” – Dr Helen Caldicott, personally nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Linus Pauling
You can view what she had to say about the crisis here.
In 2014, Bronwyn Delacruz, a high school student from Grande Prairie, Alberta, discovered that a variety of seafood, particularly seaweeds, are littered with high levels of radiation. You can read more about that here.
Extremely low levels of radioactive cesium-134 were also detected about 100 miles off the coast of Eureka in northern California. You can read more about that here.
A study published in the peer-reviewed Open Journal of Pediatrics has found that radioactive Iodine from Fukushima has caused a significant increase in hypothyroidism among babies in California, and this was a study that was conducted two years ago. They determined that:
“Although less than three years have elapsed since the meltdown, health effects of low-dose exposures from fallout should be analyzed, especially for those in the earliest stages of life. Health status measures after March 2011 such as infant deaths, neonatal deaths, birth defects, stillbirths, low weight births, premature births, and cancers in the first year of life can be analyzed. Short-term findings of the young can serve as a warning about potential long-term adverse health effects on populations of all ages. Fukushima fallout appeared to affect all areas of the US, and was especially large in some, mostly in the western part of the nation.” (source)
You can read more about that, and view the study here.
Just to reiterate, every single year since the disaster happened, there has been undeniable evidence that the plant was leaking every day for the first two years, and for the last couple of years there have been confirmed leaks as well.
Fukushima. It Doesn’t Have To Be This Way. We Can Change.
First of all, Japan built this reactor on an earthquake fault, and the GE engineers who were involved resigned because they knew this (as Dr Helen Caldicott explains in a source linked above). If you look at how many nuclear reactors have been built on earthquake fault lines, it will make you scratch your head. Why are we using the same energy that’s used to blow up nuclear bombs to generate power when we have several other ways to do so? Why are we using nuclear power to boil water, using that heat to turn it into steam, to turn a turbine that generates electricity? How primitive are we?
We are starting to realize that this is a huge mistake, we are dealing with radioactivity here that, were you to stand next to it for even a couple of seconds, you would die. We’ve already seen the effects travel all the way to North America., as mentioned above.
The world’s largest private bank, UBS, is urging investors to join the clean, renewable energy movement. Analysts at the bank say that power plants in Europe might be extinct within the next 10 to 20 years.
“Most of the plants retiring in the future will not be replaced, large scale power plants could be on the path to extinction.”(source)
We could use solar power to provide energy to the entire planet. A team at IBM recently developed what they call a High Concentration Photo Voltaic Thermal (HCPVT) system that is capable of concentrating the power of 2,000 suns, they are even claiming to be able to concentrate energy safely up to 5,000X, which is huge. You can read more about that here.
Over-unity breakthroughs are also being made, which means the second law of thermodynamics must be adjusted to account for the fact that space is not empty. Here is one example coming out of India. Here is a video of a NASA astronaut and Princeton physics professor explaining the reality of these devices. Here is a clip of another renowned physicist doing the same, with more links to publications within the article.
We have so many plausible solutions to our environmental problems just waiting to be taken advantage of, but many people have a hard time accepting the fact that they are both feasible and affordable.
We (the human race) need to grow out of our adolescence and into adulthood. It’s time to move on and embrace new ways of doing things; people are working hard to come up with alternatives and we should be making every effort to adapt. Old habits die hard, but we need to learn from our mistakes and ensure a brighter future for the generations to come.
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Soviet Army 1973 № 20
Film-document №12711 2 parts, Duration: 0:20:31, Black-white Price category A
AnnotationThe soldiers train troops in the construction of the railway, the railway bridge. Quilting sleepers, gravel, laying rails. Life, Recreation soldiers. Newsreel: restoration of destroyed during the war, the railways, railway bridges. Sverdlovsk District house officers. Soldiers in the library of the House of officers, playing the piano; exhibition of paintings by Army artists, fans, a collection of minerals. Higher Naval School named after M. Frunze, in Leningrad. Ocean trip cadets school. Cadets in classrooms, laboratories. Implementation diving. Membership in the CPSU trainee A. Vorobyov. Graduates of the school.
Temporary descriptionSoldiers train troops in the construction of the railway, the railway bridge. Tamping gravel, laying rails. Life, leisure soldiers. Newsreel: The reconstruction of destroyed during the war, railroads, railroad bridges. Sverdlovsk district house officers. Soldiers in the library of the House officers, playing the piano, exhibition of paintings by the army of amateur artists, a collection of minerals. Higher Naval School Frunze in Leningrad. Ocean hike school students. Cadets in classrooms and laboratories. Diving works. Membership in the Communist Party cadet A. Vorobyov. Graduates of the school. | <urn:uuid:46552fde-e73d-438f-ad6c-a41a860d01b1> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | https://www.net-film.ru/en/film-12711/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719027.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00302-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.92338 | 304 | 1.710938 | 2 |
October 9, 2008
October 9, 2008
By Jack Rubinger, Jack Rubinger Media Relations, 503-788-7325
Over the course of more than 20 years, I’ve participated in hundreds of new business meetings, conversations at trade shows and exchanges with editors and reporters from obscure trade magazines to the Wall Street Journal. Still. misconceptions remain about the practice of public relations, e.g. “No, it’s not an ad.” The following should dispel some misconceptions and provide illumination about what public relations is and how it works.
· Public relations is a strategic marketing discipline that involves equal doses of creativity, persistence, substance and cooperation to influence members of the media to look favorably on an industry, client, company, business or service. The 3rd party credibility is one of the greatest benefits of public relations.
· Public relations professionals assist with strategic business discussions, consistent communications, writing/editing documents, targeting media, preparing for media interviews and generating and sharing media results.
· Public relations involve risks – stories may be edited, bumped because of breaking news or temporarily shelved because of lack of space in a particular issue.
· Public relations includes the following tactics: pitch letters, fact sheets, newsletters, editorial meetings at trade shows, press releases, media tours, contributed articles, interviews, media training, round-up articles, feature articles, letters to the editor, surveys, events, editorial calendar opportunities and public speaking.
· Public relations professionals rely on the following media to generate visibility:
— Trade, business and consumer publications (local, national, international)
— Daily and weekly newspapers (local, national, international)
— Freelance writers (local, national)
— TV (local, national)
— Radio (local, national)
— Industry analysts (national)
— Web publications (national, international)
— Blogs (regional, national, international)
· Successfully pitching local media may result in developing new business prospects, new clients, new partners and employees and improved company morale. National media have the highest perceived credibility. Trade media are the best for industry-specific story ideas. All media results should be marketed and recycled via reprints and website postings.
· Public relations results have three “lives.” By this, I mean that one should tell prospects/friends/influencers about a story before it appears, when it appears and send the results to all after stories appear.
·Public relations campaigns should support all marketing – new business meetings, fundraising, advertising, brochures, business cards, direct mail, merchandising, channel development, packaging, retail sales, and billboards. Messaging must be consistent.
· Public relations may rely on both news (new company, new product, new service, new hire, new direction, new growth) and non-news (anniversaries. milestones, conferences, trade shows, speeches, surveys, contests) to create visibility.
·Public relations involves positioning – a current position, a desired position and competitive positioning.
· Public relations involve the development of a spokesperson – someone who is knowledgeable, responsive and fearless.
· Public relations professionals charge by the hour, by the project or by retainer.
· Contact: Jack Rubinger Media Relations, 503-788-7325, [email protected]
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Editorial: Voter IDs, done right, can work
Supporters of laws that require voters to have a photo ID say that even one fraudulent ballot undermines the electoral process. Fair enough.
OPPOSING VIEW: Our law prevents fraud
But the reverse is also true: Even one eligible voter who loses the right to vote because of a flawed ID law undermines fair elections and cheats that citizen of democracy's most fundamental right.
The problem is living up to both of these noble sentiments simultaneously.
Requiring voters to show ID at the polls to prove that they are who they say they are, and that they're eligible to vote, is a reasonable precaution against fraud. Fraudulent in-person voting seems to be far rarer than other, more effective forms of vote stealing, but it happens, and it could conceivably swing a razor-tight election.
Given that concern, this page agreed with the recommendation of the bipartisan commission headed by former Democratic president Jimmy Carter and former Republican secretary of State James Baker, which called for uniform photo ID for voters. But ID supporters typically ignore the other half of the panel's advice: Any ID requirement should be phased in over five years, and states should bend over backwards to make sure eligible voters can get free IDs, including sending out mobile units to provide them.
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That's not what's happening. The almost exclusively Republican state lawmakers and governors who have rushed to impose voter ID laws in time for this fall's elections seem to care more about requiring an ID than ensuring that every legal voter can get one. Studies show that the 10% of Americans who lack acceptable ID tend to be low-income, minorities, the elderly and urban residents, who tend to vote Democratic.
Opinions expressed in USA TODAY's editorials are decided by its Editorial Board, a demographically and ideologically diverse group that is separate from USA TODAY's news staff.
Most editorials are accompanied by an opposing view — a unique USA TODAY feature that allows readers to reach conclusions based on both sides of an argument rather than just the Editorial Board's point of view.
It's awfully hard not to see a deliberate political agenda here, and the ongoing tribulations of Pennsylvania's new voter ID law illustrate the point.
Pennsylvania's law was passed by the state's Republican legislature and signed by its GOP governor in March. Though it was supposedly aimed at combating vote fraud, House Majority Leader Mike Turzai gave away the game at a June meeting of the Republican State Committee as he ticked off a list of legislative accomplishments: "Voter ID, which is going to allow Gov. Romney to win the state of Pennsylvania — done."
