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Environmental Commentary by Karen Hosler
Why are power plants worth more than the health of 140,000 Maryland children afflicted with asthma? What about pregnant women eating mercury-tainted fish from the Chesapeake Bay? How could their risk be scored so low compared to a utility plants profit?
And what of the boaters, watermen, crab house owners and all the others whose livelihoods depend on a healthy Chesapeake? Why should their interests come behind the mostly out-of-state industries that dont want to meet tougher federal clean air regulations?
The answer we are given is jobs, jobs, jobs: good-paying, steady employment that has become the Holy Grail of our recession-ridden times.
Congress says the economy is so weak and the climate for such jobs so poor that clean air and clean water regulations are simply not affordable.
As much as we want clean air, we would like jobs, Rep. John Shimkus, a Republican from Illinois, told the House last week. We have the cleanest environment that anyone has seen in decades in this country
The debate now is: How clean is clean? What is the cost benefit analysis and what is the effect on jobs if we get to a limit that you dont find naturally?
A few hours after he spoke, the House voted 249 to 169, led mostly by Mr. Shimkus fellow Republicans, to effectively block two Environmental Protection Agency rules: one that would reduce power plant emissions generally, and a second that would protect downwind states in the East from pollution blowing in from their Midwest neighborslike Rep. Shimkus Illinois.
You might take heart that the Senate is not likely to repeat the House assault on these so-called job-killing regulations. But President Obama has already capitulated on an update of smog rules that might have helped Baltimore, Washington, Northern Virginia and Philadelphia escape their top ranking among U.S. cities with the dirtiest air. The month or more of days each year when it is unsafe to breathe the air here may explain a lot about why Congress regularly blows town in August.
The Bay watershed states are already the biggest losers in the decision urged by Congress and adopted by Obama recently to delay imposition of tougher limits on coal-fired power plants in the Midwest.
Theres little relief from air pollution available from a dip in the Chesapeake Bay or its tributaries. One third of the nitrogen pollution that washes into the bay comes from airborne sources. Nitrogen oxides blowing downwind add to the nutrients washing off farms and fields and out of storm drains, feeding the algae that block the sun and rob sea life of vital oxygen. Our overcrowded highways and oily vehicle emissions play a big role in air pollution, of course. And the air brings mercury as well.
Maryland has one of the toughest clean air standards for power plants in the nation, according to Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin. Yet, he complained, last year 12 out of 15 counties had 55 days or more where the ground-level ozone levels were at code orange or code red levels. In a speedy protest of Obamas decision to delay tightening the ozone standards, the Maryland Democrat said: Good science not to mention medical records tells us that current standards are not protecting the health of our residents.
Ironically, the threat to jobs posed by environmental regulation seems something of a red herring. Sure, jobs will be lost if a dirty, old plant is shut down, but new jobs at more modern facilities will become available. Simply comparing benefits to costs, a recent Economic Policy Institute study shows that most clean air rules offer benefits that exceed costs by as much as 20 to one. The cross-state air pollution rule that would protect downwind states adds another $100 billion in benefits a year.
When other factors including medical costs, lost wages from illness, and lost work days to employers are added to the equation, the benefits swing even further to the side of regulation.
Even so, most people seem to believe that a job in the hand is worth 10 in the bush, and long-term health threats are relatively easy to ignore. But heres a warning from Rep. Earl Blumenauer that might carry more weight. The Oregon Democrat told the House the other night that the Chinese are likely to become competitors in the field of exporting green technology.
The Chinese are going to make money by being cleaner, adopting technologies to reduce emissions, he said. The losers are going to be the American economy.
So, maybe we if can engage the Chinese in a green technology race, we can afford a few more days without a red or orange alert. Seems worth a try.
Karen Hosler, a former editorial writer, is a reporter, commentator and talk show host in Baltimore. Distributed by the Bay Journal News Service.


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The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity has removed coal-related educational sections from its website, less than two weeks after the launch of a grassroots campaign demanding that the pages be taken down.
The website sections were supposed to educate children about energy, but had been widely denounced because they focused on misleading pro-coal messages.
It wasn't just environmentalists who objected to the way Illinois was talking about coal to kids. Last month, a state-commissioned evaluation of the Illinois coal education program determined that the curriculum, including the website, was "biased towards a positive image of coal."
