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Beyond Bitcoin – Cryptocurrencies and Altcoins to Watch in 2017
It's telling that one of the most popular colloquial terms for a cryptocurrency is "altcoin", a portmanteau of "alternative" and "bitcoin". Bitcoin, the original cryptocurrency, has become so ubiquitous that it is the definition of its own category. But the future of Bitcoin is currently in question and, because of this uncertainty, many traders are switching to other cryptocurrencies.
On March 10, Bitcoin hit an all-time high trading value of $1,325 as investors banked on a US proposal for a bitcoin-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF). However, the proposal was rejected by US authorities, which happened to coincide with a crackdown on bitcoin exchanges by Chinese regulators. Together, these two events caused Bitcoin's value to drop by over $300.
The root of the problem putting the future of Bitcoin in question is scaling: Bitcoin is becoming too popular for its own infrastructure. The number of Bitcoin transactions that can take place at any given time is limited, which is causing a backlog of transactions in queue for processing, slowing down the whole system. This is because of the limited computing power of the blockchain, a distributed database that records all transactions and serves as a public ledger. In some cases, the backlog becomes so great that some Bitcoin transactions are not confirmed for hours or even days, and in some cases, the bitcoins being sent never reach their intended destination.
The Rise of Cryptocurrencies
Blockchains, invented in 2009 by the anonymous developer of Bitcoin, would prove to be a core technology of all cryptocurrencies. Blockchains are the key software that allows digital currencies to break the double spending problem by timestamping transactions into a public ledger on a peer-to-peer network. Without this solution, double spending represented a flaw in which the same digital token can be spent twice, rendering it useless as a currency. This technology allowed bitcoin and other digital currencies to be decentralized.
Cryptocurrencies are a subset of digital currencies, distinct in that they are decentralized: they are not tied to any real-world assets, not backed by any government or central bank, and no one is required to accept them as valid forms of payment or exchange them for any real-world currencies. Nonetheless, Bitcoin became so successful that it is now accepted by major companies such as Microsoft and Dell. You can even use Bitcoin at some brick-and-mortar stores and coffee shops around the world. In fact, there's a coffee shop in Prague that only accepts payment by Bitcoin!
Naturally, Bitcoin's success inspired imitation. Many copycat coins failed, but those that refined and built upon Bitcoin's model attracted investors looking to capitalize on the technological innovation promised by these new altcoins. While some digital currencies like Litecoin and Dogecoin may have already hit their high water mark, there are still lots of intriguing cryptocurrencies that have something new to offer.
Here are the up-and-coming Bitcoin alternatives to keep an eye on in 2017.
Today's Top Altcoins
Ether (founded 2015)
Shortly after Bitcoin's crash in mid-March, Ether, the cryptocurrency that powers the Ethereum network, reached an all-time high trading value, surpassing $55 on March 16. Ethereum is an interesting case, as 2016 saw its value rise and fall erratically due to the same scaling problem Bitcoin is currently facing. To solve it, Ethereum split their blockchain into two parallel streams, a solution bitcoin has sought to avoid.
Known as Ethereum and Etherium Classic, these two cryptocurrencies both trade in Ethers, but they can have two different values depending on which stream they belong to, which can rise and fall independently of each other. Microsoft, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and J.P. Morgan Chase are all investing in proprietary software built on top of the Ethereum blockchain, lending credence to Ether's reputation as a preferred network for digital software applications.
Zcash (founded 2016)
Zcash is one of the highest-valued cryprocurrencies today, currently trading around the $65 mark. The success of Zcash in what is now a very competitive landscape is due to its revolutionary, totally anonymous blockchain. The public ledger reveals no information about the parties involved or the amounts transacted; no other cryptocurrency provides complete privacy and anonymity.
Dash (founded 2014)
The third most valuable cryptocurrency by market capitalization behind Bitcoin and Ethereum, Dash hit an all-time high of $108.32 on March 20. This is a huge leap in value from its 2016 peak of $14.42.
After two different name changes, it appears Dash has finally taken off, driven by its proprietary InstantSend technology that allows transactions to be verified without the longer confirmation times of Bitcoin and other altcoins.
Monero (founded 2014)
From the beginning, Monero set itself apart from other cryptocurrencies in a way that is proving very important: scalability. Unlike Bitcoin and most altcoins, Monero has no hard-coded limit on its block size, meaning that it will never face the slowdowns that provoked Ether to split its blockchain and that are causing Bitcoin's current existential crisis.
This scalability is key because the popularity of cryptocurrencies has now reached epic proportions. Bitcoin's inability to handle its own popularity has led one of its key developers, Mike Hearn, to state that bitcoin is a failure as more altcoins rush in to take its place.
Nothing is certain in this crowded, complex market, and cryptocurrencies should still be seen as experimental and high risk in terms of an investment, but their potential power within the digital economy cannot be understated. More and more people are investing their real-world money in Bitcoin and altcoins, while businesses of all sizes have begun to accept cryptocurrencies in exchange for goods and services both online and in-store. If you're curious about digital currency, now might be the time to start trading, and it's still possible to find coins that have not reached their full potential yet and still have room to rise in value.
We've only skimmed the surface of the history, complexity, and capability of cryprocurrencies, but this is a subject we at Payza will be following closely in 2017. Subscribe to the Payza Blog to get email notifications about more in-depth articles about this and other FinTech disruptors, and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for even more e-commerce news from around the web.


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Graduate Programs in Education in Indiana
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What are Graduate Programs in Education?
Education graduate programs help future and current teachers and educational administrators develop advanced skills and strategies, study education research, and build a solid foundation for a new or expanded career.
Search Education Graduate Programs
Graduate programs in Education are available in a wide range of topics, such as Curriculum and Instruction, Higher Education, TESL/ESL, K-12 Education, Special Education and more. What unites them is a commitment to preparing educators to better serve students and build a stronger, more effective educational system.
Graduate Programs in Education: Subject Areas & Concentrations
Education graduate programs are often designed to focus on a specific area in the vast education field. This may allow teachers to concentrate on concepts and methods that more closely align with the types of students they wish to serve. Graduate programs in education may also be designed around a specific function or career.
Popular Schools with Graduate Programs in Education in Indiana
While not every education grad school may offer programs in all these subjects, below are a few common areas of study to consider.
- Adult Education – Learn about needs of adult learners, and prepare to help adults achieve educational goals like language acquisition, earning a GED, developing career skills, and more.
- Curriculum & Instruction – Develop your skills in curriculum and instructional design, to prepare for roles in and out of the classroom and help educational communities become more effective.
- Early Childhood Education – Study the unique needs of children ranging from infancy to third grade, including topics like developmental psychology, social and emotional, development, motor skills, reading, etc.
- Education Leadership & Administration – Develop skills to support your current or potential future leadership positions within a school community, or district, educational policy, and other related roles and responsibilities.
- Education Technology & Online Learning – Learn about how to use technology in educational contexts, to support student engagement, curriculum design and differentiation in the classroom or in online school contexts at a variety of grade and university levels.
- Environmental Education – Prepare yourself for a unique career educating your community about environmental conservation and change, both in and out of the classroom. This might include topics like ecology, earth science, and sustainability.
- Educational & School Psychology – Prepare to conduct psychology research and apply research findings at the institutional level as an educational psychologist or to work with students directly in a school counseling or school psychologist role.
- ESL/TESOL – Learn about strategies to encourage English language acquisition for primary speakers of other languages, at a variety of grade and age levels. Programs may focus on several educational contexts, or even teaching abroad.
- General Education – Develop your general teaching and education skills to support a variety of roles, both in the classroom and in administrative contexts.
- Higher Education – Prepare yourself to help students succeed in post-secondary contexts such as colleges and universities, to be a more effective university professor or assist students in non-teaching roles.
- International Education – Learn more about teaching in an international context. Study topics like multicultural education, educational policy, communication skills, community development, study abroad programs, and more.
- K-12 Education – Study in a program related to your current or future certification level, looking at the needs of certain grade levels, or at subject areas like teaching reading, mathematics, science, technology, foreign languages, etc.
- Special & Gifted Education – Study to better serve students with unique needs, such as those with learning disabilities, communication disorders, behavioral or emotional disorders, gifted students, or members of underserved populations.
