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Over 50,000 tickets have now been sold for this year's spectacular sound and light show, The Enchanted Forest.
The 14th event in the series has surpassed last year's box office breaking record and has been delighting visitors from around the world since it opened on October 1 in Faskally Wood near Pitlochry.
The stunning show features aerial acrobatics, choreographed sound and light displays and a specially constructed pier that places visitors right at the heart of the event.
Organisers predicted that over 55,000 visitors were set to travel to Perthshire to see the show and the latest box office figures put them on track to exceed that figure by the time the show closes on Sunday, November 1.
Local businesses have also been working closely with event organisers to ensure the economy continues to be part of the Forest's tree-mendous success story.
A number of local tourism businesses are working collaboratively to promote the event, with local accommodation providers offering deals that include tickets to the event, and other visitor attractions offering discount entry for Enchanted Forest ticket holders.
Blair Castle on Atholl Estates is one of the businesses that is promoting discounted entry during the show.
Graham Brown, chairman of The Enchanted Forest Community Trust, said: "The demand for tickets this year has been stronger than ever and I'm delighted that the event has set a new box office record, testimony to its continued popularity and quality delivery.
"There are still tickets remaining for the final two weeks, but we really must urge visitors to plan ahead and book early as these are being snapped up at a very quick pace."
The Enchanted Forest will also feature in this Sunday's Autumn Colours episode of Countryfile on BBC1, which saw presenter Ellie Harrison take a trip to the event on September 30. Countryfile will be broadcast nationally on BBC1 this Sunday evening at 6.15pm, just prior to Strictly Come Dancing.
The 2015 show FLUX has been designed by a creative team led by Derek Allan including Scottish lighting designers Kate Bonney and Simon Hayes, and specially composed and recorded music, and sound effects by RJ McConnell and Jon Beales. Together they have created a dazzling and engaging show which celebrates the stunning woodland setting of the event.
The event runs until Sunday, November 1. For further information about the Enchanted Forest and to book tickets, visit the Enchanted Forest website at www.enchantedforest.org.uk


text: This report summarizes the efforts of 53 nations to improve global nuclear security from 2010 to 2016. The Nuclear Security Summit, sponsored by the Arms Control Association and the Partnership for Global Security, convened four meetings of world leaders and resulted in regular, voluntary commitments to reduce the threat of nuclear and radiological terrorism. The Summit's accomplishments include the recovery or elimination of more than 1,500 kilograms of highly enriched uranium (HEU) and plutonium, the establishment of training and support centers, and updates to national laws on nuclear safety and security by member nations. Prepared for the final 2016 meeting of the Summit, the report includes detailed information on actions by each participant country to increase nuclear security. The actions are organized into five categories: nuclear and radiological security; counter nuclear and radiological smuggling; education and training; governance structures and processes; and joint statement participation.

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XKCDs 1363 and 1465 introduced us to the xkcd phone: A cell phone with features that you would never want.
To date, as far as I can tell, no language has been introduced to allow us to make apps for the xkcd phone or xkcd phone 2. This is not in line with the rest of the smartphone industry, which (in the case of Apple, at least) has been introducing cell phones designed specifically to tailor to their devices. I propose that we, the xkcd community, design and implement an awful, awful programming language (but still one that is better than Vista) designed for programming apps for the xkcd phone and xkcd phone 2.
This language, which is yet to be named, would incorporate features that no one would ever want and be a huge pain to learn, as it would be entirely unlike other programming languages. Unlike the hardware that runs it, however, it would not just use silly features that make no sense (e.g. variables are subject to genetic drift); it would instead be more like a programming language from a strange, alternative universe where Ghandi won World War VI+IIi.
The language will be implemented initially in Python (on Anaconda 3.4) using PLY as its lexer and parser. The source code will be initially be made available on GitHub as development progresses under the GPL. The GUI will be based on PyQt5 and files will be sandboxed for safety.
- OO, but not classy (According to wikipedia, "There is significant diversity in object-oriented programming, but most popular languages are class-based", implying that classiness is not what makes OO OO, so we can invent something entirely batshit insane and use that instead).
- Relativistic concurrent programming (what happens first/whether two events are simultaneous is relative) (if we can get it to work)
- Much GUI
- Instead of if-then, a REPEAT loop that accepts a real number n and repeats n times (for the decimal component of n, whether it executes an extra time is a random chance based on that decimal)
- Call-with-excluded-middle-continuation (Sort of like Call/cc, but not based on Pierce's law), or perhaps something even stranger
- Too much of the Curry-Howard Correspondence
- Strange operators
- Fully-fledged libraries
- Builtin regex that is nothing like normal regex
- Pattern matching
- Diads instead of monads? If that makes any sense.
- Semicolon/curly brackets, whitespace, or START..END?
I don't have the best memory, and thus am likely to forget about this project soon and not visit this forum if not reminded. It's not that I don't care, it's just that my mind is a confusing place that I often lose things in.
