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IBM Japan - Mailbag of Interesting Reactions
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My coverage of Japan's earthquake and tsunami got some interesting reactions. This includes my blog posts [Earthquakes in Japan] and [Japan and Northern Pacific - Three Months Free].
Hana Hu from Digitimes has a great summary on [how the Japan earthquake will affect the four major Hard Disk Drive (HDD) manufacturers] that supply IBM and other storage vendors.
A reader from New Zealand expressed concern some corporate bloggers were [using the earthquake for marketing]. He lost someone close to him in Christchurch, and is unable to reach a friend living in Japan, so I am sorry for his loss. I plan to be in Australia and New Zealand to teach a Top Gun class May 15-27, so hopefully I will be able to meet him in person when I am down there.
Several readers sent me Felix Salmon's [Don't Donate Money to Japan] counter-argument. Here is an excerpt:
"Earmarking funds is a really good way of hobbling relief organizations and ensuring that they have to leave large piles of money unspent in one place while facing urgent needs in other places. ... Meanwhile, the smaller and less visible emergencies where NGOs can do the most good are left unfunded.
Another reader mentioned that the last surviving American WW-II vet died the same week. WTF? IBM and Japan have been allies for quite a while now, and there is no reason to bring up past wars except to compare the scope and magnitude of the cleanup effort. (Update: Frank Buckles was the last surviving WW-I vet, but also served in WW-II).
Many readers felt that charity begins at home, and there are plenty of worthy causes right here in the USA to donate to instead. Inspired by last year's movie [Waiting for Superman], my girlfriend started a project called [Centers for My Super Stars] for her first grade class on DonorsChoose.org. For those not familiar with this website, DonorsChoose.org uses the cloud to connect school teachers in need of supplies with rich people to donate funds towards these projects. If you want to contribute to her project, [donate here].
Lastly, readers pointed me to Frank Deford, who said this on [his weekly spot on National Public Radio]:
"And speaking of class, there just happens to be a baseball team in Sendai, Japan. The Golden Eagles. Their stadium was severely damaged from the earthquake. Wouldn't you think some of them lug nuts who run American baseball would bring the Golden Eagles and their opponents over to the United States when the Japanese season starts -- play some games over here and raise money to help the Japanese? Wouldn't you think they could just once stop that national pastime stuff and help the international pastime?"
As you can see, different readers have different opinions on this. We are all on this world together, and both our economy and our ecology are more interconnected than you might think. Let's build a smarter planet.
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Japan and Northern Pacific - Three Months Free
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IBM announced that it will offer [three free months of IBM Smart Business Cloud] computing and storage services to government agencies, charitable non-profit organizations, and other organizations involved with reconstruction resulting from the earthquakes and tsunami in Japan and the northern Pacific region.
With traditional communications down, and many data centers incapacitated, Cloud Computing can be a great way to resume operations. According to the announcement, organizations can submit their requests now until April 30, and the program will run until July 31, 2011. Options include:
The offer also includes [LotusLive] Soft
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Earthquakes in Japan
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When I turned on the television last weekend, I saw large waves of water knock down rows of small houses. I thought I had caught the end of a bad Godzilla movie, but sadly it was not movie special effects. Mother Nature can be quite destructive. Over the past four days, Japan has been hit hard by a series of earthquakes and resulting tsunami.
(Note: Disasters can happen anywhere and at any time. Last month, New Zealand had an earthquake as well. It is best to always be prepared. If you haven't done so lately, check out the latest recommendations from the US Government [Ready.Gov] website.)
Several have asked me how this tragedy in Japan might affect IBM and its clients. Here is what I have gathered from various sources. All IBM Japan employees have survived, are safe and reporting no major injuries. IBM has four major facilities, near central part of the country around Tokyo, far from Sendai, the epicenter. All IBM buildings are still standing and operational. A few sections of Tokyo are affected by scheduled brown-outs in an effort to save electricity. Employees are asked to telecommute (a.k.a. work from home) to minimize traffic congestion.
I have been to Japan many times throughout my career. Back in the summer of 1995, IBM sent me to Osaka to help out clients in the aftermath of the Great Hanshin eartquake near Kobe. I remember it well, sending an email back to my team saying "It is 1995, and here in Japan it is 95 degrees and 95 percent humidiy." It was seven months after the earthquake, but people were still living in cardboard boxes and make-shift tents.
Many people asked if I will be going back to Japan to help out. I speak Japanese, can make sense of the Japanese Katakana characters on computer monitors, and am an expert in Disaster Recovery. However, the IBM Japan team is doing an awesome job helping our clients restore their data and recovery their business operations. Of course, if IBM needs me in Japan, I will gladly go, but so far, it doesn't seem that I am needed there.
Instead, I will support Japan remotely from my little office here in Tucson, Arizona. If you want to help, contribute to the Red Cross [Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami] fund.
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SXSW - Innovators and Entrepreneurs Networking Reception
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Are you attending the upcoming [South by Southwest SXSW Interactive] conference in Austin, Texas?
IBM and the Austin Chamber of Commerce is inviting registered SXSW Interactive attendees to the networking reception being hosted by the IBM Innovation Center and the IBM Venture Capital Group. Power Systems and Watson will have a significant feature at this SXSW event to be held on March 14, 2011.
While I won't be there personally at the SXSW conference, I strongly recommend you to attend this event.
Innovators and Entrepreneurs Networking Reception
This reception will provide a rare opportunity to network and collaborate with your professional community of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, developers, academics, venture capitalists, members of the Austin Chamber of Commerce.
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Webcast: How to Diagnose and Cure What Ails Your Storage Infrastructure
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Webcast: How to Diagnose and Cure What Ails Your Storage Infrastructure
Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at 11:00 AM PDT / 11:00 AM Arizona MST / 2:00 PM EDT
Storage is the most poorly utilized infrastructure element -- and the most costly part of hardware budgets -- in most IT shops today. And it's getting worse. Storage management typically involves nightmarish mash-up of tools for capacity management, performance management and data protection management unique to each array deployed in heterogeneous fabrics. Server and desktop virtualization seem to have made management issues worse, and coming on the heels of changing workloads and data proliferation is the requirement to add data management to the set of responsibilities shouldered by fewer and fewer storage professionals. Forecast for Storage in 2012: more pain as long delayed storage infrastructure refresh becomes mandatory.
In this webcast, fellow blogger Jon Toigo, CEO of Toigo Partners International, of [DrunkenData] fame, and I will take turns assessing the challenges and suggesting real-world solutions to the many issues that confound storage efficiency in contemporary IT. Integrating real world case studies and technology insights, our storage experts will deliver a must see webcast that sets down a strategy for fixing storage...before it fixes you.
