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Role of Respite
An optimum respite from active versification helps retention. While the span of such respite is typically a few minutes in Aṣṭāvadhānam, it is a few hours in Śatāvadhānam. Overnight respite that Śatāvadhānam offers—along with the comfort of sleep—is especially helpful. This is similar to leaving a trough of murky water untouched: with time, all the dirt settles down, making it easy to decant clear water. Svāmī Vidyāraṇya observes:
If one does not remember [Vedic hymns] despite repeated recitation, he finds it easy to recall the same on the next day, without having to revise.[1]
Sleep, the best mode of respite, enhances memory. In this connection Svāmī Vidyāraṇya says:
Through the force of habit, a reciter of the Vedas continues to chant them during sleep (in dreams), as does one with a penchant for meditation. A person who wishes to contemplate [upon the import of the Vedas] should follow this [such that the activity becomes his second nature].[2]
Indian tradition believes that the dream-state is linked to memory. Vāgbhaṭa, the celebrated author of Aṣṭāṅga-hṛdaya, identifies seven types of objects that characterize dream:
[The basis of] dream is seven-fold: objects of sight, sound, and feeling; objects that one desires; objects that one imagines; objects that one has not come across; and objects based on bodily humours.[3]
This reinforces the fact that sleep (dream-state, per se) re-organizes memory and assists retention. The basis for all this discussion is Praśnopaniṣad, which says:
In sleep, the Supreme (mind) experiences greatness. He sees what has been seen, hears what has been heard; he experiences what has been experienced in various places and directions. He sees everything time and again: what has been seen and what has not been seen, what has been heard and what has not been heard, what has been experienced and what has not been experienced, what is existent and what is non-existent.[4]
People have worked wonders based on the knowledge triggered during dreams. Such instances are legion. Appayya-dīkṣita commenting on Yādavābhyudaya, Elias Howe deciding on the position of the needle's eye, August Kekulé formulating the structure of Benzene, William Watts improving the design of lead shots, and Giuseppe Tartini composing The Devil's Sonata are a few examples.
Other Nuances Regarding Memory in Avadhānam
A performer finds it most easy to remember his own compositions as against those of others. The reason for this is not hard to seek: the process of versification involves numerous commissions and omissions of words, and the performer sorts out all this in his mind. Therefore, the five features that constitute retention are firmly established. This is not the case with others' verses. In literary challenges, the performer readily recalls the three lines he composed as part of his solution, as contrasted with the single line posed as challenge. By this we understand that the period and intensity of active composition are pivotal to retention.
Repeatedly listening to verses composed by others does not ensure immediate, long-term retention. While engaged in composing verses, one is intensely attentive; this is not so much the case with listening. Additionally, composition is a process that expects the poet to concentrate—and hence spend adequate time—on every syllable. This is akin to writing. Listening, on the other hand, is an instantaneous phenomenon; it does not allow us to be attentive to all its constituent parts. J Sadananda Sastry explains this with a memorable example: Recalling one's own verses is like calling our children to come to us; recalling others' verses is like trying to catch the attention of our neighbour's child.
Natural Enhancers of Memory
The genetic makeup of an individual largely accounts for his capacity of retention. Several factors assist to maintain, polish, and improve this natural capability. Of these, a healthy lifestyle is the foremost. Apart from adequate sleep, food and exercise are integral to the memory-enhancement process. Modern medicine is of the opinion that a plant-based diet or Mediterranean diet is best suited to maintain health, and by extension, good memory. Indian tradition advocates the consumption of sāttvika-āhāra to achieve the same end. Accordingly, "foods that promote longevity, vitality, stamina, health, happiness, and contentment and foods that are tasty, mild, nourishing, and pleasant are dear to those of the nature of sattva."[5]
Exercise is another factor that helps enhance memory. Taking long walks amidst verdant surroundings almost invariably helps. This is perhaps because walking offers the much-needed personal time to collect and organize one's thoughts.
Most importantly, svadharma-yoga as enunciated in the Bhagavad-gītā is an unfailing nourisher of memory. A natural consequence of svadharma-yoga is love for work that is inclined to one's natural proclivities. This is yet another memory-stimulant. Indeed, love for the subject is the prime enhancer of memory. Many people do not subscribe to this, but this is a fact verified from our experience. If we were to prepare a list of Avadhānam FAQs, "What is the secret of your memory? How can we cultivate it?" would occupy the first position. Oftentimes, a whole discourse on memory, including everything we have discussed thus far, does not convince people who ask such questions. Further, many people consider elaborate expositions off-putting. They expect answers to come in capsules. And so here it is. If you want to remember something unfailingly, love it unconditionally.
Loving an object entails spending maximum time with it. This ultimately leads to unison of subject and object. And this ensures perfect retention. Details concerning ourselves seldom escape from our memory; this is because we love ourself the most. Readers might see a point of contention at this juncture: common experience avers that we remember objects and people that we find appalling—those we hate and desist. Episodes that we wish would evaporate from our memory linger for a long time. The reason for this is the following—any impactful emotion leaves its imprint behind. This might lead people to the conclusion that it is possible to boost memory through hate. How do we reconcile these diverging opinions?
Although love and hate proceed in opposite directions, they are chips of the same block. While it takes hardly any effort—both mental and physical—to love, hate requires enormous exertion. Loss of love leads to distress; loss of hatred leads to happiness. It is hence prudent to use love to acquire something. Further, love reinforces retention. R Ganesh has unconditional love for all aspects of Indian culture, classical literature, and Avadhānam. This acts as a coalescing agent to bind together the knowledge of all these subjects; it also bolsters memory connected with them.
