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ETWQQM - 2014 (Volume 3 - Issue 03)
Dielectric Properties of Water at Microwave Frequencies
Ravika Vijay, Ritu Jain, K. S. Sharma, 2014, Dielectric Properties of Water at Microwave Frequencies, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY (IJERT) ETWQQM – 2014 (Volume 3 – Issue 03),
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Authors : Ravika Vijay, Ritu Jain, K. S. Sharma
Volume & Issue : ETWQQM – 2014 (Volume 3 – Issue 03)
Ravika Vijay1, Ritu Jain2 and K. S. Sharma2
1Department of Physics, Poornima Group of Institution, Jaipur 302022 2 Department of Physics, The IIS University, Jaipur 302020
Abstract The complex permittivity of water was measured, .
in terms of the dielectric constant (') and dielectric loss factor ('') over the frequency range from 1 GHz to 50 GHz and
MATERIAL AND METHOD
temperatures ranging from 300C to 600C. The PNA network analyzer model E8364C and open ended coaxial probe 85070E
were used for the analysis. '-f and ''-f curves plotted at different temperatures. ' decreases with increasing frequency at all temperatures. In frequency range 9-10 GHz, dispersion region is found. '' increase with increasing frequency, a peak value is obtained at frequency about 19.5 GHz (relaxation frequency) and then show decreasing trend with increasing frequency at lower temperature (300C). As the temperature
increases, reduces the drag to the rotation of the water molecules, so reducing the friction and hence the dielectric loss. As the temperature increases, the relaxation time decreases, and the loss factor peak shift to higher frequencies. In this frequency range re-orientation process of water molecules is observed.
Keywords dielectric constant, dielectric loss factor, relaxation frequency, temperature, water.
The dielectric behaviour of pure water has been the subject of study in numerous laboratories over the past fifty years. As a result there is a good understanding of how the complex permittivity * = – j " varies with frequency from DC up to a few tens of GHz and it is generally agreed that the dielectric dispersion in this range can be represented either by the Debye equation or by some function involving a small distribution, of relaxation times [1]. The interactions of electromagnetic fields with materials are described through the fundamental electrical property i.e., relative permittivity of the material.
Distilled water as needed for the present research was obtained from the Chemistry lab CEERI, Pilani. The dielectric constant (') and loss factor ('') of the water were measured in the frequency range 1 GHz to 50 GHz by using a PNA network analyzer, model Agilent E8364C. The test probe consists of an open ended coaxial probe system (Agilent, 85070E). The system software calculates the dielectric properties of the sample from the changes in the phase and amplitude of the microwave signal delivered by the probe of open-ended coaxial line due to reflection at the interface with the sample to be analyzed. The calibration of the Network analyzer was done by using three different loads, viz., (i) air,
(ii) a short circuit with the metal contacts, and (iii) distilled water at room temperature. After calibration, the analyzer and the probe system were tested by taking measurements on a standard liquid (methanol, in the present case) of known dielectric properties. The measured values of dielectric constant (') and loss factor ('') for methanol at frequencies 1 to 50 GHz at room temperature (250C) are displayed in Fig. 1, along with standard dielectric data (up to 5 GHz) reported by Gregory and Clarke [5] and the values reported by Mishra et al. [6] up to 20 GHz. The values of dielectric parameters for methanol above 20 GHz are not available in literature for a meaningful comparison.
The relative permittivity (*) is also a complex quantity with real and imaginary components given by Risman [2].
* = – j " [1]
where, is the real component of * (called as dielectric constant) and = imaginary component of * (called as dielectric loss factor), and j appearing in equation 1.2 is a imaginary unit (= -1). The real component of the permittivity (i.e., dielectric constant – ) represents the effective capacitance of a substance and serves as a measure of the ability of the substance to store electrical energy. The
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imaginary component, (i.e., the dielectric loss factor – ) is related to various mechanisms of energy absorption, responsible for energy dissipation in the material and is always positive and usually much smaller in magnitude than dielectric constant. The substance is lossless if dielectric loss factor = 0 [3-4].
Fig. 1. Variation of dielectric Constant (') and loss factor ('') of water with frequency at room temperature (250C)
' measured values
' Misra et al. up to 20 GHz
' NPL Data up to 5 GHz
'' measured values
'' Misra et al. up to 20 GHz
'' NPL Data up to 5 GHz
Frequency (f) (GHz)
oscillations of dipoles are faster and since at high temperatures molecular agitations also increase. At high temperatures, increased molecular agitations and rapid oscillations under the influence of high frequency EM radiation result in fluctuations in ' values, giving rise to zig- zag behavior, i.e., ups and downs in '-f curves at high temperatures in the high frequency region (35 50 GHz).
Dielectric Constant (')
Fig. 2. Variation of dielectric constant (') and loss factor ('') of methanol with frequency at room temperature (250C)
Dielectric polarization under the influence of external electric field and lagging of the polarization vector behind the high frequency electric field by virtue of the inertia of the molecules, are the phenomenon responsible for the frequency dependence of dielectric properties [7]. The temperature dependence of the dielectric properties of materials is a complex phenomenon. It may increase or decrease with the temperature depending on the nature of material.
RESULT AND DISCUSSIONS
In its pure form, water is a classic example of a polar dielectric. The water molecules behave as dipoles with dipole moment 6.2 x 10-30 Coulomb-meter. In Figs. 3 and 4, variation of dielectric constant (') and loss factor ('') respectively of water with frequency is shown for temperatures (30°C to 60°C) over the frequency range 1 GHz to 50 GHz. From Fig. 3, it is observed that as the frequency is increased from 1 GHz to 50 GHz, ' decreases with frequency at all temperatures, the rate of decrease with frequency being faster at low temperatures and slow at higher temperatures. It is also observed that the '-f curves for at 300 and 400C, intersect each other at frequency 8.5 GHz, while
Fig. 3. Frequency dependence of the dielectric constant (') of water at indicated temperatures
This is because in liquid water the molecular stretching and molecular librations shif the frequency of molecular vibrations to higher side, on raising the temperature (as hydrogen bonding weakens at higher temperatures, the covalent O-H bonds strengthen causing them to vibrate at higher frequencies) [8].
Dielectric loss factor ('')
the curves at 500 and 600C, intersect each other at frequency 25
14.5 GHz. Thus, the '-f curves for different temperatures intersect each other somewhere in the frequency region (8.5 GHz f 14.5 GHz). These curves show dielectric dispersion to this intersection frequency region. Below this frequency region (f < 8.5 GHz) ' decreases with increasing temperature whereas above this frequency region (f > 14.5 GHz) ' increases with increasing temperature. This behavior of variation of ' with frequency at different temperatures may be attributed to the effect of temperature on the
dispersion of EM waves in water. Further, it can be noticed from Fig. 4.3 that at low temperature (300C), a smooth curve of '- f is obtained, but at higher temperatures (40- 600C) and at higher frequencies (35- 50 GHz) overlapping of many absorption peaks are observed. When temperature is increased, both the strength and extent of the hydrogen bonding decrease. These results in lowering of dielectric constant at low frequencies but at high frequencies
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Fig. 4. Frequency dependence of the dielectric loss factor ('') of water at indicated temperatures
From Fig. 4, it is observed that at low temperature (300C)
dielectric loss factor ('') of water increases with increasing frequency, acquires a maximum value at a frequency of about
19.5 GHz (relaxation frequency) and then slowly decreases with increasing frequency. A smooth ''-f curve is obtained at this temperature (300C). An increase in temperature, reduces
the drag associated with the rotation of the water molecules, so reducing the friction and hence the dielectric loss. As such, in the low frequency region the value of '' at a particular frequency decreases as the temperature is increased as observed from Fig. 4. As the temperature increases, the relaxation time decreases (i.e., relaxation frequency increases) and hence the loss factor maxima shifts to higher frequencies, as evidenced by Fig. 4, from which it is apparent that the maxima in ''-f curves shifts from 19.5 GHz to about
38.0 GHz as the temperature is increased from 300C to 600C. In the higher frequency range (30 50 GHz) where the operating frequency is greater than the relaxation frequency, re-orientation process of water molecules is becomes active. The re-orientation process may be modeled by using a wait-
and-switch process where the water molecules have to wait for a period of time until favorable orientation of neighboring molecules occurs and then the hydrogen bonds switch to the new molecule [9]. At these frequencies (30 to 50 GHz) and at higher temperatures (40 to 600C), multiple relaxation losses are observed.
The dielectric properties of fresh juice of water can be efficiently and accurately measured by E8364C PNA network analyzer and 85070E coaxial probe in the frequency range 1 GHz to 50 GHz. The present values of ' and '' are found to be in good agreement with the values reported by other researcher. These measurements may be useful in dielectric heating applications and for quality sensing application as well for developing new techniques.
The authors are grateful to the Vice Chancellor, The IIS University for providing necessary facilities for this work. They are also grateful to Emeritus Scientist Dr. S. N. Joshi, and Gyrotron Laboratory, CEERI, Pilani, India for useful discussions and permitting use of the Network Analyzer for this work. Ravika Vijay also, thanks Director, Poornima Foundation, Jaipur for permitting her to take up this research work.
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Community shapes conservation vision for the Susquehanna River
By considering social and ecological data in a new regional planning effort, the Chesapeake Conservancy is strengthening the long-term conservation outlook for the Susquehanna River watershed.
For the Maryland-based Chesapeake Conservancy, "Envision the Susquehanna" is more than just a catchy name for the landscape conservation effort they are leading in the eponymous watershed. It's an invitation to be a part of it. One that the project's organizers have extended to hundreds of people living and working in the Susquehanna River basin since the effort got off the ground in 2013.
People including 965 residents who participated in a regional phone survey, 62 informal and formal community conservation leaders who took part in interviews, 25 representatives from agencies and nonprofits who serve on the project's Advisory Council, and the five partners on the project's core team.
With support from a Science Delivery grant from the North Atlantic Landscape Conservation Cooperative, the Chesapeake Conservancy has undertaken an intense community engagement campaign to identify both the natural and cultural resource priorities that will provide the foundation for the project, and the people who will be key to its long-term success.
"It's about understanding values and attitudes," said Chesapeake Conservancy Director of Programs Joanna Ogburn. "How people feel about the river, if they think things are getting better or worse, what activities are desirable, which partners are amenable," to name a few.
Through this approach, the Chesapeake Conservancy's demonstration project does more than just illustrate how North Atlantic LCC science can be applied for regional conservation planning – it shows that this science becomes much more meaningful when it aligns with and complements community-based conservation values.
By giving as much attention to the human dimensions of conservation in the watershed as to ecological and historical data, the project leaders can look objectively at where priorities intersect, and figure out the most effective places to start the process of long-term planning.
Easier said than done in a 20,000-square-mile watershed, but as the Conservancy's second landscape conservation project, Envision the Susquehanna is benefiting from lessons learned in Envision the James, which completed its planning phase in 2013.
"Although we had a lot of success reaching constituents in the James River project, we wanted to make the engagement component of Envision the Susquehanna more robust so we could identify with confidence those who we haven't been able to reach, and figure out how we can try to reach out to them," explained Ogburn.
To add more statistical weight to the process, the team worked with Dr. Brandn Green, the Director of the Place Studies Program at the Bucknell Center for Sustainability and the Environment, who applied social science research methods to better understand what types of conservation activities residents, practitioners, and leaders are interested in seeing in their communities.
The Conservancy also enlisted the help of the polling institute at Lycoming College to conduct the phone survey, which was administered in all counties bordering the Susquehanna River.
These measures have helped them to be more inclusive, but Ogburn pointed out that even if you have reached a representative population, the ongoing challenge is keeping these people engaged throughout a long-term regional scale planning process. That's why the Chesapeake Conservancy has used a portion of the Science Delivery grant to support a suite of its own "demonstration" projects.
"The idea is to keep the energy going, build trust, and to show people a commitment of resources on the ground," said Ogburn, noting, "We have already helped protect land in upper reaches of the Susquehanna near Cooperstown, N.Y., created a public access in Jersey Shore, Penn., and are now in the midst of a cultural heritage project relocating petroglyphs from the river to Susquehanna State Park in Maryland."
It's probably no accident that the suite of demonstration projects encompasses a range of different conservation priorities – from land protection to recreation to cultural preservation – and certainly serendipitous that one of the projects involves symbolically displaying historic artifacts that were literally resurrected from the river.
The stone petroglyphs, discovered in the water near a dam construction site, are thought to have been carved by Algonquin Indians more than a millennium ago. A thousand such stone carvings have been found in or along the river, and provide a tangible link to a part of history that Project Manager Carly Dean said resonates broadly with residents today.
"We found consistently in every community that the greatest interest for promoting historical tourism in the Susquehanna is through American Indian history," said Dean, adding that Advisory Council member Haudenosaunee Environmental Task Force, which represents six American Indian nations, will provide guidance on how to incorporate that history into the plan.
Dean said seeing these common threads emerge from communities throughout the vast watershed has been one of the most rewarding aspects of the engagement campaign.
"These consistent responses mean that we can use those themes as a way to link between all of our communities." And any threads that can link all of the communities together will help to fortify the plan overall.
The community input has also helped the team identify data gaps, primarily related to cultural data, and then begin to respond to those needs as through their collaboration with Dr. Katherine Faull, Director of the Program in Comparative Humanities at Bucknell. With the help of her students, Dr. Faull has mapped important historical sites - including petroglyphs, American Indian paths, and colonial structures – providing cultural data in a spatial format that will be used in conjunction with ecological data to identify the highest priority landscapes for conservation.
Ecological data is where the North Atlantic LCC provides another key contribution.
"The great thing about the LCC is that we are dealing with such a huge landscape, encompassing three states, and it's really nice to be able to bring regional context to the initiative," said Ogburn.
While she acknowledged that for decision making at the local level, there will always be certain data sources that practitioners will turn to first, "To be able to understand from a large landscape perspective how to start prioritizing, that's something new that North Atlantic LCC brings to the table, and it's really exciting."
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The First Springer I owned was "KES" back in 1989 in Clydebank. Since I turned 18 I was struck with the bug of hunting with springers .
Clyde Valley was started as a hobby, but has quickly grown and is now at the point of turning into a full time job for me. This is of course a dream come true!
The health of my Springers plays a very important role In my daily life. The main attraction I had to the English springer spaniel, was their nature, they are astonishingly sweet and social dogs, not to mention their inquisitiveness. The passion they have to work for you is really fantastic.
We think it is important to socialise all of our puppies to give them a good start in life. To begin with they are born and raised in our home where they are given a good start in housetraining, so that you, as the new owner will be able to follow through with your own training. The puppies learn that everyday household sounds are nothing to be afraid of, (eg. vacuum cleaner, washing machine etc) and of course children playing around them. When they are approximately four weeks old, they can go outside for the first time, to begin with it will be in our garden, shortly afterwards they will go to our training ground, where there are plenty smells to investigate eg. Rabbits, pigeons, etc.. in a safe environment. They will also have made several journey's in a car before they are ready to go to their new owners. |
On behalf of David Bowling of The Bowling Law Firm, A Professional Law Corporation posted in Medical Malpractice on Wednesday, September 9, 2015.
Mistakes during surgery are more common than you might realize. In fact, according to WebMD, more than 4,000 preventable mistakes occur in surgery each year across the United States. These errors result in a payout of more than $1.3 billion for malpractice annually.
There are countless reasons why a doctor might make a mistake during surgery. If you suffered from a surgical error and you can prove your doctor was negligent, you may be eligible for compensation.
If you find yourself in this position, contact The Bowling Law Firm. We can help you with all aspects of your Louisiana medical malpractice case.
Surgery is a complicated process. While it may seem bizarre, it is quite common for surgeons to lose track of equipment and surgical objects during procedures. According to SurgJournal.com, leaving foreign objects in patients after surgery accounts for slightly less than 50 percent of all surgical errors.
Items like clamps, sponges and pads can cause serious complications if a doctor or nurse leaves them in the patient. They can obstruct organs or blood vessels and even cause dangerous infections. Many of these cases require additional surgery and may be grounds for a medical malpractice lawsuit.
Slightly less than 25 percent of surgical errors occur because the doctor did not perform the procedure on the correct site. In extreme cases, this may result in the doctor removing or operating on a healthy organ or body part. Some patients may lose an entire leg or arm, and this may well constitute a serious malpractice claim.
One-quarter of all surgical errors happen at the correct physical location but involve the incorrect procedure. This may be due to a doctor's negligence or inattention during the consultation period. In these cases, the patient may also lose a healthy organ or body part and may still need additional surgery to correct the original issue.
One of the least common surgical errors is when a doctor operates on the wrong patient. This is usually due to miscommunication between hospital staff and doctors, and it can be a significant setback for innocent patients.
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FBI vs APPLE: The War of Words Escalates
APPLE ... FBI.... who do you side with? That's the talk around the water cooler and it, at times, can become contentious. After all, we're talking about Privacy vs. National Security. Two new polls indicate that those questioned are split almost 50-50 on allowing the FBI to force Apple to open the iPhone belonging to Sayed Faruk. He's one of the two terrorists who killed 14 people and wounded others during a holiday party in San Bernardino in December. The phone is a county issued one.
If you ask some people why they side with the FBI they'll tell you, as one man did, "Forget the privacy. They're killing people!"
On the other side of the growing debate Apple supporters say things like this statement one man told us, "I think the government is going to far. I think Apple should resist."
Stephen Larsen sides with the FBI. a U.S. Attorney in LA for ten years and a Federal Judge for the same amount of time, Larsen says "Law enforcement has an interest. They want to build their case, but these families and these victims... people that were in the room, they have a lot of unanswered questions. Why did this happen? How could this have happened? Who was involved? Are they still at risk? Who were the terrorists communicating with?
Larsen plans to file an amicus brief March 3rd in Riverside Federal Court supporting the FBI side. That, and all of the other points of view, will come up at a hearing slated for March 22nd.
Meanwhile, Apple CEO Tim Cook fired off a public letter saying "the case is about much more than a single phone or a single investigation. At stake is the data security of hundreds of millions of law abiding people and setting a dangerous precedent that threatens everyone's civil liberties.
Larsen describes the remark as being over the top.
Meanwhile, FBI Director James Comey wrote a public letter asking "everyone to take a deep breath and stop saying the world is ending and use that breath to talk to each other. |
All-State players - Monica Yanez '09
New England Track Champions - Carlin Guarneri '96; Monica Yanez '08, '09
(From l. to r.) Mark Berretta, Pablo Perez, Fidel Somda. Photo courtesy of Todd Dandelske.
Eddy Williams. Photo courtesy of Todd Dandelske.
Westies struggle in SCC's
WH places 19th in SCC Championships
(May 21, 2012) - The West Haven girls' track team placed 19th in the Southern Connecticut Conference championships at Sheehan High Monday afternoon. Hillhouse won the title with 130 points, while Amity (87) and Hand (71) rounded out the top three.
On a damp and rainy day, Savannah Brown had West Haven's best showing as she was fifth in the high jump at 4 feet-10 inches.
Brown was also part of the 4x100 medley relay team which placed tenth. That team consisted of Whitney Shipp, Waverly-Rose Brim, Deniesha Kerr-Waller, Brown, Ebonie Routh and Elisean Jacobs.
Kerr-Waller was 20th in the 200 meter dash in 27.94 seconds and Brim was tenth in the long jump at 15-01.
Brown leads Westies
Junior has solid day in SCC West Sectional
(May 16, 2012) – The West Haven girls' track team placed ninth in the Southern Connecticut Conference Western Sectional Meet Wednesday afternoon in Woodbridge. Wilbur Cross won the event with 144 points and was followed by North Haven, Mercy, Branford and East Haven to round out the top five.
Deneisha Kerr-Waller was ninth in the 200 meter dash in 28.05 seconds, while Savannah Brown was three slots behind in 28.33 seconds.
West Haven placed eighth in the 4 x 100 meter relay in 53.83 seconds with a team of Whitney Shipp, Waverly Rose Brim, Kerr-Waller and Brown.
Brown also did well in the high jump, placing third at 5 feet-2 inches. Brim was fifth in the long jump at 15-02.
Girls fall to Hamden
Green Dragons post 97-39 victory
(May 8, 2012) – Winning just four events, the West Haven girls' track team fell to Hamden Tuesday afternoon, 97-39, in Hamden.
Sophomore Alexis Goodhue was the star for West Haven, winning two events. Goodhue was victorious in the 100 hurdles in 19.8 seconds and also won the 300 hurdles in 58.2.
Junior Waverly Rose Brim took home the 100 for the Westies in 13.7 seconds and junior Savannah Brown was victorious in the high jump at 4 feet – 8 inches.
Westies fall to East Haven
WH posts only two first place finishes in loss
(April 24, 2012) – The West Haven girls' track team was defeated by East Haven Tuesday afternoon 116-35. The Easties won all but two events to post the big margin of victory.
West Haven's only victories came in the discus and high jump. In the discus, Brianna Grillo won with a throw of 75 feet, 7 inches, while Savannah Brown won the high jump at 4-8.
Westies Fall
Drop to 0-4 after loss to Mercy and North Haven
(April 10, 2012) - The West Haven girls' track team fell to 0-4 after losing to Mercy and North Haven Tuesday afternoon in West Haven. The Westies fell to Mercy 98-39 and North Haven 123-23.
The Westies had only three first place finishes, with Savannah Brown taking home two. Brown was victorious in the high jump at 4 feet, 10 inches and also won the 200 in 28.2 seconds. Terra Gamble was victorious in the shot put with a throw of 30 feet, 4 inches.
Young Team Ready To Go
Youth is key to West Haven season
West Haven coach Modestine Vaughn is well aware her girls' track team is young. The coach also knows there may be growing pains this season.
Vaughn starts the 2012 season with plenty of hope. That hope with plenty of coaching can go a long way for the Westies.
"We are a young team with little experience," Vaughn said. "We started out with thirty kids and we have stayed consistent with about twenty or twenty-five. We are really light this year. We usually start with sixty.
"We do not have the numbers to win meets. We want the girls going into the meets trying to win their events. That is what we are looking for."
The Westies are led by senior co-captains Tania Lima and Briana Grillo.Lima will run the 800, 4 x 800 and throw the pole vault, while Grillo is a thrower, shot put and discus, and will also do the triple jump.
Junior Savannah Brown will compete in the high jump and will run in the 200 and the 4 x 100 and 4 x 400 relays. Senior Whitney Shipp will run the 400, 4 x 100 and 200, while junior Tierra Gamble is a thrower and sophomore Alexis Goodhue is an up and coming hurdler.
"We are looking for self improvement," Vaughn said. "We will try to win the events we are competing in. We want as many kids as possible to makes the state tournament."
Sophomores Eliseah Jacobs, Deneisha Kerr-Waller and Statrell Miller will all play a big role on the team as well. Jacobs is a sprinter, Kerr-Waller is a break out sprinter and hurdler and Miller is a thrower.
West Haven opens the season Thursday, April 5 at Sacred Heart Academywith Career at 3:45 p.m.
Kadialy Toure in the high jump. Photo courtesy of Todd Dandelske.
TRACK AND FIELD 2012
BOYS
Savannah Brown in the high jump, April 10, 2012 against Mercy and North Haven. Photo courtesy of Todd Dandelske.
All-State players - Vinn Flynn '65; Jim Hill '67, '68; Ray Estelle '68, '69; John Morris '72; Jim Cassell '72, '73; Jim Clayton '73; Pete Jensen '73; John Mayes '81; Rich Turner '84, '85; Shawn Brown '88; Charles Clarke '89; Chris Beckford '91; Joe Danso '06
New England Track Champions - Shawn Brown '88
Westies finish 18thin Class LL
Williams and Manning lead the way
(May 30, 2012) – The West Haven boys' track team did well in the Class LL state championships Wednesday afternoon. The Westies finished 18th out of 25 teams with 13 points.
Staples won the title with 97.33 points, while Conard was second with 62 points and Danbury third with 61.
Eddy Williams was sixth in the 100 meter dash in 11.40 seconds, while Tahir Manning was fourth in the long jump at 20 feet – 1.50 inches.
The 4 x 100 team also did well, placing fourth in 43.57 seconds. Alex DeVarez opened the race, followed by Robert Hayes, Jawaun Manning, Tahir Manning, Bobby Sampson and Williams.
West Haven will compete in the State Open, Monday, June 4, in New Britain.
Westies compete in SCC's
(May 21, 2012) - The West Haven boys' track team placed 13th out of 18 teams in the Southern Connecticut Conference championships at Sheehan High Monday afternoon. Amity won the title with 84 points, while Xavier (77) was second and Shelton (65) was third.
The Westies placed two runners in the top six in the 100 meter dash as Bobby Sampson was fourth in 11.49 seconds and Eddy Williams was sixth in 11.53. Jawaun Manning was victorious in the 200 meter dash in 23.63, Sampson won the 400 meters in 51.27 and Louis Lublin was 18th in the 800 meters in 2:11.21.
Eddie Lugo placed 17th in the 300 meter hurdles in 46.68 and Denzel Asson was 22nd in 49.05. The 4x100 relay team of Eddy Williams,, Jawaun Manning, Sampson, Robert Hayes, Tahir Manning and Alex DeVarez finished second.
Kadialy Toure was victorious in the triple jump at 37-08.50, Qusaan Hoskie was 18th in the shot put at 37-01.25 and Charlestone Gourdet was fifth in the discus at 115-06. Louis Lublin finished 15th in 99.09 and Hoskie was 13th in the javelin at 123-07.
Good Show
Westies place sixth in SCC West Meet
(May 16, 2012) – The West Haven boys' track team placed sixth at the Southern Connecticut Conference Western Sectional Meet at Amity High School Wednesday afternoon. The Westies finished with 57 points.
Branford won the meet with 131 points and was followed by Xavier, North Haven, Hamden and Fairfield Prep.
Bobby Sampson and Eddy Williams did well in the 100 meter dash as Sampson was second in 11.36 seconds and Williams was right behind in 11.40 seconds. Jawaun Manning placed sixth in the 200 meter dash in 23.66.
Sampson again was a top five finisher in the 400 meter dash as he placed fifth in 51.45 seconds. Eric Singleton was seventh in the 110 meter hurdles in 18.02 and Eddie Lugo and Denzel Asson were ninth and tenth in the 300 meter hurdles.
The 4 x 100 meter relay had a great showing as well. The team of Williams at the start, Manning, Sampson and Robert Hayes placed second with a time of 45.51.
In the high jump, Singleton was second with a jump of 5 feet, 8 inches. In the long jump, Alex DeVarez was ninth at 17-11.50. Kadialy Toure was eighth in the triple jump at 37-10.
Matt Jones was eighth in the shot put at 37-10 and Charlestone Gourdet was third in the discus at 113-07 and Louis Lublin was eighth in 100-02. Qusaan Hoskie was fifth in the javelin at 123-05 and Julius Vasilescu was ninth at 112-09.
Westies Sweep
Defeat Fairfield Prep and Cross to move over .500
(May 8, 2012) – The West Haven boys' track team had an impressive showing Tuesday afternoon as the Westies swept Fairfield Prep and Cross. The Westies were in control, defeating the Jesuits 84-57 and Cross 82.5-58.5.
While the Westies placed first in seven events, their depth also allowed for the big margins of victory. Eddy Williams had a big day for West Haven as he was part of three winning events.
The Westies were victorious in the 4 x 100 relay with Eddy Williams, Bobby Sampson, Jawaun Manning and Tahir Manning posting the victory in 44.5 seconds.
Williams was victorious in the 100 in 11.4 seconds and Sampson won the 400 in 53.2 seconds. Williams also won the 200 in 23.9 seconds.
Tahir Manning did well in the jumping events, winning the long jump at 19-9 and the high jump along with Eric Singleton at 5-8. Chris Graham won the triple jump at 38-9.
Swept
Westies fall to Shelton and Hamden
(May 3, 2012) – Placing first in just four events, the West Haven boys' track team fell to both Hamden and Shelton Thursday afternoon. The Green Dragons defeated the Westies 77-64, while Shelton posted a 78-72 victory.
West Haven's victories came in the 110 hurdles, 100, long jump and high jump. Gary Williams won the 110 hurdles in 17.8 seconds and Eddy Williams won the 100 in 11.4.
Tahir Manning won the jumping events, taking home the long jump at 19 feet – 1 inch and the high jump at 5-10.
