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When trying out a new board with the five fin convertible option, I almost always find that it is best to run first with a tri-fin set-up. Thrusters are the most predictable and stable fin configuration, and the best way to get to know the 'personality' of a new board.
It's like having tight suspension on a car, it makes for an easier way to keep the reigns on the wheel while feeling out the gas. Thrusters are great at cornering tight turns under high pressure, at high speeds and with power.
Simon achieved just what he was after and was able to throttle and thrust his large frame into powerful speed-raking lead foot turns that the surfing world up to that time had never before seen.
So, what does a tri-fin do that a quad can't?
And, what are the best conditions for a tri?
the thruster loves to be surfed top-to-bottom; the vertical approach where you come off the bottom quick and tight, redirect straight up into the lip, and finish off with a snappy fast reacting tight radius turn or fin release.
The tight radius pivot and speedy redirection of the thruster is quite possibly it's greatest advantages in waves that require a more vertical up and down, side-to-side approach.
Whereas the quad brings out the fastest top speeds possible in the more lateral pedal-to-the-metal runs where you are going full gas on the straightaways.
So, why is the quad so much faster on these straightaways?
To answer that let's take a quick walk through the basic hydrodynamics of reducing drag and increasing fin area for drive. The back center fin on a thruster creates drag. Drag is not necessarily always a bad thing....there is actually good drag, and there is bad drag.
For example, on a thruster, the center fin creates positive drag when it is being pushed hard and cornered through a turn where the wave has the push that is called for to lay the board over hard on rail.
creating thrust through the second part of the turn or maneuver.
While on the other hand, 'negative' drag can been seen on the thruster when the wave has a long trim area on it, or an area where you need to cover a lot of territory, but not necessarily by being hard on rail to get from point A to point B.
like there is more friction in the back half of your board than glide and you can't quite get across the dead spots to connect the dots.
This is one of the scenarios where removing the center back fin increases speed by reducing the negative drag.....the same rules apply where you have long running lateral barrels that require top straightaway speed....and so, we introduce part of the non-center fin picture that is the quad.
Ok, so quads go faster on the straights, in part, by having no center back fin; got it.
....So what exactly do the rear quad fins do then?
By increasing overall fin area on your rail, you also increase the leverage against the water when you set your rail into a turn. Because quads don't just go straight, they turn too....just a bit differently than thrusters do.
And what is so rad about having almost double the fin area closer to your rail is that when you do sink that rail down, you get an increased lateral drive that has more horsepower than you can get from one fin on your rail.
Basic math - more area = more leverage = more drive.
you want want something that holds it's speed through drawn out arcs.
Something I've personally noticed that is really cool about how quads turn is at pointbreaks, especially when it's big and sectiony.
but when you get to a part way out on the shoulder and want to draw a long arcing cutback that holds speed; the quad loves it.
Once you get that rail laid over and both the fins on the rail engaged, you are able to increase your speed through the second half of the arc....the part where you normally on a thruster have to kinda milk the gas pedal ease on and off the rail so you can keep your speed up....well, the quad fins just give you that little extra area of fins that push back and keep giving you more gas, so you come out of these big lateral arcs with more speed than you had going into them.
So, the long and short of it....THRUSTERS are grippy, like up and down, quick side-to-side, back-and-forth surfing conditions || snappy in the pocket, fast redirection, pivotty and tight off the bottom.... and .... the QUADS are lateral speedsters; they give you a lot of added speed down the line to help you get through sections || Quads will draw turns out a bit, but hold and even gain speed through the second half of long, drawn out rail turns.
| 2019-04-25T02:11:15 |
https://americansurfboardfactory.com/2014/05/thruster-vs-quads/
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Chromium/Blink would like to propose an intervention where the passive option for wheel/mousewheel event listeners added to Document level objects would be true by default. To opt out developers can explicitly specify passive: false when they want to prevent scrolling/zooming.
This intervention is the wheel equivalent of touch scroll intervention which is implemented by Chrome (since M56), Safari1, and Firefox2.
On Windows and Mac platforms scrolling by mouse wheel (and touchpad) accounts for more than 90% and 96% of scrolling respectively.
75% of the wheel event listeners added to a Document level element do not specify passive option and more than 98.5% of such listeners do not call preventDefault().
Since high precision touchpad scrolling on Edge is already not blocked on wheel events. Edge might be implicitly in favor of the intervention.
I'd guess most pages with document-level preventDefaults are also non-scrollable, since it's weird for a user to see overflowing content and a scrollbar but not be able to scroll with mousewheel. Maybe some "parallax" sites that eat the wheel to apply their own physics/animation? Even with this intervention these probably function approximately as expected if setting scrollTop in script wins over the scroll animation.
That said, I'm now observing that in Chrome the scroll animation wins over setting scrollTop in script. Is that expected? Is there a means for a developer to halt an in-progress scroll animation in Chrome?
You might want to consider changing this behavior to match Edge/FF to further reduce the compat risk of the intervention.
P.S. Precision Touchpad doesn't fire any wheel events in Edge so it's perhaps not quite fair to compare against. But regardless this intervention seems good.
I don't have any objections to this intervention either. It should be straightforward to implement in FF as well.
In http://jsfiddle.net/gcxof62e/ if the developer wants to set document.scrollingElement.scrollTop they should preventDefault the wheel event and specify that the event listener is blocking.
This is a slightly different point though - regardless of whether a developer is setting scrollTop in response to the wheel event or in response to something else, it seems that developer cannot interrupt the animation.