Acquiring mastery over a subject is doubtless difficult. Passionate love for the subject makes one forget the ordeals in the course of knowledge-acquisition. Love, as they say, is blind to hardships. Once we gain mastery—i.e., when love is fully blossomed—trials previously encountered transmute into strength that propels future endeavours. As Kāli-dāsa would have it, "kleśaḥ phalena hi punar navatām vidhatte."[6]
Any endeavour that has its basis in love does not highly regard external attributes.[7] Work of this kind ceases to be a mere activity; it transforms into Karma-yoga. In the words of Bhava-bhūti, "unconditional love stands forever unchallenged; it sews the torn patches of the fabric of our interiors."[8]
Open-mindedness is an invariable requisite of love. Bhagavān Kṛṣṇa unequivocally asserts: "Never share this (Supreme Knowledge) with one who lacks dedicated devotion, one who does not care to listen, or one who is biased against me."[9]
A true devotee is one with unchanging love. Nārada-bhakti-sūtra (1.2) defines devotion as the highest form of love. Lack of love engenders prejudice; endeavours bereft of love never transform into tapas. The Sanskrit word for love, 'prema,' is derived from the root 'prīñ-tarpaṇe,' which means 'to satiate.' Seen in this light, love is never passive. It always tries to please, to satisfy. Under the influence of love, preoccupations of the mind cease to exist. Nothing else remains other than the object of love. Indeed, one forgets oneself in such a state. Perhaps only Rādhā and Kṛṣṇa know the nature of true love:
राधा पुनातु जगदच्युतदत्तचित्ता
मन्थानमाकलयती दधिरिक्तपात्रे।
तस्याः स्तनस्तबककुड्मललोलदृष्टि-
र्देवोऽपि दोहनधिया वृषभं निरुन्धन्॥[10]
With her mind fixed on Kṛṣṇa, Rādhā churns an empty pot. Kṛṣṇa, with his eyes glued to her beautiful bosom, tries to milk an ox. May this couple protect the world!
This is not mere forgetfulness; it is being completely absorbed in the object of love, and by extension, in its memory.
[1] बहुवारमधीतेऽपि तदा नायाति चेत्पुनः।
दिनान्तरेऽनधीत्यैव पूर्वाधीतं स्मरेत् पुमान्॥ (Vedānta-pañcadaśī, 9.36)
[2] वेदाध्यायी ह्यप्रमत्तोऽधीते स्वप्नेऽधिवासतः।
जपिता तु जपत्येव तथा ध्यातापि वासयेत्॥ (Vedānta-pañcadaśī, 9.81)
[3] दृष्टः श्रुतोऽनुभूतश्च प्रार्थितः कल्पितस्तथा।
भाविको दोषजश्चेति स्वप्नः सप्तविधो मतः॥ (Aṣṭāṅga-hṛdaya, 2.6.60–61)
[4] अत्रैष देवः स्वप्ने महिमानमनुभवति। यद्दृष्टं दृष्टमनुपश्यति श्रुतं श्रुतमेवार्थमनुशृणोति देशदिगन्तरैश्च प्रत्यनुभूतं पुनः पुनः प्रत्यनुभवति दृष्टं चादृष्टं च श्रुतं चाश्रुतं चानुभूतं चाननुभूतं च सच्चासच्च सर्वं पश्यति सर्वः पश्यति॥ (Praśnopaniṣad, 4.5)
[5] Ref: Bhagavad-gītā, 17.8 [Translated by Koti Sreekrishna and Hari Ravikumar as part of The New Bhagavad-Gita]
[6] Kumāra-sambhava, 5.86
[7] व्यतिषजति पदार्थानान्तरः कोऽपि हेतु-
र्न खलु बहिरुपाधीन् प्रीतयः संश्रयन्ते॥ (Mālatī-mādhava, 1.20)
[8] अहेतुः पक्षपातो यस्तस्य नास्ति प्रतिक्रिया।
स हि प्रेमात्मकस्तन्तुरन्तर्मर्माणि सीव्यति॥ (Uttara-rāma-carita, 4.17)
[9] इदं ते नातपस्काय नाभक्ताय कदाचन।
न चाशुश्रूषवे वाच्यं न च मां योऽभ्यसूयति॥ (Bhagavad-gītā, 18.67)
[10] Śrīkṛṣṇa-karṇāmṛta, 2.25
To be continued.


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DL.org - New Insights on Interoperability Strategies, Open Access, Research, Education, Theory & Practice in the Digital Library Space Issue Winter 2010PDF Downloadable Version |
DL.org is delighted to announce the one-day Workshop on Digital Libraries & Open Access. Interoperability Strategies, 4 February 2011 at the British Academy in London. The Workshop gathers together international experts on Digital Libraries and Open Access Repositories (OARs) to explore issues key to taking the field to the next level. Registration for the Workshop is now open. However, places are limited due to venue capacity, so early registration is strongly advised. The Workshop is the third in a series of highly successful events that have taken place in Europe over the last few months.
In this issue we announce the London Workshop and sum up the main outcomes of the other events. In particular, the Parma Seminar offered opportunities to explore the key role of fostering closer synergies between research communities and educational programmes, which are further investigated in our interviews with Professor Anna Maria Tammaro from the University of Parma and Marical Reyes Batiancila a Master Student from the Philippines. We also sum up the main outcomes of the Athens Workshop and share the views of participants who kindly offered their position statements on the talks and demos presented at the event.
We wrap up with a "thank you" to all past and future participants helping to build a community as a key asset for DL.org. We would also like to renew our thanks to all the experts in Europe and globally who have contributed to the Digital Library discourse in general and in particular to outputs such as the DL.org Reference Model and the Technological and Methodological Cookbook, which are now being taken to the final stage. |
4 February 2011, British Academy, London, UK DL.org is delighted to announce the one-day Workshop on Digital Libraries & Open Access. Interoperability Strategies, 4 February 2011 at the British Academy in London. The Workshop gathers together international experts on Digital Libraries and Open Access Repositories (OARs) to explore issues key to taking the field to the next level.The Workshop features talks on the DL.org Reference Model and Cookbook; Policy and Quality investigations, particularly surveys with Open Access Repositories; Open Access in the UK and Europe; the Sonex Workgroup, and future scenarios for Open Access, wrapping up with a Round Table on interoperability strategies chaired by Professor Seamus Ross from the University of Toronto. Registration for the Workshop is now open. However, places are limited due to venue capacity, so early registration is strongly advised. Workshop aims and target audiences, agenda, registration. Please read the terms and conditions before registering. |
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Student Representative, 2009-2011 Erasmus Mundus Digital Library Learning - Digital Library Learning through the Eyes of a Master Student Marcial Reyes Batiancila from the Philippines was one if the Digital Library Learning Master students who spent time at partner institutions as part of the programme. Marcial took an active part in the Round Table during the Seminar in Parma on 9 November 2010. His interests include library administration, cataloguing and classification, metadata, ICT application in libraries, library automation, digital archiving, digitisation, digital asset management, knowledge management, community of practice, and information architecture. In this interview he shares some of the new insights he has gained as part of the DILL programme and during the Seminar with particular reference to DL.org. The interview highlights the key role of best practices in the field and especially the DL.org Technological and Methodological Cookbook. The full interview, both on-line and in PDF, is available here. |
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Camp Hughes Sept 29/16
Dear Gladys:-
You will note by the above that we have not yet left camp. Our going away was cancelled for a reason I do not no but we are under a minutes notice now & I cannot say when we are going but when I find out I will wire you so that I may see you at the station. Just got from a show & it is beastly late so must close as lights-out will go soon.
