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Sell Gold, Silver, Jewelry & More
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Sell Precious Metals, Jewelry, Sterling, Etc
At UCPM we make the process of selling us your jewelry, sterling, scrap gold, etc… an educational experience for you along with a high level of transparency.
The process of determining value of the gold or silver content of an item requires three pieces of information, karat or purity, weight, and spot price. As San Diego coin and bullion experts we work with you and explain the process so you understand how the value is determined.
Once value is determined an offer is made to purchase your items, if accepted you will be given the option to receive cash or a company check on the spot.
We guarantee the highest price paid for your gold jewelry in San Diego, and will beat any verifiable offer.
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At United Coin & Precious Metals we make the process of selling us your gold, silver, and platinum bullion products highly transparent.
Identify your gold, silver, or platinum item on the corresponding web page and you will find our buy/sells spreads clearly listed next to the item. Our prices update every 30 seconds based on the New York spot price. You will immediately know the value of your item and most importantly what we will be willing to pay you for it.
IF YOUR ITEM IS NOT PICTURED:
There are literally hundreds of different bullion products in the marketplace. At UCPM we only list the most common and frequently traded bullion items. If you’re item is not pictured we are still VERY INTERESTED in purchasing from you. Call us and identify your bullion item and we will give you a verbal quote based on the current spot price.
You will find UCPM buy/sell spreads are amongst the most competitive within the industry. Once you decide to sell we will pay you on the spot either cash or a company check.
At UCPM we have no minimum requirement on buying or selling precious metals. We will purchase any amount guaranteed.
We offer a no pressure, highly transparent, warm, comfortable and secure environment.
If you are from out of town mail us your items at the address listed on our website and we will forward you a check the same day.
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Our San Diego based coin and bullion shop will buy precious metals from basic collector coins to numismatic rarities. As a collector/investor for over 40 years we understand what it is like to be on the other side of the table. We understand that education and transparency are the fundamental components to building trust and a long term relationship.
We identify, grade, and determine value of the entire collection. We explain what goes into determining value and most importantly how much we would be willing to pay you for the items.
It will be your decision to sell part or all of your collection.
You will have the option to receive cash or company check on the spot.
At UCPM we make a two way market with many collector coins such as pre 1933 U.S gold, Morgan and Peace dollars, Walker Halves, etc… as such we are more competitive with our offers to buy, this is our business, not a sideline. | {
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“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” -- Lao-tzu, Chinese philosopher (604 BC - 531 BC) They say the first step is the hardest – and that every endeavor is a culmination of baby steps.
Images of shuttered businesses and liquidation sales are sending a message to entrepreneurs everywhere: The “Death of Retail” is nigh. Just look at JC Penney’s plummeting stock, compared to Amazon’s ever-soaring stock price. No one ever leaves their home to shop until they drop anymore, right?
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SSA. SSDI. SSI. HUD. If you’ve heard of these acronyms, you’ve probably also heard them being associated with deaf individuals. Sadly, some stereotypes die hard. One is the idea that all deaf people are poor and abuse government assistance. In a recession, it seems even more so. Because seemingly everyone is broke.
If you remember stopping by your local library or community college to borrow one, or several, of these videos you probably were a Deaf child of the 90’s or a fresh-faced new signer in college with a funky sweater.
When Oscar winning Deaf actress, Marlee Matlin, was a contestant on season six of Dancing with the Stars, she impressed us all with her fluid waltz and mambo moves. After that season, the misconception of Deaf people being unable to dance was spun around and thrown out the door by her partner Fabian. She proved to the world, that one doesn’t need to hear to bust out a move on the dance floor.
If the thought of doing your taxes (again) makes you want to curl up into a fetal position, you're not alone. When business man Louis J. Schwarz began offering Income Tax Preparation Services for the Deaf in 1971, the Federal Tax Code was already roughly 16,500 pages long. | {
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The Opposition parties, which had been critical of the Jayalalithaa government over its handling of the northeast monsoon, demanded a probe into the issue of discharge of excess water from Chembarambakkam reservoir.
The Centre on Thursday declared the floods in Tamil Nadu as “calamity of severe nature” even as Opposition questioned ruling AIADMK’s handling of discharge of excess water from a city lake during the heavy downpour.
Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa said that on her plea with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Centre had declared the floods as a calamity of severe nature.
She also said that the Parliament Secretariat had issued a circular to MPs stating that they can allot Rs 1 crore worth renovation and rehabilitation efforts in the flood-affected districts from Members of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS).
While the state government would apprise lawmakers of the requirement in the respective districts on this matter, her party (AIADMK) MPs, totalling 49 in both Houses, had already been asked to contribute Rs 1 crore each from MPLADS, she said.
The state government said 347 persons had died and over 3,300 heads of cattle lost so far, but rehabilitation work had been taken up in full swing.
Over 17.64 lakh people were rescued and sheltered in 6,605 relief centres across the state while over 1.28 crore food packets have been distributed, it was officially stated.
An amount of Rs 67.47 crore has been disbursed among over 1.11 lakh families as immediate relief.
The Opposition parties, which had been critical of the Jayalalithaa government over its handling of the northeast monsoon, demanded a probe into the issue of discharge of excess water from Chembarambakkam reservoir here, which flooded Adyar river, resulting in heavy inundation of the embankments.
He sought the government’s response on allegations of it not properly handling the issue of discharge of excess water from Chembarambakkam reservoir into the Adyar river.
“Sad-faced people of Tamil Nadu are awaiting a response from the AIADMK government, especially from Chief Minister Jayalalithaa,” he said in a statement.
To ascertain facts behind this issue, a proper probe should be ordered into it, he demanded.
His son and party Treasurer M K Stalin also made similar remarks, but the government shot back saying it had properly executed its responsibilities.
Electricity Minister Natham R Viswanathan said it was due to government’s prompt work that people were moved in quick time before the river went in spate, which averted loss of life. However, there was damage to property, he admitted.
CPI(M) state Secretary G Ramakrishnan blamed “official apathy” for the disaster and alleged that red-tapism over discharge of water had resulted in such a damage.
He demanded that an inquiry commission under a sitting High Court Judge be formed with the members, including water management experts, to probe lapses and fix responsibility.
PMK founder S Ramadoss said the problems arising out of the post-rains scenario cannot be solved by writing letters to the Prime Minister, saying “political pressure” must be exerted on the Centre to get results.
An all-party meeting should be convened to discuss the matter after which Jayalalithaa should lead a delegation of members from all political parties to meet the Prime Minister to take up the issue, he urged.
BJP state President Tamizhisai Sounderrajan said the government should come out with a detailed water management for the future. | {
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Polanski's "Ghost Writer" Shouldn't Haunt Theaters
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Roman Polanski conjures strong emotions, whether for his undeniable past brilliance as a filmmaker or his three-decades-and-counting child sex case. But his new film, "The Ghost Writer," isn't likely to evoke much of anything in either his fans or his critics.
Starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan, the film follows an author, The Ghost (McGregor), hired to ghostwrite the memoir of embattled former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Brosnan, offering shades of both Tony Blair and a slimmer Bill Clinton) after the first writer dies of an apparent suicide. No sooner has The Ghost taken the job than he's getting mugged, being followed and discovering there are much darker forces at work than he first believed.
It's a classic setup, one that should have been a walk in the park for any director. Instead, it's a poorly executed bore that's forgettable at best and laughable at worst.
Polanski's virtuosity has been well demonstrated. "Rosemary's Baby" and "Chinatown" are part of the Pantheon of film history. But watching "The Ghost Writer" you can't help but wonder who was in the driver's seat this time around because it seems impossible that it's the same man who helmed "The Piano."
From the bad CGI to the unforgivable English accent Kim Cattrall puts on as Lang's aide to the multiple Kung Fu-style voiceovers where someone obviously drops an f-bomb that comes out as "sodding" or "bugger, " the film is stacked with glaring mistakes any director, let alone one of Polanski's caliber, should be ashamed of.
And then there's the acting. We always believed Ewan McGregor could read the phone book and be compelling. Turns out we were wrong. Doe eyed and constantly bewildered, his Ghost, a title that proves instantly cloying, is like the blonde bimbo in horror movies who always runs into the basement. You want to shake him and scream, "No dummy, the other way!" Thankfully both Brosnan and Olivia Williams, as his long suffering wife, are pitch perfect.
The biggest question of this film, which is actually a commentary on the war on terror posing as an old fashioned thriller, is why doesn't basic logic apply? If it's so easy for the audience to figure out what's going to happen, why can't the characters? Predictable, dull and bizarrely dated, it feels like a really long "Ripped From the Headlines" episode of "Law & Order." Just not as good.
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The boundaries of many local school districts across the nation include parcels of land that are owned by the federal government or have been removed from the local tax rolls by the federal government, including Indian lands. These school districts face special challenges — they must provide a quality education to the children living on the Indian and other federal lands and meet all federal education requirements, while sometimes operating with less local revenue than is available to other school districts because the federal property is exempt from local property taxes.
Since 1950, Congress has provided financial assistance to these affected school districts through the Impact Aid Program. Impact Aid was designed to assist school districts that have lost property tax revenue due to the presence of tax-exempt federal property or that have experienced increased expenditures due to the enrollment of federally connected children, including children living on Indian lands. The program supports local school districts with concentrations of children who reside on Indian lands, military bases, low-rent housing properties and other federal properties, or who have parents in the uniformed services or employed on eligible federal properties.
How Does Aurora Public Schools Qualify for Impact Aid?
To qualify for Impact Aid funding, the district conducts a yearly survey to determine the number of students attending an APS school whose parents/guardians are on active duty in the armed forces or actively employed by companies working on government contracts. Parent/guardian participation in this survey is critical to the district obtaining funding from the Impact Aid Program. See below for further information on the survey.
In order to be eligible for the Impact Aid Program, a school district must have:
At least 400 federal students in their Average Daily Attendance count; OR
At least 3% of all children in the district’s Average Daily Attendance must be federally connected.
Completing the survey is the only way APS can verify and demonstrate these requisite numbers.
Did APS qualify for the Impact Aid Grant in the 2013 – 2014, 2014- 2015 or 2015 - 2016 school years?
No, in the 2013 – 2014 school year Aurora Public Schools did not meet the necessary threshold to receive Impact Aid payments. APS sent out an Armed Services Survey only to already identified families, resulting in only 150 returned surveys. Based on survey results, the top impacted schools, in order, were: Vista Peak Exploratory, Vista Peak Preparatory, Murphy Creek K-8, Rangeview High School, Vassar Elementary, Side Creek Elementary, Aurora Quest K-8, Aurora Frontier K-8, Dalton Elementary, Mrachek Middle School, Global Village Charter School, Iowa Elementary and Gateway High School.
No, in the 2014 – 2015 school year Aurora Public Schools did not meet the necessary threshold to receive Impact Aid payments. APS did broaden the survey range to identify not only our active service military families but also federal government employees who have students enrolled in the district. Including federal employees at designated locations will increase APS’s numbers, with the goal of meeting the target threshold for receiving Impact Aid.
No, in the 2015 – 2016 & 2016-2017 school years Aurora Public Schools did not meet the necessary threshold to receive Impact Aid payments.
How Can You Help?
If a member of your family is on active duty in the armed forces or actively employed by companies working on government contracts, please complete the Federal Impact Aid Program Survey Form. This survey must be completed for each student enrolled in APS. This form is a requirement for APS to receive funding. All parents/guardians who either live or work on federal property should complete the survey form. While parents may not be in the military, they may work on federal property, such as at the Denver Federal Center, at a federally supported housing project, at a national park or national forest, at a VA hospital or on Indian Trust or Treaty lands.
One day and one survey can make a difference. Districts must select one official day for reporting and that day is the basis for generating funds. APS’s official survey date is October 05, 2016. A Federal Impact Aid Program Survey Form will be mailed to households that Centralized Admissions identified or households that were previously surveyed in Aurora Public Schools. Surveys will be sent to the home address of previously identified households to include a postage paid return envelope. Alternately, any survey can be returned to the Department of Federal Programs Attn: Impact Aid, 15701 E. 1st Avenue, Ste. 106, Aurora, CO 80011. Your survey can be the difference in making APS eligible for these funds.
How Do School Districts Use Impact Aid?
Most Impact Aid funds are considered general aid to school districts. Accordingly, districts may use the funds in whatever manner they choose in accordance with their local and state requirements. School districts use Impact Aid for a wide variety of expenses, including the salaries of teachers and teacher aides; purchasing textbooks, computers, and other equipment; after-school programs and remedial tutoring; advanced placement classes; and special enrichment programs.
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Formal grievances regarding Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and/or Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act maybe filed pursuant to Policy AC and Regulation AC-R found here. | {
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Professional Custom Accounting: How did Japan responded to the rise of the Ming empire?
Professional Custom Accounting: How did Japan responded to the rise of the Ming empire?
The following questions require you to read Ji-Young Lee’s chapters one, two and three and Ge Zhaoguang’s chapter one. All readings are discussed in one way or another in my lectures.
Can you tell me in your own words what Ji-Young Lee mean by “hegemonic authority as a product of domestic legitimation”? Can you illustrate what she means with a concrete example of East Asian politics?
How did Japan responded to the rise of the Ming empire? How does Ji-Young Lee explain how Japan became an official Ming tributary for a brief period of time?
In Chapter one of Ge Zhaoguang’s What Is China?: Territory, Ethnicity, Culture, and History, he describes the history of an All-under-Heaven worldview in China [exactly the tianxia system described in Ji-Young Lee’s literature review chapter]. Would you call this worldview sinocentric? When did China stop being sinocentric? Did Buddhism and Catholicism had anything to do with sinocentric worldviews? | {
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In thinking about whether New Zealand can be richer, and what it might have to do to do that, it is worth looking at the fundamentals. What makes a nation rich and what makes it poor?
Looking at industrial production helps understand this a bit better. This comparison and analysis isn't easy. Once again the data is fragmented and difficult to compare. Even using the CIA World Factbook isn't particularly easy in this case. I haven't finished looking at poorer nations yet but some interesting suggestions come out of looking at the rich nations. Once again my rich assessment is based on GDP per capita. The wealth of individuals is more important, ultimately, than the absolute wealth of a large group of people.
So, what are the apparent conclusions from looking at industrial production? Most are intuitively obvious:
rich nations have high value add (they make products not raw materials)
tourism, textiles and chemicals are ubiquitous products among the rich nations
electronics and food processing also feature often
the availability of raw materials doesn't necessarily constrain value added production but it does make it more likely
New Zealand features well up the GDP per capita rankings but doesn't have enough high value activity to get to the top
The best indicators for wealth seem to be around the production of chemicals, electronics and processed food. Tourism and textiles feature large in high value economies but, at first blush, also seem to in relatively poor countries (except for the very poorest). Tourism occurs where there is some attraction and is highly valuable where it occurs. Textile technology seems to be very widespread and available. Processed food is obviously unlikely in places where they struggle just for staples and, like electronics and chemicals, is high technology.
Some economies, Japan is a good example, import large amounts of raw materials and add a great deal of value to the products they manufacture. However, there seem to be advantages to having the raw materials in the first place. For example, the greatest incidence of petrochemical industry occurs where nations have oil resources. This makes sense. There must be a cost advantage to manufacturing products from local resources. And, it makes sense that expertise will grow when there is a long history with a resource. For example, New Zealand's high technology dairy processing makes sense due to its long history in dairying. Some countries, such as Kuwait, seem to have used their natural resources to ensure that value adding industries were established (petroleum and petrochemicals) rather than just export raw resource.
In a first attempt to think about the role of resources I had a quick look at population densities compared to wealth per capita. The result showed that at low population densities countries were uniformly poor but at higher population densities there was no discernible pattern. Having a minimum amount of available labour is absolutely necessary to gain wealth but that amount doesn't seem to be very high. From that point on the role of population seems to have little to do with the wealth of a nation. High technology development obviously helps support larger populations but the high tech seems to be the prerequisite and not the population.
The most highly advanced economies are not the richest (in per capita terms). The US, Germany and Japan feature highly but each seem to be supporting higher populations than would seem optimal (from a purely wealth per capita perspective). Economies based on little production, and indeed mainly on services, can be quite rich if they are small. For example, Bermuda has among the richest of individuals with only tourism, international business and light manufacturing; and Guernsey ranks quite high on only tourism and banking. Generally, though, services do not support larger numbers. The very richest countries (the top three examples of which are Liechtenstein, Qatar and Luxembourg) are both high tech and small.
Wealth has never been weightless. Weightless in this context means using a relatively low environmental footprint (including, or perhaps, especially energy). Some countries (ie very small ones) can make a respectable living out of services. However, even these countries tend to embrace tourism, which isn't as energy or resource intensive as some but is still far from weightless. Most rich countries are energy intensive. Surprisingly this doesn't necessarily mean heavy industry, big steel things are a source of value but don't seem to be the highest. Highly energy intensive industries like food processing, chemicals and electronics are at the forefront of wealth. The concept of a high value weightless economy based on services seems attractive but history doesn't yet smile favourably on this. Software giants who have established dominant positions seem attractive but ultimately there is more money invested in the 'weightless' internet in PCs, servers, modems and routers.
Notwithstanding the above the high value products change. Textiles once made the fortunes of the Low Countries, English and French but now seems to be spread across the world. Steel and machinery are still highly valuable products but don't seem to be a key indicator of the highest wealth. Electronics and chemicals seem to be the golden products today but will they be tomorrow? Services don't seem to feature that highly yet but is their time still to come, or is the 'killer app' of tomorrow still a fledgling technology today? Many people are promoting the 'green' economy, mainly around energy; but energy has been a major industry for some time yet rarely features as a valuable product. Energy seems to be mainly an enabler. There isn't an inherent demand for energy, only for what it can do.
New Zealand features relatively high on the individual wealth stakes because we have some of the top value earners. Tourism and textiles are nothing special (in the context of being common throughout the world) but they seem to be perennially valuable. New Zealand even does some machinery manufacturing, which although relatively small is also valuable. Food will always be valuable, though, and New Zealand is at the forefront in food technology. Mainly in dairy but also in other high value add products, such as wine. In general New Zealand has a small mixture of relatively high technology industry but mainly 'old school' stuff. We're not at the forefront of high technology and we probably don't have the energy intensity to do it anyway. Nevertheless, we're going backwards in relative terms and it seems to be a population problem. Growing GDP through increased consumption and property values (through arbitrarily high demand) is a poor way to grow GDP.
In terms of increased value add options seem somewhat limited. Food processing is worth sticking with and probably always will be. As will tourism and some limited textile production and manufacturing. Maybe we will find ourselves at the forefront of a 'weightless' economy but history suggests otherwise (and in any event there isn't a relative advantage in a weightless economy almost by definition). As for a 'green' economy well this is ultimately an energy play and energy is an enabler not an objective in its own right. Either we have to dial back the clock a little bit (on both population and expectation) or get busy with real high tech, energy intensive manufacturing (with no guarantee of a payback). | {
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If you listened to the most recent episode of This American Life, you heard former US Representative Bob Inglis (R) lay out a conservative solution to climate change and energy security. Back in November, he joined Todd Myers, Director of the Center for the Environment’s Washington Policy Center, and Mike Wallace, Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Washington, for a panel discussion sponsored by SPU’s Department of Political Science. Watch their talk here. | {
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Charming Half-Duplex in Pohatcong Township. Property backs to undeveloped land and offers easy access to Rt. 22/78. Located a short distance to Riegelsville, PA. Property is being sold "AS IS" Buyers is responsible for all/any CO, Permits, or repairs required to purchase the property. List price takes into consideration the needed conversion from cesspool to septic.
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Description
Charming Half-Duplex in Pohatcong Township. Property backs to undeveloped land and offers easy access to Rt. 22/78. Located a short distance to Riegelsville, PA. Property is being sold "AS IS" Buyers is responsible for all/any CO, Permits, or repairs required to purchase the property. List price takes into consideration the needed conversion from cesspool to septic.
Property Description
Charming Half-Duplex in Pohatcong Township. Property backs to undeveloped land and offers easy access to Rt. 22/78. Located a short distance to Riegelsville, PA. Property is being sold "AS IS" Buyers is responsible for all/any CO, Permits, or repairs required to purchase the property. List price takes into consideration the needed conversion from cesspool to septic.
Assessment Total
75300
Block Identifier
115
Building Assessment
37900
Community Living
No
Easement
Unknown
Farm Assessment
No
Fha Age Restricted
No
Fuel Type
Oilabin
Handicap Modified
No
Home Warranty
No
In Law Suite
No
Land Assessment
37400
Services
Cable Tv Available
Sewer
Cesspool
Sub Property Type
Single Family
Tax Amount
2931
Tax Rate Amount
3.893
Tax Year
2019
Utilities
Electric
Water
Public Water
Water Heater
Electric
Year Built Description
Approximate
Zoning
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In recent years, there has been a paradigm shift in the consumer behaviour from bricks to clicks. One of the biggest challenges faced by physical stores today is the competition from e-commerce websites. An online presence for a business acts as a powerful marketing and communication tool, an incredibly cost-efficient platform, and a standard requirement today.
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Friday, January 12, 2018 - 1:03pm
As an organization devoted to exploring and understanding the legacy of slavery in order to ensure freedom for all, we at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center are appalled by the offensive language reportedly used by the President in reference to Haiti and African nations. This language is unacceptable and the attitude being articulated perpetuates white privilege and superiority – undermining people of color in our global community.
As an organization devoted to freedom, inclusion and unity we denounce racist rhetoric. This is our charge as a museum of conscience, education center and convener of dialogue. The language used by the President, followed by the lament about not attracting more northern European immigrants, is beyond alarming. The leaders at the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center call on the public to take a stand and share that this language is not reflective of the attitude of all American people. As our history dramatically demonstrates, the success of our nation is thanks to our diversity and as a result, the American dream cannot and should not be an impossible dream for immigrant communities of color.
Friday, January 12, 2018 - 12:00pm
This weekend through Monday, January 15, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will begin honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his many contributions through a series of programs and activities. We encourage you take part in celebrating with us as we’re sure to have something you’ll enjoy.
Gallery Talk: Have We Achieved MLK’s Dream will feature a discussion with Pastor K.Z. Smith of Corinthian Baptist Church on Saturday, January 13, at 1:30 p.m. The Gallery Talk Series provides visitors with the opportunity to engage with museum staff and community leaders to discuss social injustice, freedom and equality. The series is included in general admission and open to the public.
The 2018 King Legacy Awards Breakfast will be Monday, January 15, with doors opening at 7:30 a.m. and breakfast beginning at 8:00 a.m. The breakfast honors the participants of the King Legacy Youth Leadership Program. The King Legacy Youth Program provides leadership opportunities for graduates of the Freedom Center’s Youth Docent Program and scholarship funds upon completion of the program. The keynote speaker is The Children’s Theatre of Cincinnati Artistic Director of Education and Outreach, Deondra Kamau Means.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will open to the public from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with free general admission to the museum’s permanent exhibitions and programming for the day. Special programming and initiatives will include the Hoxworth Cincinnati Blood Drive; Bead for Life bracelet sale in conjunction with the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s Modern Day Slavery initiatives; membership opportunities for the chance to win prizes, and a community concerts throughout the day beginning at 11:00 a.m.
We hope your participation in this annual day of service will inspire you to continue the ongoing fight in fulfilling Dr. King’s dream. #MyNURFC
Will Jones
Public Relation & Social Media Coordinator
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Friday, September 15, 2017 - 9:43am
With so much going on this weekend with Oktoberfest Zinzinnati and the Hudepohl 14K Brewery Run, we want to remind you that we are still open during our regular business hours of 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. See below for directions to the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center with Oktoberfest Road Closures and if you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at (513) 333-7500. Please note: street closures/routes are subject to change.
Friday, September 15, 2017
Groups and General Admission
· Southbound I-75 (from Dayton, Sharonville)
o Take I-75 south toward downtown Cincinnati. Take the right side exit, Exit 1F, Freeman Avenue. Continue straight on to Freeman Ave, bearing left on Mehring Way after approximately 0.5 miles. Continue on to Mehring Way (east bound).
§ Cars: Continue on to Mehring way for approximately 2 miles, and turn left in to the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. Parking in the “green” section allows for easiest access to the Freedom Center.
§ Buses: After approximately 1.2 miles turn left on to Elm St. Turn right at the first traffic light on to Freedom Way Turn right on to Rosa Parks Street and take the second exit on the traffic circle for Walnut Street. Turn left on to Freedom Way and park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Southbound I-71 (from Columbus, Kenwood, Montgomery)
o Take I-71 south toward downtown Cincinnati. Once downtown, follow the signs for I-75 N through the Lytle tunnel. As you exit the tunnel, get into the second lane from the left for the I-75 north exit. Once on I-75 north, take the first exit on the right, Exit 1G, Liberty St./Ezzard Charles Drive. At end of the exit merge left to turn left at the traffic light, in to the left hand lane on Ezzard Charles Drive. Once on Ezzard Charles Drive turn left at the traffic light on to Western Avenue. Continue in the center lane to turn left at the traffic light. Immediately after the left hand turn you will use the right hand lane to turn on to Freeman Avenue. Continue straight on to Freeman Ave, bearing left on Mehring Way after approximately 0.5 miles. Continue on to Mehring Way (east bound).
§ Cars: Continue on to Mehring way for approximately 2 miles, and turn left in to the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. Parking in the “green” section allows for easiest access to the Freedom Center.
§ Buses: After approximately 1.2 miles turn left on to Elm St. Turn right at the first traffic light on to Freedom Way Turn right on to Rosa Parks Street and take the second exit on the traffic circle for Walnut Street. Turn left on to Freedom Way and park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
o Take the right side exit, Exit 192, 5th Street. Merge on to W 5th Street, continuing for approximately 0.7 miles, turn left on to Greenup Street. After 0.2 miles turn left on to Roebling Way, continuing across the bridge. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit and continue on to Walnut St. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and make a left at the traffic light (Joe Nuxhall Way/Main St) and turn left to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located half-way up the block (after the restaurant Holy Grail Tavern)
o As you cross the bridge into Ohio, get into the second lane from the left for Exit 1D, US 50 W. River Road. Once on River Road stay left to immediately take the Gest Street exit. At the end of the ramp turn left on to Gest Street. Continue on to Gest Street for approximately 0.4 miles, making a slight right on to Pete Rose Way. Make an immediate left turn on to Mehring Way. Continue on Mehring Way (east bound).
§ Cars: Continue on to Mehring way for approximately 1 mile, and turn left in to the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. Parking in the “green” section allows for easiest access to the Freedom Center.
§ Buses: After approximately 0.7 miles turn left on to Elm St. Turn right at the first traffic light on to Freedom Way Turn right on to Rosa Parks Street and take the second exit on the traffic circle for Walnut Street. Turn left on to Freedom Way and park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Northbound I-471 (from Kentucky, Newport, Bellevue)
o Take I-471 north. Follow the signs for I-75/US 50 west. The exit is on the right. On Route 50 west (Ft. Washington Way) get into the second lane from the left to follow the signs for I-75 north. Once on I-75 north take the first exit on the right, exit 1G, Liberty St./Ezzard Charles Dr. At end of the exit merge left to turn left at the traffic light, in to the left hand lane on Ezzard Charles Drive. Once on Ezzard Charles Drive turn left at the traffic light on to Western Avenue. Continue in the center lane to turn left at the traffic light. Immediately after the left hand turn you will use the right hand lane to turn on to Freeman Avenue. Continue straight on to Freeman Ave, bearing left on Mehring Way after approximately 0.5 miles. Continue on to Mehring Way (east bound).
§ Cars: Continue on to Mehring way for approximately 2 miles, and turn left in to the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. Parking in the “green” section allows for easiest access to the Freedom Center.
§ Buses: After approximately 1.2 miles turn left on to Elm St. Turn right at the first traffic light on to Freedom Way Turn right on to Rosa Parks Street and take the second exit on the traffic circle for Walnut Street. Turn left on to Freedom Way and park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Eastbound on I-74 E (from Indianapolis)
o Follow I-74 east to I-75 south, toward downtown Cincinnati. Take the right side exit, Exit 1F, Freeman Avenue. Continue straight on to Freeman Ave, bearing left on Mehring Way after approximately 0.5 miles. Continue on to Mehring Way (east bound).
§ Cars: Continue on to Mehring way for approximately 2 miles, and turn left in to the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. Parking in the “green” section allows for easiest access to the Freedom Center.
§ Buses: After approximately 1.2 miles turn left on to Elm St. Turn right at the first traffic light on to Freedom Way Turn right on to Rosa Parks Street and take the second exit on the traffic circle for Walnut Street. Turn left on to Freedom Way and park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Eastbound on River Road, Route 50 (from Saylor Park)
o Take the Freeman Avenue exit. Turn left on to Freeman Avenue. Continue straight on to Freeman Ave, bearing left on Mehring Way after approximately 0.5 miles. Continue on to Mehring Way Mehring Way (east bound).
§ Cars: Continue on to Mehring way for approximately 2 miles, and turn left in to the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. Parking in the “green” section allows for easiest access to the Freedom Center.
§ Buses: After approximately 1.2 miles turn left on to Elm St. Turn right at the first traffic light on to Freedom Way Turn right on to Rosa Parks Street and take the second exit on the traffic circle for Walnut Street. Turn left on to Freedom Way and park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Westbound Columbia Parkway, Route 50 (from Mariemont)
o Follow US 50 west into downtown. When you get near the stadiums on Ft. Washington Way, get into the second lane from the left for the I-75 north exit. Once on I-75 north, take the first exit on the right, Exit 1G, Liberty St./Ezzard Charles Drive. At end of the exit merge left to turn left at the traffic light, in to the left hand lane on Ezzard Charles Drive. Once on Ezzard Charles Drive turn left at the traffic light on to Western Avenue. Continue in the center lane to turn left at the traffic light. Immediately after the left hand turn you will use the right hand lane to turn on to Freeman Avenue. Continue straight on to Freeman Ave, bearing left on Mehring Way after approximately 0.5 miles. Continue on to Mehring Way (east bound).
§ Cars: Continue on to Mehring way for approximately 2 miles, and turn left in to the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. Parking in the “green” section allows for easiest access to the Freedom Center.
§ Buses: After approximately 1.2 miles turn left on to Elm St. Turn right at the first traffic light on to Freedom Way Turn right on to Rosa Parks Street and take the second exit on the traffic circle for Walnut Street. Turn left on to Freedom Way and park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· From Downtown
o Take I-75 north to Ezzard Charles Dr., exit 1G. Access is easy from 4th, 6th or 8th Streets. At end of the exit merge left to turn left at the traffic light, in to the left hand lane on Ezzard Charles Drive. Once on Ezzard Charles Drive turn left at the traffic light on to Western Avenue. Continue in the center lane to turn left at the traffic light. Immediately after the left hand turn you will use the right hand lane to turn on to Freeman Avenue. Continue straight on to Freeman Ave, bearing left on Mehring Way after approximately 0.5 miles. Continue on to Mehring Way (east bound).
§ Cars: Continue on to Mehring way for approximately 2 miles, and turn left in to the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. Parking in the “green” section allows for easiest access to the Freedom Center.
§ Buses: After approximately 1.2 miles turn left on to Elm St. Turn right at the first traffic light on to Freedom Way Turn right on to Rosa Parks Street and take the second exit on the traffic circle for Walnut Street. Turn left on to Freedom Way and park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
Saturday, September 16, 2017
· Southbound I-75 (from Dayton, Sharonville)
o Take I-75 south toward downtown Cincinnati. Take the left side exit, Exit 1C, and follow signs for Downtown/Fifth St. Turn right on to Walnut Street
§ Cars: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn left on Second Street and turn right to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located on the second half of the block (after Howl at the Moon).
§ Buses: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and the Freedom Center will be located on your immediate right-hand side, park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Southbound I-71 (from Columbus, Kenwood, Montgomery)
o Take I-71 south toward downtown Cincinnati. Use the 2nd from the right lane to take US-42/S Reading Rd exit. Keep left at the fork to continue on Exit 2, follow signs for Gilbert Avenue, and merge on to Gilbert Avenue. Gilbert Avenue turns slightly right and becomes E Eighth Street. Turn left on to Sycamore. Turn right on to Third Street, and use the left two lanes to turn left on to Walnut Street.
§ Cars: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn left on Second Street and turn right to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located on the second half of the block (after Howl at the Moon).
§ Buses: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and the Freedom Center will be located on your immediate right-hand side, park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
o Take the right side exit, Exit 192, 5th Street. Merge on to W 5th Street, continuing for approximately 0.7 miles, turn left on to Greenup Street. After 0.2 miles turn left on to Roebling Way, continuing across the bridge. At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit and continue on to Walnut St. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and make a left at the traffic light (Joe Nuxhall Way/Main St) and turn left to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located half-way up the block (after the restaurant Holy Grail Tavern)
o As you cross the bridge into Ohio, use into the second lane from the right for Exit 1C, Fifth Street. Continue on to W Fifth Street, making a right on to Walnut Street.
§ Cars: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn left on Second Street and turn right to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located on the second half of the block (after Howl at the Moon).
§ Buses: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and the Freedom Center will be located on your immediate right-hand side, park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Northbound I-471 (from Kentucky, Newport, Bellevue)
o Take I-471 north. Take exit 6B for Sixth Street toward downtown. Continue on to Sixth Street. Turn left on to Walnut Street.