As pressure increased on the department to take action, staff members initially claimed that they were too broke to fix the problem. Then the pages disappeared from the site on Monday. Earlier screen shots show sections called "Education" and "Kid's Site," neither of which was visible when YES! checked the DCEO site today. (See image above.)
"This is a victory for our children and schools," said Sam Stearns, a former coal miner who helped to organize for the site to be changed, "and a first step toward refashioning an energy education program that tells the truth about the health and environmental impacts of coal mining and burning."
In the CREDO petition Stearns launched, along with former country music singer and environmentalist Mark Donham, the two criticized the website's downplay of environmental impacts and safety issues among miners, especially black lung disease.
They also singled out the use of a cartoon figure that told children that land reclamation efforts after strip-mining return the land "the way it was or better than before mining."
Along with CREDO, Stearns was joined by national children's groups such as Rethinking Schools, the Zinn Education Project, and the Boston-based Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood, which led a successful campaign two years ago to expose the "United States of Energy," a curriculum published by Scholastic but bankrolled by the American Coal Foundation.
"It's not surprising that a desperate industry would try and win children's hearts and minds," said Josh Golin, the campaign's associate director. "But it's beyond disappointing that state education officials would help dirty coal with this dirty mission."
Bill Bigelow, curriculum editor at Rethinking Schools magazine and co-director of the Zinn Education Project, found the outcome encouraging.
"They can only get away with this because people haven't demanded that it stop," he said. "Now, they have."
Jeff Biggers wrote this article for YES! Magazine, a national, nonprofit media organization that fuses powerful ideas and practical actions. Winner of the David R. Brower Award for Environmental Reporting, Jeff is the author of Reckoning at Eagle Creek: The Secret Legacy of Coal in the Heartland, among other books. His website is www.jeffbiggers.com.


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I guess I should have made this a bit more clear in yesterday's post but we are talking about apples here – in all their splendor. We've turned apples into candy (or paste), we're about to drink some, soon they'll be in a fresh winter salad and I just ate a piece of raw apple cake with large bits of tart apples strewn about – I think you'll like it.
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I can't think of more perfect way to celebrate the accomplishment of posting four days in a row – imagine the celebration at the end of the month!
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What began as a sunny afternoon at San Angelo Stadium soon faded into dark, as did my dinner plans, when Calvert rallied from a 32-0 halftime deficit to defeat Sanderson for the 2002 State Six-Man title, 51-46.
Both teams had sensational seasons in 2002 and Sanderson and Calvert entered the year ranked third and fourth, respectively, behind Whitharral and Richland Springs. Those top two had met in the 2001 final and returned plenty of talent.
All four of the preseason and top-ranked teams that year entered the playoffs undefeated and primed for deep playoff runs. In the second round, however, defending champion Whitharral lost all-state receiver and 2002 Texas Six-Man Coaches Association Offensive MVP Brandon Hoskins, and was upset by Fort Elliott, 28-22.
Calvert, Richland Springs and Sanderson though cruised through the first two rounds. Calvert blanked Trinidad, 51-0, and crushed Jonesboro, 58-12. Richland Springs 45'd Blackwell, 56-8, and blasted Gordon, 74-34. Sanderson throttled Borden County, 58-8, and blanked Rule, 48-0.
That setup a couple of very intriguing semifinals, with Calvert facing Richland Springs and Sanderson against Valley. Both match-ups turned out to be the tightest either eventual finalist would have before the title game.
Heading into the quarterfinals, Calvert had allowed only 40 points in 11 games. Some of that was due to a weak schedule, but also, in only their fifth season of playing six-man football, Calvert had finally figured out all aspects of the game.
But against Richland Springs it was going to be a different story.
This was actually the first meeting between these two teams in the schools' history and it proved to be a classic, with Calvert squeezing out a win, 60-57.
On the other side of the draw, Sanderson faced its toughest opponent so far in the playoffs, skirting by Valley, 54-34.
In the semifinals, both teams returned to form, with Calvert blasting Abbott, 52-6, and Sanderson crushing Sands, 58-16.
So, on December 15, Calvert and Sanderson faced off looking for each school's first six-man title.
The Trojans entered the game as a slight 4.5-point favorite over the Eagles, but the game didn't start the way everyone expected.