More recently, a seven-day trial in a lawsuit against the new ID requirement lifted the veil further. The state stipulated early in the proceedings that it had no evidence of past vote fraud, would not argue that there was any, and had no evidence that vote fraud would occur in the absence of the new law.
Lawyers attacking the law presented more than a dozen legal voters who had tried to get voter ID but could not. Testimony showed that Pennsylvania officials had no good idea how many of the state's roughly 8.2 million voters lacked ID acceptable under the new law. The first estimate was 89,000, which was then raised to 759,000. Testimony at the trial showed it could be almost 1.5 million.
To its credit, the Pennsylvania Department of State has been scrambling to make it easier for people without ID to get it. But trial testimony suggested that for all those efforts, state officials still grossly underestimate how many people need ID and overestimate the state's ability to provide it by Election Day.
The Pennsylvania court that heard the challenge to the voter ID law is expected to rule as early as next week. There and elsewhere, it makes sense to move deliberately to make sure the laws are implemented fairly. Otherwise, efforts to ensure clean elections can too easily turn into schemes to suppress the vote. | <urn:uuid:b80c54e1-dde6-4811-9b1c-5293426ffb2f> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/opinion/editorials/story/2012-08-08/voter-ID-Pennsylvania-trial/56887192/1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280410.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00447-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.969421 | 810 | 2.140625 | 2 |
The Oracle Report for Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Crescent Moon Phase: persevere
Moon in Aquarius
Goddess of Wisdom: Tara, Goddess Who Guides Through Troubles and Dhumavati, Goddess Who Winnows
God of Will/Desire: Elias, God of the West, God of Transformation
Skill: align with and emanate harmony
True Alignments: inspiration that spreads, adjusting as needed, rewards, things rearranged in a new way, creating what one envisions, spiritual connection, attunement, music opening the mind and clearing feelings, generosity, unobscured
Catalysts for Change: rushing ahead before checking, cracks or cracking, lost in fantasy, denying happiness, things that seem meaningless (how can you change or improve it?), assuming a moral high ground or authority, dogmatic, trust issues, stopping progress, abiding something one's heart says not to
Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month: "in winter, people cutting ice from a frozen pond for use in summer"
Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: "the music of the spheres"
As mentioned yesterday, this week is "Galactic Center Week" or alignment with a higher power since the Sun will come to the same degree in the sky as the center of our galaxy, the Milky Way.
Today, under the energetics of Galactic Center Week, Mercury discharges the degree of "an angel carrying a harp." Attuning to the frequencies or harmonics of Oneness, love, freedom, and peace creates warmth.
Warmth can cut away or melt ice. Anything that is "frozen" or "frozen in time" or "iced over" or "shielded" as protection, can be warmed by reconnecting with Spiritual Source.
In the symbol, the angel is carrying the harp, not playing it. We have blessings or "angels" in our lives that we may not even recognize. Opportunities are available, if we are willing to take them up -- if we choose to "play" them. The harp (blessing or opportunity) is available or being offered; it's our job to use it.
There is an ease with this, as the Earth is located at "children skating on ice," but some common sense is also required. Unnecessary risks are not a good idea under this energetic. We can "skate around" difficulties by making the best of things or testing the waters.
Testing things out is also highlighted with Venus located at the degree of "an inventor performs a laboratory experiment." New understandings, insights, and answers come to us. Creative sparks alight when this energy is activated. Since things are naturally "invented" under this energy, there is also potential for fabricating the truth. The energy is best used to make up stories for the purpose of art, as in writing a story. (Let's revive the art of the short story. It has been dormant too long.)
Note that Mars is at the degree of "a Jewish rabbi performing his duties." Since this was the degree of the Libra New Moon, the lunar month from October 12-November 10, 2015, themes, situations, circumstances, or things that were felt and experienced may return in some way. (Wise owls are also aware of the complex dynamic in place this week as Mars moves into opposition with the Eris Point.)
However...the Sun is disseminating the energetic of "a bluebird standing at the door of a house." Mercury discharged this energy on Saturday, December 5, 2015; now it's the Sun's turn. A lot happened astrologically the weekend of December 5-6, so I am reposting that report below. The Sun will amplify the things imprinted or in process at that time. What was happening in your life/the world then? What is the state of those things now?
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With the increasing demand for iron and steel, the output of water slag is also increasing, and the demand for water slag grinding mill is increasing. The investment cost and risk of water slag vertical roller mill are low. What kind of pulverizing equipment is needed for 300000 tons water slag powder production line?
What is water slag powder？
Water slag is a kind of solid waste produced by blast furnace slag in hot melting state, which is washed into water and cooled rapidly. The powder made by drying and grinding the water slag is fine powder.
What is the function of water slag powder？
Application of water slag powder：It is mainly used to produce cement mixture.
Water slag, also known as blast furnace water quenched slag, is a by-product of blast furnace ironmaking, also known as mineral powder in cement industry. As one of the main cement mixture, water slag has a long history of application. Water slag is used as building materials for cement and concrete production. Due to its potential hydraulic cementitious property, water slag can be used as high-quality cement raw material under the action of cement clinker, lime gypsum and other activators. It can be made into slag Portland cement gypsum slag cement lime slag cement slag brick slag concrete, etc. The traditional cement production process is to mix cement clinker and some mixed materials including water slag into ball mill for grinding. We can pulverizer breaks the bottleneck of traditional pulverizing, and its powder output is increased by at least 30%, which is more efficient and energy-saving.
What kind of grinding mill equipment is needed for 300000 tons water slag powder production line?
Slag vertical grinding mill equipment
【Raw material moisture】：＜15%
[Final product moisture]：≤1-6%
[Application filed]：It is widely used in electric power, metallurgy, cement, chemical industry, building materials, coatings, papermaking, rubber, medicine, food and other fields of production and life.
[Application material]：It has high yield and high efficiency grinding ability for all kinds of non-metallic mineral materials with Mohs hardness less than 7 and humidity less than 6%. For example, cement raw meal, clinker, power plant desulfurization limestone powder, slag powder, manganese ore, gypsum, coal, barite, calcite, bauxite and other grinding effect is good.
[Performance advantages]：It is a high efficiency and energy-saving advanced grinding equipment which integrates crushing, drying, grinding, grading and transportation. It has the advantages of high grinding efficiency, low power consumption, large feeding granularity, easy adjustment of product fineness, simple equipment process, small floor area, low noise, small dust, low operating cost and less wear-resistant materials. | <urn:uuid:0e9fd8af-5d93-46ad-afe5-f192914e8346> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.gkmill.com/what-is-the-300000-ton-water-slag-micro-powder-mill-production-line/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571502.25/warc/CC-MAIN-20220811194507-20220811224507-00070.warc.gz | en | 0.901708 | 663 | 2.3125 | 2 |
“Comrades of the Quest is as dramatic as the best of fiction, beginning with a complex and doomed central character —William Trufant Foster, the 31-year-old visionary idealist and first president of Reed College. It’s a great story, brilliantly constructed and told from multiple and brief, always shifting, points of first-person view. The story never lags.”
–Robin Cody, author of Ricochet River and Another Way the River Has
Visionary. Iconoclast. Rebel. William Trufant Foster set out in 1911 to launch the “ideal college,” and succeeded in building an intellectual liberal arts powerhouse that over the next one hundred years would perpetually seek to break the hard crust of custom and orthodoxy. Foster’s quest for excellence and truth generated a steady yield of students – ranging from poet Gary Snyder to muckraker Barbara Ehrenreich to Apple founder Steve Jobs – who left Reed College eager to challenge society’s dominant paradigms.
Comrades of the Quest chronicles the colorful cultural and social history of this band of young and fiercely unorthodox West Coast intellectuals, and of the institution that nurtured them. Drawing from interviews with more than 1,400 people and from unpublished memoirs stretching back to the college’s first decades, John Sheehy weaves together a riveting story told from first-hand perspectives of this unique community’s ongoing efforts to bring Foster’s vision to life.
With a punch considerably mightier than its weight, the Reed community undertakes an arduous journey through the political and educational developments of the past century— from the progressive education movement in the 1910s, the general education programs between the two world wars, scientific methodology in the 1950s, political relevance in the 1960s, theories of structuralism and deconstruction in the 1970s, the cultural wars in the 1980s, political correctness in the 1990s, to ideological bias in the 2000s—while keeping its founding ideals largely intact.
At a time when America is struggling to sustain its innovative edge, Reed College remains an iconic model, equipping students with a rigorous set of skills and attitudes possible for questioning status quo thinking in a rapidly changing world. Its story, populated with a rich cast of characters, and marked by intense focus, demanding social freedom, and unconventional creativity, is no customary college history, but rather an intellectual thriller of American idealism played out against the hard world of social, religious, and political conformity, ascending great heights and persevering through near-fatal confrontations. | <urn:uuid:cbb2a1f5-52d1-4630-93c5-8f7921207980> | CC-MAIN-2016-44 | http://comradesofthequest.com/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-44/segments/1476988719468.5/warc/CC-MAIN-20161020183839-00528-ip-10-171-6-4.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.930444 | 530 | 1.953125 | 2 |
In this excerpt, Harvard researcher and clinician Dr. Martha Herbert shares 10 meaningful ways you can help someone with autism. Use these tips to help support a child.
One of the best things for helping children with anxiety is talking. There is something about putting a voice to your worries, and speaking them aloud that is therapeutic, especially when a trusted adult is listening. That’s why children’s books on the topic are so great: you can read them together and talk about them. They allow you to share what has worked for you, and openly discuss a shared emotion.