§ Cars: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn left on Second Street and turn right to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located on the second half of the block (after Howl at the Moon).
§ Buses: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and the Freedom Center will be located on your immediate right-hand side, park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Eastbound on I-74 E (from Indianapolis)
o Follow I-74 east to I-75 south toward downtown Cincinnati. Take the left side exit, Exit 1C, and follow signs for Downtown/Fifth St. Turn right on to Walnut Street
§ Cars: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn left on Second Street and turn right to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located on the second half of the block (after Howl at the Moon).
§ Buses: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and the Freedom Center will be located on your immediate right-hand side, park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Eastbound on River Road, Route 50 (from Saylor Park)
o Head east on River Road, take the Fifth Street ramp in to downtown, and continue on to Fifth Street. Turn Right on to Walnut Street.
§ Cars: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn left on Second Street and turn right to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located on the second half of the block (after Howl at the Moon).
§ Buses: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and the Freedom Center will be located on your immediate right-hand side, park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· Westbound Columbia Parkway, Route 50 (from Mariemont)
o Head west on Columbia Parkway, using the middle two lanes to stay on Columbia Parkway. Take the Sixth Street exit on the right, continue on to Sixth Street. Turn left on to Walnut Street.
§ Cars: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn left on Second Street and turn right to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located on the second half of the block (after Howl at the Moon).
§ Buses: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and the Freedom Center will be located on your immediate right-hand side, park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
· From Downtown
o Head south on Walnut Street.
§ Cars: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn left on Second Street and turn right to enter the Central Riverfront Parking Garage. The entrance is located on the second half of the block (after Howl at the Moon).
§ Buses: Proceed south on Walnut Street. Turn right on to Freedom Way, and the Freedom Center will be located on your immediate right-hand side, park directly in front of the building. Please pull forward as far as possible so we can accommodate as many buses as we are able.
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 5:00pm
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is the perfect destination for families or individuals to go for a day out while exploring The Banks, or after taking in a church service. With only two Sundays left in our seasonal summer hours, we invite you to visit the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center to be inspired by stories of courage, cooperation and perseverance.
As our Summer Sundays come to a close guests are encouraged to take part in the special experiences we have to offer - The Rosa Parks Experience and the “Open Your Mind” Understanding Implicit Bias Learning Lab. The Rosa Parks Experience is an immersive virtual reality experience that commemorates Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks’ historic demonstration in 1955 – only days before the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Open Your Mind: Understanding Implicit Bias Learning Lab is designed to help the public understand and recognize bias and other forms of discrimination.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s summer hours continue until Sunday, September 3, 2017 from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm. The museum will also be open to the public on Labor Day from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Kelsey Fay
Group Sales Coordinator
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Saturday, August 12, 2017 - 4:25pm
We believe in inclusive freedom - all people enjoying rights and privileges of equal number, quality and kind. We stand with the oppressed communities of Charlottesville - and this nation - who are traumatized daily by white supremacy. We cannot and will not be silent or silenced. We condemn racism, hatred, ignorance and violence.
Friday, August 11, 2017 - 1:24pm
Hopefully by now you’ve had the opportunity to visit us over the summer to see our powerful exhibitions such as Mandela: The Journey to Ubuntu; try the virtual reality simulation, the Rosa Parks Experience and test your biases in our Understanding Implicit Bias Learning Lab. We are proud to bring these thought-provoking exhibits as we continue to inspire and challenge our guests to take courageous steps of freedom today. That said, we work immensely to bring you these experiences and USA Today’s 10Best.com has taken notice.
Part of the USA Today brand, 10Best gives users original, unbiased and experiential insight on travel and top destinations throughout the country as well as the world. The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center has been nominated as one of Ohio’s favorite attractions and we’re getting the word out to our supporters everywhere. Log onto the link provided below to cast your vote once a day until Monday, August 28 at noon. The top 10 winning attractions will be announced on Friday, September 1. We thank you in advance for not only allowing us to be a part of your museum experience, but also letting us be an attraction you visit for your 2017 summer season. #MyNURFC
Tuesday, June 27, 2017 - 2:57pm
In the summer of 2007 an article in The New York Times informed me that the only home of a White abolitionist in Manhattan in New York City that survived the 1863 Draft Riots was in the process of being altered beyond recognition. The home, a townhouse located at 339 W. 29th St., is now owned by Tony Mamounas whose company was adding a fifth-floor penthouse to the four-story Hopper Gibbons house. The Hopper Gibbons house is a 19th century rowhouse, a part of contiguous brick buildings that witnessed the Draft Riots, and was a victim of Irish arsonists who broke down the door at 339 W. 29th St., setting the house on fire gutting the interior.
The Hopper Gibbons house is an important physical element of the American Civil War that survived the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots, and is the only remaining building that was attacked because the then-owners were sheltering Blacks fleeing enslavement and was the site of meetings between Black and White abolition leaders.
The 1863 Draft Riots in New York City began as a violent protest by members of the Irish community against the implementation of the draft during the Civil war incited by Democrats who felt they were being drafted into a war that would free enslaved Black people who would then compete with them for jobs. The Irish were also angry because middle and upper-class White New Yorkers were able to pay substitutes to take their places in the Union Army. The anger vetted against the Black community in New York City was a violent replay of that of 1712 when enslaved Black New Yorkers were executed to suppress a slave revolt. Starting July 13, 1863, the homes of Blacks were firebombed and the Negro orphanage that housed more than 200 children was burned. Before the battle ended more than 200 people thought to be abolitionists were targeted, and many of their homes were burned. The home of the Hopper Gibbons family who were abolitionists was singled out by the arsonists and on the second night of the riot (July 14, 1863) the Hopper Gibbons home was torched. The occupants would not go through the front door to the outside in fear of being assaulted, or worse, killed.
James Sloan Gibbons and his daughter, Lucy Gibbons Morse, were in the house when the inferno began. Abigail Hopper Gibbons was in the South with a Union Army regiment serving as a volunteer nurse. Mr. Gibbons had developed an alternate plan of escape with the help of neighbors whose homes were attached to 3339 W. 29th St., and while the arsonists, the bad guys and the bullies stood on the street waiting to pounce on the abolitionists, James Gibbons, his daughter Lucy and others trapped in the melee, climbed up ladders through scuttles which opened on the roof, scampered across rooftop to another scuttle, climbed down another ladder into a hallway, and by exiting through the rear of the building Mr. Gibbons and his daughter escaped harm.
Fern Luskin, a professor of Art and Architecture, and Julie Finch, an actress, jointly worked to oppose the addition to the Hopper Gibbons house, and during their 10-year effort, they would attract a coalition that was multi-ethnic and multi-cultural, including people of a wide spread of incomes. I called Fern Luskin, and began a 10-year process of exchanging emails, phone calls, site visits to 29th Street and consultation. We were able to suggest that the neighborhood based organization that Fern Luskin and Julie Finch led develop working relationships with the African American community, and they secured the support of Jacob Morris of the Harlem Society. In a July 2, 2012 Wall Street Journal article Mr. Morris identified 20 major Black historic sites that included the slave market at Wall Street, the site of the Colored Orphanage that burned in the Draft Riots, and the location of the home of David Ruggles, the Black abolitionist who sheltered Fredrick Douglas after he escaped enslavement in Baltimore.
We were able to connect Ms. Luskin with what would become on the community’s most important allies, the Bronx Lab School’s Underground Railroad Bicycle Club, a group of students who visited the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center in 2008. At our suggestion, and with the cooperation of the administration of the Bronx Lab School who allowed Rachel Appel to accompany the students to a hearing of the Board of Standards and Appeals in Lower Manhattan. At 10:00 a.m. November 20, 2012, it had been raining since the night before. It was “wet dog weather” when a multi-racial parade of soaked students from the Bronx Lab School dismounted outside the building where the Board of Standards and Appeals would meet. At 10:00 a.m., the wet sock caps, bandanas, scarves and poplin jackets had been removed. Sport jackets, blazers and notebooks were extracted from backpacks, and the scholar members of the Bronx Lab School, under the watchful supportive gaze of their teacher, Rachel Apple, went to work. The youthful students reminded the Board members and taught many in the audience of the ugly history of the Draft Riots, and the noble humanitarianism of the Hopper Gibbons family. They noted that the family not only sheltered Black people in flight from slavery, they hosted Black abolition leaders in their home, meeting with them as peers. From 339 W. 29th Street, a life mission dedicated to human rights would continue, directed toward serving women prisoners. The young people reminded those at the hearing that the Hopper gibbons house was a node of humanitarian behavior and actions on the part of a small group of New Yorkers at a time when New York was considering leaving the Union and joining the Confederacy.
Mr. Mamounas, the owner/developer of 339 W. 29th St., would use every method available to him to use continuances and appealing to every possible venue, while at the same time proceeding with construction work on the building. Weeks, months, years would pass. New hearings would be scheduled. Fern Luskin, Julie Finch and the neighborhood would scrape together funds to hire Jack Lester, an attorney who specializes in Community Law. Mr. Lester successfully represented residents of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village against Black Rock Realty for illegally raising rents.
May 18, 2017 the Landmarks Preservation Commission and the Department of Buildings of New York City ruled in favor of the neighbors of the Hopper Gibbons house who want it returned to its historic height. The voices, the petitions of ordinary people and their children were heard. There will be no celebration however, until the fifth floor of 339 W. 29th Street is removed, and the spirits of the Hopper Gibbons home are free to run unimpeded.
Friday, June 9, 2017 - 2:53pm
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 - 1:15pm
“Whether it’s after a church service or community fellowship, or an afternoon in the park with your family enjoying The Banks community - our doors are open for all to experience the museum and be inspired by stories of courage, cooperation and perseverance.” Richard Cooper
As Mondays in May come to close on Memorial Day, our seasonal summer hours are just around the corner. Starting on Sunday May 28, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center will be open on Sundays from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for guests to enjoy on through Labor Day. Additional summer hours will provide the public with opportunities to engage in historical programming, tour permanent exhibitions and experience special exhibitions, including Mandela: The Journey to Ubuntu. This powerful exhibition, open now through August 20, commemorates the life, journey and legacy of South African President Nelson Mandela through images from documentary photographer Matthew Willman. Commissioned by the Nelson Mandela Foundation, Willman spent the final 10 years of Mandela’s life capturing intimate moments and rare stories about his personal fight for freedom and South Africa’s road to racial equality.
Guests can also visit recent museum additions – The Rosa Parks Experience and the “Open Your Mind” Understanding Implicit Bias Learning Lab. The Rosa Parks Experience is an immersive virtual reality experience that commemorates Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks’ historic demonstration in 1955 – only days before the Montgomery Bus Boycott. The Open Your Mind: Understanding Implicit Bias Learning Lab is designed to help the public understand and recognize bias and other forms of discrimination.
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center’s summer hours begin this Sunday, May 28, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., through Labor Day weekend. The museum will also be open to the public on Memorial Day from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Will Jones
Public Relations & Social Media Coordinator
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center
Thursday, April 27, 2017 - 9:45am
There is a crisis unfolding in Chechnya. It has been going on for some weeks now and is gaining some much needed international media attention. Chechen gay men are being hunted. They are being lured into traps via social media and chat rooms by government authorities. They are then arrested at the location they have agreed to meet a date or a friend. These men are being held for days or weeks at a time in makeshift cells and are being tortured via beatings and electrocution until they agree to give up the names of others like them. These beatings and sessions of torture are being carried out by Chechen authorities in an effort to eradicate homosexuality from Chechen life. Once an individual has given up the information the authorities seek they are released to a male family member.
The Chechen authorities are said to be advising these male family members to carry out an “honor killing,” ending the victim’s life.
This is happening in 2017.
Human Rights Watch has reported that of the three gay men killed, two were murdered by relatives upon return from their detention. Others live under the threat of imminent death from their families.
The Chechen government has been asked and denies this is happening by saying, “such men did not exist in Chechnya.” This international crisis must be confronted. We cannot remain silent.
LGBTQ people are among the most marginalized people in the world. The events taking place in Chechnya are cloaked in a darkness that makes it very hard to see any light. These men live in a society that they are desperately trying to escape from to save their own lives. They have few if any resources depending upon their location. They don’t know whom, if anyone, they can trust and their lives are in constant danger.
I wish I had some words of encouragement and hope to offer here.
What I can do is challenge you to stay informed and use your voice to tell someone else about what is happening in Chechnya. Share your humanity, be open and be kind to the people you encounter. Oppression against one group is oppression against us all. | {
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ABRSM* certificate. I follow the ABRSM syllabus and if required can teach ABRSM grades 1-8.
Instruments:
piano
Genre/Style(s):
I am a friendly and patient piano teacher experienced in teaching people of all ages and abillities .
It doesn’t matter if you have never played a piano before I will have you or your child making music and playing your favourite songs.
I am based in Prestwich, Manchester.
I follow the ABRSM* syllabus, and if required can teach ABRSM grades 1-8.
I also teach music theory, aural training skills and music appreciation. I have been fully checked by the (Criminal Records Bureau) and can show my certificate on request.
Ability Levels:
Beginners to Advanced
Notes:
It is well known that playing a musical instrument helps relieve stress. Playing the piano is great way to unwind after a stressful day. It also keeps your mind active, as according to scientists, learning music uses every part of the brain. Anyone who wishes to learn piano without exams, and just for their own pleasure, is welcome as a pupil. Lessons will be adapted to suit your needs, with an emphasis on music for fun and enjoyment, whilst still learning all you need to get pleasure and relaxation out of playing the piano. I am a very patient teacher with a friendly and pleasant approach. I put pupils at their ease, and make learning fun and stress free. My pupils love their lessons, and look forward to coming along. | {
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September 4, 2007BeautifulnessQ: My husband would like to know where he can keep his cell phone, if the belt clip is for toolbags. (In his own words, "What do I do with my cell phone, stick it up my ass?")
—Ines
A: If he does decide to stick it up there, make sure he finishes all his calling first, and we'd also suggest setting vibrate to "off."
It might require your husband upgrading his, uh, device, but have him keep his phone in his front pocket, like we do. This is very doable with updated models like the Nokia N95, Pradaphone (pictured), and (sigh) the iphone. When seated, pull it out, set it on the table, and it becomes a conversation piece, acting essentially like a $600 coffee table book.
If he requires more of a "work phone," try the HTC Dash or the Blackberry Curve; they both slide nicely into the front pocket of even low-rise dress pants.
Whatever you do, steer away from the Treo. That antenna pokes around down there, in a bad way.
(Apologies if we haven't gotten to your question yet. There are a lot more questions than there's time to answer. We're doing the best we can.) | {
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1.16.2012
Kato "5th Avenue" Building Modifications
Finally completed is my efforts to kit-bash three of the new Kato buildings released last year! I completed the "Broadcast Building" last Spring and the "Office Building" just last month (December), and now the final building in this trilogy, the "5th Avenue" building has been converted into a fashionable department store! The original building is below.
While at first glance this isn't a particularly extensive change (thus I call it a 'modification' and not a kit-bash!) the work was actually quite complex and required a lot of effort to complete. This is mostly due to the high number of SMD LED's used in this building (about 20) which each need to not only be wired, but the path for all the wires to get to the bottom of the structure needs to be set so that power can get to them!
A department store seemed like a good idea (they don't need a lot of windows like an office building), and that corner just BEGS for a sign! This is the same idea already done by others, most notably by the "great Scaper's" conversion of this building to a movie theater.
In addition to the lights, signs, and minor interior details, I also painted the building a light brown/tan color, and gave it a bit of a dark brown wash to help make the building 'pop' a bit more (and of course, the take aware as much of the original plastic 'patina' as possible, although these buildings are provided already painted by Kato!). The crane on the roof and other details got some paint as well!
Below you can see one of the LED's being inserted through the shell for one of the building's signs. The l.e.d.'s are from LED Baron. I glued thin sheets of black styrene as the 'back boards" for the signs. The signs themselves are water-slide decals printed on a color laser printer.
I attempted to run most of the wires to the floors and stairwells through the central cavity, however its just not possible to do this with the wires used on the building exterior, so they actually exit the building on the back side and reenter on the ground floor (not pictured). I covered this external wiring run with some styrene and painted it to match the building.
Fortunately there is little need for a lot of interior details so only a few floors got some basic application of wall-paper and figures. I did glue together all of the floors (except for the ground floor, which was built from scratch to allow it to sit flush on the layout) to add in the reassembly and re-insertion into the exterior shell.
And after completion, the building can now join the rest of the city...and the slow march to bringing light to every building of Quinntopia continues!
Another view of the city, this time showing the previously mentioned "Office building" and the 'flatiron scratchbuild' on the same block as the new "Printemps" department store.
And finally, the last of the Kato buildings is done! All in all these buildings are fun to work with, but all of the interior floor pieces also make them difficult and cumbersome! Also, having to working the shells all assembled adds a little to the difficulty! However, I do think I may need to add another building logo at the top...it just appears a bit too plain right now. Some jobs never get finished!
So why "Printemps" for the building? My formula is to basically find interesting stores, buildings or brands that reflect the same countries that the trains represent - and where possible generate good memories of my visits! So while Printemps is a distinctively Parisian store, it works with the Dutch Blokker, the English HSBC tower, the Japanese Uni-Glo store, Canon building and Sony scratch-build, (also a Japanese Mos Burger which shares a building with a Norwegian Elprice) and the German (basically!) Faller and Kibri building.
Funny enough, the building as it came from the packaging is modeled after the Marui department store, popular in large cities in Japan. Most department stores in Japan have no external windows at all, they're just big slabs.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaruiGood image of the Shinjuku store, which is the likely prototype for the model:http://muza-chan.net/japan/index.php/blog/oioi-shinjuku
I have to echo many of the comments here - the lighting and work you've put into this building really makes it. I have to get my lighting going. It changes things SO drastically. I love the lights you've used to illuminate the outside signage, too. And, of course, seeing it there with other lit buildings...whew.
About Me
I'm into N Scale to have fun. Growing up my Dad was really big into HO (U.S.A. of course, mostly Western U.S. roads like Great Northern, Milwaukee Road, Northern Pacific, etc...) and he built me a small N Scale layout which I enjoyed as a small boy. Of the various trains I had at the time, the brand 'Minitrix' stuck in my head. As the years passed, N Scale was forgotten as new interests took my time.
As a new parent, I got back into model trains through O Gauge (Lionel and MTH). However, the cost of this scale, and the space needed for the sort of layout I wanted, made it a very frustrating hobby. Then one day at a hobby shop in California, I came across the Trix 2003 catalog; Inside this catalog were beautiful models of trains across Europe shown on beautiful layouts - and I was converted! It took a few years, but most of the O Gauge was sold (or stored) and I used the funds to start my new fantasy in N Scale.
Soon, I also discovered the amazing trains of Japan in N Scale, and begin my quest to build an interesting urban layout in a complete fantasy setting where the great trains of the world can run side by side! | {
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Reply by Mosquito
When I had to do that for my first table project, I used the same method that waho6o9 stated. I used some sanding sawdust and some glue. I would suggest using more sawdust than you think you need, otherwise it just ends up looking like messy glue. Take that with a grain of salt though, as I am new to this as well | {
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Editorial: How to fix Obamacare
If Democrats will tolerate this new Republican proposal ...
February 12, 2014
The rules changed Monday for American businesses trying to decipher what they're supposed to do under Obamacare. That is, the rules changed again.
This time, the White House delayed for another year the mandate forcing smaller employers to provide coverage to full-time workers. Employers with 50 to 99 full-timers now don't have to offer coverage or pay a penalty until 2016. That's the second delay in this mandate. Larger employers also caught a break: They now must offer coverage to fewer employees initially than dictated under the law.
The administration's slow-motion surrender on Obamacare mandates is not hard to fathom. The White House is worried that employers will cut jobs or scale back hours as Obamacare's costs explode. Delaying the mandate is smart because it gives employers greater flexibility to run their businesses.
But it also contributes to the uncertainty that has dogged Obamacare's rollout. What happens in 2015? More delays and rules changes for employers? More diversions from what the law demands? The White House and its Democratic allies may not know the answers to those questions. But we hope they'll see this moment, despite its embarrassment to them, as a major opportunity.
President Obama has said he is open to improving the law, not repealing it. The first improvement is obvious:
The Obamacare employer mandate is collapsing. Propping it up with delays leaves employers guessing and thus discourages hiring. The White House and Congress should end the business mandate now. Let businesses decide how and if to extend coverage to their employees, just as they do other benefits.
That move would tee up a second and equally necessary change: Scrap the individual mandate that Americans have health insurance or pay a penalty.
The individual mandate is a key trade-off in the law: People must buy insurance and, in exchange, they cannot be denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions. Such guaranteed coverage is popular with a wide swath of Americans. But the law also invites people to delay buying insurance because they know they can always get it, should they unexpectedly be injured or become seriously ill.
There's a better way to guarantee coverage. Last month, Republican Sens. Richard Burr of North Carolina, Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Orrin Hatch of Utah offered a plan to preserve that key benefit but also emphasize individual responsibility over government fiat.
Under this plan, consumers with pre-existing conditions couldn't be denied coverage. They also wouldn't be charged extra for coverage — provided they had been enrolled continuously in some sort of health plan. In other words, workers who lose their jobs wouldn't also lose the ability to buy insurance, even if they had pre-existing conditions that require costly care. They'd be able to buy coverage, and there would be federal subsidies for lower-income people. However, if they had chosen to go without insurance, they wouldn't be guaranteed low-cost coverage at a moment's notice if they later were injured or became ill.
Such a provision protects individuals who take the responsibility of buying insurance against denial of coverage, or having a plan canceled later because of a pre-existing condition. But it also shields insurers from some of the massive expense of covering people who only sign up when they're sick.
The senators' plan also addresses another glaring shortcoming of Obamacare: the government requirement that insurers provide extensive and expensive coverage, even if people don't want it and can't afford it. This plan would create a robust marketplace by allowing insurers to offer a wider variety of plans: Consumers would have more coverage and price options than under Obamacare. Customers — not the government — would choose the best plans for their needs and pocketbooks.
We'll soon see new figures on how many people have signed up (and actually paid) for coverage under Obamacare. Insurers need healthy customers to sign up in droves, to offset the costs of serving sicker people. If the healthy don't sign up, insurance premiums rocket and the entire system sinks into insolvency. Preliminary numbers don't look encouraging.
The bottom line: Republicans in Congress don't have the votes to repeal and replace Obamacare. But they now have strong ideas to improve the law, building on the lessons already learned from Obamacare's failures.
Doctors often prescribe harsh medicine to prevent a disease from spreading. Taking these bold steps now would improve the chance of healing Obamacare. | {
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Criticisms of palleted systems have made certain assumptions about how such
systems would need to be constructed. I can understand how these assumptions may have been
made and do not suggest that they were made purposely, but do want to point out that the
criticisms do not apply to properly constructed palleted systems.
Before doing so, I suggest that we all keep in mind that we do face a very serious
immediate problem with autos. Their use, which is expected to be increasing every year for
years to come, is depleting irreplaceable oil resources at an alarming rate, causing
deaths, injuries and property damage that could be avoided, polluting atmosphere and tying
up traffic. Non-palleted dualmode systems, called "true" dualmode systems by
their supporters, do not appear to be likely to even start helping with this very serious
problem for many years.
Proposed palleted systems include my Autran system (
www.autrancorp.com), the InTranSys system, the MegaRail system and others. In my Autran system, a
pallet (or what I have referred to as a "platform") is supported from below by a
carrier vehicle which moves within a narrow generally tubular guideway. The InTranSys
system includes auto-carrying pallets suspended from carrier vehicles in an elevated
guideway. In the MegaRail system, a pair of enclosed guideway rails are spaced apart a
distance greater than the width of an auto to be carried and provide support for
rubber-tired wheels of a ferry structure which operates as a pallet to support an auto.
Any of these proposed palleted systems might be constructed in a relatively short
time and then start to carry almost all types of existing autos, thereby immediately
dealing with the serious problem of auto use Moreover, there is considerable hope that one
or more might be constructed in the near future since they might operate profitably and
require no taxpayer support. An Autran financial analysis that a 10 mile system which only
carries autos can yield a net income equal to 12.2% of capital costs of $75.7 million.
InTranSys and MegaRail supply little in the way of detailed figures but InTranSys might
also provide a profitable auto-only system and MegaRail claims that no tax funds are
required. I believe that my Autran system has important advantages over both the InTranSys
and MegaRail systems but they do not appear to be germane to this discussion. I will
however discuss a 10 mile Autran system in some detail because I believe it to be a good
example of a properly constructed system to which criticisms that have been made of
palleted systems do not apply.
The 10 mile or 16 km Autran system includes ramps leading to two loading and two
unloading stations in each direction with an average of 12 lanes per station, e.g. 16
lanes in each end station and 8 lanes in each of the two intermediate stations. Each 16
lane station will cover an area of less than about 16000 m2 or 4 acres; each 8 lane
station will cover an area about half as large. [To view a station design that
covers 8 acres, click here]
Obtaining areas for stations in crowed urban areas has been mentioned as a
problem. However, the system is not intended for crowded urban areas which might more
appropriately be served by PRT systems. The system is intended for interconnecting suburbs
and cities and for installation in other places in which obtaining 4 acres of space should
not present a serious problem. Also, each station is elevated and provides a covered space
that might be used for a shopping center or other purposes.
The handling of pallets has been asserted to be a serious problem, under the
assumption that entry and exit facilities must be located in connection with each other,
under the assumption that it must be possible to provide pallet storage areas to and from
which pallets must be moved and under the assumption that storage areas must be provided
for carrier vehicles separate from pallet storage areas.
None of these three assumptions applies to the Autran system in which the entry
and exit facilities are completely separate, there are no pallet storage areas as such and
no separate vehicle storage areas. At all times, each of the 422 carrier vehicles together
with an associated one of the 422 pallets is either in a loading position of a loading
lane, in a queue ahead of loading position, in transit from a loading station to an
unloading station, in transit from an unloading station to a queue of a loading station
(usually the queue of the nearest loading station) or, in certain circumstances, in
transit from the queue of one loading station to a queue of another loading station that
has less than a certain minimum number of vehicles and associated pallets therein.
For example, in a completely inactive condition of the system, 48 carrier vehicles
and associated pallets may be in loading positions, 240 may be queues for such loading
positions 90 may be in queues ahead of the two 16 lane loading stations and 44 may be in
queues ahead of the two 8 lane loading stations. Each 16 lane loading station can load 48
pallets per minute or 1.2 per second. Consider an extreme case in which users start to
arrive at one of the 16 lane loading stations at a rate equal to or greater than 1.2 per
second and continue to do so indefinitely. All of the 16 loading positions and 165
associated queue positions could be emptied in about 150 seconds or 2.5 minutes. However,
after 20 seconds, the number in the queue positions will drop by 24 from 165 to 141. At
that time, vehicles with empty pallets may be programmed to start moving from a nearest
opposite direction loading station 7 miles away, reaching the loading station in about 420
seconds, about 400 seconds or 6.67 minutes after the loading station is emptied. This
delay time is a temporary hiatus that only occurs once in this scenario. Once ended,
pallets can be loaded indefinitely at the 1.2 second rate. While not ideal, a temporary
hiatus of 6.67 minutes that can occur only in the most extreme condition is not considered
to be a serious problem. Patrons frequently wait much longer times in parking garages.
Note also that if delays are occurring while use of the system continues to be
high, it means a very desirable situation in which demand is high and high profits are
being made. It is not a time for throwing up hands in dismay. The thing to do is to
consider raising fares, or adding more pallets and carrier vehicles and/or more loading
and unloading lanes to enjoy still higher profits. Note that less than half of the
available guideway capacity is used in the system being analyzed, that the 422 carrier
vehicles and 422 pallets represent about 8% of total capital costs and that the 96 loading
and unloading lanes represent about 19% of total capital costs. If guideway capacity is
reached and demand is still not being satisfied, the thing to do is to consider building
an additional system that may reduce some of the demand for the existing system.
Details of loading and unloading lanes, pallets/platforms, carrier vehicles and
other components of the Autran system are provided at
www.autrancorp.com, also a detailed
financial analysis and analyses of potential advantages.
In conclusion, palleted systems can not only be viable from a financial
standpoint, but can be immediately effective in dealing with the problems of auto use. I
submit that a thorough study will show that they should be seriously considered for
implementation at the earliest possible time. | {
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Friday, August 26, 2011
For the last couple weeks I have been in the dumps. I have no idea why just nothing appealed to me. I really dislike it when I get like that but hey, it happens so what do you do? Well if you are me you read... a LOT. Especially pioneer style books or Grace Livingston Hill books. You also listen to up beat hymns over and over and over again. Then one day, like today you wake up with a song on your lips and a bounce in your step and the urge to once again be creative.
I looked over the aprons I have made and decided to go for a bit of frill on this next one. This one became an experiment. I had a bland purple pattern cut already. So I dug into my stash of rick rack and laces and goodness knows what :
This is a 7 drawer chest. 6 of which are stuffed with rick rack and laces and who knows what all. There is more in the closet in a basket and in a box under the sewing table and... you get the idea.
This pile is what I began with:
Since this was an experiment and not up for sale I did it free hand and did not do all the ironing I do on ones for sale. I made a few mistakes in it too, probably because I did not preiron the seams.
Sew Sew Sew:
Tada:
This apron has the ties at the top, they cross over in the back and go through loops to tie at the waist. I have an apron in this style made for me by a sweet lady I have lost touch with. I love it but for 1 thing. It has no pockets. I need pockets. However I can never decide if I want deep or wide ones. (Great now that hymn is going through my head but I only know part of it! )
So on this apron I put one of each so I can see which I use most often.
I also used a combination of stitches, #1 and #3 on this.
For an extra bit of frill I added the vintage lace along the bottom. I know it is not real fancy but it satisfied my urge for a pretty apron. I got to sew and sing hymns and have a really happy morning!
Monday, August 1, 2011
I had another health scare with my Beloved but he is back on track now.
I have several aprons cut that I need to sew. Today however I decided to work on an idea that has been on my mind the last few days.
I read... a lot... and I enjoy fancy book marks. Some books like my Bibles have many places marked. You know certain scriptures just fill a need at any moment. Instead of turning pages to find them when needed I like to just open up to them.
I have a lot of scraps of this and that. I also have a ton of lace, binding and rick rack to find uses for.
So I began with this one fabric scrap in particular and decided I wanted a book mark out of it. I found a cool color to back it with and a lace I felt worked with the very busy pattern and away I went.
I began with this:
A Bit of fabric, some vintage feeling lace and a jean leg.
Ironed:
Sewed:
And came up with this:
What do you think?
I have decided the jean material for the backing is too thick I think. It was hard to hold still going around the corners... I have 1 more bit of the busy fabric to use up and I have a different type of blue fabric I may try it with... | {
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Jordan Pickford to be offered new contract by Everton
Real Madrid must pay a world record 225 million euros if they want to sign Eden Hazard, with Chelsea refusing to let the Belgian winger go easily according to the Daily Mail.
The Real Madrid boss remains an admirer of Hazard, but AS report he is ready to shape his team around Isco ahead of the new campaign.
Chelsea are thought to be "seriously" considering the offer, which would surely match our valuations of the near 30-year-old and goalkeeper who will be available on a Bosman next year.
Hazard has been the talisman for Chelsea over the past few seasons and was the standout performer last season as well a single-handedly winning the Blues the FA Cup final against Manchester United at Wembley.
Then they still had Ronaldo, who began the season off colour, and while now the club feels that Benzema and Bale can step up a level, they would prefer to have another danger man.
"We hope to be able to keep him here and do it with the right motivations".
It is the best of times, it is the worst of times, as Chelsea look to finally end the debate surrounding the future of two of their finest assets. Chelsea have Rob Green and Willy Caballero now as their back-up keepers, but will undoubtedly require a first class choice heading into the new season.
The Blues are said to be keeping a close eye on the situation and will make their move before the window shuts if Arsenal and Ramsay fail to reach an agreement.
Facebook heading for its worst trading day everJul 28, 2018
Facebook forecast similar increases for the second half of the year, also citing spending on video content and marketing. In previous years, companies were not valued as highly as Facebook is so their losses were smaller.
'Unhappy' wife must remain married, Supreme Court rulesJul 27, 2018
If one partner objects, as Hugh did in this case, then the couple must live apart for five years before being granted a divorce. But - in a case which has led to calls for Britain's divorce laws to be changed - Mr Owens refuses to agree to the split.
Roseanne Barr says she's feels forgiven for her tweet scandalJul 27, 2018
During her conversation with Sean Hannity , the comedienne reasserted her view that her tweet was about politics, not race. She also repeated her claim that she was under the influence of alcohol and sedatives at the time she posted the tweet.
Trump, Juncker announce deal pulling back from US-EU trade warJul 26, 2018
Either a country which has treated the United States unfairly on Trade negotiates a fair deal, or it gets hit with Tariffs. Sen. "We also will resolve the steel and aluminum tariff issues, and we will resolve the retaliatory tariffs ".
Pakistan election: Khan claims victory amid rigging claimsJul 26, 2018
It is a stunning rise for an anti-corruption crusader who spent much of his political career on the fringes of Pakistani politics. A wild card in the election was the unexpected proliferation of candidates - more than 600 in total - from religious parties.