Too Tough
Westies fall to Law
(April 26, 2012) – The West Haven boys' track team ran into a tough Jonathan Law team in Milford Thursday afternoon. Winning just four events, the Westies fell to Law 87-59.
The Westies were victorious in the javelin with a throw of 120 feet by Qusaan Hoskie and also the discus with a throw of 104-4 by Charlestone Gourdet. Tahir Manning was victorious in the high jump at 5-10.
West Haven won a running event as well against a strong Law team. Louis Lubin won the 800 in 2 minutes, 20.7 seconds.
Solid day in victories over Lyman Hall, Career and Foran
(April 17, 2012) - The West Haven boys' track team's drive back from Wallingford was a good one Tuesday afternoon. After posting eight first place finishes, the Westies defeated Lyman Hall, Career and Foran at Lyman Hall.
West Haven defeated the Trojans 94-47 and Career 117-24. The Westies also posted a 107-42 victory over Foran.
The Westies were victorious in the 4 x 100 as Eddy Williams, Bobby Sampson, James Moore and Jawaun Manning won in 45.5 seconds. Williams won the 100 in 11.4 seconds and Faidal Somda was victorious in the 1600 in 4 minutes, 59 seconds.
Moore won the 400 in 56.2 seconds, freshman Eric Singleton won the 300 hurdles in 48.0 seconds and Sampson was victorious in the 800 in 2:19.2.
Manning posted a victory in the 200 in 23.5 and Mark Berretta won the 3200 in 12:38.
Westies Split
WH beats East Haven but falls to Branford
(April 10, 2012) – The West Haven boys' track team improved to 2-1 on the season with a split in its meet with Branford and East Haven at Branford Tuesday afternoon. The Westies fell to the Hornets 140.50-40 but beat East Haven just as easily, 110-39.
Eddy Williams and James Moore had big days for the Westies. Williams was part of the victorious 4 x 100 relay team along with Moore and also won the 100 and the 200.
The 4 x 100 team consisted of Williams, Moore, Bobby Sampson and Jawaun Manning and won in 44.9 seconds. Williams won the 100 in 11.6 seconds and the 200 in 24.2 seconds. Moore was victorious in the 400 in 55.1 seconds.
West Haven also had a winner in the throwing events. Charlestone Gourdet was victorious in the discus with a throw of 102 feet, 9 inches.
Westies defeat ND in season opener
WH rolls in 33-point victory
The West Haven boys' track team opened the 2012 season against their cross-town rival Notre Dame and started in impressive fashion. Taking home ten first place finishes, the Westies rolled over Notre Dame 87-54 at West Haven High.
The Westies picked up one victory in the relays as the 4 x 100 team won in 45.0 seconds. The winning team consisted of Eddy Williams, Bobby Sampson, Jawaun Manning and James Moore. Williams also won the 100 in 10.9 seconds.
Qusaan Hoskie won the javelin with a throw of 117 feet, 9 inches. Alex DeVarez took home the long jump at 18-4.25, Eddie Lugo won the high jump at 5-2, Kadialy Toure won the triple jump at 36-7 and Louis Lubin won the discus at 108-6.5.
Moore was victorious in the 400 at 54.0. Sampson won the 800 in 2 minutes, 20.3 seconds and Williams also posted a victory in the 200 in 23.6.
Terra Gamble in the discus event, April 10, 2012 against Mercy and North Haven. Photo courtesy of Todd Dandelske.
Madly Lima in the shot put, April 10, 2012 against Mercy and North Haven. Photo courtesy of Todd Dandelske.
Ebony Routh in the long jump, April 10, 2012 against Mercy and North Haven. Photo courtesy of Todd Dandelske.
Alexis Goodhue. Photo courtesy of Todd Dandelske. |
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Violet Evergarden Season 2: Premiere Date, Characters, Plot
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Violet Evergarden (also known as Vaioretto Evāgāden in Japanese) is a coming-of-age anime television series which is based on a light novel series of the same name. Written by Kana Akatsuki and illustrated by Akiko Takase, the light novel series was first published on December 25, 2015 and it ran till December 26, 2016. A couple of years after the publication of the light novel series Kyoto Animation announced that it would be adapting the light novel series into an anime television series.
Subsequently, Season 1 of Violet Evergarden premiered on January 11, 2018, and was a hit among fans of the source material and new viewers alike. Since then, fans have been waiting to hear news about a second season. Here's everything we know about the prospects of Season 2 thus far.
Violet Evergarden Season 2 Release Date: When will it premiere?
Violet Evergarden season 1, consisting of 13 episodes, released on January 11, 2018, and ran till April 5 of the same year. A couple of months after Season 1 finished airing, an original video animation (OVA) special episode was released on July 4, 2018. Around the same time, it was announced that anime movie based on the show would be made, and that the movie would serve as a sequel to Season 1, despite having a new storyline.
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Meanwhile, a Violet Evergarden movie is scheduled to release on April 24, 2020.
Violet Evergarden English Dub:
For those who like watching anime shows in English, the good news is that Violet Evergarden has an excellent English dub which was made keeping in mind the show's international fanbase. If you want to watch the show in English, you can find dubbed episodes on Netflix.
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Violet Evergarden Plot:
Violet Evergarden is set in a fictional place and takes place after a massive war known as the Great War. After four long-drawn years of conflict, the Great War finally comes to an end, leaving people in the the continent of Telesis to rebuild their lives. As the years roll by, Telesis also starts to flourish.
In this backdrop, the show follows a former soldier called Violet Evergarden, who had been raised for the sole purpose of obliterating the enemy. After serving valiantly in the war, Violet suffers a major injury in the final leg of the war, and is left hospitalized. After she recovers from her wounds, she has a falling out with her new guardian family, and decides to see what life has to offer on her own. Subsequently, Violet takes up work at the CH Postal company, and by pure chance, comes across the work of amanuenses known as "Auto Memory Dolls", which transcribe people's thoughts and feelings into words on paper. Moved by the work of these amanuenses, Violet decides to start working as an Auto Memory Doll, and owing to her beautiful looks, she soon becomes one of the most popular dolls. Violet's work also takes her on heartwarming adventures and through her work, she hopes to embark on a journey of self-discovery.
Violet Evergarden Characters:
Owing to the format of the show, Violet Evergarden has only one main character, and below we've given you a detailed background on her. Further, we've also given you a brief background on another character who is quite important to the plot of the show.
[WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD]
Violet Evergarden: The protagonist of the show, Violet is an orphaned child who was raised to become a killing machine during the Great War. When Violet was a child, she was discovered on a deserted island, and when some soldiers tried raping her, she killed them all. However, a high-ranking soldier called Dietfried understood that Violet was different, and took her under his wing. He soon realized that Violet was unable to speak or emote, and could only take orders. Later, Violet was assigned to Major Gilbert during the Great War, and played a huge part in bringing the Great War to an end. A soldier trained to obliterate her enemies, Violet grew up learning only how to take orders, and never learnt to distinguish right from wrong. Of course, owing to her training, Violet was not socialized like most human beings, and is shown to have difficulty in expressing human feelings and emotions. She is also shown to have difficulty in understanding what others are feeling and expressing. Following the war, Violet takes up work at the CH Postal company and becomes an Auto Memory Doll, hoping to understand the nuances of human emotion and expression.
Violet's motivation to become an Auto Memory Doll also stems from her desire to understand the dying words of Gilbert, the only person who showed her a life outside taking orders and killing during the Great War. Determined to improve her understanding of emotion, empathy, and expression, Violet goes about her work as an Auto Memory Doll very diligently, putting in all the effort she can. As far as Violet's personality is concerned, she appears to be an aloof and emotionless person, and her deadpan expressions make it very difficult for others to understand what she is feeling.
Despite appearing to be emotionless, Violet actually experiences emotions but is unable to articulate them owing to her upbringing. However, after she starts work as an Auto Memory Doll, Violet starts to learn the nuances of expression, and gets better at emoting and at conveying her thoughts and emotions to others. As Violet improves, she starts to show more of herself to the world, and is known as a calm and polite person. However, in spite of her desire to be polite to everyone, Violet never backs down from voicing her opinion and can be very blunt when she wants to be. Owing to the fact that Violet meets various clients with varying needs, she also becomes adept at understanding a range of emotions, and is shown to be a compassionate and patient listener.
Gilbert Bougainvillea: Although not a main character, Gilbert is an extremely important character in the show. A major in the Leidenschaftlich army, Gilbert played a major part in the Great War and was Violet's commanding officer. While most others in the army treated Violet as a tool for destroying the enemy, Gilbert treated her like a human being, and showed her that a world existed outside the death and destruction of war. Further, it was also Gilbert who taught Violet to talk, and gave her the name "Violet". Understandably, the two shared a special bond. In the final stages of the war, Gilbert's unit was tasked with attacking the enemy headquarters, and although they succeeded, the unit suffered heavy casualties. Gilbert was one of the people who got grievously injured in the attack. Despite Violet's attempts to rescue him, Gilbert ordered her to retreat, and they parted ways with Gilbert telling her how much he loved her.
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by iampunha | 7/09/2008 08:00:00 AM
She didn't invent the genre, but Lord did she ever capture the imaginations of its readers.
At 30 years old, she had written one of the great Gothic novels.
Really, what can you do after that? Write a second of the great Gothic novels? Try to write the worst popular Gothic novel?
These days, a popular writer would travel the circuit, appearing on talk shows, doing book readings and (my ultimate goal) giving press to bookstores and booksellers with character. I'd go to the kind of places (and visit the kind of people) that don't push you to buy but push you to learn.
Today's honoree didn't do that (in part because there was no 18th century Oprah). In fact, other than write masterful Gothic novels, today's honoree mostly stayed home. The Mysteries of Udolpho was as mysterious as was its author.
Today, as with every other day, you don't have to go anywhere to learn about Ann Radcliffe, born on July 9, 1764.
For South African Olympic participation, renewed today in 1991 with a new dedication to equality among all South Africans.
And for the victims of the horrendous policies enacted by Donald H. Rumsfeld, born today in 1932.
Finally, a note of thanks to Radford University English professor Dr. Parks Lanier, whose critical, biographical and historical knowledge guides this entry. You get this information from me, but his is the scholarship, mine merely the forwarding.
In college, I took a class on British literature from Milton or so to as close to the modern literary age as the professor could get while still covering the canonical basics.
One of the many benefits of having gone to (and graduated from) a relatively small college is that my old professors actually have the time to answer my e-mail queries and announcements to them. As my Early American Literature answered my e-mail about my Anne Hutchinson diary, so did this professor answer my query on Ann Radcliffe.
Today, her reputation is eclipsed by Mary Godwin Shelley, who wrote Frankenstein (1816). In her own time, Radcliffe was very well known. She was born in 1764, the year Walpole published his ground-breaking Gothic Thriller The Castle of Otranto. She lived until 1823, but published nothing after 1797. Her success came as the emotional coldness of the Neo-Classical period ("Sense") gave way to an indulgence in feeling ("Sensibility"). Radcliffe's heroines weep easily. Today's readers are likely to find her "sentimental."
There is more (so much more) from Dr. Lanier, and this entry could easily be nothing more than my quoting my former professor, who shares my love of research (though he's done a bit more of it) and my love of grammar. (When he teaches grammar classes, the final exam is to assign form and function to every word of the Gettysburg Address.)
But within the story of Ann Radcliffe is the story of a woman who did not write what she knew about. She went against the conventions. And that story is, to me, at least as interesting as any of her Gothic novels.
Quoth Dr. Lanier:
Ann Radcliffe led a reclusive life. By 1809, readers thought she was dead. There was a rumor that her interest in Gothic horror had driven her insane.
There is another dialog to be had here, one regarding the sentimentality and mental weakness of women (as perceived back in the day, and an image still perpetuated by some people), and one that ignores the sheer mass of female readers of the Gothic novel. It also, helped by a lack of pre-modern scholarship, ignores the number of women who were writing back in the day:
Many, many women writers of the [19th century] have fallen by the wayside and are being resurrected by feminist critics. It is [amazing] how many women did publish before 1850. Look up Hawthorne's famous complaint about the "damned mob of scribbling women" to see how successful they were. Women did not need to take men's names in order to publish. Mary Ann Evans, for example, chose to write as George Eliot in order to set herself apart from the "mob" of other women writers.
That they were women and that some of them were writing exciting, easy-to-follow prose, rather than poetry extolling the virtues of some Greek figure, meant their work was not fit for public consumption, supposedly. In another class I took, a female novelist was quoted as complaining about how her public acceptance was massive the more she ignored her contemporary male editors, yet she was somehow beholden to them anyway.
(For a decent discussion of Evans' decision to write as George Eliot, read this.)
There's every reason here to engender (heh) a more substantive discussion on gender and writing, gender and creativity, gender and sensitivity, but there is an even more interesting point to be made:
Ann Radcliffe, writer of one of the best Gothic novels, wrote about the fantastic without experiencing it.
This is true of many Gothic writers, who couldn't exactly have experiences to draw upon when it came to witches, werewolves and other mythical figures.
But Radcliffe was a regular Emily Dickinson when it came to the outside world. She didn't even take many guests:
Jane Austen may have had access to Radcliffe, but I doubt [William] Beckford or [Matthew "Monk"] Lewis would have been allowed in the house.
In the cases of Beckford and Lewis, the lack of access to Radcliffe had at least as much do to with artistic differences as Radcliffe's reclusiveness. But otherwise, Radcliffe just plain didn't go many places, though you'd never know it (page author's bolding and underlining removed):
This pass, which led into the heart of the Apennine, at length opened to day, and a scene of mountains stretched in long perspective, as wild as any the travellers had yet passed. Still vast pine-forests hung upon their base, and crowned the ridgy precipice, that rose perpendicularly from the vale, while, above, the rolling mists caught the sun-beams, and touched their cliffs with all the magical colouring of light and shade. The scene seemed perpetually changing, and its features to assume new forms as the winding road brought them to the eye in different attitudes while the shifting vapours, now partially concealing their minuter beauties and now illuminating them with splendid tints, assisted the illusions of the sight.
Instead of going places, she looked at paintings:
For most contemporary readers, the charm and much of the originality of Radcliffe's novel lay in her descriptions of landscape, which were influenced by her favorite painters–Salvator Rosa, Claude, and Gaspar Poussin.
And indeed, as Dr. Lanier notes:
Radcliffe did not get her famous scenery from actually visiting those places so carefully drawn in her novels. It is no accident she was nicknamed 'The Salvator Rosa of fiction.' The gloomy sublime of Rosa's paintings fed her imagination.
Pay particular attention to Dr. Lanier's use of "gloomy sublime" there -- the man earned his doctorate writing on aspects of the sublime (in the poetry of William Wordsworth, if memory serves).
This notion of gaining popular acclaim by writing not based on visits to locales but to museums casts some doubt on the old premise that to write well, one must write on what one knows. And one knows nothing better than what is familiar.
Familiarity breeding content, to alter the famous sentiment, suggests to us that we will not be able to write convincingly about a subject unless we know of what we speak.
I've found, in practice, that people will believe most anything if it looks credible and they have no information to the contrary. (The fascinating thing is accepting the existence of vampires, then saying "They wouldn't say that!" and such. There is lack of credibility even in fiction.)
But I've also come to accept the truth of this exchange:
Sean: Thought about what you said to me the other day, about my painting. Stayed up half the night thinking about it. Something occurred to me... fell into a deep peaceful sleep, and haven't thought about you since. Do you know what occurred to me?
Will: No.
Sean: You're just a kid, you don't have the faintest idea what you're talkin' about.
Will: Why thank you.
Sean: It's all right. You've never been out of Boston.
Will: Nope.
Sean: So if I asked you about art, you'd probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo, you know a lot about him. Life's work, political aspirations, him and the pope, sexual orientations, the whole works, right? But I'll bet you can't tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You've never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling; seen that. If I ask you about women, you'd probably give me a syllabus about your personal favorites. You may have even been laid a few times. But you can't tell me what it feels like to wake up next to a woman and feel truly happy. You're a tough kid. And I'd ask you about war, you'd probably throw Shakespeare at me, right, "once more unto the breach dear friends." But you've never been near one. You've never held your best friend's head in your lap, watch him gasp his last breath looking to you for help. I'd ask you about love, you'd probably quote me a sonnet. But you've never looked at a woman and been totally vulnerable. Known someone that could level you with her eyes, feeling like God put an angel on earth just for you. Who could rescue you from the depths of hell. And you wouldn't know what it's like to be her angel, to have that love for her, be there forever, through anything, through cancer. And you wouldn't know about sleeping sitting up in the hospital room for two months, holding her hand, because the doctors could see in your eyes, that the terms "visiting hours" don't apply to you. You don't know about real loss, 'cause it only occurs when you've loved something more than you love yourself. And I doubt you've ever dared to love anybody that much. And look at you... I don't see an intelligent, confident man... I see a cocky, scared shitless kid. But you're a genius Will. No one denies that. No one could possibly understand the depths of you. But you presume to know everything about me because you saw a painting of mine, and you ripped my fucking life apart. You're an orphan right?
[Will nods]
Sean: You think I know the first thing about how hard your life has been, how you feel, who you are, because I read Oliver Twist? Does that encapsulate you? Personally... I don't give a shit about all that, because you know what, I can't learn anything from you, I can't read in some fuckin' book. Unless you want to talk about you, who you are. Then I'm fascinated. I'm in. But you don't want to do that do you sport? You're terrified of what you might say. Your move, chief.
I could write about race, gender, sports, art, all of that for another 50 years. And all of the research I can do, every quotation I can pull, every word someone else wrote first ... would give you and me a great picture of what happened.
But I can't tell you what a riot smells like.
I can't tell you what it feels like to wake up the morning after you've been hit in the gut with water from a fire hose.
"Whites only" excludes my beliefs, but not my body.
And I'll never be able to identify innately with the feeling a black person has seeing that sign. There's an element of the struggle in every story I tell that I can't write about.
I don't know it to write about it. I can't see it, don't know how it smells and can't taste it in my mind. And if I try to grope about in the dark for it, all I end up doing is wasting my time and dishonoring the efforts of those who've had their hands full of the stuff, had it stain their palms, worn gloves to mask it.
So ... I do what I can. I quote the people who were there to talk about it. At my best, I "write the stories we weren't told about the people we never knew who made our world what we always thought we'd learned all about." But at my best, I'm writing those stories based very, very heavily on others' stories. And at my best, you're not thinking of me, not thinking about how I've written something. You get lost in the words I happen to have found, and you forget (as I do) that we aren't in 17th century America, that we aren't listening to this guy or serving with any of these people.
But do not ever confuse me with someone who has been there. When I haven't, I'll try to tell the stories through the words of those who were there.
And when I have, you'll know, because I won't be quoting much of anyone.
I'll be telling you what's going on.
Ann Radcliffe didn't go there. She didn't do that. (For that matter, neither did many of our great writers. Shakespeare never got shipwrecked, but he wrote The Tempest all the same.) But because she was writing fantasy, it didn't so much matter. She did it well, and she was recognized:
Joseph Wharton (died 1800), a pre-Romantic poet and critic, could not put Udolpho down. he sat up the greater part of a night to finish it. We know Radcliffe admired his verse because she uses it for epigraphs before chapters. Warton extolled imagination and originality.
Jane Austen satirizes the Gothic novel in her delightful Northanger Abbey (1803; publ. 1817). Poor Catherine has read too much Radcliffe and sees murder around every corner. It's funny to watch her scare herself.
Sir Walter Scott's series of Waverly novels (largely historical fiction) changed the taste of readers. Indeed, in Waverly, he said some unkind things about Udolpho and hurt Radcliffe's feelings. But he had many kind things to say about her later in Lives of the Novelists.
Some would say the Byronic hero owes something to Radcliffe's dark villains. Lord Byron must have been thrilled to [have] a character like "The Italian" in her novel by the same name.
I suspect Matthew "Monk" Lewis, author of The Monk, learned a few tricks from her. She stopped writing a few years after The Monk appeared (1795). She might have disliked where young lewis (he was only 20) was going with the genre. [William] Beckford's lurid Vathek, a mingling of Gothic and Orientalism, had shown the same tendency in 1786.
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Alan David Sokal (Boston; 24 de enero de 1955) es un científico estadounidense, profesor de física en la Universidad de Nueva York y de matemáticas en University College London.
Datos biográficos y académicos
Obtuvo un doctorado en Física por la Universidad de Princeton en 1981. Enseñó matemáticas en la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua durante el gobierno sandinista, siendo expulsado de dicha universidad durante el gobierno de Violeta Chamorro. Las áreas de investigación de Sokal en física incluyen la física computacional, la mecánica estadística, la teoría cuántica de campos y la física matemática. Ha publicado más de un centenar de artículos científicos y es coautor del libro Random walks, critical phenomena and triviality in quantum field theory, con Roberto Fernández y Jürg Fröhlich (Springer, 1992 - ISBN 0-387-54358-9).
Se define a sí mismo como una persona con ideas políticas de izquierda. Adquirió gran notoriedad internacional por lo que se denominó el escándalo Sokal en 1996 cuando, para comprobar si la publicación postmoderna Social Text publicaría cualquier contribución que «adulara las preconcepciones ideológicas de los redactores», Sokal sometió para la publicación un artículo absurdo titulado «Transgressing the boundaries: Toward a transformative hermeneutics of quantum gravity» («Transgredir los límites: Hacia una hermenéutica transformadora de la gravedad cuántica»).
El texto fue publicado y Sokal entonces reveló el engaño en otra publicación (Lingua Franca), citando, entre otros, a Noam Chomsky para plantear que las ciencias sociales no siempre basan sus trabajos en la razón. Sokal sostuvo que la motivación de su broma fue «defender a los científicos y académicos de izquierda de un segmento de sí misma muy de moda».
Imposturas intelectuales (1997)
Sokal y Jean Bricmont publicaron en 1997 Impostures Intellectuelles. Originalmente en francés (Éditions Odile Jacob, París), ha sido traducido al español como Imposturas intelectuales (Ed. Paidós - ISBN 84-493-0531-4, con traducción de Joan Carles Guix), al inglés como Intellectual Impostures en el Reino Unido y como Fashionable Nonsense en los Estados Unidos, al alemán, al catalán, al coreano, al neerlandés, al húngaro, al italiano, al japonés, al polaco, al portugués y al turco.
Sokal y Bricmont sostienen que determinados intelectuales «posmodernos», como Lacan, Kristeva, Baudrillard y Deleuze usan repetida y abusivamente conceptos provenientes de las ciencias físico-matemáticas totalmente fuera de contexto sin dar la menor justificación conceptual o empírica, o apabullando a sus lectores con palabras «sabias» sin preocuparse por su pertinencia o sentido, y negando la importancia de la verdad. Además, el ensayo incluye una dura crítica al relativismo epistémico, corriente académica posmoderna que considera que la verdad o falsedad de una afirmación depende de un individuo o de un grupo social y que considera a la ciencia «un relato más».
El libro tuvo valoraciones muy diversas: algunos alabaron lo certero de la crítica, pero otros lo acusaron de ignorar las áreas que criticaba y sacar frases de contexto. Jacques Derrida, escribió una crítica en Le Monde, 20-11-1997, centrada en que los autores sólo elegían a franceses (y a ciertos franceses), que no estudiaban escrupulosamente esas llamadas «metáforas» científicas, ni su papel ni tampoco su estatuto y sus efectos en los discursos que reprobaban, y que todo el texto era una lectura superficial, propia de cierto mundo universitario. Se dio la circunstancia de que en el Times Literary Supplement ellos declararon que habían excluido de su crítica a pensadores célebres, como Althusser, Roland Barthes y Foucault, pero —al darlo a traducir a Libération (19-10-1997)—, modificaron la secuencia e incluyeron además entre los «honorables» a Derrida, porque les convenía para su imagen en Francia: según Derrida, Sokal y Bricmont no habían leído las obras impugnadas, ni conocían las ciencias humanas ni discernían un comentario retórico del razonamiento principal de un analista cultural. Otra serie de textos críticos de la obra de Sokal, bajo la coordinación de Baouduin Jurdant, fue publicada en 2003 bajo el título Imposturas científicas: Los malentendidos del caso Sokal.
Más allá de las imposturas intelectuales (2008)
En 2007 Sokal publica en solitario el libro Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture (publicado en español por Paidós bajo el título Más allá de las imposturas intelectuales. Ciencia, filosofía y cultura). El libro consta de tres partes: incluye de antemano el polémico artículo (artefacto) de la revista Social Text: «Transgredir los límites: Hacia una hermenéutica transformadora de la gravedad cuántica», con nuevas referencias explicativas y varios artículos en relación con ese texto. En la segunda parte trata los presupuestos de ciencia y filosofía en sus aspectos ontológicos y epistémicos. Finalmente analiza diversas pseudociencias y que pretenden equipararse, con motivos y por motivos muy distintos, a la validez y «verdad» de la ciencia.
Obra de Alan Sokal
Artículos
Pueden verse numerosos artículos de Alan D. Sokal en Arxiv.org
Pueden verse numerosos artículos de Alan Sokal en Google Académico.
Libros
1997 - Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science o Intellectual Impostures (con Jean Bricmont)
1999 - Imposturas intelectuales, Paidós, ISBN 978-84-493-0531-3.
2008 - Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosophy and Culture, Oxford University Press
2009 - Más allá de las Imposturas Intelectuales. Ciencia, filosofía y cultura, Paidós, ISBN 978-84-493-2314-0
Véase también
Postestructuralismo
Criterio de demarcación
Epistemología
Imposturas Intelectuales
Postmodernidad
Jean Bricmont
Escándalo Sokal
Notas y referencias
Enlaces externos
Página de Alan Sokal en NYU (en inglés).
Ciencia, psicoanálisis y posmodernismo. Acerca del libro "Impostures Intellectuelles" de Sokal y Bricmont. Por Michel Sauval.
Imposturas intelectuales. Recensión de la obra de A. Sokal y J. Bricmont.
Imposturas científicas: Los malentendidos del caso Sokal. Coord. por Baudouin Jurdant
Físicos de Estados Unidos
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The Car Lounge
Bruce Canepa and the restoration of the first Duesenberg
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Article written back in 2013
Scotts Valley, Calif. — Nobody would have called the car a beauty. Impossibly high-waisted, cloaked entirely in black, with boxy hips and awkward lines, it stood primly erect on the shop floor, a lonely figure amid seductive shapes.
When first approached about restoring it, the shop's owner, Bruce Canepa, hesitated. The métier of his business here — part restoration facility, part racecar works and part collector-car dealership — runs to low-slung Cobras, Corvettes, Porsches and Mercedes Gullwings.
"We've got the expertise, but it's just not our thing," Mr. Canepa protested to the car's owner, a longtime client and fellow racing enthusiast, Jimmy Castle. "Nearly everything we do here is postwar."
Mr. Castle, who lives in Monterey, an hour's drive south, insisted. He wanted Canepa to do the work, and he wanted to keep the project close to home.
Three years and some 10,000 hours of intensive restoration work later, the car, a single-bench-seat Duesenberg Model A coupe — the first privately purchased car from what many consider America's most historically significant automotive brand — is to compete next Sunday at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Élégance on the Monterey Peninsula of California.
The Duesenberg joined the household of the Castles, the missionary and landowning family with major interests in Hawaii, in 1921. Though a prestige model in its early days, it was later pressed into service as a work vehicle in Hawaii. Over the years, the car's upholstery had been gnawed by horses, its wood frame invaded by tropical termites and its aluminum skin etched by the elements. The steel fenders were battered and rusted; original parts were missing or had been haphazardly replaced.
"She was pretty homely," Mr. Canepa said.
Yet for all its issues, Mr. Canepa realized this was a car like no other. Not only is it the first Duesenberg purchased by a customer, it is the only one that is still in the family of the original owners, according to an authority on the marque, Randy Ema of Orange, Calif.
Before agreeing to take the job, Mr. Canepa polled his crew. "I wanted to make sure our guys, who are used to restoring Le Mans racers, really wanted to work on a 90-year-old Duesenberg."
Most, however, had already grasped that this was more than another elderly automobile. "The more we looked," Mr. Canepa said, "the more everybody just thought it was the coolest thing."
