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I read in the 'Nation/World' section of The Oregonian today (10/18/14) a very brief note about an oil well leak in North Dakota. Quote: "Authorities say workers are attempting to contain an out-of-control oil well in North Dakota. North Dakota regulators announced Friday that a well near Watford City in the western part of the state has been leaking oil, gas, and water since Thursday. They say there's no immediate health risk."
Small note in the newspaper, and browsing news on the web it is hard to find too. This link is to the ABS News website where again a short reporting is published. As the quoted by The Oregonian regulators say there is no immediate health risk, then I would add: so why bother?
Why bother? No immediate health risk? How far is our 'immediate', 'instantaneous' society going with forgetting any medium or long term effects?
I will try to address two aspects of these kind of issues. One is the distance in time, the other is the distance in geography. After all we live in a space-time tetra-dimensional world.
The true cost of this leak is going to be paid by all of us. Sooner or later this leak will damage the environment in a way that will affect us all. Those close to the incident will suffer first but in the long run we all will be affected. I remember in my youth visiting the beaches near Tampico in the state of Tamaulipas in Mexico where the sand was tainted with oil. Oil coming from the petroleum related activities in the area. Of course the industry was and still is a source of economic revenue in the area, the inhabitants were beneficiaries of this economic activity, but the cost was not properly evaluated. Having oily stained beaches was only considered a nuisance. I don't think that today we would consider that a nuisance anymore!
Time has been re-calibrated for short term gain. We live in a world of yearly budgets, annual reviews and taxes, the man or woman of the year, and plenty of other yearly prizes like the Nobel. But is our life really about one year? Isn't that even though these prizes like the Nobel are given every year they are honoring a life-long achievement? We shouldn't never forget that it is based on the life-long achievements of individuals and institutions that we are able to claim any progress. Our technology, seen through the eyes of transportation-communication, health-medicine, and others like leassure-travel has been developed by visionaries that were not concerned with short term gains or accomplishments.
You can quote me in saying: "life achievements take a life to achieve"
Stewardship for Dummies
We are talking about environmental stewardship from the point of view that we have to be responsible citizens.
Saturday, October 18, 2014
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Not In My Backyard
What would you do if someone tries to build something inside your property? How would you react if you are asked to give up some of your property because is for the benefit our society? Who will determine what is the benefit for society when your property is used in ways that you don't like? How can be assessed the damage to your property by the use of it for common good?
The Oregonian on Friday August 29th, 2014 has an article that addresses this questions. For more information click here.
Landowner Bill Gow is facing 'eminent domain' as a canadian oil pipeline company has obtained the rights to bury a 36-inch diameter high-pressure pipeline through his land. Eminent domain is the lawful act through which a government can forceful purchase land from private owners for use in a way that has communal value. That would be the case of constructing new roads, bridges, or infrastructure that will benefit the whole community. In this case the land will be used by a privately own company that claims that the jobs created will benefit the whole community.
Where would you draw the line? How can we assess the benefit of a community when benefiting a private enterprise?
There is another aspect of 'not in my backyard'. This one is related to how laws and regulations are applied to industries that create a lot of jobs but at the same time externalizing some to the costs caused by pollution. Take Title V of the Clean Air Act. http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/title5.html that sets the need for industries to get a permit to pollute.
For those living in the Hillsboro OR neighborhood what is now happening with the new Intel D1X plant being build relates to the same question of having an industry that supports the local economy and uses resources human and environmental in its activities. You have to read Luke Hammill who has been reporting news related to Hillsboro OR to see how Intel may benefit by Supreme Court ruling http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/08/intel_may_avoid_strict_federal.html
that will allow it not the have to get a Title 5 CAA permit for its emissions of fluoride for which it was fined $143,000 this year.
The Oregonian on Friday August 29th, 2014 has an article that addresses this questions. For more information click here.
Landowner Bill Gow is facing 'eminent domain' as a canadian oil pipeline company has obtained the rights to bury a 36-inch diameter high-pressure pipeline through his land. Eminent domain is the lawful act through which a government can forceful purchase land from private owners for use in a way that has communal value. That would be the case of constructing new roads, bridges, or infrastructure that will benefit the whole community. In this case the land will be used by a privately own company that claims that the jobs created will benefit the whole community.
Where would you draw the line? How can we assess the benefit of a community when benefiting a private enterprise?
There is another aspect of 'not in my backyard'. This one is related to how laws and regulations are applied to industries that create a lot of jobs but at the same time externalizing some to the costs caused by pollution. Take Title V of the Clean Air Act. http://www.epa.gov/air/caa/title5.html that sets the need for industries to get a permit to pollute.
For those living in the Hillsboro OR neighborhood what is now happening with the new Intel D1X plant being build relates to the same question of having an industry that supports the local economy and uses resources human and environmental in its activities. You have to read Luke Hammill who has been reporting news related to Hillsboro OR to see how Intel may benefit by Supreme Court ruling http://www.oregonlive.com/hillsboro/index.ssf/2014/08/intel_may_avoid_strict_federal.html
that will allow it not the have to get a Title 5 CAA permit for its emissions of fluoride for which it was fined $143,000 this year.
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Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Scott Buser's view on things to come
Warner Pacific College
August 11, 2014
Finally, after 5 weeks I get the opportunity to share the information I have learned by attending the Environment Studies class at Warner pacific College. Five weeks really is not enough time to master all that someone would need to be an authority on the environment, but what I have learned is a good start. Who know that a vehicle powered by hydrogen would produce water from its emissions? Maybe that's the answer to our vehicle smog issues.
I've thought about how I leave a footprint on the environment; I recycle plastic, cardboard and the oil from the vehicles my wife and I drive. The garbage we send to the land fill from our house is very little. Although we are a part of helping the environment with recycling there is more we can do. My wife and I have also made some commitments to not driving as much, conserving the use of fossil fuels. This year instead of going camping on our vacation, we're staying home to clean our home and send unwanted items to recycling centers.
The Bureau of land management (BLM) has more influence than any of our 50 states. The BLM oversees 945 million acres of land, a force of thousands employees that oversee landslides, mineral production, land policies and restoration of forest. I believe their mission is a good one for the planet. I also believe that with government support we could build on their programs that help preserve nature. After all, isn't taking care of our environment about taking care of nature?
I have learned over the last 4 weeks more about the environment then I have over 55 years. What's more startling is learning how bad the world will be if we don't do something about it. If we continue to cut down the CO, 2 makers, (trees) we will certainly suffocate from lack of oxygen. As humans, if we continue to pollute our H2O, (water) we will die of thirst.
In searching the web I found that you can actually make oxygen, right in the kitchen of your home. "How to Make Oxygen and Hydrogen from Water Using Electrolysis." For $249 you can even buy a kit for your car that produces hydrogen. What is interesting is that to produce the oxygen in your kitchen, you must use DC power, which is a batter, manmade; which is very harmful to our environment. It just boggles my mind; we take manmade discoveries to make what nature has already provided to us. Why don't we trust nature, arrest the systems that destroy our existents.
Look at all the millionaires that built their homes on the edges of a coast. The architects looked over the land; they bought permits, and paid someone to build. Then one year a strong storm comes in and washes the costal line away. Soon their property is destroyed and gone. Who was really the designer of the costal edge? Surely not the architect, or the home builder. It was, and is nature! Those that build their homes on hill sides, reap the same rewards as the edge dwellers. Although we can never predict Mother Nature, we can save ourselves agony by not presuming she won't have an effect on our lives.