- Teacher Education – Develop your skills as a classroom teacher. Explore instructional strategies, classroom management, strategies for differentiation, unique learning styles, subject and grade or age-specific programs, and more.
Earning Master's Degrees in Education
Education master's programs are typically two year programs which explore advanced concepts in a specific area of education. Some Masters in Education programs may also be designed to prepare teachers for additional credentials or certification exams.
Most programs include core and elective coursework, a practicum and a final project or thesis. Within their masters of education program, students may also be able to choose a specific concentration or specialty area. Concentrations may focus on teaching a specific topic, like Math or English, or on teaching in a particular setting.
Types of Masters in Education Programs in Indiana
Master's in Education programs might include: Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.), Master's of Education (M.Ed.), and Master of Science in Education programs, among others. You might also consider degree types specific to certain specialties, such as Master of Psychology in Educational & School Psychology programs.
If you're new to education altogether, you may want to look for Masters of Education programs that include some or all of the requirements for certification in your state. These are created for students with little to no professional experience and may not require a bachelor's degree in education or a related subject area.
Other education masters programs are designed for experienced teachers and may require a teaching license. They may help teachers prepare to earn additional credentials, explore new subject areas or further develop skills to enhance their teaching practice.
Experienced teachers may also wish to pursue an additional higher distinction on top of a masters degree, such as the Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) or Psychology Specialist (Psy.S.) credential. These types of master's degrees in education are sometimes seen as being a step between the master's and doctoral program levels.
Doctorate in Education Programs & Schools
Similar to education master's programs, education doctoral programs might include a few different degree types, such as Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Ph.D. in education programs, or even Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) programs, depending on your concentration area. The specific differences between each might vary depending on the school in question and the subject area. They may also be designed to prepare graduates for different roles such as education research, teaching at the university level, or administration and leadership. However all of these education graduate degrees are considered terminal degrees, meaning they are the highest level of study in the field. They also often include a research component and may require a dissertation. Read program listings for doctorate in education programs or inquire with your preferred school for more details.
Education Graduate Certificates
Graduate certificate programs in education are typically shorter programs, and may focus on a narrow topic within your preferred subject area. They may be available at the master's or post-master's level, and provide a brief introduction to a subject area or focus on one specific topic in depth. Some certificate graduate programs in education may also be designed to help finish requirements for teaching licenses or certifications. However these vary by state or institution to it's best to research each program carefully.
Education Graduate Degree Program Formats
Whatever your preferred subject area or program level may be, education graduate programs might be available in several different formats such as online, on campus, and hybrid or flexible programs. That means that you might be able to choose a program whose schedule and design works with your learning style and preferences, and with your life.
State | Employment | Annual Mean Wage |
New York | 5,750 | $70,890 |
Texas | 4,320 | $59,900 |
Illinois | 3,530 | $56,430 |
Ohio | 3,320 | $61,490 |
California | 3,290 | $72,250 |
Metro Area | Annual Mean Salary | Employment |
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA | $92,680 | 160 |
Champaign-Urbana, IL | $90,690 | 100 |
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $81,690 | 490 |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | $79,520 | 4,350 |
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | $79,220 | 0 |
DID YOU KNOW? In May 2023, the median annual wage earned by professionals in the Educational Instruction and Library group was $59,940, which is considerably higher than the median annual wage of $48,060 earned by individuals in all other occupations, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
GradSchools.com offers 19 Graduate Schools with Graduate Programs in Education in Indiana
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Purdue Global
Regent University
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University of Saint Francis
Christian Theological Seminary
Graduate Theological Foundation
Goshen College
Anabaptist Mennonite Biblical Seminary
Anderson University
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Aurora University

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WHOI Selected to Operate Newest Navy Research Ship
May 18, 2010
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has been informed by the US Navy's Office of Naval Research (ONR) that it has been selected to operate AGOR 27, one of two new Ocean Class research vessels to be built by the U.S. Navy.
There are four basic research vessel classes: Global, Ocean, Regional and Local. Ocean Class ships fulfill a critical need in fleet modernization by replacing the currently aging ships with vessels of global endurance, current technological capability, and optimized number of science berths.
"The modernization of the academic research fleet is vital to oceanographic research in the United States," said WHOI President and Director Susan K. Avery. "WHOI is honored and thrilled with the opportunity to continue to serve the ocean science research community at a time when the need for increased ocean observations is so important."
The new ship will serve a pressing need for a general-purpose ship based on the East coast of the United States. The pivotal role that the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans play in Earth's climate system has resulted in an increase in observatory efforts in these areas, as well new efforts to study North Atlantic ecosystems and their sustainability.
WHOI currently operates three ocean-going research vessels, a coastal vessel, and several small craft. In addition, WHOI operates the National Deep Submergence Facility (NDSF) that currently includes the human occupied (HOV) submersible Alvin and the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason. WHOI is also a leader in autonomous underwater vehicles, including the latest generation research AUVSentry. Experience gained from the operation of these assets has given the Institution unique expertise in operating and maintaining seagoing research facilities.
"WHOI's outstanding proposal was the unanimous recommendation for operation of the Ocean Class research vessel, AGOR 27," said U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Nevin Carr, the chief of Naval research. "I am pleased to continue ONR's long and fruitful association with WHOI as a premier operator of Navy research vessels for the betterment of Navy and our nation's ocean science programs. The Institution's commitments for outfitting and supporting operations of AGOR 27 are welcomed, and will contribute substantially to the overall UNOLS fleet effectiveness."
The target delivery of the vessel is mid-2014. WHOI will coordinate closely with the Navy during all phases of the detail design and construction of the AGOR 27. WHOI's Vice President for Marine Facilities and Operations Rob Munier will serve as program director and WHOI's Director of Ship Operations Al Suchy will serve as deputy program director to provide direction and coordination. Once launched and completed, WHOI will operate the vessel under a Bareboat Charter Party agreement with the U.S. Navy.
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution is a private, independent organization in Falmouth, Mass., dedicated to marine research, engineering, and higher education. Established in 1930 on a recommendation from the National Academy of Sciences, its primary mission is to understand the oceans and their interaction with the Earth as a whole, and to communicate a basic understanding of the oceans' role in the changing global environment.


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Below you can find some basic information about who we are, what we do and how to get in touch, find out more and support our work. Please look at the News page for details of events and sales.
Who are we?
We are a charitable organisation set up in early 2009 with three aims:
- to support the zabbaleen (garbage collectors) community through the healthcare, education and training programmes of the Association for the Protection of the Environment (A.P.E.) in Cairo, Egypt
- to promote awareness of the lives and work of the zabbaleen communities and the A.P.E.'s supporting partnership with them.
- to provide income-generating opportunities for the zabbaleen girls and women who are trained in the A.P.E. workshops to produce beautiful handloom rugs & bags, patchwork quilts and handmade paper products such as greetings cards.
What do we do?
- We give talks to interested individuals or groups, including school children and their teachers and student organisations.
- We also deal with enquiries about the zabbaleen community from all around the world, including interested individuals, academic researchers and the media.
- We buy the zabbaleen textile and paper products from the A.P.E. in Cairo and sell them at church bazaars, fetes, private coffee mornings and conferences. Soon we hope to have an online shop.
- All profits from sales, funds raised from events and donations are sent back to Egypt where they are used by the A.P.E. to help fund a mother and baby clinic, kindergarten, after school groups, training and healthcare programmes.
How can you support us?
You can support our work by coming to our sales, talks and events, by buying products and making donations.
About the products made by the zabbaleen
These are all made of recycled materials. The paper waste comes from offices and factories and the rag waste is offcuts from textile mills and garment manufacturers. The craftswomen produce the items either working at home on a loaned loom or working communally in the A.P.E.'s workshops on the Mokattam site which is in the centre of the garbage village. They are independent craftswomen and are paid a fair price for what they produce. Their products are then put into the A.P.E. store, ready for sale and distribution.


