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Washington: The US military has no plans yet to suspend any more major military exercises with South Korea, the defence secretary said on Tuesday, in the middle of a breakdown in diplomacy with North Korea over its nuclear weapons.
Defence Secretary James Mattis told a Pentagon news conference that no decisions had been made about major exercises for next year but noted that the suspension of drills this summer as a good-faith gesture to North Korea was not open-ended.
US President Donald Trump's June decision to unilaterally suspend the drills caught many American military planners off guard and was broadly criticised as a premature concession to North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, who Trump wants to give up his nuclear weapons.
At the June summit, the first meeting between a serving US president and a North Korean leader, Kim agreed in broad terms to work toward denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula. But North Korea has given no indication it is willing to give up its weapons unilaterally as the Trump administration has demanded.
North Korean officials even warned in a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo last week that denuclearisation talks risked falling apart, US officials told Reuters.
In particular, the North wants steps toward a peace treaty. The 1950-1953 Korean War ended in an armistice rather than a peace treaty, leaving US-led U.N. forces technically still at war with North Korea.
US officials fear North Korea might turn its attention to cutting a separate deal with South Korea and driving a wedge between the US-South Korea alliance.
A South Korea presidential spokesman acknowledged that talks between Washington and Pyongyang were at a stalemate.
"With North Korea and the US remaining stalemated, there is an even bigger need for an inter-Korea summit," Kim Eui-kyeom, a spokesman for the presidential Blue House, told a briefing.
South Korean President Moon Jae-in said this month his planned third summit with North Korea's Kim next month would be another step toward the denuclearisation of the Korean peninsula and an end to the Korean War.
"Secretary Mattis' comment appears to be an extension of the previous US-South Korea agreement concerning the postponement of joint drills, and there has been no other agreement," South Korea's foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
Trump abruptly cancelled his top diplomat’s planned trip to North Korea on Friday, publicly acknowledging for the first time that his effort to get Pyongyang to denuclearise had stalled since his summit with the North's leader.
Trump partly blamed China for the lack of progress with North Korea and suggested that talks with Pyongyang, led so far by Pompeo, could be on hold until after Washington resolved its bitter trade dispute with Beijing.
North Korea's state media accused the United States of "double-dealing" and "hatching a criminal plot" on Sunday but did not mention Pompeo's cancelled visit.
US intelligence and defense officials have repeatedly expressed doubts about North Korea's willingness to give up its nuclear weapons and they had not expected Pompeo's trip to yield positive results.
The traditional US calendar for other major drills does not pick up again until next spring, officials say, which could give diplomats and military planners time.
The US-South Korean exercise calendar hits a high point every spring with the Foal Eagle and Max Thunder drills, which take months to plan.
One US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said preliminary planning for next year's drills was already taking place. Still, the official acknowledged that would not be indicative of whether the drills will go forward.
Max Thunder's air combat exercises so unnerved North Korea this year that it issued threatening statements that nearly scuttled the June summit between Trump and Kim.
| 2019-04-19T04:49:38 |
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/world/asia/no-plans-to-suspend-more-major-exercises-on-korean-peninsula-says-us-20180829-p500h0.html
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| 2019-04-20T23:09:47 |
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Years ago, the US Supreme Court decided the Miranda case, which gave birth to the set of rights that are always provided to criminal suspects. The lines have been made famous by pop culture, including the first line of "You have the right to remain silent." This week, the Supreme Court offered a ruling that casts uncertainty on how that right is now invoked and exercised.
Under the Miranda decision in 1966, as noted by dissenting Justice Sotomayor, "a valid waiver will not be presumed simply from the silence of the accused after warnings are given, or simply from the fact that a confession was in fact eventually obtained." Theoretically, this would protect individuals who initially invoke their right from caving after hours of questioning and suddenly deciding to answer questions.
In the case before the Court, a man was advised of his Miranda rights when he was taken into custody. The defendant then refused to sign a statement that said he understood his rights (usually, suspects have to sign a waiver before talking to police). The suspect was then questioned for almost three hours in a tiny interrogation room, and generally kept his mouth shut.
At the two hour and forty-five minute mark, however, the suspect answered three questions. "Do you believe in God; Do you pray to him; Do you pray to God for forgiveness for shooting that boy down?" To the last question, the suspect said "yes" and then looked away. In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court said those statements were a waiver of his right to remain silent. But did the suspect intend to waive his right?
In theory, this is the situation Miranda was designed to protect against–a suspect who says nothing (and implying they wish to stay silent) but then suddenly caves after hours of questioning. Many suspects would assume that by initially saying nothing, they believe they are affirmatively invoking their right to stay silent.
Under the new ruling, however, suspects have to affirmatively say they wish to remain silent, which seems somewhat counterintuitive. Adding to the confusion, the Court did not expressly state that police officers must inform suspects they have to assert their right to silence. Many criminal suspects will not read Supreme Court decisions, and are unlikely to be aware of this change. As a result, many suspects may find themselves in the same situation as the suspect above, where they are questioned for hours, but then decide to speak up.
Nearly everyone understands "you have a right to remain silent." But without being informed that they need to affirmatively invoke that right, will suspects truly understand what this right means?
This entry was posted in ThinSkull Collaborative Blog and tagged criminal defense, criminal rights, defendant, interrogation, Miranda, police, silence, suspect. Bookmark the permalink.
| 2019-04-21T06:35:11 |
http://blog.advicescene.com/2010/06/you-have-the-right-to-remain-silent/
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How Does Tuna Salad Survive In A Vending Machine?
If it's tuna salad, one would assume that it has mayonnaise in it, so I ask - how does it survive in a vending machine?
For starters, the vending machine and I have never gotten along, and it's safe to say we hate each other. Last year, they added tuna to the vending machine. I know, I know, tuna in a vending machine sounds gross off the bat.
I assumed that it was just a can of tuna with some crackers, but no, it's actually tuna salad. How does that work? Please tell me before the thoughts make me puke!
Upon further research, I discovered that they use 'heat stable mayonnaise'. What the @$%* is heat stable mayonnaise? Whatever it is, I want no part of it.
A quick Google search told me that heat stable mayonnaise is "An eggless mayo is provided that is heat stable or that is heat stable as well as freeze-thaw stable and that is all natural"...Okay I'll take your word for it.
I guess it makes sense, mayonnaise does sit on a shelf in a grocery store for prolong periods of time. I think it's just the fact that it's tuna salad from a vending machine that freaks me out.
So I purchased this "snack" to try it out. Two co-workers and myself each tried some of the tuna on their 'buttery crackers'. First off, it tasted sour as expected. It also tasted pickled, followed by a wave of fishiness.
Not pleasant, and I also didn't like the chunks of celery and carrots.
| 2019-04-24T14:23:18 |
https://wpdh.com/how-does-tuna-salad-survive-in-a-vending-machine/
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Is horseback riding fun, expensive, difficult, dangerous or hard to do? Here are answers to the top ten most commonly asked questions about horseback riding.
Riders head out on trail.
Yes, horseback riding can be a lot of fun. Many people will be introduced to horseback riding on a holiday while riding a quiet trail horse. While this is a lot of fun, you're not much more than a passenger. Becoming a good rider, while fun, is also a lot of work. Once you've mastered the basic skills to horseback riding, you have many opportunities. You may decide to barrel race, or field hunt, show equitation or do distance riding. There is a world of possibilities. You also meet wonderful people, along with horses. Many people love horses so much, they make them their life's work, whether as a veterinarian, trainer, coach, dealer, or professional rider. There are many different careers in the horse industry. But, the reason most people ride is that it is fun.
One could spend a lifetime perfecting riding skills and still not attain perfection. So, while just sitting on a horse may appear easy, learning to ride well is just as difficult as learning to do any other sport well. Topendsports.com lists horseback riding as the 54th most demanding sport, based on ten components of athleticism.
Horseback riding is exercise. It burns calories, builds muscles, requires strength, balance and body awareness. It can be an aerobic exercise and requires flexibility. Even at a walk, horseback riding is good exercise, which is why therapeutic riding is good for folks who are wheelchair bound. Horseback riding builds confidence, reasoning, memory, and analytical skills for a mental workout too. Horseback riders can actually become better riders by doing strength and flexibility training off of the horse as well.
If the definition of a sport according to dictionary.com, is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, and governed by a set of rules and customs than horseback riding can be a sport. There is recreational riding and competitive riding, just like swimming, sailing, golfing, skiing, bicycling or many other activities have their recreational and competitive participants. Horse sports have been contested for thousands of years and are still a part of the modern-day Olympics.
Horseback riding can be pricey, but not out of reach. There are many ways to enjoy riding without owning a horse. Taking lessons, riding on dude strings, leasing or part-boarding can get you in the saddle without the expense of actually owning a horse. Of course, if you want to be highly competitive, the costs rise, as a more expensive horse is needed, along with a truck, trailer, and all the gear. Many competitive riders have sponsors who help offset the expenses.
Is Horseback Riding Bad for Your Body?
Riders of all levels can fall--not good for your body.
Falling off a horse is bad for your body. Riding a horse is only bad for your body if you already health issues that are exacerbated by the activity. If you have things like back or knee problems, it's probably best to consult with a doctor or physiotherapist (most of whom will know little about horseback riding) and consider their advice. A study conducted in 1996 cited that rotator cuff, knee, hip, and lower back problems were most common in riders.
Some sources say the horseback riding is one of the top ten most dangerous activities. It is more hazardous than motorcycle riding and you are more likely to sustain a head injury horseback riding than in any other sport. Learning to ride well and wearing safety equipment like a helmet and riding boots can go along way to keeping you safe as your ride.
Is Horseback Riding Hard to Learn?
Horseback riding is like many other sports, in that there are many skills to be learned. There are basic skills that you must learn to be safe and in control of the horse. Once you've mastered those basics, however, there are advanced riding skills that allow you to control the horse to finer degrees, and actually, make it easier for your horse to carry you.
Is it Hard to Start Horseback Riding Again After a Long Absence?
Many people ride when they are young, but leave the sport while going to school or starting a family. If you've come back to riding after a long absence, it might take a while to get your body and mind used to handling and riding horses again. The older you are and longer the absence, the longer it may take.
Is Horseback Riding Harder than Other Sports?
Horseback riding can be a riskier sport than others. And, there's an incorrect perception that you're just sitting and letting the horse do all of the work. Few non-riders understand the whole-body and mental effort required to ride really well, to keep the horse balanced and in control. Not only do you have to have control of your own body, but that of the horse's too. Good riders take years to develop.
| 2019-04-25T00:45:59 |
https://www.thesprucepets.com/questions-about-horseback-riding-1885886
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Nice townhouse with separate unit, total of 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, close to the golf area La Marquesa in QuesadaThe townhouse has a living area of 120 sqm. and is spread over two floors. On the ground floor you will find the main part of the house with two double bedrooms, a family bathroom, a living room and open-plan kitchen. From the living room you have direct access to the terrace with lovely views over the golf course. From here there is also a staircase down to the lower ground floor where you will find a separate apartment. This consists of a double bedroom, a bathroom and a living room.AreaCiudad Quesada is a cozy and popular place on the Costa Blanca coast. Here you will find shops, restaurants, cafes, bars, pharmacies, banks, hairdressers, medical and dental services and much more. In the main street it has recently been built a cozy shopping mall with several shops. Ciudad Quesada also offers several activities for the whole family, such as the famous La Marquesa golf course, bowling, mini golf, tennis courts, soccer fields, gyms, spas, seasonal water park and much more.BeachesThe magnificent beaches of the Costa Blanca coast lie like pearls on a string, and within a short distance you can access a number of beaches. The famous 9 kilometer long sandy beach in Guardamar del Segura and the "Torrelamata" beach in La Mata are the two nearest beaches, located about a 10-15 minute drive from Ciudad Quesada.ClimateCiudad Quesada is an ideal place to live and a lovely place to spend the summer. The summers are always sunny and warm, while winters are mild, and the area has an average temperature of 20 degrees. Ciudad Quesada is surrounded by two large salt lakes which have a cleansing effect on the air and help to give the area a particularly favorable health environment. The climate has especially a positive effect on people with ia asthma, allergies, rheumatism and skin diseases. According to medical science, the area belong to one of the healthiest places in the world thanks to the salt lakes.ShoppingIn Ciudad Quesada you will fin a number of shops, supermarkets, restaurants and bars. In Torrevieja, which is approximately 10 minutes away by car, you will find the shopping center Habaneras and Carrefour. In Torrevieja there is also a shopping street with a variety of shops. 10 kilometers away is the large shopping center Zenia Boulevard, where you will find a huge variety of shops, like Zara, Massimo Dutti, H&M, Stradivarius, Oysho, Mango, Primark, Pull & Bear, Decathlon, Guess, Kiko, Druni, Rituals, Leroy Merlin and many more.GolfIn Ciudad Quesada you will find the well-known golf course "La Marquesa Golf & Country Club". There are a number of golf courses nearby and within a radius of 15 kilometers you will find Las Colinas Golf & Country Club, La Finca Golf, Golf Las Ramblas Golf Villamartín, Lo Romero Golf, Vistabella Golf, Real Clud de Golf Campoamor and Greenlands Golf.Yachting and water sportsWithin a radius of 20 kilometers there are several yacht clubs and marinas. In Torrevieja you will find three, while there is one in Guardamar del Segura and two in Santa Pola. Here you will find sailing schools, windsurfing and diving schools, to mention some. Several places in the area you can rent boards for SUP (stand up paddle-boarding), and a number of beaches offer water activities like fly-boarding, banana boats, jet skis and more.Hospitals and healthcareIn Torrevieja there is a modern public hospital with an excellent reputation. Hospital Quiron is a private hospital, and this is also located in Torrevieja. Laguna Mar Menor, which is about a 30 minute drive from Ciudad Quesada, is one of Europe's largest salt water lagoons with a maximum depth of approximately 7 meters. The high water salinity provides a microclimate that is very healthy, particularly for people with heart problems, arthritis or lung diseases. The saline mud bath is also famous for its relief of skin diseases such as psoriasis, and is recommended by several specialists.Getting thereCiudad Quesada is located approximately 40 minutes by car from both the airport in Alicante and Murcia / San Javier. From Ciudad Quesada one can easily reach major cities in the area through the A-7 motorway or the coastal highway N-332, such as Elche, Alicante, Valencia, Murcia and Cartagena to name a few.
| 2019-04-26T00:50:59 |
https://sequreinternational.com/property/A-002061
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Dele the passage from C. D. iii. 52, 15, and add: meadow*-*land Ðára oxena wíc and seó mǽd ðe ðǽr mid rihte tó gebyreð . . . and seó meád benorðan eá, C. D. v. 383, 14-18. Feówer æceras mǽde bewestan eé, i. 175, 2. [On hreódmǽde lace, vi. 153, 9. Mómǽde, iii. 449, 20.] .xii. æcras an westhealfe ðǽre strǽte, and án (æcer) médwa beneoðan ðǽm hliðe, iii. 52, 15. Hec sunt prata . . . stocméd healf benorðan hegforde, be stúre méda sué ðér tó limpað, ii. 65, 27. On súðmǽdwan; of ðǽre mǽde, iii. 77, 18. Æt ðǽra hína mǽde, vi. 4, 26. On cuttes mǽd ; of þǽre mǽde, iii. 456, 30. Onbútan ðá mǽdewe, iii. 386, 5. On miclan mǽdua (or pl. ?), iii. 81, 7. Hé eóde on þá mǽdwe (mǽde, v. l.) pratum ingressus, Gr. D. 36, 11. On bulan mǽdæ, C. D. v. 112, 29. On clǽnan mǽde, 325, 17. On sméðe métue, iii. 460, 19. [On hreódméde, vi. 102, 31 : iii. 97, 30.] On ðá mǽd norðeweardæ, v. 340, 24: vi. 234, 7. Mǽda prata, An. Ox. 138. On manegum landum tilð bið redre ðonne on óðrum, ge yrðe tíma hrædra, ge mǽda rædran, Angl. ix. 259, 10. Feldlǽs, mǽda, and yrðland, C. D. vi. 39, 9. Tó mǽdwuum, iii. 386, 1. Una prata on burgwara médum and an norðeweardum burgwara médum healf méd, ii. 66, 34. [Æt westmǽduwan; of westmédwan, iii. 82, 14.] v. dál-, sundor-, mǽr-, wíþig-mǽd.
Toller, T. Northcote, and Joseph Bosworth. "mǽd." An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: Based on the Manuscript Collections of the Late Joseph Bosworth : Supplement. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1921. 626.
mǽd mǽdan. v. ge-mǽd, ge-mǽdan.
| 2019-04-24T16:21:11 |
http://bosworth.ff.cuni.cz/054910
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I have questions about Astral Projection. I was warned not do it, bc it was dangerous. If one prepares properly, is it still dangerous?
I feel like projection could be a useful tool for soul development. Maybe that is not the case. I would love to converse with someone with projection experience.
If it is a "safe" skill to learn, what is the best way to do it? I have research many methods, but I have never attempted.
What does dangerous mean? You can go to the store to buy groceries and get hit by a car or get mugged. There are many myths about Astral Projection, many claims which are not true.
It is hard to speak about "dangers" without a lot of details. There are beings which are not friendly, which are negative in the astral, as are there in this physical world of ours. There are also beings which are very friendly and full of light.
The spirit itself is basically indestructible, you can dive from space down to earth and be perfectly fine, or be stabbed with a sword and not get a scratch.
The astral world is also the natural home of the spirit. You cannot avoid that world, you will go there after death, and you also spend all your sleep time there (though usually unconsciously). You could say that you are more at home there than you are here, in a way.
You could run into an unfriendly being in which case you could use various forms of defense (forms of protection) that are possible if there is trouble, or chose to return to body which is possible at any time instantenously.
There are many pepole who travel and explore the astral and other dimensions. There is a lot of help people can get from the higher beings such as guides, ascended masters and beings of light. Many guides are known to show people who travel out of body around, and help them around the astral.
Ascended Masters and Beings of Light ("Angels" etc) can be contacted and you can get teachings and help, shown places, taught and learn.
It is also quite common that someone who puts a lot of practise and work into learning to leave the body get help by guides and higher beings to make it out of body, help to get out.
If exploring outside of the body was discouraged or generally bad, all the help given from beings of light and friendly beings would not make sense.
There are also some other things worthy of being aware of and consider. For instance, if someone progresses spiritually far enough (grow spiritually enough), they would naturally end up having experiences outside of the body and in other dimensions weither they want to or not. A part of growing spiritually is to become more aware of your true self and of reality. It is natural that if someoene progresses spiritually enough, they would start to have experiences in other dimensions eventually as a result.
In addition there is a reason why spiritual progress/growth and exploration outside of the body are sometimes/oftentimes spoken of together. They are not the same things, but a part of deep spiritual progress is to know reality and yourself. You cannot truly get to do this, if you do not in one way or another explore the other dimensions, through some form of out of body experiences etc.
There are pros and cons with most things in the world. Which one weighs the most depends on you, what you want to achieve.
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| 2019-04-22T01:04:39 |
http://anybodythere.net/psychic-paranormal-forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=10215
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This article is about the independent city in Virginia. For the city's historic district, see Colonial Williamsburg.
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Williamsburg is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the population was 14,068. In 2014, the population was estimated to be 14,691. Located on the Virginia Peninsula, Williamsburg is in the northern part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. It is bordered by James City County and York County.
Williamsburg was founded in 1632 as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement on high ground between the James and York rivers. The city served as the capital of the Colony and Commonwealth of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and was the center of political events in Virginia leading to the American Revolution. The College of William & Mary, established in 1693, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the only one of the nine colonial colleges located in the South; its alumni include three U.S. Presidents as well as many other important figures in the nation's early history.
The city's tourism-based economy is driven by Colonial Williamsburg, the restored Historic Area of the city. Along with nearby Jamestown and Yorktown, Williamsburg forms part of the Historic Triangle, which attracts more than four million tourists each year. Modern Williamsburg is also a college town, inhabited in large part by William & Mary students and staff.
Prior to the arrival of the English colonists at Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia in 1607, the area which became Williamsburg was within the territory of the Powhatan Confederacy. By the 1630s, English settlements had grown to dominate the lower (eastern) portion of the Virginia Peninsula, and the Powhatan tribes had abandoned their nearby villages. Between 1630 and 1633, after the war that followed the Indian Massacre of 1622, the English colonists constructed a defensive palisade across the peninsula and a settlement named Middle Plantation as a primary guard station along the palisade.
Jamestown was the original capital of Virginia Colony, but was burned down during the events of Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. As soon as Governor William Berkeley regained control, temporary headquarters for the government to function were established about 12 miles (19 km) away on the high ground at Middle Plantation, while the Statehouse at Jamestown was rebuilt. The members of the House of Burgesses discovered that the 'temporary' location was both safer and more pleasant environmentally than Jamestown, which was humid and plagued with mosquitoes.
A school of higher education had long been an aspiration of the colonists. An early attempt at Henricus failed after the Indian Massacre of 1622. The location at the outskirts of the developed part of the colony had left it more vulnerable to the attack. In the 1690s, the colonists tried again to establish a school. They commissioned Reverend James Blair, who spent several years in England lobbying, and finally obtained a royal charter for the desired new school. It was to be named the College of William & Mary in honor of the monarchs of the time. When Reverend Blair returned to Virginia, the new school was founded in a safe place, Middle Plantation in 1693. Classes began in temporary quarters in 1694, and the College Building, a precursor to the Wren Building, was soon under construction.
Four years later, in 1698, the rebuilt Statehouse in Jamestown burned down again, this time accidentally. The government again relocated 'temporarily' to Middle Plantation, and in addition to the better climate now also enjoyed use of the College's facilities. The College students made a presentation to the House of Burgesses, and it was agreed in 1699 that the colonial capital should be permanently moved to Middle Plantation. A village was laid out and Middle Plantation was renamed Williamsburg in honor of King William III of England, befitting the town's newly elevated status.
Following its designation as the Capital of the Colony, immediate provision was made for construction of a capitol building and for plotting out the new city according to the survey of Theodorick Bland. His design utilized the extant sites of the College and the almost-new brick Bruton Parish Church as focal points, and placed the new Capitol building opposite the College, with Duke of Gloucester Street connecting them.
Alexander Spotswood, who arrived in Virginia as lieutenant governor in 1710, had several ravines filled and streets leveled, and assisted in erecting additional College buildings, a church, and a magazine for the storage of arms. In 1722, the town of Williamsburg was granted a royal charter as a "city incorporate" (now believed to be the oldest charter in the United States). However, it was actually a borough.
Middle Plantation was included in James City Shire when it was established in 1634, as the Colony reached a total population of approximately 5,000. (James City and the other shires in Virginia changed their names a few years later; James City Shire then became known as James City County). However, the middle ground ridge line was essentially the dividing line with Charles River Shire, which was renamed York County after King Charles I fell out of favor with the citizens of England. As Middle Plantation and later Williamsburg developed, the boundaries were adjusted slightly. For most of the colonial period, the border between the two counties ran down the center of Duke of Gloucester Street. During this time, and for almost 100 years after the formation of the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States, despite practical complications, the town remained divided between the two counties.
Williamsburg was the site of the first attempted canal in the United States. In 1771, Lord Dunmore, who would turn out to be Virginia's last Royal Governor, announced plans to connect Archer's Creek, which leads to the James River with Queen's Creek, leading to the York River. It would have formed a water route across the Virginia Peninsula, but was not completed. Remains of this canal are visible at the rear of the grounds behind the Governor's Palace in Colonial Williamsburg.
The first purpose-built psychiatric hospital in the United States was founded in the city in the 1770s: 'Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds'. Known in modern times as Eastern State Hospital, it was established by Act of the Virginia colonial legislature on June 4, 1770. The Act to 'Make Provision for the Support and Maintenance of Ideots, Lunaticks, and other Persons of unsound Minds' authorized the House of Burgesses to appoint a fifteen-man Court Of Directors to oversee the future hospital's operations and admissions. In 1771, contractor Benjamin Powell constructed a two-story building on Francis Street near the College, capable of housing twenty-four patients. The design of the grounds included 'yards for patients to walk and take the Air in' as well as provisions for a fence to keep the patients out of the nearby town.
The Gunpowder Incident began in April 1775 as a dispute between Governor Dunmore and Virginia colonists over gunpowder stored in the Williamsburg magazine. Dunmore, fearing rebellion, ordered royal marines to seize gunpowder from the magazine. Virginia militia led by Patrick Henry responded to the 'theft' and marched on Williamsburg. A standoff ensued, with Dunmore threatening to destroy the city if attacked by the militia. The dispute was resolved when payment for the powder was arranged. This was an important precursor in the run-up to the American Revolution.
Following the Declaration of Independence from Britain, the American Revolutionary War broke out in 1776. During the War, the capital of Virginia was moved again, in 1780, this time to Richmond at the urging of then-Governor Thomas Jefferson, who feared Williamsburg's location made it vulnerable to a British attack. However, during the Revolutionary War Williamsburg retained its status as a venue for many important conventions.
Williamsburg ceased to be the capital of the new Commonwealth of Virginia in 1780 and went into decline, although not to the degree Jamestown had previously experienced. Another factor was travel: 18th and early 19th century transportation in the Colony was largely by canals and navigable rivers. As it had been built on 'high ground' Williamsburg was not sited on a major water route, unlike many early communities in the United States. The railroads which began to be built from the 1830s also did not yet come through the city.
Despite the loss to Williamsburg of the business activity involved in government, the College of William and Mary continued and expanded, as did the Public Hospital for Persons of Insane and Disordered Minds. The latter became known as Eastern State Hospital.
At the outset of the American Civil War (1861–1865), enlistments in the Confederate Army depleted the student body of the College of William and Mary and on May 10, 1861, the faculty voted to close the College for the duration of the conflict. The College Building was used as a Confederate barracks and later as a hospital, before being burned by Union forces in 1862.
The Williamsburg area saw combat in the spring of 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, an effort to take Richmond from the east from a base at Fort Monroe. Throughout late 1861 and early 1862, the small contingent of Confederate defenders was known as the Army of the Peninsula, and led by General John B. Magruder. He successfully created ruses which fooled the invaders as to the size and strength of his forces, and deterred their attack. Their subsequent slow movement up the peninsula gained valuable time for defenses to be constructed at the Confederate capital at Richmond.
In early May 1862, after holding the Union troops off for over a month, the defenders withdrew quietly from the Warwick Line (stretching across the Peninsula between Yorktown and Mulberry Island). As General George McClellan's Union forces crept up the Peninsula to pursue the retreating Confederate forces, a rear guard force led by General James Longstreet and supported by General J. E. B. Stuart's cavalry blocked their westward progression at the Williamsburg Line. This was a series of 14 redoubts east of town, with earthen Fort Magruder (also known as Redoubt # 6) at the crucial junction of the two major roads leading to Williamsburg from the east. The design and construction had been overseen by Benjamin S. Ewell, the President of the College of William and Mary. He owned a farm in James City County, and had been commissioned as an officer in the Confederate Army after the College closed in 1861.
At the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862, the defenders succeeded in delaying the Union forces long enough for the retreating Confederates to reach the outer defenses of Richmond.
A siege of Richmond ensued, culminating in the Seven Days Battles. McClellan's campaign failed to capture Richmond. Meanwhile, on May 6, 1862, Williamsburg had fallen to the Union. The Brafferton building of the College was used for a time as quarters for the commanding officer of the Union garrison occupying the town. On September 9 that year, drunken soldiers of the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry set fire to the College Building, allegedly to prevent Confederate snipers from using it for cover. Much damage was done to Williamsburg during the Union occupation, which lasted until September 1865.
However, the main business purpose for the new railroad was unquestionably shipping eastbound West Virginia bituminous coal to Newport News. Using the new coal piers, it was loaded aboard large colliers in the harbor of Hampton Roads for shipment to New England and export destinations worldwide.
Due in no small part to the tireless efforts of its president, Benjamin Stoddert Ewell, education continued at the College of William and Mary, although teaching was temporarily suspended for financial reasons from 1882 until 1886. Ewell's efforts to restore the historic school and its programs during and after Reconstruction became legendary in Williamsburg and at the College and were ultimately successful, with funding from both the U.S. Congress and the Commonwealth of Virginia. After 1886, the College became a state school. Benjamin Ewell remained in Williamsburg as President Emeritus of the College until his death in 1894.
Beginning in the 1890s, C&O land agent Carl M. Bergh, a Norwegian-American who had earlier farmed in the mid-western states, realized that the gentler climate of eastern Virginia and depressed post-Civil War land prices would be attractive to his fellow Scandinavians who were farming in other northern parts of the country. He began sending out notices, and selling land. Soon there was a substantial concentration of relocated Americans of Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish descent in the area. The location earlier known as Vaiden's Siding on the railroad just west of Williamsburg in James City County, was renamed Norge. These citizens and their descendants found the area conditions favorable as described by Bergh, and many became leading merchants, tradespersons, and farmers in the community. These transplanted Americans brought some new blood and enthusiasm to the old colonial capitol area.
Williamsburg was still a sleepy little town in the early 20th century. Some newer structures were interspersed with colonial-era buildings, but the town was much less progressive than other busier communities of similar size in Virginia. Some local lore indicates that the residents were satisfied with it that way, and longtime Virginia Peninsula journalist, author and historian Parke S. Rouse Jr. has pointed this out in his published work. On June 26, 1912, the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper ran an editorial which dubbed the town 'Lotusburg' for "Tuesday was election day in Williamsburg but nobody remembered it. The clerk forgot to wake the electoral board, the electoral board could not arouse itself long enough to have the ballots printed, the candidates forgot they were running, the voters forgot they were alive."
However, even if such complacency existed, a dream of one Episcopal priest was to expand and change Williamsburg's future thus providing it a new major purpose, turning much of it into a massive living museum. In the early 20th century, one of the largest historic restorations ever undertaken in the US was championed by the Reverend Dr W. A. R. Goodwin of Williamsburg's Bruton Parish Church. Initially, Goodwin had just aimed to save his historic church building. This he accomplished by 1907, in time for the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Episcopal Church in Virginia. However, upon returning to Williamsburg in 1923 after serving a number of years in upstate New York, he realized that many of the other colonial-era buildings which remained were also in deteriorating condition: their survival was at stake.
Goodwin dreamed of a much larger restoration along the lines of what he had accomplished with his historic church. A cleric of modest means, he sought support and financing from a number of sources before successfully attracting the interest and major financial support of Standard Oil heir and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller Jr. and his wife Abby Aldrich Rockefeller. Their combined efforts created Colonial Williamsburg, involving restoration of much of the downtown Williamsburg area and the creation of a 301-acre (1.22 km2) Historic Area, celebrating the patriots and the early history of America.
Today, Colonial Williamsburg is Virginia's largest tourist attraction (based upon attendance) and is the cornerstone of the Historic Triangle with Jamestown and Yorktown joined by the Colonial Parkway. In the 21st century, Williamsburg has continued to update and refine its attractions. There are more features designed to attract modern children and to offer better and additional interpretation of the African-American experience in the town. A century after Goodwin's work began, this masterpiece of Virginia and United States history remains a remarkable work-in-progress.
In addition to the Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg, the city's railroad station was restored to become an intermodal passenger facility (see Transportation section below). Nearby in James City County, the old c. 1908 C&O Railway combination passenger and freight station at Norge was preserved and with a donation from CSX Transportation was relocated in 2006 to a site at the Croaker Branch of the Williamsburg Regional Library. Other landmarks outside the historic area include Carter's Grove and Gunston Hall.
The third of three debates between Republican President Gerald Ford and Democratic challenger Jimmy Carter was held at Phi Beta Kappa Memorial Hall at The College of William & Mary on October 22, 1976. Perhaps in tribute to the debate's historic venue, as well as to the United States Bicentennial celebration, both candidates spoke of a "new spirit" in America.
The 9th G7 summit was held in Williamsburg in 1983. The summit participants discussed the growing debt crisis, arms control and greater co-operation between the Soviet Union and the G7 (now the G8). At the end of the meeting, Secretary of State George P. Shultz read to the press a statement confirming the deployment of American Pershing II-nuclear rockets in West Germany later in 1983.
On May 3, 2007, Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited Jamestown and Williamsburg, Virginia. Her previous visit to Williamsburg had been in 1957. Many world leaders, including US President George W. Bush, visited Jamestown to mark the celebration of its 400th anniversary, having been founded on May 3, 1607. The celebration began in part in 2005 with events leading up to the anniversary, and was celebrated statewide throughout 2007, though the official festivities took place during the first week of May.
On February 5, 2009, President Barack Obama took his first trip aboard Air Force One to a House Democrats retreat in the city to attend and address their "Issues Conference."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.1 square miles (23.6 km2), of which 8.9 square miles (23.1 km2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km2) (1.8%) is water.
Williamsburg is spread upon a ridge on the Virginia Peninsula between the James and York Rivers. Queen's Creek and College Creek partly encircle the city. James City County is located to the west and south of Williamsburg, while York County is to the north and east. As with all cities in Virginia, Williamsburg is legally independent of both counties.
The city is located on the I-64 corridor, 45 miles (72 km) southeast of Richmond and approximately 37 miles (60 km) northwest of Norfolk. It is in the northwest corner of Hampton Roads, which is the 37th largest metropolitan area in the United States with a total population of 1,576,370. Within Hampton Roads, the city of Norfolk is recognized as the central business district, while the Virginia Beach seaside resort district and Williamsburg are primarily centers of tourism.
Williamsburg is located in the humid subtropical climate zone, with cool to mild winters, and hot, humid summers. Due to the inland location, winters are slightly cooler and spring days slightly warmer than in Norfolk, though lows average 3.2 °F (1.8 °C) cooler here due to the substantial urban build-up to the southeast. Snowfall averages 5.1 inches (13 cm) per season, and the summer months tend to be slightly wetter. With a period of record dating only back to 1951, extreme temperatures range from −7 °F (−22 °C) on January 21, 1985, to 104 °F (40 °C) on August 22, 1983, and June 26, 1952.
As of the census of 2010, there were 14,068 people, 3,619 households, and 1,787 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,404.1 people per square mile (542.4/km²). There were 3,880 housing units at an average density of 454.1 per square mile (175.4/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 74.0% White, 14.0% Black or African American, 0.3% Native American, 5.7% Asian, 0.0% Pacific Islander, 2.5% from other races, and 3.5% from two or more races. 6.7% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos of any race.
There were 3,619 households out of which 16.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37.2% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 50.6% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.4% had someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.07 and the average family size was 2.66.
The age distribution was: 9.6% under the age of 18, 46.0% from 18 to 24, 17.7% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age was 23 years. For every 100 females, there were 81.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 80.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $37,093, and the median income for a family was $52,358. Males had a median income of $28,625 versus $26,840 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,483. 18.3% of the population and 9.3% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 29.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.5% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.
Williamsburg is notable for the fact that a high proportion of city residents derive a significant percentage of their annual income from investment sources, either in addition to or in lieu of income from work. This is because many retirees relocate to Williamsburg, who typically draw income from investments such as 401(k) plans and the like (see also retirement community).
The tourist volume of Colonial Williamsburg has attracted many other related businesses to the area. Notable among these was Anheuser-Busch, which established large operations in James City County and York County just outside the city. The company operates a large brewery there. The company also used to operate two theme parks near the brewery, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, and Water Country USA; however, both properties were sold to private investors following Anheuser-Busch's takeover by foreign brewer InBev in 2010. Anheuser-Busch also previously operated a commerce park, McLaw's Circle, and Kingsmill on the James a gated residential neighborhood that contains a resort of the same name.
Williamsburg contains one outlet mall, Williamsburg Premium Outlets. A second outlet mall, Williamsburg Outlet Mall, closed in December 2013. Williamsburg Pottery Factory also contains outlet stores.
As with most of Virginia (the Northern Virginia/Washington D.C. metro area being the notable exception), Williamsburg is most often associated with the larger American South. People who have grown up in the Hampton Roads area have a unique Tidewater accent which sounds different from a stereotypical Southern accent. Vowels have a longer pronunciation than in a regular southern accent. For example, "house" is pronounced "hoose" in the Tidewater accent. However, due to the strong military presence in the Tidewater Area, the Tidewater accent has been slowly dying out for years.
View of Duke of Gloucester Street in Colonial Williamsburg.
Williamsburg is perhaps best known for its tourist and historical points of interest, the centerpiece of which is Colonial Williamsburg, which is essentially a living history museum, depicting the lifestyles and culture of the 18th century colonial period in American history. Major points of interest in this historic district include the Virginia's first capitol building, the Governor's Palace, Bruton Parish Church (the oldest continually operating church in the United States), the Peyton Randolph House (home of Peyton Randolph, the first President of Continental Congress and rumored to be haunted) and The College of William & Mary.
Other highlights in the city include The Williamsburg Winery (Virginia's largest winery), the Williamsburg Botanical Garden, the National Center for State Courts and the Virginia Musical Museum. Also located in Williamsburg are two major theme parks, Busch Gardens Williamsburg and Water Country USA, as well as Go-Karts Plus action park and 2 miniature golf courses. The 200-acre (0.81 km2) Williamsburg Pottery Factory shopping complex visited by 3 million people annually is located at nearby Lightfoot, Virginia. "Artistic" and ornamental items are sold at the Market Square shops adjacent to the colonial area, and at many stores on Richmond Road. Presidents Park was an educational attraction that displayed outdoor statue heads of all 43 presidents, each one accompanied by a descriptive biographical plaque. However, in 2010, Presidents Park closed due to financial issues.
Williamsburg is primarily served by two newspapers: The Virginia Gazette and Williamsburg-Yorktown Daily.
The Gazette is a bi-weekly, published in Williamsburg, and was the first newspaper to be published south of the Potomac River, starting in 1736. Its publisher was William Parks, who had similar ventures in Maryland. After Parks death in 1750, the newspaper was started up again by William Hunter (Parks' shop foreman) in 1751.
The Daily Press, published in nearby Newport News, covers local, regional and national news. The College of William & Mary has two student newspapers; the student-fee-supported campus newspaper is The Flat Hat while the independent campus newspaper is The Virginia Informer. William & Mary students produce many other publications and run their own radio station, WCWM. Hampton Roads Magazine serves as a bi-monthly regional magazine for Williamsburg and the Hampton Roads area. Williamsburg is served by a variety of radio stations on the AM and FM dials, with towers located around the Hampton Roads area.
Williamsburg is served by the Norfolk–Portsmouth–Newport News designated market area (DMA), which is the forty-second largest in the U.S. with 712,790 homes (0.64% of the total U.S.).
Federally, Williamsburg is part of Virginia's 2nd congressional district, represented by Democrat Elaine Luria, elected in 2018.
When Williamsburg received its charter in 1722, it had portions located in both James City and York County. In 1870, the Virginia General Assembly changed the boundaries so that it was entirely within James City County.
A year later, a new state constitution created the political entity known as an independent city, which is not located in any county. Williamsburg subsequently incorporated as a city in 1884 and separated from James City County. However, it continues to share several constitutional officers with James City County. The city also operates a joint school division with James City County, under voluntary agreement which leaders revisit at planned intervals.
Williamsburg, as an independent city, has operated under the council-manager form of government since 1932. The Mayor is elected by the city council, and presides over council meetings and served as the Chief Elected Official for the city. The city council consists of five members that serve staggered, four-year terms. A city manager is hired by the city council, and is comparable to a corporation's chief executive officer. This person is usually a professionally trained public administrator, who is charged with implementing the policies and directives of the city council, and has broad administrative authority with strict rules prohibiting political interference in administrative matters.
As of 2016[update], the current Mayor of the city of Williamsburg is Paul Freiling, and the Vice Mayor is Scott Foster. Other members of the city council are Douglas Pons, Barbara Ramsey, and Benming Zhang. The current city manager is Marvin L. Collins III.
The city now shares all constitutional officers, courts, and the Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools system (WJCC) with adjacent James City County, and is the county seat. Until 1998, the city had its own Sheriff's Office. It was consolidated with the James City County Sheriff's Office, becoming Williamsburg-James City County Sheriff's Office.
As a college town, Williamsburg's large student population has also resulted in a few conflicts with the local city government. For example, in addressing concerns of property values and noise complaints near the campus, the council has undertaken initiatives to reduce student off-campus residential presence in the city by instituting a maximum occupancy rule of three unrelated persons for single-family dwellings, as well as a plan to buy rental houses with taxpayer dollars and resell them with the stipulation that the new owners must occupy them. Prior to July 1, 2007, the voting registrar, David Andrews, had interpreted Virginia law to exclude a high percentage of students. He argued that students should be registered where their parents live. The new voter registrar, Win Sowder, said she is registering students as she would "any other resident of the city. If they're living in the dorms for eight months out of the year, and have an address located within the city limits on a Virginia driver's license, they're entitled to register to vote."
In presidential elections, Williamsburg was a Republican-leaning city for most of the time from the 1950s through the 1980s. From 1948 to 1988, it only supported a Democrat once, during Lyndon Johnson's landslide victory in 1964. This changed in the 1990s when Democrat Bill Clinton won Williamsburg in both of his presidential campaigns. Due in part to Green Party candidate Ralph Nader's strong showing as a left-wing protest candidate in the college town, Republican George W. Bush was able to secure a very narrow plurality in 2000.
Democrat John Kerry won the city by a single-digit margin over Bush in 2004. In the elections since then, however, Williamsburg has swung heavily to the Democrats, and has become one of the most Democratic areas of Hampton Roads. Democrat Barack Obama swept Williamsburg by landslide 30-point margins in both the 2008 and 2012 elections. In the 2016 election, Democrat Hillary Clinton beat Republican Donald Trump in Williamsburg by a 45-point margin, Clinton receiving 68% of the city's vote to only 25% for Trump, and 7% who preferred neither.