The few watersheds we have should be preserved. Here in Portland, Oregon, we have several open water reservoirs. On Mount Tabor, there is one that has continuously been violated by vandals. Sometime urinated in, or dead animals thrown in just to make some kind of dumb statement or anger towards life in general. What about the companies that have a history of creating toxins and hiding the factory excretion in our oceans and rivers? How do we balance our effects on nature, yet provide life to those that oppose change and accountability to the environment? Here's one thing I thought about! I have a fences around my property, about 175 feet. Now, with my understanding of my foot print, I'm refuse to stain my fence. Why? Because the stain that's put on the fences, country wide, are eventually washed away by the rain. From the rain water it can seep into our ground water, which eventually will return to us though evaporation, condensation or well, river water. Another aspect of change for our house is to not use lawn fertilizer on our property. The same results and negative impact on our rivers and streams. United States geological surveys. (USGS). There is so much water on our planet. How do we continue to live with all the pollution and survive?
I would challenges everyone to take a longer look at their own environmental footprint. Others will say that one person can't change the total of many. I think that the change in one can, by hope. I believe that from this class at Warner collage, there's 6 people that will change how they see and change how they impact the environment. There is also hope by the influence we each have on others around us. Stop, remove a tossed plastic bottle from the garbage and place it in a recycling can. One person can learn, others can too. My children, grown up now, continue to tell their children to shut off the lights, don't throw paper in the garbage, and put it in the recycling bin. Once a year I load up my truck with scrap metals, on my way to the mental scrap yard I stop and both my daughters to get any metal. Once recycled I split the funds between them both. Kind of a reward for not filling the garbage with recyclable materials.
Warner Pacific College. (2014). retrieved from http://www.warnerpacific.edu/admissions/adult-degree-program/
Bureau of Land Management. (2014) retrieved from http://www.blm.gov/wo/st/en/prog/energy.html
Wiki How To. (2014). retrieved from http://www.wikihow.com/Make-Oxygen-and-Hydrogen-from-Water-Using-Electrolysis
The City of Portland Oregon. Mount Tabor (2014). Retrieved from http://www.portlandoregon.gov/parks/finder/index.cfm?PropertyID=275&action=ViewPark
USGS for a changing world. (2014).The USGS Water Science School. Retrieved from http://water.usgs.gov/edu/earthgwquality.html
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The Future: by Matthew Sluman
Environmental Studies
The future is in our hands and the earth contains plenty of recourses to sustain life in better fashion than we even know it now. Sure the earth's human population is of over seven billion and counting, but we use less than 32% terrestrial surface. This needs to change and through creativity we can change that. Man and nature can live together harmoniously. In fact they can cohabitate better and have richer more meaningful and fulfilling lives when living together if man can learn to be respectful of the environment. Man does not have to intrude on the ecosystem, man can harmonize with it. We can feed all of the people of the world with plenty if we would just change our value system and concern ourselves with enriching our neighbors.
The current population of the world is now at 7.045 billion and according to the article, World Population Balance, the earth is already over reaching its limits by three times its ability to sustain, and is currently using more than 50% of the recourses that the earth is producing. The article claims that studies show that the earth is only capable of sustainability for about 2.0 billion at European rates of consumption (world 2014, p.1) In addition, according to official UN estimates the earth's population will swell to around 9.1 billion by 2050 (press 2005, p.1).
Certainly this is a dilemma that needs to be addressed, and in short order as one can see. Science and socialist, environmentalist, and entire nations are all concerned with the emphatic truth staring mankind and the servile of the earth down, eye to eye. It seems each group has their own way of describing the issues, and everyone has a different way of addressing the crisis. For example, In China fetal and gender genocide is an ethical method of controlling their growing population, as recognized by Wikipedia (Wikipedia 2013p.1).
In the United States population control is looked at through urban renewal programs and urban reform to reduce urban sprawl. The idea is to move everyone into the inner cities to reduce the human footprint along with Planned Parenthood programs to reduce reproduction and eliminate unwanted births. In all of this I wonder how many young Einsteins have been systematically eliminated and how Thomas Edisons is the world missing out on. If only 3% of the population is produced is inherently evil than certainly these tactics are not the correct answer to the dilemma. Man must begin to look outside of his conventional methods, and I purpose that the conventional methods of population control are not the answer.
I believe that the answer lies at least in part with education reform. According to Annenberg Learner only 37% of the earth's terrestrial footprint is inhabitable, and available for agriculture (Annenberg 2000, p.1). That deems 63% of the earth's land mass as unusable and I believe that the earths sustainability lies in the recourses yet untapped in those regions. Therefore, there is much more land available for utilization than is accounted for. We must educate ourselves regarding those recourses and discover methods of harnessing their bounties. This seems far more reasonable to me than the easy answer of killing off people who are deemed without purpose or value.
One example that comes to mind has taken place in Israel in recent decades, in which Jewish people have renewed their desolate homeland into a poetic gesture of agriculture wonder. It is truly an oasis created out of education and vision, as recorded in the following extract (Israel 2014 p.2).
Israel's agriculture scientists have revolutionized the way farmers irrigate and store crops, protect plants from drought and disease, keep pests away naturally, and purify and reuse wastewater. The most advanced irrigation and fertilization technologies coming out of Israel will be presented at Agritech by Yuval Elazar, head of special training activities at the Cooperation. Based in Rishon LeZion, CINADCO implements Israel's agricultural cooperation policies with more than 140 developing nations, working through MASHAV, the Israeli agency for international development. Multilingual training sessions in Israel and abroad cover water resources management, irrigation and fertilization, sustainable market-oriented agriculture, intensive livestock and dairy production.
There are numerous examples of how Israel has shared its agricultural technology breakthroughs practically since the founding of the state. Across the globe, countries use Israeli methods for raising crops and farm animals.
Israel's breakthroughs only scratch the surface of what is truly possible for sustaining the earth's future population, but it is one great example, and an excellent start. For, they have literally taken waste lands and converted them into viable recourses and renewed ecosystems in just over 45 years.
My mind's eye runs ramped with thoughts of how the earth can sustain its human population growth. To begin with, so much of the land we consider uninhabitable is desert waste land. What if we took those kinds of regions and irrigated them with reverses osmosis seawater and created aqueducts that supplied water for fish farms which would then feed hydroponic vegetable gardens. We could recreate land sprawl in wasted zones and create inhabitable living arrangements that the inhabitants of third world nations could live in and manage.
We would create entire new communities and install educational systems to teach the people to manage and care for themselves and the land. We could build huge community solar panels in the deserts that would feed power to all in a sustainable way with very low impact on the ecosystem. In fact the ecosystem and humanity and cohabitate better if they work together and when man is mindful of the environment (Jonson Creek). We have to put aside a little greed. Profits won't seem automatic, but in time it will come, and the best pay out of all... people can lead vibrant harmonious lives. Using methods such as vertical farming helps save space on the ground by growing the crops vertically while drip irrigation saves almost 90 percent of water. These methods are revolutionary and by them WE CAN FEED THE WORLD if we would just care enough.
In addition to my above crazy scheme I think we can generate power by creating off shore storms in the Polar Regions. Here is my plan, I call it a storm in a can...pun intended, as in, we can put a storm in a can. What we would do is build huge solar panels like 15 x15 miles and place them in strategic cold locations over the sea. We would create high floating walls around the panels and when the magnified heat reaches the cold temperatures it would create a storm system inside of the circular pontoon. Then by using floating combines that serve as generators as they catch the storms power we can generate a lot of off shore power that way.
Finally, I can't pretend to know it all, obviously I don't, and my ideas may seem simple and elementary, but I suggested saving rain water and runoff in barrels for irrigation when I was a kid because the sewer systems always overflowed and everyone was worried about conserving water. I could see very early that we should be recycling metal paper and plastic, but they said it couldn't be done. I thought about agriculture and I asked why don't we plant gardens on the roof or collect sunlight on our roof tops they said it didn't make any sense and that it would weigh too much. I wonder why we can't see that if we install cellular towers it makes a perfect location for large wind mills as well, why not diversify right where we are it seems to make sense to me.