If you are interested in this project but can't get me online, check #esoteric on Freenode. I often hangout there under the nick hppavilion[1]. If I'm not online, I'm sure one of the denizens would be likely to pass the message (or just @tell me with Lambdabot. That's probably preferable.)


text: Previous Next Finding Scholarships PostedMonday, September 24, 2012 at 4:15 PM Egirl Team There are many resources available to help you pay for college. The application process for scholarships is very similar to the process for applying to colleges. Here are some tips to help you get started. Plan ahead. While you apply for many scholarships as a high school senior, those applications will look at your whole high school record. Be serious about your classes and don't wait until your junior or senior year to start thinking about college. Get involved. Grades are important, but many scholarship applications also ask for information about your extracurricular activities. Get involved with activities you enjoy and you'll have fun while you improve your chances of winning some scholarships. A church group, the school soccer team, even an after-school job are all activities that could go on your applications. Take the lead. Take advantage of online scholarship listings and other financial aid websites to identify scholarships that you might be eligible for. Waiting for someone else - a guidance counselor or teacher - to let you know about these kinds of awards could cause you to miss deadlines. Start early. Don't wait until the last minute to fill out applications and write essays. Keep track of deadlines and give yourself extra time to review, proof-read, and submit applications. Keep looking. Unless you've been awarded a full scholarship to the college of your choice, keep looking and applying for scholarships. After you've started college, there are scholarships for undergraduates, graduate students, and even returning students. For more information you may want to review the College Affordability for Minority Students Guidebook posted by Accredited Schools Online. And here are some scholarship resources that may be helpful to get you started. Filed Under Education Like 0 Previous Next Previous Next


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In fact, a recent survey conducted by the National Association of Home Builders revealed that energy efficient updates ranked highest on the list of must-haves among potential home buyers. Nearly 95 percent of home buyers want energy-star rated appliances, 91 percent want an energy-star rating for the whole home, 89 percent want energy-star rated windows and 88 percent want ceiling fans.
Additionally, data released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau revealed that nearly one-quarter of all homeowners making improvements to their houses choose projects that will improve the homes' efficiency, such as investing in appliances and equipment as well as installing new windows and doors.
Why opt for efficiency?
Having an energy efficient home is not just for the eco-conscious anymore. Yes, reducing energy consumption is good for the environment, but it also has other benefits, whether you're looking to sell your home or not.
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System design normally calls for a specific load to be overcome and propelled at some required velocity. This is called the design point or design target. A further reality is that most machines are required to operate at an essentially unlimited number of operating conditions as the actuator accelerates, decelerates, and stops. When the system is designed, the design point must accommodate the absolute worst-case operating point expected over the entire lifetime of the machine.
The designer must investigate all possible operating conditions and determine the worst case. This, in many systems, is the operating point that requires the greatest amount of power to the load. Furthermore, this worst-case condition may occur only when the cylinder is extending, or it may occur only when it is retracting.
Evaluating the calculations
Design in the context of this discussion means the proper sizing of the hydraulic system to meet the application's requirements. In the graphical sense it means that the designer must adjust the operating envelope so that the worst-case operating point is within the operating envelope. All other operating conditions must then lie within the operating envelope.
The operating envelope is adjusted by selecting the right combination of supply pressure, PS, cylinder size, APE, and valve size, KVPL. But there is a dilemma: only one operating point is specified as the design target and only one equation (the VCCM equation) exists, but there are three unknowns.
An infinite number of possible solutions to the VCCM equation exists. This is where the concept of maximum power transferis applied, which creates a second operating point to be met. Now we can set up two equations with three unknowns, which is a bit more manageable. When the designer uses the maximum power transfer theorem, the resulting system is said to be optimally designedand produces the best control.
Given that two equations and three unknowns now exist, an infinite number of solutions likewise exists. However, all three parameters must represent realistic industrial situations. When the servo or proportional system is designed, typically some knowledge of or constraints upon the system pressure exists. Indeed, for every system I have designed, the pressure was predetermined by factors beyond my control. This is a delightful scenario because we now have two equations and two unknowns, and we can simultaneously solve for the very best valve and the very best cylinder to achieve our design goals!
A practical example
Suppose we establish a design goal in which the worst case conditions require 42,100 lb of force at a speed of 11.5 in./sec. Further suppose that we must use an existing power unit that delivers a regulated output pressure of 3400 psi. Without belaboring the mathematics, the formula for the optimal sizing of this cylinder is:
APE = 1.5 fL,DP ÷ PS,
where APE is the powered end area in in.2 (which could be either the cap end area or the rod end annular area, depending on whether the cylinder is extending or retracting),
fL,DP is the required design point load force, in lb, that must be generated at the cylinder rod at the specified design point velocity, and
PS is the supply pressure, in psi, (the pressure at the P port of the valve. In this example, it was specified as 3400 psi).
