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Roasted vegetables … boy, do I love them! In fact I've shared recipes for them here, here, here, here … alas, there are too many recipes to share here, so feel free to look them up using our alphabetical recipe index under "R" for "roasted."
What I love about today's roasted butternut squash and sweet potatoes recipe is how wonderfully versatile it is. I've made it as a main dish, a side dish, and a salad. I've served it hot and cold. I've cooked it up for holiday dinners like Thanksgiving and for regular weeknight meals. And perhaps best of all—once you've made it a couple of times, you'll learn that you can change it really easily to reflect your mood and the ingredients you have on hand. Seriously, you couldn't ask for more.
And just look at this dish! It's absolutely stunning!
Finally, although it can take a little while to roast the veggies, remember that it's not active cooking time AND it can be made ahead of time—a HUGE plus on holidays like Thanksgiving! So get out your knife, cutting board, and roasting pan. It's time to make some amazing roasted veggies.
Balsamic Roasted Butternut Squash and Sweet Potatoes with Greens
- 6 cups sweet potatoes cubed (about 4 medium potatoes)
- 6 cups butternut squash cubed (about 2 1/2 pounds of squash)
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive or avocado oil
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup or honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh rosemary
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- pepper to taste
- 6-8 cups arugula or other greens like spinach
Extra Dressing:
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Optional Garnish:
- roasted pumpkins seeds pine nuts, or nuts/seeds of your choice
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Toss sweet potato and butternut squash cubes with oil, rosemary, maple syrup, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Spread out vegetables into a single layer on 2 rimmed baking sheets. Roast for about 45 minutes or until golden brown and tender, turning vegetables every 10-15 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 2-3 minutes. Toss vegetables with greens and drizzle with some additional olive oil and balsamic vinegar dressing to taste. Garnish with optional nuts/seeds. Serve and enjoy!
Kitchen Tips and Resources:
- A couple heavy-duty rimmed baking sheets are essentials for roasting vegetables. Try to avoid the flimsier varieties since they can bend, twist, and cook less evenly over time. You can buy baking sheets from just about any place that sells quality kitchen bakeware, but here's a link for them on Amazon and at Williams-Sonoma.
- A high quality set of cutting knives can make a huge difference, especially when you're cooking REAL food. My local knife shop advised me to invest in the higher quality Zwilling J.A. Henckels Twin Signature brand (much higher quality than the J.A. Henckels International brand) and time has proven them right. (To make sure you know which Henckels knives are better, here's a tip — look for the "twins" on the knives vs. the single guy sporting the trident.) While you can buy these knives online, if you've got a local knife/cutlery store, support them instead. I love my local cutlery store and bring my knives in every six months or so to get them maintained with a nice, sharp edge!
- A great, non-slip cutting board is an invaluable kitchen asset when cutting up the vegetables. I upgraded to these Epicurean non-slip boards a year or so ago, and I've been really pleased with them.


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Know/inform/care: Week of April 24
Know: The City of St. Louis is suing the Los Angeles Rams and the National Football League for a violation of the NFL's relocation policy.
Inform: An official lawsuit has been filed by the City of St. Louis against the Los Angeles Rams and the National Football League. The suit was officially filed April 12, 2017, and the suit is now ongoing as more information continues to be gathered about the case. St. Louis Post Dispatch reported that the suit claims St. Louis has lost an estimated $1.85 million to $3.5 million a year in amusement and ticket tax revenue with the departure of the Rams. The suit states that the city also has lost about $7.5 million in property tax and $1.4 million in sales tax revenue, plus "millions" in earning taxes. "'There is no legitimate basis for this litigation,' Brian McCarthy, NFL vice president of communications told the news site via email. 'While we understand the disappointment of the St. Louis fans and the community, we worked diligently with local and state officials in a process that was honest and fair at all times.'"
Care: Not only were members of the St. Louis community upset about Stan Kroenke's relocation of the Rams to Los Angeles. Hosted by the former football team from the city of St. Louis, the Wildcats participated in the Gateway Classic, a high school game on professional turf, for several years. The fate of the dome is now uncertain.
Know: Heroin addictions and related deaths are on the rise in the United States because of how accessible opiates are.
Inform: People are becoming addicted to heroin or opiate based drugs at an increased rate in the U.S. The amount of overdose-related deaths have been on the rise since the early 2000s and the amount of prescription opioids has also followed a similar path. The heroine addiction epidemic is happening all over the United States, but there are certain cities that are showing higher amounts of heroin-related deaths. One reason that this problem has grown out of control is that people view prescription pills as something safe and perfectly normal to take even though the wrong dosage can increase chances of addiction.
Care: Overall, Missouri saw 1,067 drug-related deaths in 2014, an almost 400 percent increase since 1999. Whether community members realize it or not, heroin is a threat. Raising awareness could help prevent or stop opiate abuse.
Know: Players from the NHL are not authorized to participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics; however, some NHL players feel strongly about representing their home countries and may try to participate in the olympics anyway.
Inform: Gary Bettman, NHL commissioner, made the official ruling, April 3, because of the fear of potential injuries to the players and fear of the two-week interruption of the NHL season. The decision didn't sit well with players and fans. The National Hockey League Players Association issued a statement in reaction to Bettman's decision stating, "NHL players are patriotic and they do not take this lightly. A decent respect for the opinions of the players matters. This is the NHL's decision, and its alone. It is very unfortunate for the game, the players and millions of loyal hockey fans."
Care: Hockey fans worldwide, including EHS community members, will not be able to see their favorite NHL players perform on the world stage. Vladimir Tarasenko of the St. Louis Blues will not be representing Russia in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Professional sports bring the world together as St. Louisans root for for their Russian hockey star, just as the olympics intend to build a better world through sport. Barring players is an unprecedented move. The U.S. has only boycotted the modern olympics twice: 1936 and 1980; each time making a major political statement on the world stage.
This is Kate's first semester on the EHS hub staff. She is a news reporter and also covers sports. You can follow her on twitter @klaubEHS_Hub.

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Q: How do I enter?
A: On the competition portal nav bar, click "Enter Contest" to go to the entry page. Then click "Enter Stills" to enter still photographs or "Enter Motion" to submit a motion short. You will need to be logged in to your Digital Photo Pro account or your HD Video Pro account to enter. If you do not have an account, click here to register for your free account.
Q: How many photos or motion shorts can I enter?
A: For this contest, we allow two (2) photo submissions (each up to five photos each) and two (2) motion shorts submissions for a total of four (4) entries per person.
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Publication in the December 2013 issues of Digital Photo Pro and HD Video Pro magazines
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Jury: GM car's bad ignition switch not cause of crash
General Motors Co. chalked up its second win in a series of important court cases resulting from its delayed recall for faulty ignition switches involving millions of older vehicles.
A New York City jury on Wednesday found that a flawed ignition switch in a 2007 Saturn Sky was not to blame for the accident and the injuries to the car's occupants.
The trial is the second in a series of six so-called "bellwether" cases, including one involving a death, that are scheduled to be tried consecutively. The cases are meant to help lawyers set legal boundaries in hundreds of similar unsettled claims against the Detroit-based automaker in connection to its ignition switch recall crisis involving 2.59 million older cars GM recalled in 2014.
The defective switch has been tied to 124 deaths. The switches can slip out of the "run" position while driving, causing loss of power steering and preventing air bags from deploying.
The first trial ended abruptly in January after GM demonstrated the plaintiffs had lied about their finances. The claims against the automaker were dropped.
The jury in Manhattan federal court returned its verdict after less than a day of deliberations. It came in a trial stemming from a Louisiana fender bender. A man and woman claimed injuries after the accident.
