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Dying for the Basics (Audio)
Posted on February 25, 2011, by Hanna Ingber, under Health, India, International, women.
CBC Radio's Dispatches is replaying my story on maternal mortality in Assam's tea gardens as well as an interview with me.
"If Sulekha Lohar only had access to an ambulance instead of that handcart in rural India. If the local clinic just had a doctor instead of empty shelves. If the nearest hospital just had a blood bank, her children might still have their mother. Troubling public health issues facing women in the developing world have been the focue of Hanna Ingber Win's work. "
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Ross Dunkley, Former Head of The Myanmar Times, Arrested in Burma
Posted on February 17, 2011, by Hanna Ingber, under Burma, International, Media.
MUMBAI, India — There was a time when Ross Dunkley, my former boss at the Myanmar Times, was a powerful man. Today, he sits in a prison cell.
I remember Ross storming into the newsroom in Rangoon after having stayed up all night drinking. Ross, a tall Australian with broad shoulders, wore a power suit. His head was bald and shiny.
"Come on, Hanna," he commanded, waving his arm in the air. "We're going to lunch."
We arrived at Trader's Hotel. "Sake, sake!" Ross shouted at a young Burmese woman standing near the entrance. She looked confused and walked off.
"Sake, sake!" Ross yelled. Another woman brought over a kettle, which Ross took out of her hands. He poured me a cup.
"No, thanks," I said. "I have articles left to edit."
Ross pushed the cup closer to my face. "When your boss tells you to drink, you drink!"
The Burmese junta detained Ross, the publisher and co-founder of the Myanmar Times, on Feb. 10, and today he is being held at the infamous Insein prison in Rangoon. Officially he's been arrested for immigration violations, but there is speculation he will also be charged with possession of drugs and prostitution.
Ross, who founded the paper in 2000 with a once-powerful Burmese businessman, has a controversial reputation. But most Burma watchers assume his arrest has nothing to do with sudden allegations of age-old behavior.
Instead, it's being seen as evidence of a government doing everything it can to cling to power. Ross' arrest comes during a time of transition in Burma, and the government has responded to this period of possible instability by tightening control, said Toe Zaw Latt, the Thailand bureau chief of Democratic Voice of Burma, a leading news outlet on Burma run by exiles.
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A Remarkable Rape Case
Posted on February 8, 2011, by Hanna Ingber, under Crime, India, International, women.
MUMBAI, India — A poor girl in northern India is a member of the lowest caste. She winds up in jail after fleeing her alleged rapists. These alleged rapists are powerful men.
What are the odds the story gets better from here?
Slim, to say the least.
"Here child marriage is rampant, abuse of minor girls is rampant, abductions are very frequent," said Tapas Kumar Chakraborty, a community volunteer and journalist in Uttar Pradesh, where the girl lives. "The powerful men and the gangsters get away with everything."
And yet, the story of this girl appears to be an exception — at least so far.
Months after losing her mother, this teenage girl living in Banda, Uttar Pradesh, was abducted. The girl's father, a farm laborer, pleaded with a state assemblyman to help him find his daughter. The legislator helped rescue the girl and then offered to let her live with him as his domestic help. The father agreed.
"He thought she would be safe there," said Chakraborty. "But that didn't happen unfortunately."
The legislator, Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi, and three other men allegedly raped and beat the 17-year-old repeatedly. The girl tried to flee, but she was caught, beaten, accused of theft and handed over to the police, according to news reports. The girl, a minor, spent a month in jail.
It is not uncommon for powerful men who sexually assault or exploit women in India to use their money or political connections to shield themselves from legal consequences.
"This is one such reported case. There are many, many, many such unreported cases," said Amitabh Kumbar of the Centre for Social Research. "Exploitation of poor women by politicians is a common trait not just in UP [Uttar Pradesh] but across the country."
But thanks to a combination of factors connected to her own personality, an active civil society and political games in her state, the girl has not only been freed from jail, but the politician and other accused men have been arrested. Rahul Gandhi, the Congress Party's general secretary and heir apparent as prime minister, traveled to Uttar Pradesh on Monday and met with the girl at her village.
In a place like Banda, there is usually little chance that a poor girl will manage to get out of jail or that authorities will arrest powerful men.
Why has this case turned out differently?
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Week 6. The Trouble With Principle B GRS LX 700 Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theory
Binding Theory Principle A A reflexive (herself) must be bound in its governing category. Principle B A pronoun (her) must be free (not bound) in its governing category. Principle C An r-expression (Sarah) must be free.
Binding Theory The principles of Binding Theory seem to be universal, represented in all languages. They prohibit certain interpretations (that is, are unlearnable from positive evidence) The principles of Binding Theory are part of Universal Grammar, not learned.
Binding Theory Yet… Sentences which are ruled out in the adult grammar by principles of Binding Theory often seem to be uttered by kids. Do kids take a while to learn Binding Theory (even supposing it is learnable)? When do they know it?
C. Chomsky (1969) Tested Principle C with kids and proposed that kids go through three stages: Stage 1. –Coreference is unconstrained. Stage 2. –Linear order strategy for pronominalization (linear order; antecedent must precede pronoun) Stage 3. –Principle C is obeyed.
Linear order strategy Do kids go through a stage where they have a strategy for pronouns instead of Binding Theory? Lust (1981): When asked to repeat, kids repeated forward pronominalizations much more accurately than redundant (name…name) sequences or backwards pronominalizations.
Linear order strategy But this doesn't tell us that there aren't grammatical principles governing their use of pronouns and/or reflexives—it only tells us that, of the grammatical options, forward pronominalization is preferred.
Onset of Binding Theory If Binding Theory is part of UG, not learned, we'd expect that kids start out already knowing it. Caveat: Of course, the kids need to know what is a pronoun and what is a reflexive before they can use Binding Theory. However: We expect to find that the first available evidence should show that kids know Binding Theory.
Onset of Binding Theory But it doesn't seem to work that way… Several experiments seem to show that while kids show early evidence of knowing Principle A, they consistently fail to observe Principle B—even up to (and beyond) 6 years old.
Chien & Wexler (1990) Explored the question of whether kids know Principles A and B from the outset or not. First three experiments show: –Kids correctly require local antecedents for reflexives (Principle A) early on –Kids are significantly delayed in requiring non- local antecedents for pronouns (Principle B).
Chien & Wexler (1990) Kids do know the difference between pronouns and reflexives (they aren't treating them all as reflexives). E.g., I saw him, *I saw himself. Kids say sentences like I saw him often enough, but they do seem to know that reflexives need a local antecedent.
So what's wrong with Principle B? Chien & Wexler (1990): Nothing is wrong with Principle B. Kids know and respect Principle B all along. Consider what adults can do: –That must be John—or at least he looks an awful lot like him. So do adults violate Principle B?
Coindexation Principle B says that coindexation between a pronoun and an antecedent is prohibited if the antecedent is too close. Assuming adults obey this, that previous sentence must have been: –That must be John—or at least he i looks an awful lot like him j. …where i and j are accidentally coreferent.
Coindexation If two noun phrases share the same index, they necessarily share the same referent. Coindexation implies coreference. If two noun phrases do not share the same index, does this mean they can't share the same referent? Does contraindexation imply non-coreference?
Coindexation The idea behind the Chien & Wexler account of the Principle B "delay" is that adults know the pragmatic Principle P, but kids are unable to use it right away. Principle P Contraindexed NPs are non-coreferential unless the context explicitly forces coreference.