The optimal valve size is:
KVPL = √2APE3VDP2÷fL,DP (1+ρv3/ρc2),
where VDP is the required output speed at the design point, in in./sec; it has no units,
ρV is the valve ratio, which is selected now, at design time; it has no units. We'll use an off-the-shelf valve, and, therefore, expect symmetry, meaning that the valve ratio is 1, and
ρC is the cylinder area ratio, which presents another mathematical dilemma. We need to know the cylinder ratio before we can select the cylinder, and how can we know it if the cylinder has not yet been selected?
Two possibilities exist. First, we could select the cylinder, because the first equation calculates the powered end area. That's enough information to go shopping for a real industrial cylinder. We would also know the area ratio if we also selected a standard sized rod. The second possibility is to estimate, or anticipate, what a typical valuemight be, then defer the actual cylinder selection until after the valve coefficient has been calculated.
Most industrial cylinders have extending area ratios between about 1.3 and 1.5. As a first guess, 1.33333 (4÷3) is good, because cylinders with a 2:1 bore-to-rod diameter ratio all have an area ratio of 1.33333.
Finally, KVPL is the valve coefficient of the powered land in in.3/√psi. Once the valve coefficient has been calculated, valve shopping can begin. I emphasize that the calculated value from the previous equation will yield the optimal valve size, but a real valve may be somewhat different. The designer must select a valve with a coefficient that is sufficiently close to the optimal value.
For the example problem presented earlier, when the optimal area and valve coefficient have been calculated, the values are:
APE = 18.575 in.2 and
KVPL = 7.57 in.3/√psi.
The optimal cylinder area corresponds to a bore of 4.863 in., so we would use the next higher standard bore cylinder, which is 5 in. The valve coefficient must be converted to rated flow. The value for rated flow depends on whether a servovalve or proportional valve will
be used.
Servovalves are flow-rated at 7 MPa, or 1015 psi, according to the latest ISO standard on the subject, ISO/10770-1. This means that each land of a symmetrical servovalve will undergo 507.5 psid pressure drop. Proportional valves, on the other hand, are flow-rated at 1 Mpa, or about 145 psi for the entire valve, or 57.5 psid for one land when the valve is symmetrical. The rated flow is calculated from the basic orifice formula:
Qr = KVPL × ∆PQr
where KVPL is the value just calculated for the valve coefficient,
∆P is the flow rating pressure (either 507.5 psid for servovalves or 57.5 psid for proportional valves),
and Qr is the rated flow of the valve and represents the value we must obtain as listed in valve catalogs. Be aware that the native units work out to in.3/sec and must be converted to gpm in most U. S. catalogs. For our example, the rated flow calculated for the optimal servovalve is 44.3 gpm. For a proportional valve, the rated flow would be 16.7 gpm.
If we use a real industrial cylinder, it has a slightly bigger bore than the optimal cylinder. So we must be concerned that the valve, at 44.3 gpm, might be too small to attain the target speed of 11.5 in./sec at a supply pressure of 3400 psi. We can manipulate the VCCM equation to check the situation, but now, knowing the speed, load force, cylinder area (5 in. bore, 19.635 in.2) and supply pressure:
KVPL= (vDP2×APE3) ÷ (PSAPE– fL,DP)
where all values are known (we'll use a 21⁄2-in. rod diameter, to stay with the 4:3 area ratio). The new valve coefficient becomes:
KVPL = 7.6 in.3/√psi
For servovalves, Qr = 44.5 gpm; for proportional valves, Qr = 16.8 gpm.
As a summarizing statement, note that there was no stipulation as to whether this load is to be moved while the cylinder is extending or retracting. However, the problem has been solved under the assumption that the cylinder would be extending. The key value is the assumed cylinder ratio (4÷3), which, by definition, is extending.
Different scenarios
Suppose we had to design the system with the load and speed values while the cylinder was retracting. The exact same formulas could be used. However, the cylinder ratio would be inverted, to 3÷4, and the calculated area would be the annular, rod-end area. In the interest of space, that situation will not be evaluated here.
Many more situations and scenarios can be investigated by manipulating the VCCM equation but will not be explored here. For example, we may desire a sub-optimal design strategy that produces lower pressure drop at the design point, or that uses a non-symmetrical (valve ratio does not equal one).
Some interesting performance enhancements can come from non-symmetrical valve ratios. One very important one is that large over-running loads can be accommodated without cavitation and without any sacrifice in control or efficiency.
My intent has been to introduce the power and flexibility of having valve coefficients for our valves instead of the conventional industry practice of publishing the rated flow. KVis a property of the valve. Each land or orifice in the valve has a KVvalue, even when the valve is sitting on the shelf. Rated flow, on the other hand, is something that the valve exhibits only when it is operated at precisely the flow rating pressure of the valve.
In the real world, this essentially never happens. Contributing to confusion are the two different standard flow rating pressures — one for servovalves and one for proportional valves. When we know the valve coefficient, we can calculate the flow under any conditions, not just at rated pressure.
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The Essential Nutrition Guide for Boosting Your Body's Defenses to Live Longer, Stronger, and Disease Free
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Publication Date: September 20, 2011
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In Super Immunity, world-renowned health expert and New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live Dr. Joel Fuhrman offers a nutritional guide to help you live longer, stronger, and disease free.