Don't miss this event, unless you like the stress of knowing that your next disaster may be a data disaster.
Register for this webcast to come hear me and Jon Toigo talk!
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Do you like that Penn Jilette is a well-known libertarian atheist? Do you agree with his viewpoints? I seem to like them.
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I was going to say I read God, No! You read my mind. lol
I find him pretty entertaining, but he plays up the shock value which I'm sure puts some people off.
Big Penn & Teller fan here. I especially like their Fool Us series.
I love Penn! I've been listening to him a lot lately. Although his Penn Point videos are kind of annoying with all of the ads and constant camera switching. Penn is a very gracious and thoughtful guy.
I'm quite a fan of the "Bullshit!" show. YouTube has many episodes online, I think it's a clever and insightful show. Even with the shock value, they still make sensible points.
Penn Jilette fan here! I like the way Penn often finds common ground with the more open-minded of differing beliefs, including some of the more freedom minded theists.
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Chronicle 6. IBERIAN "EL DORADO"
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"ONE FREQUENTLY MEETS CLAIMS that there was contact between the far western coasts of present Spain and Portugal, and Crete of Minoan times", Dan Stanislawski notes in his Study in Historical-Political Geography: The Individuality of Portugal, and particularly in the 7th Chapter about Contacts Βetween the Ancient Civilizations of the Eastern Mediterranean and Iberia.
"It is not only a seductive idea but it makes a reasonable hypothesis, for the Minoans were good navigators, traders, and seekers of metals. Had they known anything of the Iberian Peninsula they might well have been attracted; however, while it is quite possible that the Mediterranean island route to the west was used by them (Rhys Carpenter, The Greeks in Spain), as yet there is no convincing evidence that it was. The excavations of Almerían culture at Los Millares, which may be dated as of 2000-1800 BC, presented certain items reminiscent of Aegean cultures, but there is no evidence that would clearly demonstrate connection. Such items may represent nothing more than casual parallelism. Other finds of a somewhat later period in Spain make better evidence of contact with the eastern Mediterranean lands, for they can be neatly equated with materials of Egyptian Tell-el-Amarna of 1400-1200 BC. The Egyptian trade items of this period of time are well known to Spanish archaeology and almost surely may be associated with Phoenician intermediaries. As of the present date, such items may be taken as the earliest evidence of direct contact between Iberia and the eastern Mediterranean navigators."
This is a "neat" example of the established historians' 'classic' mentality: Reserved when they write or talk about Minoans, even Hellenes, but garrulous when they lecture about Phoenicians. Indeed, why was it so difficult for the Aegean peoples to reach Iberia? They were surely not inferior to the Phoenicians in seamanship and, furthermore, Crete was far closer to Iberia compared to Phoenicia. In addition, who controlled Mediterranean trade at the time? The Phoenicians or the Mycenaeans? Why should the Egyptian trade items of this period found in Spain "almost surely be associated with Phoenician intermediaries"? The crucial question, however, this mentality does not answer is: Where did the Bronze Age Mediterranean find tin to produce bronze? Who were established as sea traders in those years to transport this precious metal to the Mediterranean? Alas, not the Phoenicians! It is the reason why the evidence of their presence in Iberia is anything but "convincing"… On the other hand, there are detailed descriptions of Minoans extracting metals from the area of Lake Superior and carrying them through the Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico to be transported to the Mediterranean! One cannot exclude this, but we do not intend to take you that far. It is better to remain on Iberian soil.
Where did the Bronze Age Mediterranean find tin to produce bronze?
Who were established as sea traders in those years to transport this precious metal to the Mediterranean?
Some 'non-established' historians link the distinctive culture of Los Millares in Almería with "The Early Minoan Colonization of Spain" (W. Sheppard Baird). Far more interesting is the following El Argar culture, which also flourished in Almería, in modern eastern Andalusia, between 1800 and 1300 BCE. The Argaric culture was characterized by the early adoption of bronze, which allowed local dominance over 'copper age' (chalcolithic) neighbours. Their mining and metallurgy were quite advanced, with bronze, silver and gold being mined and worked for weapons and jewelry. They developed sophisticated ceramic techniques, as well, and traded with other tribes.
The collective burial tradition, typical of European Megalithic Culture, was abandoned in favour of individual burials (and the tholos or 'beehive' tombs in favour of small cists). This trend seems to have come from the eastern Mediterranean, most likely from Mycenaeans (skipping Sicily and Italy, where the collective burial tradition remained for some time yet). In the next phase of this culture, beginning ca 1500 BCE, burial in pithoi (large jars) became most frequent. Again this custom (that never reached beyond the Argarians' circle) must have come from Hellas, where it was used after circa 2000 BCE. Cultural exchanges during the Mycenaean era are very clear in the Mediterranean, with the Argarians adopting Greek funerary customs, while the Hellenes also imported the Iberian tholos for the same purpose.
Note that whoever reached Iberia could easily find the way to the tin ores of Brittany and Cornwall through the Western Iberian Bronze cultures that had some degree of interaction, not just among them, but also with other Atlantic cultures in Britain, France, etc. It is the so-called Atlantic Bronze Age complex of ca 1300–700 BC that consisted of different civilizations in Portugal, Andalusia, Galicia, Armorica (the part of Gaul that included Brittany), and the British Isles. The Atlantic Bronze Age was marked by economic and cultural exchange, which led to a high degree of cultural affinity manifested in the coastal communities from Galicia to Scotland, while commercial contacts extended from Scandinavia to the Mediterranean.
Next important culture was that of Tartessos, a harbour city and the surrounding region in the southern Iberian coast (southern Andalusia). It was the first organized state of the peninsula, developed culturally and politically by the end of the 2nd millennium BCE. The area is referred to in the Greek mythology of the era as a reminder of the Mycenaean presence and campaigns in Iberia. Heracles went to perform two labours there: to kill Geryon and obtain his cattle; and to steal the golden apples of the Hesperides.(a) Geryon dwelt on Erytheia or Erytheis, an island of the Hesperides in the 'far west' of the ancient world: Hesperia was the West and more precisely Iberia; Erytheia was called one of the Hesperides, but also the fearsome giant's daughter. "Geryon was killed by the great strength of Heracles at sea-circled Erytheis", Hesiod says in his Theogony. Heracles set up two massive spires of stone to stabilize the area and ensure the safety of ships sailing through the Straits, called the Pillars of Heracles. He also founded Gadeira on Geryon's island, where the Phoenicians would build later the colony of Gadir (modern Cádiz): a tumulus near Gadeira was associated with Geryon's final resting-place. There are also legends about Heracles being buried in Spain. A later generation of Hellenes linked the area to Tartessos. The Fortunate Isles, also called the Isles of the Blessed, or Elysium, were thought to be somewhere outside the Pillars of Heracles, as well.(b) As regards Geryon, he is mentioned among the mythical kings of Tartessos. His grandson Norax (or Norace) conquered the south of Sardinia, founding the city of Nora, and becoming a hero of the Nuragic mythology.(c) He dictated the first laws, divided the society into seven classes, and forced the nobles to work. Later Gárgoris introduced commerce, beekeeping and new agricultural tools such as the plow. This last innovation is also credited to his (grand)son, Habis (Habido, Abidis, or Abidas), who succeeded him in the kingdom of Tartessos.
