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There is a drop-down menu " Language " in Create content page with more languages than I see in the menu bar. I wonder what is the real impact in the Connect portal , considering the languages supported by the portal are English and few others.
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I don't often ask for personal prayers, but my father-in-law is very ill. His health has been deteriorating for two or three months, and the change is astonishing. He is 82 years old, frail, and is now suffering with advanced senile dementia, which has become a terrible strain on his wife and family.
He had a bad episode a few days ago and was taken to the hospital for evaluation. Last I heard (this afternoon) he had slipped into a deep sleep and they couldn't wake him. I don't know whether this is a coma or not. At this point, we are praying that - all subject to God's sovereign will - he will remain in this sleep state and pass away soon. We would all love for him to recover and be his old self, of course, but this is real life. Barring a miracle (and I always leave room for that) if he does recover somewhat, he will only continue to suffer.
Meanwhile, I have the kids (who have been very close to their Papa) and Sweet Wifey is at the hospital with her Mom. Prayers for all would be most welcome.
UPDATE - It turns out my father-in-law was not in a deep coma, but was instead fighting an infection. They began to treat the infection with antibiotics and he came around the next day, so things are not as immediately dire as we thought, physically speaking. He is still very frustrated - sometimes angry - because his memory just will not work in a straight line anymore. This leads him to wonder why he is being held captive by strangers, and makes him believe that everyone is lying to him, etc... very painful both for him and for those who care about him. He often asks for his mother (who passed away more than thirty years ago) and wants to "go home".
So many families go through this. We are most grateful for your prayers, and are offering our own for all families in similar circumstances. If you would, please pray for peace for my father-in-law, that his mind will be eased. Also, his family will be investigating nursing home care later this week, pray that they will find a place where he will be well cared for, physically, mentally and spiritually.
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Mr Boot has misunderstood the meaning of freedom of expression.
Freedom of expression relates to the restriction of expression by laws. No-one is arguing that the expression of his views should be unlawful or punishable by criminal codes. Freedom of expression is not, however, about an organisation refusing to allow its facilities, property or resources to be used positively for the dissemination of a particular message.
What should be wrong and unlawful, however, is for an organisation to refuse to allow its facilities, property or resources to be used on discriminatory grounds. Here, the advertisement has been refused not on the grounds that the purchasing organisation is Christian but that because the message is inherently discriminatory and seeks to take away the rights of others.
Is it too late for it to be brought before the Leveson Inquiry?
The moral problems with posting an article arguing that it's legitimate to ask people to stop being gay are astounding. In short, his article argues that it's ok to ask people to stop being gay if you find them being gay a bit weird. The article is a prime example of something which really irritates me – the "now, I'm not asserting anything ideological here, I'm just compelled by some inexplicable desire to share dictionary definitions which might be semi-relevant to this discussion with you" approach to getting across bigoted messages without being honest about your bigotry. The core of the deception practised here is that the act of sharing information is, unless you're an encyclopaedia, itself political. Actors choose what information they want to share and privilege, and manifestations of these choices communicate a great deal about the personal agenda of the actor. As such, it is impossible to innocently write an article claiming that homosexuality is an aberration; when you
choose to write that, your choice and resulting action are homophobic. Ultimately, Boots article appears to amount to him seeming to say "I'm not really a homophobe" when all the words within his article say that he is.
While he acknowledges that homosexuality is innate, he cannot pull himself away from the idea that it is 'aberrant', and therefore, why can't we just say so. But he's completely confusing the statistical fact that homosexuality is rare in comparison with heterosexuality, with the the cultural attitude and label given to it. Just because something is rare doesn't mean it has to be treated as abnormal – and to me using the word aberrant, and giving a completely irrelevant and decontextualised dictionary definition of the word ignores the fact that he wants to homosexuality at the margins and allow hetereosexuality to be presented as the ahistorical norm for societies.
"Mr Boot writes that if everyone were gay, it would "spell the end of the human race", and it is therefore undesirable."
Clearly Mr Bone believes his argument is absurd, so why use it? If the entire population were male then (regardless of orientation of those men), it would spell the end of the human race, so should be ban people being male or encourage them not to be male. Now, thats an absurd argument – but only as absurd as the comments Boot is making. Gender is a factor determined at birth, like orientation (which Mr Bone accepts).
'In a Kantian examination which he accepts involves "reductio ad absurdum"'
Aaargh! Why does nobody know what this phrase means? Reductio ad absurdum just means arguing that if A implies B and B is wrong, A must also be wrong. In other words, if you can reduce a statement to something that is absurd, the original statement must be wrong – this is called "proof by contradiction" in maths.