I may not know much, but I know this, that the human will to survive is insatiable, and if we gave members of the third world nations a chance to survive in relative peace without hunger they would likely be willing to carry the irrigation water on their backs from the ocean to desert to sustain life. Know this, it can be done we just need a different value system and rewards need to be for those who promote life not exploit it.
Works Cited
Annenberg (2000), Web Retrieved, 2014 http://www.learner.org/courses/envsci/unit/text.php?unit=7&secNum=2
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Jared Walker's analysis of the future
During this class (Environmental Studies at Warner Pacific College) we have discussed many different aspects of the environment and I have learned a lot about ways that we can help sustain the world we live in. I am sure that in this class we have only scratched the surface of the ways we are able to maintain our environment. In this paper I will discuss three ways in which we can preserve our ecosystem. But before I do I would like to tell a short story about myself when I was first in college. I was helping out with the Junior High age group at my local church. Every other Sunday I would give a message to the kids and hope for the best. The Junior High age can be difficult to please so it was always nerve wrecking trying to get them to respond to the message presented so that they might hopefully grow in their relationship with Christ. One particular Sunday I was asked to give a word on the environment. I thought this was an absolute waste of time. Why would I use valuable church time to talk about why we need to environmentally friendly? It did not make sense to me. I preached the message and the youth group was about as interested in the topic as I was. I wish I could preach that message again; I would have a lot more to say. God has given us a beautiful world and we are to be good stewards of it.
The first way we can help with conserving our environment is recycling. I do not just mean throwing away your garbage in the right bins. I mean being less wasteful in general! There are so many easy ways to do this. I always thought that this was so insignificant but after researching and finding all the ways that we are able to help in this area is very eye opening. Here are just a few examples. Using less paper napkins could save over 1 billion pounds in landfills each year! There are 63 million newspapers printed each day in the U.S. about 69%, of them will be thrown away. If we recycling just the Sunday papers we would save more than half a million trees every week. Another fun fact is that if all households in the U.S. paid their bills online and received electronic statements instead of paper, we would save 18.5 million trees every year, 2.2 billion tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, and 1.7 billion pounds of solid waste. It is crazy how such little things could make such a large impact. Like I said it is not just about using the proper trash bin, the idea is much bigger! Being less wasteful can integrate into every part of our lives. Transportation is one, think of all the ways we could make an impact, using public transit, carpooling, consolidating our trips, these are all very practical. The problem is they are also inconvenient. With the way our society is today inconvenience is not tolerated. We want things fast. But if we looked at being less wasteful as an opportunity rather than an inconvenience think of all that we could accomplish!
The second way we can make less of a negative impact is to buy local. Unlike recycling I did not know how big of an impact this could make on our world. I have always known that recycling was a good idea and we should do it, I just didn't practice it myself. It was not until this class that I heard of how much of a difference this could make. It is not that there is some magic in the way local produce is grown. Our local farms create just as much pollution as others. But when you consider the amount of pollution created to get your food from the farm to your table that is where we can save. Whenever possible, buy from local farmers or farmers' markets, supporting your local economy. This will reduce the amount of greenhouse gas created when products are flown or trucked in. Not only is buying local going to help out the environment it will also give you a much healthier and chemical free body!
The last and most important way in which we can help preserve the environment is education. Just like the way we are all being educated by our professors we are to do the same for others. If we do not have a positive influence on the upcoming generations we will be even worse off than we are now. It is also just as important to practice what we preach. One way to inspire a younger generation is to lead by example. G.K. Chesterton said "Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another" If we do not value the environment with our actions we are not being effective. We must not only educate on the importance of preserving the environment but show how important it is by living it out ourselves.
Throughout this class we have discussed many ways that we can help reduce our footprint on our environment. Although I only mentioned three ways in this paper, there are many more. I believe that many people think just as I did when I was asked to preach that message to the youth ministry. They think that their personal actions are not affecting others and that the problem with the environment is blown way out of proportion so that the media has something to talk about. The fact is we do play a part in this and we should be good stewards of our planet. I believe that this is another way that God can teach us stewardship not only with the environment. I believe God has given us many gifts and talents that we are to be good stewards of. He has a plan for each of us that goes well beyond preserving our world and it would be a shame to waste the plan he has for us. This class has been very enlightening for me and I plan on not only sharing the information I received but to live in out in my own life as well. I believe this relates to all of us in our future careers because how we live and treat the planet today will impact all we do in the future.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Andrew Curry's view on Natural Hazards
Environmental Studies, PHS 100 OD 1-37
Aug 12, 2014
Human society and the natural environment have become increasingly vulnerable to natural hazards, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, droughts, and flooding. These recent natural hazards around the world have raised awareness of our vulnerability, challenged our scientific understanding, and questioned our ability to predict and prepare for such events. As a society we need to continue to strive to be more conscious of the resources we are using and taking from our planet that could be causing such devastating events.
One such that I did not experience but was a part of was the 2010 Haitian earthquake. This particular earthquake was a catastrophic 7.0 that took place in the town of Léogâne west of the Haitian capitol of Port-au-Prince. Not only was the main quake a 7.0 but, fifty two aftershocks of a 4.5 or greater were also recorded. Over one hundred thousand died and a quarter of a million homes or more were destroyed. Poverty was already wide spread due to several factors, the earthquake only added more. Many countries responded to Haitian appeals for aid. The United States responded by sending supplies and military personnel to help relieve air traffic congestion. I worked hand in hand with these controllers coordinating intelligence and efforts in order to help relief efforts and get aircraft carrying much needed supplies to those in need. At a peak of 600 flights per day these controllers were able to take the rate of planes being diverted down to three, possibly saving ten of thousands of lives. The super carrier USS Carl Vinson arrived at maximum possible speedon 15 January with 600,000 emergency food rations, 100,000 ten-liter water containers, and an enhanced wing of 19 helicopters; 130,000 liters of drinking water were transferred to shore on the first day. The US Navy listed its resources in the area as "17 ships, 48 helicopters and 12 fixed-wing aircraft" in addition to 10,000 sailors and Marines. The Navy had conducted 336 air deliveries, delivered 32,400 US gallons of water, 532,440 bottles of water, 111,082 meals and 9,000 lb of medical supplies. UN and United States formalized the coordination of relief efforts by signing an agreement giving the US responsibility for the ports, airports and roads, and making the UN and Haitian authorities responsible for law and order.
Though I was not personally affected I was able to see the devastation and damage that the earthquake had caused through pictures and reports sent back by military air crews. One has to wonder if something within our society may have helped push this earthquake into reality. Did offshore drilling upset the balance under the sea floor? The effect could have come from an unbalance hundreds of miles away or more. This is where the understanding of our environment comes into play. A better understanding could change the way we operate in finding resources. Because we do not know exactly how some of our processes of acquiring resources effects our environment we need to strive to create better ways to sustain our lives and how we operate.
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Eileen Shaw asks: IS THERE REALLY AN INCREASE OF NATURAL DISASTERS?
Environmental Studies/PHS 100A
Warner Pacific
August 7, 2014
While I was doing research for this paper it crossed my mind how many near misses of disasters I have been in; this lead to wondering if there was an increase in disasters or not. In 1979 I was with the US Army stationed in Leavenworth, Kansas-right in the midst of what is nicknamed "Tornado Alley", 1980 saw me getting married in Lakewood, Washington 2 weeks after Mt. St. Helen's blew, 1989 was a year that a 6.7 earthquake happened in Los Angeles while I was living in San Diego, and just recently I was living in Florida for 2 years 2012-2013 during hurricane season. Thankfully I was not hurt in any of these, but just on the fringe where I got the effects of each disaster, but not the trauma of it.
Disasters are split into three different categories:
· Geophysical-earthquakes, volcanoes, rock falls, landslides & avalanches.
· Climate related-floods, storm surge & coastal flooding.
· Meteorological-storms, tropical cyclones, local storms, heat/cold waves, drought & wildfires.