True to the company's racing heritage, the Model A Duesenberg was the first American passenger vehicle equipped with four-wheel hydraulic brakes and an overhead-cam in-line 8-cylinder engine. In another sign of the maker's competition past, the Castle car was fitted with full-length steel belly pans.
Typical of the era, the Castle coupe, car No. 601 in the factory's record, was produced as a running chassis without a body. At a time when a Ford Model T roadster cost less than $400, a Model A Duesenerg's price tag, including a coachbuilt body, could easily exceed $7,000, Mr. Ema said.
The coupe's aluminum-skin body used an ash frame. "Everybody we talked to about restoring that frame said, 'We'll just scan it and make a new one,' " Mr. Canepa said. "We said, 'No thanks.' "
"Today, the whole restoration philosophy is about preserving as much original content as possible," he said. "From Day 1, that was our objective."
Mr. Canepa turned to a local master woodworker, Charles Pyle, a specialist in Craftsman furniture and fastener-free joinery. Mr. Pyle took apart the frame, removing hundreds of tacks and nails and replacing rotted sections with new wood. For strength, the structure was infused with epoxy. Period-correct hide glue, made from boiled hooves, horns and animal skin, was used for final assembly.
Though Mr. Pyle's work was done mostly with the same types of hand tools used almost a century earlier, there were exceptions, including a vacuum he designed to draw the epoxy into the wood. The frame restoration required almost a year and a half.
Rebuilding the engine was no simpler. The job went to Ed Pink Racing Engines in Van Nuys, Calif. "We've done quite a few World War I-era projects," said Frank Honsowetz, Pink's general manager. "But the Duesenberg was a quantum leap more advanced."
Unlike modern cars, whose camshafts are turned by belts or chains, Duesenberg's were driven by a geared vertical shaft at the front of the engine. With the existing gears badly worn and new parts unavailable, replacements were machined from solid stock, which took eight months.
Other work included replacing the brass carburetor, refurbishing the camshaft and connecting rods, fabricating finned-aluminum side covers and recoating the engine in its correct shade of gray enamel.
In 1928, when Duesenberg introduced the Model J, the Castle car was shipped back to Indianapolis for updating. Wheels and hubs, brakes, bumpers, steering, headlamps — even the trunk's spare tire spindle — were replaced with Model J parts.
"That just meant more work," Mr. Canepa said. "Our job was to deliver the car as new."
Entrusted with day-to-day oversight of the restoration was Dave Stoltz, a fabricator and machinist at the shop. Like Mr. Canepa, he is a former dirt-track racer who had never restored a car of this vintage but whose hands, his boss knew, could shape anything from metal.
The four known photographs of the car in its original condition were taped above his workbench. Mr. Stoltz devoted hours to research, and he reached out to experts like Mr. Ema, the Auburn Cord Duesenberg Automobile Museum in Auburn, Ind., and other specialists. "I'd love to claim I did everything myself," he said, "but I've had many helpers."
One who pitched in might easily have been a competitor. By coincidence, Arnold Schmidt was restoring the second purchased Duesenberg in Valencia, Calif., 300 miles south of the Canepa shop. Mr. Schmidt helped Mr. Stoltz complete the coupe's steering assembly; when Mr. Schmidt needed to find where a fuel filter belonged, Mr. Stoltz returned the favor with a photograph he had found in his research.
Stumped for the coupe's original spotlight, Mr. Stoltz found an identical piece on a Pierce-Arrow in a museum. Armed with a digital camera, tape measure, cardboard and scissors, he drew plans and fashioned a template. A British restoration company made a housing from his drawings, and Mr. Stoltz machined the light's hardware to produce a perfect match — and followed up by creating new mounting stands for the headlights using old photos.
Mostly, however, original parts were painstakingly renewed. Rather than replace the car's fenders, for example, Mr. Stoltz repaired rusted areas with fresh steel, seamlessly welding old and new metal together. Original nuts, bolts, washers and other hardware were sorted into piles, labeled and soaked in penetrating oil.
Early this year, some in the cliquish world of classic autos suggested that Canepa's team might be in over its head.
Mr. Stoltz was unfazed. "I love thrashing on it," he said with a flinty grin. "Especially when somebody says you can't do it."
Mr. Canepa assigned Mr. Stoltz a crew of helpers and put the job on 12-hour shifts. By late June, the most elusive pieces, including an original brake light (found on the Internet) and the correct wool pinstripe upholstery, were in hand.
On July 3, the crew flipped on the ignition and, for the first time since the late 1960s, the coupe's engine sprang to life.
"Just think," Mr. Canepa said with a smile. "When we started this project a lot of us couldn't even spell Duesenberg.
The ash body frame of the Duesenberg Model A. "Everybody we talked to about restoring that frame said, 'We'll just scan it and make a new one,' " Bruce Canepa, the owner of the restoration shop, said. "We said, 'No thanks.' " The body frame restoration took a year and a half.
Rotted sections of the frame were removed and replaced with new wood.
Behind Stuart Tifft, an upholsterer, is the exposed cushion of the seats, consisting of a wood platform and more than 100 coiled springs, each contained in its own muslin sock and tied together with hundreds of individual strings.
Dave Stoltz in late 2012. The hood's aluminum top crown pieces are original, but the side pieces were replaced.
Unable to find proper mounting stands for the headlights, old photos were studied and a milling machine was used to cut replica brackets.
Working on the chassis frame, which had to be strengthened with additional rivets because years of hard driving in Hawaii had loosened its structure.
Blackohio said:
Built in boost gauge in the dash. One of my friends at the time saw that turbo was on theoretical empty and asked if we needed to stop and get more turbo. I gave it gas and he was like wait, its full now. Had to quickly explain the process.
Calcvictim;75473640 said:
so basically the OP has no clue about anything and just posts out of his ass?
The replacement steering wheel.
The coupe was disassembled, every nut and bolt cleaned, soaked in penetrating oil, sorted into piles and labeled. "Something to do with the pedals," read one sign below a pile of roller pins and fasteners.
The car's window cranking mechanisms are shown in foreground, with engine and freshly painted body in the background.
The Duesenberg radiator emblem designed for the Model A, which was originally called the Duesenberg Straight 8. Here, the brass emblem before being plated in nickel.
With its hemispheric combustion chambers and single-cam design, the car had a sophisticated straight-8 engine. Ed Pink, who worked on the rebuild, said the valve train was very similar to that of a BMW from the 1980s or '90s.
During the restoration, the shop reached out to Randy Ema, an authority on the Duesenberg brand, who said the car was the only one still in the family of the original owners.
Bruce Canepa turning the key on the side of the road. The car was then returned to the shop for further work on the fuel feed.
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Awesome! I love those stories. Thanks for sharing. :thumbup::beer:
Mk1Madness said:
Back when making your car faster and better handling was the big thing.
Tavarish said:
The car's best safety feature includes ejecting you in the moment of impact and wishing you the best of luck.
Bruce Canepa testing his work.
The first drive out of the shop after the restoration.
patrikman
I'm not a loser. I'm a winnah!!
I love a good Duesenberg story, thanks for sharing!
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helluva project
mitch hedberg said:
I drive a rental car, I don't know what's going on with it, right? So a lot of times I'll drive for like 10 miles with the emergency brake on. That doesn't say a lot for me, but it really doesn't say a lot for the emergency brake.
Robstr;67934168 said:
How hard is that to understand without getting your panties in a bunch?
Surely some of you guys managed to make it out of middle school.
StressStrain
Amazing car. Outstanding restoration. :thumbup:
DonL
I'd read articles three times longer over restorations like this. Great work to the shop there. :thumbup:
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Roberto Dimento
One of the few photographs of the original car
PsyberVW;77828880 said:
Locking it up because it's going to get worse mileage than a 1 legged dog with a hang over - yet stir up more crap than a starving catfish in a landfill.
kraut_pauer79
#10 • Jun 3, 2018
The valve cover and the bracket that routes the spark plug wires are just beautiful - All of this was probably state-of-the-art engineering for its day. The fragus that's belt-spun by the fan is maybe...the oil pump? Really interesting design with the shaft running out of it that turns what looks like the generator, which is turning the distributor - It all looks so simple yet elegant. And that ribbed plate behind it all, was that supposed to be some kind of access hole?
Metallitubby;113172943 said:
Subaru fans chalk their negative experiences up to being part of a smaller brand and character. Something about beards, lesbians, and douche-flutes.
Discussion Starter • #11 • Jun 3, 2018
video is worth a look
https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/11/automobiles/its-a-duesie-the-first-in-fact.html
kraut_pauer79 said:
I believe that fragus is actually what spins the fan, as I don't believe the camshaft turns it. I believe that side of the engine is where the shaft for the cam drive is, as you can see it turns the generator and then the distributor. The plate is usually an inspection cover but with this engine being OHC I've no idea what's behind it. I'm more familiar with the DOHC J engine, the distributor is run right off the cams and sticks out of the intake valve cover.
patrikman said:
another Duesenberg story for you: the street I grew up on was Duesenberg Drive!
welcome to the layer cake.
n0rdicalex. said:
Not bad. Was your first step....a Duesy?
audifans said:
Car was oversized...
The original owner was oversized.
The first thing that strikes you about the car is the size of its two-passenger cabin, which is framed in wood. The oversized dimensions stem from its first owner's massive size, said to be some seven feet tall and three hundred pounds. But changing that seat position is likely the only thing Stoltz will mess with on this car; his mandate is to spare no expense to make the car look like it did the day it left the Duesenberg factory.
Iroczgirl
What a great story and restoration. :thumbup:
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April 1923 Endurance test
Except to stop for tires and driver changes, the April 1923 endurance tests at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway were non-stop. During this 24-hour record run, the engine was never shut off and the car was refueled in motion from another Model A chassis equipped with a large storage tank. And you thought the Air Force thought this up!
David Votoupal said:
The car sucked in every way imaginable, that it entered the annals as one of the worst cars ever built. It was shoddily built in a plant where labour relations were atrocious. It rusted like hell, and the aluminium engine had the durability of a soggy potato chip. Few cars could have been so thoroughly bad Despite the "explosion" controversy, the Ford Pinto compared favourably to the Vega, and that's saying something.
Motoramic•November 16, 2012
Dave Stolz
On a recent fall morning, business is buzzing at the automotive candy shop that is Canepa Design. Over here, a Ferrari Daytona is having work done on its carbs, over there a vintage Mercedes Benz Gullwing is being stripped of paint. But sandwiched between other familiar sports cars -- a pair of Porsche 356s and a Shelby GT350 -- is a rare bird of a far different feather: The first passenger car to ever wear the name Duesenberg, an important piece of automotive history.
Dave Stoltz, Canepa's one-man restoration crew on this project of a lifetime, is hard at work on this doozy of a car, a 1921 Duesenberg Model A road-rocket that has been in the Castle family -- Hawaiian missionaries turned land and produce magnates -- since new and is being revived by California descendent Jimmy Castle. The car is the first production model of the storied racing-focused brand that later became synonymous with four-wheeled opulence. These visions of American luxury were driven by everyone from Al Capone to William Randolph Hearst, and custom-outfitted cost as much as $25,000 at a time when doctors earned around $3,000 a year.
Canepa Design's mission is to present this one-off car at the 2013 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, just down Highway One from its Scotts Valley, Calif., headquarters. Although in its present state the car looks humble, restored it could well make a 1962 Ferrari GTO that recently traded hands for $35 million look like a cheap date.
"It's like a Honus Wagner baseball card," says Jay Leno
"Duesenbergs routinely fetch eight figures, so for this one, the very first production car that's stayed in the same family, the price could well be more than $50 million," says Canepa spokesman John Ficarra, who adds that the restoration alone will cost more than a million, most of it in labor as Stoltz sets about either restoring or manufacturing myriad pieces using as a roadmap just four photos of the car in its heyday.
Not that the car's ultimate asking price matters. Castle doesn't appear to be selling. Duesenberg collector and comedian Jay Leno tried to buy the car a few years back but was politely rebuffed. He remains intrigued by the seminal machine.
"The Duesenberg brothers built racing cars, which eventually gave way to making a few production cars," Leno explains. "This car had a straight 8 (cylinder) engine, which was fairly new at the time, and hydraulic brakes. It was big, heavy and reliable. The first of anything is always significant. It's like a Honus Wagner baseball card. And some cars these days really are moving into the realm of kinetic artwork, investments that aren't unlike buying an early (Marc) Chagall or a Picasso."
What makes this car unique is that despite its massive size it was, relatively speaking, a spry coupe in its day, says Randy Ema, one of the nation's foremost Duesenberg experts who owns what's left of the manufacturer's records and blueprints and has provided some assistance on the restoration.
"The car could hit 80 mph and rev up to 4,000 rpm, which was really unheard of back then," says Ema. "It was a light, nimble little car when compared to a Packard or Lincoln. It also cost $9,000 when a Ford cost around $280. But what makes this model so special is it's the first and only remaining original-owner car."
While this particular Duesenberg isn't accompanied by much documentation save vintage photos, "Fred Roe's book on Duesenberg indicates that it was built and sold before the end of 1921 and that the original owner's assertion that it was the first car sold is probably correct," says Jon Bill, archivist at the Auburn Cord Automobile Museum in Auburn, Ind. (Auburn Automobiles owner E.L. Cord bought Duesenberg in 1926.)
"Not long after the first owner bought the car he shipped it to Hawaii, where the lava roads and farm life were very taxing," says Stoltz. "So he eventually shipped it back to the factory, and they beefed things up a lot, all of which we are getting rid of. I now have these four (original) photos ingrained in my head, and I've been making new parts as we go along."
This rebuild is as complete as they come. Time and the ocean's salt air ate away a good deal of the car's aluminum and steel, and the deterioration was exacerbated by decades of storage in Hawaii and California. So far, Stoltz has hand-fabricated bumpers, parts of fenders, an intricate luggage rack, a brass gas cap, and headlight stands - a part you can barely see once the British-made brass headlamps take up residence on top of them. Stoltz pulls off the stands, two pieces of flowing sculpture that he says could be made using computer technology for around $7,000 but which he crafted from molds for $5,000.
"Besides the cheaper price, I liked the fact that they wouldn't be totally perfect, because no one back in 1921 was using computers to make anything," snickers the pony-tailed Stoltz, whose recently helped restore a 1959 Ferrari Testarossa to its former glory. "This is definitely a dream job for me. This Duesy is like a ghost car, because no one has seen it for years. But in the end a car's a car. If you're willing to put in the hours researching, scouring the Web looking for parts, making parts, starting from scratch when you have to, then anything is possible."
At present, the body of this 1921 Duesenberg is waiting to be joined by its suspension and engine, the latter being worked on by fabled Ed Pink Racing Engines in Los Angeles. We'll be back with more as the car comes together.
'doozy' of a car?
What the ****. :facepalm:
Air and water do mix Jun 4, 2018 |
Last week in the Ladies League we start with the hotly anticipated top of the table clash between Port St Mary and South Ramsey. The re-arranged fixture took place on Thursday and Castletown A would have been keeping a close eye on events to see how their lead over the two teams would be effected. Earlier in the season South Ramsey defeated Port St Mary 154-130 (5-4) and on paper this was to be another close affair.
Katy Williams got Port St Mary off and running with a 21-8 win over Bethany Kennish. The other four matches from the first half were shared with both sides winning two. Ann Maddrell suffered a rare home defeat as Lyn Bolton just had the edge in their game to win 21-20 and South Ramsey's second win came from a 21-18 win over Kellie Maddrell-Reeve. Port St Mary responded with Val Macfarlane beating Jill Quayle 21-19 and Wendy Kennuagh who had an excellent result beating Jenny Moore 21-15. Port St Mary took a lead of 17 chalks into the second half.
The second half Port St Mary dominated winning all four games. Trish Bull defeated Fiona Kennish 21-14, Margaret Tasker beat Sue Collier 21-13, Chris Price beat Kim Hargraves 21-5 before Jayne Kneen became only the second person to beat Elaine Moore in the league this year with a fine 21-12 win.
The final score was 185-123 (7-2) with the home team winning by an impressive 57 chalks and extend their winning run to 13 matches. Thursdays result also took them 83 points clear of Castletown A and with only five games remaining, Port St Mary look to have taken control of the league.
On Friday the bad weather returned postponing four of the six fixtures.
Castletown A vs Purt Le Moirrey was one of the fixtures which was able to be played and allowed Castletown to temporarily return to the top of the league following their third full house of the season. The match ended 189-79 (9-0). Five players won to single figures with Kim Foy beating Roma Ware 21-4, Kath Kinley beat Debra Cooper, Heike Perry beat Linda Dawson 21-4, Tracy Moore beat Pauline Worrall 21-7 and Marie Ashurst won 21-3 against Chris Holland. In the remaining matches Ann Hollingworth beat Dot Mylchreest 21-11, Hanna Drewett won 21-12 against Brenda Hawkard, Anne Oates beat Mavis Franks 21-19 and merit leader Amanda Lawler won 21-19 against Edwina Reid.
The only other match to take place was Peel Sunset against Port Erin with the home side winning the match by 26 chalks. Peel won six games with Heather Horsburgh beating Jean Thackrah 21-10, Sue Jones won 21-17 against Jenny Cain, Joyce Kelly won 21-11 against Lynda Cadamy, Mary Moffatt won 21-4 against Voirrey Curphey, Cath Parker beat Susan Inch 21-17 and Lynda Wilson won 21-5 against Phil Dobson. Port Erin's three winners were Caroline Whitehead winning 21-7 against Shirley Corrin, Jacqui Elliott beat Pat Robertson 21-8 and Carol Kaye beat Gill Clarke 21-8. The final score was 153-127 (6-3).
After this weeks matches Castletown A may sit top of the league but are only 106 points ahead of Port St Mary who have a game in hand and average over 172 points per game this year. South have played the same amount of games as Castletown and trail them by 54 points.
As we enter MGP fortnight there are a number of rearranged matches before a full set of fixtures at the end of race week.
There was an entry of 34 pairs for the Derek Killey Memorial held on Sunday at Onchan Bowling Club.
The eventual winners were the South Ramsey/Port St Mary duo of Lyn Bolton and Trevor Quayle who beat the South Ramsey pair of Jenny Moore and James Teare 21-7 in the final which was played under the floodlights.
Losing semi-finalists were the home pairing of Sue Gawne and Rob Cowley, along with another South Ramsey pair Kim Hargraves and Stefan Kelly.
The presentation was made by Kevin Quirk who thanked Eileen Killey for the continued sponsorship of the competition held in memory of her late husband Derek Killey who was a popular member of the bowls community. Thanks were also given to the club members who had helped officiate and provide refreshments throughout the day. Libby Andrade was then introduced to present the prizes with the finalists generously handing back their prize money to add to the total amount of over £500 raised for Alzheimer's IOM.
Saturday 18th August saw the Mannin Hotel Douglas Town Cup being held by Douglas Bowling Club at the Villa.
With both Ladies and Men's Singles being played side by side this Competition promised some good bowling and those watching were not disappointed.
We saw some great bowls straight from the start and in the first round of the Ladies Event we saw two epic battles with Lyn Bolton just edging out Paula Garrett 21-20 and Philippa Taylor losing out 21-18 to Jenny Moore despite a valiant effort to come back from trailing early in the game.
At the Quarter Final stage Janet Monk beat Jenny Moore 21-12 and Lyn Bolton went down 21-13 to Amanda Lawler. Debbie Leece beat Maureen Payne 21-8 and Margie Tasker took a victory 21-16 over Kim Hargraves.
In the Semi Finals Janet Monk who always plays the 'Villa Green' well beat Amanda Lawler to 13 and Debbie Leece played well to beat the experienced Margie Tasker to 12.
In the Final Debbie Leece started well and at one point had a small lead but in the end the extra experience of Janet told and she came through to win 21-15 in a game that was a credit to both of them.
The Men's Competition was better supported and the early rounds saw some good bowling and as we got to the Quarter Finals we saw young Sam Aherne have a tough draw against Neil Withers with Neil running out with a 21-10 win whilst Rob Monk defeated Harry Barton 21-14. Glynn Hargraves beat Alec Taylor to 12 and in a tough game Alan Moore squeezed past Andy Cannell 21-19.
The Semi Finals saw Neil Withers beat Rob Monk to 14 and Glynn Hargaves beat Alan Moore to 13 to set up an epic Final.
In a great Final it was hard to predict a winner and it was a close battle all the way with great bowls from both men with Neil eventually taking a 21-18 win after an exciting game.
In his 'Winners Speech' Neil thanked the sponsors 'the Mannin Hotel' and all who had helped on the day, he also mentioned the excellent Green which although a bit heavy at the start because of the rain was running well at the end of the Competition.
The JMS Veterans Shield Final took place on Thursday 16th August at Finch Hill Bowling Club with Peel Sunset facing Port St Mary B. Port St Mary B will start with a 20 point handicap.
Peel Sunset compete in their third JMS final having won the competition once in 2014. Port St Mary B will take part in their first final.
Peel Sunset made inroads into the handicap winning the first three games as Pat Robertson beat Chris Holland 21-11, Joyce Kelly beat Pauline Worrall 21-6 and Cath Parker defeated Edwina Reid 21-11. Peel after these three games had wiped out their handicap deficit and built a strong lead of 15 chalks.
In the back three games Port St Mary faired better winning two of the three games as Mavis Franks beat Lynda Wilson 21-10 and Brenda Hawkard just held on to defeat Heather Horsburgh 21-20. These wins could only reduce the gap to three points, and with Mary Moffatt dominating her game and winning 21-11 against Roma Ware the victory for Peel Sunset was sealed with an overall 11 chalk win 114-103 (4-3).
Thanks go to Finch Hill for hosting the final and to Janet Latham for her continued sponsorship of the competition.
It was only the second double week of the season in Ellan Vannin Fuels division one this week with the positions at the top and bottom becoming a lot clearer.
Champions South Ramsey A had a good week starting with a 10-0 win at home to bottom of the table Douglas B. For the visitors Pat O'Donohue lost 16-21 against John Kennish, whilst Grahem Moore was 9-1 up on Glynn Hargraves before losing 15-21.
On Wednesday evening South Ramsey A had a much tougher fixture away to Onchan A on a wet night, despite this the Onchan green played well with the rain mostly holding off for the duration of the match with some good comebacks from both teams. For Onchan Phil Kerruish was first off winning 21-15 after being 7-10 down to go 20-10 up, with Grills taking five singles to get back to 15-20 before Kerruish got in to finish the game. Stefan Kelly replied for South Ramsey after taking a 10-4 lead against Steve Crampton with Crampton getting back to 17-18 before Kelly finished with a single and a double to win 21-17. Glynn Hargraves was next off for the visitors recovering from 5-9 down against Kevin Quirk to take a 19-12 lead. Quirk picked up five points over the next four ends to pull the score back to 17-19 and was lying one before Hargraves got back in to finish the game with two singles to win 21-17. Perhaps one of the best comebacks of the night was the game between Peter Slinger and Dido Kelly with Slinger taking a 15-5 lead only for Kelly to take 14 points without reply to go 19-15 up. Slinger then staged his own mini comeback to take the next four ends scoring six points to run out winning 21-19. Kelly would have been disappointed at playing a poor end at 19-15 up and then having opportunities on the next two ends to get back in. The match could not have been any closer at the halfway stage at 2-2 and the chalks tied at 76 each.
In the second half Rob Monk helped Onchan's cause performing well to win 21-6 against Peter Collister. John Kennish responded with a 21-12 win over Jordan Cain, with Cain doing well to reach 12 after being 2-13 down in a game which had several tight ends. David Bradford was another who dug in for his team to pull off a good comeback against Matthew Quirk who performed well despite eventually losing out. Quirk was 14-6 up before Bradford 'edged' his way back into the game playing the edge along the shelter side of the green to take the lead 18-16. Quirk replied with three singles to retake the lead at 19-18 with Bradford getting back in playing a good bowl to level up the score 19-19. Bradford then played two good length bowls on the last end to take a double to secure a 21-19 victory with his experience seeing him through a tough game. This left Alan Moore needing to win 21-16 or better against Mark Kelly to secure the aggregate for the visitors, with Moore doing just that winning 21-11 to secure the aggregate by just six chalks (145-139). South Ramsey came away with a 7-3 win knowing they had been in a tough game against an Onchan team that performed well despite the loss.
Marown picked up two wins during the week, however slipped three points further back on the league leaders South Ramsey. On Monday night the Crosby men won 7-3 away to Castletown A with Peter Oates, Juan Kermode and Jordan Drewett beating Peter Kelly, Matthew Keggen and Phil Kelly respectively.
On Wednesday evening Marown had a tough looking home fixture against Peel A, however they still managed to take a 7-3 win with Paul Dunn and Colin Kelly winning 21-8 against David Proctor and Frank Watson respectively. Dean Kipling won comfortably 21-11 against Mick Kavanagh, whilst Peter Kelly did well to beat Peel captain Stevie Kelly 21-18, with Paul Kelly beating Tom Kelly to the same score. Winning for Peel were Dave 'Barney' Kelly who beat Neil Withers 21-16, with Tommy McMeiken beating Matthew Keggen to the same score and Jerome Surridge defeating Phil Kelly 21-17.
South Ramsey B will have been pleased with their weeks work despite losing 8-2 away to Marown B they managed to beat Douglas A 6-4 at home. The result on another night could have ended up 9-1 to the Ramsey men with Sid Bolton, Steven Waters and George Brew all losing 19-21 to Jimmy Sansom, Gary Conwell and Shaun Seal respectively. Austin Hart recorded his second league win of the season defeating Ian Moore 21-13, with good wins from Tony Dugdale, Ben Dugdale and James Teare.
Port Erin A now need a minor miracle to stay up having picked up five points following an 2-8 away loss to Peel A and a 3-7 home defeat against Marown B. The Breagle Glen team are 13 points from safety with three games to play, one of which is away to the team closest to them South Ramsey B.
Douglas B picked up just one point this week and are certainties to be relegated to the second division.
In division two it was very much a case of as you were at the top with both Noble's A and Castletown B taking 14 points each with both teams picking up the points with differing results.
Noble's A won both of their fixtures 7-3 starting the week with a home win over Onchan B that could have been 9-1 with Glenn Boland losing 19-21 to Mike Alexander and Mark Quinn also missing out 18-21 to Colin Spence. Noble's ended their week with a good away win against Peel C, with David Quayle, David Pease and Tommy Collister all winning close games.
Castletown B started their week with a 6-4 win taking the aggregate by just six chalks. Alan Phair missed out on winning an extra point for the visitors losing 20-21 to Brian Colquitt. In their second fixture of the week Castletown beat Onchan B 8-2 bettering the result that Noble's had recorded against the same opposition on Monday evening.
At the other end of the table Port St Mary C look to be safe on 73 points having picked up 12 points during the week helped by a 9-1 home win over the side closest to them Noble's B. Things don't look so good for Port Erin B who are firmly rooted to the bottom of the table on 50 points and facing a return to division three, with Noble's B looking likely to suffer the same fate, currently sitting 22 points from safety with just three games to play.
In division three Marown C continue to set the pace at the top of division three following two good 7-3 wins, away to Peel D and at home to Douglas C.
Castletown C are hot on their heels, sitting just three points behind Marown despite giving a number of walkovers throughout the season. It was great to see Nathan Cooil back playing league bowls with Cooil showing he has still got it with two single figure wins, winning 21-2 and 21-9.
Another three points back on Castletown are Ballaugh B who have a game in hand on the two teams above them, which they could well use to return to the top of the league if they record a big win.
Two of the junior players performed well this week with Peel D player Ryan Tate winning both of his games, with Ryan Hargraves doing the same for South Ramsey D. Both players have improved this year, as shown in their improvement not just in winning games, but their overall scores.
The week started with two re-arranged matches as Douglas took on Ballaugh and Nobles facing Purt Le Moirrey.
Douglas beat Ballaugh 166-122 (7-2) with Harley Garrett, Maureen Wilcox and Shantelle Thorpe all performing well winning to single figures. Ballaughs winners came from Gill Dixon and Elaine Fenton.
Nobles put in a strong home performance to beat Purt Le Moirrey 181-137 (8-1). Joyce Ogden top scored on the night beating Linda Dawson 21-9. Purt Le Moirrey pushed Nobles in a couple of games with Rita Callister just losing 21-19 to Alison Keggen and Mavis Franks losing 21-19 to Jan West. Purt Le Moirrey did avoid a whitewash with Roma Ware beating Rebecca Teare 21-13.