Coindexation So, when a kid says –Mama Bear is pointing to her. …meaning 'Mama Bear is pointing to herself', what the kid really said was –Mama Bear i is pointing to her j. …ok by Principle B, but violating Principle P (by allowing i and j both to refer to Mama Bear).
How could we ever tell? But how can we tell if it's Principle P that kids don't obey and not Principle B, given that they both seem to allow Mama bear is pointing to her '…herself'? Answer: Principle B also governs the use of bound pronouns, which Principle P has nothing to say about.
Bound pronouns A bound pronoun is like his in: –Every boy i is looking for his i keys. …and these are subject to Principle B, but they do not have a fixed referent, so accidental coreference is not an option here. –*Every boy i admires him i.
Prediction So, if found that kids accept –Mama bear points to her(her = Mama Bear) …but refused to accept –Every bear i points to her i.(her = each bear in turn) …then kids know Principle B (and what they lack is probably Principle P).
Chien & Wexler (1990) Three experiments establish that Principle B appears to be delayed with respect to Principle A. Fourth experiment establishes that kids obey Principle B when coindexation would be forced by a bound variable interpretation.
Chien & Wexler (1990) C&W adopt the following hypotheses: Lexical Learning Hypothesis (LLH): The only thing the kid needs to learn are the items in the lexicon—in particular, not the principles of grammar. UG-Constrained Maturation: At every point in the process, principles of UG constrain the child's grammar.
C&W90: Experiment I Tests Principle A (reflexives require a local antecedent) by providing sentences with two possible antecedents (one local, one not). Kitty says that Sarah should point to herself. Kitty says that Sarah should point to her. Kitty says that Adam should point to her.
C&W90: Experiment I result Kids from 2.5 to 6 showed a steady increase (from about 13% to about 90%) in requiring herself to take a local antecedent. Kids showed no significant development in requiring her to take a non-local antecedent (about 75% across the board) Gender cues for non-local pronoun brought kids' performance up to near-perfect.
C&W90: Experiment II Checking the effects of finiteness and gender control on reflexives. Kitty wants Sarah to point to herself. Kitty wants Sarah to point to her. Kitty wants Adam to point to her Snoopy wants Sarah to point to herself.
C&W90: Experiment II results Kids did seem to obey Principle A slightly sooner in non-finite clauses –(C&W give no real explanation for this) Gender cues did not seem to affect kids' performance with respect to Principle A. The "delay of Principle B" was replicated.
C&W90: Experiment III Increased the number of conditions to test for pragmatic strategies and to replicate the results with a different task. –(Previous task was "Simon [Snoopy/Kitty] says…", this task was "Party game" which involved giving objects to people/puppets sitting at a table).
C&W90: Experiment III results Previous results replicated. Young kids operated at chance for Principle A (meaning that they don't have a systematic non-local coreference principle they are following—cf. Experiment I result showing them at 13% correct)
C&W90: Possibilities so far… LLH is wrong, kids have to learn Principle B, and it takes a while. –But how on positive evidence alone? Her is harder to learn than herself. –But kids use pronouns first (I saw him sentences indicate that they're pronouns). Principle B matures (constraints enforcing coreference before those prohibiting coreference?) –*UG-constrained maturation "Principle B errors" aren't Principle B problems.
C&W90: Experiment IV Principle B (but not Principle P) applies also to bound pronouns—if the kids know Principle B and not Principle P, we expect to see kids getting bound pronouns right (unlike referring pronouns, as previous three experiments showed).
C&W90: Experiment IV items Name-reflexive –Is Mama Bear pointing to herself? Name-pronoun –Is Mama Bear pointing to her? Quantifier-reflexive –Is every bear pointing to herself? Quantifier-pronoun –Is every bear pointing to her?
C&W90: Experiment IV controls Name-name –Is Mama Bear pointing to Goldilocks? Every-name –Is every bear pointing to Goldilocks? All-name –Are all of the bears pointing to Goldilocks?
C&W90: Experiment IV control results Kids under 5 did poorly on the mismatch condition for every and all; they did less poorly on the mismatch condition for names. Conclusion: Kids under 5 haven't quite mastered quantifiers
C&W90: Experiment IV main results Kids over 5 did near-perfect with respect to Principle A (name-reflexive and quantifier- reflexive match/mismatch). Principle B effect replicated; kids did badly on the name-pronoun mismatch cases, steadily rising from about 70% wrong to about 25% wrong between 4 and 7.
C&W90: Experiment IV main results Quantifier-pronoun (the important case): Under 5;0, kids were operating around chance (explanation: they don't understand how quantifiers work yet) Over 5;0, they were at 80% correct and above—in particular, better than on the name-pronoun condition; they seem to know Principle B.
C&W90: Appendix I reflexives
C&W90: Appendix I pronouns
C&W90: Appendix I Expt 4: name-pron & quant-pron
Chien & Wexler (1990) overall results By the time kids understand quantifiers like every and all, pronouns, and reflexives, they apply Principle B. Where accidental coreference is possible (despite violating Principle P), kids will allow it about half of the time.
Thornton & Wexler (1999) What pragmatic knowledge do children lack? Broadly speaking, children appear to have difficulty evaluating other speakers' intentions… As speakers, children fail to distinguish between their knowledge and that of listeners… [c]hildren use pronouns without first ensuring that a referent has been introduced into the conversational context… As listeners, children appear to assign interpretations to other speakers' utterances that require special contextual support to be felicitous for adults… (pp. 14-15)
Thornton & Wexler (1999) Replicated Chien & Wexler (1990) and also tested VP ellipsis cases. Papa Bear wiped his face and Brother Bear did [wiped his face] too. –His = Papa Bear's (strict—coreference) –His = Brother Bear's (sloppy—bound)
Thornton & Wexler (1999) P.B. licked him and B.B. did [licked him] too. P.B. licked him and every dog did [licked him] too. Kids may allow him = Brother Bear in the first case, but we predict they will not allow him to be bound by every dog in the second. Kids obey structural parallelism so the overt him can tell us how they interpreted the covert him.
Thornton & Wexler (1999) Experiment; 19 kids from 4;0 to 5;1. Among the findings: Kids who do allow Papa Bear washed him to mean …himself robustly don't allow self- brushing scenarios for Every reindeer brushed him or in Batman cleaned him and every turtle did too. (and, kids obey structural parallelism)
Preparatory comments for next week's readings Borer & Wexler (1987): They are out to challenge the idea that kids start off with the entire grammatical system, in favor of a maturational view of syntactic development. One of their proposals is that children cannot initially construct A-chains, and they use evidence primarily from passives.
Passives John kicked the ball (active) The ball was kicked (by John) (passive) Standard analysis: the ball starts off as complement of V in both; in the passive, the agent is suppressed and the verb is deprived of its ability to assign Case. Thus, the ball moves into SpecIP to get Case. The ball i was kicked t i.
Passives The chain between the ball and t created by moving the ball into SpecIP is an A-chain (a chain whose top is in a position where you can only find arguments).
Intransitives There are two kinds of intransitive verbs: –Unergative –Unaccusative(or sometimes "ergative") The unergative verbs have an external argument— just like a transitive verb. The unaccusative/ergative verbs have only an internal argument, which moves to subject position—just like in a passive.
Unaccusatives ≈ passives An unaccusative is structurally like a passive: –The train i arrived t i. An unergative is not. –The baby giggled.
Verbal and adjectival passives In English at least, it seems like there are two kinds of words with passive morphology: Verbal: The doll was seen. Adjectival: The wig seems combed. Borer & Wexler adopt an analysis under which adjectival passives do not involve syntactic movement (their argument structure is adjusted in the lexicon prior to syntax).