This is a perfectly valid form of argument (so using the phrase "reductio ad absurdum" in a pejorative sense like this is silly), but it is also definitely not the type of argument used by Boot, so he should not have mentioned it in the first place (for the record, his argument is based on two massive fallacies – he assumes that gay people cannot reproduce, and that if lots of X is bad, then any X is bad).
is there really any sense to write to a slimeball like paul dace? is it not a waste of time to write to the pcc when paul dace is the chairman of its editors' code of practice committee? he might only write you back and call you a c—, his favorite put-down. stop buying the mail—it'll be more effective.
if everyone was a y-chromosome, has-a-penis man. the species WOULD die out. therefore being a cissexual man is wrong.
"Mr Boot writes that if everyone were gay, it would "spell the end of the human race" "
…er…only if noone decided to have children…
…the glaring holes in the logic of some of these so-called intelligent people truly beggars belief…(its like stupidity got married to ignorance and threw a party celebrating hearsay's unintelligent son's birthday where all the lightbulbs blew…!)
The article appears to have been taken down from his rancid little corner of foul Daily Mail website.
I think it in poor taste for the Mail to publish it but if you read it there is no reason for it to censored.
Naturally it is offensive, but:
a)He is deliberately winding people up to make a martyr of himself, much like the bus ad people and,
b) He has been astute enough to word it so that it is merely a statement of opinion, not incitement to hatred, in fact, quite the opposite.
We can't have it both ways; however abhorrent, and indeed aberrant it may be, he is entitled to voice his opinion.
The Mail is the denizen of poor taste, always has been, always will be. It's not even a decent "newspaper", nothing more than yellow journalism of the worst kind that has tarnished British journalism around the world and so has the Telegraph. Both cater to low-information readers and their bigotry and they will take an article and skew it to it's own preferences even if it means lying and spreading false information to score points. Both are rags not even fit to wrap fish and chips in.
Someone should write to the NUJ too – its against their Code to be homophobic or to spread disinformation/untruths
I read the article on the man's blog as it is no longer available on the Mail Online.
I note that he says he actually lives in France, but claims that Soviet Russia was th first country to liberalise homosexuality. In fact France, where he lives, was the first to decriminalise, so far as I'm aware, in 1792 I believe. I'm sure there were many other countries in the 19th century also. There's a timeline on wiki.
There are many falsehoods in this homophobic article. Of course it should be challenged.
@Samuel – This is bollocks
For the simple reason that numbers MEAN SOMETHING TO POLITICIANS – all the time that people deny our numbers they reinforce the idea that gay people don't exist.
This is about giving them the proof they say we lack….(when we don't)
While the concept of sexuality identity is fairly complex, in essence its really simple: some people like to have sex with members of their own 'sex' – while this is very, very simple fo define, because of oppression, repression and suppression there are many, MANY people (usually men) who try to deny that this is happening and elect to 'opt out' of being open and honest about their sexuality by donning a mask of socio-sexual conformity.
In truth, their confusion and fear only muddies the waters of the debates on equality.
Ultimately someone's sexuality doesn't matter – however in a society which seeks to oppress people because of it, it clearly matters VERY much – hence why expression of one's sexuality is ALSO important.
I read this article, sorry, ramblings of a madman, yesterday and the amount of overt homophobia is just appalling. Shame on the Daily Mail for publishing this in the first place. Yet the fact that this silly old man has resorted to making up 'facts', i.e that only 1% of the population is gay so this must mean gay people have no rights or whatever, just shows how pathetic and immature he is and that people like him can only resort to bullying and hate speeches like this because they have no rational or sane argument against homosexuality or equal marriage.
I feel sorry for this sad, bitter and disgraceful old man. I actually feel more sorry for the Daily Mail and I hope the people in charge there open their eyes and realise that it's writing and publishing hate speeches like this that is influencing the bullying, abuse and attacks aimed towards LGBT people, who are only different from them in the tiniest of ways.
The human race would probably end if everyone were a builder or a hairdresser. Does he dislike these also.
The human race would definitely end if everyone was infertile. Does he object to these people?
In fact if everyone were the same, in most respects, then the human race would be in trouble.
People seem to forget that the bible says that judging another is a sin on par with homosexuality. Its in Romans, directly after talking about how homosexuals are evil.
Pick and choose much?
The right wing press will always look for minorities to demonise. Free speech is a lovely idea but as many commentators on these pages have pointed out, we do not have free speech. While other minority groups are protected in law against public insult, we will be the natural target if we do not have similar protections.
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Could be that so much education could have passed you by?
Are you deeply irrational and deluded?
Or are you fearful of homosexual inclinations which you recognise in yourself?
Your article is simply fatuous.
I cannot be bothered to run through for you here the many utterly ridiculous statements you have made in it, but one statement stands out as more irrational than all of the rest, and that is that you imply that tolerance and acceptance of the reality of homosexuality will lead to the demise of the human race.
Please try hard to understand that no one can force homosexuality on anyone. The only people who ARE homosexual are those who ARE homosexual by nature. Others may dabble a little in homosexual relationships, just as homosexuals may dabble a little in heterosexual relationships. But heterosexuals will always massively outnumber homosexuals. This has always been the way of nature and it remain so.
