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What Are the Odds of Finding Intelligent Life in Our Galaxy?
What Are the Odds of Finding Intelligent Life in Our Galaxy?
Are we alone in the Universe? How likely is it that we have other species out there trying to contact us? Let's look at the numbers.
So your just repeating what Extra Credit has already done now?
Extra Credits: Funding XCOM (Part 1)
Extra Credits: Funding XCOM (Part 2)
I hope we find them...then we can purge the alien scum.
Meh, its still fun to theorize things.
1. if life exists where is it? It does sound like there should be life in the universe if your things you are taking to be true ARE true. For instance you could be mistating a fundamental law of the universe. you SEE 170 galaxies or billions of billions of stars, but maybe its all just some giant gravity mirror.
2. Maybe we are first, seems odd since the dinosaurs and once we went intel it only took us a couple million years for that route but SOMEONE has to be first. and first RELATIVILY. like within RADIO WAVE SPEED
cuz society will only communicate via radio waves for a couple hundred years, we didn't use them much prior to 1900 and won't much after 2100 when we get better things, hell societies might bypass it altogether. Aquatic life for instance could be intellegent and have no need for radio waves that transmit out of their water.
Telepathic life, Deaf Life that communicates some other way (scent....something else)
so what you are really looking for is odds of another HUMAN-life race to have developed somewhere else in the universe, which balls to the walls is very very much worse odds.
3. so lets say there are 6 other human races in the galaxy. that are in that 200 year time span and can send a return signal. 1. How long would it take to reach us? dont be a dumb bad at math individual, its got to go out hit some planet they'll debate it for at least 5 years then possibly send something back.
Radio waves travel at the speed of light. theres like 2 planets within 50 light years, so if theres no life there in that time window which is damn likely theres not going to be any response for over 100 years.
4. Finally this assumes life would WANT to talk to us. why would intelligent life want to talk to a race like ours?
I suppose since we're on the subject of radio communication...
The problem with this math is that we only have one known instance of sentient life. We do not have enough data to base statistical analysis or probability off of such a limited sample. Not only that, but we can't even verify with 100% certainty that there isn't even another sentient species on the same planet, let alone solar system or galaxy.
So we're actually going to have to find sentient life to even start to be able to quantify this statistically.
Are you trying to make an argument for people never discussing a topic that has already been discussed? I'm pretty sure people have already made that argument before.
I guess the question you should be asking at the end is that if there's a civilisation out there that's possessed of enough intellect to both know of our existence and hide its own from us, would it WANT to reveal itself?
I tend to go through phases. Sometimes I marvel at the advances of the human world, of the leaps of technology that we've made, at how our progress continues to grow exponentially as our collective brains increase both in number and in their ability to collaborate with one another.
At other times, I genuinely despair of there being intelligent life IN our solar system, let alone outside of it. Mostly when looking at banner ads, hearing auto-tuned pop music, or trying to follow an in-depth discussion on the latest MTV reality show. (And yes, I've enjoyed both pop music and reality shows... don't think I or anybody else has ever enjoyed a banner ad though. Anyway, I'm not excusing myself from this analysis.)
And would we look like life to an alien being? It's evolved in an entirely separate part of the universe, in conditions that are likely to be substantially different to our own. If it lived on a cold planet, it might be some kind of sentient goo-thing that can adjust itself to never freeze. If it lived on a firey one, it might not need water or oxygen to survive (and there are enough living entities on earth right now that survive on carbon dioxide, not oxygen, so that's not that far-fetched. Hell, look at photosynthesis.)
My point here is that maybe this theoretical space lifeform would just look like a rock to us. Maybe we'd look like a rock to it. Maybe its intelligence manifests in a completely different way to ours, and instead of building tools to survive, it changes itself into different forms or something. Like "The Thing". Although I rather hope there isn't one of THOSE lurking out there somewhere.
Everybody loves to state the astronomical odds of life, while failing to take into account the Octarine Equation:
...Wizards however, have calculated that Million-to-one chances crop up Nine times Out of Ten.
More OT: Why is it I never see the possibility that all these civilizations occur at VASTLY different periods in time?
Or if you will, at "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away..."
Or is that next week?
This is actually the biggest argument for why we haven't found life yet. That through the vastness of time and space, entire civilizations spanning even hundreds of thousands of years have come and gone. But time and space are both so very vast that the likelihood of coexisting in both space and time at once is highly unlikely.
The graphic says "WHAT ARE THE OODS OF FINDING INTELLIGENT LIFE IN OUR GALAXY?" Oods. Oods are, we can't find any on this planet, I say. XD
ODDS: SLim to None
Why? Because when they say 'Intelligent Life' what they mean is 'Life Displaying Human-Like Intelligence'
Which if you think about it, is very limiting. We hold ourselves as the example o intelligent life so we only consider life intelligent if we observe behaviour similar to our own. Intelligence that falls into our narrow definition of intelligence.
Not really, it's just the higher level reasoning that includes knowledge of self and subjectivity. I'm not sure what kind of problem you could have with that qualification.
Cool! And we could use the lessons learned to try to find intelligent life on Earth!
Well consider it this way. You define food as being peanut butter and then walk into a supermarket looking for food. Sure after a bit of searching you'll find peanut butter but there's lots of other food and edibles you've missed because you were just looking for peanut butter. Consider awareness of self.. is that really pivotal to intelligence? Does a being have to recognize itself as an individual .. what if the being sees itself merely as an extension of others and vice-versa?
"You are Me, I am You, There is No Me."
I mean you wouldn't consider a tree intelligent but studies have shown that plants are probably a little more sentient than we believe, the ability to say communicate, the fact that some plants actually respond in specific ways to specific circumstances which indicate constant environmental evaluation.
Again it boils down to. We define intelligence as 'Us' so we're looking for ourselves. If it's not 'Us' we can't comprehend it's intelligence.
We look/test for intelligence in animals and objects around us all the time. What makes you think we'd suddenly stop looking for it or that we have ever defined it as only us? We have only made the claim that out of all the creatures we have observed that we are the only known species to operate at such a high degree of intelligence and sentience. In fact, what makes you claim at all that we're only looking for intelligence like ourselves? Trees having more "intelligence" than we thought doesn't mean they're like dolphins or even necessarily even as smart as ants. It doesn't mean that some new kind of intelligence exists either. Only that there may be a method to their actions which is more than we'd have thought. What's more is that you just said that "studies have shown that plants are probably a little more sentient than we believe". You basically just made the claim that humans don't look for a-typical sentience and then cited a study in which people were looking for a-typical sentience, thereby disproving your own claim by presenting evidence.
The real question is: will we discover it before the sun goes red giant and kills the planet?
er. no the question if you want to get morbid would need to be answered before I die. which is probably going to be before the sun does that.
if you want a mass extinction of the human race, a meteor or solar flare or something will come along before the sun goes giant.
2166 Is the date for that then, dark matter quake apparently, whatever that is.
That equation is so silly though...
Yes, the only possible life in the universe must have exactly the same characteristics as us. Everything is carbon-based, everything must breathe oxygen, and everything must drink water. Sure.
How can you call it a "Garden Planet" if those who evolved specifically to live in it are the ones deciding that? The attributes of Earth and any similar planets wouldn't be considered anything special to a species that doesn't rely on those attributes.
I go with 50/50 we'll wake up one day and they're there. Or they're not. Math it up all you want, til we observe them or their lack thereof, its a 50/50 chance. Do I care if it isn't logical? I find all these big equations of probability fascinating ways of wasting time on something we'll either know one day or never know and it won't be because of math equations or probability estimates.