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JOEL FUHRMAN, M.D., is a board-certified family physician and nutritional researcher who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods. Dr. Fuhrman is the research director of the Nutritional Research Foundation. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestsellers Eat to Live, Super Immunity, Eat to Live Cookbook, The End of Dieting, and The End of Diabetes.
ROBERT PHILLIPS was a Vice President at Merrill Lynch suffering with sarcoidosis, a serious health condition that effected his breathing. Six months after discovering Dr. Fuhrman's approach, his condition was completely reversed, and he quit his job at Merrill Lynch to help launch Dr. Fuhrman's member support website. Robert continues to write and conducts research at Drexel University in the field of Social Energy. Robert lives in New Jersey with his wife, Marcia and two children, Joseph and Jacob. He has two other grown children, Joey and Jennifer.
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[Intro: No Malice]
When I was a child
I thought as a child
I talked like a child
I even reasoned like a child
But when I became a man
I put away childish things
[Verse 1: Ab-Liva]
It's like the blind leading the blind
They caught up in the shine
The tokens of success is not clearly defined
The watermelons gone and all that's left is rind
And yet you keep eating, eating
But in the back of your mind
If somewhat you rewind
Ever wonder why they continue to let you dine
Place a glass ceiling, continue to let you climb
Place drugs in the hood and pretending to let you grind
That little job they pretending to let you find
Boxed in, they continue to let you mime
That little deal they continue to let you sign
Peep it, they spent more on spilled wine
Yeah, I gotta speak to my kind
Call me 8:45 cause both hands on the 9
It's from the heart and it's so sincere in every rhyme
I could let the wheel go, the Lord steers every time
If no child left behind, black faces on the first 48 look like mine
Yeah, cause when that nigga in a bind
The ones in position from my view look like Shyne
Damn, and we the culprit in the crimes
In the pulpit, niggas lying, they just pokin' at the lion
'Til my soul start flying or frying, I'mma be defiant
It's written on the wall like a Mayan
[Interlude: No Malice]
You know, the truth is a funny thing
I mean, it's a double-edged sword
It separate bone from the marrow
Spirit from the flesh
And if it's a lie, then say it's a lie
But if it's the truth
And that saw hits you
All you better do is say ouch
[Verse 2: No Malice]
It's of a biblical proportion - what you are witnessing
Spiritual abortion - slaughter of innocents
Guilty as charged, destruction of a lineage
Now pray father God, you allow me to repent of it
And any crime scene that bear Malice's fingerprint
I pitched those keys like a tent, without thinkin'
Even served our own mommas, without blinkin'
Walking dead, clueless, no inkling
Within a twinkling, seeing what I was made of
While y'all speculate Clipse break up
Well think it not strange if I'm Abel to his Cain
Hell, even Esau had a Jacob - I ain't trippin'
And what's with all this swag I ain't feelin'
Gotta get that money, huh, nah, I'm chillin'
And I ain't sellin' my soul for no million
Cause that dead-end rap can't even crack its glass ceiling
Why such blasphemy
And anger toward a God which none hath seen
Hmm, leads me to believe
That there's a wee bit more to this Jesus thing
And they use his name to sell them pies
Cause it take a lot of truth just to sell that lie
Yes, even now I repent
Of the circus acts, same clowns, different tent
[Outro: No Malice]
I mean, if we gonna kill the kids
Then let's kill the kids
Pop that molly, right?
I mean, load them choppers, right?
Homeboy, the line's been drawn
And if you find it evil to serve the Lord
Then choose this day
Whom you will serve
The hood, drug game, and system are a facade, a game of smoke and mirrors that keeps people oppressed and greedy. No Malice sees a better way, where we avoid the lies, seek the truth, and repent for what we know are crimes.


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TWENTY YEARS ago, Henry was living a fulfilled life. A happily married father from the Home Counties, his sales career was going well, he had a wide social circle and played football and golf regularly. "I was a conservative, head-down, career-minded person who enjoyed my life," he says.
But in 1995, a bout of flu left Henry, then 31, exhausted and lethargic. His GP told him he was depressed, and prescribed the world's most popular antidepressant, Prozac. "He said depression was a common complaint, the drugs would fix it and then I'd stop taking them."
More than a decade later, Henry was far from cured and still on antidepressants. "None of the drugs made me feel better, and most made me considerably worse. But every time I stopped them, the symptoms of what I thought was depression - but now know were of withdrawal - returned even more strongly."
By 2009, he was so unwell that he had to give up work. Finally, suspecting the drugs were the cause of his problems, he quit them, only to enter a new hell.
"It was torture. I thought I was going to die, and I didn't care. For two years, I was in severe physical pain and so weak I lay all day on the sofa. My cognition was severely affected, I was dizzy, with blurred vision, I couldn't read a bedtime story to my son and couldn't remember things that had happened just a few seconds previously."
Henry - who does not want to reveal his last name because of pending legal action against the drugs manufacturers - is just one of an estimated four million people in Britain taking antidepressants, a number that is rising sharply.