In this specific case, the compatibility risk I'm highlighting is for document-level script takeover of scrolling (e.g. maybe Nicescroll would be an example). Since these are not specifying passive: false today, I suspect the script-driven scroll animation might fight with the native scroll animation for some strange visual effects. Whereas if setting scrollTop halts the native scroll animation like in Edge and FF, then I suspect the script-driven scroll animation would be able to take over from the native animation and function mostly as expected (maybe barring a frame or two of native scrolling animation), potentially partially mitigating that compatibility risk.
In any case, I'm in favor of the intervention. Just offering a suggestion in case issues are discovered on that type of construction.
However this intervention won't change/add any compatibility risks: Regardless of the value of the passive option, even in cases that it used to be false by default and this intervention changes it to be true, with async wheel events if the first wheel event is not prevented by default the rest of the wheel events in the current scroll sequence are not cancelable and the fight between script-driven scroll animation and the native scroll animation will happen anyway with our without this intervention.
Since this has been implemented it has broken a number of smooth-scroll plugins / libraries that remove the 'judder' created by a traditional mouse wheel when scrolling on Chrome.
| 2019-04-23T08:23:51 |
https://github.com/WICG/interventions/issues/64
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Stephen Williamson: New Monetarist Economics: What's Up With Inflation?
Larger, diversified economies should try NGDP level targeting, or something similar. This idea is endorsed by New Keynesians such as Woodford and Christina Romer.
Less diversified economies can try some form of nominal wage targeting or, in the case of export-dependent countries, exchange rate targeting.
I agree that the old Keynesian framework is of limited value.
Yes, it's easy to find people who think NGDP targeting is a good idea. I've never been convinced. At best, it's just a special Taylor rule, but no one has made a convincing case for it, I think.
That's a particular model, and the authors don't derive an optimal policy rule - they're just comparing NGDP targeting to other suboptimal rules. I could imagine environments in which NGDP targeting could go very wrong. For example, suppose at the extreme that all the welfare losses are coming from unanticipated inflation, and that the central bank can determine inflation at will. Also suppose that there are some shocks that make real GDP fluctuate, and that central bank policy only affects inflation, not real GDP. Then, inflation targeting is really good, and nominal GDP targeting is really bad. Indeed, if you look at the observed variability in nominal GDP about trend, most of that is coming from variability in real GDP. That's in part because central banks are good at reducing the variability in inflation. Nominal GDP targeting could only be a good idea if there are large nonneutralities of money and inflation variability matters little. I don't think either is the case.
The reason that Switzerland's inflation appears to fall just after the cut in nominal policy rates is that the cut happened at the same time the SNB abolished the floor on the Swiss Franc, which resulted in a large appreciation. Ascribing it to neo-Fisherian effects is equivalent to looking at the UK/Swedish/Euro Area experience and rejecting neo-Fisherianism by ignoring oil.
While these charts might be consistent with neo-Fisherianism, they are also consistent in a world where the Central Bank anticipates the future evolution of inflation and adjusts interest rates of offset this (in a "conventional" policy way of thinking). Sadly, macro data is not that informative..
investments less attractive, thereby easing pressure on the currency. The Swiss franc is still significantly overvalued."
So, it's clear they think low nominal interest rates make inflation go up, and will cause the Swiss Franc to depreciate. But it's not happening the way they want it to. Seems consistent with neo-Fisher to me.
In your opinion, is there any value in the argument that the shock to expectations following the GFC is still being felt?
Why is this not a consideration?
I'm not sure what you mean. What is the "shock to expectations," and how should it matter?
It seems to me consumers and businessmen, as a result of the collapse of financial markets in 2008 have been very cautious in spending, seeking in the first instance to deleverage and having a negative outlook on the future. This negative outlook and hesitancy has taken literally years to dissipate.
| 2019-04-24T12:39:42 |
http://newmonetarism.blogspot.com/2017/03/whats-up-with-inflation.html
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The sarcomere performs the work of muscle contraction and is a highly ordered assemblage of several hundred proteins. Despite increasing knowledge of the components and functions of sarcomeric proteins (new ones are discovered each year!), we still don't understand how sarcomeres are assembled, and maintained. Our lab is studying these questions in the model genetic organism, C. elegans. We focus on two questions: (1) What are the structures and functions of the giant muscle proteins (>700,000 Da)? (2) What are the molecular mechanisms by which sarcomeres are attached to the muscle cell membrane and transmit force? The giant muscle proteins consist primarily of multiple copies of immunoglobulin (Ig) and fibronectin type 3 (Fn3) domains, and one or even two protein kinase domains. C. elegans has 3 such proteins: twitchin (754,000 Da, located in the A-band, and probably regulating muscle relaxation), TTN-1 (2.2 MDa, located in the I-band and perhaps acting as a molecular spring), and UNC-89 (up to 900,000 Da, a homolog of the human protein "obscurin", and having roles in M-line assembly and integration with the SR).
We are making progress in identifying proteins that interact with these giants that explains their localization and their functions, especially for UNC-89. One of the proteins that we found interacts with UNC-89 is MEL-26, and adaptor protein for cullin 3. As cullins act as scaffolds for assembly of the ubiquitin protein degradation machinery, UNC-89 is implicated in a novel mode of regulating protein degradation is muscle. Other goals include learning the substrates of the protein kinase domains, and to understand how the normally "autoinhibited" kinase domains become activated. Our current model is that kinase activation is a multi-step process involving phosphorylation, binding to other proteins and small pulling forces (~10-20 pN) that normally occur during muscle activity. Evidence for the importance of mechanical force in activation is being pursued through collaboration with structural biologists, biophysicists and biomedical engineers. By cloning mutationally-defined genes, conducting 2-hybrid screens, and localizing proteins with antibodies and GFP fusions, we are defining complex protein interaction networks at muscle attachment sites. We are testing the hypothesis that proteins at the attachment sites are involved in transmitting the force of muscle contraction to the outside of the cell. Another project is to test the hypothesis that the localization of one of these proteins, UNC-112 (kindlin in humans), is regulated by an interaction with PAT-4 (ILK), which promotes a conformational change in UNC-112. We have biochemical and genetic evidence for this conformational change; we are currently trying to obtain biophysical evidence.
| 2019-04-26T14:02:43 |
http://cellbio.emory.edu/faculty-profiles/secondary/benian-guy.html
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A man has been banned from keeping animals for 10 years after causing unnecessary suffering to nearly a dozen reptiles - with six found dead at his home.