About as F-All as finding intelligent life here on Earth.
It may turn out that recognizing a non-existent "self" is the ultimate sign of un-intelligence. Is there a self, really? We became aware of one, as the story goes, but that doesn't establish its existence. Science hasn't established its existence either: in fact just the opposite - that every part of us and every mechanism depends on some other part outside of ourselves. The line between inside and outside hasn't been drawn anywhere else than in our imagination, so the animals may very well be smarter in failing to believe that there is such a line.
While the notion that animals are secretly smarter and that distinguishing self is bad may be relevant in philosophical, PETA and some religious (primarily Buddhist) circles, it really isn't all that functionally applicable anywhere else. Just as most people would appreciate religion be kept out of science, so too should we desire a barrier between philosophy in any kind of formative sense. Until such a day as someone actually develops any kind of evidence for such a nonsensical statement (nonsensical scientifically, not inherently like in some of the circles I mentioned) I will continue to believe that the beings capable of even postulating the notion that maybe they're wrong about in-depth philosophical questions of self are the more intelligent species. Let me also point out that any beings like animals that have failed to recognize a non-existent self would also prove worthless for all of our intents and purposes unless it's some crazy intelligent but otherwise incapable of self analysis creature.
We really just want beings that we can communicate with. That have a culture and a high enough level of understanding that they can actively teach us things and perhaps even learn from us. Finding a six-legged alien tiger on a distant planet that doesn't understand self anymore than a four-legged tiger here would be interesting but functionally no different than finding the exact same creature here on earth.
FYI, if you're coming at this from the Buddhist tradition then they make no claim that animals don't also fall prey to the "illusion of self". You're also incredibly wrong that science hasn't distinguished between self and outside entities. Almost every area of science routinely observes that things which impact one body regularly do not impact another except when some causal link is present. The Dalai Lama's ethics for a new millennium states that we are all subsets of a set and then makes the claim that since we are all members of the same set we are hurt when the set is hurt (aka, another subset is damaged/removed). But this is a fundamental flaw in logic to support a religious concept. If I have a bag of marbles and remove a yellow one and smash it, the blue ones are not somehow now damaged or really impacted in any way. The set is impacted but not all of its individual components. I should mention here that I specialized in Tibetan and Himalayan religions. So you may feel free to respond with any traditional rebuttals or anything like that. But I apologize if you weren't trying to approach it from this route. It's just highly unlikely that you'd have come to this method of looking at it in the absence of Buddhist religion and philosophy.
Forget about the Buddhist stuff, the Dalai Lama pisses me off too. The problem, as I see it, is that the self is a concept which existed before the scientific method. I don't know how it began, but it wasn't by science or any rational process. And it's really a metaphysical concept, so science really doesn't have anything to say about it, except about whatever physical aspects it brings to it. So it can talk about the biology of lifeforms, but the where is the border there? There is no human life without breathing, do we include air in the equation? The food we need to eat? All this is well before getting into philosophy and the limitations of our perceiving through an apparatus bound by time & space.
I don't quite understand what you say about impacts, or the relevance of the marble scenario so I can't comment, sorry.
Or, y'know, we could just go re-watch the episode Extra Credits did on this like a year ago.
And remember, that even if all of those criteria are met, it still has to pass the Bechdel Test or it's just, like, indicative of prevailing sexist attitudes in our universe.
On a more serious note, I get that the spark that generates life to some extent is still the biggest variable missing from the equation, as we only have our own planet as a guide. Which got intelligent life, 100% (give or take), in about 3.6 billion years. But even Creationists are right when they say that the likelihood of life starting (or the strained thought of life beginning without a Bearded baby-Jesus Sky Daddy) seems to be a true miracle, in the sense that it must have been a set of very specific circumstances and chance occurances. Right?
Or can common materials in the universe actually settle into self-replicating parameters if given the right, and rather common, conditions?
Oh, so you're arguing against the concept of self but without the philosophical constructs laid out by Buddhism? That's interesting and more than a little surprising.
The notion of self is axiomatically born out of the ability to distinguish one object from another. If two objects may be distinct then each has a separate self.
Physics is hell bent on defining the properties of various forces and their interactions with one another. In defining the various components of a system you are distinguishing the components from one another. A yellow marble in a bag is not a blue marble in a bag. They may both be parts of a larger system but wholly distinct. Science is nothing but defining and distinguishing various things. It is an massive field that performs the role of a label gun. This force/vector does this. This chemical reaction is caused by that. This rock is comprised of this and that rock is comprised of that.
The notion that the self cannot be distinguished from other entities or that it is somehow irrational is instead itself irrational in that it is contrary to all observable interactions in the world. That some invisible thread binds us all together can never be anything more than the "airy-fairy spiritual" perspective that you disdain. Whether or not you find that to be limiting has no bearing on reality. You are not connected by some unseen thread to other things, no matter how more meaningful it would make life feel to you if it were true. You are just you, the sum total of your DNA and environmental factors that all led up to who you are. I personally consider the notion of individuality to be far less limiting then the absence of self. That it is difficult to easily define all the elements that make up the sum total of a distinct being doesn't negate the being's existence or distinctness. It merely makes life complex.


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It really was the Summer of Love. On 1 June 1967 The Beatles released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and in an instant changed music forever. No longer would people call whatever was not Classical music or Jazz, simply Pop, thereafter there was something new called Rock.
The first real American rock festival was held at Mount Tamalpais in California on the weekend of 10/11 June 1967. Billed as the Fantasy Faire and Magic Mountain Music Festival it had an eclectic mix of performers ranging from Jefferson Airplane, The Doors, Country Joe & the fish and The Byrds to Laura Nyro. 15, or maybe 20,000 people showed up and paid just $2 to get in, with all profits going to a nearby child care centre.
While the Fantasy Faire was first, Monterey is the festival that everyone remembers. With a line up that read like a who's who in pop music – as in short for popular. Otis Redding got his first exposure to a rock audience and others on the bill included The Mamas & The Papas, Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin and Ravi Shanker. It was all captured on film, which did much to enhance its reputation as well as the myth.
Held at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, over the middle weekend of June, from 16 – 18 June 1967. The Monterey Pop Festival attracted somewhere between 30 and 50,000 people, although not all at the same time, to what was the first major rock festival in America. It was organised by Lou Adler, John Phillips of The Mamas and The Papas and Derek Taylor, the former Beatles publicist, and their ambition was to create an event that was multi-cultural, multi-national and multi-styled in the music that was performed.
It was truly a 'first' and it can be considered the premier event of the Summer of Love'; one at which everything seemed to work and about which nothing bad has ever been written.
In particular, Monterey helped launch the careers of many performers, catapulting them from local, or relative obscurity, into the forefront of American and worldwide awareness. Today, it's easy to forget that before Monterey Jimi Hendrix had not had a hit record in America. Neither had The Who managed to get a record into the Billboard Top 20 and only one of their four minor hits had got higher than No.51; nor was Otis Redding very well known among white audiences. Rolling Stone, Brian Jones was there, and according to one report he was, "In a mind-shattering gold lame coat festooned with beads, crystal swastika & lace, looked like a kind of unofficial King of the Festival" Brian Jones was the king of Hippie-chic
"This is really a great scene here. All the kids are so nice. The people are so polite and just come up and talk to me and say they like the way I'm dressed" – Brian Jones
Others who played at Monterey included, Jefferson Airplane, Simon & Garfunkel, Canned Heat, Al Kooper, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Hugh Masekela, The Byrds, Booker T & the MGs, The Blues Project, Grateful Dead, Buffalo Springfield, The Electric Flag, and The Association
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great music
Love classic Rock…my #1 music, but across the board as far as taste goes I enjoy almost all genre's
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Del McCoury: Old-School Music, New Audience
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And now for some bluegrass. A few years ago, the influential bluegrass musician Del McCoury got tired of modern concert amplification, so he went retro along with his sons Ronnie and Rob. The band stripped back to a basic setup used in the early 1960s when Del McCoury was playing guitar and singing with Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys. Here's Del McCoury as part of the occasional series Musicians...In Their Own Words.