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Not just not the health risk of having an abortion, but this is the real danger of abortion to women:
Over the past three decades the world has come to witness an ominous and entirely new form of gender discrimination: sex-selective feticide, implemented through the practice of surgical abortion with the assistance of information gained through prenatal gender determination technology. All around the world, the victims of this new practice are overwhelmingly female — in fact, almost universally female. The practice has become so ruthlessly routine in many contemporary societies that it has impacted their very population structures, warping the balance between male and female births and consequently skewing the sex ratios for the rising generation toward a biologically unnatural excess of males. This still-growing international predilection for sex-selective abortion is by now evident in the demographic contours of dozens of countries around the globe — and it is sufficiently severe that it has come to alter the overall sex ratio at birth of the entire planet, resulting in millions upon millions of new "missing baby girls" each year. In terms of its sheer toll in human numbers, sex-selective abortion has assumed a scale tantamount to a global war against baby girls.
And perhaps this is why the New Age Theocrats are pushing for acceptance of homosexuality. What are all these excess boys going to do with their sex drive when the numbers of girls are unnaturally cut? And you say this could never happen in America?


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Vatican City, Aug 6, 2013 / 09:09 am
Pope Francis delivered a strong call to Christians to share the faith in his message for World Mission Day, saying that in today's troubled world "it is necessary to proclaim courageously and in every situation, the Gospel of Christ."
"In this complex situation, where the horizon of the present and future seems threatened by menacing clouds, it is necessary to proclaim courageously and in every situation, the Gospel of Christ, a message of hope, reconciliation, communion, a proclamation of God's closeness, his mercy, his salvation, and a proclamation that the power of God's love is able to overcome the darkness of evil and guide us on the path of goodness," the Pope wrote in his message, released Aug. 6 by the Vatican.
The Pope began his first message for World Mission Sunday, which is celebrated on Oct. 20, by pointing out that the close of the Year of Faith will only be weeks away when the day dedicated to missionary efforts is celebrated.
In that light, he used his letter to offer five thoughts that covered faith, the necessity of sharing it, some roadblocks missionary efforts can encounter and the importance of generously responding to the missionary call of the Holy Spirit.
The pontiff began by focusing his first point on faith, which the Church has focused on since Benedict XVI initiated the Year of Faith on Oct. 11, 2012. The observance of the Year is scheduled to end with a closing ceremony on Nov. 24, 2013 in St. Peter's Square.
"Faith is God's precious gift," Pope Francis wrote, it "opens our mind to know and love him. … Faith, however, needs to be accepted, it needs our personal response, the courage to entrust ourselves to God, to live his love and be grateful for his infinite mercy."
Faith is also "a gift, not reserved for a few but offered with generosity. Everyone should be able to experience the joy of being loved by God, the joy of salvation! It is a gift that one cannot keep to oneself, but it is to be shared. If we want to keep it only to ourselves, we will become isolated, sterile and sick Christians," he said in his message.
On the other hand, a healthy and mature Church is one that engages in missionary outreach, he said, quoting from Benedict XVI.
He also returned one of his signature themes, that of reaching out to those on the margins of society.
"Each community is 'mature' when it professes faith, celebrates it with joy during the liturgy, lives charity, proclaims the Word of God endlessly, leaves one's own to take it to the 'peripheries,' especially to those who have not yet had the opportunity to know Christ," he asserted.
Pope Francis then turned his thoughts to the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council, which coincides with the Year of Faith.
"The Year of Faith, fifty years after the beginning of the Second Vatican Council, motivates the entire Church towards a renewed awareness of its presence in the contemporary world and its mission among peoples and nations," he said.
"The Second Vatican Council," the Pope stated, "emphasized in a special way how the missionary task, that of broadening the boundaries of faith, belongs to every baptized person and all Christian communities."
As a way of practically applying that mandate, the Holy Father invited bishops, pastoral councils and "each person and group responsible in the Church to give a prominent position to this missionary dimension in formation and pastoral programs, in the understanding that their apostolic commitment is not complete unless it aims at bearing witness to Christ before the nations and before all peoples."
In his third point, Pope Francis offered a frank assessment of some the internal and external obstacles that the work of evangelization encounters.
"Sometimes there is lack of fervor, joy, courage and hope in proclaiming the Message of Christ to all and in helping the people of our time to an encounter with him.
"Sometimes, it is still thought, that proclaiming the truth of the Gospel means an assault on freedom," he wrote.
To counter that assertion, the pontiff turned to Pope Paul VI, who said, "It would be ... an error to impose something on the consciences of our brethren. But to propose to their consciences the truth of the Gospel and salvation in Jesus Christ, with complete clarity and with total respect for free options which it presents ... is a tribute to this freedom."
Another pitfall that stands in the way of evangelizers is the temptation to proclaim Christ without his Church. "Evangelization is not an isolated individual or private act; it is always ecclesial," the Pope said in response.
Pope Francis dedicated his fourth reflection to how both the mobility of people and the ease of communication "have mingled people, knowledge, experience."
"For work reasons," he noted, "entire families move from one continent to another; professional and cultural exchanges, tourism, and other phenomena have also led to great movements of peoples. This makes it difficult, even for the parish community, to know who lives permanently or temporarily in the area."
This mobility means that people who would have previously been formed in the faith in one place are being missed and "the number of those who are unacquainted with the faith, or indifferent to the religious dimension or are animated by other beliefs, is increasing," the Pope explained.
All of these factors, he said, make a "new evangelization" necessary.
The Holy Father also observed that we "live in a time of crisis that touches various sectors of existence, not only the economy, finance, food security, or the environment, but also those involving the deeper meaning of life and the fundamental values that animate it."
"The men and women of our time," he insisted, "need the secure light that illuminates their path and that only the encounter with Christ can give."
At the same time, he clarified that the Church's "missionary spirit is not about proselytizing, but the testimony of a life that illuminates the path, which brings hope and love. The Church – I repeat once again – is not a relief organization, an enterprise or an NGO, but a community of people, animated by the Holy Spirit, who have lived and are living the wonder of the encounter with Jesus Christ and want to share this experience of deep joy, the message of salvation that the Lord gave us."
Pope Francis used his final section to thank all those who have spent time as missionaries or dedicated their lives to spreading the Gospel. He also thanked those bishops and religious communities that have sent priests to areas that are poor in vocations and encouraged their continued generosity. Sending missionaries, he wrote, "is never a loss, but a gain."
Before closing his message, Pope Francis remembered those "Christians who, in various parts of the world, experience difficulty in openly professing their faith and in enjoying the legal right to practice it in a worthy manner."
"They are our brothers and sisters, courageous witnesses - even more numerous than the martyrs of the early centuries - who endure with apostolic perseverance many contemporary forms of persecution. Quite a few also risk their lives to remain faithful to the Gospel of Christ. I wish to reaffirm my closeness in prayer to individuals, families and communities who suffer violence and intolerance, and I repeat to them the consoling words of Jesus: 'Take courage, I have overcome the world.'"
He finished his message by blessing "missionaries and all those who accompany and support this fundamental commitment of the Church to proclaim the Gospel to all the ends of the earth."
To read Pope Francis' full message for World Mission Sunday, please visit: http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/document.php?n=1077


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Philippe Marliere
So we are all 'populist' now? Many in the media and in academia seem to think so. In Europe, various political movements and politicians are described as 'populist'. To name but a few: Nigel Farage's Euroscepticism in Britain, Geert Wilders's Islamophobia in the Netherlands, Beppe Grillo's anti-elite campaign in Italy, Jobbik's anti-Semitism in Hungary, Die Linke's anti-austerity programme in Germany, Marine Le Pen's Fascism with a human face or Jean-Luc Mélenchon's pro-6th Republic in France. What do these political forces have in common? In truth, very little. Some are ideologically and politically poles apart. If these parties are politically different, why indiscriminately refer to them as 'populist'?
What is 'populism'?
Traditionally, the notion of 'populism' has been used to refer to the opportunistic exploitation of popular, sometimes demagogic, sentiments with a resonance amongst the masses. More recently, the label of 'populism' has been more loosely applied. In its current acceptation, populism essentially entails:
– A criticism of the forms and practices of liberal democracy;
– A movement that tends to draw its values from the past and which offers an ideological and sentimental landmark;
– A 'Manichean' worldview in which the 'people' are celebrated and the political elites are presented as 'corrupt' and 'out of touch'. Populism is therefore about siding with 'the people' against 'the elites'.
– Demagogy and 'catch-all' politics.
