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Ronnie Ressel is entering his 13th season as assistant basketball coach at Missouri Southern and second for the women's basketball team. A 1992 graduate of Missouri Southern, he returned to his alma mater for the 2002-03 campaign after spending ten years at Rend Lake College in Ina, Ill.
Ressel has mentored the posts at Southern for the past four seasons, including 2012 MIAA Player of the Year, Keane Thomann.
He was elevated to the position of men's Associate Head Coach in 2010-11, and was instrumental with his help in development of the guards and overall program at Southern. Former Lion Skyler Bowlin was the MIAA's Player and Defender of the Year in 2011, and was a four-time member of the MIAA's All-Defensive team. He is the Lions' all-time leader in three-pointers and ranks fourth all-time in scoring and second in free-throw percentage. He was selected to three different All-American teams, while being named All-Region and the Region Player of the Year. He was also a finalist for National Player of the Year.
In 11 years with the Lions, Ressel has helped the team to an 204-145 record, including 11-straight appearances in the MIAA Postseason Tournament. The Lions played in the conference tournament title game in 2005 and again in 2011.
At Rend Lake College, Ressel produced a record of 118-92 and was named Great Rivers Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1996. A year later, Ressel led Rend Lake to a GRAC co-championship.
Also during his stint at Rend Lake, he served as assistant softball coach and coordinator of the Rend Lake Fitness Center. Since 1997, he had served as Region 24 Women's Basketball Division I Committee Chairman.
Prior to taking over Rend Lake's women's program, he served as assistant men's basketball coach from 1992-95 after serving one season as a student assistant for Lions head coach Robert Corn in 1991-92.
Ressel enjoyed his share of success throughout his playing and coaching careers. A two-year letterman at Missouri Southern, he averaged 6.7 points, 2.5 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game. He led the Lions in assists in both the 1989-90 and 1990-91 seasons and was awarded the Don Gross Leadership Award following his senior campaign.
In addition to his coaching duties, Ressel also serves an instructor of kinesiology at Southern. He and his wife, Pamela, have a son, Kristopher, who is autistic and non-verbal and has competed in three triathlons.


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On Wednesday 20 July, 2011 the Australian Grand Prix Corporation, in conjunction with Universal Pictures and Crown Entertainment Complex, will roll out the red carpet in Melbourne for the Australian premiere of SENNA.
The highly anticipated film follows triple Formula 1™ World Champion Ayrton Senna through his F1 career from its start in 1984 to its sudden and tragic end at Imola in 1994.
The star-studded night will see special guests walk the red carpet before being inspired by the power of Formula 1™ at the exclusive screening of SENNA at Village Cinemas, Crown.
The film unveils previously unseen footage from Formula One Management (FOM) as well as personal and private footage supplied by the Senna family, who gave their full support to director Asif Kapadia, and writer Manish Pandey. The audience is treated to unprecedented access inside driver briefings and team garages, giving great insight into Ayrton Senna and what it was that made him so special.
The strong appeal of the film has already captured the hearts of F1 fans and film-goers alike. After winning the 2011 World Cinema Documentary Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival, SENNA went on to break the record earlier this month for the highest grossing opening weekend for a documentary film in British cinema history.
SENNA will be released officially in Australian theatres on Thursday 11 August, 2011.

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Ideas for writing your sponsored child are a very popular topic on this blog, on Facebook … pretty much everywhere. In the contact center, we hear lots of questions about what you should and should not write.
While this list is not comprehensive, I hope it's a helpful guide for you.
Topics to write about:
- Your Family
Share everything you are comfortable sharing that is age appropriate for your sponsored child.
Talk about your children, parents, cousins, etc. Tell stories about family members and friends, and tell your sponsored child why you're thankful for them.
- Your Pets
I know that my dogs are like family to my husband and me. Share pictures of your pets, things they like to do (go to the park or play fetch) and your favorite memories of having them as part of your household.
Tell your sponsored child funny stories (remember that time Fido ate the Thanksgiving turkey right off the table when the family wasn't looking?!).
- Your Community, State, and Country
Share educational and fun information about where you live. Be descriptive and send photos if you have some.
- Your Favorite Things
Have a favorite memory of growing up or a favorite Bible verse? Share it with your sponsored child and let him or her know why it means so much to you.
- Encouragement
It may seem like you aren't doing much, but you are! Your words of encouragement provide hope and fill your sponsored child with love.
Don't you remember that person who spoke into your life when you most needed it? That's YOU to your sponsored child! Don't take the honor lightly.
- Holidays and Traditions
Tell your sponsored child how you celebrate Christmas or why Easter is such a big deal to your family. Share Fourth of July memories and write about the history of the holiday.
Just as you are interested to know about your child and family, they are delighted to hear details from you!
- School and Work
As you want to know what your sponsored child is learning at school, your child wants to know what you are learning at school or what your job is like. You might even find out you share a common interest.
- Ask Questions
No, your questions might not always be answered (do you answer EVERY question you get in an email?) but they will show your sponsored child that you truly want to know him or her.
- Share Your Pictures
Your sponsored child LOVES pictures. Be wise in the ones you choose, but send them often. My sponsored children can't seem to get enough!
Topics to Avoid:
First, let me state that this is not meant in any way to make you feel guilty. You are already doing an incredible thing by sponsoring a child. This information is just to help you be wise in how you communicate with your precious sponsored child.
If you're feeling the pangs of guilt, stop and read this first: Not Guilty: Using Your Blessings for Good.
- Money
Don't talk to your sponsored child about money. You and your sponsored child come from very different places. This topic won't bring children joy, but it could promote jealousy and, possibly, anger.
- Food
Have you ever thought about what your sponsored child eats? He or she definitely will not eat the same things you do. You can find out by logging in to your account on our website.
Want to try your child's diet for a while? Check this out: 40 Days of Solidarity with the Poor.
- Your Home or Other Belongings
Go ahead and talk all you want about memories that were made in your home; just avoid the actual thing.
Don't talk about the size of your home or that you have a car (or multiple). Be cautious not to be callous when talking about things you own.
- Inappropriate Pictures
Avoid sharing pictures that may not be appropriate, and remember that your sponsored child lives in a completely different country and culture. While that family picture at the water park may be the "best one you've taken in years," the bathing suits may be quite a shock to your sponsored child. Also, try not to send pictures of your home or belongings.
I've been asked if a picture of a theme park would be okay to send; I think that's fine. Bottom line, use your best judgment and if you're not sure, it's best to call and ask us or don't send it at all.
Finally, I've compiled some resources for you. Feel free to share your own ideas and resources for letter writing topics in the comments!
- Follow us on Pinterest for letter writing ideas.
- Check out the Blogging from the Boonies blog.
- Here's a list of items you can and cannot send with your letters.
- Letter writing ideas from our blog.


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Test ID: CRC
Creatinine Clearance, Serum and 24-Hour Urine
Method Description Describes how the test is performed and provides a method-specific reference
The enzymatic method is based on the determination of sarcosine from creatinine with the aid of creatininase, creatinase, and sarcosine oxidase. The liberated hydrogen peroxide is measured via a modified Trinder reaction using a colorimetric indicator. Optimization of the buffer system and the colorimetric indicator enables the creatinine concentration to be quantified both precisely and specifically.(Package insert: Roche Diagnostics, Indianapolis IN, 2004)
PDF Report Indicates whether the report includes an additional document with charts, images or other enriched information
Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed Outlines the days and times the test is performed. This field reflects the day and time the sample must be in the testing laboratory to begin the testing process and includes any specimen preparation and processing time required before the test is performed. Some tests are listed as continuously performed, which means assays are performed several times during the day.