"The jurors studied the merits of the case and saw the truth: This was a very minor accident that had absolutely nothing to do with the car's ignition switch," GM said in a statement immediately after the verdict. "The evidence was overwhelming that this accident — like more than 30 others that occurred in the same area that night — was caused by the driver losing control on an icy bridge during a statewide winter weather emergency."
A lawyer for the plaintiffs, Randall Jackson, expressed disappointment but praised the jury for part of its findings.
"We definitely disagree with the overall verdict," Jackson said. "But we're pleased with the findings that the jury made with regard to the fact that our client's car was unreasonably dangerous."
Vehicles involved in the ignition switch recall are 2003-07 Saturn Ions, 2005-10 Chevrolet Cobalts, 2006-11 Chevrolet HHRs, 2007-10 Pontiac G5s, 2006-10 Pontiac Solstices and 2007-10 Saturn Skys.
GM has admitted to using defective ignition switches for years — and to hiding the fact from customers and regulators. But the company is challenging suits that it says wrongfully blame the flaw for crashes, injuries and deaths.
An independent victims fund claims administrator hired by GM ultimately tied 124 deaths and hundreds of injuries to the problem.
GM also has already paid more than $2 billion to resolve legal issues stemming from the delayed recall, including $900 million to end a criminal probe by the U.S. government; $575 million to settle a shareholder suit and more than 1,380 civil cases by victims; and $595 million through a victims' compensation fund outside of court.
Before he announced the verdict Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman warned attorneys and the public not to read too much into the outcome. He said the trial "yielded helpful data for both sides."
Furman added: "It's obvious the outcome in this case might not dictate the outcome in other cases."
The next GM ignition switch trial is scheduled to start May 2, GM said.
The Associated Press and Michael Wayland of The Detroit News contributed.


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The Good News: football, pizza and dogs
April 20, 2020
All day, we are accosted by stories like "The stock market tanks," "The coronavirus sweeps across the nation" and "Unemployment rates are on the rise." In a world where stories like these are the headlines at the epicenter of our lives, maintaining a positive outlook on life can be hard. Let's face it, when headlines that incite negativity are the only ones we hear about, it can be hard not to be negative as a result. Given the current outbreak of COVID-19 that has afflicted our well-being, we are all in need of hearing some good news. In order to brighten up your day, here are some current events that, indisputably, qualify as good news.
The first piece of good news that I have to share is all about our favorite football team, the New England Patriots. Team owner Robert Kraft, in partnership with the team itself, flew more than 1 million medical face masks from China to hospitals in Boston and New York City in order to support the United States' fight against the Coronavirus. This gesture involved flying the masks from China to Logan International Airport here in Boston on one of the Patriots' team planes then driving the masks to NYC on a truck decorated to support the Patriots.
Honestly, this next piece of news is more funny and weird than it is good. But since when was weird a bad thing? As many of you probably know, some restaurants are still up and running on a strictly takeout and food delivery basis. Well, in upstate New York, a ski mountain had to close early for the season because of COVID-19, according to the New York Times. So, the owner decided to transform the resort into a pizza takeout and delivery operation, using the hotel's kitchen to cook. Even better, in order to protect their delivery men from infection, they have gone a step beyond masks, gloves and hand sanitizer, and pivoted towards inflatable dinosaur costumes. Yes, the same kind of inflatable dinosaur costumes that you see seniors wearing to school on Halloween.
Next, a Colorado resident has taught her adorable dog to deliver groceries to her next-door neighbor who is confined to her house, as she is more vulnerable to exposure to the coronavirus. The dog, a golden retriever named Sundance, has not only been delivering groceries to his quarantined neighbor, but also mail and meals made by his owner. In an effort to aid her neighbor, this Colorado resident has come up with a way to do so that keeps both her and her neighbor safe and healthy.
That last piece of news comes in a long line of stories about local heroes who have taken it upon themselves to do good for others during this time. By delivering groceries to those confined to their homes and meals to those in need, donating money to the cause to find a vaccine, making homemade masks and gowns to donate to local hospitals or taking on any other helpful projects, these good samaritans are making life easier when it has become significantly more difficult. To all those taking action to help others during these hard times and the essential workers who have committed to the medical and health care of the sick population: THANK YOU! Without you, the good news would be sparse.


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Smart motorways set to stay in UK after safety review despite 38 people dying on them – The Sun
SMART motorways will remain across the country despite 38 deaths on them in the past five years.
But sweeping changes are set to be introduced across the UK's controversial motorway network in order to address safety fears.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced today a review on the safety of smart motorways had been completed.
Despite admitting the government needed to "raise the bar", he didn't scrap them completely.
Instead he introduced an 18-point action plan to ensure drivers and their passengers were kept safe on the road.
One of the most significant changes is the abolishing of confusing dynamic hard shoulders, which only operate part time and are a live running lane the rest of the time.
Other measures to improve safety on smart motorways
- Speeding up the deployment of stopped vehicle detection technology to cover the network within the next three years, allowing problems to be spotted within 20 seconds and lanes to be closed more quickly.
- Faster attendance by more Highways England traffic officer patrols on smart motorways.
- Reducing the distance between places to stop in an emergency to three quarters of a mile where feasible, and to a maximum of 1 mile.
- Building 10 more emergency areas on the M25 where there has been a higher rate of breakdown.
- Making emergency areas more visible with a bright orange surface, and better signed.
- A £5m campaign to increase public awareness and knowledge of smart motorways.
- Automatic detection of and enforcement action against drivers ignoring the red "X" sign in closed lanes.
The Government will also reduce the distance between emergency refuge areas to three quarters of a mile where possible.
This means drivers on new smart motorways should typically reach one every 45 seconds when travelling at 60mph.
Other measures include speeding up the roll out of vehicle detection cameras which can stop when a car has broken down, faster attendance by Highways England traffic officers on patrol in high-risk areas and installing 10 additional refuge points on the M25.
Smart motorways use the hard shoulder as an active traffic lane to help reduce congestion and ease the flow of traffic.
This means drivers who break down on the high-speed roads could be forced to sit in lanes exposed to live traffic, where other drivers are unaware the hard shoulder has been closed due to a stationary vehicle.
The review comes after 38 people were killed on the dangerous motorways in just five years.
Edmund King, president of the AA, said: "For the last decade we have been campaigning to improve the design and safety of 'smart' motorways.
"The measures announced by the Transport Secretary today are a victory for common sense and safety.
"The fact that 38% of breakdowns happen in live lanes on smart motorways means drivers have been at risk. Tragically people have lost their lives, and in some cases coroners have indicated this could have been avoided.
"No driver wants to be stuck in a live lane with nowhere to go; at best it is incredibly distressing, at worst it can be fatal."
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said: "I've been greatly concerned by a number of deaths on smart motorways, and moved by the accounts of families who've lost loved ones in these tragic incidents.
"I commissioned an urgent stocktake of smart motorways to provide a clearer picture of their safety and make recommendations on next steps.
"I envisaged it to be swift, but during the course of our investigations a complex picture emerged – which warranted further work.
"That work has now concluded and overall, evidence shows that in most ways smart motorways are as safe as or safer than conventional ones.
"But I am clear that there is more we can do to raise the bar on smart motorway safety.
"The extended package of measures I have set out will help rebuild public confidence in our motorway network and ensure that safety is firmly at the heart of the programme."
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Having a constant stream of great ideas for content and messaging is an important asset for social media campaigns. Even if you don't really think of yourself as a highly creative person, you can still generate prolific concepts for ongoing social media engagement.
I think of social media as both an art and a science, where you get to use your left brain and your right brain. There are so many tools available that cater to the quantitative, analytic side of social media. But what about the creative, interpersonal aspects?