The public school system is jointly operated by the city of Williamsburg and James City County. The Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools system (known informally as "WJCC") consists approximately 9,000 students in 15 schools—9 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 3 high schools. Within the county's boundaries, the two established high schools, Lafayette, and Jamestown, are considered above average institutions. A third high school, Warhill, opened in the Lightfoot area in August 2007. The ninth elementary school, JB Blayton, opened in 2010 along with the new middle school to replace James Blair, Lois S. Hornsby Middle School.
James River Elementary School, located in the Grove Community in the county's southeastern end, is a magnet school. It offers the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, one of only five such schools Virginia to do so.
For the 2001–2002 academic year, the public school system was ranked among the top five school systems in the Commonwealth of Virginia and in the top 15% nationwide by Expansion Management Magazine. There are also two regional Governor's Schools in the area that serve gifted and talented students.
The Wren Building on the campus of The College of William & Mary.
The city has also been the home to The College of William & Mary since its founding in 1693, making it America's second oldest college (behind Harvard University). Technically a university, William & Mary was also the first U.S. institution to have a Royal Charter, and the only one to have coat-of-arms from the College of Arms in London. The College campus closely adjoins the Historic District, and the Wren Building of the College at the head of Duke of Gloucester Street was one of the earliest restored by the efforts of Reverend Dr. W. A. R. Goodwin and the family of John D. Rockefeller Jr. as they began creating what is now commonly known as Colonial Williamsburg. Over 70% of the students of the College either work part-time or serve as volunteers in the community. Students contribute over 300,000 hours of volunteer service to the Williamsburg community annually.
There are also three community colleges, offering associate degrees and college transfer programs, within a twenty-five mile radius of Williamsburg: Thomas Nelson Community College, Paul D. Camp Community College, and Rappahannock Community College. A branch of Thomas Nelson Community College is located just east of the city limits in James City County.
Williamsburg is located adjacent to Interstate 64 and U.S. Route 60, which connect the city with Richmond to the northwest and Norfolk to the southeast. State Route 199, officially named the Humelsine Parkway after a former Colonial Williamsburg president, surrounds the city in a semicircle. State Route 5 links the city with the James River Plantations along the north shore of the James River, Interstate 295 and Richmond. State Route 31 provides a route to Jamestown and the toll-free Jamestown Ferry. The Colonial Parkway provides a bucolic low-speed link to Jamestown and Yorktown, passing under Colonial Williamsburg in a tunnel. With the exception of buses, commercial vehicles are not allowed on the Parkway.
The community's public bus system, Williamsburg Area Transit Authority (WATA), has its central hub at the transportation center. A network of disabled-accessible transit bus routes serve the city, James City County, and most portions of York County adjacent to the Williamsburg area, with hourly service seven days a week, and half-hourly service on select routes during peak weekday hours. The routes operated by WATA include a loop around the William & Mary campus while classes are in session. The system also provides paratransit services and operates replica trolley buses at the Yorktown Riverfront attraction. WAT connects with the much larger Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) bus system at Lee Hall in northwestern Newport News and at the Williamsburg Transportation Center.
Walking is a major mode of transportation in Williamsburg, with about a fifth of people walking to work between 2006 and 2010. Walk Score, a website which algorithmically determines how friendly communities are to walkers, describes the city as "very walkable". With few exceptions, motorized traffic is not allowed on Duke of Gloucester Street, which passes through Colonial Williamsburg and the shopping district of Merchant's Square. The city is also increasingly bicycle-friendly, having built 48 miles of bicycle facilities in the area since 1992. Upon completion, the Virginia Capital Trail will provide a paved off-road path to Richmond for bicyclists and pedestrians via the Colonial Parkway.
The primary airport for the Virginia Peninsula is the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport in Newport News, a twenty-minute drive from Williamsburg. Norfolk International Airport and Richmond International Airport also serve passengers from the city. Amtrak serves Williamsburg with three trains a day stopping at the Amtrak Station. The line runs west along the Virginia Peninsula to Richmond and points beyond. A high-speed rail connection at Richmond to both the Northeast Corridor and the Southeast High Speed Rail Corridor are also under study. Intercity bus services are provided by Greyhound.
Waller Mill Reservoir is the main water source for the City of Williamsburg. A 350-acre lake holding 1.5 billion gallons of water, it has been in operation since 1945. The City owns a large percentage of the surrounding watershed. During drought, this source may be supplemented by groundwater from a well at Waller Mill and from raw (untreated) water from Newport News Waterworks under a long-term agreement.
John Amson, English physician and former alderman and mayor of Williamsburg.
John Blair Jr., a signer of the United States Constitution.
Lemuel J. Bowden, former US Senator.
Bruce Hornsby, singer and keyboardist.
John Nicholas, former US Congressman.
Robert C. Nicholas, former New York State Senator.
Robert Carter Nicholas Sr., judge.
Wilson Cary Nicholas, former US Senator.
Lorenzo Taliaferro, Baltimore Ravens running back.
Lawrence Taylor, former New York Giants linebacker.
John Tayloe II, owner of Tayloe House.
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Classifying a species as either extinct or extant is important if we are to quantify and monitor current rates of biodiversity loss, but it is rare that a biologist is handy to actually observe an extinction event. Finding the last member of a species is difficult, if not impossible, so extinction classifications are usually estimates based on the last recorded sightings of a species. Estimates always come with some inaccuracy, however, and recent research by GEE academics Dr Ben Collen and Professor Tim Blackburn aimed to investigate how accurate our best estimates of extinction really are.
Using data from experimental populations of the single-celled protist Loxocephalus, as well as wild populations of seven species of mammal, bird and amphibian, the authors tested six alternative estimation techniques to calculation the actual date of extinction. In particular, they were interested in whether the accuracy of these estimates is influenced by the rate of population decline, the search effort put in to find remaining individuals and the total number of sightings of the species. The dataset included very rapid declines (40% a year in the Common Mist frog) and much slower ones (16% per year in the Corncrake), and different sampling regimes.
Their results showed that the speed of decline was a crucial factor affecting the accuracy of extinction estimates – for experimental laboratory populations, estimates were most accurate for rapid population declines, however slow population declines in wild populations tended to produce more accurate results. The sampling regime was also important, with larger inaccuracies occurring when sampling effort decreased over time. This is probably a common situation for many species – close monitoring is common for species of high conservation priority, but interest may decrease as the species becomes closer and closer to extinction. The total number of sightings was also an important factor – a larger number of sightings overall tended to produce more accurate estimates.
Finally, the estimation technique also influenced accuracy, but only in interaction with the other variables mentioned above. Some methods fared best for rapid population declines, others for slower ones. Many of the methods fare poorly when sampling effort changes over time, particularly if it decreases, although they were relatively robust to sporadic, opportunistic sampling regimes. Overall, optimal linear estimation, a statistical method which makes fewer assumptions about the exact pattern of sightings, produced the most accurate results in cases where more than 10 sightings were recorded in total.
This study highlights the challenges faced by ecologists trying to determine whether a species has gone extinct or not. Sightings of rare species are often opportunistic, and only rarely are they part of a systematic, long-term monitoring program. Thus, methods that produce accurate results in the face of changing or sporadic search efforts are of key importance to conservationists. If the history of a species’ population declines and of the sampling effort are known, then statistical estimates can be selected which provide the best estimates for the particular situation. However, this information is rarely available and so using techniques that can provide accurate estimates for a range of different historical scenarios are likely to be of most use in predicting extinction status. Ultimately, it is extremely useful for conservationists to know whether a species is extinct or not, but estimates will always be subject to error except in rare cases (such as the passenger pigeon, for example) where the extinction event is observed first hand. There will always be cases of species turning up years after they were declared extinct, and no estimate will ever be perfect, but understanding the sources of error and the best methods to use to minimise it can be of great benefit in reducing the frequency with which that happens.
| 2019-04-19T00:35:44 |
https://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/gee-research/tag/statistics/
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The email below is in response to a factually inaccurate Military Times article that stated the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP) were being funded through raised TRICARE rates.
The U.S. House Appropriations Committee clarified that assertion is false.
The email is from Mark Vieth, who represents two rare disease organizations and has taken a leading role in lashing together a broad coalition of CDMRP support groups.
Many of you may have seen an article published in Army Times or Navy Times that suggested that the CDMRPs are funded through reductions in the TRICARE budget.
“This article is not factually correct.
"Every mark in our bill is done on an individual basis; one mark that decreases funds does not have anything to do with a mark that increases funds elsewhere. Furthermore, the $330 million that was reduced is FY12 money in the budget request, not FY11 money.
| 2019-04-26T13:03:22 |
http://www.91outcomes.com/2011/07/military-times-article-claiming-tricare.html
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Is there any topic more discussed in ITSM circles than measurement? Between SLAs, response times, MTTR, average hold time, abandon rate, etc., we are absolutely bombarded with measurement "best practices." I have nothing against these measures, it's just that they don't matter.
Maybe that was a little flippant, since many of these measurements can help guide us toward better service delivery and customer service. My concern is that they don't help us actually determine whether we are doing better service delivery or customer service. Because measures like performance against SLA are relatively easy to measure, we often make the mistake of assuming a higher rate of SLA adherence means better customer service. SLA adherence has no direct correlation to customer service outcomes. It might help us achieve better customer service, and it might not. If you disagree, think of the last time you diffused a tense customer situation with SLA adherence metrics, or your amazingly low MTTR.
That's what I thought. Never. Na.Da.
The only measure that matters is the one that measures the gap between your customer's expectation, and their perception of the service they received. Yes, I talking (again) about my favorite model, the modifed SERVQUAL model.
You can read my discussion of the model here.
In my version of the model, we're talking about Gap 7 - the gap between the customer's expectation and the actual service delivered. For service providers, it is the only thing that matters. SLAs, service catalogs, continual/continuous service improvement, MTTR, abandon rates, availability, change success rates, et al, mean absolutely nothing if they don't impact the customer's perception of the service they received. This is what has earned IT a bad reputation the past several years. We're still focused on five-nines and "on-time on-budget", when our customers simply want it to do what they expect it to do, when they want it. I cringe whenever I hear someone start talking about project success rates, and then hear them talk about staying on budget. OK, great. But did the project outcomes meet or exceed original expectations?
The old inward-focused measures are still very important. They can help us determine which elements of IT's service delivery help or hurt us meet the customer's expectations. I just want those measures to stay inside the IT department.
Going back to Gap 7, how can we measure that gap? It's not necessarily a nice tidy number we can measure with precision. To help in this endeavor, I suggest Douglas Hubbard's book How To Measure Anything, and the accompanying website. It's a great book for data nerds like me. One enduring concept for me is the idea that measurement is not about absolute certainty. The purpose of measurement is simply to reduce uncertainty. How much certainty do we need in order to make decisions based on the measurement of Gap 7? Do we need more staff? Should we revamp of prioritization standards? Should we re-focus our communications plan? These are not decisions requiring highly precise measures. We won't get much value from distinguishing between a customer satisfaction score of 3.2173 and 3.2201, on a 4-point scale; but that distinction would certainly matter to a machinist when measuring centimeters of variance in a given part.
The point is that it doesn't really matter exactly what you measure, or whether you can measure it with a high degree of certainty. Find something that makes a reasonable stand-in for Gap 7, and start measuring. It's far more important to be consistent in how you measure, than it is to be precise in your measurement. For example, I've started measuring Gap 7 in support services by sending a closed ticket survey, asking the user to rate the level of quality and timeliness they experienced. It's not perfect, but it's something all staff can point to when determining relative variance between customer expectations and service delivery perceptions. A higher number on the 4-point scale means a smaller variance in Gap 7. Now we can start measuring whether an increase in first call resolution causes an increase in survey scores. Measuring first call resolution, with no context as to the impact on Gap 7, gets us nowhere.
What do you use to measure the gap between customer expectations and their perception of the service received? I'd love to hear your ideas in the comments. If you're not currently measuring that gap, what could you use to start measuring? What works (and doesn't work) in your environment?
| 2019-04-22T00:16:17 |
http://www.hazyitsm.com/2012/02/the-measure-that-matters.html
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When Leah Banks heard frantic quacking outside her apartment in San Jose, California, she knew she had to go outside to see what all the fuss was about.
The commotion, it turns out, was quite understandable, as seven ducklings were stuck at the bottom of a pipe beside a pond in her apartment complex.
A female mallard, whom Banks assumed was the mother duck, was circling nervously, her babies too far out of reach for her to save them.
"I was able to reach in and pluck the first two out pretty easily," Banks tells The Dodo, "but the mama duck kept flying in my face, so I asked my roommate to help me keep her back while I got the rest out."
Banks quickly learned that this was not going to be an easy job. The pipe was about 20 inches deep and quite narrow, so she kept getting her arm stuck. She even had bruises the next day. So her next idea was to construct a makeshift lasso out of yarn to haul out the remaining ducklings.
Unfortunately, the yarn trick didn't quite work.
"It kept getting stuck to the side of the pipe so I gave up on that," Banks says. "Occasionally, one duckling would pop its head up to bite me. The last two were too far down to grab and kept going down the other end of the pipe. They were very cold and wet so I was doing my best to work quickly."
The apartment complex's manager and a maintenance worker came to help, using a claw-like plumbing tool to fish the ducklings out. When that didn't succeed either, they eventually decided to give up, with two ducklings still trapped.
But Banks persisted. She finally found a strategy that worked: splashing water into the pipe, waiting for the ducklings to pop their heads out and then scooping them out with a pair of plastic tongs.
And then, finally, all seven ducklings were free.
Banks shared the tale on Reddit, where people eagerly chimed in with their own duck stories.
About an hour later, Banks returned to the pond to make sure she hadn't missed any ducklings in need of assistance. The good news is that no more were trapped - and the pipe was covered with rocks to prevent further accidents.
The bad news? She heard tons of frantic quacking and splashing and saw the mama duck chasing after one of the smaller ducklings.
"She caught up to it and started biting its body, holding it under water and shaking her head. She was definitely trying to drown it," Banks says. Though this doesn't seem to be a normal behavior, mother ducks will often abandon a duckling who is sick, injured or a late hatchling.
"The duckling kept trying to swim away, but the mama duck kept grabbing it and throwing it against the rocks. It was really brutal to watch."
Time for duck rescue, part two.
"It swam to shore to get away and I found it shaking in the bushes where I've seen cats before," Banks says. "I know I should have let nature take its course, but it was just so sad-looking. I scooped it up and got it warm inside."
After some quick research, she figured out how to take care of the duckling inside her apartment. She built a temporary home for him, complete with water and starter feed.
"I considered keeping it as a pet, but I would feel badly keeping a wild animal indoors."
The next morning, Banks brought Piper to the nearby Wildlife Center of Silicon Valley (WCSV). The staff is currently caring for Piper and will release him in about eight weeks, when he is self-sufficient enough to survive on his own.
Until then, Piper will live with a group of other orphaned ducklings. They can huddle up with a feather duster, which is used to replicate the mother duck and comfort the ducklings during their rehabilitation process, WCSV writes in a Facebook post.
Piper is now receiving the care he needs - but we can only imagine how tough it must have been for Banks to part ways with this little guy.
If you find an abandoned duckling - or any wild animal - it's always a good idea to follow Banks' lead and reach out to a local wildlife center for help.
| 2019-04-21T18:16:41 |
https://www.thedodo.com/woman-rescues-baby-ducklings-1695637854.html
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Apple Cider Vinegar for weight loss is one of the most popular remedies off late. Weight Loss enthusiasts have begun to reap the benefits of ACV in achieving their goals in a shorter period of time. Getting used to its sour taste may take a while, but mixing it with other ingredients can alter the sourness and make weight loss targets more feasible.
Predictable from the way its name sounds, Apple Cider Vinegar is made from apple derivatives of cider, or apple must and is easily available in any medical store.
Why take Apple Cider Vinegar For Weight Loss?
1. ACV is high on acetic acid, which is proven to make the consumer feel more full. Thus, it helps to curb appetite and makes the consumer feel “satisfied” in hunger, sooner.
2. Hunger usually arouses when there is a drop in sugar levels. Apple Cider Vinegar helps to control levels of sugar in blood, keeping one away from unnecessary binges.
3. Apple Cider Vinegar consists of a lot of organic acids and enzymes that make the body burn more fat, and speeds up the metabolism of the body.
4. Insulin affects fat storage as it is directly associated with the level of sugar in blood. Apple Cider Vinegar is known to work like a medicine that manage blood sugar levels, thus improving the levels of Insulin in the body.
5. ACV is known to have detoxing properties that enable the body’s processes to function more efficiently, including better digestion and emptying of the bowels, improving weight loss.
For beginners, add 1 tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar in a cup of water and consume it the first thing in the morning. Gradually increase the concentration over time (but not more than four tablespoons) and consume 30 minutes before every meal.
Add 1 tsp of maple syrup with 1 tbsp of Apple Cider Vinegar to your favourite tea, or simply to a glass of water. Consume this drink a few times a day.
Take 1 tsp of Honey and 1 tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar and mix it with a glass of warm water. Drink this fluid twice a day, on an empty stomach.
the same mix can added into a cup of tea (prepared without milk) and had on an empty stomach two – three times a day. You can use Green Tea, regular tea, chamomile tea, or any tea of your choice.
Mix equal parts of Honey and ACV and use this mixture as a salad dressing.
Mix one tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar, 1 tsp of cayenne pepper and 3 tsp of honey in a glass of warm water and drink this mix twice a day, before meals.
Mix together 2 tsp of Apple Cider Vinegar, 2 tsp Honey, one crushed and minced garlic along with its juices, the juice of half a lemon, a pinch of cayenne pepper and a glass of warm water. This drink, along with helping in losing weight will also work as an appetite controller.
Apple Cider Vinegar is an effective remedy for not just weight loss, but also a toxin free, healthy body. Some theories have debated the effectiveness of Apple Cider Vinegar in the causes of weight loss, but it is also proven that it’s consumption does not cause any harm, unless it is consumed in haphazard and limitless quantities. It is recommended that one may begin with about 20 ml (2 tablespoons) of ACV in a day, and as and when the body becomes accustomed to it, the quantity may be increased up to 40 ml (4 tbsp) a day. However, those with gastritis should not consume more than 20ml per day. Hope these tips to use Apple Cider Vinegar shall help you to lose weight fast. Thank you.
| 2019-04-20T02:29:45 |
https://healthnbodytips.org/apple-cider-vinegar-weight-loss.html/
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HaShem keep watch between me and you' - and be our Judge and Referee. Adding 'But see, G-d is a witness' - if you will betray me, you trespass against Him, and He will punish you."
What do witnesses do? A witness is someone who sees an event take place, who gives testimony in a court of law, or who signs a document to confirm that it happened. Jewish law goes one step further and also requires that a witness warn the people being watched that they are present. Witnesses are invoked to remind the parties that they took some action, swore an oath or made an obligation. Ideally, witnesses are assumed to hear and or see the action, oath or undertaking, so that they can repeat it if called upon to do so. In this case, the sight by either Laban or Ya'akov of the standing stone or the mound are supposed to remind them of their non-aggression pledge. Their divinities - "the G-d of Abraham and the god of Nahor" (v. 53, JPS) are also invoked, since gods hear everything so can be relied upon to arbitrate in a dispute.
At the end of his long teaching to the Children of Israel on the Plains of Moab, across from Jericho, before they crossed the Jordan to enter the Land, Moshe invokes two witnesses before the people: "I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. So choose life in order that you may live, you and your descendants, by loving the L-RD your G-d, by obeying His voice, and by holding fast to Him; for this is your life and the length of your days, that you may live in the land which the L-RD swore to your fathers, to Avraham, Yitz'khak, and Ya'akov, to give them" (D'varim 30:19-20, NASB). The two witnesses are to confirm that Moshe has done what he needed to do; he has told the people about the choice before them. It is now down to them.
At the end of his life, Joshua called Israel together to confirm their intention to continue serving HaShem after his death. After the people declared that they would serve HaShem, "Joshua said to the people, 'You are witnesses against yourselves that you have by your own act chosen to serve the L-RD'" (Joshua 24:22, JPS) and then he "wrote these words in the book of the law of God; and he took a large stone and set it up there under the oak that was by the sanctuary of the L-RD. And Joshua said to all the people, 'Behold, this stone shall be for a witness against us, for it has heard all the words of the L-RD which He spoke to us; thus it shall be for a witness against you, lest you deny your G-d'" (vv. 26-27, JPS). Three witnesses: the people themselves, the words written in the book and the large stone.
In all these cases there are several witnesses. Why should this be? The Torah stipulates, "A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established" (D'varim 19:15, ESV). Moreover, Jewish law excludes women, minors and anyone who ever given a false oath from being a witness in court. This is why Yeshua teaches the disciples that in disputes between believers, "But if he does not listen, take one or two others along with you, that every charge may be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses" (Matthew 18:16, ESV) and Rav Sha'ul tells Timothy that "Do not admit a charge against an elder except on the evidence of two or three witnesses" (1 Timothy 5:19, ESV). There must be several independent witnesses to verify that an event or an offence took place. This is particularly true in capital cases: "the testimony of a single witness against a person shall not suffice for a sentence of death" (B'Midbar 35:30, JPS).
This accounts for the trial of Yeshua before the Council on the night that He was arrested. After hearing from a number of accusers who attempted - but failed - to give matching testimony of an offence, the High Priest finally turned to Him and directly asked, "'Are You the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?' And Yeshua said, 'I am; and you shall see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power, and coming with the clouds of heaven.' And tearing his clothes, the high priest said, 'What further need do we have of witnesses? You have heard the blasphemy; how does it seem to you?' And they all condemned Him to be deserving of death" (Mark 14:61-64, NASB). The whole Council had heard Yeshua's words with their own ears and a capital sentence could be given.
Earlier in His ministry in Jerusalem, Yeshua was involved in a dispute over who He was with the people. Not only did they think He was breaking the Shabbat rules, but that He was claiming that G-d was His Father. Yeshua responds by telling them that He is only doing what He has seen the Father doing - be that even raising the dead, which he hasn't yet done in John's gospel but will do later - and speaks of the coming resurrection and judgement. But, He reminds them, "If I alone bear witness of Myself, My testimony is not true" (John 5:31, NASB). Notice here that the phrase 'not true' does not mean that Yeshua is being untruthful or lying, but means ' not valid'; it is not admissible in court. Three chapters later, Yeshua covers the same ground - "In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true. I am the one who bears witness about Myself, and the Father who sent Me bears witness about Me" (John 8:17, ESV).
Here, however, Yeshua sets out clearly that He has multiple witnesses to who He is. The first is John the Baptist: "You have sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. But the witness which I receive is not from man, but I say these things that you may be saved. He was the lamp that was burning and was shining and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light" (John 5:33-35, NASB). What did John say? Twice he pointed to Yeshua and said, "Behold, the Lamb of G-d who takes away the sin of the world!" (1:29, NASB), adding, "I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him" (v. 32, NASB). John recognised Yeshua and spoke clearly about him: "I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of G-d" (v.34, NASB).
Yeshua's second and more significant witness is the things that He does: "But the witness which I have is greater than that of John; for the works which the Father has given Me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of Me, that the Father has sent Me" (John 5:36, NASB). So far in John's gospel, we have had the Wedding at Cana and the healing of the crippled man at the pool of Bethesda. John tells us at the end of the gospel that Yeshua did many other miracles and Yeshua later asked the people in the Temple, "I have shown you many good works from the Father; for which of them are you going to stone Me?" (John 10:32, ESV), which the people had to admit. Nicodemus tells Yeshua, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from G-d, for no one can do these signs that You do unless G-d is with him" (3:2, ESV).
Yeshua's third witness is both the greatest and the most difficult for the people to accept: "And the Father who sent Me, He has borne witness of Me. You have neither heard His voice at any time, nor seen His form. And you do not have His word abiding in you, for you do not believe Him whom He sent" (John 5:37-38, NASB). The texts for this don't come in John's gospel, but Matthew tells us that when Yeshua was baptised, - "a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased'" (Matthew 3:17, ESV), while Luke reports that at the Transfiguration, "a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!'" (Luke 9:35, ESV).
Then Yeshua lists His fourth and last witness: "You search the Scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is these that bear witness of Me" (John 5:39, NASB). The words of the Hebrew Bible, accepted as a sacred text by Second Temple times when Yeshua was ministering, speak of the One who is to come. Referring to the giving of the Spirit at His baptism, Isaiah says, "Behold My servant, whom I uphold, My chosen, in whom My soul delights; I have put My Spirit upon him; he will bring forth justice to the nations" (Isaiah 42:1, ESV). Daniel speaks of the Son of Man: "with the clouds of heaven there came one like a son of man, and He came to the Ancient of Days and was presented before Him" (Daniel 7:13, ESV).
Application: Have you seriously considered the evidence and understood who Yeshua is? It's time to make a judgement and know where you stand so that you can be a witness to others.
| 2019-04-19T01:21:42 |
http://messianictrust.org.uk/parashiyot/vayetze-14.php
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LOS ANGELES � It wasn�t just that Ron Howard didn�t follow Formula 1 racing.
He was equally unfamiliar with the particulars of NASCAR, Indy car, drag racing, monster trucks � if it had four wheels and wasn�t his car, what was there to worry about?
Screenwriter Peter Morgan, who collaborated with Howard on �Frost/Nixon,� was equally naive and even a bit uninterested. �I�m really not a Formula 1 fan,� Morgan said.
But Howard and Morgan knew an unusual human drama when they saw one, regardless of whether it was unfolding at speeds approaching 200 mph. That the larger-than-life rivalry between racers James Hunt and Niki Lauda would be partly dramatized in McLarens and Ferraris screeching around serpentine tracks � well, they would figure out the racing parts when it came time.
Their resulting film, �Rush,� is a drama about prominent athletes in the 1970s who had hardly anything in common except an unyielding need to beat the other to the checkered flag.
Once they strapped on their helmets and were belted into their racing machines, however, they were equals � almost.
Hunt, who died in 1993, was a fearless daredevil, his bravado sometimes compensating for tactical shortcomings. Lauda, who today works in aviation and race commentary, brought a mathematician�s exactitude to the sport, and his technical brilliance made him that much faster than his pursuers.
�Rush,� tracks the genesis of their competition, focusing on the closely contested 1976 racing season, whose winner wasn�t determined until the final race, the Japanese Grand Prix in Fuji.
Yet the $50-million film, which was independently financed at a fraction of the budget of Howard�s �The Da Vinci Code,� is not obsessed with the minutiae of torque, down force and short shifting. Instead, �Rush� is a tale of two men who are alternately infatuated and repelled by the other, all while willing to take great risks to prove their Y-chromosome superiority.
The movie was born several years ago when Morgan was asked by an American producer to write a Formula 1 movie. �My heart sank, really, because I�m not really a Formula 1 fan, and it�s so particular,� said Morgan, who wrote the Oscar-winning �The Queen.� Before he passed on the proposal, Morgan did a bit of research and came across the personal and professional duel between Hunt and Lauda.
The original producer wasn�t interested in the Hunt-Lauda tale, so Morgan wrote the script on his own dime, meeting over many meals with Lauda, with whom he immediately connected and who was content to have Morgan write a warts-and-all account.
Casting proved far more problematic. Br�hl, who looks much like a younger Lauda, was a natural fit, but Howard and his casting director struggled to find the proper Hunt.
The director had met Hemsworth for a possible role in �The Dark Tower� and had admired his work in �Thor� yet knew the bulked-up Australian couldn�t even squeeze into a Formula 1 cockpit. But in the middle of shooting �The Avengers,� Hemsworth sent Howard a letter beseeching the director to reconsider and not only vowed to lose weight for the part but also sent along a self-made video of himself as Hunt.
�He had the body language � the surfer feel,� Howard said.
| 2019-04-25T20:48:05 |
https://www.providencejournal.com/features/entertainment/movies-tv/20130927-many-hairpin-turns-in-bringing-formula-1-racing-film-rush-to-life.ece
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By creating wind turbines that float, engineers have new possibilities for where they can generate power.
Scotland is known for picturesque highlands and tartan-wearing highlanders, but now the country boasts the world's first floating wind farm. The large turbines are floating in the North Sea, 15 miles off the coast of the town of Petershead.
The farm consists of five enormous wind turbines that stand about 830 feet tall (256 feet of that bobs beneath the water's surface).
The enormous turbines were assembled in Norway by Norwegian oil company Statoil and ferried about a thousand miles south to Scotland. Statoil partnered with U.A.E. company Masdar to create the massive structures. Three huge suction anchors, which stand 52 feet tall and 16 feet in diameter, secure the turbine to the seabed. Some 111 tons of weight in each anchor ensure that the turbines stand upright.
The five wind turbines are capable of addding 30 megawatts of energy to the electric grid.
Once upright and operating, cables then connect the turbines to the town's energy grid. According to Statoil, the turbines are capable of powering 20,000 homes.
"It floats, but it's quite stable when it stands up," said Elin Isaksen, a representative from Statoil.
She explained that the concept of a floating turbine was hatched by energy engineers in 2001. A single prototype was created in 2009, and by 2015, the Scottish government officially provided funding for Statoil to begin working on the five wind turbines now standing in the North Sea.
Each turbine is capable of pumping 6 megawatts of energy into the grid, meaning the project can contribute 30 megawatts in total. When not used, all this power is stored in lithium batteries, which have a capacity of more than two million iPhones.
Is this the future of wind energy?
Unlike wind turbines installed on land, floating turbines don't need to be specially tailored to the terrain on which they stand. This means they're capable of being mass produced, which lowers the cost of production.
The cost of production, however, is still high.
Installing the five turbines in Scotland cost 200 million British pounds—that's about 263 million U.S. dollars. To achieve this, Statoil relied heavily on grants from the Scottish government.
"Scotland has a support regime that made [the wind farm] possible," said Isaksen.
The U.K. has a Renewable Energy Directive that dictates 30 percent of the country's electricity must come from renewables by 2020. According to a report by the Scottish government, more than half that region's energy already comes from renewables.
Isaksen is careful to say that the five turbines in Scotland are a pilot project that the company hopes to learn from, to improve efficiency. Even larger turbines, capable of generating as many as 12 megawatts, are being designed, she said. The largest wind turbine in the world currently can only generate 9.5 megawatts of energy. Yet the size and efficiency has been increasing rapidly over the past few years.
Though they have no current plans for additional wind farms on the books, Isaksen said her company is looking at Japan, Hawaii, and California as the next possible homes for these renewable energy generators.
| 2019-04-23T03:52:55 |
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/10/wind-farm-renewable-energy-scotland-video-spd/
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| 2019-04-26T02:08:32 |
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Racist Fact #1: More whites in poverty than blacks - Facts Are Racist!
"Poverty = Crime!" If there was any correlation between poverty and crime, whites and Hispanics would be commiting the majority of crime.
| 2019-04-25T19:58:52 |
http://factsareracist.com/fact1.html
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In this article I will explain the importance of this study, and how it does affect natural search engine optimization, in combination with paid search. What is the golden triangle? Eye tracking firm Eyetools, with help from search engine marketing firms Enquiro and Did-it, have done a Google study showing a "golden triangle". This is created by the areas of maximum interest among searchers. During a search, eye tracking activity happens in a triangle at the top of the search results page. This triangular viewing pattern reaches out from the top left of the search results. Searchers normally scan the rest of the listings in "F pattern", looking laterally at the top results, then vertically, with less lateral scanning the further down the list.
What are the main numbers? According to the study, the top three results had 100 percent visibility, the fourth had 85 percent, the fifth had 60 percent and sixth dropped down to 50 percent. Overall, 72 percent of users clicked on the first link of interest, only 50 percent of searchers move to the second page of results after making the initial query. What do the numbers mean? Once again, they show that Natural Search Optimization rules, as 75 percent of all clicks are made on organic listings. Because only the top three results get 100 percent visibility, that is where you want to be. The top listings are trusted or deemed most relevant, most often.
Searchers have a collection of words in their heads that they subconsciously look for in search results. Therefore, understanding the semantic map in your searchers minds as they search for your site is key. The study found searchers tend to respond to search results that do the best job of matching the concept in their minds, regardless of the position of the search result on the page.
There are two important behavioral events: Searchers eyes are jumping around on the results looking for direct matches, but they are also using peripheral vision which can indirectly help them find information on the page. Clear branding and visibility advantage is offered by gaining top positions, especially on Google's top sponsored links above natural results. It is very clear, according to this and other studies, that it is a mistake to rely solely on paid listings for traffic. Both, properly done SEO and paid listings should be used to capture the full range of searchers behavior in a well balanced search marketing campaign.
| 2019-04-23T22:30:08 |
http://www.nssftz.com/google_golden_triangle_and_lsi_397485a.html
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I have this idea, that making a cinnamon, vanilla and brandy cocktail would be delicious, and it is. But it is also kinda grainy.
In a 500ml glass, add 15m brandy, add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon powder, add 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract, add a few tablespoons of sugar (Still working that out). Then I stir it vigorously with a fork, and I top it with soda water.
This tastes good, but there are still grains of cinnamon visible, and when I get to the bottom of the glass I can feel them in my teeth (that is to say, there are more grains lower down -- they sink to the bottom maybe).
Is cinnamon soluble at all?
Should i be trying to dissolve it in water instead of alcohol?
Cinnamon is the bark of a tree. It is either sold as rolled strips of bark (=cinnamon sticks) or ground.
It will not dissolve, neither in water nor in alcohol.
Extract the taste, then discard the bark itself.
Alcohol is a good choice for extracting volatile aromatics. You could try and soak a few cinnamon sticks or a few tablespoons of ground cinnamon in a "neutral" alcohol like vodka or - if you are using it exclusively for your signature drink - use the brandy. This process might take from a few days to a few weeks, so nothing you can do "on the spur of the moment".
Another good carrier for the cinnamon taste would be water. You can simmer a few cinnamon sticks in water, then sieve. This is the same method that is used for mulled wine or mulled cider. To extend the shelf life of the "cinnamon water", you might considering turning it into simple syrup by boiling it with an equal amount of sugar.
Whether you use water or alcohol is a question of personal taste and planned other uses. The shelf life of an alcohol based extract might be longer, but with a sufficiently high sugar content, clean handling and refrigeration the syrup will last long, too. Time is a factor: The syrup can be ready and cooled in an hour or so, whereas the alcohol will take significantly more time.
Both methods work for vanilla, too - you could even make a "instant mix" for your drink.
Be warned, though: Filtering ground cinnamon from a liquid can be quite a hassle. It tends to clog coffe filters, but is too fine to be held back by a sieve. If you decide to use ground cinnamon because that's what you have at hand, consider letting it settle at the bottom of your container and carefully decanting the liquid from top. A coffe filter or a cloth-lined sieve can catch stray particles. You should get much better results by using whole or coarsely crushed cinnamon sticks.
Cinnamon is derived from a group of plants, which vary in their properties and compounds. Especially coumarin, a substance also found in tonka bean, woodruff and other plants, has been widely discussed for its toxicity and is regulated in the EU.
true / Ceylon / Sri Lanka cinnamon contains only traces.
From a culinary point, the cheaper cassia, which contains more bark and is usually sold ground or in pieces, is often considered inferior in taste to the true cinnamon, which often comes in sticks.
I will not venture a statement here, neither on health nor culinary claims.
I am sure every reader of this post is capable of making an informed decision.
I actually dealt with a very similar problem when I decided it would be nice to have coffee with a cinnamon taste - and of course it is! But I didn't want to buy a flavor syrup, and I had a ton of ground cinnamon available.
I eventually settled on adding even just a little bit (less than a teaspoon) of ground cinnamon to the bottom of a coffee filter before adding coffee (if you add it after the grounds it will make a mess of your coffee maker!). The result: the whole pot of coffee had an obvious and pleasant cinnamon taste, even from that little bit of powder! Yet in the pot and in my cup, there was little to no sign of the ground cinnamon.
So to make your very own "extract" is actually quite easy, and indeed you can make it quickly instead of slow infusing (like sun tea) by the same method as regular tea: use heat!
Add the desired amount of alcohol to a suitable small container (start small for testing), like a clean sauce pan, along with a few teaspoons of cinnamon and heat the alcohol. You don't want to take it to the boiling point of either water or the lower boiling point of alcohol - so just use a low heat until it's nice and warm. Within 5 minutes of such a treatment you'll have lots of flavor. Don't be afraid of the heat though - even if alcohol is briefly boiled you might still expect up to 85% of the original alcohol to remain! It just might be of a slightly lower proof, and of course there's a risk of introducing some odd flavor from the pan.
If you have the time, take it off the heat and just let it sit until cool for an even stronger flavor. Regardless, when you are ready pour your tasty extract through a coffee filter and - voila!
If the flavor is too strong, you can mix it with more unflavored alcohol to dilute the effect. If too weak, add more cinnamon and/or let it spend more time in the heat.
You can do it with pretty much any alcoholic beverage, and this process is pretty much the same as with making a hot spiced wine like Glühwein - with the coffee filter as just a handy way to allow you to use powdered cinnamon and end up with a smooth beverage clear of floaty bits.
No, ground cinnamon won't dissolve in a cocktail like that. I'd use a bit of syrup, extract or cinnamon liqueur instead, perhaps Goldschläger, and plop in a (reusable) cinnamon stick as a garnish.
I have a simple answer that I think is ideal. Go to a store such as Whole Food's Whole Body or use Amazon and look for the herbal extract section. I happen to use a cinnamon extract from Herb Pharm that costs around $12 (on Amazon - Whole Body is a bit more). As you can imagine, this is a pure, organic extract of some of the best real cinnamon available. (Read about real and 'sorta' cinnamon on Wikipedia.) While it's only sold in small 1 fl. oz glass bottles that includes a dropper, each bottle lasts me 6 months or so. You have never enjoyed cinnamon flavor if you haven't used something like this. I put a drop or so into yogurt, or in salad dressing (not enough to taste it but it makes a real difference), sauces...the list goes on if you are a cinnamon lover. Nothing else compares.
As already mentioned, cinnamon is not going to dissolve. As you require both cinnamon and vanilla flavouring in what appears to be quite a lot of sugar, I would suggest making a cinnamon and vanilla sugar. Simply stick a vanilla pod and several cinnamon sticks into a screw-topped jar full of sugar. "Bruise" both the pod and the sticks well before immersing in the sugar. Give the jar a good shake every now and then. It will take a few days for the sugar to take up the aroma, but it will permeate the contents of the jar, getting stronger over time. Use the sugar as needed and top up with sugar and shake each time the level goes down below a 1/2 to 3/4. Alternative would be the same method but omitting the vanilla pod/s and using either homemade or commercial vanilla sugar instead.
Alternately make your own flavoured cinnamon syrup by boiling sugar with water and a couple of sticks of bruised cinnamon. Pour into a scalded screw-topped bottle and store in a cool dark place. It will keep indefinitely.
Cinnamon Extract (McCormick makes one) or cinnamon essential oil would be your best bet, in my opinion. Cinnamon essential oil is going to be much stronger and, if you choose to use an essential oil, you need to be VERY CAUTIOUS. The essential oil industry is barely regulated and, from what I've read, a product only has to contain 5% essential oil to be marketed as "100% pure." The remaining 95% can be comprised of products that should not be ingested. I, myself, use a cinnamon bark essential oil for some things but it has been tested and approved by the FDA as GRAS (generally regarded as safe for internal consumption).
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How to avoid cinnamon sludge in a beverage?
| 2019-04-24T02:04:49 |
https://cooking.stackexchange.com/questions/54377/will-cinnamon-ever-dissolve-in-a-cocktail?noredirect=1
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Идея The once elusive, now strongly emerging Russian middle class still prefers big, expensive cars, an obvious proof of its social succes. Although most of them are in dire need of a second car, our potential customers showed virtually no interest in our Smarts. Our secret weapon: once you take the Smart for a ride, you’ll fall in love with it. Our core audience’s weakest point: their big cars and all the problems they bring along. Context: most illegally parked cars in Moscow are picked-up during the weekend shopping. Once car-less, drivers go through a real ordeal – an exorbitant, hours long cab ride through Moscow’s traffic, in order to get back their cars. Idea: at the peak of the driver’s desperation, the Smart Teams jump in, offering free rides, a unique opportunity to test drive the versatile Smart in some of the World’s worst traffic jams.
| 2019-04-21T14:34:26 |
http://2014.adfest.by/advert/11/show
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Author, activist, and Holocaust survivor Eliezer "Elie" Wiesel was born in Sighet, Romania, on September 30, 1928. The very early life of Elie Wiesel was relatively unremarkable - he was part of an average Jewish family consisting of his mother, father, and three sisters. In 1944, their lives changed when they were shipped to the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland. The young man's experience during the Holocaust defined his life going forward, as is evidenced in Elie Wiesel's book Night, which, in barely more than 100 pages, rattled the world.
Night by Elie Wiesel is part of a trilogy of books charting the author's journey from the darkness of the Holocaust to the light of post-war peace and his career as a writer, academic, and Nobel Laureate. The series follows the Jewish tradition of beginning the day at nightfall, hence Night being the first volume. The other books in the series are Dawn and Day, though Night is most famous, noted for its harrowing chronicle of the life of a prisoner at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps, and its nihilistic rejection of God in the face of such unfathomable cruelty.
Night provides an in-depth expression of Elie Wiesel’s personal battles with immense guilt and the ugliness of humanity. Most of his life after surviving the Holocaust was devoted to combating indifference, intolerance, and injustice. He became an accomplished writer, professor, and overall champion for human rights.