Monday through Sunday; Continuously
Analytic Time Defines the amount of time it takes the laboratory to setup and perform the test. This is defined in number of days. The shortest interval of time expressed is "same day/1 day," which means the results may be available the same day that the sample is received in the testing laboratory. One day means results are available 1 day after the sample is received in the laboratory.
1 day
Maximum Laboratory Time Defines the maximum time from specimen receipt at Mayo Medical Laboratories until the release of the test result
2 days
Specimen Retention Time Outlines the length of time after testing that a specimen is kept in the laboratory before it is discarded
7 days
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Interpretive Handbook
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Catechol-O-Methyltransferase (COMT) Genotype, Saliva
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is involved in phase II (conjugative) metabolism of catecholamines and catechol drugs, such as dopamine, as well as the catechol-estrogens. COMT transfers a donor methyl-group from S-adenosylmethionine to acceptor hydroxy groups on catechol structures (aromatic ring structures with vicinal hydroxy-groups).(1) Bioactive catecholamine metabolites are metabolized by COMT in conjunction with monoamine oxidase (MAO):
-Norepinephrine is methylated by COMT-forming normetanephrine.
-Epinephrine is methylated by COMT-forming metanephrine.
-Dopamine is converted to homovanillic acid through the combined action of MAO and COMT.
Parkinsonism patients receiving levodopa (L-dopa) therapy are frequently also prescribed a COMT inhibitor to minimize metabolism of L-dopa by COMT, thereby prolonging L-dopa action.
COMT is also involved in the inactivation of estrogens. Estradiol can be hydroxylated forming the catechol estrogens 2-hydroxyestradiol and 4-hydroxyestradiol.(2) These hydroxylated estradiols are methylated by COMT, forming the corresponding methoxyestradiols. Several studies have indicated the increased risk of breast cancer due to low-activity COMT.(3)
The gene encoding COMT is transcribed from alternative promoters to produce 2 forms of the enzyme, a soluble short form of the enzyme and a membrane-bound long form. Functional polymorphisms have been identified in the gene encoding COMT that lead to high- and low-activity forms of the enzyme.(4) These functional polymorphisms are designated by the position of the amino acid change in both the short and long form of the enzyme. A single nucleotide polymorphism in exon 4 of the gene produces an amino acid change from valine to methionine (Val108/158Met). This polymorphism, COMT*2, reduces the maximum activity of the variant enzyme by 25% and also results in significantly less immunoreactive COMT protein, resulting in a 3- to 4-fold decrease in activity compared to wild type *1. A second functional polymorphism has been identified in exon 4 that results in a threonine substitution for alanine (Ala52/102Thr). This polymorphism, COMT*3, reduces the maximum activity of the variant enzyme by 40% compared to the wild-type enzyme. The COMT*2 polymorphism has been linked to prefrontal cortex cognitive response to antipsychotic medications. Schizophrenia patients homozygous for the *2 polymorphism displayed improved cognition following drug treatment. Patients homozygous for *1 did not have improved cognition following treatment.(6)
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Early identification of patients who may show cognitive improvement with treatment for schizophrenia; this is associated with the *2/*2 genotype
Investigation of inhibitor dosing for decreasing L-dopa metabolism
Research use for assessing estrogen metabolism
Genotyping patients who prefer not to have venipuncture done
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
An interpretive report will be provided.
The normal genotype (wild type) for COMT is *1/*1.
Other genotypes that lead to reduced activity alleles include COMT*2 (Val108/158Met) and COMT*3 (Ala52/102Thr).
The following information outlines the relationship between polymorphisms detected in this assay and the effect on the activity of the enzyme produced by that allele:
Effect on Enzyme
None (wild-type)
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
Note that in patients who have received heterologous blood transfusions before a saliva sample was acquired, the saliva samples may contain donor DNA. Return to recipient genotype usually occurs after 6 weeks. Similarly, saliva samples obtained from patients after allogeneic blood or marrow transplantation can contain donor DNA. In both cases, this may result in genotyping results that reflect the genotype of the recipient, the donor, or a blend of the donor and recipient. Results obtained under these circumstances may not accurately reflect the recipient's genotype.
Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) genetic test results in patients who have undergone liver transplantation may not accurately reflect the patient's COMT status.
This test does not detect polymorphisms other than those listed. Mutations in primer binding may affect test results and ultimately the genotyping calls made.
This test should not be ordered for pheochromocytoma or paraganglioma assessment. Instead, order 1 of the following:
-METAF / Metanephrines, Fractionated, 24 Hour, Urine
-PMET / Metanephrines, Fractionated, Free, Plasma
-CATU / Catecholamine Fractionation, Free, 24 Hour, Urine
-CATP / Catecholamine Fractionation, Plasma, Free
Absence of a detectable gene mutation or polymorphism does not rule out the possibility that a patient has an intermediate or poor metabolizer phenotype. Patients with an extensive or intermediate metabolizer genotype may have COMT enzyme activity inhibited by a variety of medications or their metabolites. The following is a partial listing of drugs known to affect COMT activity.
Drugs that undergo metabolism by COMT:
-Alpha-methyl dopa
Coadministration may decrease the rate of elimination of other drugs metabolized by COMT.
Drugs that undergo structural modification but are not metabolized by COMT:
Coadministration will not decrease the rate of elimination/metabolism of other drugs metabolized by COMT.
Drugs known to inhibit COMT activity:
Dietary components that inhibit COMT activity:
-Tea catechins
Coadministration will decrease the rate of metabolism of COMT-metabolized drugs, increasing the possibility of toxicity, particularly in heterozygous individuals.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
An interpretive report will be provided.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Weinshilboum RM, Otterness DM, Szumlanski CL: Methylation pharmacogenetics: catechol O-methyltransferase, thiopurine methyltransferase, and histamine N-methyltransferase. Ann Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 1999;39:19-52
2. Zhu BT, Conney, AH: Functional role of estrogen metabolism in target cells: review and perspectives. Carcinogenesis 1998;19:1-27
3. Worda C, Sator MO, Schneeberger C, et al: Influence of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) codon 158 polymorphism on estrogen levels in women. Hum Reproduct 2003 Feb;18(2):262-266
4. Shield AJ, Thomae BA, Eckloff BW, et al: Human catechol-O-methyltransferase genetic variation: gene resequencing and functional characterization of variant allozymes. Mol Psychiatry 2004 February;9(2):151-160
5. van Duursen MBM, Sanderson JT, de Jong PC, et al: Phytochemicals inhibit catechol-O-methyltransferase activity in cytosolic fractions from healthy human mammary tissues; Implications for catechol estrogen-induced DNA damage. Toxicol Sci 2004;81:316-324
6. Weickert TW, Goldberg TE, Mishara A, et al: Catechol-O-methyltransferase val108/158met genotype predicts working memory response to antipsychotic medications. Psychiatry 2004 Nov 1;56(9):677-682


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The new generation: should we take control?