Regardless of the reason why, more and more of us are becoming single moms. With that role comes not only the sole caregiver, the lone lunch box packer, the only boo-boo fixer and the one tear clearer in the house, but the thankless job of discipline. | <urn:uuid:41573732-8d14-47a9-aef7-97c8865be0d6> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.onetoughjob.org/articles?sectionId=3&entry=42&topics=36 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280310.48/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00182-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.958491 | 179 | 2.75 | 3 |
When one thinks of the tombs plundered by videogame heroine Lara Croft, or even legendary adventure film archaeologist Indiana Jones, untold treasures and riches typically await them. During a 2004 excavation in China of first emperor of the Qin dynasty Qin Shi Huangdi’s self-constructed, terracotta warrior guarded, 2,300-year-old tomb, various artifacts were uncovered. Though not entirely reported until a full decade later in 2014 Chinese journal Wenwu, and translated recently into English and published in the Chinese Cultural Relics journal, the surprising find of an ancient board game was uncovered.
The ancient game, having been unplayed for approximately 1,500 years, was discovered in the heavily looted tomb along with a skeleton, presumably of one of the tomb’s aforementioned grave robbers. The game’s pieces consist of a 14-sided die (carved out of an old animal tooth), 21 numbered rectangular game pieces, and a slab of broken tile, thought to be a piece of the game’s board. The reconstructed tile was decorated with two eyes, which were painted amongst stormy cloud and thunder sketches, as archaeologists reported in their findings.
The game’s pieces are reported by archaeologists to potentially be of “liubo,” mostly called “bo” for short. “Bo” seemingly vanished from the history of ancient Chinese board games around 1,500 years ago, and researchers have remained at a loss as to how the game was played, as well as being unsure if the rules of the game even varied from generation to generation of players. The closest clue is that of a 2,200-year-old poem by Song Yu, which recounts a game with similar pieces to the ancient board game’s artifacts found over the years.
The 14-faced die is where this ancient game gets particularly interesting. Twelve sides of the die are numbered one through six in the ancient Chinese calligraphy of zhuan-shu, or “seal script,” which existed as the formal script for all of China during the Qin dynasty. However, the remaining two sides are blank – entirely vacant of any marks. Even with this new discovery, “Bo” remains a mystery to all.
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I am the photographer for Ooligan Press. I think I’ve gotten a pretty good handle on photographing portraits of humans. Animals are a completely different deal. They’re so wiggly! The happier they are, the more wiggly they get. Kittens and puppies are the cutest, but also the worst to photograph. They only want to play. You can tell a person to stand there, tilt their head this way, look that way. You might be able to tell a dog to sit and stay, but there’s no way to order them to stop watching that squirrel and look at the camera. Here are a few hints I've learned. None of them require having a fancy camera.
1. Have their human stand just behind you or right next to you. Pets usually want to look at their human, instead of a stranger with a camera. Having their human as close as possible to you makes it more likely that they will be looking in the direction of the camera.
2. Get on the ground. While I have taken many lovely shots of pets while standing, I am often more successful if I sit or kneel down and get face to face.
3. Get them tired. If you are having difficulty getting a shot that isn't blurry from motion, play with them until they aren't so energetic anymore. Or sneak up on them during a nap.
4. Be aware of the background. That kitty may be adorable, but the litter box? Not so much. Is the puppy in the laundry room? Get him outside! While humans are more aware of their surroundings and can tell you if they don’t want to be pictured in front their dirty dishes, the pet isn't going to speak up. Also, get close. Too much background is a bad thing.
5. Try not to use the flash. It can hurt the sensitive eyes of some pets, or scare them. Everyone has seen the terrifying laser eyes of a cat caught in a camera flash. Natural light is the best way to go, so take your furry friend for a walk. Or, if you have an indoor pet, photograph them near a window. The sunlight should be behind you and shining on the pet. | <urn:uuid:864ca283-ab58-4209-b15a-22cdebc0e22e> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://spotmagazine.net/my-summer-with-spot/2013/8/19/5-tips-for-taking-a-pet-portrait | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281746.82/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00292-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.973377 | 460 | 1.90625 | 2 |
Lilies are a symbol of peace and traditionally represent chastity, virtue, devotion and friendship, depending upon the color. No matter the meaning, lilies are cherished gift flowers and power houses of the perennial garden. Flower growers know that lilies in the garden naturalize and produce more and more blooms season after season. The secret is dividing lily plants. Learn the tips on how to transplant lilies and divide them for even more of these exotic looking blooms.
Dividing Lily Plants
It doesn’t matter if they are Asiatic or Oriental; lilies bring serenity and beauty to any landscape. Most bulb flowers undergo a process called naturalization over time. This is when the plant produces more bulbs which grow and mature under the soil. The original bulbs will slowly fizzle out and either stop producing blooms or grow smaller flowers.
As the newly formed bulbs get older, they will become the center of the action. These need to be lifted and transplanted to make new stands of vigorous blooms. In most zones, you can lift the bulbs and separate them, then instantly plant them to overwinter in the ground. Only the coldest climes will need to store their bulbs indoors and “fool” them with a chilling period before planting outdoors in spring.
When to Move Lilies
Lilies produce from bulbs and need to be divided and transplanted in the fall for the best results. Experts say late September or early October is when to move lilies. Immediately start transplanting lily bulbs once they have been lifted.
The best time to transplant lilies will depend on your zone. Some plants will last later into the season and should be allowed to remain with foliage intact to the last possible date before frost. This way the plant can gather energy to store in the bulb for massive blooms.
A few weeks before your local date of your first frost, you should have division of lilies on your list of fall chores. This doesn’t have to be done every year, but you should undertake the task every 2 to 3 years for the best lily stands. If you are in doubt as to the best time to transplant lilies, dig them up when the foliage starts to yellow and proceed to separate and replant them.
How to Transplant Lilies
Transplanting lilies is easy. Cut stems to 5 or 6 inches above the ground. Dig several inches around the patch of plants and 12 inches down. This will ensure that you get all the bulbs without damaging them with your spade or garden fork.
Gently separate each bulb and its attending bulblets, which are tinier versions of a bulb. At this time you can cut the stem to just above the lily bulb. Work quickly so your bulbs do not dry out. The best time of day is morning when temperatures are cooler and soil and air contains some moisture.
Plant the larger bulbs under 5 to 6 inches of soil, while the baby bulblets should be planted under just a few inches of soil. Apply organic material several inches over the planting zone to insulate the bulbs for winter.
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Otley: National grant scheme established in name of cystic fibrosis sufferer
10:15 30 July 2014
A national award scheme has been launched in memory of a Suffolk-born woman whose “tenacity and perseverance” defied the disease she lived with for almost 30 years.
Helen Barrett, who was born and brought up in Otley, was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis when she was just three years old.
Doctors thought she would not see her teenage years, but Helen grew up determined to realise her dreams in spite of the disease, setting up home with her boyfriend and running a successful gym, as well as travelling the world.
Helen, who went to Otley Primary School and Farlingaye High School, in Woodbridge, died needing a lung transplant a week before her 32nd birthday in October 2010, but her legacy has now been honoured with an award for young sufferers keen to follow her example.
The Helen Barrett Young Entrepreneurs Award scheme, launched by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust, will offer financial awards and mentoring to people aged 18-32 who live with the condition, which affects the lungs and digestive system by clogging them up with mucus.
Helen’s father, Tony, a retired BT manager who lives in Otley, said: “It took years of tenacity and perseverance to get their gym established but eventually, thanks to a lot of help along the way, Helen created a successful business.
“Thanks to my daughter’s efforts, the business continues to thrive and is a lasting memorial today. She would have been delighted that there is now a chance for other people with cystic fibrosis to experience the excitement of starting their own business.”
The scheme will give grants of £500 to £2,000 to winning entrants. It will run in partnership with training company A4e, which will provide a business advisors and mentors, and also give winners access to employment and training services.
Kieran Cornwall, senior strategic partnerships manager for the Cystic Fibrosis Trust said the scheme was a chance to offer young sufferers help on their first steps towards success.
“We are really proud to support this exciting new award with backing from A4e,” he said.
“It is a fitting tribute to Helen Barrett, who had cystic fibrosis and set up her own successful business.
“We hope that we can help mentor and support many young people living with cystic fibrosis so, in turn, they can further their own goals by running their own business.
“We hope to discover the next Rob Law – the inventor of the children’s ‘Trunki’ suitcases who happens to have cystic fibrosis.
“This awards programme is supporting other would-be entrepreneurs who have the potential to take the business world by storm.”
Aaron Aby, 24, a performance coach from Wrexham, is supporting the awards scheme.