Sanderson quarterback Ty Means had a terrific first half. About a minute into the game, he connected with Dayton Scott for a nine-yard touchdown pass, giving Sanderson a quick 8-0 lead. Later in the first, Geo Estrada ran one in from 14 yards out, extending the lead to 16-0.
Means continued his handy work in the second quarter, again connecting with Scott for scores of 16 and one-yard out, to extend the Eagles' lead to 32-0, as Eric Bilano connected on all four PATs.
The latter score came with only four seconds remaining in the half and looked to take the wind out of the sails of the Trojans.
With the game seemingly at hand, several of us working the game in the press box began to make plans for afterwards. We all agreed that when the game ended we would actually have time to head over to the Lowake Steak House and grab a bite to eat.
But that wasn't going to happen this day.
Legend has it that Calvert Head Coach Coylin Grimes halftime speech was a volatile one, and his words to his team could be heard through the old cinder blocks of the stadium. Whatever happened, the Trojans came out to play in the second half.
But it didn't happen immediately.
With exactly six minutes left in the third, Darius Smith finally broke free, getting Calvert on the board with a 28-yard run. The pass attempt failed and with only 16 minutes remaining in the game, the Trojans still trailed, 32-6.
Possessions were exchanged, then the scoring onslaught ensued.
Calvert drove to their own 1-yard line before turning the ball over on downs. Sanderson took over, but immediately fumbled on the next play.
Calvert scored quickly and in rapid succession. The first was a Greg Ford 1-yard run at the 2:40 mark of the third. After recovering the ensuing kickoff, Smith added another 7-yard run with 1:58 remaining, cutting the lead to 32-18. After another quick turnaround, he broke a third touchdown run, this time for 63-yards. The Sanderson lead had now been cut to 32-25.
There was no more talk of a shutout or going home early. We had a ballgame on our hands.
And Sanderson wasn't giving up so easily. The Eagles responded with a drive of their own, as Andy Martinez raced 57-yards for a touchdown, to extend the Sanderson lead back to 38-25 with only 18 seconds remaining in the third period.
Calvert wasn't done and their explosive plays kept coming. After the ensuing kickoff, Ford connected with Herbert Kinney for 18 yards and another score. The one-point conversion was good for a second time and the lead was down to 38-32 entering the fourth.
The Trojans amazingly took their first lead of the game, 39-38, less than a minute into the fourth when Smith broke through for a 60-yard run and Torre Grimes connected with Ford for the conversion.
Calvert looked to put the game away when Smith broke free again, scoring on a 28-yard scamper with only 2:34 left in the game. The PAT pass failed, but their lead was extended to 45-38.
Sanderson wasn't done. The Eagles drove down the field and Means again connected with Scott on a 17-yard scoring pass. Bilano's kick gave them the lead again, 46-45, with less than a minute remaining.
Sanderson did not kick deep, to prevent a long kickoff return, but Calvert recovered, gaining good field position.
Just a few plays later, Darius Smith caught a pass from Herbert McKinney and raced 50 yards to pay dirt. Despite missing the PAT, the Trojans held on for a 51-46 victory and the title.
Despite not scoring on their first possession of the second half, Calvert then scored on eight of its final nine possessions. Only one of those scoring drives took more than two plays. Three scoring drives were only one play.
One of the least covered stories was the fact that very few, outside the Sanderson faithful, noticed that all-state linebacker Paul Green was missing during the second half. Make no mistake that Calvert stepped up their game, but Green had been an integral part of the Eagle defense. He was later named 2002 Texas Six-Man Coaches Association Defensive MVP.
Smith led all runners with 207 yards on 16 carries with five touchdowns, while Martinez led Sanderson with 144 yards on 11 carries. Sanderson's Scott led all receivers with 8 catches for 95 yards. Darius Smith, the game's MVP, also had 89 yards and another score on only three catches.
-- Coylin Grimes was later named Coach of the Year
-- Hoskins was a two-time Division I All-American in the decathlon and heptathlon at Liberty University
-- Calvert's Darrius Smith (RB), Brian Ford (TE), Tijon Green (DL), Greg Ford (CB) and Sanderson's Dayton Scott (SE), Junior Newman (SE), Andy Martinez (ST), Eric Sanchez (DL) and Steve Fuentes (CB) dominated the First Team All-State selections that year.