Last year, 53 million prescriptions were issued for antidepressants in England alone, nearly double the number prescribed a decade ago, and a six per cent increase in the past year. According to recent research, one in three British women and one in 10 men now take the medication at some point in their lives.
But a growing number of experts now believe depression is vastly overdiagnosed and the drugs can cause far more harm than good.
This week, a new organisation, the Council for Evidence-Based Psychiatry (CEP), is launching, to publicise the risks of antidepressants. A keynote speech will be given by Prof Peter Gotzsche, co-founder of the Cochrane Collaboration, an international, non-profit organisation that examines vast amounts of medical data.
He believes that some drug giants have obfuscated the truth about antidepressants, much as tobacco firms tried to hide the dangers of cigarettes. "My research has led me to the uncomfortable conclusions that these drugs help very few people. They are often taken needlessly and, in many cases, ruining lives.
"GPs and psychiatrists hand out these drugs for the most unbelievable reasons - when patients are having marital problems or have failed exams - occasions that would make anyone feel sad and stressed but don't indicate clinical depression.
"In such cases, and also in truly depressed patients, the patients will feel better anyway with the passing of time. When they stop the drugs, withdrawal symptoms will often make them feel bad. This is often misdiagnosed as the depression not being cured, so they are told to continue taking the pills, sometimes for life."
Jo Thompson, 31, an NHS researcher, was given antidepressants for anxiety about her exams. "What I was going through - worrying about the future and choices I was making - was completely normal, in retrospect," she says.
Her GP wrote her a prescription for lorazepam, a potent benzodiazepine or anti-anxiety drug, which is in vogue, and to which around one million people are thought to be "accidentally" addicted - compared with 300,000 heroin and crack cocaine addicts. Miss Thompson took the pills but rather than feeling calmer, she went "through the roof". "I stopped eating. I'm a very sociable person but I became a hermit. Any sudden sensation terrified me, to the point where I daren't step into the shower, so I stopped washing," she says.
"In my naivety, it never occurred to me that they might be the drugs' side effects. They had been given to me by a doctor to make me better, so how could they be making things considerably worse?"
Miss Thompson ended up in hospital. "I was a shivering shell, not sleeping at all," she says. Increasingly concerned at doctors' insistence on trying different antidepressants and upping doses, she discharged herself and decided to stop the drugs overnight. As with 72 per cent of antidepressant users surveyed by CEP, doctors had given her no warning about the dangers of "cold turkey" withdrawal.
"I had no idea of the horrors that awaited me. Every second of the day was hell. I was a zombie. I just paced up and down, and asked my parents if I was going to die. I couldn't be left alone. In the car, I was overwhelmed with the urge to throw myself out."
When Miss Thompson later tackled her GP about his lack of advice, he became very defensive. "He just mumbled about not having any training," she says.
Dr James Davies, co-founder of CEP and a former NHS psychotherapist, was amazed at how freely antidepressants were handed out. "People were being medicated entirely unnecessarily, when they weren't suffering mental-health disorders but from understandable, even necessary, human experience."
Although official advice is to prescribe antidepressants in conjunction with counselling, in practice long waiting lists mean this rarely happens.
"It's cheaper and quicker to prescribe antidepressants than investigate the root cause of sadness," says Dr Davies.
Antidepressants enjoy global popularity and the World Health Organisation recently warned that their use in many countries had gone "through the roof".
Drug companies say depression is caused by a chemical imbalance that drugs could cure. But this theory has never been proven.
Prof Gotzsche says that in fact, there's little evidence that antidepressants help anyone. "In cases of mild depression, their effect is small. Nice [the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence] recommends that antidepressants are not routinely prescribed for people with mild depression. But even in severe cases, research shows only 10 per cent of people will feel better than if they used a placebo.
"Some people ask me if I'm worried that by pointing this out people will decide to come off their drugs and become very ill," he continues. "But I'm not afraid of that, provided patients taper off their drug slowly in collaboration with their doctor. What I'm afraid of is the harm being done to so many healthy people.
"Furthermore, there are case reports in patients and controlled experiments on animals that suggest that the drugs could perhaps cause permanent brain damage; we are currently studying this."
Nine years after he began withdrawal, Henry estimates he is only 80 per cent better and has just returned to work.
"Last year, a psychiatrist told me it's unlikely I ever had depression at all, I was just run down and needed rest. Because I innocently accepted my GP's diagnosis, I've lost 20 years of my life," he says.


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Brian Schatz was sworn into office as United States Senator from Hawaii on December 27, 2012.
Senator Schatz serves on three Senate Committees essential to the future of Hawaii: the Senate Committee on Commerce, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.
Brian previously served as the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Hawaii, where he turned the Office of Lieutenant Governor into a flexible and dynamic force for the State of Hawaii's economic turnaround.
This included:
• Leading the development of Asia-Pacific relations by serving as the State lead in hosting the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in 2011 and as the State lead in establishing economic and educational agreements with Asian governments.