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Middle East & Africa
By Zvi November
About 80 percent to 90 percent of Israeli TV, radio and print media reporting focuses on politics and politicos. Hundreds, maybe a thousand pundits publicly express their opinions on a daily and/or weekly basis. No two commentaries are the same. Very few remarks are truly neutral. Everyone has his or her biases and spin techniques. I include myself in this generalization even though I hunger for the truth. I believe in truth despite the claim that it is always debatable and relative.In addition to the large diversity of ideas regarding Israel's domestic and foreign problems, each and every Israeli has own thoughts about the country's dilemmas. With this in mind, I would like to make the following points:1. The Israeli political system is dysfunctional.2. Israel is a partyocracy overruled by the Supreme Court; a kind of pseudo-democracy. 3. Political players swear that they are dedicated to the good of the nation but their behavior is normally egotistical.4. It is wrong to categorize Israeli politics as Right vs. Left. The conflict is really between nationalists and post-Zionists supported by anti-Zionists.5. 20 percent of Israelis are Arabs. Almost all of them identify as Palestinians, fully support the Palestinian enemy's efforts to obliterate Israel militarily or at least to undermine it diplomatically. For the most part, Israel's Arabs are a fifth column within civil society. However, no mainstream public figure will ever say this because to do so would instantly elicit an accusation of racism (perhaps the most abused word in the English language today). Arabs demand rights but do absolutely nothing to help or promote Israel which they assert is merely (and unfortunately) the country of their citizenship. Every year Arabs commemorate Israel's independence as the NAKBA which means catastrophe. The Arab "minority," part and parcel of the 350,000,000 strong Arab world occasionally riots, loots, burns forests and attacks Jews when their level of Jew-hatred reaches the boiling point.6. Professor Rafael Israeli, a life-long student of Arab machinations and author of several insightful books has documented how Arab lies generate hate. And Arab hate fosters lies. It's a circular phenomenon to our detriment.7. Yisrael Medad in the Jerusalem Post on June 18, 2021 notes that everything Jews do (e.g. march with flags or visit the Temple Mount) is automatically a provocation to which Arabs must respond in force. Arabs are never aggressors: they simply respond to provocations.Small and vulnerable, Israel is surrounded by Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis in Yemen, Iranian army personnel in Syria and Iraqi Shiite militias in Iraq as well as active antagonists like Erdogan in Turkey, Abdullah II in Jordan and the Egyptians – all of whom find it hard to tolerate Israel no matter how helpful and accommodating we try to be.Can any Israeli prime minister (young or old) really handle all these existential threats competently?To survive, Israel must remain strong with a mighty army and a well-trained effective police force. We must study war to protect ourselves and our grandchildren. Reality forces us to be realists in a world that features sham morality, abundant bigotry and palpable Jew-hatred.Footnotes1. Just finished reading A Short History of Iraq by Thabit A. Abdullah, 2011. This exceedingly bloody history begins in the year 636 when Arabs conquered Mesopotania from the Persians. Over the centuries competing Arab dynasties have waged war on one another. Additionally, the Sunni-Shiite conflict continues to this very day with each sect assassinating members of the opposing heretical camp. Abdullah briefly mentions the June 1941 pogrom of Jews in Baghdad (called FARHUD). According to the author, Jewish economic advancement during the 1930s evoked Arab jealousy. In other words, Jewish success explains (and by inference) justifies the massacre.In 1979 Saddam Husayn came to power. Show trials were organized and twenty-two of the ruthless dictator's comrades were executed while many other "lucky" potential competitors were locked up for a long time.The 2003 US invasion of Iraq is also covered. It was a tremendous fiasco for the Americans and British as well as a catastrophe for the Iraqis.2. Currently, the demand for apartments in Israel is far greater than the supply. Prices keep going up. New buildings can have 20 to 30 floors. 250,000 new vehicles join the traffic jams every year. Sometimes it is impossible to find a parking space.
|The Dome of the Rock on the Temple Mount in the Old City of Jerusalem|
"The Jordan Is Palestine" Conference
Temple Mount Violence
"Israel in Reality" by Zvi November
Reflections on History
Random Thoughts on From Afar
Reflections on the Elections
Palestinian Enmity Today
Short and to the Point
Gaza Mini-War Observations
Jew Hating Conference
The Israeli Left's Distorted Mindset
Impressions of Poland
Enemy Agenda & Israel's Ruling Intelligensia
Thinking in the Box
Israel in Reality by Zvi November
Truth and Consequences
A Country within a Country
Why Boycott 44 Cent US Postage Stamp Showing ...
Egyptian Footnotes from Zvi November
Ariel Conference for Law and Mass Media
George Orwell is Alive and Well in Israel
Different Perspective Regarding Current Crisis ...
Anatomy of a "Peace Process"
Different View on Current Crisis in US-Israel ...
Zvi November, who grew up in New York, served as a Peace Corps' teacher in rural Philippines. He also taught at Hong Kong Int'l School. He earned his diploma from Univ. of Edinburgh, his MA from Syracuse Univ, both in anthropology. Now he is an activist in Israel's Media Watch and other civic bodies. | <urn:uuid:a4bce02b-bbc2-41fe-87c4-a22d017d75d7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theseoultimes.com/ST/db/read.php?idx=14364&PHPSESSID=a1b0498bab9dedd50ef448311236d164 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882570765.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20220808031623-20220808061623-00265.warc.gz | en | 0.936621 | 1,255 | 1.507813 | 2 |
When a product or service is end of life the producer is no longer selling it to new customers or supporting its current customers. This means the manufacturer will no longer be able to perform any vital updates or provide support with any maintenance issues that may occur.
Since January 2020, this has now been the case for Windows 7. Microsoft Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 will no longer be able to provide support for its current customers.
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By not replacing outdated software you face the risk of heavy fines and legal action. If you are to experience a cyber breach due to still using outdated software, you aren’t complying with industry regulations such as GDPR. Fines can be up to a maximum of 4% annual turnover.
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Exchange Server 2010 (all editions)
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Before starting, I would like to thank Argon and Il Maculato for having invited me to this congress, and again Argon and Pasticca for their help in the preparation of this presentation.
The examples to which I will refer have been suggested to me by various American puzzlers and are the creations of Anomaly, Arachne, Fraz, Henry Hook, Hex, Hot, Ken Cain, King Frivolity, Lunch Boy, Manx, Quiz, Sibyl, Sluggo, and others.
I also received the help of Graziana Ramsden, my Italian teacher, who has corrected various... imperfections. I ask you to forgive me if my Italian is not particularly strong – in the Settimana Enigmistica, I can only solve the puzzles for children!
In his very interesting book on the rebus, Orofilo writes that "the words of the English language do not lend themselves as well as those of French and Italian at being manipulated, cut, and rearranged."
I must confess that I don't agree with him! Certainly, Italian puzzling is first rate, but the English language has a vast lexicon composed of terms of many origins, which permit many plays on words.
In the field of classical puzzling (puzzles in verse), for example, there are more than sixty puzzle types. Some are imitations of puzzles of Italian origin, but many others were invented in the United States. These are the verse puzzles which are published in The Enigma, the magazine of the National Puzzlers' League. Furthermore, there are more than sixty other puzzle types that have not yet been officially adopted.
The League, founded in 1883, is the oldest puzzling organization in the world, and its magazine is the only one in English that specializes in puzzles in verse. For more information and for examples, I suggest you visit the NPL's site:
Today I will not speak about classical puzzling. I have decided instead to present enigmatic crosswords in the English style, what we call "Cryptic Crosswords." These are spread throughout the English-speaking world, particularly in Great Britain, and offer many possibilities. With Trazom, I am the cryptic crossword editor of The Enigma; with Arachne, I have created many crosswords of this type; and in the past twenty years I have solved thousands of them. Therefore, I can say that this is the area of puzzles in English that I know the best.
I hope I will succeed in explaining to you the art of the cryptic crossword, by giving examples of wordplay used in the clues, and thus demonstrate that puzzles can be done very well in English as well.
In cryptic crosswords, the clues are not ordinary definitions. Each clue is presented as a normal phrase or sentence, but it is not necessarily what it seems. You must read it literally in order to find its two parts: the actual definition, and the wordplay that has the same word as the solution. It is not obvious which part is the definition, and which is the wordplay.
Most of this presentation will consist of examples of clues, with their solutions and explanations.
Here is a typical example:
Shoestring allowances result in tears (11)
LACERATIONS = LACE + RATIONS
Tears = shoestring + allowances
The two parts of the clue in this case are: the actual definition ("tears"), and the wordplay (the charade). To get optimal results it's best to insert into the clue at least one word that has an apparent meaning that is different from the real meaning, like "tears" in the first example. In this case, it was even more difficult to solve the puzzle because the pronunciation of "tears" is different with each meaning.
Here are additional examples of charade clues:
- Frank is able and accomplished (6)
- Solution: CANDID
CANDID = CAN + DID
Frank = is able + accomplished
- Go on holiday (8)
- Solution: PASSOVER
PASS + OVER = PASSOVER
Go + on = holiday
- Problem with Italian and German spirit (9)
- Solution: CONUNDRUM
CONUNDRUM = CON + UND + RUM
Problem = with (in Italian) + and (in German) + spirit
For this type of clue it is necessary to indicate that certain letters are reordered. In these examples, the clueing is done by the use of the words "new," "ill,", "doctor" (used as a verb, signifying "manipulate"), or "twist." Many other anagram indicators are possible.
- City of New Orleans (7)
- Solution: SALERNO
Explanation: "City / (made) of new (order of the letters of) 'Orleans' "
["The City of New Orleans" is the title of a well-known song.]
- Groan, ill with gas (5)
- Solution: ARGON
- Explanation: "(the letters of) 'groan' are ill (disordered) with / gas"
- Doctor Strangelove to show calculus (11)
- Solution: GRAVELSTONE [an obscure word which means 'renal calculus' instead of the apparent mathematical sense]
- Explanation: Doctor (manipulate the letters of) 'Strangelove' to show / calculus"
[Doctor Strangelove is a film by Stanley Kubrick]
- For No. Ten a new PM (9)
- Solution: AFTERNOON
- Explanation: " 'For No. Ten a' (reordered) / PM
[the address of the British Prime Minister is Number 10 Downing Street]
- Hundreds twist and shout (8)
- Solution: THOUSAND
Explanation: hundreds / twist (the letters of) 'and shout'
['Twist and Shout' is a song by the Beatles]
- Marconi broadcast to Spanish island (7)
- Solution: MINORCA
- Explanation: Marconi ('s letters reordered) to / Spanish island
A word inside a word. Note that the actual definition may be at the beginning of the clue, as in the first example below, or at the end, as in the second example.