Former Fiat Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne dies at 66Jul 25, 2018
It also claims that Marchionne is now being kept alive only by machines, and that doctors said there was no hope of recovery. Born in Italy, Marchionne attended high school and college in Canada, where his family emigrated when he was 14.
North Korea reportedly dismantling key missile launch siteJul 25, 2018
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, May 9, 2018, released by North Korea's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in Pyongyang. The test site has been paramount to North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile and space programs. | {
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Two homicides in KCK, apparently unrelated
Two people were killed overnight in Kansas City, Kan. Police believe the cases were unrelated.
One man, 19, was found dead of a gunshot wound in a vehicle in the 2600 block of Orville Avenue about 9 p.m. Friday. Police had been called to a report of several shots being fired in the 2500 block of Minnesota Avenue.
The second report was of a shooting in the 1900 block of North Fifth Street about 1:15 a.m. Saturday. The victim, described as a black man in his 40s, was found in a vehicle and pronounced dead at a hospital.
Police said early Saturday they did not think the two murders were related.| | {
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Job creation in Alabama: Financing, website suggested for business
A commission seeking to help create more private-sector jobs in Alabama on Monday recommended the state create an authority to help finance small businesses and to set up a new website designed to help entrepreneurs cut through government red tape.
Those were among nine policy recommendations by the Speaker's Commission on Job Creation, established in February by House Speaker Mike Hubbard, R-Auburn. A group of 15 commission committee members chaired by State Rep. Phil Williams, R-Huntsville, came up with the proposals after holding public hearings across the state.
The committee included three Birmingham members: McWane Inc. President Ruffner Page, CTS co-owner Sanjay Singh and Myla Choy, senior vice president of public policy for the Birmingham Business Alliance. In a prepared statement, Hubbard said the commission's ideas could make a real difference in turning Alabama's economy around.
"I applaud the fine work of the commission in gathering truly inventive concepts and forming them into achievable recommendations," Hubbard said.
Hubbard said some of the commission's recommendations already have been drafted into legislation to ensure they could pass before the 2011 Regular Session ends.
The commission held four "business leadership exchanges," or public hearings, in Birmingham and other cities throughout the state to seek suggestions and hear concerns from small business owners. In addition, the group solicited ideas via email and Facebook
State contract awareness: The commission recommends the creation of a website that provides a comprehensive listing of all state procurements greater than $2,500. Many business owners said they had difficulty acquiring information on public contracts on which their companies might gain work and create jobs.
Capital assistance: Among the most common struggles the committee heard from small business owners was access to capital via traditional sources, such as banks and credit unions. Many start-up and existing businesses could greatly benefit from participating in a venture capital opportunity.
The commission recommended the formation of a state database of businesses in Alabama that are seeking venture capital funding.
Small business financing authority: The commission recommended the establishment of a state authority to assist small businesses with financing issues by making direct loans, helping small businesses attract more banking partners and meeting a variety of small business credit needs.
Small business online fast track: A state-funded "Small Business Online Fast Track" website could give small businesses a "one-stop" interface to access relevant local, county, state, and federal regulations.
This site would include portals that allow companies to apply for business permits and licenses, pay applicable taxes and fees, and research appropriate laws and regulations. This website would be similar to alabama.gov, which offers numerous resources and information to Alabama residents at the click of a mouse.
Targeted tax credits for international companies: U.S. federal trade policy and state efforts to recruit foreign direct investment for local economic development are sometimes at odds, creating both challenges and opportunities in efforts to recruit capital investment and create new jobs in Alabama.
Legislation would authorize the governor to offer qualifying companies a transferable income tax credit to offset tariff costs as an incentive to create jobs in Alabama. No other state currently offers such an incentive so Alabama would be "first to market" with the concept, the commission said. | {
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Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan, who has faced criticism from members of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party for not lowering interest rates enough, said on Saturday he would step down when his term ends on September 4.
The introduction of value added tax (VAT) will increase inflation rates across the GCC, according to one-third of investment professionals, while over a quarter said that it will increase the cost of doing business, a report said.
Abu Dhabi recorded a consumer inflation of 3.2 per cent in January this year compared to the same period last year, data released by Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre said.
The UAE emirate has changed the base year for the data series t
US consumer spending rose solidly in January and underlying inflation picked up by the most in four years, keeping Federal Reserve interest rate increases on the table this year.
The upbeat data on Friday added to reports on manuf
Inflation that is approaching 10 per cent poses a serious threat to the economy because it lowers the growth potential, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Simsek said, citing weakness in the lira and food prices for sparking inflation.
Kuwait's annual headline inflation is on track to average close to 3.3 per cent in 2015, slightly higher than the three per cent annual average in 2014, said a report.
Inflation in consumer prices came in marginally lower in N
Economic growth is losing momentum across emerging and developed economies as is inflation, with trouble in China now the biggest worry for 2016, according to the overwhelming majority of hundreds of economists polled by Reuters around the wor
Egypt's urban consumer inflation jumped to its highest level since June, propelled by the rising cost of food, but recent state interventions is likely to make the increase short-lived, analysts said.
Prices rose 11.1 per cent
President Nicolas Maduro's government predicted on Tuesday that Venezuela's inflation, already the world's highest, would be 85 per cent in 2015 and 60 per cent next year.
Though high, those figures are conservative co | {
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Abstract
Developed from doctoral research, this essay is an intervention into the recent body of scholarship on Richard Marsh’s 1897
gothic novel, The Beetle. Within the field of gothic literature studies, critical and new analyses of the novel (Hurley, 1996;
Luckhurst, 2000; Wolfreys, 2004) have focused upon such issues as representations of the female body, Victorian interest in
trance-states, and fears of ‘reverse colonisation’.
The original contribution of this research was to foreground fresh topics as objects for future scholarship. Specifically these
topics were: 1) the novel’s representation of its New Woman character and the ideological significance of the narrative device in
which she is clothed as a man; 2) the novel’s depiction of urban degeneracy and male unemployment; 3) its ambivalent
characterisation of its male ‘hero’; and 4) the significance of the unusual narrative structure of the novel. While some of these
issues have been referred to in some of the existing critical works, they have not been the primary critical focus of those texts.
Margree’s work presents an extended analysis of the significance of these issues, synthesising them into a fresh reading of the
novel.
The fundamental argument is predicated on close textual scrutiny of the novel’s devices of plot and narration, which formulate
an equation between the proto-feminist and the male protagonist emasculated by unemployment. Further, this new reading
proposes that both characters are deemed to be inadequate versions of the masculinity required to safeguard Britain’s future,
judged improper subjects who cannot persist.
The text will be a major point of reference for work on Marsh’s novel; and will also have relevance for work engaged more
generally with the gothic fiction of the fin-de-siècle, or with late-Victorian representations of the New Woman. | {
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Enhanced STAR and School Tax Bills for Seniors – Enrollment in the Income Verification Program with the state is mandatory in order for seniors to continue to receive the Enhanced STAR benefit for the 2019-2020 school taxes. Seniors no longer have the option to file with their local assessor.
To accommodate those seniors that did not realize they were required to enroll in the Income Verification Program, the state has authorized seniors to enroll in the program late, so long as good cause for the late enrollment is demonstrated. The state has put forth the following presentation to assist collecting officers that are directed to reduce a tax bill because of a late filing. The presentation can be found at this link.
If you have any questions regarding the Mandatory Income Verification Program and Enhanced STAR, please contact Katie Hodgdon at (518) 465-7933. | {
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This collection is composed of 69 black and white photographs of varying sizes and nine sketches and features business buildings compiled in scrapbook form by Henry D. Green in 1926-1928. Most of the pictures...
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Zucchini Potato Pancakes
Zucchini. It’s such a summer treat- light and airy when raw, juicy and sweet when roasted and adaptable when shredded. Farmers are practically giving away their zucchini stock. There’s just too much of it!
Which means it’s time for a zucchini-heavy summer recipe!
Zucchini Potato Pancakes
Courtesy Cornell Cooperative Extension of Saratoga
Prep time: 12 minutes Active cooking time: about 15 minutes
Special Equipment:
Nonstick or cast iron skillet
Grater
Ingredients:
3 cups shredded zucchini, about 1 medium
3 cups shredded potato, about 2 medium
1/4 cup minced onion
1/4 cup flour*
1 egg
1 tsp salt, divided
Pepper to taste
Grate the zucchini and potato into a sieve. Toss with 1/2 tsp salt and let sit over a sink or bowl for 10 minutes, pushing moisture out every few minutes.
Why? The abundance of moisture in zucchini and potatoes will make the pancakes soggy and they will take much longer to cook. By salting, water is drawn out of the cells and drained away.
Pat zucchini and potato with paper towels or tea towels. In a mixing bowl beat the egg. Stir in the shredded vegetables, onion, rest of the salt, and flour.
Prepare a skillet, either non-stick or cast iron, with vegetable oil or olive oil. (About 2 teaspoons oil in a 19” skillet will do) Heat to medium, about 350-365*.
Depending on your preference, you can either make 1/4 cup pancakes, tablespoon pancakes, or teaspoon pancakes. For 1/4 cup pancakes cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side. For table spoon pancakes, about 3 minutes on each side and for teaspoon size about 2 minutes on each side.
Tip: You may need to add more oil to the skillet as you do more batches. Make sure while cooking you leave about an inch between pancakes to avoid heat reduction.
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News:
Ya know, we have our "link mod" working? The program allows YOU to add your link yourself, unlike the old "add-me form" we had. Please, go to https://www.reenactor.net/index.php/page,167.html and add your unit's link, if we don't have it. For that matter, you can update links too. We still have many of the old links up, as it is a process to do a lot of them. However, we will be working to update links as fast as possible-- soon, ALL the unit links and historical links will be done this way!!
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Topic: Anyone have experience with either of these companies? (Read 9544 times)
I want to start my 18th Century kit and was wondering if anyone had any experience with the following companies. They both sell 18th cent. shoes, the same shoes it seems, which is what I wanted. I was talking with Fugawee for awhile, via email, but when it came to actually ordering the shoes, they went mia. I haven't dealt with USHist at all.
I can highly reccomend the firm of G. Gedney Godwin. I bought my Hessian army shoes from them in the late 80's. --Still have them today! Theyv'e worn quite well and still look fit for an audience at the royal court or social genteel gathering. I think the smooth side out model is still available. They take a splendid shine!
All leather, with appropriate nailing. If the rest of shoes are as similar in construction as mine, they'll do you a good service. Being so constructed, should you ever wear them to the point of needing resoling or heeling, shoe repairmen LOVE to work on these types of shoes.
For shoes, Fugawee is the main supplier for shoes, and alot of sutlers carry fugawee shoes. In fact, I kind of think that the ladies shoes that Godwin carries are fugawees. I think you can pick up ladies shoes from Smoke and Fire and Smiling Fox Forge. Also, Burnley and Trowbridge carry shoes that they have their own shoe maker produce. I used to own a pair of fugawees, but sold them after a few wears, only because I'm not used to heels. Townsend and son produces a shoe from a modern shoe maker (made like modern shoes, look like 18th c.) they have a rubber heel and sole and are VERY comfortable. Hope this helps in the search. When you're interested in handmade 18th c. shoes, ($400-$500 a pair) that are made expressly for your feet only (the measurement taking and fitting takes about half an hour) contact Brett Walker .........ask Rockman for the email address.....the wait is about 8 to 12 months, but the man does an EXCELLENT job and loves what he does
Ah, yes.... There is the custom made route, too.... Definitely an investment, but more often than not, it's well worth the expense in terms of comfort & wearability. Brett's website is; www.thegentlecraft.com. We had the good fortune to be set up next to his booth at the Fort Frederick market fair this past April. --Really a quality craftsman! | {
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Every day I experience life in the world of healthcare IT, supporting 3000 doctors, 18000 faculty, and 3 million patients. In this blog I record my experiences with infrastructure, applications, policies, management, and governance as well as muse on such topics such as reducing our carbon footprint, standardizing data in healthcare, and living life to its fullest.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
The iPhone is what I want, the Blackberry is what I need
I've been a Blackberry advocate in the past, so immediately my objectivity analyzing the new iPhone 3G will be called into question.
If it helps, I have an entirely Apple household - a Macbook Air, a Macbook Pro, an iMac 20, and 3 iPod Nano's. All my blogs are published from my Macbook Air via Firefox. I truly attempt to be Geneva in my testing of every technology.
For the past week, I've been running an iPhone 3G in parallel with my Blackberry Curve. I've tested its integration with Exchange email, its network support on 3G/2.5G/WiFi, its battery life, its App Store, and its user interface.
There are many aspects of the iPhone which are truly innovative and work extremely well. There are other aspects which I found frustrating, such as the touch screen keyboard and the short battery life. Whether or not the iPhone is the perfect mobile device for you depends on your use case for needing mobility.
Here's the detail of my experiences.
AT&T provided me an iPhone for testing including an account with a generous voice and data plan. The first step was to activate the phone. We ran into several difficulties that were unrelated to the iPhone itself - AT&T had mistakenly associated the iPhone account with the personal account of a faculty member who had a past due balance. Thus, they refused to activate the iPhone until this other person's balance was paid. Several phone calls and emails later, the issue was resolved. We were then able to activate the account. It's interesting that account activation requires the iPhone to be directly connected to iTunes via USB. For folks who have not used iTunes previously, the notion of a phone with a dependency on music management software will be a bit of learning curve.
Once the phone was activated, my next step was to integrate it with Microsoft Exchange. The Apple engineering to integrate the iPhone into enterprise Exchange environments via Active Sync is top notch. The problem that I ran into was a usability problem, which surprised me, since Apple is so good with usability.
To integrate the iPhone into Exchange, you need to type your email address, domain\username, password, and server name. Typing on the iPhone requires the use of a touch screen keyboard, because there are no true keys on the device. The first screen of the keyboard contains only the letters A-Z without punctuation, symbols or numbers. Pressing the .?123 key produces the numbers 0-9, a forward slash, punctuation and a few symbols. On this screen is a mysterious key labeled "#+=". Pressing it produces many commonly needed keys including the backslash. I think you can see where this is going.
I typed in my email address, then had to type in my domain\username. Since I could not find the backslash, I assumed that the iPhone required me to use a forward slash. I entered my password (which is alphanumeric, mixed case and a non-English word requiring me to toggle through 3 keyboard screens multiple times), and server name. Then the truly odd behavior began.
For whatever reason, the iPhone's calendar can sync with Exchange when the domain\username has a forward slash instead of a backslash, but email does not work. Even worse, since Active Sync perceives there is something wrong with the username/password, it keeps retrying and locks Active Directory. I sat with our server administrators and unlocked my Active Directory account numerous times as we tried various combinations of username/password entries. I finally thought to try a backslash instead of forward slash in my username, discovered the appropriate key and got everything working. Once I did, the push email through Active Sync was very impressive, delivering calendars, contacts and email with a speed that is very similar to the Blackberry.
I then began to reply to email and that's where my next adventure started. I had to type a medical consult in response to a Poison Control query about a mushroom ingestion. I typed
"The patient will be fine"
which appeared as
"The patient will be gone"
Why?
The iPhone keyboard is a touch screen with small non-tactile keys. A tall adult male with large hands (me) is going to "fat finger" the keys, so Apple has implemented a T9 like system to predict what words you meant to type. The F and G are next to each other as are the I and O on a QWERTY keyboard. FINE and GONE are valid combinations of pressing F/G and I/O with a fat finger.
Then I wrote
"The patient will live for a good long time"
which appeared as
"The patient will lice for a food long time"
I've spend days working with the touch screen keyboard and the although I'm modestly improved, the non-tactile T9 driven keyboard is just not as fast as the Blackberry keyboard.
On average, email takes me 3 times longer on the iPhone keyboard than on a Blackberry, assuming I want perfectly correct messages. The extra time is spent using the backspace key to correct those words that were fat fingered or T9'ed into some truly amusing typos i.e.
"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want"
became
"The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall NPR want"
and
"The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs"
became
"The quick brown fox jumped OCR the lazy dogs"
I'm sure the dogs enjoyed the Optical Character Recognition.
Just to be sure that my experiences were not the product of my unhip 46 year old email centric worklife, I spoke with several twentysomethings about their experiences with the iPhone. They all confirmed that they spend a great deal of time reviewing any professional email they send. Their consistent comment to me was that the iPhone is a great consumer device and a problematic corporate device.
So, the bottom line is that the iPhone is a great web browser, a great application platform, and a great way to read email. The App Store enables a new kind of commerce - the micro-app, truly democratizing application distribution in the way that Web 2.0 democratized publishing. BTW - the phone works well too.
However, the iPhone is not a perfect email appliance for someone who has to answer hundreds of emails each day with total accuracy.
Thus, if you want a truly innovative mobile computer for consumers that manages multimedia, has hundreds of add on applications through the App Store, and that connects to WiFi and 3G networks (note, these result in a battery life of a few hours at best), then you want an iPhone.
If an email appliance is your use case for mobility, you need a Blackberry.
I will watch the evolution of the iPhone very closely. If the keyboard issue is resolved, then Blackberry will have true competition among corporate email users. Until then, the device on my belt will be a Blackberry.
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With mobile photography technologies becoming more robust and the trend towards tighter interoperability among systems, do you see promise for technologies like www.clickdiagnostics.com. They won in the MIT 100K competition Development Track.
Currently, it has direct application in third world countries but do you see a future for targeted use in the U.S. or have any thoughts on mobile diagnostics.
I've been an iPhone user as a physician for almost a year now. It really is a great device and it does take some time to get used to the keyboard. I typed your examples into the Notes app with zero errors at a reasonable speed and let the auto-correct work.
All I can say is give yourself some time to get used to the virtual keyboard, after all you've been using the Blackberry keyboard for years.
Thanks for your great review of the iPhone. I got mine the day it came out, and, although, it is currently still plagued by bugs, I can't imagine going back to my old Windows PDA/phone.
A program called iChart (www.caretools.com) was just released for the iPhone which allows doctors to write progress notes, order meds to local drug stores, and access and review lab values, and, most importantly, constantly syncs all changes with the server. I'm sure you have heard about this program and was just wondering your take on it.
A relatively easy fix on Apple's part would be to allow you to turn the phone sideways and type, similar to how you can when typing web addresses in Safari. The keyboard is much larger and I am faster and more accurate compared to trying to answer emails. But without the tactile keyboard and removable battery I don't see how it could replace the Blackberry for enterprise use. But it would be a welcome addition for sure especially for consumers who are on the edge of needing a Blackberry.
I'm going to be the one disenting voice -- the new Blackberry Bold has some serious multipmedia management tools. I think it's iPhone that needs to look out on the consumer side not RIM on the enterprise. Good review John. Thx.
You *can* turn the iPhone sideways and type on a larger keyboard. I recommend that you sit down with someone who's mastered typing on the iPhone to learn some of the truly innovative ways to input text. FYI- you should rarely be hitting backspace.
Also, your comparison to T9 is far off base. T9 works out the most likely word you're trying to spell given the letters associated with the numbers you've pressed. Since you're not pressing numbers on the iPhone, there's no comparison. While the iPhone's corrections are very annoying at first, it *will* learn to work with your input quirks.
I hope you're quietly still playing around with your iPhone. The mobile browsing experience it offers is light-years ahead of anything else and your text input rate will improve with usage.
I have been saying this for over 15 years -- For work, the Mac is what I want; the PC is what I need. Same for the iPhone -- For work, the iPhone is what I want, the Blackberry is what I need.
On the other hand, as painful the learning curve will be to use the iPhone's touch / virtual keyboard, I'm gearing up for it. This is because this is where keyboard / mouse technology is headed ..... (with even Microsoft intending to include touch technology in its next OS).
It's seemed to get better for me (a 47 year old tall male with fingers apparently just as fat as yours :-) as time passes, but I admit I still review my iPhone emails more carefully before I send them than the ones I send with a computer. Having never used a Blackberry, I can't compare.
I have used the sideways keyboard with web apps. What a difference! I fat finger much less, because the keys are both bigger and further apart.
I suspect that I'll be handed a Blackberry if/when I move to a more corporate environment. And I'll like it just fine-and it'll be optimized for the corporate environment. The iPhone is not optimized-yet.
John,It took me a few days, and I have noticeably improved. I make the same # of typos, except now they show up as other words instead of mispelled ones. I will note that I find that the extra time spent looking at the email to be slightly beneficial. I find most BB written mail to be a tad rushed.
Also walking down the hall, using the new portal, pulling up OMR and POE (our EHR/CPOE applications), albeit a tad clumsy to zoom/unzoom, was pretty cool...
Thanks for all the comments folks. I'm back from vacation. As an organization we'll embrace the iPhone and ensure it is supported for all users with the same service levels as the Blackberry. I'll keep trying to master my iPhone typing skills. If the email app could offer a keyboard in landscape mode, I'm sure my typing would improve.
I have enjoyed the debate on iPhone vs. BlackBerry. I am just entering the healthcare IT space and realized that the security of information is the number 1 priority of much of the electronic communication in healthcare.
I have heard that the encryption and security on the iPhone is not as robust as on the BlackBerry. Do you have information on this? We are developing applications for use on the BlackBerry in healthcare settings and it is the first question that often comes up. | {
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Iran: Parastou Dokouhaki and Marzieh Rasouli detained as a new wave of arrests is carried out in Iran
The international solidarity network Women Living Under Muslim Laws is shocked to learn that the Iranian security forces have carried out a new wave of arrests against journalists and women’s rights activists. This is a worrying development, as it shows the pressure on political activities and prisoners are mounting in Iran.
Parastou Dokouhaki (blogger and women’s rights activist) was arrested on Sunday in Tehran. Security agents entered her home, confiscated her computer and personal effects, and detained her. It was later revealed that she has been formally charged with “propaganda against the state” and is being held and interrogated in Evin Prison.
Parastou used to work with Zanan Magazine, a reform-minded feminist magazine that was active for 16 years before being shut down by the authorities in 2008; likewise, she was also active in the White Scarf Campaign, which fought for women’s access to public stadiums in Iran. In 2007, Dokouhaki and 32 other women’s rights activists were arrested while attending protests against the trial of fellow activist Sussan Tahmasbi. They were charged with “gathering and colluding against national security, disturbing public order, and disobeying the police”. However, Dokouhaki was acquitted of all charges and released.
Despite her earlier involvement with numerous Reformist publications and her previous activism, Dokouhaki’s family say that she has not been engaged in any political activity in recent years. She has been working as a translator at the well-respected Shariati Foundation. The reasons for her arrest at this time remain very unclear.
Marzieh Rasouli (blogger and journalist) was arrested on Tuesday, also in Tehran. Rasouli has long worked as a freelance journalist, notably for art and cultural publications, but also in recent years for a number of Reformist and independent publications. It has been reported that she is charged with alleged acts against national security and is being held in Evin Prison. Her personal belongings, including her mobile phone and computer, were also confiscated upon her arrest.
WLUML demands that Dokouhaki and Rasouli are given access to their lawyers and their rights respected while in custody. As a party to the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, arbitrary arrest and detention go against Iran’s legal obligations; all those detained must be given a swift trial by due process or be immediately released. | {
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(Chew) Choon Keat
loves programming and has been doing that professionally for over 10 years - moving from C, Perl, Java to Ruby & Javascript. Choon Keat is curious about everything and is always thinking of ways to improve [his] life with better design, better software. Sometimes, he even blogs about these things.
Choon Keat is practical, delivers simple solution and executes iteratively. He has been practicing that on a startup he has founded, SharedCopy.
Professional summary
Choon Keat finds himself involved in startups most of the time. But he did once venture into a mid-size J2EE shop to find out what enterprise software was about. | {
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Computer Table: Choosing the Perfect One
A computer table is an essential component of any home office, commercial office and other work space. It is produced in a variety of designs and materials, and an individual computer table can be found to suit the needs of any buyer.
You can choose from simple tables that are meant to hold laptops and a few other accessories, or L-shaped desks that have separate spaces for working and writing. A computer table can have many drawers or none at all, and it may include a number of shelves for scanners, storage devices, scanners or even for some household items like books and plants.
A computer table can be purchased from furniture stores, office supply stores and from online stores like Amazon and eBay. Visit different shops for a wide range of products that are available and choose the right table that will productivity on your time spent on a computer.
Choosing Computer Tables
Choosing the best computer table is never an easy feat to accomplish, and most buyers will find that they have many choices when shopping. These will include size, ergonomics and materials. It will also be important to decide between ready-to-assemble and pre-assembled components as well as their difficulty or ease to carry or move. One of the best ways of choosing the perfect table is to decide on what you plan on using it for.
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FORMER US SECRETARY of State and First Lady Hillary Clinton has been conferred with an honorary doctorate from Trinity College Dublin.
Clinton was one of five people recognised for what the college calls “their contribution to society”. However, the procession into the conferring hall was marked by a small number of protesters chanting “warmongers not welcome”.
Those chants were quickly drowned out by the assembled crowds, who began applauding Clinton.
Maybe it has something to do with the executions, torture and slave markets in Libya.
Speaking of warmongers, President Trump got nominated for the Nobel Peace PrizeAGAIN!
Maybe he earned it by bombing the sh*t out of Afghanistan, with no "timeline or an end date” to an endless war.
Bizarrely, Trump isn't enough of a warmonger, which I guess makes him a peacenik.
An implicit coalition of corporate media, Democratic partisans and others loyal to the national security state are actively hostile to any agreement that would endanger the continuation of the 70-year-old Cold War between the United States and North Korea.
The U.S.-led coalition and its Syrian rebel allies were targeted late Thursday by a yet unidentified foe who reportedly entered the coalition's roughly 34-mile "deconfliction zone," opposed by the local government and its Russian and Iranian allies.
While the U.S.-led coalition's stated goal in Syria is to defeat the Islamic State militant group (ISIS), Washington's continued unauthorized military presence there, as well as its continued support for insurgents trying to overthrow Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, have created tensions with a parallel pro-Syrian government campaign to defeat the jihadis. No group has claimed responsibility for the latest flare-up, which apparently targeted the U.S.-backed Maghawir al-Thawra rebel group, but the coalition mentioned it remained in contact with Russian officials to avoid conflict spillover.
Maybe it has something to do with the fact that we're bombing the Syrian government again.
Hillary contributed to their disasters and deaths? And that those profiting from these then contributed to Hillary? So it all worked out for The Right People, exactly as planned.
And wouldn't you agree that those Right People ought to get exactly what they deserve with the utmost promptitude? Of course, our perceptions of that might differ from those of The Right People, and an independent international Court would be required...
“their (her) contribution to society”
I'm sure that all of the dead people and refugees would beg to differ that she contributed anything to them. Irony is as dead as some of her victims.
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Psychopathy is not a political position, whether labeled 'conservatism', 'centrism' or 'left'.
A tin labeled 'coffee' may be a can of worms or pathology identified by a lack of empathy/willingness to harm others to achieve personal desires.
"...Hillary Clinton spoke about the scandal during a recent visit to Dublin. But she hit peak hypocrisy when she placed herself firmly on the side of those “standing up for the most vulnerable among us”.
Clinton’s past
Clinton’s past actions show she has not always stood up for the most vulnerable. She served as secretary of state under Obama from 2009 until 2013. And while Obama may have kept families together, he deported more than 2.5 million people between 2009 and 2015. This earned him the title “deporter in chief”.
Clinton supported Obama’s policies. In 2014, she said in a CNN interview that children from violent countries should be sent back:
to send a clear message, just because your child gets across the border, that doesn’t mean the child gets to stay.
Clinton also earned a reputation for herself as a “hawk” and “secretary of war” after supporting war in Afghanistan and the use of drones in Pakistan and Yemen, among other things. Many children died in those operations.
Sending a message
During the 2016 Democratic presidential primaries, Bernie Sanders called Clinton out on her record. He questioned how she could advocate sending children back to countries where they had fled drug and cartel violence. Sanders said these children should have been welcomed into the country.
But while Clinton said she wanted these children to be sent back to their families, she reaffirmed her belief that returning the children was an opportunity to “send a clear message” on immigration. | {
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Mother of 2 makes NFL cheerleading squad at age 40
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — She hadn’t done splits and high kicks in years, but 40-year-old dance instructor Kriste Lewis set a lofty goal – to try out for the New Orleans Saints cheerleading squad, known as the Saintsations.
Faced with competition from women in their 20s and 30s, Lewis never thought she’d make the team – and then, she did.
“I wanted to set a goal for myself, and the audition was a specific date that required specific training, so my goal was just to make it to the audition,” said Lewis, who lives with her husband and two sons in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, about 100 miles northeast of New Orleans. “Honestly, I really did not think I was going to make it.”
Lewis is one of only two NFL cheerleaders in her 40s, and she’s the oldest to ever audition for the Saintsations, said Lesslee Fitzmorris, director of the squad since 2001. The other dancer is 45-year-old Laura Vikmanis, who has been with the Cincinnati Bengals dance team, the Ben-Gals, since making the squad at age 40.
“The applications hadn’t been processed when the dance auditions started, so the judges didn’t even know Kristi was 40 until she had made it through three rounds of cuts and revealed her age in the interview round,” Fitzmorris said.
Something besides her age sets Lewis apart. A big part of her motivation was her will to make the most of every day since being diagnosed with a debilitating kidney disease that will eventually lead to dialysis treatments and the need for a kidney transplant. Several family members have died of the disease, and her mother has already undergone dialysis and two failed kidney transplants.
Lewis said she had to have her doctor’s permission to join the 36-member Saintsations.
“I know my time is limited,” Lewis said. “I don’t want to let any time go. I want to make every day count.”
Lewis will take the field with the Saintsations when the New Orleans Saints play their first exhibition game of the season Aug. 15 at the Superdome against the Tennessee Titans. | {
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Winter Camping
Enjoy the peace, quiet, and very, very warm gear.
(Jens Mortensen)
1. The North Face Solar FlarePack the wrong bag and you'll be shivering instead of sleeping. This 800-fill-down, 20-below sack will let you snooze comfortably everywhere short of Everest. $519, 4 lbs; thenorthface.com
2. Black Diamond LightHouseIt weighs just over three pounds, but this single-walled four-season mountaineering shelter beats condensation with breathable Epic by Nextec fabric. $379 ($139 for the side-mounted vestibule); bdel.com
5. Black Diamond QuantumPut it all in this four-pound, minimalist pack (read: fewer gimmicks for you to lug). Making a dash for the summit? Cut more weight by removing the hipbelt and top compartment. $240; bdel.com
7. Sierra Designs Classic Down BootiesYou can just tromp around in your boot liners, but these waterproof, rubber-soled slip-ons are one luxury we won't do without. $40; sierradesigns.com
Winter Cycling
Don't give in to the trainer. With the right gear, you can ride all winter.
(Jens Mortensen)
1. Assos Airjack 851It may feel a bit snug at first, but get into a bike crouch and the cycling-specific cut of the windproof AirJack snaps comfortably into position. Good down to 32 degrees. $310; assos.com
8. SeaLife ECOshot Digital CameraThis fully armored and rubberized six-mega-pixel camera could bounce off just about anything and be no worse for wear. Better still, it's fully waterproof down to 75 feet. (Pelican carrying case is sold separately for $160.) $280; sealife-cameras.com
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Ideal for a large family or friends.
Accommodation in a quiet and natural environment.
The village is beautiful, very kind and friendly weekly organic market on Thursday.
Especially the 11 locks and towpaths ...
Once again, we were late and got really lost trying to find Lucie's apartment. We had to call her husband, Thibaud, several times, but he was always helpful on the phone. At last, he rendevoused with us and led us to the apartment where Lucie was waiting. The apartment, almost its own house in fact, was spotless and spacious and comfortable. Lucie and her husband were very welcoming and helpful. The apartment is in a small village, so very quiet, but quite close to major roads and a great base to use for exploring the area. My only disappointment was based on my impression that the house was on a canal. It isn't, but it is near a canal and lake that we were told we could walk to, but we didn't take advantage of that option, preferring to visit some of the wonderful Breton towns nearby. Lucie and Thibaud were lovely people and gracious hosts.
Robinwyn2016-06-15T00:00:00Z
Spacious accommodation and new, very clean. Ideally placed for visiting Combourg and the coast. Friendly hosts welcoming and accommodating: Thank you !!!
Julie et Amine2015-08-08T00:00:00Z
We had a pleasant stay perfectly matching our expectations. The apartment was well equipped and the bedding. A counselor to discover the Rennes area. Welcoming Lucia was perfect.
Guillaume2016-07-05T00:00:00Z
Good communication. Very nice and clean apartment. Lucie is very flexible, we have to cancel our stay earlier and she came immediately. Very good expreriance.