Wiesel's fate was sealed in 1940, at age 12, when Hungary, which was in alliance with Nazi Germany, annexed his hometown of Sighet, Romania. All the Jews in the city were forced into a ghetto. In 1944, when Elie was 15, Hungary colluded with Germany to deport all residents of the ghetto to the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp, in Poland.
Upon arrival at Auschwitz, Elie's mother, Sarah, and youngest sister, Tzipora, were killed, and he and his father, Shlomo, were separated from his other sisters, Hilda and Beatrice. Elie and Shlomo were transferred to Buchenwald concentration camp, where his father died.
"Not far from us, flames, huge flames, were rising from a ditch. Something was being burned there. A truck drew close and unloaded its hold: small children. Babies! Yes, I did see this, with my own eyes... children thrown into the flames. (Is it any wonder that ever since then, sleep tends to elude me?)"
Wiesel spoke about this passage in his interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2000.
"Oprah: On your first night in the camp, you saw babies being thrown into the flames. Can you ever forgive those who killed the children?
Elie: Who am I to forgive? Only the children themselves could forgive. If I forgive, I should do it in their name. Otherwise, it is arrogant."
The above photograph was taken by American military personnel on April 16, 1945, five days after the liberation of Buchenwald concentration camp. It was labeled, "These are slave laborers in the Buchenwald concentration camp near Jena; many had died from malnutrition when U.S. troops of the 80th Division entered the camp." It has since become a famous photo, showing the horrific conditions Allied soldiers encountered upon liberating the camps.
According to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, "Elie Wiesel is pictured in the second row of bunks, seventh from the left, next to the vertical beam."
Other men in the photograph include Abraham Hipler (second row, fourth from the left), Ignacz Berkovicz (third bunk from the bottom, third from the left), Michael Nikolas Gruner (bottom left corner), and Perry Shulman (top bunk, second from the left, looking up).
Speaking with Oprah Winfrey, Wiesel discussed the final days in Buchenwald before the camp's liberation. Countless internees were killed by Nazis as they attempted to evacuate everyone before the arrival of Allied liberators.
"Oprah: Do you remember the day you were released from the camp?
Elie: April 11, 1945. The Americans were close by, and a few days before that, on April 5, the Germans had decided to evacuate all the Jews. Every day, they would evacuate thousands—and most were killed upon leaving. I was in a children's block with other adolescents, and we were left until the end. [But every day we marched to the gate anyway.] I was near the gate more than five times before I was released, and each time, the gate closed just before I came to it."
| 2019-04-20T12:24:50 |
https://www.ranker.com/list/facts-about-elie-wiesel-and-night/genevieve-ortilla?ref=browse_list&l=1
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I seek a 3-year post-doctoral position to be held at Mathematics (DAMTP), Cambridge, to assess philosophically the geometry of field theories, both classical and quantum. Most of the budget would be for salary; a small proportion would be for organizing conferences and outreach. The strategic opportunity: It has long been recognized that quantum field theory (QFT) dominates our view of the physical world; and that classical field theory underpins it, conceptually and technically. That is reason enough to seek a philosophical analysis of field theories. But it is now especially timely to analyze their geometric aspects. For in the last 40 years, there has been a veritable revolution in understanding field theories, both classical and quantum, in terms of geometry. Yet the philosophical literature on QFT has so far ignored these aspects---presenting philosophy with virgin territory. I propose as three main themes for this project, the philosophical aspects of: (C): The classical geometric underpinning of QFT; (S): Topological Solitons; (D): Duality transformations. To give just one example: a soliton is, in short, a complex 'woven' structure of field and-or space itself that acts in various ways like a particle. So what are the implications for traditional philosophical categories like substance, individuation and persistence through time? The core output will be scholarly articles by the appointee, guided by my experience in the philosophy of physics. He/she will also present the results in courses, in conferences and in outreach activities. I see this project as the first part of a larger one: to revive the philosophy of geometry. The 19th century revolution in geometry had a profound influence on philosophy, through such figures as Reichenbach. But philosophers have yet to reflect on the last several decades' developments in geometry, especially in relation to QFT. So here lies a golden opportunity.
| 2019-04-20T22:14:37 |
https://www.templeton.org/grant/fields-geometry-and-physical-reality
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These days, the word “tribalism” is front and center in our social discourse. You and I can easily choose a tribe that defines our collective identity when we move from “I” and “Me” to “Us” and “We.” So, who are we? And where do we belong? Do we change our value set once we gain entry into the tribe? Or, do we maintain the “I” am within the tribe?
Recently I had the great good fortune to facilitate an Implicit Bias session in a northern Indiana rural community. The fifty participants were members of that community; majority White men in their 50’s, 60’s and a few in their 70’s; blue-collar workers; hunters; campers; and fishermen; with shotguns in their trucks outside. I was the only Black person in the room. Now, I could have easily slid into a presumptive attitude that it would be difficult to establish a sense of common beliefs with this audience around family values; politics; socio-economic status; class; work ethic; and assume what their ideas on race, gender, and other social justice concerns were. It would have been very easy – and very wrong.
There I was, standing before them, locks and all – proudly wearing West African inspired jewelry – looking at them – looking at me. Most not really wanting to be there – but they had to be. So……here we go.
Their tribal identity was strong, but I was determined to demonstrate that tribalism or not – we are all members of the Human Tribe. Living, Loving, and working on this big blue marble – moving hither and dither – trying to make a life worth living for ourselves, our families and Loved ones. Oh, indeed, we have much in common – much more than the restrictive tribal mind set alludes to.
The going was slow at first – legs and ankles crossed – arms firmly folded across chests – and no smiles anywhere. But slowly, slowly, arms came down; bodies leaned in; laughter shattered rigidity; and eventually, true participation stood up and declared itself present.
Without a doubt, there were uncomfortable and difficult moments; particularly when members of the audience expressed – quite vehemently – their anger, frustration, disillusion, and fear of members not in their tribe. We worked through these feelings; dissecting stereotypes and blowing away perceived grievances.
Did everyone leave that Implicit Bias session convinced that they will employ the strategies and ideas to help pinpoint their own implicit biases? Did they all buy into it? No, of course not – but at least 75% did. These people are now aware that our implicit biases can lead to explicit biases that can adversely affect members of the other tribes.
We laughed together, we learned from one another; we shared experiences; and at the end of the day I was invited into their tribe. If only for the day.
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| 2019-04-23T19:17:50 |
https://peacelearningcenter.org/impact-story-you-and-i-vs-us-and-we/
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Oubliette, American masters of melodic black/death metal are back four years after the release of their acclaimed debut album Apparitions and proudly present to you the next album The Passage, through the label The Artisan Era. If you are still not familiar with the band, know that we are talking about dominant figures here. Oubliette came to life in 2011 as a studio project between husband and wife, Mike Low from Inferi and Emily Low. Nowadays the band has a solid line-up. Emily Low (vocals), Mike Low (guitar), Todd Harris from Battle Path (guitar/backing vocals), Andrew Wampler from Ophiuchus (guitar), James Turk (bass) and Greg Vance (drums), both from Enfold Darkness. The intriguing eerie cover artwork for the album was created by Justin Abraham who has done cover arts for groups such as A Loathing Requiem, Aepoch and Lecherous Nocturne.
In the debut album Apparitions the music was somewhere between the melancholic acoustic darkness that reminds me of Agalloch and the death melodic condemnation like Insomnium. Already the sound of The Passage brings me to bands like Dissection, Alcest and early In Flames. This is a brilliant album, full of melancholy and beauty, with fast passages of black metal and a good dose of melodic death metal. It is ethereal and fluid.
The first instrumental track starts with full speed without losing the sweetness, the fierce drumming and a master riff already makes me want to hear the rest of the album and shows me that I am facing a work of impeccable quality. The second track, "The Curse" in the early moments has a discordant sound and a strong drumming that imposes itself, the vocals explode on the scene with brutality and come in a black/death fruition, I couldn't expect anything more timely than that. It is the door opening for a more like Insomnium sound that is "Solitude", the third track. It is noteworthy how this album circulates between black metal styles without any fear of making mistakes. In a moment we find a typical aggressiveness, then a more progressive style, not forgetting the melodic death metal tones and also some folk elements that you will find in "Elegy".
The transition to a more somber but sweet, slow and thoughtful music style comes in the fifth track "Emptiness", which is stylistically very close to Alcest, setting the tone to the subsequent tracks, "The Raven's Lullaby" and "Barren". These three tracks reminded me several times to the album Kodama. And last but not least is the title track, "The Passage". Here Oubliette resumes speed by presenting a traditional and very well chosen black metal to close their masterstroke.
I could get more into the description of the tracks, but I believe you should get the album and draw your own conclusions, and I'm sure you will love it. My favorite tracks are "The Curse", "Elegy", "Barren" and "The Passage". Oubliette is one of those bands where passion and skill prevail in each chord, the message was conveyed with mastery. If you like art, The Passage is for you.
| 2019-04-21T00:53:53 |
http://www.terrarelicta.com/index.php/reviews/all-reviews/9547-oubliette-the-passage-2018-review
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I very much like the concept of the BomeBox, perfect for our scenario. But we need the Bome Network functionality - connecting Windows computers through LAN or WIFI.
How about the availability of Bome Network? is there any release date?
thanks for the interest. The Bome Network program is technically done, and as an owner of the BomeBox, you can request a version from us. Before we release it to the public, though, we need to add a mechanism so that it only works with the BomeBox.
Can you summarize what the Bome network would allow me to do that I can't do now?
The "Bome Network" tool is a small tray/menu bar program for Windows and macOS which lets you connect to a BomeBox just the same as connecting two or more BomeBoxes. On the computer, it'll create a virtual MIDI port, so you can send and receive MIDI from any MIDI application to/from devices connected to the BomeBox. This works via Ethernet and WiFi.
The tool also allows one-click access to the web config of all connected BomeBoxes.
Soon, the tool will be freely available for all BomeBox owners.
Last, but not least, we're working on versions of Bome Network for iOS and Android.
florian wrote: The "Bome Network" tool is a small tray/menu bar program for Windows and macOS which lets you connect to a BomeBox just the same as connecting two or more BomeBoxes. On the computer, it'll create a virtual MIDI port, so you can send and receive MIDI from any MIDI application to/from devices connected to the BomeBox. This works via Ethernet and WiFi.
OK since I'm running my Bome Box from an Iconnectivity 4x4 now, I can already pass midi back and forth from my PC as this device has ability to connect to 3 hosts simultaneously. I currently have it connected to both my Windows PC and BomeBox at the same time.
The ability to connect to the UI directly on my current network would be helpful. Right now, to move a bmtp file between devices, I do the following.
Disconnect connect my Chromebook to my Bomebox (Wifi through different network) and upload the file. My Bomebox wifi is configured as DHCP server.
So moving projects between the devices is really kinda clunky.
I don't want to set up Bomebox as client on my existing network as I want to be able to run it stand alone if needed.
How do I get my hands on this Network tool?
My Bomebox just showed up today and I need to get 2 usb midi devices through the BB into my MTP project on my PC.
It sounds like this app is exactly what I need.
Thanks again by the way for such an awesome program!
Heres a pic of the front and back, hopefully this will cut things down to one cat 5 cable and one instrument cable!
| 2019-04-21T08:11:30 |
https://www.bome.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=12221&p=25136
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Is Jesus Christ derived from Lord Krishna?
Hindus discovered medicinal values of Marijuana (Bhang) - Why does Lord Shiva drink bhang?
Why God can't be just a powerful alien being according to Hinduism?
Yes, ancient Indians mathematicians discovered Pythagoras theorem! This might come as a surprise to many, but it's true that Pythagoras theorem was known much before Pythagoras and it was Indians who actually discovered it at least 1000 years before Pythagoras was born! It seems that Pythagoras stole this theorem from India and was given credit for it. It's one of the many examples of cases when Greek mathematicians/scientists took credit of various Indian discoveries/inventions and the original Indian contributers were forgotten.
dīrghasyākṣaṇayā rajjuH pārśvamānī, tiryaDaM mānī, cha yatpṛthagbhUte kurutastadubhayāṅ karoti.
Interestingly, Baudhāyana used a rope as an example in the above shloka which can be translated as - A rope stretched along the length of the diagonal produces an area which the vertical and horizontal sides make together. As you see, it becomes clear that this is perhaps the most intuitive way of understanding and visualizing Pythagoras theorem (and geometry in general) and Baudhāyana seems to have simplified the process of learning by encapsulating the mathematical result in a simple shloka in a layman's language (sanskrit was the language of choice back then).
The diagonal of a rectangle produces by itself both (the areas) produced separately by its two sides.
The implications of the above statement are profound because it is directly translated into Pythagorean theorem (and graphically represented in the picutre on the left) and it becomes evident that Baudhāyana proved Pythagoras theorem using area calculation and not geometry (as shown in the picture on left). Since most of the later proofs (presented by Euclid and others) are geometrical in nature, the Sulba Sutra's numerical proof was unfortunately ignored. As I mentioned before though, Baudhāyana was not the only Indian mathematician to have provided pythagorean triplets and proof. Āpastamba also provided the proof for Pythagoras theorem, which again is numerical in nature but again unfortunately this vital contribution has been ignored and Pythagoras was wrongly credited by Cicero and early Greek mathematicians for this theorem. For the sake of completeness, I should also mention that Baudhāyana also presented a geometrical proof using isosceles triangles so, to be more accurate, we attribute the geometrical proof to Baudhāyana and numerical (using number theory and area computation) proof to Āpastamba. Also, another ancient Indian mathematician called Bhaskara later provided a unique geometrical proof as well (picuture illustrating Bhaskara's proof on right) which is known for the fact that it's truly generalized and works for all sorts of triangles and is not incongruent (not just isosceles as in some older proofs).
One thing that is really interesting is that Pythagoras was not credited for this theorem till atleast three centuries after! It was much later when Cicero and other greek philosophers/mathematicians/historians decided to tell the world that it was Pythagoras that came up with this theorem! How utterly ridiculous! In fact, later on many historians have tried to prove the relation between Pythagoras theorem and Pythagoras but have failed miserably. In fact, the only relation that historians have been able to trace it to is with Euclid, who again came many centuries after Pythagoras! This fact itself means that they just wanted to use some of their own to name this theorem after and discredit the much ancient Indian mathematicians without whose contribution it could've been impossible to create the very basis of algebra and geometry!
Many historians have also presented evidence for the fact that Pythagoras actually travelled to Egypt and then India and learned many important mathematical theories (including Pythagoras theorem) that western world didn't know of back then! So, it's very much possible that Pythagoras learned this theorem during his visit to India but hid his source of knowledge he went back to greece! This would also partially explain why greeks were so reserved in crediting Pythagoras with this theorem!
Looking at the implications of such fundamental laws like Pythagorean theorem that have been so grossly wrongly credited to greek mathematicians who have nothing to do with them, I wonder how many more other important ancient Indian discoveries and inventions have been wrongly credited so far!
To learn more about Indian God Hanuman, click - Hanuman, the Rudravatar and the strongest but humble Indian god!
Antikythera mechanism - world's first computer - invented by Indians or Greeks?
Yes, India is the place where most of the scientific, mathematical and philosophical knowledge and ideas originated. There are so many things that have either been lost or mis-credited to westerners or persians etc but when we start looking deeply, we can trace a lot of them back to ancient Indian scientists.
It is relly a good article and completely unknown to our youth who use this concept in their daily life. However this has become the past and now it is the time to first find out something new and do proper marketing of it, once we will suceed in it then we will be in much better position to put these facts against the world.
Yes, this is just one of the thousands of scientific inventions/discoveries that Hindus made but were forgotten. I also agree that we need to stand up and come on top again and I hope that our generation will remember how our ancestors revolutionized the world once and strive to do it yet again!
While searching information for my daughter’s school project, I looked for Indian Mathematicians and after reading about tham, I am amazed to note that they were simply out of this world and out of this time! They were so brilliant that even today some of their calculations could not be improved!
Indian Mathematicians in old times wrote their work in verses and in Sanskrit, the most perfect language in the world even today. Thus their work were accurately written and understood. They were also easy to remember as poetry is remembered better than prose!
There seems to be no documented evidence that Pythagorus ever visited India.Please do not quote Voltaire.Mere assertion won't do.
We are proud to be an Indian. It's not just of kind of discoveries which we did in vedic periods. We are rich in monetary terms also. As we can see how much corrupt a government official is still after so much of corruption we are 4th largest economy in the world.
NO COUNTRY CAN COMPETE WITH OUR COUNTRY...!!
Lets highlight this in our respective countries...doing it in India first should be the first step.
Why cant our textbooks be updated with the correct source ..?
proud to be an Indian, in fact gravity was too discovered in ancient India.
I currently work for a multifaceted organization, which contains several different diverse business divisions. I created 5 mathematical metrics to access each divisions performance standards. The General Manager of my organization was impressed, and asked where my first metric had come from, I explained to him that I wrote it, and I also mentioned step by step how I created it. Several weeks later he emailed another professional organization my metric, but gave the credit of my work to another source, and then also mentioned that he modified the metric from that source to suit our organization. I was completely heartbroken that he would do this. I have dark skin, and he is a white European. Some Europeans possess a racist, ego centric view, which renders them incapable of giving credit to any other culture besides their own, especially when it comes to any mathematical, scientific, or intellectual brilliance. This article features a mathematical crime that occurred several hundred years ago, but unfortunately as we can see from my personal experience, some Europeans are still willing to conduct this same exact crime of intellectual theft. In the end, the organization which my employer showed the metrics to, asked for more information about the mathematical concepts, and he could not explain the math correctly, but had to admit that I actually came up with the concept, this was how I finally got the credit, and acknowledgement for my work.
Jai Sree Ram. We all commit sins knowingly and unknowingly.You can ask for forgiveness by reciting the hanuman chalisa . Reciting the opening verses of the Hanuman Chalisa at night at least 8 times helps to remove the sins you may have committed.
What do you mean to say?
I can commit any sin and rid myself of it by just reciting the hanuman chalisa?
So why dont I murder you and recite it? That wil rid me of my sin right?
| 2019-04-25T11:57:37 |
http://www.hinduisminfo.com/2009/01/indians-discovered-pythagorus-theorem.html
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Your answer to question 3 is incorrect.
The correct answer to question 3 is (E) All of the above. Strategies that can be used to help adjust to transplant include talking openly with a trusted friend or family member about fears, concerns and hopes that you have, noticing the positive and joyful moments in your day, developing a consistent routine and communicating regularly with your transplant team.
Please proceed to question 4.
a. Develop a support plan.
b. Talk about feelings related to transplant.
c. Discuss depression and addiction and help with needed referrals.
d. Discuss financial resources and assist with insurance planning.
| 2019-04-20T14:26:46 |
https://www.uwhealth.org/transplant/transplant-patient-education-quiz-life-adjustments/12940
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90'+5' - Thats all. Game finished - Norwich City 0, Stoke City 1.
90'+5' - Second Half ended - Norwich City 0, Stoke City 1.
90'+4' - Shot blocked. Jordan Rhodes - Norwich City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Onel Hernández.
90'+4' - Shot blocked. Teemu Pukki - Norwich City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Onel Hernández.
90'+3' - Christoph Zimmermann - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
90'+2' - Missed chance. Moritz Leitner - Norwich City - shot with right foot from outside the box missed to the left. Assist - Timm Klose.
90'+1' - Peter Etebo - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
87' - Substitution - Stoke City. Thomas Edwards for Tom Ince.
85' - New attacking attempt. Peter Etebo - Stoke City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Tom Ince.
83' - Peter Etebo - Stoke City - receive yellow card for a foul.
83' - Maximillian Aarons - Norwich City - won a free kick on the right wing.
81' - Missed chance. Joe Allen - Stoke City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Tom Ince.
81' - Substitution - Norwich City. Mario Vrancic for Alexander Tettey.
79' - Missed chance. Teemu Pukki - Norwich City - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
78' - Onel Hernández - Norwich City - won a free kick on the right wing.
78' - Substitution - Stoke City. Darren Fletcher for Benik Afobe.
77' - Missed chance. Tom Ince - Stoke City - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Benik Afobe.
75' - New attacking attempt. Teemu Pukki - Norwich City - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
73' - Peter Etebo - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
71' - Substitution - Norwich City. Onel Hernández for Emiliano Buendía.
71' - Substitution - Norwich City. Jordan Rhodes for Marco Stiepermann.
70' - Shot blocked. Marco Stiepermann - Norwich City - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assist - Emiliano Buendía.
69' - Missed chance. Ryan Woods - Stoke City - shot with right foot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assist - Peter Etebo.
68' - Benik Afobe - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
65' - Substitution - Stoke City. Saido Berahino for James McClean.
64' - Cuco Martina - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
62' - Corner - Norwich City. Conceded by Jack Butland.
62' - New attacking attempt. Marco Stiepermann - Norwich City - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assist - Maximillian Aarons.
62' - Offside - Stoke City. Ashley Williams with a pass, however Benik Afobe is in offside.
60' - Shot blocked. Alexander Tettey - Norwich City - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Emiliano Buendía with a cross.
60' - Corner - Norwich City. Conceded by Cuco Martina.
57' - Peter Etebo - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
56' - Erik Pieters - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
50' - Moritz Leitner - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
48' - Peter Etebo - Stoke City - won a free kick in attack.
47' - Erik Pieters - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
47' - Cuco Martina - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
45' - Second Half starts Norwich City 0, Stoke City 1.
45'+2' - First Half ended - Norwich City 0, Stoke City 1.
45'+1' - James McClean - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
44' - Marco Stiepermann - Norwich City - won a free kick on the right wing.
44' - Christoph Zimmermann - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
43' - Christoph Zimmermann - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
42' - Emiliano Buendía - Norwich City - won a free kick on the right wing.
41' - Corner - Norwich City. Conceded by Ashley Williams.
41' - Teemu Pukki - Norwich City - won a free kick in attack.
39' - Ryan Woods - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
35' - OWN GOAL! by Timm Klose, Norwich City. Norwich City 0, Stoke City 1.
35' - Marco Stiepermann - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
31' - Missed chance. Jamal Lewis - Norwich City - shot with right foot from outside the box goes high. Assist - Moritz Leitner after corner.
31' - Corner - Norwich City. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
24' - Emiliano Buendía - Norwich City - won a free kick on the right wing.
23' - New attacking attempt. Tom Ince - Stoke City - shot with left foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Peter Etebo.
21' - Peter Etebo - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
21' - Shot blocked. Marco Stiepermann - Norwich City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Teemu Pukki.
21' - Shot blocked. Emiliano Buendía - Norwich City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Alexander Tettey.
16' - Jamal Lewis - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
16' - Shot blocked. Alexander Tettey - Norwich City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Moritz Leitner.
15' - Corner - Norwich City. Conceded by Jack Butland.
15' - New attacking attempt. Jamal Lewis - Norwich City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Emiliano Buendía.
13' - Peter Etebo - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
12' - Moritz Leitner - Norwich City - won a free kick in defence.
12' - James McClean - Stoke City - won a free kick in defence.
11' - Shot blocked. Emiliano Buendía - Norwich City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Moritz Leitner.
10' - Missed chance. Marco Stiepermann - Norwich City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - Todd Cantwell.
7' - Emiliano Buendía - Norwich City - won a free kick on the right wing.
5' - Missed chance. Benik Afobe - Stoke City - header inside of six yard box - left side missed to the left after corner.
4' - Corner - Stoke City. Conceded by Timm Klose.
| 2019-04-22T00:46:06 |
http://www.football247.im/MatchDetails.aspx?matchid=2389714&teams=Norwich-Stoke
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COMPLAINT: Air Berlin: Etihad name change for HONEYMOON!
I'm flying with Air Berlin from Düsseldorf to Bangkok via Abu Dhabi (and back) for my honeymoon in late August. The part from Abu Dhabi to Bangkok is with their partner airline, Etihad.
When I booked the flights in December, I entered my fiancée's name as her married name. Her passport expired in April, so we planned to get her married name on the new one. She is from Luxembourg, and we've now found out that it's not possible to change your name on your passport in Luxembourg: You always keep your maiden name, and take your married name as a kind of semi-official extra bit. We didn't know when we booked.
I called Air Berlin on Friday to change the name. They can do that, but Etihad will only change three letters (for a fee of $75 dollars, which I don't mind paying). I've called both airlines customer service lines (Air Berlin in German and English) and they all say I have to cancel the flights and either rebook them or not rebook them. We took out travel insurance, but it obviously doesn't cover quirks of Luxembourgish passport protocol. We'd only get the tax back, and lose the rest.
The level of customer service has been appalling. The Air Berlin staff laughed at me and said "you should've thought of that when you booked". I asked to speak to managers/supervisors from Air Berlin and Etihad, and was told they'd "all gone home". Air Berlin took my number and promised to get a manager to call the next day. That didn't happen. The girl at Air Berlin's English line didn't even write my number down. I asked her to repeat it and she burst into giggles and said she'd forgotten.
I either need to figure out a way we can still go, or figure out a way of getting as much money as possible back. I cannot afford to cancel and rebook and the new price.
Even if Etihad wanted to show some flexibility (they don't), they claim to be unable to access the flight details because we booked it with Air Berlin. Even if Air Berlin wanted to help, they claim to be unable to do anything because it is Etihad's policy.
We're finding out today whether it's possible to get some kind of extra document from the Luxembourgish passport authority. However, even if it is, I don't know whether either airline would accept it.
Ultimately it's in the airlines' interests for me to cancel (they get money) and then someone else to book our places (they get lots more money).
Their customer service has made no effort to help whatsoever.
Any help you could give would be gratefully appreciated!
My friend,you will as much as i have from "customer service",ZILCH.They stole 268.28e from me for a so called name change.Any excuse to boost there revenue and treat passengers no better than baggage,After you have paid of course.In my case it seems that we had a over zealous lady on check in that day!!!! Or perhaps she is on commission?Do not give up,i will never give up.Hopefully they will wish they had settled with me?
I am sick of reading about how these airlines are treating us.It is obvious,the airline can do whatever they like and it does not matter who gets hurt.They do what ever suits them,they can change your flight time,they can change your flight DATE,you try to do either and you will PAY?If you make a simple mistake on the spelling of a name,you will PAY.Book your hotel and flight well in advance,and God forbid one of you cannot go,No Refund?I feel sorry for you,the airlines do not give a S--T.It is about time an effort is made to stop them.My friend i must have sent AIR BERLIN at least 25 e mails,ALL ignored,tried phoning them in Berlin,always engaged.They think i will go away,give up,I have told them they underestimate the English resolve?
| 2019-04-26T08:32:17 |
https://www.airlinecomplaints.org/showthread.php?s=f091fd4f1d869fbcd558e22d5496045c&p=29824
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Cycling, which is also called bicycling or biking, can be a recreational activity or a sport. Early cycling races involved boneshaker style bicycles. In the 1980’s there were a lot of races organizes across Europe, the United State, and Japan. The most famous cycling race is the Tour de France. The Tour de France started in 1903. As cycling races became popular, different formats for racing were developed. These races involved individuals or teams, and they are contested in different ways. The races can be a one-day race, criterium, and time trail to multi-stage events. In time trial races, it requires the participants to ride against the clock. As well as road racing, there are many cycling events held on a banked track called a velodrome, usually indoors. The riders can participate individually or in teams. Organizations for cycling have strict rules on the bicycles that are used in the races. The Union Cycliste Internationale decided to prohibit racing bicycles that weigh less than 6.8 kilograms. They also banned some bicycle frame innovations.
| 2019-04-25T20:00:06 |
https://shikshabhartinetwork.com/category.php?category=173
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So I'm thinking about a Star Trek flavored AW hack, and I'm watching some original series episodes to identify various moves.
In the episode "Journey To Babel", at the climax of the story, McCoy is doing heart surgery on the Vulcan ambassador while the Enterprise is under attack. Mechanically, that's two separate move sequences: McCoy is doing healing moves while Kirk is doing ship combat moves; both aspects are dramatic enough to call for moves and die rolls.
However, the jostling and power fluctuations on the ship are interfering with the surgery; the outcome of the doctor's moves are dependent on the success of the captain's moves.
* McCoy rolls Healing, hits 7-9, MC says "the ship is getting shaken around pretty badly, and you're going to lose your patient if the raider ship isn't dealt with right quick; Kirk, what do you do?" This is unusual because the normal 7-9 shtick is to make the acting player make a choice, but here MC's shifting the focus and decision to another player -- not necessarily a bad thing.
* McCoy rolls Healing, misses with a 6, MC says "the ship's getting shaken around too badly, and you're going to lose your patient; Kirk, you can help him here by beating the raider ship." MC doesn't want to reduce the starship fight to a single Help roll; instead she improvises a special move that gives the effect of a Help roll if Kirk beats the raider without the ship taking more than 2 harm or something.
* McCoy rolls Healing, hits 10+, MC says "you'll be able to save him", cuts to Kirk, the space battle plays out, with narrative cuts back to sickbay as the ship gets shaken around. Works fine in vanilla AW rules, but the surgery lacks the suspense that the entire episode has been building towards.
In another context, I've considered using a "reverse countdown clock", requiring multiple successes from the players for different subtasks in order to reach a major goal, and I think that mechanic might be a good way to handle this kind of partially-dependent move series.
Anyone else have ideas on how to handle this?
Can I ask, why would you have McCoy roll first? Why would his roll affect Kirk's? My instinct would be to have it the other way around: Kirk gets a bad roll on ship-to-ship combat, and the MC's move is to put McCoy in a tight spot, Act Under Fire and the fire is the ambassador might die!
| 2019-04-20T10:25:20 |
http://apocalypse-world.com/forums/index.php?action=printpage;topic=7234.0
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It's usually easy to add a T5 transmission to your driveline. However, if you want to keep both your bench seat and keep the original cable speedometer, then you might have a tough time accomplishing ALL THREE. The S10 tail housing with a cable speedometer connection is becoming harder and harder to find. FORD and Chevy guys like them for their bench seat cars and trucks. Prices have really gone up if you can find one at all. A T5 with a Camaro tail housing has the shifter in the wrong location for a bench seat. The 1989 through 1993 S10 tail housing will let you keep the bench seat but the speedo connection is electronic pulse and then you can't run the cable speedo unless you buy a $300 aftermarket part that converts it back to cable drive. The 1982 through 1988 S10 cable connection T5s are nearly impossible to find.
Ok, so I want to put a Camaro T5 in my truck and keep the bench seat and keep my cable speedo, but I can only find an S10 tail housing with a pulse style speedo connection. What are my options?
Option 1: Convert to bucket seats and let the Camaro shifter come up through the floor between the seats. You get to keep the cable speedo connection since almost all 1982-92 Camaro T5s had a cable speedo connection.
Option 2: Swap the Camaro tail housing with a pulse style S10 tail housing so you can keep the bench seat. You will no longer have a place to connect your speedometer cable so you'll have to figure out another way to measure your speed. GPS maybe?
Option 3: I cannot take any credit for the solution given below. I am very impressed with the creativeness of the person who came up with this modification. I think it can still be improved upon depending on the application.
The basic idea is to build another shifter box and graft it into the Camaro tail housing. It will end up very close to the S10 shifter box location. These photos show a shifter box that is further back than the S10 position. It could be moved to the S10 shift position if that is where you want it.
Here's a photo showing someone else's modification of a Camaro T5. Notice that they used the original Camaro tail housing and grafted in a fabricated shifter box and shifter handle.
A Camaro shift linkage rod travels the entire length of the tail housing to the shifter box. The second photo shows a Camaro T5 with the tail housing removed.
What modifications were done to create a new shifter location?
1. Remove the Camaro tail housing and cut out a section that is the same size as the shifter box you plan to insert. You can choose a Mustang or Chevy T5 shifter handle. A Mustang shifter box is longer than a Chevy shifter box. Plan ahead by choosing the shifter first and then graft in a shifter box that will match the shift handle base plate.
Here's the same Camaro tail housing with the shift linkage rod back in place.
Next, you need to create a new shifter connection that will exactly duplicate the original linkage movements. The photo below shows a newly fabricated offset lever that requires removing a short section of the shifter rod and reconnecting it on each end of the new offset lever.
SUGGESTION: Here's how I might construct a new offset lever. I'd join 2 original Borg Warner offset levers. Just cut away the areas shaded in yellow so the toe of one will overlap the toe of the other with the hole aligned down the middle. I think it would be stronger. They could be joined with roll pins.
A solid aluminum block is milled out to create a new shifter box. With this setup, it will be the rear shift box, offset lever and shift pattern detent plate that will guide each gear shift just like it did from the factory. Thus, the newly fabricated box does NOT need a shift detent plate. That's brilliant!
Make a few trial shifts to make sure there is no jamming or interference inside the new shift box. If everything checks out OK, secure the new offset lever on each end with roll pins and aluminum weld or epoxy the new shifter box into place. Then cut away the rod above the hole in the offset lever. The rod length will be exactly the same as it was from the factory.
You may have noticed that the new shifter box in these photos is tilted at a different angle than the factory box. The guy who developed this modification did this on purpose to change the angle that the shifter came up through the floor of his car to suit his needs. However, the new shifter box does NOT need to be installed in a tilted position.
A short throw style shifter has been installed (owner's choice). Next a cover plate will seal the rear box. The example below has the new shifter box further back than the S10 position. I see no reason why the same modification couldn't be done a few inches more forward (in the S10 position).
| 2019-04-24T15:00:54 |
https://lugnutz65chevystepside.weebly.com/a-possible-solution-for-cable-speedometers.html
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My boyfriend of 5 months is currently living with me in my aparment. He moved in about 2.5 months ago, because he was kicked out by his roommate with a 2 week notice and completely out of the blue and since then, he has been living with me. We are both 24 and employed. I work a full time job while he works 15 hours a week but he is also still attending university.
If the reason of why he was kicked out is in any way important please say so and I will update this question. But since it is a long story I will skip this part for now.
a lot of laundry, dirty dishes, ..
And I do not know how to approach him about these things, since A) I do not want to suggest that he has to move out and B) he thinks he can stay because I am talking about long-term commitments.
I am not sure if A and B are in conflict to each other, but what I basically want is I don't want to "force" him to move out, nor do I want to invite him permanently into my place.
I want to keep a healthy relationship with him and eradicate the negative feelings I get when the problems from above arise.
I want to find a non-suggestive way of reminding him that I would still sort of prefer if he got his own place, without sounding like I want him to move out. And if he decided to stay, that there are things that need to change.
I guess he does not see the need of having to move out at all. If I was him I couldn't see a reason either. He lives rent-free, close to university, in a quiet area. Except for the weekends and evenings, he basically has a whole apartment to himself.
I am looking for an approach that won't hurt his feelings or suggest him to move out, but just to make him aware that there is a problem that needs solving. How do I correctly start up a conversation about this? What can I say or do so he knows he is free to stay with me forever if that is his wish (though it is not mine), but then we have to set up some rules?
And just for clearance: I would prefer it if he moved out. That means if he wants to stay with me I would accept that. But if he has no preference of staying/ moving then I would like for him to move out.
Thanks for all the answers and comments, I see now that I will have to talk about this with him openly if I want my issues solved properly.
As an addition, I will try to start a conversation about our current living situation and ask him if he is happy with everything so far. I have not considered the possibility that maybe he also has issues that he does not speak up about since he is basically only a guest.
You should talk to him like you would to regular roommate. Sometimes people think they can get away with "regular stuff" because there is something more involved.
As almost all people will tell you: communication is the base of any healthy relationship.
You are fairly early in your relationship so not only you need to get to know each other but you also get to work with each other on things that don't work for you (like loud music).
You should set and communicate boundaries you wish to have. Tell him that because of your job you need to have bathroom unoccupied before you leave to work. And that it's your need not wish.
Your wish is that he would take dirty dishes to kitchen and put them in the sink. Explain why it's bothers you and why you want it your way.
Make a list of things you would like him to do or not do. Maybe he could prepare such list for you too.
Think if the reason he was kicked out by his ex-roommate should be a red flag for you.
An obvious red flag temporary things tend to become permanent. And in your case it's in his best interest if it became permanent. No rent (check your bills how they spiked up), close to university (so as long as he's studying he don't need to pay for transport). In your both best interest is that you live apart from some time so you can find things to bond over with rather then going straight to problems of everyday living together.
Almost anything else can be dealt with by drawing up rules (take out the trash, no showering at time X, etc). But if you are feeling like "I really need my space" unless you are in a big apartment, you need him to move out.
So you need to be direct. Plan a talk at some "quiet time" when you are both comfortable. You said that when he moved in, you made it clear that he should get his own place, that this was just a temporary solution. Just go through that again and set up some timeline to make it real. Obviously he is very comfortable, so unless you take action, nothing is going to change.
Also make it clear that this isn't a "breakup", it's just what you need right now. If he cares about you, that should be enough. If he cares more about his own comfort than he does about you, you've learned something important.
As you expressed it in several ways, I would suggest that you stick to the idea of him moving out.
Have a heathly relationship also means telling when things are not okay.
Make him a short time guest. He needs to respect your conditions, but when he comes its a special moment together.
Suggest the benefits of both having your own place. You will have plenty of time to move out together later.
I am myself, a messy person. My roommate (girl) considers that cleaning our apartment is very important. As we are both equal (we pay equal share, hold equal responsability) in this apartment, I have to consider it.
We have set a few rules, that allow everyone to be happy. Obviously, cleaning benefits everyone, but I'm not honestly sure I would be cleaning as much if I was living on my own.
We made such arrangements, among others, so everyone is happy. because we are both roommates.
But you're not really in a roommate situation -> You are in a relation, and he is a guest.
How he ended up in your place, or why you actually want him to move out, is less important than the simple fact that he is living at your place.
You actually don't share the weight, you have it all, and this could create some drama if you let this grow.
He may be taking things for granted, and is happy about this current situation, but if you express your concerns, he will probably take them into consideration.
If you really want a healthy relation, you have to discuss about your concerns. If you don't express your feelings, he has no sign that there is any problem.
You have to sound that you want him to move out, because you simply want him to move out. But that's not a bad thing, and you can/will show him why.
Take a time when you're both in a good mood, and have a few hours to have this discussion. Be ready to comfort him. He might firstly thinks something is very wrong. It would be actually useful to demonstrate your affection so he understands everything is fine.
I wouldn't advise you to mention the past roommate story, as this is not relevant (you are both in couple and he is your guest) and this might create some negative thoughts.
You: I am very glad to have you here, and I really care about you (and/or I love you). I won't argue that.
State the basics, you obviously care about him very much.
You: We are together, but I feel like, at this moment, we could both have benefits to have our own place.
This is the tricky part. Don't let this discussion become arguments vs arguments, because it's not! You're both on the same side.
You: You will always be welcome here, actually, I really expect you to stay several days a week because I want you by my side.
You: And I hope you will invite me as well.
Him: But why should I leave then?
You: I want to keep spending most of the day with you. So no one really leaves.
You: I don't want us to see each other because of habits! I care about you and I want to see more about your own world.
Nobody is leaving, you will spend most of the time together. This also means you can organize your time as you wish.
Point that he will have more freedom, by saying that he will make all the decision in his apartment.
You're both in for the long run, and you are okay about the idea of living together. But you will have to find a good place, discuss about rules, and set up a stable situation.
These are in my opinion the difference between moving together and him moving at your place!
If he becomes a "short" time guest, you will have less weight. Actually, the guest statut will have more meaning. When you stay at his place, you will do thing his way, and the same will apply at his place.
By giving him the right to make you follow his rules at his place, you get the same rights in your own place when he visits.
I would prefer it if he moved out. That means if he wants to stay with me I would accept that.
For discussions you should draw a clear line in this statement.
Telling to accept gives him an argument to stay. But for you this means you are not really ok with it, you'd only try to take it calmly. But looking closer you want him to move out actually.
How long do you think this will work? Things already are not so "calm". You see problems arising, will they resolve? I don't think so.
So if you talk to him address the problems you see. Don't say "but if you want..." because this is an end of discussion for him.
Help him to find a place, don't set a too tight timeline but stay tuned to the situation. Make clear to him that the situation will evolve to not accepting this any more.
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| 2019-04-24T13:59:34 |
https://interpersonal.stackexchange.com/questions/19737/we-moved-together-unexpectedly-and-early-how-do-i-approach-my-boyfriend-about-a
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Why the rise of right-wing populism in America and Europe?
This graph requires some explanation. You've got, first of all, to resist the impulse to see the x-axis (horizontal) as a time line. This chart is a snapshot of the result after twenty years.
As Derek Thompson describes it: "Imagine you lined up every human being in the world by income, divided them into 100 groups ("percentiles") ranging from lowest to highest, and asked: How has the last generation of economic growth been for you?"
This is a graph of real income growth over twenty years for each income percentile of the entire world's population. The x-axis (horizontal) is not a progression over time. You'll get confused if you read it that way. It is just represents the different income percentiles or the world's population. The y-axis (vertical) represents the final result, the net total growth in real income for each percentile over the twenty-years.* So the third dot on the line indicates that the people in the bottom 15% of the world's population saw their inflation-adjusted incomes grow about 57%. From the bottom 15% to about 50% of the world's population saw significant (up to 80%) income growth. These would be the populations of the developing countries, especially the BRICs.
So a lot of people in developing countries, who have obtained new jobs and incomes in the world capitalist economy -- by some combination of the export of the developed world's capital, the increase of investment by indigenous elites, and the entrance into the capitalist wage economy of the ex- and putatively-still-"communist" states - have seen their incomes increase by the World Bank's calculations. That does not, it's important to remember, mean they are living high on the hog, just that their newly-acquired sweatshop wages put significantly more money than zero in their pockets.