"According to the New England Journal of Medicine, the scale of disasters has expanded, owing to increased rates of urbanization, deforestation, environmental degradation and to intensifying climate variable, such as higher temperatures, extreme precipitation and more violent wind/water storms". (Steady Increase in….. 2013, November 15). An article in Epic Disasters says, there is not an increase in disasters, it's basically that our monitoring equipment has gotten better and more sensitive It pointed out in 1920 there were 500, 00 people living on the Florida coast whereas now there is 13 million. In 1925 there were 625 casualties from a tornado compared to the 22 deaths in 2005. In 1931 there were 350 seismograph and now there is 8,000 stations detecting earthquakes. And, of course the media and communications systems have improved alongside the detecting systems.
The Trumpet reports, "The evidence of natural disasters has risen dramatically over the past 20 years. To close observers of current events in relation to both History and Bible prophecy, this is no mere coincidence. What muddies the water as soon as Bible prophecy is mentioned in relation to natural disasters is the fact that there is a literal abundance of kooks, screwballs and fanatics out there who instantly seize on the latest catastrophe to declare "the end is nigh" (Fraser, R. 2010, March 3). Bible prophecies speak of the world reaching a time when catastrophic events that were once delayed would be fulfilled for a greater purpose. The events were predestined to allow a greater purpose to happen. It is all just a matter of perception then?
Image below courtesy of EM-DAT International Disaster Database, Center for Research on Epidemiology of Disasters, University of Louvain.
Epic Disasters: The World's Worst Disasters. (2009, January 1). Retrieved from http://www.epicdisasters.com/index.php/site/comments/has_there_been_an_increase_in_the_number_of_natural_disasters/
Fraser, R. (2010, March 3). Why Have Natural Disasters Increased? Retrieved from http://www.thetrumpet.com/article/7020.28734.0.0/world/environment/why-have-natural-disasters-increased
Steady Increase in Climate Related Natural Disasters. (2013, November 15). Retrieved from http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-blogs/climatechange/steady-increase-in-climate-rel/19974069
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- 0May 6, '08 by L&DRN03I'm currently an L&D nurse in a teaching hospital and am looking to relocate to the Dallas suburbs early next year. I've worked at both teaching and non-teaching facilities and I definetly prefer the dynamics of a teaching hospital. I understand Parkland and Baylor are teaching hospitals but are there any other ones to consider in the DFW area?
- 0May 7, '08 by sjt9721Quote from vamedic4St.Paul is grouped with the UTSW system as well.Parkland, Baylor, Zale Lipshy University Hospital...which is (I think) grouped under the new term UT Southwestern Hospital system. If you are interested in peds, Children's Medical Center Dallas is also a teaching hospital, as well as a level I peds trauma facility.
Parkland is the county hospital and is one of the top "baby-producing" hospitals in the country. A working knowledge of Spanish for L&D would serve you well. Many area OB-GYNs and CNMs did their training at Parkland.
If you're looking at the Ft Worth side of the fence, it would include John Peter Smith (JPS) and Harris Methodist. (I think Harris is teaching...)
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- 0May 12, '08 by foxyhill21Has anyone had any experience in parklands ICU? How is it?
- 0May 18, '08 by Fun2, RN, BSNUT Southwestern Zale doesn't have L&D to my knowledge, but their other facility, USTW St. Paul does.
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- 0Jun 2, '08 by RN536I would look to St. Paul, Baylor and Parkland.
St. Paul- It is a teaching facility but feels like a private institution.
Baylor- Same thing.
Parkland- It is a teaching facility and county facility, will provide the most opportunity to be challenged daily.
Pay is comparable to all. Staffing fluctuates, as in all hospitals. All three facilities can boast about longevity in their staff.


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If it's a uniform of some sort that's tight, revealing, and made of latex, there's a 99.99% chance it's a fetish outfit. However, you can certainly go for more realistic costumes by using things lying around the house (D.I.Y.-style), renting one from a non-fetish costume shop, or getting your hands on an authentic uniform (try eBay or industry supply shops). The idea is to get into character and find your motivation for a littlerole-playing, or at least for feeling like someone you're not: There's nothing like a naughty nurse's outfit to give you the confidence to finally poke your boyfriend with a lubed, latex-gloved, index finger.
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SEATTLE - Boeing Co. has said it all before - that early production problems are forcing delays in its hot-selling 787 jetliner. So will the fourth time be the charm?
Analysts weren't rushing to place any bets Wednesday after the aircraft maker announced another six-month delay, pushing the jet's inaugural test flight into the fourth quarter of this year and its commercial service debut until the third quarter of 2009.
Some seemed willing to give Boeing the benefit of the doubt, believing it has built in enough wiggle room to put its new targets within reach. Others said the company has no choice but to deliver on its promises this time.
"I can't imagine they would squander the last opportunity for confidence-building," said Richard Aboulafia, an analyst with the aerospace consulting firm Teal Group.
The latest delays - the third time Boeing has pushed back initial delivery and the fourth time it's bumped the start of flight testing - will likely cost the company billions of dollars in additional research and development spending as well as penalties from airlines that get their planes late.
They also underscore the difficulty Boeing is having with a production model that relies more heavily than ever on outside contractors for the design and manufacture of huge components.
Still, Boeing shares rose nearly 5 percent to $78.60 Wednesday. The stock had slipped in recent weeks amid rumors that another delay was likely.
In a research note to investors, the investment firm D.A. Davidson & Co. noted that "some had speculated that the delay would have been longer (signaling more troubles) or shorter (a lack of realism)."
Boeing had initially planned to begin test flights last August or September and deliver the first plane to Japan's All Nippon Airways this May - a delivery it had recently rescheduled to early 2009.
A statement from All Nippon Airways made it clear the airline is running out of patience: "We are extremely disappointed: This is the third delay in the delivery of the first aircraft, and we still have no details about the full delivery schedule."
Northwest Airlines Corp. is the first North American carrier in line to fly the 787. It sounded a slightly more forgiving tone.
"We are disappointed by the delay, but we still believe the 787 will be a game-changing airplane for our fleet," spokesman Dean Breest said.
To date, Boeing has booked some 892 orders from nearly 60 customers, making the 787 order backlog worth $151 billion.
No 787 customer has yet to cancel an order for the new jet, which will be the world's the world's first large commercial airplane made mostly of carbon-fiber composites, which are lighter and more durable than aluminum and don't corrode like metals. Boeing says it will be cheaper to maintain and offer greater fuel efficiency and more passenger comforts than comparable planes flying today.
Boeing has not indicated how much it expects penalties for late deliveries will cost the company, but it stuck to its earnings guidance for 2008 and said it expects strong earnings-per-share growth for 2009. The company said it will disclose more financial details when it reports first-quarter earnings April 23.
The company blamed the newest delay in part on slower-than-expected progress on work that suppliers didn't complete - and which Boeing has had to do on the final assembly line - and on engineering changes that had to be made on the plane's center wing box.
Engineers recently discovered that the center wing box, which connects the plane's wings to the fuselage and holds fuel, needed to be stiffened. That required the addition of hundreds more clips and fasteners, said Pat Shanahan, vice president and general manager of the 787 program.
Shanahan said he's confident Boeing will hit its new targets because of extra time he's built into the schedule and because there's a lower risk of time-consuming surprises in the remaining work on the first airplane.
"There are no technical inventions needed here. It's a matter of burning through the work," he said on a conference call.
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GRAMMAR REVIEW ONE (by toni comara)
Merupakan kegiatan yang biasa dilakukan ket waktu al. dengan every
He , she ,it dengan Verb s . You We They dengan V pertama.
Kalimat negatip. He , she , it dengan does not. You We They dengan do not
Contoh 1 : Toni (he) swims with his friend everyday—Toni does not swim with.......
(ingat pada kalimat negatip setelah pakai does not gunakan V (verb) pertama)
.Contoh 2 : We play football in the yard------ We do not play football in the yard.