Such typology is not entirely enlightening. Firstly, to be critical of liberal-democratic institutions does not necessarily make a politician or a party an enemy of those institutions, let alone a threat to democracy. Secondly, mainstream parties arguably can also draw inspiration and values from the past. Think, for instance, of conservatives and traditional social-democrats. Thirdly, there is nothing wrong with popular movements singling out 'corrupt' and 'out of touch' politicians. Fourthly, virtually all parties across the political spectrum are desperate to be in tune with 'vox pop' and practice various forms of 'catch-all' politics. Otherwise, why would they bother to run focus groups and why would they be over-reliant on opinion polls? These preliminary remarks show that populism is a rather ambivalent concept and therefore one has to exercise a degree of caution when using it.
Until 15-20 years ago, studies on populism referred almost exclusively to Latin America. In the 1930s and 1940s, many regimes based themselves on authoritarian politics such as Getúlio Vargas's Estado Novo in Brazil or Juan Perón in Argentina. Here, populism meant that leaders and political forces adapted to the prevailing mood of the nation, moving within the ideological spectrum from left to right several times during their political lives. From the 1950s, Latin American populism managed to capture high levels of working-class support, notably when it was associated with left-leaning petty bourgeois nationalism.
A perceived threat to representative democracy
Over the past fifteen years or so, the word's meaning has changed quite considerably. Nowadays, it rarely defines authoritarian regimes which appeal to the masses, but rather designates left-wing or right-wing movements which are seen as challenging the dominant ideas or policies. What is more, critics of populism worry about the mobilisation of the people in politics. Roy Hattersley, the former deputy leader of the Labour Party, recently observed that 'the mantra of the moment is "listen to the people" – a call for populist politics dressed up to look like a demand for the genuine democracy which is said to be denied to Britain by an unrepresentative and remote elite.' According to this line of reasoning, popular democracy seems unnecessary and it can even be dangerous. It certainly has to be mediated though a professional political elite who is wiser and knows better.
More than anywhere else in Europe, the notion of populism has been used aplenty in French politics and academia. This is largely due to the persisting electoral successes of the Front National, an extreme-right party, from the mid-1980s onward. It is quite ironic to note that the reference to populism in French media and academia is inversely proportional to the presence and visibility of the 'people' in politics (understood as working-class or 'popular' classes). In other words, the less represented the 'popular' classes are in political parties, in parliament or in government, the more 'populism' is branded a threat for French society.
Talk about 'populism' culminated in 2005. After a politicised debate nationwide, 55% of French voters rejected the European Constitution. Mainstream parties and media had all called for a 'yes' vote. They were prompt to reprimand an 'irrational' and 'immature' electorate which had followed 'populist' politicians from the right and from the left. Hardly one year later, the Lisbon Treaty – a repackaged version of the European Constitution – was adopted by heads of state behind closed doors. This time, the French government did not consult its people. Nicolas Sarkozy, then French president, publicly admitted that had he organised a new referendum, the French would have opposed it again. To paraphrase Bertolt Brecht: by voting 'the wrong way', the French 'people had forfeited the confidence of the government'. As the government could not possibly 'dissolve the people and elect another', it opted to impose its decision in this most undemocratic manner.
Distrusting the people
There is more to it than the question of people's 'political immaturity'. The 'populism' tag subliminally signals that the popular classes are morally corrupt and dangerous. Evidence of this is that they support demagogues. By labelling political movements as antagonistic as UKIP, the Five Star movement, Jobbik, the Front National or Die Linke, one tends to demonise forces which have only one thing in common: they disagree with mainstream political parties' policies. In so doing, one confuses political movements which are historically antagonistic. For instance, Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon are both frequently called 'populist' in the media and by some academics. Yet their worldview and policies are totally at loggerheads. Le Pen's politics is essentially 'ethno-centred' (end of immigration, anti-Islam stand, discrimination against foreigners), whereas Mélenchon's politics is essentially a radical critique of neoliberal economics. By branding both politicians as 'populist', one rather insidiously suggests to the public that the Front National and the Front de Gauche are two symmetrical forces. In other words, they are the two flip sides of the same coin or the same rotten apples that spoil the barrel.
In the mid-1980s, the French political scientist Pierre-André Taguieff presented the Front National as a 'National-Populism'; a notion originally used in the United States to describe the New Right[1]. He was adamant that the Front National was no longer 'extreme' or 'fascist', but simply 'radical'. This is a contentious interpretation. The Front National in the mid-1980s was a party which had been founded ten years earlier by a ragbag of Monarchists, former Nazi collaborators, Maurrasians, former OAS members (French terrorist organisation in Algeria), and whose leader had been condemned several times for publicly expressing racial and anti-Semitic abuse. Critics saw it as an attempt to water down the Front National fascistic legacy (Vichy and Pétainism, French Algeria), as well as the extreme nature of some of its policies (on immigration and nationality law). Indeed to call the Front National 'populist' sounds less extreme and threatening. It somehow gives the party an air of 'respectability'. Some have contended that it helped kick-start a long process of 'de-demonisation' of the French extreme right.
The categorisation of the extreme right as 'populist' has above all helped discredit both the left and the popular classes themselves. In the mid-1995, Pascal Perrineau talked of 'Gaucho-Lepénisme' to explain that a significant fraction of communist voters had transferred their votes to the Front National[2]. If true, this would demonstrate that the 'two political extremes' converge and are politically compatible. Furthermore, it would confirm the idea that blue collar workers are racist and authoritarian, and therefore politically unreliable. Annie Collovald has demonstrated that this was a far-fetched interpretation[3]. Marine Le Pen may have received 31% of the working-class vote in the first round of the 2012 presidential election; the truth of the matter is that 69% of them did not vote for her. Furthermore, the notion of 'Gaucho-Lepénisme' overlooks two important factors. Firstly, a very large number of working-class voters abstain from voting altogether. Secondly, since the 1950s, there have always been a fair number of working-class people who have rejected the left in France. So there is nothing new here.
Populism and demophobic feelings
'Reasonable' commentators in France suggest that the popular classes switch their allegiance from mainstream parties to the extreme right or the radical left for essentialist reasons; because they are allegedly 'racist', 'authoritarian' and politically 'immature'. Few wonder whether this vote transfer might not have to do with the socio-political environment, such as the economic policies implemented by mainstream parties (austerity), the economic crisis, unemployment, the loss of class identity or politicians' corruption and broken promises. As for the so-called 'authoritarian' penchant of the popular classes, the 'reasonable' mainstream parties only have themselves to blame. Both Parti Socialiste and Union pour un Movement Populaire have for so long put at the heart of their programmes and rhetoric the issues of immigration and law and order, both advocating a 'tough stand' on crime.
It is tempting to point out that the accusation of 'populism' for some betrays hardly concealed 'demophobic' feelings. Those who constantly fear or lament 'populism' seem indeed to believe that voters – notably of modest extraction – cannot be trusted to make the right political decisions. Thus when they do not vote the way the political elites had anticipated, their opinion is null and void. The 2005 referendum in France famously illustrated this point. Furthermore, mainstream parties as well as governments and international organisations have a tendency to project their own interests as 'national interests' while the interests of their opponents are belittled as 'corporatist' and 'narrow', or to put it in one word as 'populist'.
Ambiguous and ill-defined, the notion of 'populism' offers little heuristic value. It furthermore fails to grasp the various backgrounds and motivations of anti-systemic parties as well as the nature and density of their conflict with the dominant social, economic and political institutions in our societies. The use of 'populism' is today problematic. In some quarters, the fight against 'populism' seems to be a convenient pretext to dismiss whoever challenges the ideas of what Alain Minc once optimistically called the 'Circle of Reason'. Others call it the 'Circle of Neoliberal Thought'.
[1] Pierre-André Taguieff, 'La rhétorique du national-populisme (I)', Cahiers Bernard-Lazare, no 109, June-July 1984, p. 19-38 and (II), Mots, no 9, octobre 1984, p. 113-139.
[2] Pascal Perrineau, Le symptôme Le Pen. Radiographie des électeurs du Front National , Paris, Fayard, 1997.
[3] Annie Collovald, Le populisme du FN, un dangereux contresens, Editions du Croquant, 2004.