I'd like to share some tips and suggestions that can be used to keep great ideas flowing. Once you get in this groove, producing content will be fun, as opposed to a frustrating obligation.
There isn't a right or wrong way to brainstorm. It is important that you write down whatever ideas come to mind, no matter how strange or far out they might seem. Don't judge yourself or worry about what anyone will think. Brainstorming really should be incorporated into your regular routines. Here are a few more important elements to keep in mind:
- Learn to distinguish your gut instincts from your other thoughts. Sometimes your gut instincts will match conventional opinions and sometimes they won't. Every time you come up with an idea, see how it makes you react on an emotional, gut level.
- Learn to recognize flashes of insight. These often occur as wordless impulses, as opposed to verbalized statements.
- Incorporate doodles and pictures in your brainstorming sessions as much as you can. Your subconscious mind is more receptive to visual images.
- Put away your ideas and revisit them later. Each time you review what you've written, your mind will automatically come up with ways to refine and improve what you originally generated. Do this as often as possible.
- For the purpose of social media campaigns, focus your brainstorming efforts on what your target audience will want to know or hear. Really imagine yourself as being a member of your own audience. What impressions will come to mind as they interact with your brand. And again, be sure to write down your insights!
- If sitting down with a blank piece of paper is not comfortable for you, do your brainstorming in front of your computer. Go through your list of bookmarks and other sites that you've saved. Take note of what you like about other people's content. And if you want, take note of what you don't like about other people's content.
See if you can generate even more insights for your own social media efforts based on this.
- A major key to social media is being personal. Take your brainstormed ideas, and ask yourself how you might communicate them to a group of family members or your closest friends. Try to incorporate this tone into your online presence as much as possible.
Ideas to Action
Make the commitment to turn your great new ideas into actual pieces of content. Turn them into tweets and blog posts. Also remember that online content also includes images, video and podcasts as well. The more multi sensory you can get, the better.
To conclude, brainstorming is not an easy process as it requires a great deal of planning, along with a good dose of creativity and innovation from your side and has to be handled with patience and perseverance. Try to get instagram likes from real people so that your popularity basis is termed organic and not made up, which has become a routine practice these days.


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Elf the Musical is the hilarious tale of Buddy, the accidental elf on a quest to find his real identity. He truly believes in the magic of the season and tries to share his enthusiasm with everyone he meets. This modern-day holiday classic will make everyone embrace their inner elf! After all, "the best was to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to head." Rated PG. Tickets $14 – $20.


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When A Nation Goes To War
Chait argues that Joe Klein has over-learned the lessons of the Iraq war:
Klein's argument that "we should never go to war unless we have been attacked or are under direct, immediate threat of attack" is a pretty extreme position. It would rule out not just the intervention in Bosnia and Kosovo, but also the Gulf War, the Korean War, and going to war against Germany in World War II, not to mention obviously Vietnam and World War I. Probably the only wars such a standard would permit would be fighting Japan in World War II and, arguably, the War of 1812.
Now, there are some people who believe that. But does Klein really believe it?
I suspect that what Joe means is no more pre-emptive wars. As in: the war against Iran I expect The New Republic to endorse pretty soon. But even taking Jon's formulation, I have to say that the Iraq experience and the collapse of American finances make Joe's words much more plausible than I would have dreamed of a decade ago. To see just how ruinous war is, how totally disproportionate the costs and the benefits (if any for American power) became, to watch the stalemate in Afghanistan that is still causing appalling civilian casualties ... well count me as a chastened non-pacifist. Who could not be after the last decade of folly?
As to the wars Jon cites: the war against Germany was made inevitable after Pearl Harbor because of the Axis, but America refused to intervene before then, which is the main point. Vietnam was a disaster, as was World War I, whose consequences arguably made World War II possible. The Gulf War? It took half a million troops to advance a few miles, and didn't remove Saddam. Bosnia? Chait forgets how conditional and measured the NATO response was, although I became convinced eventually of the logic of war because of the precedent of genocide in Europe, and the relatively light cost of intervention.
I am a victim, I guess, of the Iraq War syndrome. But that isn't some kind of psychological condition. It's the consequence of being an interventionist who has been mugged by reality.


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The other day when I was in the grocery store I had a revelation. People no longer wonder if I run a day care. Instead they wonder if I have a deli, or some sort of restaurant. When the boys were little, I used to frequent BabiesRUs, and buy in bulk. It was common to get comments on my exceptionally full cart, the curious people wondering aloud if I ran a day care.
Nowadays, it's my grocery cart they comment on. On this particular shopping trip, two different men commented on the gigantic mountain rising out of the cart where items were precariously perched, in obvious danger of sliding off and onto the floor. The moment I say I have three teenage boys, a look of comprehension dawns on their faces, rapidly replaced by a look that can only be described as, "Good luck with THAT!" One gentleman said, "Oh, so you'll be back later this week?" with a grin and a wink. Probably so. They eat so much, it's mind boggling. Their idea of a snack is a Boston Market Frozen dinner, a sandwhich, a whole bag of potatoe chips, or all of the above. I used to get mad about this.
"You're not going to eat your dinner!" I would reply, telling them no, they could not have such a snack. The moans and the drama…
"This is child abuse!" Buzzard says, "Making us starve!"
"Yeah," pipes in Roo. "Other parents don't allow their kids to go hungry," followed by the infamous one liner that is anathma to all parents. "You're the ONLY ONE!"
So I did the only thing I could do. I gave in. Bad parenting, I know. But I was astounded to find that they did, in fact, eat the snack AND all their dinner. Now the only question left in my mind is, which will cost more–car insurance when they start driving or their groceries?


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Squandering of Pacifica Radio
Everything in me screams to NOT write this posting. Its just not worth the pain such endeavors normally evoke. When Ive done it before, Ive been slandered, muddied, slashed, booed down, accused of everything short of being Jack Abramoffs secret lover. Ive even been accused of having a hand in the death of Chilean President Salvador Allende, who I had the privilege of working for before the 1973 coup. But here goes, anyway. I cant help myself:
The potentially biggest media resource and really one of the largest institutions of any sorton the American Left has taken one more giant and voluntary step toward oblivion.
The five-station, listener-sponsored,
half-billion dollar Pacifica Radio network has just named a new executive director.
Predictable enough that the new guy, Greg Guma, comes straight out of the pwogwessive
bubble of Burlington. But what catches the eye is how Guma who will now
oversee the five stationshas written with enthusiasm about truly off-kilter
conspiracy theorists like David Ray Griffin who argue that 9/11 was NOT caused
by the four Al Qaedacommandeered planes. Instead, Guma asks us to take
seriously the proposition that the attack on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon
were the product of a Reichstag-like plot engineered by the Bush Administration.
That proposition was described as monstrous by former CIA agent Bob Baer writing in The Nation magazine a couple of years ago (Baers story was the basis of the movie Syriana). Baers reaction to the same loon praised by Guma is the proper one: The Bushies may be liars but that is no reason to lie to ourselves and swoon over preposterous conspiracy theories.Unless, of course you are the new Executive Director of the Pacifica network. To be frank, for those of us who actually pay some attention to this matter, the selection of a non-credible fringie like Guma is hardly a surprise. Pacifica has been in accelerating decline for two decades especially in the last five years (disclaimer: I did a daily drive-time show on Pacificas KPFK in Los Angeles from 1998-2001. I quit when an extreme know-nothing faction who believed that I and others were engaged in a dark "corporatist" conspiract to -gasp!- "mainstream" the programming took over the entire organization. My Radio Nation show, which was made available for free to hundreds of public radio stations and therefore to Pacifica, was also carried on KPFK until last month when the program moved without meto Air America).