(ingat untuk you, we, they dan I gunakan V pertama dan negatipnya dengan do not V pertama)
Soal : Supply the correct Present Form in the following blanks:
a. Katy ( speak) English everyday.
b. We (eat) humbergers at school.
c. This machine (work) well.
Kunci: a. speaks. B eat. C. works
Merupakan pernyataan bahwa kegiatan sedang berlangsung, ket waktu al dng now
He , she , it ' to be dengan is plus V ing , you we they dengan are dan I dengan am plus V ing.
Kalimat negatipnya tinggal menambah not di belakang to be
Contoh 1. : Adin is reading a book in the room now.--- Adin is not reading......
Contoh 2 : Dosi and I are preparing dinner at the moment--- Dosi and I are not ......
Soal : : Supply the present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
a. The tourists (visit) the museum.
b. I (sleep) at this moment
c. Rika (make) a dress now.
Kunci : a. are visiting b. am sleeping c. is making
Untuk mengungkapkan kejadian yang sudah berlangsung- sudah le- pas. Ket waktu al dengan last, ago dsb.
Semua subyek menggunakan V bentuk ke dua dan negatipnya dengan did not namun harus diingat bahwa setelah did not V harus kembali ke V pertama.
Contoh 1 : Putri went to the movie last night---- Putri (she) did not go to .....
(lihat bahwa setelah did not menjadi go tidak went atau gone atau going)
Contoh 2: They were very tired after the meeting.--- They were not very tired after...
( yang menunjukkan past tense adalah were , maka gunakan were not/ weren't)
Soal : Change into past tense.- change the verbs of time to yesterday.
a. They study English everyday.
b. She visits her parents every week.
c. We attend a meeting every week.
Kunci : a. studied- yesteray. B. visited- last week. C. attended – a weak ago
Menunjukkan kegiatan sedang berlangsung pada waktu lampau ketika itu ada juga kejadian lain yang waktunya lebih pendek juga berlangsung. Kegianan yang berlangsung lebih lama dengan past continuous T yang lebih pendek dengan past tense. Ciri ada kata while atau when.
Contoh 1. : He was studying English when my friend called me.
( was studying English lebih lama (pakai pasr Cont T) dari pada my friend called (pakai Past Tense).
Contoh 2. : We were still preparing the lesson while the bell rang
(he, she,it dan I menggunakan was sedang You We They dengan were- lihat tyhe bell rang –dengan past tense karena waktu ;lebih pendek)
Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct Past Continuous Tense.
a. The boy ... (fall) while he ... (ride) a bicycle
b. As we ... (get) there, they .... (have) their dinner.
c. When I .... (leave) home, It.... (rain) very hard.
Kunci : a. fell- was rode b. got- were having c.left - was raining
Untuk mengungkapkan bahwa perbuatan sudah selesai dilakukan, biasa menggunakan keterangan waktu since maupun for.
Formulasinya dengan menggunakan has untuk he, she dan it dan menggunakan have untuk I, you, we dan they plus V 3 (bentuk ke tiga).
Contoh I. : The teacher has explained for two hours--- the teacher has not explained .
( The teacher = he/she, maka menggunakan has sedang negatipnya tinggal menambah not di belakang has tanpa mengubah kata kerjanya)
Contoh 2 : The students have done the project since January- The students have not ..
( The students = they/jamak, maka meggunakan have, negatipnya sama spt di atas.
Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct Present perfect tense.
a. We (not meet) each other for a long time.
b. I (not withdrawn) any money from the bank for months.
c. You (keep) this check for three months.
Kunci : a. haven't met.. b. haven't withdawn c. have kept.
Untuk menyatakan ada dua atau lebih perbuatan yang telah diselesaikan pada waktu lampau yang saling berkait dan satu perbuatan menjadi syarat untuk perbuatan lain.Keterangan waktu menggunakan before maupun after.
Contoh 1: She had done her homework before she watched TV.
(Antara mengerjakan pekerjaan rumah dan melihat Tv lebih lama mengerjakan PR)
Contoh 2: I went to the beach after my father had given me permission .
( ijin ayah sebagai syarat /mendahului sebelum ke pantai, dua kalimat tersebut sama sama bentuk past.)
Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct Past Perfect Tense
a. She (is) home when I (visit) her.
b. My father (lock) the door when we (come).
c. She (write) a letter to him before I (do).
Kunci : a. had been – visited. B. had locked – came c. had written - did
Untuk menyatakan suatu perbuatan yang akan dilakukan pada masa mendatang/ belum dilakukan , keterangan waktunya antara lain dengan tomorrow, tonoght, next day next.... dsb.
Formulasinya bisa dengan will atau to be going to diikuti V1 (kata kerja bentuk 1)
Contoh 1: I will give a present to my sister tonight = I am going to give a present.....
(will bisa diganti is (to be) going to dan diikuti V1 /kata kerja bentuk pertama)
Contoh 2: Tina will buy me pizza tomorrow = Tina is going to buy me .......
Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct future tense.
a.She (go) to Yogyakarta tomorrow
b. They (have) breakfast at the restaurant.
c. I (make) a cace in the kitchen.
Kunci : a. will go b. will have c. will make
Untuk mengungkapkan perbuatan yang diperkirakan atau diarencanakan pada kurun waktu tertentu di masa depan sudah akan terlaksana. Keterangan waktu yang biasa digunakan adalah by the end of...., by......
Formulasinya dengan will have plus V 3 (kata kerja bentuk ke tiga)
Contoh 1: The author will have written his new novel by the end of this month.
(Pengarang itu akan sudah (perkiraan/rencana) menyelesaikan novelnya pada akhis bulan depan.).
Soal : Put the verbs in the sentences in the correct Present future tense.
a.They (discover) our escape at down tomorrow.
b. We (go) along way by then.
c. She probably (write) to them by next week.
Kunci ; a.will have discovered. B. will have gone c. willhave written.
Modal atau Modal Auxilliary berarti kata kerja bantu antara lain terdiri dari will, shall,can,may, must dan should.
1.Will ( bisa berarti akan)= Toni will arrive soon
Will ( penawaran/permohonan halus/=maukah)= will you open the window?
2. Shall ( menawarkan halus)= Shall I open the window, it is hot
Shall ( akan/ bermaksud=merencanakan)= I shall go with him to night.
3. CAN ( ability= mampu, dapat, sanggup)= She can play the piano very well.
CAN ( Askibg help= dapakah)= Can yaou show me the way to the post office?
CAN (asking permition = minta ijin)= Can I borrow your pen?
4. MAY( asking permition = mita ijin halus)= May I go home now?
MAY( possibility= mungkin) = I may come late to the meeting tonight.
5.MUST (necessity= harus= wajib , umum- have to= sunah) We must obey the law
MUST (conclution = pasti)= Tom has several big houses, he must be rich now.
6. SHOULD ( giving suggestion= seharusnya)= You look tired, you should take a rest
SHOULD ( =ought to for duty = harus untuk tugas)= You should obey the school rules.
Soal : Fill in the blanks with the modals.
a. Tuti is studying hard now .She ....... have a test now.
b. You are sick, Dewi. You ...... see the doctor soon.
c. It's dark here ...... I swich on the light, sir?
Kunci : a. will .b. must c. can.
WHO = pengganti orang sebagai subyek (orangnya sudah tertentu , sebelum to be/verb)- G. Washington who became President of USA never told lie.
WHOM= pengganti orang sebagai obyek ( orangnya belum tertentu , terletak sebelum kata ganti orang)= Nina whom I like her is a nice girl.
WHOSE= pengganti milik (terletak sebelum kata benda, setelah orang)= Mr. Brown hose has a big house is very old
WHICH=pengganti kata benda (setelah barang, sebelum kata ganti orang/kata kerja)= The book which I read yesterday was a lovely story.