Boot needs to go back to Russia, where he came from. It's full of individuals like him, delusional and worshipping a god, and stuck in the medieval past.
By the way, my letter to his Contact page was carefully revised and does not contain the typos as in the above shortened version. I wrote at greater length on his Contact page.
His biography is revealing. He's a self-important delusional, a Jeremiah and a nay-sayer.
I seem to remember this occuring around the time th Daily Mail ran a Comment piece about Stephen Gately. The complaint was not upheld.
I have taken a look in the PCC Archives and it was not upheld, becasue it was a comment.
It was not upheld because the PCC are (and were) a toothless wonder.
Just look at any of the evidence presented to Leveson about the PCC, and its crystal clear that the PCC lacked the moral fibre or willingness to hold newspapers to account in the vast majority of cases.
Paul Dacre as chair of the PCC meant The Mail was much less likely to ever be held to account.
Press Complaints Commission – the industry self-regulatory body charged with upholding standards of accuracy and integrity in the press. The body's head, Lady Buscombe, has announced her departure next January; and leaders of all three main political parties now favour its dissolution. The PCC has been called a "toothless poodle" of the press (Ed Miliband); "ineffective", "lacking in rigour" and not "truly independent"(David Cameron); "absolutely ludicrous" and "run by the media, for the media" (Nick Clegg).
Some investigations by the PCC have been described by Commons select committees as "simplistic, surprising and a
further failure of self-regulation"
Max Hastings said: "some British newspapers flourish on habitual indifference as to whether what they print might be true or not. And the editors of such titles are invited to take their turns as members of the PCC"
The PCC rejected 90.2% of all complaints on technical grounds without investigation. Of the 28,227 complaints received by the commission over ten years, 197 were upheld by a PCC adjudication: (0.69%)
When it does rule, a standard response is to reclassify unambiguous statements of fact as subjective "views". Calling climate scientists "mendacious" was "clearly recognisable as a writer's "subjective opinion". Citing bogus "discoveries" was simply "highlighting" a person's "views". The words "the fact is" prefacing a summary of (alleged) research findings, was merely "comment": a "columnist present[ing] her particular views". And when the Mail's Jan Moir penned a homophobic smear on the late Stephen Gateley, her stark factual
Over 25,000 people complained to the PPC over the article, claiming that it was homophobic and slanderous. The article went on to compare Gately's death to the suicide of Kevin McGee, and claimed that it "strikes another blow to the happy-ever-after myth of civil partnerships".
The PCC's adjudication states that can understand how the article would upset people, but claims that the newspaper has a right to publish unpalatable and offensive opinion. It recognises Andrew Cowles' distress over the publication of the article. The overall argument of the ajudication however is that "robust opinion sparks vigorous debate", and that the reaction generated by the article was a "testament to freedom of expression". It also stated that the column was clearly labelled as Moir's opinion rather than a factual piece.
I wouldn't want for a minute to suggest that every article which might upset a gay man should be censored, but I feel that Moir's column was a vitrolic, homophobic assault, full of
insinuation and allegation – not only without evidence, but in direct contrast to all evidence available on the death. It was published the day before Gately's funeral. There is literally nothing to the article – it consists of facts previously in the public domain, homophobic assertions about Gately's death, and an illogical comparison with McGee's suicide to criticise civil partnerships in general.
If the article had been about the death of a black man married to a white woman, had made the same spurious allegations, and had drawn comparisons to a recent suicide to criticise interracial marriages, I very much doubt it would have been printed.
Had Moir's comments been made in the average workplace to a colleague who had complained, would she have been let off the hook?
This adjudication gets to the heart of the role of the Press Complaints Commission, as has been discussed on this site for some time. Should the PCC have ignored 25,000 complaints just because they didn't come from
people directly affected by Gately's death? The majority of people seem to think not.
Is Moir's article not homophobic because it merely has an "underlying tone of negativity" towards people on the grounds of their sexuality, without using directly perjorative or prejudicial language? I don't think any reasonable person would conclude that.
Is there a problem with Jan Moir's boss being head of the Press Complaints Commission rather than it being an independent body? Does the fact that it's an "opinion" piece mean that such homophobia is acceptable?
I'll re-state that I think that it's important for people to be able to debate matters of sexuality, and that they should have the freedom to do so – but Moir's column was homophobic trash, devoid of journalistic merit, which hurled unjustified slurs on Gately, deeply upsetting his partner on the day before the funeral. It may count as an opinion, but the only debate it provoked was over Moir's homophobia itself, rather than the wider
The Daily Mail article is ignorant and homophobic. But it doesn't compare with the disgusting homophobic comments regularly posted under Daily Telegraph online articles by a rag-bag of religious bigots, fascists and other assorted homophobes. I have been keeping my eye on these DT readers' comment blogs, with posts referring to homosexuality as a 'perversion,' to gays as 'disgusting,' as well as people relishing and joking about the thought of us being murdered by being thrown off cliffs and in other ways by extremist 'Moslem' fundamentalists, assertions that it is a 'well-known fact' that most gay people suffer from intestinal worms as a result of oral sex, that we are child molesters, and many other extremely offensive comments, some of which are left intact by the moderators.