- Charged: "Bad in bed" (6)
- Solution: BILLED
- Explanation: BILLED (charged) = ILL (bad) in(side) BED
- A group of musicians, having finished, left (9)
- Solution: ABANDONED
- Explanation: "ABANDONED (left) = DONE (finished) inside of A BAND (a group of musicians)"
- Busy couple in boat (2,4)
- Solution: AT WORK
- Explanation: AT WORK (busy) = TWO (couple) inside ARK (boat)
- Obscure poet Cummings describes movie excerpts (7)
- Solution: ECLIPSE
- Explanation: ECLIPSE (obscure) = CLIPS (movie excerpts) inside E.E. (the initials of the poet Cummings)
One letter is taken out inside the word, in front, or in back respectively.
- Lead removed from toy gun (5)
- Solution: RIFLE
- Explanation: The first ('lead'ing) letter removed from toy (TRIFLE) / gun
- Found guilty one leaving was suggestive (8)
- Solution: INDICTED
- Explanation: INDICTED (charged) = INDICATED (was suggestive) leaving 'A' (one)
The solution is literally hidden in the clue.
- Actress involved in Titanic-and-iceberg encounter (7,6)
- Solution: CANDICE BERGEN
- Explanation: Actress / involved in (hidden in the words) 'TitaniC-AND-ICEBERG ENcounter'
- Stop illegally swallowing drug (4)
- Solution: PILL
- Explanation: (The words) 'StoP ILLegally' (are) swallowing / drug
- Airplanes the Siamese used to hide narcotics, perhaps (10)
- Solution: ANESTHESIA
- Explanation: (The words) 'AirplANES THE SIAmese' (are) used to hide / narcotics, perhaps
- Award accepted by 1980s cartoonist (5)
- Solution: OSCAR
- Explanation: Award / accepted by (hidden in the words) '1980S CARtoonist'
- Create a second being based upon rib (5)
- Solution: TEASE
- Explanation: (The words) 'CreaTE A SEcond' contain 'tease' (another meaning of 'rib')
In English, there are many pairs of words that have the same pronunciation, but different spelling.
- Chuck said "Arrivederci," (4)
- Solution: CIAO
Cryptic reading: Food pronounced like 'Arrivederci'
Explanation: CIAO sounds like 'chow' =food; 'chuck' also means food in slang
- Looking for Moby Dick, for crying out loud (7)
- Solution: WHALING
Cryptic reading: Looking for Moby Dick / pronounced like crying
Explanation: 'Whaling' sounds like 'wailing'
A word is read backwards.
- Swallow boomerangs to get publicity (4)
- Solution: PLUG
- Explanation: PLUG (publicity) is the reversal of GULP (swallow)
Any clue can be reversed. The following example is a reversed charade:
- Everything I run over becomes a pancake (8)
- Solution: TORTILLA
- ALL (everything) + I + TROT (run) (turned) over becomes TORTILLA ('a pancake')
In this type of clue there are also two parts but here, neither part is a play on words. Instead, both are definitions.
- Dog food (4)
- Solution: CHOW
- Message from renter (6)
- Solution: LETTER
- Type well (4)
- Solution: FONT
- Walk within the law (14)
- Solution: CONSTITUTIONAL
These clues can be classified as charades, or double definitions, but in the terminology of the NPL they are heteronyms. (One meaning of "heteronym" is the changing of word breaks.)
- Walk within the law (5)
- Solution: LEG IT / LEGIT
- Saw is free of frost? (7)
- Solution: NOTICED / NOT ICED
- Astonish archery aficionado? (4,4)
- Solution: BOWL OVER / BOW LOVER
In these clues, the most difficult to create, there aren't two parts. The entire clue is the definition, and the entire clue, at the same time, is the wordplay. It is traditional to put an exclamation mark at the end of these clues.
- Dogs in wild! (6)
- Solution: DINGOS (transposal)
- Result of a piercing tool! (10)
- Solution: IMP(A)LEMENT (deletion)
- Terribly angered! (7)
- Solution: ENRAGED (transposal)
Cryptic crosswords often have one more trick (we call it the gimmick, or the theme), which makes the solution even more difficult to find.
For example, I created one (with Arachne) which we called "Diagnose!". We constructed it for the Convention of the NPL in San Diego (do you see the transposal?) I'll try to explain the method: the solvers have to diagnose what "illness" certain words have. The symptoms are that there is an extra letter, or that there is a missing letter in the definition. (Naturally, this means that the definitions are more difficult to solve!) Reading these letters in order, the solvers get: "vitamin deficiency," and the 'sick' words must be written in the grid without the letters A, B, C, D or E (the vitamins).
The possibilities for this final gimmick are infinite, and guarantee that cryptic crosswords will never be boring!
I hope that I have succeeded in convincing you that puzzles can be created in English! I will finish with a few details.
There are two types of grids: the first with black squares and the second with black bars. Generally, the first type does not have any further gimmicks, and approximately half of the letters in the words are checked (belong to two words, across and down). The second type usually does have a gimmick, and about two-thirds of the letters in the words are checked.
The reason why there are so many isolated letters is because there is a lot of information in the clues. Cryptic crosswords would be too easy to solve if we respected the rules of the standard American crossword, which require words to have a minimum four letters, and no unchecked letters.
You can look for cryptic crosswords on line, as well as in almost all British newspapers. The most difficult are the "Listener Puzzles" of the Saturday London Times, and those by Azed in The Observer on Sunday. (Ximenes, also of The Observer, was the original creator of cryptic crosswords.) In the United States, these crosswords are found in The Nation, and Harper's. The easiest are in Games magazine, and the most difficult in The Enigma. | <urn:uuid:e1c9ba0a-d614-4c61-b4d0-be8ec643fe55> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.picciotto.org/hot/cryptics.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560281424.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095121-00339-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939631 | 2,881 | 2.171875 | 2 |
Millions around the world are planting their avid gaze on London as the flurry of the 2012 Olympic Games reaches a fever pitch.
At a time when the UK is officially in its deepest recession in over half a century, what will the Olympics mean for the country's sagging economy? Will the event worsen the ongoing recession or help initiate economic recovery?
The government has declared the games as a crown jewel for the country's economic growth prospects.
While perspectives on the Olympics' economic impact vary, the British public is reshaping its outlook. Many say that the benefits of the Games could far outweigh the seemingly exorbitant investment costs since 2006, when efforts to prepare for the Olympics began with a search for an ingenious contractor to build a swanky new Olympic stadium.
The UK's national debt is currently $1.04 trillion, or 66 percent of total G.D.P. The estimated cost of hosting the Olympics is $9.3 billion -- an amount that is barely 1 percent of net government debt. The macroeconomic effects of this expenditure are fairly trivial, John Hawksworth, a public policy specialist and a chief UK economist for PricewaterhouseCoopers in London, said.
Sixty-five percent of public finances have come from the central government, with 25 percent of costs covered by lottery money and 10 percent borne by funds from local authorities. Policy-makers are worried about the burden the central government is shouldering with regard to Olympic expenditures.
Hawksworth dismisses these funding distribution concerns as a non-issue from a macroeconomic perspective. He foresees modest temporary growth effects, including modest boosts in spending this quarter. "I don't think it will be a key factor for economic recovery," he said. But the games will provide "some long-term benefits in terms of transport, infrastructure and housing, especially in east London. These might not show up in national figures, but it will be beneficial at a local level."
The government keeps a tight rein on the budget and remains steadfast about its fiscal consolidation agenda across the country -- an effort economists say is necessary to reduce national debt. Her Majesty's Treasury slashed its budget for London this year by 3.7 percent to £3.16 billion from £3.28 billion last year. Moody's Analytics forecasts a further reduction of 1.6 percent to £3.11 billion by 2014.
Fiscal policies of this sort will not only strengthen long-term fiscal sustainability through positive growth effects but also improve consumer demand and encourage further investment by raising the collateral value of loan assets, the European Central Bank stated in a report on fiscal consolidation in 2010.
Upgrades in infrastructure
Building the Olympic stadium reportedly involved a cost of $468 million -- a mere 5 percent of total expenditures on the games. Nestled in a corner of Stratford, a sleepy east London district, the grand arena is driving extra investments in transport and housing across London's East End, which has traditionally been notorious for its run-down boulevards and squalid living conditions. The push for sophisticated infrastructure will have a positive long-term impact on local communities even if they might not be noticeable in the country's outlays and expenditures.
The Olympics extravaganza has created 100,000 jobs this year. These jobs are by no means permanent. However, the construction industry has received a much-needed boost in terms of a rise in both output and employment. A report from Euromonitor International, released earlier this year, states that such a trend is a boon for a housing market that is floundering in the throes of the global slowdown.
Uptick in Retail Spending
Some economists also say that the work opportunities that the event has given thousands of people are likely to generate an upbeat consumer sentiment, increase spending in the third quarter and give workers skills that might help them land better and more permanent jobs in the longer term.