Robert David Dewar, aged 35, pleaded guilty to causing suffering to a protected animal at Weymouth Magistrates Court.
Mr Knight told the court that in October 2017 a bailiff was warranted to enter Dewar's flat and discovered 11 reptiles - with a python, two corn snakes, a bearded dragon and two leopard geckos found dead.
Of the two bearded dragons that were rescued, one had to be put to sleep because of the severity of its condition. The other bearded dragon which was described by Mr Knight in court as being dehydrated and "responsive, but dull" has since recovered and been re-homed.
Addressing the court, Mr Knight said: "There were six dead reptiles in the flat and five alive but in a poor condition.
"The reptiles require a vivarium with UV lighting. They were not given this basic care."
Mr Knight said: "It is believed that these animals were left suffering for at least a week but it could have been over a number of months.
"Of the animals that survived, they required significant intervention to help them live.
"He [Dewar] knew how to care for these animals, but simply chose not to."
Representing himself, Dewar said: "I am sorry. I was having a hard time and everything got on top of me. I was trying to look after myself and not my animals."
Speaking to the court Dewar's probation officer added: "He [Dewar] was able to understand how the animals would have felt and has shown remorse for his actions."
Sentencing Dewar, chairman of the bench Debbie Boitoult said: "We have heard details and seen the suffering these animals underwent. You were aware that these animals needed a certain amount of care that you failed to give."
Dewar, who now lives in Grannie's Heilan Hame Holiday Park in Dornoch in Scotland,was handed a community order of 100 hours of unpaid work to be completed within 12 months. He was further banned from owning or keeping any animals for 10 years.
He was also ordered to pay £300 in court costs and a surcharge of £85.
| 2019-04-26T01:59:43 |
https://www.dorsetecho.co.uk/news/16245377.man-banned-from-keeping-animals-for-10-years-after-causing-unnecessary-suffering-to-reptiles-with-6-found-dead/
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-A FOIA lawsuit to obtain more information on the work programs from ICE and the private firms was filed on May 6, 2014.
-"One Dollar Per Day: The Slaving Wages of Immigration Jail Work Programs - A History and Legal Analysis, 1943-Present" (May 15, 2014, 160 pages) reviews these programs in detail and challenges the government's claim that they are legal.
One of the many dirty little secrets about ICE jails is that, depending on the facility, much or all of the work done to keep them going -- from handing out uniforms to buffing the floors to cleaning the toilets to baking the bread -- is being done for $1/day by the people who are locked up.
I've been planning on writing up my research on this topic for quite some time, including posting the response to my request under the Freedom of Information Act for the dollar amounts paid by the various facilities to these detainees. It took over a year for ICE to respond to my request. And then it took me several months to catch up to this piece of my research but at the instigation of a reporter I'm posting this response now and will provide more of the background research later.
In brief: the ICE jails are paying people $1/day for work that minimum wage laws would require compensated at $29 - $58/day. ICE bills this as a "volunteer work program" but nothing in this program fits the definition of this under federal employment law, including that people volunteer for a cause based on "humanitarian" reasons. The prisoners are doing this work so that they can buy food and hygiene products. If they don't have relatives on the outside to pump up their commissary accounts then they'll buff floors, as did U.S. citizen Mark Lyttle. If they do, then, as "kidnapped Canadian Kenneth Danard" told me, they won't do this "slave labor."
The colossal "savings" from paying people a small fraction of the legal wage makes possible these centers. How much exactly is being saved? Here are the reports verbatim: you do the math.
Below is an excerpt for the monthly payments from just one detention center. Each dollar is a day's payment's to one detainee, so July 2009 at 5,815 = 5815 individual days or shifts of labor. Not all of the shifts are 8 hours but they go up to that. If the range of hours worked for this example is 4 - 8 hours day, then the payments that should have been made for July 2009 under federal minimum wage laws would be $168,635 to $337,000. Again, what actually was paid was $5,815.
Esteban returned to Arizona in 2012, was arrested because of his deportation order, and for almost two months has been in an immigration jail, awaiting a June 4, 2012 hearing.
Documents recently received in response to a request under the Freedom of Information Act show that the government actually approved Esteban's petition for U.S. citizenship in 1980 but never informed him or his siblings of this, and then pursued efforts to reverse the approval, going so far as to hide records from its own investigation that confirmed Esteban's claim to U.S. citizenship. The result has been the ethnic cleansing of Esteban and his family from their rightful places in their Tucson homes and history.
INS Never Sends Esteban's February 17, 1980 Citizenship Approval.
Note that there is nothing to indicate that there was any tampering or fraud involved with the documents submitted and that they were "seen and returned." Nonetheless, On May 1, 1989, an ICE predecessor agency Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) agent wrote a letter to Jesus Tiznado stating that it was revoking the approval he never received.
Two years after approving the Tiznado petition to recognize Esteban as a U.S. citizen, the INS Tucson office initiated an investigation into the validity of Jesus Tiznado's delayed birth certificate showing birth in Topawa, Arizona.
In a request of the Mexican government to search for "Birth Record or no existence Record" for Jesus in El Plomo, Sonora and Hermosillo, Sonora, the INS officer wrote: "several of the children have his place of birth as Topawa, Az. and several have it as El Plomo, Son., Mexico. The ones that show Arizona have been altered...It is possible that we have a suspect third party agency involved."