Verbal and adjectival passives Generally, non-action verbs make poor adjectival passives (while action verbs are fine): *The doll seems seen. The seen doll. Seen though the movie was, John went to see it again. The cloth appears torn. The torn cloth. Torn though the cloth was, John used it anyway.
B&W87 and the VPISH Note: Borer & Wexler (1987) are not assuming the VP-Internal Subject Hypothesis (at the time the paper was written, it was assumed that the subject was base-generated outside of the VP). Keep this in the back of your mind; what effect would adopting the VP-Internal Subject Hypothesis have on their account? (Babyonyshev et al. discuss this a bit in a footnote).
Babyonyshev et al. (1998) Babyonyshev et al. (1998) extend the discussion begun in Borer & Wexler (1987), also arguing for maturation of A-chains. They consider two possible reasons why A- chains in passives would not be allowed: –Kids can't build A-chains. –Kids can't "dethematize" the external argument.
UTAH The Uniformity of Theta Assignment Hypothesis (UTAH) essentially says that the syntactic position in the structure to which any given -role is assigned does not vary within or across languages. So, the patient -role is always assigned to the complement of V position, for example.
Pesetsky and movement Languages can differ in whether they perform overt movement (before SS) or covert movement (after SS, on the way to LF). –Usual example: Wh-movement (Bulgarian: all wh-movements overt; English: one overt wh- movement, the rest covert; Japanese: all wh- movements covert).
Pesetsky and movement If we assume that all languages move all of their wh-words to (Spec)CP by LF (only some languages save some/all of these movements until after SS), then at LF there is always a chain like: –Wh-word i …t i. One way to think of "covert movement" is as "pronouncing the bottom of the chain" (in a model in which you both interpret and pronounce LF).
Pesetsky and movement This idea of "pronouncing the bottom of a movement chain" comes up in part of the discussion in Babyonyshev et al. concerning pronunciation in A-chains (like those in unaccusatives and passives) as well as A- bar chains (like wh-movement chains).
Babyonyshev et al. (1998) Babyonyshev et al. conduct an experiment with Russian kids to determine whether kids who cannot represent adult unaccusatives (due to the inability to represent A-chains) instead parse them as unergatives. "S-homophone": A different syntactic structure (e.g. an unergative) which sounds like another (e.g. an unaccusative).
Russian genitive of negation There is a fairly elaborate discussion of the "genitive of negation" construction in Russian. Basically, a non-specific noun phrase in the same clause as negation will be pronounced with genitive (instead of accusative) case. Some verbs (e.g., existential be) in fact require genitive.
Russian genitive of negation There is evidence that the genitive argument of an unaccusative remains inside the VP at SS. In English, this argument would raise to subject position (SpecIP). In Russian, it turns out that there is evidence that the genitive argument raises covertly (between SS and LF) to subject position.
Evidence for covert movement of the genitive argument Negative constituents (e.g., any kind of boy) need to co-occur with negation in the same clause. Where negative constituents participate in A- chains we can see (e.g., raising), the top of the A- chain has to be in the same clause as negation. Genitive negative constituents with raising verbs appear in the lower clause at SS but require negation in the higher clause. Conclusion: Genitive arguments move too, creating an A-chain, and the negation requirement is verified at LF.
For next time: Read O'Grady, ch. 10, Borer & Wexler (1987), and Babyonyshev et al. (1998). Write up a 2-3 page summary of Borer & Wexler (1987): –What are the most primary points? –What are the hypotheses? –What evidence is given in support of these hypotheses? –Did you find the evidence convincing (assuming it is accurately represented)? If not, why not?
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Actus Quintus.
Enter Suffolke in conference with the King,
Glocester, and Exeter.
2824Her vertues graced with externall gifts,
2828So am I driuen by breath of her Renowne,
2829Either to suffer Shipwracke, or arriue
2830Where I may haue fruition of her Loue.
2832Is but a preface of her worthy praise:
2833The cheefe perfections of that louely Dame,
2835Would make a volume of inticing lines,
2836Able to rauish any dull conceit.
2838So full repleate with choice of all delights,
2840She is content to be at your command:
2841Command I meane, of Vertuous chaste intents,
2842To Loue, and Honor Henry as her Lord.
2844Therefore my Lord Protector, giue consent,
2845That Marg'ret may be Englands Royall Queene.
2848Vnto another Lady of esteeme,
2850And not deface your Honor with reproach?
2851 Suf. As doth a Ruler with vnlawfull Oathes,
2852Or one that at a Triumph, hauing vow'd
2855A poore Earles daughter is vnequall oddes,
2856And therefore may be broke without offence.
2857 Gloucester. Why what (I pray) is Margaret more
2858_then that?
2859Her Father is no better than an Earle,
2860Although in glorious Titles he excell.
2861 Suf. Yes my Lord, her Father is a King,
2862The King of Naples, and Ierusalem,
2863And of such great Authoritie in France,
2864As his alliance will confirme our peace,
2865And keepe the Frenchmen in Allegeance.
2869Where Reignier sooner will receyue, than giue.
2872To choose for wealth, and not for perfect Loue.
2873Henry is able to enrich his Queene,
2874And not to seeke a Queene to make him rich,
2877Marriage is a matter of more worth,
2878Then to be dealt in by Atturney-ship:
2879Not whom we will, but whom his Grace affects,
2880Must be companion of his Nuptiall bed.
2884For what is wedlocke forced? but a Hell,
2887And is a patterne of Celestiall peace.
2888Whom should we match with Henry being a King,
2889But Margaret, that is daughter to a King:
2891Approues her fit for none, but for a King.
2892Her valiant courage, and vndaunted spirit,
2893(More then in women commonly is seene)
2895For Henry, sonne vnto a Conqueror,
2896Is likely to beget more Conquerors,
2898(As is faire Margaret) he be link'd in loue.
2899Then yeeld my Lords, and heere conclude with mee,
2901 King. Whether it be through force of your report,
2902My Noble Lord of Suffolke: Or for that
2903My tender youth was neuer yet attaint
2907Such fierce alarums both of Hope and Feare,
2908As I am sicke with working of my thoughts.
2910Agree to any couenants, and procure
2911That Lady Margaret do vouchsafe to come
2913King Henries faithfull and annointed Queene.
2914For your expences and sufficient charge,
2915Among the people gather vp a tenth.
2916Be gone I say, for till you do returne,
2918And you (good Vnckle) banish all offence:
2919If you do censure me, by what you were,
2920Not what you are, I know it will excuse
2921This sodaine execution of my will.
2922And so conduct me, where from company,
2923I may reuolue and ruminate my greefe.
Exit Glocester.
2927As did the youthfull Paris once to Greece,
2928With hope to finde the like euent in loue,
2929But prosper better than the Troian did:
2930Margaret shall now be Queene, and rule the King:
2931But I will rule both her, the King, and Realme.


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Manager Craig Levein believes that if Scotland repeat their Hampden performance against Liechtenstein when the two sides meet again in Vaduz on Saturday night it will bring an abrupt end to their Euro 2012 hopes.
Levein's men needed a dramatic 97th-minute header from Stephen McManus to beat the Group I minnows 2-1 in a nervy qualifier at the national stadium in September last year. Scotland go into the return game in Liechtenstein in a precarious position, two points behind second-placed Czech Republic with both countries having two games left.
With Spain to come, the Scots need a win on Saturday to have a realistic chance of making the play-offs, but Levein said: "We don't really need any evidence to show that if we are not at our best then we won't be successful because the last time we played them we weren't at our best and we struggled to beat to beat them at home."