• Championing the state's clean energy initiative. As 2012 came to a close, the stage had been set for Hawaii to achieve an 18% renewable portfolio standard, well in advance of the 2015 goal of 15%.
• Initiating the Hawaii Fair Share Initiative. This program represented an unprecedented effort to bring in more external resources - primarily federal funds to Hawaii, to aid in the State's economic recovery and to enable State government to continue to perform its core missions.
Brian was also the administration's representative to the Chamber of Commerce's Military Affairs Council, actively engaged with the military commands and the Pentagon on issues ranging from quality of life concerns to maintenance of training areas and implementation of the military's clean energy goals.
From 1998 to 2006, Brian Schatz was a member of the State House of Representatives, representing the State's 25th district. During this time, he served as the House Majority Whip, Chair of the Economic Development Committee, Vice-Chair of Water, Land and Ocean Resources, Vice-Chair of Consumer Protection and Commerce, and as a member of the Hawaiian Affairs, Higher Education, Energy and Environmental Protection, and Agriculture Committees.
Before being elected Lieutenant Governor, Brian served for eight years as the CEO of Helping Hands Hawaii, one of Hawaii's largest non-profit community social services organizations.
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A captive Gray Wolf at the Wildlife Science Center in Minnesota. Photographer: Derek Bakken Creative Commons
Of all the mammals slated for reintroduction, the gray wolf best exemplifies the hard-line, extremist positions taken by both supporters and opponents. In this day and age, with increasing complexity of groups, and a government taking the middle ground, less and less legislation seems to get off the ground. While the future of the gray wolf looks promising in the Upper Midwest with successful natural colonization, a simple but unanswered question remains: should local people control reintroduction if the wolves fail to recolonize naturally?
Based on past experiences in animal reintroduction and recolonization programs, a better understanding about gray wolf behavior is essential if the gray wolf and humans are to co-exist in reintroduced areas. One of the problems is that people associate wolves with wilderness areas only because:
- human populations drove the wolves from all other areas, forcing them into wilderness areas, which were generally protected and hard for bounty hunters to reach5
- as wolves are being reintroduced, local residents fear losing land they use for ranching and recreation because of this "wolf - wilderness" association, even though it has been proven that wolves are highly adaptable and can survive in quasi wilderness settings with greater road densities and more open terrain than previously suggested.5 In other words, wolves can live in semi-populated areas.
But can people live with wolves? The question is not as straightforward as it may seem.
Supporters vs. opponents
Various environmental groups are at the forefront of activities to help people co-exist with wolves. These groups have already alleviated some of roadblocks set up by hard-line pro-wolf group. For example:
- Defenders of Wildlife instituted a program in Montana and Idaho that paid $5,000 to ranchers to protect wolf dens on the ranchers' land.5
- Other conservation groups offer compensation to ranchers for livestock and pet deaths.2 However, expenses add up, especially when government officials are needed to police wolf-prone areas and determine the cause of livestock deaths. Which raises the hypothetical point: how much money is needed to alleviate the stress on a rural family when their pet dog is killed by a gray wolf? How far can money go?
- Other measures taken by Federal Government include fencing reintroduction areas and the killing of wolves that step out of bounds of their control area.5
The last point raises an important issue; is it legal to kill or capture an endangered species? Hardcore advocacy groups and pro-wolf organizations have taken the matter to court, effectively stalling gray wolf reintroduction efforts. For example:
- Lawsuits in Wyoming and the Southwest by environmentalists and the Farm Bureau argue that, in active Federal Government wolf reintroduction programs in Idaho and Montana, the "nonessential, experimental wolf populations" being relocated are not protected under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) like they should be (the gray wolf is endangered in all states).1,7 Therefore this relocation constitutes a taking (killing, capture, or harming) by the Federal Government.1,7
- In active reintroduction programs in Montana and Idaho, the federal government has granted special permits to ranchers that enable the ranchers to kill wolves that attack livestock, easing up restrictions placed on the wolf under the ESA.1,2
- A federal judge recently ruled a reintroduction out west as illegal and ordered the killing of wolves to stop.1 Ironically, pro-wolf environmental groups hail this as a victory because wolves are not being killed anymore. Yet reintroduction plans are stalled due to the above legislation, and I believe this is a major step backwards for wolf reintroductions.
On the other hand, some proponents of wolf reintroduction are taking steps to ensure reintroduced wolves do stand a chance. Groups like the Defenders of Wildlife are mobilizing and spreading unbiased information about the wolf, debunking many public myths about the gray wolf.3 Their hope is for improved education, and for lawsuits and litigation to be avoided in the future.
Managing reintroduction
Unfortunately for many pro wolf groups, this is not an ideal world where gray wolves could return to the land they inhabited hundreds of years ago; and find it uninhabited. One conservation biologist argues that with reintroductions of wolves, the process itself needs to be controlled from people at the local level.5
- L.D. Mech5 says there is "no recovery without control." He proposes control at the local level, which is crucial to the success of an active reintroduction plan in Maine and other states.