Mr. DEL McCOURY: Back when I was a young guy, there was Frank Sinatra on the radio, you know, and there was Bing Crosby--you knew it was Bing. But there was nothing that excited a kid like this bluegrass music. It just had that punch.
(Soundbite of music)
Mr. McCOURY: I was 11 when I heard Earl Scruggs, and I thought, `That's what I want to do.' Those cats could play fast, and they could sing high and just do everything, you know.
(Soundbite of music)
BLUEGRASS BOYS: (Singing) Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms. Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms.
Mr. McCOURY: When I was with Bill Monroe, we played a lot of places that didn't have sound systems. You know, in the '60s we went to like eight microphones and monitor speakers and all that bit, and I just got so fed up trying to sing with a guy who's six feet away from me, you know. See, back years ago, we just used one microphone. When I mention this, like, 10 years ago about doing this again, the boys said, `Well, Dad, we could try this'--my sons, you know. And so we got modern, and then we went back to the old thing, you know.
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Mr. McCOURY: We only use two mikes. When you're in this microphone right here and you're all four or three or two singing there, you can hear this guy out of your own natural ear and tell exactly when he's breathing and what he's doing.
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BLUEGRASS BOYS: (Singing) Get down, get down, get down, get down. Get down on your knees and pray.
Mr. McCOURY: I guess it is choreography, you know. The lead singer, you know, he has to get in there and do his verse and chorus or whatever it is, then he's got to get to the left and let the lead instrument come in and take a break.
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Mr. McCOURY: When he gets done, he can step to the right real quick, and the other guy--he's coming in from behind. You can hear him, just as though he's already there, you know.
BLUEGRASS BOYS: (Singing) Get down, get down, get down, get down. You better get down on your knees and pray.
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Mr. McCOURY: Harmony, you know, is--I don't know. It's a thing--it's a hard thing to do, I think. The main part of the harmony is me and my son Ronnie. And you go to sing with somebody that you never sang with, they can be a good singer, but they'll phrase different.
BLUEGRASS BOYS: (Singing) It's the words you can't say, the things you can't change no matter how much you care.
Mr. McCOURY: They'll say the words different. They'll put different rhythm in the words, you know. But if you're related, you're apt to do the same thing.
BLUEGRASS BOYS: (Singing) You're just part of the soul of the river that runs between fathers and sons.
Mr. McCOURY: Once we rehearse a song and record it, it's probably the last time we'll ever rehearse that song. You know, the next time we do it, we'll be on stage. Usually what we do in a dressing room is just tune up, you know, maybe warm up a little bit.
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Mr. McCOURY: Yeah, I feel like I'm no different now than I was 30 years ago. I may be more polished now, you know, what I do, but I have my heroes, and I think those are the guys that are so good.
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BLUEGRASS BOYS: (Singing) I ain't gonna work on the railroad, ain't gonna work on the farm. Play around the shack till the mail train comes back, and rollin' in my sweet baby's arms. Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms. Rollin' in my sweet baby's arms. Play around the shack till the mail train comes back, and rollin' in my sweet baby's arms.
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India's medical schools are highly rated. Most of India's leading doctors have also studied and worked in the best medical institutions, generally in U.K and U.S.A. The doctors in associate hospitals keep abreast of the latest technologies accepted worldwide by attending refresher courses from time to time. Their global acceptance can be gauged from the fact that every year, hundreds of renowned Indian doctors visit Europe and USA to teach at leading hospitals and universities by invitation. New and innovative techniques are constantly being adapted and mastered by Indian surgeons who have success rates which are as good as those in the world's best hospitals.


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Milana Vayntrub talks Can't Do Nothing
The very awesome Milana Vayntrub (Silicon Valley, House of Lies, Other Space, "Lily" from AT&T) stopped by the Nerd Talk studio to talk nerdy with our host Jon Lee Brody. She also spoke about her career, what inspires her and also her very important charitable mission Cant Do Nothing (visit www.cantdonothing.org for more info). "Nerd more »Read More
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The textile industry uses lots of chemicals to turn coarse fibers into the soft, lustrous, smooth, colorful fabrics we demand.
Think of turning organic apples into applesauce: if you added Red Dye #2, preservatives, emulsifiers, stabilizers and other chemicals to the mix, the final product would not be organic applesauce.
The same thing happens in textile manufacturing: organic fibers are washed, sized, desized, bleached, dyed, treated with detergents, optical brighteners, biocides, wetting agents, lubricants, sequestering agents, stabilizers, emulsifiers, complexing agents …and more. The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists Buyers Guide for 2007 lists over 2000 chemicals used in textile manufacturing – many of which are known to bioaccumulate, persist in our environment and are associated with a host of human health issues, such as infertility, autoimmune diseases, cancers, nervous system disorders and many others1.
It takes from 10% to 100% of the weight of the fabric in chemical additives to produce the fabric to cover an average sofa2. And since one average size sofa uses about 25 yards of fabric, which weights about 1 lb. per yard on average, then the total weight of the fabric to cover a sofa would be 25 lbs., so from 2.5 to 25 pounds of chemicals were used to produce the fabric.
And the finished fabric, advertised as being made from 100% cotton, is actually made of 73% cotton fibers and 27% "other", such as, for example:
- 2% polyacryl
- 8% dyestuff
- 14% urea formaldehyde
- 3% softening agents
- 0.3% optical brighteners3
The fabrics we bring into our homes contain lots of chemicals by weight - chemicals which are often outlawed in other products. These chemicals which remain in the fabric are absorbed by our bodies: some chemicals evaporate into the air; some are absorbed through our skin. Another way our bodies absorb these chemicals is over time, microscopic particles are abraded and fall into the dust in our homes, where we can breathe them in.
Studies are being published that specifically link diseases to chemicals found in textiles.4
The fabrics we live with contain chemicals which have been proven to affect us in many ways, from subtle to profound: in terms of infertility, asthma, nervous disorders (ranging from depression and anxiety to brain tumors), immune system suppression and genetic alteration. And the industry pollutes our groundwater by dumping untreated effluent into our waterways, where it circulates around the globe.
Stands to reason why we'd want safe fabrics doesn't it?