One of the most recent DT articles is here: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/9201095/Boris-Johnson-bans-gay-cure-bus-adverts.html#disqus_thread
I shall NOT be complaining about this ridiculous and inaccurate article because I believe that free speech is fundamental, inallienable and must be interpreted as an absolute that rules out nothing but incitement to violence. I do not believe that I have, nor do I want, a right not to be offended. We have seen where such a ridiculous right got Mrs. Wolf in Austria – the truth is no defence so she was found guilty anyway – and we are seeing the ridiculous silencing of journalistic freedom in Denmark under their nororious and patently undemocratic Law No. 266b, which is currently being used to criminalise the head of the Danish Free Press Society and which contains within itself the statement that even if what you have said is true that is still not a defence if someone was offended or [worse] theoretically could have been offended.
It seems to me that many in the UK would love to see a law like that over here and that is why I support absolute free speech and the rights of Mr. Boot.
No. Minorities, especially those who have already won their rights, should develop a thick skin and protect free speech. Everybody is a member of some minority or other but refusing to let people speak – even if you find what they say to be repulsive – is not the answer. It is, however, one of the first steps towards dictatorship.
This sort of insidious propaganda is worthy of Geobels and may I remind you that children and young people are dying on our streets in violent attacks and killing themselves as a result of this kind of subtle negative stereotyping and propaganda .
And your answer to people killing themselves is to shut down free speech! Shutting down free speech won't stop the whispering campaigns that would then arise and living in that sort of a world would be so much worse for the vulnerable.
Still, this is the PN Comments section and I should know better than to argue with the absolutist tendencies of the trendy lefties who live here and insult gays like me for believing in freedom and free speech – for not being trendy leftie, in fact.
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I would be delighted to hear from anyone concerning my work and writings. Please use the form below – I will respond as soon as possible.
I add my complaint to your campaign.
Boot's whole argument that is so incredibly stupid, and worse, very nasty. For example, his statement that "if everyone were gay, it would "spell the end of the human race", therefore being gay is undesireble. And he's using this nonsense, the best part of his article, to attack the validity of LGBT lives.
By his garbled reasoning, if everyone was male, that too would spell the end of the human race, therefore being male is undesireable.
Typically stupid of The Mail to publish this rubbish. Unfortunately, there are idiots and nutters like Anders Brevik, who'd take Boots blatherings as a justification for attacking gays and others.
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Anchor-handling tugboats battle the blazing remnants of the off shore oil rig Deepwater Horizon. A Coast Guard MH-65C dolphin rescue helicopter and crew document the fire aboard the mobile offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, while searching for survivors. Multiple Coast Guard helicopters, planes and cutters responded to rescue the Deepwater Horizon's 126 person crew. (Image source US Coast Guard)
Oil giant BP pled guilty last week to manslaughter and a slew of other criminal charges connected to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and released nearly five million barrels of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico. In total, BP will pay more than $4.5 billion in fines and penalties in the settlement, including the single largest criminal fine in U.S. history.
"I hope that this sends a clear message to those who would engage in this kind of reckless and wanton conduct that there will be a significant penalty to pay," said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at a press conference announcing the settlement.
Some of the money from the unprecedented fines may ultimately be funneled to victims and their families, but most of it will be used for conservation and cleanup efforts along the Gulf Coast. About $2.4 billion will go to the National Fish & Wildlife Foundation (NFWF), which will use the funds to construct barrier islands, rebuild wetlands and protect wildlife in the region. To put the massive payment into perspective, NFWF has received just over $2 billion in total funding since its start in 1984, according to CNN Money.
$350 million will go to the National Academy of Sciences to fund studies and projects aimed at protecting the Gulf Coast environment and its inhabitants. The academy will also study safety issues related to offshore drilling and help develop advanced environmental monitoring systems.
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More than $1 billion in fines will go to the U.S. Coast Guard's Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, which is used to fund oil cleanup efforts by the Coast Guard and Environmental Protection Agency. The fund may also be used to cover damage claims from Gulf Coast residents, although most people affected by the spill have either sued BP, settled with them directly or filed damage claims through a $20 billion trust fund BP was ordered to establish in 2010. According to BP, the trust fund had paid $6.7 billion to claimants through the end of 2011.
BP will be allowed to stagger its payment of the $4.5 billion in fines over five years, making that burden easier to manage. Huffington Post notes that BP's net 2011 income topped $16 billion, making the total penalty only about the size of the company's profits for one fiscal quarter. Spread that out over five years, and the nation's largest-ever criminal fine amounts to a pittance for the oil giant.