Soal : Combine the sentences by using the correct relative clause
Contoh : The woman is my aunt. The woman is waving her hand = The woman who is waving her hand is my aunt.
Ombine the sentences by using who whose or which
a.I don't like the food. The food tasted too hot.
b. Where are the trousers? The trousers need to be taken in
c. The employees have to retire. The employees are 55 years old.
Kunci : a. I don't like the food which taste too hot. B.Where are the trousers which need to be taken in. C. The employees who are 55 years old have to retire.
1. DENGAN TO BE : (Kiri positip kanan negatip. Kanan positip kiri negatip.)= I am a student, aren't I. I am not interested in painting, am I?
2. DENGAN AUXIALLIARIES: Kiri positip kanan negatip. Kanan positip kiri negatip) = You didn't hear me, did you? I can hardly hear you , can't I?
3. TANPA TO BE/ AUXILLIARIES/ DENGAN KATA KERJA( lihat tensenya, present tense dengan do/ does dan past tense dengan did. Kalimat kiri dan kanan koma berlawanan positip negatipnya)= He works very hard, doesn"he? I studied hard, didn't I? I really come late, do I ? (sebelum koma bercitra negatip)
4. PERINTAH/ PERMINTAAN (gunakan will dan selalu positip) Stand up, will you? Don't smoke here, will you?
Soal :Complete the following sentences with the correct form of tag endings.
a. The students understood the lesson well,.......
b. You always do your homework,....
c. She has read the book,.....
Kunci : 1.didn't they ?. 2. Don't you ? 3. Hasn't she?
1. TRANSITIVE (Kata kerja yang butuh obyek contoh show=memperlihatkan, memperlihatkan apa? Untuk yang berkaitan dengan panca indra tidak dengan to seperti feel, see, let, have, hear, help, make, watch = He let me go. Sedangkan lainnya dengan to seperti ;advice, allow, ask, beg, expewct, forbid, hate, help, request, remiond, prefer, permit, intend, invite, instruct, ahow, tell, want wish, urge,= She told me to obey that rule). Formulasinya : SUBYEK + SV+ O+TO INV atau SUBYEK + SV + O + INF
2. INTRANSITIVE (kata kerja yang tidak memerlukan obyek sudah jelas maksudnya seperti try = mencoba tak perlu mencoba apa. Yang lain : agree, hate, beg, arrange, continue, ask forget, like, fall, mean, plan, hope, refuse, swear, prefer, want, begin, wish, seem,help, attempt, hesitate, promise, love, remember, refuse, swear, start, decide, determine, purpose, need, intent, try, dsb contoh : I refuse to give him some money.) Formulasinya : SUBYEK+ SV+ TO INV
3. VERB FOLLOWED BY V ing( Ada beberapa kata kerja yang selalu diikuti kata kerja bentuk ing umumnya tentang perasaan dan cenderung menjadi gerund. FORMULASINYA : SUBYEK + SV + V ing Contoh : The children like swimming. Kata kerja tersebut al : enjoy, start, go, remember, keep, stp, intend, allow, avoid, advise, consider, postpone, hate, propose, mean, try, finish, mind, imagine, anticipate, admit, regret, delay, deny, begin, prefer dsb.
Soal :Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
a. I want her (learn) English
b. I advised him (ask) the police.
c. I expect him (come) at 7
Kunci : 1. To learn. 2 asking 3. To come.
1. TOO / SO ( untuk pernyataan + artinya juga : I am late and you are too. We can swim and so can you – perhatikan susunannya bukan so you can atau can you so.
2. NEITHER/ EITHER (Untuk pernyataan -/ negatip artinya juga: I don't like tea and my girl freind either- pacarku juga tidak suka. Ida won't be there and neither will Toni = ida tidak akan kesana begitu juga Toni = tidak ke sana juga.
Soal : Joint these sentences using elliptical construction.
a. He is hungry. I am hungry (too)
b. She left the party early . We left the parrty early ( so)
c. She had applied for the job. I had applied for ghe job (too)
Kunci : a.He is hungry and I am too. b. She left the party early and so did we c. She had applied for the job and I had too.
PREPOSITION adalah kata depan seperti on, at, in, between dsb. She lives on Jalan Merdeka. She lives at Jalan Srikaya No 11. We live in Kendal ( bila pakai nomor gunakan at bila tak pakai nomor atau hanya jalan maka gunakan on dan bila hanya disebut kotanya gunakan in..
She will go to Jakarta on Sunday. She was born in November.
She was born on Januari 1 st , 1994. She stays at home all day.
She always goes to her office at 7 AM She will stay in USA in Summer.
She stands among her students . She sits between Endi and Adin .
Soal :Fill in the blanks with the correct preposition .
a. Will you lend me your pen ...... a few minutes
b. I will wait here for him ...... 3 o'clock
c. It has been raining steadily ........ yesterday.
Kunci : a. for. B. at. C. since
1. And, also, besides, more over, furthermore, indeed adalah untuk menggabungkan dua kalimat yang setaraf.= Adin studies English adn Dosi studies Biology.
2. But, however, nevertheless, on the contrary, on the other hand,in spite of untuk menunjukkan kalimat yang satu dengan yang lainnya bertentangan/kontras.= Endang was studying hard for the test , but Tuty was playing the quitar.
3. So, therefore, consequently, thus, untuk menunjukkan hasil/ kesimpulan =Andri is never absent from school , thus he makes alot of progress.
4. For , since, because, untuk menunjukkan alasan.= Many foreign tourist come to Indonesia, because, we have beautiful views.
5. Or and nor untuk menunjukkan alternatip piloihan = Is Toni teaching English or mathematic?
Soal: Combine two sentences by using the conjunction in brackets.
a. Petrolium is used as fuel, It is useful in a fibred industry(not only.. but also)
b. The boys are not allowed to leave the class. The girls are not allowed to leave class (neither ...nor).
c. We can take a taxi to get to the airport. We can take a bus to get to air port ( ....either... or).
Kunci :a Petrolium is used not only as fuel but also useful in a fibred industry.
b. Neither The boys nor the girls are allowed to leave the class.
c. We can take either a taxi or a bus to get to the airport.
1. ACTIVE SENTENCES (saya perintahkan ...../.... disuruh untuk): SUBYEK+ HAVE+ OBJECT+ INVINITIVE = He has me mail the letter (Ia memerinahkan saya/ disuruh untuk memposkan surat). Atau : 0BYEK+ GET+ OBYEK+ TO INVINITIVE. = I got you to prepare lunch (saya perintahkan kepadamu/disuruh untuk mempersiapkan makan siang.
2. PASSIVE SENTENCES (memerintahkan agar/minta di..): SUBYEK+ HAVE/GET+ OBYEK+VERB 3 = Mother had the clothes washed ( Ibu memerntah agar /minta dicucikan pakaiannya). Father gets a glass of tea made ( Ayah memerintah agar/minta dibuatkan segelas teh.)
Soal : Change into causative passive sentences
a. I will get him to turn off the radio.
b. We finally got her to tell the truth.
c. I have her take her medicine.
Kunci : a. I will get the radio turned off.
b. We finally got the truth told.
c.I have her medicine taken.
REPORTED SPEECH (direct/Indirect speech)
1. Tenses: PRESENT TENSE MENJADI PAST TENSE, PAST TENSE MENJADI PAST PERFECT TENSE , PRESENT PERFECT MENJADI PAST PERFECT.
2. KETERANGAN : here- there. THIS ke THAT. THESE ke THOSE.
3. COMMAND: He asked me :" take my shoes." HE ASKED ME TO TAKE HIS SHOES. She said : " Don't go" SHE SAID NOT TO GO
4. STATEMENT : Ani said : " I go home at 6". ANI SAID THAT SHE WENT HOME AT 6. Anto said:" I will come on time ". ANTO SAID THAT HE WOULD COME ON TIME.