-The Mexican government conducted the search and a December 14, 1982 notation on this same document indicates the INS received documents from the Mexican government certifying its search of official and church records revealed no records of birth for Jesus Tiznado.
Not content with these responses, the agency in 1985 continued its efforts to purge Jesus and his children from the ranks of U.S. citizens, requesting on this occasion a search of the records in Rancho Vera Cruz, and requesting yet another request of the records of El Plomo, both in the state of Sonora.
Not only were no documents found but the Mexican government issued several certificates stipulating that these records did not exist.
Furthermore, Esteban's 1979 certificate of legitimacy issued by Mexico states Jesus Tiznado was born in Topowa, Arizona, and shows no indications of having been altered, nor does the INS suggest otherwise.
Indeed, INS records also show that immediately upon copying the records, the originals were all returned, raising questions about the basis for the officer's assertions that they were "visibly altered."
Furthermore, ICE's own recent records indicate Jesus Tiznado IS a U.S. citizen.
An October 18, 2010 ICE warrant of arrest and removal issued in Salt Lake City for Esteban indicates that Jesus Tiznado's nationality is "United States."
Why the change between 1980 and thereafter?
The May 1, 1989 letter states the reasons for this decision: "an investigation into the documentation used to obtain the delayed birth certificate [for Jesus], documents relating to other family members, and the testimony of various family members which is a matter of record..."
An undated report titled "Esteban Tiznado-Reyna, United States Citizenship Analysis" by DHS Assistant Chief Counsel Robert C. Bartlemay appears to have been prepared in late 2011, after Esteban had emphasized to his most recent ICE captors the 2008 jury Not Guilty verdict based on his U.S. citizenship. It appears to be a justification for proceeding with his deportation despite evidence of Esteban's U.S. citizenship.
This analysis provides the most explicit factual allegations for this reversal. It is a deeply disturbing document, and will be more so if it turns out to be representative of how the Tucson office was handling citizenship applications for people of Mexican descent.
For its 2008 Illegal Reentry prosecution, the U.S. claimed that Esteban's sister's birth certificate indicated that Jesus was born in Rancho Vera Cruz, an assertion the jury rejected after hearing the testimony of USCIS officer Jaime Yslas and that Bartlemay reiterates.
Bartlemay never mentions any of the the Mexican government's research falsifying the U.S. government's claim Jesus was born in any of the places INS claimed he was born, including Rancho Vera Cruz. Bartlemay never reflects that the evidence in his own dossier shows only one government issued a birth certificate to Jesus Tiznado: the government of Arizona, in the United States of America.
More importantly, anyone with a passing familiarity with the documents, especially a government immigration attorney, would realize that such a claim can't possibly be true: all of the government documents the agency credits with (falsely) asserting Jesus's U.S. citizenship are in relation to Jesus's children or his wife. That is, Esteban's and his siblings' birth certificates, Julia's marriage certificate, and the birth certificates of the other siblings are all from documents for Jesus's family members, not that of his brother, Miguel.
There are a few other points Bartlemay raises to cast doubt but all of them are contentious and lack documentation, in contrast with the documentary evidence Jesus was born in Arizona. For instance, Bartlemay credits his daughter's alleged statement that Jesus was born in Mexico (she also denied under oath making this statement) but discounts a sworn statement about Jesus's birth in Arizona: "The affidavit prepared by Respondent's friend stated that he met Respondent's father when he [the Respondent] was three years old, and therefore could not provide evidence regarding the father's place of birth."
Who is more likely to have more immediate historical knowledge of a family's actual residence, an adult who knew Jesus Tiznado and his family since he was three, or Jesus's daughter, who denies making any statement indicating Jesus was born in Mexico and more importantly for these purposes was not cognizant of her family history until her father was an adult?
True enough, the burden of proof is on Esteban to come up with the documents proving he meets the criteria for acquired U.S. citizenship but the standard does not require people to overcome trumped up analyses based on secret and uncorroborated so-called evidence.
Esteban has a hearing at the Florence Immigration Court scheduled for June 4, 2012. This is a master calendar hearing, and thus it may be weeks or longer before Esteban's pro bono attorney David Ouimette has an opportunity to review the underlying documents or cross-examine the government experts.
Esteban's arrest a couple of months ago has devastated his family. According to his sister, he was picked up because the habeas order prohibiting his arrest had expired; when Esteban saw some police, he ran. And when they saw him running, then they chased him, caught him, and figured out he had been deported. He's being held in the wing of the Pinal County Jail under contract to ICE. At the very least ICE needs to release him pending a hearing on the merits of his case.
Arizona demonstrably issued Jesus Tiznado a birth certificate. The Mexican authorities demonstrably did not issue Jesus Tiznado a birth certificate. In light of this evidence, not to mention, the copious documentation of Jesus's residence in the United States for the requisite time periods, the DHS at the very least needs to comply with John Morton's November 19, 2009 memorandum requiring ICE not to detain someone with possibly probative evidence of U.S. citizenship: ""In all case, any uncertainty of whether the evidence is probative of U.S. citizenship should weigh against detention."
For more on Esteban's case, please go here.
I completely agree with your article "Citizenship to go".
before I do. Where's the logic in that?
painful reminder of my second-class status.
you don't get a lot of hate mail.
Of course Ivan most likely would be a fine juror in his community. In light of the problems enlisting participation on juries or even voting, this is perhaps more reason to put Ivan's time to good use on a a jury and not fighting government bureaucracy.