In August, the Department of Justice said it would prosecute BP for "gross negligence" and "willful misconduct" in a withering memo that accused the company of a "culture of corporate recklessness."
"The behavior, words and actions of these BP executives would not be tolerated in a middling size company manufacturing dry goods for sale in a suburban mall," the memo read. "Yet they were condoned in a corporation engaged in an activity that no less a witness than [BP CEO] Tony Hayward himself described as comparable to exploring outer space."
BP also defrauded its own investors. In the days following the explosion, the company publicly estimated 5,000 barrels of oil per day were flowing from the well, although its own internal reports indicated the rate could be as high as 146,000 barrels per day. Although a government task force later determined the flow to be between 52,700 and 62,200 barrels per day, BP continued to use the 5,000 barrel figure in its SEC filings for investors.
"The oil spill was catastrophic for the environment, but by hiding its severity BP also harmed another constituency — its own shareholders and the investing public who are entitled to transparency, accuracy, and completeness of company information, particularly in times of crisis," said Robert Khuzami, Director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement.
The $525 million fine levied by the SEC as part of the settlement will be used to establish a fund to compensate BP investors for financial losses connected to the fraud.
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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Five Washington State University scientists have been elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences, the scientific organization established to offer advice on science policy in the state.
The five will join 30 other inductees from around the state when they are inducted during the academy's fifth annual meeting in Seattle in September. Their election brings the total number of active members to 184.
The new WSU members are:
Sue Clark, Regents professor of chemistry and staff scientist, WSU Nuclear Radiation Center. Clark has developed ways to quickly identify radioactive materials in environmental samples. President Barack Obama appointed her last year to the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, which advises Congress on the technical aspects of the management and disposal of the nation's high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel.
James Krueger, Regents professor, WSU Sleep and Performance Research Center. Krueger is an expert on the biochemical regulation of sleep. Two years ago he discovered the mechanism by which the brain switches from a wakeful to a sleeping state.
Kelvin Lynn, professor in both the Department of Physics and the School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, director of the WSU Center for Materials Research, George and Diane Conniff distinguished professor, and Boeing chair of advanced materials.
Ron Mittelhammer, Regents professor of economic sciences. Mittelhammer has served as president of the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, director of the School of Economic Sciences and interim director of the International Program for Agricultural Commodities and Trade Center. He is an expert econometrician who has written three major books and numerous journal articles advancing the field.
- John Reganold, Regents professor of soil science and agro-ecology and director of the Program in Organic Agriculture. Reganold has pioneered comparative studies of conventional and alternative cropping systems and helped create WSU's organic major and organic farm.
The Washington State Academy of Sciences provides expert scientific and engineering analysis to inform public policy-making, and works to increase the role and visibility of science in the State of Washington.
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Joblessness and Long-Term Unemployment by Georgia Adamson - Aug, 2012 The topic of joblessness and long-term unemployment is potentially huge, and I realize that one blog post will not begin to cover it all. However, a teleconference I participated in today gave me some food for thought that I believe could be useful, so I wanted to share it. What is the difference between joblessness and long-term unemployment? As you can probably figure out, these two concepts are potentially differe... |
College Students Are Missing Out on Career Planning by Marcia Robinson - Aug, 2012 College students who don't take full advantage of their college career centers are missing out big time on the career planning advantage. In addition to finalizing course schedules, buying books and outfitting college dorms, college students should make working with the campus career center a priority this year. I always encourage college students to go back to their campuses, especially in the fall, with a career checklist. W... |
Should I hire a resume writer? by Miriam Salpeter - Aug, 2012 The other day, I saw a message from Quora in my email box. It was a question requesting my opinion: Is it worthwhile to hire a resume writer? I believe that I have written a strong resume; I have received positive feedback for my resumes clarity and content. I am also aware that most employers probably spend less than a minute actually reading a resume. I wonder if hiring someone to write my resume will make a signific... |
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GIBSON GUITARS Ted McCarty's Golden Era: 1948-1966 By: Gil Hembree Gibson Guitars: Ted McCarty's Golden Era is a long overdue book that covers the world's greatest period of guitar manufacturing. As CEO of Gibson Guitars from 1948 to 1966, Ted McCarty presided over the production of nearly one million instruments and amplifiers. 1950s Gibson Les Paul Standards, Flying Vs, Explorers, and ES-335s are considered to be some of the most valuable fretted instruments in the world. This book is Ted McCarty's first and only complete biography, and a book that gives us a glimpse into a golden era of his factory and his loyal employees who made some of the world's most desirable guitars. It features over 100 photographs, some from Ted's personal archives and never before published. Ted McCarty was the architect of a Golden period in Gibson's history. During his 18-year tenure, he helped to reestablish the company's historic leadership in the industry through a number of musical innovations that still resonate today. Gibson Chairman and CEO Henry E. Juszkiewicz. 352 pages, softbound book.