The big losers, on the other hand, are the sectors of the world's population that had decent incomes, a few notches above average -- the kind of income that allowed for homes and vacations, but not limousines and villas. It's not hard to figure who they are; they're the people on the streets in Athens, Madrid, and Paris, in the state capitol in Wisconsin, and those losing their pensions in Detroit.
In the chart you can see how lower income percentiles have seen monster growth since the late '80s. This growth represents the emerging economies and the rise of the Chinese middle class. Then you have the developed world middle class, which has seen almost no real income growth over the last few decades (which probably explains a lot of the current angst over inequality). And then you have the rise of the ultra-elite, the global 1%, which has done fantastically well during all this time.
Thus, this graph partly answers the question: Why the rise of right-wing populism in America and Europe?
The other part of the answer to that question is contained in the sad vacuum at the end of this one: Who, in the "liberal" sectors of the political and media establishments of the "developed world," actually speaks and works for the "lower middle classes" in their own countries?
You are right, John. Needed better explanation. I've modified it above.
| 2019-04-24T01:05:08 |
https://www.thepolemicist.net/2014/01/dipsy-doodle-what-globalization-has.html
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What Does the Boost Priority field in an Ad Set Do?
The boost priority field is a user defined value used to increase the priority of an Ad campaign in a specific Ad set.
Similar to the 'Boost priority' field located at the Ad campaign level, this field allows you to affect Ad campaigns only within a specific Ad set. This means that the priority will change only in relation to the other Ad campaigns listed in the same Ad set, and not across all Ad sets in the system.
In the diagram above, you can see a comparison between applying the 'Boost Priority' at the Ad set level (on the left) and on the Ad campaign level (on the right). Boosting the priority in the Ad set level will only apply to an Ad campaign in the specific Ad set you selected and will not affect other Ad sets that include the same Ad campaign. On the other hand, if you boost the priority on the Ad campaign level, this will apply to any Ad set the Ad campaign has been assigned to.
Hover over 'MONETIZATION' in the Portal menu and select 'AD SETS'. The ad sets page is displayed.
Optional: Search for the relevant Ad Set by typing a name and pressing enter. Relevant results are displayed.
Go to the relevant existing Ad set and click on 'Details'. The Ad set details page is displayed.
Click on 'Edit'. The Ad set edit screen is displayed.
Go to the relevant Ad campaign and enter a value (0 to 100) in the corresponding 'Boost Priority' field. At first, this field will display the 'Boost Priority' value that was set at the Ad campaign level. Simply increase or decrease the value (in relation to the original setting) to change the selected Ad campaign's priority in this Ad set.
Note: This priority boost override will apply only in relation to the other Ad campaigns assigned in that Ad set and not across all Ad sets.
Click on 'Save'. The Ad campaign priorities are reordered according to your modifications.
Note: To cancel the boost priority in the Ad set level, delete the value in the 'Boost Priority' field and re-save the Ad set. The Ad set will revert to the value set at the Ad campaign level.
| 2019-04-19T03:15:59 |
https://help.aolonnetwork.com/hc/en-us/articles/208180073-How-to-Boost-Priority-of-an-Ad-Campaign-in-a-Specific-Ad-Set
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I've just finished a cash-out refinancing of the mortgage on my New York City (Brooklyn) apartment. [Skip rest of paragraph if your time is limited]. I did the refi to pay off credit card debt, which I know some YNABers (and others) may frown on, as it's considered unwise to roll unsecured debt into secured debt, or to permanently link all the stupid things one bought on credit to the roof over one's head. I understand and respect these opinions. It has seemed like the right course of action for my particular circumstances (limited current income, and an apartment purchased over 20 years ago that has appreciated tremendously in value - I know I'm privileged and that most people don't have the option of handling their debt this way), although I might have chosen a different path if I had stumbled on YNAB earlier. I probably could have skipped explaining myself, since the folks who post on these forums don't seem judgmental in the least. But I tend to project my own self-criticism onto everyone else, making it hard to resist giving the whole song and dance.
TL;DR: I've got four checks from a cash-out refinancing and want to know the best way to record them in YNAB. Three checks are made out directly to the credit card companies - I'm going to mail them in as payments. The fourth is made out directly to me is already deposited in my checking account.
Obviously the check to me is Inflow: To be budgeted. I'm not sure about the checks to the card issuers - since they're not made out to me and won't spend much time in my hands, I don't really want them to look like income. I thought I saw a post on here somewhere about credit card payoffs coming from a third party, but I can't find it now. Do I need to link these checks to my new mortgage, which, of course, is in YNAB as a linked tracking account? Can I just treat them as if they're from a random outside source? Should I create a temporary unlinked account from which I transfer the money? This may not matter as much as I'm thinking it does, but as a relatively new YNABer, I'm really excited to have set up a budget that works (for now) and I hate the thought of doing anything to "break" it and having to do a Fresh Start at this point. YNAB has given my only hope of learning to live within my means so that I don't re-indebt myself and waste the break I've been given.
When you say you set up the unlinked tracking account for the total of the checks, do you mean you created a Tracking account with a positive balance to match the total of the checks? If so, when you transfer the funds from the Tracking account to each credit card (to pay off the balance), the Tracking account will be left with a $0 balance.
The alternative (if you want the Tracking account to match the newly owed amount), is to create a Tracking account with a $0 balance. When you transfer funds (to all three credit card accounts and your checking account), the new account balance will be negative - the amount you're to pay back. You can then adjust the Tracking account for any processing fees or charges.
If you decide you want to track the new mortgage, you can add it as a separate account - (or not).
| 2019-04-22T03:59:20 |
https://support.youneedabudget.com/t/x1bbcx/handling-cash-out-from-refinancing
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Somewhere "up there" Hans Christian Andersen probably is looking down at South Coast Repertory's latest Theater for Young Audiences production and musing, "This seems vaguely familiar."
The show in question is "Lucky Duck," a satirical treatise on Andersen's classic "The Ugly Duckling," by Bill Russell and Jeffrey Hatcher. It's presented in 21st-century terminology and set to a terrific musical score by Russell and Henry Krieger.
And it's not just for the kids. Parents will appreciate the show's takeoff on "American Idol" and the various movie references ("Gone With the Wind," "Oklahoma!") inserted into the dialogue, not to mention the superior singing voice of Jamey Hood in the title role.
Hood enacts a foundling named Serena, raised with duckling siblings (Renee Brna and Gloria Garayua) but not really one of them — thankfully, since the other two possess the tonality of screech owls, while her own solos will knock the socks off the audience.
Playing opposite her, and gleefully keeping the audience uncertain as to whether he's friend or fiend, is Brian Ibsen as a predatory wolf who swears he's gone vegan, and who becomes Serena's agent. His partner in crime, Clem Coyote, is briskly played by Nicholas Mongiardo-Cooper.
Tom Shelton, a familiar face from SCR youth shows past, neatly enacts the king of the forest realm, with Amy Tolsky sharp as his backbiting queen. Their princely son, Drake, who rejects the duckling then yearns for the swan she becomes, is nicely portrayed by Jeffrey Christopher Todd.
Yes, the "swan" plot hook is unveiled early in the show as Hood blossoms into an avian dream, but that's not the climactic moment here. It's whether the wolf can shed his wolfishness in matters of the heart.
The musical score — beautifully arranged by Harold Wheeler of "Dancing with the Stars" — is a particular treat and Hood's talents are put to fine use by director-choreographer Art Manke. It's a delightful show calculated to charm the kiddies while making the grown-ups snicker.
Orange Coast College's student actors and directors will present a collection of six plays this weekend — collectively titled "Augustine's Confessions: Scenes From American Life" — in the Drama Lab Studio Theater.
The plays, all written by contemporary playwright John Augustine, are recommended for mature audiences and focus on the absurdities of modern life.
Performances are at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $5 in advance and $7 at the door.
The upcoming "Rock of Ages" musical at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts will offer a free lunchtime mini-concert at 1 p.m. Feb. 24 on the ground floor level of Jewel Court at South Coast Plaza.
The new musical comedy features the best arena-rock anthems and power ballads of the 1980s, with cast members singing numbers made popular by Journey, Styx, Pat Benatar, Poison, REO Speedwagon, Foreigner and Bon Jovi.
Some lucky attendees will receive free tickets to see "Rock of Ages," which plays at the center from March 1 to 6.
| 2019-04-23T20:01:40 |
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/entertainment/tn-dpt-xpm-2011-02-17-tn-dpt-0218-titus-20110217-story.html
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We currently have a partnership, but the former contact person is no longer with us. I would like to be the new contact person. We currently have a partnership, but the former contact person is no longer with us. I would like to be the new contact person.
| 2019-04-19T08:52:07 |
https://www.onesimplewish.org/community-partner/477-casa-of-adams--broomfield-counties
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http://www.italiansugardaddy.com/faq
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In a Nutshell: Japan’s ill-fated Fukushima nuclear power plant seems to be a disaster waiting to happen. The plant’s problems range from the earthquake damage two years ago to a dangerous power issue caused by a single rat in March 1013. Contaminated water leaking into the environment and perhaps the Pacific is the most serious of its current problems, but the jury-rigged plant could turn into a nightmare at any time.
The problems have raised doubts about whether the plant can stay intact through a decommissioning process that could take 40 years, prompting officials to compile risk-reduction measures and revise decommissioning plans. The regulatory watchdog said Wednesday that it was increasing the number of inspectors from eight to nine to better oversee the plant.
Just over the past three weeks, there have been at least eight accidents or problems at the plant, the nuclear watchdog said.
The first was March 18, when a rat sneaked into an outdoor switchboard – which was sitting on a pickup truck – powering the jury-rigged cooling system and several other key parts of the plant, causing a short-circuit and blackout that lasted 30 hours in some areas of the plant. Four storage pools for fuel rods lost cooling during the outage, causing Tokyo Electric Power Co., the plant’s operator, to acknowledge that it had added backup power only to the reactors, despite repeated concerns raised over a pool meltdown.
The cause of the outage wasn’t clear at the time, but TEPCO later released a photo of the electrocuted rat, which had fallen on the bottom of the switchboard outhouse. The most extensive outage since the crisis started after the March 2011 disasters caused some Fukushima residents to even consider evacuation.
Two weeks later, a new water processing machine designed to remove most radioactive elements temporarily stopped after a worker pushed a wrong button. The next day, one of the fuel storage pools lost power again for several hours when part of a wire short-circuited a switchboard while an operator installed anti-rat nets. TEPCO reported three other minor glitches on the same day, including overheating of equipment related to boron injection to the melted reactors.
Regulatory officials acknowledge that rats and snakes are abundant at the plant, and TEPCO has started to take steps to protect pipes and cables from rat gnawing. Replacement of parts and equipment to those of higher quality and long-term use is in progress.
TEPCO says none of the about 120 tons of radioactive water that leaked was believed to have reached the nearby Pacific Ocean. Experts suspect the radioactive water has been leaking since early in the crisis, citing high contamination in fish caught in waters just off the plant.
The contaminated water is by far the most serious of the recent problems because of its potential impact on water management and the environment.
The tanks are crucial to the management of contaminated water used to cool melted fuel rods at the plant’s wrecked reactors. The reactors are stable, but the melted fuel they contain must be kept cool with water, which leaks out of the reactors’ holes and ruptures and flows into basement areas.
“The contaminated water situation is on the verge of collapse,” Tanaka said. But he said there was no choice but to keep adding water, while trying to seek ways to minimize the leaks and their risks.
To address local outrage over the recent problems and TEPCO’s failure to detect problems earlier, company president Naomi Hirose traveled to Fukushima and apologized Wednesday for the problems. He promised to expedite the construction of steel containers and move all the water there from the underground tanks, at the request of Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi.
The underground tanks, all built by Maeda Corp., come in different sizes, including one the size of an Olympic-size swimming pool and similar to an industrial waste dump. They are dug into the ground and protected by two layers of polyethylene linings inside the outermost clay-based lining, with a felt padding in between each layer.
Regulators suspect a design problem with the underground tanks, which TEPCO allegedly chose over steel tanks as a cheaper option.
| 2019-04-23T18:50:43 |
http://www.purewatergazette.net/blog/nuclear-plant-is-leaking-radioactive-water-april-11-2013/
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GW are working on making their modelling supplies (flock, static grass, gravel, sand) more 'convenient' (cough raising price by AUS$2) by placing them in tubs.
Some stuff thats coming, is modelling snow, and a 'wet effect' thing, a thick paste or something that dries hard and glossy and looks like water.
Oh yeah, and PVA bottles are getting a revamp..
Any idea of the volume of the tubs? If they're the same, the price difference seems rather silly. I mean... any old bowl would do.
PVA is a term that's not used too much in the 'States. Is that the same as Elmers?
Yes, it's ordinary white glue.
Well, most people just put the stuff into tubs/bowls anyway, apparently GW is just making it more convenient.
Oh yeah, and I forgot to mention new flat drybrushes are on the way too.
PVA is expensive there, I just use wood glue thats lying around here.. Sif I'm gonna buy any tubs tho, I got most of the bags of stuff left..
If their glue drys truly clear, I actually might give it a go. Because everything I've tried here leaves a hazy appearance/ has cloudy look.
I tried to comment before, but my ISP wouldn't let me (insert appropriate adjective here).
I've never used GW flock, as you can get twice as much for half as much at your local hobby shop. Chances are it'll have a better range too. However the lack of appropriate container has annoyed me for some time. Maybe it would be a good idea to buy one of these from GW, then when you run out of flock, continue buying it from the hobby shop, but recycle the container.
But why pay GWs price for the tub when you can purchase one cheap at any dollar store?
Or better yet, just clean out an old margarine tub and use that. With all that extra coin you save, you can go to your local hobby store and stock up on a couple of bags of trainboard flock or static grass.
Far more economical that way, if you ask me.
| 2019-04-19T14:26:30 |
http://forums.tauonline.org/terrain/6586-new-modelling-tubs-revamped-supplies.html
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Amazon Kindle Fire users can now overcome one of the tablets big limitations - lack of access to Google's Android Market - by 'sideloading' third-party apps directly from a PC or Mac on to the keenly priced tablet.
Amazon's new Kindle Fire tablet has received plenty of praise for offering a decent spec for its very attractive $199 price tag, but one persistent grumble has been the lack of access to Amazon Market meaning users can't directly install a free choice of apps.
Given Amazon's business model, which sees the company pumping out hardware such as the Fire and the new £89 Kindle e-book reader at a loss, in order to tie users into the online bookseller's eco-system and make money back via advertising and content, it's hardly surprising that the company wants to discourage users from installing third-party apps from which it won't make a penny.
But that doesn't mean users can't do it - and they don't even have to 'root' the tablet to install a new Android software ROM to do so. The answer lies in a technique called sideloading, installing them via USB from a computer.
1. On the Kindle Fire Settings screen, go to "Device" and turn On "Allow Installation of Application From Unknown Sources."
2. Plug your Kindle Fire into your computer.
3. Download and install the Android SDK, and follow these instructions for getting ADB on your desktop or laptop.
4. Windows users: open "C:\Users\[YOUR USER NAME]\.android\adb_usb.ini" using your favorite text editor. For Mac OS, open "~/.android/adb_usb.ini".
5. Add the value "0×1949″ to the end of the file and save it.
6. You'll need to restart the adb server process to get it to re-read that file. Do that with "adb kill-server".
7. Run "adb devices", and you should see the attached device.
Now, if you've got an Android application package .apk file you want to install on there, just do "adb install .apk". The app should now be shown on the 'Apps' page when you select the 'Device' tab.
| 2019-04-20T06:48:51 |
https://www.itproportal.com/2011/11/16/how-sideload-apps-your-amazon-kindle-fire/
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What's better than running the sharp blade of a razor through the tape that binds a box of new golf clubs, or unwrapping a shiny wedge with fresh grooves?
Not much. Unless you have to do it 1,500 times in a matter of days.
As the Hot List Coordinator, I've unwrapped more than 1,000 individual clubs over the past week. The equipment closet has become my office, where I unpack every single club that's nominated for the Hot List, input their arrival in one of several Excel spreadsheets, and place them (gently) into their appropriate staff bags (check out the video below to see what I'm talking about). With the help of iTunes, food and water, I often spend hours at a time unwrapping clubs and tracking inventory, interrupted by the occasional waggle or a half-swing.
The Hot List is a year-round endeavor, but we shifted into full-throttle about three months ago, when I emailed more than 150 equipment manufacturers, asking them to nominate any club that will be a significant part of their 2011 product line.
The process continues later this month and next as the Hot List judges and panelists review the clubs in areas of technology and innovation, performance, buzz and look/sound/feel, before the judges vote on the clubs that will make the 2011 Hot List. The endeavor won't simmer until the first week of January, when the Hot List issue appears in mailboxes and on newsstands.
The irony of the past few weeks is that I've unwrapped thousands of clubs, only to re-wrap them and ship them to the Hot List Summit in Phoenix, which is where they'll be tested. Why so? My most important job is to ensure that every single club is accounted for, because our high standards won't be met if even one club is missing.
That said, I have to run back to the closet now. Perhaps I'll get some fake nails tonight. These golf clubs have ripped off my real ones.
| 2019-04-19T08:26:53 |
https://www.golfdigest.com/story/video-gearing-up-for-the-hot-list-summit
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2001 - Mariah Carey checks herself into an undisclosed hospital, suffering from "extreme exhaustion." She also pulls out of "MTV20: Live and Almost Legal," the anniversary event she was due to headline August 1 in New York.
2001 - Blues singer/songwriter Bonnie Raitt and former Doors drummer John Densmore are among activists arrested after a public protest in Itasca, Illinois, a northwest suburb of Chicago. Raitt and Densmore join with other members of the Rainforest Action Network (RAN) to demonstrate against the forest products company Boise Cascade Corporation, which RAN claims destroys ancient rainforests and tries to limit the free speech rights of its opponents.
2000 - Pat DiNizio, frontman of the Smithereens, officially announces that he is running for a U.S. Senate sear for New Jersey on the Reform Party ticket.
1999 - At Woodstock 99, all hell breaks loose. Fires fueled by paper plates, pizza boxes and garbage strewn around everywhere break out during a set by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. The group's encore is delayed because a remote sound tower begins to burn. A fire truck is brought in to put out the blaze.
1998 - Jazz guitarist Tal Farlow dies of esophageal cancer in New York. He is 77. Farlow worked with such musicians as Charles Mingus, Red Norvo, and Eddie Costa in a career spanning four decades.
1997 - On the Grand Old Opry Martina McBride debuts her new single "Broken Wing" with a special guest. Her father, Daryl Schiff (considered a part-time singer) joins her on the stage.
1997 - John Berry fills a tall order when he provides music following the weddings of 48 couples as a radio station promotion for WYGY-FM in Cincinnati. Following the ceremony, Berry serenades the couples with his romance-oriented hits, "Your Love Amazes Me" and "I Will If You Will."
1995 - Singer Nina Simone fires a gun at a pair of noisy teenagers playing next door to her home in southern France. She is put on 18 months probation and ordered to seek psychological counseling.
1992 - Bryan Adams helps two motorists whose car struck his on a highway in St. Gellen, Switzerland. Adams was traveling from Zurich to Vienna as part of a concert tour when the other car skidded out of control, grazed his car and hit an embankment.
1969 - Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young give their first live performance at the Fillmore East in New York.
1966 - Eric Clapton plays lead guitar for George Harrison's ``While My Guitar Gently Weeps'' on the album ``The Beatles'' (also known as ``The White Album'').
1965 - Bob Dylan performs his first non-acoustic set at the Newport Folk Festival to a hostile crowd.
1962 - The Elvis Presley film ``Kid Galahad'' premieres.
| 2019-04-25T20:44:05 |
https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1045533/this-day-in-music
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How do I get the configuration and Module.symvers for a Raspbian kernel to compile a loadable module for my RPI 2?
When I try to compile a test driver using this tree I get errors that the Kernel configuration is invalid and that Module.symvers is missing. How do I get the configuration and Module.symvers for my kernel?
This will download more then 1GB of data and then process it, which will take a while.
Downloading the kernel source alone is not sufficient to compile a kernel module. There are a couple of things we need to do to get the kernel source at the time of the kernel compilation and do some other preparations before we can compile a kernel module.
cd rpf-linux-kernel git checkout -b rpi-bootloader-3.18.11 <kernel-commit-id> This will change into the directory with the raspberrypi kernel code and then checkout the code at the earlier retrieved kernel-commit-id into a new branch. I always do things in a separate branch so I can mess up all I want in that branch and start over cleanly by going back and checking out in a new branch. It is not required though.
Now that we have the exact code at the right commit id, it's time to make some preparations: make mrproper make bcm2709_defconfig make modules_prepare This cleans everything up and then loads the default configuration for the Pi2. For the Pi1 you should use make bcmrpi_defconfig instead. It then makes things ready to compile kernel modules.
This copies the previously saved Module7.symvers into the current directory. It must be named Module.symvers when placed in the rpf-linux-kernel directory! When compiling for the Pi1, you should just copy the previously saved Module.symvers into the rpf-linux-kernel directory. I assumed here that those *.symvers files were saved in the parent directory of rpf-linux-kernel.
When you're compiling a kernel module, the build system looks in the /lib/modules/<kernel-version>/build directory for the kernel headers/sources.
For the following example we assume that the user is 'pi' and that the previous git clone command was performed in it's home directory and that we want to compile a module for the current kernel.
Now that all the preparations are done, you can compile your kernel module or test driver by cd-ing into that directory and then do make ARCH=arm or whatever is the right way to compile your module/driver.
I wanted to compile a kernel module/driver for the RPI2. I followed the instructions from this page to build the kernel and the corresponding "Module.symvers".
Not the answer you're looking for? Browse other questions tagged linux modules or ask your own question.
| 2019-04-19T14:58:13 |
https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/questions/36900/how-do-i-get-the-configuration-and-module-symvers-for-a-raspbian-kernel-to-compi
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The Firm is the second novel by John Grisham and a legal thriller, having been authored in 1991. In 1993, The Firm was made into a film, thereby being starred by Tom Cruise.
Mitchell Y. McDeere is a law student who graduates from Harvard Law School and marries Abby, his high school girlfriend and college mate. McDeere's brother, Ray is serving a prison term. In a seemingly good interplay with lady luck, McDeere has many offers from several law firms, but he later settles for Bendini, Lambert and Locke, a relatively small tax law firm which is situated in Memphis. Bendini, Lambert and Locke is able to win McDeere by offering him a BMW 3- Series Automobile, paying off his students loans and providing him with low interest mortgage on house purchase. After McDeere passing his bar exam, two of his friends succumb to a scuba diving accident in Cayman Islands.
Later on, McDeere notices that three other employees had died in almost similar circumstances which are mysterious. It is at this juncture that McDeere hooks up with Eddie Lomax, Ray's ex-cell mate as a private investigator. It is at this point that McDeere comes to the realization that the firm Bendini, Lambert and Locke actually part of the Morolto crime family of Chicago. No sooner does McDeere send copies of Bendini, Lambert and Locke documents to the FBI than the firm becomes cognizant of McDeere's undertakings. The culmination of this development is that after realizing that he is already too embroiled in Bendini, Lambert and Locke's affairs to leave and that the FBI may not adequately protect him, McDeere makes huge withdrawal from Bendini, Lambert and Locke account and together with his wife Abby and his brother Ray and escapes to the Caribbean region to live in peace therein.
The main characters in the story are Mitchell McDeere (the protagonist), Abby McDeere (Mitchell's wife), Wayne Terrance (an FBI agent), Ray McDeere (Mitchell's brother), Eddie Lomax (a private investigator and ex-con), Tammy Hemphill (Lomax's secretary and girlfriend). The characters are indeed credible, given that they reflect the society as a conglomeration of different individuals with different backgrounds and professions.
The credibility of the characters is also seen in the fact that the main characters in the story helped reining in a corrupt organization, which had also caused loss of lives. This is despite the fact that these main characters ran into many problems. For instance, Mitchell who makes up for my favorite character (since he is smart and maintains a strong sense of judgment) almost lost his life to the firm's well calculated and dense spy network, while Lomax actually did. The characters also experienced adventures: Mitchell makes huge withdrawal and runs away with it in the company of his wife and brother to the Caribbean.
Although I cannot relate to any of the characters in the story since I have never done or felt some of the things the characters did, yet I like the book, with the favorite part of the book being the apprehension of the firm's bigwigs and McDeeres' happy ending. Nevertheless, I wish Lomax remained to experience the happy ending, and thus, if I were the author, I could change this. Nonetheless, as Robinson (2001) puts it, it is a fact that not all who play constructive roles live to taste the fruits of the labor, in a world punctuated with crime. I can recommend this book to my youthful friends. This is because; the youth always love thrillers which present as close to real life situations as possible, realistic plots.
| 2019-04-21T20:12:38 |
https://exclusivepapers.com/essays/review/the-firm.php
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What for is the library?
What is the ml_algo for?
The main purpose of the library - to give developers, interested both in Dart language and data science, native Dart implementation of machine learning algorithms. This library targeted to dart vm, so, to get smoothest experience with the lib, please, do not use it in a browser.
CrossValidator. Factory, that creates instances of a cross validator. In a few words, this entity allows researchers to fit different hyperparameters of machine learning algorithms, assessing prediction quality on different parts of a dataset.
LinearClassifier.softmaxRegressor. An algorithm, that performs simplest linear multiclass classification. As well as for logistic regression, if you want to use this classifier for your data, please, make sure, that your data is linearly separable.
LinearRegressor.gradient. A well-known algorithm, that performs linear regression using gradient vector of a cost function.
LinearRegressor.lasso An algorithm, that performs feature selection along with regression process. The heart of the algorithm - coordinate descent optimization. If you want to decide, which features are less important - go ahead and use this regressor.
NoNParametricRegressor.nearestNeighbor An algorithm, that makes prediction for each new observation based on first k closest observations from training data. It has quite high computational complexity, but in the same time it may easily catch non-linear pattern of the data.
We need this repo to parse raw data in order to use it farther. For more details, please, visit ml_preprocessing repository page.
Data in this file is represented by 768 records and 8 features. 9th column is a label column, it contains either 0 or 1 on each row. This column is our target - we should predict a class label for each observation. Therefore, we should point, where to get label values. Let's use labelName parameter for that (labels column name, 'class variable (0 or 1)' in our case).
All are set, so, we can do our classification.
Let's classify another famous dataset - Iris dataset. Data in this csv is separated into 3 classes - therefore we need to use different approach to data classification - Softmax regression.
| 2019-04-21T00:40:51 |
https://pub.dartlang.org/documentation/ml_algo/latest/
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I've had a lot of people telling me to bend my shoulders and have a high backlift for a proper squash swing. One person at the courts told me that my stroke should not be "determined" and that my hand should move freely with my upper body. I guess what he meant was something I've read in a lot of places: get the power in the stroke from the shoulders.
I've checked out the images in the library and watched some videos of the pros and I've seen that the rotation of the upper body is not as pronounced as some people say it should be (the upper body should be almost facing the back wall for a forehand drive), even when the players have plenty of time to play the shot. Also contrary to what that guy told me the movement of the arm is very much "determined" and independant from the body.
Which swing would you people consider better and more effective? I've been practicing without rotating the shoulders too much so far and haven't been able to get TOO much power into the shots, something the coaches at the courts often point out to me.
This is a good photo of James Willstrop preparing for a mid-height volley. Note the balanced stance (see the left arm, weight on the front foot), controlled arm (the shape of the "tool"), height of the ball (as he moves to take the shot). There will be very limited rotation of shoulders if accuracy is the requirement.
DD - at this link you will see two photos that are very specific to the shoulder movement and body rotation as the players move into position. Notice the further back into the back corner the ball goes the more the body/shoulders need to twist to get into position. The speed at which the ball is travelling will also be taken into consideration. The balance/footwork will then vary depending on how tight/low the ball is into the corner, and whether the balance will primarily be on one leg or both.
At a tournament last weekend the really top players kept the ball flying around the court, then when I went to watch the Graded players the ball sounded like a "big frog hitting the floor with a plop sound", and this will make a big difference to the amount of backswing/shoulder rotation/lunge and racket preparation to retrieve deep shots as there will be a huge loss of speed on the rebound of the ball.
Can you relate to my points?
doubledot - I just had a thought about your comment "bend my shoulders". It is difficult to bend your shoulders without flexing your torso and dropping one shoulder. The sort of flexion you need is like, eg put your right elbow on your left knee, and that sort of takes you into a backswing position; notice then your knees bend, your shoulders turn as your hips/torso flexes; that is an exercise I have used to give students the feel of the movement. Repeat that same exercise on the opposite side.
How easy this becomes will depend to some extent on your build, eg stocky, lean, flexible.
The trick, as Raystrach points out, is to get the required relaxed movement and at the same time control the wrist, arm, racket head, and swing. For soft and high controlled shots down the "line" (shots you use to get back into position at the T) you do not need the power and require less momentum/power in the swing.
more power yes, but less control becasue there are move moving parts which are rotating.
the pros tend to get their power from swing speed and timing with significant but limited rotation of the shoulder and hips.
these parts(hips and shoulder) have the effect of kick starting then accelerating the final part of the swing which is the forearm snap (pronation, supination) you must start with an open face racket for it to be truly effective and consistant.
in theory, (uni research theory that is) the most power is obtained by keeping the shoulders parallel to the direction of the hit and by tranferring body weight in the same direction. i would not be separating out the arm from the rest, rather, separate out from the point of the hips.
from the hips down is the transportation vehicle and operational platform - it has to move the top bit around the court efficiently and when it get there, needs to provide a solid balanced platform from which to work.
finally, you must keep a firm grip of the racket and a firm wrist. often there is too must unwanted movement in the racket head at the point of impact. this results in a less than "clean" hit.
Appreciate the effort you and Rita are putting in with the web site.
| 2019-04-24T18:46:01 |
http://www.squashgame.info/squashforum/3997
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Function: An NSImage object is a high-level class for manipulating image data.
You use this class to load existing images or create new ones and composite them into a view or other image. This class works in conjunction with one or more image representation objects (subclasses of NSImageRep), which manage the actual image data.
NSImageCacheAlways 1 Always generate a cache when drawing.
NSImageCacheBySize 2 Cache if cache size is smaller than the original data.
NSImageCacheDefault 0 Caching is unspecified.
Use the image rep's default.
NSImageCacheNever 3 Never cache; always draw direct.
NSImageLoadStatusCancelled 1 Image loading was canceled.
The image contains the portions of the data that have already been successfully decompressed, if any.
NSImageLoadStatusCompleted 0 Enough data has been provided to completely decompress the image.
NSImageLoadStatusInvalidData 2 An error occurred during image decompression.
The image data is probably corrupt. The image contains the portions of the data that have already been successfully decompressed, if any.
NSImageLoadStatusReadError 4 Not enough data was available for full decompression of the image.
NSImageLoadStatusUnexpectedEOF 3 Not enough data was available for full decompression of the image.
| 2019-04-23T14:46:58 |
http://www.monkeybreadsoftware.net/class-nsimagembs.shtml
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Should an Internet Tax Pay for Cybersecurity?
This week, Microsoft's Vice President of Trustworthy Computing, Scott Charney, argued that an Internet tax may be a good solution for paying for cybersecurity. Since then, net neutrality advocates and Microsoft critics have called this a terrible idea. They argue that software designers themselves should pay for their own security measures and worry such a tax would reduce Internet usage, and consequently, information availability. I don't think that an Internet tax is quite as insane an idea as opponents would suggest, however. It could work.
First, the problem is worth explaining. Economics would consider cybersecurity a "public good." That means its consumption does not reduce its availability to others and no one would be excluded from enjoying it. One obvious similar example would be national security. All citizens enjoy its benefits without reducing its availability.
How do we pay for national security? Through taxes. The problem with public goods is that there isn't really a market for them. Since everyone benefits from their existence, no particular consumers are willing to buy them. As a result, no producers would be able to create a profitable business selling them. That's why the government often steps in to create this market: if they force all people to pay a share, then the market can exist.
In a similar way, the government could create a tax for cybersecurity. A general tax would be another option to consider, if people are worried about the disincentive from using the Internet created by a tax specific to its usage. Yet, shouldn't taxes be aligned to benefit? Let's say there's an Amish person who does not use the Internet. Why should he pay the tax so that those who do use the Internet to benefit? Moreover, if I use the Internet more than the average person, shouldn't I pay more for the security I get? The probability of identity theft or virus infection increases through accessing more websites and making more online purchases.
"The idea of a general Net tax is a horrible idea," said John Pescatore, Gartner's security analyst. "Why not a tax on all retail goods for a standard antishoplifting service all merchants would have to use?"
This analogy is a little strange, since with cybersecurity the users benefit, not the web sites or software companies, while with shoplifting the merchants get the benefit, not the customers. So let me try to think of a better example where those paying for the tax actually benefit. How's this: why not tax all airline tickets to pay for a minimum standard security service all airports would have to use?
In fact, this is exactly what we have today. It's called the September 11 Security Fee. That was instituted to pay for the ramped up airport security measures in response to the terrorist attacks. It consists of $2.50 per flight. In this case, others may also benefit from the security, like those working in buildings that now won't be flown into by terrorists. But (assuming the security measures actually work) the benefit to fliers is particularly clear and direct. Moreover, these fees were created to only cover airport-specific expenditures. The U.S. government obviously does a lot more homeland security than just hiring TSA workers and buying x-ray machines. The other stuff is paid through general tax revenue.
Most opponents of a tax would say that software companies should be responsible for paying, since it's their responsibility to develop a safe product. Indeed, some criticize Microsoft for advocating a tax as an excuse to spend less of their own money developing safer software. But it really doesn't matter: if software designers pay, then they'll just pass that cost to consumers anyway.
Yet, a tax would ensure that consumers don't suffer from software companies who are tempted to cut corners and spend less on cybersecurity than they should, so to sell a cheaper product. Sure, it will make Internet usage more expensive, but it should. Those who benefit from this cybersecurutiy should be responsible for its price tag.
| 2019-04-20T07:06:42 |
https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2010/03/should-an-internet-tax-pay-for-cybersecurity/37101/
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1. [Q]: I want to remodel my kitchen. What next?
[A]: The first step is to make your wish list. Find some pictures or articles that have styles, colors and designs you like. Take basic measurements of the area you want us to work with and the placement of the current appliances, sinks, etc. You may call us to get some guidance on how to measure all this. Then stop in to Europe Construction showroom and consult with our kitchen and bathroom design specialists.
2. [Q]: What if I can't choose and I'm overwhelmed by all the choices?
[A]: We understand your frustration and believe us we know how deal with this. We recommend to get back to the basics plan and add new ideas that you like and eliminate ideas that you have decided against. Your Europe Construction design specialist will be happy to guide you every step of this way.
3. [Q]: How do I choose the right cabinets for my new kitchen?
[A]: There are several differences between the types of cabinets. Identifying your needs and what style you're looking for is important in determining which type of cabinet is right for your kitchen.
Europe Construction's stock cabinet line features many of doors styles, the most popular wood species, many of finishes and optional plywood sides and dove tailed drawers.
Semi-custom cabinets are very popular. These kitchen cabinets are designed in a manner that allows for the modification in depth and width which enhances the opportunity for great customization. They also offer more cabinet options, door styles, cabinet types, and finishes than a stock cabinet line. The semi-custom kitchen cabinet line offers many more door styles, wood species, and wood finishes which can be mixed and matched in thousands of door style and finish combinations.
Semi-custom cabinets are high quality from top to bottom, with a moderate price range - an affordable cabinet and a great value.
Custom cabinets can be made to meet any need or desire you have. The custom kitchen cabinet lines carried by Europe Construction offer a large variety of sizes, configurations and designs. Custom cabinets can also be constructed to almost any size or requirement you have. The custom cabinet line at Europe Construction offers the the most wood species and finishes, door styles, including custom matched stain. Custom cabinets are of the highest quality and offer virtually unlimited options, so you can create a one-of-a-kind dream kitchen with features galore.
4. [Q]: How long will the job take?
[A]: Many of our kitchen remodels are completed within a week. This can vary depending on the scope of the work you choose.
5. [Q]: Do I have to be home while you do remodeling?
[A]: That’s all up to you. We usually like prefer you to be there on the first day to let the installer in so that you know who will be working in your home. Other than that, you can come and go as you wish. We’re fully licensed, bonded and insured and we have a great group of honest, upstanding installers working for us who we trust in our home as much as we trust them in yours.
6. [Q]: What about my current appliances?
[A]: You want to keep or replace them? That is a decision you will have to make. It is important to let your designer know the actual size of the appliances that you currently have or will be purchasing as these dimensions will impact the placement of cabinetry. If you're considering replacing your appliances, let your designer know, Europe Construction offers a full line of appliances for your shopping convenience.
7. [Q]: What about counter-tops? At what point do I need to make my selection?
[A]: We have a wide selection of counter-top styles and materials that you may choose from. It is a good idea to make your counter-top selection when you make your cabinetry selection. In this case we can coordinate the installation of the counter-top with the arrival of the cabinetry.
8. [Q]: How long does it take for my cabinets to arrive once I've made my choice?
[A]: We expect your cabinets to arrive within four to six weeks. This will vary among manufacturers. When you are making your selections, your designer will let you know what type of time frame you can expect. But please note that we'll do our best to make deliver your cabinets as soon as possible.
9. [Q]: I still have a questions but I'd like to talk to someone. How do I contact you?
[A]: We would love to hear from you. Our professional designers are there to assist. Please send us an email at [email protected] or call us at (760) 683-9293.
| 2019-04-23T10:20:07 |
http://www.kitchenhomemakeover.com/faqs/
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There are four major ways to train deep learning networks: supervised, unsupervised, semi-supervised, and reinforcement learning. We'll explain the intuitions behind each of the these methods. Along the way, we'll share terms you'll read in the literature in parentheses and point to more resources for the mathematically inclined. By the way, these categories span both traditional machine learning algorithms and the newer, fancier deep learning algorithms.
For the math-inclined, see this Stanford tutorial which covers supervised and unsupervised learning and includes code samples.
Supervised Learning trains networks using examples where we already know the correct answer. Imagine we are interested in training a network to recognize pictures from your photo library that have your parents in them. Here's the steps we'd take in that hypothetical scenario.
We would start the process by going through your photos (the data set) and identifying all the pictures that have your parents in them, labeling them. We would then take the whole stack of photos and split them into two piles. We would use the first pile to train the network (training data) and the second pile to see how accurate the model is at picking out photos with our parents (validation data).
Once the data sets are ready, we'd feed the photos to the model. Mathematically, our goal is for the deep network to find a function whose input is a photo and whose output is a 0 when your parents are not in the photo or 1 when they are.
This step is usually called the categorization task. In this case we're training for results that are yes-no, but supervised learning can also be used to output a set of values, rather than just a 0 or 1. For example, we might train a network to output the probability that someone will repay a credit card loan, in which case the output is anywhere between 0 and 100. These tasks are called regressions.
To continue the process, the model makes a prediction for each photo by following rules (activation function) to decide whether to light up a particular node in the work. The model works from left to right one layer a time--we will ignore more complicated networks for the moment. After the network calculates this for every node in the network, we'll get to the rightmost node (output node) which lights up or not.
Since we already know which pictures have your parents in them, we would be able to tell the model whether its prediction is right or wrong. We would then feed back this information to the network.
The algorithm uses this feedback, which is the result of a function that quantifies "how far off from the real answer is from the model's prediction". This is called a cost function, also known as objective function, utility function or fitness function. The result of the function is then used to modify the strength of connections and biases between nodes in a process called backpropagation since the information travels "backwards" from the result nodes.
We'd repeat this for each of the pictures, and in each case the algorithms try to minimize the cost function.
There are a variety of mathematical techniques to use this knowledge of whether the model was right or wrong back into the model, but a very common method is gradient descent. Algobeans has a good layman's explanation of how this works. Michael Nielsen adds the math which involves calculus and linear algebra (and a friendly demon!).
Once we've processed all the photos from our first stack we will be ready to test the model. We would grab the second stack of photos and use them to see how accurately the trained model can pick up photos of your parents.
Steps 2 and 3 would typically be repeated by tweaking various things about the model (hyperparameters), such as how many nodes there are, how many layers there are, which mathematical function to use to decide whether a node lights up, how aggressively to train the weights during the backpropagation phase, and so on. This Quora answer has a good explanation of the knobs you can turn.
Finally, once you have an accurate model, you deploy that model into your application. Your expose the model as an API call, such as ParentsInPicture(photo), and you can call that method from your software, causing the model to make an inference and giving you the result.
We'll go through this exact process later to write an iPhone application that recognizes business cards.
It can be hard (that is, expensive) to get a labeled data set, so you need to make sure the value of the prediction justifies the cost of getting the labeled data and training the model in the first place. For example, getting labeled X-rays of people who might have cancer is expensive, but the value of an accurate model that generates few false positives and few false negatives is obviously very high.
Imagine you are a T-shirt manufacturer, and you have a bunch of people's body measurements. You'd like a clustering algorithm that groups those measurements into a set of clusters so you can decide how big to make your XS, S, M, L, and XL shirts.
You are the CTO of a security startup and you want to find anomalies in the history of network connections between computers: network traffic that looks unusual might help you find an employee downloading all their CRM history because they are about to quit or someone transferring an abnormally large amount of money to a new bank account. If you're interested in this sort of thing, you'll like this survey of unsupervised anomaly detection algorithms.
"YouTube cat finder" research that kindled the general public's enthusiasm for AI. In this paper, the Google Brain team in conjunction with Stanford researchers Quoc Le and Andrew Ng describe an algorithm that groups YouTube videos into a bunch of categories, including one that contained cats. They didn't set out to find cats, but the algorithm automatically grouped videos containing cats (and thousands of other objects from the 22,000 object categories defined in ImageNet) together without any explicit training data.