Gárgoris is mentioned as a mythological king of one of the peoples of Tartessos, who lived in today's Algarve and Low Alentejo of southern Portugal. They were the Cynetes, Cynesioi or Conii, the westernmost dwellers of Europe, according to Herodotus, who distinguished them from the Celts. Gárgoris, as the legend goes, had incestuous relations with his daughter, whose name has not survived. After she had got pregnant, he ordered that she should be locked up and the child be killed. The baby was abandoned on a hill close to a lair of wild animals, which instead breast-fed and protected him. When Gárgoris learned that his (grand)son was still alive, he ordered that he should be taken away from the cave and put to death in another way: in a stampede of cows, or devoured by dogs or hungry pigs, or thrown to the sea. Protected by Fortune, Habis managed to survive against all adversities. Raised by a hind and grown up like a savage, he became a skilful bandit, but was captured by peasants who led him to the king. Seeing his birthmarks, Gárgoris recognized he was his (grand)son. Impressed by his miraculous survival of all his ordeals, the king named him heir to the throne. Recorded by the Roman historian Trogus Pompeius, the legend was narrated in verse by Jerónimo de Arbolanche in his poem Abidas (1566). There are other versions of the myth, as well. In one of them Gárgoris is identified with Cronus eating his children, while his (grand)son is presented as persecuted for he introduced agriculture in pastoral Tartessos. A third variation, which found quite unexpectedly its way into a book about fado, covers up the incest factor, but embellishes the story with our cherished Homeric heroes (see also Voyage 3: Iberia's Odyssey):
Gárgoris is identified with the Iberian king Gregoris mentioned by Mascarenhas Barreto in his book Fado – Lyrical Origins and Poetic Motivation. In his numerous mythological and historical digressional footnotes, he connects this monarch to Odysseus and Calypso, referring to the founding of Lisbon and Santarém:
"Legend attributes the building of the ancient walls of the city [Lisbon] to the great Greek hero of antiquity, Ulysses, king of Ithaca and conqueror of Troy, who is supposed to have given the place the name of Ulissea – whence the word Ulissipo. Anyway, what is certain is that Lisbon was inhabited by the Phoenicians around 600 BC and they named it Alis Ubbo, meaning 'Calm Bay'."
The founding of Santarém is thought to be correlated to that of Ulissea > Ulissipo > Olissipo > Olissipona > Lissibona > Lisboa.
"It is believed to have been founded in the 10th century BC by Abidis, of Greek origin, who gave it the name of Esca-Abidis", Mascarenhas Barreto writes. "According to legend, this prince, grandson of Gregoris, king of the Iberian Peninsula, was also the son of Ulysses who, betraying the trust of Gregoris after having been given Alis Ubbo (Lisbon), secretly espoused Calypso, daughter of the peninsular king, who rushed with his army on Lisbon. Ulysses fled by sea, abandoning his spouse. When Abidis was born, Gregoris ordered him to be thrown in a cave to be devoured by wild beasts. In answer, however, to the entreaties of his daughter, he consented that the child should be delivered to Fate, according to primitive custom, and Abidis was put in a basket and taken away by the current of the river [Tagus]. A hind adopted him and when the child was later found in a wild state by some huntsmen, his mother recognized him by a mark. Gregoris forgot his former anger and gave him schooling, so that he could succeed him in the government of the peninsula. The name Esca-Abidis (Escalabis) in Greek means 'food of Abidis' in memory of the place where he was reared by the hind."
"Legend attributes the building of the ancient walls of Lisbon to Ulysses, who is supposed to have given the place the name of Ulissea – whence Olissipo, Lissibona and Lisboa… Santarém is believed to have been founded in the 10th century BC by Abidis, of Greek origin [son of Ulysses and Calypso], who gave it the name of Esca-Abidis (Escalabis)… (Mascarenhas Barreto)
Once more, the stories about Hellenes are 'legends', those on Phoenicians 'history'. Possibly true, there were no Greek settlements west of the Pillars of Heracles, only voyages of discovery. The myth of an ancient Hellenic foundation of Olisipo by Odysseus is not true. On the other hand, there is no evidence either to support the myth of a Phoenician foundation of Lisbon "around 600" or as far back as 1200 BCE under the name of Alis Ubbo ("Safe Harbour"), even if there were some organized settlements in Olissipona with clear Mediterranean influences either at that distant time or later. Likewise, contrary to myth, except the voyages of discovery, there is no record of Phoenician colonies beyond the Algarve, namely Balsa and Tavira, close to the Portuguese-Spanish border, with substantial Phoenician settlement and influence since the 8th century BCE. Essentially, Phoenician influence in modern Portugal was through cultural and commercial exchange with Tartessos.
As regards Calypso, according to the Greek mythology, she was not a princess but a nymph on the island of Ogygia, daughter of Atlas, hence she was also called Atlantis (Homer); or an Oceanid, that is, a daughter of Oceanus (Hesiod).(d) However, both versions are linked with either the Pillars of Heracles area or the Atlantic Ocean. Atlas, the Titan who held up the celestial sphere, was identified with the Atlas Mountains in northwest Africa. Scholars who have examined Homer's work and geography, among them Strabo and Plutarch, have suggested that Ogygia and/or Scheria, the Phaeacians' island, were located in the Atlantic, and some have identified either or both with Atlantis. Plutarch again writes specifically that "an isle Ogygian lies far out at sea, distant five days' sail from Britain, going westwards", and also mentions "the great continent", which was interpreted as a reference to either America or an allusion to Plato's Atlantis. Many traits of the Phaeacians, including their seamanship, are suggestive of either Minoan Crete or Atlantis. The description of their palace is that of a very advanced civilization. Above all, their ships were superb, quite different from the galleys of the Trojan War, and… steered by thought!(e) Hence the view that it was Homer before Plato who first spoke of Atlantis.