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This group of 21 islands is part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, an underwater volcanic mountain chain more than 15,000 km (9,315 mi) long. It was discovered in 1503 by the Italian explorer Amérigo Vespucci, but was taken over by Fernando de Noronha of Portugal. Its attackers have included the French, Dutch, and English, but the Portuguese built several fortresses and, with cannons in place, fought them off.
Brazil used these islands for a prison and as a military training ground. As word of its beauty and spectacular underwater wonders spread, it was designated a protected marine park. Today stringent regulations protect the archipelago's ecology.
The mountainous, volcanic main—and only inhabited—island of Fernando de Noronha is ringed by beaches with crystal-clear warm waters that are perfect for swimming, snorkeling, and diving. In summer surfers show up to tame the waves. There are shipwrecks to explore and huge turtles, stingrays, and sharks (14 species of them) with which to swim. Diving is good all year, but prime time is from December to March on the windward side (facing Africa) and from July to October on the leeward side (facing Brazil).
If you're an experienced diver, be sure to visit the Ipiranga, a small Brazilian destroyer that sank in 1987. It sits upright in 60 meters (200 feet) of water and is swarming with fish, and you can see the sailors' personal effects, including uniforms still hanging in closets. Another good site is the Sapata Cave, which has an antechamber so large that it has been used for marriage ceremonies (attended by giant rays, no doubt).
Well-maintained trails and well-trained guides make for enjoyable hikes. You can also enjoy the landscape on a horseback trek to the fortress ruins and isolated beaches where hundreds of seabirds alight. In addition, Projeto Tamar has an island base for its work involving sea turtles. One of the most fascinating exploring experiences, however, is an afternoon boat trip to the outer fringes of the Baía dos Golfinhos (Bay of the Dolphins), where dozens of spinner dolphins swim south each day to hunt in deep water.
There are two daily departures to Fernando de Noronha from both Recife and Natal; flight time from either is around an hour. Only 90 visitors are allowed here each day, and there's a daily tourist tax of R$35, including the day you arrive and the day you leave. Divers pay an additional R$20 a day. Bring enough reais to last the trip, as credit cards are not widely accepted and changing money is difficult.There is only one bank in Fernando de Noronha, so withdraw cash before your trip here.
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IHC Merwede delivers high-quality products, with its business units acting as centres of excellence in their respective fields. As the technology innovator, the research and development programmes are of strategic importance to the company and it spends approximately three per cent of its revenue on product development. Over 300 people are employed in this sector and IHC Merwede is in the top 20 of the Dutch research and development list. This position is also based on the availability of the in-house R&D institutes MTI Holland and IHC OTI (Offshore Technology Institute). IHC Merwede is continuously strengthening its research programmes. The focus is on the advancement of the latest technology for exploring new markets, the start-up of strategic business units and the environment.
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MTI Holland has accumulated a wealth of expertise on dredging processes through the countless research and development projects carried out for IHC Merwede BV. They have been closely involved in the development of vital dredger components and the knowledge they have acquired allows them to make accurate theoretical predictions of dredger behaviour and output. They are increasingly using simulation technology to improve these predictions. Furthermore, they constantly verify and refine their knowledge through the performance of tests, both in their laboratories and in actual operating conditions.
A good example of a successful MTI Holland programme is the design, prediction and optimisation tool for accurate modeling of motional behaviour of equipment, DODO (Dynamic Operation in Dredging and Offshore). This tool has proven to be even more successful than originally anticipated. It can now be used for a broad range of purposes, such as the calculation of cutterhead forces and use for offshore applications.
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The IHC Offshore Technology Institute (IHC OTI) carries out offshore-focussed research programmes for IHC Merwede. It operates in close cooperation with MTI Holland.
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Originally Posted by KO6WB ...Applying a bias voltage to them works well but that is definately cheating... Even if you derive the voltage from lemons, strips of copper, and iron nails? Some have used a second set tuned to a nearby "blowtorch" to derive the bias voltage.
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Originally Posted by W4HAY Sue, if you'd like, I can drop a microwave diode in the mail to you. I've gotten much better results with them than the 1N34A. I have everything else save for the earphone and I know where to get that. Sure A nd yes... I know not to check it with an ohmmeter.
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As a point of interest, the old microwave diodes in the ceramic cases dating back to WW11 are silicon devices. I'm not convinced adding bias is "cheating." Carborundum detector assemblies included a battery and rheostat for optimizing the detector. Pete
Originally Posted by W4HAY Neat idea! Now we wanna see the back of the set. A full write up is on http://makearadio.com/visitors/nick-mystery.php including photo's Good luck Sue 73 and by for now Nick G0CWA
I noticed that link after it was too late to edit my post. Black and blue text are difficult for my eyes to differentiate between on this old Trinitron monitor. Sue, these diodes show a Vf of about 0.28 Volts. The one I'm sending picked up a couple of signals in the 41 Meter band on my "Tuggle Tuner" set.