Five years ago, also writing in The Nation, veteran journalist and former NPR news manager John Dinges came the closest to best explaining the downward spiral of Pacifica. Since then, things have only gotten worse. Much worse.
I dont think anyone would or should care very much about any of this, if it were not for the gross squandering of an historic opportunity. Started by Bay Area pacifists, anarchists and liberals in 1949, Pacifica eventually opened stations in L.A., New York, Washington D.C. and Houston.
Are you ready for this? The estimated value of those frequencies today that is to say the market value of the five Pacifica stations operating todayis conservatively estimated to be $300-$500 million. You read that right. A half-billion dollars? Do you know of any other institution on the American Left that can compare in value?
Yet, the networks growth its real listenership stunted and atrophied a long time ago. So just when media is more important than ever in the political fight, just when cheap digital technology makes radio production immediately doable and accessible, Pacifica has marooned itself on the margin. The network is so shoddily managed that its nigh impossible to secure any reliable numbers. But industry experts estimate the total weekly cumulative audience of the five Pacifica radio stations to be less than a million. Maybe a lot less. Thats in five signal areas that envelope as many as 50-60 million people.
Instead of producing, as it should and could, a satellite or web-fed daily schedule of 12, 18 or even 24 hrs of solid, listenable national programming, the network remains, instead, a rag-tag hodgepodge of stations with tiny listenerships and all held hostage to self-serving programmers more interested in hearing themselves talk than in building a real audience. Its a half-billion dollars rotting away.
The flagship New York station, WBAI, which in the 70s was a hothouse that produced a generation of able journalists who later took their skills and their liberal or lefty politics into the mainstream media, is today an irrelevancy that teeters on bankruptcy. The programming is domianted by a toxic brew of crude race-politics.
The Pacifica outlet in Washington D.C., WPFW, which, in the age of Bush, ought to be a mighty bastion of on-air political pushback, continues to be as has been the case for two decadesprimarily a black jazz station. White guilt, and a veritable PC-cult that permeates the internal Pacifica culture, has constrained the network from turning that station into what it ought to be a powerful and massively listened-to alternative in the heart of the nations capital.
The Houston outlet, KPFT, remains a peanut-whistle station. KPFA in Berkeley, whose core paid staff has been the same for 25 years, is but an echo-chamber of its pony-tailed, core community. Listening to the station for more than five minutes is like tuning into a clandestine ethnic radio narrow-casting in an obscure tongue to some tiny Balkan enclave.
The Los Angeles station, KPFK, whose drive-time is dominated by an combination of screamers and, believe it or not, a couple of followers of the maoist Revolutionary Communist Party, finds itself in a similar sorry state. With a signal area that encompasses 25 million people, its average listenership during any given quarter hour is under 10,000. Over a seven day period, the 110,000 watt station collects a cumulative audience of barely 175,000. Thats less than the number of unique visitors that a big blog like Daily Kosgets in one single day.
This is a long, long, long way from the origins of the network. In its heyday from the late 60s and into the early 80sthe bigger Pacifica stations were exciting and refreshing meeting points for artists, poets, musicians and free-thinkers. The air would be filled with live drama performances, poetry happenings, literary readings, world-class public affairs interviews, and quality music that ranged from the avant-garde to classical. While the programming always leaned decidedly left, youd nevertheless find libertarians and Buddhists mixed in back to back with Communists, radicals, and liberals and even some odd conservatives (Caspar Weinberger was once a Pacifica commentator. Pauline Kael got her start reviewing movies for KPFA).
When Pacifica was once a magical place that taught you how to think it is now a dreary drumbeat telling you what to think. Its air is filled with shrill, clumsy and dogmatic denunciations of fascism. Any trace of high culture, meanwhile, has been ruthlessly rooted out and expunged. The program schedule is divvied up among self-appointed community leaders and paid staff who for the most partcould never dream of earning a paycheck from any other media entity in the world. What paid and volunteer programmers have in common is a death-grip on their personal slice of air time. Try to take it away and you became the target of a virulent campaign accusing you of being a sexist, racist, and corporatist nazi.
For more than a decade now the rickety internal structure of Pacifica has been wholly dominated by a small ultra-activist crust that knows little to nothing about journalism, radio programming or non-profit management. After they took over the network in 2001 and proceeded to fire three of the five sitting General Managers, they did so in such a blatantly abusive and improper manner that, in any other circumstance, it would have elicited cries of anti-labor policies from its own constituencies. Resulting successful lawsuits cost the network literally hundreds of thousands of dollars in financial settlements a dirty little detail that has never been fully disclosed to an audience that is regularly milked for donations. And that would be shocked if it ever learned the truth.
The success the current management group had in taking over the organization derives not at all from talent or intelligence but principally from its immeasurable tenacity a super-human capacity to outlast everyone else in endless rounds of meetings and to shout down its opponents. That, along with a fervent belief that they, alone and against all odds, are saving the world by making sure air time is given to only fellow true-believers who meet some sort of bizarre political litmus test.
I begrudge them nothing. They perform exactly as one would expect. Instead, our recriminations should center on those who know better, or at least, ought to know better. Whether it is in Los Angeles, or New York or Washington, serious, otherwise intelligent liberals and progressives have sat back and quietly watched this half-billion dollar network slowly slip into the sea. In their worst moments, these liberals and lefties have signed onto idiotic crusades aimed at saving Pacifica by cleansing it of any trace of nuance, ideological diversity and, for that matter, debate and dialogue. And even in their better moments, these same supposed political grown-ups, even when they can sense that the network is being squandered, and after the umpteenth time that they have heard their local station raise money by pitching crank videos exposing 911 as a White House-engineered hoax, they bite their tongues, shrug their shoulders and remain silent lest they be publicly heard criticizing our own side.
Well, nice work, folks. The nesting chickies have indeed come home to roost. Your network, as you would have it, is now officially run by someone who thinks we ought to seriously consider that something other than those airplanes took down the towers. Look forward, if you can, to more programming and fund-raising that would be better suited for a UFO cult than for a serious or credible political and cultural opposition. And all at the cost of only a cool half-billion.
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10 Facts to Know About Planet Mars
I enjoy writing on a wide range of topics including science, history, social issues and much more.
1. The Red Planet Is Chilly Cold
Mars is sometimes also called the Red Planet because of its orange-red appearance. Yet its color is misleading, as Mars actually is chilly cold, the average temperature being around -55°C (-67°F), with extreme lows of -143°C (-225°F) at the winter polar caps. The red color instead is due to the large amount of iron-rich dust that covers the Martian rocks and soil.
2. The Tallest Mountain in the Solar System
Mount Everest is the tallest peak on Earth, but it pales in comparison to Mars' Mount Olympus: with a height of 22 km (13.6 mi), Olympus Mons stands about two and a half times taller than Everest.
Olympus Mons resembles the large shield volcanoes making up the Hawaiian Islands but is more than twice times taller than Mauna Kea (measured from its ocean floor base, Mauna Kea is the tallest mountain in the world with a height of 10,200 m (33,465 ft). The base area of Mount Olympus is so large it would almost cover France.
3. Mars Is Home to Gigantic Canyons
The Grand Canyon of Arizona is surely a spectacular sight, but it is miniature compared to Mars' Valles Marineris: 4,000 km (2,500 mi) long, 200 km (120 mi) wide, and up to 7,000 m (23,000 ft) deep! It is easily recognizable on Mars images and got its name from the Mariner 9 orbiter that discovered it.
4. The Martian Year Lasts 687 Days
If you're short on time, Mars is for you: the Martian year lasts a whopping 687 days. That's how long it takes the Red Planet to circle around the sun.