(OPEN DEMOCRACY, 4 juny 2013)
Philippe Marlière is a Professor in French and European Politics at University College London (UK). Philippe blogs here and here, and tweets @PhMarliere. He is a regular contributor to Le Monde, Le Monde diplomatique and The Guardian. His major publications include: La Social-démocratie domestiquée. La voie blairiste (Aden, 2008); La Mémoire socialiste. Sociologie du souvenir politique en milieu partisan (L'Harmattan, 2007); La Troisième voie dans l'impasse. Essais sur le New Labour et Tony Blair (Syllepse, 2003); Social democratic parties in the European Union. History, organisation, policies (Macmillan, 1999); Jean Jaurès et son discours à la jeunesse (La Nacelle, 1995).


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With the goal of reaching out to large numbers of smartphone users, the new mAadhaar is released by the Unique Identification Authority of India. The App features an array of Aadhaar services and a personalized section for the Aadhaar holder who can carry their Aadhaar information in form of a soft copy, instead of carrying a physical copy all the time.
The key features in mAadhaar:
Multilingual : In order to ensure the Aadhaar Services are accessible to linguistically diverse residents of India, the menu, button labels and form fields are provided in English as well as in 12 Indian languages (Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu). After installation, the user will be prompted to select any of the preferred languages. However, the input fields in the forms will accept data entered in the English language only. This is done to help the user avoid facing the challenges of typing in regional languages (due to limitations in the mobile keyboards).
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Aadhaar Online Services on Mobile: The mAadhaar user can avail the featured services for themselves as well as for any other resident seeking Aadhaar or related help. The functionalities are broadly grouped as :
o Main Service Dashboard: Direct access to download Aadhaar, Order a Reprint, Address Update, Download offline eKYC, Show or Scan QR Code, Verify Aadhaar, Verify mail/email, retrieve UID/EID, Request for Address Validation Letter
o Request Status Services: To help resident check the status of various online requests
o My Aadhaar: This is a personalized section for Aadhaar holder where the resident will not have to enter their Aadhaar number to avail Aadhaar services. In addition, this section also provides facilities for the resident to lock/unlock their Aadhaar or Biometric Authentication.
Aadhaar Locking – Aadhaar holder can lock their UID/Aadhaar number anytime they wish.
Biometric locking/unlocking secures biometric authentication by locking biometrics data. Once the resident enables the Biometric Locking system their biometric remains locked till the Aadhaar Holder chose to either Unlock it (which is temporary) or Disable the Locking system.
TOTP generation – Time-based One-Time Password is an automatically generated temporary password that can be used instead of SMS based OTP.
Update of profile – To updated view of Aadhaar profile data after successful completion of update request.
Sharing of QR code and eKYC data by Aadhaar Number holder helps Aadhaar users share their password-protected eKYC or QR code for safe and paperless verification.
Multi-profile: Aadhaar holder can include multiple (up to 3) profiles (with the same registered mobile number) in their profile section.
Aadhaar Services on SMS ensures Aadhaar holder avail of Aadhaar services even when there is no network. This needs SMS permission.
Locate the Enrollment Center helps the user find the nearest Enrolment Center.1


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Published date: May 03, 2016
Azure Search indexers for Blob storage were announced in March with the ability to crack open and index major document formats, including PDF, Microsoft Office, HTML, JSON, and more. The Blob storage indexer can now parse JSON blobs and select any part of the JSON payload for indexing in Azure Search. Currently, this functionality is in preview. It is available only in the REST API version 2015-02-28-Preview. Read this article to learn more!


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Hearing Loss in the USA
Many people suffer from hearing loss, in fact, the latest available statistics show that over 10% of the U.S. population reports difficulty hearing! That's over 31 million people! And as the Baby Boomer generation continues to age, that number promises to increase dramatically!
Are you one of those millions of people who does not hear as well as they once did? If so, you are certainly not alone. Consider these statistics reported by Sergei Kochkin, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Better Hearing Institute:
- 3 in 10 people over age 60 have hearing loss;
- 1 in 6 baby boomers (ages 41-59), or 14.6%, have a hearing problem;
- 1 in 14 Generation Xers (ages 29-40), or 7.4%, already have hearing loss;
- At least 1.4 million children (18 or younger) have hearing problems;
It is estimated that 3 in 1,000 infants are born with serious to profound hearing loss.
In addition, studies have linked untreated hearing loss to emotional, physical, mental, psychological and even economic disadvantages! And, to make matters even worse, there are many myths about hearing loss that prevent those with hearing loss from doing anything about it.
Causes Of Hearing Loss
One of the most common "myths" about hearing loss is that only "old people" suffer from it! In fact, the reverse is true! The majority (65%) of people with hearing loss are younger than 65 and six million people in the U.S. between 18 and 44 suffer from hearing loss (Better Hearing Institute website).
The truth is that there are several causes of hearing loss with "exposure to noise" ranking high among the reasons. The primary causes of hearing loss are:
- Exposure to noise
- Family history of hearing loss
- Medicine
- Aging process
- Disease
- Head trauma
Types Of Hearing Loss
Not all hearing loss can be corrected through the use of hearing aids or alternative listening devices. The type of hearing loss determines the specific treatment required.
There are four types of hearing loss:
- Conductive: This could be caused by something as simple as earwax buildup!
- Sensorineural: This is caused when tiny hairs in the cochlea are missing or damaged.
- Mixed: This is a combination of conductive and sensorineural hearing loss
- Central: Strokes and central nerve diseases are often the cause of this type of hearing loss.


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ARIES (March 21 to April 19): Your moodier side might emerge this week. But the dark period should pass in time for the party-loving Lamb to go on a happy gambol with some very special people this weekend.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Yet again, you show your skill at being able to indulge in your love of the arts this week while still taking care of practical matters, including some still-unfinished business matters.
GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A potential change might appear to be what you've been looking for. In any event, consider both the negative as well as the positive possibilities before making any sort of decision.
CANCER (June 21 to July 22): Relationships continue to dominate your aspect this week on a mostly positive level, with just a few problem areas you can smooth over. Also, try to be flexible about travel plans.
LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): You love being on center stage, and while you absolutely purr at the sound of all that praise, be careful not to take on too many commitments at the expense of time spent with loved ones.
VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): You might feel that you need to get involved in a matter concerning a friend or relative. But while the issues appear to be cut and dried, they might not be. Get more facts before you act.
LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): A suggestion about a policy change could create heated reactions. Keep your mind open and resist joining in with naysayers unless they can show a real basis for their position.
SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): While potential career changes warrant your interest, don't ignore current job responsibilities. A personal relationship can also benefit from more of your attention.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): Don't guess at what the facts might be if you hope to make the best decision possible. The wise course is to ask direct questions and act on the answers you get.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): Your efforts involving that pesky problem should soon show positive signs of being resolved. This would allow you to shift some of your focus in another direction.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): While you enjoy well-deserved praise for getting a difficult job done, there's no time to relax. A new challenge looms. Expect more support from a once-strong critic.
PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): You might still have explaining to do about your decision, but support grows as you continue to make your case. You also might want to start making plans for the upcoming holidays.
BORN THIS WEEK: You insist on making decisions based on facts, not on popular opinions. Have you considered a career in science?
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New York, NY – The National Basketball Association unveiled its full 82-game regular-season schedule on Tuesday night.
Three games will be played on Opening Night on Oct. 29, highlighted by the return of Derrick Rose to the court when his Chicago Bulls visit the two-time defending champion Miami Heat. Rose missed the entire 2012-13 season while recovering from knee surgery and was on the sideline when the Heat eliminated the Bulls in the second round of the playoffs en route to their second straight title.
The Orlando Magic will play at the Indiana Pacers on the Opening Night undercard, and the nightcap features the Staples Center patrons battling one another as the Clippers and Lakers vie for the best team in Los Angeles.
There will five games from coast-to-coast on Christmas Day, starting at noon (et) with the Bulls playing against the new-look Brooklyn Nets, who revamped their roster with title-proven veterans Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Jason Terry.
The Oklahoma City Thunder and New York Knicks suit up at Madison Square Garden, the Heat visit the Lakers, the Dwight Howard-led Houston Rockets play at the defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs, and the Clippers visit the Golden State Warriors in the Christmas Day nightcap.