Back to Tartessos. This legendary land appears in Greek and Near Eastern sources circa the middle of the 1st millennium BCE. Most probably Homer was again the first one to refer in the Iliad to a gold-bearing land in the western limits of the world before the great ocean (Iberia) where wealthy people lived happily for many years. The Tartessian fortunate city, according to Herodotus, was beyond the Pillars of Heracles and had a king named Arganthonios, because of his wealth most probably.(f)
Another historian, Ephorus, described in the 4th century BCE "a very prosperous market called Tartessos, with much tin carried by river, as well as gold and copper from Celtic lands." Around the end of the millennium, however, there are indications that the name fell out of use creating the impression that the city might have been lost due to natural or other causes. Apart from Thera, Tartessos is a strong candidate for the site of Atlantis. The two of them had probably more in common, namely Minoan influences. The Andalusians, just like the Hellenes, may have benefited from the Cretans not only economically, but culturally, as well. Archaeological discoveries there have built up a picture of a widespread culture, with the core area extending from the Guadalquivir valley to Huelva, but also covering the entire southern Iberia, from the mouth of the Tagus to Valencia. Pausanias, writing in the 2nd century CE, identified the river and gave details of the location of the city:
"They say that Tartessos is a river in the land of the Iberians, running down into the sea by two mouths, and that between these two mouths lies a city of the same name. The river is the largest in Iberia, and tidal, that of a later day called Baetis", named Guadalquivir ('Great River') even later by the Moors.
The eastern mouth of the river, the only one existing now, was much wider at that time. The western mouth does not exist anymore, but it is thought that it was located near Huelva. In this area we now find only a number of lakes. At that time, between these two river arms, there was a large lagoon with at least one island in it where the legendary city was probably located. The landscape is completely different now. Some findings lead to the conclusion that there must have been two natural disasters (tsunamis) that caused the islands and the dry areas to sink, one of which happened around 1500 BCE and the other in 200 CE. Therefore, none of them is linked with the demise of Tartessos. Most sites were inexplicably abandoned between the late 6th and early 5th centuries BCE.
Strabo described an urbanized society with many flourishing, wealthy cities along the banks of the Tartessos (Guadalquivir) River. The Tartessians were very good in engineering, with a sophisticated system to regulate the river flow.
"They are considered to be the most educated of the Iberians, they have a scripture, even historical chronicles, poems, and laws in verse", he wrote.(g)
Their culture is divided into two periods: The first is called "geometric" and coincides with the late Bronze Age ranging from 1200 to 750 BCE – exactly corresponding to the Greek geometric art (Parallel Lives? Who knows…). The second is termed "oriental", influenced by Phoenicians and Hellenes alike, ranging from 750 to 550 BCE, when it was superseded by the classic Iberian culture. A similar shift to the Lusitanian culture occurred in the southern Portuguese territory, mainly in the Algarve and Low Alentejo, with littoral extensions up to the Tagus mouth. Significant elements of the period were the introduction of the potter's wheel, and other major advances in craftsmanship, e.g. architecture, and also in agriculture. Another noticeable element was the increase in specialization and stratification. A very important development was writing. With the arrival of the Hellenes, whose influence extended far beyond their colonies, this 'orientalism' began to transform itself into the Iberian culture, especially in the South East. The Greek influence is visible in the gradual change of the style of the monuments approaching more and more the architectural models of the Hellenic world. The Iberian script evolved from the Tartessian with noticeable Greek influences. A variant of the Hellenic alphabet (Ibero-Ionian script) was used in a few cases to write Iberian, as well.
Culture (from Cicero's "cultura animi") is also material, denoting the artifacts a society creates and their connection to social relations. Civilization is certainly inconceivable without division of labour and technology. Culture and civilization necessitate an economic base in order to thrive. In the case of Iberia, it was the metals that opened the way to the dawn of the Bronze Age, sped up later when some Easterners arrived there. Mining and smelting preceded the coming of Minoans, Greeks, or Phoenicians. Alluvial tin was panned in the Tartessian streams from an early date. The Río Tinto mines along the river, which flows into the Gulf of Cádiz at Huelva, are estimated at 8,000 to 10,000 years old. They have been mined for copper, silver, gold, and other minerals by Iberians, Tartessians, Phoenicians, Hellenes, Romans, Visigoths, Moors and Spaniards, for such a long time that the place has turned into an environmental disaster zone.(h) The invention of coinage in the 7th century BCE intensified the search for bronze and silver. Hence trade links, formerly largely in elite goods, assumed a broader economic role. By that time, silver extraction in Huelva Province reached industrial proportions. Huelva city was certainly connected to Tartessos; it contains the largest accumulation of imported elite goods and must have been an important centre. Excavations in the heart of the city revealed a great industrial and commercial emporium lasting several centuries. Some 90,000 ceramic fragments, indigenous and imported (Phoenician and Greek), were exhumed. This pottery, dated from the 10th to the 8th centuries BCE, precedes finds from other Phoenician emporia. The existence of foreign produce and materials together with local ones permits us to imagine its old harbour as a major hub for the reception, manufacture and shipping of diverse products of various and distant origin. Finds in other parts of the city help us estimate its habitat in some 20 hectares, which constitutes a sizable extension for a site in Iberia during that period. The analysis of written sources and the products exhumed, including thousands of Hellenic ceramics, some of which are works of excellent quality by known potters and painters, tends to identify this habitat with the lost city of Tartessos.


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New Health Insurance Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Acting to expand health insurance access for same-sex couples, the Obama administration said Friday that plans offering benefits for heterosexual couples must also provide coverage for married couples who are of the same gender.
The policy, posted online by the Department of Health and Human Services, takes effect next year and applies to plans offered in the new health insurance exchanges, as well to many - but not all - individual and employer plans offered outside that marketplace.
The administration acted after gays and lesbians complained that they're not sure how the rules of the new insurance exchanges apply to them - particularly in states that do not recognize same-sex marriage.
The department said it was moving to clarify those rules and make coverage "more accessible and equitable for married same-sex couples." It's part of a government-wide effort to codify the rights of same-sex spouses in the wake of last year's Supreme Court decision striking down the federal Defense of Marriage Act, and opening the way for same-sex spouses to receive government benefits.
The new HHS policy says that if an insurance company offers spousal coverage to heterosexual couples, it must also provide that benefit to same-sex couples who were legally married in a jurisdiction that recognizes marriage between people of the same sex.
Many large employer plans are already operating under similar rules issued last fall by the Labor Department. These are so-called "self-insured" plans in which an employer sets aside its own money to cover most of the expected medical costs of workers. Self-insured employers generally hire an insurance company to administer their benefit plan.