The Martian solar day (sol) on the other hand, is only slightly longer than a day on planet Earth: 24 hours 39 minutes and 35 seconds.
5. Mars Has Seasons
Of all the planets in our solar system, Mars is the most Earth-like. This is due to the similar tilt of the rotational axis of the two planets: 25.19 degrees for Mars, compared to 23.44 degrees for Earth.
Yet, winter and summer on Mars are almost twice as long because of the Red Planet's longer orbital period. Overall, the temperatures on Mars vary widely due to its thin atmosphere and the larger eccentricity of the Martian orbit.
6. Mars Has Two Moons
The two planets closest to the sun, Mercury and Venus, have no moon. The third, Earth, has one while Mars as the fourth planet from the sun has two natural satellites: Phobos and Deimos. Yet they are much smaller, even compared to the minor size of their planet, and less round than the Earth's moon.
Closest to Mars is Phobos with a diameter of about 22 km (14 mi) and an 11-hour orbit, followed by Deimos with a diameter of about 12 km (7.5 mi) and a 30-hour orbit.
Phobos is so close to its primary body that it orbits Mars faster than Mars rotates. As a result, from the surface of Mars, it appears to rise in the west and set in the east, moving across the sky twice on each Martian day.
7. Named After the Roman God of War
Mars can be seen with the naked eye and has therefore been observed since ancient times. Former cultures like the Sumerians and the Indians saw it as a portent of war and death. When the Romans came around they named this furious red celestial body after their god of war: Mars.
8. Unmanned Mars Landings
So far, manned spaceflight has not ventured beyond the moon, but there have already been a number of successful robotic Mars landings.
The first successful touchdown on the surface of the Red Planet was by NASA's stationary Viking 1 lander in 1976. Two decades on, in 1997, followed the first mobile probe: the rover Sojourner of the Mars Pathfinder mission, although contact was lost after just a couple of months.
The Mars exploration rover Spirit was next, landing successfully in 2004 and remaining operational until 2010. During its 6 year mission, it drove 7.7 km (4.8 mi) on Martian soil. Opportunity did even better, as it landed in 2004 and remained operational for 14 years, traveling some 45 km (28 mi).
Over time, the size of the rovers continuously increased. Curiosity landed in 2012, weighs 899 kg (1,982 lb) and already has the size of a car.
The latest and most sophisticated is the Mars 2020 Perseverance, Rover which was launched in July 2020 and is expected to land on Martian soil in February 2021.
9. No Green Man Around
Popular culture once imagined little green men with antenna living on Mars. None of the camera-equipped rovers that landed so far managed to get a shot of any of these.
In reality, the Martian environment is extremely hostile to life as we know it. Located at the very outer edge of the habitable zone and having an extremely thin atmosphere, water, the most basic element of life, cannot exist on Mars in its liquid form (except for a very short time in limited areas).
10. Man on Mars as the Next Big Step in Space Exploration
Almost half a century has passed since man last walked on the moon (1972). No really big advancement in space exploration has been made since then. As the surface of Venus is totally unsuitable for a landing due to its high temperature and atmospheric pressure, a manned Mars landing will undoubtedly be the next huge step forward in the exploration of space.
- The Case for Mars, by Robert Zubrin and Arthur C. Clarke
- The Stargazer's Guide to the Night Sky, by Jason Lisle
This content is accurate and true to the best of the author's knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
© 2016 Marco Pompili


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YOUNG people from East Sussex are calling for more to be done to boost mental health and emotional wellbeing in schools and the wider community.
The call was made following Takeover Day, held at County Hall, in Lewes, in which around 50 young people got together to discuss how they feel the issue should be addressed. Continue reading


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Online schooling is the bad idea that refuses to die
Historically, various forces have driven online education – not all have focused on improving education. These include: finding cheaper and more efficient modes of schooling; the desire to limit the influence of teachers' unions by concentrating virtual teachers in non-union states; and a variety of medical and social factors that lead some students and families to prefer online learning.
Since the pandemic, some virtual programs have reasonably stressed medically fragile students. But others are grabbing online education in a hasty effort to prop up public school enrollment, which has plummeted in some cities. The prevalence of these programs in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Dallas and New York is of particular concern, as they target poor and minority students who are likely to be particularly underserved by online school options.
A new study shows that while young children, in particular, are recovering from the pandemic-era school slump, the gap between high and low poverty schools remains wider than it was before the pandemic. pandemic.
Research, where it exists, shows consistently poorer academic outcomes for online schools than for traditional public schools.
Cyber school students take their classes primarily from home and over the Internet, with teachers often located in different states and time zones. There is little comprehensive information on curricula, student-teacher ratios, the amount of actual teaching provided, or whether academic supports are provided by schools.
The negative impact of the pandemic on children's emotional well-being and social skills – a third of school leaders reported an increase in disruptive student behavior in the last school year – is a cautionary lesson for online learning.
Graham Browne, the founder of Forte Preparatory Academy, an independent charter school in Queens, New York, recently said he has seen a sharp increase in "aggressive or threatening" behavior, especially among 6th graders who have passed much of the previous two years online.
During a recent multi-day field trip to a camp run by the Fresh Air Fund, Browne said he noticed that during team-building exercises, such as figuring out how to carry a large object over a low bridge, students resorted to shouting at each. other. Previously, he said, they would have devised a strategy to maneuver the object together.
Equally concerning, when the school offered an online option in the 2020-2021 school year, Browne found that nearly half of its top-performing 8th graders — those taking algebra rather than pre-algebra – had chosen the option because it gave them the opportunity to pursue their studies at their own pace.
"Our school is small, so having such a large portion of high-achieving students outside of the building impacts peer tutoring, student morale, and a team-building culture that we put the emphasis on. emphasis at school," Browne said.
The most immediate threat, however, comes from the private sector and especially from for-profit virtual charter schools, which are notoriously shoddy; only 30% met public school performance standards, compared to 53% for district-run virtual schools before the pandemic. These schools, which spend a lot on advertising, exploded during school closures, when traditional schools struggled to offer online education. At the nation's largest for-profit network, enrollment grew 45% to 157,000 students in the past year.
What children need most are strong in-person learning opportunities and the ability to experiment. Schools must also maintain reassuring safety protocols as variants of Covid-19 continue to spread.
Now is the time for schools to adopt engaging learning approaches, like those of a very poor school in the Bronx that uses the Bronx River as a science laboratory, and the school district of Leander, Texas, which entrusted the development of an anti-bullying strategy program for high school students, in the process of training young leaders.
Some of these projects could be adapted to a hybrid format by giving students the option of doing remote work, while emphasizing in-person collaboration.
What makes no sense educationally is the rush to embrace online education. Experience has demonstrated its serious disadvantages. State surveillance is not strong enough to mitigate them. Before moving forward, research should be funded and conducted by independent academics to identify potential benefits. Until that happens, schools should do everything they can to keep children in classrooms.
More from Bloomberg Opinion:
• Remote learning can be much better: publishers
• The perverse social fracture of distance education: Justin Fox
• Stop these cruel experiments with the education of our children: Andreas Kluth
This column does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Editorial Board or of Bloomberg LP and its owners.
Andrea Gabor, former editor of Business Week and US News & World Report, is Bloomberg Professor of Business Journalism at Baruch College, City University of New York and author of "After the Education Wars: How Smart Schools Upend the Business of Reform."
More stories like this are available at bloomberg.com/opinion


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Gone Fishing…
Went out early to catch me some sunrise, but was meet by this incredible morning fog. So I had to change my photography plans, and make some morning fog photos instead.
Which was cool enough, by the way.