Originally Posted by W4HAY I noticed that link after it was too late to edit my post. Black and blue text are difficult for my eyes to differentiate between on this old Trinitron monitor. No problem I understand I was in the same position until I descided to udate my monitor 73 de Nick G0CWA
There have been quite a few experiementers that have reported better results with the Galena and cat whisker setup than any commerical diode. I'm not sure that's true and the Galena approach can be a pain at times. As for applying bias from lemon juice, rusty nails or another crystal set I would guess that's fine as long as you are experimenting. Even in that aspect using a battery would be okay, it's just not a straight detection method. For a crystal set adding an amplifier to bring the audio up is defeating the purpose of a simple unit but it is fun to do. Just have fun 73 Gary
There's another little trick that lets you copy CW. Place an oscillator near the crystal set and tune it to the frequencies of interest. A signal generator fed into a solenoid or spiderweb loop for coupling works well. It's effectively a BFO and I've copied very strong signals on 80 and 40 by doing this. I discovered this after I'd built a tone-modulated oscillator for the BC band to calibrate my sets. I had the tone turned off and as I swept near the frequency the crystal set was tuned to, I heard numerous faint hetrodynes, each corresponding to a BC station. It seemed to work best with the oscillator placed a foot or more from the crystal set. The oscillator was written up in the September '05 XTAL Set Newsletter.
Originally Posted by W4HAY Sue, if you'd like, I can drop a microwave diode in the mail to you. I've gotten much better results with them than the 1N34A. Thank you the diode showed up in the mail this morning. Happy Happy
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Friends Remember Jonathan Hoffman: 'Like a Brother to Me'
Two dozen people gather at Temple Israel on Monday night to share memories about the 17-year-old West Bloomfield resident who was shot and killed Friday .
As Max Dashevsky and friends were asked to recount minor details about their last day with 17-year-old Jonathan Hoffman, the need to tell the bigger story grew Monday night.
Interchangeably known as a road trip partner, video games teammate and a first best friend, Hoffman was remembered at a small gathering Monday night before his Tuesday morning funeral.
The Farmington Central High School senior was fatally shot multiple times at his grandparents' West Bloomfield condominium Friday evening, officials say. His grandmother, Sandra Layne, was charged with murder Monday in his slaying. The teen's death and his grandmother's connection set off a shockwave in the community.
With rain moving in Monday evening, Dashevsky and about 25 friends moved from North Farmington High School, which Hoffman attended for about three years before transferring to Central, an alternative education facility, to Temple Israel in West Bloomfield to remember the best parts of their friendship and heal from the pain with help of Rabbi Joshua Bennett.
Ethan Pomish, a senior at North, recalled a road trip he took with Hoffman last summer. "He was growing up. I could tell he was starting to come out of his shell a little bit at the end of the trip," Pomish said.
The teens left from West Bloomfield and headed to Scottsdale, AZ, to the new home of Michael Hoffman, Jonathan's father. The friends spent a memorable three days together in a large truck carrying Hoffman's prized Mercedes-Benz, punctuated by "(Hoffman's) constant complaining."
Pomish gained relief in sharing the story. "There's a saying somewhere that if you've known a person 24 hours, then you know the kind of person they really are," he said. "Well, I spent 72 hours with Jon and I'll never forget him."
Dashevsky explained that as Hoffman's fascination with cars grew from when he received his driver's license at age 16, his fascination with computers remained constant. Hoffman would have likely ended up working as an engineer as an adult, Dashevsky theorized, and his attendance at parties to play multiplayer video games online was always assured.
"I got to know him playing RuneScape in ninth grade ... as much of a nerd as he was, it rubbed off on me a lot," Dashevsky said. "It was always a great thing about him, how he could do so much with so little.
"(Hoffman) was a genius ... like a little brother to me. No matter what you wanted to do, he was always down for it."
Taylor Onderko, a junior at West Bloomfield High, remembered that Hoffman gladly let her cut his hair, at age 6, after refusing to go to a barber. The two were friends through family connections, Onderko said.
"As long as I can remember, he could brighten up any room," Onderko said. "He was my first best friend. He was like a brother to me."
Hoffman is survived by his parents, Michael and Jennifer Hoffman, and a sister, Jessica Hoffman.
Funeral services for Jonathan Hoffman
Farmington Central High School will not be in session Tuesday so staff and students may attend Hoffman's funeral.
Family and friends will gather at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning at Ira Kaufman Chapel of Southfield, where Bennett will officiate at Hoffman's funeral. The service will be live-streamed online. Internment will follow at Machpelah Cemetery of Ferndale.