Friday's HHS rules applies instead to plans that are sold directly by insurance companies to individuals and employers, usually small to mid-sized firms.
There is an exception:
"Grandfathered" plans that were in existence when the health law passed four years ago and have changed very little since then do not have to offer coverage to same-sex spouses. Those plans, however, represent a dwindling share of the market.
The administration said it is urging insurers to voluntarily comply with the new policy right away. It will be a requirement for coverage starting Jan. 1, 2015 or later.


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One of the world's oldest science fiction movies, Georges Melies' A Trip to the Moon, is premiering at Cannes with a restored print, in color... with a soundtrack by French electro duo Air. Kelly Watch the Stars, indeed.
The color version of the "rocket in the Man in the Moon's eye" sequence looks pretty gruesome, actually.
Says the Hollywood Reporter:
The massive restoration, budgeted at E400,000 and jointly financed by Serge Bromberg's Lobster Films (Henri-George Clouzot's Inferno), the Groupama Gan Foundation and the Technicolor Foundation, began in 1993 when a rare, hand-tinted print was uncovered in Barcelona. In 1999, Lobster began digitizing the footage frame by frame, and over ten years and 13,000 frames later, the film can now be seen in a full-blown color version, for the first time since its debut more than a century ago.
After the Cannes debut, the restored and newly grooved-up version will be making the rounds of festivals and movie museums, so chances are you'll have an opportunity to catch it at some point.


text: National Aquarium is pleased to announce the election of Bob Carter as Chair of the National Aquarium Institute Board of Directors, which includes members of the Boards of the National Aquarium, Baltimore, and the National Aquarium, Washington, DC. "We are honored to have a leader like Bob as our National Aquarium Board Chair," said John Racanelli, National Aquarium CEO. "Bob's wealth of experience in philanthropy and communications provides essential direction to ensure the Aquarium's national presence and conservation mission." Carter, who has been a member of the Board since 2008, brings significant experience in local, national and international philanthropy and fundraising to his new role. He is President and CEO of Bob Carter Companies, LLC, an organization assisting nonprofit clients around the world in achieving their fundraising goals. His experience also includes a 26-year career with one of the world's largest fundraising firms, Ketchum, where he served 12 years as President. Prior to joining Ketchum, Carter served as Director of Development for the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and for the Whiting School of Engineering at The Johns Hopkins University as well as Assistant to the Headmaster at the Gilman School in Baltimore. He also taught and organized the development office at the Boys' Latin School of Maryland. Carter takes on the role of Board Chair following the recent hiring of Eric Schwaab as National Aquarium's first-ever Senior Vice President and Chief Conservation Officer and Dale Schmidt as the new Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. All three take on new roles as the Aquarium moves forward as a conservation-driven organization dedicated to its mission to inspire conservation of the world's aquatic treasures. "I am delighted to help lead the National Aquarium in its contributions to the Baltimore and Maryland communities as well as expanding its reputation as a national and international voice for conservation," Carter said. "I am committed to strengthening our Board and leadership with individuals who will help to enhance and grow our high-impact conservation programs and initiatives. I grew up around the Chesapeake Bay and have a lifelong commitment to cleaning up and protecting it and oceans, bays and estuaries around the world." Carter is also Chair of the Association of Fundraising Professionals' (AFP) International Board of Directors. He is a current Board member of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, is Board Chair-Emeritus at Mote Marine Laboratory and is a past Board Chair of the Gateway Rehabilitation Center, the e-Philanthropy Foundation and the Boys' Latin School of Maryland. He is also a member of the USA Advisory Board of PlaNet Finance, a multi-national microfinance organization headquartered in Paris, France. Carter frequently serves as a lecturer and presenter for Columbia University's Masters in Philanthropy Management courses, the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), AFP and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP) and has published articles for professional journals. Carter grew up in Elkridge and graduated from the Boys' Latin School of Maryland and The Johns Hopkins University. He and his wife Carol reside in Anna Maria, Florida. Categories:


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In areas of the state where de-icing agents are frequently used during winter storms, it is recommended that additional corrosion protection measures be incorporated into the bridge design and details. Use district-specific requirements where applicable.
Special consideration should be given on a case-by-case basis for:
In these cases, consider the availability of materials, extent of corrosion damage of any existing structures, and overall cost-benefit.
|Corrosion Protection Measures
High Performance Concrete (HPC)
The permeability of HPC is significantly lower than that of ordinary concrete. Lower permeability concrete reduces the ability of chlorides to attack the reinforcing steel and cause corrosion.
Item 421, Hydraulic Cement Concrete, and current statewide Special Provision to Item 421, covers the requirements for HPC.
The designer must indicate on the plans which elements require HPC. There are specific Bid Items for HPC.
Epoxy-Coated Reinforcement
Epoxy-coated reinforcement is a fusion-bonded coating on the reinforcing steel that provides protection from oxidation. Epoxy-coated reinforcement increases the time to initial corrosion as compared to uncoated reinforcement. It is not intended to protect exposed steel, as the coating is subject to degradation from ultraviolet light.
Item 440, Reinforcing Steel, covers the requirements for epoxy-coated reinforcement.
Provide notes on the bridge plan sheets to indicate which elements are to receive epoxy-coated reinforcement. In addition, specify epoxy-coated reinforcement in the General Notes to Item 440, Reinforcing Steel. Notes should indicate which bridge elements require epoxy-coated reinforcement. Do not specify partially epoxy coated bars. There is no direct payment for this work or materials.
Other Corrosion Resistant Reinforcing
Corrosion resistant reinforcement such as fibers, stainless reinforcing steel, low carbon/chromium reinforcing steel, dual-coated reinforcing steel, or glass fiber reinforced polymer bars (GFRP) must meet the requirements of Item 440, Reinforcement for Concrete. Refer to district-specific corrosion protection requirements for regions where bridge decks are exposed to de-icing agents and/or saltwater spray with regularity.
Zinc-coated, hot-dipped galvanized Class I or II steel reinforcement conforming to ASTM A767 can also be used in regions where bridge decks are exposed to de-icing agents and/or saltwater. Contact Bridge Division to determine how to specify the use of zinc-coated, hot dipped galvanized reinforcing.
Increased Clear Cover
Increased clear cover to reinforcement beyond what is normally required places the reinforcement further away from the chlorides on the surface of the concrete and thereby reduces the potential for corrosion.
Clearly indicate increased clear cover requirements on the plans. There is no direct payment for this work.