1See, for example:
- "Killer Couches", Sara Schedler, Friends of the Earth, www.foe.org
- "Dioxins and Dioxin-like Persistent Organic Pollutants in Textiles and Chemicals in the Textile Sector", Bostjan Krizanec and Alenka Majcen Le Marechal, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Smetanova 17, SI-2000 Maribor, Slovenia; January 24, 2006
- "Potentials for exposure to industrial chemicals suspected of causing developmental neurotoxicity", Philippe Grandjean, MD, PhD, Adjunct Professor and Marian Perez, MPH, Project Coordinator,
- "The Chemicals Within" , Anne Underwood, Newsweek, January 26, 2008
- Williams, Florence, "Toxic Breast Milk", New York Times Magazine, January 9, 2005
2This data is extracted from a variety of source documents, based on textile production and chemical use, including:
- Chemical Finishing of Textiles, Schindler and Hauser, Woodhead Publishing
- Environmental Hazards of the Textile Industry, Hazardous Substances Research Centers, South and Southwest Outreach Program, (US EPA funded consortium) June 2006
- "Process Analysis of Textile Manufacturing" – Environmental Impacts of Textile Manufacturing, Moustafa S. Moussa, UNESCO – IHE, Delft, The Netherlands
- Profile of the Textiles Industry, US EPA, http://www.epa.gov/compliance/resources/publications/assistance/sectors/notebooks/textiles.html
3Lacasse and Baumann, Textile Chemicals: Environmental Data and Facts, Springer, New York, 2004, page 609.
4For example:
- In 2007, The National Institutes of Health and the University of Washington released the findings of a 14 year study that demonstrates those who work with textiles were significantly more likely to die from an autoimmune disease than people who didn't. (Nakazawa, Donna Jackson, "Diseases Like Mine are a Growing Hazard", Washington Post, March 16, 2008)
- A study by The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health found a link in textile workers between length of exposure to formaldehyde and leukemia deaths.(Pinkerton, LE, Hein, MJ and Stayner, LT, "Mortality among a cohort of garment workers exposed to formaldehyde: an update", Occupational Environmental Medicine, 2004 March, 61(3): 193-200
- Women who work in textile factories with acrylic fibers have seven times the risk of developing breast cancer than does the normal population. (Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2010, 67:263-269 doi: 10.1136/oem.2009.049817 see also: : http://www.breastcancer.org/risk/new_research/20100401b.jsp AND http://www.medpagetoday.com/Oncology/BreastCancer/19321
- Studies have shown that if children are exposed to lead, either in the womb or in early childhood, their brains are likely to be smaller. Note: lead is a common component in textile dyestuffs. (Bellinger, David C., "Very low lead exposures and children's neurodevelopment", Current Opinion in Pediatrics 2008, 20: 172-177


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Shop Announcement:
In these difficult times, I continue to work from home. I am only selling items which can be posted via the Post Box which is just outside my gate. I have a stock of stamps and packaging materials and, therefore, can stay open for business without imposing extra risk on other individuals. As usual, vintage linens and fabrics, re-stitched into unique gifts and accessories, may be found at my second Folksy shop 'LynwoodcraftsRecycled' where you will also find vintage sewing supplies including vintage lace.
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Your Choice - custom embroidered item.
Lynwoodcrafts now has a number of distinctive embroidery designs, any of which may be hand stitched onto one of the carefully hand-made accessories from Lynwoodcrafts range.
This listing is for an item from the selection priced at £5.50. This selection currently includes:
linen bookmark,
lavender bag
pin cushion.
For further details of these items visit this page of my blog http://lynwoodcrafts.blogspot.com/p/custom-items.html
Or to see examples of the individual items in Folksy:
The embroidered designs from which you may choose are illustrated at: http://lynwoodcrafts.blogspot.com/p/custom-designs.html
To place an order - click to purchase this listing and then message me with your choice of item and embroidered design - using the titles as given on the link above. Please allow a total of four working days for your item to be made and despatched. I will be happy to email you a photo of the finished item, for your approval, before posting.
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You have 14 days, from receipt, to notify the seller if you wish to cancel your order or exchange an item.
Unless faulty, the following types of items are non-refundable: items that are personalised, bespoke or made-to-order to your specific requirements; items which deteriorate quickly (e.g. food), personal items sold with a hygiene seal (cosmetics, underwear) in instances where the seal is broken.


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The participation of All parishioners is essential for the success of this effort. Please return your gift card today. Thank you.


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We had an awesome event in our little town this weekend, the Harmony Jubilee, sponsored by our local art's council. Hot air balloons descended on our community and brought much joy! Just a glimpse of what we saw from our "own backyard!"
There was also a balloon glow on Friday and Saturday nights. Not as many participants last night, but still very pretty!
A great way to spend an Autumn weekend!


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6 Affordable Shoe Brands Kate Middleton Loves & So Will You
There are so many reasons why the average, non-royal mom can relate to Kate Middleton: She gives her kids the "just wait until we get home" stare when they act up in public, she doesn't always bother to hide it when she's super bored at a royal event, and she has an affinity for clothes from stores you can find at the mall. Plus, for all her super fancy pairs of pumps, she's got plenty of practical moccasins and wedges and the like that don't cost a king's ransom. So what are some affordable shoe brands Kate Middleton loves?
Just like the thrill you get when you see the Duchess of Cambridge rocking a dress from Zara or a pair of Gap pants, there's nothing quite like seeing a pair of running shoes or wedges on the Princess and realizing: Hey, I can actually afford to buy those for myself! What's even more admirable is that Kate doesn't just wear her inexpensive kicks once or twice — if she likes a pair of shoes, she'll wear them over and over again... almost like a normal person. (Not that she's not normal, of course. You know what I mean.) She's not afraid of looking comfortable in flats, either, which makes her seem even more like that one mom at the playground you would actually want to hang out with even if your kids weren't around.
So before you make your next footwear-related purchase, check out these not-too-pricey picks. Because if Kate is wearing them, you know they have to be amazing.
1. J. Crew
As regular royal-watchers know, Kate has an affinity for all things J. Crew... and that includes the popular chain store's shoes. The Duchess has been photographed more than once wearing her pair of not-too-high Avery heels in tweed, as Footwear News reported (like on the last day of her 2016 trip to Canada, pictured here). Unfortunately, this particular pair is no longer available.
2. Monsoon
The $60 beige espadrille wedges from Monsoon that Kate wore on an outing with Prince George and Princess Charlotte in Victoria, Canada, sold out almost immediately (of course!), according to InStyle. Still, there are lots of other styles available from the brand that are in keeping with Kate's aesthetic.
3. Adidas
As a busy mom on-the-go, Kate knows the value of a good pair of sneakers. Case in point: The $70 Adidas Pureboost X Running Shoes she wore for her trip back to London after a sailing event in Portsmouth with Olympic champion Sir Ben Ainslie, according to The Huffington Post. (They're still available at Modell's!)
4. Sebago
Kate was so into these Sebago Bala boat shoes that she wore them for over five years, as InStyle revealed, and who can blame her? They work for a multitude of occasions, and right now they're only $95 at Zappos.
5. Superga
Sometimes referred to as "Kate's favorite sneakers," the Duchess has been seen wearing these $65 white Superga sneakers time and time again, according to Town & Country (like at the London Marathon in 2017, shown here).
6. Sorel
You'd think a princess would spend quite a few pounds on her winter boots, but not this girl: When Kate and William played bandy hockey in Sweden, she wore a pair of $130 Sorel Torino Boots, reported Brit + Co. (To be fair, her Burberry coat cost over $3K.)


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KTurbo claims US government violated terms of KORUS FTA, after US court judged that the company violated place of origin rules.
South Korea has concluded no fewer than 99 investment agreements that allows paper companies to take advantage of investor-state dispute system.
KTurbo Inc. served a notice of intent to submit a claim to arbitration under Chapter 11 of the US-Korea Free Trade Agreement.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will spare no efforts to help conclude the RCEP by the end of this year by forging deeper ties with the ASEAN, as the country strives to revitalise its ailing exports
Countries like China, South Korea and Japan may boast of low tariffs but they have erected huge non-tariff barriers (NTBs), most of which are tailored to mask the ferocity of trade protectionism, in a bid to control the imports they deem undesirable.