In haste
I remain
Your Loving Brother
P.S. We will go through the Union Depot when we do go


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Browse to your Home Assistant instance.
In the bottom right corner, select the Add Integration button.
From the list, select National Weather Service (NWS).
Follow the instructions on screen to complete the setup.
According to the API documentation, a string is required for the API key, and an email address is suggested to be included within the string.
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I've been quiet here on the interwebs lately. Hardly still in the real world though. Very busy with work, hockey season and working on Emma's room. I realized I hadn't posted an update for awhile. Got the first coat of primer on the walls today. Chugging along. If I'm done with it by January 1, I'll consider it a win. Don't ever mud drywall yourself folks. Just, don't.
Category Archives: The Fack Ranch
New Basement Window
So, renovations are afoot at The Fack Ranch. We're adding a bedroom in the basement for the 2nd oldest kid as she will maybe be staying through university. The previous window was not large enough to allow egress in the case of a fire, so that meant cutting a bigger hole in the foundation to allow for a bigger window.
I found a contractor who had done many of these, he would excavate, cut the hole and install the window well/drain – he just didn't do the window, so after waffling on it a bit, I decided to do it myself. My biggest concern, being the first window I've installed, was that I'd get the measurements wrong and have the contractor cut the hole the wrong size. I was a bit paranoid. But drew it all out (the photo here actually has the wrong dimensions) and did the math many times. I figured I had it.
It was a fascinating process watching him cut the concrete and then even more amazing to watch his dexterity with the mini-excavator. I wish I'd gotten video, but I only got stills when he used the bucket on the thing as a pick to gradually move and pivot the huge slab out of the window opening. I have a whole new appreciation for these heavy-equipment operators.
Overall the install went really well, I'm really happy with how it turned out. I'll be trimming up the outside to hide the waterproofing membrane and working on raking out the yard and throwing down some grass seed.
Still to come, a new electrical panel, then finish framing, drywall, paint, drop-ceiling and floor installations.
Home Office Update
Looks like I'll be working from home for the foreseeable future, which is alright with me for a lot of reasons, so I rearranged a bit and hung pictures.


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I was busy on Facebook, when I discovered the profile of someone I knew some time ago. In her profile I saw that her favourite book is The Shack (also see this review), and that her favourire quote is "Religion seeks to define an infinite God. By definition, it is doomed to failure."
Of course, quotes like these seem very spiritual and they have a sense of mysticism to them, in which the one who quotes it seems to say that God is greater than the boxes we try to put Him in.
Naturally this goes well with that age old saying: "Don't put God in a box!"
Now, what would happen if we discover that God was indeed in a box? Or, rather, God's revelation of Himself is the box within which He wants us to think of Him. Is God, in His person, His grandeur, His glory, His magnificence, His power, His ability, in a box? Never! How can the Infinite be cast within the finite?
Yet, this is not the issue, is it? People who quote or make quotes such as "Religion seeks to define an infinite God. By definition, it is doomed to failure," want to create a sense of greatness about their incredible knowledge about God, that He is so big, that we could not possibly define Him. They want everybody to fall into that illusion that God cannot be defined, therefore, we should not even try!
The problem with this scenario, is that it is a non-Biblical idea. The fact is, God can be defined. He defined Himself in His self-revelation to mankind in the Bible! The fact that God revealed Himself to us, in itself should tell us how important God deemed the fact that He can be defined! However, we do not do the defining of God; He defined Himself in His revelation to us!
I know it is true that "religion" cannot define God, but quotes such as the above hardly ever mean what they say on the face of it! There is usually some assumed meaning that the "quoter" is trying to convey. That is usually the meaning that has no Biblical warrant.
While it is true that religion cannot define God, this quote has that hidden transmission that tries to convey the message that we should put our doctrines aside, because they could not possibly define this infinite God! Yet, the fact is that God revealed Himself in those doctrines we hold so dear.
The problem with quotes like these is that they appear to convey the truth. It catches a lot of people off guard, and because it seems to convey the truth, they accept the message of the quote as truth.
Where will this lead us? This is a one way street that eventually leads to heresy! Since God is not defined, there can be no doctrines that limit what we believe about Him. As a result, we end up no longer believing in God, but 'god.' It is no longer god worthy of a capital letter, since it becomes a creature of our own making! This is no longer the God that revealed Himself to us in the Bible, but an image of our own making that we have carved in our own minds. This, God Himself has prohibited in the 2nd commandment: "You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the LORD your God am a jealous God." (Exo 20:4-5)
When we start making God in our own image (god), then we have an inferior god that is worthless. This is the kind of god that Elijah mocked the Baal worshippers about: "Cry aloud, for he is a god. Either he is musing, or he is relieving himself, or he is on a journey, or perhaps he is asleep and must be awakened."(1 Ki 18:27) That is the kind of god that is created by little quotes like those above.
That is the kind of god we end up with in books like The Shack. It is not the God revealed in the Bible, but a god made in the minds of men. This is a god that has no power or influence outside the mind of the believer. This is NOT the God of the Bible!
Friday, October 31, 2008
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- Jim Jordan said...
Religion seeks to define an infinite God. By definition, it is doomed to failure.
This is a platitude by definition. It appeals to emotion without evidence. Not only is it without sense, it's a contradiction. "Religion seeks to define an infinite God". Why can't it? It can't because God is infinite, right? But isn't "infinite" a "definition" of God? Sure is. The cocktail party banterer is saying that "God can't be defined; here's my definition".
Post-modern gobblety-gook. I hated The Shack, too. - Friday, October 31, 2008 10:23:00 pm
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A total of 483 people lost their lives in the August 2018 floods, which were the state's worst in a century.
Kochi: With memories of last year's devastating floods still fresh in the minds of people of Kerala, they want the issue of climate change to be a dominant theme of the electoral discourse in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls beginning April 11.
A total of 483 people lost their lives in the August 2018 floods, which were the state's worst in a century. According to the Kerala government, one-sixth of the state's total population was directly affected by the deluge and related incidents. The residents now want the political parties to take up climate change as one of the main issues in the upcoming general election. "I am 100 per cent certain about the need for climate change to be one of the main discussion points in the impending elections," said Arun K Nair, a senior management executive with a leading hospital group in Kochi. "As a Keralite who has enjoyed the most optimum climatic conditions for over four decades, the plight of flood victims in other parts of the country was more like a tall tale for me, but only until I witnessed the floods in Kerala last year," he said. Arun's relatives, living in nearby Aluva, were among those hit hard by the floods. According to a UN report released last year, which assessed the damage caused by the floods in Kerala, the state would need about Rs 31,000 crore for recovery and reconstruction.