Air Entrainment
Air entrainment is achieved by providing concrete admixtures that deliberately entrain microscopic air bubbles. The presence of these air bubbles improves the freeze-thaw durability of the hardened concrete. In addition, they increase the resistance to surface scaling that can occur when deicing agents are used.
Freeze-thaw resistant concrete is not needed in most districts of the state. Good quality/low permeability concrete provides some freeze-thaw protection and is adequate for much of the state considering the low number of freeze-thaw events that occur per season. A freeze-thaw event requires moisture to be present for deterioration to occur.
The current Statewide Special Provision to Item 421, Hydraulic Cement Concrete, covers the requirements for air-entrainment.
By default, all structural concrete will receive air-entrainment. If air-entrainment is not desired, General Notes to Item 421 will be required to waive these requirements. Per the current Special Provision to Item 424, Precast Concrete Structures (Fabrication) air-entrained concrete is not required for precast concrete members.
Entrained Air General Notes for Item 421:
For ABL, ATL, DAL, ELP, FTW, ODA, PAR, SJT, WAC: Entrained air is required in all bridge deck and slip formed concrete (bridge rail, concrete traffic barrier, pavement, etc.). Adjust the dosage of air entraining agent for low air contents as directed or allowed by the engineer. If entrained air is provided where not required, only the upper limits of the Special Provision will be enforced.
For all other districts: Entrained air is required in all slip formed concrete (bridge rail, concrete traffic barrier, pavement, etc.), but is not required for other structural concrete. Adjust the dosage of air entraining agent for low air content as directed or allowed by the engineer. If entrained air is provided where not required, only the upper limits of the Special Provision will be enforced.
Corrosion Inhibiting Admixtures
Calcium-nitrite has been shown to delay the onset of corrosion. Calcium-nitrite is an approved concrete strength and set accelerator and has been used for prestressed concrete member fabrication.
It is not recommended for cast-in-place concrete because it can adversely affect workability. Other corrosion inhibiting admixtures have not consistently provided similar protection and are not recommended.
When the use of calcium-nitrite is indicated, provide notes on the bridge plan sheets indicating that the prestressed concrete beams are to receive calcium-nitrite. In addition, specify calcium-nitrite in the General Notes to Item 425.
Notes should indicate that the prestressed concrete beams are to receive calcium-nitrite at a dosage rate of 3 gal/CY. The use of calcium-nitrite in the prestressed concrete panels, PCP's, used in bridge deck construction is not recommended. There is no direct payment for this work or materials.
Limit Use of ACP Overlay on Bridge Decks
ACP overlay tends to trap salt laden moisture and thereby accelerate corrosion.
Limit the use of ACP overlay on new bridge decks whenever possible. If an ACP overlay must be placed on a deck, always specify a two-course surface treatment be applied first. The two-course surface treatment serves as a membrane to help protect the bridge deck.
Limit Use of Open Bridge Rails
Open bridge rails allow deicing agents to run down the face of the outside beam.
Limit the use of open bridge rails. However, snow removal requirements may necessitate the use of open bridge rails.
Crack Control in Structural Design
Limiting the width of cracks in concrete reduces the ability for chlorides to penetrate to the reinforcing steel thereby reducing the potential for corrosion.
For structures where the use of HPC or epoxy coated reinforcing is indicated, design using Class 2 exposure condition to satisfy AASHTO LRFD 220.127.116.11, Control of Cracking by Distribution Reinforcement. See TxDOT Bridge Design Manual (LRFD) for further information.
This applies to abutment and bent caps only. It need not be applied to bridge slabs, beams or columns. The bridge standard drawings were developed using Class 2 exposure condition so no modifications to these drawings are required.
Shrinkage Crack Control Measures
Control of cracking due to shrinkage of concrete in the early and long term can limit the formation of cracks, which lead to the penetration of water and chlorides to attack the reinforcing steel and cause corrosion. Include notes for shrinkage control measures to the specific Item in which these apply.
Other Protection Measures
In general, we do not recommend any of the following however, district specific or project specific requirements may override these recommendations:
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Delivered Over the Internet for Women With Postpartum Depression
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00942721
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 21, 2009
Last Update Posted : November 25, 2013
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|Condition or disease
|Postpartum Depression
|Behavioral: Web-based CBT for PPD
|Phase 1
After a woman gives birth, she will often feel anxious, depressed, or upset. For most women, these feelings go away within a week of giving birth, but for some, postpartum depression (PPD) can develop. PPD involves long-term, more severe feelings of anxiety, depression, and despair that impair normal functioning. Untreated PPD threatens both the mental health of mothers and the development of their infants, but many cases go untreated. This may be because of the stigma of mental health treatment, limited availability of programs, cost of treatment, or difficulty finding the time to schedule trips out of the home. Treatment through a Web-based program addresses all these concerns by providing a private, cost-efficient program available anywhere with computer access. This study will develop and test a Web-based version of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to treat women with PPD to determine its feasibility and acceptability.
Participation in this study will last 3 months. All participants will be offered a Web-based version of CBT for PPD. The CBT program will include guided behavioral strategies for dealing with depression, online videos of women who have used these strategies, Web forums in which participants can ask questions of peers and experts, and periodic phone coaching. The program will last 6 weeks. All participants will complete assessments at baseline, post-treatment, and 3-month follow-up. Safety monitoring questionnaires will also be completed at Weeks 2 and 4 of treatment. Assessments will include clinical interviews and questionnaires related to the following: health; depression; demographics; maternal skills, stress, and self-efficacy; Internet use, experience, and self-efficacy; behavioral self-efficacy; and program acceptability.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|53 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
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|Official Title:
|Web-Based Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Women With Postpartum Depression
|Study Start Date :
|October 2009
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2013
Experimental: Web-based CBT for PPD
Participants will receive Web-based CBT for PPD.
Behavioral: Web-based CBT for PPD
A cognitive behavioral intervention that will provide participants with the following: online interactive tools to clarify their attitudes and reasons for wanting to change, information about some of the symptoms and mechanisms associated with feeling depressed during the postpartum period, and guidance on using behavioral and cognitive strategies proven to help reduce depressive symptoms
- Acceptability and feasibility of the Web-based treatment program for women with postpartum depression [ Time Frame: Measured 3 and 6 months postpartum ]
- Clinical utility of the program in ameliorating postpartum depression symptoms [ Time Frame: Measured 3 and 6 months postpartum ]
- Women's characteristics that moderate the impact of the program [ Time Frame: Measured 3 and 6 months postpartum ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Within 6 months postpartum
- Home access to the Internet
- Use of personal e-mail
- Score from 12 to 20, inclusive, on the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale
- Diagnosed as having postpartum depression
Exclusion Criteria:
- Current diagnosis of substance abuse, bipolar disorder, or psychotic depression
- Currently receiving treatment for depressive symptoms, including antidepressant medication or psychotherapy
- Currently has suicidal intentionality, lethality, access to means, and history of suicide attempts
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Norway's Tommy Wirkola, whose credits include Dead Snow, directed Hansel & Gretel and the new arrival had too much for the competition.