South Korea has secured 16 free trade partners — 12 countries and four trade blocs — around the globe since it started pursuing bilateral free trade agreements two decades ago.
The leaders of South Korea and China to expedite talks on supplementing a bilateral free trade agreement, Cheong Wa Dae said.
Top trade officials from South Korea, China and Japan agreed to accelerate their trilateral free trade talks and ramp up efforts to conclude a mega Asia-Pacific trade deal.
South Korea said it plans to expand its global network of free-trade agreements in 2020 by establishing deeper ties with emerging countries.
A news report on the current cooperation of China, Japan and the ROK in tackling the issue of unbalanced regional development.
Among the FTAs which have affected Indian domestic industry adversely, the India-Korea CEPA, signed in 2009, has been significant.
South Korean state owned power utility Kowepo has begun international arbitration proceedings against India in Singapore for not honouring a fuel supply commitment to its Maharashtra power plant.
Moon Jae-in, president of the Republic of Korea (ROK), hailed China's important role in regional stability, security and development, vowing to deepen cooperation with China in areas such as RCEP and China-ROK-Japan free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations.
President Moon Jae-in pledged to expand South Korea's global free trade agreement network to boost its economic growth and fend off protectionism.
The two Asian powerhouses have recently been locked in a trade dispute but tensions "have de-escalated compared to what the situation was in summer,"
South Korea and Indonesia on Monday wound up seven and a half years of negotiations on a free trade deal, with an agreement to remove tariffs on steel, autos and beer.
China, South Korea and Japan will hold a new round of negotiations on the trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) this week in Seoul.
Cambodia and South Korea have signed a joint feasibility study agreement on a potential free trade agreement (FTA) aiming to expand bilateral investment volume between the two countries.
The Philippines and South Korea are aiming to conclude their free trade negotiations by next year in a bid to finally cure the trade and industry imbalances between the two Asian nations.
The South Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy's strategic goals to facilitate cooperation between South Korea and ASEAN countries include expanding free trade agreement (FTA) networks such as the RCEP.


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Holiday Helper Tree
You're invited to be a part of Georgia Southern's 26th annual Holiday Helper Tree!
The Holiday Helper Tree is a Georgia Southern tradition, and this year we are celebrating 26 years of giving back to the local community! Each November, the event kicks-off with the lighting of the tree, and students, faculty, and staff pull tags off of it. Each tag represents someone in our community who needs a gift, and may not receive anything without our help. This year, we are continuing the new tradition of adding gold tags that represent an act of service you can do to help a local organization.
You can get involved by…
- Giving a Gift: Pull a tag from the tree! Each tag has a gift wish from a member of our local community. There are both individuals and families from numerous local organizations. You can pull as many tags as you would like, or your organization can choose to adopt one of the families on the tree. In honor of our 25th anniversary, we are adding gold tags that represent an act of service you can do to help a local organization.
- Volunteering at the Tree: Volunteers are needed to check out the tags being pulled from the Holiday Helper Tree. The office is looking for volunteers to work this table from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., when the tree is open. Click here to volunteer!!!
- Donating funds for unclaimed tags: Another way to participate is to donate directly to one of our partner agencies to help with any tags that are not claimed. Email firstname.lastname@example.com to be connected with one of our partner agencies.
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Nov. 1st at 10am – Join us at the Russell Union stage for our kickoff!
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Dec. 2nd at 5:00pm – Gifts are due. Please bring them to Russell Union 1056 wrapped and with the tag attached.
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If you have questions about the event, or a desire to get involved, please contact the Office of Leadership and Community Engagement at (912) 478-1435 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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UFC Greenville: Check Out The Official Poster Featuring "The Korean Zombie"
The poster for UFC on ESPN+ 12 has been released, featuring headliners Renato "Moicano" and Chan Sung Jung.
The UFC is heading to Greenville, South Carolina next month, and the promotion has shared out the card's official poster.
As you can see, the poster features featherweight contenders Renato "Moicano" and Chan Sung Jung, also known as "The Korean Zombie", who will battle in the main event.
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Jung (14-5) will be looking to get back on track, following his highlight reel and late, KO loss to Yair Rodriguez in November.
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"Moicano" (13-2-1) is also coming off a loss, as he was stopped by former champ Jose Aldo in February.
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Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Stiles Cove
Once upon a time there was a tiny beach in a tiny cove with slate and granite walls towering vertically around it that was tucked far away from the average visitor. This tiny gem of a place is called Stiles Cove and is what prompted this little painting study.
This little shore of broken slate rock is quite near me but only accessible by foot. It was once part of a US military radar station during the war and a long ladder extended from the top of the cliff to the beach below. A few years ago, the military blasted the ladder as it had become unsafe as children and daredevils wanted to chance their luck on it.
Water tumbles down the rock face, spilling into the ocean from a small stream. Its like a miniature landscape with every element you could desire.
This photo by JohnW shows the cove from a different angle, I've only seen it looking down (much as I dare) straight down to the little beach below.
You can see the distance to Stiles Cove from my house (circled in red). The ocean is very close - two minutes by car and I am on the beach in Flatrock. The hike to Stiles Cove is about 600 metres from the end of Satellite Road, just north of my house. There is a hike along the East Coast Trail from Stiles Cove to Pouch Cove which is about 11km for the more adventurous.
Once the weather is better (it snowed all Saturday and last night), I will get out to the cliffs again and be able to do some on site drawing and painting. Til then, I'll have to make do with memories and photos to create some paintings with.
6 comments:
- vivien said...
go down by a ladder :>O my knees turn to jelly just thinking about it!
It must be lovely with the waterfall - any friends with a boat????
- 24 March 2009 at 16:10
- Lindsay said...
Once again, I'm sooooooo envious of you being this close to the ocean and such a beautiful cliff.
Me too, V on that ladder....gulp.
- 24 March 2009 at 20:54
- Jeanette Jobson said...
I could never have gone down the ladder, not for all the money in the world. I think it was mostly for military use during the war and some brave souls who dared the cliffs to reach the beach below.
- 25 March 2009 at 00:43
- Making A Mark said...
I don't go to cliff edges on principle - and the because I've got very poor balance and there are magnets in the sea ready to suck me in!
I'm really enjoying all your paintings of the sea - they all seem to come with a good dose of salty sea air!
- 25 March 2009 at 11:42
the picture is beatiful of that cove, as is your little painting! You have such an array of inspiration and beaty right there on your doorstep...lucky, lucky!!
- 26 March 2009 at 07:15
- Gesa said...
Yes, heights are not too great for me either; the pictures and the maps are very good to get a sense of the place - how lucky you are with that coastline so close!
- 26 March 2009 at 10:09


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A few years ago I rolled over a small 401k balance from a previous employer to Betterment (robo-advisor). It was a good move at the time, and I still have a high view of Betterment as a solid robo-advisor. If you are unfamiliar with Betterment, check out the Betterment Review from Nerdwallet for a good summary.
Why did I switch?
I decided to transfer my traditional ira to Vanguard (I'm still waiting on things to be finalized). Below are the reasons I switched:
- Betterment raised fees from 0.15% to 0.25% in early 2017. View Betterment's fees here.
- If I wanted to speak to a real person, I would need to pay an additional 0.15% fee.
- I was concerned about putting future investment funds into a new(ish) service.