Kateřina2015-10-29T00:00:00Z
Lucie and her husband were very welcoming and flexible with our arrival and departure, and gave us plenty of recommendations for food/visits in the area. The apartment is a renovated hangar of sorts with two good sized bedrooms behind a small apartment building (not the photo of the house on the lake). You could fit 6 people comfortably (there are 2 additional single beds, not shown in the pics). It is slightly back from the main road going through Hédé sous Bazouges, which is a small offshoot of Hédé itself. Our GPS couldn't find the address (perhaps the GPS coordinates would be better?), so Lucie's husband met us at the church nearby. It was in a good location for us, as we weren't planning on going to the beach everyday - which is about 45 min away, and the area around the canal with its 11 locks is nice. The only comment I really have is that 8 euros/day for electricity seems steep (more than 10x what we pay at home, so perhaps charging based on the electric meter would make more sense and reduce use) + 9 euros/bed for sheets, which was not optional. Obviously this didn't bother us enough to not stay here, but it was psychologically difficult (I'd rather pay once and be done), and there is no ATM in Hede sous Bazouges, so plan to bring cash ahead of time (we were 4 people - for our 3 night stay, we paid 49 euros extra). Overall it was a nice place to stay, very calm, with fields on the back side.
Sara2016-07-18T00:00:00Z
We were a small group of friends and for our first time in the region, no complaints! The area is beautiful (the village is close to several major cities and itself is very nice), the loft was perfect (clean, spacious, practical), the hosts were very understanding and available and the value for money is quite honest! For a stay in the area, it was perfect for us. Again thank you to Lucy and her husband :)
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My accommodation is close to public transportation and art and culture. Enjoy my housing for the ceiling height and comfort. My accommodation is perfect for families (with children).
Very good it was worth it
Paulo2017-02-28T00:00:00Z
Very good accommodation, quiet, good value, pity there is no internet. Otherwise no complaints.
Charles2017-03-11T00:00:00Z
The Didier's were very welcoming and kind. The house is well maintained, clean and very comfortable. There was a confusion regarding the fee, but that too was settled very amicably by them. Overall, it was a wonderful experience.
welcoming and friendly host. Housing is in line with the announcement. My stay here was fine. I highly recommend!!
Lénaïc2017-04-07T00:00:00Z
Thank you to Sonia for this pleasant it has put me at ease when I arrived despite a late hour, it is available at any time for questions and his apartment is very nice and well decorated with nice table I highly recommend, housing matches the picture!
Mehdi2017-04-25T00:00:00Z
The host canceled this reservation 2 days before arrival. This is an automated posting.
Alexandre2017-05-23T00:00:00Z
Short stay but on top ...
jean-charles2017-04-11T00:00:00Z
I recommend this accommodation, which is very pleasant, very clean and 5kms becherel c is decorated with taste
veronique2017-04-17T00:00:00Z
Sonia offers its pleasantly decorated room, immaculately maintained and quiet. The place is ideally located for visiting the region. Thank you !
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The apartment is conveniently located ten minutes from Rennes and close to the 4-way towards St Malo, Cancale and Mont St Michel
Large living room with fitted kitchen
Neat decor tastefully
complete facilities hifi and Internet TV
The host canceled this reservation 2 days before arrival. This is an automated posting.
Marie2017-01-04T00:00:00Z
Very good value apartment very well located very clean
DIDIER2017-03-17T00:00:00Z
Apartment consistent with the description! Convenient for walking in the area by car! Very good value for money! Quiet, bright and spacious! We have not seen Mickaël but his explanations are very clear! I recommend !
Mathilde2017-05-08T00:00:00Z
Apartment perfect, no complaints. Although we did not cross with Mickael he was available when I had questions. I recommend it
mathieu2017-03-30T00:00:00Z
Very good!
Romain2017-02-03T00:00:00Z
Value for money, unbeatable.! Apartment very functional in line with the ad, and very well decorated. Clean and spacious, Mickaël person and very responsive to our inquiries. If you want the tranquility alone or with family, I would highly recommend this apartment. Thank you again Mickaël Roland
Roland2017-04-23T00:00:00Z
Apparently enjoyable. Very good stay.
Valentin2017-03-15T00:00:00Z
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My house, perfect for couples and solo travelers, is a charming duplex conveniently located in the town center Melesse, with a living area of 40 sqm newly renovated, it will seduce you with its many strengths.
Close to shops and all amenities, and 10 minutes from the entrance to Rennes, this duplex is located on the 1st and last floor in a quiet condominium.
The kitchen is both new and fully equipped (fridge / freezer, oven, induction hob, hood). A large picture window allows full exposure of the apartment.
The loft bedroom upstairs is ideally exposed by its 2 windows. The paint and the floor were also newly renovated.
Second stay in housing. No remarks. own accommodation, owner available if needed intelligence. Peaceful place
julie2017-05-01T00:00:00Z
Elodie is a friendly and welcoming host. The apartment is consistent with the description.
Lénaïc2017-03-24T00:00:00Z
nice accommodation in line with the announcement and available host I recommend!
Romain2016-12-03T00:00:00Z
Satisfied with the past short stay in this studio that fits the description, I would definitely return. Elodie thank you for hospitality.
greg2017-03-25T00:00:00Z
very pleasant and comfortable accommodation. Accessibility in RENNES very easy. The apartment is in the town center, it is in a very quiet place. very nice place, well laid out with wifi. All shops nearby!
Emmanuelle 2016-11-29T00:00:00Z
cozy and quiet accommodation. Great. Shops and services (doctor, pharmacy, ...) are nearby if needed. The owners are at disposal. J can only recommend this accommodation for a stay longer or shorter.
julie2017-02-17T00:00:00Z
A place really nice, I strongly advice. We had a great time.
Cyrille2017-03-19T00:00:00Z
Second stay in this apartment in the village of Melesses. Very quiet and well located. Truly a place to remember.
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rural town north of Rennes, less than 20 kms from the center of Rennes. Close to station SNCF, local shops (tobacco bar and general supermarket) near ballad path. with beautiful views of nature.
accommodation center located opposite City Hall, rural town, 2 shops, possibility to walk on the banks of ille channel and small wood nearby
Olivier was a charming and attentive host. I enjoyed the freedom offered by Olivier in his apartment both in the use of the kitchen in listening to music ... Although the first impression of the apartment has been negative because of ongoing work, I felt very well at Olivier.
Nathalie2016-09-15T00:00:00Z
Saint Germain sur Ille is a pretty village in the hills (100 m) to 1 km from the Vilaine and the bike path between Rennes and Saint Malo. A nice step past at Olivier who has everything available to me (including the garage to store my bike overnight and abundant disco beautiful discoveries). A big thank you to Olivier for this nice step in my cycling.
Louis2016-10-24T00:00:00Z
although Olivier was waiting
yolaine2016-09-11T00:00:00Z
Perfect for sleeping and listening to music. The apartment is "under construction" but clean.
Géraldine2017-03-24T00:00:00Z
Very good
Thomas2016-10-26T00:00:00Z
Olivier is always so welcoming. It has been several times that I stay home.
Adem2016-11-04T00:00:00Z
A town to discover!
Christian2017-01-29T00:00:00Z
The room and flat has all basic ammenities and is fine for the price. We were asked to arrive two hours later than planned then were left sitting outside in the car for an hour.
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furnished studio 20m2 on the first floor of a contemporary house with separate entrance. Located in the quiet countryside, the studio is just 10 km from the place of the lists, the nerve center of Rennes. The cottage style is contemporary and comfortable.
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green, cozy atmosphere throughout the apartment (small building of 3 recent and very quiet housing), bus very close (100 m), shops nearby (600 m), 10 minutes from the city center of Rennes. I do not smoke, but a balcony is at your disposal if you want to smoke (facing south :-)). You can park easily in the area.
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Our apartment is close to the town center with shops nearby (bakery, restaurant, pharmacy, ....). A park is a few minutes walk. 15 minutes from Rennes by bus, our apartment is ideal to be quiet while enjoying the proximity of a large city. Parking is easy and free. The room is perfect for couples, solo travelers and business travelers.
Very good stay on this welcoming family feel at home either I highly recommend
Loic2016-10-18T00:00:00Z
The host canceled this reservation 3 days before arrival. This is an automated posting.
Yann2017-03-22T00:00:00Z
immediate answers to sms, free coffee on arrival and interesting discussions, Emeline is really a perfect host. Also the bedding is particularly comfortable. Definitely recommended.
Apartment like the photo, we spent a pleasant stay. Charlene is a very friendly, attentive and available. Thank you for the stay.
morgane2017-04-17T00:00:00Z
Very cozy and intimate apartment, perfect situated in a quiet area and also convenient near the highway. Charlène was attentive to our needs and had a good host attitude, also she speaks English. Thank you Charlène for trusting us with your home.
Raluca2017-05-01T00:00:00Z
Charlene is a very welcoming host, available and always listening. The apartment meets the photos, it is functional and (URL HIDDEN) is also great (shopping area at 200m and 500m city center). A little extra is its parking space in the basement :) I highly recommend this accommodation. Again thank you to Charlene and see you soon :)
cédric2017-03-20T00:00:00Z
Second stay with Charlene and tjs on top. tjs host as friendly and acceptable, and perfect accommodation. I recommend +++
Greg2017-03-03T00:00:00Z
Housing is consistent with the description, we had a pleasant stay with Charlene, who has been extremely helpful and friendly. Thank you !
Marine2017-02-12T00:00:00Z
Host very friendly, was listening and helpful. very good and comfortable accommodation. Price at the top. I recommend | {
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In this account Sir James Hall
describes early observations around Edinburgh. We recognise
now much of what he describes as relating to glacial landforms
produced by the great ice sheets that have flowed across
Edinburgh
but Sir James interprets the features in terms of the biblical
flood.
On the Revolutions of the Earth's Surface
BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE DILUVIAN FACTS
IN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD OF EDINBURGH
By Sir JAMES
HALL, Bart. Pr. R. S. ED. & F.R.S. LOND.
PART II. {Read June 8. l812.) Transactions of the Royal Society of
Edinburgh, 1812, vol VII, 169-211.
In attempting to apply these principles
to the great scale of geology, and to vindicate my opinions on this curious
subject, I shall appeal to a series of facts which are very accessible to this
assembly, the greatest part of them lying within two or three miles of this
city. In that view, I have given, along with this paper, a plan, on actual
survey, taken on this account, of a small district in the neighbourhood of
Edinburgh, comprehending the Corstorphine Hill and its immediate neighbourhood.
I thus hope to indicate the place of each specimen alluded to, in such a manner,
that, provided the rock remains in existence, it may be in the power of an
observer to discover it at any future period; however much it may have been
concealed by those accidents to which such specimens are perpetually exposed.
The country in the neighbourhood of
Edinburgh is what all are agreed to call Secondary, consisting of beds of
sandstone, and occasionally of limestone; and coal, interstratified with thick
assemblages of shale, in loose and frail strata: This mass is traversed with the
utmost irregularity, by dikes or veins of whinstone, which occur also in vast
interjected masses, sometimes lying in great amorphous blocks, and sometimes in
thick beds, parallel to the strata. The strata, themselves, as might be
expected, are thrown, by means of its intrusion, into much irregularity, and
though nearly parallel to each other in any particular spot, exhibit the utmost
variety, when different places are compared together, as to their dip and
direction. This contrast is conspicuous in Salisbury Craig on the east and in
Corstorphine Hill on the west of Edinburgh. Each consists of a thick mass of
whinstone, parallel to the strata beneath it, which, in the first mentioned
hill, dip rapidly to the east, and in the second to the west.
The surface of this district, together
with the alluvial part of its mass, bears every mark of the effects which a wave
of sufficient magnitude to overwhelm it, might be expected to occasion upon so
multifarious an assemblage.
Raised from below by the violent and
abrupt means already alluded to, in my last communication to the Society, this
district would present to a stream overwhelming it at any subsequent period,
numberless points of attack. Many of the rocks being rent in various ways, the
hardest parts being in a shivered state, would easily be carried forward. The
soft beds of shale or of slate‑clay being laid open to the attacks of the
current, would be deeply abraded by its action, and thus masses, both stratified
and unstratified, that were originally unbroken, would be undermined, and,
yielding to their own weight, would add to the quantity of moving matter, and
extend the field of attack upon the weaker parts. The water would thus be loaded
with a multitude of blocks of every size, shape, and quality, and with a
quantity of clay, which being soon reduced to mud, through which these stones
were irregularly and confusedly scattered, would flow at the bottom of the
water, and along with it, and would be deposited, according to the laws already
pointed out, when the stream approached to a state of rest. Such seems to have
been the origin of that body of compact blue clay which forms a material part of
our low districts, bearing every indication of having flowed as a mass into its
present situation; for it is totally devoid of stratification, though
frequently of great thickness.
This mass shows itself in several
places, in the bed of the Water of Leith, where the banks have been laid open by
natural or artificial means. It was well displayed formerly, and may still be
seen above the Bells' Mills Quarry, and is now exposed to view upon the right
hand, after crossing the Dean Bridge, on the old road to Queensferry. It here
presents to view a face of about twenty or thirty feet deep, though it often
extends to forty or fifty feet. We find it also upon the shore to the west of
Leith, as laid open by the sea; and I am informed by the person who conducted
the work, that at the Fort in that neighbourhood, in a search for water, it has
been penetrated to the depth of eighty feet from the surface, being fifty below
high‑water mark. It is obvious, that the power of such mud, when flowing as a
stream, in transporting heavy bodies, and in abrading assemblages previously
formed, must bear some relation to the resistance which it would oppose to any
object forced through it, and of course, that the existence of assemblages of this
sort, affords, by its simple testimony, a powerful argument in favour of a
stream having overflowed this country, superior in magnitude to any known river;
and the facts seem to meet the challenge held out by Mr PLAYFAIR in the
following passage, Illustrations, art. 366. "Lastly," he says, "if there were
anywhere a hill, or any large mass composed of broken and shapeless stones,
thrown together like rubbish, and neither worked into gravel, nor disposed with
any regularity, we must ascribe it to some other cause than the ordinary
detritus and wasting of the land. This, however, has never yet occurred, and it
seems best to wait till the phenomenon is observed before we seek for the
explanation of it."
Now it appears to me, that these vast
assemblages, in which blocks of every size, and shape, and quality, some sharp,
some round, are confusedly scattered through clay, are inexplicable by any
diurnal cause, and do call for some particular solution.
Such parts of the torrent as encountered
less of the strata of shale and clay, would hurry along with them the comminuted
sandstone, and deposit it in the form of sand and of gravel. Vast accumulations
have thus been formed in all our lower districts, the external figure of which,
and of the clay, has acquired, as we shall soon have occasion to point out, a
character peculiar to itself, and having externally a smoothness and regularity,
which forms a striking contrast with the abrupt and most irregular dislocation
which very commonly occurs in the solid mass within.
In the midst of this general wreck of
all the frail parts, the strongest masses, principally those which, like
Arthur's Seat, have been powerfully pervaded with whinstone, would resist and
defy all the impetuosity of the stream. The principles which we have endeavoured
to lay down, as to the influence of firm obstacles on depositions and abrasions,
would thus be brought into action.
The rock upon which the Castle of
Edinburgh stands, together with the site of the Old Town, exhibit the most
perfect example that could be conceived of the application of these principles.
The rock itself, about two hundred feet in height, above its base, and bare on
three fourths of its circumference, consists of one of the most complete and
uniform masses of whin stone that is known in this country. Its form is rudely
cylindrical, and from it the ridge upon which the Old Town stands, composed
partly of deposits, and partly of protected strata, extends, gently sloping,
for about a mile to the eastward, from the Castle to the Abbey of Holyroodhouse,
where the tail terminates. Round the western, southern, and northern sides, a
hollow valley occurs, which, towards the north, is still a marsh, and was once a
lake, being known by the name of the North Loch.
Corstorphine Hill, which, as seen from
Edinburgh, occupies the horizon to the north‑west, affords, in one respect, an
example of the other case just mentioned. It consists of a ridge of about a mile
and a half in extent, rising in the middle, declining gently at both ends, and
pointing from north to south, with a declination of about 20
˚
to the east.
It presents a smooth face of whinstone to the west, towards which the mass dips
in parallelism with the strata beneath it. Upon its eastern side a hollow valley
occurs, in which the old castle of Craig‑crook stands, and from its southern
extremity a tail extends to the eastward, lying between Ravelstone and
Murrayfield, upon the southern face of which Murrayfield stands.
Thus, the Castle of Edinburgh, gives an
example of the effect of a narrow obstacle; and this hill, of a broad one, in so
far as it has a valley on the side towards which the stream was flowing.
We have endeavoured, in the last
communication to this Society, to account for the formation of such lakes as
occur in alpine and rocky districts. The circumstances just pointed out, explain
the formation of those which belong to districts formed of frail and moveable
substances. At Lochend a striking example occurs, of a lake produced upon the
upper side of an obstacle, in consequence of local acceleration.
Immediately on the east of Corstorphine
Hill, a set of firm rocks, or little hills of sandstone occur, rising up from
this hollow, or standing upon its eastern side. Of these, Ravelstone, Craigleith,
and Blackcraig, are the principal, well known as excellent quarries. From each
of them a tail or prolongation extends to the eastward, formed chiefly of the
blue clay already mentioned, together with beds of sand and gravel. These
decline very gently, and maintain, to a considerable distance, the individual
character given to each by the firm mass producing it. These ridges, however,
are occasionally interrupted by the interference of the same principles; as we
see well illustrated near the rock of Craigleith Quarry, by which the tail
extending from the Maiden Craig, (another sandstone mass to the westward of it,)
is abruptly cut off.
From Corstorphine Hill to the eastward,
the country embracing all the space between Edinburgh and the sea presents one
continued series of ridges, upon one of which the New Town of Edinburgh stands.
It is an important circumstance, that these ridges maintain a very correct
parallelism with each other, with the tail of the Castle Rock, and of the Calton
Hill, and with the alluvial prolongations that extend to the eastward from all
the eminences of this neighbourhood. And a series of parallel ridges occur also
on the south side of Edinburgh, extending from all the rocky eminences, as may
be well seen on the road leading to Dalkeith, which passes over several of
these; one of the most remarkable of which is, that on which the village of
Libberton stands.
Such an arrangement cannot have been the
work of the diurnal waters produced by our common rains; for the course of such
waters, flowing by the action of gravity, and guided by the general slope of the
country, which declines towards the Firth of Forth, ought to have produced
depositions nearly at right angles to those under consideration. It is in vain
that a vast duration is ascribed to the influence of an agent, unless it can be
shown, that its action has a tendency to produce the alleged result. If it has a
tendency to produce a different result, that difference would be augmented in
proportion to the duration of the action. Now, the diurnal operations are
everywhere found in the act of corroding and altering the forms here alluded
to*; but they are nowhere seen to produce them. This class of facts, on the
other hand, all conspire in giving probability to the hypothesis of a diluvian
wave, which affords an easy explanation of all the large features of this
country.
An important principle of the theory of
running streams must here also be considered, namely, that the shape assumed by
such a stream flowing through sand or other loose matter, bears a distinct
relation to the magnitude of the stream; the radius of curvature of its bendings
being in proportion to that magnitude. Thus, all the water collected from this
neighbourhood, is capable of producing no more than a paltry brook, as appears
from the Water of Leith, which we see meandering between two of the ridges just
mentioned. This meandering course, suits the diminutive size of the brook;
whereas these ridges being straight, or, mathematically speaking, having a
curvature whose radius is of infinite length, we are led, by a very obvious
analogy, and in concurrence with what has been observed in other parts of the
globe, to believe that a cause very different from any now in activity, and far
more powerful, has exerted its influence upon this spot; that a stream has
flowed over it, capable of overwhelming and disregarding objects by which the
Nile or the Ganges would have been turned out of their course.
But the testimonies in favour of this
hypothesis are not derived from these large features alone; and it is not
conceivable, that such agents could have been at work, without leaving behind
them indications of their influence still more unequivocal. These occur in the
very places indicated by the theory, and exhibit remarkable instances of
abrasion. In order to investigate them with success, we must have recourse once
more to the effects produced by one of our common streams.
Where a firm rock of any kind has been
exposed to the action of a rapid river, its surface acquires in consequence of
that abrasion a peculiar character, which every one recognizes at a glance, but
which is difficult to describe in words. The most obvious and universal effect
of such an action, is the rounding of all the original angles of the rock not
only the prominent, but also the entering angles. For where an original hollow
has occurred, coinciding at all with the course of the stream, the water has
undergone an acceleration along that hollow, and has excavated for itself a
waving groove more or less longitudinal. The whole has thus acquired a peculiar
character, by an assemblage of flowing lines, which recalls the water‑worn state
of the rock. Another set of forms also present themselves in all such cases,
which could not easily have been foreseen, and whose existence we learn only
from observation of the fact: we observe, that the surface is in many parts
excavated by shallow depressions of various sizes, which I shall distinguish by
the name of scoopings, as resembling the effect which would be produced
upon a soft body by the oblique blow of a spoon or scoop. I conceive that they
have in fact been produced by the action of eddies of inferior force to the main
stream, but acting in company with it in different and sometimes opposite
directions. These various corrosions going on together, have each produced its
peculiar effect; and most of them being concave, their meeting has given rise to
the set of waving angular ridges which constitute the most unequivocal feature
of a water‑worn rock. These angular forms differ completely from those which
occur in the broken surface of a rock. These last are acute, rectilinear and
abrupt; while those others are continuous, flowing, and having their angles very
obtuse; so obtuse in some cases, as not to be visible, unless the light strikes
upon the rock in a peculiar direction *.
In a small but rapid brook near my house
in the country, these forms occur on the surface of a smooth bed of sandstone
over which it flows. I observed lately, when the brook was low and clear, that,
to a certain distance below each of these obtuse angled ridges, the rock was
covered with green moss, while above the angle it was bare. The mode in which
these forms are produced and maintained, seems thus to be pointed out: the main
stream being possessed of just power enough to keep the rock clear of moss, and
the eddy being too weak for this purpose. In a flood, I presume that the eddy
acquires such power, that the whole rock is cleared.
In whatever manner we account for the
production of these forms, it is certain, that they present themselves on the
surface of water‑worn rocks. I have also observed them upon the surface of a
mass of snow which had been acted upon, and partly removed by a strong wind. As
the abrasion occasioned by a fluid in motion seems alone to possess that power,
we may reasonably conclude, then, that a fluid has acted where such forms occur.
Now, it is a fact of which I shall
presently lay various examples before this assembly, that the very rocks over
which, according to the theory advanced in this paper, torrents of water have
flowed, loaded with sand, and gravel, and large stones, and accompanied with
streams of mud, are found to exhibit at their surface all the characters of
abrasion lately mentioned; ‑the rotundity and flowing character; ‑the excavation
of hollows into the form of waving grooves; ‑the concave scoopings, and the
obtuse‑angled, and waving ridges. Circumstances, then, seem to justify the
conclusion, that, in fact, mighty torrents have traversed these districts.
In addition to the facts mentioned, and
in company with them, another set also occur in these scenes, which powerfully
corroborate the same conclusion. As stones of considerable bulk are often
carried down by torrents, it is reasonable to expect, that upon rocks along
which they have been hurried, and on which they could not fail to act as
grinders, traces should show themselves of that passage by scratches and
abrasions of various sorts; and I have little doubt, that such will be found,
when. the effects of great floods in rapid rivers are properly examined;
especially where a stream of mud has accompanied the torrent. Not having had
occasion, however, to visit any scene of this sort, since the importance of the
observation occurred to me, I have as yet, only met in rivers with cases in
which the surface of the rock has been dressed to smoothness, and in which the
abrasion shows itself in the general rotundity of the grooves and scoopings, and
in, the obtuse angled and waving ridges just described *.
But what I have hitherto looked for in
vain in common rivers, occurs universally in the diluvian scenes, where there is
reason, from other circumstances, to believe, that a powerful abrasion has taken
place, and where the surface has been protected from the injuries of the
weather. Where it has been exposed to that injury, we generally find, that the
large features of dressing, the grooves and scoopings, and obtuse angled ridges,
only remain. But where a mass of this kind, either by accident or design, has
been followed under ground to where its surface has been protected by a covering
of clay, an interesting and striking scene presents itself; the surface is found
to resemble that of a wet road, along which a number of heavy and irregular
bodies have been recently dragged; indicating that every block that passed, and
every one of its corners, had left its trace behind it; and these are rendered
very distinctly visible, when the surface, is drenched with water.
In many cases these furrows or scratches
have been so deep as to resist all the effects of the weather, and show
themselves in rocks that have been always exposed, sometimes many yards in
length. Occasionally, single scratches, and parallel sets of them, deviate by
five or six degrees from the general direction; but the important circumstance
is, that such deviation is rare, the very great majority of both sets agreeing
in parallelism with each other, and with the general direction, not only of the
scoops and grooves of the rock upon which they occur, but also of the ridges and
large features of the district. A rock covered with these furrows, has
externally an appearance greatly resembling what is called Slickenside, with
this difference; that in the slickenside, we can always discover some proof that
one portion of the main rock has performed a small slide upon the other;
whereas, in this case, everything shows, that the rock under consideration has
stood firm, and has been abraded by a number of bodies in motion. The
circumstance just mentioned, of occasional deviations of parallelism, seems also
to distinguish this form from the slickenside; in which last, I believe, the
lines are invariably parallel*.
The direction of the stream in the
neighbourhood of Edinburgh, as indicated by the medium result of a number of
observations, appears to have been from 10
˚E
S. of W. to 10E
N. of E., by true bearings taken with a needle, and allowing 27˚E
west of north as the variation; and I have met with no case deviating more than
10˚E
or 12˚E
from that average on either side. | {
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May the 10 1862
Dear Mary,
I take the pleasure in answering you kind letter of the 23 of April. I was verry glad to here from you. I am in Suffolk. I left my Regment yesterday. I am verry mutch effected with rhumatism, yet I have bin effected with that deseas for the last three months. You may be satisfied that I will not try to stay with my Company when I am not able to carry my napsack. I reckon you will be surprised when you see you brother Wash come home. I wa sorry to see him leave but I could not help it though if I had bin. In my case I would have left Company if I bin drafted the next day because Wash
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May the 10 1862
Dear Mary,
I take the pleasure in answering you kind letter of the 23 of April. I was verry glad to here from you. I am in Suffolk. I left my Regment yesterday. I am verry mutch effected with rhumatism, yet I have bin effected with that deseas for the last three months. You may be satisfied that I will not try to stay with my Company when I am not able to carry my napsack. I reckon you will be surprised when you see you brother Wash come home. I wa sorry to see him leave but I could not help it though if I had bin. In my case I would have left Company if I bin drafted the next day because Wash | {
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web01.fireside.fmSun, 15 Sep 2019 04:58:46 -0500Fireside (https://fireside.fm)LINUX Unplugged - Episodes Tagged with “Ubuntu Mate”https://linuxunplugged.com/tags/ubuntu%20mate
Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:30:00 -0700An open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.
en-usepisodicWeekly Linux talk show with no script, no limits, surprise guests and tons of opinion.Jupiter BroadcastingAn open show powered by community LINUX Unplugged takes the best attributes of open collaboration and turns it into a weekly show about Linux.
noJupiter [email protected]: Losing My Religionhttps://linuxunplugged.com/304
92919eec-6ec4-4643-bcaf-5e396d00cfe6Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:30:00 -0700Jupiter BroadcastingfullJupiter BroadcastingAdopting a distro like it’s a religion is stupid. That’s one of many hard lessons we take away from Texas Linux Fest this week; we’ll share some of the best. 1:06:03noAdopting a distro like it’s a religion is stupid. That’s one of many hard lessons we take away from Texas Linux Fest this week; we’ll share some of the best.
Plus some old friends visit the show, reading eBooks on Linux, and a new Ryzen handheld. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Alex Kretzschmar, Brent Gervais, and Martin Wimpress.
Deep fakes, ctrl alt face, deep learning, smach z, amd, ryzen, linux gaming, peertube, youtube, open source, free software, peer to peer, linux desktop, windows 7, desktop fragmentation, ubuntu, ubuntu mate, year of the linux desktop, desktop standards, texas linuxfest, txlf, bbq, ebooks, foliate, gtkwebkit, thomas cameron, Linux State of the Union, Linux Podcast, Linux Unplugged, Jupiter Broadcasting
Adopting a distro like it’s a religion is stupid. That’s one of many hard lessons we take away from Texas Linux Fest this week; we’ll share some of the best.
Plus some old friends visit the show, reading eBooks on Linux, and a new Ryzen handheld.
Ctrl Shift Face - YouTube — Now, here’s another reminder that the tools to craft deepfakes are widely available for just about anyone with the right skills to use: the manipulated videos posted on YouTuber Ctrl Shift Face are particularly creepy.
The Smach Z AMD+Linux Gaming Handheld Might Actually Ship This Year - Phoronix — Smach Z is expected to make its formal debut next week at the E3 gaming conference next week. The Smach Z in its current form is using an AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B SoC with Vega graphics and still appears to be running Linux. The base model has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage for $629~699 USD but goes up to around $989~1099 for 16GB RAM / 256GB storage.
PeerTube Release v1.3.0 — Be part of a network of multiple small federated, interoperable video hosting providers. Follow video creators and create videos. No vendor lock-in. All on a platform that is community-owned and ad-free.
Jim Kopps on Twitter — I would be interested in @ChrisLAS and the Jupiter crew's opinion of this. For the record, it has been my opinion since the first "year of the Linux desktop" what seems like fifty years ago:
"The current situation with dozens of distributions, each with different rules, each with different versions of different libraries, some with certain libraries missing, each with different packaging tools and packaging formats ... that basically tells app developers "go away, focus on platforms that care about applications."
The Linux desktop's last, best shot | ZDNet — Sure, Linux will continue to dominate the end-user experience, thanks largely to Android and Chrome OS, but the traditional desktop? I fear only Linux power users, developers, and engineers will continue to be its users.
FOSS Talk Live 2019 — FOSS Talk Live is back for 2019! It is happening on the 8th June at The Harrison near King's Cross in London.
Back to the Basics: Linux Permissions 101 | Meetup — Join Alex Juarez (Rackspace) and Ell Marquez for an introduction to Linux permissions! Whether you are brand new or have been doing Linux for a while or even professionally there will be something for you.
New Mobile Video Player Experience and Fire TV — A new video player and all the new features that come with it. While they’re not ready for release yet, I’m happy to be able to share more details about all of the exciting work going on!
LINUX Unplugged Article - Texas Linuxfest 2019 — Our journey to Texas Linuxfest (TXLF) began Friday afternoon with a five-hour drive from the Texas coast north to the hill country. The plan was to rendezvous at Hard Eights BBQ from 6:30 to 8:00. Since we had to make a five-hour journey it had us arriving a little later to the meetup. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot that smell of slow-smoked Texas BBQ slapped me right in the face, and I knew I had arrived; Google did not even have to tell me.
Ctrl Shift Face - YouTube — Now, here’s another reminder that the tools to craft deepfakes are widely available for just about anyone with the right skills to use: the manipulated videos posted on YouTuber Ctrl Shift Face are particularly creepy.
The Smach Z AMD+Linux Gaming Handheld Might Actually Ship This Year - Phoronix — Smach Z is expected to make its formal debut next week at the E3 gaming conference next week. The Smach Z in its current form is using an AMD Ryzen Embedded V1605B SoC with Vega graphics and still appears to be running Linux. The base model has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage for $629~699 USD but goes up to around $989~1099 for 16GB RAM / 256GB storage.
PeerTube Release v1.3.0 — Be part of a network of multiple small federated, interoperable video hosting providers. Follow video creators and create videos. No vendor lock-in. All on a platform that is community-owned and ad-free.
Jim Kopps on Twitter — I would be interested in @ChrisLAS and the Jupiter crew's opinion of this. For the record, it has been my opinion since the first "year of the Linux desktop" what seems like fifty years ago:
"The current situation with dozens of distributions, each with different rules, each with different versions of different libraries, some with certain libraries missing, each with different packaging tools and packaging formats ... that basically tells app developers "go away, focus on platforms that care about applications."
The Linux desktop's last, best shot | ZDNet — Sure, Linux will continue to dominate the end-user experience, thanks largely to Android and Chrome OS, but the traditional desktop? I fear only Linux power users, developers, and engineers will continue to be its users.
FOSS Talk Live 2019 — FOSS Talk Live is back for 2019! It is happening on the 8th June at The Harrison near King's Cross in London.
Back to the Basics: Linux Permissions 101 | Meetup — Join Alex Juarez (Rackspace) and Ell Marquez for an introduction to Linux permissions! Whether you are brand new or have been doing Linux for a while or even professionally there will be something for you.
New Mobile Video Player Experience and Fire TV — A new video player and all the new features that come with it. While they’re not ready for release yet, I’m happy to be able to share more details about all of the exciting work going on!
LINUX Unplugged Article - Texas Linuxfest 2019 — Our journey to Texas Linuxfest (TXLF) began Friday afternoon with a five-hour drive from the Texas coast north to the hill country. The plan was to rendezvous at Hard Eights BBQ from 6:30 to 8:00. Since we had to make a five-hour journey it had us arriving a little later to the meetup. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot that smell of slow-smoked Texas BBQ slapped me right in the face, and I knew I had arrived; Google did not even have to tell me.
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296: Defining Desktop Linuxhttps://linuxunplugged.com/296
b2af4b67-96a9-43c8-a8d9-5d7b6cf1dcc9Tue, 09 Apr 2019 20:30:00 -0700Jupiter BroadcastingfullJupiter BroadcastingThe way we’ve been thinking about Desktop Linux is all wrong. We start by defining Desktop Linux, and where it might be going in the future. 1:07:00noThe way we’ve been thinking about Desktop Linux is all wrong. We start by defining Desktop Linux, and where it might be going in the future.