Universal's genre release Mama fell to number two on $12.9m for $48.6m while TWC's Silver Linings Playbook and Annapurna Pictures' Zero Dark Thirty, released in North America through Columbia Pictures, both reached $69m and continued their steady progress in the top five.
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Relativity Media's all-star comedy mash-up Movie 43 opened in seventh place on a dismal $5m, although a strong ancillary life seems assured given the calibre of the cast.
Fox 2000's Life Of Pi ranks number 14 and stands at $103.5m after 10 weekends in North America and more than $525m worldwide factoring in the international run.
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3 (3) Silver Linings Playbook (TWC) TWC International $10m $69.5m
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The Apache Hadoop project has brought forth its 1.0.0 release after what is now six years of gestation and community-driven development. As a software framework designed to support big data in compute-intensive environments, Hadoop has garnered particularly high levels of interest in recent months and spawned a litany of dedicated subprojects.
Given Hadoop's increasing popularity and scope, its development team appears to have spent considerable time and effort providing both substance as well as higher-level gloss and shine for this milestone release. Key to the 1.0.0 version update is the HBase database, which is an open-source, distributed, versioned, column-oriented store modeled after Google's Bigtable.
HBase has been afforded top priority in this release (with the intention of it now acting as a fully fledged alternative to MySQL) and it sports "sync and flush" support for transaction logging — it is essentially designed to act as a store for very large relational databases inside Hadoop itself.
Hadoop enables data-intensive distributed applications to work with thousands of nodes and exabytes of data by connecting thousands of servers to process and analyze data at supercomputing speed. Its focus concentrates on the need to cost-effectively store, process, manage, and analyze the growing volumes of data being created and collected every day.
Quoted on the Apache Software Foundation official blog this week, Gartner VP Merv Adrian said that his firm has seen a "steady increase" in interest in Apache Hadoop and related "big data" technologies "as measured by substantial growth in client inquiries, dramatic rises in attendance at industry events, increasing financial investments, and the introduction of products from leading data management and data integration software vendors."
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This little gift set was the product of trying a few things, and just letting the layers take shape.
First I stamped the sleigh and "Dashing through the snow" sentiment onto Bazzill crosshatch cardstock with the gloss multi-medium and heat set it. Then I washed the green paint over the top of the cardstock and then with a baby wipe, cleaned the paint off of the stamped areas so they could show up better. Then I used the baby wipe to apply light layers of Peeled paint Distress ink and Adirondack Stream ink, then heat set it. I stamped the snowflakes from the "Warm Winter Wishes" set by Kim Hughes with Versamark and embossed them with Glacier White embossing powder. The December stamp of the month (Spruce branch) was then stamped with the Versamark and had the white embossing powder heat set over that. Another layer of Versamark, and then Evergreen embossing powder over the top of that and heat set as well, and I was done!
Tomorrow, a tutorial on how to make the "gift box" !!! I loved doing the engineering on figuring out how to make this! Can't wait to share it too! But it will be easier to share with pics, and I will need some sunlight to make that happen!
And those cookies are from the Paper Crafts Gourmet cookbook! We added one cup of chocolate chips to the cookie dough, and one tablespoon of peppermint oil and two crushed peppermint candy canes to the frosting! DELISH!!! We love this book, so I am not giving out the rest of the recipe, you will have to go get the book, or tell a loved one that you need it for a holiday gift, it is so FAB!!!


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Readers of the Fresno Bee may have choked on their ham and eggs when they opened the paper on a Thursday morning in 1934.
Under the headline, "Gigantic robots, controlled by wireless, to fight our battles", the Californian paper ran a sensational – and terrifying - story about the impending future of warfare. The article detailed a talk in Paris by French scientist and military engineer Professor [Felix Gaston] Gauthier in which he disclosed that "two pacifistic-minded nations" were "secretly (and supposedly unknown to each other) planning to construct gigantic fighting robots."
"These mechanical soldiers," declared Professor Gauthier, "will be of unexampled proportions. My informants, whose authentic statements I have never had reason to question before, have conveyed to me the startling news that each of these nations hopes someday to build robots 1,000 feet high!"
The piece went on to describe how these machines "could crush the largest and most powerful war tank ever built by merely stamping on it". And, in case readers were stills struggling to imagine the size and power of these mechanical beasts, the newspaper ran a clarifying picture of two of them fighting – one raising a mace over its head ready to deliver a final blow to another automaton, which is lying on the ground amidst the wreck of buildings and tanks. The caption reads: "In the event that the two 1,000-foot-tall enemy robots ever come face-to-face they will pound each other with their might, square iron fists, kick with their great steel legs and struggle to destroy each other while skyscrapers all around them fall to the ground". Quite how these machines were to be built with the technology of the day was a minor detail.
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But, whilst it is easy to look back and smirk at articles like this, it should be seen in the context of the day. World War I – and the destruction it wrought - was still fresh in the minds of the "Lost Generation". More than 9 million soldiers were killed, largely because technological advances such as machine guns, tanks and mustard gas. At the same time, the clouds of war were once again building over Europe. People were clinging on to any hope that the "madness of 1914" could be averted or – if another war was likely – that it could be fought without another terrible loss of life.
The answer, at least to some people's minds, was the robot. These word "robot" was only invented in 1920 but the concept had started to gather steam in the preceding war years.
Take an October, 1918 issue of Electrical Experimenter - published just a month before the end of WWI. The magazine was the brainchild of It showcased one of Hugo Gernsback, the "father of science fiction", and it featured one of his most radical and yet most prescient ideas for the future of war: the "Automatic Soldier."
"As science advances, and as all sorts of infernal machines are thrown into a modern war, the men in the front line trenches become less and less anxious to bear the full brunt of high explosive shells, gas attacks, liquid fire and what not," the article reads. "No matter how courageous a body of soldiers, their morale is bound to deteriorate considerably under a murderous mustard gas attack, or under a modern barrage."
Gernsback's design was inspired by a Danish engineer who had obtained patents on such an invention. Pictures show a fleet of these red droids proceeding along the trenches laying waste to a fragile – and obviously German – enemy.