To learn more about unsupervised learning, try this Udacity class.
One of the most promising recent developments in unsupervised learning is an idea from Ian Goodfellow (who was working in Yoshua Bengio's lab at the time) called "generative adversarial networks" in which we pit two neural networks against each other: one network, called the generator is responsible for generating data designed to try and trick the other network, called the discriminator. This approach is achieving some amazing results, such as AI which can generate photo-realistic pictures from text strings or hand-drawn sketches.
Semi-supervised learning combines a lot of unlabeled data with a small amount of labeled data during the training phase. The trained models that result from this training set can be highly accurate and less expensive to train compared to using all labeled data. Our friend Delip Rao at the AI consulting company Joostware, for example, built a solution using semi-supervised learning using just 30 labels per class which got the same accuracy as a model trained using supervised learning which required ~1360 labels per class. This enabled their client to scale their prediction capabilities from 20 categories to 110 categories very quickly.
One intuition behind why using unlabeled data can sometimes help make models more accurate: even if you don't know the answer, you are learning something about what the possible values are and how often specific values appear.
Math fans: try this Xiaojin Zhu's epic 135-slide tutorial and the accompanying paper which surveys the literature back in 2008.
Reinforcement learning is for situations where you again don't have labeled data sets, but you do have a way to telling whether you are getting closer to your goal (reward function). The classic children's game hotter or colder (a variant of Huckle Buckle Beanstalk) is a good illustration of the concept. Your job is to find a hidden object, and your friends will call out whether you are getting "hotter" (closer to) or "colder" (farther from) the object. "Hotter/colder" is the reward function, and the goal of the algorithm is to maximize the reward function. You can think of the reward function is a delayed and sparse form of labeled data: rather than getting a specific "right/wrong" answer with each data point, you'll get a delayed reaction and only a hint of whether you're heading in the right direction.
DeepMind published a paper in Nature describing a system that combines reinforcement learning with deep learning to learned to play a set of Atari video games, some with great success (like Breakout) and others terribly (like Montezuma's Revenge).
The Nervana team (now at Intel) published an excellent explanatory blog post that walks through the techniques in detail.
A very creative Stanford student project by Russell Kaplan, Christopher Sauer, Alexander Sosa illustrates one of the challenges with reinforcement learning and suggests a clever solution. You'll see in the DeepMind paper that the algorithms failed to learn how to play Montezuma's Revenge. The reason for this is that, as the Stanford students describe, "reinforcement learning agents still struggle to learn in environments with sparse rewards." When you don't get enough "hotter" or "colder" hints, you have a hard time finding the hidden key. The Stanford students basically taught the system to understand and respond to natural language hints such as "climb down the ladder" or "get the key", making the system the top-scoring algorithm in the OpenAI gym. Watch a video of the algorithm in action.
Watch the video of a reinforcement learning system that learned to play Super Mario World like a boss.
Richard Sutton and Andrew Barto wrote the book on Reinforcement Learning. Check out the draft of the 2nd edition.
| 2019-04-23T20:51:36 |
http://aiplaybook.a16z.com/docs/guides/dl-learning
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How can I configure a dual-application bootloader when using OTA? I'm using the BLE_OTA_FixedStack_Bootloadable/Bootloader example projects on the CY8CKIT-042-BLE using a 256k module (600-20088-01). OTA updates work fine, but since it doesn't use external memory, updates overwrite the existing application, rendering the application invalid if the OTA is interrupted. There is ample room on the flash for the bootloader (92 kB) and two duplicate applications (40 kB each) I want either a "golden image" (application that is loaded once, and then never overwritten), or two applications, the most recent of which is loaded at startup.
I know I can achieve the mission-critical behavior which I'm looking for by using external memory, but I'd like to utilize the available internal flash.
Please refer page# 21 of below application note for Dual Application Bootloader implementation.
I have attached a sample example for Dual Application Bootloader with Fixed Stack OTA architecture for your reference here.
Thank you GyanC_36. The example application seems to be what I'm looking for. I can load the FW onto the device, and it runs as expected. When I go to OTA update, I can't update application1 - it returns "The bootloader reported error 'The application is currently marked as active and cannot be modified.'." I can OTA update application without issue, but the device will always boot to application1.
I'd like the bootloader to load application2, unless it is invalid, in which case application1 would be loaded. The literature indicates that application1 should be set to inactive, and application2 set to active. How do I do this?
An alternative would be to set the "older" of the two applications to inactive, while the "newer" is active.
You can use any GPIO switch or External Command in your Bootloader Project to set Active/Inactive Flag for a particular application. Please refer Bootloader datasheet ( In Top Design Right Click on Bootloader component -> Open datasheet) for particular APIs.
| 2019-04-22T00:53:36 |
https://community.cypress.com/thread/44963
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The steeplechase is a form of horse racing (primarily conducted in the United Kingdom, United States, and Ireland) and derives its name from early races in which orientation of the course was by reference to a church steeple, jumping fences and ditches and generally traversing the many intervening obstacles in the countryside.
The steeplechase originated in Ireland in the 18th century as an analogue to cross-country horse races which went from church steeple to church steeple, hence "steeplechase".
The official world record in the 3000 m steeplechase for men is held by Saif Saaeed Shaheen of Qatar (formerly Stephen Cherono of Kenya) at 7:53.63 and was set on September 3, 2004 during the Ivo Van Damme Memorial in Brussels.
On December 19, 1936 the Steeplechase Pier was damaged by a barge that was extending nearby rock jetties.
Although Steeplechase was closed for the winter, the worst natural disaster to hit Steeplechase since it was founded in 1897 occurred on Saturday November 7, 1953.
While Steeplechase was a fenced oasis of cleanliness and inexpensive fun, the rest of Coney's fun zone was filthy and noisy and a place where ride operators and food establishments gouged the public.
Steeplechase trainers are based throughout the Eastern half of the United States, with most concentrated in the Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia area..
A steeplechase horse in the off-season is often dirty, hairy and happy.
Steeplechasing occurs in 12 states, offers over $4.5 million in total purses, is seen by millions of people, includes the best horses and horsemen thoroughbred racing has to offer and each year raises millions of dollars for charity.
810 KAR 1:050. Steeplechase racing.
All steeplechase races on which pari-mutuel wagering is conducted shall be in accord with this administrative regulation and all other provisions of KAR Title 810 except as noted in the sections of this administrative regulation.
For steeplechase races, the apprentice allowance shall be ten (10) pounds until he has ridden a winner, seven (7) pounds until he has ridden an additional four (4) winners; five (5) pounds until he has ridden ten (10) winners.
For steeplechase races, 810 KAR 1:014, Section 1(11) shall not apply and ten (10) pounds shall be the limit of overweight any horse is permitted to carry with the exception of when the rider is an amateur; in this case there shall be no limit.
What is Steeplechase Horse Racing?
The first steeplechase courses were often over rough terrain, which meant that horse and rider were forced to deal with whatever unforseen obstacles might be in their path.
The first organized steeplechase racing began around 1830, and a basic steeplechase course is now 2-4 miles (3.2-6.4 meters) long and consists of a combination of obstacles such as stone walls, water jumps, brush fences,and timber rails.
Steeplechase races are held at several Thoroughbred race tracks throughout the country, the most significant race being the U.S. Grand National Steeplechase at Belmont Park.
George Cornelius Tilyou, Steeplechase's founder, was born in New York City in 1862.
His premier attraction, dubbed the Steeplechase Horses and costing $41,000, was an undulating, curving, metal track over which large double-saddled wooden horses ran on wheels in an imitation of a real horse race.
I want to correct the notion that Steeplechase was wiped off the map." He also corrected the impression that with, a cold and rainy spring, he had a bad season.
Steeplechase Park is one of the most famous (and most influential) amusement parks in the industry's history.
Steeplechase Park was the heart of Coney, watching the island through good and bad times from the late 1800's to the mid-Sixties.
Steeplechase, like the rest of Coney, was a different world at night.
The 2000m steeplechase is not a pure middle distance race because of the different fatigue mechanisms that are evident between steeplechasing and flat running.
Outdoors, when steeplechase facilities are not available, it pays to make use of the long jump pit with a firm obstacle placed in front of it to simulate the clearance action.
In addition to these theoretical possibilities, it is advisable in the development of specific steeplechase endurance to use mainly long repetitions (3-4 x 1000 -1500m) with obstacles under cross-country running conditions, supplemented by 1500m steeple- chasing control tests on the track.
Steeplechasing has a strong connection to Saratoga, as hurdle races have been contested there since the track first opened its doors in 1864.
The betting handle on steeplechase races at Saratoga this year was comparable to those registered in recent years, with approximately $500,000 bet on each steeplechase race, or roughly half of the average handled on flat races at the meet.
Despite the fact that steeplechase racing does not diminish the average daily handle, handicappers still wager less on steeplechase races than on flat races, a trend that doesn't exist in Europe where steeplechase racing is much more prevalent.
Steeplechase’s official website, www.steeplechasetheband.com, is slated to be getting some major updates over the next month, including new band photos, music snippets, links, and news updates.
Steeplechase’s rhythm guitar player has formally announced that he will be leaving for Bombay, India on December 30th and according to sources is “looking forward to bringing in the New Year in a new place”.
Steeplechase has successfully completed all of the basic tracking for the “She Calls Me Out Tonight” single which is set for a late 2004/early 2005 release in Europe.
The steeplechase, though, is not too fast and not too slow—it's the sexiest of all the middle-distance events.
The people steeple was modeled after the horse race (late one night by a drunk Oxford student, according to legend), and the horse race, in turn, was adapted from fox hunting.
The pool is located directly behind a barrier, and the steeplechaser's ability to manage the double hazard with aplomb is the key to the race.
The first of the great Coney Island parks, Steeplechase Park, was the work of George C. Tilyou, and it grew from the sprig of envy.
The fire that razed Dreamland in 1911 left Steeplechase virtually unscathed, but George Tilyou died in 1914, and by then Coney Island as a whole was beginning to slip out of step with the times.
Today, the last sign that Steeplechase Park ever existed is the defunct Parachute Jump, purchased in 1940 from James H. Strong, a retired naval officer who originally had it built to train real-life paratroopers for service.
The first recognized steeplechase race was run at Pimlico on October 18, 1873 over a course built in the infield.
Steeplechasing has not changed much since those early days.
Maryland Steeplechasing would like to invite you to pack a picnic and join the festivities of steeplechase racing in Maryland.
I'm Jean and I'm the matriarch of Steeplechase Cattery.
We are located in the central part of South Carolina near Columbia, the capital.
We here at Steeplechase are dedicated to the health and happiness of our kitties.
The Jumping Game explores the ancient and passionate bond between people and horses, and traces the 150-year history of the steeplechase in the United States through archival film and photographs.
Born in Ireland in 1752 - when at the end of a days foxhunting, two riders settled the argument of whose horse was best by racing to a distant church steeple - the sport crossed the Atlantic Ocean to the United States early in the 19th century.
According to my research, the first race that was reported in The Sporting Journal was in 1834, and amazingly enough was right in Washington, DC.
This HTML version of the Phase I and II Covenants for Steeplechase was created by the Steeplechase Neighborhood Association as an aid to Steeplechase homeowners.
Get the ones that apply to your part of Steeplechase (all homes west of, and including those on, Brent and Brian, are covered by the Phase I and II Covenants; all homes east of Brent and Brian are covered by the Phase III Covenants).
The opening of George C. Tilyou’s Steeplechase Park in 1897 marked the beginning of Coney Island’s era as “the Nation’s Playground” and the rise of the modern-day amusement park.
He called his park “Steeplechase - The Funny Place.” Popular rides at Steeplechase Park included the Steeplechase Race, in which visitors raced gravity-powered wooden horses around a circular steel track, and Trip to the Moon, a simulated rocket ride.
In 1907, Steeplechase Park suffered an eighteen-hour fire that destroyed thirty-five acres.
My best 1600m is a 4:37 and best 3200m is 10:02 and i ran a 1600m steeplechase in 4:54.
I know throwing in that extra lap in the steeplechase will make it more challenging and your legs will probably be more fatigued with the extra jumps.
When I ran the steeple, a rule of thumb was to take your 3200/2mile time and that would roughly approximate your steeplechase time.
Steeplechase has had 2 different recorded versions released over the years.
There are two types of races referred to as the steeplechase.
A horse race across a tract of land or on a race course with ditches, hedges, etc to jump.
THE 2006 BROOKHILL STEEPLECHASE WILL BE HELD AS USUAL ON THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY (MAY 6, 2006) AT BROOKHILL FARMS IN CLAYTON, NC.
Brookhill Steeplechase, sanctioned by the National Steeplechase Association (NSA), proudly boasts being a completely volunteer run event.
The event has something for everyone...from Corporate Tents to College Park, it’s the ONLY place to be on the first Saturday in May. It’s the event you don’t want to have to hear about around the water cooler on Monday.
Since its beginning in 1985, The Steeplechase at Callaway has generated more than $1,500,000 for not-for-profit, tax-exempt arts related organizations in southwest Georgia and southeast Alabama.
Now in its sixteenth year, the Sport of Kings Challenge was developed by the International Steeplechase Group, an organization dedicated to the perpetuation of amateur racing and promoting the sport of steeplechasing.
Like the Triple Crown in flat racing, the series of five races is open to three-year olds and upward which have not won a race over hurdles or steeplechase fences prior to June 1, of the previous year.
In 1869, a steeplechase was held at Jerome Park in New York.
Iroquois Steeplechase, Middle Tennessee's premier horse racing event, will be held May 8, 1999.
Panels on either side of a steeplechase fence which are designed to guide a horse to a fence.
| 2019-04-25T12:44:35 |
http://www.factbites.com/topics/Steeplechase
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I have hunted high and low but couldn’t find any LSX reviews or opinions from actual customers so I thought this might encourage some others to contribute.
My reference speakers are hybrid 505 mini ESL panels driven by Hypex nCore OEM amps and KEF LS50’s driven by a Holton amp.
I paid under $1700 delivered for my LSX set.
Firstly, these gorgeous little speakers have their own sound, they are not neutral but they are very musical and have enormous mid bass detail. Whereas the LS50’s were super clean and the ESL’s can’t really be compared because they don't seem to have a 'sound'.
I didn't buy these for myself, but so the whole family could listen to their own selections without having to figure out how to use my gear.
Setup is simple. There are only a few lines of instructions in the single sheet user manual explaining how to 'Plug them in to a power point and switch them on'.
Once set up, I was able to use my Samsung phone with a pair of free KEF apps.an iPad and MacBook pro with AirPlay to control the speakers playing Spotify. Other sources can be selected such as my Aries Mini server where I could select all my audio files. Unfortunately, they just display as an alphabetically sorted list, but they do sound excellent.
With Airplay, I could choose Spotify Connect or Spotify via Airplay and Aries Mini streamer. Streaming via Airplay sounds much cleaner than Spotify Connect which sounds a bit doofy and ordinary. There is also a substantial delay between tracks with Spotify Connect so I assume the servers are different.
The speakers can connect to each other by Bluetooth which supports 48kHz/24bit or a supplied network cable connection that supports 96kHz/24bit transmission.
It also supports source files up to 192kHz/24bit according to specs. I assume via TOSLINK.
To my ears, the sound is far removed from being audiophile quality but listening experience is exciting and enjoyable.
Bass and upper bass were the BIG surprise because of the weight and detail which seemed out of proportion to these tiny boxes. Victor Wooten on electric bass is incredibly detailed, weighty and dynamic. Piano and stringed instruments sound accurate. Treble and mids aren't as harsh as I sometimes heard on the LS50's. Voices are so pure that minute vocal inflections are conveyed with a human emotion that is often lost.
To summarise, KEF LSX speakers are exciting, musical, emotional and non fatiguing.
Despite my bias towards my own system, and a disappointing start I really enjoy listening to them now.
When I listened in my main room, which is long, lively and has a tile floor, they sounded pretty grotty. Sounds seemed to just bounce around and the magic was gone. It was just a cacophony ! I think the room is just too large and too lively for such small speakers.
The control apps have some EQ controls so speaker stands/cabinet, room brightness, edge distance and rear wall distance can be set to suit your own conditions. Bass and treble can also be adjusted.
After customising the settings to suit my room, I could detect NO improvement whatsoever and I started to think I had made a big mistake.
We have a thickly carpeted spare bedroom that isn't used, so I placed the LSXs on some stands and powered up. There was a big improvement, but the sound was still out of whack. It sounded boomy and voices were recessed.
More adjustments to the settings. Still no change. Now what?
Brainwave! Reset speakers to factory settings with the app.
I powered up and blast of glorious music hit me but it was too bass heavy, so I reduced the level until it was comfortable and got stuck into some of my test tracks.
It seems to me, I may have fallen into the old trap of pushing the levels too high because these little miracles don't seem to distort at high levels.
Comfortable listening levels, in a quiet, average room really let these LSX speakers shine and allowed me to experience some of my favourite tracks with a whole new level of enjoyment. The music and performance became more important than the sound for a change.
SHOULD YOU BUY A SET?
Most of the forum users are serious about audio and these speakers can't really be called 'audiophile' quality but they could introduce many enthusiasts to a new enjoyment listening to musical performances instead of listening to sound.
NOTE: I don't know if the EQ control even works on my speakers but the factory setting sounds great when stands are used.
Thanks for sharing this review and providing some additional perspective Rob. I am in a similar position driven by a change of the main viewing room. It's a wider open area, lot of hard surfaces (wooden floors albeit with a large rug across the main sitting area) and I have been looking at these as a (cheaper than LS50W) option to remove the previous setup to a new room. I do plan to have a sub in the loop, but my main need is tv viewing and this is at a distance of about 3m, as opposed to being overly critical of music (other room in future for my old setup). These just went through a very nice sale that i missed out on, and reading this, I may be thankful while more opinions and experience comes to the forum(s). For s&g i just put a setup into the area (old smaller floorstanders, dac for the optical feed from tv, small warm amp) to prove the point about my current soundbar being simply underwhelming. Point proven that separate speakers (and these are not anywhere near high end, they are an old set of rears from HT) simply add everything back into the vocal frequencies that no tweaking on the soundbar can match.
Again thanks, hoping to hear more from others!
Unlike the LS50s it seems to me KEF designed the LSX to sound bigger than it's physical. I was impressed by the detailed bass and mids but I missed the LS50 unique feel.
Don't get me wrong, they are enjoyable, in the right room and at the right level. It is easy to push them a bit too far and then they don't sound like KEFs.
I have a similar question - do the LS50 still sound significantly better than the LSX even in a room small enough for the LSX?
I was thinking that the LSX might be ok to serve double duty as desktop speakers at the computer as well as in a small room where I am forced to listen fairly quietly. But at the same price as a passive LS50 I'm not so sure.
Conversely, do the LS50 have to be played loudly to get the best out of them? Then the LSX might have an advantage again.
| 2019-04-18T16:26:56 |
https://www.stereo.net.au/forums/topic/261937-new-mini-kef-lsx-wireless-speakers-opinion/
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Explain the rights of the debtors and the creditors in bankruptcy and insolvency.
Summarize the rules related to the different types of bankruptcy.
Explain discharge of indebtedness in bankruptcy.
Identify the rights of the debtors and the creditors in bankruptcy and insolvency given a specific scenario.
Identify the type of bankruptcy described in a specific scenario.
Chapter 7 – Complete liquidation, which is the most aggressive form of bankruptcy.
Person or Business can voluntarily petition for bankruptcy or a debtor can force them involuntarily into bankruptcy.
Must prove they don’t have the means to pay the debt by taking a “means” test. Takes the total income and reduces it by allowable expenses (food, housing, other reasonable living expenses) to determine if the debtor has the means to pay back the debt.
Banks, Railroads, and Domestic Insurance companies can’t file for chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Chapter 9 – Protect financially distressed municipalities (cities, counties, townships and school districts) from creditors.
Creates a plan for the municipalities to pay back its creditors.
Chapter 11 – Reorganization of debt, not total discharge like chapter 7.
Voluntary or involuntary petition (can choose to file chapter 11 or be forced to file chapter 11).
Allows companies to restructure debt and potentially discharge other debt.
Court approves reorganization of debt.
Chapter 13 – Reduction or adjustment of debt for individuals.
Contributions to employee benefit plans.
Income taxes withheld from employees and other taxes imposed.
After these preferred debts are paid then secured debt and unsecured debt will be paid. Any money left over in the bankruptcy after property has been liquidated will be returned to the debtor.
Reasonable protection for personal residence under certain dollar limits.
Debtors interest in motor vehicles.
Reasonable protection of furniture and household appliances.
Exceptions for personal medical aids.
Protection of income received from government benefits and pensions.
Know the different types of bankruptcies.
Know which debts have priority in liquidation.
Know the protections individuals have in bankruptcy (housing, vehicles, furniture, and income from government programs).
Know the debts that cannot be discharged in bankruptcy.
| 2019-04-25T03:59:51 |
https://thedailycpa.com/2018/01/01/reg-chapter-7-part-2-bankruptcy-and-insolvency/
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In 1929, William Fox of Fox Film Corporation bought the Loew family's holdings with Schenck's assent. Mayer was active in the California Republican Party and used his political connections to persuade the Justice Department to delay final approval of the deal on antitrust grounds.During this time, in the summer of 1929, Fox was badly hurt in an automobile accident.However, these purchases created a need for someone to oversee his new Hollywood operations, since longtime assistant Nicholas Schenck was needed in New York headquarters to oversee the 150 theaters. Mayer, Loew addressed the situation by buying Louis B. Mayer became head of the renamed Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, with Irving Thalberg as head of production.Marcus Loew died in 1927, and control of Loew's passed to Nicholas Schenck.Three years later, an increasingly unprofitable MGM was bought by Kirk Kerkorian, who slashed staff and production costs, forced the studio to produce low-budget fare, and then shut down theatrical distribution in 1973.The studio continued to produce five to six films a year that were released through other studios, mostly United Artists.MGM, however, was the very last studio to convert to "talkies" with its first all-color, "all-talking" sound feature with dialogue The Rogue Song, a 1930 musical.
In 1928, MGM released The Viking, the first complete Technicolor feature with sound (including a synchronized score and sound effects, but no spoken dialogue).By the time he recovered, the stock market crash in the fall of 1929 had nearly wiped Fox out and ended any chance of the Loew's merger going through.Schenck and Mayer had never gotten along (Mayer reportedly referred to his boss as "Mr.The studio then produced a number of three-color short subjects including 1935's musical La Fiesta de Santa Barbara, but waited until 1938 to film a complete feature in the process, Sweethearts with Mac Donald and Nelson Eddy, the earlier of the popular singing team's two films in color.From then on, MGM regularly produced several films a year in Technicolor with Northwest Passage being one of the most notable.
| 2019-04-21T00:19:42 |
http://hmaho.pepla.ru/sony-vegas-main-file-updating-failed-operation-caceled-2201.html
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"Humanitarian considerations" that have arisen in the case of Asperger's syndrome sufferer Gary McKinnon mean he should not face trial in the US for hacking into American military computers, the high court heard today.
In a last-ditch attempt to overturn earlier court decisions that the 43-year-old "UFO enthusiast" should be extradited, his lawyers accused prosecutors of ignoring the "disastrous consequences" of facing trial and a possible lengthy prison sentence in an American "supermax" prison.
The case also comes as the Tories are expected to devote an opposition day debate in parliament tomorrow to McKinnons' extradition, after David Cameron said he was "deeply saddened and worried" about the case.
McKinnon's barrister, Ed Fitzgerald, told the high court: "The Crown Prosecution Service wrongly failed to address the specific human rights issues, and the humanitarian issue, raised by the claimant's Aspergers syndrome.
"The CPS, as a public authority, had a duty to consider whether its failure to prosecute [in the UK] has inevitably exposed him to an avoidable and unnecessary risk of serious psychological suffering," he added.
The hearing comes after McKinnon signed a statement earlier this year admitting he had committed an offence under UK law by hacking into 97 computers belonging to the US navy and Nasa. The incident, which the US government says is the "biggest military hack of all time" and cost more than $700,000 (£430,000) in repairs, has led to talks between UK prosecutors and the US department of justice since charges were originally brought against the 43-year-old in New Jersey in 2002.
Although previous attempts to halt the extradition - which reached the House of Lords last year - failed, McKinnon's lawyers have since obtained a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome after consulting two psychiatrists last year.
"Both experts referred to the grave risk to his health if he was extradited to the US, and [autism expert] Professor [Simon] Baron-Cohen referred to the risk to his life," Fitzgerald said. "[The director of public prosecutions] failed to confront the human rights arguments for prosecutions in this country rather than in the US," Fitzgerald added.
The CPS, which defended its positiontoday , claims that the damage caused by the offence took place in the US, and that the investigation and most of the witnesses and evidence were located there. In February the director of public prosecutions, Keir Starmer, said there was not enough evidence to try McKinnon in the UK, an argument which McKinnon's lawyers deny.
"This was inconsistent with the CPS's own finding that there was sufficient evidence to prosecute," Fitzgerald said. "McKinnon's computer hacking conduct all took place in the UK, insofar as he was located here and using a computer in his home in the UK when he gained unauthorised access to the US systems."
McKinnon, from Wood Green, north London, is described as "vulnerable" and "misguided" by his supporters, who contrast the efforts to extradite him with terrorist suspects who have been kept in the UK.
"I will not give up this fight until the government intervenes to protect my vulnerable son," McKinnon's mother, Janis Sharp, said. "When considering the extradition of Abu Hamza, the then home secretary said 'Had we evidence in this country of a crime committed here then of course the police and the attorney general would have taken action'. Well, if that's the approach for a convicted terrorist, why not for a gentle, misguided Asperger's sufferer like Gary?"
| 2019-04-19T07:19:15 |
https://www.ukfast.co.uk/hosting-news/mckinnon-should-not-be-extradited.html
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Dogs and cats are the only pets ordinarily bathed, and they are bathed simply to remove dirt and odors. There is no best way to bath a pet, and no way has yet been found to eliminate the need for elbow grease.
Because the coats of dogs are water-resistant, the help of a chemicals iis needed to wash a dog with ease. A liquid detergent used to hand wash dishes will work and liquid soap with coconut-oil base is excellent. Special dog shampoo is ideal (not human shampoo though - wrong chemicals).
The shampoo must be well worked into the coat and rubbed until the dirt has been loosened or dissolved. After lathering, suds must be thoroughly rinsed from the coat. This is best accomplished by working in the fingers through the hair, just as one does in applying the soap solution. Usually one soaping and rinsing is enough, but if necessary, the process may be repeated again to be extra thorough.
There are soaps that contain vermin poisons. If one is used, no further medication is required. However, there are several very efficient dips and rinses available that are well worth using to finish off your pet's bath. Prepare the solution just before the bathing starts. After the pet has been washed and rinsed, pour the dip or special rinse all over the coat, allow it to saturate the coat for a few minutes, squeeze out the surplus with your hands, and dry the pet.
A loosening of hair generally follows any bath. After the pet is dry, considerable combing is generally necessary to free the coat of the loosened hair and give it a sheen and tone.
Is it safe to bath a dog in winter? It is safe provided the pet is well dried before being allowed outside in the cold air. Many pet owners bathe their pets at night, knowing they are sure to be dry by morning.
Another common question concerns the age at which it is safe to bathe a young animal. There is no rule about age. Young puppies that have become soiled and foul-smelling must be bathed if they are to be kept in a house. There is never an incident of a bath harming a pet, provided it was properly dried. Also do not put a dog in too hot a bath; it is better for the dog to wash them in a luke warm shower or luke warm water so they do not get too hot.
Puppies of all breeds frequently suffer from parasites and diseases. When one gets sick shortly after being bathed, the bath is all too often assumed to be the cause. Most of the harm that supposedly results from bathing has actually been caused by a pre-existing condition.
There are also several dry shampoos available that are quite effective cleaning agents.
| 2019-04-19T18:35:16 |
https://dogfriendlywales.com/dog-friendly-hotel-swansea-craig-y-nos-country-park67.html
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Is there a time limit for making a workers compensation claim?
A claim for Workers Compensation should be made as soon as possible following an injury or otherwise within 6 months of the injury, accident or death.
If there is a failure to make a claim within 6 months and that failure is the result of ignorance, common mistake or absence from the State then a claim for workers compensation can still be made.
If the claim is not made within 3 years of the date of injury, accident or death, then the claim cannot be made unless the injury resulted in the death or serious injury of the worker.
| 2019-04-24T12:25:54 |
https://www.garlingandco.com.au/faqs-workplace-compensation-claim/is-there-a-time-limit-for-making-a-workers-compensation-claim
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Perhaps it might be suggested that the endless series of causes (infinite regress) could itself function as an eternal cause. However, such a suggestion is absurd. There are two problems with suggesting an endless series of causes could act as an eternal cause.
First, to do so would, in fact, be asserting that an infinite series of insufficient causes functions as a sufficient cause. This would imply that sufficiency is conveyed by quantity. Or in other words, if there are enough insufficient causes, they become sufficient simply by virtue of their quantity. But quantity has nothing to do with sufficiency where causes are concerned.
Second, and more importantly, each cause in the endless series of causes is by definition also acting as an effect (of some previous cause.) Therefore, in an infinite series of insufficient causes, what you would really have is an endless series of effects without ever arriving at a cause sufficient to produce those effects. Thus, infinite regress, one way or another, is ultimately a process of procrastinating the problem of the need for a sufficient (and by definition eternal) cause. The existence of the universe requires a sufficient cause. And in general, the existence of a thing (unless it is eternal) requires the existence of something sufficient to cause that thing. Therefore, each insufficient cause further demands the existence of an initial sufficient cause.
To make such a suggestion (of an endless series of insufficient causes) acknowledges two things. First, it acknowledges the need for an eternal cause. And second, it acknowledges that only an eternal cause (a cause extending infinitely back into time) can be considered a sufficient cause. But, because of the problems described above, we cannot accept the theory of an infinite series of causes. Instead, we are left only with the fact that such a theory would itself corroborate that an eternal cause is required for a sufficient explanation of the universe's existence.
Similarly, some might posit that the universe (and/or a series of preceding causes) actually function in a cyclical (rather than a linear) string of causation. Thus, one thing causes another, which causes another and so on until the last thing actually causes the first thing. Such a hypothetical cycle is logically absurd. In reality it is simply a reformulation of the notion of self-creation because ultimately in cyclical causation, one event will have to perform the act of causation that will in turn, lead to its own causation. Or in other words, an event will have to perform the act of causing before that event has itself been caused.
It is a simple fact. If A cannot occur unless B occurs first and B cannot occur unless A occurs first, then neither A nor B will ever occur. Why can't A occur? Because B has not yet occurred. Why hasn't B occurred yet? Because A hasn't yet occurred. Cyclical causation is not possible. Cyclical causation is circular reasoning.
And there are two additional points worth making on this topic. First, an endless cyclical view of causation contradicts the Big Bang Theory, which states that the universe had a beginning and did not exist as part of a repeating eternal cycle. So, for an Atheist to suppose cyclical causation, rather than a linear causation, would contradict the prominent view held in modern science, and the Atheist would forfeit any objection to Theism on the grounds that Theism is not in concert with at least some aspects of modern scientific views.
Second, the notion of the universe existing eternally as part of a repeating cycle of causation is outside the boundaries of what can be empirically tested and it contravenes Occam's Razor. If the empirical evidence tells us, as modern scientists claim it does, that the universe began around 10 to 20 billion years ago, then what evidence tells us that the universe went through a cycle of expansion and contraction (or any other cycle) prior to the Big Bang? None, how could we possible know that? Such a theory is pure speculation. The simplest explanation is for one Big Bang at a beginning and with no evidence to suggested prior activity before the Big Bang, we must reject a cyclical view of the existence of the universe. To suggest additional expansions and contractions when only one expansion is necessary to explain the empirical evidence would violate the scientific rule of Occam's Razor.
| 2019-04-26T16:36:26 |
http://biblestudying.net/atheism12.html
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The third stage provides the majority of the velocity change needed to leave Earth's gravitational pull and to inject the spacecraft onto a trajectory to Mars.
To leave Earth's orbit, the spacecraft has to fly faster than Earth's escape velocity (the velocity required to escape the gravitational influence of Earth on the spacecraft). Prior to the third stage firing, the spacecraft is only going about 19,500 mph and it is stuck orbiting Earth. The motor firing boosts the speed to roughly 25,000 mph (escape velocity) and frees the spacecraft to escape from Earth orbit.
To reach escape velocity, the solid rocket motor burned for about 90-seconds for both Rover A and Rover B, using approximately 2,020 kilograms (4,453 pounds) of solid propellant that is composed primarily of ammonium perchlorate and aluminum. This propellant produces an average of 66,000 Newtons* thrust.
(*A Newton is a unit of force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram one meter per second).
In order to keep the third stage lightweight, it does not carry any "brains" or axis-control systems. Therefore, to ensure the rocket stays on course and that the motor flies in the same direction while it is thrusting, the third stage is spun up like a top. This spin is much like the concept used when throwing a football and putting a spin on it to thrust the football in a constant, precise direction. For rocket science, this is termed "spin-stabilized."
After the spacecraft is on its way to Mars, it needs to spin fast enough to stay stable, but not so fast that the navigators would later need to use too much fuel to turn the spacecraft for correction maneuvers. The spacecraft uses its own propulsion system to slow the spin down further to 2 rpm.
| 2019-04-25T15:49:14 |
https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mer/mission/launch_stage3.html
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What is our best-reviewed companion cremation urn? Without a doubt, our most popular and beloved companion urn is the Together Again.
The Together Again Companion Urn is a gorgeous wood urn crafted in the USA from your choice of Walnut or Oak wood, featuring a lovely and iconic woodcarved inlay image of a devoted couple walking hand-in-hand down an old country lane on their final journey home together.
"This urn exceeded my expectations. It is beautiful and well done. My husband was a woodworker so it is an appropriate container to celebrate our life together."
"My parents were married almost 65 years and were inseparable. They are now reunited in heaven. I feel without a doubt that my mother would approve of my choice and so would my father. Even the funeral director commented on the beauty of this urn. It was important to me that it is made in the United States, and that it is symbolic of the deep love that my parents had for each other. If you want an urn with great workmanship and wonderful symbolism, you can do no better than this one."
"My parents absolutely love it. It is not your typical vase shaped urn. The picture on the front is so fitting for someone married 67 years. It was like it was made just for them."
"This urn is beautiful. It is finished with a matte finish which I had hoped for. It is understated in a very elegant way. The engraving was done well and precisely. It is not overly large, but compact and only as large as it has to be in order to be the 400 cu inch capacity. This is an urn that I would definitely recommend to a couple who feel they want to be together after life as well as they were before death."
"Can't express enough how beautiful this "Together Again" Couples Urn is. The workmanship on the wood is beautiful."
"The picture on the Together Again companion urn is perfect in every detail, the urn made with master woodworking hands, and the customer service at this company superb!"
"It is more beautiful than imagined."
"The urn is beautiful. Even better than I imagined."
"Very happy about this purchase. Was a bit nervous about ordering online, but everything was perfect and great service and the urn is beautiful. Just wanted to let you know."
| 2019-04-21T06:09:51 |
https://urnsnw.com/news/best-reviewed-companion-cremation-urn/
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Ingredients: Sugar, salt, spices, dehydrated garlic and onion, paprika, tricalcium, phosphate, turmeric and corn starch. No MSG. ngredients: Sugar, salt, spices, dehydrated garlic and onion, paprika, tricalcium, phosphate, turmeric and corn starch. No MSG.
| 2019-04-21T19:06:32 |
https://www.manhornesmokers.com.au/product/meat-church-season-all-340g/
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Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) is a major cause of chronic fatigue and some experts believe up to 20 percent of adults in the western world suffer from the condition. It is possible that chronic fatigue syndrome is actually a severe case of hypoglycemia, although that might to too simplistic an explanation. In any case, the treatment for hypoglycemia is essentially the same as that for chronic fatigue syndrome - correct diet and the avoidance of heavy exercise.
Hypoglycemia results in rapid rises and falls in the level of glucose in the blood - due to a malfunctioning of the pancreas and liver, predominantly. Exhaustion of the adrenal glands is also a factor.
I don't intend to get into a detailed medical explanation of hypoglycemia because it is complicated and somewhat controversial. However, in simple terms it is caused by overactivity of the pancreas which produces too much insulin when sugar or sweet foods are eaten in the diet.
In a healthy person, the pancreas produces just enough insulin to neutralise any sugar eaten, to bring the blood sugar back to normal. But in those with hypoglycemia, the pancreas overreacts and produces too much insulin in response to the sugar eaten. This over-abundance of insulin metabolises not only the sugar which has been eaten but also some of the glucose which was already present in the bloodstream.
Do you have the symptoms of hypoglycemia?
The result is a state of low blood sugar which can cause an alarming number of distressing symptoms -fatigue being only one of them. Other symptoms include headaches, dizziness and feeling faint, irritability, depression, difficulty in remembering, blurred vision and in most cases an overwhelming craving for something sweet or a stimulant such as tea or coffee.
If any of those symptoms sound familiar, particularly if they are accompanied by a craving for sweet food, then it is very likely you are suffering from hypoglycemia. Strenuous exercise also lowers the blood sugar, which is why those with chronic fatigue syndrome should be careful not to over-do any physical activity. After heavy physical work, a healthy person feels tired, his energy has been drained. However, if he rests, his strength will return reasonably quickly.
What has happened? The exercise has burned up part of the glucose in the blood. Stored glycogen in the liver is then used to bring the blood sugar level back to normal - even if the person doesn't eat anything immediately. The adrenal glands help raise the blood sugar level by releasing catecholamines which convert glycogen into blood sugar.
Thus, the healthy body has a system of checks and balances, involving mainly the liver, pancreas and adrenal glands, to ensure the blood sugar level stays stable. But in a person suffering from hypoglycemia (and chronic fatigue syndrome) the system doesn't work properly. After strenuous exercise, the person's blood glucose is depleted and the adrenal glands react by releasing catecholamines to convert stored glycogen into glucose. But unlike the process in a healthy person, in the hypoglycemic the new glucose stimulates the pancreas to produce more insulin - which once again lowers the blood sugar level.
The pancreas of a hypoglycemic person is extremely sensitive to extra glucose, whatever the source. It over-reacts to glucose with a secretion of insulin too large to maintain an equilibrium in the body - and the person suffers the symptoms of hypoglycemia.
The cure for hypoglycemia is to prevent large swings in the blood sugar level, by eating little or no sugar and by avoiding excessive physical exercise. But it is much more difficult than it sounds. Sugar is found in so many foods these days, particularly packaged foods, which almost always have sugar added. Some people are also sensitive to "natural" sugars such-as those in fruit and even milk.
Various diets have been proposed for hypoglycemia over the years The earliest treatment was a high-protein, high-fat diet with a minimum of carbohydrates, in the belief that all carbohydrates stimulated the pancreas to produce insulin. Such diets had mixed results and are certainly not healthy in the long run. They have largely been abandoned but variations still exist, such as the Atkins diet and more recently Barry Sears' "zone" diet which involves a 30/30/40 ratio between protein, fat and carbohydrate.
The prominent American nutritionist Paavo Aerola started a change in thinking about hypoglycemia treatment in the 1970s when he advocated a largely vegetarian diet with an emphasis on complex carbohydrates. Aerola's diet was popular for many years and very successful. However, it relies heavily on dairy products for protein - which doesn't suit everyone.
More recently, a concept known as the "glycemic index" of foods has been developed. The glycemic index represents the amount by which a food raises the blood sugar level, with glucose having an index of 100. It is interesting that foods such as white bread can raise the blood sugar almost as much as ordinary white sugar, whereas as whole-grain breads cause a much slower rise in blood sugar.
I have proved this myself - before I knew anything about glycemic indexes. When I was experimenting with the high-carbohydrate, low-fat diets I often had a white bread roll with a small amount of low-fat cheese (no butter) and salad for lunch. I would always get a headache during the afternoon following such lunches but I persisted because I thought it was a "healthy" low-fat meal and it had no-sugar.
Occasionally, I would have a thick cheese sandwich on wholemeal bread (with butter) and a glass of milk - supposedly a very bad meal from the low-fat viewpoint. But I felt great during the afternoon after such a lunch. Fats such as butter and cheese can be useful in controlling low blood sugar because they slow down the absorption of carbohydrate. Of course, that is not a licence to eat a lot of fat - nor a lot of anything, for that matter.
A huge meal, even if it contains no sugar, can raise the blood sugar more than a candy bar. Getting back to the glycemic index, it can be confusing sometimes because different studies give different indexes for the same foods. For example, some studies have found potatoes to have a high glycemic index (making them unadvisable for people with hypoglycemia) while others recommended potatoes as one of the best foods for keeping blood sugar stable!
Fruit is another controversial food in relation to hypoglycemia. Some experts advocate eating fruit because its sugars (mainly fructose) are "natural" and thus don't affect the hypoglycemic like refined sugar does. Others find better results by avoiding fruit, at least in the initial stages of treatment. I found fruit often affected me adversely, particularly sweet fruit likes bananas, grapes or water melon.
The best diet for hypoglycemia is a "balanced diet"
I believe the best diet for controlling low blood sugar – and chronic fatigue syndrome - is the good old-fashioned "balanced diet" with three meals a day. You need to avoid sugar for the first few weeks and then have sweet things occasionally in small amounts as you start feeling better.
I have experimented with different diets to see which has the most beneficial effects on my blood sugar levels. I have found the best results with a diet based on complex carbohydrates and adequate protein, with a certain amount of fat to slow down the impact of the carbohydrates on my blood sugar. Fat is usually regarded as the main villain by modern diet writers but a certain amount of fat is essential, particularly if you suffer from low blood sugar.