- I wanted more options.
- If you are going to solely invest in ETF's and index funds, why not do it directly and bypass the middleman's fees?
- Betterment is backed by VC money and could easily change directions that I don't agree with. This article from Wired describes this issue well.
The 0.25% fee is pretty reasonable compared to competitors, but I'm concerned they might increase fees again in the future. There is also a chance they might not be around in 10 years. Currently, my plan, which might change, is to go with Vanguard Personal Advisor. They charge a 0.30% fee, which is a solid rate for having access to an advisor. It will take some time to qualify for their service ($50k minimum portfolio) after we get out of debt and build an emergency fund. There is a chance I might decide not to go with Vanguard Personal Advisor and manage my portfolio. However, I think going with them might be a solid option and end up saving the fee they charge on tax optimizations.
Why would you want to use Betterment?
Below are a few reasons you might want to consider using Betterment:
- Accessing their goal and planning features.
- If you have after-tax accounts and are actively depositing money, their tax loss harvesting could be beneficial. This "might" end up saving enough to cover their fees.
- You don't want to spend the time managing your investments.
- You don't have an extensive portfolio to manage.
At this point, I think Betterment is a good robo-advisor if you don't want to think about your investments. Their portfolio is very balanced, and their online tools are useful. If you aren't going to invest a lot of money outside of your 401k, it is a solid option.
Do you use a robo-advisor? Why or why not? What do you think about the Vanguard Personal Advisor service?


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This package comes with vast improvements to the overall quality of the aircraft, taking in many hours of footage and information to make a true conversion of the aircraft for the truest feel possible. This has been completely re-textured and updated to fit with the very highest possible limits within the flight simulator you are using, giving you the best possible output and the most realistic version of the Fokker 50 available.
However, we all know that it's not just about the look when using a flight simulator – you want the full experience. It includes a completely reworked flight dynamics system, as well as fresh new tools and adjustments included. This includes an authentic real-time execution of the Auto feather system when the engines are first turned off.
Simple to install, this plug and play addition to your aircraft simulation experience can be one of the most engrossing yet. Every last detail has been included and refined to make sure you get a service that's up to the standard you originally expected. Various improvements have taken place over time to keep this update in line with the latest changes and improvements to the modding systems available, giving you an impressive catalogue of small changes that are added in to give the complete look and feel to the entire aircraft.
Key Features
Makes full use of DirectX10 compatible hardware to produce realistic shines and sheens across the model textures, giving you an elite level design that matches up with anything else out there on the flight simulation market
Detailed flight manuals that help you master the aircraft and understand every last button and command that can be utilized from the cockpit – take control over a wide selection of different controls to make the flight home as challenging or as simple as you want
Detailed textures and a remade model give you the most realistic version yet – this takes in many smaller improvements to make the final aircraft look as outstanding as it possibly can. From the textures being remapped and improved time and time again to the abundance of time and research put into the creation of the aircrafts attributes and specifications, this is the most accurate and realistic equivalent available for the Fokker 50
New sounds included bespoke to the aircraft so that it looks, feels and sounds as it should in real life – this helps the simulation become even more captivating, giving you a truly remarkable way to enjoy the game and the world around you as you fly where you wish
Customer Reviews
Rated 3.0/5.0 based on 10 customer reviews
- 06/24/2018
Just bought the Virtual X V3.0 today and I'm really happy with it. I'm not sure what others don't like about the VC. I think it looks great. I'm not too crazy about photo 2D panels on any add-ons but that's me. Fokker 50's logged 10's of thousands of hours so they did get their share of wear and tear. Once you know where everything is, nothing to it. But hey I only paid 5 bucks for it. I'll make nice clean shinny new looking buttons myself. It didn't bother me enough to do it years ago when I started with the 2004 version.
Anyway, to keep it short, read the manual. It tells how to turn on things like electric and fuel. Airplanes need that stuff. Also practice with the ASC. Fokker 50's used that for throttle control in the real world collectively with the GS and nav mode. It doesn't work that great on this add on but it didn't work that great on the real one either.
- 02/02/2019
3/5 Verified Purchase
Seems to be a nice airplane but really hard to start the engines and keep them running. Read the checklist, several ideas on several forums, still haven't got it in the air yet. I'd really like to try it out, I'll try a few more times before I give up and remove it.
- 02/27/2018
1/5 Verified Purchase
Load of crap, don't buy it! Any button press can cut the engine, even a light switch. It says P3D compatible but only offers to install to FSX. It can be made to work in P3D but you'll likely get rid of it quicker than you install it. The worst plane I ever tried.
- 12/10/2015
5/5 Verified Purchase
Worth to purchase for propeler and Fokker enthusiast. As close as real to handle. Not too easy to start the prop engine, but make it more interesting to fly. VC not too good but worthed. Overall it's ok
- 11/06/2016
1/5 Verified Purchase
Hi, I bought Fokker 50 but I can't find an ENGLISH MANUAL, but only in espanol, and purchased key to. Could you please can dens me a direct link: Thank you and regards, Luigi Brambills
- 12/29/2014
3/5 Verified Purchase
Kind of glitchy, but I guess you get what you pay for. The sound should probably be revamped and the cockpit controls are difficult to work with.
- 02/25/2019
2/5 Verified Purchase
Hi can't fly in FSX steam edition changing from cockpit to viral cockpit then stopping the engines is someone who has a tip
- 06/01/2019
1/5 Verified Purchase
The Engines on the fokker 50 keep on shutting down and when you try to start one, the other one goes off.
- 11/21/2018
4/5 Verified Purchase
It's not bad. Nice to fly and works well in P3DV4. The model is not so explendid but reasonable for me.
- 06/22/2018
5/5 Verified Purchase
Nice and easy to fly. Virtual cockpit is even in VR (Oculus Rift) beautiful.


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As mentioned before, the names of muban are not unique, quite often one settlement is divided into several muban all sharing the same name. So it is not surprising that for the muban created in the last 5 years quite a lot of the new one inherited the name of the muban they are split off from. But instead of always having exactly the same name, quite often the new muban gets a suffix attached. The ones easy to understand are Nuea (เหนือ) meaning North and Tai (ใต้) meaning South for areas in the north or south of the settlement. However east or west are by far less common. Instead another common suffix is Phatthana (พัฒนา) meaning development, maybe this one is used for newly developed residential areas.
Thanks to summarizing the content of the announcements in XML, it was just a little bit of programming to have these numbers calculated, and I can update them anytime new announcements get published. Since 2003 there had been 841 announcements, creating 1966 new muban. Out of these, 352 received the same name as the parent muban, 59 with the suffix Nuea, 52 with Tai, and 77 with Phatthana. Less frequent suffices are Mai (New, ใหม่, 36 times), Samakhi (Unity, สามัคคี, 12 times), Thong (Gold, ทอง, 10 times) or a number (9 times). Mai also shows up as a prefix 28 times. There are only 5 times with the postfix Tawan Ook (ตะวันออก, East) and a single one with Tawan Tok (ตะวันตก, West). The province with most new muban in these years was Nakhon Ratchasima with a total of 144.