Plus we throw a studio party for our new look, and the text editor that’s taking the crew by storm. Special Guests: Alan Pope, Ell Marquez, and Martin Wimpress.
Git, Proton, Steam, Linux Gaming, Lutris, Visual Studio Code, VSCode, WLinux, WSL, Pengwin, Grace Hopper Celebration, rebranding, linux desktop, GPD Pocket, ArchiveBox, Ubuntu MATE, snapcraft, wkhtmltopdf, Linux Podcast, Unplugged, Jupiter Broadcasting
The way we’ve been thinking about Desktop Linux is all wrong. We start by defining Desktop Linux, and where it might be going in the future.
Plus we throw a studio party for our new look, and the text editor that’s taking the crew by storm.
Proton: One Graph To Sum It All — Don’t we all feel that the world of Linux gaming is in a better spot right now than let’s say, 7-8 months ago? Thanks to Valve, Codeweavers, DXVK and all the gang we can now enjoy a lot more games coming from the Windows world than ever before. I decided to take some time to show what kind of progress we are talking about
Lutris 0.5.2 Released With Various Improvements For Linux Gaming — Lutris 0.5.2 adds the Vulkan ICD (installable client driver) loaders to the system options, adds a sample count option to Wine for enabling MSAA anti-aliasing in older games, a warning is now displayed if Vulkan is not properly setup, and various other bug fixes and enhancements.
Linux Academy - Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer (Remote) — Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by you or your co-workers, matching a design given to you, into an Angular 6 application, using NGRX.
wkhtmltopdf — wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage are open source (LGPLv3) command line tools to render HTML into PDF and various image formats using the Qt WebKit rendering engine. These run entirely "headless" and do not require a display or display service.
Proton: One Graph To Sum It All — Don’t we all feel that the world of Linux gaming is in a better spot right now than let’s say, 7-8 months ago? Thanks to Valve, Codeweavers, DXVK and all the gang we can now enjoy a lot more games coming from the Windows world than ever before. I decided to take some time to show what kind of progress we are talking about
Lutris 0.5.2 Released With Various Improvements For Linux Gaming — Lutris 0.5.2 adds the Vulkan ICD (installable client driver) loaders to the system options, adds a sample count option to Wine for enabling MSAA anti-aliasing in older games, a warning is now displayed if Vulkan is not properly setup, and various other bug fixes and enhancements.
Linux Academy - Full Stack Ruby on Rails Developer (Remote) — Your primary focus will be development of all server-side logic, definition and maintenance of the central database, and ensuring high performance and responsiveness to requests from the front-end. You will also be responsible for integrating the front-end elements built by you or your co-workers, matching a design given to you, into an Angular 6 application, using NGRX.
wkhtmltopdf — wkhtmltopdf and wkhtmltoimage are open source (LGPLv3) command line tools to render HTML into PDF and various image formats using the Qt WebKit rendering engine. These run entirely "headless" and do not require a display or display service.
Open Broadcaster Software | New Ways to Support OBS Development — It’s amazing to think that the first version of OBS was publicly released over six years ago. What started out as a small side project by Hugh “Jim” Bailey to make a free and open source program to stream StarCraft 2 has grown into a powerful force in the streaming and video production industry. Hundreds of thousands of people use OBS Studio every day not just for video gaming, but also for broadcasting everything from conferences to sports competitions to school announcements. It’s a tool that can be used freely by anyone, from large studios with big budget productions to individuals who just want to engage with a community online.
Available Now: New GeForce-Optimized OBS — We have collaborated with OBS, the industry-leading streaming application, to help them release a new version with improved support for NVIDIA GPUs. The new OBS Studio, version 23.0, reduces the FPS impact of streaming by up to 66% compared to the previous version, meaning higher FPS for your games.
LiNUX Courses - Linux Operating System Fundamentals — Kenny first encountered Solaris UNIX while I was in the military, and found out about Linux through the grapevine. He has worked with Linux in local government, fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, and by providing training. I have received Linux certifications from LPI, CompTIA, and Red Hat. Kenny has been working with Linux for nearly two decades and is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others about the system, and strives to learn more about the operating system every day.
Martin Wimpress on Twitter — This week I am working on @ubuntu_mate 18.04.2 images for the @Raspberry_Pi models 2 and 3/3+
Nothing exciting to report just yet, build system is configured and the root file system is being generated. Next up is adding the kernel and boot loader.
StableReleaseUpdates - Ubuntu Wiki — Once an Ubuntu release has been completed and published, updates for it are only released under certain circumstances, and must follow a special procedure called a "stable release update" or SRU.
Home Assistant — Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.
Podcast Generator — Podcast Generator is an open source Content Management System written in PHP and specifically designed for podcast publishing. It provides the user with the tools to easily manage all of the aspects related to the publication of a podcast, from the upload of episodes to its submission to the iTunes store.
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We head to the Raspberry Pi corner and pick the very best open source home automation system.
Plus some great news for Gnome users, OBS studio has a new funding model, and a nostalgic chat with our study buddy Kenny.
Open Broadcaster Software | New Ways to Support OBS Development — It’s amazing to think that the first version of OBS was publicly released over six years ago. What started out as a small side project by Hugh “Jim” Bailey to make a free and open source program to stream StarCraft 2 has grown into a powerful force in the streaming and video production industry. Hundreds of thousands of people use OBS Studio every day not just for video gaming, but also for broadcasting everything from conferences to sports competitions to school announcements. It’s a tool that can be used freely by anyone, from large studios with big budget productions to individuals who just want to engage with a community online.
Available Now: New GeForce-Optimized OBS — We have collaborated with OBS, the industry-leading streaming application, to help them release a new version with improved support for NVIDIA GPUs. The new OBS Studio, version 23.0, reduces the FPS impact of streaming by up to 66% compared to the previous version, meaning higher FPS for your games.
LiNUX Courses - Linux Operating System Fundamentals — Kenny first encountered Solaris UNIX while I was in the military, and found out about Linux through the grapevine. He has worked with Linux in local government, fortune 500 companies, educational institutions, and by providing training. I have received Linux certifications from LPI, CompTIA, and Red Hat. Kenny has been working with Linux for nearly two decades and is passionate about sharing his knowledge with others about the system, and strives to learn more about the operating system every day.
Martin Wimpress on Twitter — This week I am working on @ubuntu_mate 18.04.2 images for the @Raspberry_Pi models 2 and 3/3+
Nothing exciting to report just yet, build system is configured and the root file system is being generated. Next up is adding the kernel and boot loader.
StableReleaseUpdates - Ubuntu Wiki — Once an Ubuntu release has been completed and published, updates for it are only released under certain circumstances, and must follow a special procedure called a "stable release update" or SRU.
Home Assistant — Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first. Powered by a worldwide community of tinkerers and DIY enthusiasts. Perfect to run on a Raspberry Pi or a local server.
Podcast Generator — Podcast Generator is an open source Content Management System written in PHP and specifically designed for podcast publishing. It provides the user with the tools to easily manage all of the aspects related to the publication of a podcast, from the upload of episodes to its submission to the iTunes store. | {
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As world leaders prepare to gather in Copenhagen to discuss a global strategy for combating climate change — a strategy likely to involve a substantial growth of government power at the expense of individual and economic liberty — a shockwave of controversy threatens to shatter what many have come to view as settled science.
As a result of the intrepid work of several warming skeptics skilled in the art of hacking into computer systems, an extensive network of corruption at the heart of the international climate change movement has been exposed. According to thousands of e-mail exchanges now made public, it has been discovered that several of the individuals responsible for the scientific evaluation and verification of global warming theories are guilty of systematically manipulating, withholding, or destroying data that threatened to undermine the veracity and legitimacy of arguments for man-made climate change.
This is a classic example of the politicization of science. In a gross affront to their vocation's guiding credo, men and women of science allowed an emotionally and politically charged ideology to muddle their thinking and corrupt their work. Guided, no doubt, by a fierce conviction in the righteousness of their cause, these scientists have abused the public's trust in their professional integrity; they have abused the power of their position to take an entire industry hostage. Without hesitation or shame, they sought the professional ruin of dissenters within their ranks and knowingly perpetrated intellectual fraud upon the global community — all in service of a narrow political agenda that resonated with them on a personal level.
Ironically, these scientists have done irreparable damage to the cause they so cherish. Instead of acknowledging the mixed data and encouraging an open dialog within the scientific community and beyond, these self-appointed data despots — aided and abetted by a cadre of celebrity spokesmen and political operatives — chose a path of deception and manipulation. This tactic, now exposed, will only lend added weight to conspiracy theories and criticisms that have surrounded the issue of global warming for the last decade. A cloud of shame now hangs over an issue that — if couched in moderate terms of conservation, or heaven forbid, the Biblical principles of stewardship and human exceptionalism — might have garnered widespread momentum from across the political and ideological spectrum.
But just as parochialism and intolerance within the scientific community have smothered productive dialog and sparked a bitter social divide on the issues of intelligent design and stem cell research, the Machiavellian tactics of climate change activists posing as legitimate scientists threaten to spell the end of a movement that — if couched in less revolutionary terms — had the potential to unite millions and define a generation.
As President Obama prepares for Copenhagen, it will be interesting to see how he responds to Climategate. In light of the controversy now surrounding this issue, it would be imprudent of the president to push forward with his ambitious green agenda. Then again, the economic welfare of the American people hasn't dissuaded him from pursuing a $200 billion annual tax on energy consumption, and he does have his liberal benefactors to consider. At the end of the day, the president may well decide that a little academic fraud is a small price to pay for the "noble" cause of change.
Ken Connor is an attorney and co-author of Sinful Silence: When Christians Neglect Their Civic Duty. He is also chairman of the Center for a Just Society. For more articles and resources from Mr. Connor and the Center for a Just Society, go to centerforajustsociety.org | {
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The story of the origins of the Little Brown Jug rivalry is being retold and again this week. I’ve maintained for the past few years that the idea that Yost wrote a letter to Minnesota asking that the jug be returned is not only silly, there’s plenty of evidence to backup that it’s just false. To those just tuning in this week for some jug knowledge here’s the basic breakdown of what really happened, and further, why the idea that Yost wrote a letter to get the crock back is far-fetched at best.
Warning: to those who cherish the idea that Yost wrote a letter demanding the return of The Little Brown Jug—avert your eyes.
The first thing to understand is how wild and varied the documented stories of the origin of the Jug rivalry were in the first couple decades. I covered this in this LBJ Lore post. You’ve got Minnesota coach Doc Williams right after the 1909 game saying that Michigan in 1903 carried the jug with them all year (false), painted scores upon it (false) and that Minnesota “willfully stole the jug” (false) that season. In 1919 the Minnesota Tribune wrote that the Gophers originally stole it from a gym in Ann Arbor (false) prompting Michigan to write for its return (false). In 1920 the Michigan Daily suggested the jug was a good luck charm for Michigan during 1903 (false). .
In 2004, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune published a piece called “Minnesota Myths” that took a fresh look as some of the fabled traditions in the state. In it writer Joel Rippel brought to light an alternate explanation of the birth of this rivalry documented by Doc Cooke himself. A paper written in 1929 by the former athletic director offered a less sexy version of how the rivalry actually started. I contacted the Minnesota library and obtained a copy of what appears to be an early draft of Cooke’s memoir containing several handwritten edits.
In A brief history of the Little Brown Jug, there is no mention of a letter, wire or request of any kind from Michigan or Yost. Cooke reveals that he and Gopher captain John McGovern simply met prior to the 1909 game and decided that the jug “might be material to build up a fine tradition.” Cooke writes that McGovern brought the proposal to Yost and Michigan’s captain who “immediately approved the idea, and so the tradition was inaugurated.”
In A brief history.. Cooke wrote that “a rope loop was tied to the handle of the jug and the jug was suspended from a hook above my desk, where it remained unmolested for six years…”
I found this awesome photo at the Minnesota Library of Cooke’s office inside the Minnesota Armory dated to 1905, showing the would-be trophy suspended from the ceiling, validating at least part of Cooke’s story:
This is backed up by a piece in the February 14, 1904 Detroit Free Press describing the placement of Cooke’s souvenir:
Demonstrating the willingness of writers to embellish the jug story, consider that Cooke’s own 1929 paper was spiced up a bit when reprinted in the 1941 Minnesota game program. What was a polite proposal in the ‘29 draft (“It was suggested that the jug might be material to build up a fine tradition between the two institutions, and John was appointed a committee of one to present the matter to Mr. Yost…”) evolved into a fiery instruction from Cooke to McGovern in the ’41 program (“You tell that Michigan captain that they can have their jug back if they beat us tomorrow.”) Now we’re talking!
But don’t just take Cooke’s version. In 1953, around the time of the 50th anniversary of the famous 1903 game, Oscar Munson, the man who found the jug back in 1903, wrote his own version of events surrounding the origin of the rivalry. Shortly after finding the jug he asked Cooke if the jug should be returned to Yost to which Cooke barked back, “Heck no, make him win it back.” When the Wolverines returned six years later, Munson recalled this scene in Cooke’s office:
We didn’t play Michigan until 1909. The day before the game, Coach Yost came into Doc’s office for a visit as usual. The first thing he saw was that old water jug hanging in the ceiling. “What’s that?” he asked Doc. He told him it was the water jug Michigan had left behind six years ago. ‘That’s the first time I heard about that,’ laughed Yost. Doc suggested Michigan should try to win it back and it was all right with Yost.”
Munson basically retold the same version in a 1960 interview (he died not too long after). “When Yost came to see Cooke [in 1909] he saw the jug. They decided to let it go back and forth with the winner of the game.”
There’s much to believe about Munson’s words. It’s not surprising, given that the jug was purchased right before the 1903 game, that Yost didn’t remember or that he hadn’t even heard about the souvenir Minnesota confiscated six years earlier. I mean, why would he really care? There many reasons why Yost wouldn’t bother to write or wire Minnesota about a missing 5 gallon jug his manager purchased right before the game even if he knew he left it behind. Given that the crock cost around 30 cents and game tickets went for around $2-$3 that season, it was hardly an item of value.
Even if Yost was a wildly frugal man, as Lloyd Carr has joked/suggested over the years, consider this: According to the November 3, 1903 edition of the Minnesota Daily, the gross proceeds from the game were in excess nearly $31,000, to be split between the teams:
After expenses per the November 4, 1903 Detroit Free Press, Michigan netted $13,000. At thirty cents a pop, Yost could have used that money to buy over 40,000 Red Wing 5 gallon jugs.
Let’s say Yost did care about leaving the jug for whatever reason. Maybe he indeed was wildly cheap. Or perhaps he was bitter about the roughness of the 6-6 tie. Or maybe he heard through his friends in Minneapolis that the Gophers kept the jug and knowing how cocky Yost was, he didn’t like it. Was Yost expecting Minnesota to drop it in the mail or put it on a train back to Ann Arbor (“be extra careful with it Doc–it’s fragile!”)? How much would that shipment cost?
The other side the letter myth is Cooke, as the story goes, telling Yost he’d need to “win it back”. First off, on the longshot Yost a) knew about the jug being missing, and b) cared enough to write a letter to want it back, it’s doubtful that Cooke would be so bold as to tell Yost to pound sand. Even if he did, Minnesota and Michigan didn’t have another game scheduled in the near future (and as we know, didn’t meet for another 6 years). When was Yost supposed to have the chance to “win it back”?
So that leads us back to Munson and Cooke’s accounts. Let’s say Munson and Cooke in their writings conspired to tilt the origins of the rivalry to a Minnesota-created tradition, that is, to dismiss Yost’s role. Fine. But check out the account of Tommy Roberts, the Michigan equipment manager who bought the jug in 1903. Roberts published his version of the origins of the rivalry sometime around that 50th anniversary as well. Not only did he confirm that the crock was bought in Minneapolis (which wasn’t widely known until then), Roberts recalled that it was Minnesota who “wrote” to Michigan before the 1909 game, saying, “we have your Little Brown Jug, come and win it.”
Assuming Roberts was at least partially responsible for leaving the jug behind back in 1903 (he was the equipment manager fergodsakes), certainly HE would have been aware if Yost wanted it back. Heck, he probably would have gotten a earful from the Old Man. Yet Roberts mentions no desire from Michigan or Yost or anyone to have the jug returned. Instead, as he writes, it was a one-way challenge from the Gophers in the days leading up to the 1909 game.
I found other writings that support Cooke’s version of the birth of this tradition. Dr. Willie Kerr Foster, a gym coach at Minnesota from 1905-1929, included an account of Cooke’s role in the jug rivalry in his paper The Doctor Cooke that I Knew. Kerrsays Doc was merely looking for some material for a pep rally speech prior to the 1909 Michigan-Minnesota rematch, and this sparked the idea of playing for the jug. Kerr portrays Cooke as a humble man who “[never] wished any credit for the part he played in establishing this marvelous college tradition,” perhaps explaining why Cooke may have offered captain McGovern a joint role in his 1929 memoir. The Minnesota Daily archives reveal that Cooke indeed flashed the jug at a pep rally-like event just before the 1909 game.
While there are subtle distinctions in the Munson and Roberts accounts, there’s much to believe about Cooke’s version. Applying a bit of Occam’s razor here, given a bevy of romantic explanations of how the rivalry began starting with coach Henry Williams’ quotes after the 1909 game, from the Minneapolis Tribune suggesting it was stolen from Ann Arbor, to the 1920 Michigan Daily version of the good luck charm, to today’s version of Yost pleading for the return of the precious jug, Cooke’s story is the simplest and the most reasonable. Plus, almost every account, accepted or unaccepted, agrees that the challenge to play for the crock came from Cooke. All this said, shouldn’t we consider Cooke’s own account the most believable?
Funny, the man who is conspicuously quiet about the whole thing is Yost—the man never was silent, seemingly about anything. Check out the stacks of letters, records and clippings in the Yost files at the U-M Bentley Library. That said, would it shock anyone if decades later he spun a yarn to a nearby reporter, recalling how much it hurt when he realized he left that five gallon jug behind in 1903?
[Ed. 10/31/2012. On the anniversary of the 1903 game, here’s one of my favorite pieces of LBJ Lore…straightening out what happened in the 1930s when the jug disappeared, originally posted in September 2009. To my delight, last year #1000SSS worked with to update the official U-M history on this and a couple other jug-related items based on my research. I hope new readers will enjoy this. –G]
When I started my research on the Little Brown Jug earlier this year, I created a list of questions/facts I wanted to validate or at least understand a little better. One of the items concerned this bit of jug history that’s been part of Jug lore for quite a while, here republished [in 2009] on insidemichiganfootball.com:
from insidemichiganfootball.com (under Traditions >> Rivalry Games)
This little detail is oft–repeated in recaps of Jug history (even in Angelique’s new book), but I wondered if anyone ever bothered to find out what actually went down over this stretch. Having written on this era (see various eBay Watch pieces on the early 1930s or in Hail to the Victors 2008), I knew the Gophers and Wolverines fielded powerful squads and these contests were fiercely fought. Did the teams just accept that the victor would not get to carry the jug off the field after these games? How could the jug be gone for four years?
What I discovered was pretty cool–a wild tale that hopefully you’ll see published in full elsewhere soon. Here’s a timeline of what really happened:
1931:
Mid-September 1931. The drama actually started in 1931, not 1930 as the official history goes. The jug vanished from the Administration building in the mid-September in 1931.
October 29, 1931. The New York Times reports that the jug is recovered.
October 30, 1931. The Times backs off the story from the previous day, reporting that the jug found was a “poor imitation.”
November 19, 1931. The week of the Minnesota game, a car pulled up to the Tuomy Hills gas station (now the Bearclaw Coffee at the corner of Washtenaw and Stadium) with four men wearing “dark goggles”. One of the disguised passengers rolled out a freshly painted jug onto the pavement and it is scooped up by gas station attendant K.D. Smith. Here’s Smith looking a bit puzzled in this photo republished in the 1932 Michiganensian:
Photo: 1932 Michiganensian (U-M Yearbook)
November 20-21, 1931 – The next day, U-M athletic department officials announce that the gas station jug is authentic, but many skeptics are afoot including Ann Arbor Daily News writer Mill Marsh who after inspecting the crock labels it “a clever imitation.” On the field, Michigan defeats the Gophers 6-0 and retains the jug.
1932:
November 18, 1932. Michigan team goes to Minneapolis to renew the rivalry. Talk rages around town about the jug the Wolverines tote from Ann Arbor. The legendary Fielding Yost makes the trip to the Twin Cities. When grilled about the authenticity of the jug, Yost tells reporters, “Why sure, it’s the real jug,” adding, “Take a look at it. Does it look like a phoney?” To the skeptics, he explained, “It looks differently than it used to because it’s been painted, but it’s the same jug just the same.” Phil Pack echoed Yost’s assurances insisting, “So far as I am concerned that is the little brown jug.”
Some weren’t buying it. As one Associated Press writer put it, “Pack bought a substitute and had it painted to look like the original, but that fooled no one.”
The man who found the jug in 1903, Oscar Munson, was unimpressed with Michigan’s assurances. “They’ve been passing a phoney off on us since 1927,” he snarled. Munson also thought he knew the one responsible for the crock’s disappearance: Yost himself. “He wanted the jug for himself and he took it. It was never lost.”
November 19, 1932. In Michigan’s final game of the season, the Wolverines prevail 3-0. Michigan, Yost and Harry Kipke return to Ann Arbor with the jug. Later Michigan is declared national champion thanks to the mathematical formula used to settle the matter those days: the Dickinson System.
1933:
August 21, 1933. A different jug appears in Ann Arbor, this time “in a clump of bushes near the medical building” on East University. Yost confirms this is the real jug (effectively admitting he tried to pass off the gas station jug as the real deal) and asked that, “the person who had the jug the two years it was missing,” to contact him and explain what happened.
New York Times, August 22, 1932
November 15, 1933. In the days leading up to the 1933 game, Minnesota’s Oscar Munson, the custodian who originally found ‘The Michigan Jug’ in 1903, remains skeptical about the newly found jug and even suggests that Yost planted it in the bushes on East U.
Yost essentially admitted he deceived the people of Minneapolis the year prior by accepting its authenticity and telling reporters, “I hope that some day the person who had the jug the two years it was missing will write me a letter and tell me the story of what was done with it while it was gone. I’d like to have its complete story.” Despite Yost’s plea, it doesn’t appear anyone stepped up to explain why it was taken or better yet, why they decided to dump it in those bushes.
The chief skeptic, Munson, stepped in once again to question the whole story and can you blame him? Surely Yost’s assurances that the jug toted to Minneapolis the season prior now gnawed at Oscar. “They’ve been shoving a spurious water container on us for years,” he told reporters. Munson suggested that if the real jug was found near shrubbery, “they were Mr. Yost’s bushes.”
Phil Pack, who maybe should have kept quiet at this point, couldn’t resist firing back at Munson. “Our friend Oscar hasn’t even seen the jug since 1929, when Minnesota turned it back.” Pack added, “The jug is now in the vault, and it won’t come out of hiding until and if Minnesota beats Michigan. Mr. Munson, now a venerable gentleman, may not live to see it back in Minneapolis, and he will have to show a pass signed by President Roosevelt to get within ten feet of it until then.”
November 18, 1933. The game ends in a 0-0 tie. Michigan retains the jug and is once again named national champion after the season.
1934:
November 3, 1934. The Gophers finally get it done, crushing Gerald Ford and the horrific 1934 Wolverines 34-0 in Minneapolis. The jug is returned to Munson who later confirms he’s satisfied that the jug (which he understandably hides away!) is the real deal.
The Real Story: By pulling together these pieces, it appears as though today’s official Michigan athletic department line on the disappearance is a jumbled version of the truth, mixing a few of the events. Instead of being missing from 1930 to 1934, it looks like the trophy was gone between September 1931 and August 1933. And it wasn’t recovered “behind a clump of bushes by a gas station attendant” as this is blending two incidents. An imitation jug was dropped off at a gas station in 1931 and yes, handled by an attendant. A different jug, by all accounts the real deal, was found in bushes on campus in 1933.
As an aside, the culprit for a portion of the confusion over the story might fall on the Minnesota media department. The 1943 Gopher game program included this caption under a republished photo of K.D. Smith at the gas station, and perhaps that’s where this historical nugget had its origins:
While this clarifies/corrects one piece of jug history, many other remained including a key question: Was the jug that was found in 1933 indeed the “real deal”, that is, the jug that was left in Minnesota in 1903 and first played for 100 years ago in 1909? Has the 1903 jug survived all these years? Read on:
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On the eve of the Saturday’s great battle for the Little Brown Jug I swung by WKTA 1050AM for segment this morning. We talked all things jug—history, what to do with the scores, and so much more.
We even had a special call from Jil Gordon, the artist who paints the scores of the crock if Michigan wins. (Above that’s Oscar Munson on the left, the man who found the jug in 1903, and on the right longtime Michigan equipment manager Henry Hatch).
On collegehoops.net, writer Jon Teitel developed a series called his “Coaching Greats”. One piece featured Minnesota’s hoops coach and athletic director Louis “Doc” Cooke. In an interview with writer Minnesota hoops historian Marc Hugunin, Teitel asked this:
JT: In 1903 Michigan left a five-gallon water jug behind after a football game, and when the Michigan coach asked for it back AD Cooke allegedly told him, “If you want it, you’ll have to win it”. Was Cooke really responsible for the creation of the “Little Brown Jug” rivalry, and how important is the trophy to both schools a century later?
MH: I do not know the details, but the jug is extremely important in Minnesota, and probably less so in Michigan…unless they lose it a couple of times!
I’ll take that one.
The short answer is, yes, Cooke is really the man responsible for the Little Brown Jug rivalry. Michigan’s Tommy Roberts bought the jug and was probably responsible for leaving it behind in Minnesota in 1903. Gopher custodian Oscar Munson found the jug sometime after the game, and brought it to Cooke (and they applied its first paint job). So without Munson and Roberts, of course, the trophy doesn’t exist but it is primarily Cooke (not Yost) who is responsible for the teams playing for the jug each year since 1909. Some of this has been published elsewhere (GoBlueWolverine, Ann Ann Observer, etc.) but it hasn’t made it here yet.
The first thing to understand is how wild and varied the documented stories of the origin of the Jug rivalry were in the first couple decades. I covered this in this LBJ Lore post. You’ve got Minnesota coach Doc Williams right after the 1909 game saying that Michigan in 1903 carried the jug with them all year (false), painted scores upon it (false) and that Minnesota “willfully stole the jug” (false) that season. In 1919 the Minnesota Tribune wrote that the Gophers originally stole it from a gym in Ann Arbor (false) prompting Michigan to write for its return (false). In 1920 the Michigan Daily suggested the jug was a good luck charm for Michigan during 1903 (false). It was the Williams quote, since it was offered up right after the 1909 game, that really got me wondering if the whole “Yost wrote Minnesota demanding his jug back” had any teeth. I dug further.
In 2004, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune published a piece called “Minnesota Myths” that took a fresh look as some of the fabled traditions in the state. In it writer Joel Rippel brought to light an alternate explanation of the birth of this rivalry documented by Doc Cooke himself. A paper written in 1929 by the former athletic director offered a less sexy version of how the rivalry actually started. I contacted the Minnesota library and obtained a copy of what appears to be an early draft of Cooke’s memoir containing several handwritten edits.
In A brief history of the Little Brown Jug, there is no mention of a letter, wire or request of any kind from Michigan or Yost. Cooke reveals that he and Gopher captain John McGovern simply met prior to the 1909 game and decided that the jug “might be material to build up a fine tradition.” Cooke writes that McGovern brought the proposal to Yost and Michigan’s captain who “immediately approved the idea, and so the tradition was inaugurated.”
In A brief history.. Cooke wrote that “a rope loop was tied to the handle of the jug and the jug was suspended from a hook above my desk, where it remained unmolested for six years…”
I found this awesome photo at the Minnesota Library of Cooke’s office inside the Minnesota Armory dated to 1905, showing the would-be trophy suspended from the ceiling, validating at least part of Cooke’s story:
This is backed up by a piece in the February 14, 1904 Detroit Free Press describing the placement of Cooke’s souvenir:
Demonstrating the willingness of writers to embellish the jug story, consider that Cooke’s own 1929 paper was spiced up a bit when reprinted in the 1941 Minnesota game program. What was a polite proposal in the ‘29 draft (It was suggested that the jug might be material to build up a fine tradition between the two institutions, and John was appointed a committee of one to present the matter to Mr. Yost…) evolved into a fiery instruction from Cooke to McGovern in the ’41 program (“You tell that Michigan captain that they can have their jug back if they beat us tomorrow.”) Now we’re talking!
But don’t just take Cooke’s version. In 1953, around the time of the 50th anniversary of the famous 1903 game, Munson himself wrote a version of the origins. Shortly after finding the jug he asked Cooke if the jug should be returned to Yost to which Cooke barked back, “Heck no, make him win it back.” When the Wolverines returned six years later, Munson recalled this scene in Cooke’s office:
We didn’t play Michigan until 1909. The day before the game, Coach Yost came into Doc’s office for a visit as usual. The first thing he saw was that old water jug hanging in the ceiling. “What’s that?” he asked Doc. He told him it was the water jug Michigan had left behind six years ago. ‘That’s the first time I heard about that,’ laughed Yost. Doc suggested Michigan should try to win it back and it was all right with Yost.”
Munson basically retold the same version in a 1960 interview (he died not too long after). “When Yost came to see Cooke [in 1909] he saw the jug. They decided to let it go back and forth with the winner of the game.”
There’s much to believe about Munson’s words. It’s not surprising, given that the jug was purchased right before the 1903 game, that Yost didn’t remember or that he hadn’t even heard about the souvenir Minnesota confiscated six years earlier. I mean, why would he really care? There many reasons why Yost wouldn’t bother to write or wire Minnesota about a missing 5 gallon jug his manager purchased right before the game even if he knew he left it behind. Given that the crock cost around 30 cents and game tickets went for around $2-$3 that season, it was hardly an item of value.
To put the value in context consider this: According to the November 3, 1903 edition of the Minnesota Daily, the gross proceeds from the game were in excess nearly $31,000, to be split between the teams:
After expenses per the November 4, 1903 Detroit Free Press, Michigan netted $13,000. At thirty cents a pop, Yost could use that money to buy over 40,000 Red Wing jugs!
Let’s say Yost did care about leaving the jug for whatever reason. Maybe he was cheap. Really cheap in this case. Was Yost expecting Minnesota to drop it in the mail or put it on a train back to Ann Arbor (“be extra careful with it Doc–it’s fragile!”)? How much would that shipment cost?
So let’s say Munson and Cooke in their writings conspired to tilt the origins of the rivalry to a Minnesota-created tradition. Fine. But check out the account of Tommy Roberts, the man who bought the jug in 1903 who published his version of the origins of the rivalry sometime around that 50th anniversary as well. Not only did he confirm that the crock was bought in Minneapolis (which wasn’t widely known until then), Roberts recalled that it was Minnesota who “wrote” to Michigan before the 1909 game, saying, “we have your Little Brown Jug, come and win it.”
Assuming Roberts was at least partially responsible for leaving the jug behind, certainly he would have been aware if Yost wanted it back. Heck, he probably would have gotten a earful. Yet Roberts mentions no desire from Michigan or Yost to have the jug returned. Instead, as he writes, it was a one-way challenge from the Gophers in the days leading up to the 1909 game.
I found other writings that support Cooke’s version. Dr. Willie Kerr Foster, a gym coach at Minnesota from 1905-1929, included an account of Cooke’s role in the jug rivalry in his paper The Doctor Cooke that I Knew. Kerrsays Doc was merely looking for some material for a speech prior to the 1909 Michigan-Minnesota rematch, and this sparked the idea of playing for the jug. Kerr portrays Cooke as a humble man who never “wished any credit for the part he played in establishing this marvelous college tradition,” perhaps explaining why Cooke may have offered captain McGovern a joint role in his 1929 memoir. The Minnesota Daily archives reveal that Cooke indeed flashed the jug at a pep rally-like event just before the 1909 game.
While there are subtle distinctions in the Munson and Roberts accounts, there’s much to believe about Cooke’s version. Applying a bit of Occam’s razor here, given a bevy of romantic explanations of how the rivalry began starting with coach Henry Williams’ quotes after the 1909 game, from the Minneapolis Tribune suggesting it was stolen from Ann Arbor, to the 1920 Michigan Daily version of the good luck charm, to today’s version of Yost pleading for the return of the precious jug, Cooke’s story is the simplest and the most reasonable. Plus, almost every account, accepted or unaccepted, agrees that the challenge to play for the crock came from Cooke, so shouldn’t we consider Cooke’s own account the most believable? Funny, the man who is conspicuously quiet about the whole thing is Yost, who didn’t seem to be a man of few words. That said, would it shock anyone if decades later he spun a yarn to a nearby reporter, recalling how much it hurt when he realized he left that five gallon jug behind in 1903? | {
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Month: April 2016
We spend 3 nights in Beaufort, SC. This was a “planned” stop. A fellow blogger was staying there and I wanted to meet him, his wife, and Honey, their dog.