In fact, many people develop low blood sugar by following the popular high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet theories to extreme. They think fruit is a "good" food and eat lots of it while avoiding foods like eggs, cheese and whole milk. But they could be better off avoiding fruit if they are hypgolycemic and eating eggs for breakfast.
Eggs are a particularly valuable food. They help build up the adrenal glands - a vital factor in recovery from hypoglycemia. Of course, they contain cholesterol and should be eaten in moderation. But one or two eggs a day will not harm most people's cholesterol levels and, in fact, there is growing evidence that sugar is much more harmful in raising cholesterol than foods such as eggs, dairy products or meat.
Many experts on hypoglycemia advocate six small meals a day rather than three meals. It used to be almost universally accepted that frequent, small meals was best. But some writers on the subject have recently challenged this belief. The problem with eating six or more meals a day is that it can easily lead to over-eating – something that can adversely affect hypoglycemics because the body is flooded with extra sugar which it doesn't need.
In the early stages, you might find you need a snack between meals to alleviate extreme symptoms of low blood sugar. However, I believe it is best to establish the habit of eating three balanced meals a day and keep snacks to a minimum. Having said that, you shouldn't allow more than five or six hours between meals or you will start to experience hypoglycemic symptoms. Eating breakfast at about 7.30am, lunch about 12.30pm and dinner about 6pm should be fine for most people, without the need for regular snacks. But if a meal is late, for some reason, then it's best to have a snack (but not a sweet snack!).
to keep your blood sugar stable and avoid destructive sweet snacks.
A balanced meal should contain some protein and complex carbohydrate plus a moderate amount of fat. A good breakfast is one or two eggs on one or two slices of buttered wholegrain toast; or unsweetened porridge or cereal plus one or two pieces of buttered toast.
Lunch could be sandwiches with wholegrain bread and butter plus a filling of salad vegetables and a small amount of cheese, meat, chicken or fish; or it could be a more substantial meal of meat or fish with cooked vegetables, potatoes, pasta or rice. Forget dessert and, until you feel better, avoid even fruit at the end of the meal initially.
If dinner is the main meal of the day, there is an endless variety of suitable foods, according to your taste. The main principle is to eat protein, complex carbohydrates and vegetables, and avoid refined sugar in any form.
If you really need to finish with something sweet, try a small home-made muffin, biscuit or piece of cake, made with just a small amount of sugar and have only a small helping! You'll need to experiment to see how much sugar you can tolerate.
Eating sugar as part of a meal has less effect on blood sugar levels than eating a sweet snack on its own. That's another good reason for eating just three meals a day. It is important not to over-eat because that overworks the liver, which plays a vital role in keeping blood sugar stable. An overworked liver is the cause of much chronic fatigue and it takes time for a damaged liver to restore itself.
So don't set back your progress by over-eating. Listen to your body and stop when you feel comfortably full. If you are not eating sugar, you are less likely to overeat because most over-eating tends to be of sugary, fatty foods.
It usually takes at least a month to recover from hypoglycemia by following a balanced diet. Some people start feeling better after a week or two, while others who have been sick a long time might find they need three months or more to really start feeling the benefits. Initially, you will almost certainly feel intense cravings for something sweet and may be tempted to lapse.
If you are hypoglycemic, you are essentially addicted to sugar and you are fighting something which can be as difficult as an addiction to cigarettes or alcohol. If you do slip, pick yourself up and start again. The first week or two is the hardest in starting a low-sugar diet that's when the cravings will be at their most intense. Eating even a small amount of something sweet can actually trigger a full-blown binge because of the way your body reacts to sugar.
Don't despair. You may have to pick yourself up many times before you can stick to a balanced diet. It just proves that you have been over-dependent on sugar for too long and that you must break the addiction before you can ever expect to enjoy good health again.
Keep that as your motivation when the sugar cravings come. Tell yourself: "I might feel bad now but I'll be ten times worse if I binge".
| 2019-04-23T23:51:25 |
http://chronicfatigue-help.com/hypoglycemia-diet.htm
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Particles are probably one of the most difficult and confusing aspects of Japanese sentences. Among particles, the question I am often asked is about the use of "wa（は）" and "ga（が）." They seem to make many people confused, but don't be intimidated by them! Let's have a look at the functions of these particles.
Roughly speaking, "wa" is a topic marker, and "ga" is a subject marker.
The topic is often the same as the subject, but not necessary. The topic can be anything that a speaker wants to talk about (It can be an object, location or any other grammatical element). In this sense, it is similar to the English expressions, "As for ~" or "Speaking of ~."
"Ga" is used for emphasis, to distinguish a person or thing from all others. If a topic is marked with "wa," the comment is the most important part of the sentence. On the other hand, if a subject is marked with "ga," the subject is the most important part of the sentence.
In English, these differences are sometimes expressed in tone of voice. Compare these sentences.
| 2019-04-19T19:31:28 |
https://www.thoughtco.com/japanese-particles-wa-vs-ga-4091105
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Lewis Hamilton says he wants to deliver the "ultimate performance" and win the Spanish GP in style.
Hamilton will start on pole after out-pacing Mercedes team-mate Valtteri Bottas and Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel in a fascinating qualifying, and comes into the race with a slender championship lead after taking his first victory of the season at the last event in Baku.
But the reigning world champion admitted his Azerbaijan GP triumph did not feel as sweet due to the circumstances - Bottas suffered a puncture and Vettel locked up - and Hamilton is determined to win in a different manner on Sunday.
"Of course I want to come here and deliver the ultimate performance and get the win," Hamilton told Sky F1's Natalie Pinkham after taking his 74th career pole.
"Not through having other circumstances collide, enabling it to happen."
But Hamilton also believes he could have been too harsh on himself following the last race, questioning Vettel's "mistake" when his title rival attempted an overtake.
"A lot of people said I was quite harsh on myself," he added. "I didn't think that way but when I got back to the factory and they showed me the race traces, I actually had really good pace through the race. I thought it was a lot worse than it was.
"Ultimately you have to be in it to win it. I put myself in the position, I hadn't made the mistakes that, for example, Sebastian made."
Mercedes sealed their first front-row lockout of the season in Barcelona qualifying, with an in-form Bottas just four hundredths of a second adrift of his team-mate.
But while their pole streak was ended, Ferrari still appeared to have impressive pace with Vettel just a tenth back from the front row despite setting his fastest lap on the supposedly slower soft tyre.
Hamilton insisted the Scuderia had been sandbagging through the weekend but that he was "enjoying the battle" of a "very tough" 2018 F1 season.
Vettel, meanwhile, four points behind Hamilton in the drivers' standings, said: "We will try to put on a lot of pressure.
"We tried everything but they were just a bit quicker. Obviously overtaking here is difficult but nevertheless, I think it could be an exciting race."
He also insisted Red Bull's Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo - starting on the third row - will be a "big threat" come lights out.
"In terms of race pace we should all be the same," he explained "I don't think you can make out a favourite.
"Hopefully after the race we are faster than the others. But that's the exciting bit going into the race, I know that we will be quick but I know that the others will be quick too."
Sky F1 digital live blog 12.30am: Pit Lane LIVE! 1.30pm: On the Grid LIVE! 2.10pm: The Spanish GP LIVE!
| 2019-04-24T15:49:15 |
https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11368658/spanish-gp-lewis-hamilton-wants-to-deliver-ultimate-performance
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The paper "Terrorism: What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of an International Solution?" is an outstanding example of an essay on politics.
The threat of global terrorism has grown to such unprecedented levels, such that it is no longer possible to fight terrorism single-handedly. The countries of the world must now join hands to be able to counter the threat of terrorism, the rest many casualties will continue to be recorded (Krawchuk, 2005)). The major advantage of international solution to terrorism is that; it will be possible to thwart many terrorist threats before they mature to attacks, considering that different nations will combine their efforts in terms of resources, manpower and technology, which will make it possible to investigate and discover terrorist organizations and their activities, and thus manage to counter their plans (Schelling, n.d.). Additionally, an international approach to terrorism will be highly effective in thwarting the threat of terrorism, since countries will be held responsible by others for their failure to control the activities of terrorist within their borders, and thus create a serious control of domestic gangs and criminal organizations, which may in turn to terrorism (Krawchuk, 2005). This way, the international approach to controlling terrorism will help to counter terrorism both domestically and internationally. However, the major disadvantage associated with an international solution to terrorism is the divergent approach to terrorism threat by different countries, which might make it difficult for the international community to forge a single approach to address the threat (Krawchuk, 2005). This will, in turn, create conflicts between, and among the countries, thus creating a fertile ground for terrorism to thrive.
| 2019-04-25T04:47:32 |
https://libraryofessays.com/essay/terrorism-1882656
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Chemical strippers are the most effective and efficient way to remove multiple layers of paint. The other option is using a heat gun and a sander which takes considerably longer and in the end it is difficult to remove all the paint. Chemical strippers penetrate through the layers which allows you to easily scrape the old paint off. While using chemical stripper, iIt is necessary to wear protective clothing and ventilate the area where you are working.
Protect the floor with heavy duty painter's tarps to prevent the stripper from damaging the floor. Place cardboard and newspapers around the areas you are working on to catch the paint as it is scraped off. This makes disposal of the old paint easier and faster.
Purchase a good quality paste chemical stripper at the local paint store. The thick paste will penetrate through multiple layers of paint. It also clings to overhead and vertical areas.
Pour part of the stripper into a metal pan with a wide open mouth that fits your paint brush.
Apply the chemical stripper to the painted area with a good quality brush. Brush in one direction. Work on one section of the room at a time. For example, start with the windows, doors, and door frames on one side of the room. Read the instructions to determine how long the stripper needs to remain on the paint before being scraped off.
Scrape the layers of paint off with a paint scraper or putty knife. Push the paint downwards so that the old layers drop to the floor. After the majority of the paint has been removed switch to steel wool or an abrasive pad to remove the last bits of paint. Apply more paste to stubborn areas that are difficult to clean. Continue the process until the bare wood is exposed.
Wipe the bare wood with mineral spirits and a clean rag to remove the chemical residue from the wood..
Roll up the old paint in the newspaper and cardboard and place it in the outdoor garbage cans.
Open windows and set up a couple of fans to ensure good ventilation for the room you are working in.
Take breaks every fifteen minutes and go outside for fresh air.
Wear protective clothing such as a hat, eye protection, a long sleeve shirt, and gloves when applying the stripper.
| 2019-04-22T13:05:36 |
https://homesteady.com/how-7404537-remove-multiple-layers-paint.html
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An intellectual and a crusader, Samantha Power comes to international diplomacy from the worlds of journalism and academia. She was born in Ireland in 1970, and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was 9. After graduating from Yale in 1992, she got newspaper assignments to cover the wars sparked by the breakup of Yugoslavia. There she quickly earned respect for being what a fellow journalist described as a "flame-haired, freckled girl with guts." Deeply affected by the atrocities committed in Bosnia, Power became known for haranguing senior American officials for failing to stop massacres and pushing her editors at The Boston Globe for more space to tell Americans about the horrors she witnessed. "She was a force of nature," said fellow reporter Barbara Demick.
How did that experience shape her?
Power was haunted by the war in Bosnia, especially United Nations troops' failure to prevent the 1995 massacre of more than 8,000 Muslim men and boys at Srebrenica. She returned to the U.S. determined to take an active role in preventing such tragedies. After earning a law degree from Harvard, the self-styled "genocide chick" set up a human-rights center there while continuing to report on atrocities in Sudan, Zimbabwe, East Timor, and Kosovo. She brought insights from archives and war zones alike to her 2002 book "A Problem From Hell": America and the Age of Genocide, in which she argues that American leaders have consistently chosen to look away from genocide abroad. "No U.S. president has ever suffered politically for his indifference to its occurrence," Power wrote. "It is thus no coincidence that genocide rages on." Power, who had become a professor at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, won a Pulitzer Prize for the book — as well as the attention of the young new senator from Illinois, Barack Obama.
Obama's office called Power out of the blue in 2005, saying that the senator had read her book and wanted to chat. Their scheduled one-hour meeting in Washington stretched into hours of an intense foreign-policy discussion. "Entering the fourth hour," Power later remembered, "I heard myself saying, 'Why don't I quit my job at Harvard and come and intern in your office and answer the phones or do whatever you want?' It was literally that spontaneous." She soon became one of Obama's main foreign-policy advisers, pushing the cerebral young senator toward her vision of what she called "tough, principled, and engaged diplomacy." When Obama ran for president, Power served as the campaign's foreign-policy adviser, but her penchant for speaking her mind caught up with her in March 2008, when she told a reporter — in what she thought was an off-the-record comment — that Hillary Clinton, Obama's rival for the Democratic nomination, was a politically ruthless "monster." Forced to resign, Power laid low for the rest of Obama's campaign. After he won, she joined his National Security Council. By nominating Power for U.N. ambassador last month, Obama appears determined to complete her rehabilitation.
Would the post give her more sway?
Hawks and liberal humanitarians both hope that the promotion of Power, along with the appointment of pro-interventionist Susan Rice as Obama's national security adviser, signals a more aggressive stance on countries like Syria and Iran — especially since both women, close friends of the president, persuaded him to intervene militarily in Libya. But activists may be disappointed. Though often caricatured as a modern-day Joan of Arc — she was plastered on The National Interest's front cover under the headline "Interventionista!" — Power has become more pragmatic over the years. She now sees foreign policy as a "toolbox" that includes international sanctions, travel bans, and asset freezes as well as military interventions.
What do conservatives make of her?
Hawks like Sen. John McCain support her, anticipating that she'll push a more muscular approach in Syria. But some Republicans call her "anti-Israel" because of comments she once made about the country's "major human-rights abuses" against the Palestinians. Conservatives also are alarmed by her 2003 call for the U.S. to apologize for its historical "crimes," seeing it as evidence of a "blame America first" attitude. Commentator Glenn Beck has called Power "the most dangerous woman in America."
Probably so. But Republicans will give her a rough time, using her as a proxy to express their anger that Obama appointed Rice to a powerful post for which she needs no Senate confirmation. (The GOP believes Rice took part in an administration cover-up of the terrorist involvement in the 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi.) If Power is confirmed, the question remains how well this former outsider can promote her ideals from the inside. "She is clearly the foremost voice for human rights within the White House, and she has Obama's ear," said Human Rights Watch executive director Kenneth Roth. But inside the corridors of power, she will encounter more directly what she has called an official tendency "to favor stopping genocide in the abstract, while simultaneously opposing American involvement in the moment."
Have female hawks taken over foreign policy? One of the arguments for having more women in positions of power is that they'd be less susceptible to military confrontations fueled by testosterone. In practice, female officeholders have been anything but pacifists. U.N. Ambassador (and future secretary of state) Madeleine Albright pushed then-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell to intervene in the Balkans. "What's the point of having this superb military that you're always talking about if we can't use it?" she asked. Likewise, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice joined the neocons in advocating the Iraq War. Under Obama, Hillary Clinton, Susan Rice, and Samantha Power have been strong advocates of intervention in Libya and Syria. "In the Balkans it took three years for the international community to use air power," said Power, in noting that trio's influence. "In Libya it took a little more than a month."
| 2019-04-20T02:25:55 |
https://theweek.com/articles/462669/samantha-power-crusader-human-rights
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can i transplant the tree while it is flowering?
Yes you can. There is a chance of losing a percentage of the flowers and therefore reducing the fruit count, but a lot depends on your skill in transplanting and avoiding root-ball disturbance as much as possible.
The key points are to dig the root ball with as much soil as you can handle, and keep the soil intact around the roots, so the root ball doesn't break up and expose the roots to drying air. If it's heavy, get the help you need in order to avoid rough handling and breakage of the root ball.
Move by lifting the soil root ball and not by lifting from the stem of the tree.
Have the new container ready and make the move as swiftly and efficiently as you can, and get it watered in the new pot as soon as possible. Don't let it sit and dry out. If you have a time lag between digging and planting, be sure to keep it in the shade and a burlap wrap moist so the root ball doesn't dry out.
Set the root ball in the new pot with the soil grade at the same level or slightly above the surrounding soil grade, not too low in the pot.
When you backfill the hole around the root ball, I prefer to water settle it, instead of tamping the soil firm. As you backfill, poke a running hose end down into the loose backfill to make sure the soil is settled with all the air pockets out.
| 2019-04-23T00:18:28 |
https://questions.gardeningknowhow.com/lemon-trees-in-containers/
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What if every school had a wall where teachers/students/admins could write or draw examples of acts of innovation?
This Idea is Inspired by Zappos' "Wall of Goals" where employees write up goals they plan to target - a huge staple of the shoe companies culture.
When I visited Zappos one of the elements of their culture that stuck out to me the most was the Wall of Goals they had in one of their stairwells. The Wall of Goals, was a place for every employee to write what their personal or professional goal was right on the wall - not a white board wall, a real cement wall. Each employee was also given a personal coach to help them achieve this professional or personal goal. This ritual of Zappos has inspired me to think of this idea of the school "Innovation Wall."
What if every school had a wall, a physical space, that was open to write on freely - similar to Zappos. However this wall would be a place where students, teachers and administration could celebrate small acts of innovation that had happened in the school. For example a student draws a picture of a virtual classroom field trip the students took using Connected Classroom, and a teacher writes a description about how swapping out fixed desks for desks with wheels changed her entire lesson plan. Teachers could look at the wall for inspiration every day as they walked by it. Prospective students would walk by it on their tour and better understand what sorts of teaching practices were taking place here. Administrators could better understand the shifts that were taken place in classrooms.
This is important because as we have seen being able to talk liberally about how routines are shifting and practice is shifting away from traditional means, will help teachers in schools feel less isolated and silo'ed and encourage them to embrace the change that we know will improve learning. No better way than for teachers to all share what they're doing and have a constant reminder that others are also embracing the change, by having it so present in their space.
Could I make this scaleable?
Absolutely! What if every school in a district took a picture of their wall and created a scrap book for the district, or even better what about a digital scrapbook, pictures of all the walls together. We could post these pictures on social media with a catchy hashtag like "#innovationwall" Then this would encourage other schools and districts to post images of their walls.
It would be great to design and have a scalability handbook that could come in the kit discussed in the comments below (@Moss & my comment 8/6). It could show how a wall like this could be used in a classroom, then expand to a wall for the school, and eventually maybe take over a hallway ... then all hallways!?
| 2019-04-21T16:29:55 |
https://collaborate.teachersguild.org/challenge/how-might-we-create-rituals-and-routines-that-establish-a-culture-of-innovation-in-our-classrooms-and-schools/ideas/innovation-wall
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - Last month, three major banks rescued industrialist Igor Zyuzin's coal and steel firm Mechel from what would have been Russia's biggest ever corporate collapse.
The bailout was unusual in a country where so many decisions often lead back to President Vladimir Putin or his inner circle. Zyuzin has long been an outsider, a multi-millionaire who built his business empire by staying out of the reach of the Kremlin. Eight years ago, Putin publicly humiliated Zyuzin after the businessman failed to show up for a meeting.
The rescue deal shows how much Russia has changed since then. The commodity price slump and sanctions over the conflict in Ukraine have hurt the economy and unsettled Putin's grip on power.
Thirteen people involved in the Mechel rescue deal have given Reuters new details about the Kremlin's involvement in the bailout. Some said the decision to save Zyuzin's company was taken mid-way through last year when the Kremlin realized that the firm's failure could threaten two of the pillars of Putin's Russia: social stability and the financial health of a bank close to the Kremlin.
The Kremlin, those sources said, feared that if Mechel went bankrupt it could lead to layoffs among the firm's 66,000 workers, many of them in rust-belt regions where local TV has shown riot police training to put down worker protests.
"There was a lot of politics in this situation," said Maxim Poletayev, first deputy chairman of Russian state lender Sberbank, a major Mechel creditor. "No one wanted to save Zyuzin, but everything had to be done without social unrest."
The Kremlin was also worried about Gazprombank, one of Mechel's biggest creditors. The brother of Putin's son-in-law sits on Gazprombank's board, and the bank has previously financed projects for Kremlin allies. People familiar with the Mechel debt talks said the Kremlin feared Gazprombank would struggle to cover its exposure if Mechel failed.
Those involved in brokering the deal included Igor Sechin, a Putin lieutenant and chief executive of state-owned oil giant Rosneft, according to one source.
Sechin told Reuters he did not want to disclose his discussions with Putin, but said he was aware of Mechel's difficulties.
"I did not feel any great joy about this. I thought, and I think, that Mechel deserved support, which was given in the end," he said.
Zyuzin declined to answer questions for this story. A person familiar with his thinking said that he was driven by a sense of responsibility to his company and its workers.
Mechel denied it sought or received any direct intervention from the Kremlin. It said its creditors acted on a commercial basis only, and that the company was helped by a fall in the value of the rouble, which reduced its debt in dollar terms.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov denied any instruction was given to rescue Mechel. "Such discussions are not taking place in the Kremlin and are not agreed with the Kremlin," he said.
Gazprombank did not respond to Reuters questions, while state lender VTB, another big Mechel creditor, said its decision to restructure Mechel's debt was motivated by business interests. It called the idea of political intervention "pure nonsense."
Russian President Vladimir Putin talks with Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Mikhail Klimentyev/Sputnik/Kremlin.
Russian business moguls mostly fall into one of two camps: long-standing Putin associates, many of whom, like the president, once worked in the security services; and entrepreneurs, who favor a market economy but remain loyal to the Kremlin.
Zyuzin, 56, is in neither. A former mine overseer, he is known for charting his own path and his modest tastes. He owns only one house and drinks $12 bottles of New Zealand wine, according to a person who knows him.
He also hates debt, and in his early days avoided borrowing from state-controlled lenders. Around a decade ago, though, Mechel borrowed to modernize its plants and expand internationally.
In 2008, allegations surfaced that Mechel was selling to foreign customers more cheaply than at home. Putin, who was then prime minister, summoned Zyuzin to a meeting.
The businessman sent word he could not come because he was ill. Video footage of the planned meeting shows Putin, his face taut with anger. If Zyuzin did not get better, "We'll have to send a doctor to him to clear up all these problems," Putin said. Mechel's share price plunged.
Later that year, when the global financial crisis hit and coal and steel prices slumped, Mechel struggled to repay its loans. In 2014, some of the firm's major creditors decided they could not keep restructuring Mechel's debt. The creditors tried to renegotiate the loans, offering to take Mechel equity in return. But Zyuzin would not give up any of his company.
To break the deadlock, creditors launched legal action to recover their money. One industrial source said the government wanted the company bankrupt "to set an example."
Zyuzin fought. To make sure Mechel did not run out of money, he insisted on personally approving any spending over 1 million roubles ($15,617), according to a second source who knows the Mechel boss.
Mechel is one of Russia's leading mining companies.
Sometime in the last year or 18 months, a group of Kremlin insiders began to push Zyuzin's cause with Putin.
The insiders included Putin lieutenant Sechin, according to one source familiar with the deal. That source and one other said Vladimir Yakunin, then boss of Russia's state railways, and Alexander Shokhin, head of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs, also lobbied on behalf of Zyuzin.
The involvement of Sechin and Yakunin - two of the most influential powerbrokers in Putin's Russia - has not been reported before.
Yakunin told Reuters "the country's leadership" had raised the question of Mechel after a meeting with a large industrialist union.
A representative for the union declined to comment.
After the lobbying, the banks' attitude to Mechel changed dramatically. A source at one of the creditor banks said the law suits were suspended in September last year, opening the way for a deal in which creditors deferred repayments and wrote off most of the penalties Mechel owed. An agreement was approved by Mechel shareholders on May 30.
"Zyuzin decided it was a miracle," said the source who knows the Mechel boss.
Of all Mechel's creditors, Gazprombank was the most exposed. Russia's third biggest lender by assets, it has close ties to Putin's inner circle. Sergei Ivanov, son of Putin's chief of staff, sat on the Gazprombank board until earlier this year. Yuri Shamalov, brother of Putin's son-in-law, Kirill Shamalov, is head of Gazprombank's biggest shareholder and also sits on the bank's board.
The $1.8 billion Mechel owed Gazprombank as of February this year amounts, according to Reuters calculations, to about 20 percent of Gazprombank's current capital. Russia's central bank rules stop a bank lending more than 25 percent of its capital to a single client.
Two banking sources said Moscow pressed for a deal because it feared Gazprombank would be damaged by a Mechel bankruptcy.
Under the deal, Gazprombank bought a stake in Mechel's Elga coal project, so Mechel could use the revenue from the sale to pay back Sberbank.
Outside, Mechel's plant in the city of Chelyabinsk one recent afternoon, workers filed out at the end of a shift, past a long metal panel that featured photographs of employees named as "champions of productivity."
Vladimir Ponosov, a trade union boss at the plant, said a Mechel collapse would have hurt workers. He said over 110,000 people depended, directly or indirectly, on Mechel for a living.
"Some would have found work, but we would have faced big difficulties," Ponosov said.
He said the last two years had been "psychologically very difficult. The people expressed their concerns, but there were no protests or demonstrations, because wages were paid on time."
But authorities are still worried about unrest, especially in Russia's rust-belt. In May, state television showed riot police in the Chelyabinsk region training to put down potentially violent protests. Police officers playing the role of protesters built barricades out of car tyres, threw stones and sticks, and took an officer hostage.
VTB Chief Executive Andrei Kostin told Reuters that while the Mechel deal was decided by the creditors, "Of course it (the government) wanted us to reach an agreement. The social problem is important to it."
When Zyuzin's troubles first started, he stuck a quote on the wall of his office: "Loans, like sins, weigh on your soul."
In June, he attended an investor conference in St. Petersburg, where Russia's political and business elite came to hear Putin speak. In a corridor, a Reuters reporter spotted Zyuzin, once the scourge of Russian bankers, greeting an executive from lender VTB with an enthusiastic hug.
| 2019-04-24T04:47:37 |
https://www.businessinsider.com/r-in-economic-crisis-putin-helps-a-mogul-he-once-attacked-2016-7?r=UK
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- The production team's first meeting took place at my house. I had ideas and a color scheme in mind, how I wanted the movie to look, because that has to be a real collaboration.
- As for collaboration - I have done a lot, 26 books, and found publishers increasingly resistive to them. It's not that the books are bad; editors won't even read them.
- What I like least is dealing with publishers who simply don't want collaborations regardless of their merit.
- Between you and me, I think that may be one of the things that will help with the collaboration, because there are things Eric thinks I'm moving too quickly on, and there are things I think he's dragging out. When it gets to the editor they can arbitrate.
- It's interesting that instead of having to get tighter and more restricted for a collaboration, strangely enough, from the beginning, we've actually been more confident that we could handle this.
- It's such a joy to work with different ensembles and create a collaboration. Rehearsing and building a performance is very interesting for me.
- It is not only one person's work, it's really a partnership and collaboration during all these years.
- Collaboration on a book is the ultimate unnatural act.
- Collaboration is no longer painful - or precious.
- But things can happen in a band, or any type of collaboration, that would not otherwise happen.
- Every sin is the result of collaboration.
- I want to do a collaboration or some kind of side thing or some soundtrack work. Because I've been doing this for years and years. I'd like to just step out and try something different.
- Quantum computation is... a distinctively new way of harnessing nature... It will be the first technology that allows useful tasks to be performed in collaboration between parallel universes.
- Obviously in Art of Noise, I'm just part of the group, and when I do film scores, it's always in collaboration with the director and other people involved.
- Every collaboration helps you grow. With Bowie, it's different every time. I know how to create settings, unusual aural environments. That inspires him. He's very quick.
- I came to these mediums through having the garden, and of course, people who have designed gardens have always worked in collaboration, and never made their own inscriptions.
- There are a lot of people who've been able to ditch their Windows machines and switch over to Linux because they can now use their Exchange server for calendaring and collaboration from their Linux desktop.
- Art is a collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
- Art is the collaboration between God and the artist, and the less the artist does the better.
- So I didn't have anything to do with picking the songs, but I got to musically take them in places I thought might be interesting, so it was a real neat collaboration among the three of us.
- I view the whole thing as a collaboration. As an actor, I always found that to be the most freeing thing, when the director would collaborate with you, so that together you'd come up with something exponentially better.
- Even the lamest page can be saved by collaboration.
- For the second album I look forward to doing a lot of serious collaboration and taking the experiences I've had over this last year, good and bad, and working it into the album.
- I dream of a collaboration that would finally be total, in which the librettist would often think as a composer and the composer as a librettist.
- The fact that the Arctic, more than any other populated region of the world, requires the collaboration of so many disciplines and points of view to be understood at all, is a benefit rather than a burden.
- I wanted to improve the suburban office building; to create a great urban space in a suburban environment with all that implies about interaction, collaboration and creativity.
- Hopefully, if not it's not working right. I'm like a navigator and I try to encourage our collaboration and find the best way that will produce fruit. I like fruit. I like cherries, I like bananas.
- I start with actors that I know personally or I know their work, and there are things about their work or their presence or their own personality that make a character, that exaggerates some qualities and suppresses other qualities. It's always a real collaboration for me.
- I think there should be collaboration, but under my thumb.
- The key to this collaboration - which we undertook after much deliberation - was to stretch creatively. New characters, new locales, new form (the novella).
- I enjoy being given a certain amount of freedom in order to interpret or to come up with stuff, but I do enjoy collaboration. I seek and thrive on projects where I am going to learn from the people I'm working with.
- I think it is in collaboration that the nature of art is revealed.
- Politeness is the poison of collaboration.
- I think that the most beautiful thing lately hasn't been in hardware or software per se but collaboration - the idea behind Napster, which uses the distributed power of the Internet as its engine.
- Puffy produced four of the tracks on the album. Those are the four songs that are collaborations between Puffy and me. And he gives me my space to work even when we work together, like with my producer and my vocal coach.
- The ability and desire to transform the mundane materials at hand that we both bring into the collaboration well beyond the sum total of the parts - to birth a new baby neither of us could claim single parentage of.
- I'd love to work on a script in collaboration.
- Personally I'm very happy to be behind the scenes. I like collaboration, I like working with directors.
- I went to Second City, where you learned to make the other actor look good so you looked good and National Lampoon, where you had to create everything out of nothing, and SNL, where you couldn't make any mistakes, and you learned what collaboration was.
- This band is a real collaboration, and I'm greatful to anybody who can appreciate our music. It doesn't have to be a certain kind of fan or person or anything. I think there's a little bit of something for everybody on this record.
- The network is opening up some amazing possibilities for us to reinvent content, reinvent collaboration.
- I think one of the geniuses of Bound and The Matrix and Memento is the complete collaboration of the effort. There were no rotten apples.
- We hope that through these trade arrangements, through collaboration in training, in manpower development, and what have you, ASEAN in, say, ten years' time, will be a very different ASEAN.
- You never know when you read a script how it's going to turn out because so much depends on the collaboration between people. If I'd been in some of the movies I turned down, maybe they wouldn't have been a success.
- The one great thing about a continuing collaboration is that they know you. And if you're really lucky, they really believe in you and think that your talent has some unending bounds to it.
- Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration.
- I doubt I'll ever do another book collaboration; I've been spoiled. Roger and I both happened to move to New Mexico at about the same time, when we each had a family of young kids to raise. Socializing seemed to lead naturally to working together.
- As always in a musical collaboration: One has to like each other. As simple as that.
- Every sin is the result of a collaboration.
- I just wanted to do this all Australian film and we didn't want to give creative control to overseas 'cause whoever comes on my sets, whether you're sweeping the floor or an actor, it doesn't matter who comes up with the ideas, it's a collaboration.
- As far as the mechanics go, working with other people on received ideas was for me a very interesting technical problem. I can't say that any of my collaborations engaged my heart, but they engaged the craftsman in me.
- Musicals are plays, but the last collaborator is your audience, so you've got to wait 'til the last collaborator comes in before you can complete the collaboration.
- From that first meeting, I totally loved working with Joey, it was a real collaboration.
- There comes a point with any collaboration like that where you start having other interests creatively. I was moving in one direction musically, and as a guitar player, Mark wanted to move in another direction. That was essentially the reason we broke up.
- Unity is strength... when there is teamwork and collaboration, wonderful things can be achieved.
- By the end of it, you never know how it's going to turn out. Hopefully if I pick the right songs and put the right melodies on it and all the collaboration works out. it's a win-win situation.
- When we did concerts, we wanted them to be theatrical events - collaborations with designers, choreographers, and directors - because we thought traditional rock concerts were boring.
- Good design begins with honesty, asks tough questions, comes from collaboration and from trusting your intuition.
- They are representations of many shared hours of collaboration between us all. That's the real nature of the relationship the orchestra and I are trying to build.
- That brings me to Dennis Ritchie. Our collaboration has been a thing of beauty.
- Were there contacts over time between Iraq and al-Qaeda? Yes, there were efforts made to communicate. We found no evidence of collaboration in any effort to mount any kind of operation against the United States' interests.
- I guess we've had a very close relationship because I don't pretend to know about cinema and I think I do know a bit about theatre but he does, he respected that and so we really just had a collaboration which went completely like this.
- The hardest problems of pure and applied science can only be solved by the open collaboration of the world-wide scientific community.
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IO Salon is a little gem tucked away on Norcross St. in Roswell. Side note -- Roswell needs to find its own identity because all the streets are named after other cities in the metro Atlanta area. IO is a standalone building. When you walk in, the hair styling is to your left, with a small "lobby/wait" area. They have a back room with more hair happenings and one single room for waxing and facials. My friend's boyfriend made appointments for services for the two of us on her birthday. Their focus is definitely hair, if not evident by the one room. I went in for a wax and my friend got a facial. They were not able to take us together as there was only one esthetician. Our appointments were for 2p/3p, but neither of us were seen until close to 2:30. This is kind of ridiculous when you have appointments. They did have some complimentary wine to keep us entertained. Honestly, the thing that is so wonderful about IO is the esthetician, Ronnie. I've never had anything waxed before and she completely eased my nerves. She was friendly, and personable. My friend also really enjoyed her facial claiming she felt refreshed. The prices are steep for wax but I think for that level of comfort and professionalism, well worth. Just make sure you come on a free day, who knows what the wait will be. TL;DR: Ask for Ronnie.
This salon is, without question, the best kept secret in Atlanta. The staff is courteous and friendly, with an eye toward customer comfort, but it is the remarkable skill. knowledge and attention to detail of Nate and his uncanny gift on focusing on each individual, as if they are his only client and the wonderful results which he produces that truly sets him apart from the others. I literally felt as though I had just stepped out of the most exclusive salon on Rodeo Drive with my own personal stylist/hairdresser, who really had only my best interests at heart. Nate has a wonderful bedside manner, truly cares about his clients and is readily accessible to them, taking that " big salon, everybody is just a number" pinch out of the salon experience. Io salon and Nate are my salon, of choice, and should be yours, as well.
| 2019-04-19T12:44:29 |
https://iosalon.com/testimonials.html
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Malaysia entered a new phase when Pakatan Harapan (PH) took over the country's administration from the Barisan Nasional after GE14. This is the first change in leadership since UMNO/BN ruled the country from independence in 1957.
With the change in leadership, the main question is “Is Malaysia are ready to face the global changes brought about by the 4th Industrial Revolution, the US-China trade war, and come out stronger in addressing security issues facing the country?
Several scholarly views have been offered in addressing the preparedness of the country and its peoples in facing these issues. Huntington (1996) for example states that the problem of value collisions and clashes of civilizations will shape the world in the 22nd century. Among the most significant conflicts that would arise will be trade war between China and the United States. For Malaysia, the contestations between various ethnic groups will define development in the political, social and economic spheres. It is interesting to note that many evidences suggest that unity in the name of ideology and politics will not last long and will remain fluid. For example, Koreans in South and North Korea are of the same race, but they are separated by ideology and politics. However, during the 2018 Asian Games in Palembang, Indonesia, the Koreans from these two countries are united in the name of the Korean Union because they have the same core civilization, DNA and culture.
As Malaysia goes through a process of change especially with the new government, Malaysians should look forward to making this change themselves in a continuing effort to build the country. When there is a change in government, Malaysians must also change but not at the expense of damaging the core values of the country that has been well grounded in the national constitution. In this issue, I bring five elements that should be dear to every Malaysian.
Often debated by academics, politicians, and governments but all seem to concur that patriotism is very important in promoting the identity of the people toward one nation-state. However, it has been found that this patriotic spirit has declined among many Malaysians. Studies show that this happens because of the greater love for materialism or sometime referred to as value-based patriotism. Patriotism is egocentric and has to do with the willingness to sacrifice and defend national security against domestic and foreign threats. Patriotism cannot be expressed only by abstract forms such as the flying of flags, but it should be accompanied by value-added elements such as trust, hate of corruption and keeping internal and external cleanliness. A simple example: does one remove trash by throwing them out of their car window? Is this not a waste to the country? Little thing such as the former is patriotic value that needs to be nurtured from small. The people need to be aware that among others, patriotism emphasizes good behavior and not just of loyalty. Patriotism must be reflected by deeds to be demonstrable, seen and can be followed.
Democracy is a wide spread practice in many countries in the world today, though the democratic form varies due to different historical backgrounds. In the context of Malaysia, one that is to be praised is that Malaysians accept government change at federal and state levels well. There were no riots and demonstrations, but Malaysians were seen to take this change very well. The simple concept of democracy is “a rule of the people, by the people and for the people”. Although scholars such as Francis Fukuyama and Almond & Verba claim that democracy does not fully satisfy all parties, the multiracial Malaysians continue to enjoy security and well-being in their daily lives.
Among the appropriate interpretations of nationalism is by Lord Acton (1972) who said that nationalism is a love of and love for the country. The formation of the soul of patriotism must be based on the spirit of nationalism. The sense of nationalism in every individual citizen needs to be continued with the spirit of patriotism in the love of and willingness to sacrifice for the nation. In the context of Malaysia after PRU14, some exciting events should consider the uses of 'we Malaysian nation,' 'we Malaysians,' 'we are Malaysian' and so on. Malaysians must change so that our country will continue to move forward without compromising the fundamentals as set out in the Federal Constitution. The effort to build unity requires a new approach in line with current changes, especially for the new generations.
One of the conditions of national security is that the well-being that must be felt and enjoyed by all. Wellness can be seen in the context of religion, economy, politics, and education. A simple example is in the religious context; most are aware that Malaysia has a diversity of beliefs; today a threat from global terrorism is threatening to compromise Malaysia's security. Security forces may be able to monitor and control religious risks in social medias and internet, but terrorist groups in the community are more complicated to manage. They are not well-known, well-organized and have no early signs of being a threaten to safety and well-being of the people until they become one, and by which time, it is a little late to nip.
Given current world development, each country appears to unite themselves with their allies through similarity and common interests in terms of economic, political or social matters. For example, European countries are trying to come together to build a stronger economic community in the form of an (EEC). China is increasingly open in all respects but has being consolidating itself with its new initiative such as the famous Chinese Belt that spread across to Asia, Arab, Europe and Russia. This initiative has given rise to a possible clash known today as the Trade War.
In Malaysia, racial conflict is small because the government has successfully implemented various programs to thwart the former and unite the various ethnic groups. But its success is not absolute and guaranteed because disruptive elements are always looking for space in society to commit crimes and terrorism and therefore derail this good effort. Risk of conflicts among multiracial peoples is a more significant conflict because of competition in politics and economics based along racial line. We cannot take the “wait and see” attitude because time do not wait for bad things to happen. To ensure security of the nation, the people need to move forward, making the ones that have passed as a guide for more secure national security in the future.
Regional unity is fundamental in the survival of the Malaysian nation. If the Malaysian federal system that has been set up since September 16, 1963, becomes more relaxed, the country will face security issues. Understand that the unity of Malaysians will bring strength, togetherness brings strength and separation will bring weakness. If unity of the state is weak, then it is easy for our country to slip into decline whether in politics, social and economic matter.
The writer’s field of study is Politics and Government and has interests on issues relating to nation-building, national security and patriotism.
| 2019-04-21T18:46:56 |
http://www.al-azharrisiddiq.com/2018/10/malaysian-5-signifcant-elements.html
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With talk about the potential (though unlikely) event of a large solar flare directly hitting Earth, some high-tech engineering types are discussing the merits of using homemade Faraday cages to protect electronics and power-generating equipment and vehicle computers.
Rather than place in the garage a large, galvanized steel container that's large enough to park a car in after the container has been lined with insulation and add a conductive layer around the car, I'm thinking it would be more practical to just buy a spare car and maintain it, albeit one that does not have any electronic controls. I'm thinking a carbureted vehicle built before the '80s would do the trick.
The question I have is, Would a car with a carburetor built prior to 1980 continue to run (assuming that it can run OK prior to this potential event) after Earth has been hit with a large solar flare, similar to the Carrington Event of 1859, which was strong enough to cause electrical shocks to telegraph operators? Also, what would be a suggested vehicle to keep for such an event?
RAY: Well, we all remember what chaos the world was cast into after the 1859 Carrington Event, Larry. Life, as we knew it, was extinguished. I mean, try finding a telegraph operator today! Where are they? You think it's a coincidence that you can't find a telegraph operator anymore?
TOM: Doesn't anybody screen these letters?
RAY: Actually, I think it's a very reasonable question, Larry. We'll do our best to help you out.
TOM: OK. In order to avoid being automotively stranded by some sort of major, Earth-wide electrical disturbance, you need to go back to before computers were used to manage engines, and before electronic ignition. That would put you in the early 1970s.
RAY: I think the car for you is a 1972 Dodge Dart, Larry. It's proven pretty reliable. Since it has a nerdy cult following, there are lots of parts still available for these cars. It has a one-barrel Holley carburetor and no important electronics that would be affected by electromagnetic radiation. In fact, it doesn't have any electronics at all.