Thiruvananthapuram-based writer K S Manu said the floods were a time when people realised the incapacity of politicians as majority of the rehabilitation work was undertaken by young volunteers. He said the deluge was a man-made disaster which was allegedly caused by "an eccentric political decision when more than 22 dams were opened one by one." The floods not just led to loss of lives, but also loss of property and means of livelihood, he added. Manu alleged that the state government had made a "conscious effort" to divert people's ire by creating new political issues like the entry of women of menstrual age into Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. "Justice will be denied to people unless the general political discourse is changed. It should be based on green politics and modern concepts of a welfare society," he said. Manu also questioned the sincerity of politicians in handling such issues. "Whether it is Left or Right, a natural disaster means funds, and funds mean bribes and misappropriation," he said.
Referring to the failed rehabilitation of victims of 2004 tsunami, which ravaged the south west Kerala coast, Manu asserted that politicians and politics will not change anytime soon. Citing a report released by the IPCC last year -- Global Warming of 1.5ºC, noted Indian climate expert Chandra Bhushan said a 2 degrees Celsius warmer world will have devastating effects on communities, economies and ecosystems. Bhushan, who is also the deputy director general of New Delhi-based advocacy group Centre for Science and Environment, urged the politicians to listen to the people and take steps to minimise the impact of climate change. In a speech in September last year, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres had referred to the devastating Kerala floods to highlight the urgency of the climate crisis, which, he said, was nearing the point of no return. The UN chief had also emphasised on the need to step up efforts to reverse the course of climate change.


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An apocalyptic TV series of survival when a deadly virus from a meteor turns the earth into a zombie infested world no one could have ever imagined.
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Our focus in this work is dynamic channel allocation in cellular networks. Many DCA algorithms have been proposed in the literature. However, they are often based on heuristics, and optimal policies are rarely considered. Our goal here is to present a framework within which DCA policies can be presented and evaluated. In the first paper, we suggest a categorization of DCA policies on the basis how the policy determines connection access control, channel assignment, and channel reassignment. We hope that this categorization will help distill the concepts involved and encourage the research that is necessary to extend these concepts to future integrated service wireless systems. In the second paper, we suggest that the optimal DCA policy varies from maximum packing at low loads to fixed allocation at high loads. This policy is often impractical to implement, but can be considered as a performance bound on practical systems. In the third paper, we introduce two worst-base performance metrics. We prove a lower bound on any DCA policy, and demonstrate the tradeoff between the performance and the complexity of a channel allocation policy. In the final paper, we consider DCA in interference-limited systems such as CDMA. We focus on the relationship between system performance and the amount of imbalance in load among neighboring cells. We find that with use of C/I information, the difference in performance between FCA and DCA (in terms of throughput or blocking probability) is increasing with load imbalance. Portions of this work were supported by NSF. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation or IEEE. This material is presented to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work. Copyright and all rights therein are retained by authors or by other copyright holders. All persons copying this information are expected to adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Permission must be obtained from the copyright holder for systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in these papers for a fee or for commercial purposes, modification of the content of these papers, reprinting or republishing of this material for advertising or promotional purposes or for creating new collective works for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, and to reuse any copyrighted component of this work in other works. |
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TAOISEACH LEO VARADKAR has said the Irish government has not made any decisions about backing Ireland's first LNG terminal in the Shannon estuary in north Kerry.
The government has faced criticism in recent weeks from opposition parties in the Dáil, as well as high-profile actor Mark Ruffalo, in relation to the project which would see fracked gas or liquid natural gas (LNG) imported to Ireland.
Ruffalo has called on the Irish government to withdraw any support for the project.
The Hulk actor said Ireland has become an "international leader on climate change" by introducing a ban on fracking when legislation passed in the Dáil in 2017.
While the ban stops any fracking taking place in Ireland, it does not prohibit the importation of fracked gas for use in the Irish energy market.
Fracking has caused damage to communities in other countries, such as the US, resulting in water contamination and the death of animals, as well as having negative impacts on peoples' health.
Project under the spotlight
A couple of weeks ago, the project was under the spotlight due calls for the minister to remove it from a list of priority energy projects in the European Union.
Last week, Minister for Climate Action and Environment Richard Bruton said the government will not support any grant application for EU funding by the Shannon LNG project until "a security of supply review has been completed and considered by the Government and by the Dáil".
The Shannon LNG project, which has been held up in legal challenges, has been criticised by the Green Party, Solidarity-People Before Profit, as well as Friends of the Irish Environment.
Critics have said it is hypocritical for the Taoiseach to allow fracked gas for importation after his announcement that Ireland will ban oil drilling in Irish waters.
When asked if he agreed with such assertions, Varadkar said people were "mixing issues together".
"Everyone accepts, or at least the scientific consensus is that we're going to continue to use natural gas as part of our energy mix, probably well into the 2040s if not through to 2050," he said.
"At the moment there's only two ways to get gas into Ireland: from Corrib from the gas field there, that's going to run out in 10-15 years' time, and then the only way to get gas into the country is through the gas pipeline from the UK."
He said if for some reason the UK supply came to an end "the lights would go out".
Varadkar said he would not allow "blackouts" to take place, adding that Ireland needs "energy security".
"The LNG terminal could be part of the answer to that," he added.
He acknowledged that people have concerns about fracked gas, adding "we don't particularly want fracked gas coming into Ireland, but it is already the case that we have fracked gas probably coming into Ireland from the connector from the UK".
"The government hasn't made any commitments to this project or contributed in any way, it's a private project, and before we make any decision on whether there'll be any sort of government support or contribution to Shannon LNG, we will do a proper and full assessment, looking into both energy security and also the impact on the environment."


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I am still trying to pile through xmlblaster to determine all that it can do, so I apologize if this is a stupid series of questions.
I am working on an application that consists of three components: a
client, a management server, and a audit server. The clients are used
to log in(to the management server) with various access levels to
schedule events, download completed audits, add users, etc. The
Management server is used to process client requests, accept new
audits/commands from the clients, distribute commands/audits evenly to
the audit servers, and report responses. The audit server, accepts
commands, performs actions, and reports results.