[Y]our column today... reminded me of an interesting anecdote about Thomas Mann. After becoming an enemy of the Nazi regime he took off to Czechoslavakia and then to England acquiring citizenship along the way. After that he came to L.A. and took US citizenship and then, when called before HUAC he took off for Switzerland for the remainder of his life (suggesting that he left Germany in the name of freedom and he would leave the US in the name of freedom). One of his detractors denounced him for changing citizenship as often as he changed his clothes. Personally, I always admired Mann for his cosmopolitanism.
Here's a link to the book behind the opinion piece.
"Citizenship-In-Question: Evidentiary Challenges for Jus Soli and Autochthony, from Authenticité to ‘Birtherism’"
Scholars convening at the Boston College Law School April 19 - 21, 2012 presented rich, fascinating papers focused on struggles over ascertaining citizenship claims across regions. Through the above report, the conference organizers, Dan Kanstroom, Benjamin Lawrance, Rachel Rosenbloom, Rogers Smith and I wanted to alert our colleagues to this important work in progress.
On April 19, 2010 guards followed an unlawful order to remove me from the Atlanta federal building housing the immigration courts. Documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) show that in the months following this, supervising employees of the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR) and the Federal Protective Services (FPS) tried to cover up these events, in particular, to disguise the fact that the order to remove me while I was engaged in court observations for findings reported in The Nation magazine and scholarly publications came from the immigration judge William Cassidy, the same individual reported for the first time on this blog as having deported U.S. citizen Mark Lyttle.
On April 18, 2012, I filed a complaint in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division charging violations of the First, Fourth, and Fifth Amendments to the United States Constitution (Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of the Federal Bureau of Narcotics), and False Imprisonment, Assault, and Battery.
Summons were executed and immediately sent to the appropriate agencies for service on Defendants Eric Holder, Attorney General; Juan Osuna, Director, EOIR; Fran Mooney, Assistant Director for the Office of Management Programs, EOIR; MaryBeth Keller, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR; Gary Smith, Assistant Chief Immigration Judge, EOIR; William Anthony Cassidy, Immigration Judge (EOIR); Cynthia Long, Atlanta Court Administrator, EOIR; Darren Eugene Summers, FPS; Inspector DOE, FPS; Paragon System, Inc. Guard DOES 1-4; and Paragon Systems, Inc.
The complaint relies on a contemporaneous transcript of a Paragon Security Systems, Inc. guard's call to the FPS Battle Creek Michigan MegaCenter, obtained pursuant to a FOIA request. That call, and 423 pages of e-mail to and from EOIR public affairs attorney Lauren Alder Reid, shows that the EOIR was closely monitoring my movements among immigration courts nationwide and had convened to discuss "banning" me from hearings following my reporting for articles in The Nation magazine that resulted in a 2011 Project Censored awards for number four out of the Top 25 Censored Stories in 2010.
In addition to detailing unlawful closures of hearings and cover-ups of this on two occasions by William Cassidy, Cynthia Long, MaryBeth Keller and Gary Smith, all EOIR employees, the complaint details numerous violations of judicial procedures for the purpose of highlighting the unlawful practices that the DOJ was attempting to hide.
126. "Mass removals" are not lawful under EOIR or any other DOJ procedures. According to the Immigration Judge (hereafter IJ) Benchbook: "[A]ll salient points discussed in the non-detainee setting must be covered in the detainee setting as well. In the detainee setting, it is important to get individualized answers from each respondent to important matters."
127. The windowless room in which the 97 people may or may not have heard their names called, and may or may not have heard and understood they were all being ordered removed, at all times relevant to this complaint had a seating capacity for approximately 24 people.
128. Plaintiff has been physically present in that room. Based on information and belief, the immigration judge running that hearing was J. Dan Pelletier. Based on information and belief, it would be impossible for Pelletier, reciting his script from a dais in an Atlanta court room and observing the Lumpkin hearing room via televideo, to have visually discerned individual respondents, much less engage each of them in any meaningful exchange.
129. Mass hearings of any sort are not consistent with judicial procedures.
The complaint states that the same absence of judicial conduct that harms respondents means that immigration judges may not claim the sovereign immunity from lawsuits available government officials who engage in truly judicial conduct.
Labels: Atlanta Immigration Court, EOIR, lawsuits, misconduct, Stevens v. Holder et al.
| 2019-04-21T00:46:52 |
http://stateswithoutnations.blogspot.com/2012/05/
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A Portuguese aristocrat's bequest of his fortune to 70 total strangers is the latest in a line of unusual last wills and testaments.
He could have left it all to a charity, any charity - perhaps one that cares for cats as Jonathan Jackson of Columbus, Ohio, envisaged when he drew up his own will in the late 19th Century?
Mr Jackson left money for the creation of a "cat house", according to The People's Almanac, where cats had sleeping quarters, a dining hall, an exercise area, specially designed roofs for easy climbing, a conversation room and - why not? - an auditorium where they could listen to the accordion.
Instead, Luis Carlos de Noronha Cabral da Camara opted for setting a cat among the pigeons: 70 people listed in a Lisbon phone directory were contacted out of the blue after his death to be told he had made them his beneficiaries.
They had been chosen at random from the directory, in front of two witnesses at a registry office 13 years before.
It certainly came as a shock to them, a top Portuguese lawyer told the BBC News website.
In the first place, people do not, as a rule, make wills in Portugal. In the second, Portuguese aristocrats are getting thin on the ground, let alone eccentric ones. In the third - to be chosen by phone directory? No wonder that some feared they were being scammed.
"Every day you hear of pranks people play on old people," 76-year-old heiress Helena told Portuguese weekly newspaper Sol.
Not that there is anything new about odd last wills and testaments.