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Chris Aston started his pottery at Elkesley, Nottinghamshire in 1965. His work is channelled into two streams; he makes domestic wares for oven, kitchen and table, and one-off decorative pieces. He likes reds and pinks, and experiments with iron and copper underglaze designs.
His decorative pieces often have veined designs, and he has recently been employing computer graphics to develop his ideas. He uses press and extrusion techniques for slab building. Chris is an accomplished thrower and an adventurous experimenter.


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August 1
Quotes of the day from previous years:
- 2003
- Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods. ~ Aristotle
- selected by Nanobug
- 2004
- Called or uncalled, God is there. ~ Ancient proverb, said to be Spartan, popularized by Carl Jung
- selected by Kalki
This is a translation of the Latin phrase Vocatus atque non vocatus, Deus aderit. which Jung used as an inscription on his house, and also on his tomb. It is also commonly translated as " Called or uncalled, God is present." or sometimes "Invoked or not invoked...", "Bidden or unbidden", or "Summoned or not summoned..." God is present.
- selected by Kalki
- 2005
- From without, no wonderful effect is wrought within ourselves, unless some interior, responding wonder meets it. That the starry vault shall surcharge the heart with all rapturous marvelings, is only because we ourselves are greater miracles, and superber trophies than all the stars in universal space. ~ Herman Melville (born 1 August 1819)
- proposed by Kalki
- 2006
- And now we meet in an abandoned studio
We hear the playback and it seems so long ago
And you remember the jingles used to go
Oh, oh — You were the first one.
Oh, oh — You were the last one.
Video killed the radio star.
~ The Buggles ~- proposed by Jeff Q
- 2007
- People ask what are my intentions with my films — my aims. It is a difficult and dangerous question, and I usually give an evasive answer: I try to tell the truth about the human condition, the truth as I see it. ~ Ingmar Bergman (recent death)
- proposed by Kalki
- 2008
- All visible objects, man, are but as pasteboard masks. But in each event — in the living act, the undoubted deed — there, some unknown but still reasoning thing puts forth the mouldings of its features from behind the unreasoning mask. ~ Herman Melville in Moby-Dick (born 1 August 1819)
- proposed by Kalki
- 2009
- In this world of lies, Truth is forced to fly like a sacred white doe in the woodlands; and only by cunning glimpses will she reveal herself, as in Shakespeare and other masters of the great Art of Telling the Truth, — even though it be covertly, and by snatches. ~ Herman Melville
- proposed by Kalki
- 2010
- It is — or seems to be — a wise sort of thing, to realise that all that happens to a man in this life is only by way of joke, especially his misfortunes, if he have them. And it is also worth bearing in mind, that the joke is passed round pretty liberally & impartially, so that not very many are entitled to fancy that they in particular are getting the worst of it. ~ Herman Melville
- proposed by Kalki
- 2011
- There is sorrow in the world, but goodness too; and goodness that is not greenness, either, no more than sorrow is. ~ Herman Melville, in The Confidence-Man
- proposed by Kalki
- 2012
Are there no Moravians in the Moon, that not a missionary has yet visited this poor pagan planet of ours, to civilise civilisation and christianise Christendom? |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2013
I have no objection to any person's religion, be it what it may, so long as that person does not kill or insult any other person, because that other person don't believe it also. |
~ Herman Melville ~ in ~ Moby-Dick ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2014
Nobody had more class than Melville. To do what he did in Moby-Dick, to tell a story and to risk putting so much material into it. If you could weigh a book, I don't know any book that would be more full. It's more full than War and Peace or The Brothers Karamazov. It has Saint Elmo's fire, and great whales, and grand arguments between heroes, and secret passions. It risks wandering far, far out into the globe. Melville took on the whole world, saw it all in a vision, and risked everything in prose that sings. You have a sense from the very beginning that Melville had a vision in his mind of what this book was going to look like, and he trusted himself to follow it through all the way. |
~ Ken Kesey ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2015
Silence is the general consecration of the universe. Silence is the invisible laying on of the Divine Pontiff's hands upon the world. Silence is at once the most harmless and the most awful thing in all nature. It speaks of the Reserved Forces of Fate. Silence is the only Voice of our God. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2016
I would to God Shakspeare had lived later, & promenaded in Broadway … that the muzzle which all men wore on their soul in the Elizebethan day, might not have intercepted Shakspers full articulations. For I hold it a verity, that even Shakspeare, was not a frank man to the uttermost. And, indeed, who in this intolerant universe is, or can be? But the Declaration of Independence makes a difference. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2017
A smile is the chosen vehicle of all ambiguities. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2018
Of all the preposterous assumptions of humanity over humanity, nothing exceeds most of the criticisms made on the habits of the poor by the well-housed, well-warmed, and well-fed. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2019
All Profound things, and emotions of things are preceded and attended by Silence. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2020
Say what some poets will, Nature is not so much her own ever-sweet interpreter, as the mere supplier of that cunning alphabet, whereby selecting and combining as he pleases, each man reads his own peculiar lesson according to his own peculiar mind and mood. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2021
Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver, but less daring. Thus with seamen: he who goes the oftenest round Cape Horn goes the most circumspectly. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
- proposed by Kalki
- 2022
I didn't know that meeting a Star Trek fan would change my life. I was told a fan wanted to meet me, and I turned and looked into the face of Dr. Martin Luther King. I was breathless. He said, "Yes, I'm the Trekker — I'm a Star Trek fan." And he told me that Star Trek was one of the only shows that his wife Coretta and he would allow their little children to stay up and watch. I thanked him — and I told him I was leaving the show. All the smile came off his face and he said: "You can't do that." He said "Don't you understand that for the first time, we're seen as we should be seen? You don't have a Black role — you have an equal role." And on I went back to work on Monday morning. I went to Gene's office and told him what had happened over the weekend. And he said, "Welcome home. We have a lot of work to do." |
~ Nichelle Nichols ~ |
- proposed by Kalki; in regard of her recent death.
- 2023
I have always felt a huge amount of love and respect from my friends, fans and supporters. I have loved you all so much and enjoyed making art for you. |
~ Paul Reubens ~ |
- proposed by Kalki; in regard of his recent death.
Quotes by people born this day, already used as QOTD:
- Call me Ishmael. Some years ago — never mind how long precisely — having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation. ~ Herman Melville in Moby-Dick
- used 14 November 2009, proposed by MosheZadka
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- 0 (no source, no anon, no relevance) ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 04:43, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
- 0 Zarbon 14:55, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
They took the credit for your second symphony.
Rewritten by machine and new technology,
and now I understand the problems you can see.
~ The Buggles, "Video Killed the Radio Star"
- first song played on MTV, (1 August 1981)
- 3 ~ MosheZadka (Talk) 04:49, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
- 3 Jeff Q (talk) 09:47, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
- 2 Zarbon 14:55, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- 1 Kalki 00:29, 2 August 2008 (UTC) not as memorable as the chorus of the song, which has already been used.
- 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 03:03, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
Genius, all over the world, stands hand in hand, and one shock of recognition runs the whole circle round. ~ Herman Melville (born 1 August 1819)
- 3 Kalki 23:33, 31 July 2005 (UTC) with a lean toward 4
- 1 Zarbon 14:55, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:48, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
- 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 03:03, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. ~ Michael Badnarik
- 3 Zarbon 03:23, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- 0 Kalki 19:22, 1 June 2009 (UTC) because this is apparently a misattribution, at least in terms of authorship.
1 Kalki 11:00, 31 July 2008 (UTC) I would rank this higher, but I don't believe this actually originates with Badnarik. - PhR 18:36, 1 June 2009 (UTC)NPOV prevents me from commenting on Badnarik. Check http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rita_Mae_Brown right here.