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Bugleweed (Lycopus virginicus), from the mint family, is a native of North America. It is closely related to the European herb called gypsywort or gypsyweed (L. europaeus). For medicinal purposes, these two plants are often used interchangeably. The leaves of bugleweed are long and thin and grow in pairs from the stem. Small whitish flowers grow around the stem at the base of each pair of leaves.
The juice of bugleweed can be used as a fabric dye, and it was reportedly used by gypsies to darken their skin, which may be the origin of the common names applied to the European species of Lycopus.
Bugleweed also has a long-standing reputation as a medicinal plant. Herbalists have traditionally used bugleweed as a sedative, to treat mild heart conditions, and to reduce fever and mucus production in flus and colds. More recently, bugleweed has been suggested as a treatment for hyperthyroidism and mastodynia (breast pain).
What Is Bugleweed Used for Today?
Several very preliminary studies suggest that bugleweed may be helpful for treating mild hyperthyroidism .
Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland releases excessive amounts of thyroid hormone. Symptoms include weight loss, weakness, heart palpitations, and anxiety. Test tube and animal studies suggest that bugleweed may reduce thyroid hormone by decreasing levels of TSH (a hormone that stimulates the thyroid gland) and by impairing thyroid hormone synthesis. 1–5 In addition, bugleweed may block the action of thyroid-stimulating antibodies found in Grave's disease. 6
Note : Self-treatment of hyperthyroidism can be dangerous. Physician supervision is necessary to determine why the thyroid is overactive to design a specific treatment plan.
Bugleweed may also reduce levels of the hormone prolactin, which is primarily responsible for the production of breast milk. 7 Elevated levels of prolactin may also cause breast pain in women; based on this finding, bugleweed has been recommended as a treatment for cyclic mastalgia (breast tenderness that comes and goes with the menstrual cycle). However, due to its effects on thyroid hormone, we do not recommend that it be used for this purpose.
The dosage of bugleweed must be adjusted by measuring thyroid hormone levels.
Safety Issues
The safety of bugleweed has not been established. Long-term or high-dose use of the herb may cause an enlarged thyroid. Bugleweed should not be used by individuals with hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone) or an enlarged thyroid gland. Pregnant or nursing women should also avoid bugleweed because of potential effects on their children as well as on breast milk production.
Bugleweed should not be combined with thyroid medications. It may also interfere with diagnostic procedures that rely on radioactive isotopes to evaluate the thyroid.
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23 August 2015
Climbing - Romain Desgranges 3rd place in Stavanger
Romain Desgranges is still on his way in lead world cup.
He has finished 3rd of the Norvegian stage in Stavanger and he's still second of the overall ranking.
Find all the results on http://www.ifsc-climbing.org/
Next rendez-vous September 26th and 27th in Puurs (BEL).
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30 December 2015
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20 December 2015
OverviewIn Val Gardena (ITA), Guillermo FAYED realises a fantastic... Read more
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11 December 2015
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28 November 2015
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23 November 2015
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21 September 2015
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05 September 2015
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10 June 2015
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01 June 2015
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26 May 2015
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26 May 2015
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13 May 2015
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07 May 2015
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06 May 2015
Climbing - Youth Lead French ChampionshipThe Youth Lead French Championship was organized in Montmartin-sur-Mer... Read more
27 April 2015
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22 April 2015
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11 April 2015
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02 April 2015
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30 March 2015
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Not Bullying at UIS
Facts About Bullying
- Bullying is the most common form of violence in our society; between 15% and 30% of students are bullies or victims.
- Bullying is more dominant in boys than girls; however, this difference decreases when considering indirect aggression (such as verbal threats).
- Between 1994 and 1999, there were 253 violent deaths in school, 51 casualties were the result of multiple death events.
- It is an unacceptable anti-social behavior that is learned through influences in the environment, e.g., home, school, peer groups, even the media.
- 25% of teachers see nothing wrong with bullying or putdowns and consequently intervene in only 4% of bullying incidents.
Kids who are bullied are more likely to experience :
- Depression and anxiety, increased feelings of sadness and loneliness, changes in sleep and eating patterns, and loss of interest in activities (May persist into adulthood).
- Decreased academic achievement—GPA and standardized test scores—and school participation. More likely to skip school.
- A very small number of bullied children might retaliate through extremely violent measures. 12 out of 15 school shooting cases in the 1990s, the shooters had a history of being bullied.