The previous generations have helpfully created economic and environmental crises which they won't end up having to fix, we will. I'm fed up of the excuses they make up and the attempts to force the world to return to how it was when they were younger because it's never going to be that way and they'll only create more trouble. I think they've had their chance and they've not delivered.
Dec 11 2012: New Generation Take control? Yes, most certainly! Based on what expereince and education though?
It is inevitable the new generation will eventually take control. But just ideas are not enough. It has to come with a lot of learning, responsibility and something called "work". Not by critisism without knowing the facts and history or by voicing opinions. You could not have raised this question on this forum if the previous "new generation" hadnt developed this media. Right?
Dec 12 2012: Well said Maaher, you sum up my thoughts exactly!Dec 12 2012: This is my point, "experience" essentially means learning how to govern or work in the way that whoever did it before governed or worked. I would assert that this isn't necessary, I'm in the fortunate position of knowing many intelligent young people who have ideas 'outside the box' as it were, the idea I expressed for this conversation being one of them.
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Dec 12 2012: Mike..without prejudice...New Generation do have new ideas for sure. So does everyone. But ideas and out of the box thinking is not sufficient enough to build viable and practical solutions. You need the "wisdom" that comes out of "expereince" . And unfortunately your definition of "expereince" is wrong. Below are a few from Dictionary.com.
1. a particular instance of personally encountering or undergoing something
2.the process or fact of personally observing, encountering, or undergoing something: business experience.
3. the observing, encountering, or undergoing of things generally as they occur in the course of time
4. knowledge or practical wisdom gained from what one has observed, encountered, or undergone: a man of experience.
5. Philosophy . the totality of the cognitions given by perception; all that is perceived, understood, and remembered.
Your idea expressed for this conversation is about taking control and blaming the previous generations. You make a callous statement about previous generations creating the economic crisis and not having to fix it. It could be argued that the previous generation created "economics" but the new generation created the crisis by buying things that they cannot afford on credit and not learning economics.
By holding a mobile world of knowledge in your palms in the form of a browser doesnt make you smarter or more intelligent than the previous generation who built it and put in yoru palms in the first place while they pay the bills for it.
Just to give you a graphical definition: Experience is like laying an egg. Your idea is like shoving it back where it came from. Go Figure!
Dec 12 2012: My assertion is that the previous methods have failed and, to continue the use of your analogy, I'm suggesting that you shouldn't shove the egg back where it came from, but rather evolve and become a mammal. I may not have been explicit with my standpoint. By outside the box I meant a paradigmatic shift from traditional politics/economics (communism, socialism, capitalism ect.) which will probably only be realised by those who's viewpoints haven't been narrowed by 'experience' by the definition which I have asserted for the purposes of this argument for lack of a better word.Dec 15 2012: Inspire change by action not words. Not by fingerpointing or asking for change. Get up and do something that makes the world sit up take notice and agree with your idea. Every person who did the extraordinary was just an ordinary person before they took action towards bringing about the change they believed in and develop solutions. And they too faced and overcame stubborn opposition, challenging situations, and several obstacles. But what made them great and do the extraordinary was seeing the opportunity for development and jumping into it both feet in. But in order to succeed you need to get prepared to work hard, learn and fail but yet persevere. Inspire by action.Dec 15 2012: Control is a troublesome word and concept and to me implies rigidity and lack of cooperation. I think you should focus on improving the future and correcting deficits but learn from the past. Twelve step traditions have a great saying "Take from the lessons what you can learn and leave the rest." While it is true that major problems have been created and have to be resolved it is also true that all history is not negative and there is much to be grateful for as well. Starting from a position of bitterness will not advance your agenda nor benefit your objectives. The world at this point is what it is. Improve it
Imad Atwi
Dec 15 2012: Allow me to rephrase: How should we lead?
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And by lead, i dont mean my generation or any other. In laymen terms, there are as many good people and "bad" people as there are in any generation.
There's wealth in experience and to err is to human. Let us learn not only from the mistakes, but also from the accomplishments of our previous generations in order to lead an improved life, together. A life of harmony with one another, and with planet earth. Let's not exclude, let's not patronize.
We come one.
greg dahlen
Dec 14 2012: Well, I live in Glendale, California. I would say that many of the people who lead our city government are older, or old. And yet I see the city government trying to change. Now we have a heavy-duty recycling program, recycling at the curb, which we did not have before. We have an increasing number of community gardens in the city, five currently. We have incentives for installing solar power at one's residence. So I would say the elders have accepted new ideas and gotten behind an ecological push.
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Whether the older generation has created economic crises I don't know. My sense is that the human world has been going through economic crises since there was a human world, and will continue to go through them long after we on this page are all dead. I would guess that old people are as flexible and creative on economic ideas as they are on the ecological ones I mentioned above. Plenty of young people have difficulty with economics, buying things on credit they can't afford, or even committing crimes to get money for things they don't need.
greg dahlen
Dec 12 2012: Every generation does the best it can. I'm sure the generations after yours will not be happy with every aspect of what you do. Personally, I believe in elder wisdom, that someone who is older than me is probably wiser than me. If I see something they've done that seems wrong, I would ask them why they did it, and probably they'd have a good reason.
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With that said, young people have great ideas too. Young and old should work together.
Fritzie -
Dec 12 2012: Greg's is an astute observation- that each generation hopes to use its ideas and skills for great good. Some ideas work well and others not. Further, each generation tends to hold in mind a caricature of the values and dispositions of the others- often a negative caricature.
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In fact, there are older people who are wise, older people who are foolish, and older people who are wise about some things and foolish about others.
Among youth there are those who are thoughtful and open-minded, considering ideas regardless of the mouths from which they come, and there are youth who, with a broad stroke, would dismiss whole generations or categories of people based on not very nuanced views of what a diversity of people may have to offer.
Greg, I lean toward your view that no one should take control and shove the rest into the dust bin.
Dec 13 2012: I don't like making generalisations about any class of people. Talking about historical generations doesn't further this idea because I'm talking about resolving the damage done to the planet and society rather than allowing it to be further damaged by those who currently hold power.
Dec 14 2012: Mike, a worthy individual can always step up and take the bat when they come up with a better solution backed with proven track record or necessary qualifications. Many such "next Generation" youths are doing so in many fields today. It is certainly the next generations time to shine, but such positions of power need to be earned not asked for.
Every generation did the best they could and change the old to new leaving the next to improve upon. And this happens by action and education, not by blame and finger pointing.
A $10 ticket for a movie gives you an hour and a half of entrtainment. But assuming that you have the right to point mistakes and find flaws is not a worthy cause. But you can certainly write a script and run around the studios to produce your movie and learn what it takes to make a good movie! Step up to the plate!
Lori de Wet
Dec 12 2012: Sure, take control. Fill yer boots!
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Looks like us older generation lost our chance. Dammit, we should have delivered!
pat gilbert
Dec 12 2012: The main thing to know about something you are learning about, is to know what you don't know.
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If you want to take control just do it, you do not need anyone's permission?
http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_diamandis_abundance_is_our_future.htmlDec 18 2012: yes it up to us to create our futureDec 14 2012: I am a baby boomer. I think of my generation as the stupid generation.