He added: "If we put in a performance like that this time, we won't beat them. I am not worried about the pundits and fans, how they view Liechtenstein doesn't have an effect on how we play. What I'm really concerned about is that we make sure that the players and I understand the nature of what we are facing."
The former Scotland defender continued: "I get the chance to see Liechtenstein regularly. They have taken four points off Lithuania, the same as we have, and were very unlucky recently against Switzerland.
"There is an understanding in their team which makes it very difficult to break them down. The good things for me is that we have a good group of players who don't take their foot off the gas.
"I can say that there hasn't been a game when I felt that we weren't 100% on it, and that's what we need to be, focused, and play the game with an intensity. If we don't move the ball quickly then we will struggle."
The Scotland squad flew out from Glasgow Airport for their Switzerland base without skipper Darren Fletcher, who is ruled out of the first match after being struck down with tonsillitis, although it is hoped that the Manchester United midfielder will have recovered for the game against Spain.
Striker Kenny Miller has a minor tear in his groin and is also likely to miss the Liechtenstein game but he travelled and is hopeful of being fit to face the Spanish.
Aston Villa defender Alan Hutton has recovered from a knee knock while Graham Dorrans and Barry Robson have shrugged off their respective ankle and thigh complaints.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (March 1, 2017) -- The City School District of Albany will celebrate "Music in Our Schools Month" during March with a variety of student performances.
Events kick off March 8 with the All-City Band Concert at Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School at 6:30 p.m.
Other upcoming performances include All-City Strings and All-City Chorus concerts, featuring outstanding musicians from throughout the district. And on March 11, the Albany Marching Falcons were scheduled to put on their collective Irish at two local St. Patrick's Day parades: the North Albany parade and the city's parade. However, the Marching Falcons did not participate this year due to the extreme cold and wind chill.
The All-City Strings Concert also was affected by the late-winter weather. The concert, originally scheduled for March 15 at William S. Hackett Middle School, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, April 4 at Hackett beginning at 6:30 p.m.
On March 18, the annual New York State School Music Association (NYSSMA) festival will be held at Myers. Student performers from throughout the district will have their music skills evaluated at by a judge. Auditions will begin at 9 a.m.; school music teachers will let students know what time they are slated to perform.
The All-City Chorus Concert will be held March 22 at 6:30 p.m. at Myers. Also, the Albany High School Jazz Ensemble will perform at the annual Founders' Day reception on March 24.
The month wraps up with two schools performing on the Empire State Concourse. The select chorus, jazz band and stage band from Myers will perform at 12:35 p.m. on March 24, and the Hackett Middle School chorus will sing from noon-1 p.m. on March 27.
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The new station is made of steel, glass and white concrete. It includes a monumental arch, 160 metres long and 32 metres high. The building costs were 312 million
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mjw364 (1466) 2013-01-10 14:40
What a great image I love the lines and shapes and the areas of light and shade. Good tonal range througout and well framed/composed.
Hello Huub
I like the dynamic diagonal lines of tis architecture, well exposed in a soft B&W mood.
karacabeylis (1465) 2013-01-19 7:27
a nice shot for creating an effective image onto modern architectures. it is effective indeed.
macjake (72593) 2016-01-26 16:01
Hi Huub
whats not to like with this one!
love the modern architecture, love the lines, love the shapes, love the composition.
well done all around in picking this one out
worldcitizen (9382) 2016-03-09 17:18
Hello Huub,
A new transit hub designed by Calatrava has just opened here in NYC, and I can see a lot of similarities. I like the graphism in this photo, made even stronger by the choice of B/W. I like that this is purely an architectural photo, with no people in the frame.
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CONTENTS 6 pg 29K 1. Introduction 2. Latest website listings 3. Energy websites 4. Revision history >>Copyright >>www.benwiens.com 2002Nov28 by Ben Wiens...energy scientist
2. LATEST WEBSITE LISTINGS...posting date order |
Danish Wind Industry Association 2002Nov28 Denmark Wind Energy...Information site. See the Quick Time movies about wind energy. |
Future Energies 2002May03 United Kingdom Alternative energy...News site for alternative energy technologies including a discussion forum. |
Stirling engine paper 2002May03 USA Stirling engines...for those interested in small stirling engines here is a paper that you might find interesting, titled "The Stirling engine-refrigerator: rich pedagogy from applied physics". It deals with a low-differential temperature systems which was studied both theoretically and experimentally. |
Hpower 2002May03 USA Fuel cells...H Power Corp. believe that they were the first to complete a commercial sale of proton-exchange membrane, or PEM, fuel cell system. H Power was founded in 1989 and incorporated in the state of Delaware. Their PEM fuel cells are designed to provide electricity for a wide range of stationary, portable, and mobile applications. H Power is completing the development of residential co-generation units, or RCUs, which provide 3 to 4.5 kilowatts of continuous power, peak power of up to 10 kilowatts, and power spikes of up to 20 kilowatts. The RCU has been designed to provide the electricity needs of an average home in the United States. The RCU incorporates many proprietary technologies, including the fuel cell stack and a fuel processor, based on steam reforming, which processes propane or natural gas to high-quality hydrogen for the fuel cell. They are currently offering for sale several portable and mobile fuel cells systems, operating on hydrogen, and ranging in power from 35 watts to 500 watts, for a wide range of applications. |
Segway™ Human Transporter 2001Dec09 USA Transportation...a two wheeled human transporter that is much talked about. Will this be the future? I wonder about these things knocking down pedestrians on the sidewalk. I have done a lot of investigating into powered bicycles. Only electric ones will be allowed in the future. But bicycles must travel on the road unless there is a bicycle path. I can't see these being legal on the road. |
Eric's History of Perpetual Motion and Free Energy Machines 2001Nov21 USA Perpetual Motion...In spite of no evidence of success, hundreds of people for centuries have attempted to solve the holy grail of energy production - Perpetual Motion Machines. Many people simply think it must be possible and if they only try hard enough, they will find a solution. |
Saturna Technologies, Inc. 2001Nov21 USA Cold Fusion...Saturna Technologies, Inc. (STI), is based on the work of Russ George, head engineer. Operated by CEO David Patterson and President Dr. Robert Falls, STI is working on the development and eventual global use of cold fusion. Based in Palo Alto and Vancouver, British Columbia, STI works with a collaborative international network of researchers, scientists, and engineers. STI is dedicated to the design, manufacture, and distribution of the world's first line of laboratory research instruments that reliably produce these 'cold fusion' reactions on demand." |
Medis Technologies 2001Aug09 USA Fuel Cells, Stirling refrigerators, Engines, Batteries...is developing highly advanced proprietary technologies to satisfy the worldwide demand for cleaner and more efficient energy. Their Direct Alcohol Fuel Cell is one of the first to be able to use ethanol, the favored green fuel of the future, it can use methanol fuel as well.They do not use a PEM but use a proprietary liquid electrolyte instead. Are also working on Stirling refrigerators which can be more efficient than the present type, a new engine, and batteries. |
Hydrovolt Energy Systems 2001Jun04 USA Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and Gasifier...Something that you may find interesting is that we are working on a system to combine a SOFC with a bio gasifier. Hydrovolt has applied for a patent for the system. The heat generated from the SOFC is used to drive the gasification process. Also we have a proprietary stack design that incorporates some of sealability (is that a word?) of tubular cells with the desired power density of a planar design. An improved design could make SOFC's more popular. Right now everybody including Global has problems with sealing. |
Wind Power Online 2001Mar22 USA International Wind Energy Marketplace...Click under Featured Offers/Patented to find out about the WARP(tm) combined wind energy amplifier and solar tower concept developed by Eneco.