Resource: www.stopbullying.gov


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For Presidents' Day: consider the alternatives
Today is Presidents' Day in the USA. When that came into being in California, I felts a little cheated. Since my birthday is the same as Abraham Lincoln's, I sort of lost a personal holiday when The Great Emancipator's got merged with the Father of Our Country. 😉
I've done other Presidents' Day posts, but this time, I thought I'd do another game and let you guess…I love games!
In this case, I'm going to describe some fictional set-ups where they don't have a President, they have some other kind of government.
The game is to see if you can identify the place and/or the book and/or the author.
My intuition here is that this is going to be relatively easy (compared to, say, the games I do with quotations), but we'll see.
Any spoiler concerns here? Maybe a bit…I'll be describing the societies, and the way they got that way or how characters use the "rules" of the society may impact story lines. I'm pretty careful about spoilers, though, and I think you'll be okay. 🙂
Place #1
In this society, you move up by killing people above your rank and "taking their metal". You can't just poison them or ambush them, though…this isn't 16th Century Italy. 🙂
They have to attack you first, so you kill them in self-defense, or the entire ruling council as to decide that you should fight. You can ask for that…that puts a check on a high-ranking person just never attacking anybody.
This society does have a lot of cultural rules: males don't kill females…or vice versa, and prisoners aren't killed (but may have "worse" things done to them).
Place #2
This place has a beloved leader, ranked over all others (and there are many at lower levels). There are challenges and clear aggressive action against the land, but this ruler is basically a pacifist. That doesn't mean steps won't be taken by this administration to remedy evil deeds. The ruler is aided in that by a powerful magic user…and the ruler has forbidden the use of magic except by two people.
The land, under the guidance of the ruler, is basically socialist in concept…there used to be money, but it isn't used any more. However, some people certainly have wealth. That happens in part because the land is so separated, with considerable geographical challenges…some small areas have never even heard of the central ruler.
Place #3
While perhaps not a ruler in the formal sense, this character has absolute dominion over the land, and must be obeyed. Over 2,000 years old and ruthless, the ruler had come to this place because of a process that provides immortality. The ruler commands magic, but overwhelming attractiveness may be the despot's greatest power.
Well, there's a few for you. 🙂
These are all definite alternatives to the electoral college! The systems are considerably different. In the first one, authority is granted by ability…the lowest can rise to the top, if they deserve it (or get lucky enough). Many people would like living in the second one…but there is no chance of becoming ruler…well, without significantly subverting the current system. In the third, individuals have very little power.
Give yourself credit if you can identify the place, even if you can't name it.
I'll publish the answers in a later post.
Happy Presidents' Day!
This post by Bufo Calvin originally appeared in the I Love My Kindle blog.


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The PowerBand® construction allows multiple belts to function as a single unit, with even load distribution and each strand fitting securely in the sheave groove. Recommended for multiple V-belt drives exposed to pulsating or heavy shock loads which can make belts whip, turn over, slip, or jump off the drive.
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Part # 22/3VX400 Product # 938822040 UPC 072053343625 Cross Section 3VX Effective Length (in) 39.82 Effective Length (mm) 1011 Outside Circumference (in) 40.7 Outside Circumference (mm) 1034 Section 3VX Number of Strands 22 Top Width (in) 8.92 Top Width (mm) 226 Angle 38 Thickness (in) 0.37 Thickness (mm) 9
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8 Worst Tweets From Company Twitter Handles
Here are eight famously offensive tweets from companies.
Nov. 9, 2013 -- intro:
This week, Home Depot apologized for a racist tweet after the home improvement store's Twitter account received unfavorable attention. The company said it fired the outside agency that created the Tweet and it was reviewing its social media procedures.
Despite company attempts to carefully share its social media messages, sometimes things go wrong with a company Twitter account.
Here are 8 notorious tweets from big brands compiled by ABC News and the Twitter handle, "Yes, You're Racist."
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As a sponsor of College Gameday, Home Depot tweeted an image of three drummers and the text: "Which drummer is not like the others?" leading to angry comments on Home Depot's Twitter and Facebook page.
Read More: Home Depot Apologizes for Racist Tweet Sent From Its Twitter Account
Stephen Holmes, director of corporate communications, released a statement saying, "We have zero tolerance for anything so stupid and offensive. The outside agency that created the Tweet and The Home Depot associate who posted it have been terminated. We're also closely reviewing our social media procedures to determine how this could have happened, and how to ensure it never happens again."