We were given it all. We were the first generation in history to enjoy a level of affluence, comfort and choices that previous generations could only dream of. Unfortunately we also inherited values and attitudes based on fear of hunger and scarcity. Instead of looking at our situation with fresh eyes, we chased the dollar and spent even more than we earned.
We developed technology that is wondrous and far more powerful than our wisdom to use it properly. We continued developing a culture that cannot be sustained and must be changed or collapse. We also were the first generation to notice that our culture is not sustainable, and that may be our most valuable contribution.
Yes, you should take control, when you are ready. For better or worse, taking control is not so easy as just deciding to do it. Before taking control, be sure to develop correct values that will lead to sustainable choices and technologies. Just how valuable is experience and the lessons of the past, in a time of unprecedented accelerating change? That is one tough question that your generation had better answer correctly.Dec 13 2012: The planet will correct as life affects it and it affects life.
Dec 13 2012: I agree Ken, that the planet has the ability to correct. However, I would like all of us to be good stewards of the earth, so the planet and the people on it, have more energy to thrive, rather than always trying to correct....what do you think?
Dec 13 2012: I think we've gone past the point of good stewards as it requires a thing that has been looked after and can be passed on or transferred to the next caretakers. Our planets surface conditions will change and we will arrange ourselves to suit it.
The best we can do for the unborn is to setup ocean reserves and farms everywhere, stop cutting down tree's and clean up the surface of our oceans plus find cold energy. The last is a hope if anything.
The Phillipines has been hit by a major storm and just yesterday a cyclone hit Samoa. We don't have control, we never did, we affect but as a whole, it won't stop though if we stopped. It will realign to whatever it's new transient settings will be. The planet as a living organism is only on it's surface and it can be killed as it has in the past. This we all know.
Now ask all of us here to turn off their computers and phones and t.v's for one day? Now try it for a week? Would you give up the communication tech we use now if it was found to be a major indicator towards accelerating change? To most people this is an absurd idea.
The planet will always have energy the only difference with it's current status is that one of it's species is changing it up to another ratio. We've only had technological expansion just under 4 centuries and globally just over one. Will Grey power step aside and let the facebook gen take control? Do they have the experience needed to manage whole populations?
My countries current PM is a great business man and had inherited the collapse but it took 6 years for him to get the experience of being a PM on the job without "Doing his time" coming up through the ranks learning, i like the guy but the political experience is a must because the mistakes can cost the country more than they knew. It's preaching Colleen but i don't see a paradigm wave event happening anytime soon as some of the young believe that's all it would take.
Dec 13 2012: Yes, I can easily turn off computer, phone and TV for a day. Yes, I would gladly give up communication tech if it was found to be detrimental to our environment. Actually, I have only a landline phone and the tv is totally off for the summer months, and only on occasionally (news, documentaries, etc.) in the winter months. I don't own any other electronic gagets. How about you Ken?
I DO see a paradigm changing, and I am part of it:>)Dec 13 2012: I'm not getting at you personally Coleen i just don't see it, i use to believe that the change is upon us but i suppose previous gens thought this too.
What i see is Humans on the run and climate change is going to accelerate this process.
I have what you have and try to turn things off, i use to be a gadget guy but now find peace in the fact that if i have no use for it then why have it?
Why have a facebook phone? It's net based, what's the point? have you seen the advertizing for it? Amazing.
Dec 14 2012: Hi Ken,
I did not take your comment personally:>) No, I am not aware of a facebook phone....not interested, and I will not give it energy by talking about it.
When I talk about change, I go back to myself, because I truly believe change needs to happen with each and every one of us as individuals. We need to genuinely "see" it and "be" it in ourselves, before we project an idea out to others.
I am very grateful to have learned from my parents to recycle, restore, renovate, reuse, grow my own food, live a simple and conservative life with awareness of our environment, so these practices seem very natural and "normal" to me! My parents were aware of being good stewards to our earth way back when climate change was not in our radar. To me, it is a very natural feeling and practice to want to protect the environment that sustains us:>)Dec 13 2012: I think it's good idea to provide choices for young wave to change global economic situation, but are all those people qualified enough to do it?Dec 13 2012: Again I would avoid making generalisations about elders doing things for good or bad reasons. At the end they are people and made successes and mistakes. What I'm trying to say is that the particular group of elders have made far too many mistakes and shouldn't be allowed to make more.
Dec 13 2012: could you list some of the mistakes, and suggest better decisions instead?
Dec 14 2012: Starting from when?
Dec 14 2012: something actual, if i can chooseDec 13 2012: Mike,
What "particular group of elders" do you speak of? Which decisions are you unhappy with? What are your ideas for finding solutions?
You say you "would avoid making generalisations about elders..."
Then you make a generalization about elders.
Mike, in order to move forward with your idea, which I think is GREAT, it is helpful to be clear with your goal, and move toward it. To generally criticize, does not move the conversation or your goal forward...make any sense?
It doesn't really help to continue to criticize without offering solutions. Criticism simply uses up time and energy that can be used to find solutions. What we focus on expands:>)
Dec 14 2012: To address the initial part of your comment, my sentence in it's entirety was: "Again I would avoid making generalisations about elders doing things for good or bad reasons." What I'm trying to do is post a radical idea and then look to discuss and debate it to figure out my standpoint on it and maybe see other people question their own point of view rather than being too dogmatic.
Dec 14 2012: Mike,
Your idea has some merit. The way you are addressing it....not so much:>)
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Dec 13 2012: Well-stated.
One's identity and culture and religion contributes to the choices he/she makes in life. This goes for all politicians, etc. Eventually these expectations and influences become oppressive, thus leading us to make spur-of-the-moment decisions. It's a cultural epidemic, one that is rooted in ancient psychology: People want to be associated with a group, yet we crave individualism.
See: Brené Brown's TED and TEDxHouston talksDec 12 2012: That is the crux of my argument, should we not therefore be allowed to use that energy and that more political standing rather than have it squandered during the years of education and the turbulent time between education and employment?
Dec 13 2012: Mike,
In my perception, energy is not "squandered" with education. One can choose to use his/her energy however s/he wants. We can participate in educational programs AND AT THE SAME TIME participate in the political processes.
When was the last time you attended a meeting of the governing board in your community or region?
You are "allowed" to do that at any time my friend:>)
Dec 13 2012: Ah, Colleen. But you value education, critical thinking, honest self-scrutiny, and participation with people who bring to decisions a variety of experiences and views. You are not about seeking control or power for yourself or your peer group on the basis of a presumption of greater merit.
Dec 13 2012: Thanks for noticing that Fritzie!
I believe education embraces critical thinking, honest self-scrutiny and participation with ALL people, both in and out of the formal educational systems:>)
I am "about" encouraging genuine "power" in and for everyone, and that includes learning, growing, and evolving with information from many different sources:>)
For me, there was no "time between education and employment" because I was gainfully employed at age 13. That was part of my education and part of my life exploration, which continues to this day, and will continue until I take my last breath on this earth school:>)Dec 13 2012: There is another aspect to this also, which may be connected to your upbringing, as well as working early. I have never sensed from you a sense of entitlement beyond everyone's right and responsibility to participate in formal and informal civic work.
There is both joy and value in terms of outcome in investing time and energy in enhancing our abilities to contribute constructively with others. We will experiment and make mistakes despite preparation and good intentions but make more mistakes and more serious ones if we just guess without developing such capacity.