3. ENERGY WEBSITES...alphabetical order |
Aqua Pure Ventures 2000Apr Canada water distillation...use mechanical vapor recompression distillation process similar to Ocean Power which requires 20 times less energy than simple distillation at ambient pressure. They are pursuing recovery of water and solids in industrial processes such as chemical plants and oil sands. |
Astris Energy 2000Apr Canada fuel cell...chose to develop the alkaline fuel cell because of it's inherent ability to operate at ambient temperatures and start instantly, offers the highest electrochemical efficiency among known fuel cells, and works with a wide variety of non-noble catalysts. They are working on fuel cells which have improved tolerance to carbon dioxide. |
Astro Power 2000Apr USA solar...founded in 1983 as an outgrowth of semiconductor work initiated at the University of Delaware. The company now employs 330 people. The basis for AstroPower's past and present profitability has been the use of recycled semiconductor wafers. Newer APex solar cells are made using a revolutionary new continuous high-speed process called Silicon-Film that produces silicon wafers in a matter of minutes, similar in many ways to modern low-cost methods for manufacturing plate glass or sheet metal. Latest-generation technology Silicon-Film offers more functionality, lower price, and better performance than Apex. |
American Hydrogen Association 1999Sep USA association...dedicated to the advancement of inexpensive, clean and safe hydrogen energy systems. |
American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1999Apr USA organization...primarily American Mechanical Engineers. Publish a lot of papers and magazines. Have special interest groups such as Advanced Energy and International Gas Turbine Institute. |
Avista Labs 1999Sep USA fuel cells...want to commercialize polymer fuel cells. |
Ballard Power 2000Jan Canada fuel cells...predominantly working on polymer fuel cells for transportation and electric powerplants. Previously the company produced lithium batteries, then spun off the fuel cell division about 12 years ago. Most of the PEFC technology was developed in house and they own over 200 patents. They are working closely with DaimlerChrysler and Ford. According to Merill Lynch, the PEFC fuel cell cars powered by Ballard will not commence mass production until 2004. In Aug1999 however they announced purchase of a worldwide, non-exclusive license to Direct Methanol Fuel Cell intellectual property from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and the University of Southern California (USC) through DTI Energy, Inc. which holds exclusive licensing rights to the intellectual property. The license is based on technology developed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Caltech and the Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute at USC. Ballard also acquired the right to sublicense the intellectual property to its alliance members under certain conditions. There seems to be a solid movement towards this type of fuel cell with automotive companies. |
Ben Wiens Energy Science Site 2001Nov Canada educational...energy web-books, papers, articles, links. Focus is theories, applications, conversion, conservation. |
Blue Energy 1999Aug Canada tidal hydro...presently are working on a large project in the Philippines. Use the horizontal Davis turbine. The system has multiple vertical axis hydro turbines with straight foils mounted in a duct structure to form a tidal fence or sea wall. These are large marine structures of reinforced concrete and steel, and can be installed across an estuary with tides of about 1 meter or more, or across a passage where tidal velocities exceed about 2 meters per second or more. |
BMD Technology 1999Sep Canada fuel cells...integration of PEM fuel cells for automotive applications. |
BlackLight Power Inc. 1999Aug USA free energy...believe they have developed a new method for generating thermal energy for heating and electrical power generation, and a vast class of new compositions of matter. The theory behind the BlackLight Process was first developed and published by BlackLight's founder and president, Dr. R. L. Mills in 1989. Its key implication has remained that hydrogen atoms can achieve stable energy states below the ground state (one) that is generally accepted by conventional atomic theory. |
Borealis Technical 2000May United Kingdom electrical...this is a virtual company that works with labs and inventors around the world. Presently two of their designs are quite interesting. The first is an advanced polyphase motor design. Presently large motors use three phase AC current. The new Borealis polyphase motor uses many phases, perhaps 24 or more. This makes the magnetic fields act more effectively in the motor and produces more torque. Such a motor was not really practical 20 years ago, but now the power supply needed for this motor is quite innexpensive. If a variable speed motor control is used anyways, the cost may not be that much more for a polyphase design. The second interesting design is their micro-machined thermionic converter. They claim in their literature that such converters may be able to convert thermal energy or solar energy at 60-80% of the Carnot efficiency. Patents for the device are available on the website in pdf format. The patents however don't say what the efficiency would be. |
Burley 1999Apr USA bicycles...Birdy Compact folding bicycle, front and rear suspension, 22 lbs, see folding demonstration on their website. Also make tandems and trailers. |
Cold Fusion Times 1999Jul USA magazine...with news about cold fusion. |
ConSolar 1999Sep USA solar...combined cycle electricity generating plant, driven by high-concentration optics and high temperature air receivers is being developed. 2MW-40MW. Hybrid solar and fuel and optional thermal storage. Solar to electricity efficiency is 13-25%. Demonstration project is underway. Based on a Brayton cycle engine. |
Crank Dot Net 2000Jan> USA index...kranks, crackpots, kooks, and loons on the net. |
CSIRO 1999Jul Australia agency...largest scientific research agency in country. Working on planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. |
DynaMotive Technologies 2000Apr Canada fuels...commercializing a unique waste to energy technology that converts forest and agricultural waste into liquid BioOil -- a clean burning, renewable alternative to fossil fuel for generating "green" power in diesel engines, boilers and gas turbines. |
Electric Power Research Institute or EPRI 1999Apr USA organization...search for Internet documents or industry reports on energy. |
Electrofuel 1999Aug Canada batteries...SuperPolymer battery delivers almost 100% more energy than any other lithium ion polymer. Initial models are for laptop computers and offer up to 15 hrs use on a single charge. |
Energy.com 1999Jun USA organization...a free, unbiased service for energy consumers. Aim to assist you in making informed decisions about your energy supply and energy-related products. |
Electric Transportation Company 1999Apr USA index...of electric bicycles. |
Encyclopedia of Thermodynamics 1999Jul reference...engineering terms |
Resources for Students, Teachers, and Parents 2000Jan...links to Web sites that provide general education and energy-related resources to teachers, students and parents. |
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN) 1999Sep USA organization...US Department of Energy. |
Energy Info Source 1999Oct USA organization...information about the electric power industry. Lists prices of electric power in different areas and news about different electric power utilities. |
Energy Ventures Inc 1999Dec Canada fuel cell, batteries...developing DMFC, AFC and lithium ion batteries for portable power. Dec1999 the company claimed its new DMFC technology has resolved the historic problem of methanol cross-over and would result in an initial 30-40% improvement in output. Wayne Hartford, President of EVI stated that "We feel that the marketplace has hugely underestimated the difficulty in developing a broadly based consumer friendly fuelling infrastructure for hydrogen. Without that, there is a need to reform any other fuel into hydrogen on board a vehicle and this equipment is costly, takes up space, and requires a significant percentage of the power output to operate." |
Fuel Cell Technologies 2000Apr Canada fuel cell...design, develop, and manufacture a wide range of fuel cell and metal-air semi-fuel cell systems and components such as the aluminum-air battery. |
Fuel Cells 2000 Online Fuel Cell Information Center 2000May USA fuel cell...large online directory of developers of fuel cells, articles on fuel cells. |
Entropy, Can We Decrease Entropy? 1999Jun educational...Andreas Trupp thinks that Loschmidt was right, that air would slowly stratify into warmer and cooler air at different heights due to the effects of gravity in a long vertical tube. I am not convinced yet, but will keep an open mind. |