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To commemorate the 12th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, AT&T tweeted a photo of a phone with an image of the Twin Towers, leading to criticism that the carrier was capitalizing on the tragedy.
Read More: AT&T Slammed on Twitter and Facebook For Sept. 11 Marketing Move
"We apologize to anyone who felt our post was in poor taste. The image was solely meant to pay respect to those affected by the 9/11 tragedy," AT&T tweeted after pulling down the original image.
quicklist: title: Forever 21 media: 20831489 text: Clothing company Forever 21 experienced Twittersphere backlash when it tweeted a photo of three Caucasian models wearing t-shirts with Ice Cube, City of Compton and NWA, which is short for n*****s with attitudes.
The company deleted the tweet and pulled the t-shirts from its website.
quicklist: title: Atlanta Journal-Constitution media: 20831618 text: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution tweeted last month: "$1M GA Lottery winner Willie Lynch can get 40 acres and a whole lotta mules." The message refers to a post-Civil War proposal to give freed slaves land previously held by whites.
After receiving unfavorable attention, Atlanta Journal-Constitution editor Kevin Riley released a statement that read: "The Atlanta Journal-Constitution sincerely regrets an earlier Twitter message that contained an inappropriate statement. We took immediate action to apologize via social media and on our website and will issue an apology in Thursday morning's print edition. We do not condone such offensive messages and are reviewing our procedures to ensure this type of error does not happen again. Additionally, we are taking the appropriate disciplinary action with the individuals involved."
quicklist: title: Hollister media: 20831645 text: Clothing company Hollister apologized after models the firm sent to South Korea for a store opening tweeted racist photos and messages.
One Twitter message stated: "Hahahaha they ruhhvvvv itttt!"
The company fired the models.
"On behalf of our more than 80,000 associates around the world who cherish our core values and our culture of diversity and inclusion, we sincerely apologize for the offense caused by these unauthorized, ill-considered actions," Hollister wrote in an apology.
quicklist: title: Chrysler media: 20833116 text: An outside agency working for Chrysler accidentally tweeted the F-word in a tweet that stated, "I find it ironic that Detroit is known as the #motorcity and yet no one here knows how to f------ drive."
The company apologized and said its account was "compromised." The carmaker did not renew its contract with the agency.
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Baked goods producer Entenmann's received flack for using a #notguilty hashtag on the day of the verdict for Casey Anthony's trial. The company deleted the tweet and apologized.
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As the revolutions of the Arab Spring unfolded in the Middle East in 2011, the Kenneth Cole Twitter account stated: "Millions are in uproar in #Cairo. Rumor is they heard our new spring collection is now available online."
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The strong collaboration between product development and research departments has led to innovations such as ceramic rollers that support very high loads without compromising bearing life or performance. SKF also has a strong role in the adaptation of F1 innovation to passenger cars with solutions used for instance in Scuderia Ferrari's 2014 engine and ERS system. SKF's cooperation with Scuderia Ferrari spans over 60 years – the longest partnership in the Formula One history.
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Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) was introduced to Formula One's 2009 season, but only a few teams were racing with it and, due the limitations imposed by the FIA, on 2010 it was decided to stop the use of this system.
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With 56 elegant rooms, a gastronomic restaurant, warm lounge, and spa, The Fitz Roy hotel is the perfect location for a relaxing stay.
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Adriaan Vlacq
Born: 1600 in Gouda, Netherlands
Died: 1667 in The Hague, Netherlands
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Adriaan Vlacq was born into a well off family. It is unclear how much mathematical training Vlacq had but he became friendly with a surveyor Ezechiel de Decker who was particularly interested in the new ideas of calculating using tables of logarithms. Vlacq worked with de Decker and translated Latin books written by Napier and Briggs into Dutch for him. Together they decided to publish Dutch editions of these important aids to calculation. In 1626 Het eerste deel van de Nieuwe telkonst Ⓣ was published under de Decker's name with acknowledgement to Vlacq for considerable help. This contained three items: a Dutch translation of Napier's Rabdologiae Ⓣ which described a method of multiplication using "numbering rods"; a paper by de Decker written to help businessmen undertake arithmetical calculations; and Stevin's La Thiende Ⓣ which gave an account of decimal fractions.