"The best hope for the UK is to increase spending in the third quarter," said Samuel Tombs, a UK economist at Capital Economics. "We are expecting a small increase in spending in the third quarter and consumer confidence may pick up a bit."
Though fears of overcrowding and stampeding are keeping Londoners away from certain parts of the city, London's bustling shopping and entertainment district in the West End is faring well.
Meanwhile, retail businesses in the East End have been complaining about a drop in revenues and customer footfall levels as people feel less inclined to shop in the area. Another problem is the damage that smaller businesses are facing at the hands of big retailers thanks to shop opening laws introduced by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, who confirmed earlier this year that he would allow shops larger than 3,000 square feet to operate for longer hours on Sundays over the next seven weeks.
Even as smaller shops fear the extended trading hours on Sundays, analysts say that shopping levels will quickly rebound once the games are over. Overall, British retailers are vying for a $220 million uptake in shopping because of the relaxed Sunday trading laws.
"Continued heavy discounting by retailers during the month should ensure overall sales growth remains positive," said Melanie Bowler, an economist at Moody's Analytics in London.
Ticket Sales and GDP Growth
As Olympic ticket sales rise, revenues from advertisers are also likely to shoot up -- and stay that way for the next few years.
Olympic ticket sales are currently $300 million -- a negligible 0.1 percent of GDP. Moody's Analytics remains cautious about what that means for economic growth. These moneys, which the Office for National Statistics factored into national accounting data in line with international conventions, have led to an accounting shift that enhanced third-quarter growth numbers, Bowler pointed out.
A similar approach to ticket sales at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 lifted Australian household spending in the third quarter of that year by 1.4 percent, from the previous quarter. However, the country's GDP remained flat that quarter. Gains from increased export sales were offset by declining investments.
Greece also reported a dip in investments when it hosted the Athens Olympics in 2004. "We think that the impact of the Olympics on UK third-quarter GDP will be muted, largely because of weaker investment and reduced production as employees take time off," Bowler said.
Amit Kalyanaraman, head of product risk management at Barclays Bank in London, pointed out that the games would expand foreign investments in the capital and put in place structural, long-term benefits that would cover up for the short-term costs. The Olympics will do wonders for London's reputation, he said.
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It’s stunning how quickly the story in Columbia, Missouri, has turned from a debate about racism in the university community to a story about free speech—and attempts to limit it.
Most prominently, the video of a crowd intimidating a photographer—a student journalist—and attempting to block him from doing his job went viral. Tim Tai, the
voting on whether to strip Melissa Click—an assistant professor of communication shown calling for “muscle” to push a reporter out—of her “courtesy” appointment in journalism.) Suddenly, the focus of the University of Missouri story has become about free speech.
That’s even more true after an email Tuesday from university police.
The rest of the Atlantic article goes on to discuss the conflict between university officials wanting to provide a safe place for their students while not trampling on the requirements of the First Amendment that protects Free Speech. As any first year law student will tell you, a public university doesn't have the right to adopt rules and regulations that override the constitutional guarantees contained in the First Amendment.The University of Missouri is now threatening police force against speech. #Mizzou pic.twitter.com/rex4XcB7Z1— Thomas Bradbury (@Thomas_Bradbury) November 10, 2015
Two law professors and the ACLU immediately raised constitutional problems introduced by the email:
"You can't restrict free speech based on concepts of decency," Davidson said. "The First Amendment is not to protect 'pretty' speech; it's designed to protect offensive speech."Gregory Magarian, a Washington University in St. Louis law professor who specializes in free-speech issues, said the vagueness of the email is problematic. The email only says that students should report "hateful and/or hurtful speech," but doesn't define what that is."One cardinal rule in law on deciding what speech can be restricted is: Don't be vague," Magarian said. "If you are trying to strike the balance between what is restricted and what is not, you can't be vague and you can't leave authorities with too much latitude to interpret what speech is OK, and what speech is not."..."It's important to make sure you don't chill, punish or deter speech that is protected and (speech) that doesn't fall into that zone of being threatening or unduly aggressive," Magarian said.On Tuesday night, the American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri voiced its "disappointment" in the new MU Police Department initiative."The ACLU of Missouri is disappointed with the recent request by the University of Missouri Police to report ‘hurtful speech,’ which simultaneously does too much and too little," Jeffrey Mittman, Executive Director of the ACLU of Missouri, said in a statement. "Racial epithets addressed to a specific person in a threatening or intimidating manner can be illegal, and may require action by police and/or university administrators. But, no governmental entity has the authority to broadly prohibit ‘hurtful’ speech — or even undefined ‘hateful’ speech, or to discipline against it."Unfortunately what is happening at the University of Missouri officials and students attempting to stamp out speech they deem "hurtful" and "offensive," and in doing trampling on the First Amendment, is taking place on college campuses all across the country. I would strongly recommend people read The Silencing, a book written by Kirsten Powers, a former staffer in the Clinton administration and current Fox News contributor, who documents the increasing liberal assault on free speech on college campuses. | <urn:uuid:13b9da7e-9ba6-42c5-bcb7-3f456368309d> | CC-MAIN-2017-04 | http://www.ogdenonpolitics.com/2015/11/university-of-missouri-officials-wage.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-04/segments/1484560280587.1/warc/CC-MAIN-20170116095120-00558-ip-10-171-10-70.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964145 | 730 | 1.8125 | 2 |
Turns out, changing a light bulb is harder than it seems.
New bulbs using halogen, compact-fluorescent and LED technologies have been sprouting up on store shelves recently. The flurry of products is a result of legislation passed in 2007 that requires general-purpose bulbs, starting in January, to be at least 25% more efficient than those using standard incandescent technology invented by Thomas Edison in 1879.
As a result, most of today's incandescent bulbs will be phased out (some specialty bulbs are exempt) by 2014 and replaced by more efficient alternatives. While cheap at 25 to 50 cents a pop, incandescent bulbs waste nearly all their energy in heat output.
Watts Going On?
To meet new efficiency standards, stores and manufacturers are rolling out alternatives to the familiar pear-shaped incandescent light bulb. Below, a comparison of technologies that can substitute in brightness and color for a warm or soft white 60-watt (800 lumen) incandescent bulb.
The light-bulb industry now faces a daunting task of re-educating shoppers who are still in the dark about their choices. A recent survey by General Electric Co. GE -0.31 % shows three-quarters of consumers have no idea about the new regulation and impending changes.
"They have all these new types of lights, and it's difficult to ascertain the benefits," says Don Hough, a New York City resident who frequently shops for bulbs for his residence and medical education and marketing business. "And the people working in the store, sometimes they don't know either."
Most people are accustomed to buying bulbs based on watts, which refers to energy usage. Soon, they'll buy based on actual brightness, which is measured in something called lumens. That's because manufacturers have figured out a way to produce the same amount of light with fewer watts. For example, a typical halogen-incandescent model today needs only 43 watts to create 800 lumens—the same brightness as a 60-watt incandescent bulb.
"You talk about lumens and the consumer looks at you like you're speaking French to them," says Bill Hamilton, Home Depot Inc. HD 0.28 % 's electrical merchandising vice president who says stores have seen worried consumers hoarding incandescent bulbs.
To help translate, manufacturer GE this fall will introduce a dramatic packaging overhaul, organizing its light bulbs by lumen level using five different colors—yellow, green, blue, orange and purple. A watt-conversion will be on the package. Other brands, such as Osram Sylvania, will color-code packaging based on the light's actual color (warm and cool). By next year, the Federal Trade Commission will require manufacturers to post "Light Facts" labels on most bulb packaging with info about brightness, light appearance and annual energy cost, among other things.
"It's a very significant shift for us," says Kristin Gibbs, GE's general manager of consumer marketing for lighting. "We've got to manage consumer anxiety through this."
Initially, consumers will find three main alternatives to incandescent bulbs on shelves: halogen-incandescent, compact fluorescent (CFL) and light-emitting diodes (LED). Many are designed similarly to the familiar pear-shaped "A-Line" bulb consumers know. Halogens behave most like existing bulbs, but have an inner capsule filled with halogen gas around a filament to make the bulb about 25% more efficient than a traditional incandescent. They're also the cheapest alternative at less than $2 each.
"It's essentially a souped-up incandescent bulb," says Peter Soares, director of marketing for consumer lighting at Philips Electronics North America.
CFLs, by comparison, produce a 75% energy savings and cost about $2 to $5 each. However, the bulbs contain faint traces of mercury, which can be released as vapor if the bulb is broken until properly cleaned up, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
The tell-tale "spiral" shape many consumers find unsightly is now often hidden inside a pear-shaped outer bulb. And consumers who complained about the bulbs' blue, sickly hues are finding new CFLs that produce light that is equally warm as incandescent, says Mr. Soares of Philips. "In the end, CFLs may be a bridge technology to get us to some point in the future."
That future, most in the industry believe, is the LED lamp—an ultra-compact light source using a semiconductor chip that is up to 85% more efficient than incandescent and lasts 25 times longer.
LEDs remain the priciest option, with 9-watt and 13-watt bulbs that replace 40-watt and 60-watt incandescent models costing from $20 to $55 each. Despite the price, they're gaining traction, and bulb costs are expected to drop dramatically over the next three years. Sales of LEDs at Home Depot, including the retailer's own "EcoSmart" bulb brand, rose 500% in the last fiscal year ended Jan. 30. "I really believe LEDs will be our light source for every socket in our home in very short order here," says the retailer's Mr. Hamilton.