Finally, here are examples for each of the main cases:
- Village 10 of Saraphi, Saraphi, Chiang Mai is named Ban Pak Kong (บ้านปากกอง) and was split off from village 5 with the same name in 2004. [Gazette]
- Village 18 of Ta Lang Nai, Wang Nam Yen, Sa Kaeo is named Ban Non Thong Phatthana (บ้านโนนทองพัฒนา) and was split off from village 9 named Ban Non Thong (บ้านโนนทอง) in 2005. [Gazette]
- Village 13 of San Sali, Wiang Pa Pao, Chiang Rai is named Ban Pong Nok Nuea (บ้านโป่งนกเหนือ) and was split off from village 6 with the name Ban Pong Nok (บ้านโป่งนก) in 2006. [Gazette]
- Village 14 of Sop Prap, Sop Prap, Lampang is named Ban Sop Prap Tai (บ้านสบปราบใต้) and was split off from village 2 with the name Ban Sop Prap (บ้านสบปราบ) in 2006. [Gazette]
- And finally a case which is not covered in the statistics above - village 8 of Dan Mae Kham Man, Laplae, Uttaradit is named Dan Mae Kham Man Phatthana (บ้านด่านแม่คำมันพัฒนา) and was split off from village 1 named Dan Mae Kham Man Nuea (บ้านด่านแม่คำมันเหนือ) in 2003. [Gazette]


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Cold Sesame Noodles
So easy and fast, these Sesame Noodles are silky, savory and delicious.
I just recently celebrated my three-year anniversary on the blog. Most of my other anniversaries have been very low-key. This one is no acceptation.
I decided to do something out of the ordinary and make this cold dish. It has lots of good stuff in it and it is perfect for a picnic or potluck. It is a make ahead meal that tastes great. It is a very unique dish to take to a potluck or any get together. It tastes great and the leftovers are phenomenal.
Cold Sesame Noodles
1 pound chinese egg noodles
2 cups Bok choy
1 teaspoon sesame oil
6 tablespoons tahini paste or peanut butter
3/4 cup water
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons white sugar
2 garlic cloves
Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the noodles. Cook until just tender about 3-4 minutes. Add Bok choy and cook an additional 2 minutes. Drain well. Toss them with the sesame oil to coat. Cover and refrigerate.
In a large bowl thin the sesame paste by stirring enough water into the paste to thin it out. Whisk together the vinegar, soy sauce and sugar. Add the mixture to the tahini. Stir in the garlic.
Just before serving toss the chilled noodles with the sauce.
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Really. It started innocently enough.
First a bit of background: Most weeks, most of my students have a composition assignment. This takes a variety of forms, depending upon how inspired I might be. Some weeks it is key signature or a set of notes that they must work from. Other weeks it is a rhythmic motif that they have to incorporate or I give them a "starter," a short phrase that they have to begin their composition with, kind of like a short rote exercise. Still other weeks it might be simply a title: "Oceans" or "Midnight Blue" or "Dancing Dolphins."
I should add that I do not consider myself to be a composition teacher. But I want students to feel uninhibited enough at the piano to improvise and think creatively. I want students who do not think that the only music they can play is from a book written by someone else. I want students who can fiddle their way out of a memory lapse, who can fake it when needed, and who, on a regular basis, can invent sounds and musical pictures for themselves.
And so, when a student plays their assigned composition for me in their lesson my one and only response is something along the lines of, "I love that." I do not give feedback. I do not comment when I suspect that the composition I just heard was made up right then and there. I do not offer suggestions. I simply hold the space for creativity to happen.
(Do I therefore miss teaching opportunities? Yep. Every single day. In life and in the piano lesson, we cannot do everything. Tough choices have to be made.)
The studio madness, or should I say the magic, started the week before Thanksgiving. It was the week prior to the fall studio recital. I was exhausted and up to my ears in my own practice deadlines and looming performances. There were bulbs to be planted and pies to bake. I could not be inspired about compositions.
Instead, I did what I always do in these situations, which, I must admit is a form of pedagogical laziness. I simply picked a seasonal theme and assigned every student the same composition title. We had had a warmer than usual fall. The leaves were still green and hanging on the trees. Thinking of this, I assigned the composition "Falling Leaves" with the only requirement that the student must use at least one glissando in their composition.
That week the temperature dropped about 25 degrees. Overnight, every leaf in central New Mexico fell to the ground.
"Wasn't that awesome?" I said to the students when they came into their lessons the following week. "We made the leaves fall."
That week, once again thanks to an utter and complete lack of inspiration, I assigned the composition "Harvest Moon." Thanksgiving week the biggest, brightest, yellow harvest moon rose over the mountains.
The kids were beside themselves. "OK," I told them, "Let's try for 'First Snowfall.'" Exactly a week to the day after I began handing out this assignment, the first snowflakes fell.
"Miss Amy! You made magic!" said one six-year-old. "I told my dad you were like a Twelfth Level Bard from Dungeons and Dragons," said another kid. "Wow." I said. "What is that?" "Well, a bard is a musician and twelfth level means pretty powerful."
I loved this. Yesterday I was simply a piano teacher. Now I was a pretty powerful, magical musician.
Of course, the problem with having magical powers is that people start making requests. The first one came from Matt. Watching the snow fall, he said, "OK. Let's see the students tackle 'New President' or perhaps 'Impeachment'?"
"How about 'Indictment'?" suggested a parent in the studio.
"What would 'Impeachment' sound like anyway?" I asked one high school kid when I told her the suggestions.
"Great rejoicing and celebration throughout the land," she responded. It sounded almost Biblical.
There is a lot of pressure when you are a Twelfth Level Bard. As much as I want both Impeachment and Indictment, I decided to play my cards carefully. I sent every kid home for the holidays with the composition "White Christmas." This seemed both seasonal and reasonable. After all, so far the compositional powers of the studio were somewhat nature centric. And besides, a white Christmas sounded rather magical.
Honestly, it was no wonder I was resorting to pedagogical laziness and grasping at magic. While there had been nothing unusual about the semester, all the normal things I did—the teaching, the practicing, the performing—had been on steroids, everything blown up and bigger and more demanding than usual. Even December, which, thanks to fewer lessons to teach and a studio recital behind us, normally I can count on to have some relished empty space and time, was chockablock. There were more concerts than usual, which meant many more rehearsals. I have an especially heavy load to practice for January and February gigs. There was a five-day stretch after I taught my last lesson where I did nothing but practice and either prepare for or clean up after a party: Practice Brahms trio first movement, make a cake, practice Beethoven sonata fugue, wipe down the bathroom, practice Haydn concerto, move furniture, practice Brahms trio second movement, wash wine glasses . . . five days straight of this madness. I kid you not.
The evening of December 27, I had just said goodbye to a visiting former student when it began snowing. For a week now the temperature has stayed below freezing. The wind has howled. For two exhausted musicians, this was the real gift of Christmas. We have stayed inside for days on end, reading books, watching movies, taking naps and watching snow fall, a perfect holiday. For the record, technically we did not have a white Christmas, unless you are one of those happy souls that celebrate the full 12 days. In that case, the compositional magic of the studio continues. We have had a white Christmas.
As we step into this new year, treading lightly as to not spoil the fresh snow with too many footprints, I find myself thinking about magic in all its forms. That we are offered another year, another chance to assert our powers seems, in itself, magical. Yesterday I packed away the Christmas pop-up books and put away the cranberry strands woven with white lights, small rituals to mark the end of the season. The paper whites have been blooming their hearts out, but it won't be long before the tired leaves and bulbs and flowers will go to the compost pile. This afternoon I begin another year, another semester, another month, week, day of teaching piano lessons. Kid after kid will walk through my door. We'll talk about our holiday adventures, exclaim over the snow and cold, examine practice charts and, once again, begin to make music.
Pure magic.