I’ve been following Mike’s blog Bimini Dream shortly after he and Pam moved aboard their Pacific Seacraft 34 late last summer. They were up in the Chesapeake and had plans to go south. While Steve and I were complaining about how awful the weather was, Mike and Pam were dealing with one boat catastrophe after the other. I can’t tell you how many times I’d start reading one of Mike’s posts and just shake my head in disbelief. It took them about 6 months to get from Cambridge, MD to Beaufort, SC.
In one of his blogs, Mike mentioned (as a good husband should) Pam’s blog about Honey, Something Wagging This Way Comes. Honey became my virtual dog and I enjoyed reading about her adventures.
We have a nice visit getting to know one another “in person”. We are impressed by their commitment to the cruising lifestyle
Enjoying dinner with new friends
Steve and I aren’t so committed. Living on FNR is hard. Making the bed is hard. Going to the bathroom in the middle of the night is hard. Flushing the head is hard. Explaining how to flush the head is even harder. Getting into tight places to fix things when you are 6’2” is hard. Having to remember where you put things so you don’t have to tear the whole boat apart looking for them is hard. Watching the stock market put a dent in the cruising kitty is hard. But to be honest, it’s probably not harder than we thought it would be. It’s just harder than we want to live.
So, a year in, FNR goes on eBay and sells to someone who has never seen her and who doesn’t know how to sail.
Steve patiently answers all the guy’s questions and believe me, he has plenty. They talk so often that I accuse Steve of having an eBay wife. No, he says. This guy has our money in his pocket and I’m trying to get him to turn it loose. The negotiations start in Stuart and finally end in Myrtle Beach leaving us officially homeless. Luckily, our children feel sorry for us and we have 2-week stays scheduled at each of their 3 houses. That should give us enough time to find permanent housing in the Raleigh area.
Folks ask Steve if he’s sad to see FNR go. No, he emphatically answers and then goes on to explain that cruising has been a dream of his for 30 years. He needed to live this dream. He’s glad he did it because he got it out of his system. And, just in case you’re wondering, he will tell you that it’s him and not me who cut this adventure short .
Once we get settled, we plan to find part-time jobs and replenish what we now call the adventure kitty. Life’s always an adventure with Steve Fisher but I have an adventure or two in me. I know a Morgan 38 that needs some loving and after that Zen on a Boat may get rebranded. Stay tuned. Zen in an RV is just an RV away. | {
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Basmati Rice market to witness steady growth 11.1% CAGR by 2026
Basmati is the high quality long grain aromatic rice grown traditionally in Indian subcontinent. The rice posses distinctive features with delicious taste, flavor and superior aroma. It is the significant part of Indian cuisines and also used in the Persian, Middle Eastern and Arab cuisines. The major varieties of the Basmati rice include Pusa Basmati-1, Ranbir Basmati, Basmati 217, Basmati 386, Basmati 370, Basmati 198, and DP Basmati.
Basmati rice has been enjoying its premium position in the global marketplace, which is reflected with the growth of the market across the world. The growth in the global basmati rice is particularly due to its high demand in Asian countries, owing to its usage as staple food in the different cuisines, strong production and innovations in the agriculture technology. However, the growth in the Basmati rice is curtailed due uncertainty over monsoon and decrease in agriculture land.
In terms of revenue, the worldwide market for basmati rice is estimated to worth US$10.5 Bn by 2017 and expected to reach US$17.7 Bn by 2022, at a CAGR of 11.1% over the forecast period.
Market Segmentation, By Type
Raw
Steamed
By Species
White
Brown
Other
By Application
Food and Cosmetics
Personal Care
By Distribution Channel
HORECA
Modern Trade
Convenience Store
Online Store
Traditional Grocer Stores
Other Channels
Raw Basmati Rice to Remain Most Preferred
Among three type of basmati rice, raw, parboiled and steamed, the demand of raw basmati is much higher as compared with steamed and parboiled across the world, owing to its superior quality, taste and fragrance. The raw basmati is expected to register a CAGR of 12.9% from 2017 to 2022, and will hold largest share over the period of time.
Based on species, the basmati rice is available in two variants: White and Brown. Among the two, the White basmati is most preferred by the people. However, due to consumer awareness about the health benefits, brown rice is expected to witness high growth rate in the coming future.
In terms of application, the global basmati rice market is classified into the food and the cosmetic and personal care sectors. The food industry is reporting a higher demand for basmati rice in comparison with the cosmetic and personal care industry and this trend is expected to continue in the near future.
By the sales channel, the market is categorized into HORECA, modern trade, online store, convenience store, and traditional grocery stores. Traditional grocery stores are still the main sales channel for basmati rice, with convenience stores closely following. Modern trade and online stores are attempting aggressively to keep up with the market. | {
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Tag Archives: Vladimir Monomakh
What follows is a translation of Maksim Klimov’s October 22 article in VPK. He writes frequently on naval issues.
“What Do You Ask of an ‘Ash’: Nuclear Submarines Keep the Fleet on Starvation Rations”
“On 25 September the lead nuclear-powered submarine of project 885M ‘Kazan’ went to sea for factory underway trials. This event didn’t go unnoticed in foreign media or ours. Taking into account the fact that the lion’s share of resources allocated to the Navy go to the nuclear submarine fleet, there’s sense in sorting out the real effectiveness of the expenditures.”
“The ‘Borey’ — ‘Bulava’ program is the megaproject of recent history. A lot of copy about its utility has been ripped up. According to the facts we have, six years after completing state testing of the lead boat and three years after transferring the first series vessel to the Pacific Fleet not a single firing of a ‘Bulava’ SLBM from the Pacific Ocean from ‘Aleksandr Nevskiy’ or ‘Vladimir Monomakh’ has taken place. According to media information, the lead SSBN ‘Yuriy Dolgorukiy’ doesn’t carry a combat load and, evidently, is being used as a floating stand for developing and tweaking ‘Bulava’.”
“Deterrence Deterred”
“We have to bow here to TsKB ‘Rubin’ General Director Sergey Kovalev for preserving the SSBN grouping of projects 667BDRM and BDR, which are today actually carrying out strategic nuclear deterrence missions.”
“In the current state of affairs questions arise as to the utility for Russia of having a naval component of SYaS [trans. Strategic Nuclear Forces]. The problem is all means of the ‘triad’ have their shortcomings and virtues, and the reliability of deterrence is guaranteed by covering the minuses of one with the pluses of the others. In the scope of all deterrence systems it’s sufficient for us to have just one, guaranteed untrackable SSBN. But this, undoubtedly, requires a certain number of them in the fleet’s composition. Because the foundation of strategic deterrence is not range of flight or the quantity of warheads on missiles, but inevitability of a retaliatory strike, the basis of which is the combat stability of naval SYaS.”
“There is an analogous problem with non-nuclear means of deterrence, cruise missiles and their carriers.”
“Taking into account the failure of modernization of third-generation boats a bet has been placed on the grouping of new project 885(M) nuclear subs. It would seem logical since the missile salvo of project 885 exceeds the American ‘Virginias’ and even the Western media is crying about a ‘new Russian threat’. The problem is only that there aren’t enough missiles on project 885 boats for effective deterrence, and the carrier itself is too expensive and low-volume. If we call a spade a spade, creating an effective system of non-nuclear deterrence on the basis of project 885M nuclear subs is far beyond the bounds of the state’s economic capabilities. Moreover, we still have to go to the volley point. This is precisely where the main problems begin.”
“Won’t Hold Up in Battle”
“Traditionally they say quietness is the main quality of a submarine. What does this actually mean? The foreign comparative graphic [trans. link added] of the reduction of noise in USSR (RF) and U.S. submarines is well-known. Comparing this graphic with data on the noise of subs of the first-fourth generations it’s obvious that the given levels for our fourth-generation lag U.S. Navy multipurpose nuclear submarines by not less than 10 decibels.”
“Project 885 ‘Yasen’ is the only modern multipurpose submarine which retains the propeller screw, all remaining ones have gone to water pumpjets. The reason is requirements for significant increases in low-noise speed, up to 20 knots. But as research shows, at the same noise level, the speed of ‘Severodvinsk’ and ‘Kazan’ is, obviously, much lower than that of the American ‘Virginia’ and ‘Seawolf’ [trans. SSN-774 and SSN-21 classes respectively]. And this is an extremely serious tactical flaw, the consequences of which are not fully understood by us.”
“Meanwhile now our ‘partners’ [trans. the U.S.] are developing new ways of detecting submarines. Submarine officers in Severomorsk laid down the flight track of an American ‘Orion’ reconnaissance aircraft on a map of the disposition of our nuclear submarines in the course of exercises. And all ten turning points of its route precisely followed the disposition of our submarines. In fact it didn’t even search, but went to the exact point. The ‘Orion’ went precisely to our nuclear submarine without any tacking, dropped a buoy and went to the next one.”
“The scope of threats from enemy aircraft aren’t recognized by us because domestic anti-submarine aviation is catastrophically behind the foreign level. The concept of even the newest Russian airborne search-targeting systems are from the 1970s. ‘Novella’ (‘Leninets’), as was officially announced, guarantees ‘an increase in the effectiveness of the Il-38 by four times.’ The problem is the Il-38’s capability against low-noise submarines was close to zero.”
“Evading Testing”
“Even in 2010 Rear-Admiral Anatoliy Lutskiy wrote that it was proposed to equip ‘Yasen’ and ‘Borey’ submarines with torpedo defense systems which had technical tasks for development put together back in the 1980s. Moreover, the results of research into the effectiveness of these means against modern torpedoes attest to the entirely low probability that an evading submarine could escape destruction.”
“Since then two generations of torpedo weapons have been replaced, and there’s obviously no need to talk today about the possibility of effectively employing drifting systems of the ‘Vist’ type or the extremely expensive ‘Udar’ for anti-torpedo defense. The situation has only one solution — conducting objective testing together with new torpedo types. However, the consequences for the pair of them are obviously devastating, so simply no one will allow the testing.”
“What Is To Be Done”
“We aren’t simply investing huge amounts of money in combat systems of dubious effectiveness, but also tearing them away from education, science, and rearmament of the ground forces where there is still a difficult situation with combat equipment. In the Navy betting on submarines keeps surface ship construction on a starvation diet. It has led to the stagnation of naval aviation.”
“During development of proposals for ‘Basic Directions for Development of VVST [trans. Armaments, Military and Special Equipment] to 2030’ the author raised the question of conducting proactive R&D into weapons and countermeasures for fifth-generation submarines. This is acutely important since there are a number of fundamental points regarding the appearance of a weapon which directly influence the construction of submarines. To do it ‘the old way’ is to lay down a growing lag in our submarine fleet.”
“To resolve the critical problems of the Navy’s submarine forces it’s essential firstly to conduct special testing and research exercises. Until they are completed the construction of nuclear-powered subs could be significantly reduced for the redistribution of limited financial resources to higher priority and more critical directions of defense organizational development — surface ships and aviation.”
Russian military television, TV Zvezda, not long ago ran a 35-minute show on the construction and acceptance of Borey-class SSBN Vladimir Monomakh in Severodvinsk. Pretty interesting footage showing test launches of Bulava SLBMs and engineers checking design specs on reams of paper documents. Props to someone for putting the video on YouTube.
The program follows MOD military representatives, civilians, and crew through the final process of delivering and accepting the new submarine into service. It also has footage from Votkinsk showing the manufacture of Bulavas for the Borey-class.
Flexible pricing in the State Defense Order. Starting in 2014, some contracts may be for a fixed price while others will be figured on what was actually spent to produce end items.
Formation of an aerobatic flying group with new Yak-130 trainers.
State acceptance testing for the T-50 / PAK FA.
Continued, gradual rearmament to the level of 30 percent modern weapons and equipment in all forces.
Formation of 16 new medical companies (to expand to 50 over the next 18 months). A special mobile medical (medevac) brigade will be formed in each military district.
Conscripts from reestablished sports companies slated to compete in the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
By way of context, here’s what RIAN predicted for the big stories of 2013: end of explosive destruction of old munitions, Bulava / Borey / Yasen, Vikramaditya [ex-Gorshkov] handover, Putin’s promise to end the military’s housing problem, Shoygu’s pledge to turn MOD property matters over to Rosimushchestvo, Armata tank and related platforms, T-50 / PAK FA testing, creation of Concern “Kalashnikov” and the new AK-12, the Russian DARPA — Fund for Future Research, Oboronservis criminal cases in court, and Zapad-2013.
Interesting to consider how much (or how little) movement occurred on these issues last year.
Plans for Bulava SLBM testing may be shifting. When last we checked, Navy CINC Vysotskiy said look for four more tests with a salvo launch this year or next, but an OPK source said expect a salvo test in late August or fall. The latter sounds more like what we are reading today. In sum, it seems someone’s in a hurry to give Bulava final approval.
This morning ITAR-TASS reported Borey-class SSBN Yuriy Dolgorukiy will conduct a maximum of two Bulava SLBM test launches, including a salvo launch, before the end of this year. The news agency’s interlocutor said:
“It’s still planned to conduct the next, the 16th, flight test of one missile in the last ten days of August, and then – in fall or even in December – a salvo launch of two ‘Bulava’ missiles. But another possibility isn’t ruled out – conducting a salvo launch of two missiles right off in August, omitting a single missile test. Next week it will be known which possibility was finally selected.”
The state commission told ITAR-TASS:
“Whatever the testing variant, in the event of a successful ‘Bulava’ salvo launch, a decision on accepting this missile system into our Navy’s arsenal will follow.”
ITAR-TASS also reported Borey number two Aleksandr Nevskiy has begun factory testing, and number three Vladimir Monomakh is 50 percent complete.
According to ITAR-TASS, Sevmash shipbuilders have announced they’ll launch the second proyekt 955 Borey-class SSBN Aleksandr Nevskiy at the end of November. Nevskiy was laid down on 19 March 2004. Lead unit Yuriy Dolgorukiy is preparing for a test launch of the Bulava SLBM likely in December.
ITAR-TASS says Borey unit 3 Vladimir Monomakh (laid down in 2006) is on a buildingway at Sevmash. Nevskiy and Monomakh were not identified as proyekt 955A boats. The wire service also didn’t mention anything about an official lay down for hull 4 (Sv. Nikolay). Plans are for not less than 8 of the Borey SSBNs.
Not a huge news story, but worth keeping continuity on . . . and there are interesting questions — has the fourth Borey really been laid down, and how many launch tubes will be on unit 2, 3, etc.?
Borey-class SSBN Yuriy Dolgorukiy completed its factory underway testing by 24 September, according to the official Russian news services. A spokeswoman for Sevmash said the current testing plan was fulfilled, and all established tasks were completed. Captain First Rank Vladimir Shirin called the last at-sea period ‘excellent.’ All systems reportedly worked well, and minor issues noted during previous cruises were resolved. The Sevmash delivery team and Dolgorukiy crew are preparing to present the submarine to the state acceptance commission. But according to Grani.ru, a United Shipbuilding Corporation (OSK) source told Interfaks the obvious – acceptance of Dolgorukiy into the Navy inventory is not being considered since its main weapon – the Bulava SLBM – is not ready. The Defense Ministry is still hoping that the new SSBN will be the launch platform for one of the next three Bulava tests.
The news services noted there are two additional Boreys, not three, on Sevmash’s buildingways. So one supposes number four, Saint Nikolay, hasn’t been laid down yet.
The news services maintain the line that the Borey-class boats will have 12 launch tubes each, but Grani.ru, like other media outlets, claims Aleksandr Nevskiy and Vladimir Monomakh are proyekt 955A units and will have 16 tubes, while Saint Nikolay will be a proyekt 955U boat, possibly with 20 tubes.
“Sevmash” Will Not Meet Schedules for Nuclear Submarine Construction Due to Insufficient Personnel
SEVERODVINSK, 9 Feb – RIA Novosti. The “Sevmash” enterprise in Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast will fall behind schedule in constructing nuclear submarines, it was announced to RIA Novosti on Tuesday in the enterprise’s press service.
Information about the lag in the schedule was heard in the session of the interdepartmental coordinating council which took place under the leadership of RF Government Military-Industrial Commission member Vladimir Pospelov and Deputy Navy Commander-in-Chief for Armaments Nikolay Borisov.
Members of the coordinating council discussed the state of affairs in producing nuclear submarines at “Sevmash” – “Yuriy Dolgorukiy,” “Aleksandr Nevskiy,” “Vladimir Monomakh” (project 955 “Borey”), and also “Severodvinsk” and “Kazan.”
“Today, as noted in the session, there is some lag from the construction schedule acknowledged by Sevmash and its partner-enterprises,” stated the press service’s announcement.
Factory General Director Nikolay Kalistratov explained the delay was caused by a lack of qualified personnel.
“It’s essential to apply maximum effort to realize the outlined plans and complete orders on time. In the near future, we have to attract an additional 500 qualified production workers in the specialties pipefitter, machinist-fitter, ship finisher. It should also be noted that over two years we’ve increased the number of basic production workers by 2,000 people, but this force is still insufficient,” said the director of the enterprise’s press service.
Now at the “Sevmash” factory in various degrees of completion are three strategic nuclear submarines of project 955 “Borey” – “Yuriy Dolgorukiy,” “Aleksandr Nevskiy” and “Vladimir Monomakh.” Work on construction of the fourth strategic nuclear submarine of this project, with the provisional name “Saint Nikolay” began in December 2009. In all by 2015 it is planned to build eight nuclear submarines of this class.
This statement seems to imply there’s no problem with money, but, at a certain point, more workers equal money because higher wages should attract them, the northern climate notwithstanding. So to some degree, this is a Sevmash call for more resources to do the work already on its order books. Although these Sevmash officials said work’s begun on the fourth 955, RIA Novosti from 8 February made it clear there’s no firm idea of when its keel-laying ceremony would occur. And Navy CINC Vysotskiy said the problem was “technological,” not related to the fate of the Bulava SLBM or to funding. So maybe he meant a labor shortage, but, as noted, a lack of labor is an inability or unwillingness to pay what it costs to do the work.
Yuriy Dolgorukiy SSBN has more sea trials before handover to the Navy. Sevmash says Aleksandr Nevskiy will be launched in 2010 (it was laid down in early 2004). Vladimir Monomakh is about two years behind it. The big question for these boats is when and if they’ll have a missile. Late last year, a number of Russian media outlets claimed SSBN production was frozen due to Bulava’s problems. But Sevmash’s call for more workers doesn’t track with that. In October, the Russian government also announced Sevmash would receive 4 billion rubles to add to its working capital for modernization, along with a 6 billion ruble credit from VEB. | {
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YORK, Neb. – Nebraska officers arrested a couple in their eighties after finding 60 pounds of marijuana in their truck during a traffic stop, according to the York County Sheriff’s Department.
Deputies pulled over 80-year-old Patrick Jiron and 83-year-old Barbara Jiron, both of Clearlake Oaks, California, after they noticed the couples’ vehicle crossing the center line and the driver turning without signaling, according to the York News-Times.
A strong smell of marijuana wafted from the Toyota Tacoma, and, with the help of a police dog, deputies found the roughly $330,000 worth of pot in the pickup, authorities said.
While being questioned, the couple told deputies they were headed to Vermont, and “the marijuana was for Christmas presents,” according to a police report.
Deputies took Patrick and Barbara Jiron into custody on felony charges of possession of marijuana with the intent to deliver and no drug stamp, according to the paper. | {
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The controversy has mushroomed since CNN first reported the problem last November in a detailed investigation examining several VA hospitals.
After meeting with Shinseki at the White House, Obama held a hastily arranged news conference in which he said he needed more time to review what was going on.
“If these allegations prove to be true, it is dishonorable, it is disgraceful, and I will not tolerate it, period,” the President said in his first public comments in weeks on the issue.
However, he made clear his main target for now was anyone who actually carried out improper practices at VA, rather than the retired Army general at the top.
“Anybody found to have manipulated or falsified records at VA facilities has to be held accountable,” Obama said.
Emotional issue
The VA problems touch on an emotional topic — caring for America’s military veterans, many of whom served in war — and the revelations of scheduling tricks and secret lists to hide months-long waits for care prompted criticism of Shinseki and the VA on both sides of the aisle.
“My attitude is, for folks who have been fighting on the battlefield, they should not have to fight a bureaucracy at home to get the care that they’ve earned,” Obama said.
Asked if Shinseki offered to resign, he said the retired Army general “cares deeply about veterans and he cares deeply about the mission, and I know that Rick’s attitude is if he doesn’t think he can do a good job on this and if he thinks he’s let our veterans down, then I’m sure that he is not going to be interested in continuing to serve.”
His remarks did little to soothe critics, with House Republican leader Eric Cantor of Virginia quickly asserting that the President “is known for talking about accountability without ever holding anyone accountable.”
Rep. John Barrow of Georgia became the first congressional Democrat to publicly call for Shinseki’s dismissal since the controversy erupted after CNN’s initial reporting.
Barrow released a statement after Obama’s remarks that said: “While I don’t think a change in leadership will immediately solve the serious problems that plague the VA, I do think it’s time to give someone else an opportunity to lead the agency and begin the rebuilding process to ensure these issues never happen again.”
Calls for Shinseki’s dismissal
The American Legion, a major veterans’ group that has called for Shinseki’s ouster, labeled Obama’s decision to keep him in office “unfortunate.”
“Words are nice, and even somewhat comforting, but when will the VA’s house be cleansed of those who are soiling it and dishonoring the system?” said Daniel Dellinger, the legion’s national commander.
Obama noted that the public wants a “swift reckoning” on the VA issue, but he defended the record of his administration and Shinseki — who has been the only Veteran Affairs secretary of his presidency. In particular, the President cited increased spending for VA, expanded services, efforts to help veterans go to college and get jobs, and reducing a backlog of benefits claims.
CNN reported last month that in Phoenix, the department used fraudulent record-keeping — including secret lists — that covered up excessive waiting periods for veterans, some of whom died in the process.
Bonuses paid
In a new development, Shinseki has rescinded an $8,495 bonus awarded to Phoenix VA Director Sharon Helman last month. Helman is on administrative leave in response to the allegations of misconduct under her watch.
“Secretary Shinseki today exercised his authority to rescind Sharon Helman’s fiscal year 2013 performance award immediately,” a VA statement said on Wednesday. “Previously, Ms. Helman received the performance award due to an administrative error.”
Meanwhile, the number of VA facilities under investigation has expanded to 26, the agency’s Office of Inspector General said Tuesday. Last week, the inspector general told a Senate committee that 10 facilities were being investigated.
Obama’s deputy chief of staff, Rob Nabors, will head to Phoenix on Wednesday night to interview the VA office’s interim director and visit the facility. Nabors is aiding Shinseki with a review of the allegations, and Obama said he expects a preliminary report from them next week.
In addition, Nabors is conducting a broader review of overall VA health care administration, with a deadline to report back to Obama in a month, the President said.
For six months, CNN has been reporting on delays in medical appointments for veterans across the country, with some dying or suffering harm while waiting for appointments and care.
The most disturbing and striking problems emerged in Arizona last month, with sources revealing to CNN details of a secret waiting list. According to the sources, at least 40 American veterans died in Phoenix while waiting for care at the VA there.
An internal VA memo from 2010, first disclosed at a congressional hearing last week, showed officials warned of “inappropriate scheduling practices” to cover up excessive waits for veterans four years ago.
Problem cited in 2010
The memo by William Schoenhard, who was a VA deputy undersecretary, referred to a growing practice of “gaming strategies” that he said would not be tolerated. However, the CNN investigation shows such practices have continued.
One of CNN’s sources, Dr. Samuel Foote, a retired VA hospital physician, said Wednesday that VA managers worried about being able to report they were meeting deadlines for providing care to veterans, rather than getting accurate information on what was happening.
If the numbers provided to superiors looked good, then the VA looked good, Foote explained, adding, “There’s really no incentive for the upper management to get accurate numbers.”
He said, “I think the VA needs to get out of its delay and deny mode and start admitting that there really is a problem, and that’s generally the first step in solving a problem is admitting you have one.”
The VA has acknowledged 23 deaths nationwide due to excessive waits by veterans for care, and the VA inspector general launched an independent investigation of the Phoenix allegations and other VA problems in addition to the internal review by Shinseki and Nabors.
At a Senate hearing last week, the inspector general said his investigation so far found a possible 17 deaths of veterans waiting for care in Phoenix but added there was no evidence that the excessive waiting caused those deaths.
More details
Obama sought to provide a more detailed description of the allegations on Wednesday, saying the cooked books and excessive waits applied more to veterans with chronic conditions who are among the 85 million VA appointments each year instead of those needing emergency care.
At the same time, he wondered if a 14-day deadline for the VA to provide service to newly registered veterans — a policy implemented under Shinseki — was realistic.
“What is not yet clear to me is whether enough tools were given to make sure those goals were actually met,” Obama said. “I won’t know until the full report is put forward as to whether there was enough management follow up.”
On Monday, White House spokesman Jay Carney acknowledged the White House learned of the situation at the Phoenix VA from CNN reports in April.
Asked Tuesday about the 2010 memo by Schoenhard, Carney refused to answer and instead referred reporters to the VA because it was an internal agency document.
The administration’s response so far has included putting three Phoenix VA officials on administrative leave; recently accepting the resignation of VA Undersecretary for Health Robert Petzel shortly before he planned to retire this year; appointing Nabors to review VA operations, and the inspector general’s independent investigation.
Since the initial CNN report, whistleblowers from other VA hospitals have stepped forward to describe similar schemes by officials to hide the extended waits.
The chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee, GOP Rep. Jeff Miller of California, called Wednesday for Obama to take executive action to get waiting veterans the help they need.
Miller also has threatened to propose a contempt motion against the VA for what he calls its failure to adequately respond to his panel’s subpoena last month for information regarding the waiting list problem.
Obama said at his news conference that he wanted Shinseki and the VA to act now to provide care for veterans who have been waiting.
Florida problems
Meanwhile, an audit team sent to the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center in Gainesville, Florida, discovered a list of patients needing follow-up appointments that was kept on paper instead of in the VA’s electronic computer system.
As a result, three members of the Gainesville VA’s supervisory staff have been placed on paid leave, pending the outcome of the inspector general’s investigation, VA Sunshine Healthcare Network spokeswoman Mary Kay Hollingsworth said this week.
The secret waiting list in Phoenix was part of an elaborate scheme designed by VA managers there who were trying to hide that 1,400 to 1,600 sick veterans were forced to wait months to see a doctor, according to a recently retired top VA doctor and several high-level sources.
Phoenix VA officials denied any knowledge of a secret list, and said they never ordered any staff to hide waiting times.
They acknowledged some veterans may have died waiting for care there, but they said they did not have knowledge about why those veterans might have died.
CNN has tried repeatedly to interview Shinseki, but the requests have been denied. | {
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Use of the CRISPR/Cas9 system as an intracellular defense against HIV-1 infection in human cells.
To combat hostile viruses, bacteria and archaea have evolved a unique antiviral defense system composed of clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPRs), together with CRISPR-associated genes (Cas). The CRISPR/Cas9 system develops an adaptive immune resistance to foreign plasmids and viruses by creating site-specific DNA double-stranded breaks (DSBs). Here we adapt the CRISPR/Cas9 system to human cells for intracellular defense against foreign DNA and viruses. Using HIV-1 infection as a model, our results demonstrate that the CRISPR/Cas9 system disrupts latently integrated viral genome and provides long-term adaptive defense against new viral infection, expression and replication in human cells. We show that engineered human-induced pluripotent stem cells stably expressing HIV-targeted CRISPR/Cas9 can be efficiently differentiated into HIV reservoir cell types and maintain their resistance to HIV-1 challenge. These results unveil the potential of the CRISPR/Cas9 system as a new therapeutic strategy against viral infections. | {
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Alfredo Ovalles performs Ex-plora
Alfredo Ovalles from The Black Page Orchestra has commissioned a new piece from My Beautiful Decay 1973 aka Carsten Bo Eriksen, and they will work together in 2017 in Vienna and Copenhagen on various concerts.
Ex-plora – What’s beneath the surface ?
A new dark nordic piece in 5 movements that xplores the paradox of the surface.
“Look beneath the surface; let not the several quality of a thing nor its worth escape thee.”― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
“Beautiful is he who recognizes what is truly beautiful,Even if the surface is ugly.Truthful is he who says what is true,Even if the truth is ugly.Ugly is he who measures beauty by its exterior,
Without first weighing the interior.
And ugly is the man who judges harshly what he sees looking out, Without first judging what he sees in the mirror”s | {
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This past week we showed to a class the first cut of our World War One film. For homework the students are now reading a series of excerpts from the Library of America’s World War I and America: Told by the Americans who Lived It. Historian A. Scott Berg, the author of a 2013 biography of Woodrow Wilson, edited the work. For Thursday the students read Hemingway’s “Soldier’s Home,” which appeared originally in Hemingway’s 1925 collection In Our Time. While preparing for the class I came across an essay by Philip Caputo that appeared this month in the online journal Literary Hub. Caputo was a marine who in 1965 landed at Da Nang during Lyndon Johnson’s escalation of American involvement in Vietnam. In 1977 he published his seminal memoir A Rumor of War. That book secured Caputo’s reputation as a writer. Now in his seventies he has written many more works since the publication of Rumor forty years ago. He published a new novel just this year.
Ernest Hemingway in an American Red Cross ambulance, Italy 1918. Though he spent just two weeks at the front, the intensity of the experience influenced Hemingway deeply.
The reason I say all this is because Caputo makes an interesting point in his essay: many of the best war writers actually spent only a small amount of time in combat. The reason these are the writers who write most eloquently about the combat experience, Caputo speculates, is because warfare is just that intense. Endure it too long and it becomes too much a part of you. Caputo uses Ernest Hemingway as the most striking example. For all we associate him with war, Hemingway spent just two weeks on the front lines during the Great War. He graduated high school in June 1917, wrote for the Kansas City Star from that October to April 1918, quit the paper and volunteered for ambulance duty that spring, sailed in May, worked in war torn Paris for much of June, was wounded in Italy on July 8, coalesced in a Milanese hospital for six months, and was home in Oak Park, Illinois by January 1919.
Chronologically the time may have been short, but the intensity of it led to his incredible output over the next decade. A husband and father by the early 1920s, he paid the bills as a foreign correspondent in Europe for the Toronto Star, where among other things he covered the Genoa Conference in 1922; met leaders such as David Lloyd George, Benito Mussolini, and Georges Clemenceau among others;covered the rise of Fascism and Bolshevism; and witnessed the general anomie of European society in the wake of the Great War. In this same decade he published In Our Time (1925), The Sun Also Rises (1926), and A Farewell to Arms (1929), all of which draw to greater or lesser extent on what he witnessed and experienced during his short time in the war zone.
Lions led by donkeys? Despite many worthwhile books and public programs in recent years, the conventional understanding of the Great War has remained surprisingly static even during the Great War centennial.
An interesting article appeared in the New York Times a few weeks back about the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick Vietnam War documentary. Its authors, Andrew Wiest and Susannah Ural, wonder if the eighteen hour documentary will be a historiographical turning point in our understanding of the war in Southeast Asia. Or, they continue, will it be the culmination of the narrative we have been telling ourselves for the past four–five decades? The answer to that doesn’t lie with Burns and Novick, who with their colleagues have already done their part by giving us the film. As they themselves have said, the documentary’s ultimate purpose is to ask more question than provide answers.
Wiest and Ural draw an interesting comparison, arguing that the documentary might do for Vietnam what historians did for World War One historiography in the early 1990s. Others are better positioned than I am to make the call, but personally I don’t see the needle as having having moved that much over the past 20-25 years. Yes, some archives have opened up and that sort of thing, but our understanding of the Great War remains much as it has since at least the 1960s. The current narrative is still very much the “lions led by donkeys” story line that has been with us for at least half a century. Perhaps a better comparison for The Vietnam War might be The Sorrow and the Pity, the 1969 documentary that nearly thirty years after the fact led the French to more closely examine their role in the Second World War.
Wars often lead citizens to question their societies, often vehemently. Americans examined their country during and immediately after the Great War, which led Prohibition, Women’s Suffrage, and the New Negro Movement in the 1920s. The same thing happened in different ways in the 1960s and early 1970s. Civil Rights, Women’s Rights, Gay Rights, and much more all came out of the social upheaval. In addition it led to rifts that have yet to heal. So many of our current political and cultural divisions have their roots in the Vietnam War Era. Even militarily there is much that remains to explore regarding the Vietnam War. Time will tell over the next few years if we reach any new consensus on that turbulent period. Wiest and Ural make a strong case that this is the opportune time.
In the year of Sgt Pepper the Ladies of the Senate in dress whites rolled bandages for the wounded in Vietnam. The group was founded half a century earlier during the First Wold War for the same purpose.
I came across this fascinating photo not long ago and wanted to share. It shows the Ladies of the Senate, a volunteer organization founded in 1917 to help the Red Cross during the Great War. Here are members of that organization doing that same work in June 1967 during the Vietnam War. The image is so striking not least because it was taken in what we now call the Summer of Love. The year this photo was taken young people were listening to The Beatles’s Sgt. Pepper, The Rolling Stones’s Between the Buttons, Jimi Hendrix’s Are Your Experienced?, The Doors’s first two albums, Janis Joplin’s nascent stirrings with Big Brother and the Holding Company, Cream’s Disraeli Gears, Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow and so much more than time permits me to document here. With Psychedelia in full plumage, these volunteer bandage rollers are wearing the same white dresses and head coverings as their forbears had half a century earlier.