On Friday 10th August Port St Mary took on league leaders Castletown, with Castletown looking to extend their 115 chalk advantage. Port St Mary have a game in hand and would look to close the gap before their catch up game next week.
The game was finely balanced with both sides evenly matched and with a stand out performance from Ann Maddrell who won 21-1 against Sue Peach made sure that the home side won the match, ending Castletown's impressive 14-win streak, and clawed vital points back on their rivals. Port St Mary's other wins came from Val Macfarlane 21-15 against Kim Foy, Katy Williams 21-14 against Heike Perry, Trish Bull 21-19 against Anne Oates and Chris Price who beat Hannah Drewett 21-16. Castletown's winners were merit leader Amanda Lawler who beat Wendy Kennuagh 21-12, Ann Hollingworth 21-12 against Kellie Maddrell-Reeve, Kath Kinley 21-18 against Jayne Kneen and Tracy Moore who beat Margaret Tasker 21-15.
With the match ending with a 13 chalk with for Port St Mary, 162-149 (5-4), they close the gap to 102 points and will look ahead to their fixtures next week when they have another crunch tie against South Ramsey. With the game against South Ramsey their catch up game Port St Mary will then look to pick up vital points against Onchan on Friday.
South Ramsey go back to the top of the summit following their 79-186 (1-8) victory over Castletown B. Jenny Moore, Fiona Kennish, Lauren Groen, Elaine Moore and Lyn Bolton all won comfortably to single figures. Castletown avoided a whitewash with Joy Stephens holding off Sue Collier to win 21-18. The result places South Ramsey 109 points ahead of Port St Mary with their match to come on Thursday 16th August.
Port Erin collected their first full house of the season defeating Ballaugh 189-96 (9-0). Di Benson, Caroline Whitehead, Voirrey Curphey and Lynda Cadamy all won to single figures in the match.
Douglas nearly pulled off a great win at home to Marown but fell four chalks short losing 155-159 (4-5). Paula Garrett won 21-8 against Ceila Joughin backed up by Muriel Cain, Maureen Wilcox and Sue Caley. Marown managed to get over the line 21-20 in two of their games with Rosie Winckle defeating Helen Murphy and Philippa Taylor beating Wendy Cowin. Marown players Mary Alderson, Lil Smith and Margaret Scarffe were the other winners giving Marown the edge on the night.
Mooragh Park travelled to Onchan and returned North with a five chalk victory with the away side also winning five of the nine games. Janet Monk, Vicky Lloyd-West, Julie Reilly, Madison McMullan and Helen Martin, who won 21-4, won for Mooragh Park. Onchan players Dee Lewis, Libby Andrade, Marylin Ellison and Sue Gawne won but were unable to prevent the team from losing 152-157 (4-5).
Looking ahead to next week Port St Mary vs South Ramsey could be a pivotal point in the season for one of the sides. South then sit out on Friday, their match against Douglas re-arranged to a later date due to players representing the island in a competition on the mainland.
Onchan produced a fine home performance on Tuesday to shock Peel Sunset and restrict them to under 90 chalks for the first time this season. Peel have been within sight of their first Over 60s title but Onchan pulled off an 11 chalk victory which could prove costly in the title race. In a low scoring game both teams won games to single figures with Lynda Clarke and Libby Andrade winning 21-7 for Onchan. Peel's Mary Moffatt won 21-8 and Joyce Kelly won 21-4 to cancel out Onchan's win's. Jean Quine held off Pat Robertson to win 21-19 but Maureen Payne proved the difference winning her game 21-12 against Lynda Wilson. The final score finished 96-87 (4-2).
Marown defeated Port St Mary B by a comfortable 22 chalks winning five of the six games. Mary Alderson, Philippa Taylor, Shirley Whelan, Celia Joughin and Margaret Scarffe all won for the home team. Mavis Franks made sure there was no whitewash with a 21-13 win over Mia Moore. The match finished 118-96 (5-1).
Nobles picked up their fourth win on the trot coming out on top by 11 chalks against Port Erin A. In a tight game Nobles won five of the six games but were pushed all the way in the games. Carol Kaye was Port Erin's sole winner defeating Sylvia Kennuagh 21-16. Final score 121-110 (5-1).
Castletown travelled to Breagle and returned home with a strong 69-124 (1-5) victory. Breagle had to concede two games with Marie Ashurst, Barbara Young and Ann Hollingworth won for Castletown. Breagle avoided a whitewash through Kay Primrose-Smith who beat Joy Stephens 21-19.
In the final game on Tuesday South Ramsey collected their second full house of the season with their 52-126 (0-6) defeat away to Mooragh Park B.
Thursday 9th August saw a return to form for Peel Sunet with them beating Nobles 118-86 (5-1). Lynda Wilson won 21-9 and Joyce Kelly 21-4 to setup a big points victory for Peel with Nobles Sylvia Kennuagh preventing a full house by winning her game 21-13.
Port St Mary B took on Breagle and collected a fine full house victory 126-55 (6-0). Roma Ware and Pauline Worrall both top scored winning 21-7.
Castletown picked up their third win on the bounce beating Onchan by 19 chalks. Ann Hollingworth won 21-4 and Anne Oates won 21-5 to build a comfortable lead for the home side with the match finishing 110-91 (3-3).
In the final match from Thursday Mooragh Park A produced a strong home performance to beat Marown by 17 chalks and winning five of the six games. Janet Monk defeated merit leader Philippa Taylor 21-9 with wins also for Vicky Lloyd-West, Julie Reilly, Ellie Cowell and Maureen Lacey. Celia Joughin claimed Marown's only win and prevented a whitewash winning 21-3. The final score 108-91 (5-1).
Next week the crunch tie between Port St Mary A and Peel Sunset will define the league standings. Peel Sunset are 79 points ahead of their rivals but Port St Mary have a game in hand so Peel must look to extend their lead.
24 pairs competed for The Onchan Commissioners Any Combination Doubles Cup on Sunday 12 August.
Perhaps the surprise result from the first round was the defeat of defending champions Stefan Kelly & Glynn Hargraves to Eddie Carlyle & Nathan Hamilton 14-21. The latter would come unstuck in the quarter final to David 'Dido' Kelly & Ryan Hargraves.
In the other quarters, an all South Ramsey contest would see Jenny Moore & James Teare see off George Brew & Alan Moore. Matthew Quirk & Jordan Cain (Onchan) would succumb to Walter McCarthy & Colin Kelly whilst Trevor Quayle & Lyn Bolton (Port St Mary/South Ramsey) would be seen off by Kevin Quirk & Steve Parker.
The losing semi-finalists were David 'Dido' Kelly and Ryan Hargraves & James Teare and Jenny Moore.
The final saw home greener Kevin Quirk team up with North Ramsey's Steve Parker against the Marown pair of Colin Kelly & Walter McCarthy. Quirk & Parker were quickest to find their touch racing to a 14-6 lead after the first five ends. The seventh end, however saw a change in fortunes as Kelly & McCarthy took two followed by a further seven points over the next four ends to lead 15-14. By the 17th end their lead had extended to 19-16 but a disappointing lead allowed Quirk & Parker to take a maximum four. With rain starting to fall, Kelly & McCarthy held their nerve to take two & run out 21-20 winners.
A big thank you was made to all those that helped with refreshments & the green keeper for providing, probably, the best green on the Island at present. It was also pleasing to see so many people stay behind to watch an enthralling final.
The South Ramsey duo of David Bradford and John Kennish added yet another title to their ever growing CV of open wins when they came from behind to beat Janet and Robert Monk in the final of the Ken Parker Trophy Any Combination Pairs held at the Mooragh Park and hosted by North Ramsey Bowling Club on Saturday.
With a running green and the forecasted rain holding off until just after the conclusion of the competition, it was a good afternoon of bowls enjoyed by the twenty four pairs that entered.
Fallers at the quarter final stage were Onchan pairing of Kevin Quirk and Adrian Skinner, home greeners Tony Smart and John Cannan, southern couple Tom Kelly and Sam Aherne and North and South Ramsey pairing of Steve Parker and Alan Moore.
In the semi-finals Bradford and Kennish dispatched fellow South Ramsey club mates Jenny Moore and Lyn Bolton while the North Ramsey/Onchan mother and son combination of Janet and Robert Monk saw off the spirited challenge of young Madison McMullan and Lee Christian from the home club. It is worth mentioning that 12 year old Madison bowled well all afternoon with a maturity beyond her years.
In the final the Monks raced in to a 14-8 lead and looked favourites to retain the title they won last year, but Bradford and Kennish clawed their way back and ran out 21–15 winners.
The presentation was made by Steve Parker who gave a few words about his father Ken Parker who was a member of both North Ramsey and South Ramsey Bowling Clubs. Steve also thanked everyone who entered, along with those who helped with the running of the competition. The prizes were then presented.
Marown currently lead the way in Group A with six points after three games, courtesy of winning all five singles games and the three doubles game at home to Finch Hill, who sit bottom of the table in Group A with no points having played four of their six fixtures in the group. Marown look clear favourites to top the group with the squad at their disposal, however they still have to face Peel at Crosby, along with Port St Mary home and away to progress.
Group B has opened up nicely with Onchan sitting top having played three games. Despite Onchan suffering two heavy defeats in the singles games they pulled enough points back in the other games to secure the victory by just four chalks against Douglas. Onchan travel to South Ramsey for their next fixture. Once this fixture has taken place this will give a better idea as to who will go through in the group, with it becoming clear in this format that a lot depends on the draw as to which players get drawn in the singles and the doubles.
South Ramsey slipped to defeat at North Ramsey losing out by 18 chalks to earn the two points the Mooragh Park men, with Brian Colquitt and John Cannan inflicting single figures defeats in the singles games on their opponents Ian Moore and James Teare. |
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Pleasanton: Man attacked them before he was shot by officer, police say
By Rick Hurd and Robert Salonga |
PUBLISHED: July 7, 2015 at 4:32 p.m. | UPDATED: July 28, 2018 at 7:27 a.m.
PLEASANTON — As the family of a 19-year-old San Jose man questioned whether lethal force was necessary in his shooting death by a Pleasanton officer, police department investigators say the man hit the officer numerous times in the face and the head before he was shot, first by tasers and later with a gun.
In a statement from the Pleasanton Police department, officials said the man identified as John Deming Jr. of San Jose, began acting aggressively as soon as officers arrived in response to a burlary alarm at an auto speciality store early Sunday morning.
According to the statement, Deming already threw a 50-pound floor jack through a glass window and was jumping from the tops of cars while screaming.
Police said officers deployed a bean-bag round — which missed — and a Taser that hit Deming in the back but failed to incapacitate him.
In the statement, police also identified the officer involved in the shooting as Daniel Kunkel, an 8-year veteran.
Deming's father said in an interview Tuesday he didn't believe lethal force was necessary to arrest their son, who recently graduated from Piedmont Hills High School in San Jose after a varsity football career.
His parents, John Sr. and Linda, have secured famed celebrity attorney Mark Geragos "to guide the family and ascertain the truth of how and why John was killed," according to a statement from the Los Angeles-based firm.
"He was just an unarmed kid," Deming Sr. said in an interview with this newspaper. "There was no need for this."
Deming's father, who said he was connected to the Geragos firm by a family friend, disputed the police portrayal of his son that has proliferated in local media. "He wouldn't kill a spider. Never bullied anybody, never talked bad about anybody," Deming Sr. said. "He wasn't aggressive. That just wasn't him."
The elder Deming said his son was church-going and planned to live with him in Oakdale to find work and practice music — he played bass, guitar and sang.
In his firm's statement, Geragos also took issue with what he described as heavy-handed treatment of Linda Deming when authorities served a search warrant at her home to retrieve potential evidence in the case.
Meanwhile, the father, a reserve police officer in Oakdale, is coming to grips with the sudden loss of his son amid what he deems "vague" circumstances.
"Johnathon was fun, helpful and outgoing, he always did the right thing," he said in the firm's statement. "He valued his friends and family and put others first. I will miss him every moment of every day."
Check back later for updates to this story.
Rick Hurd
Robert Salonga |
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Three in Custody, More Arrests Expected in Howard County Theft Attempt
Mark Pitz Send an email November 1, 2021Last Updated: November 1, 2021
What started Thursday morning with a report of an attempted theft and included multiple vehicle pursuits, ended with three people in custody and more arrests anticipated in north Iowa.
The Howard County Sheriff's Office says it received a 911 call at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday about an attempt to steal a trailer in Elma. The caller and several other vehicles followed three suspect pickups, two Chevys and one Dodge, east of Elma on gravel roads at high rates of speed.
Law enforcement joined the pursuit with Sheriff Tim Beckman stopping the Dodge truck on 200th Street near York Avenue, by striking it with his squad car. The pickup was reported stolen out of Minnesota leading to the arrest of 42-year-old Jesse Devlaeminck of Rochester for first-degree theft, reckless driving, and several traffic violations.
Shortly before 2 p.m. Thursday, the Howard County Sheriff's Office received a call that one of the Chevy pickups was at the AV Express in Alta Vista, but the pickup took off before authorities could arrive. Sheriff Beckman located both Chevy trucks just after 2 pm on Lincoln Avenue, north of B17, and a high-speed chase began on 175th Street to Robin Avenue, where one truck went south and the other north.
Sheriff Beckman pursued the southbound pickup, which drove into a harvested bean field near the Chickasaw County line. Sheriff Beckman followed as the pickup left the field south on Randolf Avenue, where he says he lost sight of the pickup. However, a short time later, he discovered tracks leading to knocked down corn at the intersection of Randolf Avenue and 110th Street in Chickasaw County. The fugitive Chevy pickup was located, but the driver was gone.
During a large-scale search of the area, the Cresco Fire Department says its drone located the driver hiding in the field just before 4 p.m. Investigators say the Chevy was reported stolen out of Mitchell County and held items reported stolen earlier in the day from Elma, resulting in the arrests of the driver, 36-year-old Nathaniel Thompson of Mankato, Minnesota, and a passenger, 38-year-old Eleana McDonough of Wilmar, Minnesota. Thompson was also charged with felony eluding, first-degree theft, third-degree burglary. McDonough is facing first-degree theft and third-degree burglary charges.
Assisting with the pursuits, apprehensions and investigation were the Chickasaw, Mitchell and Winneshiek County Sheriff's Offices, Cresco Police Department, Iowa State Patrol, Iowa Motor Vehicle Enforcement, Iowa DNR law enforcement, and Howard County Emergency Management.
An investigation is still ongoing and the Howard County Sheriff's Office says more charges are expected along with more defendants.
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Google Family Link is an app for parents. It allows parents to monitor their children's activities on their smartphone.
They can also do things like lock the phone down during certain times of the day. Thus, you can lock the phone when it's bedtime. Parents have to make a linked Google account for each kid. Additionally, the kid's phone has to run Android 7.0 Nougat at least. Some are having trouble porting existing accounts into this one. There are also some bugs here and there. Otherwise, it's an app to keep your eye on. |
Bournemouth boss Eddie Howe responds to Nathan Ake transfer speculation amid Man City links
Manchester City are being linked with Bournemouth defender Nathan Ake in the January transfer window.
Joe Bray
Eddie Howe has offered an update on Nathan Ake's future.
Eddie Howe has dismissed speculation linking his star defender Nathan Ake with a departure from Bournemouth this month.
Ake, 24, is linked with a January move to Manchester City plus Premier League rivals Arsenal, Man United and Tottenham. Chelsea also continue to be linked with re-signing their former defender on a buy-back clause having sold him to Bournemouth for £20m in 2017.
City insist they will not do any business in January, and Ake is a player they have monitored along with other targets. However, they have never gone further than that stage.
Ake started the season well, but has not played since injuring his hamstring last month.
Speaking ahead of Bournemouth's FA Cup third round fixture against Luton, Howe was asked about the possibility of Ake leaving the Vitality Stadium in the January transfer window.
Pep Guardiola explains why he has 'not been nice' with Man City defender Eric Garcia
Laporte, Ederson, Otamendi: Pep Guardiola gives big Man City injury update
"There is nothing to reply," Howe insisted.
"He is recovering well from his injury, we will see when he is back fit."
City have been without Aymeric Laporte for much of the season through injury, with John Stones and Nicolas Otamendi - their only other senior recognised defenders - also suffering injuries at various points. Fernandinho has deputised, and Eric Garcia has stepped up from the youth team, but the need for central defensive reinforcements is clear.
However, Laporte is back in training as he slowly steps up his recovery, and should be back in action for the final few months of the season. Stones is back from his own absence, meaning City's defensive worries could soon resolve themselves.
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was designed especially for the chinese market for the equivalent of ten thousand euros the sedan or s.u.v. will reach completely new groups of buyers eighty one percent of those first time buyers so when we want to attract new chinese customers we have the first time in their life and chance to buy a car into our group environment then this is the place to be skoda is placing all its bets on s.u.v.s in china and starting next year all skoda is will be available is eat cars still the mood at the fair has been dampened by the current weakness of the market we have seen no first to. be kate's off. growth the first decline after the ninety's and we have already be information that the market will pick up again in the second quarter and by the end of the year hopefully see a normal life situation again the message from v.w. c.e.o. de. it is clear the fate of the votes wagon group will be just started in china.
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East Devon man arrested for aggravated burglary on New Year's Day bailed by police
Published: 12:31 PM January 7, 2019 Updated: 10:11 AM November 7, 2020
Woodbury Salterton. Picture: Google. - Credit: Google
Armed police, a helicopter and a dog unit were sent to the village on New Year's Day.
A 23-year-old man has been released on bail after being arrested following reports of a masked man wielding a sword roaming the streets of an East Devon village.
On New Year's Day police descended on Woodbury Salterton in force after reports of a man wearing a mask walking around carrying a 'large blade'.
Firearms and local officers were deployed to the scene within five minutes and carried out a search for the man with the help of the police helicopter and a dog unit.
Police were called at 8.05am following a report of a man in a mask acting suspiciously in the village.
A man, in possession of a large blade, was seen outside an isolated property. He ran from the property after being seen by the occupants.
He was seen near another location in the village a short time later.
He was not located but further enquiries led to an address in Woodbury Salterton and a 23-year-old man was later arrested on suspicion of aggravated burglary.
Detectives are investigating the incidents in the village and appealing to anyone with any information to contact them.
Detective Constable Ailsa Mason, from Exmouth CID, said: "We are currently piecing together the series of events which occurred in Woodbury Salterton yesterday. Understandably this will have caused some alarm to members of the public who were in the area at the time but I would like to reassure the community that no-one was injured.
"We have been contacted by a number of witnesses so far but we would like to hear from anyone else who saw what happened or anyone who may have seen the man around the village at the time. We are especially keen for anyone who may have captured any images on their phones, CCTV systems or mobile devices to contact us.
"We would ask people in Woodbury Salterton to check their property and vehicles and to report any offences to us.
"A suspect remains in custody and will be questioned in due course."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via [email protected] or by phone on 101, quoting log number 0570 of 01/01/18.
The 23-year-old has been released on police bail until January 31. |
Maharashtra ATS today arrested a 32-year-old man from Kutch in Gujarat for allegedly being in touch with terror suspect Faisal Hassan Mirza who was picked up last week from a Mumbai suburb, police said.
Maharashtra ATS today arrested a 32-year-old man from Kutch in Gujarat for allegedly being in touch with terror suspect Faisal Hassan Mirza who was picked up last week from a Mumbai suburb, police said. The man, identified as Allarakha Khan, a driver, was arrested from his residence in Gandhidham, a senior police official said. Mirza was arrested by the ATS on May 11 on suspicion of plotting terror attacks in Mumbai, Gujarat, and Uttar Pradesh with the help of his group members.
During his interrogation, Mirza gave the ATS names of some people with whom he was in touch with, following which a search operation was launched, the officer said. Khan was arrested after interrogation, he said. Mirza and Khan were in touch with one Farooq Devadiwala in Dubai, who had recruited Mirza for launching terror activities in India and carrying out suicide bombings, he said.
Khan's role in the terror conspiracy is being probed by the ATS and his background is being checked, an ATS official said. Khan was remanded in police custody till May 25 by court. Recently, the law enforcement agency of UAE had detained Devadiwala, suspected to be a close aide of Chhota Shakil, a henchman of fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. |
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In Clear Your Cravings I show people who are fed up with dieting and who struggle with food cravings how to move to a diet-free lifestyle, how to lose weight and how to keep it off, without giving up any of the foods they love.
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Eagles eager to get season underway
By Michael Rich - For the Gazette
Delaware Christian senior Hannah Maurer (center) looks for a pass in the Eagles' scrimmage against Grove City Christian last week. The DCS girls basketball team opens at home Friday at 6:30 p.m. against Centerburg in non-league play.
Michael Rich | Gazette
If there's one thing the Delaware Christian girls basketball team has shown in the early part of the of the preseason – it's eagerness.
Eight of the 10 players on this year's squad played volleyball in the fall.
The volleyball team made a run in the tournament before falling in the district final Oct. 27 one day after coaching was allowed to begin for basketball.
So, it's a good thing Jackie Boggs coaches both sports … because she had a plan.
She told her volleyball players to show up Oct. 31, a Wednesday, for a light shootaround.
But when she came to the gym Oct. 30 to work with non-volleyballers Rachel Fisher (junior) and Katie Neuhart (freshman), everybody else showed up, too.
So, despite her best intentions – they got to work.
"I wanted them to have a break," Boggs said. "They've been in the gym every Saturday since August because we played a ton of (games)."
The Eagles had to rely on Lyssi Snouffer for a lot of their offense last season. Snouffer averaged 24.4 points and 18.8 rebounds per game for DCS, which finished 12-10 and 7-5 in the Mid-Ohio Christian Athletic League.
"I really feel like we can contend for the (MOCAL) title with what we have," Boggs said.
Boggs believes there are some pieces to help take the load off Snouffer this year.
"We have three freshmen, three sophomores, three juniors and a senior," Boggs said. "I really like all of them. They're pushing each other hard."
Boggs has a couple of freshmen that could make an impact for the Eagles this season in Neuhart and Emma Rindfuss.
"(Neuhart is) going to take a lot of pressure off Lyssi because she's very good in the post also," Boggs said. "(Rindfuss) is probably going to make some waves because she's fast. (She just has) no fear."
Hannah Maurer is back for her third season on the varsity level and is the team's only senior.
"I'm not trying to get the most points or the most shots," Maurer said. "I'd really like to get a lot of assists because it's important to have everyone participating and scoring. (We) haven't won (a league) title in a long time. This year, I think we have a team that could compete for that (and) that would be pretty awesome."
Juniors Abbi Maurer and Fisher and sophomores Erin Bauslaugh and Nikki Sneddon return from last year's squad.
Freshman Abbey McKee rounds out the roster. Boggs said she's only been playing for a couple of years. She'll bring energy and provide depth for the Eagles.
"Our freshmen are really pushing us in practice," Hannah Maurer said. "They're gonna take our spots if we don't watch out."
DCS opens the season at home Friday night against Centerburg in non-league action. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
"We've never opened (this early) – so we'll see how it goes," Boggs said. "We usually try to free up our holidays. We're playing over Christmas break, too."
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GOP lawmaker Amy Loudenbeck launches secretary of state campaign, calls for office to take control of elections
Wisconsin secretary of state has few responsibilities under constitution
By Laurel White
Wednesday, December 1, 2021, 10:00am
A GOP state lawmaker launched her campaign for secretary of state Wednesday, angling to unseat longtime Democratic incumbent Doug La Follette in 2022 and redefine the office's responsibilities — including taking over some control of election administration in Wisconsin.
Rep. Amy Loudenbeck, R-Clinton, announced her campaign at an event Thursday morning in Janesville. A member of the Legislature's powerful state budget committee, Loudenbeck was first elected to the state Assembly in 2010.
Unlike many other states, the Wisconsin secretary of state has few official responsibilities under the state constitution. The office is tasked with some elements of general state record keeping, as well as serving on the state's Board of Commissioners of Public Lands, which oversees some state investment funds, aid, loans and land holdings.
In an interview with WPR, Loudenbeck said the secretary of state's office should do more.
"No one likes to see someone that collects a state paycheck and isn't actually doing anything that adds value to the state of Wisconsin," she said.
Loudenbeck said she will campaign on adding responsibilities to the office, including taking over some control of state election administration, as is the case for secretaries of state in several other states. She said the change could include the secretary of state "participating in some of the duties the (Wisconsin Elections Commission) conducts, or even just serving on the commission." The bipartisan commission of appointed members has taken sharp criticism from GOP state lawmakers in recent weeks following a nonpartisan audit of the 2020 election. Some elected clerks who oversee elections have also been criticized over their handling of the 2020 presidential election.
"I think there's a lot of frustration from the public that there is no one directly accountable to the voters that is involved in the administration of elections," she said.
Loudenbeck said if there is an opportunity for the secretary of state "to serve as a check" on the elections commission, it should be explored.
"I think those are good conversations to have, but they're not going to happen with Doug La Follette in that office," she said.
La Follette, 81, has been serving as secretary of state continuously since 1983. Prior to that, he served a term in the office from 1975-79. He has maintained the seat for decades despite several challenges from Republicans and Democratic primary opponents alike. He won reelection in 2018 with 53 percent of the vote. He has not yet filed for reelection.
Aside from Loudenbeck, four others have filed to run for the office in 2022. Those include GOP candidate Jay Schroeder, whose bid for the seat won 47 percent of the vote in 2018. In his campaign announcement earlier this month, Schroeder also advocated for the office to take over control of elections in Wisconsin. The other candidates are Republican Dmitry Becker, Republican Daniel Schmidtka and Libertarian Neil Harmon.
Loudenbeck said previous attempts to unseat La Follette haven't been successful because the message of reforming the office "hasn't gotten through" in previous elections.
"In Republican years, in Democrat years, it's just been sort of this below-the-radar race, and I want to raise the profile of this office in this election cycle and moving forward," she said.
The partisan primary for the race will be held in August.
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No scientist worth his research grant really wants to conceal his discoveries from the world at large. Many non-scientists are curious to know something of the latest scientific discoveries. There would seem to be quite enough moral earnestness and prospects of profit to get this gap bridged. Alas, the chasm is wide and deep, especially where it guards the mysterious heights of modern physics. As some recent television programmes have demonstrated, even a skilful web of visual aids and journalistic conceits may not succeed in establishing a connection between specialist and general knowledge of atoms, particles, forces and fields.
Some masters of high science have become sceptical of any possibility of popularising their subject without making a mere caricature of what they know and love. But it is more in keeping with scholarly universalism to welcome every effort of this kind with positive good will. Let us applaud the courage of Mr Zukav, who came to the edge of the chasm with no previous education in physics, and who has tried to build a bridge across it from the lay person's side.
We are thus faced with two distinct questions: has Mr Zukav given a satisfactory exposition of the new physics, and is his interpretation convincing. These questions demand fair and measured answers. For all our sympathy with the objectives of this work, we must not neglect our duty to indicate to the uninformed reader how far this sophisticated subject has been correctly represented.
Does Mr Zukav succeed in explaining the essence of the new physics to somebody as ignorant as he was when he began? Not being in that situation myself, I cannot judge whether what he says about various aspects of quantum theory, relativity and particle physics conveys an intelligible picture. The book could scarcely have had such a wide appeal if it did not make satisfactory contact with the minds of its ordinary readers. His bridge is constructed with simple words, short sentences, homely images and trite sentiments, but I have no idea whether it will bear any traffic. Many of his paragraphs state basic facts and concepts in a more or less coherent logical order, but there may be vital disjunctions in such a skeletal account of this highly articulated subject.
The real difficulty with physics, of course, is that it is inextricably bound up with mathematics. Mr Zukav is probably right in excluding all mathematical formulae and equations: most people are confused and frightened, rather than instructed and delighted, by symbolic representations of simple arguments. But there comes a point where an argument may be so complicated that it is actually easier to learn it as a mathematical formula than to express it in ordinary words. It is all very well to regard mathematics as the tool of physics, and to suggest that 'stripped of mathematics, physics becomes pure enchantment.' But this neglects the fact that the relationships implied in the fundamental laws of physics cannot be represented at all concisely of precisely in everyday language, and have been discovered and analysed primarily in terms of special mathematical dialects that have had to be invented for just this purpose. This is the opinion of most theoretical physicists, based upon the sobering experience of trying to understand the subject for themselves and to teach it to others. Indeed, I would go further, to argue that physics can best be defined as the science that strives to represent the natural world in mathematical form: the enchanting phenomena that, have been discovered by research in physics have unconsciously been selected or contrived to demonstrate this sharp and scintillating aspect of the totality of things. In other words, mathematics is as much of the essence of modern physics as the skeleton is of the human body: take it away, and the whole organism rapidly disintegrates into a shapeless bag of flesh.