Gone Fishing… by Bo47 is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.


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The Teesdale Way
The Teesdale Way is a long distance walking trail which crosses the North East of England from west to east. The western end lies beyond the Pennines in the village of Dufton, in Cumbria's pastoral Eden Valley while its eastern end is anchored on the sands of North Yorkshire's coast, at Teesmouth or Redcar depending on preference. The route passes through County Durham and Teesside visiting the cities of Stockton-on-Tees and Middlesbrough, the historic market towns of Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, Darlington and Yarm, and the pleasant villages lying between them. Like the Weardale Way it works equally well in either direction – we've chosen to present it west-to-east though many folks will prefer the increasing physical challenge and developing sense of remoteness that comes with walking in the opposite direction.
Stats at a Glance
Distance 148 km/92 miles; Height Gain 1476 m/4842 ft; Maximum Elevation 600 m/1968 ft (Narrow Gate, High Cup Gill); River Length 160 km/99 miles; Tees Head to Cow Green Reservoir 14 km/8.7 miles; Cow Green Reservoir 3.6 km/2.2 miles; Cow Green Dam to Teesmouth 142 km/88.2 miles
Summit to Sea
We've divided the Teesdale Way into 14 sections for an average of 6.6 miles per section, making each suitable as an out-and-back day-walk. Starts and finishes are suggested with reference to obvious meeting points, parking or proximity to towns and villages although it's easier to achieve this for some sections than others – adapt them for yourself.
Trail Updates, Route Sheets & GPS Files
To support our Teesdale Way Pocket Guide we publish regular Trail Updates on the website PLUS we've compiled a set of updated A4 route sheets complete with map, directions and GPS route files which are available in the shop as low-cost downloads. Please note that, in general, we have to rely on feedback from walkers and authorities for information regarding issues affecting the trail so cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information we supply.
Section 1 Dufton to Cow Green (14.4 km/8.9 miles)
Section 2 Cow Green to Holwick Head (10.9 km/6.8 miles)
Section 3 Holwick Head to Middleton-in-Teesdale (7.3 km/4.5 miles)
Section 4 Middleton-in-Teesdale to Romaldkirk (9 km/5.6 miles)
Section 5 Romaldkirk to Barnard Castle (9.7 km/6 miles)
Section 6 Barnard Castle to Whorlton (6.8 km/4.3 miles)
Section 7 Whorlton to Gainford (9.2 km/5.7 miles)
Section 8 Gainford to Darlington (12.6 km/7.8 miles)
Section 9 Darlington to Hurworth-on-Tees (9.4 km/5.8 miles)
Section 10 Hurworth-on-Tees to Middleton One Row (9.9 km/6.2 miles)
Section 11 Middleton One Row to Yarm (11.7 km/7.3 miles)
Section 12 Yarm to Stockton-on-Tees (12.2 km/7.6 miles)
Section 13 Stockton-on-Tees to South Bank (12.8 km/7.9 miles)
Section 14a South Bank to Teesmouth (11.9 km/7.4 miles)
Section 14b South Bank to Redcar (10.5 km/6.5 miles)


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Sometimes, surgical invention isn't the first step for handling varicose veins. If you visit the best vascular surgeons in Orlando at Central Florida Vein & Vascular Center for a consultation, they may decide compression socks could help symptomatically manage your vein health.
You may think seeing a specialist for compression socks may be unnecessary since this useful legwear can be bought in stores. However, there are plenty of reasons why you should see a specialist before purchasing compression stocks. Let's look deeper into how compression socks work, and why it's so important to ask a specialist about them.
(Learn the Basics of Varicose Veins)
How Do Compression Socks Work?
First, picture your veins. Your veins have valves that help promote healthy circulation throughout the body. The vein valves in your legs have an extra challenge: they must circulate blood upward, against the flow of gravity. These valves can become damaged or weakened over time. This causes blood to pool in the lower leg and form a varicose vein. These veins appear as dark and bulging under the skin and can make the legs feel heavy, itchy, tired, or painful. If left untreated, this can increase your risk of developing other conditions, such as a blood clot or a venous ulcer.
Compression socks can be used to give the vein valves a needed boost in promoting healthy blood flow. This legwear applies gradual amounts of pressure to the leg, with the greatest amount of pressure at the bottom. This pressure helps to guide blood back up the leg. They can be very useful in treating varicose veins symptomatically so that you feel less pain or heaviness in the legs. However, it's important to remember that compression socks are not a cure for varicose veins.
When Should I Wear Compression Stockings?
Not everyone needs to wear compression stockings all day, every day. If you're only picking up a pair of compression stockings to manage leg swelling after a long day at work, you probably don't have to consider them part of your daily wardrobe. They can also be useful for occasional wear to ease leg swelling from traveling or sports. If you already have varicose veins, you'll want to wear them daily; your legs need all the help they can get to keep your blood circulating as it should.
Who Should Not Wear Compression Socks?
Certain conditions can be made worse by compression socks. You should not be wearing compression socks if you have:
- Diabetes
- A wound in the lower leg
- A condition, such as Peripheral Neuropathy, that decreases your ability to feel anything on your skin
- Peripheral artery disease
- Too much swelling in the leg
- Congestive heart failure
If you fit any of these criteria, it's best to avoid compression socks and pursue a different line of treatment. A specialist will be able to work with you and figure out what treatment will be safest for your veins and overall health. Luckily, there are many different types of treatment options available to treat varicose veins.
Why Wear Compression Stockings for Varicose Veins?
Varicose veins are formed when vein valves are weak or damaged. These weakened or damaged valves affect your vein's ability to push blood upward against gravity resulting in blood pooling into the vein instead. Legs can end up feeling heavy, restless, and painful as the veins swell. Compression stockings offer symptomatic relief by giving your legs a little help with proper blood circulation.
Compression stockings strategically apply pressure to the leg. They're tightest in the ankle and gradually decrease pressure toward the top of the stocking. This pushes blood flow upward, helps maintain proper circulation, and minimizes the swelling associated with varicose veins. They also provide other benefits, including:
- Preventing or managing spider veins
- Steadying blood pressure
- Promoting healing after seeking vein therapy from a specialist
Picking the Right Compression Stocking for You
Stockings come in a variety of sizes and compression levels, so you'll want to know what size you need before you start shopping. Manufacturers will include their own measurement guides, but you'll be expected to know the size of your ankles and the widest point of your calf. If you're picking up thigh-high stockings or compression tights, you'll also need to know measurements for your thighs and inseam.
Next, you'll need to pick out the best compression level for you. These are measured by blood pressure in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). Not all compression stockings are available over the counter, so you may still need to visit a specialist to get the best fit for you. Stockings are available in four different compression levels:
- 15-20 mmHg. The lowest level is ideal if you're experiencing leg swelling and fatigue due to being on your feet for extended periods of time. These are available over the counter.
- 20-30 mmHg. A Medical Class Grade I stocking, this level works for most individuals and is most often prescribed for varicose veins. It can also be helpful for managing leg swelling and heaviness due to pregnancy.
- 30-40 mmHg. This Medical Class Grade II stocking is generally used for patients with deep vein thrombosis.
- 40-50 mmHg. This Medical Class Grade III stocking is the strongest available and should only be used when prescribed by a physician. This level is used to manage severe lymphedema, wounds, and ulcers.
How to Wear Compression Stockings
The gradual pressure offered by compression stockings is great for your legs once they're on. However, it can make it quite tricky to actually get your leg into the stocking! Don't worry; if done properly, it's not as hard as it may seem.
- Donning gloves or regular kitchen gloves to prevent your hands from causing any damage to your stockings.
- Fold your stocking inside-out to the heel.