Free Energy Frequently Asked Questions 1999Aug USA educational...a skeptical and scientific view about free energy. |
Frequently Asked Questions concerning The Aether Hypothesis 1999Jun educational...Pete Brown explains that Einstein said that a type of "medium" was needed in Relativity as well and suggests the word aether can still be used. |
Fuel Cell Energy 1999Dec USA fuel cells...working on MCFC of 300 kW, 1.5 MW and 3 MW for electric power generation. This technology cannot be scaled down below 300 kW because of their need for significant amounts of auxiliary equipment such as pumps. They target Jan2001 as their date of market entry. |
Fuel Cells Co. 1999Sep USA fuel cells...electrolyzer for fuel cells. |
Green Energy News 2000May USA green energy...newsletter with long list of backissue articles. |
Global Energy Marketplace 1999Jul USA organization...large database of links to energy sites. |
Global Thermoelectric 1999Apr Canada fuel cells...have been in business for many years manufacturing small thermoelectric power generators up to 100 watts. Thermoelectric devices are essentially thermocouples. The maximum efficiency is 4-5%. Recently they started working on development of planar Solid Oxide Fuel Cells operating at 800°C. In July 1997, Global signed a fuel cell agreement with Forschungszentrum Julich, one of the world's leading authorities on solid oxide fuel cells. In early 1999 Global reported that they had achieved high levels of power output. A new type of seal was reportedly working well. As well they have been pursuing mass production of an inexpensive variety of ceramic plates for the stack. Global is already a manufacturing company which has produced small thermoelectric powerplants for many years. In Apr1999 Global stock value increased by 15x in one week. In Nov1999 Global announced that Brian Gorbell, former Chief Engineer for Ballard's passenger bus program, will now head Global's automotive related fuel cell program. Global shares increased in value by up to 15 x in Apr1999. |
Goran Wall's Home Page 1999Jun Sweden educational...a page about exergy (second law) analysis. Huge list of references which contain the word exergy. |
Hayes Industrial 1999Apr USA bicycles...bicycle disk brakes. |
Humbolt University 1999Sep USA university...working on solar projects including generation of hydrogen with solar panels. Have built a small fuel cell vehicle. |
Hydro-Air Technologies 1999Sep USA solar energy...their HARPS system utilizes dry air to concentrate a brine. The power unit of HARPS consists of a heat pump that uses sea water or fresh water to dilute the brine in the process of transferring energy to a boiler. In the boiler, a refrigerant is evaporated to drive a turbine that generates electric power. Another of their proposed systems use large very large upright funnels. Water is sprayed and evaporated at the base. Both these system use solar energy, but in an indirect way. Enough HARPS plants can be built in the desert areas of the world that are near bodies of water to supply all the electric power for the world they claim. |
Hydrogen Organization 2000Jan USA organization...promoting the hydrogen economy and fuel cells, have links to the latest fuel cell articles. |
International Gas Turbine Institute 1999Apr USA organization...a branch of ASME. Hold two annual gas turbine conferences each year. These are the most well attended conferences on gas turbines in the world. Half of the gas turbine papers that are presented in the conferences are published in the Journal of Engineering for Gas Turbines and Power. Back copies of all papers are available by contacting IGTI. A book of paper titles can be purchased for a nominal fee. |
Microvel Technologies 2000May Canada steam hybrid...has developed a hybrid electric vehicle that is powered by an onboard steam generator and runs on electricity 100% of the time. A passenger car and min van are planned. |
Moller International 1999Jul USA aircraft...I first saw Moller's flying saucer in Popular Science many years ago. I think he used the same ducted fans as he does now. Now if such flyer saucers would replace the automobile, as Dr. Moller sometimes claims, think how many collisions there would be in the sky. Think of the hum of 8 million wankel engines with no mufflers screaming away in rush hour. But I do like the idea of the VTOL vehicle. Makes a lot more sense than an airplane that needs a runway. |
National Fuel Cell Research Center (NFCRC) 1999Sep USA organization...fuel cell information. |
National Institute for Resources and Management 1999Aug Japan organization...report on artificial photosynthesis. |
National Renewable Energy Laboratory 1999Aug USA research...the U.S. Department of Energy's premier Laboratory for renewable energy & energy efficiency research, development & deployment. |
National Science Teachers Association 1999Jun USA organization |
Ocean Power 2000Apr USA desalination...dedicated to becoming the world's leading innovator of mass produced water desalination and renewable power generation systems. |
Plug Power 1999Jul USA fuel cells...developing polymer fuel cells, are a joint venture between DTE Energy Co., the parent of Detroit Edison and Michigan's largest electric utility, and Mechanical Technology Inc.or MTI, an early developer of fuel cell technologies. Their goal is to develop and manufacture affordable fuel cell systems for residential, small commercial and automotive applications. They target Jan2001 as their date of market entry. |
Popular Science 1999Apr USA magazine...the what's new website. Articles and forums. |
Proton Energy 1999Sep USA fuel cells...working on PEM regenerative fuel cells. |
Powerball Technologies 2000May USA fuel...Powerballs are ping pong sized polyethylene coated sodium hydride pellets that react with water to produce hydrogen. |
RA Energy 1999Sep USA organization...promoting the hydrogen economy. |
Realm of the Quantum 1999Jun...matter and energy are both composed of quanta, and are today considered to be merely two different aspects of the same thing, which could be called, in the tradition of space-time, matter-energy. Even the classical distinction between a particle and a wave becomes fuzzy in the quantum realm, and quanta are often referred to as wavicles. |
Rhombic Corp 2000Apr USA conversion...Rhombic Scientists have developed five ground breaking unique technologies, Inertial Electrostatic Confinement, Diamond film forced diffusion, The Nuclear Battery, Diamond-Reinforced Flywheel Battery, Disperse Composite Material, The Excimer Lamp |
Sandia National Laboratories 1999Sep USA research...A US Department of Energy National Security Laboratory, also deal in renewable energy. The world's most powerful X-ray source, Sandia National Laboratories' Z Accelerator, achieved temperatures of 1.6 million degrees, close to the 2 to 3 million degrees required for nuclear fusion. Recent Sandia breakthroughs have enabled the accelerator to more than septuple its output from 40 to 290 trillion watts. |
Scientific American 1999Apr USA magazine...Generally more advanced cience topics that relate to professionals. |
ScienceDaily News 1999Apr USA magazine...links to the latest research news. A magazine for laypeople. |
Solar Hydrogen Energy Corp 2000Jan USA solar...SHEC has developed a proprietary process to produce hydrogen with water and sunlight. |
Solar Energy Limited 2000Apr USA solar...focuses on developing commercially viable solar projects. Hydro-Air Renewable Power Systems uses only dry air and water (either fresh, salt or waste water) to produce electricity- while cleaning the air. This process uses the heat of vaporization (one quart of water has one-twentieth the energy of one quart of gasoline). These units can be small enough for a house or large enough for a State. Envisioned building 1/3 mile high funnels. Water sprayed into the upper portion would cool down the air. Calculations showed that the cold air mass would flow down at great speeds which would then drive a large turbine. Each such funnel could generate as much power as many large modern powerplants. This is not a perpetual motion machine, it is the sun the indirectly evaporates the water. Air Conditioner Energy System is similar in concept but units are primarily for single family residences or small businesses. They are roof-mounted and produce electricity with 'cold air' as a bi-product (i.e., produces electricity while air-conditioning your house). Units projected to cost $3,000 and the cost of electricity and air-conditioning less than half of market. Direct Solar Reduction of CO2 process, uses only completely renewable solar energy to consume C02, produces a high quality fuel (gasoline, diesel, etc.) with electricity and oxygen as bi-products. Power and Water using only dry air and salt water to produce either electricity or fresh water or both simultaneously. These units are particularly useful in isolated areas and more information will be released on completion of patent filings. Millennium Refrigerators and air-conditioners that require no refrigerant. |