- You seem to assert that this did not originate with Badnarik, which is fairly well evidenced, but you have numerically ranked this high, by our system in which the highest favor is 4, and the lowest is 0. ~ Kalki 19:21, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
- I didn't mean to rank the quote at all, Kalki, so I just removed the ranking. Hope it's ok. --PhR 00:11, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
Allow me to dispel a myth. People in the Middle East do not hate us for our freedom. They do not hate us for our lifestyle. They hate us because we have spent many years attempting to force them to emulate our lifestyle. ~ Michael Badnarik
- 2 Zarbon 03:23, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 11:00, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:48, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
- 2.5 //Gbern3 (talk) 03:03, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
The question is: How bad do things have to get before you will do something about it? Where is your line in the sand? If you don't enforce the constitutional limitations on your government very soon, you are likely to find out what World War III will be like. I'm quite sure that I will never experience that war - because dissidents are always the first to be eliminated. ~ Michael Badnarik
- 2 Zarbon 03:23, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 11:00, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:48, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
- 2.5 //Gbern3 (talk) 03:03, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
- 3 bystander (talk) 14:02, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
I am a very peaceful man. I love people and am known for my gregarious personality. However, if you try to confiscate my guns, I will feel compelled to give them to you, one bullet at a time. ~ Michael Badnarik
- 4 Zarbon 03:23, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
- 2 Kalki 11:00, 31 July 2008 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.
- 2 InvisibleSun 22:48, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
- 1 ~ DanielTom (talk) 01:39, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
- 2 //Gbern3 (talk) 03:03, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
We have got to choose between two results. With these four millions of Negroes, either you must have four millions of disfranchised, disarmed, untaught, landless, thriftless, non-producing, non-consuming, degraded men, or else you must have four millions of land-holding, industrious, arms-bearing, and voting population. Choose between the two! Which will you have? |
~ Richard Henry Dana, Jr. ~ |
- 4. Anti-slavery quote, explaining the difference between the benefits of free men versus the detriment of slavery. Speaker was born on August 1. Source here. – Illegitimate Barrister 20:21, 4 August 2015 (UTC)
- 2 ♞☤☮♌Kalki ⚚⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 23:23, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
This is how evil thrives. We find an herb that cures disease, and someone will make a poison from it. We forge iron to make a better plow, and someone will make a sharper sword. There can be no power that evil will not corrupt. ~ David Gemmell (dob)
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- 2 ♞☤☮♌Kalki ⚚⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 23:23, 31 July 2016 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.
Never let anger, or outrage, or fear affect you. That is easy advice to give, but hard to follow. Men will bait you, they will laugh at you, they will jeer. But it is just noise… They will hurt the people you love. They will do anything to make you angry or emotional. But the only way you can make them suffer is to win. And to do that you must remain cool. ~ David Gemmell
- 3 bystander (talk) 14:02, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
- 2 ♞☤☮♌Kalki ⚚⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 23:23, 31 July 2016 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.
It is the curse of absolute power… There is no one to admonish you, no laws save those you make. We like to believe there is something special, even alien, about evil. We like to think that tyrants are different from the rest of us. That they are somehow inhuman. They are not. They are merely unchained, unfettered; free to do as they please. ~ David Gemmell
- 3 bystander (talk) 14:02, 31 July 2016 (UTC)
- 2 ♞☤☮♌Kalki ⚚⚓⊙☳☶⚡ 23:23, 31 July 2016 (UTC) with a lean toward 3.
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~ Herman Melville ~ |
His was the scorn which thinks it not worth the while to be scornful. Those he most scorned, never knew it. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
Whoever is not in the possession of leisure can hardly be said to possess independence. They talk of the dignity of work. Bosh. True Work is the necessity of poor humanity's earthly condition. The dignity is in leisure. Besides, 99 hundreths of all the work done in the world is either foolish and unnecessary, or harmful and wicked. |
~ Herman Melville ~ |
A man of true science... uses but few hard words, and those only when none other will answer his purpose; whereas the smatterer in science... thinks, that by mouthing hard words, he proves that he understands hard things. |
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Ivan Pavlov
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov [1] (14 September 1849 – 27 February 1936) was a Russian physiologist, psychologist, and physician.
Ivan Petrovich Pavlov | |
Born | |
Died | February 27, 1936 | (aged 86)
Nationality | Russian, Soviet |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg University |
Known for | Classical conditioning Transmarginal inhibition Behavior modification |
Awards | Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (1904) |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Physiologist, psychologist, physician |
Institutions | Military Medical Academy |
He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1904 for research about the digestive system. Pavlov is widely known for first describing classical conditioning.
Early life and education
changeThe son of a priest, and a theology student, Pavlov turned to science after being influenced by progressive ideas. He took natural sciences at the University of St Petersburg, and got a doctorate in 1878.
changeIn the 1890s, Pavlov was investigating the gastric function of dogs by externalizing a salivary gland so he could collect, measure, and analyze the saliva and what response it had to food under different conditions. He noticed that the dogs tended to salivate before food was actually delivered to their mouths, and set out to investigate this "psychic secretion", as he called it. Pavlov performed and directed experiments on digestion, eventually publishing The work of the digestive glands in 1897, after 12 years of research. His experiments earned him the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine.[2]
changeThe concept for which Pavlov is famous is the "conditioned reflex" he developed with his assistant Ivan Tolochinov in 1901.[3]
As Pavlov's work became known in the West, particularly through the writings of John B. Watson, the idea of "conditioning" as an automatic form of learning became a key concept in the developing specialism of comparative psychology, and the general approach to psychology called behaviourism.
The British philosopher Bertrand Russell was an enthusiastic advocate of the importance of Pavlov's work for philosophy of mind.
Pavlov's research on conditional reflexes greatly influenced not only science, but also popular culture. The phrase "Pavlov's dog" is often used to describe someone who merely reacts to a situation rather than using critical thinking. Pavlovian conditioning was a major theme in Aldous Huxley's dystopian novel, Brave New World, and also to a large degree in Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow.
It is popularly believed that Pavlov always signalled the food by ringing a bell. However, his writings also record the use of many stimuli, including electric shocks, whistles, metronomes, tuning forks, and a range of visual stimuli. Catania did not believe Pavlov ever actually used a bell in his famous experiments.[4] Littman tentatively attributed the popular imagery to Pavlov's contemporaries Vladimir Bekhterev and John B. Watson,[5] until Thomas found several references that clearly said Pavlov did, indeed, use a bell.[6]
It is less widely known that Pavlov's experiments on the conditional reflex included children, some of whom apparently underwent surgical procedures, similar to the dogs, for the collection of saliva.[7]
change- ↑ Russian: Иван Петрович Павлов
- ↑ 1904 Nobel prize laureates
- ↑ Todes, Daniel Philip (2002). Pavlov's physiology factory. Baltimore MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 232 et sec. ISBN 0801866901.
- ↑ Catania, A. Charles 1994. Query: did Pavlov's research ring a bell?, PSYCOLOQUY Newsletter, Tuesday, June 7, 1994
- ↑ Littman, Richard A. (1994); Bekhterev and Watson rang Pavlov's bell, Psycoloquy, Vol. 5, No. 49
- ↑ "Thomas, Roger K. 1994. Pavlov's rats "dripped saliva at the sound of a bell", Psycoloquy, 5, No. 80, accessed 22 Aug 2006". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ↑ The brain: a secret history at bbc.co.uk "Mind Control" broadcast on BBC 4 on 11 January 2011


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Don Wilcher is teaching our Introduction to Raspberry Pi Training Camp. Don is an Electrical Engineer, Author, Educator, and Entrepreneur. He's worked in Automotive, Industrial, and Consumer Industries as Product Engineer, Electronic Systems Designer, and Engineering Manager. When he's not helping ITT Tech Students with Capstone Projects or teaching Electrical Engineering Technology courses, he's hard at work developing Arduino/Raspberry Pi projects, writing DIY electronics books, blogging for Design News Magazine and developing online classes for Maker Training Camps (stay tuned for Advanced Raspberry Pi). In addition he's maintaining a life as a husband to his beautiful wife and father to his 3 wonderful kids. Also, he has two dogs, Jewel and T-Bone that keep him busy.
Name one project you are particularly proud of:
1) The maker books (Lego Mindstorms Interfacing & Mechatronics: McGraw-Hill) and articles (The Solderless Breadbox column: Nuts & Volts magazine) I've written in the past . I'm also proud of my current book titled Learn Electronics with Arduino published by Apress. The Introduction to Raspberry Pi course I developed for Maker Training camps is another project I'm very proud of because it inspires people to learn to have fun by making cool tech projects. Finally, I'm really proud to be writing 2 books on the Arduino platform for Apress (Arduino Robotic Motor Controllers) and Maker Media (The Ultimate Microcontroller Projects) publishing houses. The total number of Arduino projects I'm building for both books along with writing sketches is 48. I guess, if I had to summarize these individual projects into one category is, my writing and teaching is helping to enrich people lives through technology, which to me is my ultimate Maker project.