- Compensation measures and lethal control devices must be instituted at the local level by townships and state or county environmental organizations.5
- Initiatives that incorporate the studying, protecting, and holding by local native tribes (who own some of the land where wolves are reintroduced) in Idaho have proven that local efforts can work.1,2
The role of education
Nearly all conservation biologists urge education and cooperation between interested parties (including between Canada and the U.S.) as the most important step in creating a successful reintroduction plan.3,4,5,6,7 Maine and other states near Canada have potential wolf habitat6 but land management issues need to be resolved first. Yet I believe successful wolf reintroduction could become a reality in Maine and other states if:
- pro gray wolf recovery groups, such as the Maine Wolf Coalition and Defenders of Wildlife, provide public education and accept control measures as part of a reintroduction plan, so the people of Maine might start to realize that wolves could return there.
- the people of Maine and other states decide for themselves about wolf reintroduction after an extensive education program, where the federal government and local environmental groups work together.
- biases and myths were dispelled so conservation and pro-wolf groups could study and promote relocating gray wolf populations.
The gray wolf's survival
Wolf reintroduction seems to be feasible in Maine and elsewhere in the future but right now there are too many factors against it to become a reality any time soon. Searches to identify suitable habitat are already underway6 and efforts by environmental groups and government agencies are taking shape throughout the country to dispel myths about the wolf. I strongly believe wolf reintroduction in America can succeed if the people in the community work in harmony with the groups that are initiating and managing the programs. This way, locals will realize that hard work can make a wolf roam the forested woods of Northern Maine or the Bitterroot Mountains of Montana once again.
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This. Never. Happens. Estella Dru fell asleep while watching tv on the couch. Miracle of miracles. Must have been the comfort of the snuggie that lulled her to sleep.
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Estimates of teen dating violence prevalence vary widely, because studies define and measure violence differently over different periods of time for different populations. On this page, find estimates on prevalence from:
Youth Risk Behavior Survey, a nationally representative annual survey of youth in grades 9 to 12, found that, of those students who dated someone in the last 12 months, approximately one in 10 reported being a victim of physical violence from a romantic partner during that year.[1]
The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, analyzing a nationally representative sample of adolescents in grades 7 to 12 who were then followed over time, showed that approximately 30 percent of people ages 12 to 21 in heterosexual relationships reported experiencing psychological abuse in the past 18 months; 20 percent of youth in same-sex relationships reported experiencing the same type of abuse.[2][3]
About 10 percent of students in the Youth Risk Behavior Study who had dated someone in the last 12 months reported that they had been kissed, touched or physically forced to have sexual intercourse against their will by a dating partner during that year.[4]
To date, there are no nationally representative data on perpetration of dating violence.
One NIJ-funded study examined the prevalence of dating violence among 5,647 teens (51.8 percent female, 74.6 percent Caucasian) from 10 middle schools and high schools (representing grades 7-12) throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Findings indicated that within the past year:
The study also specifically examined dating violence rates among teens who had dated within the past year (66 percent of total teens; n = 3,745). The following percentages of dating teens reported experiencing forms of abuse:
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An NIJ-funded longitudinal study of 1,162 students in the Midwest examined the prevalence of several kinds of abuse that male and female middle and high school students experienced and perpetrated in teen dating relationships.
Physical violence. About one-third of girls and boys (35 percent and 36 percent, respectively) reported experiencing physical violence in a teen dating relationship. More girls reported perpetrating physical dating violence than boys (34 percent vs. 17 percent).
Verbal emotional abuse. Verbal emotional abuse was the most common form of abuse in teen dating relationships for both girls and boys: 73 percent of girls and 66 percent of boys reported experiencing at least one instance of verbal abuse in a dating relationship in high school. In addition, 64 percent of girls and 45 percent of boys reported perpetrating verbal emotional abuse toward a dating partner.
Sexual coercion. Nearly one in four girls and one in seven boys reported being victims of sexual coercion in a teen dating relationship.
Read an abstract and access the final report,
Bullying, Sexual, and Dating Violence Trajectories From Early to Late Adolescence.
NIJ-funded research has also examined the prevalence of dating violence among a national sample of Latino adolescents. Phone interviews were conducted with 1,525 Latino teens, ranging in age from 12 to 18, most of whom (76.1 percent) were born in the United States. Respondents reported experiencing the following within the past year:
Learn more from Dating Violence Among Latino Teenagers.
[note 1],[note 4] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Surveillance Summaries: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance — United States, 2013 (pdf, 172 pages). MMWR (2014); 63(no. SS-4).
[note 2] Halpern, Carolyn Tucker, Selene G. Oslak, Mary L. Young, Sandra L. Martin, and Lawrence L. Kupper. "Partner Violence Among Adolescents in Opposite-Sex Romantic Relationships: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health."
American Journal of Public Health 91 (October 2001): 1679-1685.
[note 3] Halpern, Carolyn Tucker, Mary L. Young, Martha W. Waller, Sandra L. Martin, and Lawrence L. Kupper. "Prevalence of Partner Violence in Same-Sex Romantic and Sexual Relationships in a National Sample of Adolescents." Journal of Adolescent Health 35 (August 2004): 124-131.