Hi Rob,
The general setup could be:
A) Startup:
1. On startup each audit server subscribes persistently on a topic "com.resurgent-tech.auditserver.request.<myAuditServerName>", for example the 'accounting' audit server subscribes on: "com.resurgent-tech.auditserver.request.accounting" which will deliver the requests coming from the service manager. For load balancing (if you have multiple 'accounting' audit servers) the subscribe could configure the consumable queue plugin.
B) Operation:
enjoy Marcel
Now, my question is really with respect to the management server.
I wish to "send" commands to the management server to be destined for the audit servers, however, I want the management server to apply some "logic" as to which audit server gets the action request. So, finally to my question:
Should I publish a "management" channel via the management server from which clients can issue commands, and then request point to point channels to the servers so I can poll information and send specific commands to each based on my "logic"(I need two way comm between my audit servers and the management server, however, I don't necessarily need broadcast capabilities, only point to point).
I hope this email is not too "abstract" to get my general design question across, if it is, let me know and I will apply more detail.
Thank You, Rob


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Egypt's former President Mohammed Morsi who was ousted by the military after only one year in power collapsed and died while in a courtroom.One of the leading figures in the now-banned Islamist Movement Muslim Brotherhood, Morsi had just completed speaking while inside a cage at a hearing on charges of espionage.State TV have associated his death with a heart attack. However, Muslim Brotherhood said Morsi's death was a full pledged murder. Before this untimely death,his family and activists had complained about him not receiving treatment for serious health complications such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
Unfolding's While in Court
Mohammed Morsi collapsed after addressing the court in Cairo over charges of espionage linked to suspected contacts with Hamas, a Palestinian Islamist group.Hamas had a very close relationship with the Muslim Brotherhood. During the court session, Morsi spoke for a couple of minutes (About five minutes) while locked in a soundproof glass cage. As per reports from officials, the soundproof glass cage was meant to prevent him from disrupting the proceedings. After collapsing, Morsi was pronounced dead in hospital at around 16:50 local time.Egypt's public prosecutor said he had not displayed any signs of recent injuries on his body.
Morsi, who happened to be Egypt's first democratically elected President in 2012, was already serving 45 years in jail for three different trials. These trials included leaking state secrets,torturing anti-government protesters and leading an outlawed group. During his leadership, Morsi rejected the court's authority. This was also the case among his supporters who condemned the trials for being politically motivated. They also associated the trials with an attempt to provide legal cover to a coup as it was based on undependable witnesses and negligible evidence.
Impact of Morsi's Death in Egypt
The untimely death of a leader who will be widely remembered by many as the first democratically elected president is certain toexacerbatepassion among his allies and supporters both in Egypt and beyond. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has already described him as a martyr. Others are also set to follow suite.
Before Morsi's death, there had been concern about the political trial which has kept him in prison.Other people were also concerned about his conditions of confinement since he had a history of ill-health. It is only last year that a British parliamentary panel reported he was being held in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day.This was considered as torture as it could lead to his untimely death.
There has been a mixed reaction after the death of Morsi. The Freedom and Justice Party together with the Muslim Brotherhood political arm have already linked his death to "assassination. They have even gone ahead to urge his supporters to gather at the funeral and hold demonstrations outside each and every Egypt embassy all over the world.For now we have to wait and see how things are going to unfold before and after his burial.


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"The country is going through a phase of high seasonal flu activity," the state centre for disease control (Keelpno) said in a statement, adding that the potentially deadly H1N1 virus strain was "predominant".
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Make your nuptials memorable and fun without veering into kitsch
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Planning a unique wedding takes a lot of thought: you want something that'll be memorable and fun—but you don't want something that could cross the line into the kitsch territory. It should reflect your interests as a couple—but narrowing it down to something that suits the both of you is no small feat.
Interestingly, according to a recent study from wedding planning site Zola, weddings this year are going to be more unique than ever before as more and more couples begin to view their weddings as true reflections of their personalities and interests—in fact, the study found that 36 percent of couples are opting for ultra-specific and personal wedding themes.
Looking for inspiration to help you plan out your own unique wedding theme? Below, we spoke to a handful of wedding planners and event specialists to get their insights on the most unique wedding themes they've seen over the past few months—and how you can achieve the theme yourself.
1. A modern take on classic Western
"One popular wedding theme right now is the Western wedding—and no, a Western theme doesn't mean that your venue has to be plastered in cowboy hats and horse tack," says Gita Parekh, wedding trend expert & event specialist. "With the right touches, you can have a Western-themed wedding that stands the test of time."
Parekh recommends going for a more natural look with dried tree branches, pampas grass, and dried florals. You can also lean into textures like wood and cowhide or leather, from your charger plates to your photo opportunities and beyond.
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2. Make furry family members the stars of the ceremony
Even your fluffy friends deserve a personalized treat.
"One of the wedding themes I currently love is incorporating pets," shares Jennifer Prince, founder of Hill City Bride. "In the past, pets have served the role as ring bearers or even best pups, but today's couples are getting extra creative and putting pets at the forefront. It's a sweet, playful theme that I hope to see around for a long time."
According to Prince, pets are attending the big day from start to finish, and their likenesses appear on everything from custom made wedding favors to cake toppers featuring their furry friends.
Many couples commission artists to make stylized pet portraits to be used in wedding branding from the invitations to signage—and some couples are even naming their signature drinks after their furry, feathered, or scaly friends.
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3. A retro-inspired take on the sporty wedding
Make subtle sport references.
"An extra-creative way to build on a theme is to incorporate the hobbies of both partners, even if they don't seem to blend," says Prince. "If one likes books and the other enjoys sports, for example, there are plenty of ways to blend two seemingly different themes."
Prince suggests decorating with vintage sporting books, having a calligrapher write quotes from famous athletes in personalized typeface for the invitations and wedding day signage, or adding framed sporting quotes throughout the venue, which will go together beautifully.
"Going beyond one to blend two is what the wedding day is all about, and it's also a way to make both partners happy and allow their personalities to shine through in a unique way," she adds.
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4. Vivid boho-inspired coziness
Keep guests dazzled with pops of color.
"Boho style weddings are all the rage right now, but I've started seeing variants on the theme that take it to a different level, one that I call vivid boho," says Emma Thurgood, wedding planner, and photographer in New England.
"It incorporates the elements typically seen at boho-inspired weddings (rattan furniture, pouf lounges, dried flowers, and pampas grass), but utilizes an unconventional color palette. Boho weddings are usually full of neutral shades, but in this example we see tons of pastels and brights, putting a fun, whimsical spin on the boho aesthetic."
This style can be pulled off fairly simply by utilizing neutral tones, the key elements of a boho style and then pulling in a vivid color scheme of three to four related colors for pop accents, like colorful florals or pampas, glassware, pillows, braided poufs, and other accessories.