As mentioned, the Ladies of the Senate came into being when the United States entered the First World War. Their proper name was the Senate Ladies Red Cross Unit. During the Meuse-Argonne Offensive and other campaigns, Senate wives rolled bandages in the basement of what is now the Russell Building. The group turned into a more general charity group in the interwar years but recommitted to rolling bandages during the Second World War. Eleanor Roosevelt was an ally. Here are striking images of Jacqueline Kennedy with the group in April 1961. Some, such as Marion Ann Borris Javits, wife on New York Senator Jacob K. Javits, believed the group had become anachronistic by the late 1940s and 1950s. Most critics, including Mrs. Javits, changed their minds however by the time of the Vietnam escalation in 1965. By Vietnam the process of manufacturing bandages could have been done completely through mechanization. Some insisted however that the hand-rolled versions were more absorbent and thus helped save blood and lives. The Ladies of the Senate became the Senate Spouses Membership in the 1990s.
I have not mentioned it in a while but my friends/colleagues and I are still plugging away on our Great War documentary. We intend to wrap up in the next 7-10 days, after which we will show it two two English classes at my college and at various other venues this fall. Today I met with our editor Tim, who interviewed me for the film and recorded my narration. I mentioned this in the summer but, again, I can’t express how much Tim has brought to the project. He has such professionalism in the technical aspects of the craft and an incredible sense of narrative as well. In addition to being a film editor, he is musician and novelist. We know we have to finish this one first, but as we were wrapping up today we were already talking about potentially working on another project. I hope that comes to pass.
We really think we’re on our way to tell a story about the Great War, contemporary veterans, and New York City all rolled into one. When our film is finally in the can, I will share it here and elsewhere. In the meantime, here are some photos from today’s effort.
John Paul Vann headstone, Arlington National Cemetery, October 2017. It is interesting that his years of service in Vietnam are not on the tablet.
The Hayfoot and I went yesterday to Arlington National Cemetery. While she was taking in an event at Arlington House I ventured out to find the headstone of Lieutenant Colonel John Paul Vann. Neil Sheehan’s A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam has been on my reading list for some time. I have always put it off, probably because it logs in at nearly 900 pages and with everything else going on in life it seems like a large time investment. I began thinking about Vann again when reading David Hackworth’s About Face. Vann also plays a big role in the Lynn Novick/Ken Burns documentary about the Vietnam War, which is how I really go to thinking about him again. I have spent a chunk of this three-day weekend reading old newspaper articles about Vann, and watching interviews with Neil Sheehan about the lieutenant colonel’s life and times. When I decided to visit Arlington while here in DC for the weekend, I knew I had to track John Paul Vann.
One sees the overlap of America’s twentieth century campaigns in Vann’s and the neighboring tablets.
Vann arrived in Vietnam in 1962 and retired from the Army in summer 1963. He had done his twenty years but the real reason he retired was for having the temerity of explaining to his bosses why the war, still in its earliest stages, was not going well. Like moth to a flame he returned to Vietnam in 1965, working for the U.S. Agency for International Development. By 1971 he was with the State Department, having taken the job as director of the Second Regional Assistance Group in Vietnam’s Central Highlands. It was a big position: Vann was the civilian equivalent of a major general. He died in a helicopter crash in Kontum in 9 June 1972. Journalist Neil Sheehan attended Vann’s funeral at the Fort Myer Army Chapel on 16 June, and later remembered the event as like “a strange class reunion.” General William Westmoreland, in June 1972 in his last week’s as Army Chief of Staff before his retirement, was a pallbearer. So was William Colby was another. In attendance were Senator Edward Kennedy; Daniel Ellsberg, who in 1971 had given Sheehan what we now call the Pentagon Papers; columnist Joseph Alsop; Defense Secretary Melvin Laird; Secretary of State William P. Rogers; and General Edward Lansdale among others. They say one judges a man by the company he keeps and this is a disparate lot to say the least.
John Paul Vann in Vietnam
It was interesting to see Vann’s headstone in juxtaposition to the markers around it. Vann was in the Army during the Second World War, though he did not see combat. He was part of the corps on Army officers who served in WW2 and Korea and brought their institutional memory with them to Vietnam in the war’s earliest stages. There were strengths and drawback to that, though Vann seemed to have better knowledge and awareness of the facts on the ground than others, especially those in Saigon not in the field. Vann believed until the end that the war was winnable. How much of that was wishful thinking due to all he had sacrificed is something I do not know. John Paul Vann is one of the most fascinating Americans from that challenging era in our history.
The other day I donned a t-shirt to work with my colleagues in installing part three of the “Great War in Broad Outlines” exhibit we are hosting over September and October. The exhibit is on loan to us from the Belgian Embassy in Washington. This was Part 3, which will be on display through October 10. The event is open to the public during regular library hour. These panels focus on the contributions of colonial troops fighting on the Western Front and the war in Africa.
The Post Office Department issued Scott number 1343 in May 1968 during the 1960s unrest.
I was having lunch with someone a few weeks back who mentioned in passing that it seemed I was not as active with my stamp collection as I had been. It was pretty much true. The past few years have been so busy there was been little time. Now that the cooler months are here again I am going to carve some out. My interest in philately has always come in fits and bursts depending on where I am in my life, what I am doing, and how much physical and mental energy I have to expend on it. Last year I did manage to get to the World Stamp Show at the Javits Center here in New York City. About two years ago for the World War One Centennial Commission I wrote a pitch for a particular stamp, which then went into a larger packet that was sent off to the USPS for consideration. We’ll see what happens.
Over the weekend the same friend forwarded to me this New York Times article about a downsizing onetime stamp collector who donated his collection to Stamps for Veterans, a non-profit that sends donated stamp albums to VA hospitals. Like most collections, this one was not worth a great deal monetarily; the value, such as it was, rested in the hours put into gathering and sorting the stamps. That is no small thing and it’s no wonder the owner held onto his album as long as he did, even if it was just stuck in a closet. Hopefully some veteran is enjoying it right now.
When I was young I would go to the stamp store once every few Saturdays and sort through the bargain tins for what I might find. Ten bucks or so was about my limit. I have still them today. What makes stamp collecting unique is that there is no wrong way to do it. It is entirely up to the individual. Done well, a collection can become a manifestation of the individual himself. It is pastime that is going away. Email has largely replaced the letter as the form of communication. Bill paying too is largely done online and over the phone. Stamps today are mostly self-adhesive, which are not conducive to mounting. Personally, with contemporary stamps I buy for posterity, I stick mainly to First Day Covers. Most importantly however, has been the change in culture. Kids have more options with their time nowadays. Video games and other alternatives have diminished the interest in philately. Even the Stamps for Veterans program reflects this. It is primarily Korean and Vietnam War veterans, not contemporary vets, who are interested in receiving stamp albums under the program.
New York City mayor John Purroy Mitchel lost the Republican primary to William M. Bennett in his re-election bid in 1917. Unbowed, Mitchel decided to run as an independent. He had some strong supporters in his corner. Theodore Roosevelt, former Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes, and Henry Morgenthau among others turned out at City Hall Park on 1 October 1917 to “nominate” the incumbent in what they were calling a “popular convention.” Ten thousand people turned out that Monday to see the speakers, which turned out to be something of a detriment to Mitchel; some observers noted that many in the crowd were there more to see Colonel Roosevelt than the mayor. In his own address to the crowd Mayor Mitchel vowed that he would “make the fight one against Hearst, Hylan, and the Hohenzollerns. I will make the fight against Murphy, Cohalan, and O’Leary.” Mitchel’s quote was a reference to John Francis Hylan, the Tammany-backed Brooklyn Democrat supported by William Randolph Hearst and his newspapers.
Mitchel, Hughes (behind Mitchel) Roosevelt, and former U.S. Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire in the Wilson Administration Henry Morgenthau, City Hall Park, 1 October 1917
The 1917 mayoral election would turn out to be a bruising four-way campaign between the Mitchel, Hylan, Republican William M. Bennett, and Socialist Morris Hillquit. The race was a microcosm of America itself in Fall 1917. Over the course of the next five weeks the four mayoral candidates would argue the themes that Americans were hashing out around the country. That very day of the Treasury Secretary (and Wilson son-in-law) William G. McAdoo announced the opening of the second Liberty Loan Drive that would eventually raise nearly $4 billion. For the bond drive there was a big parade in Manhattan. Against American involvement in the war, Hillquit came out against the drive. The race was on until the election in early November. | {
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Tuesday, October 22, 2013
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The online marketing sphere is ever evolving and one of the most strived for things for any business. It’s all well and good marketing to the masses, but how many of them hold true purchase intention? This is where the power of retargeting comes in. Remarketing (as referred to by Google) enables businesses to strategically advertise to users who have previously shown an interest or interacted with you online. Sounds good right?
But what actually is it?
Strictly put, retargeting allows you to display online banner advertisements to users who have previously interacted with your site. Users may have visited your site, clicked around, maybe even attempted to add to basket, or signup to a service, but didn’t proceed to the next stage. Setting up a retargeting campaign means you can strategically choose to display certain ads to these people. Wouldn’t it be comforting knowing your advertising spend is going towards already interested customers?
Only around 2% of users make a point of purchasing on their first visit to an ecommerce site, but what happens to the other 98%? Well, in all honesty, some of them may be gone for good. But with remarketing, you can transform a good portion of these ex-visitors, into your customers.
What can retargeting do for you?
In an ideal universe, customers would follow a very linear path to purchase, but we all know that isn’t exactly the case, for the most part anyway. This means that many potential customers slip through the net and go on all sorts of tangents, not completing the journey and attributing to the typical sales funnel. Being able to recapture lost customers can help your business achieve more sales and a higher ROI%.
How exactly does it work?
The first step to creating a remarketing campaign is to input a piece of java script code onto your site. This code is generated from within Google Adwords, sometimes referred to as a ‘pixel’. It’s important to note that this piece of code is invisible, and won’t affect the performance of your site! Once inputted onto your site, each visitor can then be tracked around the web, even when they are not physically on your site at that moment in time. This means that every time an ex-visitor opens up their browser, the cookie will notify Google Adwords to start displaying your ads to this user. You can read our blog post on successfully using Google Adwords.
Again, this is great and all, but what if a user clicks onto your site by mistake? This is where the beauty and true effectiveness of retargeting campaigns come in.
The beauty of retargeting
Within Google Adwords, the depth of potential variables you can choose to truly customise your retargeting campaign is phenomenal.
You can further break down specific advertisements based on how the user interacted with your site.
For example, you can set a base campaign advertisement, which will target all visitors of your site. But you can separately target users who visited your site, added a product to their basket, but didn’t proceed to checkout, with a dedicated advertisement banner. Equally, you can target users who didn’t add to the basket, or even users who placed an order!
Within a remarketing campaign, you can have several individual ads, with different messages / call to actions, based on the interactions each user had with your site!
Important things to remember!
Optimising your online advertising to achieve the most efficient results possible, can be a tricky one, and don’t get us wrong – retargeting isn’t the be all and end all if it’s not effectively communicated. Retargeting allows us to reach the right audience, but this needs to be matched with the right advertisements, in the right places.
Each banner advertisement should be suitable for the user you are advertising to, based on their interaction with your site. Standard banner advertisement rules of thumb also apply, ensuring it is the right size, suitable text, and a desired call to action. You also want to make sure you use a high level of branding here, as you know, the user has already knows your business and has interacted with you.
You can also chose to narrow down your advertisements to display on certain websites of your choice, or even related pages surrounding your chosen topic.
Here at Star Digital, we are passionate about exploring the marketing strategies to increase traffic and conversion rates. So If you’re looking at setting up a retargeting campaign for your business, or wish to improve an existing one, please feel free to get in touch with our friendly Digital Marketing Team on 01604 696 385, or alternatively you can email us on: [email protected]
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Heathcote traded early penalties with opposite number Raphael Lagarde before Wales prop Paul James scored Bath's only try for a 13-9 lead at half-time.
Lagarde was shown a yellow card on the 44th minute. Heathcote extended Bath's slender lead only for Agen to tie the scores through No 8 Uelenitoni Fono before striking the winner to secure top spot in Pool 4. | {
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The Southern Route
The idea of a great Cultural Itinerary of the Council of Europe, which, through the Mezzogiorno, gazes to the Orient and in the direction of Jerusalem, means to work on a project of intercultural and inter-religious dialogue between the Mediterranean shores.
The pilgrimage from Rome to Jerusalem has been performed since the 1st century A.D., becoming a strengthened practice from the 4th century, when Christianity became the official religion of the Roman Empire. The ancient via Appia and then the via Appia Traiana were the main roads used to reach the harbours in Puglia. However, with the fall of the Roman Empire, interior paths started to be used, which will be then called “Vie Francigene”.
Boosted by EAVF, réseau porteur of the Via Francigena as entitled by its mandate by the Council of Europe, the Coordination of the Regions of the South was founded and – along with the local administrations involved – it has been called to launch a plan with coordinated actions.With the technical aid of Società Geografica Italiana (Italian Geographical Society) a “candidacy Dossier” has been written.
The Dossier received the approval of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on the Cultural Itineraries of the Council of Europe, on the occasion of the notice extension of “Cultural Itinerary of the Council of Europe” to the Via Francigena of the South.
STATUS: The Governing Board, gathered in Luxembourg on the 28th/29th April 2015, acknowledged the “candidacy Dossier”. The evaluation is underway and is based on the determined rules for the assignment certification, which are contained in the Resolution of the Committee of the Ministers of the Council of Europe (2010)52.
VISION: the certification extension to the Vie Francigene in the South will contribute to strengthen the democratic aspect of cultural exchange and tourism. Together with the structuring of the itinerary – layout definition, safeguarding, signage – it is necessary to have the active participation of local and regional Institutions, Universities and professional organisations, networks and associations, dioceses, parishes and ecclesiastic entities. This will allow the promotion of the majestic heritage of history, art, culture, and faith of the Mezzogiorno.
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About BNORC
Administration
Obesity Journal Club
The Obesity Journal Club will meet on Tuesday, November 15th from 12-1pm in M&V 240 at Tufts (Health Sciences Campus, 136 Harrison Ave).
Rachel Bleiweiss-Sande MS, PhD Candidate and Nutrition and Citizenship Fellow in the Nutrition Interventions, Communication and Behavior Change Program at Tufts, will present and facilitate a discussion of 'Association Between Cesarean Birth and Risk of Obesity in Offspring in Childhood, Adolescence, and Early Adulthood', by Yuan et al., recently published in JAMA Pediatrics, Nov 2016; 170(11):e162385.
Faculty and students in the greater Boston area are welcome to attend and present. Those interested in participating may come to Tufts or join the discussion in a webinar style format by dialing in via WebEx. If you would like to receive a PDF of the article that will be discussed and/or a WebEx invitation, please email [email protected].
The Obesity Journal Club is a program of the Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center (BNORC). Aviva Must serves as faculty facilitator. The general format includes the presentation, critique, and (we hope) thoughtful discussion of a current article from the peer-reviewed obesity literature. Faculty and students in the greater Boston area are welcome to attend and present. It is also possible to connect by teleconference. Announcements for each meeting will come ~1 week in advance and specify the paper we will review and critique. The general format includes the presentation, critique, and (we hope) thoughtful discussion of a current article from the peer-reviewed obesity literature. For those at Tufts, light snacks are served (please bring your own beverage). Journal Club will meet from 12-1 on the 3rd Tuesday of every month from September to May.
Obesity Journal Club is participatory. We will ask for volunteers to sign up and present an article of their choice at future meetings. Assistance in selecting an article for presentation is available. This is a great opportunity for students to develop presentation skills in a friendly low-risk environment.
Boston Nutrition Obesity Research Center
Administration
The Administrative Core provides administrative support and direction to all of the participating institutions and Center members. These services include financial management, payment requests, policy development and data management.
Activities
Management of financial activity of the various components of the Center, including budget development and financial reporting.
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Administrator:
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The NFB Teacher Leader Seminar 2012
by Emily Gibbs
From the Editor: Any teacher will tell you that January is usually the hardest month of teaching. It is long, dark, and in most places cold. So, when the education staff of the NFB Jernigan Institute decided to conduct a weekend seminar for teachers of blind students, they settled on late January as the best time to provide participants with a shot in the arm. The idea was obviously a great success. Here is Jernigan Institute staffer Emily Gibbs’s report of the event:
Throughout the country teachers of the blind are often isolated in their schools because blindness is a low-incidence disability. In addition to this isolation, teachers of blind students face various other professional challenges. They have overwhelming caseloads, with one teacher sometimes serving fifty or more students in several districts or counties. Teachers are frequently not provided the resources they need to educate their students successfully. The National Federation of the Blind recognizes these teachers’ struggles and stands ready to support them and provide needed training. The NFB Teacher Leader Seminar was conceived to provide this much needed professional development for teachers of the blind and other blindness professionals. During the last week of January teachers flocked to Baltimore to participate in this brand new program.
The agenda was established with the consultation of experts in the field of education. Planners decided that the Teacher Leader Seminar should consist of four tracks: science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM); access technology; multiply impaired students; and building blocks for successful itinerant teaching. These four tracks offered focused discussions on the topic. Participants could choose to stay within one track for the entire seminar or participate in several tracks throughout the weekend. For example, based on the needs of the individual teacher, participants might attend all three sessions in the multiply impaired students track or attend one session about STEAM and the next about access technology. The flexibility of the agenda allowed teachers to attend the seminars that most closely met their students’ needs.
When teachers were not attending track sessions, they were attending special breakout sessions created by experts in their fields to give them experiences unique to the NFB. They learned about NFB philosophy and the National Reading Media Assessment. They toured the International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind. Some even used a chainsaw, grilled a steak, or traveled, among many other things—all under sleepshades,. Five breakout sessions were scheduled concurrently, so one could always find an interesting and engaging session.
One feature of the 2012 NFB Teacher Leader Seminar was the way we incorporated social media. Participants were encouraged to communicate with each other using several social media websites on their computers and mobile devices. We used the Twitter website extensively. Twitter uses 140-character messages (tweets) to post status updates to the world. If you aren’t following--connected with--a given user, there is no way for you to see that user’s communications. However, if you include a hashtag, a word with a # sign in front of it, other users can search for that hashtag and read the tweets of all the people discussing that subject.
For example, at the 2012 NFB Teacher Leader Seminar our hashtag was “#TLS12.” Using this hashtag, everyone who wanted to hear about the seminar could participate in the discussion. Teachers used Twitter to post tweets about what they were learning during track sessions and breakouts. They posted pictures of themselves and the new people they had met traveling under sleepshades, grilling, and using adaptive science tools. Teachers interviewed each other on video and uploaded those conversations to Twitter as well. This was a way for people to experience different sessions and keep track of what others were doing. It was the ultimate solution to the age old problem of being unable to be in two places at once.
All of the tweets could be read online or viewed on an eight-foot-tall screen in the northwest corner of Members Hall that constantly updated during the day. For those who didn’t bring a computer, the southwest corner of Members Hall was transformed into a social media lounge. The area was set with café tables and chairs. Here computers were available all day long for people to use to check email and update Twitter and Facebook, as well as access the TLS Forum.
The forum was an online bulletin board accessible only to participants inside the building. It contained information about the building and about Baltimore itself. The forum was where you could find cab or bus information, the names of nearby restaurants, and other information about the NFB and Baltimore. This information was especially important for teachers who weren’t staying in the building and for people who went out on the town to explore Baltimore on Saturday night.
One unique aspect of the NFB Teacher Leader Seminar was the Unconference, an event unlike a traditional conference in every way. It has no agenda. An Unconference is created and organized the day it happens by the participants. The people who attend are the ones who volunteer to run sessions and speak about things they are passionate about.
To organize the unconference, we depended on the TLS Forum. People suggested topics on the forum throughout the first two days. Unconference ideas could be anything. People were encouraged to suggest topics they were excited about and knew enough to run a discussion about as well as topics about which they knew nothing but hoped to learn more. Anyone could run a session or suggest a topic simply by posting it on the forum.
For thirty minutes before the Unconference began on Sunday morning, we conducted a town hall meeting to decide the schedule for the day. The agenda was agreed by consensus of the entire group and was based on suggestions posted on the forum. Sessions were chosen quickly, and in every case someone happily volunteered to lead the discussion. The only rule for the day was the two-feet rule. If you weren’t learning in a session or it wasn’t what you expected it to be, you could walk out.
Unconference sessions covered a wide range of topics. Some sessions, such as “Creative Braille-Teaching Tools,” were led by one person who talked to the group. Others were conducted by the entire group discussing one topic, such as the accessible app session. During this time there was even a philosophy discussion aptly described as “Myths of the NFB.” Participants were invited to discuss honestly what they had heard about the NFB and what they had learned during the seminar.
We asked teachers to fill out an anonymous survey about their experiences. The teachers themselves said it best. When asked if they felt that this conference had expanded their professional learning network, all thirty-two responders said yes. When asked if they would recommend this conference to other teachers, thirty-one of thirty-two people said that they would. One participant exclaimed, “I will definitely recommend this conference to other blindness professionals in future years. It is a great way to share ideas and learn from one another. It is also a good way to introduce people to the NFB's philosophy.” Another responded, “My goal is to get all of my program to come next year.” No matter what topic participants came to the conference hoping to learn about, they all agreed that they had learned a lot about the topic at this seminar.
According to the participants themselves, the inaugural 2012 Teacher Leader Seminar was a huge success. The people who attended offered positive feedback as well as insights and suggestions for the future. Because of the overwhelmingly positive response, planning has already begun for the 2013 Teacher Leader Seminar. We hope to see lots of teachers there. | {
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Titanic's sister ship, the Olympic, is damaged again. Mark can't leave. Sofia also has to postpone her plans. Pietro has been injured at work and she must look after him. Mark and Andrews look for new solutions. The gashes in Olympic suggest that the steel is just too weak. Eventually they have to concede that the steel, combined with the sheer scope, is just not good enough. The double hull would have protected the ship - Perhaps the bulkheads too. For this to become a serious problem, Titanic would have to crash into something very solid. An occurrence that seems remote on the Atlantic Ocean. While Mark and Andrews slowly come to their conclusions, Emily is sentenced to an astoundingly unfair six months in jail. But another terrible event occurs: Conor is shot dead while the Unionists start advocating a new, separate State, Northern Ireland.
Rob Owen
That producers opt to tell a different Titanic story is admirable in light of so many filmed versions of the story that already exist, including a four-hour miniseries that aired on ABC earlier this year. But the decision not to reveal the fates of the miniseries' fictional characters may feel like a cheat to anyone who invests 12 hours in this program. | {
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High gold prices hurt demand on Dhanteras
New Delhi : In line with expectations, the sale of gold this Dhanteras across metro cities was subdued owing to high prices of the precious metal.
Gold prices are currently around the highest levels in the last few years. In Delhi, gold was priced around Rs 32,600 per 10 gram on Monday.
Dhanteras is considered an auspicious occasion for buying gold.
“In Delhi, demand on Dhanteras fell around 40 per cent from last year as gold prices are highest in the last three-four years,” said an employee with Nihalsons Jewellers, based in the capital.
Another employee with Haryana Jewellers in Delhi said: “You can see crowds in the shops, but most of them do not end up buying.”
In the country’s financial capital — Mumbai — too traders said sales were down 40 per cent on year-on-year basis.
“Though there are crowds, people are not buying as per the expectations, but merely making token purchases of 5-10-20 gm to mark the auspicious day. Mostly gold coins/ or guineas are moving while small, medium or big articles of jewellery are virtually ignored,” said Mumbai Jewellers Federation President Rakesh Shetty.
Similarly, demand for the yellow metal in Kolkata during the day was down 10 per cent as prices were around 7 per cent higher than last year, India Bullion and Jewellers Association’s West Bengal President Pankaj Parekh told IANS.
“Dhanteras was expected to bring the much needed rejuvenation in the market but this year jewellery sales have not yet picked up so far,” he said.
According to Parekh, the depreciation in rupee and rise of international gold prices by around 3-4 per cent in the last two months have pushed the domestic prices of the metal to Rs 32,700 (including GST) per 10 gm during this year’s Dhanteras from Rs 30,500 last year.
Somasundaram P.R., the World Gold Council’s Managing Director for India, said organised players in the market seem “better placed” in comparison to the unorganised participants due to “transparency measures” including the use of digital wallets.
“Anecdotal feedback from industry suggests that though footfalls seems to be good, demand could be moderate,” he said. The recent sharp increase in prices could weigh on the consumer wallet though, limiting purchases during this season, he said.
However, there were some voices of positivity, too.
The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC) said contrary to the expectations, gold and jewellery sales have zoomed during Dhanteras and the positive trend is expected to continue till the upcoming winter wedding season.
“The past three days have surprised even the industry. People are literally out in droves in shops and showrooms to make gold purchases. For two months, till last Saturday, the market situation was extremely gloomy,” said GJC President Nitin Khandelwal.
“Our expectation is that USD may touch around Rs 85 in the near future, given the current international scenario. Along with that, gold itself would shoot up to Rs 45,000 per tola (10 gm). Plus, the upcoming winter marriage season is also driving up the sales,” Khandelwal told IANS.
Jewellers have now set their eyes for the wedding season starting this month which is likely to firm up demand for gold for jewellery. The marriage season generally starts in November and lasts till March. | {
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November 30, 2005
Don't Like My Vodka? You're Fired!
The Donald is making the vodka. Yes, you heard right, even though we never thought we'd see the day where Mr. Trump would stoop to shamelessly attaching his name to a consumer product willy nilly, but apparently that day has come. Prepare your pedestrian taste buds for Trump: The World's Finest Super Premium Vodka...at least he's not letting it go to his head.
Trump isn't the first celebrity to dabble in high-end spirits - we've already covered Willie Nelson's whiskey and Ed McMahon's vodka - and we're sure he won't be the last. And hell, who says it isn't time for more celebrities to throw their weight around for the booze industry? We've already seen that chick from Sex and the City shilling for low calorie rum, and Billy Dee Williams was the MAN when he used to sell Colt 45. | {
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Reviews by websherpa:
Appearnance: The beer looks wonderful. Sometimes light beers don't seem to have much character but this is a rich golden yellow color. It's got considerable amount of clouding and a lot of suspended sediment. The head is just gorgerous on this. 2 finger pour with the lightest fluffiest head that stuck around for a while. Even if the beer sucks I don't care this looks beautiful.
Smell: Somewhat typical grain forward "light" beer. It smells refined, but nothing out of the ordinary.
Taste: What a great blonde. It's clean and refreshing. It's has a little citrus in it. It's not bitter though, this is more like a spritz of lemon zest rather than bitting into a lemon wedge.
Mouthfeel: Light, thin, and lots of carbonation which seems to work for it. Everything to be expected done very well.
Drinkability: I'll have another please... Seriously, at 4.8% and with how light and refreshing this is, a 6er in a night wouldn't be out of the question at all. I wish I had access to this in the summer after a fun day on the river. I know it's not a favorite style because it's not huge, but this beer deserves some praise. (1,159 characters)
More User Reviews:
Pours a medium gold color with a rather thick fluffy head,a real malty toastey aroma not much hop to it.The taste is really malty and bread-like some nice fruitiness as well,there is some hop dryness and herbalness in there but its very faint.A decent brew but I dont rate it with some of the others from Kalamazoo. (315 characters)
Pours a perfect straw color, mostly opaque and hazy all around with a fluffy white head thanks to the generous amount of carbonation in the drink. The aroma has a slightly metallic base to it, upon which a little bit of straw and wheat sweetness surfaces, along with generous amounts of fruit; lemon zest, orange peel, apple skins, and some citrus. The taste includes most of these same fruits on the tongue, alongside a tiny bite from the carbonation. No metal on the tongue, but the slight amount in the aroma may have you thinking otherwise. Hops are there, but they're relatively low and outdone, making it hard to even pinpoint a profile to them. A slightly bitter hit comes around near the latter half of the beer, but it's still relatively low in the IBU department. The aftertaste lingers out with this tiny bit of bitterness as well as a touch of yeast and wheat that slowly decrescendo into nothing. Thin body, crisp and refreshing.
This is a beer for taking out on the lake for a hot afternoon of fishing. Refreshing and it goes down like a champ. Not the most flavorful thing on the planet, but it gets the job done. (1,129 characters)
I can barely stand the way this beer looks. It looks like someone unloaded a pepper shaker into a golden beer. Not appetizing.
Decent aroma of peppery and piney hops. Hop forward for sure.
The taste is better. The American hops bring a nice, drying bitterness forth. Piney and an unsuprising touch of yeast, being that it's floating around everywhere like fish food in the glass. A little heavy on the carbonation, but it makes for a solid BBQ beer. (451 characters)
Pours from the bottle a quite nice cloudy sunshine yellow with a half inch head of creamy foam on top. A dusting of yeast specks on the bottom of the glass. Aromas of sweet pale malts and a slight lemon tone. Herbal citrusy hops are quite pronounced in the background and bring the aroma together nicely!
First sip brings a nice wave of sweet malty flavors, lemony and crisp as it rolls over the tongue. A loving blast of green, herbal spicy citric hop bitterness hits on the back of the palate and slightly lingers. Bready yeastiness throughout. Probably the best all malt lager I have had the opportunity to sample.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied, crisp and refreshing. Perfect carbonation as it flows down the gullet. A wonderfully drinkable lager that could easily stand up to hot weather. The hop presence really adds to my enjoyment of this one. A great one to keep around in the warmer months. (902 characters)
This is a pretty tasty one. Bell's seems to specialize in making "big" beers, and that touch showed through in the other lighter-colored beer I had from them, "Oberon." This one is no different - very big taste & flavor. I'd say this is hoppier than your usual APA. Very close to an ipa, really. The mouthfeel is interesting - almost a champagne-like feel. Very lively. Pleasantly bitter aftertaste. I'm suprised this doesnt have a higher overall average score. I'd drink it again. (481 characters)
12 oz bottle, batch 7182 (12/14/05). Older, but this was bought in MI last month. It pours a dirty yellow with lots of suspended yeasties. It has a frothy white head that quickly goes to a thin film that leaves some lacing.
The aroma is musty, soapy, bready, and fruity hops.
The flavor is bread and melons/lemon initially with a musty, fairly bitter hop finish that has a long lingering bitter aftertaste. The mouthfeel is medium to full with a nice amount of carbonation.
Overall, a decent Pale Ale - pretty different from most APAs. The flavors are OK, and the aftertaste is a bit much. (598 characters)
I enjoyed 2 bottles of this light ale over dinner. Poured light straw in color, very clear, untill the final pour which added sediment and haze. Grainy hop nose, white head which left alot of lacing. This is a crisp, quite bitter brew. Citric/lemony in the middle and more sharply bitter in the finish. Refreshing and tasty. Decent everyday brew. (346 characters)
Appearance: Hazy golden yellow with lots of bubbles. Solid two finger white head with good retention and a light amount of lacing.
Smell: Grains and caramel malts with a solid presence of earthy, floral hops. Hints of citrus and lemon peel. Aroma is fairly light overall, but the floral hops are very noticeable.
Taste: A bready flavor up front from the grains and malts is followed by a decent bitter bite from the floral, herbal like hops. Hints of lemon zest. Good balance between sweetness and bitterness.
Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with a medium to high level of carbonation. Feels light in the body but the floral hop flavor is high. Very smooth.
Overall: A very tasty and interesting brew. It has a surprisingly high hop presence for a lighter bodied beer. Its like a light version of a pale ale. A good option for summer when you want an easy drinking beer with a good hop presence. This bottle was a few weeks past its recommended date yet it still tastes fresh. (1,049 characters)
WTF? Bell's? Pale straw yellow. Aroma has something fruity to it in a nuanced way.
Taste, not bad for a blonde ale, but lacking the typical Bell's qualities I've come to enjoy (i.e. hops? where'd they go?). I mean, this is a stretch to drink in 90+% humidity on the third coast. Great label, average beer. Mouthfeel, its just the same beer throughout. Reminiscient of Grolsch Summerblonde.
Drinkability, easy to drink, but at 10$ a 6er, ugh. Half a point extra for the awesome label. (487 characters)
Hazy golden color, lots of suspended particles. Medium head, white and about 1/4 inch in height. Yeasty pizza dough aromas with a slight hop prickle to the nose hairs. Hoppiness dominates the flavor profile and the overall impression -- while there is enough of a brown sugar and cardamon sense to the malt to lend a creamy and balanced mouthfeel, the finish and memory is citrusy hoppy and bitter oily, overall. Somewhat astringent beer, could use a little more complexity in my opinion... (490 characters)
Picked up the Bell's Sampler last night, what a deal includes 4 of each the Two Hearted, Pale, Porter, K-zoo Stout, Amber, and the Third Coast beer. Anyway I think that's a Pittsburgh thing that they package especially for Tony Knipling of Vecenie's. Appearance: Cloudy, white cranberry with an orangish yellow haze over it. Forms a nice white fluffy head with the yeast visible in the final pour leaves some evenly strung lacing. Aroma: Candi sweetness sugar tone wrapped in hop bitterness yeast character gives this brew the characteristic ringwood spiced breadiness, yum. Taste: Upfront bitterness not much balance touch of sweetness is there but mainly a dry mix of biscuit malts and spicy hops. Mouthfeel: Medium body loads of yeast suspension easy carbonation. Drinkability: Nothing great leaves a lasting bitterness on the tongue, but still pretty drinkable. (865 characters) | {
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Sunrizer subtractive synth
Beginnings
Sunrizer first debuted on iPad and instantly set a new platform standard thanks to its great sound quality and refined interface. Many artists are using it live and in studio, and after multiple requests the iconic iOS synth is now available on the Mac. All your silky pads, thick synths, biting leads, ground-shaking basses - Sunrizer does them easily, its own way.