Two past mistakes from which you have learned the most:
1) I remember working on an energy monitoring light dimmer prototype for Hunter Fan where I incorrectly wired an optocoupler IC. I knew the circuit wasn't going to work but I wanted to see the prototype's response. Well, upon powering the circuit, a small flame appeared on my solderless breadboard and quickly extinguished itself. Needlessly to say, I have a burnt section on my breadboard which I covered up with an Arduino.
2) The second mistake I made was touching a partially exposed high voltage anode cap on a picture tube during high school electronics class. For a few seconds, time seem to have frozen. It was quite a strange feeling because I could see the class working on their projects but I wasn't able to move or communicate with them. I'm quite thankful the 15kV shock I received didn't do any permanent damage to my body. From that point forward, I always turn off the power and discharge any voltage/current storage components prior to making repairs or modifications to electronic devices.
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2) Physical Computers – I'm very interested in adding/developing sensors for the Raspberry Pi. I want to explore new ways of creating Physical Computers using Pygame graphics for developing interactive animation devices for education, engineering prototyping, and video game creation.
3) Interactive Graphics– Processing is a very easy and cool programming language to quickly sketch ideas through graphics and animation. I'm currently developing a few Arduino projects with the Processing language in the Ultimate Microcontrollers book.
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2) My kids (Tiana, D'Vonn, and D'Mar) who keep me young through creative play and to provide humor for a good laugh.
3) My mom, dad, and sister who believe in my abilities as a Writer, Engineer, and Educator.
4) Forrest Mims who is a good personal Mentor whose Popular Electronics magazines motivated my hobby in electronics and career as an Electrical Engineer and writer.
5) Clive Maxfield who's Bebop to the Boolean Boogie Book inspired me to purse my passion as writer.
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With its emphasis on applications, this monograph is relevant for researchers at universities and developers in commercial labs.
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About the Editors XV
List of Contributors XVII
IEA Solar Heating and Cooling Programme XXI
Acknowledgments XXIII
Part I 1
1 Principles 3 Markus Peter
2 Solar Thermal Market 13 Karl-Anders Weiß, Christoph Zauner, Jay Burch, and Sandrin Saile
3 Thermal Solar Energy for Polymer Experts 29 Philippe Papillon and Claudius Wilhelms
4 Conventional Collectors, Heat Stores, and Coatings 73 Stephan Fischer, Harald Drück, Stephan Bachmann, Elke Streicher, Jens Ullmann, and Beate Traub
5 Thermal Loads on Solar Collectors and Options for their Reduction 107 Christoph Reiter, Christoph Trinkl, and Wilfried Zörner
6 Standards, Performance Tests of Solar Thermal Systems 119 Stephan Fischer and Christoph Zimmermann
7 Plastics Market 129 Katharina Resch and Gernot M. Wallner
8 Polymeric Materials 135 Gernot M. Wallner, Reinhold W. Lang, and Karl Schnetzinger
9 Processing 151
10 Polymer Durability for Solar Thermal Applications 187 Susan C. Mantell and Jane H. Davidson
11 Plastics Properties and Material Selection 211 Ulrich Endemann and Andreas Mägerlein
Part III 219
12 State of the Art: Polymeric Materials in Solar Thermal Applications 221 Michaela Meir, Fabian Ochs, Claudius Wilhelms, and Gernot Wallner
13.1 Structural Polymeric Materials – Aging Behavior of Solar Absorber Materials 243 Suanne Kahlen, Gernot M. Wallner, and Reinhold W. Lang
14 Conceptual Design of Collectors 287 Karl-Anders Weiss, Steffen Jack, Axel Müller, and John Rekstad
15 Collectors and Heat Stores 301 Stefan Brunold, Philippe Papillon, Micha Plaschkes, John Rekstad, and Claudius Wilhelms
16 Durability Tests of Polymeric Components 319 Stefan Brunold,Florian Ruesch,Roman Kunic, John Rekstad Michaela Meir, and Claudius Wilhelms
17 Architecturally Appealing Solar Thermal Systems – A Marketing Tool in Order to Attract New Customers and Market Segments 351 Ingvild Skjelland, John Rekstad, Karl-Anders Weiss, and Maria Christina Munari Probst
18 Obstacles for the Application of Current Standards 359 Stephan Fischer, Christoph Zauner, Philippe Papillon, Andreas Bohren, Stefan Brunold, and Robert Hausner
Glossary 371
Polymeric Materials 371
Abbreviations 371
Terms and Definitions 372
Solar Thermal Systems 379
Abbreviations 379
Terms and Definitions 379
Index 385


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The location: Deb's Gym |
Q. What is it supposed to be on the show? A. A gym. ( Deb's T-Shirt
in one early scene reads "Bishop's Body Shop" - so that might
be the name of the gym.)
Q. Where is it supposed to be on the show? A. Somewhere
in the Miami.
Q. When did we see it on the show? A. Several times in the second season. Debra (Dexter's sister) is still traumatized by her close call (last season) with the Ice Truck Killer, so she starts spending an inordinate amount of time working out at the gym. While there, she meets a guy named Gabriel, and has a brief affair with him (before deciding he's not the one for her and dumping him for Lundy). We see the gym for the first time in Episode 2 (of Season 2), "Waiting to Exhale", when Debra finishes working out on a StairMaster, and then tries punching a bag. But she hurts her hand - which is how she meets Gabriel. He offers to tape her hands, but she has scary flashbacks of the Killer binding & gagging her with duct tape, so she leaves in a hurry. We see the gym again (at night this time) in Episode 4, "See-Through". Deb is working out with a dumbbell and keeping an eye on Gabriel (who's on the lat machine). They make eye contact, exchange names, and the next moment we see them in the bedroom, as she's rushing him out of his clothes. Still paranoid, she insists on handcuffing him to the headboard before climbing on top (leading to an awkward moment when her brother accidentally walks in on them.) The gym shows up again in Episode 7, "That Night, A Forest Grew ", where Deb & Gabriel are running side by side on treadmills. He's talking, but she's tuning him out, and listening to soothing classical music on her headphones.
A. A gym exterior
and a studio set.
Q. Where can I find it in real life? A. This is an odd location. I was told that the gym didn't really exist, that it was just stock footage of the exterior, and that the interior was a series of sets (at first built in the studio, and later expanded to a larger set built in a Long Beach hotel lobby.) But then I found out that the stock footage turned out to be of a local gym: the exterior shown on the series is actually the L.A. Fitness gym, at 201 S. Lake Ave, in Pasadena, CA. That's at the southwest corner of Lake & Cordova Street, two blocks south of Colorado Blvd. The side seen in the exterior shot is actually the north side, of the building, which faces Cordova. This is the gym exterior shown in Episode 2. But
to make it even more confusing, a completely different gym exterior (which
I still haven't found, and don't plan to look for) is shown in a night
time shot in Episode 4. It looks somewhat similar to the original gym,
but the street trees are completely different. And if you take a close
look, so is the building. But when the gym exterior is shown again in Episode 7 (in the daytime),
we're back to Pasadena again. (Looks like the producers dropped the ball
on that one.) (
The photos below were shot by Lindsay Blake of iamnotastalker.com)
Here is an aerial
photo of the Pasadena. And here is a map
Update 2012: Here's an interesting bit of trivia. A fan, Alan,
emailed me to say that he had seen this exact same gym in Season 5,
Episode 4 of the TV show "Psych". So I took a look at the video. Sure enough, the
same gym establishing shot pops up around 34 minutes into the episode
"Chivalry May Not Be Dead...But Someone Is", and it's not only the same
gym, it's the identical shot. It aired in August of 2010, about three years after this Dexter season. So this must be stock footage. (Thanks, Alan!)
Q. How the heck did you figure out where it was? A. I gave up on this one after hearing that it was just stock footage. But later, I got an email from Lindsay Blake of IAmNotAStalker.com, telling me that she had found the gym in Pasadena. (Her boyfriend recognized it when he saw it on "Dexter".) A Pasadena
resident, she also shot the photos above. (Thanks,
Dexter screenshots from the show and all related characters & elements
are trademarks of and © Showtime.
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