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Rotorua's Premier Attractions
Take a look at this sample of Rotorua's premier attractions.
Rotorua is a must do destination during your time in New Zealand - here is just a small sample of the many outstanding attractions that you can do in Rotorua and the surrounding area.
Te Puia
Experience the traditions, history and importance of the Maori world at Te Puia. Local Maori guides will proudly share their culture and their stories passed on from their ancestors. At Tepuia you will also be able to witness the impressive natural power of the Pohutu Geyser, the largest geyser in New Zealand. And take the chance to visit the onsite National Carving and Weaving Schools to watch traditional craftsmen & women create stunning pieces of Maori art and craft. The highlight for many visitors to Te Puia is the opportunity to get up close to a Kiwi.
Skyline Rotorua
After taking a gondola ride to the top of Mt Ngongotaha you can take in the stunning 180-degree panorama of Lake Rotorua and the city below. Thrill-seekers will enjoy the many attractions at Skyline Rotorua including ziplines, a skyswing and the world famous luge. Those looking to relax and take in the views will enjoy the many dining options, including a wine tasting room for the local Volcanic Hills winery.
Agrodome Sheep Show
What could be a more Kiwi experience than a sheep show? The Agrodome's sheep show is an outstanding hour of farming theatrics that the entire family will love! Including a live sheep shearing demonstration, dog trial and an animated sheep auction. After all the action check out the Mill, an exhibition on the history of the New Zealand wool industry.
Paradise Valley Springs
The only place in New Zealand where you can pat a Lion Cub, Paradise Valley Springs is home to a pride of African lions. Make sure you do not miss their daily feeding at 2.30pm, a highlight for most visitors to the park. As well as the lions there is also an easy walking, child friendly, farm walk where the kids can get up close to many friendly farm animals such as alpacas, goats and sheep and local bird life.
Polynesian Spa
Acknowledged as one of the world's premier thermal spas, Polynesian Spa is the perfect place to relax aching muscles and unwind after a long day exploring Rotorua. The spas private pools are a favourite for couples, while families will enjoy the combination of child-friendly freshwater and mineral pools in the family spa. The spa can accommodate all group sizes and age ranges and is conveniently open till 11pm every day of the year.
If you would like to visit these attractions during your visit to Rotorua then visit Rotorua Super Passes, they offer a one stop shop for all the best Rotorua attractions.
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Want to know what's going to happen in House Season 7?Read our review of the premiere!
House Season 7 Premiere Review & Discussion
To say that last night's sixth season finale of House was shocking would be an understatement. If it wasn't Hannah's ambulance ride that had your heart pounding, I'm sure the moment where House and Cuddy kissed certainly did.
However, fans have been through this before and they're not just going to believe that what's happening is real. Some believe that this could be a hallucination brought on by the fact that House, in fact, did take Vicodin.
So, in order to help calm some of the fans' fears that this is but a mere fallacy, executive producer Katie Jacobs steps in and talks all about House and Cuddy's relationship, where they may (or may not) take it as the series continues into its seventh season and whether this is a short or long-term endeavor.
Take a look at what Jacobs has to say about House and Cuddy's relationship below.
On whether this is real or just another hallucination:
"This is real and something that they are going to try. It's something they stayed away from for a long period of time because it's dangerous and the consequences could be severe. But now they're going to give it a try."
On how they're going to handle in seventh season premiere:
"Does the audience want us to pick up two or three months later? Or is the audience interested in us [picking up right where we left off]? And it's really dependent on the narrative. Last year when House checked himself into the psychiatric hospital, I felt like it wouldn't be good enough for the audience just to see him come out the other end and [return] to Princeton Plainsboro. Even though they knew he would [eventually] return there, I wanted everybody to see the moment after."
"I'm certainly in the camp of not wanting to miss much after the fade to black. Because the truth is the challenges that are ahead for them are the things that kept them apart to begin with. It's not chemistry or the spark. It's "How are we going to deal with this? We're going to be together. What does that look like?" Cuddy is his superior at the hospital. And she's a mother. Those are the kind of things we're going to have fun with."
"We're in the process of figuring all that out right now… But this isn't just about the [season premiere]. This isn't something that will work or fail in just one episode. We're going to attempt to make a true exploration of this relationship."
If an executive producer telling you that it's real isn't enough to make you believe, I don't know what will.
That being said, I'm a little worried that when Jacobs said "it's dangerous and the consequences could be severe" that she was referring to the professional consequences for their characters and not the danger that comes with having the two star-crossed lovers finally getting together.
While this isn't he first time it's happened in television, many shows could point to a hookup such as this as the ultimate downfall in the series. Hopefully House won't be one them.
What do you think about the future of House and Cuddy? Are you happy to know that it's real? Should they pick up where they left off or skip ahead a bit? How do you think everyone else is going to react to their relationship? Could this be a bad decision for the series?
Don't forget to tune into the seventh season of House, this fall, on Fox.
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