Treasure Island author Robert Louis Stevenson tried to leave his birthday to a friend who complained of being born on Christmas Day; he asked that Annie H Ide treat his birthday (13 November) with "moderation and humanity... the said birthday not being so young as it once was"
The Portuguese legacy appears genuine enough - it is just that Luis Carlos had arranged his own departure to be a departure from the norm.
"Normally if somebody makes a will they have to take it reasonably seriously in terms of making sure their wishes are complied with," said Richard Grosberg, who speaks for the Law Society of England and Wales on wills and probate.
"You have people who will put something in which will mean something to the person who is receiving it."
He recalls one man bequeathing his watch to a friend who used to joke he would like to have it when he was "gone". Another man left £5,000 ($9,800) to a friend living in the Scottish borders so he could get mains water connected to his house.
"You have those sorts of things that have a light-hearted element to them but the people are serious in that they want the money to go to that person - as opposed to someone saying 'Right, I've no idea as to whom I'm going to leave it to so I'll stick a pin in the phone book'," says Mr Grosberg.
He points out that in England and Wales, "you can, generally speaking, do what you want" with your will though there are grounds for challenging it such as mental incapacity or the existence of dependents.
The result, as fellow wills and probate specialist Jeremy Wilson notes, is that wills can equally be used as a weapon to spite the living.
He knows of one case where the person leaving the will left a nominal sum to a close relative. "There was a lot of bitterness there," Mr Wilson notes.
On the European continent, however, things are usually rather different.
Luis Carlos was a childless bachelor when he died at the age of 42 so he was unusually free to dispose of his estate, which consisted of a 12-room apartment in central Lisbon, a house in the north of Portugal, a car and 25,000 euros ($32,000).
Under the Portuguese system, which is similar to much of European continental law, close relatives - or "obliged heirs" as they are known - stand automatically to gain the greater part of a person's inheritance, and the person bequeathing gets to dispose freely of only about a quarter of it.
"We don't have a tradition of wills in Portugal," says Dr Perri da Camara, vice-president of the Portuguese Law Association.
"Actually, to talk about a will here to somebody is a bit like talking about death and people don't like to talk about death."
If the dead person has made no will and has no legal heirs, the fortune passes to the Portuguese state.
In the village of Calvos, where Luis Carlos had latterly been living, he was remembered with fondness by a man who worked for him.
"He was a good man although he drank a lot," the man told Portuguese TV.
"I am sure he just wanted to create confusion by leaving his belongings to strangers. That amused him."
Have you ever received an unexpected bequest?
My father once came to the rescue of a German-speaking woman at an airport- perhaps for immigration papers. They connected on the same flight and talked all the way to their destination. They must have exchanged contact information because about two years later my father received a package in the mail. In it was a letter from the woman's daughter stating that she had passed away and had always spoken of my father's help. He opened the package and found a German magazine. He didn't quite understand the significance until he flipped through it and found several rare German coins taped to the inside of one of the pages (presumably to prevent them from being noticed and stolen if they were sent simply in an envelope). She had remembered that my father collected coins and had insisted that her daughter send them to him when she passed. What a story!
My maternal grandmother had few belongings at the end, as she had lived in a small apartment, but to avoid confusion among her two children and 10 grandchildren, every item had a sticker with the person's name written on it, who was to receive the item. I think we all kept the stickers on the items to this day.
The funniest I ever heard was a very well-to-do man who left everything he owned to his wife, except for whatever sum would result from the sale of his very expensive top-of-the range Mercedes Benz which should go to his mistress. Somehow the wife managed to sell the vehicle for what would be the equivalent of around US$250 today!
I grew up in Poland and one of my Grandma's friends spent the WWII years working for a rich man or lady (I can't remember which) as a housekeeper in the UK. After the war, she moved back to Poland. A few years later, she received a notice that her ex-employer had passed away and included her in the will. Imagining, no doubt, huge riches in her future, she travelled to the UK (I'm sure at great expense to her) to find out what she had received: a pet cat (as the will stated, she was always very nice and caring to the cat), along with instructions on what kind of ham and other treats to feed to the cat (ham and other fine foods were either unavailable or very expensive in post war Poland). I do not recall if she brought the cat back to Poland or what happened to it... but I thought it was funny!
One item almost caused a war within the family. My Grandmother gave me a cruet off of her dining table, because once when I was a teenager told her that when I saw it, I knew I was at Grandma's House. Turned out it was some valuable antique, which my Uncle (who collects such stuff) wanted. It's still on my dining table to this day.
My parents received a 23rd each for taking an old lady (and her sister who died a few years prior) to church every week for many years. The other 23rds went to various friends and her surviving sister and her sister's daughter. Nobody received more than one 23rd. The family contested the will and lost. My parents used their shares to buy a new car for the first time in the lives.
My grandmother and her sister each received controversial bequests back in 1953. Hylda was awarded almost everything- about half a million pounds, whilst Mary received rather less - a farthing!
| 2019-04-25T14:02:03 |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6268015.stm
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Are you monitoring the mission-critical devices in your network? What happens if a piece of equipment goes down at one of your sites? Does your whole network come to a screeching halt? Or is service disrupted to your customers?
A network outage can be a disastrous affair. For starters, it's expensive - every minute your network costs you money - especially if you violate your SLA and incur hefty penalties. Real-time monitoring can help you maintain your network uptime - saving you thousands upon thousands of dollars.
Second, the productivity of your team drops, because instead of working they're busy fixing your network. The outage could disrupt service to your customers too - which will leave you with throngs of angry users wondering why their provider's service isn't reliable.
A real-time monitoring system can monitor the critical conditions at your sites - protecting you from expensive outages.
Fortunately, there's a simple solution to avoiding preventable network outages. If you're ready to avoid crippling outages, then you'll want to take a few minutes to read about real time monitoring.