TOM: Or, here's another idea: How about a nice, 1971 Chevy Kingswood Estate Wagon? That's got a nice, simple, carbureted V-8 engine, and the fake wood paneling should survive any electrical event. Plus, a full-size station wagon will give you plenty of room to carry around the provisions you'll need for the next 50 years.
RAY: But whatever car you get, just to be on the safe side, you might want to take the radio out and wrap it in tinfoil.
TOM: But don't use all of your tinfoil. You'll need to have enough left over to make your hat, Larry. Godspeed.
| 2019-04-24T20:22:15 |
https://www.cartalk.com/content/today-best-car-protect-against-solar-flares
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is "spitting" in President Barack Obama's face with Wednesday's launching of airstrikes against Syrian rebel forces instead of Islamic State terrorists, retired Army Gen. Paul Vallely told Newsmax TV.
"If you're at the blackjack table or poker table, he's the card dealer," Vallely, chairman of Stand Up America, told "The Steve Malzberg Show" in an interview. "He's controlling the game right now, and we basically have a finger in the game at best.
"It's absolutely embarrassing for this country as well as the European leaders," he said.
Vallely likened the strikes to Putin's actions in the Ukraine.
"It shouldn't be a surprise. They've been moving in through the ports of Latakia and Tardis on the Mediterranean there.
"They've been moving equipment and forces — and Putin, you know, it's almost like the Ukraine, isn't it, when you think about it?
"Putin's doing his thing," he added. "But here's the bottom line, though: They're not going after ISIS. They're going after the Free Syrian Army.
"They're attacking the opposition forces to [Syrian President Bashar] Assad, whom Russia is supporting — and the tyrannical person who has killed hundreds of thousands of his own people."
And how will the U.S. respond?
"We're not going to do anything because we're, basically — we're neutered," Vallely told Malzberg. "We have no credibility, respect over there.
"They're pushing us out completely of anything that we're doing in that area, and they're going to expand to make sure that the Free Syrian Army and any opposing elements to Assad are going to be eliminated," he added. "This changes the whole ball game over there."
paul vallely, russian, airstrikes, syria, neutered, U.S.
| 2019-04-24T19:57:58 |
https://www.newsmax.com/newsmax-tv/paul-vallely-russian-airstrikes-syria/2015/09/30/id/694148/
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"'Til death do you (us) part."
is common in marriage ceremonies.
I wonder how many marriage ceremonies I've seen on television and in movies. It must be several thousand. In addition, the many different types of marriage vows made were also interesting, and, of course, full of challenging expectations of each other, as well as devoid of real-life experience, claiming an imaginary duration and outcome.
I'm not being negative about marriage, even though, according to statistics, only about half survive without divorce. Frankly, having been married twice myself, I'm amazed that the divorce rate is not higher, especially if we compared that to the unreal expectations at the marriage ceremony.
"I am me. I have likes and dislikes. I lean toward the likes and away from the dislikes. Where our likes intersect, we can experience a sense of oneness. Where they do not intersect, yet are similar in nature, we can be in harmony. Where they are not complimentary, we may enjoy periodic cooperation, or where they are not, we can enjoy mutual freedom and respect. In all, within and without, I am now, and will be loving without condition, secure in myself in peace."
That works perfectly for me and I think it would work equally well for others. If we can say that to each other and have it come from the heart, there is nothing but love, regardless of the longevity. Divorce would only mean a change in focus and temporary location.
I grew up with two nasty divorces. The divorces weren't a bad thing, but I saw the nastiness as completely unnecessary and foreign to my psyche. I vowed it would never happen that way to me. It hasn't. It won't. It could never be.
Why? Because I learned one of the most valuable lessons that have guided my life: Love is not really love if it can be something other than love. In other words, love could never turn into hate. Love is the equivalent vibration of freedom, empowerment, joy, and appreciation. It vibrates there. Anger, hate, distrust, powerlessness vibrate at a much different frequency. They are incompatible. If you love, you love. If you love, you forgive. If you love, you allow. If you love, you are not attached and do not cling (despair). If you love, you will always love. Love does not require circumstances for itself. It is. Regardless of circumstances.
I simply have to repeat one of my all-time favorite quotes by one of my lifelong mentors, Wayne Dyer, where he gave the single best definition of unconditional love I've ever read: "Love is the ability and willingness to allow others that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you."
In the immediacy of the situation, one can dislike the choices that another will choose to make, but love is the ability, and the willingness, to allow those choices to be acceptable, to be perfect for them, because they were made by the other person, and because love carries no insistence, no demands, to satisfy me, or then withhold my love and respect. If that were the case, it would not be love. It would not be freedom. It would not be appreciation. It would not be empowerment. It would not be joy. It would be some other vibration--something else entirely.
I Have Learned What Love Means To Me. Simply One Of The Most Powerful Lessons I Could Ever Have Learned.
Spread Some Joy Today--by loving who you are, where you are, with whom you are in the presence of.
| 2019-04-25T05:48:14 |
https://www.ctsdaily.net/2016/09/daily-inspiration-9-1-16.html
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How to compare different positions of digits of two integers?
I am creating a simple number game in Java.
Simply, the game is all about guessing numbers.
However, I want to add a function to check if the numbers are correct or not.
Now, since the digit 1 in userGuess belongs in the accurate position with targetNumber, it would print out the letter A.
The digits 5 and 6 in userGuess doesn't belong anywhere in targetNumber, it would print out the letter I (Stands for Inaccurate).
However, the digit 4 does belong in targetNumber but not it its ACCURATE position. In this case, it would print out the letter S (Stands for Semi-Accurate).
Если вы храните их во ArrayList<Integer> numbers, то вы можете просто позвонить numbers.contains(yourInt). В противном случае вы могли бы начать с booleanи итерацию по списку настроек его trueи , breakingесли вы когда - нибудь найти.
Я предлагаю делать это без сохранения цифры по отдельности в виде списка. Сначала преобразовать как в String. Затем запустите цикл для перебора каждого символа. Если символы в текущем индексе обеих строк одинаковы, дисплей «A». В противном случае, проверьте - если символ вообще существует targetNumber; если он делает, дисплей «S», иначе дисплей «I».
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| 2019-04-21T08:32:15 |
https://stackanswers.net/questions/how-to-compare-different-positions-of-digits-of-two-integers
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6th why did square change there name?
1) Tidus's name is never said because you are able to change his name in Final Fantasy X.
2) Yuna and Tidus are reincarnates of the two other people. That's why are so alike.
3) All the newgame+ is for is so you can start a new game with all your equipment, items, dresspheres and try to get more % completion.
4) You need at least 75% for the good ending and 100% for the perfect ending (which is all 3).
6) Square changed their name because they merged with Enix.
1). Yes, Tidus's name is mentioned in the manual, but because there was an option to rename Tidus, they didn't mention his name because there are some people that rename him. It would feel weird for those people.
Shuin, Star player of the real Zanarkand Abes, was not happy with what he saw in Spira, greed, deciet ect. One day in bevelle he heard rumours about an all powerful weapon created by Bevelle to destroy Zanarkand. Shuin decided to use this to wipe out all life on Spira.
This is where the Story of FFX-2 begins. After the shooting, the Spirits of Lenne and Shuin took different directions. Lennes spirit went into the Singer Dress sphere, and Shuin became an unsent. Unhappy by the events in spira and his blinding love for Lenne, Shuin sets his whole will on releasing the Venagune as an act of Vengance against the people he hates.
This is where Yuna appears, upon entering the farplane looking for Tidus, Shuin appears and mistakes Yuna for Lenne, this is all due to the fact that Yuna's Dress Sphere emits the spirit of Lenne.
Thinking that he had finally been re-united with his love, Shuin sets out to make sure that no-one can seperate them again, by destroying Spira. Yuna then sets out to stop them.
5). It's done caput. No more sequals. Go import the international version to see more story.
so in all the alternet endings and stuff there is no proof of tidus being alive?
Actually, he does. In one of the endings, it shows YRP riding in on the Celsius onto Besaid Island. Everyone is on the beach and Wakka and Lulu are holding their baby. It shows Tidus swimming up to the surface and running to the beach. Yuna goes down to meet him and they run up to the beach holding hands... Then if you see the final ending, it shows Yuna and Tidus in the Farplanes. They say some stuff and hug and yadda yadda. Then Tidus's spirit is sended and Yuna says something about as long as she remembers, he will still be there or something like that.
| 2019-04-25T20:04:41 |
https://filesharingtalk.com/threads/45950-Final-Fantasy-X2-Question
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The answer? Three seemingly small changes in the treatment of charitable contributions.
One would have repealed the above-the-line deduction for contributions, which now allows taxpayers who don't itemize to take off up to $25 for gifts. The second would have established a 2 percent threshhold for itemized deductions: Simply put, a taxpayer with $30,000 of adjusted gross income could not have deducted the first $600 of charitable contributions.
The third change would have placed limits on the deduction for gifts of appreciated property. Under the current code, a gift of, say, stock that was bought at $1,000 and had grown to a value of $10,000 can be written off at full value, with no tax liability for capital gains.
Together, the three changes would have added more than $7 billion to government coffers in 1987, equal to nearly 8 percent of the tax revenues lost to lower tax rates. That's more than would be gained by limiting the exclusion of employer-supplied health insurance, and five times more than would be added by an even more ballyhooed potential change: limiting business-meal deductions for both individuals and corporations.
Tightening the treatment of charitable contributions was, in fact, the silent nugget of the first Treasury plan -- T-1 in taxspeak. In its report to the president on T-1, the Treasury Department argued that such changes would have only a modest effect, if any, on contributions -- a fib of considerable convenience. The fortunes of charities are inextricable from even the slightest modifications in the tax code.
In 1970 Americans gave about 2.4 percent of their disposable income to charities. By 1982 that figure had dropped to 2.1 percent. The reason was an increase in the standard deduction, not a new national meanness. Fifteen years ago, with the smaller standard deduction, about half of all taxpayers itemized. By 1982, when the above-the-line charitable deduction was added to the tax code, about 75 percent of taxpayers were using the IRS short form. Absent any way to write off their gifts, they gave less of what they had to spare.
Another example: Of the roughly $1.4 billion increase in giving to higher education over the last four years, about $250 million resulted from a new provision in the 1981 tax bill, allowing companies to take an enhanced deduction for gifts from inventory. The result: Computer equipment out of inventory came pouring into colleges and universities.
Charles Clotfelter, vice provost of Duke University and a professor of public policy, has estimated that T-1 would have caused a drop in giving on the order of 20 percent. Least affected would have been religious groups, which depend more on small donations; most hit would have been cultural organizations, the charities-of-choice of the rich.
Those figures are out of date. The charity lobby has done its work: Whatever shape the revised Treasury tax plan might take, it apparently will scotch the threshold on itemized deductions and the restrictions on gifts of appreciated property. But neither was central to Clotfelter's calculations.
What was? The drop in tax rates, especially the highest rates. At a 50 percent tax rate, a fully deductible gift of $10,000 is, in effect, a gift of $5,000. At a top rate of 35 percent -- proposed under T-1 and almost certain to be the same under T-2 -- the same gift has a real cost of $6,500. That, as they say, creates a disincentive to charity.
There's the irony in the dance between giving and the tax code: The more government demands, the more people, especially the rich, give elsewhere until it hurts. And there's the spot between the rock and a hard place for the charity lobby: How do you argue that more giving is dependent on more taxes?
| 2019-04-19T06:37:26 |
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1985-05-23-0300170228-story.html
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Yvonne and Zara are playing a card game. The game is played with a standard 52-card deck. In this game we don’t care about specific ranks or suits, only about color (red or black). So it is enough to note that the deck contains exactly 26 red and 26 black cards.
Yvonne takes the deck, removes any k cards and lays them out into a sequence in front of her.
Zara takes the remainder of the deck, removes any k cards and lays them out into a sequence in front of her. Zara is not allowed to choose the same sequence of red and black cards as Yvonne.
The girls shuffle the remainder of the deck.
The girls deal cards from the top of the deck into a sequence. If at any moment the colors of the last k cards dealt from the deck match Yvonne’s sequence, Yvonne wins. If the last k cards match Zara’s sequence, Zara wins.
If they run out of cards in the deck and neither girl has won the game, they decide the winner by flipping a fair coin.
Yvonne chooses the sequence “red, red, black”.
Zara chooses the sequence “black, black, black”.
The remainder of the deck (24 red and 22 black cards) is shuffled.
The girls start dealing cards off the top: red, black, black, red, red, red, black.
At this moment the last three cards are “red, red, black”, which is precisely Yvonne’s sequence. The game is now over – Yvonne won.
You are given the value k. Assume that each girl wants to maximize her probability of winning and that they both play the game optimally.
In the easy subproblem L1 determine which girl is more likely to win the game.
In the hard subproblem L2 determine the probability of Yvonne winning the game.
Output exactly 26 lines, corresponding to k = 1, 2, …, 26.
In the easy subproblem L1 each line should contain the name of the girl who is more likely to win the game (either “Yvonne” or “Zara”). In case they are both equally likely to win, print the string “tie” instead.
In the hard subproblem L2 each line should contain the probability that Yvonne wins the game for that particular value k, assuming both girls play the game optimally. Output at least 10 decimal places. Solutions that differ from our answer by at most 10−9 will be accepted as correct.
Both for k = 1 and for k = 2 the correct output for L1 is “tie” and the correct output for L2 is “0.5000000000”.
Even though the game seems advantageous for Yvonne, because she gets to choose her sequence first, there isn’t much she can do if the sequences are short. For k = 1 there is essentially only one possibility: Yvonne chooses one color, Zara chooses the other color, and the first card off the deck decides the game.
For k = 2 one optimal choice for Yvonne is the sequence “red, black”, and then an optimal choice for Zara is the sequence “black, red”. It should be obvious that the resulting game is symmetric, which means that each girl wins it with probability 0.5.
| 2019-04-26T16:57:38 |
https://ipsc.ksp.sk/2017/real/problems/l.html
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When I was but a little child, I had already a strong desire to see the world. Whenever I met a travelling-carriage, I would stop involuntarily, and gaze after it until it had disappeared; I used even to envy the postilion, for I thought he also must have accomplished the whole long journey.
I must thank my friend Angelo Benuzzi for introducing me to the remarkable Ida Laura Pfeiffer.
Born in 1797, Ida was an Austrian merchant’s daughter, and as noted in the opening quote, she had a great curiosity for the world and a yearning for travel – the fact that, contrary to the customs of the time, she was given “a boy’s education” probably had something to do with her desire to travel.
She had been in Palestine with her father when she was five, but she started to travel seriously much later, when she was 45.
In 1842, Ida followed the course of the Danube to the Black Sea, and then visited Istanbul. She then continued south and west through Palestine and Egypt, then she came crossed the Mediterranean, traveled the length of Italy, and got back home.
She wrote a book about it.
She used the money to travel north, to Scandinavia and Iceland, in 1845. She wrote a two-volume travelogue.
What should she do next? Success had increased her courage and strengthened her resolution, and she could think of nothing fit for her energies and sufficient for her curiosity but a voyage round the world! She argued that greater privations and fatigue than she had endured in Syria and Iceland she could scarcely be called upon to encounter. The outlay did not frighten her; for she had learned by experience how little is required, if the traveller will but practise the strictest economy and resolutely forego many comforts and all superfluities. Her savings amounted to a sum insufficient, perhaps, for such travellers as Prince Pückler-Muskau, Chateaubriand, or Lamartine for a fortnight’s excursion; but for a woman who wanted to see much, but cared for no personal indulgence, it seemed enough to last during a journey of two or three years. And so it proved.
In 1846 Ida left for her first trip around the world: visiting Brazil, Chile and other countries of South America, Tahiti, China, India, Persia, Asia Minor and Greece before she got home in 1848. Obviously she wrote a book about it.
Ida was on the road again in 1851 visiting Malaysia, Sunda Islands, Borneo, Sumatra, Australia, then going up and down the length of North and South America, and she was finally home in 1854.
She wrote a book about this voyage, too1.
During her travels, Ida collected specimens of flora and fauna.
She was not just a traveler – she was an explorer.
In 1857 she traveled to Madagascar – where she met queen Ranavalona2, but was expelled when with other Europeans she was involved in a failed coup to overthrow the queen. On her voyage back to Europe she contracted a disease – identified as malaria by most sources – that finally killed her in 1858.
As I said, quite a remarkable lady.
| 2019-04-25T00:36:19 |
https://authorsdb.com/author-publicity/featured-author-blogs/ida-pfeiffer
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NN: Did you do the voices?
DT: I did a fantastic Tinky Winky voice…and she cut it out. The strange thing was all the way through the summer of filming it was all pats on the back, you're doing a great job, we love what you're doing, keep doing what you're doing, it's fantastic voice-wise and performance-wise - in front of the cameras. And then suddenly the goalposts were moved and they brought in someone else to overdub it. The thing is that when we were actually doing - cause it's not real sound - you can't actually do the real sound in the situation because of the noise of the jaws going up and down and partly because it's like the old silent films ….
NN: They're mechanical are they?
DT: Yes, the mouths and the eyes are mechanical and they actually need someone saying OK everybody all go left, go right, stop. Because you can't actually see.
NN: So you've got a remote control working it?
DT: No you've got left hand operates the eyes, for blinking the eyes, which gives life. And right hand is the mouth. We had little radio things in us which gave us our sound from a controller who'd give us instructions on what to do,- because we could only see through the mouth when it was open. So it was all - "this many steps this way", "that many steps this way, turn your head this way". You couldn't actually see and you didn't actually know what was going on and what people were doing around you. We were all being sort of controlled.
So they couldn't record the real sound and when it came to actually overdubbing the first time we did it - just literally seconds before we were doing it, she said "change your voice - don't do a high voice like you've been doing, do a deep voice". Which was weird because she said that all the scientific research said that very young kids respond better to higher voice than a lower voice and that's why the successful kids programmes have a female voice rather than a male voice. So I did this deep voice with no warning, with no chance to prepare for it, literally less than five seconds, you know.
Then they said we can't use your voice. And suddenly it was like everything was being manipulated to squeeze me out. First my voice went and then I was chucked out. The letter said my interpretation of the role was not acceptable, had not been accepted.
NN: Was Toyah on set when you were doing it?
"It's Teletubbies" and all that stuff. That would all be done in a studio.
NN: So, what is a Teletubby?
Because when I was working for them we did so much generic material, I actually appear in the show more than the new bloke and this person pointed this out to me. It was actually one where they had the new guy in it as well.
DT: Most of the programme is what they call generic shots. There's a beginning bit, the front titles, the end titles and then they have that ritual where they all do the good bye bye behind the hills and then they have the running up to the windmill and looking at their tummies and running down again and then they have other bits that aren't in every show, but they're in recurring shows. There's the bit where the teddy bear comes down and the little spinning thing, there's the bit where all the animals go processioning past and there's the bit where the ships go by and the Teletubbies all go and they sit down or they go and sit and they look at the house with the little bloke in the house. And all that's the same footage over and over and over again - if not in every episode, then in every so many episodes. And when they brought the new guy in, that was just for a couple of the dances and for the little sketches. So even with the ones with him in, I am actually in the show more. Though I don't get paid a penny for it.
NN: So you're in the show more since you got the boot?
DT: Well I was in the show more when I didn't get the boot, 'cause then I was in the sketches as well. But the point is really that I don't get paid for any of that after they brought the new bloke in, I didn't get paid a penny. And yet they use it and they've sold it all over the world and you can watch it like not just once a day, but four times a day in a load of these countries.
One weird thing is that a few years before I ever did the Teletubbies I was working as a stand up comedian and wanting to do what stand up comics do when they're successful - which is to get television shows and get into films or whatever. And I wasn't getting that success, like most stand ups don't because they carry on doing stand up comedy, it's a game of musical chairs and there's only so many places for the person with the Channel Four series.
"I got out of live stand up comedy and I went into television, the future's in television and visual comedy on television".
After that I found myself going up to the top of this house and as I got to the top of the house it got narrower and narrower and I found myself in this tiny little room with a little desk and a little portable typewriter on it. That was all there was, with a blank sheet of paper in the typewriter.
I remembered the dream afterwards and it was really strange because first of all the Teletubbies was filmed in the Midlands; it involves the green hill with the dome; and other hills all around - over the hills and far away; it's watched mostly by young mothers with their children; they unashamadly duplicated the Benny Hill sequences of the cranked up stuff where the Teletubbies all go running round chasing each other just like Benny Hill with all the girls at the ends of his programmes. So they used that visual style of comedy. And I didn't know this at the time I had the dream, but I subsequently learned that Benny Hill used to do stand up comedy in the late fifties, he did the Windmill Theatre alongside all those other comics. And he very quickly decided that stand up comedy wasn't for him and that he wanted to go into television and to go into doing visual television because then you could sell it all over the world because there wasn't a verbal language barrier. So you go to Morocco and people say "Oh you're English - Benny Hill!".
So this dream was almost prophetic. Then of course I then got fired from the Teletubbies and ended up where I was actually faced with that situation of the typewriter (though now it's a computer) and a blank piece of paper. And I was being thrown back on my own resources and my ability to write to make a living.
And the other strange thing was I used to do these affirmations, you know like one of these new-agey psychotherapy things that you try to create a better future for yourself through affirmations. And one of the affirmations I chose for myself, again years before the Teletubbies, was "I'm sweet as jelly on the telly". Because, apparently, if the affirmation rhymes then it works better. And had one which was "I make loads of money being very funny" and the other one was "I'm sweet as jelly on the telly". And I used to do that when I was driving to a gig up in Manchester, it might be a five, six, seven hour journey. I could be at the wheel - in my mind going over with "I'm sweet as jelly on the telly, I'm sweet as jelly on the telly, I'm sweet as jelly on the telly" and I'd do it for hours and hours and hours. If there was other people in the car, I'd talk to them, obviously. But if I was on my own, that was what I'd be doing. And the affirmation came true, but it was a bit like the Sorcerer's Apprentice, 'cause when I was doing "I'm sweet as jelly on the telly" I was imagining I'd be sweet as jelly on the telly and be paid for it. Rather than as sweet as jelly on the telly - cause Tinky Winky you can say he's as sweet as jelly on the telly, and it's all over the world, but I don't actually get paid or acknowledged for it.
Again, "I make loads of money being very funny" , Teletubbies has made milllions and millions and millions of pounds, so in a way I do make money being funny because they are funny as well. But again it didn't work out because I assumed "I make loads of money being very funny" would mean I got the money, not somebody else.
NN: So there's sort of a mystic undercurrent to your work there?
DT: Well there is, but isn’t there to everything? Us being here is pretty magical. I think magic is really about highlighting to people the fact that they're alive, because life is magical. And then also stage magicians, it's illusion, and then life is also supposedly an illusion.
NN: I suppose a Teletubby is an illusion , strictly speaking it's an animatronic, and then it's computer generated?
DT: After the Teletubbies I did some work for Jim Henson and apparently the word "animatronic" technically doesn't really have any use or meaning. It's a sort of a word that got used in a situation where there wasn't really any situation for it. Animatronic supposedly means mechanical features like the pig in Babe or something - but in fact I think that's something else. I think technically "animatronic" doesn’t actually really mean that.
But the Teletubbies, technically they're not very advanced at all. But they're just very well designed and they're psychologically very well thought out. When they went to Nicky Lyons who designed the Teletubbies and is a great designer and she makes creatures for Hollywood and I think she's living in Hollywood now. She did the creatures for The Labyrinth, she's done a lot of Hollywood work, she'd very good, she's top. The very first drawings that she drew , I saw them, and they were sort of almost reptilian in their look. And Anne Wood being very very clever and knowing what she wanted straight away said "no we want something a bit more friendly" and the way the Teletubbies are - they've got no teeth and they've got no claws and that means that they only have positive, loving emotions. That's very important because, of course, very young kids are scared of bears and wild creatures. But the Teletubbies are benign, there's no teeth, no claws and they've got those little snub noses which are attractive because we're attracted to young puppies and young kittens because they haven't actually had a grown jaw. If you want to make a frightening creature like "what's the time Mr Wolf" you go for a bigger snout because that's more capable of biting and doing damage. But puppies and baby kittens their noses are shorter, as are young kids' noses. And that makes them more endearing and more appealing and less threatening. And that was all designed like that, they're furry, they're cuddly. Quite tubby is more cuddly and less threatening than extremely thin. So they're incredibly cleverly designed.
NN: But they have televisions built into them, that's not normal!
DT: They've got screens on them, that was an idea by the co-producer, Andrew somebody (Davenport) he also worked on Tots TV and he also wrote the first Teletubbies episodes. He had that idea because they wanted to make them also technological. So they weren't just cuddly furry creatures they had to be different and distinctive also to do with the technological age. And that comes from the psychology of like, young kids grow up with radios, telephones, computers, answer machines, video camcorders, cameras, everything technical around them. And the television is often on, they grow up with it on all the time so he actually had the idea of putting a television onto the tummy. That also has the appeal of when they watch the inserts of the young kids having fun, "come and see" and all that stuff, they're actually in the tummy and that makes the Teletubbies quite maternal figures because they see young children in the tummies. So on a mythical, unconscious level they have a motherly quality.
Also of course they appeal to all races because they don't have human colour.
NN: They each have a different aerial on them, you had a pink triangle?
DT: Mine was a purple triangle. Apparently the shapes of the aerials were arbitrary. And Tinky Winky happened to have a triangle. That was another strange thing - when I used to do drawings in alpha state, when I was going to this New Age psychotherapist / healer. I drew this picture of me and I used to have a big triangle going off the side of my head. It wasn't just a triangle, it was like a sort of a big cone. I'd drawn a circle to make it like a cone. Then I realised years later that all you have to do is move that around to the top and you've got Tinky Winky's aerial. So it was almost another prediction, except that it was on the side of the head rather than the top of the head.
The other strange thing about that was just after a year after being sacked from the Teletubbies I went scuba diving in Thailand and came up from one dive with right ear having gone for most intents and purposes deaf. So that means that my left ear has become this big - (makes ear trumpet gesture) - because it's actually making up for this (the right) one.
NN: Who did you play in the Henson film?
DT: I wore an animatronic lion costume and I played Livingstone the Lion and I was in two TV movies which were filmed in Los Angeles. I also did a live show in New York and that was much more technologically advanced. The Teletubbies costumes cost £35,000 each initially and the Livingstone the Lion costume cost £120,000 and that doesn't include me flying first class to New York and Los Angeles which was £4,500 a time, or my fee. But that was much more advanced because it had a loads of servo motors inside the head and it was remotely controlled. It had one person remotely controlling the eyes, by radio remote control; one person controlling the muscles of the face; with me inside the body wearing the head, doing the movements. It was made by the same bloke who made the pig and the little sheep dog in Babe.
NN: It wasn't a real pig, then?
And then you just peel the fur back and it's like Robocop in there, or the Terminator. The technology's amazing what they can do.
NN: Your background's quite odd, it's not like you're not like a puppeteer is what I mean..
DT: No, I'm sort of a comedian / actor / writer. I'm in a feature film this year. Ben Elton's written and directed a feature film called Maybe Baby. The premiere is on the 31st of May, it's for world wide release, and it stars Hugh Laurie, Joelly Richardson It has cameos from Rowan Atkinson, Emma Thompson, Dawn French, Joanna Lumley and me. I'm playing a human being, playing the part of Dave, the comedian.
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http://www.earthlydelights.co.uk/netnews/tinky2.html
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A gray background shows a city with cars - the same city from 'Teardrop Highway'. In the foreground is a white paper plane with red and blue trim, and transparent blue windows. Shapes hang off the paper plane on wavy strings. The shapes are, in order: a purple rectangle, a red rectangle, a blue rectangle, an orange triangle, a green triangle, a yellow rectangle. The paper plane points to a yellow starburst with a paperclip in it.
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Vigils have been held across the UK in memory of the 49 people killed in a shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando.
Events took place in various cities on Monday to show solidarity and support for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) people worldwide.
Hundreds gathered in Glasgow's George Square, while Soho in London was packed with people paying their respects.
US authorities say gunman Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to so-called Islamic State shortly before Sunday's attack.
Meanwhile, UK police are reviewing security for large-scale public events following the killings.
Home Secretary Theresa May told MPs it was right to examine security for forthcoming Gay Pride celebrations but said there were no plans for events to be cancelled.
Some 600 people gathered in Glasgow's George Square, where floral tributes and lit candles were placed. A rainbow flag was flown at half mast on Glasgow City Chambers.
Organiser Ciara McGuire said: "We're from Free Pride which is an LGBT community group in Glasgow and we just felt we needed a place where people could come and be around friends, and show solidarity with the people in Orlando as well."
Image caption Mayor of London Sadiq Khan earlier said he was "conscious of how vulnerable LGBT Londoners feel at the moment"
In London, huge crowds gathered in Old Compton Street, at the heart of the capital's gay community.
The normally lively street fell silent at 19:00 BST as a sign of respect, after which 49 balloons - one for each person killed - were released into the air.
The BBC's Rebecca Cafe, in Soho, said: "Some hugged those close to them while others bowed their heads in memory of those who died in Orlando, and also in other attacks on gay communities around the world.
"It was billed as being a two-minute silence, but it went on for far longer. Afterwards, people cheered and clapped before chanting: 'We're here, we're queer, we will not live in fear'."
Image caption Jennifer Dean said the vigil in London was "very moving"
Jennifer Dean, from Bromley, south-east London, said she just had to come to the vigil.
"I had to attend here and be counted and to show support, and let Orlando know that they're not alone," she said.
"I've experienced hatred and it was an attack on friends."
Image caption Nicholas Hall said the massacre in his native America had made him more "security aware"
Nicholas Hall, an American who is studying in London, used to live in Miami and knew people who had witnessed the shooting.
"I had many acquaintances in the Pulse nightclub, four of five of my friends and a lot of people they knew," he said.
"Seeing the victims' ages, in their 20s, 30s - my age - brought it much closer to home."
The vigil was attended by a number of politicians, including the new London mayor, Sadiq Khan, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and Education Secretary Nicky Morgan. The US ambassador to the UK, Matthew Barzun, was also there.
Old Compton Street is home to many gay bars, including the Admiral Duncan, where three people were killed and many more injured in a nailbomb attack in 1999.
Vigils were also held in Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Brighton, Leeds and Nottingham, with more planned in the coming weeks.
In Manchester, hundreds of people held hands and linked arms in silence on Canal Street, the hub of the city's gay village while a lone voice sang Amazing Grace.
The crowd was addressed by Manchester's first openly-gay Lord Mayor Carl Austin-Behan and actor Julie Hesmondhalgh who played transgender character Hayley Cropper in the ITV soap Coronation Street.
The attack at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida is the deadliest mass shooting in recent US history. It ended when police shot Mateen dead. It also left 53 people injured.
Responding to an urgent question in the Commons, Mrs May said she was not aware of any British nationals being caught up in the shootings.
Media captionTheresa May said that UK police forces would be "reviewing plans for large-scale and other public events"
The "utterly evil" attack had been "designed to spread fear", she said, adding: "We will not tolerate such bigotry and violence".
The UK has some of the toughest gun laws in the world, she said.
MPs held a minute's silence in the Commons in memory of the Orlando victims.
Mrs May also said seven UK terror plots had been disrupted in the last 18 months, all inspired by so-called Islamic State, with the overall threat level remaining at severe.
The Metropolitan Police said it had increased patrols in "prime locations", as well as continuing to work "closely and engage with the LGBT community".
There is "no intelligence to suggest an increased risk in London", the force added in a statement.
On Saturday, 25 June, Pride in London hold their annual parade and related events for the LGBT community.
Downing Street said Prime Minister David Cameron had written to US President Barack Obama "to underline our shock here and our support for the US people as they deal with this incident".
A Number 10 spokeswoman said the PM was being regularly briefed on the situation.
A spokeswoman for the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) said police forces across the country would be reviewing security around events in their areas.
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Perhaps you were looking for the Deep Inference pages?
I do proof theory from a theoretical computer science perspective. I am mainly interested in deep inference, a new methodology in proof theory that my collaborators and I have introduced.
Theoretical computer science mainly helps proof theory by bringing to it quantitative and semantic ideas, and proof theory mainly helps computer science by supporting the design of programming languages and the verification of software correctness.
The heart of what I do in proof theory is normalisation. This is still a mysterious combinatorial phenomenon, that is intimately connected to fundamental questions about how much we can compress information. Proof-theoretic research takes place in the purest setting where these problems can be defined, and, as such, it is a fundamental study that has and will continue to have far-reaching applications in computer science.
Two problems motivated the development of this research: understanding normalisation and the identity of proofs.
One research objective is to understand normalisation in propositional logics (first order and, at a later time, second order). Deep inference reveals finer and finer structure in the inference rules. With the methods developed for deep inference, we can see that cut elimination is only a special instance of a much broader normalisation phenomenon. Our techniques unveil new properties of derivations, impossible to be observed in the sequent calculus. One of the most interesting discoveries is that deep-inference rules show an unprecedented regularity in the shape of inference rules of very different logics. In what I call 'subatomic proof theory', it seems possible to describe most of the known logics by just one, simple inference rule.
I'm also interested in proof complexity: since deep inference generalises the sequent calculus, proofs in deep inference can only be shorter than in the sequent calculus. Indeed, on some classes of tautologies, like Statman's ones, there is an exponential speed-up of an analytic deep-inference system over all analytic sequent-calculus ones. We started only recently to study the proof complexity of deep inference. Deep inference is a powerful methodology in this respect, on par with Frege-Hilbert systems (but with better properties). We wonder whether deep inference could give good insights into the many open questions in proof complexity.
We are obtaining a broad theory of normalisation and, more in general, of the design of deductive systems, which are based on more basic and simple principles than traditional proof theory offers.
Another research objective is to come up with useful, interesting notions of identity of proofs. It is embarrassing for proof theory that the natural question of 'when are two proofs to be considered identical?' lacks good answers. (This question is tightly connected to the equally non-well-understood problem of deciding when two algorithms are the same.) One reason for our embarrassment is that the notion of normalisation available, viz. cut elimination, is inadequate to decide the question; I believe that the problem is that this is the only (reasonable) normalisation notion available in the sequent calculus and natural deduction. Thanks to its finer granularity, deep inference offers several natural new notions of normalisation, this way improving our ability to study new concepts of identity.
The calculus of structures is now a fully developed deep inference formalism, but I don't believe that it is the natural setting where to study the proof identity problem: there still is too much bureaucracy in it. I believe that deductive nets will be the right place where to work. Proof nets eliminate, in fact, much of the bureaucracy of calculi like the sequent calculus or the calculus of structures. But which proof nets? Linear logic proof nets are certainly inadequate, because of the poor way they deal with 'sharing', and then because they are not deductive, in the sense that they are not a proof system. We need a much more refined notion, suitable also to classical logic.
We observed that deep inference yields some interesting notions towards deductive nets. In fact, deep inference allows us to design deductive systems whose rules are all local, i.e., their computational complexity is constant (this is provably impossible in traditional proof theory). This property lends itself naturally to a geometric understanding of proofs. In other words, we can now see a geometric structure lurking behind the syntax, and we can control this structure thanks to our local inference rules. We are already able to use part of this geometric structure to control normalisation, by what we call atomic flows. I think that in a few years we will be able to exploit the full potential of the geometry behind proofs in order to have a satisfactory, topological answer to the problem of the identity of proofs.
Deep inference reveals regularities that traditional formalisms cannot detect, and it offers new proof theoretical properties, of special interest for normalisation. My colleagues and I are exploiting these regularities and properties in a unified theory of several logics. This will yield deductive nets, for which the problem of identity of proofs will be solved in a satisfactory way.
I have three main reasons to work in this area: 1) It is beautiful; this research involves working with beautiful, elegant mathematical objects. 2) It is interesting; it addresses important, challenging problems in proof theory, and they are difficult. 3) It is useful for designing computer science languages; in fact, my research started from questions raised by computer languages for concurrency.
I believe that mathematics is mostly about finding the right definitions, those that affect the way we see things.
The following web page contains more details about my current research: Deep Inference (FAQ, papers, notes, etc.).
Knowledge cannot be measured. As soon as measuring knowledge is attempted, researchers, who are not self-confident enough to resists, try to improve their score (number of papers, h-index, grant money, etc.), and the result is uninspired, incremental research of little value. Unfortunately, most politicians and all managers come from a business culture where everything is thought to be measurable, including knowledge.
Academic freedom is declining. As a result of its success in generating technology and economic power, science is now considered a commodity by governments. They are now predominantly financing research with demonstrable short-term impact on the economy. Therefore, research is now dominated by a class of technology-oriented researchers whose main drive is not curiosity but career progress and commercial exploitation of research. These people are subservient to governments and do not understand and support research with revolutionary potential. Academics have historically been a strong force of change, but they are now sadly becoming another branch of the establishment. What is even sadder is that most younger researchers do not even realise this.
Researchers should resist the business culture because, when applied to science, it is morally wrong and it stifles progress. This paper by Smaldino and McElreath (published by the Royal Society) shows how a culture of poor research methods is created by current incentives, and illustrates all of the above points: The Natural Selection of Bad Science.
I signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment.
I wrote a letter to The Guardian.
I have some more specific opinions on refereeing and conferences here.
We reconsider discrete quantum causal dynamics where quantum systems are viewed as discrete structures, namely directed acyclic graphs. In such a graph, events are considered as vertices and edges depict propagation between events. Evolution is described as happening between a special family of spacelike slices, which were referred to as locative slices. Such slices are not so large as to result in acausal influences, but large enough to capture nonlocal correlations.
In our logical interpretation, edges are assigned logical formulas in a special logical system, called BV, an instance of a deep inference system. We demonstrate that BV, with its mix of commutative and noncommutative connectives, is precisely the right logic for such analysis. We show that the commutative tensor encodes (possible) entanglement, and the noncommutative seq encodes causal precedence. With this interpretation, the locative slices are precisely the derivable strings of formulas. Several new technical results about BV are developed as part of this analysis.
System NEL is the mixed commutative/non-commutative linear logic BV augmented with linear logic's exponentials, or, equivalently, it is MELL augmented with the non-commutative self-dual connective seq. NEL is presented in deep inference, because no Gentzen formalism can express it in such a way that the cut rule is admissible. Other, recent works, show that system NEL is Turing-complete, it is able to directly express process algebra sequential composition and it faithfully models causal quantum evolution. In this paper, we show cut elimination for NEL, based on a technique that we call splitting. The splitting theorem shows how and to what extent we can recover a sequent-like structure in NEL proofs. Together with a 'decomposition' theorem, proved in the previous paper of this series, splitting yields a cut-elimination procedure for NEL.
This paper is the second part resulted from splitting into two parts the paper A System of Interaction and Structure IV: The Exponentials (which was previously titled A Non-commutative Extension of Multiplicative Exponential Linear Logic and was the journal version of A Non-commutative Extension of MELL).
We study a system, called NEL, which is the mixed commutative/non-commutative linear logic BV augmented with linear logic's exponentials. Equivalently, NEL is MELL augmented with the non-commutative self-dual connective seq. In this paper, we show a basic compositionality property of NEL, which we call decomposition. This result leads to a cut-elimination theorem, which is proved in the next paper of this series. To control the induction measure for the theorem, we rely on a novel technique that extracts from NEL proofs the structure of exponentials, into what we call !-?-Flow-Graphs.
This paper is the first part resulted from splitting into two parts the paper A System of Interaction and Structure IV: The Exponentials (which was previously titled A Non-commutative Extension of Multiplicative Exponential Linear Logic and was the journal version of A Non-commutative Extension of MELL).
This work belongs to a wider effort aimed at eliminating syntactic bureaucracy from proof systems. In this paper, we present a novel cut elimination procedure for classical propositional logic. It is based on the recently introduced atomic flows: they are purely graphical devices that abstract away from much of the typical bureaucracy of proofs. We make crucial use of the path breaker, an atomic-flow construction that avoids some nasty termination problems, and that can be used in any proof system with sufficient symmetry. This paper contains an original 2-dimensional-diagram exposition of atomic flows, which helps us to connect atomic flows with other known formalisms.
In usual proof systems, like sequent calculus, only a very limited way of combining proofs is available through the tree structure. We present in this paper a logic-independent proof calculus, where proofs can be freely composed by connectives, and prove its basic properties. The main advantage of this proof calculus is that it allows to avoid certain types of syntactic bureaucracy inherent to all usual proof systems, in particular sequent calculus. Proofs in this system closely reflect their atomic flow, which traces the behaviour of atoms through structural rules. The general definition is illustrated by the standard deep-inference system for propositional logic, for which there are known rewriting techniques that achieve cut elimination based only on the information in atomic flows.
This paper supersedes the note Formalism A.
2013 update: Giorgio plunged into the fountain.
We introduce 'atomic flows': they are graphs obtained from derivations by tracing atom occurrences and forgetting the logical structure. We study simple manipulations of atomic flows that correspond to complex reductions on derivations. This allows us to prove, for propositional logic, a new and very general normalisation theorem, which contains cut elimination as a special case. We operate in deep inference, which is more general than other syntactic paradigms, and where normalisation is more difficult to control. We argue that atomic flows are a significant technical advance for normalisation theory, because 1) the technique they support is largely independent of syntax; 2) indeed, it is largely independent of logical inference rules; 3) they constitute a powerful geometric formalism, which is more intuitive than syntax.