5. YES/NO QUESTION: He asked Ani:" are you sick?" HE ASKED ANI IF SHE WAS SICK. I asked him :" Do you have a pen ?" I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD A PEN.
6. QUESTION WORD: Mother asked me:" Where have you been ?"MOTHER ASKED ME WHERE I HAD BEEN. Atun Asked Toni :" Where are you going ?" ATUN ASKED TONI WHERE HE WAS GOING.
Soal : Change the following sentences into indirect speech
a. The woman says : "I must go to he bank now."
b. She asked me :"What did you study?"
c. The manager said:" I'll rise your salary."
Kunci : a. The woman says that she must go to he bank then.
b. She asked me what I had studied. C. The manager said that he would salary my salary.
1. AS A SUBJECT : Where he lives is still a mystery.What happened made her cry?
2. AS AN OBJECT: I remember what his name is. I worried about how my sister was
3. AS A COMPLEMENT: That is where she lives. My problem was when she told to her father.
Soal : complete the sentences by using noun clause.
a. He knew .... to solve the problem.
b. People know ..... always be ready to help him
c. This is the place ... I found the wallet
Kunci : a. how. B. who c. where.
INTENSIFIER (too and enough)
1. TOO: terletak sebelum kata sifat = The tea is too hot for me. THE ROOM IS VERY DARK. I CAN'T READ THE NOVEL. The room is too dark to read the novel.
2. ENOUGH: terletak setelah kata sifat = They are patient enough to wait for me. THE MAN IS VERY STRONG. HE CAN MOVE THE HEAVY BAGS EASILY. = The man is strong enough to move the heavy bags easily.
Soal : Fill in the blank with too or enough at he bracketed words.
a. The car was not (large) to accomodate all of us.
b. My brother is (young) to go to school.
c. You are not (old) to understand these thinks.
Kunci : a. large enough b. too young c. old enough
CONDITIONAL SENTENCES (Kalimat bersyarat)
1. TYPE 1.(akan terjadi bila syarat terpenuhi): WILL+VERB+IF+ VERB 1 = I will buy a new bicycle if I have much money.
2. TYPE 2.(bisa terjadi bisa tidak). WOULD + VERB 1 + IF + VERB 2 = I would buy a new bicycle if I had much money.
3. TYPE 3 : (kondisi tidak mungkin terjadi/ hanya berhandai-handai.).WOULD HAVE + VERB 3 + IF + HAD = VERB 3. = I would have bought a new bicycle if I had had much money
Soal : Change the following sentences into two different kinds of conditional sentences.
a. Will you come if she invite you ?
b. She would refuse to speak to him unless he apologized to her first.
c. If you are careful to drive your car , you won't get the accident.
Kunci: a.1. Will you come if she invited you? A.2. Will you have come if she had invited you?
b.1. She will refuse to speak to him unless he apologizes to her first
b.2. She will refuse to speak to him unless he had apologized to her first
c.1. If you were careful to drive your car , you wouldn't get the accident.
c.2. If you had been careful to drive your car , you wouldn't get the accident
GERUND (kata kerja yang dijadikan benda)
1. SUBYEK (berada di paling depan dari sebuah kalimat )= Speaking is very difficult for me.
2. OBYEK ( berada setelah predikat/kata kerja)= I hate coming late.
3. PREPOSITION ( setelah preposisi)= I am interested in gardening.
4. COMPLEMEN (setelah to be ) = My hobby is swimming.
5. COMPOUND ( kumpulan kata sebagai penjelas)= I have a swimming pool at home.
Soal: Betulkan kalimat di bawah ini
a. walk in the morning is healthy.
b. You must stop smoke.
c. His free time is climb the mountains
d.He is very good at speak English.
e. We have breakfast in the dine room.
Kunci :
a. walking in the morning is healthy. b. You must stop smoking. c. His free time is climbing the mountains. d.He is very good at speaking English..e. We have breakfast in the dining room.
PASSIVE VOICE (di ......
Rumus umum: TO BE + V 3 (To be plus Kata kerja bentuk ke tiga).
1.Present Tense : S + TO BE + V 3
3. Present perfect tense : S + HAVE/HAS+ BEEN+ V3
5. Modal : S + CAN , MAY MUST + BE + V 3.
Contoh : Mutia buys a book --- A book is bought by Mutia.
Mutia is buying a book ------ A book is being bought by Mutia.
Mutia bought a book ------- A book was bought by Mutia.
Mutia has bought a book ------ A book has been bought by Mutia.
Mutia will buy a book ----- A book will be bought by Mutia
Soal: buatlah ke bentuk passive:
a.we will complete the work
b. She is going to send the cable
c. The teacher teaches English in our class
Kunci : a.The work will be completed. B. The cable is going to be sent tomossow.c. English is taught in our class.
1. Like .....better than.........
I like tea better than coffee
2. Prefer ........to..........
I prefer tea to coffee
3. Would rather ........... than........
I would rather have tea than coffee
Soal : Change prefer to would rather: Example:
I prefer to wait outside : I would rather wait out side
a. He prefers to invite all of his close friends
b. We prefer to spend the vacation in the village.
c. They prefer to walk to school.
d. Kunci : a. He would rather invite all of his close friends. B. We would rather spend the vacation in the village. C. They would rather walk to school


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Job Search: Applying Online for RN Positions - page 2
I have a question. I am a recent graduate nurse and have been applying to many, many RN positions online. (I have also applied in person at many facilities.) My question is, has anyone actually received a response to come... Read More
- 0Jul 17, '12 by thatchergirlbut who do you call? HR? the nurse manager of the department you are applying for? I have applied online but have no idea on who I call or how to get their information on the computer. Do I just call the main number for the hospital and ask for "nurse manager in the med/surg floor?" Please help me! it's frustrating! i have been applying all over the country, so it is impossible to go physically to every hospital.Last edit by thatchergirl on Jul 17, '12 : Reason: added on
- 0Jul 17, '12 by GinginRNIt sounds as though we need to be contacting HR to follow up on the apps. Whenever I have been contacted in the past from an online app, it has been the HR rep. In light of not receiving any acknowledgement regarding the online apps, I believe I am going to start following up with phone calls as well.
- 0Jul 18, '12 by AshleyO77I'm having the same problem. I've been working at an acute rehab for about a year, and I'm now trying to find a position in a hospital. I've been applying and applying with no luck!!! I haven't gotten one call. I call places and they tell me "my application is being reviewed" or "we cannot give out statuses of applications". It's so annoying!!! They keep telling you not to call, and that is also annoying! I just want a real person to talk to me for more than 30 seconds...
- 0Jul 20, '12 by Tobygo2Quote from oluchikaIf you call the unit directly and ask who the NM is they'll probably do it since a lot of times patients call to ask.It's harder to find out who the hiring managers or nurse recruiters are for the larger hospitals. When i called, I was told they don't give out that information or their email. Anyone have any luck with larger hospitals?


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does cee-lo always look like a futuristic garbage can
someone's entire family got shot because this ring didn't open #Olympics
"if you love your job, you never work a day in your life" - that is some fucking grade A bullshit right there
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When Jimmy and Sabrina decide to buy a new car that will be safer for Hope, they discover that Jimmy has a rock-bottom credit score that dates back to when he was a child. Burt and Virginia confess that they had maxed out a credit card in Jimmy's name, and plead with their bank representative Dennis (guest star Lloyd) to clear his debt, even if it means giving up their new DeLorean.
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As President Barack Obama delivered a speech at Brandenburg Gate a few weeks ago, dozens of protesters voiced outrage over the U.S. government's global surveillance program, holding signs reading, "Yes We Scan."
And since then, things have gone from bad to worse -- especially given revelations that Germany's intelligence services have been working in close cooperation with their American counterparts throughout the NSA's vast spying system.