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5. A subtle taste of pop culture
Show your fandom with subtle nods to your pop culture obsessions.
Parekh also suggests getting inspired by the pop culture trends that you and your partner enjoy, such as Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or even Star Wars. "This doesn't mean that you necessarily have to flood your wedding with merch or make guests dress up in costume —though that can be fun," she explains. "A pop-culture-themed wedding is about finding the balance between sophistication and the media that you and your partner love!"
You can add some symbolism from your favorite franchise to your wedding invitations, your place cards, or even your wedding cake. You can even find a dress that invokes the feel of your favorite fantasy setting. Mix these elements in with trending decor and timeless classic pieces, and you'll have a wedding that people will be talking about for years to come.
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6. A romantic night on the lake
Add rustic and outdoorsy touches like this canoe cake topper.
"Working with a couple whose passion was kayaking together on Colorado mountain rivers, streams, and lakes, their wedding celebration had a 'river-kayak' theme," shares JoAnn Moore, wedding and event planner.
"Their ceremony had various kayak-related decor by the creek. The tables were adorned with various shades of blue linens and for their centerpieces, they had fish bowls complete with live goldfish. The guests were invited to take the fish bowls home following the reception."
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7. Christmas Eve
Add some Christmas cheer to you nuptials.
"I planned a wedding for a very special couple, who embraced the Christmas Holiday theme," says Moore. "The couple were married at the local chapel, complete with poinsettias throughout the chapel, evergreen garland, and a very tall Christmas tree."
"The reception was also in the holiday colors, with bright red flowers and white berry centerpieces, place-card-holders were of small clear ornaments filled with snow, and a guest appearance from Santa Claus, himself."
According to Moore, a Christmas-themed wedding can be easily replicated for holiday lovers at any time of year with the right decor. She suggests considering a kissing booth with hanging mistletoe and selfie-sticks for the photo-op, props for dancing—like tinsel garland and Santa hats, and North Pole-inspired centerpieces.
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8. A whimsical period drama romance
Class up the reception with some activities that harken to your favorite costume dramas.
"Currently, I'm working on a themed Bridgerton meets Alice in Wonderland wedding, for late June," explains Moore. "This will look like tea and croquet on the lawn pre-wedding ceremony; a set is to be built for a photo-op area that looks like a set from the Bridgerton series; the entrance to the ballroom for the reception will be a rabbit hole, complete with artificial moss and teacups scattered about. The ballroom will be filled with stunning installations of greenery and vines around the room; black and white checked floors for dancing, and more."
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Consider what the coatings of copper pads are. Most often, pads are coated with tin-lead alloy or PBC. The method of applying and leveling the surface of the solder is called HAL or HASL. This coating provides the best solderability for the plated half hole pcb. However, it is being replaced by more modern coatings, as a rule, compatible with the requirements of the international RoHS directive.
This directive requires the presence of harmful substances, including lead, to be banned from products. So far, RoHS does not apply to the territory of our country, but remembering its existence is useful. The problems associated with RoHS will be described by us in one of the following sections, but for now, let's look at the possible options for covering WFP sites in the table.
HASL is universally applicable unless otherwise specified. Immersion (chemical) gold plating is used to provide a smoother board surface (this is especially important for BGA pads) but has a slightly lower solderability. Oven soldering is performed in much the same way as HASL, but hand soldering requires the use of special fluxes. Organic Coating, or OSP, protects the copper surface from oxidation.
Its disadvantage is the short shelf life of solderability (less than 6 months). Immersion tin provides a smooth surface and good solderability, although it also has a limited solder life. Lead-free HAL has the same properties as lead-containing, but the solder composition is approximately 99.8% tin and 0.2% additives.
Contacts of knife connectors subjected to friction during the operation of the board, electroplated with a thicker and harder layer of gold. Both types of gold plating use a nickel underlayer to prevent the gold from diffusing.
Consider the functional purpose and materials of printed circuit board coatings:
It is applied to the surface of the board to protect conductors from accidental short circuits and dirt, as well as to protect fiberglass from thermal shock during soldering. The mask does not carry any other functional load and cannot serve as protection against moisture, mold, breakdown, etc. (with the exception of cases where special types of masks are used).
It is applied to the board with paint over the mask to simplify the identification of the board itself and the components located on it.
It is applied to specified areas of the board that need to be temporarily protected, for example, from soldering. In the future, it is easy to remove, since it is a rubber-like compound and simply peels off.
It is applied to certain places on the board as contact fields for keyboards. The coating has good conductivity, does not oxidize, and is wear resistant.
It can be applied to the surface of the board to act as a resistor. Unfortunately, the accuracy of the nominal values is not high - not more precisely ± 20% (with laser adjustment - up to 5%).
They can be applied as additional conductors, creating another conductive layer when there is not enough space for tracing. They are mainly used for single-layer and double-sided printed circuit boards.
In the production of printed circuit boards, etching of a pattern on metal resists is widely used - metals that protect the copper from dissolution in certain etching solutions. Metal resisters are electroplated onto the copper pattern after the main electrochemical copper plating in a common electroplating line.
Along with protection against etching, metal resists have another important function: they serve as a coating for soldering or, in some cases, for microwelding. Where other finishes (such as immersion finishes) are used to support soldering, the resistive must be removed.
Therefore, they must be capable of being selectively dissolved by acceptable chemical means. One way or another, all these requirements must be met when choosing metal resisters.
Metal resists are combined with certain etchants, as shown in Table 1, which lists the most common combinations of etchants and materials used in electronics manufacturing. Of course, the list of etching solutions can be continued.
This is especially true for printed circuit board technologies with embedded film components, for example, for the formation of resistors from copper-nichrome two-layer foil, when it is necessary to etch copper without touching nichrome, and nichrome without touching copper. Or poison both together.
Initially, the use of silver in the manufacture of printed circuit boards was due to its resistance to etching in ferric chloride. It was well combined with a photoresist based on polyvinyl alcohol with chromic anhydride. Only later did they switch to a metal resist from a galvanic tin-lead alloy, when they found the corresponding etchants based on ammonia complexes of copper chloride.
Silver has high electrical conductivity, reflectivity, and chemical resistance in many aggressive environments, especially in alkalis and most organic acids. Therefore, in the electrical and electronic industry, silver plating is used to create functional coatings with high electrical conductivity and a stable value of transition resistance at the points of contact.