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Áine Ní Ghlinn
Friday, April 12, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:30 pm| €5
This new addition to Cúirt labs is ideal for post primary students in 1st-3rd year. This is a great opportunity for young people to engage in contemporary Irish poetry and fiction and in turn create their own work.
Áine Ní Ghlinn is a poet, children's writer, workshop facilitator and part-time lecturer. She has written 31 books to date and has won a range of awards for both poetry and fiction. Her most recent books are Fadó Riamh – Ag an Tús (2018) – a collection of creation mythology from around the world – and a children's novel Boscadán (2019).
File, léirmheastóir, scríbhneoir do pháistí agus léachtóir pártaimseartha í Áine Ní Ghlinn. Tá 31 leabhar is déanaí dá cuid ná Fadó Riamh – Ag an Tús (2018) agus Boscadán (2019).
Two sessions for this event:
– 10am – 11am (Bilingual)
– 11.30am – 12.30pm (As gaeilge, this event is in Irish only, ideal for students of gael choláiste)
€5 per teenager
Teachers free
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I've just published a 'Festive Fancies' lookbook showcasing the Southbank Sweater, Mayfair Dress, Carnaby Dress and Portobello Trousers in their most seasonal guises!
A red ponte Southbank is your most mince-pie friendly outfit this season! Perfect if your plans also include a post-lunch stroll as you'll stay stylish but not overdone. Exactly how I like my sprouts.
A velvet Mayfair is the ideal dress to pack if you're travelling, or simply if your Christmas day is more socialite than sofa-slump! It won't crease, and you can always discreetly loosen that waist tie… Frill sleeves add a touch of easy decadence (blog tutorial coming soon).
Add a gathered skirt to a Carnaby dress and it becomes swishingly party-perfect!
Of course you can't go wrong with velvet when it comes to elevating a simple dress like Carnaby – just add sparkle!
Speaking of velvet, a matching pair of Portobellos and cami (in this case the True Bias Ogden) make for a fantastic faux-jumpsuit effect; come January pair the cami with jeans or the trousers with a chunky knit…
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The Congress on Monday met Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) O. P. Rawat and demanded that BJP President Amit Shah's membership of the upper House be suspended for not disclosing his liabilities in his election affidavit during the Rajya Sabha polls last year.
"Our delegation met the Election Commission (EC).
Under Representation of People's Act, 2004, whoever contests an election, he has to disclose his assets and properties, " said Congress leader Kapil Sibal who led a party delegation to the EC.
"If there is any liability, he should disclose that as well.
Amit Shah mortgaged two of his properties through his son Jay Shah to a cooperative bank in Gujarat which got them a loan of Rs 25 crore.
But he did not disclose this in the election affidavit.
This is a liability, " he added.
Sibal said: "We told the EC that this is a violation of the 2004 rule.
Our representation should be sent to the Chairman, Rajya Sabha, so that action can be taken against Amit Shah. "
"The EC said it had taken cognizance of it and will take a decision on it soon and also initiate appropriate action.
We don't want to make it a political issue.
We want the EC to act on it, " he added.
The Congress delegation included Abhishek Manu Singhvi, Jairam Ramesh, Vivek Tankha and Pranav Jha.
In a memorandum to the EC, the party said: "Following the publication of recent news items in the public domain, it has come to light that Amit Shah, who was nominated to Rajya Sabha as a member of Parliament in 2017, has wilfully and deliberately concealed significant liabilities from his declaration. "
"At the time of filing his nomination papers for the election to the Upper House, Amit Shah had already mortgaged two of his properties (in 2016) to Kalupur Commercial Cooperative Bank (one of Gujarat's largest Cooperative Banks) for his son Jay Shah's business venture Kusum Finserve LLP, " it added.
It also said that Shah's properties were mortgaged in lieu of a large and substantial loan of Rs.
25 crore extended by the bank to his son's company.
"It is, therefore, a fact that the properties are mortgaged to Kalupur Commercial Cooperative Bank and hence constitute a liability that should have been declared. "
The party further said: "It must also be pointed out that Section 128 of the Indian Contract Act 1872 defines the liability of the Surety (in this case Amit Shah) as co - extensive with the corporate person/ body taking the loan. "
"The act of wilful non - disclosure by the MP in his affidavit amounts to the offence of 'filing of false affidavit' under Section 125A of the Representation of the People Act, 1951.
Such an offence is punishable by up to 6 months imprisonment, or with fine, or with both, " said the memorandum.
The Congress demanded that the EC must take immediate note of this and initiate appropriate proceedings to suspend the membership of Amit Shah to the upper House with immediate effect.
"The EC should also initiate communication with the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha to start the procedure laid down under the relevant 2004 rules to determine what further penalties may be imposed for breach of privilege. "
"Further, the EC must initiate proceedings against Amit Shah for the filing of a false affidavit, which attracts up to six months' imprisonment and/or a fine, " it added.


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Gelatin is a white or light yellow, translucent, micro-glossy sheet or powder that is degraded by collagen in connective tissues such as animal skin, bone, sarcolemma, and muscle. It is also called animal gelatin, gelatine, gelatina.
Gelatin is a macromolecular hydrophilic colloid. It is a low-calorie health food with high nutritional value and can be used to make candy additives and frozen food additives. In addition, gelatin is widely used in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
The water and inorganic salts in gelatin account for about 16%, and the protein content accounts for more than 82%. Similar to maternal collagen, gelatin is also composed of 18 amino acids, of which the content of the sub-amino acids Pro and Hyp is high. The triple helix structure in gelatin gel mainly relies on intramolecular hydrogen bonding and hydrogen bonding hydration. Pro-NH, Hyp-OH and other amino acid side chain groups and water molecules can form hydrogen bonds, which is beneficial to the triple helix. The structure is stable.
What special traits does gelatin have?
1. Properties: The finished gelatin is white or light yellow, translucent, micro-glossy flakes or powders; it is a colorless, odorless, non-volatile, transparent and hard amorphous material.
2. Molecular weight: Gelatin is a product of collagen denaturation, a thermoreversible mixture with no fixed structure and relative molecular weight, and its molecular weight distribution ranging from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands (<300 KD).
3. Solubility: Soluble in hot water, insoluble in cold water, but it can be slowly swelled and softened. Gelatin can absorb water equivalent to 5-10 times the weight.
4. Gelation: Gelatin solution can form a gel with a certain hardness and can not flow. When the gelatin gel is stimulated by the environment, it will respond, that is, when the composition of the solution, the pH, the ionic strength change, and the temperature, light intensity, electric field and other stimulation signals change, or when stimulated by specific chemicals, condensate The glue will mutate and exhibit phase transition behavior.
5. Emulsifying properties: Gelatin is an effective protective colloid that prevents the accumulation of crystals or ions, stabilizes the heterogeneous suspension, and acts as an emulsifier in oil-in-water dispersion formulations.
Industrial gelatin is a colorless to pale yellow transparent or translucent sheet or powder. Tasteless, odorless. Water swelling in cold water. Soluble in hot water. Soluble in glycerin and acetic acid, insoluble in ethanol and ether.
Chemical properties
1. Biocompatibility. Gelatin is a natural polymer material with a structure similar to that of a living organism, and therefore has good biocompatibility.
2. Biodegradability. As a natural water-soluble biodegradable polymer material, gelatin has the advantage that the degradation products are easily absorbed without generating an inflammatory reaction. When applying the degradability of gelatin, it is often chemically modified to regulate its degradation rate to suit different needs.
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