Dec 13 2012: Thank you again Fritzie....you are very perceptive. The ONLY thing I believe I am "entitled" to, is that which I have earned. I feel "entitled" to have the knowledge I have, because I have spent time and effort to gain knowledge. I feel "entitled" to have contentment in my life because I have taken the risks and felt the pain of discontent.
I totally agree with you that there is both joy and value in terms of "spending" time and energy enhancing our abilities, while at the same time, contributing constructively to the whole. This is when our work, play, education, contribution, learning, growth, evolution, etc. all intersect.
Mike suggests that the younger people take control because we older folks have made so many mistakes. Honestly Fritzie, I feel that I have contributed, so his perception doesn't feel that good to me. How does it feel to you?Dec 13 2012: Honestly, Colleen, I don't see it as the result of thoughtful analysis- just one still young person's bias and lack of attention to, or understanding of, a complex context. What disappoints me more than broad blaming postures is when people of any age discount the value of educating themselves or really listening to others. BUT I find most young people I have come across to be broad-minded, inquiring, and team-spirited! And I work daily with twenty-somethings, so I see a lot of them closely. I feel good about what I know so many will offer and the attitudes they will bring to it.
And while open-mindedness is a personality trait, research shows it can be cultivated purposefully. Meta-cognitive capabilities (recognizing what you understand well and what you don't) are definitely developmental and will improve naturally and the more so with attention to them and for those with reflective inclination or practice. So I am optimistic about the potential of the young. As with every generation, there are and will be thoughtful leaders among them as well as those who are not likely to play that role.
Dec 14 2012: I wholeheartedly agree Fritzie....I am very impressed and encouraged by the insightful young people I've encountered both within and outside formal educational systems, and right here on TED. There are many younger people throughout our world who are already contributing beneficially to our world:>)
I also agree that open-mindedness can be cultivated, and part of nurturing that trait is recognizing what we understand well, and what we may not understand as well as we think we do. I also believe it can be nurtured by recognizing the choices we have regarding how we think, feel, act and react, which all goes back to attention, awareness, and the choices we make. Good communication, with clear goals and intent is also a part of cognitive self change which can be nurtured.
I am also optimistic about our future, because I see many of these qualities exhibited here on TED by lots of younger people. Whatever "role" we (humans) are playing in the life adventure at any given time is a choice. It helps to be mindfully aware of what choices we make.... why, when, where and with whom:>)Dec 12 2012: It could be as simple as schools encouraging pupils instead of trying to get internships in jobs, or even in addition, encourage them to take part in local politics or a local party.
Dec 13 2012: Mike....this is very true....it could be as simple as schools encouraging pupils to take part in various internships and local politics. How do those programs get started? YOU can be part of that process. If you really want to change things, it takes effort on YOUR part.
You would like to "take control", as you said in your introduction....AND.....you are waiting for the schools to do something? You are giving control back to the schools....do you see that?Dec 12 2012: I would avoid anything that claims it is the ultimate truth to life. I would say that the youth are much more politicised than the older generation, look at the student protests, the occupy protests and the Arab spring. How many older people are politicised beyond a party allegiance? Experience in these cases (city jobs and politics) is essentially how much you have conformed to the social or political methods or paradigms. It takes a level of non-conformism to be able to critically evaluate the position.
Dec 12 2012: maybe it always was like this? 68? hippies? maybe young people are just full of energy. (and in fact we hate them for it :) )Dec 12 2012: Every generation thinks of itself as the generation of 'the grand change'.
But how can we lead if we are lost? and how can we lead if we dont know the way?
We should face the challenges of our time with courage and faith. We should be aware at all times that only the best of humanity would be strong enough to to this.
We should not be as arrogant as to underestimate the hold of injustice. We should work, with our eyes on the price.
Dec 13 2012: So what is your point?
Dec 13 2012: It is what it is.Dec 12 2012: I would hasten to point out before people post anything overly offensive that this is an idea which I would like to debate, not my absolute viewpoint, I'm arguing with you so that I can better understand my own view as this is a good way of coming to a standpoint and I would hope that those who argue on TED are much more intelligent than those of youtube or facebook due to the nature of the site.
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Dec 12 2012: I wouldn't have much to say to the person who did say that as it is a sweeping generalisation which doesn't include many of the people I know. It is also a statement which can be applied to many groups of youths throughout history, think of the 70s and 80s with the punk movements or the riots in the 1800s in London or the gangs and highway violence of the 1700s. I would also suggest that they are incorrect in their assumption about exercise, what would you reckon the average age was of each of the Olympic teams? Maybe youth has learnt to question what they've been told rather than blindly accept it.
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Dec 12 2012: I don't have to agree with people based on their authority, if i have a different opinion to Socrates then why does it matter that he is Socrates? You seem to be suggesting unquestioning acceptance 1 by the selection of quotation and 2 by your argument suggesting that because he's Socrates that I should believe him. Can you contribute to the argument please? So far I understand that old people throughout time haven't respected youth which can be used to support my claim that we should change considering the much greater level of education and much greater availability of information for young people.Dec 12 2012: It is just one generation that created this catastrophe, all generations since them have been trying to stop them but they have been and currently to powerful.
They say it is bad when one person has too much power, and apparently it is also true when a single generation has too much power.
So instead of a new generation taking control, make that the newer generations sharing control.
Let's no repeat the mistakes of the past.
Dec 12 2012: I think I would tend to agree, better integration of young people rather than forcing them to go through education to the age of 23 or even 27 or 28 before they become a respected and integrated member of society. Maybe even devolve power further away on issues which can be handled by people as young as 18 or 19, in the eyes of the law they are adults and a vast number of them now can't take part in higher end jobs as they can't attend uni.
Dec 12 2012: "Devolve Power"
Under the current systems on the planet you're right but a 23 year old who has minimum experience would not be able to rely on the one thing that get's you by in life, the stepped order of experience. What percentage of young people are interested in politics? Do they google the news every hour? or just watch it at the appointed time. Our minds are too far forward that there is the illusion of instant knowledge available all the time but there is no such thing as instant experience or pre- experience. Our inner selves will disagree but that is the ultimate truth in life, we think forward beyond our emotional selves individually and collectively.Dec 12 2012: Mike,
What you are describing seems to be a natural occurance with each "new generation", and I say go for it! We (the last generation) have "delivered" to a certain extent....we could consider the advancement in technology in the last generation for example...and now it is YOUR turn to take us to another level of evolution. I LOVE that you are ready willing and able to do that.....carry on my friend:>)
You may notice all the other young people participating on TED with some GREAT ideas about our future? I am very encouraged and hopeful for our future, and I'm sure you will build on what the last generation "delivered". I say this because I am aware of many young people asking us old folks how to integrate the new ideas with the old ones:>)Dec 12 2012: You don't need some ole fogies asking you what you will do about this and about that,
and blah, blah, blah, only to try and tell them and then have them either tell you why it won't work,
dismiss you as being young and naive, or mocking your ideas you have, that may be incredibly
revolutionary and too bold for them.
They are dying out soon and the changes are not for them anyway.
It is going to be your world so take and do it much better and more humanely, after you get rid of them/us.