Just occasionally, a true master of the subject has contrived to convey its inner meaning without recourse to formal mathematics. But this, alas, is not one of those rare works of genius. Lacking a precise grasp of the subject, Mr Zukav has to keep covering up his ignorance with sloppy generalisations that are often grotesquely distorted. The most disturbing aspect of his book is that he expresses his indebtedness to a number of professional physicists who read the entire manuscript on his behalf. He has been ill-served. On almost every page there are errors that would be apparent to a first-year undergraduate – errors of fact, errors of interpretation, and even errors of history. Minor errors, of course, make a tasty hors d'ocuvres for the pedantic reviewer, before he gets down to the meat of his condemnation of ill-conceived scholarship. In this case, however, the mistakes are so grievous for example, almost every diagram is wrongly drawn that it is all too clear that the author has not really understood the elements of what he is talking about; those scientists who are said to have advised him should be quite ashamed to show how little trouble they have really taken to help a sincere seeker after truth.
For all its earnestness, and for all the labour that has been put into it and, indeed, for all the reputation that it seems to have acquired this book is quite unreliable as an exposition of the new physics. In content, in manner and in spirit, it goes entirely against the grain of a science that is characterised by precision, logical necessity, depth and originality of thought.
This is a pity, because there is something to be said for Mr Zukav's argument that the fundamentals of physics have shifted decisively away from the mechanistic objectivity of point particles moving through classical space and time under the influence of continuous fields of force. For example, recent formal developments ('Bell's Theorem') and experimental tests have reaffirmed the paradoxical implications of quantum physics: there are certain observable phenomena that simply cannot be interpreted in the everyday language and logic of localisation and causality. Under some circumstances, it seems as if the result of a physical measurement at point A (e.g. the direction of polarisation of a 'photon' of light) can affect the result of making a similar measurement on another photon at another point B at almost the same instant, just as if the two particles maintained some information link along which messages could travel much faster than light itself, even when the particles are far apart. This paradox was first pointed out some fifty years ago, and yet it still stands out, like a sore thumb, as an insult to our feeling for physical reality. In the limits of the very large and the very small, in cosmology, and in the physics of elementary particles, there are many other counterintuitive concepts-the warped space-time geometry of general relativity, the relativistic transformation of motion into mass, the duality of wave and particle descriptions, the vacuum as a seething ocean of invisible excitations, forces as the manifestation of the exchange of virtual particles – whose theoretical and experimental validity is now accepted with almost the same confidence among physicists as Newton's Laws of motion and Maxwell's equations of electromagnetism amongst mechanical and electrical engineers.
It must be emphasised that this apparent movement of physics from hard-nosed realism to a much more open and imaginative stance has occurred in pursuit of its traditional goals of precision, logical consistency, empirical accuracy etc. The new physics seems more subtle and complex, more paradoxical and counter-intuitive than ever before – and yet it is more unified and covers a wider range of observable phenomena. It would be quite wrong to suggest, for example, that because we are hard put to it to give a mechanistic description of the two-photon correlation phenomenon we are somehow all at sea in the world of sub-atomic particles: on the contrary, theoretical physics grows continually more powerful as a means of patterning and predicting the flow of events as experienced and measured by physical scientists and their instruments. Although we would mostly repudiate the theological slogan credo quia absurda, there is a tremendous fascination in putting an apparent absurdity into the logico-empirical machinery of an advanced science and refashioning it into a well-founded belief. Theoretical physicists are delighted, rather than worried, by ideas that challenge their abilities to understand, to reduce to order, to simplify, or to generalise, and don't care much what the philosophers may say about their ultimate significance or overall consistency.
Nor do they care all that much what philosophers and others think about the nature of physics itself, and its possible meaning for non-physicists. There are many popularisations of modern physics, written from inside the subject, that take current scientific paradigms as unexceptionable, or make rather vague connections with traditional philosophical concerns: there are very few works that deal seriously, in full scientific depth, with the profound epistemological and ontological implications of modern quantum theory for various conventional metaphysical systems such as materialism, realism, positivism or idealism. I do not, myself, believe that theoretical physics is somehow so privileged, among all branches of organised knowledge, that it should be regarded as the only rational foundation for a 'world view';, there is much more to life and reality than can be reduced to elementary particles and analysed in terms of S-matrices and Feynman diagrams. Nevertheless, the way in which modern physics can, so to speak, conjure with paradoxes and 'absurdities' without factual contradiction should be a warning to all philosophical system-builders of the fallibility of their logical instincts and verbal intuitions. As usual, Nature is much cleverer than we are, and continually discontinue the most cherished products of our individual tiny minds.
The Dancing Wu Li Masters belongs, in fact, to a much more familiar literary genre: works that seek, from the science of their day, support for preconceived philosophical, religious or political views that range far beyond science itself. Did not Plato draw from the static perfections of geometry to justify the archaic authoritarianism of his Republic? Eighteenth-century divines claimed Newton as their ally for one scheme of Providence or another. Darwin's theory of biological evolution was enlisted on behalf of several different social ideologies. The supposed connection between the relativity physics of Einstein and artistic movements such as Cubism used to be a staple of trendy aesthetic circles.
It is quite obvious that Mr Zukav came to physics with some strong views of his own about the nature of things. Instead of trying to grasp what physicists themselves have to say about their subject, and learning to see the physical world through their eyes, he cannot resist the temptation to reinterpret everything he is told in favour of his own preconceived notions. His book is not, as he claims, 'an overview of the new physics' but a very naive attempt to show that even physics, the most fundamental and esoteric of the natural sciences, positively supports a particular line of religio-philosophical thought whose actual roots lie fat away from modern science. This line of thought, by its very own terms, must never be defined: but the title of the book, and the extracts I have quoted, are sufficiently indicative of its affinities and characteristics. Zen Buddism, that profoundly sensitive but rarefied spiritual movement, lends it some poetic grace: otherwise, it is a vague conglomeration of mystical pantheism and intellectual anarchy where 'consciousness' rules (OK?) and where, in principle, 'anything goes.' I suspect that even an expert on cults of this kind would be hard put to it to identify it in greater detail.
In some ways, of course, this permissive world view is a salutary corrective to the scientism and positivism of the traditional philosophy of science. There is much that might be learnt from it, not only for its ethical quietism and spiritual solace, but also as a source of possible new themes for science itself. Several excellent books – for example, Fritjof Capra's The Tao of Physics and Douglas Hofstadter's Gödel, Escher, Bach – have explored these themes in some depth. But Mr Zukav thinks and writes too wildly and irresponsibly to establish these connections. His apologia for the cult of pure subjectivity carries no conviction. He simply has not understood the true enchantment of physics, which is its power to construct a taut framework out of concepts and phenomena that are both fantastic and realistic, precisely designed and yet wonderfully imagined, well-founded in fact, yet soaring into delicate pinnacles of ambivalence and paradox. There it stands, on the other side of the gulf of comprehension which he has clearly recognised but has signally failed to bridge. |
Astronomy Across Europe
Usually, when talking about astronomy, it appears as though all knowledge originated from Europe. This is certainly not the case. Big names like Newton, Hooke, Galileo, and Kepler all fed off of each other's work, leading to advancements being made but they did not come up with their ideas in a vacuum. In fact, even within Europe many female scientists have had their contributions ignored.
Ireland has been one of the first countries to emerge with a strong line of female astronomers, who have been influential in their own right.
Perhaps the first of these was Agnes Mary Clerke. Born in 1842 in Cork, Clerke began taking astronomical observations herself when she was 15, using her father's telescope to write herself a history of astronomy. As she grew older, her interest continued, and by the time she was 35, she had published two articles in The Edinburgh Review. After this, she wrote three books on astrophysics, mostly about star development.
She looked at one of the prevalent ideas at the time about the formation of stars – that they were made of the same matter as meteorites – and she critiqued this theory. Clerke's writings pointed out that astronomers should be looking for ideas about how stars formed in the first place, and should try and chart their life cycles, rather than just assuming that stars are constants of the universe and do not change over time. This turned out to be a valuable insight – we now know that stars form from nebulae and go through many different states of being from when they are created to when their fusion sources run out.
Agnes Mary Clerke was an inspiration to later generations of astronomers; Edinburgh's own Mary Brück was fascinated by Clerke. Brück herself was born in County Meath, Ireland, and after she retired from her senior lecturer position at the University of Edinburgh, she wrote a book about Agnes Clerke and what life was like for female astronomers in the 19th century.
In Northern Ireland, the most significant astrophysicist of modern times is Jocelyn Bell Burnell. While studying at Cambridge, she co-discovered the first 4 pulsars ever identified. Pulsars are a type of neutron star that emit light from either end of their axis. As they spin, the beams of light either faces closer to or away from Earth, making their brightness appear to vary from Earth. This type of emission was not expected by scientists at the time, and so when Bell first detected pulsars, she had to push for the results to be examined; some people in her research group thought their readings were due to faults in the observation equipment.
Jocelyn Bell co-discovered pulsars.
In Europe from the 15th century onwards, there were enormous breakthroughs made in astronomy. Some of these were ideas that had already been popular elsewhere in the world; Indian astronomer Aryabhata knew that the Earth rotated around the Sun long before Galileo first made his ideas public.
Uraniborg, the research facility where both Tycho Brahe and Johannes Kepler spent time.
Still, many advancements in astronomy were made over the centuries by European scientists learning from their predecessors. Johannes Kepler, the German scientist who first accurately described planetary motion, was hugely influenced by both Copernicus and Tycho Brahe. He was Brahe's assistant, and together they embarked on writing an accurate catalogue of the stars. It was from Copernicus, however, that Kepler made his greatest discovery, using the Copernican model of the solar system, with the sun as the centre. From these influences, Kepler was able to come up with his three laws.
Today, astronomy is popular around Europe, continuing everywhere from the European Space Agency to Edinburgh's own Royal Observatory.
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Westfall, Never at Rest, pp. 143, 152, 402–03; Toulmin and Goodfield, The Fabric of the Heavens, p 248; De Gandt, 'Force and Geometry in Newton's Principia', chapter 2; Wolf, History of Science, Technology and Philosophy, p. 150; Westfall, The Construction of Modern Science, chapters 7 and 8
Posted on 12th March 2020 3rd July 2020
Centenary celebrations
This summer, a big birthday bash was due to commence: the 100th birthday of the King's Buildings campus! However due to the pandemic, events will be postponed for one year, and KB101 will commence in July 2021.
In July 1920, King George V laid the foundation stone for the first building, the Joseph Black Building, on what was formerly the site of West Mains Farm.
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Posted on 11th December 2019 12th December 2019
Symmetries of patterns and lights
by Luke Mitchell
Many of us in physics will recognise the name Brewster; especially if you have learned about optics. Sir David Brewster was born in Scotland on 11th December 1781. He was a champion for physics and optics in the 18th century, all self-taught. He was involved in the development of understanding of the laws of light polarisation, polarisation induced by heat and pressure, metallic reflection, biaxial crystals and many more natural light phenomena. He studied Divinity at the University of Edinburgh. He later became Principal of the University in 1859 at the age of 78 until his death in 1868. There is statue of him outside the School of Chemistry.
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As a personal philosophy, it is as clean and clear as you can get. It speaks of focus and dedication with a hint of pragmatism. This is the mindset that has guided Bro. Mike Decker, SVD.
The U.S. Navy veteran turned missionary Brother is a certified medical caregiver. For the last nine years, Bro. Mike directed the SVD Brother Formation Program for the SVD Tri-Province in North America while working in formation at the Theologate in Chicago. He has returned to his alma mater, Divine Word College, in Epworth, Iowa, as director of health and continue to apply his skills in his formation.
Born on New Year's Eve, 1955, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Bro. Mike attended Catholic schools. The examples set by the religious he met along the way left lasting impressions. In grade school, a presentation by visiting religious about their missionary work in Papua New Guinea drew his interest. Later, as he attended a high school run by religious Brothers, their faith and community life also struck a chord with him.
After high school, he joined the U.S. Navy where he was trained as a dental technician and he served aboard ships based in Scotland and the U.S. He planned to go into dentistry after he left the Navy, but while in Scotland, he heard the call to religious life. A trip to Rome to visit a relative who was a religious sister proved to be a turning point. After Mass one day, she introduced him to the presiding priest, who happened to an SVD.
Corresponding with the vocation directors there, he visited the college in March 1979.
"I came for a couple days and I just felt at home. The SVDs, the students, it was a good fit for me," he said.
Enrolling that fall, he majored in Sociology and he decided to become a Divine Word Missionary Brother. After graduation, he entered Novitiate at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi and professed First Vows the following year, then it was on to work in a Louisiana parish. Offered the chance to study nursing and eventually help with the care of elderly SVD retirees, he studied nursing and was certified as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), and assigned to the Philippines to open a new retirement facility at Christ the King Seminary, in Quezon City.
In 1995, he was called back to the Southern Province to do similar work at Bay St. Louis. Eventually he asked the Chicago Province for permission to transfer there to be closer to his Ohio family. Given a choice of assignments, he decided to come to Divine Word College to be director of health and do formation. Techny called him in 2007 to be a formator at the Theologate among seminarians and brother candidates and to be director of Brotherhood Formation.
After a decade, he returns to DWC for the third time, once again to take over as director of Health and to work in formation.
Throughout his life, Bro. Mike Decker followed his father's advice. He has consistently applied himself in a career highlighted by the care of the elderly and guidance of the young. |
«Страна Наири» — Документальный фильм армянского кинорежиссера Амо Бек-Назаряна про Армению.
Наири — ассирийское название «группы племён» на территории государства Урарту, на части которого теперь расположена Армения. Фильм посвящен 10-летию установления Советской власти в Армении. Фильм явился заметным явлением в армянском "немом" кино. В фильме использованы разнообразные средства: документальная съёмка, фрагменты из игровых картин, инсценировки с актёрами. Стремясь к образному отображению действительности, другие армянские режиссйры использовали в дальнейшем этот опыт. Считается одним из лучших армянских документальных фильмов.
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Ladies Night Out with author Allison Dickson
Wednesday, July 24, 2019 - 7:00pm
Join us for an evening with Allison Dickson as she shares her debut novel The Other Mrs. Miller. We will be serving mocktails and giving away prizes!
Dickson's startling debut thriller THE OTHER MRS. MILLER (G. P. Putnam's Sons; Publication Date: July 16, 2019), takes domestic suspense to new heights in this female-driven darkly funny page-turner with a game-changing plot twist. This is a bold and unforgettable look the irreparable damage done by those who are supposed to love and protect us. Expertly paced and told in multiple points of view, it delivers a chilling peek at what really goes on behind closed doors in seemingly perfect lives. Take Phoebe Miller, for example. Born into the kind of affluence that brings luxury and status as well as media scrutiny, thirty-two-year-old Phoebe has turned into a bored and lonely housewife in one of Chicago's finest suburban neighborhoods.
Depressed and at loose ends, Phoebe is a woman whose ten-year marriage to her college sweetheart is on life support for a host of complicated reasons, including her tense childhood with a ruthless father who died recently, leaving an eye-popping fortune and a wave of #MeToo scandals in his wake. Now Phoebe recoils from her husband's touch and spends her days drinking cabernet and dozing by the pool—that is, when she's not peering out the window obsessing over an unfamiliar beat-up car often parked on her tree lined street. Yet despite her therapist husband's advice and perspective, Phoebe isn't being paranoid. The truth is that two women are watching each other, and only one knows why.
When a new family moves in across the cul-de-sac, Dr. Ron Napier, his vivacious wife, Vicki, and their handsome college-bound son, Jake – Phoebe turns her attention to them and wonders if they are as perfect as they appear – especially with the bruises on Vicki's arms and the fear in Jake's eyes. When a forbidden encounter with Jake draws her out of her shell and deeper into the Napiers' orbit, Phoebe's life finally gets the infusion of excitement she's been missing. Tempting and forbidden, Jake offers the prospect of excitement she's been missing. However, the flirtation-turned-affair gets dangerously complicated when Phoebe finds she actually likes Vicki, who is quickly becoming her closest confidante. And when the driver of that rusty old car finally makes a move to contact Phoebe, it sets off a violent chain of events that no one—not Phoebe or her husband, not the stalker, nor the new neighbors—could have seen coming.
With a stunning mid-novel twist that makes readers rethink what they thought they knew about these indelible characters, THE OTHER MRS. MILLER issues a challenge to reexamine complex human relationships and the devastating legacy of family-held secrets large and small. The result is an utterly original thriller that's a testament to the idea that the greatest mysteries and dangers often lie close to home.
Allison Dickson is the author of several independently written horror and dystopian novels, along with nearly two dozen short stories published both independently and as part of anthologies. When she's not writing in genres like horror, sci-fi, and suspense, she is typically gaming, blogging, or exploring. Dickson lives in Dayton, Ohio, with her family
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Q: "wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32", but only when using GDB I'm trying to run dfhack in a debugger. I'm running 64-bit Ubuntu Trusty, but Dwarf Fortress does not have a 64-bit build so I'm running 32-bit Dwarf Fortress. I have installed gdb via apt-get install gdb:i386.
Here's what happens when I start dfhack with gdb:
ben@australium:~/df_linux$ xvfb-run -a ./dfhack --gdb
GNU gdb (Ubuntu 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2) 7.7.1
Copyright (C) 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. Type "show copying"
and "show warranty" for details.
This GDB was configured as "i686-linux-gnu".
Type "show configuration" for configuration details.
For bug reporting instructions, please see:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/bugs/>.
Find the GDB manual and other documentation resources online at:
<http://www.gnu.org/software/gdb/documentation/>.
For help, type "help".
Type "apropos word" to search for commands related to "word"...
Reading symbols from ./libs/Dwarf_Fortress...(no debugging symbols found)...done.
(gdb) start
Temporary breakpoint 1 at 0x804bdec
Starting program: /home/ben/df_linux/libs/Dwarf_Fortress
ERROR: ld.so: object './hack/libdfhack.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
[Thread debugging using libthread_db enabled]
Using host libthread_db library "/lib/i386-linux-gnu/libthread_db.so.1".
Temporary breakpoint 1, 0xf7598b53 in main ()
from /home/ben/df_linux/libs/libgraphics.so
(gdb)
Here's what happens when I run it without gdb:
ben@australium:~/df_linux$ xvfb-run -a ./dfhack
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":99".
Loading bindings from data/init/interface.txt
New window size: 1280x720
Font size: 10x12
Resizing grid to 128x60
Resizing font to 10x12
Resetting textures
DFHack is ready. Have a nice day!
Type in '?' or 'help' for general help, 'ls' to see all commands.
[DFHack]#
The executable, the preloaded library, and gdb are all 32-bit:
ben@australium:~/df_linux$ readelf -h /home/ben/df_linux/libs/Dwarf_Fortress
ELF Header:
Magic: 7f 45 4c 46 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Class: ELF32
Data: 2's complement, little endian
Version: 1 (current)
OS/ABI: UNIX - System V
ABI Version: 0
Type: EXEC (Executable file)
Machine: Intel 80386
Version: 0x1
Entry point address: 0x804c980
Start of program headers: 52 (bytes into file)
Start of section headers: 18192664 (bytes into file)
Flags: 0x0
Size of this header: 52 (bytes)
Size of program headers: 32 (bytes)
Number of program headers: 8
Size of section headers: 40 (bytes)
Number of section headers: 28
Section header string table index: 27
ben@australium:~/df_linux$ readelf -h /home/ben/df_linux/hack/libdfhack.so
ELF Header:
Magic: 7f 45 4c 46 01 01 01 03 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Class: ELF32
Data: 2's complement, little endian
Version: 1 (current)
OS/ABI: UNIX - GNU
ABI Version: 0
Type: DYN (Shared object file)
Machine: Intel 80386
Version: 0x1
Entry point address: 0x1b7e40
Start of program headers: 52 (bytes into file)
Start of section headers: 43686636 (bytes into file)
Flags: 0x0
Size of this header: 52 (bytes)
Size of program headers: 32 (bytes)
Number of program headers: 7
Size of section headers: 40 (bytes)
Number of section headers: 37
Section header string table index: 34
ben@australium:~/df_linux$ readelf -h /usr/bin/gdb
ELF Header:
Magic: 7f 45 4c 46 01 01 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Class: ELF32
Data: 2's complement, little endian
Version: 1 (current)
OS/ABI: UNIX - System V
ABI Version: 0
Type: EXEC (Executable file)
Machine: Intel 80386
Version: 0x1
Entry point address: 0x808cb95
Start of program headers: 52 (bytes into file)
Start of section headers: 5089368 (bytes into file)
Flags: 0x0
Size of this header: 52 (bytes)
Size of program headers: 32 (bytes)
Number of program headers: 9
Size of section headers: 40 (bytes)
Number of section headers: 28
Section header string table index: 27
A:
ERROR: ld.so: object './hack/libdfhack.so' from LD_PRELOAD cannot be preloaded (wrong ELF class: ELFCLASS32): ignored.
This error comes from GDB starting your (64-bit) shell, which in turn execs your (32-bit) dfhack program.
You should only care about preloading into the target program. The fact that libdfhack.so was not preloaded into your shell is of no consequence, and you should simply ignore it.
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Quotes & Notes | Portland Timbers 1, New England Revolution 1 | Apr. 2, 2017
April 2, 20179:53PM PDT
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MLS POST-GAME QUOTES
Portland Timbers vs. New England Revolution
April 2, 2017 – Providence Park (Portland, Ore.)
Final: Portland Timbers 1, New England Revolution
Portland Timbers Quotes
Portland Timbers head coach Caleb Porter
On his evaluation of the game…
"We are obviously disappointed to give up the late goal. Never looked like we would, and that is something in this sport that we have all been through. These results – you give up a goal, you don't see it coming. It's looking like it's going to be two for us, game over. A lot of good little looks that could have been goals. Some other opportunities if the passes would have been better, if the crosses are a bit better, then that result is different. But that's the margins, the fine lines in this game, in this league. The play was very positive, overall on both sides of the ball, especially in the first half. The second half was good too. We had a lot of little half looks. [Fanendo] Adi has the cross with the header. Roy Miller had a header on a corner kick. Adi had another left-footed shot, where he was played in on a breakaway. He had one where he was probably taken down in the box. Guzman and Blanco a few good chances. We thought we deserved three points, but this game isn't about what you deserve, it's what happens. It's not the end of the world. It's a point, we dropped two points. We move on from it. We get back to work and we keep improving. We will look at this game, but overall this was a very positive performance. In fact in that first half it's hard to play much better than that. It was some of the best football we've played here. We will certainly look at that as a real positive. We have to do a bit better in the second half finishing and closing out the game."
On the performance of Marco Farfan, in making his home debut…
"Excellent. It's one thing to go play on the road, sometimes the pressure is off at little bit. To come at home and put together a similar performance like the one he had in LA, it just shows this kid, his future and I thought he was great on both sides of the ball. A really good performance out of him."
On the choice not to make any substitutions…
"It didn't look like anyone needed to be subbed off. Some years you have a really strong 11 and you leave guys on and sub less in certain games. It's that simple. I didn't feel like [Sebastián] Blanco needed to be subbed off. He looked good. [Diego] Valeri, Adi, I'm not subbing them off today. Darlington Nagbe either. So I thought that's where you are usually going to make the subs. The way we were playing with our back four it becomes a two with both outside backs getting forward. There's no reason to go three in the back because now you have one less number actually going forward. You are not going to take off a back when the game is level either. I thought those guys on the pitch would get the goal."
On if he's concerned about retroactive suspensions for opposing teams…
"There is nothing I can do about it. I do think that was one they should probably look at [Diego Valeri foul no call]. Why isn't it being called live? I don't know. I have no idea. Why was the PK not called either? That's a PK for me. Hand on the shoulder and it impedes him from going to head the ball. But we are not going to make this a habit of talking about officials. We are going to talk about the next game. We are going to talk about what happened in each game from a soccer standpoint, what was right and wrong and how I saw it. Certainly calls are part of the game, so I will sometimes comment whether I thought it was a PK or not, but not to make excuses."
On if Blanco having freedom limited the amount of penetration you could get to unlock the byline…
"Not at all. When you look at the game and you look at how many times our outside backs got around, penetrated, and you look at the amount of times that we got in positions where we could spring a guy or get a shot. They blocked a lot of crosses and shots that could have been goals. In fact that first half was electric. We didn't get the goals, but in terms of the football, it was big time."
On what the Revs did in the second half to make things difficult…
"I didn't think they did anything to make it difficult on us. I don't remember really many clears looks that they had. They obviously scored a goal off a miss clearance and on a cross deflected in. They did have a lot of crosses, we knew that. First half, they had a lot of crosses. Most of what they created was from direct play. Looking to play into their strikers and flick on and getting them on the end of crosses, but I thought we dealt with it really well over the 90 minutes except for the one that they scored. The second half was no different than the first. I don't think they created more chances in the second than they did in the first in terms of clear chances."
Portland Timbers midfielder Diego Valeri
On scoring the opening goal of the match…
"It was a nice goal. I just finished it. It was a good volley and play. We moved the ball well. I tried to be focused on the ball and finished it."
On dominating the possession in the first half…
"That's what we wanted. We played really well against Houston in the second half. That's the way we want to play. We couldn't do it well in the second half, and we [gave up] that late goal. It's disappointing about the result, but we need to keep building. There were a lot of positives. We'll scout it during the week. It looks like we lost two points, but we got one. Let's rest well and think of the next game."
On his recent goal-scoring form…
"I have a role here and I try to do it well. We think as a team. Individually, we each have a role, but we think as a team. We'll try to keep building from that.
On how the team's pressing creates momentum…
"That's what we want, to be honest. That's the way we want to play. We did it well against Houston in the second half. We did it well in tonight's first half, but it's a long season and we have a lot of games to do it. We're a little bit disappointed because I think we did enough to win the game."
Portland Timbers defender Marco Farfan
On what allowed him to get into a rhythm early on in the match in his home debut…
"I think just knowing I have the guys behind my back, knowing that they'll have my back. I went in with confidence into tackles, and it allowed me to play my game."
On things he's continuing to work on to improve his game and make the most of his opportunities…
"Defensively, the speed of the play and the movement of the attacking players. That's something I'm learning how to defend a little bit more efficiently. Once I get that locked down, I'll feel a little bit better."
Portland Timbers defender Roy Miller
On the backline playing well despite not getting a lot of time together…
"It's tough because they scored in the last six minutes. It's a bad feeling for us because we want the three points, but I think one point isn't bad because we're still in the first part of the season. We're at home and we want to win all the games here, but we just have to learn from today and look forward to the next game."
New England Revolution Quotes
New England Revolution head coach Jay Heaps
On getting a result in Portland…
"Great effort from the team, the guys really put in a great effort. We knew it was going to be a 90-minute game and we preached this week to get out there and give them our best. I thought our guys really rose to the occasion, because it's not easy to go down a goal, kind of an unfortunate goal to give up, but I thought our guys rallied and created chances. We had a run of chances during the end of the game."
On the resiliency shown by the team…
"Portland wanted that second goal and was really pushing for it, so we had to bend a little bit. As long as you don't break and give a little yardage here and there. There were maybe one or two chances across our face, but other than that I thought we handled things really well."
On heading home after two results…
"This is one of the hardest places to come in and their one of the best teams in the league, we want a measuring stick and to see what we had to do. We knew it was going to be tough, but we handled the situations well. Offensively, we didn't finish the plays we normally do, but that's what we've got to keep doing and be prepared to do it on the weekend."
New England Revolution defender Josh Smith
On making professional debut, in Portland, against the Timbers and on national TV…
"Unbelievable. Everyone knows here at Providence Park what an atmosphere it is, and it was great. Hats off to the coaching staff, they did a great job to prepare us. Hats off to my teammates, they did a good job to help me come in and play. It was a good point today."