Today, silver is used only in microwave circuit boards, and has not found wide application in the mass production of printed circuit boards. Taking into account the skin effect at microwave frequencies, a thickness of only 2.5-5 microns is required. However, for resistance to the etching process, silver, as a metal resist, should have a thickness of 6-9 microns.
A significant disadvantage of silver coatings is their high sensitivity to the action of hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur compounds. In an atmosphere containing even minor impurities of these compounds, silver coatings quickly fade, becoming covered with a film of silver sulfide.
For galvanic silvering, only complex electrolytes are practically used, from which it is deposited with increased polarization.
The highest cathodic polarization during silver deposition is possessed by cyanide electrolytes, which to this day remain the best in the quality of coatings obtained in galvanic practice. Silver cyanide electrolytes consist of cyanide complexes of silver, free alkali metal cyanide, and its carbonate, which is gradually formed in the electrolyte.
Cyanic electrolytes have a high scattering power and a good fine-grained deposit structure. Iron-cyanide, pyrophosphate, and other electrolytes have also been developed, which can partially replace toxic cyanide solutions in terms of technological properties.
The main components of silver cyanide electrolytes are complex silver salts - sodium dicyanoargentate or potassium dicyanoargentate. Potassium salts, compared to sodium salts, have better solubility and allow the use of current with a higher density.
The composition of electrolytes and the mode of deposition can vary over a wide range depending on the purpose of the coating. To improve the uniformity of the distribution of the silver coating and the dissolution of the anodes, potassium nitrate is added to the electrolyte, and potassium carbonate is added to increase the electrical conductivity of the solution.
To increase the scattering power of the electrolyte, as well as for the normal dissolution of the silver anode, an excess of free cyanide is required. To obtain brilliant silver deposits, carbon disulfide (1.5-2 ml/l), hyposulfite (1 g/l), and other special additives containing mainly sulfur compounds are introduced into the cyanide electrolyte.
An electrolyte with the addition of Captax (2-mercapto-benzothiazole) is widely used as a brightening agent, although Captax tends to decompose over time.
Electrolyte No. 3 requires preliminary treatment with current (30-35 Ah/l), after which a brightening agent is introduced. Electrodeposition with current reversal also contributes to the production of shiny deposits.
Silver nitrate is used to prepare cyanide silver plating electrolytes. The preparation of the electrolyte is carried out with dimming or red light. Dissolve potassium cyanide separately. The potassium cyanide is added to a solution of silver nitrate, and a precipitate of silver cyanide first precipitates, which then readily dissolves in an excess of potassium cyanide. The resulting potassium nitrate improves the process of silver electrodeposition.
When printed circuit boards with copper conductors are immersed in a cyanide silver plating electrolyte, contact deposition of silver occurs, which has poor adhesion of the silver deposit to copper, since in these solutions silver is more electropositive than copper. The contact layer of silver is the main reason for the peeling of the silver coating from the parts.
To ensure reliable adhesion to the coating, parts made of copper and its alloys are subjected to a special operation - amalgamation. Parts are immersed for 3-5 s in a solution of cyanide or mercury chloride at + 15 ... 25 ° C. Composition of the amalgamation solution:
The conductors of the boards after amalgamation have an even white color with a blue tint, without black spots and bare spots. Then the boards are thoroughly washed and placed in a silver electrolyte, where they are under current.
The parts are hung in the bath undercurrent for a few seconds. After amalgamation or preliminary silvering, the parts are transferred to the working electrolyte for further silver deposition to the required value. Table 3 lists defects in the operation of cyanide silver plating electrolytes, their causes, and remedies.


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After the decision by the United States Supreme Court regarding Affirmative Action was announced last week dozens of articles have been written to applaud or oppose it. This article will do neither. It is about time for our community to get off the merry-go-round of lies that have been peddled to us for way too many years and start working on our own rules for success and full access to the American Dream!
The debate about affirmative action has been nothing but a thick smoke screen of specious sounds bites and stunning silence that has ignored the truth in order to paint a false picture. Affirmative Action has been the favorite whipping post of many people (especially conservatives) for decades. It has to be the beauty that continues to be defined as the beast. Much of the debate around affirmative action has been centered on the red herring of racial preferences. It is the height of hypocrisy that white America loves to cry about the racial preference card when it comes to college admissions and/or government contracts when resources are directed their way every day based on race and historical advantages.
These advantages based on race occur every day but have roots in yesterday. The access to a strong network based on family and neighborhood ties that were built over generations where minorities were intentionally excluded from competing in those areas is a preference based on race. Wealth passed on from generation to generation that was gained in large or small part due to slavery, segregation, and/or discrimination of minorities is a preference based on race. It does not matter that today that same discrimination is illegal as long as the fruits from the past discrimination are still ripe to help give an advantage.
Affirmative Action is not about reparations to minority groups for past discrimination. It is not about handing out preferences based on race (although society already does a good job against minorities). It is about eliminating the racial, gender, and ethnic preferences that are still a big part of our society today.
It is actually about merit. Merit is not what your momma or what your daddy or your granddaddy did. It is not how well a silver or bronze or gold or platinum spoon fits into your mouth. It is about you. What have you done on your own? Very few people stand on their own. Most of "us" stand on the shoulders of the people that came before us so if your father's or grandfather's or mother's or grandmother's shoulders were bent due to the weight of the inequality of their time then you may not be able to reach as many stars as someone without that disadvantage. When a child that grew up in a good to elite school system with plenty to eat, little to fear in traveling to and from school and enough resources to pay tutors to prepare for the SAT and/or ACT has good grades and great test scores is it nature or nurture? The same can be asked about the child that has average grades and scores but grew up in a mediocre school system where failure is not only expected it is embraced and yet this student is able to surpass all expectations. Is that nature or nurture? Who is really more impressive?
There is a wealth and opportunity gap in this country and there always will be. Whereas thewealth gap is real and quantifiable, the opportunity gap may not be completely quantifiable; and the problem is that both gaps are in large part based on racial preferences. The wealth gap numbers speak for themselves and are a bit shocking. The opportunity gap may be a lot smaller than it was a hundred years ago but it still exists and it exists in part due to lack of opportunity for minorities that are still a part of our society today.
Those gaps continue for many reasons, the least of which is institutional racism that still exist today. Yet, those gaps based on very real racial preferences are masked by the lies of omission (we never discuss these truths) and/or the specious excuses given to distract from the tower of inequity built upon an elitist system that is inherently racist. The driving assumption behind the attack on affirmative action is that undeserving and unqualified minority students are given admission to elite universities solely based on their race, gender, or ethnicity. The funny thing is no one can seem to define what is "qualified" or who is the most "qualified."