In coming months, Philips, Home Depot, Osram Sylvania and other major brands will roll out LED substitutes for the 75-watt incandescent bulb, and a spate of 100-watt-equivalent LEDs are expected next year. One start-up, San Jose, Calif.-based Switch Bulb Co., says this fall it will offer an LED substitute for the 100-watter with suggested retail price of about $30.
The U.S. Department of Energy estimates that bulbs compliant with the new law could save U.S. households nearly $6 billion in energy costs in 2015, when rollout is complete. Consumers may also be able to put brighter bulbs in their existing lamps and fixtures because the new bulbs use less wattage.
"Right now people don't think about light bulbs," says Ellen Sizemore, product marketing manager for LED retrofit lamps at Osram Sylvania. "And the industry is going to force them to do that."
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In front of the Triennale Design Museum, a 1930s early modernist in Milan’s Parco Sempione is an unlikely building neighbor – a squat tower with triangular openings penetrating its skin. It is designed by Francis Kéré, the Burkinabè architect who won the 2022 Pritzker Prize, and as the 23rd International Exhibition of Triennale Milano prepares to open to the public (until 15 December 2022), its finishing paintwork was being applied. With a small entrance, it’s evidently architecture, but what is its function?
‘I want to force people to go on their knees to enter it, do you understand? You will enter this building and feel enclosed. What I want to say is, you feel imprisoned in this situation, you think there is no solution, but if you start to lift your head you will see there are openings that show you the sky. […] It will constantly connect you to the sky,’ says Kéré.
Francis Keré, The Future’s Present2022 at the Triennale Milano. Photography: Gianluca Di Loia
The Triennale is titled ‘Unknown Unknowns’, and features a vast amount of art, design, film, and research which seeks to explore or understand the knowledge we will need in the future. It is all overseen by architect Stefano Boeri, president of the institution since 2018, who doesn’t take curatorial ownership over the Triennale but creates the conditions and conversations for ideas to flourish. The ‘Unknown Unknowns’ theme emerged from one of those conversations, a discussion panel which brought together interdisciplinary experts to explore what new knowledge had emerged from the 22nd Triennale, titled ‘Broken Nature’.
What became evident within the conversation was just how much wasn’t known, Boeri tells Wallpaper*: ‘What we don’t know is so, so, so huge. We know only five per cent of the universe, then this oceanographic researcher started to say, “Well, we know only five per cent of the oceans,” then a neurologist said, “Well, we know under five per cent of the synapses.” …At that moment the idea of what we don’t know, we don’t know started to become present, and we started to imagine an exhibition.’
Yuri Suzuki, Sound of the Earth: Chapter 32022 at the Triennale Milano. Photography © DSL Studio
Two of the participants of the conversation were then appointed lead curators: Ersilia Vaudo Scarpetta, astrophysicist and chief diversity officer at the European Space Agency; and Francis Kéré, who has not only designed the external tower but two sculptures inside the building, as well as coordinating six African nations to take part within the International Participation section – 18 national pavilions sit alongside numerous other curated shows and installations to form what Boeri calls ‘a constellation of exhibitions’.
Central to it all is the main exhibition ‘Unknown Unknowns’, a multi-layered exploration of art, design, and architecture to not only suggest tools to understand the unknowns, but also methods of mapping and cataloging so information flows between silos of knowledge.
Bosco Sodi, perfect bodies2022, site-specific installation for the 23rd International Exhibition of Triennale Milano. Photography: John Rohrer, courtesy of Studio Bosco Sodi
There are playful and poetic resonances between works on display. Upon entering, a huge geodesic sphere by Yuri Suzuki, Sound of the Earth: Chapter 3 (2022), crowdsourced sounds feeds through an algorithm to create an evolving soundscape.
Visually, it follows into eleven handmade clay spheres from Bosco Sodi’s studio in Puerto Escondido, Mexico, perfect bodies (2022) celebrating earthen material and qualities of the handmade, introducing the visitor to ideas of building with nature, later picked up not only in other pieces but also in the exhibition architecture by Space Caviar, 3D-printed from locally sourced biodegradable matter.
European Space Agency stellar motion for the next 400-million yearsGaia2020. © ESA/Gaia/DPAC Acknowledgments: A Brown, S Jordan, T Roegiers, X Luria, E Masana, T Prusti and A Moitinho
A Walter Tschinkel cast of the subterranean spaces of an insect nest speaks to an image in a nearby book, the 1678 Mundus Subterraneus, which shows a diagrammatical diptych of the innards of man and Earth side by side. This mapping of the body and planet in turn speaks to nearby early 20th-century Marshall Islands navigational charts, stick constructions of lashed wood and shells which map the locations of waves, wind, and currents. Then the visitor’s eye rises to notice a ceiling-hung projection Gaia (2020), the European Space Agency digital map of 2 billion stars.
This weaving of idea and aesthetic between scales, disciplines, and periods is an exciting way to articulate the open-ended idea of that which is not yet known, and perhaps is in part due to Scarpetta’s background, and her inquisitive path through ideas comes from her scientific approach as much as the Triennale curatorial team she collaborated with.
Francis Keré, Yesterday’s Tomorrow2022. Photography © DSL Studio
Both these ideas came up in conversation with Kéré, who is cautious about 3D-printing offering a techno-construction answer: ‘Now everyone is talking about printing a house. What is it if we start to print houses for people to live in? But how would they have income? The building sector is mobilizing a lot of resources, but also craftsmanship, and if you start to print houses, who can afford it? Who is it for?’
Kéré prefers to focus on collaboration and existing skills as methods for future solutions. ‘If you want to create something, if you want to build a world of tomorrow, you have to check what existed yesterday. We call it yesterday’s tomorrow.’
Burkina Faso’s contribution to Triennale Milano, Tiébélé mud house, 2022. Photography: Jaime Herraiz for Kéré Architecture
For Burkina Faso’s contribution to the Triennale’s international section, Kéré offers a simple wall. Her Burkinabè woman and her daughter are painting it, uninterested in the watching art crowd, just simply getting on with a creative act central to the nation’s architecture for generations. Using natural pigmentations, they inscribe the wall with symbols and patterns, each carrying specific meaning – luck, protection, solidity, ancestral memory – communally painted as an act of embedded knowledge.
The girl is learning from her mother, who in turn learned it from her mother-in-law, an 86-year-old who practices but couldn’t travel to Milan. It is an act not only of decoration, but also maintenance, the surfaces needing to be reapplied every few years. Kéré sees in this the function of community collaboration: it skills up the very people who will live in a place with the knowledge needed to improve and repair it.
Ron Mueck, man in a boat2002. Photography: Thomas Salva / Lumento
However, in the Anthropocene, maintenance is not enough. Europe is overheating, and Kéré says ‘in Burkina Faso it’s raining randomly.’ The unknown unknown impact of our culture on nature is explored in another main exhibition, Fondation Cartier’s ‘Mondo Reale’, where the first thing we encounter is a Ron Mueck artwork of a naked and unimpressed cross-armed figure stranded on a boat. From Alex Cerveny’s mesmerising painting pulling in culture, nature, anxiety and existentialism, to Sho Shibuya’s daily working over The New York Times’ front page in apparent desperation to cover up the daily despair with new artistic meaning, there is anxiety in this exhibition.
Fondation Cartier’s ‘Mondo Reale’ at Triennale Milano, 2022. Photography: Andrea Rossetti
This is most exemplified in Artavazd Peleshyan’s film La Nature (2020), a relentless edit of Earth’s power manifested through landslides, storms, volcanoes, and lightning to an unremitting soundtrack. Facing the screen, two rows of immaculately upholstered modernist chairs invite us to sit back and passively observe the violence. It’s hard to stay the duration; the violent shocks are greater than the comfort of the chairs, perhaps deliberately to force visitors to escape and initiate new kinds of conversations, ones needed to collectively face unknown unknowns.
Back outside, the tower connects the Earth to the stars. Kéré says it’s big enough for a few people to enter at once, and as such is not a space of solitude but collaborative exploration: ‘I want us to have the courage to escape the situation. Related to the unknown unknowns, between us and our little, little problems, there is the sky, and it is unlimited – and there are a lot of solutions that we don’t know yet, but could contribute to solve our issues.’ § | <urn:uuid:a695fc10-5f97-4c5b-b810-e163cfb24c7a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://kevinkinge.com/francis-kere-and-ersilia-vaudo-scarpetta-at-triennale-milano/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571538.36/warc/CC-MAIN-20220812014923-20220812044923-00474.warc.gz | en | 0.936773 | 2,001 | 2.390625 | 2 |
Written By: Ken Hulsey
Sources: Nippon Cinema / Avery Guerra
Shinpei Hayashiya didn't waste any time in making a sequel to "Deep Sea Monster Reigo", which began production in 2003, was filmed in 2005, and released in August of this year. The film entitled, "Deep Sea Monster Raiga", is set 60 years after the events in "Reigo", which took place during WWII.
This time, Global Warming is the catalyst for unleashing giant monsters on Japan. The melting of the southern polar ice causes a disruption in Earth's ecosystem that causes the migration of the monsters to the island nation.
The largest of the sea monsters is a beast called "Raiga", which unleashes it's "Inconvenient Truth" on Tokyo just like Godzilla, Gamera, Mothra and Rodan have numerous times.
The monster "Raiga" looks a lot like Godzilla, but hopefully not enough to get Toho's lawyers panties in a bunch.
I think that is is great to see other Japanese film companies stepping up to the plate and creating their own kaiju films while Toho sits on their monster franchise.
Although we are all still waiting for the return of the "King."