New England Revolution forward Lee Nguyen
"After going 1-0 down, this is a great result. We knew it wasn't going to be easy coming into this place and going against this team, they've been on fire since the start of the season and this is one of the top attacks in the league. We said at halftime if we could keep it 1-0 that we would have a chance to come back and that's what we did."
On the resiliency of the team…
"We took a lot of pressure in the first half, that was a hard fought half by the boys and we were able to keep that mentality going in the second half. We knew at some point we were going to have a chance and fortunately that was great build up on that goal. Kei [Kamara] put in a great cross that put them on the back foot and Teal [Bunbury] was in a good spot to get a touch on it. I got a lucky bounce and was able to pounce on it."
Referee Kevin Stott
Question #1: Why didn't you issue a yellow card to Kelyn Rowe in the 43rd minute when he pulled down Darlington Nagbe in an attacking position without an attempt to play the ball?
Answer: He fouled the opposing player, but I do not believe it was a promising attack.
Question #2: Why didn't you issue a straight red card to Kelyn Rowe in the 47th minute when he put his studs into the shin of Marco Farfan with a late challenge?
Answer: He fouled the opponent, in my opinion, but in my opinion he did not commit it with reckless endangerment to the safety of the opposing player.
Follow-up to Question #2: After reviewing the replay of the foul on Farfan, do you believe that was the correct decision?
Answer: I haven't reviewed the play on replay as of yet.
· Saturday's game marked the 110th consecutive sellout for the Timbers at Providence Park.
· The Timbers are 15-3-3 over their last 21 regular-season matches played at Providence Park, dating back to the 2015 MLS campaign.
· Additionally, the Timbers remain unbeaten at Providence Park in their last eight matches, dating back to the 2016, compiling a 7-0-1 home unbeaten record.
· Sunday's draw extended the Timbers unbeaten streak against the New England Revolution to five league games.
· Midfielder Diego Valeri scored his fifth league goal in the draw against New England, ranking tied for the second-most goals scored in MLS. Valeri's goal marks his 42nd career finish for Portland, moving him into a tie for third place for goals scored across all eras (since 1975).
· With the finish against New England, Valeri has scored in each of the Timbers first three home games to start the season.
· Additionally, with Valeri's finish, the Timbers lead the league in goals scored (5) in the first 15 minutes of a match.
· Homegrown defender Marco Farfan made his debut at Providence Park, becoming the first Oregon native to play for the Timbers in an MLS home match.
· Farfan led all players with eight successful tackles in the match. |
i am doing some testings with edge and i was woundering how i could use device independent timing in a game for animations, moving, input, etc.
i noticed the timedelta variable in the onnextframe loop, what is the best way to use it?
When using the timedelta parameter it's a good idea to measure animations in "units" rather than pixels (because the timedelta variable is usually bigger than the amount of pixels to move). It's not a good idea to divide the timedelta parameter, because the amount of movement may be 0 if the timedelta parameter contains a low value (this will be the case if the game runs at a high fps).
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Although there is much focus on the fact that Rashida Tlaib is Muslim, and is touted as the "first Muslim woman" to be elected to Congress this November, her Arab heritage is of much more significance. As a Palestinian Arab, Tlaib could find herself in an unusual caucus consisting of three Palestinian members of Congress that, if played right, would give the Palestinian cause a unique boost in American politics.
American elections don't always bring good news to Arab Americans but Tuesday's election in Michigan is an exception, especially for Palestinian Americans.
Former Michigan legislator Rashida Tlaib won Michigan's Democratic primary election on Tuesday August 7, 2018 as her party's nominee to succeed retired Congressman John Conyers. Because the 13th Congressional district is overwhelming Democratic, Tlaib is certain to win the November 6, 2018 General election and take her seat in Congress as the first Palestinian American woman.
Tlaib joins fellow Michigander Justin Amash, a Republican who is expected to win re-election in November and who is of Palestinian and Syrian descent.
Tlaib and Amash could be joined by another Palestinian-Mexican American, Ammar Camp-Najjar, who won a run-off spot in California's 50th District contest on June 5, 2018.
Tlaib, who retired after 12 years the Michigan legislature because of term limits, was one of 10 candidates vying to succeed Conyers, the "Dean" of the U.S. House. African American, Conyers served in his seat 52 years beginning in 1965 but was forced to step down last year in the wake of sexual harassment allegations.
Tlaib overcame a tough field of challengers that included Conyers' son John Conyers III, who later was thrown off the ballot, and Conyers' nephew, State Senator Ian Conyers. The district is 56.3 percent Black. Also running was another African American with an iconic name, Coleman Young II whose father was the former Detroit mayor. Conyers III has said he will run as an independent in November.
While Tlaib is a liberal celebrated by the left, Amash is a conservative who supported Ron Paul and John McCain. He has held office representing Michigan's 11th Congressional District since 2011. Amash is Chairman of the House Liberty Caucus and is "associated" with the Tea Party movement. The district is heavily Republican and he is also expected to easily win on Nov. 6.
Campa-Najjar has a tougher challenge, though he received the endorsement of the Democratic party leadership in his district. He is the grandson of Muhammad Yusuf al-Najjar (aka Abu Yusuf) who as a senior member of Black September directed the 1972 Munich Olympic assault which took the lives of 11 Israeli athletes. Although there never was a trial, Israel's Mossad murdered Yusuf al-Najjar and his wife during a terrorist assault in Beirut. Campa-Najjar's father, Yasser Najjar, was orphaned and eventually fled to the United States where Ammar Campa-Najjar was raised.
The district is heavily Hispanic and much of Campa-Najjar's support has come from the strong Hispanic base there, overcoming challenges from a former Navy Seal, in the heavily Republican District that has been represented for many years by Republican incumbent Congressman Duncan D. Hunter. Hunter, the son of the former congressman representing the district, is vulnerable, though. He has been accused of campaign fund irregularities.
In his bio, Campa-Najjar showcases the role of his Mexican-American mother in raising him, and his background as a Labor Department official with the administration of President Barack Obama, playing down his "Middle Eastern" father.
In the June 5 election, Hunter won 48.5 percent of votes in the open primary while Campa-Najjar placed second with only 16.5 percent. An "open primary" means Democrats and Republicans, and other established party candidates, run together in one election requiring a run-off if no one receives more than 50 percent of the vote.
Just over 100 Arab Americans currently hold elected office in 43 States. But as Arab Americans grow in population, and as more register to vote, that can increase.
Congress is one of the most important elective offices. Of the 435 members of the current Congress, 30 are Jewish and only four are Arab, not including three Arab Americans who retired this past year.
But, with the certain wins of Tlaib and Amash, and the long-shot challenge of Campa-Najjar, that could change as three more Arab Americans are running for Congress this year. If successful, they can double Arab representation and strengthen our voice.
In addition to the 3rd and 13th Congressional DIstrict races of Amash and Tlaib, two Arab Americans also ran in the 11th District.
West of Detroit in the heavily Republican 11th Congressional, incumbent Republican Congressman Dave Trott announced he will not seek re-election creating a vacancy. Two Arab Americans, one Republican and one Democrat, entered the race but failed to win seats in the November 6 contests.
Elected in 2013, Republican Klint Kesto is the first Christian Chaldean with Assyrian roots to serve in Michigan's state legislature. He faced five other challengers and lost to Republican Lena Epstein.
Lebanese American Fayrouz Saad also ran in the 11th District Democratic Primary facing four other challengers, losing to Democrat Haley Stevens.
Stevens and Epstein were both running in their first campaigns.
Two Arab Americans also ran in California's June 5 elecions seeking congressional seats in California, in the 39th and 50th Districts. Congressman Darrell Issa, whose father is Maronite Lebanese, announced he will retire after representing the 49th district since winning in November 2002.
Sam Jammal, a longtime Democrat lost a tough contest in the predominantly Republican 39th District just southeast of Los Angeles, despite his close ties to President Obama. Jammal worked on Obama's campaign and served as a Legislative Counsel in the U.S. Senate where he focused on civil rights, labor and national security issues. Jammal was later appointed by Obama to serve at the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Republican incumbent, Ed Royce, who represented the 39th district since 1993, is retiring. Two candidates beat Jammal in the open primary election, Republican Young Kim and Democrat Gil Cisneros, and will face-off in the November 6, 2018 General Election.
In Florida's 27th Congressional District which includes Miami, Lebanese American Donna Shalala is running in a crowded field in the August 28th Democratic primary election, seeking to succeed Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), 65, the first Cuban American elected to Congress who is retiring after 28 years in Congress. Ros-Lehtinen has been a champion of anti-Palestinian legislation. But the district is predominantly Republican despite Shalala's sterling government service credentials.
Shalala must overcome challenges from six other candidates including a former judge, two Miami commissioners, two Florida legislators, a Miami Herald newspaper reporter. Two Republicans are also running. He primary election is August 28.
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Hideo Nakata (中田 秀夫, Nakata Hideo, born July 19, 1961) is a Japanese filmmaker.
Nakata was born in Okayama, Japan. He is most familiar to Western audiences for his work on Japanese horror films such as Ring (1998), Ring 2 (1999) and Dark Water (2002). Several of these were remade in America as The Ring (2002), Dark Water (2005), and The Ring Two.
Nakata was scheduled to make his English-language debut with True Believers, but later pulled out. He was later offered by DreamWorks to direct the movie The Ring Two (2005), which he accepted, making his English-language debut with a sequel to a remake of his own film.
Nakata made his initial breakthrough into film with Ghost Actress (1996). Although failing to attain any large-scale success, the film was responsible for leading to his directing of Ring.
Other Nakata films include Sleeping Bride (2000); Curse, Death and Spirit; and Chaos (2000). He directed the psychological thriller The Incite Mill which premiered on 16 October 2010 in Japan. He has now completed a Japanese ghost story, Kaidan. Nakata is currently working on Hearn, which is about the life of Lafcadio Hearn who wrote Kwaidan.
He is represented by United Talent Agency. His film Chatroom, was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.
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Success for Bailey...
Success for Bailey Group Staff
Alex Forster - 4th December 2018
Two members of our team are celebrating after completing their courses and preparing to begin their professional careers with the Bailey Group.
Oliver Routledge and Georgia Battman have both completed courses this year becoming a Chartered Accountant and PA to the CEO respectively.
Oliver Routledge, 27, qualified as a Chartered Accountant in September after completing his ICAEW training and exams. Oliver completed his exams in record time, taking just five-years to become an ACA Chartered Accountant.
Oliver first entered the world of accountancy following the completion of a post-graduate course in Finance, Accounting and Business at Newcastle University. After completing the course in 2013, Oliver then joined the team at the Bailey Group.
On entering practice, the rest of Oliver's training was handled through Kaplan, who provide professional tuition and guidance in preparation for the ACA exams. Oliver remained with Kaplan until the conclusion of the advanced stage exams in December 2017.
Oliver said: "It has been good to come back into a learning environment and have a chance to learn new skills that I can apply in the workplace. It has been enjoyable to feel the sense of progress and achievement as I have gotten closer to reaching the ACA qualification."
Oliver is the first Chartered Accountant the Bailey Group have trained from start to finish and he has been a great asset to the team since he started.
Georgia Battman, 19, completed her Level 2 Business Administration course in November and is now taking on the role as PA to the CEO at the Bailey Group.
Georgia began studying her course in November 2017 at Middlesbrough College.
Through studying her course Georgia developed an interest in Human Resources (HR) and is now hoping to complete her CIPD qualification in HR next year.
Georgia thoroughly enjoyed her course and has learned many new skills which she hopes to put into practice during her day-to-day work.
Chris Bailey CEO of the Bailey Group said: "We are delighted that Oliver and Georgia have both completed their training, investing in our staff is really important to us at the Bailey Group, so it's fantastic to see two young members of staff doing so well."
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Using each of the numbers 2, 2 and 5 exactly once each, with + – × ÷ available, can you find all NINE numbers from 1-20 that are mathematically possible to make?
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Using 2, 6 and 11 once each, with + – × ÷ available, which are the only TWO numbers it is possible to make from the list below?
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I can hardly claim to be capable of giving a consice nor precise definition of what an information architect is. But I find it interesting that no one (that I have met at least) is able to.
In my world there excist two kinds of information architects: The very practical one and the more abstract one - so who is who, and who does what?
I regularly go to this Information Architect meetup in Copenhagen. Here I talk to quite a few information architects. What makes me wonder though is, that all the others in the group are working in a practial perspective with information architecture. In other words they very often work with the graphical stuf and how to structure interfaces, and functionalities on websites. A lot of method is practised in this area I know, but as I understand it, it is very much like testing-adjusting and the methods behind that kind of work which is used.
Definitely I discipline I have much respect for.
My working title is information architect too, my education is a candidate degree in library and information science from the Royal School of Library and Information Science. I have focused my education on information and knowledge management, systems for information and knowledge management, communication of information and knowledge, and standards for handling information and knowledge.
So what does that make me able to actually do? Well data and information organization and structuring (my definition of knowledge makes it impossible to structure - one can only support handling knowledge).
That means that I know things about taxonomies, thesauri, and conctrolled vocabularies. I know about users seach patterns and relevance assesments, as it is tightly related to the organization of information. I know about metadata and standards for handling metadata.
I don't know which kind of information architects are needed the most, and I don't really understand either, that two so different groups of work areas are called the same. I have no suggestions to what the "practical" group should be called, as I find it logical that my domain is called information architecture - and the "pracical" ones would say the same about their area. Maybe they shoud both be called information architects - it just seems to confuse people as my expirience is that they think that all information architects are practical ones.
It only takes a few minutes, and you can take my word for it, cause I am pretty helpless with most things like that.
For many people it is old news, but I am really fascinated by this possibility that Skype gives as it is so easy to use. Messenger is easy as well, but the sound is not at all as good as on Skype and the program is very often not possible to use.
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I thought a lot about the title of this blog. Miscarriage seems like an ugly, loaded, and antiquated word. It makes it sound like someone made a mistake, like they dropped something they were carrying. The fact that I am still processing though, is that last Thursday, we learned of our miscarriage.
We started out that Thursday feeling pretty good. We were in our 10th week of pregnancy. We'd been reading the books. A few weeks ago the books said our embryo had grown limblets and they were starting to make "fluttery movements". Later, we read about how there should be finger pads, then about how the embryo was a fetus, and the difference was that there was no tail anymore. By the time last Thursday rolled around, we had a good idea of what we expected our fetus to be. We were excited that day, because we had an appointment with our maternity doctor, and we were hoping to get a date for an ultrasound.
That morning, though, Julie had a tiny bit of spotting. The maternity doctor told us that there was still a pretty good chance everything was okay. I had heard that this was actually fairly common, and wasn't alarmed at all until the doctor mentioned that about 50% of the time everything is fine. Needless to say, I didn't like those odds. She said this as she was putting the velcro cuff on Julie's arm to take her blood pressure. I think it was a testament to Julie's calm demeanour that her blood pressure was fine. If you had taken mine at that moment, it would have been off the charts.
The doctor had a little gizmo for listening to the heartbeat of the fetus. We listened quietly but she couldn't find it. She reassured us that at this stage that is very common. She put together a requisition for an ultrasound. We got in the same day.
I couldn't tell what I was seeing on the ultrasound screen. The silence in the room, however, told me something wasn't right. Julie said she knew right away. After a few minutes of poking and probing, the technician told us to wait for the radiologist, who would go over the results with us.
The results were not good. My eyes and ears were working, and I remember hearing the radiologist say that at this stage, the size of the fetus was about 3 weeks behind.
That there was no heart.
That it was missing other organs.
That it wasn't a viable pregnancy.
But, my mind wasn't really taking this in. I learned later that neither was Julie's. I was jumping right in to stage 1 of the grieving process, denial. The radiologist and technician told us about some of our options from here, but I don't think either of us really took those in, either. I was just thinking, there has got to be some way this can work. Maybe the dates were misinterpreted. Maybe we conceived later in the month they were thinking. By the time we got back to the car to drive away though, the fact was starting to sink in. We were not going to be expecting a child on May 11, which was the due date we had been looking forward to.
I have wanted a family for a long time. When we first saw the blue cross on the pregnancy test in the first week of September, I was beside myself. The emotional part of my brain was doing back flips and an interpretive dance that the conscious part of my brain could only really understand as some crazy mixture of happiness, love, fear, and confusion, but mostly happiness. Julie remarked that week that I was smiley. I felt smiley. I'd think about all the things that were coming down the pipe. First words. First steps. The day in day out. Not wanting to eat broccoli. Appreciating swings and jungle gyms again, and in a new way. Packing lunches. The stuff that I have no way of anticipating. The whole kit and kaboodle.
So, Thursday, it became clear that this was not not a viable pregnancy. Having a child was not going to happen, at least, not this time.
I felt a range of emotions. Mostly sadness. Also some anger. Anger at what, I do not know. The nearest I can tell, it was at the heartless little fetus. After weeks of doing my best to imagine that little critter in Julie's belly, with the fluttery limblets and the finger pads, I came to learn it was all a lie. There was only the imagined idea of those things, it never actually existed. It's like that heartless little jerk just informed me there was no Santa Claus, or that my friends were just pretending to like me, or something like that.
Which, I might add, feels pretty terrible.
And, I am told, anger is another stage of the grieving process.
Another thing we've now learned, is that the loss of the child is not the end of miscarriage woes. There were several options we could choose from to move forward from there, and none of them seemed too pleasant. Right now, Julie is going under general anesthetic to have the remnants of the pregnancy removed. I am sitting next to the bed she'll be returned to when she wakes up. Anything I am going through right now is peanuts compared to what she has been having to do.
It's Saturday now, and it's a relief that it's happening. We've been waiting since Thursday. Because Julie wasn't supposed eat before the procedure, she'd been skipping meals until a call would come to let us know it wouldn't be for another 12 hours, so it'd be safe to eat supper.
I'm glad she's in there now. I'm glad I live in Canada where I have access to the excellent team we have been working with, and the only thing I have to worry about financially is the parking fee. I'm glad that when Julie comes back to the bed I am sitting next to, it will be over. Overall, though, glad does not describe my state of mind.
I have learned, however, a few things that are meaningful and useful to me through this process.
Soon after we learned we were pregnant, I was working out of town in Toronto and Las Vegas for about 3 weeks. Usually when I am doing this, I am very busy, and finding time to call Julie is difficult. In the past, on these long distance phone conversations when she has been telling me about her day and I am waiting for my turn to tell her about mine, I have grown impatient. I'd think, "she has no idea how important the work I am doing here is".
In the grand scheme of things though, it's not that important. It seems that way, the total budgets for the corporate events I work at frequently tally in the millions for just a few days, and the scale of them is incredible, and everyone involved is usually dialed up to 10. It's show biz.
This last trip was different though. When I was talking to Julie and she was telling me about doctor's appointments and how big the embryo should be at this stage etc, all I could think about was how unimportant this conference was. It meant nothing to me compared to my love and concern for Julie, and this new family we were starting.
It occurred to me that I've probably always felt this way, but when you place yourself at the absolute centre of your universe, you lose perspective on things like that. Having a family to think about put me just to the side of the centre of my universe, and suddenly it became abundantly clear to me what is at the centre. While doing a good job and making sure I was happy with what I saw projected on the screens at the conference was still important, it wasn't nearly as important to me as what was happening at home.
This, I think, is the main reason I want a family. I want that perspective, and I want to have those relationships in my life. I am sure there are other ways to find that meaning, but this is the plainest and most obvious way I see to get that into my life.
And on Thursday, when we found out our pregnancy wasn't viable, and would have to be terminated, and everything seemed pretty bleak, Julie and I stuck together. I called the clients that I wasn't going to be able to make time for this week, and I told them their projects would have to wait for me. There was a temptation to dive into work mode so as to ignore some of the processing I have to do around the loss of our pregnancy. There was (and still is) the fear that the ramifications of putting them on the back-burner will bear poor results for my business.
But I knew (and still know) on a higher level what I needed to do. I needed to be there for Julie. I needed to let myself need her as well. The clients were very understanding, and the time lost from me on their projects will not cause the sky to fall. Julie and I need to stick together right now, and that's just how it has to be.
The most important thing I have learned through all of this is about my priorities. Family is coming in first. This is the way I like it. Nothing about losing this pregnancy has been good, but knowing what my priorities are, and that I like my priorities is a comfort, and this whole experience is helping me to be sure of what they are.
There is another thing I have learned. It's about secrets. When the blue cross showed up on that drugstore pregnancy test, I wanted to tell the world. I wanted to blog about it desperately. The thing is, that most people don't tell anyone. They keep their cards pretty close to their chest until the end of the 1st trimester. That would've been just a couple of weeks and change away for us, and in my mind I was composing the blog I'd write announcing our big news.
But, I thought, statistics show that the chances of a miscarriage are pretty high until the end of the first trimester. I wouldn't want to share the big news prematurely. In fact, I think part of the reason I haven't made any entries lately is because I couldn't imagine blogging without mentioning this really, really big event in my life.
All that said, here I am, blogging about the miscarriage. Moments ago, thinking about the title and whether or not to call it for what it is. The fact is, miscarriages happen to a lot of people, and while it is sad, I don't think it's shameful. In fact, if anyone cares enough to read this, that's a comfort. I don't want this very big experience I just had to be a secret. It's a really, really big drag. It's sad. It's also a fact, and a part of my story.
So, next time we see the blue cross, I'm not holding back. be prepared, if you are reading my blog, for the emotional roller coaster that is trying to have kids. We are going to keep trying, and we are going to succeed, one way or another. It is hard to see a bright spot in the future now, but to quote a line I heard in a movie last night, we have hope, "pure, naked, fragile hope". That's how it feels, naked and fragile and tender and vulnerable, but I am very happy that we have hope, and each other, in this rough time. |
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Critical infrastructure covers a vast array of systems that modern societies rely on to ensure safety, security and service. Industrial control systems (ICS) and critical infrastructure are common targets for cybercrime, with almost 40% of them facing a cyber-attack at some point in the second half of last year.
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Given the wide scope of these critical areas, each comes with its own unique challenges regarding information they utilize to ensure services—to both citizens and businesses, that rely on stability in order to prosper. Yet, they do have one thing in common, an increase in destructive malware attacks in recent years; as damaging any of these sectors can greatly affect a society.
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This Console Generation Will Shape the Future of Gaming
Hyperbolic speculation is the norm when it comes to the introduction of a new video game console generation. Read the pundits, and it's clear that each iteration of Nintendo's game system will be the one that "changes the way we understand games," and every console war will be someone's last. While I normally try to distance myself from such far reaching claims, it's hard to ignore the gravity of this upcoming console generation and its potential to shape the future gaming landscape.
The Death of the Hard Reset
The introduction of a new console generation used to be a hard reset for the gaming industry. The old titles and experiences were thrown out for new games and awe-inspiring graphical upgrades. From Sony to Nintendo to Sega (rest in peace), the scales of power shifted rapidly with the gaming giants jostling every few year for their place at the top.
That was the old gaming world. It was the world where games were purchased in brick and mortar stores and played exclusively on consoles. Look back eight years and see how things have changed; smartphones are now a viable gaming platform, online integration is expected, and some games are even free to play. With online communities and digital content extending beyond the lifespan of consoles, the "hard reset" no longer exists and line between console generations is becoming blurred.
While some gamers still prefer to play alone, the last eight years have been a testament to the importance of online gaming. The Xbox 360 and the PS3 helped to bring online gaming mainstream, but since then the experience has become much more than a simple means to play; it's a social endeavor. With each system offering its own respective communities, players have forged identities, collecting achievements and connecting with friends.
For the first time ever in a new console cycle, there is an experience that extends beyond the life of the console itself. In today's online gaming world "who you play with" is becoming just as important as "what you play" or "what you play on."
Microsoft and Sony understand this, and will likely include the option for users to import their old accounts onto the new generation of systems. This means that gamers will be able to continue their online experience seamlessly into the next generation, and more importantly they have added incentives to stick with the same brands going forward.
Adding to customer incentives is the potential carryover of games with the industry's push towards digital content. Native backwards compatibility has existed in the past, but due to hardware restrictions (often a result of evolving/changing chip architectures) the catalog of playable games has been limited. Streaming digital content on the on the other hand could help manufactures offer a far wider breadth of older titles on future systems.
Streaming digital content would allow consoles to bypass the difficulties associated with emulating old content. OnLive first demonstrated the viability of online streaming, but due to the enormous overhead that comes with streaming games the company eventually went belly up. However, despite the costs and difficulties associated with online streaming, Sony (which acquired the online streaming company GaiKai in 2012) appears to ready to take on the challenge.
In Sony's recent PlayStation 4 press conference, the company announced its lofty goals of online streaming with the PlayStation Cloud. Unfortunately details about the new cloud system where scarce; but the company did say that it aims to allow users to access their content through a plethora of devices, and it hopes to offer content extending as far back to the original PlayStation.
How exactly this cloud will work, and what kind of price structure will follow it remains to be seen; but the introduction of Sony's new cloud systems does allude to the fact that the future of the games industry will revolve around interconnectivity. And you can bet that others will quickly pick up the banner. With competitors like Valve already offering a freely moving catalog of games with its Steam client on the PC, the consoles need to catch up.
With the industry continuing to stress the importance of digital distribution and online gaming, the carryover from console generations is increasing greatly, making it much easier for companies to entice consumers to stay loyal in the future.
The window for these companies to solidify their install bases is shrinking rapidly, and likely whoever gains ground this generation, will have a much easier time holding it in the future.
[source: TechnologyGuide.com]
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Thomas also has a loyal following as a stand-up comedian and has earned a reputation for wowing crowds. For three years, he served as the exclusive opening act on the Luther Vandross tour. Served as the exclusive Mainstage host for the Essence Festival in New Orleans for 7 years 2009 – 2016, which draws over 250,000 fans and features acts such as Beyonce, Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, Mary J. Blige, Usher, and Kanye West. In 2017 Thomas hosted the Time To Laugh event at Bishop T.D. Jakes Megafest. In October 2010, Thomas recorded his one hour special at the famed Motor City Casino in Detroit. He continues to keep the crowds laughing as he tours nationally to sold out crowds across the country.
He's a talented thespian who studied theatre at Texas A&M University, has worked in over a dozen stage plays and, studied with the Royal Shakespeare Company of London. A number of films are on his resume, including 2011's "N-Secure" and "The Heart Specialist" with Zoe Saldana; David Talbert's "Baggage Claim;" "Think Like A Man" in 2012, in October of 2016 he makes a cameo appearance in Tyler Perry's "Madea's Halloween." In 2018 Thomas served as the host for the Oprah Winfrey Network's hit dating show "Ready to Love," produced by one of Hollywood's blockbuster hit makers, Will Packer.
In 2011 and 2013 Thomas traveled to over a dozen military bases in the Middle East with the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff USO Holiday Tour, where he shared his humor, insight and wisdom to thousands of military men and women. This interaction with soldiers, both stateside and around the world, inspired Thomas to establish "Miles of Giving" a non-profit foundation created for the purpose of assisting wounded veterans. |
State Farm Insurance Company officials are saying that they alerted federal safety regulators as early as 2007 about an increase in reports of unintended or sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles. According to a news report, State Farm insurance said it noticed a rise in reports of such acceleration in Toyotas and notified the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The federal agency in fact received warnings about sudden acceleration in Toyotas as early as 2003. It is not clear whether the agency completely missed these warning signs. That is an issue congressional investigators are exploring.
Toyota, over the recent months, has recalled over 8 million vehicles for faulty gas pedals and floor mats, which are believed to have caused the sudden acceleration problems. Most recently, the auto maker recalled about 437,000 Prius and Lexus hybrid vehicles worldwide to fix a braking problem caused by a software glitch. The auto maker also stopped producing and selling eight vehicle models including the top-selling Corolla and Camry models. Federal officials said they are also looking into complaints from Corolla owners about steering problems. So far, consumers and Seattle personal injury attorneys are shocked by the fact that NHTSA has received 80 complaints from drivers of 2009 and 2010 Corollas.
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The Transgender Brain
Or "It's all in your head – no, really!"
It's clear that a significant segment of human society has difficulty accepting that transsexuality is a real medical condition which is part of our inherited genetics. The common tactic of the blatant transphobe is to dismiss us as freaks, psychopaths, or even monsters deserving of involuntary institutionalism. The casual transphobe, or crafty one, will instead often use phrasing, like this copied from an online debate I participated in.