Briggs had published Arithmetica logarithma sive logarithmorum chiliades triginta, pro numeris naturali serie crescentibus ab unitate 20,000 et a 90,000 ad 100,000 ... Ⓣ in 1624 and de Decker published a small part of this in 1626 under the name Nieuwe telkonst. This contained Briggs's logarithms from 1 to 10,000 but promised to publish, with Vlacq's assistance, a further work giving the logarithms from 1 to 100,000. Briggs's own tables were, as the above title indicates, of logarithms of 1 to 20,000 and 90,000 to 100,000 so 70,000 values needed to be calculated to complete the table. The full table of logarithms of 1 to 100,000 appeared in 1627 as Het tweede deel van de Nieuwe telkonst Ⓣ under de Decker's name with again acknowledgement to Vlacq. Struik writes:-
The 'Tweede deel' of 1627, actually the first complete table of decimal logarithms, was long forgotten until a copy was rediscovered in 1920.In 1628 Vlacq republished the 10 decimal place logarithm tables as Arithmetica logarithma sive logarithmorum chiliades tentum, pro numeris naturali serie crescentibus ab unitate ad 100000 ... Ⓣ. He appears to have had a connection with the Gouda firm of Petrus Rammaseyn and it is this firm that published the work, this time under Vlacq's name. A French translation, Arithmetique logarithmetique, ou, La construction et usage d'une table contenant les logarithms de tous les nombres depuis l'unité jusque 100000 Ⓣ by Vlacq was also published Petrus Rammaseyn at almost the same time. It had long been believed that the new calculation of the 70,000 missing logarithms from Briggs's work were made by Vlacq so, as Struik writes in [1]:-
Having paid for the publication of tables he himself had computed, Vlacq saw no objection to republishing them under his own name ... Although de Decker was not mentioned, there is no indication he later resented this. Vlacq's fame rests on these tables, which were well received and contain relatively few errors.In [2], however, Bruins concludes that Vlacq was not a mathematician, and that most of the work was done by de Decker.
Vlacq became a bookseller and publisher who, in 1632, settled in London and opened a bookshop. Tension between King Charles I and the House of Commons steadily increased during 1641 and after his unsuccessful attempt to arrest five members of Parliament on 4 January 1642 Charles left London on 10 January and King and Parliament prepared for war. Vlacq decided that London was not a good place to sell books with the approaching unrest so he left for Paris in 1642. A dedication in a book he published 10 years later suggests that he sympathised with the Royalist side in the Civil War.
In Paris Vlacq again set up a book business. He remained there for six years before returning to The Hague where he again sold and published books.
Vlacq also constructed logarithm trigonometric tables which he published as Trigonometria artificialis Ⓣ in 1633 during his time in London. These were again published by Petrus Rammaseyn in Gouda and gave values for angles at 10 second increments. Since these tables were bulky, he decided to publish a smaller version. This appeared in 1636 as Tabulae sinuum, tangentium et secantium et logarithmi sinuum, tangentium et numerorum ab initate ad 10000 Ⓣ. A French version Tables de sinus, tangentes, secantes, et de logarithmes Ⓣ was published by Rammaseyn in the same year, as was a German version [1]:-
These tables, carried to seven decimal places, were a great success and were often reprinted and reedited ...Vlacq also published many mathematical works by other authors including, perhaps surprisingly, Briggs himself and also by Gellibrand.
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Following shall be the T&C for Uber facility to Kaya Clinic customers: DISCLAIMER for Uber Ride Program on Kaya Clinic WebsiteBy clicking on the Uber ("Uber") Icon, You ("You") acknowledge and agree that Kaya Ltd. (Kaya Clinic) does not provide transportation or logistics services or function as a transportation carrier and that all such transportation or logistics services offered to you by clicking on the Uber Icon are provided by Uber Or its Sub-Contractors or any of its affiliates. Some pages on Uber's website or its mobile application may contain links to other websites (external links). Kaya Ltd. (Kaya Clinic) does not make any warranties or representations of any kind in relation to the content of any linked webpages. Nor is the external link an endorsement of any product and/or service advertised on the linked webpages. Further, you understand and agree that in no circumstance shall Kaya Ltd. (Kaya Clinic) be liable to you in the event you suffer any loss, harm, injury, damage, claim, demand, action, cost, expense or any other liability of any kind due to your use of the services provided by Uber as a result of you clicking on the Uber icon on Kaya Clinic webpages.