Some of them admitted they didn't deliver, one reason being that they fell
for the same old lies again and again, all the while stumble-bumming their way
through and then trying to speak down to you as though they know it all, or even a lot.
It is clear they know nothing and if they did know something, they sure as hell didn't use it,
fight for it, defend it or keep it around. You will need all the help you can get.
They will tell you you won't or can't make a difference and that tells you right there they still
cannot deliver.
Go for it and remember, the world's resources do not, cannot and should not be up for ownership.
Ending that is a good place to start otherwise there won't be any for you...wherever you are....
and you are everyone else.Dec 12 2012: what difference would that make? do you know any better?
Dec 12 2012: Maybe I know different, who can say what is better until it is tried. An observation which I would say of the UK government at the present which I would say is positive is that they try something and if the public disprove they make a U turn which everyone seems to hate and try something different.
Dec 12 2012: i would rather change the order here. first you tell me what to do differently, then you can assume the position to do it.
Dec 12 2012: Hey Krisztián,
Mike said in the previous comment..."who can say what is better until it is tried".
How does your proposal work? How is he going to tell you what to do differently, THEN assume the position to do it, if it is not yet tried? I'm sure there is a common ground here guys:>)Dec 12 2012: I don't claim to have answers to everything, I think I agree with Don Anderson in that the younger generations should be better integrated into even low level politics or jobs or whatever and have their ideas better respected. My assertion would be that young people would be put in a position such that they are able to create new ideas and have them respected and/or tested. I'm still undecided on the matter so I'll continue arguing.Dec 12 2012: but mike, i don't think that. i think that age does not count, only merit counts. you want to be a part of politics? convince voters. you want to be a part of business? convince investors. age should not be a benefit.
however, a more constructive way of looking at it would be: why don't you make yourself better by learning about the world, understanding what the old generation did wrong, and then, when you actually have a fresh view, open a conversation about that?
i did the homework. i have an idea what to change and how to change. i would rather see myself in position, rather than any youngster that did not demonstrate any skills.
Dec 12 2012: Hmm, I see where you're coming from. My concern would be that the current powers that be would continue damaging our future when I have much more of it left than they do. I would suggest that you are in the same position as myself and possibly answer to the debate would be that it should be easier for those who are willing to take part along with their merit. You make an interesting point.Dec 12 2012: Mike,
I agree with you that younger people can be integrated into positions of authority....integrated is the operative word....rather than taking control, as you suggested in your introduction.
Do you have any ideas as to how to achieve that goal?
Here's an idea...our regional Planning Commission recently updated our by-laws to include high school students on our board. This gives young people the opportunity to see how a governing board works, what is going on in their community, etc. The students would get credit for their participation from the school, and they would contribute to discussions and decisions on the board.
You make some good points....age is not as important as interest and enthusiastic participation. Gaining information is very important, and generally, that comes with participation.Dec 12 2012: well i have my personal opinion abut it..if we talked about generation we will think about future generation. the meaning of future generation here its about how we can involved on our community area, influenced positive perspective and build our character to be next generation.Dec 12 2012: Get politically active then talk to your generation and down. Just remember when it's time to past the baton, pass it, too many don't, I suppose they build the right reasons pending on their supporters but generally they just carry on. Electoral Professionals.Dec 12 2012: Agree.....but depends how one defines New Generation......as I see plenty of old generation kind of thoughts in the body of new generation ...
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Dec 12 2012: Listen, the Beiber card is overplayed, I can think of many many people given to us from the generations currently in control who we could happily go without. Who do you think taught us that it was ok to consume to those levels?
edward long
Dec 12 2012: Continuing the card-playing analogy, you should stop playing the "That's what I was taught" card. It's just an admission that you are ill-informed. State your plans for restoring the Republic. For example, what would you do about national debt? Your low view of the current generation is not without merit, after all we seem to have failed miserably to prepare the next generation for leadership.
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Leaving misty Mount Bromo behind and descending into the Probolinggo Regency, one will find a spectacular sight secluded within the Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park: this is the enchanting Madakaripura Waterfall.
Believed to be the final meditation place of military Commander-in-Chief, Gajah Mada, of the great Javanese kingdom of Majapahit in East Java, the towering waterfall is fondly dubbed the eternal waterfall, since its waters never cease to pour down an endless rain of blessings on those fortunate enough to walk underneath it.
Located not too far from Mount Bromo near the village of Sapih, in the Lombang district, Madakaripura Waterfall is about three hours' drive from the capital of East Java, Surabaya. The spectacular waterfall lies hidden at the end of a deep valley in the foothills of the Tengger mountain range. To reach this, visitors must trek about 20 minutes crossing rivers and a rocky path, set amongst beautiful sceneries along the way, before reaching the entrance. Here a statue of Majapahit's great Commander, Gajah Mada, in the seated position of deep meditation greets visitors before they continue further on foot.
An atmosphere of natural grandeur radiates around as the waterfall comes into view. As the rumbling sounds of water grows louder, a spellbinding feature of water curtains cover the path, that will not only please the eyes but also freshen body and soul. Here, nature gracefully pours her endless refreshing gifts, making getting wet quite inevitable. While it may be best to be ready with raincoats or umbrellas, stalls along the trekking path will offer umbrella rentals and plastic bags to protect valuables, such as cameras.
The path ends in a surreal tube-like valley where the staggering 200 meters gallant waterfall highlights the scene. Decorated with a cave on the wall which was believed to be the exact location where Commander in Chief Gajah Mada performed his last meditation, Madakaripura Waterfall is even dubbed as the tallest waterfall in Java and the second tallest waterfall in Indonesia after Sigura-gura Waterfall near Lake Toba, North Sumatra. While the waterfall's sheer height is by itself already a wonder, the ambience around the area is truly something that needs to be experienced first-hand to be believed.
Surrounded by outstandingly high walls, the Fall flows down into an almost mystical natural chamber. Inside the 200 meters "chamber", the reflected sunlight shining through onto the wet green moss on the rocky wall accompanied by the ever rumbling sounds of water creates a spectacle unlikely found elsewhere. Decorated with huge boulders, endlessly falling water, and sparkling moss, one only needs to gaze up to the distant sky and immerse oneself in the spellbinding beauty of nature. While the fascinating scene can be captured on camera, the true sensation of being in one of the most outstanding places on earth can only be felt by being there.
According to ancient Javanese 14th century epic poem, Negarakretagama, Madakaripura was a piece of land given to Commander Gajah Mada by the Majapahit King Hayam Wuruk. Gajah Mada himself is the most celebrated military commander in the history of the great Javanese Majapahit Kingdom that thrived between 1293 to 1500AD. Its commander is recognized as the main figure who succeeded in unifying the entire Indonesian Archipelago then under the huge Majapahit empire (that at the time was said to stretch until Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Southern Thailand , the Philippines and East Timor) under his famous oath the "Sumpah Palapa".
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Much of the East Coast was hit by a storm this weekend that brought snow to the already frigid temperatures. It made last night the perfect time to pay a little more for a car service like Uber instead of trying to hail a cab or run for a train. Except Uber cost a lot more money in New York City last night.
Uber fares of more than $100 aren't totally unheard of, but they're more common on busy nights like Halloween and New Year's Eve, where the car service has already done surge pricing up to 6.25-times the normal rates.