A classic with a twist
Sunrizer is built upon a familiar subtractive synth design – but with a distinct character and a host of unique features. It starts with two oscillators and two sub-oscillators that deliver all of the basic waveforms and a perfect emulation of JP-8000 “supersaw”, with pulse width, frequency and ring modulation plus a lush unison mode. The oscillators are fed into two powerful filters with serial or parallel routing, offering traditional low-, high- and band-pass modes as well as comb, resonator, waveshaper, and frequency shifter algorithms – and more. To set all this in motion, Sunrizer has two ADSR envelopes and two LFO generators that can modulate virtually any parameter.
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Where the Sunrizer’s sound engine ends, the fun only starts. First off, each patch has two sets of parameters and the synth lets you morph between them – as smoothly or as wildly as you wish. Sunrizer also sports an arpeggiator that has fully programmable sequences and supports per-note transposition and randomization – together with chord memory it allows you to create elaborate yet finely controllable single- or multi-finger passages.
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Ring up Cyrus and they will post a couple of replacement clips for free - don't you just love dealing with a company that believes in Service.
The font of the case comes off with 2 screws at the bottom and 2 torx screws at the top sides plus the knobs removed and then you poke out the old broken red clip from the inside outwards and push in the new replacement clip from the outside inwards - 2 mins work.
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Louisiana Tech opened its fall camp Monday evening with a spirited practice that head coach Sonny Dykes thought was one of the best in that regard since he has been in Ruston.
"I thought it was good, said Dykes after his Bulldogs finished their first fall practice. I thought our effort and intensity was probably as impressive as we've had around here. We challenged them to come out and have a good day tomorrow and build on it. So we'll see if we can continue to work at that high level," Dykes added.
Defensive backs shine
The defensive backs were the surprising highlight of day 1 of camp and Dykes thought the same.
"I thought the same thing. I thought those guys [the defensive backs] played with a lot of confidence, and the thing they did today better than they have done in the past is they made plays on the football. When you go back and watch us last year we didn't play the ball as well as we needed to at times and I thought we played tremendously well today," Dykes said of the defensive back play.
Defensive coordinator Tommy Spangler said they have been challenging the defensive backs since last season's game against Nevada.
"We've been challenging them ever since last year after the Nevada game. We didn't have a very consistent year. Since this has been since January it wasn't like all of a sudden, we've been trying to get better since January," said Spangler on the play of his defensive backfield.
"They just played good defense, Cameron said bluntly. "They played good man on man and they made plays."
During practice, Cameron said he took risks he would not normally take and that resulted in some turnovers.
"I did take some risks I wouldn't normally take in a game, but that's why its called practice. During practice, you try and fit balls in and determine 'hey, I can't fit that there'," Cameron said.
Tevin King update
Last night we reported that Tevin King was waiting to be cleared by the NCAA. Dykes hopes they will know something Tuesday about his status.
"Yeah, we're expecting to hear something from the NCAA tomorrow. We got all the paperwork in today [Monday] and we're hoping to hear something Tuesday and hopefully he'll be with us," Dykes added about King. | {
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Feature and Follow Friday #4
IM BACK. YES I AM. I'm back from a 5-day long writing camp. Wifi at last. Unfortunately, I haven't been reading that much since my best friend from camp was constantly making me read Homestuck fanfics, but not to worry, I'm back on track. My next review will be up soon!
This week's feature is
Rainy Day Reads
This week's question:
Q: Have you broken up with a series? If so which one and why?
Indeed I have. Plenty. For example, the Vampire Diaries. I originally started the series, and thought it was okay, but the plot started taking some weird and repetitive elements, and eventually got a bit ridiculous (in my opinion that is) and thus marked the end of our romance.
Let me think of a TV series. Torchwood. I mean, the first few seasons were completely brilliant, of course. And it just got awesomer and awesomer. But then season 4 happened, and they tried to incoporate Americans. Basically everyone was American except the original cast. Which was just plain weird. And so I just....dumped it. Yeah. Thus summarizes my tragic love life. Sigh.
I haven't read those, but I keep thinking I will someday. Funny you should mention TV Series, though. There are lots of those that I've broken up with! Usually we just drift apart - I have tons of episodes on my DVR until one day I finally realize that I'm just not that interested any more. A few that I can think of off the type of my head are Bones, Nikita and Burn Notice. But, NOT Vampire Diaries - I love that show!
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Description
This course is meant for biologists who want to learn mathematical
principles relevant to current biological research. About half of the
course covers topics on information theory, inference, statistics, and
probabilistic modeling. The second half of the course covers dynamical
systems in biology, including random walks, feedback control, and
molecular population dynamics.
Each week-long unit is devoted to one specific topic, and is based in
one or more scientific papers selected from the recent literature.
Each unit includes a set of lectures (available online), a practical
session, and a homework. The practical session follows a flipped-class
model in which students work in the classroom implementing the methods
described in the lecture.
Aims and objectives
I will show you how to be critical with your data; and how to run the
right control experiments. This course covers some of the mathematical
tools to do that. I will use plain language as much as possible
without losing mathematical rigor. I want to get across to you that
you should not use statistical tests for which you do not understand
the assumptions (and they all have them!), nor treat math as a black
box. And if your calculus fails you and cannot find an analytic
expression, then you can solve a problem numerically.
I also would like to show you that doing simple scripting is easy, and
that in doing so, you can stop making assumptions about how simple
models work, and instead see how they work. The course has an
important emphasis on computational work. Computer literacy is
fundamental for experimental biologists. You are expected to know
some basics of one computer language of choice (Matlab, Python, Perl,
or others), but you are not expected to be an expert on any one of
them. By the end of the course, hopefully you will be confident
launching into your own computational approaches to data
collection, data analysis, and model testing.
There. Let’s get started!
Prerequisites and background
If you are a Molecular, Cells and Organisms (MCO) graduate student
taking the course, you will be instructed to take a minicourse in
mathematics in early January, followed by a qualifying exam.
Otherwise, you would need a taste for mathematics applied to biology,
and an interests (and hopefully a bit of previous experience) in
coding.
We expect to have most students coding in Matlab, because it seems to
be the default language that biologist feel they must learn (not sure
why), but if you know python or want to use this course as an excuse
to learn python, you are encouraged to do so. That is what I plan to
do, although my default scripting tool is perl.
Policies, expectations, grading
There will be one homework per week, and one final exam (open
book). Grade will be based on homework (60%), final exam (30%), and
participation (10%).
Materials
The following materials are for reference. You are not expected to get
them all, not even one of them. The class notes should contain all
materials covered in this course; and specific reading materials will
be proposed with each topic. The books will for you on reserve in the
Cabot library so you can look at them. One of the books (MacKay’s–one
of the most insightful books ever, but not super easy to read) is free
online.
For the first half of the course, I will use materials from these books:
It is cheap, and it includes most of the mathematical expressions I
need on a day-to-day basis for integrals, series, special functions,
etc. And you can also find the pdf of the whole book online
(here).
Academic integrity
You must do each week’s project individually, on your own, rather than
working collaboratively in groups. Your writing and your code must be
your original work.
Meanwhile, you are free to talk with each other, and to consult any
resource, and to study code from other sources.
Accommodations for students with disabilities
Students needing accommodations because of a disability should present
their Faculty Letter from the Accessible Education Office (AEO) and
speak with an instructor by the end of the second week of the term for
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ITT Flygt Wins Innovation Award
The second International Aquatech Innovation Award was presented to the IIT Flygt for its N-impeller pump. The award was for the most innovative water technology product or service on display at the Aquatech trade show in Amsterdam from September 26-29.
All the exhibitors were able to enter an exhibit in the competition. An expert jury finally assessed the 53 entries by reference to such criteria as innovative character, contribution to environmental management, market orientation, practical and international applicability and integration of the drinking, process and wastewater sectors.
According to the jury, the pumps self-cleaning design has fewer problems with stoppages. This improves the efficiency and helps to cut maintenance costs. The pump also uses less energy than conventional pumps. | {
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FNC Index: Home Prices Down 0.3% in January; Annual Home Price Appreciation at 10-Month Lows and Down to 4%
The latest FNC Residential Price Index™ (RPI) released Monday, March 16, 2015, shows the nation’s housing market started the year with a small decline in average home prices.
Based on recorded sales of non-distressed properties (existing and new homes) in the 100 largest metropolitan areas, the index fell 0.3% in January but continued to rise at a modest rate of 4.4% for its 31 consecutive months of year-over-year gains. As of January, the annual rate of price appreciation is at 10-month lows.
Completed foreclosures in January comprise about 15.5% of total existing home sales, up from 13.6% in December but down from 17.3% a year ago. In the for-sale market, the asking price discount and time-on-market are at 24-month highs. As of January, the median discount is 5.4% while the time-on-market is 133 days. Preliminary February estimates show signs of a modest increase in the average pace of home sales nationwide.
FNC’s RPI, from the Oxford, MS company, is the mortgage industry’s first hedonic price index built on a comprehensive database that blends public records of residential sales prices with real-time appraisals of property and neighborhood attributes. As a gauge of underlying home values, the RPI excludes final sales of REO and foreclosed homes, which are frequently sold with large price discounts, likely reflecting poor property conditions.
The table below shows the seasonally unadjusted rates of month-over-month and year-over-year changes in the FNC national index (a 100-MSA composite index) as well as 30- and 10-MSA composites. All three indices recorded a modest decline in January at a similar pace of 0.3-0.4%. The 10-MSA composite experienced the fastest decelerations in year-over-year growth, dropping more than one percentage point from 4.9% in December to 3.7% in January. The national and 30-MSA composites slid 0.6% and 0.9% respectively, dragging average home price appreciation down to about 4%.
The chart below tabulates the month-over-month and year-over-year changes, showing the latest price trends for each MSA in the FNC Composite 30. Home prices are up in only 10 MSAs and are outnumbered by declining markets by 2 to 1. Seattle and Las Vegas showed the best performance, up 2.3% at 1.6% respectively, followed by Charlotte at 1.4%. In Las Vegas, home prices are at 36-month highs and have appreciated more than 63% during the last three years. Among the down-markets, Minneapolis and Chicago recorded the largest price decline at 2.3% and 1.9% respectively. Home prices in a number of other major cities also experienced modest declines: New York (1.0%), San Francisco (1.1%), Sacramento (1.3%), Tampa (1.4%), Cincinnati (1.5%), and Riverside-CA (1.6%). As of the beginning of 2015, cities appreciating year-over-year at a double-digit rate are down to three--Las Vegas (13.4%), Orlando (12.4%), and Riverside (10.7%)--from a total of 15 a year ago. Despite the deceleration in housing activity in recent months, most major cities continue to show robust price growth, including Miami (9.3%), Charlotte (8.9%), Seattle (8.8%), San Diego (8.1%), Los Angeles (7.9%), Sacramento (7.3%), and Phoenix (7.0%). As of January, only Washington D.C., Detroit, St. Louis, and Cincinnati show a small decline from a year ago. | {
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EMC-owned RSA Security has denied reports that the company had entered into secret contracts with the NSA worth $10 million to use the flaws Dual Elliptic Curve Deterministic Random Bit Generator (Dual_EC_DRBG) as the default pseudorandom number generator for the company's encryptions products.
"Recent press coverage has asserted that RSA entered into a 'secret contract' with the NSA to incorporate a known flawed random number generator into its BSAFE encryption libraries. We categorically deny this allegation," RSA responded today in a blog post.
RSA said it made the decision to use Dual_EC_DRBG as the default in 2004, and that the algorithm was only one of a number of algorithms available to its users.
"RSA, as a security company, never divulges details of customer engagements, but we also categorically state that we have never entered into any contract or engaged in any project with the intention of weakening RSA's products, or introducing potential 'backdoors' into our products for anyone's use," the company said.
"If you know the secret numbers, you can predict the output of the random number generator after collecting just 32 bytes of its output," Schneier wrote.
"To put that in real terms, you only need to monitor one TLS internet encryption connection in order to crack the security of that protocol. If you know the secret numbers, you can completely break any instantiation of Dual_EC_DRBG."
In September, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recommended against the use (PDF) of Dual_EC_DRBG. Following that recommendation, RSA did the same. Memos from the documents released by Edward Snowden, and seen by The New York Times, said that Dual_EC_DRBG contained a backdoor for the NSA. | {
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As Jay and Silent Bob Reboot, featuring the return of its fan-favorite stoner characters, has begun principal photography, filmmaker Kevin Smith has launched an online video diary sharing the production behind the upcoming revival.
Titled "Road to Reboot," Smith hosts the behind-the-scenes look along with co-star Jason Mewes, providing a first look at several of the movie's filming locations including a courtroom, a shopping mall and an airport.
Smith leads the department heads of the production around the New Orleans shooting locations on a tech scout to determine, from a logistical behind-the-scenes standpoint what each filming sequence will require.
The upcoming film will reportedly serve as both a sequel and soft reboot for the franchise, poking fun at Hollywood's recent trend of reviving and reimagining older franchises. Previously, the comedic duo were last seen on the big screen in 2006's Clerks II after appearing in Smith's five earlier films set within the filmmaker's own View Askewverse, a shared cinematic universe of Smith's independent films. | {
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Moose teeing up for the launch of its Bluegreen-designed identity
Bedford-based Bluegreen Design has created an identity for start-up mail order retailer Moose Golf Clothing, which launches its first collection in February.
The company feels it has identified a niche in the market and aims to create a clothing range that introduces a ‘feminine touch’ to a market dominated by men, says Moose Golf Clothing director Chris Jones.
‘There are mass market sports retailers and high street retailers but at the moment [women golfers] have to look very hard to find something that is stylish and appropriate,’ says Jones.
The Bluegreen-created identity will be applied across packaging, clothing labels, stationery and a company brochure. A website, www.moosegolf.com, is also planned.
According to Bluegreen senior designer Jeremy Duncan, the consultancy was briefed to deliver a flexible, ‘fresh and bright’ image.
‘The branding has to be able to reproduce across [a broad range of] material so needs to be simple and bold in its execution,’ he says. ‘The challenge was to give it both a fashionable and sporting image, so women will want to wear [the clothes] in the clubhouse after a match.’
The group, which did not pitch for the business, was appointed in July. | {
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Snyder told reporters after Tuesday’s closed-door meeting that they are continuing a “thoughtful discussion” but wouldn’t say whether legislation would be taken up by year’s end. He met with Senate Majority Leader Randy Richardville, House Speaker Jase Bolger and Lt. Gov. Brian Calley.
Richardville told The Associated Press before the meeting he hopes the leaders can agree on the issue dividing labor and business communities but that’s “not a foregone conclusion.”
Backers and critics have been lobbying at the Capitol.
Michigan voters rejected a ballot proposal last month that would have enshrined collective bargaining rights in the state Constitution and banned right-to-work laws. | {
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ATLANTA – Negotiations between the Big East and the breakaway Catholic 7 are ongoing, commissioner Mike Aresco said Friday after a meeting of presidents and athletic directors at a hotel near the Atlanta airport.
"We had some good conversations; didn't reach any conclusions and our negotiations with the other group on continuing. That's it," Aresco said. "We had great discussion on some other topics."
Aresco declined to elaborate further on the progress of the negotiations but said there was no deadline to have a separation agreement.
The breakaway schools announced their intention to leave the Big East in December, but the logistical difficulty of setting up a new league – plus the Big East's 27-month waiting period – made it seem unlikely they would depart before the 2014-15 season.
But with the Catholic 7 closing in on a television deal with Fox Sports, they would prefer the timetable to accelerate. For the remaining schools, both the departure date as well as which group gets the "Big East" name are major bargaining chips. Though multiple outlets reported Thursday that a deal could be reached as soon as today, it appears that an agreement has not been reached.
"I've said from the beginning, the sooner the better," Georgetown coach John Thompson said in Washington. "I think that's best for every and all parties, our situations and other conferences. If you know there's going to be a change, the sooner the better."
Aresco did comment on other issues:
The group discussed whether to invite East Carolina, which is slated to enter the league as a football-only member in 2014, in all sports. "We talked about taking a look at their situation," Aresco said.
Aresco said it's "likely" the group will add a 12th football member. The league will have Louisville and Rutgers next season, but they will depart in 2014 and be replaced by Tulane and ECU, giving the Big East 10 members. Navy will come on as the 11th in 2015. Tulsa is considered the favorite to be the 12th member, though Aresco declined to discuss specific schools.
Though the new television deal with ESPN wasn't voted on Friday, Aresco said "the deal is done" and will be approved by the board soon. "Everybody likes the deal and the exposure," he said.
Aresco said the Big East won't be playing football on Sundays, Mondays or Tuesdays under the new deal. There could be "a Wednesday or two" to accommodate ESPN, he said, but the bulk of games will be on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays.
Aresco said he couldn't comment on issues like future branding or conference basketball tournament locations until the Catholic 7 negotiation is finished. | {
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Well this is unexpected, but by the looks of things, a new phenomenon might have just stumbled its way into Dubai’s DIFC.
On Wednesday July 12, Cadence Theory spin studio is putting on a truly unique spin class, as exercise and hip-hop karaoke come together in what promises to be a heart-pounding 45-minute session.
The premise is fairly simple: live hip-hop, live DJs, live rappers and 25 spin class spaces to be filled. Riders can even join in, to an extent, by winning extra performance requests by pedalling the hardest.
For this one-off event, which will likely be rolled out a bit more regularly given spin’s popularity in Dubai, Virgin Radio’s Sheena Kay will be MCing, with Hip Hop Karaoke Dubai’s 3G KID on the decks.
It’s promising to be a pretty epic event, and to make it even more exciting, places are free. The only catch is that there are only 25 places, so get in touch with Cadence Theory now to book your place, using the e-mail address below. Riders who really want to perform should mention it in their registration e-mail, and all registrations must be in 5pm on Thursday July 6.Free. Wed July 12, 8pm. Cadence Theory, Skygardens Tower, Unit SHC-3, DIFC, [email protected] (04 393 4039). | {
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Celebrities
Oros Mampofu bags new acting gig
Actor Oros Mampofu’s 2019 is filled with all sort of goodies as he’s bagged a a new acting role on the musical drama series, Rhythm City Show.
Months back, the star was welcomed into fatherhood and he’s gushed about it, been an amazing life for him. He also got a new hair cut and it’s like everything is changing good for him, especially with this soap opera role he just bagged.
Announcing on Instagram, Oros said:
“I’m happy to announce that I will be joining the RYTHMN CITY SHOW. Look out for me on the from the 16th of May only on e.TV at 7pm 🔥 😆Really excited about this one so share the news guys.” | {
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A biologist with Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, Brian Heimann, tells WAFB-TV that a cold front came through the area this week and caused the shallower areas of the lake to lose oxygen.
The vast majority of the dead fish were Threadfin Chad. Heimann says the False River is overpopulated with the species, and officials are already working to control the fish.
Officials say a cold front is responsible for tens of thousands of dead fish washing up along the banks of the False River in Louisiana. A biologist with Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries, Brian Heimann, tells WAFB-TV that a cold front came through the area this week and caused the shallower areas of the lake to lose oxygen.
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Video from the station shows the lifeless fish drifting in the water along the river bank and under boat docks.
The vast majority of the dead fish were Threadfin Chad. Heimann says the False River is overpopulated with the species, and officials are already working to control the fish. There’s no word on who’s going to clean up the mess. | {
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TNT’s Dallas Scene of the Day: ‘… And She Was Gone’
In “Trial and Error,” a second-season “Dallas” episode, Ann (Brenda Strong) testifies before her attorney Lou (Glenn Morshower) and a packed courtroom.
ANN: I was a tall, awkward girl. Most of my life, I felt ugly. My mother took me to doctors when I hit puberty so they would make me stop growing. No one had really ever paid any attention to me until Harris. My family didn’t have much money. And Harris took me to fancy restaurants, stores, bought me nice clothes. We were happy. He had grown up in a suffocating home. His father had committed suicide before he was born. And his mother controlled his every breath. Harris kept telling me how good I was for him, that I brought life into the dark of his life. Then his mother began to interfere. Nothing I could do was right. She made fun of the fact that I had never gone to college. She put ideas in his head about me, that I was a gold-digger, that I was seeing other men. And he believed her. So he began trying to control me the way he had always been controlled. If I picked the wrong blouse, picked up the wrong fork, did my hair a certain way, he’d shout at me. I began to realize that the marriage had been a mistake. When I found out I was pregnant, I felt trapped. By the time Emma was born, I felt like I was drowning. I was diagnosed with post-partum depression and put on medication. I had a difficult time being a young mother. I’m sorry. But I did not leave my daughter at home alone! I left Emma with Judith so I could go see a divorce lawyer. But Judith lied to Harris for her own twisted purposes. And then Harris found out about my plans to divorce him, and he forced me to see a psychiatrist to put me on more medication.
LOU: Tell us what happened at the state fair.
ANN: Emma was 18 months old. Harris and his mother were particularly cruel to me the night before, so that morning, I took a few more pills than I should’ve. I couldn’t think straight, but I couldn’t stand to be in that house another minute, so I took Emma to the fair. It was so very hot. I remember being so thirsty, so I left her in her stroller and went to get a soda. Only a couple minutes passed. I turned back, and she was gone. I had stepped away from my baby for only a few moments and she’d been kidnapped. God had punished me by taking my baby.
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This scene really explains why Harris is such a jerk. He had been so mean and cruel to Ann and it all came out in court. It is clear from this scene that Harris Ryland is a momma’s boy who insists on getting what he wants, lake a baby. He was able to take advantage of Ann, manipulate, and control her. It is clear that the way he was described in Ann’s testimony is also the way he acts now on the show.
I did not feel sorry for Ann. It is clear that she knew that shooting Harris Ryland was wrong at the time she did it. With that said, if I was on that jury, I would have a hard time convicting a person who shot someone who came in between them and their child. The fact that Harris Ryland kidnapped her daughter and got away with it, would make it very hard for me to vote guilty. It did take an unusually long time for the jury to vote and decide that Ann is guilty.
I hope JR was in the courtroom for a reason. If so, I am waiting to find out what!
There is Farah Fawcett in the TV movie “The Burning Bed” who plays a character that burns her abusive husband alive. There is, in real life, Lorena Bobbit. I used to see Lorena Bobbit around my neighborhood after she was found “not guilty”. My wife and mother in-law have had their nails done by her. She was found not guilty because of the severe abuse she suffered from her husband. I would rather have a bullet put in me then go through what John Wayne Bobbit did.
I sincerely believe that when Bobby reached out to JR for help with dealing with Harris Ryland it was an important scene. JR was in the courtroom. Something, I don’t know what, will happen that will put Harris Ryland’s tail between his legs. I imagine Harris Ryland will be begging the courts to let Ann go free during her sentencing. I have a feeling that Emma will help Ann out in this regard too. Just my hunch.
Totally not a Dallas story….but did you guys know Bobbitt beat up his other wife as well in 2002 and put her in the hospital. Can you imagine? You get your body part cut off after abusing one wife and then you still beat up another one? That is utter stupidity!
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[…] of “Dallas” newcomer John Whelpley’s script, is the crucial moment. During the course of this four-minute scene, Ann recalls being a tall, awkward girl who found love with Harris, only to have his controlling […]
[…] testified that Ann had been a bad wife and neglectful mother, which Ann tried to refute in her own testimony. The strategy failed: The jury found Ann guilty, and in the final scene, she was hauled off to […]
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[…] when she sees Val stand up to J.R., just like Emma has a change of heart after she hears her mother defend herself against Harris’s lies during his shooting trial. Of course, poor Lucy ends up getting hurt […] | {
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Teaching assistant standards still delayed after six months
A review into the role of teaching assistants has been delayed by more than six months, with no date yet set for publication, Schools Week can reveal.
In October last year, the Department for Education (DfE) launched a review into the “status and professionalism” of classroom assistants, promising a report in spring this year that would outline new standards.
The department had planned to publish the review, which came under the remit of former coalition minister David Laws, on February 23, but delayed publication as “it was a bit close to the election”. Mr Laws lost his seat in May’s election.
The DfE, which has launched another review into professional standards, now says that it will publish the teaching assistants’ standards in “due course”. Its new review, announced on Monday, will create new parameters for teachers’ continuing professional development and will be headed by the government’s teacher improvement expert David Weston.
Meanwhile teaching assistants are left facing an uncertain future.
Unison’s head of education, Jon Richards, said he was disappointed that their review had been delayed so long. The union represents more than 150,000 classroom assistants.
“I have contacted the DfE on a number of occasions to find out when this will be published and we are still waiting. I just do not think this is top of their priorities at the moment, which is really sad for support staff.”
Support staff make up 50 per cent of the school workforce, and teaching assistants are a quarter of those.
Mr Richards (pictured above) added: “A lot of work has been done by everyone involved and it is hugely important we get these standards out there.
“It has become a political football, and I just do not know if ministers are interested anymore.”
Mr Richards said the proposed February publication date would have tied in with the Education Endowment Foundation’s guidance report “Making Best Use of Teaching Assistants”, published on February 27. It offered seven tips for maximising the impact classroom assistants had on pupils.
Figures from the 2014 school workforce census show 255,100 full-time equivalent teaching assistants, an increase of 4.8 per cent on the previous year.
The number has risen year-on-year since the early 2000s, when the Workload Agreement for England and Wales was introduced to relieve pressure on teachers’ administrative work.
In July, primary headteacher Lynn Knapp (pictured) told Schools Week that shrinking budgets meant she would be looking at cutting numbers of teaching assistants at her Oxford school.
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The DfE need a new way of sorting out their to do lists as they don’t seem to be getting very much actually done. Am sure they would act much quicker if our school was failing. Who are they accountable to? | {
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Dived or Dove?
It has come to my attention that some of my friends who sail and snorkel might be wondering whether or not to say “dived” or “dove.” If you dive on your anchor or mooring ball, as we do often, and are actually confused, you have good reason! The usage is somewhat murky, as the waters around anchors and mooring balls tend to be (unless you are in the Exumas, of course). So, what’s correct?
The most correct usage is dive, dived, dived. I will dive on the anchor. I did dive on the anchor. I dived on the anchor. I have dived on the anchor.
The reason you might be confused is that, in the United States and Canada, the usage of “dove” has become more acceptable. So, for example, it is also correct, in speech more than in writing, to say, “I dove on the anchor.” That is perfectly okay.
It is not correct to say, “I did dove” or “I have dove”. That sounds wrong to me, obviously wrong. But I frequently hear people ask, “have you dove on the anchor?” This only makes sense if you are so accustomed to the colloquial usage of the word “dove” to indicate the simple past tense, as in “I dove down to the bottom.” That latter phrase is fine, but it is not correct to say, “I have dove,” or to ask someone if she or he has already “dove” down to the bottom.
Joansdatter’s ethical guide is the NASW Code of Ethics, to which she has sworn an oath to uphold. Here are a few notable excerpts: The Preamble The primary mission of the social work profession is to enhance human well-being and help meet the basic human needs of all people, with particular attention to the needs … Continue reading Joansdatter’s Code of Ethics
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Tiny island deer in Panama hunted to extinction thousands of years ago
As polar ice caps melted at the end of the last Ice Age about 8,500 years ago, the global sea level rose and Panama's Pearl Islands were isolated from the mainland. A new archaeological study by a team including a Smithsonian scientist shows that several thousand years later pre-Columbian colonists hunted a dwarf deer to extinction on an island called Pedro González.
The settlers arrived on the 14-hectare island by sea 6,200 years ago and stayed for a maximum of eight centuries, farming maize and roots, fishing, gathering palm fruits and shellfish and hunting deer, opossums, agoutis, iguanas and large snakes–the major predators.
"When I was washing the animal bones from the first test cut in 2008, out fell a deer ankle bone called a calcaneum," said Richard Cooke, archaeologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute and co-author of the study. "It was so tiny that I realized we had come across a population that had probably dwarfed through isolation."
The Pearl Archipelago, named for rich pearl beds encountered by early Spanish explorers, lies about 16 miles off Panama's Pacific coast. The islands are perhaps best known as the location of several seasons of the TV series, Survivor. As Darwin discovered in the Galapagos, islands are hotbeds of evolution. Through time, animals isolated from mainland populations commonly undergo a reduction in size compared to their mainland relatives due to competition for limited food resources. In the case of the dwarf deer, this must have occurred between the time when the island was isolated from the mainland and the time when the settlers arrived.
Adult deer living on Pedro González island 6,000 years ago weighed less than 22 pounds, about as much as a beagle. Collagen fingerprint studies by Manchester University biochemist Mike Buckley infer that deer bones on the island were not from the tiny red brocket deer, corzo in Spanish, found in Panama today. Deer bones on the island represent a different group of deer, which includes white-tailed deer and some gray brocket populations found in South America. Only DNA studies will confirm to which deer clade the island deer belong. Buckley found that the 6,000-year-old deer bones belong to the same lineage as a larger deer still found on San José island, 5 miles to the south in the Pearl Archipelago. Why it survived there is an unresolved mystery.
About 2,500 fragments of deer bones corresponding to 22 individuals were found in the 4-meter-deep trash heap (midden) that built up in a large hollow near the coast. Some deer bones had cuts indicating butchering, such as disarticulation and slicing meat from the bone, or had the marks of human teeth. Others had been burned or smashed to get at the marrow. Antlers and long bones were often cut for making everyday tools and ornaments. Hunting appears to have been indiscriminate, including adults as well as juveniles.
The number of deer bones decreased in the youngest layer of the midden, and those of older adults were absent, suggesting that the species was becoming scarcer and life expectancies lower. No deer bones were found in later layers left by pottery-using people after 2,300 years ago, indicating that the species had become extinct on Pedro González by then.
The history of this tiny deer illustrates just how vulnerable island species can be. The loss of the Pedro González dwarf deer may inspire conservation of the population still found on the neighboring island.
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The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, headquartered in Panama City, Panama, is a part of the Smithsonian Institution. The Institute furthers the understanding of tropical nature and its importance to human welfare, trains students to conduct research in the tropics and promotes conservation by increasing public awareness of the beauty and importance of tropical ecosystems. Website: http://www.stri.si.edu. | {
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Join us for a jump in the pool for World Water Day! Liz Rice joins the program again to talk about the theme of the day as well as the amazing documentary Chasing Ice.
In the second half, Jari Osborne joins us with probably the most patriotic feature TGM has even done. She is director and producer for the CBC Nature of Things documentary The Beaver Whisperers. Don’t miss the fun with our mini look at natures greatest engineers along with news headlines with Kevin Farmer throughout!
Want to download the episode to listen later? You can download it here (you’ll have to click download, then right click on the play button that pops up on the new page and select “save video as”) or subscribe to us on iTunes!
Also… Mentioned in the Liz Rice interview, and promoted by CCL is the documentary Chasing Ice which is highly recommended.
It’s Canadian Music Week and I’m pulling 17-hour days, so let’s allow the music to speak for itself, shall we? This week, I have a little something from a few different genres… treats from my festival wanderings.
Happy Alone – Lyon
Dreamy electronic pop reminiscent of early Metric. Bonus: it’s free to download on their soundcloud!
Canadian Music Week is in full swing and OTM, in partnership with 2020k, is hosting a massive Canadian Music Week giveaway. Check out our full coverage of the festival including daily picks, interviews and oh yeah, the free goodies!
BONUS: first person to email [email protected] and say hello from Green Majority listener land scores a free EP! | {
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BP PLC
Bloomberg: BP appeared in federal court in New Orleans to answer US charges brought over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, entering a not guilty plea that won’t affect its $4 billion criminal settlement with the US
Fox Business: Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has ordered BP to implement immediate measures to comply with fire- and explosion-prevention requirements at its Ula P oil platform following an oil and gas leak in September at the North Sea facility
Platts: BP is in "discussions" with the UK and the Russian governments and Russia's gas giant Gazprom over joining the project to build an extension of the Nord Stream gas pipeline to the UK, a spokesman for BP's Russian office said Tuesday
Diageo PLC
Economic Times: The pricing of the preferential share sale by United Spirits to Diageo may face some resistance from minority shareholders following the surge in the USL stock price, market participants said
HSBC Holdings PLC
Bloomberg: HSBC’s updated compliance procedures would weed out products such as wrongly- sold loan insurance because they would be identified as too profitable, said Antonio Simoes, head of the bank’s UK unit
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The “featured article” today on the Big Government blog, part of the Andrew Breitbart family of websites, is a post made by Project 21 member Bob Parks on the response of Project 21 members to the NAACP’s scurrilous allegation that the tea party movement is racist.
Big Government is also running individual commentaries condemning the NAACP from a long list of Project 21 members and other black conservatives. Pop over to BigGovernment.com and take a look at this continuing series. | {
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