- Place your foot inside.
- Carefully pull the stocking up over your leg
- Making sure it does not wrinkle.
Seeing a Specialist About Compression Socks
Finding the right size and level of compression that's right for you can be tricky. You can't tell by sight alone what will work. This is where a specialist can help. A specialist will go beyond just sizing your legs; they will use an ultrasound to create a clear picture of your vein health. From there, they'll be able to tell you what type of compression will be best. Or, they may decide that compression socks aren't the best course of action. If necessary, they may talk to you about surgical intervention. There's no need to worry about vein surgery. Treatments are minimally invasive with little downtime, and they address the root of the problem instead of simply managing symptoms.
Again, we stress that compression socks are not a cure for varicose veins. Even if you do buy a pair of light compression socks from a store nearby, they will not fix the underlying issue.
When Compression Socks Aren't Enough
As we've stated before, compression socks may not be viable for some people. Or, in some cases, they aren't a long-term solution for vein health. In these cases, it's likely that your specialist will recommend surgical intervention. The type of surgery will vary based on your vein health, but modern treatment options are minimally invasive. It often consists of either applying heat energy or injecting a special solution into the vein to irritate and close it, effectively removing the vein without scarring. Treatment is done as an outpatient procedure and patients are able to go home the same day, and often return to work the following day.
Learn More from Board-Certified Specialists
Have questions about compression socks or your overall vein health? You know what to do. Our team of the best vascular surgeons in Orlando at Central Florida Vein & Vascular Center have dedicated themselves to providing the best care possible. Our board-certified specialists are highly trained in modern, minimally-invasive treatments. They're available to answer your questions, assess your vein health, and create the treatment plan that will be most beneficial for your veins. You can call us today at 407-545-3385 or 352-658-5547 to schedule a consultation. You'll be able to meet us in one of three convenient locations in The Villages, Kissimmee, or Ocoee — whichever works best for you.


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Autonomous vehicles hold exciting yet ominous signs for transportation in the future
On March 19, 2018, an autonomous Uber cab killed a woman walking with her bicycle in Tempe, Arizona, USA. Local police say the car did not slow down even when the woman was standing right ahead. Though an operator was inside the car, no case has been registered against him. Uber has put off further trials. Three accidents involving autonomous vehicles (AV) have taken place in USA in the last two years. In January this year, an AV of Tesla in California was not able to recognise a stationary fire truck when the vehicle in front suddenly changed lanes. The car rammed into the fire truck but the driver was safe. In February, 2016, one person lost his life in an accident as his semi-autonomous car could not differentiate between "the white side of a tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky" in Florida.
AVs may be hogging headlines for all the wrong reasons, but they are changing the face of transportation systems. Using the artificial intelligence system, AVs are making inroads in various parts of the world. Tesla has sold more than 120,000 cars with built-in autonomous features in the US. Recently, Uber bought 24,000 autonomous SUVs from Volvo for its operations in the US. The Swedish government has launched a large-scale experiment to understand the interaction of AVs with humans. A similar project is underway in the UK. In Germany, the road and transport company, Deutshe Bahn, along with the technology company, Easymile, has started a fully autonomous bus service in Bavaria. The bus can carry six passengers at a time and travels for around 700 m. It has been envisioned as part of a larger integrated transport system.
Google's Waymo is offering free rides to people in Arizona, USA, to try out its newly-launched mass produced self-driving mini-van, the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid. The mini-van is being used as a robotaxi service. Waymo has also tied up with Chrysler to build fully autonomous cars. Automobile manufacturers like Ford, General Motors (GM) and Toyota are planning to upgrade their current fleet of cars with autonomous technologies. GM is currently leading the competition with the acquisition of auto-nomous technology starts-ups like Cruise Automation and Lyft.
In India, companies like Tata, Mahindra and Infosys have launched autonomous technology projects which are in various levels of development. There are also a number of Indian technology start-ups that are working on cheaper modules of AV technologies. For instance, Flux Auto, Bengaluru, is building modules that perform specific autonomous functions, while Hi-tech Robotic Systemz, Gurugram, has built India's first fully AV, Novus Drive (see 'The road to fully autonomous vehicles').
A large number of global automobile companies believe that mobility in the future will be driverless. A study by RethinkX, an independent think tank based in USA , says that 95 per cent of all the travel by US citizens by 2030 will be through AVs, which would mostly be provided as a service by companies like Uber. In a study published in 2017, tech giant Intel predicted that a new economy will bloom "around the time saved by people in not driving their own vehicles". It pegs what it calls the "passenger economy" at a massive US $7 trillion, which is three times the size of India's GDP. Audit firm KPMG says that car ownership will fall 70 per cent by 2050 (see 'Movement message').
How it works
An AV uses an artificial intelligence system which receives data from the surroundings in real time through onboard instruments. There are two types of technologies—one that uses the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) and others which don't. LIDAR uses light pulses to generate detailed three dimensional images of the environment around the vehicle. Cameras are used to see markings on the roads while short range radar technology is used to calculate distances from objects. This data is then analysed by an on-board computer to take real time decisions to manoeuvre through busy city streets. Waymo is an example of LIDAR based-technology. Tesla cars do not use the fine detailing of LIDAR but its vehicles provide full semi-autonomous functions.
Autonomous technologies are at different levels of development and are graded on a scale of 1 to 5, according to USA's Society of Automotive Engineers. At each of the levels, the degree of the autonomous nature of the vehicle increases. At level 1, the technology provides for a specific assistance such as steering and acceleration, while the rest of the functions are controlled by the driver. At level 2, the driver physically disengages from driving, while the onboard computer takes over with cruise control and lane centring, but the driver still needs to remain alert in order to take over in case of an emergency.
At level 3, all functions, even regarding safety, are taken over by technology. The driver's role is limited to just occasional monitoring. At level 4, the car is fully auto-nomous for an entire trip, but does not cover all expected driving conditions. The driver is not required. A level 5 AV would equal the performance of a human driver.
But there are several major concerns around using artificial intelligence in transportation. At levels 4 & 5, AVs would leave no option for a human to takeover even in an emergency, which brings forth a host of issues regarding the safety of these cars. The problem also lies with the decision-making capability of the AV in unpredictable situations. For instance, experts have raised doubts about the inability of AVs to take moral decisions in a situation where it would need to decide whether to save the passenger or someone on the road. Humans take quick decisions on instinct, while codes will have to be written for AVs.
There are also legal hurdles and questions of accountability. On one hand, the state of California recently allowed AVs to operate without drivers to sit inside in case of emergencies. And in the other, Germany has enacted a law that makes it mandatory for drivers to be present at all times in an AV to take over in the case of an emergency. The UK is working on a law to regulate AVs which it expects will be out by 2021. USA is also working on its Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution law or simply SELF DRIVE. James M Anderson, a behavioural scientist at US-based RAND Corporation, says: "The common law system has a long history of accommodating new technologies, but there are some statutory provisions that might need to change."
But even while formulating laws, there are several grey areas. Take for instance the Uber cab that killed the woman in Arizona. Robert Rabin, a professor at the Stanford Law School, California, says: "Under conventional tort law principles, if the safety driver failed to exercise reasonable care in avoiding the accident, Uber would be responsible for the driver's negligence. If the automated features of the AV failed to note the presence of the victim, the manufacturer of the vehicle, as well as Uber, could be held responsible under the product liability principles. If the victim was walking in the road-way and her presence was obscured by darkness at the late hour, she might be found partially at fault."