Zach Seward, a senior editor at Quartz, shared how intense the surge pricing got on a bitterly cold and snowy Saturday night in New York City.
Uber had a rough night in NY, testing limits of free market "surge pricing." $100 minimum fares alienate customers pic.twitter.com/SIkPC4XwhQ
— Zach Seward (@zseward) December 15, 2013
Not that Uber has ever been super cheap, but $137 minimum fare sounds ridiculously steep. Like, I'd-rather-freeze steep.
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To catch a liar: Don't watch Fox-TV
When the TV show Lie to Me jumped off in 2009, the hype presented it as grounded in true-to-life science of lie detection. Social scientist Paul Ekman of the University of California at San Francisco, upon whom the show is based, even critiques the scientific accuracy of each episode on his Fox-TV blog.
But watching the show actually makes people WORSE at detecting deception, while at the same time increasing their overall suspiciousness and cynicism about others' honesty, according to a carefully designed study just published in the journal Communication Research.
"Lie to Me appears to increase skepticism at the cost of accuracy," reports the research team led by Timothy Levine of Michigan State University.
As reported by Tom Jacobs at Miller-McCune, the findings have real-world implications:
Levine and his colleagues argue that … most recent research casts doubt on the accuracy and effectiveness of lie-detection methods presented on the series as unfailingly successful…. So once again, "fictional media portrayal of social science theory leads to confusion between fiction and fact," the researchers write. "Viewers (of the show) may come away with the false sense they can better detect lies. Viewers may also acquire a false sense that law enforcement officers are being effectively trained to detect deception and, therefore, may be less critical as jurors or witnesses." So the next time you turn on a television show, keep in mind that the creators just may be lying to you.
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It's important for us at American to put our support behind causes that are meaningful to our employees and one that we are most moved by is Be Pink. So many of our team members have been impacted by breast cancer that we have taken a collective stand to join in the fight. This year's Be Pink campaign marks the first time the combined airline has joined forces for a cause — and it shows. Throughout the month of October, our team of 100,000 strong will once again don pink uniform items, lace up their tennis shoes and stand up for the fight against cancer. It is my hope that each one of us does our part to raise awareness and support research to fight breast cancer.
To launch this effort, we brought in 20 employee breast cancer survivors to Fort Worth, Texas, to participate in a photo shoot. You can see their photos and hear their stories here, and I know you'll draw inspiration from each of them. While these 20 are from diverse backgrounds, work groups and locations, American knows that many of you have fought back against this disease and this effort is for you, too.
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This disease does not discriminate — from different ages to different backgrounds. As I listened to my colleagues, I felt it was my story being told. We all go through the same thing but deal with it differently. In the end, we all felt we are stronger because of our journey.
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Cancer knows no boundaries — it can choose men, women, young, old, any race. We need to be aware that cancer can make its way into our lives in many different ways. You can be the survivor, the caregiver, the family member, the partner, the friend. But whatever role you play, there is support out there for you."
Flight Attendant, LAX
The Be Pink campaign provides an awareness to those that are not aware. It's a reminder for those of us who have gone through it. My thing is to help those on the battlefield — that's what I do at work. I help those that are on the battlefield so they can in turn, turn around and help someone else on the battlefield.
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It was amazing to me how a group of people from different locations and roles within the company could come together and almost immediately form a bond. While each of us has had a unique, personal journey, we all had in common one of the hardest yet most eye opening life experiences.
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It is difficult to go through all the process of breast cancer, and what I learned of this great experience was how I have learned to live each day and leave the past behind. It is wonderful to see so many strong women around me [while participating in the Be Pink campaign] and you can see in her faces their courage to fight.
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It's been very meaningful to me that almost every employee wears pink the month of October — in all work groups, which means that someone they know has been touched by this disease. And that the company I work for cares enough to do something to make a difference.
Reservations, DFW
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Moving Mud - Remediating Great Lakes Contaminated Sediments
Contaminated sediments first began to be noticed as a serious environmental problem in the early 1970's. Increases in the concentrations of the pesticide DDT and a group of chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were noticed in the tissues of Great Lakes fish. Although these chemicals had been banned for several years, concentrations in the tissues of fish and other animals were actually beginning to increase. While some of the increase was found to be from airborne contaminants, research also directed attention to the role of contaminated sediments.
Contaminated sediments have been created by decades of industrial and municipal discharges, combined sewer overflows, and urban and agricultural non-point source runoff. Buried contaminants posing serious human and ecological health concerns can be resuspended by storms, ship propellers, and bottom-dwelling organisms. Many of these small bottom-dwellers ingest toxins as they feed in the mud. As larger animals eat these smaller animals, the toxins move up the food chain, their concentrations getting higher, often thousands of times higher. Fish at the top of the Great Lakes food chain such as lake trout and salmon can be considered unsafe to eat in some areas because of the heavy concentrations of toxic substances in their tissues. Fish-eating birds, including the bald eagle, may suffer low reproductive rates or produce offspring with birth defects.
Scientific research has confirmed the significance of bottom sediments as an ongoing source of contaminants to the Great Lakes. A study of PCBs in Green Bay found that greater than 90 percent of the ongoing PCB contamination in Green Bay sport fish came from contaminated bottom sediments, both within the bay and in the Fox River. Monitoring of Lake Superior during the past decade suggests a similar conclusion - that the release of PCBs from the bottom sediments is the dominating source of food web contamination (USEPA, 1994).
This link between contaminated sediments and water quality provides the basis for the GLNPO sediment program. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972 declare as a national goal that all waters of the United States be made clean enough for fishing and swimming. The Clean Water Act of 1977 seeks to secure "water quality which provides for the protection and propagation of fish, shellfish, and wildlife, and provides for recreation in and out of the water." The 1978 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement has specific relevance to GLNPO's mission. The purpose of the Agreement is to "restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and biological integrity of the waters of the Great Lakes basin ecosystem." This charges the USEPA, and GLNPO in particular, with the responsibility to ensure protection and restoration of Great Lakes habitats.
Although contaminated sediments were recognized as a serious environmental threat at the time that these laws and documents were being drafted, the information necessary to successfully address the problem did not exist. In an attempt to focus efforts on the issue of contaminated sediments, Congress, in the 1987 amendments to the Clean Water Act, authorized GLNPO to coordinate and conduct a five-year study and demonstration project relating to the appropriate treatment of toxic pollutants in bottom sediments. To fulfill the requirements of this Congressional mandate, GLNPO initiated the Assessment and Remediation of Contaminated Sediments (ARCS) Program. ARCS was an integrated program for the development and testing of remedial action alternatives for contaminated sediments.
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- Demonstrate and evaluate the effectiveness of selected remedial options; and,
- Provide guidance on contaminated sediment problems and remedial alternatives in the AOCs and other locations in the Great Lakes.
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- Risk assessment and modeling activities are valuable techniques for evaluating the impacts of contaminated sediments;
- Numerous treatment technologies are effective in removing or destroying sediment contaminants; and,
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The information gained and tools developed during the ARCS Program for assessing sediment contamination and for making remediation decisions are included in a series of 45 documents that are available from GLNPO. A complete listing and full text or abridged versions of these documents can be found on GLNPO's World Wide Web homepage. To obtain a hard copy of one or more of the ARCS documents, please contact:
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The information contained in these documents is now being applied to projects addressing contaminated sediment problems in Areas of Concern across the Great Lakes.