Who most deserves admission into a highly competitive, highly selective, and highly ranked state university? Does the student with access to the most money and therefore the best equipped to provide resources to the university deserve to be admitted first? Should the admission hierarchy be based on the student's prior achievements, even if those achievements may be as much a function of being born into a family with resources as it is the student's internal drive? Should it be based on a student's demonstrated track record of overcoming obstacles and barriers to his/her success? Should it be based on the student's likeliness of success in college? Should it be based on being able to provide a unique perspective to the mosaic of discourse in the pursuit of higher learning than most of the other student body? Should it be based on all of the above?
No one seems to be willing to step up and answer those questions. Instead we are left with the elitist fiction of social Darwinism that only the students that have the numerically best grades, test scores, and activities have earned the right to admission in the small number of "elite" schools that are the only repository of knowledge. A convenient talking point and definition of who is qualified that will always favor the wealthy and empowered, while also deftly dodging the the reality that a big part of the formula to evaluate who is most "qualified" is flawed and skewed to their advantage.
A big part of the current system of evaluating students for admission to college is flawed. It is flawed in large part due to the dependence on standardized tests that are not good predictors of likelihood of success in college, but the tests are very good at giving an advantage to children with resources and disadvantaging minorities. Surprise! Surprise! Surprise!
The bottom line is this. Our community has to stop accepting the lies of the past and start thinking for ourselves. We have to be clear about our own paths to success. We have to build, maintain, and reinforce our own networks to build our own wealth and power (which includes funding and attending HBCUs). We can no longer be slaves to the majority's definition of what is a relevant school or what constitutes "qualified."
Texas, Florida, and Michigan love their college football and basketball teams, which are over represented by minorities. I wonder if the coaches from those schools found as much mistrust and animosity from minority star high school athletes during the recruitment process as affirmative action has faced over the years if all of a sudden the value of diversity in the student body at these universities would start to be discussed? Crazy idea? Most first steps towards revolutions are.


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I studied Geography at Durham and undertook an MPhil and PhD at the University of Bristol. The PhD was concerned with public engagement in environmental issues and involved work in the UK and Denmark with a stint at the European Parliament.
After this I lectured at Cambridge, Keele and then the Open Universities. At Keele I was involved with the path-breaking Centre for Social Theory and Technology (CSTT) with John Law and many others. At the OU I worked within a vibrant Geography department and contributing to and chairing interdisciplinary teams on social science, urban and environmental courses.
I arrived at Exeter in 2009, having just published the monograph "Geographies of Nature" which drew on a number of research projects including making "Habitable Cities". At Exeter I have run and participated numerous projects including the EU funded CREPE (Cooperative Research on Environmental Problems in Europe), ESRC funded projects on biosecurity followed by the transforming social science project contagion. The monograph "Pathological Lives" has recently been published.
I have been funded by the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) on antimicrobial resistance, and currently hold two MRC/ ESRC Tackling AMR projects. One of these is investigating 'production without medicalisation' within Bangladesh aquaculture (with colleagues at Worldfish and CEFAS), and the other concerned with the role of diagnostics in livestock health and medicinal efficiency (with Bristol University Veterinary School and Edinburgh University Innogen Centre). I was elected to the Academy of Social Sciences in 2014.
I am a geographer and social scientist, working at the interface of science, technology and society (STS) and environmental geography. My expertise spans social theory and risk, food politics, actor network theory and social ecologies of emerging disease. I use ethnography along with other social science methods (survey, Q method) to investigate the social and economic practices associated with human and animal health.
Recent books include the co-authored monograph Pathological Lives (Wiley Blackwell) and the edited volume Humans, Animals and Biopolitics (Routledge, with Kristin Asdal and Tone Druglitro).
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Green fireball spotted over US East Coast: Here are the videos
Earlier this week, many people along the East Coast of the United States reported seeing a fireball streaking through the night sky. The flaming object was only visible for a few seconds, but that was long enough for it to be captured by a number of dash cameras. Though reports of fireballs in the sky aren't uncommon, this week's event was notable for one reason: the flashing object appeared green.
As with other similar events, the fireball spied on April 16 was recorded by the American Meteor Society (AMS), which currently lists more than 400 reports from people across the eastern United States. According to the reports, the fireball — which was described as green/blue in color by witnesses — was seen from as far south as the Carolinas and as far north as New Jersey.
The fireball has been dubbed event 1775-2019, and there are currently eight videos of it submitted to AMS, most of them high-quality and in color. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) also got in on the action, saying on Twitter that the GOESEast Geostationary Lightning Mapper spotted the meteor, too.
Most fireballs that illuminate the night sky are usually red, or mostly red with elements of orange and yellow. Green fireballs, though less common, aren't unheard of — we got a few videos of one back in 2017, for example. What causes the eye-catching color? The meteor's chemical composition influences the color witnesses see as its burns; a green/blue hue indicates a large amount of magnesium in the composition.
We'll no doubt get more videos of fireballs in the future; these events aren't rare in Earth's atmosphere, but rather they just typically take place in parts of the world where no one is around to see them. Thanks to an increase in outdoor security cameras, dashcams, and doorbell cameras, an increasing number of these fireballs have been caught on video.


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PHL's Latest Addition: Permanent Dog Restrooms
Complete with Veterans Stadium–like turf and a faux fire hydrant, the first of these new pet bathrooms has opened in Terminal D.
Air travel with your furry companion just got a whole lot easier thanks to the installation of a permanent pet restroom at Terminal D in Philadelphia International Airport this week.
The new "Animal Relief Area" is the first of several that the airport plans to unveil over the next couple of years. One is slated to open in Terminal E in late 2019, with others for terminals A-West, B, and C expected by 2020.
Given the recent increase in registering service dogs, who are permitted to fly with their owners, the U.S. Department of Transportation first mandated that airports include these facilities in 2016. Temporary dog bathrooms established at PHL following that directive are now in the process of being converting to permanent spaces.
At approximately 90 square feet, the new dog restroom boasts a faux fire hydrant, Veterans Stadium–like green turf, and a built-in basin with plumbing that makes for easy wash-downs. For owners, the room includes doggie waste bags, a trash receptacle, a hand-washing station, and even an exterior waiting bench with phone-charging ports.
"The permanent relief areas are intended to be helpful and provide a less stressful airport experience for travelers who may have their service animal or pet with them," PHL's chief operating officer Keith Brune said in a release.
An estimated 76 million dogs and cats travel with their owner by plane each year, according to the American Animal Hospital Association.