"Hey, I don't care if someone thinks they're Napoleon. What. Ever. But don't expect me to salute them or call them Emperer[sic]. That would make me as crazy as they are. This is just common sense, people."
Sadly, as seen in any political debate, "common sense" is a meaningless phrase loaded with contrived meaning, almost always uncommon and insensible. "We want common sense measures to keep dangerous weapons off our streets!" versus "Giving people the ability to defend themselves against criminals is just common sense!" With so much "common sense" out there, it's amazing that anything ever goes wrong!
So let's try to dispense with "common sense," and my editorializing upon such, and look at the facts. I'm going to address the following points in order:
How the genitals and brain develop their respective gendering, and significant cases of brain and genital misalignment resulting from endogenous or exogenous chemicals.
Clues given to us from hereditary studies.
Karyotype aberrations from the normal XX and XY chromosomes.
Several significant differences from the average population which have been found in the brains of transsexuals.
Contrary research which indicates there may be either a limited or no difference between the brains of transsexuals and the general population.
Note: "Transsexual" is used somewhat synonymously with "transgender" in this article. The word "transsexual" will be the default term, as it typically is used in scientific literature, unless there is a specific need for the broader umbrella term "transgender." Also note, "transwomen" refers to male-to-female transsexuals, and "transmen" refers to female-to-male transsexuals.
Gender identity was once thought of as being entirely a social construct, with most of our gender formation occurring between the ages of 1-4. (Bao, Gooren 2006) In the 21st century, the general thought is that gender identity is programmed at birth, although social factors can potentially overwhelm this programming. One tragic example is the "John-Joan-John" case, where a boy who lost his penis at 8 months was surgically turned into a girl, including the administration of estrogens and receiving psychological counseling. Although raised a girl all her life, she had the unshakeable feeling that she was in fact a boy. She transitioned back to male at age 14, and attempted to live as a male, but eventually, due to financial instability and a failing marriage, committed suicide. (Bao)
It's common to hear the phrase "all babies start out female, and it's only later that they become male," and this is at least partially true. In fact, the influence of testosterone on a fetus has been described as a defeminization process, changing a fetus which was essentially predestined to be female into male. (Gooren, 2006) Testosterone production and the conversion of some testosterone to dihydrotestosterone between weeks 6 and 12 of pregnancy is critical for the initial development of male features, such as the penis, prostate gland, and scrotum. (Bao) In the absence of these male hormones, female genitalia develop instead. Brain development, however, does not occur in earnest until the second half of the pregnancy term, after the genitals have been developed, and the continued presence of male hormones results in a brain which has subtle, but critical physical differences from the female brain. (Bao)
The fact that the brain and the genitals develop at different times in the womb mean that a misalignment between the genitals and brain may develop, leading to either an intersex condition, or a transgender individual.
Example 1: Women with complete androgen insensitivity syndrome (CAIS) develop bodies which are almost entirely female, and they tend to be sexually oriented towards men – despite having an XY karyotype. (Bao, Gooren 2006) Often, there is no indication the child is anything but female until surgery or an x-ray reveals the presence of undescended testes. (Gooren, 2006)
Example 2: Either a 5α-reductase-2 or a 17β-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase-3 deficiency will prevent the formation of testosterone into dihydrotestosterone, which will result in an XY karyotype baby girl with a large clitoris. However, when puberty arrives the girl will discover to her alarm that her clitoris grows significantly, her testes descend, and she will begin to take on masculine features. (Bao, Gooren 2006) Even though children with these birth defects are raised as girls, about 60% will become heterosexual males. (Bao) A Brazilian study found that of 25 5α-reductase-2 affected babies who were raised as girls, 13 changed their gender identity to male after puberty. (Gooren, 2006) Another study found that about 50% of 17β-hydroxy-steroid dehydrogenase-3 affected babies changed their gender identity back to male at puberty. (Gooren, 2006) What these results indicate to us is that testosterone likely more directly impacts the organization of the fetal brain than dihydrotestosterone. (Bao)
Example 3: Boys with an XY karyotype who are born with a cloacal exstrophy (where they are either partly or completely missing a penis) are typically changed surgically into "girls" just after birth, and are given female hormone therapy and counseling. However, about half of these new girls later determine that they are really boys, and change their social gender when they become teenagers or adults. (Bao, Gooren 2006)
Example 4: Girls with an XX karyotype born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) (meaning they were exposed to high levels of testosterone in the womb) tend to develop male social tendencies and male personality features. (Hines, Zucker) They tend to be described by their parents as "tomboys", with a high energy level. (Gooren, 2006) CAH girls are 100-300 times as likely to be transsexual, compared to the general female population, and 1 in 20 have serious gender identity problems. (Bao) One study found that 37% of CAH girls classified themselves as either lesbian or bisexual, a number far greater than the general population. (Gooren, 2006)
Example 5: Phenobarbital or diphantoin administered to pregnant women as anticonvulsants can increase the chance of giving birth to a transsexual child.(Bao, Dessens) The belief, not proven conclusively at this juncture, is that these chemicals disrupt the influence of testosterone on the brain in the womb. (Bao, Swaab) In other cases, it's believed that prenatal exposure to estrogens, progestins, and antiandrogenic chemicals could suppress endogenous testosterone production by interfering with the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis. However, studies have focused largely on sexual preference as a result of this exposure, rather than gender identity, and in general these drugs were primarily only given to pregnant women between 1940-1970. (Gooren, 2006) There is some evidence that exposure to DDT could be responsible for increased polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in women, increased idiopathic oligospermia (IO) in men, and increased transsexualism. Notably, transmen are found to often have PCOS, while transwomen often have IO. (Balen, Dorner) One study found transmen were 32.5% more likely to have endocrine dysfunction than XX karyotype women. (Futterweit)
Example 6: Kallmann's Syndrome, a condition which occurs due to deficiency of gonadotropin-releasing hormone. The result can be an adult who has a loss of secondary sex characteristics. It is found much more frequently in genetic males than in genetic females, and male sufferers typically have what the medical literature describes as "eunuchoid growth," with delayed or absent puberty, undeveloped infantile genitals, sparse body hair growth, a high-pitched voice, and other feminine features. Some of those with Kallmann's Syndrome will become transsexual, although this is rare. (Meyenburg, 2001)
Even in these factual cases, questions remain about the connection between genetic and physical factors and gender identity. For example, why wouldn't a preponderance of those with cloacal exstrophy feel they were boys? This likely attests either to the complexity of the physical processes involved, randomness in our development process, or the intense pressures social upbringing can exert upon both our gender and sexual attraction.
Other recent studies cast some question on what is more important in creating a feminized brain – the presence of two X chromosomes, or the presence of a Y chromosome and a sufficient level of testosterone. It's a subtle argument, which essentially is trying to determine if hormones are the only differentiator between male and female brains, or whether there are other factors. One study which compared XX, XXY, and XY individuals came to the conclusion that having two X chromosomes is responsible for differences in the formation of the amount of gray matter in the cerebrum and precentral areas of the brain. However, the presence of testosterone appeared to be responsible for differences in the amygdala, parahippocampus, and occipital cortex. Thus, any condition which would reduce or interfere with the testosterone that the fetus was exposed to could result in an intersex or transgender brain. However, it is also possible that XXY individuals may have other compounding factors which can skew the data. (Lentini)
Heredity Studies
Transwomen who are sexually attracted to men have been found to be more likely to be the younger or youngest children in families with more brothers than sisters. (Bao) A study of 417 transwomen and 96 transmen found that transwomen had significantly more maternal aunts than uncles, while transmen showed no clear trends. Interestingly, this trend was strongest in lesbian transwomen, while an even stronger trend was seen for asexual transsexuals of both birth sexes, where they had more maternal uncles than aunts. (Green & Keverne) There is some speculation that this could be a result of a defect in the X chromosome from the mother, similar to fragile-X syndrome. Twin studies have shown a hereditary component for gender identity disorder (GID). (Swaab) One study of gender identity disorder in 314 twins found a heritable trait – and thus, implying strong genetic trait – as being 62% likely. (Coolidge) In some rare cases, two or more transsexuals have been born into a single family generation, (Green, Sabalis, Sadeghi) and in some cases transsexualism has been inherited from a transsexual parent. (Green)
Karyotype Aberrations
None of the cases above address profound karyotype aberrations, such as Klinefelter's syndrome (47,XXY karyotype males, or 47,XXY/46,XY mosaics, or even the exceedingly rare 47,XXY/46,XX mosaicism), which can occur in 1 out of 1,000 male births. (Khandelwal) Other karyotype aberrations of note include 47,XYY males and 47,XXX females. In all of these cases the individual can develop gender identity disorder and become a transsexual (Khandelwal); indeed, this author personally knows individuals in this category who have become transsexuals.
Evidence for Physical Differences in the Transgender Brain
Despite the many profound genetic aberrations which can occur to create a transgender individual, most of us do not fall under any of the examples listed above. Here we must look to much more subtle evidence, and the majority of studies searching for a physical cause for transgender individuals have found physiological and genetic differences which can be tested and measured. And most of these differences are found in our brains.
This is my brain. Do you like it? I'm somewhat fond of it. This is a single MRI slice through the center of my brain which was done when the doctors were trying to diagnose my intersex hormone condition. It was suspected that I had a pituitary adenoma or tumor, but it turns out my brain is in absolutely perfect shape, excepting a pineal gland cyst of no real significance at this juncture.
For the record, it's a very sobering thing to look at your own brain, especially when you flip through all the image "slices" on the DVD they give you. You get the impression that your brain went through a virtual deli counter meat slicer.
Before we look at the results of brain studies, there are some points of scientific fairness which need to be addressed. The first one is that all of the physical manifestations which are listed below are subtle effects. You will not see these on an X-ray, nor even an MRI without specifically looking for them. If the differences in the brains of transsexuals were significant and profound, we wouldn't be faced with having to continually justify our existence and alleged "motivations" in the first place. The second thing to note is that the uncertainty values of many of these studies are quite high, because there is significant variation in the brains of individuals from person to person. Finally, we need to recognize that because we are "rare and beautiful creatures," and so many of us are closeted and unwilling to participate in studies, many of these studies have only examined a very small sample sizes of transsexuals.
Keeping all of that in mind, let us look at the evidence.
XY karyotype men have about twice the volume and twice the number of neurons as XX karyotype women in two regions of the brain, called the BSTc and INAH3 regions. (Bao, Kruijver) An early study of cadaver brains found that transwomen have roughly the same numbers of neurons in these areas as XX women (Zhou), and this has been backed up by further non-invasive imaging studies. (Bao, Kruijver) A single transman who was tested was found to have an XY male number of neurons.(Bao, Kruijver) However, it should be noted that in the imaging study, the differences from person to person were somewhat wide-ranging, and the sample sizes were very small.
From Bao – note the similarity between female and MtF subjects – note "CAS" refers to the "castrated male" group.
MRI data from 24 transwomen who had not started hormone treatment revealed that while their overall grey matter appeared similar to that of XY karyotype males, they possessed a significantly larger amount of grey matter in the right putamen. In fact, the grey matter structure of the transwomen was much closer to those seen in XX karyotype female subjects. In short, while the brains of the transwomen resembled XY male brains in terms of grey matter, in one specific region their brains appeared to be "feminized." (Luders)
A study of the white matter in the brains of 18 transmen, 24 XY karyotype males, and 19 XX karyotype females using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) showed that the white matter structure of transmen was much closer to that of XY males than XX females. In fact, the white matter of their brain differed from the XY males only in a single region of the brain, whereas they differed from the XX women in three regions of the brain. None of the transmen had received hormone treatment at the time of the study. (Rametti, 2011) A follow-up study by the same researchers found that after the transmen had received hormone treatment, significant changes occurred in their brains, making them appear even more masculinized in certain regions which are associated with XY males. (Rametti, 2012)
From Rametti (2011) – note where F-toM subjects lie, right between female and male subjects, and identical to males in one region.
A positron emission tomography (PET) study showed that smelling androgens (male pheromones) caused transwomen to respond in the hypothalamus region of their brain in a manner similar to XX karyotype women. However, smelling estrogen-based pheromones also caused them to respond in the hypothalamus region in a manner similar to XY karyotype men. This combination of results suggests that transwomen occupy an "intermediate position with predominantly female features" in the way the hypothalamus reacted. (Berglund)
An MRI study of 22 transwomen and 28 transmen examined the shape of the corpus callosum in the brain at a specific cross-sectional plane, and compared this shape with that observed in 211 XY karyotype males and 211 XX karyotype females. Their results demonstrated that not only could the sex of the patient be determined with 74% accuracy from the MRI picture, but the shapes of the brains in the transsexuals strongly reflected their gender, and not their biological sex. (Yokota)
From Yokota – note the shape and skewing of the histograms – MTF subjects are closer to females than males, and FTM subjects are closer to males than females.
A recent study examined cortical thickness in the brain between 29 XY karyotype males, 23 XX karyotype females, 24 transmen, and 18 transwomen. None of the transsexual subjects had received any hormone treatment prior to the study. Using an MRI, the researchers found that the transwomen had more cortical thickness than the XY males in three regions of the brain. The transmen showed evidence of masculinization of their grey matter. In all transsexuals studied, the key differences from their biological sex were found in the right hemisphere. (Zubiaurre)
From Zubiaurre – note again where FtM subjects lie in the comparison.
Testing of a chemical produced in our bodies called "brain-derived neurotropic factor" (BDNF) in 45 transwomen found that when they were compared with 66 XY karyotype male control subjects, the transwomen had significantly lower levels of BDNF. However, this could be a result of higher stress levels and higher emotional trauma levels in the transsexual sampling. It should also be noted that no women control subjects were compared in this study. (Fontanari)
Genetic testing of 112 transwomen and 258 XY karyotype male control subjects found that the transwomen had significant differences in androgen receptor genes. The result of this difference could lead to less effective testosterone signaling, meaning that there would be significantly less "masculinization" of the brain in the womb. This would result in a brain which was much more feminized, leading to a female gender identity. (Hare)
An admittedly small study of 9 post-operative transwomen showed their brain activation was similar to women when viewing pictures showing erotic male images. (Oh) However, this study doesn't so much address the root cause of the transsexuality as it shows that their sexual attraction towards men led to the same brain reaction as seen in heterosexual women.
Evidence Which May Indicate or Imply Physical Differences in the Transgender Brain
A 2013 study from Taiwan compared transsexuals with control subjects using two different assessments. In the first comparison, 41 transwomen were compared against 38 control subjects in a behavioral study to see how they would respond to pornographic short films. The results showed that transwomen overwhelmingly saw themselves in the role of their mental gender while watching the films. The second study was objective rather than subjective, and used functional MRI to compare the brains of 23 transwomen who had not been treated with hormones with 23 age-matched control subjects. The result was a significant difference in brain activity, primarily in the dorsal and pregenual ACC regions of the brain, between the transwomen and the controls. These regions of the brain are typically associated with processing feelings of social exclusion and emotional conflicts, so this may not indicate a difference in the brain due to gender identity differences, but rather a difference due to the negative social results of gender identity differences. (Ku, 2013)
From Ku – H-/TXs are transwomen, and fcCONs are controls.
Evidence Against Physical Differences in the Transgender Brain
In opposition to these studies, however, there are some studies which have found no significant differences between the brains of transsexuals and the population at large.
Early studies directly examining the corpus callosum in the brains of 20 transsexuals found no significant differences on a gross level between their brains and those of 40 control subjects. (Emory) However, The MRI technology which was employed was relatively new at the time of the study (1991).
A study of four sex-sensitive mental processes (rotation of an object, visualization of objects, perception, and verbal skills) found no significant differences between transwomen and XY karyotype males. However, analysis of the results actually showed biological sex only influenced rotation and visualization, and previous results showing XY versus XX differences in perception and verbalization were not shown. This could point to a flaw in the study, as other studies have shown significant differences. (Haraldsen)
Many studies have pointed to the difference between the length of the index finger and the ring finger being an indicator of androgen exposure before birth. In a "normal" XY karyotype male, the index finger is significantly shorter than the ring finger, which has led some to question whether transwomen with that same finger pattern have any significant physiological differences from XY males. However, as noted above gendering of the brain is not due to just simple androgen exposure, and studies have found the finger-length test to be poor, with a 60% overlap between XY men and XX women. (Gooren, 2006)
A study of 30 transwomen and 31 transmen found only two transwomen possessed a detectable DNA defect. (Hengstschläger) This study has been criticized for being too small and for not looking deep enough into the genome to find potentially subtle differences in genetics. However, a sample size of 61 transsexuals is at least average, if not larger than average, and the study otherwise seems sound.
Recently, there has been some focus on differentiating transsexual women who are attracted to men, versus those attracted to women. A criticism is that many of these brain studies do not account for these differences (e.g., Luders) and should do such, and some researchers claim that their studies of the brains of lesbian transwomen show no significant differences from male brains. (Savic) This has led to debate within the research community as to whether or not differentiation is even needed, with no clear resolution forthcoming. (e.g. Cantor, Italiano)
Some researchers feel that the evidence is intriguing, but too subtle and difficult to study or replicate, and therefore not conclusive enough to say that transsexuality is a brain structure-focused intersex condition. (Meyer-Bahlburg)
Taking the entire breadth of the findings uncovered by my research, it appears that there is more than sufficient evidence that transgender persons either have a serious hormonal-based birth defect, have been exposed to exogenous chemicals which have impacted their gender development in the womb, have a genetic karyotype which differs from the general population, or via some other process have a brain structure which is different than would be indicated by their chromosomes. While no single study presents proof beyond any shadow of a doubt or with metaphysical certainty, taken together they do present a preponderance of evidence such that one can say with confidence that transgender individuals have a congenital gene-based difference from cissexual individuals.
Una is a professional science researcher and part-time university professor. The reader is encouraged to perform their own follow-up and fact-checking with the references listed below. Unintentional bias may exist in this article, as the author is herself an intersex transsexual woman. No personal, commercial, or academic conflict of interest exists between the author and any authors or institutions cited as references.
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34 thoughts on "The Transgender Brain"
Allie October 26, 2013 at 11:00 am
I am so glad to have found this site. I knew I couldn't be the only one in the area.
I'm not sure this is posted in the right place and really hope that the social heading will expand. I think I am finally ready to have fun with this. I have worried way to much about it for well over 50 years.
Una Post author October 27, 2013 at 2:46 am
Allie-thank you for your comment here. The site is growing, I just had to deal with some hosting problems first before it grew too large. I have book reviews, film reviews, and some other things ready to start posting soon. That and the news update have been in a 1-week hiatus as I've been traveling in Europe. Be sure to sign up with your e-mail to get the news feed in your mail. Instructions are under the "Frequently Asked Questions" menu item. – Una
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Paula Dupre April 12, 2014 at 6:12 pm
Wonderful synthesis of the current literature. Thanks for putting this together,
Wonderful synthesis of the current literature. Thanks for putting this together!
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ryubyss July 9, 2014 at 2:13 pm
I found your post by Googling "Kallmann's" and "transsexualism".
based on anecdotal evidence I seem to have found an overlap Kallmann's in genetic male and MTF transsexualism which seems greater than chance. as a trans woman with Kallmann's the topic interests me. you mentioned that you have an intersex condition. do you yourself have Kallmann's?
— Ria
Una Post author July 9, 2014 at 10:54 pm
Hello Ria, and thank you for your comment.
I have not been diagnosed with Kallmann's, but with a different hormonal disorder of uncertain origin. I've not had good enough health coverage for most of my life to have delved into the details, but from the first my hormones were tracked my male testosterone levels were below the bottom range for males (but still higher than female levels, and my estradiol was at a low-mid female level (but much higher than any male level).
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There are many more shining qualities in the mind of man, but there is none so useful as discretion. – Joseph Addison
Be not too tame neither, but let your own Discretion be your tutor; suit the action to the word, the word to the action. – William Shakespeare
Judgment is not upon all occasions required, but discretion always is. – Lord Chesterfield
Great is our admiration of the orator who speaks with fluency and discretion. – Marcus Tullius Cicero
Discretion of speech is more than eloquence, and to speak agreeably to him with whom we deal is more than to speak in good words, or in good order. – Francis Bacon
Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak.
"I pray for discretion every single night, that I can see through people, see what their greater good is. Sometimes that individual 'wows' you by the eye, but when it come to heart to heart, that person's not there for you. That's not just females. That may be friends, people who come into your life just to use you for who you are."
Merit consists in the virtue of love alone, flavored with the light of true discretion without which the soul is worth nothing. – St. Catherine of Siena
Discretion is the salt, and fancy the sugar of life; the one preserves, the other sweetens it. – Christian Nestell Bovee
"I wish to spend my life's twilight being just who I am. I could claim noble reasons as coming out in order to move gay rights forward, but I must admit it is for far more selfish reasons. Now is the time I wish to find someone, and I do not desire to force any potential partner to live a life of extreme discretion with me."
David Ogden Stiers
A sound discretion is not so much indicated by never making a mistake as by never repeating it. – Christian Nestell Bovee
Discretion is nothing other than the sense of justice with respect to the sphere of the intimate contents of life. – Georg Simmel
"Though a man has all other perfections, and wants discretion, he will be of no great consequence in the world; but if he has this single talent in perfection, and but a common share of others, he may do what he pleases in his station of life."
One can pass on responsibility, but not the discretion that goes with it. – Benvenuto Cellini
Let your own discretion be your tutor: suit the action to the word, the word to the action. – Hamlet
"Every human has four endowments – self awareness, conscience, independent will and creative imagination. These give us the ultimate human freedom… The power to choose, to respond, to change."
Because to take away a man's freedom of choice, even his freedom to make the wrong choice, is to manipulate him as though he were a puppet and not a person. – Madeleine L'Engle
So long as we are brave enough to accept the consequences of our actions, no one can take away our freedom of choice. – Mike Norton
"Even against the greatest of odds, there is something in the human spirit – a magic blend of skill, faith, and valor – that can lift men from certain defeat to incredible victory."
Walter Lord
The strongest principle of growth lies in the human choice. – George Eliot
Sometimes life is hard but the hardship is measured in the mind, so we should not flee the challenges we face. For with the challenges of life, discretion should be used.
Every man has his dignity. I'm willing to forget mine, but at my own discretion and not when someone else tells me to. – Denis Diderot
"Precision, speed, unambiguity, knowledge of files, continuity, discretion, unity, strict subordination, reduction of friction and of material and personal costs – these are raised to the optimum point in the strictly bureaucratic administration."
One of the things I expect Mr. Trump would look for in a vice president is discretion. – Michael T. Flynn
"Discretion is the most powerful tool a police officer carries on the beat, because an appropriate level of discretion can short-circuit the use of lethal force. Discretion and de-escalation measures are pro-community, pro-police, and create more trust while making everyone safer."
Corruption is the by-product of discretion when there is scope for interpretation of policies. – Piyush Goyal
"Police on the street need the discretion to deal quickly and easily with routine misdemeanors which need to be recorded but need not take up court time – and where there is no doubt about guilt."
Chris Grayling
"For centuries, the courts took the view that preserving the discretion of the authorities trumped the rights of victims to hold them to account. It was because of the Human Rights Act that this began to change."
"The way a woman carries herself and the way she dresses ought to promote the following types of words: modesty, discretion, wisdom, beauty, elegance and refinement, but not sensuality, luxury, extravagance."
Covering discretion with a coat of folly. – William Shakespeare
Be wiser than other people if you can; but do not tell them so. – Lord Chesterfield
"I don't know what to say about it except Tom Hanks is a great person, a serious person; he's dissatisfied in a very likeable way, in a very discreet way, and Steven Spielberg is similar in his discretion and drive. But Spielberg is calm. He's this driven filmmaker and visionary. He really is."
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Perish discretion, when it interferes with duty! – Hannah More
I serve at the discretion of the prime minister. – George Osborne
A lover without indiscretion is no lover at all. – Thomas Hardy
"The decision to allow clergy to perform same-sex marriages at the discretion of the congregation poses challenges for seminaries training new pastors who come from denominations fundamentally opposed on biblical grounds to same-sex marriage."
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The first duty of a state is to see that every child born therein shall be well housed, clothed, fed and educated till it attains years of discretion. – John Ruskin
Discretion is the polite word for hypocrisy. – Christine Keeler
"Silence, as someone has said, is the mother of prayer and the nurse of holy thoughts. Silence cuts down on our sins, doesn't it? We can't be sinning in so many different ways if we are being quiet before God. Silence nourishes patience, charity, discretion."
Absolute discretion is a ruthless master. It is more destructive of freedom than any of man's other inventions. – William O. Douglas
Discretion is a very valuable asset. – Shahid Khan
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Israelmore Ayivor
Think how many blameless lives are brightened by the blazing indiscretions of other people. – Hector Hugh Munro
Without discretion, people may be overlaid with unreasonable affection, and choked with too much nourishment. – Jeremy Collier
At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool. – Menander
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// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
// found in the LICENSE file.
package org.chromium.chrome.browser.preferences.privacy;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.app.ProgressDialog;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.preference.Preference;
import android.preference.PreferenceFragment;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.widget.ListView;
import org.chromium.base.VisibleForTesting;
import org.chromium.base.metrics.RecordHistogram;
import org.chromium.base.metrics.RecordUserAction;
import org.chromium.chrome.R;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.ChromeFeatureList;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.browsing_data.BrowsingDataType;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.browsing_data.TimePeriod;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.help.HelpAndFeedback;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.multiwindow.MultiWindowUtils;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.preferences.ButtonPreference;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.preferences.ClearBrowsingDataCheckBoxPreference;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.preferences.PrefServiceBridge;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.preferences.SpinnerPreference;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.preferences.TextMessageWithLinkAndIconPreference;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.preferences.privacy.BrowsingDataCounterBridge.BrowsingDataCounterCallback;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.profiles.Profile;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.tabmodel.TabModel.TabLaunchType;
import org.chromium.chrome.browser.tabmodel.document.TabDelegate;
import org.chromium.components.signin.ChromeSigninController;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.EnumSet;
/**
* Preference screen that allows the user to clear browsing data.
* The user can choose which types of data to clear (history, cookies, etc), and the time range
* from which to clear data.
*/
public class ClearBrowsingDataPreferences extends PreferenceFragment
implements PrefServiceBridge.ImportantSitesCallback,
PrefServiceBridge.OnClearBrowsingDataListener,
PrefServiceBridge.OtherFormsOfBrowsingHistoryListener,
Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener, Preference.OnPreferenceChangeListener {
/**
* Represents a single item in the dialog.
*/
private static class Item implements BrowsingDataCounterCallback,
Preference.OnPreferenceClickListener {
private final ClearBrowsingDataPreferences mParent;
private final DialogOption mOption;
private final ClearBrowsingDataCheckBoxPreference mCheckbox;
private BrowsingDataCounterBridge mCounter;
private boolean mShouldAnnounceCounterResult;
public Item(ClearBrowsingDataPreferences parent,
DialogOption option,
ClearBrowsingDataCheckBoxPreference checkbox,
boolean selected,
boolean enabled) {
super();
mParent = parent;
mOption = option;
mCheckbox = checkbox;
mCounter = new BrowsingDataCounterBridge(this, mOption.getDataType());
mCheckbox.setOnPreferenceClickListener(this);
mCheckbox.setEnabled(enabled);
mCheckbox.setChecked(selected);
mCheckbox.setSummaryOff(""); // No summary when unchecked.
}
public void destroy() {
mCounter.destroy();
}
public DialogOption getOption() {
return mOption;
}
public boolean isSelected() {
return mCheckbox.isChecked();
}
@Override
public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
assert mCheckbox == preference;
mParent.updateButtonState();
mShouldAnnounceCounterResult = true;
PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().setBrowsingDataDeletionPreference(
mOption.getDataType(), mCheckbox.isChecked());
return true;
}
@Override
public void onCounterFinished(String result) {
mCheckbox.setSummaryOn(result);
if (mShouldAnnounceCounterResult) {
mCheckbox.announceForAccessibility(result);
}
}
/**
* Sets whether the BrowsingDataCounter result should be announced. This is when the counter
* recalculation was caused by a checkbox state change (as opposed to fragment
* initialization or time period change).