Amid a deepening scandal, Chancellor Angela Merkel's government has watched the growing furor with dismay over the past month, as the demands for answers have reached a fever pitch.
"The German government has a duty under international and German law to protect their citizens against such schemes, and they have to make clear that they're actually doing that on an international level," said Alexander Dix, the Berlin Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information.
The controversy swirling around Merkel has boiled down to a fundamental question: who knew what, and when. As news broke in early June that the NSA is tapping into millions of phone calls, emails, and text messages, and that Germany is one of the agency's targets, Berlin responded with measured surprise, promising to investigate the extent of the NSA's activities on German soil.
But as was reported last weekend, Der Spiegel magazine found that the country's federal intelligence service, the Bundesnachrichtendienst, or BND, used software provided by the NSA and even flew representatives to Washington in April for guidance and advice from a specialized unit there.
At her final press conference before heading into the summer break last Friday, Merkel stuck to her claim that she first learned of PRISM's reach in Germany through media reports. She said her coalition government still didn't have all the details it needed on the affair.
"It's not my job to familiarize myself with PRISM," she said flatly, adding that Germany is "not a surveillance state."
But the BND is directly subordinated to the chancellery, and Merkel's line of defense is wearing thin.
"I can't believe that the chancellor, six weeks after the first revelations, still has not looked into what the federal intelligence services actually do," Thomas Oppermann from the opposition Social Democrats told German media.
"I'm the boss. I know nothing" said a headline in the national daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung.
Hans - Christian Stroebele, a parliamentarian from Germany's Green Party, said the government's reaction makes it clear that there was knowledge of PRISM before media reports broke.
"With such a dramatic case of espionage, where even diplomatic representatives are affected, the government would have reacted in a much more dramatic and intense way than it has," he said.
The plot continues to thicken for Merkel. Her interior minister, Hans-Peter Friedrich, was roundly panned in the media and public after returning from high-level meetings in Washington -- intended to clarify the PRISM program -- empty-handed. Instead he praised the American intelligence services, arguing that safety is a "super right," with priority over privacy.
"It was just window dressing," said Stroebele of the visit. "Mr. Friedrich acted as if he couldn't work up the courage to ask his American counterparts hard-hitting questions."
During President Obama's visit to Berlin in June, he argued that PRISM has helped thwart numerous terrorist attacks and keep Americans and Germans safe -- something Merkel has echoed. But that approach has done little to soothe the fears of the public.
"I'd really like them to show us exactly which terrorist plots were actually stopped because of this," said Kathrin Holighaus, a photographer and graphic designer in Berlin. "The majority of the time, (spying) ends up implicating innocent people who are under suspicion even though they've done nothing."
That is a sentiment many Germans share. From the gestapo to communist East Germany, many Germans share painful memories of just how data can be abused, and they have a deep aversion of surveillance of any sort. Germans in then-West Germany were the first in the world to enact a national data protection law in the 1970s.
Part of the problem with PRISM, say analysts, is that the scale and the methods the NSA used simply don't comply with German law, even though the spying included German citizens. The BND, meanwhile, could not employ similar methods if it wanted to.
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Students less keen on miningComment on this story
The mining industry is attracting fewer engineering students than in the past because of labour unrest and extensive job cuts, Universum South Africa found in a survey released yesterday.
It said the employer ranking findings highlighted the impact the unrest in the mining sector had had on the attractiveness of the industry, while stability and innovation were identified as the most attractive traits in potential employers.
Research manager Jenali Skuse said: "Students are aware of what is going on in the industry and the uncertainty of unrest in a traditionally stable and popular industry has resulted in attractiveness decreasing greatly."
KPMG maintained top spot for the second year in Ideal Employer Rankings for Business Students in South Africa last year. – Wiseman Khuzwayo
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text: http://www.linux.com/feeds/comments/canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/Comments on Canonical Shakes Up Mobile with Ubuntu for Phones2014-12-22T14:19:13+00:00http://www.linux.com/feeds/comments/canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/media/com_ninjarsssyndicator/images/icon/013.pnghttp://www.linux.com/feeds/comments/canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/media/com_ninjarsssyndicator/images/logo/RSS_32.pnghttp://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-131420I want to replace my old Nokia N900 and I was thin2013-01-15T12:34:29+00:00PlecaI want to replace my old Nokia N900 and I was thinking about Android, but now if there is going to be Ubuntu Phone I'll definitely wait for its release.http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-130881I agree there will be ahuge market for this ubuntu2013-01-15T01:30:14+00:00Ubuntu_freakI agree there will be ahuge market for this ubuntu is awesomehttp://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-128350Thank you. Thats what I had supposed.2013-01-12T22:30:40+00:00OvOThank you. Thats what I had supposed.http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-128192SELinux is more about access-control policies, and2013-01-12T19:14:36+00:00JohanSELinux is more about access-control policies, and damage mitigation. I don't have much experience with it but it might help if some malicious app or website attacked a flaw in android that might give them root. If you want to block Google, you don't want Android at all, lol. You could set up some iptable rules to block them but that will most likely block all the fun stuff Android offers, like the Market. I don't see much sensehttp://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-127255Would you please explain what kind of security you2013-01-11T23:17:08+00:00OvOWould you please explain what kind of security you are thinking about? I do not use Android because I distrust Google so much. Does SEAndroid enable the user to block Google reliably?http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-126848Ubuntu for MOBILE is not opensource (at least no t2013-01-11T15:18:13+00:00glococoUbuntu for MOBILE is not opensource (at least no till today)http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-126211Sorry, on my Android lol... continuing: or even i2013-01-11T02:59:29+00:00JohanSorry, on my Android lol... continuing: or even iOS with their KASLR and many other security features. Don't get me wrong; I'm all over Ubuntu for phones, but not for security. Also, you have to remember Androids ARE Linux devices. I will definitely try Ubuntu and most likely put it on a tablet, but I will probably keep Android on my phone, or some alternative firmware like SEAndroid or Cyanogen. My best hope for the Ubuntu phone is that native running apps are quicker, and the interface smoother, but we'll see.http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-126206As for security, I can promise you it won't beat t2013-01-11T02:50:38+00:00Johan As for security, I can promise you it won't beat the SA's SELinux Android (http://selinuxproject.org/page/SEAndroid) and probably not even iOS withhttp://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-125578It was just launched and everybody manifests so mu2013-01-10T14:55:32+00:00RORVIIt was just launched and everybody manifests so much negativity towards this OS . And when you think Canonical is doing slowly , but even better what the other tech giants are striving to achieve for years : a software eco. system that runs on almost any device . What do you want more ? And it's also free ! I didn't hear anyone complain when Microsoft launched Windows Phone . Everyone was so happy , but now that we're getting more diversity , everybody rejects this new OS . Why ? Is it because it might be too good for the other operating systems , or is it just because people will use free software and will no longer pay for licenses . Nobody talks about security , which is better on Linux than on any other also operating system . I think this might be the best opportunity for developers . A new OS , without limitations , that can runs on more than one device . http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-124631There will be a market for these phones. How can I2013-01-09T20:05:54+00:00ChadThere will be a market for these phones. How can I pre order one now? Search any droid or ios forum and the amount of people wanting to unlock their phones true potential Keeps the upswing of users jailbreaking and Rooting their respective devices. Being able to remove the limitations put on mobile devices from the manufactures as well as the carriers can be a thing of the past. Ubuntu would allow for the user to dictate their phones abilities and make them fully customizable to their needs. This ideology is at the very heart of Ubuntu OS and I honestly believe this to be the wave of the future. General users who only text and make calls might not need such a device but look to the upcoming generation to run with it.http://www.linux.com/news/embedded-mobile/mobile-linux/688686-canonical-shakes-up-mobile-with-ubuntu-for-phones/#comment-124474Forgot to mention Sailfish? sailfishos.org2013-01-09T17:15:58+00:00Jukka EklundForgot to mention Sailfish? sailfishos.org