Over the years – and with the approach of another war - terrible visions like these increased. For example, the July 28, 1935 San Antonio Light (San Antonio, TX) features illustrations from artist Erik Nitsche. These robots had machine guns for heads, robot scouts with movie camera faces, a twenty-five tube robot military band, and even a robot hospital for the repair of robot soldiers. "When a human soldier gets a bullet in his heart, or in his liver or has himself partly blown to pieces, that is the end of that soldier," it reads. "Not so with the robot. A new heart can be put in him as easily, almost, as changing a tire."
The reality, as is often the case, was less sensational. The term "robot" came to life in newspapers to describe the navigation units used by precision bombers that dropped their cargoes on cities across Europe, whilst the German Goliath tracked mine - a remote-controlled demolition vehicle known as the beetle tank to Allies - is regarded as one of the first "robotic" machines on the battlefield. The caterpillar-tracked vehicle was packed with explosives, operated by remote control and designed to drive under – and destroy – tanks. And with that, the robot was no longer an abstraction of the future.
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At the same time there was a shift in how the machines of war were portrayed in popular culture. Prior to the war, the ideas for these fantastic robotic fighting machines often came from amateur inventors and were depicted in lurid colour in hobby magazines and news papers. These perhaps reflected the public view of warfare but were often a world away from reality. But, according to Joseph Corn and Brian Horrigan in their 1984 book Yesterday's Tomorrows, after WWII as the world entered the Cold War era "members of the armed services, in league with scientists and engineers in universities and the defence industry, come to monopolize the crystal ball through which tomorrow's weapons are glimpsed.
As this view took hold and accelerated, glimpses of the world we live in today become common place, even cropping up in children's books. "A robot army spearheading an attack could be far more destructive than any human force," reads a piece in the 1981 kid's' book World of Tomorrow: Future War and Weapons. "Its leaders would still be human though. Safely situated far behind the fighting, they would order their robot battalions into action." The article goes on to detail a future where "small pilotless aircraft packed with sensors and detectors of all kinds to plot enemy positions, measure forces and eavesdrop on their communications."
Sound familiar? Today, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) commonly fly missions in the ongoing wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. These drones are controlled by human beings in Nevada and for the first time in history the ability to attack an enemy in real time from the other side of the world is a reality.
The robot warriors, envisaged as a response to the horrors of World War I are now a reality. Today, the US military trains more people each year in the operation of unmanned drones than they do fighter pilots. There are currently over 7,000 unmanned aerial drones and over 12,000 robotic ground vehicles on the ground being used by the United State military. A mandate passed by the US Congress in 2002 has even dictated that a third of the US military be comprised of unmanned forces by 2015. It remains to be seen if they'll meet that goal.
The question, of course, is precisely where the new realities of robot warfare will take us. Just as the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 forever changed the reality and scope of war, so too might autonomous robot soldiers shift our understanding of what it means to fight and to wage war.
In some way, it seems my generation - the Millennials - are part of our own lost generation. These technologies mean we have lost any connection to war and the real world destruction that it brings. By wrapping ourselves in pixels and coaxial cable we seem to be insulating ourselves from the horrors of the battlefield. At what cost, only future generations will tell.
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...I have been out of town. This past weekend my brother graduated from college, so my boyfriend and I flew down to Atlanta to be with my family. I could not be more proud of my brother. We are very close in age which was a curse when I was young and a blessing now that I am older. My brother and I did not get along in the slightest when we were young. He was always teasing me, calling me names, and generally being mean. Then one day I moved to DC and when I went back to visit we were friends. I guess absence really did make the heart grow fonder. My brother truly is an amazing person and an even better brother. Anyway, this is why my post is delayed and why I have not been visiting with your blogs. Don't worry, I am back to updating Baked Perfection and I will be visiting your blogs shortly.
So on to these muffins. I bought a ton of raspberries and knew I wanted to make muffins. My friends and I decided we wanted to eat healthier, so I did all that I could to make this a "healthy muffin" and I think I did a pretty good job. I think each muffin has around 175 calories, but don't hold me to that count because I calculated it quite a while ago. These muffins did not taste one bit "healthy". They were moist, light, fruity, sweet, and had a nutty crunch. Everybody loved them and they were gone in no time.
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3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
dash of cinnamon
1/4 cup sugar
1 1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt
1 cup fat-free vanilla Greek yogurt
1/4 cup fat-free skim milk
1 egg
1 tbsp butter, melted
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 tsp almond extract
1 cup fresh raspberries
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1 tbsp sugar
Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a 12-cup muffin pan with cooking spray or fill pan with paper liners.
Combine flours, oats, 1/4 cup of sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and chopped walnuts in a large bowl. Mix well, make a well in the center and set aside.
Whisk yogurt, milk, egg, butter, vanilla and almond extract together in a small bowl. Fold mixture into dry ingredients until blended; fold in raspberries. Spoon batter into prepared pan, filling each cup about 2/3 full.
Bake for 20 minutes; sprinkle tops of muffins with remaining tablespoon of sugar. Bake until a wooden toothpick inserted in center of a muffin comes out clean, about 5 minutes more. Allow to cool in pan for at least 10 minutes; remove from pan and cool completely.
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There's good news and bad news to report in Russell's latest quarterly outlook for advisors.
The survey finds renewed optimism in 2013. Looking out over the next three years, 72% of advisors said they were optimistic about the capital markets, and 21% said clients shared that view. It's an improvement over last quarter, when 65% of advisors were optimistic and 16% indicated clients were optimistic as well. Advisors also indicated that those in and approaching retirement tend to be more pessimistic, and younger generations are generally more optimistic.
Given the current economic and political environment, Russell put investor behavior "under the microscope." It sought to know if—and how—advisors use investment policy statements (or a written statement of risk and return objectives along with implementation guidance). If they do, are clients staying the course? Or are clients more apt to deviate from policy?
Given the ongoing industry trend of moving to advisory-based relationships, the company said it was surprised that only 39% of advisors surveyed were using investment policy statements with all their clients. However, respondents said they used investment policies as conversation starters, helping clients focus on their investment goals.
"We think that's a great start, but you may benefit even more by taking it a step further," the report reads. "An investment policy statement is a powerful commitment device in down markets—or during especially volatile and uncertain times."
It also noted that baby boomers and the Silent Generation (age 66 and older) are not necessarily feeling encouraged these days, even as many equity markets set new highs.
"This could mean older investors won't have enough equity exposure to earn the returns needed to sustain their current lifestyle. For example, many retirees like the perceived safety and reliability of income from bonds. But with 10-year Treasury rates hovering around 2% right now, it would require an enormous nest egg to generate the same income stream they might have achieved when rates were higher."
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