This paper introduces a logical system, called BV, which extends multiplicative linear logic by a non-commutative self-dual logical operator. This extension is particularly challenging for the sequent calculus, and so far it is not achieved therein. It becomes very natural in a new formalism, called the calculus of structures, which is the main contribution of this work. Structures are formulae subject to certain equational laws typical of sequents. The calculus of structures is obtained by generalising the sequent calculus in such a way that a new top-down symmetry of derivations is observed, and it employs inference rules that rewrite inside structures at any depth. These properties, in addition to allowing the design of BV, yield a modular proof of cut elimination.
The journal version has been butchered by the editorial process, but the preprint (linked here) is fine.
At the end of 2012, this was the most cited article appeared in ACM TOCL in the previous five years.
Full first order linear logic can be presented as an abstract logic programming language in Miller's system Forum, which yields a sensible operational interpretation in the 'proof search as computation'; paradigm. However, Forum still has to deal with syntactic details that would normally be ignored by a reasonable operational semantics. In this respect, Forum improves on Gentzen systems for linear logic by restricting the language and the form of inference rules. We further improve on Forum by restricting the class of formulae allowed, in a system we call G-Forum, which is still equivalent to full first order linear logic. The only formulae allowed in G-Forum have the same shape as Forum sequents: the restriction does not diminish expressiveness and makes G-Forum amenable to proof theoretic analysis. G-Forum consists of two (big) inference rules, for which we show a cut elimination procedure. This does not need to appeal to finer detail in formulae and sequents than is provided by G-Forum, thus successfully testing the internal symmetries of our system.
We extend multiplicative exponential linear logic (MELL) by a non-commutative, self-dual logical operator. The extended system, called NEL, is defined in the formalism of the calculus of structures, which is a generalisation of the sequent calculus and provides a more refined analysis of proofs. We should then be able to extend the range of applications of MELL, by modelling a broad notion of sequentiality and providing new properties of proofs. We show some proof theoretical results: decomposition and cut elimination. The new operator represents a significant challenge: to get our results we use here for the first time some novel techniques, which constitute a uniform and modular approach to cut elimination, contrary to what is possible in the sequent calculus.
We present an inference system for classical first order logic in which each inference rule, including the cut, only has a finite set of premises to choose from. The main conceptual contribution of this paper is the possibility of separating different sources of infinite choice, which happen to be entangled in the traditional cut rule.
We introduce the calculus of structures: it is more general than the sequent calculus and it allows for cut elimination and the subformula property. We show a simple extension of multiplicative linear logic, by a self-dual non-commutative operator inspired by CCS, that seems not to be expressible in the sequent calculus. Then we show that multiplicative exponential linear logic benefits from its presentation in the calculus of structures, especially because we can replace the ordinary, global promotion rule by a local version. These formal systems, for which we prove cut elimination, outline a range of techniques and properties that were not previously available. Contrarily to what happens in the sequent calculus, the cut elimination proof is modular.
2018–2021 Chris Barrett (PhD, 2nd supervisor).
2015–2019 William John Gowers (PhD, 2nd supervisor).
2015–2019 Alessio Santamaria (PhD, 2nd supervisor).
2015–2019 David R. Sherratt (PhD, 2nd supervisor).
2014–2019 Benjamin Pring (PhD, 2nd supervisor).
2013–2019 Daniel Schmitter (PhD, 2nd supervisor).
2014–2018 Benjamin Ralph (PhD, supervisor). Now a post-doc at LIX & INRIA–Saclay-Île-de-France, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau (Paris). Thesis (Pdf).
2013–2016 Andrea Aler Tubella (PhD, supervisor). Now a post-doc at the PPS lab of Paris VII/CNRS. Thesis (Pdf).
2010–2013 Anupam Das (PhD, supervisor). Now a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellow at the University of Copenhagen. Thesis (Pdf).
2006–2009 Tom Gundersen (PhD, supervisor). Until December 2013 a post-doc at the PPS lab of Paris VII/CNRS. Thesis (Pdf).
2003–2006 Ozan Kahramanoğulları (PhD, supervisor). Now an assistant professor at the University of Trento. Thesis (Pdf).
2000–2003 Kai Brünnler (PhD, supervisor). Now a professor at Berner Fachhochschule. Thesis (Pdf).
2000–2003 Lutz Straßburger (PhD, supervisor). Now a researcher at LIX & INRIA–Saclay-Île-de-France, École Polytechnique, Palaiseau (Paris). Thesis (Pdf).
2000–2001 Alwen Tiu (MSc, supervisor). Now a senior lecturer at Australian National University in Canberra. Thesis (Pdf).
Efficient and Natural Proof Systems 2013–2016. Three-year EPSRC research project at University of Bath. 756,061 GBP (full economic costing, including indexation and a research studentship funded by the University of Bath). Principal investigator is Alessio Guglielmi, co-investigator is Guy McCusker.
Sharing and Sequentiality in Proof Systems with Locality 2012–2014. Two-year Royal Society International Exchanges Scheme. Exchange programme between University of Bath and Università di Torino. The two sides get 11,960 GBP. Principal investigators: Alessio Guglielmi and Luca Roversi.
REDO: Redesigning Logical Syntax 2009–2010. INRIA—Action de Recherche Collaborative. Two-year project of the teams Calligramme/Démosthène and Parsifal (INRIA) and the Computer Science Department of the University of Bath. The project gets 80,000 EUR. Principal investigators are Alessio Guglielmi, François Lamarche and Lutz Straßburger (coordinator).
Identity and Geometric Essence of Proofs (Démosthène) ANR—Chaire d'excellence 2008–2010. Two-year project at LORIA. The project gets about 355,000 EUR from the Agence Nationale de la Recherche, out of a total cost of 750,448 EUR, the rest of which is covered by INRIA. Principal investigator is Alessio Guglielmi.
Complexity and Non-Determinism in Deep Inference 2007–2008. 17 month project at University of Bath. 118,072 GBP (out of a total cost of 147,591 GBP) from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Principal investigator is Alessio Guglielmi, co-investigator is Paola Bruscoli.
New Deductive Systems, Normalisation Methods and Semantics for Deep Inference 2006–2007. Alliance—Franco-British Partnership Programme. Two-year exchange programme between the University of Bath and the PPS group in Paris. Bath gets 4,300 GBP from the British Council (principal investigator Alessio Guglielmi) and PPS gets 6,250 EUR from the French MAE and the Ministry of Research (principal investigator Michel Parigot).
Analyticity and Proof Search for Modal Logics in Deep Inference 2006–2008. British-German Academic Research Collaboration Programme. Two-year exchange programme between the University of Bath and the Technische Universität Dresden. Bath gets 2,650 GBP from the British Council (principal investigator Alessio Guglielmi) and Dresden gets 5,694 EUR from the German Academic Exchange Service (principal investigator Steffen Hölldobler).
In my teaching, I insist on the practical motivations behind science. One of my deepest convictions is that being grounded in practice is an essential ingredient also for interesting research. I tend to build my courses around 'important questions'. I ask students to think about natural questions and problems and explore different paths and possible lines of attack before showing the solution. I privilege concrete knowledge over abstract one: I prefer to insist on some core concepts and the ability to solve (perhaps conceptual) exercises rather than showing one more theorem. I also try to convey the idea that abstraction might become necessary in order to be effective at solving practical problems. It worked for me with the conception of deep inference, where the desire of managing certain concrete problems of concurrent languages led me to reformulate the very foundations of proof theory. In summary, I prefer to transmit basic and general methods whenever it is possible. I am sure that a solid education in the fundamentals is useful also for the majority of students, who do not intend to pursue a research career: higher education should provide mental flexibility, not just notions.
In the past, I taught, among others, Formal Logic and Semantics, Logic and Its Applications, Computability and Decidability, Proof Theory and Deep Inference, Complexity Theory, Logic, Deep Inference and the Calculus of Structures, Sequent Calculus and Abstract Logic Programming, Deduction Systems, Networking and Advanced Programming Principles.
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The spirit of 1968 flows through Arab Spring and Occupy movement - as its counter-current attempts to suppress uprising.
The turmoil in Arab countries that is called the Arab Spring is conventionally said to have been sparked by the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazizi in a small village of Tunisia on December 17, 2010. The massive sympathy this act aroused led, in a relatively short time, to the destitution of Tunisia's president and then to that of Egypt's president. In very quick order thereafter, the turmoil spread to virtually every Arab state and is still continuing.
Most of the analyses we read in the media or on the internet neglect the fundamental contradiction of this phenomenon - that the so-called Arab Spring is composed of two quite different currents, going in radically different directions. One current is the heir of the world-revolution of 1968. The "1968 current" might better be called the "second Arab revolt".
Its objective is to achieve the global autonomy of the Arab world that the "first Arab revolt" had sought to achieve. The first revolt failed primarily because of successful Franco-British measures to contain it, co-opt it, and repress it.
The second current is the attempt by all important geopolitical actors to control the first current, each acting to divert collective activity in the Arab world in ways that would redound to the relative advantage of each of these actors separately. The actors here regard the "1968 current" as highly dangerous to their interests. They have done everything possible to turn attention and energy away from the objectives of the "1968 current", in what I think of as the great distraction.
What do I mean by a "1968 current"? There were two essential features to the world-revolution of 1968 that remain relevant to the world situation today. First, the revolutionaries of 1968 were protesting against the inherently undemocratic behaviour of those in authority. This was a revolt against such use (or misuse) of authority at all levels: the level of the world-system as a whole; the level of the national and local governments; the level of the multiple non-governmental institutions in which people take part or to which they are subordinated (from workplaces to educational structures to political parties and trade-unions).
In language that was developed later on, the 1968-revolutionaries were against vertical decision-making and in favour of horizontal decision-making - participatory and therefore popular. By and large, although there were exceptions, the "1968 current" was deeply influenced by the concept of non-violent resistance, whether in the version of satyagraha developed by Mahatma Gandhi or that pursued by Martin Luther King and his collaborators, or indeed older versions such as that of Henry David Thoreau.
In the "Arab Spring" we could see this current strongly at work in Tunisia and Egypt. It was the rapid public embrace of this current that terrified those in power - the rulers of every Arab state without exception, the governments of the "outside" states who were an active presence in the geopolitics of the Arab world, even the governments of very distant states.
The spread of an anti-authoritarian logic, and especially its success anywhere, menaced all of them. The governments of the world joined forces to destroy the "1968 current".
So far, they have not been able to do it. Indeed, on the contrary, the current is gaining force around the world - from Hong Kong to Athens to Madrid to Santiago to Johannesburg to New York. This is not solely the result of the Arab Spring, since the seeds and even the revolts elsewhere predated December 2010. But the fact that it has occurred so dramatically in the Arab world, once thought relatively unresponsive to such a current, has added considerable momentum to the growing world movement.
How have the governments responded to the threat? There are really only three ways to respond to such a threat - repression, concessions and diversion. All three responses have been used, and up to a certain point, their use has achieved some success.
Of course, the internal political realities of each state are different, and that is why the dosage of repression, concessions and diversion has varied from state to state.
However, the decisive characteristic is, in my view, the second feature of the world-revolution of 1968. The world-revolution of 1968 included in a very major way a revolution of the "forgotten peoples" - those who had been left out of the concerns of the major organised forces of all political stripes. The forgotten peoples had been told that their concerns, their complaints, their demands were secondary and had to be postponed until some other primary concerns were resolved.
Who were these forgotten peoples? They were first of all women, half the world's population. They were secondly those who were defined in a given state as "minorities" - a concept that is not really numerical but rather social (and has usually been defined in terms of race or religion or language or some combination thereof).
In addition to women and the social "minorities", there exists a long list of other groups who also proclaimed their insistence on not being forgotten: Those with "other" sexual preferences, those who were disabled, those who were the "indigenous" populations in a zone that had been subject to in-migration by powerful outsiders in the last 500 years, those who were deeply concerned with threats to the environment, those who were pacifists. The list has continued to grow, as more and more "groups" became conscious of their status as "forgotten peoples".
As one analyses Arab state after Arab state, one realises quite quickly that the list of forgotten peoples and their relation to the regime in power varies considerably. Hence, the degree to which "concessions" can limit revolt varies. The degree to which "repression" is easy or difficult for the regime varies. But make no mistake about it, all regimes want, above all, to stay in power.
One way to stay in power is for some of those who are in power to join the uprising, casting overboard a personage who happens to be the president or ruler in favour of the pseudo-neutral armed forces. This is exactly what happened in Egypt. It is that about which those who are today reoccupying Tahrir Square in Egypt are complaining as they seek to reinvigorate the "1968 current".
The problem for the major geopolitical actors is that they are not sure how best to "distract" attention and advance their own interests amidst the turmoil. Let us look at what the various actors have been trying to do and the degree to which they have been successful. We will then be able better to assess the prospects of the "1968 current" today and in the relatively near future.
We should start the story with France and Great Britain - the fading ex-colonial powers. They were both badly caught with their pants down in Tunisia and Egypt. Their leaders had, as individuals, been personally profiting from the two dictatorships. They not merely supported them against the uprising, but actively counselled them on how to repress.
Finally, and very late, they realised how big a political error this had been. They had to find a way to redeem themselves. They found it in Libya.
Muammar Gaddafi had also, just like the French and the British, fully supported Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Hosni Mubarak. Indeed he went the furthest, deploring their resignations. He was obviously deeply frightened by what was happening in the two neighbouring countries. To be sure, there was not much of a true "1968 current" in Libya. But there were plenty of discontented groups. And when these groups began their revolt, he blustered about how hard he would repress them.
France and Great Britain saw their opportunity here.
Despite the degree to which these two countries (and others) had engaged in profitable business in Libya for at least a decade, they suddenly discovered that Gaddafi was a terrible dictator, which no doubt he was. They set out to redeem themselves by open military support for the Libyan rebels.
Today, Bernard-Henri Lévy is boasting of the way in which he created a direct link between President Sarkozy of France and the structure of the Libyan rebels on the basis of active intervention to promote human rights.
But France and Great Britain, however determined, were unable to unseat Gaddafi without help. They needed the United States. Obama was obviously reluctant at first. But, under internal US pressure ("to promote human rights"), he threw in US military and political assistance to what was now called a NATO effort. He did this on the basis that, in the end, he could argue that not a single US life was lost - only Libyan lives.
Just as Gaddafi was unnerved by the ousting of Mubarak, so were the Saudis. They saw Western acquiescence (and subsequently approval) of his departure as a highly dangerous precedent. They decided to pursue their own independent line - the defence of the status quo.
They defended it first of all at home, secondly in the Gulf Coordination Council (and in particular in Bahrain), then in the other monarchies (Jordan and Morocco), then in all Arab states. And in the two neighbouring countries in which there was most turmoil - Yemen and Syria - they began to pursue a mediation in which everything would change so that nothing would change.
The new Egyptian regime, under attack at home from the "1968 current" and always sensitive to the fact that Egypt's primacy in the Arab world had diminished seriously, began to revise its geopolitical stance, first of all vis-à-vis Israel.
The regime wanted to take its distance from Israel, without, however, jeopardising its ability to obtain financial assistance from the United States. They became an active advocate of reunification of the split Palestinian political world, hoping that this reunification would not only force significant concessions from the Israelis but hamper the development of the "1968 current" among the Palestinians.
Two neighbouring countries - Turkey and Iran - sought to profit from the Arab unrest by strengthening their own legitimacy as actors in the Middle East arena. This was not easy for either of them, especially since each had to worry about the degree to which the "1968 current" would menace them internally - the Kurds in Turkey, the multiple factions in the complicated Iranian internal politics.
And Israel? Israel has been assaulted all around by the prospect of "delegitimisation" - in the Western world (even in Germany, even in the United States), in Egypt and Jordan, in Turkey, in Russia and China. And all the while it has had to face a "1968 current" that has emerged among the Jewish population within Israel.
And, as all this geopolitical juggling has been going on, the Arab Spring has become simply one part of what is now very clearly a worldwide unrest occurring everywhere: Oxi in Greece, indignados in Spain, students in Chile, the Occupy movements that have now spread to 800 cities in North America and elsewhere, strikes in China and demonstrations in Hong Kong, multiple happenings across Africa.
The "1968 current" is expanding - despite repression, despite concessions, despite co-option.
And geopolitically, across the Arab world, the success of the various players has been limited, and in some cases counterproductive. Tahrir Square has become a symbol across the world. Yes, many Islamist movements have been able to express themselves openly in Arab states where they could not do so earlier. But so have the secular left forces. The trade unions are rediscovering their historic role.
Those who believe that Arab unrest, that world unrest, is a passing moment will discover in the next major bubble burst (which we can anticipate quite soon) that the "1968 current" will no longer be so easily contained.
Immanuel Wallerstein is a professor in the department of sociology at Yale University and author of some 30 books, including The Modern World System - published in four volumes, with a further two anticipated. Prof Wallerstein's decades of work, critical of global capitalism and supporting 'anti-systemic movements' have led to him being recognised as a world-renowned expert in social analysis.
Immanuel Wallerstein is a professor in the department of Sociology at Yale University.
| 2019-04-23T02:49:17 |
https://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/20111111101711539134.html
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I'm just going to dig right in and be totally honest and say there were many days after Madeline was born that I didn't recognize myself. I know many of you, who are mamas, know this feeling yourselves. I looked in the mirror eight weeks later to see pale skin, cellulite, fifteen extra pounds, and dark circles under my eyes. Who is this person??
I lost a big chunk of my pregnancy weight super fast but then the weight stopped falling off and my pants and shorts still didn't button and legging season was dangerously close to an end.
This was a big struggle for me for so many reasons. For most of my life I have been fit. But this is not something that comes easy for me. It is something I have worked hard for every day for years and years. I gained almost ten pounds while I was in graduate school and I exercised and meal-planned my way to the best shape of my life for our wedding and honeymoon. I vowed I would never put my health on the back burner again. It was hard work and lots of time and sweat and I was pretty devastated that that body I'd worked so hard for had disappeared after pregnancy.
What was even harder was that I didn't really know where to start. I have a strong background in nutrition and fitness so I know how to lose weight in a healthy way and build strong, lean muscle. I just didn't know how to find the time to do it with an infant in tow. Madeline was still sleeping no more than two hours at a time. There were more 3:00 pm lunches in the Chick-fil-A drive through than I care to admit during her 6-8 week old fussy period where she cried most of the day and was only content in the car or in my arms. Especially since my husband travels so I was doing the whole exhausted new mom thing all by myself 90% of the time.
Being a mom is hard. Finding time for yourself when you are responsible for a tiny human's life is even harder. It seems everyone needs you. You baby needs you to do literally everything. Your husband needs your attention. He needs your help finding his lost car key amongst the mountain of teeny tiny laundry. Your dog wonders why all of the sudden he's not the center of attention.
I was feeling very isolated. Our support system was spread out and my husband was in the middle of a busy travel season for work. I had to find a way to do this with no help. Dropping Madeline off for an hour with my mom or mother-in-law so I could get a class in at my favorite barre studio wasn't an option. I also found myself getting so frustrated when I'd see other new moms posting on our local mom group about trying to lose weight and so many people's response was how easy it was when you are nursing. Just breastfeed and it will fall right off. For me, I actually gained weight during my first four months of nursing. Honestly, I think I was in better shape two weeks after giving birth than I was three months later.
Due to a postpartum hemorrhage, I was not cleared to exercise until 10 weeks post-baby but with the combination of purchasing a new house, listing our old one, moving, and going back to work all at the same time that didn't happen. And I wasn't eating clean, either. I was eating whatever was quick and little effort.
I really hesitated to share this photo and went back and forth between including it or not, but wanted to show that you can make big progress in a short time if you set your mind to it. The picture on the right was taken after only six weeks of being back into my routine. It took longer than I ever anticipated it would to get started back into a routine but when I finally did, I made some great progress and am still going. I've actually lost another six pounds from that photo on the right. I carve out just thirty short minutes for a great at-home workout every day. I feel challenged and I am pushing myself daily. I feel leaner and stronger. I really dialed-in my nutrition using a meal plan where I was satisfied and energized. Adjusting my diet back to healthy foods and healthy portions made me feel so much better and I don't feel like I have to deny myself of things that I enjoy.
Fitness is a journey not a destination and I still have a few more pounds and some toning left to do. My abs don't look quite like they did on my honeymoon in Hawaii just yet but my clothes fit again. I have more energy. I feel healthier. I look leaner. I don't have unhealthy cravings. I can say no to Chick-fil-A. I feel calmer and more confident. Some of the victories aren't just noticeable on the scale. Most importantly, I don't have to choose between taking care of Madeline and taking care of myself. I even have time to do laundry and make dinner for our family in addition to my workouts, taking care of our home, a few hours of work a week, and being with Madeline.
Fitness after baby didn't look the way I thought it would. I thought I would have the energy to get right to the gym and bounce back quickly. I had to change my mindset to change my body. Its amazing what the female body can do. And its amazing how much progress you can make when you first give yourself a little grace and then tackle your goals with a lot of determination.
Baby or not, if you're feeling lost in your own health journey, email me. I'd love to help.
You look great!! Way to go!! Being a mom is definitely hard!! It's a lot harder than I imagined it would be! We gotta get time for ourselves whenever we can!! If we aren't the best we can be, then our kids will suffer from it so we need to work at being our best selves first!
Great post, my sister is pregnant and super worried about all different things, it's good read other people's experiences!
Yes! You look awesome, girl! Having babies changes so much of who you are. Physically speaking, after my babes were born, I had pairs of pants I couldn't get into for the life of me, and some from high school I hadn't fit into in YEARS that I could now get in. Talk about weird. It's really hard for me to carve out 30 minute chunks in my day, so I split up my time throughout the day and also make sure I stay active with my kids. My iWatch has been great for helping me keep up with that!
| 2019-04-24T18:04:23 |
http://www.blushmagnoliablog.com/2017/03/real-talk-fitness-after-baby.html
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Should You Post Bail Immediately Or Wait For The Judge?
The quintessential question many people who are arrested eventually ask is whether they should use the bail schedules to get out of jail immediately or wait to see if a judge will set bail at a lower amount. Despite how simple this question may seem, there isn't always a clear answer for it, because each person's situation is different. Here are three things to consider which may help you determine the best option for you.
Judges are more likely to set low or no bail requirements for people who committed minor crimes, are first-time offenders, and aren't flight risks. Even if you have less-than-ideal factors that may count against you (e.g. you were previously convicted of a similar crime), you may still qualify for a lower bail amount if the totality of your circumstances indicates there's little risk associated with releasing you from jail.
Bail is used to ensure defendants don't skip out on their court appointments and sometimes to prevent people who may present a public risk (e.g. violent offenders) from being released where they may reoffend. If neither of those risks is apparent in your case, then you may qualify for a lower bail amount.
Conversely, if there are several strikes against you (e.g. severe offenses like robbery or you have the means to leave the country), then bail will likely remain the same, and you should probably use the bail schedule to get out of jail sooner rather than later.
Another thing you want to consider is whether the bail will be paid in cash at the courthouse or whether you'll be using the bail bond services. If you'll be paying cash directly to the courthouse, it doesn't really matter if you pay using the schedules or wait for the judge, because you'll get all of your money back once you've met the terms of your release. If you'll be using a bail bondsman, however, then you may want to wait.
This is because bail bondsmen charge a non-refundable fee that's calculated as a percentage of your bail amount. You could potentially save some money if you choose to wait for a court decision. For instance, the bail fee is 15 percent in Nevada. If the bail schedule requires you to pay $10,000 to be released, then you will have to pay the bond company $1,500 for their services. If you wait a few days to go before the judge and he or she sets it at $5,000, then you just saved $750 in fees.
Thirdly, your specific circumstances will also contribute to your decision to bail out early or wait for the judge. If you're employed or have children to care for, then using the bail schedules is the best option for getting out of jail fast.
However, personal responsibilities are not the only thing you should think about. You need to also consider whether it's safe enough for you to stay in jail until your bail hearing. Some jails are terrible, and people have been known to be abused or die in them because of mistreatment from other inmates and staff members. If the jail you're in presents a risk to your safety, then you're better off using the bail schedules to get out of there as soon as possible.
For help getting out of jail fast, contact a bail bondsman at a company like All Star Bail Bonds in your area.
| 2019-04-19T06:27:43 |
http://dynoauthority.com/2016/07/28/should-you-post-bail-immediately-or-wait-for-the-judge/
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Dr. Gourmet's Health and Nutrition Bites : Fresh vs. frozen vegetables: which is more nutritious?
Fresh vs. frozen vegetables: which is more nutritious?
For years, even decades, it's been a tenet of nutrition professionals that frozen vegetables are just as good for you as fresh vegetables. Certainly frozen veggies are far more easily available, in both quantity and variety, to most people than fresh vegetables. I can clearly recall the (small) quantity and the (mediocre) quality of the fresh fruits and vegetables that were trucked in to the 20,000-soul town I lived in in the early 90's - but what's available there now, 30 years later, is light-years ahead.
It's still the case, however, that not everyone has access to fresh fruits and vegetables, even those who live in big cities: that fresh fruit and veg simply may not be sold in the small corner grocery stores that are easily accessible to those without a car, and even those who are determined to take public transportation to a comparatively well-stocked grocery store may face several hours and more than one transfer before they make the round trip from home to store to back to their homes. Add that transit time to a full-time job that also requires taking public transportation to and from, and it's no wonder that people find it a challenge to eat healthfully, let alone consuming fresh fruits and vegetables.
So if frozen fruits and vegetables are just as good as fresh, in terms of nutrition, it makes sense for nutrition professionals to recommend them: they keep well for far longer than fresh, as long as they are properly kept in the freezer (assuming you have one); easily cooked, and taste just as good as fresh.
As you probably know if you've followed my work at DrGourmet.com for a while, you know that I'm all about evidence-based medicine. I read the research, report on it, and when necessary I will change my recommendations to my patients (as well as the Health Meets Food culinary medicine curriculum) based on the research. I no longer tout a low-fat diet, for example.
So it's always good to find more and new (recent) research regarding such a well-received tenet of nutritional counseling: the relative nutritive qualities of fresh vs. frozen. In 2014 researchers from the Food Science and Technology Lab at the University of California at Davis (J Ag Food Chem 2014: doi:10.1021/jf5058793) analyzed 8 different fruits and vegetables for the amount of four important vitamins the fruits and vegetables contained.
The authors compared fresh versus frozen fruits and vegetables and were careful to control their growing and harvesting: the authors obtained seeds for each of 6 fruits and vegetables and grew each variety under the same conditions from seed to maturity. The items tested were: corn, carrots, broccoli, spinach, peas, green beans, strawberries, and blueberries.
The mature fruit or vegetable from each plant was harvested at the same peak ripeness based on experts' evaluation. Then half of the products of each fruit or vegetable plant were blanched and immediately frozen (as is typical in current harvesting processes), while the other half were transported to refrigerators at UC Davis and appropriately stored in the refrigerator. Equivalent, smaller portions of fresh or frozen were stored in identical circumstances for later analysis and comparison.
For each variety of fruit or vegetable, one fresh portion and one frozen portion were analyzed for vitamin content within 24 hours of harvest. Thereafter, another portion of the fresh (refrigerated, never frozen) was analyzed after 3 days of refrigeration and another portion after 10 days of refrigeration. Frozen portions were analyzed after 10 days of freezing and another portion was analyzed after being frozen for 90 days.
The authors analyzed the fruits and vegetables for the levels of 4 vitamins: ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), riboflavin (B2), alpha-tocopherol (Vitamin E), and beta-carotene (a Vitamin A precursor).
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): Frozen strawberries, carrots, spinach, peas, and broccoli did not contain significantly different amounts of Vitamin C as compared to fresh. Corn, green beans, and blueberries had significantly higher levels of Vitamin C in the frozen portions as compared to the portions stored fresh.
B2 (riboflavin): Fresh portions of carrots, corn, broccoli, blueberries, and green beans contained the same amount of B2 as frozen portions, while only peas lost B2 during storage in the freezer. Broccoli, on the other hand, actually had higher levels of B2 in the frozen portion than the fresh portion.
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol): Stored fresh, peas, carrots and corn lost significant amounts of their Vitamin E content. Green beans maintained their Vitamin E content better during fresh storage but still had lower Vitamin E content than frozen green beans. Blueberries, broccoli, green beans, spinach, and strawberries had no significant difference in Vitamin E content between fresh and frozen samples, but frozen peas, spinach, and corn contained almost twice the amount of Vitamin E than their fresh counterparts.
Vitamin A (beta-carotene): Interestingly, even fresh samples of blueberries, strawberries, and corn contained no "significant amount" of Vitamin A, and over the course of storage in the freezer peas, spinach, and carrots lost 50% or more of their beta-carotene content. Even keeping the fruits or vegetables in the refrigerator didn't help: peas, green beans, and carrots lost "at least 15% of the initial [beta-]carotene content" over the course of refrigeration.
For all that people tout "fresh" vegetables and fruits as healthier than frozen, overall this research just doesn't bear that out. Quibbling over small amounts of this vitamin or that vitamin is a waste of time when the important thing is to eat more vegetables and fruit, period.
Try a new vegetable side dish or a vegetarian main course dish and get some more vegetables (and fruit: fruits include tomatoes and eggplant) in your diet, and don't worry about whether fresh or frozen have the most vitamins.
| 2019-04-21T22:51:51 |
https://www.drgourmet.com/bites/2018/060618.shtml
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Q. How do I set up the Hoopla App on an iOS device?
Hoopla no longer supports Apple iOS9 devices (such as the iPad Mini and the iPhone 4s). While Hoopla will continue to work on these Apple devices for the immediate future, they will not receive future app updates.
1. Go to the App Store and search for the Hoopla app. Tap Get to install it to your device. Once the app is installed, return to your device's home screen and locate the Hoopla app icon. Tap the icon to open.
3. Choose Your Library. Winnipeg Public Library will appear as a library if Location Services are enabled on your device (through Settings on your iOS device) and you are close to Winnipeg. If not, you will need to search for Winnipeg Public Library.
After Winnipeg Public Library comes up, tap on the entry.
4. Enter your valid library card number and PIN (usually the last four numbers of your phone number). Then tap Next.
5. Enter an email address and password. Tap Next.
6. Provide your consent to Hoopla's Terms and Conditions. Tap Next and you will be taken to the page that confirms your new connection to Hoopla. Tap Continue.
8. If you aren't searching for a specific title, you can browse the collection. Whether you are browsing for videos or music, the browsing screen will offer you similar options.
9. To bring up the full listing of information for an item, tap on its image.
A video listing will contain: a summary, a list of cast and crew, the producer, similar titles, and rating information.
A music listing will contain: the list of songs on the album, artists involved, the producer, similar titles, and rating information.
10. To borrow an item, tap the Borrow button. Tapping the Heart icon will add the item to your favorites for faster future checkouts. Tapping the Share icon will give you the option to share the item's information (not the actual item) with others. Both video and music listings will include these three options on their pages.
11. After you have borrowed the item, the Borrow button will change to say Play. You can either play the video or music or, if you would like to watch or listen offline, you can download the item to your device.
13. To return an item early, scroll down to the bottom of the page for that item's listing. At the bottom of the page it will indicate when your borrowed item will return. Beside that, you will have the option to tap on Return now.
Please note: Returning an item early does not change the number of borrows you have per month. This number remains the same - five borrows per library customer per month.
| 2019-04-24T05:54:39 |
https://wpl.libanswers.com/faq/199643
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Voters in November will have the chance to approve or reject a chance to rewrite the constitution.
ALBANY - New York voters will have a once-in-a-generation chance this November to crack open the state's constitution and begin the process of revamping it.
They'll just have to remember to flip their ballot first.
Voters on Nov. 7 will be asked whether to approve what's known as a constitutional convention, a chance for delegates from across New York to gather in Albany to rewrite the state's most-important governing document and put the changes to voters.
BASICS: What's the constitutional convention all about?
It's first of three statewide proposals voters will decide this year -- all of which will be listed on the back of the ballot.
The impact could be enormous: The state's detailed, 60,000-word constitution hasn't been rewritten in a convention since 1938, and it forms the basis of its government, court system and citizen's rights.
But while proponents of a "con con" say the document is due for a much-needed refresh, opponents -- including dozens of labor unions across the state -- fear it could be an unwieldy process that could roll back protections New Yorkers have enjoyed for decades.
A constitutional convention is a deliberative body of delegates who would come up with a proposal or proposals to rewrite, update, add to or otherwise change New York's constitution.
Any proposals approved by the delegates would then be put to a public referendum, where voters would have the chance to adopt the constitutional changes or reject them.
Without a convention, state lawmakers can still change the constitution -- but it's a high bar to clear. The Legislature must pass an amendment twice -- with an election in between -- before it heads to a statewide referendum. A convention essentially streamlines the process.
Every 20 years, voters are asked: "Shall there be a convention to revise the constitution and amend the same?"
That's the question that will be on this year's ballot.
If more people vote yes, it starts a multi-year process, starting with voting on delegates next year before the convention would convene in 2019.
If voters vote no this November, then there will be no convention and the constitution will remain in place.
Voters rejected a convention the last two times it was on the ballot, in 1997 and 1977.
Among those supporting a convention is the New York State Bar Association, a 72,000-member group of lawyers.
The Bar Association says a convention could help streamline New York's court system, which has 11 different trial courts and is widely viewed as one of the most complicated in the country, and clean up restrictive voter-registration rules that make it impossible to register on Election Day.
Among other supporters are former state Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, the League of Women Voters and Evan Davis, a former counsel to late Gov. Mario Cuomo who started a group backing a convention.
The biggest financial backer, however, has been Bill Samuels, a longtime Democratic political activist and reform advocate. His father, Canandaigua businessman and frequent gubernatorial candidate Howard Samuels, successfully led a push for an off-cycle convention in 1965.
Bill Samuels' group, NY People's Convention, had spent about $350,000 promoting a yes vote as of early October, much of which has gone toward a digital campaign, according to state Board of Elections records.
His group has backed a wide slate of reforms to tackle in a convention, including tougher anti-corruption measures, the legalization of marijuana, stronger equal rights protections and an environmental bill of rights.
Samuels has said he plans to spend about $500,000 total on the effort.
"If (current Gov. Andrew) Cuomo weren't governor and I thought we could get these things through the Legislature, I'd be against the people's convention," Samuels said. "The only reason I'm for the people's convention is we can't get it through the Legislature."
A wide coalition of organizations and labor unions have joined forces to create a wide-ranging coalition to oppose a convention, including several that make strange bedfellows -- such as Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts and the New York Right to Life Committee; the left-leaning Working Families Party and the state Republican Party; and the New York Rifle and Pistol Association and Rochester Metro Justice.
That coalition, known as New Yorkers Against Corruption, has been almost entirely bankrolled by labor unions, which had contributed more than $1.2 million to the effort as of early October.
The members have varied reasons for opposing a convention.
Environmental groups, for example, fear the constitution's environmental protections could be rolled back, such as the "Forever Wild" clause that protects the Adirondacks and Catskills from most large-scale development.
Gunowner-rights groups, meanwhile, fear a convention could result in greater restrictions on firearms.
But it's the labor unions that have been most aggressive in pushing a no vote, with the New York State United Teachers union distributing seemingly ubiquitous lawn signs that have popped up in all corners of the state.
Mario Cilento, president of the state AFL-CIO, said New York's constitution guarantees collective bargaining rights for public workers and provides valuable protections, including eight-hour days, five-day weeks and prevailing wage requirements for public works projects.
There's also the matter of pensions for public workers, which are guaranteed by the state constitution.
"We have some of the strongest labor protections in our state constitution of any state in the country," Cilento said. "We're really concerned that outside interests would come into this state for a convention and try to dismantle those protections. It's a real concern for us."
Convention supporters push back against the idea that a convention could harm pensions held by current public workers, noting they are contractual agreements and pointing to federal court precedents that protect them.
The current governor has said he supports a constitutional convention -- in theory.
But in recent months, he's raised concern about the structure of a convention, which could allow current state lawmakers to become elected delegates.
"In practice, the way this system would work is you have to run for delegate to the convention, the people who would probably run would be the current elected officials," Cuomo said in Rochester earlier this month. "So if we’re going to have a convention of the current elected officials to rewrite the constitution, that defeats the purpose."
The last constitutional convention in 1967 was headed by then-Assembly Speaker Anthony Travia, a Bronx Democrat who was convention president. Sitting lawmakers also served as majority and minority leaders.
"The governor is trying to have it both ways," Samuels said.
In the 1967 convention, just 7 percent of delegates were sitting state lawmakers, Samuels noted. In all, 98 of the 185 delegates that year held some political office or appointment, according to the League of Women Voters.
Voters last approved a convention in 1965, which came after lawmakers agreed to put it on the ballot in between the traditional once-every-20-year votes.
The convention met in the state Capitol from April through September of that year, putting together a slate of changes to the constitution that went to voters that year.
But the new constitution was overwhelmingly rejected by voters, 3.5 million votes against to 1.3 million votes for. It was torpedoed in part by the delegates' decision to package all of the amendments into a single public vote, with many voters angered by a measure that would have required the state to fund parochial schools.
Adjusted for inflation, the 1967 convention cost an estimated $47 million, according to SUNY New Paltz political scientist Gerald Benjamin.
Prior to that, a convention was held amid the Depression in 1938, which resulted in various worker protections that remain in effect today.
Fred Norton, a Republican delegate who represented Genesee County and part of Erie County at the 1967 convention, called that summer "the greatest educational experience on local and state government."
Norton, then a Buffalo-based attorney, now is town supervisor of Arkwright, Chautaqua County.
"Every state agency and every court had a representative at that convention, and they were either defending their turf or seeking to enlarge it," Norton said in an interview last week. "The state constitution, if you've ever read it, is huge when you compare it to the federal constitution."
After the vote -- then what?
If voters reject a convention, that's it -- the process is over until the question's back on the ballot in 20 years.
If they vote yes, it would kick off a year-long election process for potential delegates.
There would be 204 delegate positions available: three in each state Senate district, and another 15 representing the entire state.
It would be much like a normal election. District-level candidates seeking a party's ballot line would have to collect 1,000 petition signatures (or 5 percent of eligible party voters) to get on the primary ballot. A primary election would decide who gets each party's ballot line in November.
Independent candidates, meanwhile, could get on the November ballot by collecting petition signatures from 3,000 voters or 5 percent of the total voters in the last gubernatorial election, whichever is lower.
The process is different for statewide delegates.
The winners of each party's primary would be grouped as a slate of 15 candidates. Come November, voters would vote for a party's slate -- not for individual candidates.
Any voter is eligible to run, including state lawmakers.
That's some of the concern: Elected officials would be an advantage because of their name recognition and political network. If elected, the state constitution allows them to collect the $79,500 delegate salary on top of their normal pay.
Judges, however, could be at a disadvantage. State law has strict rules prohibiting most outside political activities for judges, though they are specifically permitted to run for delegate.
Some New York judges have asked the state Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics for clarity on what they would and would not be able to do in a run for delegate.
So far, the committee has declined to weigh in, calling the question "premature and hypothetical" until the results from this November's vote are in.
| 2019-04-24T20:52:31 |
https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/politics/politics-on-the-hudson/2017/10/19/constitutional-convention-new-york/106534678/
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Converting Chinese lí to Japanese kanejaku value in the length units scale.
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The length converter from 釐 or 厘 ( Chinese lí ) measure to 曲尺 ( Japanese kanejaku ) equivalent.
| 2019-04-21T06:47:39 |
https://www.traditionaloven.com/tutorials/distance/convert-china-small-li-unit-to-japan-kanejaku-unit.html
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Military service. Bathroom use. Job bias. And now, health care.
The Trump administration is coming under fire for rewriting a federal rule that bars discrimination in health care based on "gender identity." Critics say it's another attempt to undercut acceptance for transgender people.
Voters in Anchorage, Alaska, narrowly rejected a controversial proposal last week that would have banned transgender people from using bathrooms that correspond to their gender identity. The "bathroom bill," as it was called, mirrored legislation passed in North Carolina in 2016.
Transgender runners who qualify can take part in the Boston Marathon as their identified gender, according to Boston Marathon officials.
The issue has garnered attention following a profile in Canadian Running of three transgender women signed up for the race.
In the kitchen of a small colonial house in Springfield, Mass., Edanry Rivera and Louis Mitchell do-si-do around a coffee maker, handing off the creamer and reaching for a refill.
"Coffee is the lifeblood of my very existence," says Louis Mitchell, 57, a bald transgender man with a graying goatee.
Mitchell owns this home. Rivera, a 27-year-old trans woman, rents a room. Many days, to avoid scoffs, stares and physical threats, Rivera never leaves the house.
"Once I step out there, it's war, sometimes, with people," Rivera says.
About 20 people gathered on the steps of Key West City Hall Thursday afternoon to protest President Donald Trump's declaration that transgender people would no longer be allowed to serve in the military.
Mark Ebenhoch organized the protest. He spent 23 years in the Marines and he said local elected officials should take a public stand.
"You need to speak out and say, 'It's wrong.' Whether or not you voted for Trump makes no difference," Ebenhoch said. "It is wrong, period, and you need to say so. Because silence basically is condonement."
The nation's highest-ranking military officer said Thursday that the Defense Department was making "no modifications" to current policy regarding transgender service members until President Trump gives more direction.
President Trump's announcement that he wants to ban transgender people from serving in the military could mean a historic reversal in the Pentagon's long-term trend of lowering barriers to service.
Or it could be a speed bump on a course the Defense Department was already following.
The question in Washington following Trump's post on Twitter Wednesday morning was: Which will it be?
In a series of tweets Wednesday morning, President Donald Trump announced that transgender individuals will no longer be allowed to serve in the military.
In his tweets, Trump wrote the military would be burdened with high medical costs and that transgender people would be a disruption.
| 2019-04-21T03:16:28 |
https://www.wlrn.org/term/transgender
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