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When you upload documents, such as PDFs or Word files, to your website you may be unwittingly divulging information that could prove useful to hackers and other outside parties. If you've had any sort of vulnerability assessment performed on your website, you may see a reference to this metadata existing on your website. While it's a relatively low risk threat, to stay in the good graces of your risk department, you'll likely want to remove this data from documents before you publish to your website. [More]
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Scatman Crothers was a true star of the stage, motion pictures, television and recording. Born Benjamin Sherman Crothers (May 23rd 1910 in Terre Haute, Indiana and passed away November 22nd, 1986 in Van Nuys, California), he started performing in the speak-easy circuit of Chicago in the latter part of the "Roaring '20s". In 1931, he got his own radio show on WFMK Dayton, Ohio; billing himself: Scat Man. In 1935, he made his first appearance in a film, a short called "Symphony In Black" with Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday. He would go on to act in 45 more motion pictures including "The Shining", "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest", "Bronco Billy", "Aristocats", "The Shootist", "Silver Streak", "The Lady Sings The Blues", "Scavenger Hunt", "Twilight Zone: The Movie" and "Transformers: The Movie". In 1943, Scatman moved to Hollywood, California and hired an agent. In 1948 he was one of the first African Americans to land a recurring role on a network TV show: "Dixie Showboat". Over the next three decades, Scatman appeared in hundreds of TV programs including 65 episodes of NBC's sitcom "Chico and the Man" as Louis the garbage-man, 18 guest appearances on Johnny Carson's "Tonight Show", and "Colgate Comedy Hour", "The Jack Benny Show", "Nat King Cole Show", "The Steve Allen Show", "Casablanca", "Roots", The Super Globetrotters", and "Sanford and Son".
Starting in 1948, Scatman recorded individual tracks and several albums for various record labels. In 1975, he met record producer/songwriter Andrew A. Melzer with whom he would collaborate between 1977 and 1979. Melzer wrote a dance tune for Scatman: "Scoot On Over To Scat's" and produced it in August of 1979 at the legendary Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California. The original track has never been released, and the original and remixed versions of "Scoot On Over To Scat's" along with ring tones are now available as downloads. Scatman Crothers received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and it is located in front of the Egyptian Theatre.


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AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - After Christine Morton was beaten to death in her bed in Austin, Texas, in 1986, her husband was taken away from their 3-year-old son and convicted of her murder, serving nearly 25 years in prison before DNA evidence exonerated him.
The husband, Michael Morton, is the focus of a new documentary, "An Unreal Dream: The Michael Morton Story," that documents Morton's long journey through the state's judicial system and the irreversible toll it took on his life.
The film, directed by Al Reinert, premiered this week at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.
The documentary features Morton speaking about the trial and how, because he knew he was innocent, everything would be OK, before a guilty verdict turned his world upside down.
"When they came back with the guilty verdict and the life sentence, I was stunned," Morton said in the film.
"It literally knocked the wind out of me. My knees buckled, my butt hit the chair and had that chair not been there, I'd have hit the floor."
The audience at the premiere in Austin on Monday, where many people are familiar with Morton's story, hissed at the prosecutors in the film and afterward, gave a standing ovation to Morton, who attended the screening with his new wife.
Morton, now 58, told the audience that he participated in the film because he wanted to prevent what happened to him from happening to someone else.
"I'm nobody special," Morton said. "What happened to me could very easily happen to you."
"If you don't identify with me, you're not paying attention," he added.
At Morton's trial, prosecutors persuaded the jury that he had bludgeoned his wife to death in a rage because she wouldn't have sex with him.
Years later, Morton's lawyers learned something they say they were never told at the time of the trial - prosecutors had a transcript of an interview investigators conducted with Christine Morton's mother in which she described a conversation with the Mortons' son, Eric.
The toddler, who witnessed his mother's murder, said he had seen a monster hurt his mother and that his father wasn't home at the time.
The New York-based Innocence Project and Houston lawyer John Raley worked on Morton's behalf to get DNA testing done on a bandana found near the crime scene. The DNA was linked to that of Mark Norwood, who has been charged with Christine Morton's murder and has been indicted in the murder of another woman.
Michael Morton was released in October 2011 and was officially exonerated in December 2011. He received $1.9 million (1.2 million pounds) from the state of Texas in compensation for the wrongful imprisonment, the film said.
Despite Morton's eventual release from incarceration, he said in the film that the hardest thing was to watch his son Eric slipping out of his life.
Eric, who grew up believing that his father had killed his mother, decided as a teenager to stop visiting his father in prison. He eventually dropped 'Morton' from his name and took his adoptive father's surname, 'Olson.'
"I'd never felt so empty, bankrupt, just completely at a loss," Morton said in the film.
The father and son have since reconciled, and Eric Olson is now married and has a baby girl. The film shows Morton cuddling his granddaughter, whose name is Christine Marie.
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