Solarpaces 1999Sep USA solar...make heliostat style solar collectors. |
Southwest Windpower 2000Jan USA windmills...a world leader in micro-windenergy. In Dec1999 produced the 30,000th wind turbine. |
Snow Leopard Resources 2000Apr Canada fuel cell...are primarily developing the hydrogen-sulfide fuel cell and also specialize in sour natural gas fields. Presently sour gas in natural gas is removed and burned in open stacks. The sulfur fumes are very hazardous and soon laws will prevent such emissions. Hydrogen sulfide is a fuel. If all the sour gas presently available in for example Alberta, Canada were converted via a fuel cell, roughly one-third of the provinces electricity needs could be produced. Solid sulfur is produced from the cell and can be sold. There are many sour gas fields worldwide and many are simply capped because of the high hydrogen sulfide content. Snow Leopard has been involved with the hydrogen sulfide fuel cell for almost 10 years, and now has bought all the patents. It has farmed out the job of developing this fuel cell to a large US research agency. I could not get details of the fuel cell when I talked to the president in 2000Apr05, but it sounds as if the fuel cell is not overly complicated. Fuel cells ready to be put into use should be available within a few years. The president Lauchlin Lyons has been involved in petroleum exploration and also methanol production for many years. |
STM corporation 1999Sep USA Stirling engine...have a 30 kw Stirling engine which produces up to 40% efficiency with life expectancy of 60,000 hrs. |
Sunpower Inc. 2000May USA Stirling...is the leader in free-piston Stirling engines and coolers and in linear compressors. Sunpower's technology is protected by over 30 U.S. patents and over 100 related foreign patents and applications. Claim an engine/alternator efficiency of between 30 and 35%. Suggest cost would be $US1000/kW based on 10,000 units/year, this would be reduced at higher volumes. Free-piston Stirling engine linear alternator combinations offer numerous advantages over IC engines at the micro-cogen power levels they claim. They have higher efficiencies than IC engines and this efficiency remains essentially constant at different sizes. This is not true of IC engines. The continuous combustion required by Stirling engines makes them produce fewer emissions and operate more quietly than IC engines. Soundproofing is not required. IC engines, even those designed for long life, require regular service (typically 2000-4000 hours) and their lives are ultimately limited by the contact operation of the moving parts. On the other hand, free-piston Stirling engines are hermetically sealed and the moving components are supported on non-contact gas bearings. There are no parts requiring service within the engine and alternator, and lives of greater than 60,000 hours are projected; life will ultimately be limited by heater head creep. The burner does require service but no more than the typical home furnace. Furthermore the fixed speed operation of free-piston Stirling engines, unlike IC engines, allows for simple grid synchronization. As long as the linear alternator is wound for the correct grid voltage, these machines can be directly coupled to the grid. |
Suntherm 1999Aug USA solar...sells a variety of renewable energy systems for the home. Their wood stove can generate steam to run a steam piston engine. Their parabolic trough solar collector can power the steam piston engine, provide floor heating or heat the swimming pool. |
Technology Transition Corp 2000Jan USA energy... Since 1986, Technology Transition Corporation (TTC) has been a catalyst in uniting diverse energy industry groups to develop business opportunities for clean and renewable energy technologies. Design and implement strategic initiatives to help emerging energy technologies move from the research and development environment into sustainable markets. |
Thermodynamics Educational Site 1999Jul USA educational...Classical, Quantum & Statistical Mechanics. |
Toups Technology Licensing 1999Aug USA fuel...sell technology for production of a synthetic gas from sewage using electric arcs. |
US Department of Energy 2000Jan USA organization...information about many different forms of energy. |
Usenet FAQ on Physics and Relativity 1999Jun educational...popular explanations for some commonly asked questions about physics and relativity. |
Watsitz 2000Jan USA fuel cells...sell a variety of small hydrogen fuel cells, education kits, fuel cell scooter. Are promoting the hydrogen economy. |
Westinghouse Solid Oxide Fuel Cell 1999Apr USA fuel cells...have recently been bought by Siemens, are working on tubular solid oxide fuel cells. |
Westport Innovations 2000Apr Canada NG diesel...are developing a natural gas direct injection system for diesel engines. Presently many diesel engines converted to run on natural gas mix the fuel in the intake manifold. Injecting the natural gas directly into the cylinder results in increased efficiency. A diesel pilot injection is generally required. |
Zevco 1999Aug United Kingdom fuel cells...is an AFC company, head quartered in the UK with offices also in Belgium. Zevco recently delivered the first (in the world?) commercial fuel cell vehicle (a van) to the city of Westminster, UK. As of 15Aug1999 the website is being revised, should be up in the future. |
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Subject To Change: Creating Great Products & Services for an Uncertain World
- Publisher: O'Reilly Media
- Publication Date: April 2008
- Pages: 192
- Price: £18.99
Subject to Change sits as an unusual title for O' Reilly; this is not a book about technology or computing, this is a book about selling technology.
The book aims to provide guidance for those of us who have an idea and want to take it dotcom, of those of us who are looking for help to find the idea in the first place. It also purports to be a book to help existing companies adapt to the Agile, Interactive and Long Tailed world we supposedly all live in.
If you strip away the layers of buzzwords and hype that this book embraces rather too readily you will find some insight into the art of product design, and it contains some interesting case studies, but this is not a casual read. It also rather glosses over the curse of web 2.0, actually making money rather than just gaining users.
All in all this is an interesting read if you're interested in the business of technology, or if you're keen to be the next Jobs or Bezos, but you've still got to come up with the idea yourself!
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Published as Tokyo in the UK
Pages: 363
Finished: Apr. 12, 2008
First Published: 2004
Genre: thriller, historical fiction
Rating: 5/5
First Sentence:
To those who fight and rage against superstition, I say only this: why?
Reason for Reading: I'm reading all the author's books.
Comments: Grey is a young woman who is driven to find the answer to her past. To find her answer she must seek a piece of rare film taken during the Nanking Massacre. This obsession takes her to Tokyo and into the world of hostess bars and the yakuza, the Japanese mafia. Chapters alternate with Grey's present and a memoir of an old man she meets written during the days of the Japanese invasion of Nanking.
The atmosphere is dark and imposing. From the start the reader is aware of an impending doom. The mind races as we try to imagine what could be so horrible. The mounting tension is almost unbearable. Until finally, shock after shock is revealed and it was with pounding heart and shortness of breath I closed the book.
This is quite different from Hayder's first two books. The historical aspect was wonderfully done. I have a particular interest in this period, of the Japanese war atrocities (Asian Holocaust) and particularly the 'Rape of Nanking'. Hayder writes a brutal, disturbing and heart-wrenching story. The pace is also slower than in the other books but when it comes to gruesome details Hayder sure knows how to pack a punch.
I can't wait to read her next book "Pig Island" which sounds like it crosses over into the horror genre. All along I've thought her books have been somewhere between thriller and horror. The Devil of Nanking is recommended to both those interested in the Nanking Massacre and those who enjoy a heart-pounding thriller.


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Will Steve Carell Return to 'The Office'? (EXCLUSIVE VIDEO)
Probably not, according to two of its stars.