*/
public void setShouldAnnounceCounterResult(boolean value) {
mShouldAnnounceCounterResult = value;
}
}
private static final String PREF_HISTORY = "clear_history_checkbox";
private static final String PREF_COOKIES = "clear_cookies_checkbox";
private static final String PREF_CACHE = "clear_cache_checkbox";
private static final String PREF_PASSWORDS = "clear_passwords_checkbox";
private static final String PREF_FORM_DATA = "clear_form_data_checkbox";
@VisibleForTesting
public static final String PREF_GOOGLE_SUMMARY = "google_summary";
@VisibleForTesting
public static final String PREF_GENERAL_SUMMARY = "general_summary";
private static final String PREF_TIME_RANGE = "time_period_spinner";
/** The "Clear" button preference. */
@VisibleForTesting
public static final String PREF_CLEAR_BUTTON = "clear_button";
/** The tag used for logging. */
public static final String TAG = "ClearBrowsingDataPreferences";
/** The histogram for the dialog about other forms of browsing history. */
private static final String DIALOG_HISTOGRAM =
"History.ClearBrowsingData.ShownHistoryNoticeAfterClearing";
/** The web history URL. */
private static final String WEB_HISTORY_URL =
"https://history.google.com/history/?utm_source=chrome_cbd";
/**
* Used for the onActivityResult pattern. The value is arbitrary, just to distinguish from other
* activities that we might be using onActivityResult with as well.
*/
private static final int IMPORTANT_SITES_DIALOG_CODE = 1;
private static final int IMPORTANT_SITES_PERCENTAGE_BUCKET_COUNT = 20;
/**
* The various data types that can be cleared via this screen.
*/
public enum DialogOption {
CLEAR_HISTORY(BrowsingDataType.HISTORY, PREF_HISTORY),
CLEAR_COOKIES_AND_SITE_DATA(BrowsingDataType.COOKIES, PREF_COOKIES),
CLEAR_CACHE(BrowsingDataType.CACHE, PREF_CACHE),
CLEAR_PASSWORDS(BrowsingDataType.PASSWORDS, PREF_PASSWORDS),
CLEAR_FORM_DATA(BrowsingDataType.FORM_DATA, PREF_FORM_DATA);
private final int mDataType;
private final String mPreferenceKey;
private DialogOption(int dataType, String preferenceKey) {
mDataType = dataType;
mPreferenceKey = preferenceKey;
}
public int getDataType() {
return mDataType;
}
/**
* @return String The key of the corresponding preference.
*/
public String getPreferenceKey() {
return mPreferenceKey;
}
}
/**
* An option to be shown in the time period spiner.
*/
private static class TimePeriodSpinnerOption {
private int mTimePeriod;
private String mTitle;
/**
* Constructs this time period spinner option.
* @param timePeriod The time period represented as an int from the shared enum
* {@link TimePeriod}.
* @param title The text that will be used to represent this item in the spinner.
*/
public TimePeriodSpinnerOption(int timePeriod, String title) {
mTimePeriod = timePeriod;
mTitle = title;
}
/**
* @return The time period represented as an int from the shared enum {@link TimePeriod}
*/
public int getTimePeriod() {
return mTimePeriod;
}
@Override
public String toString() {
return mTitle;
}
}
private OtherFormsOfHistoryDialogFragment mDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistory;
private boolean mIsDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistoryEnabled;
private ProgressDialog mProgressDialog;
private Item[] mItems;
// This is a constant on the C++ side.
private int mMaxImportantSites;
// This is the sorted list of important registerable domains. If null, then we haven't finished
// fetching them yet.
private String[] mSortedImportantDomains;
// These are the reasons the above domains were chosen as important.
private int[] mSortedImportantDomainReasons;
// These are full url examples of the domains above. We use them for favicons.
private String[] mSortedExampleOrigins;
// This is the dialog we show to the user that lets them 'uncheck' (or exclude) the above
// important domains from being cleared.
private ConfirmImportantSitesDialogFragment mConfirmImportantSitesDialog;
private final EnumSet<DialogOption> getSelectedOptions() {
EnumSet<DialogOption> selected = EnumSet.noneOf(DialogOption.class);
for (Item item : mItems) {
if (item.isSelected()) selected.add(item.getOption());
}
return selected;
}
/**
* Requests the browsing data corresponding to the given dialog options to be deleted.
* @param options The dialog options whose corresponding data should be deleted.
*/
private final void clearBrowsingData(EnumSet<DialogOption> options,
@Nullable String[] blacklistedDomains, @Nullable int[] blacklistedDomainReasons,
@Nullable String[] ignoredDomains, @Nullable int[] ignoredDomainReasons) {
showProgressDialog();
int[] dataTypes = new int[options.size()];
int i = 0;
for (DialogOption option : options) {
dataTypes[i] = option.getDataType();
++i;
}
Object spinnerSelection =
((SpinnerPreference) findPreference(PREF_TIME_RANGE)).getSelectedOption();
int timePeriod = ((TimePeriodSpinnerOption) spinnerSelection).getTimePeriod();
if (blacklistedDomains != null && blacklistedDomains.length != 0) {
PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().clearBrowsingDataExcludingDomains(this, dataTypes,
timePeriod, blacklistedDomains, blacklistedDomainReasons, ignoredDomains,
ignoredDomainReasons);
} else {
PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().clearBrowsingData(this, dataTypes, timePeriod);
}
}
private void dismissProgressDialog() {
if (mProgressDialog != null && mProgressDialog.isShowing()) {
mProgressDialog.dismiss();
}
mProgressDialog = null;
}
/**
* Returns the Array of dialog options. Options are displayed in the same
* order as they appear in the array.
*/
private DialogOption[] getDialogOptions() {
return new DialogOption[] {
DialogOption.CLEAR_HISTORY,
DialogOption.CLEAR_COOKIES_AND_SITE_DATA,
DialogOption.CLEAR_CACHE,
DialogOption.CLEAR_PASSWORDS,
DialogOption.CLEAR_FORM_DATA
};
}
/**
* Returns the Array of time periods. Options are displayed in the same order as they appear
* in the array.
*/
private TimePeriodSpinnerOption[] getTimePeriodSpinnerOptions() {
Activity activity = getActivity();
TimePeriodSpinnerOption[] options = new TimePeriodSpinnerOption[] {
new TimePeriodSpinnerOption(TimePeriod.LAST_HOUR,
activity.getString(R.string.clear_browsing_data_period_hour)),
new TimePeriodSpinnerOption(TimePeriod.LAST_DAY,
activity.getString(R.string.clear_browsing_data_period_day)),
new TimePeriodSpinnerOption(TimePeriod.LAST_WEEK,
activity.getString(R.string.clear_browsing_data_period_week)),
new TimePeriodSpinnerOption(TimePeriod.FOUR_WEEKS,
activity.getString(R.string.clear_browsing_data_period_four_weeks)),
new TimePeriodSpinnerOption(TimePeriod.ALL_TIME,
activity.getString(R.string.clear_browsing_data_period_everything))};
return options;
}
/**
* Decides whether a given dialog option should be selected when the dialog is initialized.
* @param option The option in question.
* @return boolean Whether the given option should be preselected.
*/
private boolean isOptionSelectedByDefault(DialogOption option) {
return PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().getBrowsingDataDeletionPreference(
option.getDataType());
}
/**
* Called when clearing browsing data completes.
* Implements the ChromePreferences.OnClearBrowsingDataListener interface.
*/
@Override
public void onBrowsingDataCleared() {
if (getActivity() == null) return;
// If the user deleted their browsing history, the dialog about other forms of history
// is enabled, and it has never been shown before, show it. Note that opening a new
// DialogFragment is only possible if the Activity is visible.
//
// If conditions to show the dialog about other forms of history are not met, just close
// this preference screen.
if (MultiWindowUtils.isActivityVisible(getActivity())
&& getSelectedOptions().contains(DialogOption.CLEAR_HISTORY)
&& mIsDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistoryEnabled
&& !OtherFormsOfHistoryDialogFragment.wasDialogShown(getActivity())) {
mDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistory = new OtherFormsOfHistoryDialogFragment();
mDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistory.show(getActivity());
dismissProgressDialog();
RecordHistogram.recordBooleanHistogram(DIALOG_HISTOGRAM, true);
} else {
dismissProgressDialog();
getActivity().finish();
RecordHistogram.recordBooleanHistogram(DIALOG_HISTOGRAM, false);
}
}
/**
* Returns if we should show the important sites dialog. We check to see if
* <ol>
* <li>We've fetched the important sites,
* <li>there are important sites,
* <li>the feature is enabled, and
* <li>we have cache or cookies selected.
* </ol>
*/
private boolean shouldShowImportantSitesDialog() {
if (!ChromeFeatureList.isEnabled(ChromeFeatureList.IMPORTANT_SITES_IN_CBD)) return false;
EnumSet<DialogOption> selectedOptions = getSelectedOptions();
if (!selectedOptions.contains(DialogOption.CLEAR_CACHE)
&& !selectedOptions.contains(DialogOption.CLEAR_COOKIES_AND_SITE_DATA)) {
return false;
}
boolean haveImportantSites =
mSortedImportantDomains != null && mSortedImportantDomains.length != 0;
RecordHistogram.recordBooleanHistogram(
"History.ClearBrowsingData.ImportantDialogShown", haveImportantSites);
return haveImportantSites;
}
@Override
public boolean onPreferenceClick(Preference preference) {
if (preference.getKey().equals(PREF_CLEAR_BUTTON)) {
if (shouldShowImportantSitesDialog()) {
showImportantDialogThenClear();
return true;
}
// If sites haven't been fetched, just clear the browsing data regularly rather than
// waiting to show the important sites dialog.
clearBrowsingData(getSelectedOptions(), null, null, null, null);
return true;
}
return false;
}
@Override
public boolean onPreferenceChange(Preference preference, Object value) {
if (preference.getKey().equals(PREF_TIME_RANGE)) {
// Inform the items that a recalculation is going to happen as a result of the time
// period change.
for (Item item : mItems) {
item.setShouldAnnounceCounterResult(false);
}
PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().setBrowsingDataDeletionTimePeriod(
((TimePeriodSpinnerOption) value).getTimePeriod());
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Disable the "Clear" button if none of the options are selected. Otherwise, enable it.
*/
private void updateButtonState() {
ButtonPreference clearButton = (ButtonPreference) findPreference(PREF_CLEAR_BUTTON);
if (clearButton == null) return;
boolean isEnabled = !getSelectedOptions().isEmpty();
clearButton.setEnabled(isEnabled);
}
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
RecordUserAction.record("ClearBrowsingData_DialogCreated");
mMaxImportantSites = PrefServiceBridge.getMaxImportantSites();
PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().requestInfoAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistory(this);
getActivity().setTitle(R.string.clear_browsing_data_title);
addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.clear_browsing_data_preferences);
DialogOption[] options = getDialogOptions();
mItems = new Item[options.length];
for (int i = 0; i < options.length; i++) {
boolean enabled = true;
// It is possible to disable the deletion of browsing history.
if (options[i] == DialogOption.CLEAR_HISTORY
&& !PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().canDeleteBrowsingHistory()) {
enabled = false;
PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().setBrowsingDataDeletionPreference(
DialogOption.CLEAR_HISTORY.getDataType(), false);
}
mItems[i] = new Item(
this,
options[i],
(ClearBrowsingDataCheckBoxPreference) findPreference(options[i].getPreferenceKey()),
isOptionSelectedByDefault(options[i]),
enabled);
}
// Not all checkboxes defined in the layout are necessarily handled by this class
// or a particular subclass. Hide those that are not.
EnumSet<DialogOption> unboundOptions = EnumSet.allOf(DialogOption.class);
unboundOptions.removeAll(Arrays.asList(getDialogOptions()));
for (DialogOption option : unboundOptions) {
getPreferenceScreen().removePreference(findPreference(option.getPreferenceKey()));
}
// The time range selection spinner.
SpinnerPreference spinner = (SpinnerPreference) findPreference(PREF_TIME_RANGE);
spinner.setOnPreferenceChangeListener(this);
TimePeriodSpinnerOption[] spinnerOptions = getTimePeriodSpinnerOptions();
int selectedTimePeriod =
PrefServiceBridge.getInstance().getBrowsingDataDeletionTimePeriod();
int spinnerOptionIndex = -1;
for (int i = 0; i < spinnerOptions.length; ++i) {
if (spinnerOptions[i].getTimePeriod() == selectedTimePeriod) {
spinnerOptionIndex = i;
break;
}
}
assert spinnerOptionIndex != -1;
spinner.setOptions(spinnerOptions, spinnerOptionIndex);
// The "Clear" button.
ButtonPreference clearButton = (ButtonPreference) findPreference(PREF_CLEAR_BUTTON);
clearButton.setOnPreferenceClickListener(this);
clearButton.setShouldDisableView(true);
// The general information footnote informs users about data that will not be deleted.
// If the user is signed in, it also informs users about the behavior of synced deletions.
// and we show an additional Google-specific footnote. This footnote informs users that they
// will not be signed out of their Google account, and if the web history service indicates
// that they have other forms of browsing history, then also about that.
TextMessageWithLinkAndIconPreference google_summary =
(TextMessageWithLinkAndIconPreference) findPreference(PREF_GOOGLE_SUMMARY);
TextMessageWithLinkAndIconPreference general_summary =
(TextMessageWithLinkAndIconPreference) findPreference(PREF_GENERAL_SUMMARY);
google_summary.setLinkClickDelegate(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
new TabDelegate(false /* incognito */).launchUrl(
WEB_HISTORY_URL, TabLaunchType.FROM_CHROME_UI);
}
});
general_summary.setLinkClickDelegate(new Runnable() {
@Override
public void run() {
HelpAndFeedback.getInstance(getActivity()).show(
getActivity(),
getResources().getString(R.string.help_context_clear_browsing_data),
Profile.getLastUsedProfile(),
null);
}
});
if (ChromeSigninController.get(getActivity()).isSignedIn()) {
general_summary.setSummary(
R.string.clear_browsing_data_footnote_sync_and_site_settings);
} else {
getPreferenceScreen().removePreference(google_summary);
general_summary.setSummary(R.string.clear_browsing_data_footnote_site_settings);
}
if (ChromeFeatureList.isEnabled(ChromeFeatureList.IMPORTANT_SITES_IN_CBD)) {
PrefServiceBridge.fetchImportantSites(this);
}
}
@Override
public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
// Now that the dialog's view has been created, update the button state.
updateButtonState();
// Remove the dividers between checkboxes.
((ListView) getView().findViewById(android.R.id.list)).setDivider(null);
}
@Override
public void onDestroy() {
super.onDestroy();
dismissProgressDialog();
for (Item item : mItems) {
item.destroy();
}
}
// We either show the dialog, or modify the current one to display our messages. This avoids
// a dialog flash.
private final void showProgressDialog() {
if (getActivity() == null) return;
mProgressDialog = ProgressDialog.show(getActivity(),
getActivity().getString(R.string.clear_browsing_data_progress_title),
getActivity().getString(R.string.clear_browsing_data_progress_message), true,
false);
}
@VisibleForTesting
ProgressDialog getProgressDialog() {
return mProgressDialog;
}
@VisibleForTesting
ConfirmImportantSitesDialogFragment getImportantSitesDialogFragment() {
return mConfirmImportantSitesDialog;
}
/**
* This method shows the important sites dialog. After the dialog is shown, we correctly clear.
*/
private void showImportantDialogThenClear() {
mConfirmImportantSitesDialog = ConfirmImportantSitesDialogFragment.newInstance(
mSortedImportantDomains, mSortedImportantDomainReasons, mSortedExampleOrigins);
mConfirmImportantSitesDialog.setTargetFragment(this, IMPORTANT_SITES_DIALOG_CODE);
mConfirmImportantSitesDialog.show(
getFragmentManager(), ConfirmImportantSitesDialogFragment.FRAGMENT_TAG);
}
@Override
public void showNoticeAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistory() {
if (getActivity() == null) return;
TextMessageWithLinkAndIconPreference google_summary =
(TextMessageWithLinkAndIconPreference) findPreference(PREF_GOOGLE_SUMMARY);
if (google_summary == null) return;
google_summary.setSummary(
R.string.clear_browsing_data_footnote_signed_and_other_forms_of_history);
}
@Override
public void enableDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistory() {
if (getActivity() == null) return;
mIsDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistoryEnabled = true;
}
/**
* Used only to access the dialog about other forms of browsing history from tests.
*/
@VisibleForTesting
OtherFormsOfHistoryDialogFragment getDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistory() {
return mDialogAboutOtherFormsOfBrowsingHistory;
}
@Override
public void onImportantRegisterableDomainsReady(
String[] domains, String[] exampleOrigins, int[] importantReasons) {
if (domains == null) return;
// mMaxImportantSites is a constant on the C++ side. While 0 is valid, use 1 as the minimum
// because histogram code assumes a min >= 1; the underflow bucket will record the 0s.
RecordHistogram.recordLinearCountHistogram("History.ClearBrowsingData.NumImportant",
domains.length, 1, mMaxImportantSites + 1, mMaxImportantSites + 1);
mSortedImportantDomains = Arrays.copyOf(domains, domains.length);
mSortedImportantDomainReasons = Arrays.copyOf(importantReasons, importantReasons.length);
mSortedExampleOrigins = Arrays.copyOf(exampleOrigins, exampleOrigins.length);
}
/**
* This is the callback for the important domain dialog. We should only clear if we get the
* positive button response.
*/
@Override
public void onActivityResult(int requestCode, int resultCode, Intent data) {
if (requestCode == IMPORTANT_SITES_DIALOG_CODE && resultCode == Activity.RESULT_OK) {
// Deselected means that the user is excluding the domain from being cleared.
String[] deselectedDomains = data.getStringArrayExtra(
ConfirmImportantSitesDialogFragment.DESELECTED_DOMAINS_TAG);
int[] deselectedDomainReasons = data.getIntArrayExtra(
ConfirmImportantSitesDialogFragment.DESELECTED_DOMAIN_REASONS_TAG);
String[] ignoredDomains = data.getStringArrayExtra(
ConfirmImportantSitesDialogFragment.IGNORED_DOMAINS_TAG);
int[] ignoredDomainReasons = data.getIntArrayExtra(
ConfirmImportantSitesDialogFragment.IGNORED_DOMAIN_REASONS_TAG);
if (deselectedDomains != null && mSortedImportantDomains != null) {
// mMaxImportantSites is a constant on the C++ side.
RecordHistogram.recordCustomCountHistogram(
"History.ClearBrowsingData.ImportantDeselectedNum",
deselectedDomains.length, 1, mMaxImportantSites + 1,
mMaxImportantSites + 1);
RecordHistogram.recordCustomCountHistogram(
"History.ClearBrowsingData.ImportantIgnoredNum", ignoredDomains.length, 1,
mMaxImportantSites + 1, mMaxImportantSites + 1);
// We put our max at 20 instead of 100 to reduce the number of empty buckets (as
// our maximum denominator is 5).
RecordHistogram.recordEnumeratedHistogram(
"History.ClearBrowsingData.ImportantDeselectedPercent",
deselectedDomains.length * IMPORTANT_SITES_PERCENTAGE_BUCKET_COUNT
/ mSortedImportantDomains.length,
IMPORTANT_SITES_PERCENTAGE_BUCKET_COUNT + 1);
RecordHistogram.recordEnumeratedHistogram(
"History.ClearBrowsingData.ImportantIgnoredPercent",
ignoredDomains.length * IMPORTANT_SITES_PERCENTAGE_BUCKET_COUNT
/ mSortedImportantDomains.length,
IMPORTANT_SITES_PERCENTAGE_BUCKET_COUNT + 1);
}
clearBrowsingData(getSelectedOptions(), deselectedDomains, deselectedDomainReasons,
ignoredDomains, ignoredDomainReasons);
}
}
}
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by Matt Maher
From the artist who brought you "Lord I Need You" and "Because He Lives (Amen)" comes this collection of all-new songs including the hit single, "Your Love Defends Me." Known globally as one of Christian music's premier worship leaders and...
All the People Said Amen
Advent of Christmas
Love in Between
Echoes Deluxe Edition
Empty and Beautiful
Worship and Believe
Bright Faith Bold Future
Lead Us Back: Songs of Worship Deluxe Edition (Double Cd)
Third Day
From the artist who brought you "Lord I Need You" and "Because He Lives (Amen)" comes this collection of all-new songs including the hit single, "Your Love Defends Me." Known globally as one of Christian music's premier worship leaders and artists, Matt Maher offers hope and encouragement to believers while challenging them to extend that same hope and encouragement to the world around them. Features the songs "Faithfulness" and "Least of These" among others.
Product Code 083061107222
Tracks 11
Department Music
Category Praise And Worship
Publisher Essential Records
8. The Least Of These
Echoes - DISC 1
9. The Cross Forever Speaks
2. What A Friend
7. Faithfulness
1. Clean Heart
5. Just As I Am
4. Your Love Defends Me
10. Into Your Hands
6. Awake My Soul (a Thousand Tongues)
3. Holy
11. As Good As It Gets
Matt Maher was born and raised in Newfoundland, Canada. His parents recognised his musical talent from an early age, and he grew up taking piano lessons and immersing himself in a broad variety of music, playing in concert and jazz ensembles, singing in a choir, and playing in a garage rock band.
Maher started his post-secondary studies at Memorial University of Newfoundland, but soon after received a scholarship from the Jazz Department at Arizona State University, so he moved to Phoenix, Arizona where he studied jazz piano and earned a music degree.
While attending church in Arizona, Matt was approached by the youth pastor and the music director to help out. "They both saw something in me that I didn't see, and I know it was God leading me closer to Him. Within two months, I was led to accept what Christ did for me on the cross, and to respond in serving Him in my new church community."
Three of Maher's albums have reached the Top 25 Christian Albums Billboard chart and four of his singles have reached the Top 25 Christian Songs chart. Maher is based in Nashville, Tennessee and travels as a "Musical Missionary". He is still involved in local church ministry at St Timothy Catholic Community, as well as helping out with the young adult ministry at All Saints Newman Center, on the campus of Arizona State University.
Besides serving with organisations like Worshiptogether.com, Spiritandsong.com, Passion, Youth Specialties, and Adore Ministries, Matt is a contributing artist for Life Teen, a high school youth movement that helped lead him to Jesus, and his songs are being sung by the church around the world including the song "Your Grace is Enough", originally recorded by Chris Tomlin.
Bestsellers in Praise And Worship
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The Belonging Co
Roar From Zion
Sing Like Never Before: Essential Collection
Sing! Psalms: Ancient and Modern
Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty
A Belfast Symphony (Live)
Robin Mark
Awaken: The Surrounded Experience
Michael W Smith
10,000 Reasons (Ten Thousand)
Sounds of Worship: Good Good Father (Double Cd)
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Just found this the other day too!
Thanks! Been too busy with doggy paws to spot this! YEA!
I get King email updates – but over in my ancient and much neglected Hotmail account – so I got in late myself.
Ah, he's using his own experience with utter ruthlessness again. That pedestrian-struck accident. You read in his terrific manula On Writing the whole rundown of his recovery, including the fixators in the shattered shin.
All writers ransack their own lives of course, without conscience or mercy, but he's especially good at it.
I think most of the Dark Tower books were written before he got hit. But you probably know how he described being traumatized at about four by seeing a kid hit by a train and knocked right out of his shoes (The Body, aka the film Stand By Me). In a way he spent his whole life waiting fearfully for that train to come back and get him, and eventually it did. The quality of his writing changed after that — it became less high-pressure and frenzied, though I think it lost a little as far as capturing your attention. It was as if a circuit closed when that van hit him..
Funny I was just thinking of Buick 8 last night — the way it reprised the riverside transition to another world that was one of the charged moments in The Talisman. I wonder if there's a story behind that too. |
Savor the joys of Japanese cuisine with a "Shokado bento" box filled with fresh ingredients from the Setouchi.
LOCAL FLAVORS SOMETHING SPECIAL ON YOUR PALATE SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN WINTER
OKAYAMA SETOUCHI
The "Hiru-Gozen", featuring the bounty of the Seto Inland Sea, is a beauty to behold.
A square box of some sort arrives. Opening it, a cry of wonderment escapes. Before me sits a beautiful assortment of items reflecting the four seasons of Japan. This is the 3,390 yen "Shokado bento". Its division into square compartments ensures that each part of the lunch remains separate from the others in taste and flavor, a way of serving food that is uniquely Japanese, allowing enjoyment of each of the different items in the box. First invented by a traditional Japanese restaurant around 1930 for use in a tea ceremony, this type of bento box eventually became a national phenomenon. This former inn, which boasts expansive views of the Seto Inland Sea, offers traditional Japanese foods like tempura and sashimi that are a luxurious tribute to the waters below. Bingoya is located up a hill and affords views of a small harbor of the Seto Inland Sea. Another reason for its popularity is that diners can enjoy the atmosphere of a traditional Japanese inn built in the Sukiya-zukuri architectural style.(This information is as of December 2017)
Bingoya
956 Tamashima Agasaki, Kurashiki City, Okayama [Map]
11:30-14:30 (OS 14:00) / 17:00-22:00 (OS 21:30) * Hours negotiable
Acsess
10 minutes from JR Shin-Kurashiki Station by Ikasa Bus Corporation (take bus for Yorishima Sogoshisho-mae), alighting at Showabashi Stop. One minute on foot from bus stop.
Enjoy night views of the Mizushima Coastal Industrial Zone
A café in a traditional house evoking Japan's four seasons and nature |
I've been doing these "Look Back" posts since back in 2010. I started off the year strong with 22 posts between January and February! I slowed down quite a bit but ended the year with a respectable 79 posts for the year, down just one from last year's output of 80 posts. I still plan on knocking out three more which will be dated in 2016 (three WWE PPV recaps). I'm sort of an analytics geek so I really look forward to writing these recap posts. It's always interesting (to me at least) to see what posts make the list and to see if there are posts that prevail through the years.
A post that details just what it sounds like. Let me tell you… there's nothing scarier than sitting in traffic and looking down to realize you're on empty.
For years now I've been on a personal crusade to make sure a certain snow plow scammer is put on blast. This is the 2010 version of the story and it won't be the last time you see it on this list.
Back in 2013, professional wrestling company TNA had a year long angle that dealt with a gang who referred to themselves as Aces & Eights. It was awful.
This year's version of the snow plow scam. Dude is clearly still in business and spending money on his marketing.
Do you have an Elf on the Shelf that comes to visit your kids around the holidays? We do. This entry, up from #7 last year is what happened when we lost him.
Holding strong at #5 for the second year in a row. I love grilling. Here's the story of a grill that had seen its better days.
Dropping one spot from #3 last year. I've never seen The Newsroom on HBO, but this speech from the show's first episode is absolutely epic.
If you're a WWE fan you'll know the name Dolph Ziggler. What you may not know is that guy (real name Nic Nemeth) went to my wife's alma mater Kent State University. This is up from #8 last year.
Pip and I get together every year to watch WrestleMania and resurrect our battle with the fearsome Beeramid. Every year we create a drinking game to accompany that evening's festivities.
It was #2 last year and this year it jumped to the head of the pack far and away the top post of the year. Ever wonder the nutritional value of McDonald's Family Meal? I did the research… get ready to be appalled.
As always, I've got lots to say and a lot on my mind so I'm really looking forward to a busy 2017 here on the blog. Happy New Year!
Tagged Char Broil, Dolph Ziggler, drinking game, Elf On The Shelf, Got Snow Services, McDonald's Dinner Box, The Newsroom, TNA, traffic jam, WrestleMania 32. |
Tips on Selecting Carpet and area rugs by Florida Floor Fashions.
1. A Full and Varied Selection is Important.
3. Wool is what synthetics are trying to be.
4. Synthetics are better than ever.
5. Be practical about color.
6. Consider the texture, too.
7. Be careful on stairs.
8. The old-fashioned way is still the best.
9. Expert Intallers are Essential!
10. Seams shouldn't be obvious.
11. Your padding shouldn't be too soft.
12. Come in and Talk to Us! |
package com.rockwellcollins.atc.agree.analysis.realtime;
import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;
import jkind.lustre.Expr;
import jkind.lustre.IdExpr;
public class AgreePeriodicPattern extends AgreeRealtimePattern {
public AgreePeriodicPattern(String string, EObject reference, IdExpr event, Expr period, Expr jitter) {
super(string, reference, event, period, jitter);
}
}
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