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Do we have free will?
Would it really be a good thing? If we hace a choise then dousnt that mean we can choose to do bad things?
Woulndt it be easier if we were controlled?
Or do we have both Free Will and Destiny?
Mar 23 2013: Good question and an age old one...........my gut tells so long as I live among others...no
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We never have a free will.
Our will is formed and controlled by the data in our soul.
(For details, see the 1st article, point 2(5), at
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D&id=D24D89AE8B1E2E0D%21283&sc=documents)Mar 23 2013: Yes but people don't exercise it enough and it is becoming atrophiedMar 23 2013: I do.Mar 23 2013: Only in choice, your personal choice
For me an intelligent person is one who can choose how they respond to a stimuli +/-Mar 23 2013: Is the fact that I am mentioning the beautiful, azure waters of Havasu Falls at the bottom of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, in a discussion of free will an example of free will in action, or was it predestined that you would post the question and I would respond thusly? Is all of life scripted and we are unable to do otherwise? Am I compelled by fate to harm another person, or can I freely, intelligently choose to do no harm? If there is no free will there is no responsibility.Mar 23 2013: I think I like myself to keep free will in my heart always:).Because it can help me to be conscious to live my life.
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Mar 23 2013: There was a time that I really didn't know if there was free will, but I have since decided that I do. That doesn't mean that most do. Those who want it find it.
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I have learned that I have (we have) the ability to create my own reality. To become adept at creating a satisfying reality, I had to purge my belief system of the tangle of beliefs I clung to. Some were conflicted, some were untested assumptions, and some were simply mistaken. When I did that, I discovered what freedom means - in a physical life.
I am free to choose happiness or I am free to choose to kill myself. That's freedom. If I choose to support a mind-set not chosen by me - and that serves a select group of people (such as the wealthiest or religious leaders or political leaders) - then I will call my slavery "freedom" and I will ask question such as the one you asked.
Ultimately - in the final sense - who knows? No one.
As to destiny, that is determined by your choices moment by moment.
There are some well-educated theorists who postulate that we may be a simulation. Are we a computer program already programmed to make whatever decisions we make moment by moment. I don't think so, but I cannot know so unless the program allowed me to. Because of my experience as I transitioned from allowing my mind to be owned to discovering the nature and beauty of freedom, I don't believe that this is a viable solution.Mar 23 2013: If we did not have free will, what then would be the purpose of life on Earth? If in the afterlife we shall be judged by God for our actions, and we did not freely do them, how could we be judged by them? Since there will be an afterlife, which will have something to do with our time on Earth (if not then the time spent would be meaningless), the connection must be our actions on the Earth, as nothing else but the soul that makes rational (or irrational) choices moves on. The temporal stays in its realm of being, the dust returns to dust so to speak, and the immortal soul returns to the realm of its creator. Since our actions are the basis of our time of Earth, if our actions have no basis as we do not control them, then isn't life in essence meaningless? However, that cannot be true, as the God, the Greatest Good, wouldn't have created something that is in essence meaningless. Therefore, there needs to be substance for our actions, the substance being our control over it. And of course we could choose the bad things if we had the ability to choose. That is human nature, due to our free will. "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." That does not mean that free will is a bad thing, and that our lives would be "better" if we didn't have it. If we didn't have the ability to do something bad, we would not have the ability to do something right. First, since it is given by God, it cannot be a bad thing; it must be good, as God is Good. Our ability would only be to do what is, which can neither be right or wrong, for right or wrong simply is in the nature of choosing between the eternal and the temporal. We mustn't look at free will negatively in the short term aspect of the 70 or so years we have to live. Free will is given by God so that we will gain the knowledge of Him that is necessity for whatever is in the afterlife to join him, through the process of living on Earth.Mar 23 2013: If we didn't, would we understand that if that was not willed? If we did, would we understand that if we choose not to do so? OR did I get it backwards? If you expected me to believe that, you wouldn't have said it. Did you believe that you knew what you thought or do you really believe what you thought you knew?Mar 22 2013: Who knows if the mind operates at a level that is indistinguishable from the rest of the noise. What is'nt there to be measured does not exist. they can pick up individual thought generation and apply it to control external devices but where is the mind?
Your mind is free but your choices can sometimes be like water.Mar 22 2013: In our thinking ... we are most free.
In our feeling life, we are less free.
In our life of will, we are the least free.
We are only free in our life of will to the degree that our actions are penetrated by the free thought.
When we act without thinking, we are acting unfreely. When we think carefully over all the things that are influencing a decision, when we bring a decision to full waking consciousness, we are then handling in freedom.Mar 22 2013: A car backfires and you jump in panic. Did you choose to jump, or did your brain process the sound and cause your body to react?
If we accept you chose to jump, then I guess you'd believe we have free will.
However, if you accept that our brains reacted before our conscious mind had time to process the noise and make a decision, then you can see how in some cases free will doesn't really exist. From there we can move on to ask whether, based on our brain biology as well as all our other life experiences which are stored as memory and used to make decisions, we truly have free will or whether we mostly have the perception of free will. Perhaps in fact, decisions are made at a much deeper level than our own consciousness, and we reflect on these decisions with the conscious mind as if we chose to do A or B.
Of course, this presupposes the mind is inextricably tied to the brain, which is a physical organ, and eschews the concept of a separate, unique, sentient soul.Mar 22 2013: We have free will, we know what is bad and what is good. We can choose both, but there is good and there is bad consequence for things what we have done. Of course it would be easier if we were controlled, but that period is under the age of 18, and from that point we are on our own.Mar 22 2013: Maybe we get more free will with evolution. I think its safe to say our ancestors like the cavemen didnt hsve as many options as we have today.Mar 22 2013: Neither option can be proven, of course, but in my mind, the universe has no purpose to anyone, even a creator, without the free will of all people.


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I would say that cages would slow them down, even if you use the roller bar method, just tie a chain around the unit and hook it to a truck. This how some people have stolen ATMs.
I would do the cage thing and put a closed ciruit TV camera on the roof, with the recorder deep inside the building. Maybe even a motion sensing light. Even then you may not stop the problem, you may slow them down.
I have seen on TV where copper thieves have walked in during normal hours at a plant and stolen several thousand of dollars of copper. With plant security walking around, TV camera, and locked doors, where there is a will there is a way.
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Put hardsurface with horse shoe borum on it borum has tungstun carbide in it so it will cut in to the pavement so a horse does not slip so easy. It will stop their saw unless they use a chop saw. Then put trip wires in hooked to lights and horns give alot of light and some air horns they to cover noise when they go over the wall!!Fix it up so they will not want to come back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AT NO PRICE
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Insulate the cages from ground and wire them up to 240 Volts or 480 Volts with appropriate warning signs and disconnect switch where they can't get to it. I'll bet they won't touch it more than once. They'll pick an easier mark next time(if they survive). Maybe just having it LOOK LIKE it's electrified may work with some. Although I have heard of some people stealing ground wires off powerline poles, till they got hold of one that was energized, that's usually where their copper theft career ends, permanently. Can anyone say Crispy Critters?
An electric fence charger may be all that's needed to deter most theives.
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