Real-time network monitoring is precisely what it sounds - monitoring the critical equipment across your network in real time. Instead of a distant remote sites being blind spots in your network, you'll now have visibility over these locations. This means you'll know when there's a problem with your equipment, so you can quickly respond and prevent serious problems.
What do I look for in a real-time monitor?
Not all network monitoring systems are created equal. If you're not careful, you'll end up with a solution that's destined for failure. Too many systems fail to see the big picture and leave out critical features you can't live without. This leads to more headaches for you and your team.
Real-time analog monitoring - Basic discrete sensors can only report basic "on" or "off" information to you. These kinds of sensors are great for monitoring things like power, motion, etc., but not for variables like temperature, humidity, flow rates, water levels, etc. Analog sensors compensate for this by allowing you to view real time data about your equipment. With an analog sensor, you can see the precise temperature, relative humidity, etc. Ideally, you'll want a monitoring system that can provide you with both discrete and analog inputs - this gives you maximum coverage over your network.
Escalation lists - No monitoring system is truly effective without the right backup plan. In the even the first person notified of a threat isn't able to respond, someone else must be notified ASAP. A good monitoring solution will provide you with an escalation list, which will allow you to program backup people to notify - that way a single user doesn't miss an alarm, ultimately leading to an outage.
24/7 notifications - When it comes to maintaining critical network uptime, you absolutely have to know when there's a problem - no matter the time of day or your location. It's essential that your monitoring alerts can be received 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - either by a central master station, a NOC, or by your technicians on their phone or pager. Look for devices that can provide you with flexible notifications - via traps to a NOC, email, pages, SMS text messages, or voice alerts.
Graphical interface - Setting up and monitoring your alarms doesn't need to be headache-inducing. With many systems, you'll have to deal with a needlessly complicated interface or a text-only interface. You don't have to deal with the hassle. Your monitoring system should provide an intuitive and easy-to-use graphical web interface. Managing your alarms should be easy - not a daily struggle.
Industrial-grade reliability - Your real time monitoring system won't be effective if it isn't built to last. Don't settle for an alarm monitoring system that's cheaply built and destined to break. Look for durable, industrial-grade hardware that can withstand the conditions at your sites. Anything less than a powder-coated, metal chassis won't likely be durable enough to monitor your network.
Imagine how much more reliable your network could be with a good monitoring system. Instead of a problem with your gear bringing down your entire network - you'll know instantly and can respond quickly. You'll be able to avoid preventable outages - ultimately saving you tons in cash each time your monitoring gear saves the day.
In order to guarantee that your monitoring project goes smoothly, you'll want to make sure you have a solid foundation about real time monitoring basics. By downloading and reading the free Network Alarm Monitoring Fundamentals White Paper, you'll be equipped to avoid dooming your project.
You'll learn how to avoid the costly mistakes that send monitoring projects over budget with lengthy delays. Your monitoring system is supposed to help you - not hold you back.
How Detailed Is The Visibility Of Your Remote Alarm Monitoring System?
| 2019-04-25T12:09:52 |
https://www.dpstele.com/network-monitoring/real-time-remote.php
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A crescent of silver moon is lost in cloud. Did I imagine it? Dawn is murky but it's far darker by 9.00am, triggering street-lights. The River Kent flows dark and silent after the turbulence of last week when rocks rumbled in the bed of the river below Stramongate Bridge, below the weir almost lost to standing waves. There's an eerie light in the sky, a flush of red. Hurricane Ophelia is heading our way. Red is her colour.
Gargoyles on a church tower. These reptilian creatures have a long history. They've seen it all before. The Great Storm of 1703, the Great Storm of 16 October 1987, and now they sit by the weather-vane, watching for the coming of the last of Hurricane Ophelia. Cormorant of the River Kent, shag, or Pterodactyl? The latter seems most likely. I've seen these birds occasionally in the river but I'm surprised to see them high up above The RIverside Hotel as the darkness descends at 9.00am. It's raining, but not heavily. And this October day is unnaturally warm and still. A flock of jackdaw circles high above Stramongate Bridge, vocal about the silent gargoyles who have nothing to say for themselves.
By mid-day there is no sign of Ophelia here, although the light on the horizon to the east is eerie, a reddish glow. Later in the day, weather forecaster Sarah Keith-Lucas tells of a red sun with red dust particles carried on storm-force winds. Saharan dust with wildfires from Portugal and Spain, drawn in on warm tropical air by Hurricane Ophelia. As the winds gather the birch trees are stirring and the sun comes out! All rather strange.
I wonder how the gargoyles fare during the night as things clatter and bang about in strong gusts of wind.
Ireland is on red alert, bearing the brunt of the storm, with loss of life and significant damage.
Flock of jackdaw circle the gargoyles and weather-vane. Eerie light and a reddish-glow in the sky.
The Great Storm of 1987 was unforgettable for anyone who was caught up in it. A boy ran across a playground with a chunk of corrugated iron chasing him. Windows bowed and creaked under the pummelling of storm-force winds. In the school library ceiling-tiles shifted and fell in and we evacuated the building. The storm didn't finish it off but it's all gone now, grabbed in the jaws of a dragon-like creature that tugged and pulled its fabric apart. Someone made a U tube video of the school's demolition.
The day after The Great Storm we went to Brean Down birding, a sunlit walk on that finger of land reaching out into the Severn Estuary. All around us, rainbows and storm-clouds. Never seen so many rainbows. And the devastation of great swathes of trees brought down.
| 2019-04-21T18:44:46 |
https://www.cumbrianaturally.co.uk/blog/the-great-storm-thirty-years-to-the-day
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Can a Computer Tell Us What Makes Paris Look Like Paris?