"I wouldn't hold my breath," Oscar Nunez told Celebuzz Sunday night at the 2013 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
"I think we'll see him, but I don't think he's gonna be on the show," added Nunez's co-star, Kate Flannery.
Carell left the show in 2011, after seven seasons with the top-rated NBC comedy.
The show itself ran for an additional two seasons without him, and will officially say its goodbye later this year.
How will it all end? Rather morbidly, according to Flannery.
"We're actually planning a group suicide at the end of the show," she quipped on the red carpet.
"I did not get that memo," added Nunez.
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Inveni API - Developers
Inveni is a movie and TV show recommendation service. Inveni uses both an algorithm and recommendations from user's friends to recommend new movies and TV shows based on a user's taste profile. Inveni also integrates with Netflix.
Inveni has an API that is available to business partners, but public documentation and information is not available. Those interested should email firstname.lastname@example.com to learn more.


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The statistics, which will be used by the European Commission as the yardstick for deciding where to direct regional development aid after 1999, indicate that four British regions have fallen into such decline and levels of high unemployment that they now qualify for priority European help.
Income per head in Cornwall, West Wales, Merseyside and South Yorkshire is at least 25 per cent below the EU average. In Cornwall, gross domestic product (GDP) per capita for the three years 1994 to 1996 was just 69.8 per cent of the EU average. The West Wales and Valleys region is only marginally better off on a GDP per head of 71 per cent of the EU average. Brussels uses 75 per cent of the average as the threshold for extreme regional poverty.
Assuming that the threshold will not be changed, all four regions now stand a good chance of being classified "objective one", or extremely disadvantaged, when billions of pounds in EU regional funds are shared out early next year.
For Cornwall, the Welsh valleys and South Yorkshire, the depressing figures, produced by Eurostat, the EU's statistical agency, are a cause for celebration. For the first time they will be entitled to top rates of funding from Europe but will also be allowed to offer industrial investors double the rate of start-up incentives permitted in other parts of the country,
Merseyside has enjoyed priority aid status since 1993 but GDP per capita is still only 72 per cent of the EU average.
Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands, by contrast, look likely to lose their claim on the highest rates of grants. The Eurostat figures show that income per head in Northern Ireland is more than 80 per cent of the EU average while in the Highlands and Islands the figure is 76.5 per cent.
Arlene McCarthy, Labour MEP and spokeswoman on regional policy, said Northern Ireland should be considered as a special case because of the peace process: "Clearly, cutting off `objective one' without replacing it with some other sort of special aid would not be in keeping with the EU's promise to support the peace process."
She predicted "substantial increases" in investment in the four poorest regions. For Cornwall, devastated by the crises in farming and fishing and the closure of tin mines, the additional sums could be pounds 350m. The county has been fighting for recognition as a poor region for several years but until now has been lumped with Devon, where incomes are significantly higher. Brussels finally agreed this summer to consider Cornwall as a separate region.
Overall, Britain - which is the fourth poorest member state - stands to lose hundreds of millions of pounds in EU funding following a proposed shake up in preparation for the admission of former Communist bloc countries.
Euro MPs called yesterday for a flexible interpretation of the funding rules so areas that are marginally above the regional poverty line can qualify for top rates of assistance.
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An Eligible Boy
Our seventh podcast for November is "An Eligible Boy" written by Ian McDonald and read by Kate Baker.
Originally published in Fast Forward 2, edited by Lou Anders, 2008.
British author Ian McDonald is an ambitious and daring writer with a wide range and an impressive amount of talent. His first story was published in 1982, In 1989 he won the Locus Best First Novel Award for his novel Desolation Road. He won the Philip K. Dick Award in 1992 for his novel King of Morning, Queen of Day. His other books include the novels Out On Blue Six, Hearts, Hands and Voices, Terminal Cafe, Sacrifice of Fools, Evolution's Shore, Kirinya, Ares Express, Brasyl, The Dervish House, River of Gods, Planesrunner, Be My Enemy, and Empress of the Sun. as well as three collections of his short fiction, Empire Dreams, Speaking In Tongues, Cyberabad Days, and a big retrospective collection, The Best of Ian McDonald. He won a Hugo Award in 2007 for his novelette "The Djinn's Wife," won the Theodore Sturgeon Award for his story "Tendeleo's Story," and in 2011 won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for his novel The Dervish House. His most recent book is a novel, Luna: New Moon. Coming up is a sequel, Luna: Wolf Moon. Born in Manchester, England, in 1960, McDonald has spent most of his life in Northern Ireland, and now lives and works in Belfast.
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University of East London
Course Introduction
The University of East London has been a pioneer in the area of Psychosocial Studies, running a unique undergraduate degree programme since 1985. Interest in the approach taken in Psychosocial Studies has grown and there are now significant teaching and research centres across the UK at the University of the West of England, and Birkbeck College (University of London). You will be taught by a staff group who are dedicated to the development of psychosocial ideas and are internationally known for their work. The hallmark of Psychosocial Studies is the belief that the traditional boundaries around subject areas often do not help us really understand people and society. To understand people we have to study both their mind and their social context. We are particularly interested in: examining individuals and cultures in all their depth and complexity. seeking to understand how societies and individuals interact and shape each other. understanding people's lives within the context of our changing world.
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BA (Hons) | £14,040 Academic year. First year overseas fees |
3 years Full Time |
BA (Hons) | £9,000 Academic year. First year home fees |
5 years Part Time |
BA (Hons) | £2,250 Module. First year home fees |
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- European Baccalaureate 65%
- International Baccalaureate 25
- SQA Higher
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- BTEC National Award
- BTEC National Certificate (12 units)
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- BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma
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- OCR National Certificate (6 Units)
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Hukwe Zawose
Hukwe Zawose | |
Birth name | Hukwe Ubi Zawose |
Born | c. 1938 or 1940 DODOMA, Tanzania |
Died | December 30, 2003 Bagamoyo,Bagamoyo |
(aged 63)
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Years active | 1989–2003 |
Labels | Real World Records |
Associated acts | Michael Brook |
Hukwe Ubi Zawose (b. Dodoma, Tanganyika, 1938 or 1940; d. Bagamoyo, Tanzania, December 30, 2003) was a prominent Tanzanian musician. He was a member of the Gogo ethnic group and played the ilimba, a large lamellophone similar to the mbira, as well as several other traditional instruments. He was also a highly regarded singer.
He came to national and international attention after Julius Nyerere invited him to live and work in Dar es Salaam.[1] He also gained much attention for his work with Peter Gabriel, and released two albums (Chibite and Assembly) on Gabriel's Real World Records label. His final release before his death, Assembly, was a collaborative effort with producer/guitarist Michael Brook. At the 2005 Tanzania Music Awards he was given the Hall of fame award.[1] His family is included in the 2009 documentary Throw Down Your Heart, which follows American banjo player Béla Fleck as he journeys through Africa.
- 1985 - Tanzania Yetu - Hukwe Zawose & Bagamoyo (Triple Earth Records)
- 1987 - Mateso - Master Musicians of Tanzania: Hukwe Zawose, Dickson Mkwama & Lubeleje Chiute (Triple Earth Records)
- 1994 - Tanzania: The Art of Hukwe Ubi Zawose (Jvc/Sire)
- 1996 - Chibite (Real World Records)
- 2000 - Mkuki Wa Rocho (A Spear To The Soul) (Real World Records)
- 2002 - Assembly (Real World Records)
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- ^ Tanzania Music Awards: 2005 Winners at the Wayback Machine (archived September 4, 2006)
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