Even as countries redraft transportation laws to account for AVs, simple enhancements of technology can ward off possible deaths. Instruments like noises or light flashes can be used to warn people and other vehicles around the AV. Perhaps to begin with, different degrees of autonomy could be allowed in different sections of a city based on how difficult it would be for the AV to navigate through them. "I think companies recognise that driving is a social act and that interactions among drivers and pedestrians vary widely by locality even within a single country, but I'm not certain how they are going to accommodate these differences," says Anderson.
AVs have performed well in controlled environments where routes are fixed and uncertainty is less. But in the real world, an AV will have to wade through complicated traffic congestions, read road signs with graffiti on them and respond to non-verbal gestures used by drivers and traffic personnel. This would need technology to be as robust as a human being! "Society may be less tolerant of mistakes made by machines than of mistakes made by people. But if we can accept that early self-driving cars will make some mistakes—but fewer than human drivers—developers can use early deployment to improve self-driving technology," says David Groves, co-director of RAND's Water and Climate Resilience Center.
AVs may perhaps work in a scenario where human-driven vehicles are banned. Then all AVs would be connected to each other and be able to communicate much more efficiently than they can do with human drivers. But then what would happen to the jobs of human drivers. While some could be employed as tele-operators remotely monitoring large fleets of auto-nomous vehicles, the majority would be out of jobs. This has always been a major concern with the introduction of artificial intelligence into any sector of the economy.
On the other hand, do people feel safe inside an AV? According to a study by the American Automobile Association, 63 per cent of drivers felt afraid to ride in a fully self-driving vehicle in 2017, down from 78 per cent a year earlier. This may mean an increasing acceptance of the idea of a self-driving car, but if accidents continue unabated, the scenario could reverse easily. If forecasts prove correct and AVs takeover our transportation in the future, it would not only mean a great advance in technology but also a reimagining of the way we move from one place to another.
|The road to fully autonomous vehicles
1958: General Motors tests its 1958 Chevrolet with pick-up coils to receive signals from the wires embedded in the road. The car drove itself by reacting to these signals
1958: Chrysler comes out with Imperial, the first car with cruise control
1977: Japan-based Sukuba Mechanical Engineering Laboratory demonstrates an autonomous car which processes images of the road. It has two cameras for image processing and uses analog computer technology to process signals and travels at a speed of 30 km/hr on a custom-made rail
1987: An autonomous car, developed by Ernst Dickmanns at the Bundeswehr University, Munich, travels for 20 km at 90 km/hr. It was fitted with two cameras, eight 16-bit Intel microprocessors and other sensors
1994: Dickmanns demonstrates another autonomous car in Paris. It drives through simulated traffic at 130 km/hr even taking decisions to change lanes
1995: Dickmann's team drives an autonomous Mercedes S-class from Munich in Germany to Odense in Denmark. Carnegie Mellon University demonstrates an autonomous car with a windshield-mounted camera and a GPS
2007: Carnegie Mellon University's Tartan Racing Team wins the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's urban challenge of 60 miles with its autonomous car "Boss" in 4 hours and 10 minutes
2009: Google starts its autonomous car project called Google Autonomous Car using Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), GPS, cameras and radar which begins the modern era of fully autonomous cars
2010: Scientists at the University of Parma in Italy demonstrate an autonomous car that travels from Parma to Shanghai through nine countries in over three months—a distance of 16,000 km
2015: Tesla launches Model S with enhanced auto pilot and full self-driving capability at US $70,700 per car. The electric car, which does not use LIDAR, has 12 ultrasonic sensors to spot fast-approaching vehicles on the adjacent lanes
2016: Hi-tech Robotic Systemz, Gurugram, launches Novus Drive, a self-driving shuttle. This vehicle developed in India has cloud based intelligence for fleet management and audio/visual alerts in case of emergencies
2017: German bus operator Deutsche Bahn launches an autonomous bus service in Bad Birnbach, Germany. The fully autonomous bus can carry six passengers at a time. Google's Waymo launches a self driving minivan in Arizona, USA. This is the first mass produced fully autonomous vehicle with integrated hardware suite. Tech giant Yandex launches a self-driving taxi in Russia. This autonomous vehicle is the first to be tested under snowy conditions in a controlled environment.
Finland-based VTT Technical Research Centre launches a self-driving vehicle in Muonio. The fully autonomous vehicle was tested on a road in tougher terrain under snowy weather conditions.
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'Breitbart's' Milo Yiannopoulos Talks Pedophilia, Jokes About Priest Molestation
2/21/2017: Milo Yiannopoulos has resigned from Breitbart amidst pedophilia scandal.
Just as the American Conservative Union announces Breitbart's Milo Yiannopoulos as its keynote speaker, a video surfaced of Yiannopoulos defending pedophilia and making jokes about priests having sex with boys. Yiannopoulos, who is hardly a traditional conservative will headline at CPAC. Yiannopoulos has been highly critical of people trying to ban his free speech.
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Jonah Goldbert, a senior editor for the conservative magazine National Review, has expressed what many are feeling, by questioning the Yiannopoulos invitation. His is calling having Milo as the keynote speaker "sad and disappointing."
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"An epidemic of speech suppression has taken over college campuses. Milo has exposed their liberal thuggery and we think free speech includes hearing Milo's important perspective."
But many people are very concerned, after hearing Yiannopoulos say that people are getting hung up on labels when it comes to adults having sex with children.
"In the homosexual world, particularly, some of those relationships between younger boys and older men — the sort of 'coming of age' relationship — those relationships in which those older men help those young boys discover who they are and give them security and safety and provide them with love and a reliable, sort of rock, where they can't speak to their parents."
But in the video, the other person says that it all sounds like molestation.
"It sounds like molestation to me. It sounds like Catholic priest molestation to me."
But Yiannopoulos brushes it off, joking that he personally learned a lot from sex with priests.
"But you know what? I'm grateful for Father Michael. I wouldn't give nearly such good [oral sex] if it wasn't for him."
Yiannopoulos confirms that he had a sexual relationship with a priest when he was 14.
Yiannopoulos also defended himself via a Facebook post, saying he does "not support pedophilia. Period."
But many conservatives are saying that they do not want Milo Yiannopoulos as a speaker for CPAC, says the Daily Caller. But Yiannopoulos says that people are misunderstanding what he said on the video. Milo says having been molested as a teenager, he uses gallows humor to speak about pedophilia.
"The videos do not show what people say they show. I did joke about giving better [oral sex] as a result of clerical sexual abuse committed against me when I was a teen. If I choose to deal in an edgy way on an internet livestream with a crime I was the victim of that's my prerogative. It's no different to gallows humor from AIDS sufferers."
Yiannopoulos said that he misspoke when he used the term "boy" when saying it was okay for men to have sex with boys.
"I did say that there are relationships between younger men and older men that can help a young gay man escape from a lack of support or understanding at home. That's perfectly true and every gay man knows it. But I was not talking about anything illegal and I was not referring to pre-pubescent boys," Milo said. "I shouldn't have used the word 'boy' when I talked about those relationships between older men and younger gay men."
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Side Effects of Cancer Treatment: Eyes
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Some chemotherapy drugs may cause eye problems, ranging from minor dry eyes to an increased risk of cataracts, which may lead to progressive loss of vision. Symptoms of eye problems should not be ignored; notify your doctor immediately if you have cloudy vision, blurred vision, sensitivity to light, severe eye pain or a sudden loss of vision.
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Conjunctivitis: This condition, also known as "pink eye", is caused by a viral or bacterial infection, or an allergic reaction. Chemotherapy drugs tend to suppress your immune system, making you more susceptible to infection.
Cataracts: Cataracts are a cloudy area in the lens of your eye that prevents light from passing through. They are painless, but do lead to a progressive loss of vision. Cataracts usually occur in one eye and won't spread to the other.
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