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The construction trades find themselves working on projects that benefit the surrounding communities in more ways than just economic revitalization and stability. Many of these projects often have a direct impact on the well-being of individuals, such as a sick patient in a recently renovated hospital, or an aspiring student in a newly constructed university building.
The trades also give back to the communities by getting involved in events that have nothing to do with installing electricity or laying a beam. Community involvement and charitable work is in the blood of many a construction trade worker, and their efforts here in New Jersey are evident.
“There are about 60 different charities that we donate to,” says Joe Stark, president of Star-Lo Electric Inc. “We donate and send members out to events, and if a particular organization needs renovations, we’ll do renovations for them for free.”
In addition to being involved with charitable organizations such as March of Dimes and Friends of St. Dominic’s, Star-Lo electric has also been actively involved in supporting local fire and police departments, including building and donating an emergency response trailer for the Hannover Police Department.
“It is very important to support all your different charities,” Stark says. “You have to give back. These are the people that recommend you to jobs.”
“One of the biggest monetary events we have is our annual Bike Run & Cruise In,” Bernie Corrigan, president of IBEW Local 102, says. “It’s basically a motorcycle rally and antique car show. This summer will be our fourth year doing the rally, and, so far each year, we’ve raised about $30,000 [for various charities].”
Each year, IBEW Local 102 picks a different charity to support during the rally, with past organizations including Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, The Seeing Eye in Morristown, Children’s Specialized Hospital and, this year, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Paterson.
“We are very thankful for the volunteers who do it, and it is a good partnership between us and our contractors, who help to raise the money by becoming sponsors,” Corrigan says. “We haven’t committed to one organization because we are trying to spread the giving back around the community.”
Not all the forms of giving back include financial means, and the trades have found a number of ways to give back without donating money.
“One of the best non-monetary, hands-on charity events we do – and perhaps the best feeling one – is Habitat for Humanity. We partner with our contractors who will help to pull permits and sometimes donate material, and our guys will then go out and wire the homes,” Corrigan says. “What’s unique about Habitat for Humanity is that you can go to the key ceremony and you actually get to see the impact. You’re physically handing the key to a family that needs a home.”
Oftentimes, it’s the customers who have specific charities that they support, and companies like Modern Electric Co. are happy to show their support as well.
“We support a lot of different things at the request of a customer,” Alan Golub, president of Modern Electric Co., says. “We have done work for the Inserra family (Inserra Supermarkets Inc.) for 34 years and have been a sponsor for the Carl Inserra Leukemia Fund Golf Outing [for as long as it’s existed].”
Golub describes the construction trade community as very active in its philanthropic efforts, pointing to the various locals throughout the state as being active in their own portfolio of charities and causes.
“I’ve found that the unions support a lot of worthy causes through the dollars that they have available to them, either as investments through their funds or as donations for charity,” Golub adds.
By giving back to the communities, union members are at the same time giving back to the very areas in which they live as well.
“[Our] organization understands that it does have a responsibility to our members and their families who live in the communities in which they work,” Kevin McCabe, president, Carpenters Contractor Trust of New York and New Jersey, says. “Without question, the best asset that we have for achieving this goal of giving back to the community is the members.”
The members of Carpenters Local 254, for example, utilized their skillset as carpenters by volunteering hours and manpower to fix and build new decks for developmentally challenged residents at Hamilton-based Visitation Home. Work like this is common, with contractors volunteering their time on weekends to aid those in need.
While building up communities through projects is important, equally so is developing the individuals who reside there.
The Northeast Regional Council of Carpenters (NRCC) has a strong relationship with the Puerto Rican Association for Human Development (PRAHD), which is a non-profit organization that specializes in assisting disadvantaged youth. The NRCC recently received PRAHD’s first ever Partner of the Year Award, and has a unique agreement in place in which it helps usher some of PRAHD’s eligible clients through the process of becoming apprentices in the trade.
“This is unique because, traditionally speaking, the carpenters are a legacy organization,” McCabe says. “With the changing demographics in New Jersey, there is an acute awareness that the legacy model is no longer the dominant model. We need to make sure we have relationships with entities such as PRAHD.”
This is just a small glimpse of some of the efforts that the construction trades make when it comes to giving back to surrounding communities. While they literally build up communities throughout the state every day, they are also actively involved and aware of the importance of donating their time and resources to causes that matter and that they truly believe in. | <urn:uuid:3a66ce96-ec93-48ba-8c64-1dc7b7726821> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://njbmagazine.com/special-sections/construction-trade-unions/strengthening-communities-giving-back/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571869.23/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813021048-20220813051048-00069.warc.gz | en | 0.967594 | 1,265 | 1.640625 | 2 |
That’s the new book by Youssef Courbage and Emmanuel Todd and the subtitle is The Transformation of Muslim Societies Around the World. I read it as offering three major messages: a) there is no unique pattern for Muslim demographic evolution, b) there is more civilizational convergence than divergence, and c) the demographic data we observe explain a good deal about various Muslim countries. Here are some specific points:
1. In 1998-1999 about 55 percent of married women in Burkina Faso lived in polygamous relationships. In the Muslim parts of Nigeria, rates of polygamy can run forty to fifty percent, as opposed to about thirty percent in the Christian parts of Nigeria.
2. Demographically, Iran is very much a Western country with a 2.08 fertility rate, and the authors strongly hint that Iran has a reasonable chance of modernizing as Turkey has; the authors also worry that Turkey has not made a complete demographic transition and thus is vulnerable to backsliding. In general the authors seem to believe that the modernizing properties of Shiism are underrated.
3. Less than five percent of Uzbek or Tajik women are unmarried at age thirty. In Morocco it is 41 percent unmarried at age thirty, in Tunisia it is 54 percent, 50 percent in Lebanon, and a staggering 58 percent unmarried at age thirty in Algeria.
4. Palestinian birth rates are not as high as they are often made out to be: “If one takes Israel and the occupied territories together, one can grasp the absurdity of the demographic confrontations: The high fertility rate of Israeli Arabs is an internal threat to the Jewish state, whereas the high fertility rate of the Jewish settlers threatens Palestinian predominance in the West Bank.” (p.67)
5. In Shiite Azerbaijan, there are almost twice as many abortions per woman as live births, 3.2 to 1.7.
6. Among the Muslims of Europe, the Kosovars are arguably the least religious but also the most demographically conservative.
7. The Muslim Malays seem to have combined high birth rates with relatively high status for women.
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Zimmerman Verdict: Race, Guns, and Baloney
As the unnecessarily divisive and horribly overblown Zimmerman trial and its aftermath begin to fade into memory, it behooves us to gather our thoughts and ponder the notion that there are lessons to be learned from our folly, so that somehow, we can avoid the madness the next time a racially charged incident sears the consciousness of black people, reminding them of past -- and present-- injustices.
A folly, indeed. The incident that led to the death of Trayvon Martin and the trial of George Zimmerman is pregnant with counterfactuals, any one of which, if they had come to pass, might have allowed us to avoid the bitterness and sense of betrayal felt by so many. To wit:
1. If the shooting of Trayvon Martin had taken place in many other states, there would not have been 45 days between the time of Mr. Martin's death and the arrest of George Zimmerman. Prosecutors in many states with narrower definitions of self-defense and no "stand your ground" law would have had far less leeway in deciding not to prosecute Zimmerman initially. This means there would not have been a need for a special prosecutor. Nor would the federal government have been given the opportunity to meddle in a purely local criminal matter and ratchet up racial tension by helping organize demonstrations against the Sanford authorities.
This is not to say that there would have been a jury in the U.S. that would have convicted Zimmerman. The reactions of the jurors in Sanford would probably have been the same as any in the country when presented with the same evidence. But the delay in indicting Zimmerman allowed groups and individuals with a political agenda to muscle their way forward to the microphone where they could scream their obscenities, half-truths, and outright falsehoods about Zimmerman, about Trayvon Martin, and about some people's idea of "justice" in America. It is a sad commentary on the media that it is so often the partisan with the loudest voice and the most outrageous charge who ends up getting undeserved attention.
2. If the press had reported the story accurately, and fairly, the narratives that developed on both sides would have more closely resembled the truth as it was eventually understood and not been so wildly divergent as to give partisans ammunition with which to attack the other side. One expects agenda-driven journalism from most media sources. But one also expects the media to behave responsibly. NBC's "mis-edit" of the 911 tape from that night that the network twisted to "prove" Mr. Zimmerman was profiling Trayvon Martin went beyond any agenda that might have been at work. In another age, there might have been an FCC investigation into whether the network would keep its broadcasting license. The reporting by Fox News (and much of the conservative media) on Trayvon Martin's short life should also come in for heavy criticism. It played to the absolute worst stereotypes of a young black man in America. Martin was a "thug"; he smoked marijuana; he got into fights at school; he was perhaps immersed in the "gangsta" culture.
The fact that this description could be applied to a significant subset of young white males apparently was not considered relevant. Martin was no angel. Neither was Zimmerman. But bringing these "facts" forward about Mr. Martin was not intended to illuminate, but rather to justify Mr. Zimmerman's actions.
3. If President Obama had picked up the phone and called Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson, asking that they cease their inflammatory rhetoric, while issuing a statement asking for patience and harmony, the racial temperature might have been kept at a low simmer. Instead, it exploded into a hate-filled, exaggerated, near hysterical outrage, and the president of the United States took sides in the controversy by saying "if I had a son, he'd look like Trayvon" and calling for investigating "every aspect of this."
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