Blue and green street signs, tall double-paned windows, balconies enclosed with iron filigree, and a distinct lamppost style: the keys to Parisian charm, as calculated by an algorithm.
Google Street View/Carl Doersch et al.
When the directors of Ratatouille set out to create the look and feel of Paris in computer-generated art, they faced the same question that faces any artist tasked with capturing any particular place: What is it -- visually -- that makes this place this place? As co-drector Jan Pikava explained in the book The Art of Ratatouille, "The basic question for us was: 'what would Paris look like as a model of Paris?', that is, what are the main things that give the city its unique look?" To find out, his team had to (pdf) "run around Paris for a week like mad tourists, just looking at things, talking about them, and taking lots of pictures." The results looked very, well, Parisian, just as the artists had hoped.
What was it about Paris they had homed in on? What is it about any city that gives it its distinct look?
Computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris have built an algorithm that uses images pulled from Google's Street View to do much what Pixar's artists did: Find the small details that appear frequently in Paris and -- crucially -- do not appear in other cities. In other words: You can't evoke Paris with just the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. You need to find the distinct visual cues that emerge block after block, street after street. In Paris, the algorithm ferreted out the city's blue and green street signs, tall double-paned windows, balconies enclosed by iron filigree, and, as Pixar captures above, a particular lamppost style. Paris's je ne sais quoi, is, to the contrary, quite knowable after all -- discoverable by both artist and algorithm.
In a paper outlining the research, the team, led by Carl Doersch of Carnegie Mellon, says that of the 12 cities they ran through the algorithm (Paris, London, Prague, Barcelona, Milan, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Mexico City, and Tokyo), the American cities were the toughest nuts to crack. They write, "It is also interesting to note that, on the whole, the algortihm had more trouble with American cities; it was able to discover only a few geo-informative elements, and some of them turned out to be different brands of cars, road tunnels, etc." They hypothesize that this could stem from a "relative lack of stulistic coherence and uniqueness in American cities (with its melting pot of styles and influences), as well as the supreme reign of the automobile on American street."
To demonstrate the value of their findings, the researchers asked artists to sketch a Paris street scene based on their idea of what Paris looks like. They then shared the algorithm's results with the artists and asked them to draw the scene again. An "informal survey" found a much more Parisian flavor in the second set.
From the street, to Street View, to computer code: With a certain finessing we can take aesthetic cues that surround us and massage them into clues that an algorithm can see. We don't tend to think of windows, lampposts, or fences as data, but that's just what they are -- they just need to be in the right format for the right processor, human or machine.
| 2019-04-21T02:32:55 |
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/08/can-a-computer-tell-us-what-makes-paris-look-like-paris/261333/
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How do scientists study microbiomes?
New tools and techniques are transforming research on microbial communities. However, to truly understand microbiomes, the field needs new methods to map, monitor and manipulate microorganisms. The following is an overview of how scientists study microbiomes and their future needs.
For more than a hundred years, the tools of choice for scientists wanting to study microbes in the laboratory have been microscopes and culture techniques. With a microscope, researchers could determine a microbe’s shape (rod, sphere, helix); and with culture techniques, they could study what microbes ate and the kinds of waste products they made. These tools are still used today, but they provide a limited view of the vast microbial world. That is because the vast majority of the Earth’s microbiome cannot be grown in a laboratory. In fact, a new "tree of life" that outlines the evolutionary relationship between living things, shows that it is dominated by species that cannot be isolated or cultured.
That changed in the 1990s with the development of gene sequencing technologies, which read out microbial DNA. Scientists can now examine the “uncultured majority” of microbes in their natural environments and determine their identities. One common technique is to sequence a marker: a short, unique DNA sequence that can be used to pinpoint the genome that contains it. Using markers, researchers can identify a microbe without having to sequence its entire genome. This shortcut allows them to identify all the species present in a huge number of samples very quickly.
Gene sequencing technologies have revolutionized the study of microorganisms and enabled a new view of their ubiquity and diversity. However, the techniques still have some limitations. They tell us which microbes are present in a sample but not always what they are doing. To study biological function, researchers instead use a technique called metagenomics. The term “metagenome” refers to the complete genome of every microbe in a sample taken from a natural habitat. Using metagenomics, researchers can sequence 10,000 microbial genomes in a single experiment. By analyzing all the genes in a sample collectively, they can learn what biological jobs these microbes perform. For example, metagenomics has shown that the human gut microbiome is a rich source of enzymes that break down carbohydrates, helping us with digestion. In soil, this type of research is helping researchers understand how microbes capture and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and how they neutralize toxins.
In addition to being able to sequence DNA from both individual cells and whole communities of microbes, researchers have the tools to study all the RNA molecules (the transcriptome), proteins (the proteome) and the chemical metabolites (the metabolome) that microbes produce. Dramatic improvements in computing power and imaging technologies, as well as the development of analysis tools to help makes sense of these data, are also moving the field forward at an unprecedented pace. In fact, more microorganisms have been discovered in the 21st century than since the 1600s, when Antoni van Leeuwenhoek first saw these invisible life forms through the first microscope.
New tools are needed to so that microbiome scientists can study the relationships between microbes and their individual roles in a community and test their predictions about the function of microbiomes in healthy ecosystems and in disease. Some of these, such as new imaging tools and sensors, will come from nanoscience and nanotechnology. Their advantage is scale: the nanoscale is the scale of function in biology. So nano tools could, for example, help scientists study how microbes “talk” to each other and the world around them, using macromolecules, such as proteins and sugars, and other metabolites, which are simpler chemical compounds. Using these tools, perhaps scientists could understand how microbes interact with plants and, using this knowledge, find ways to improve crop productivity or reduce the need for fertilizers. New imaging technologies could literally help scientists see microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions.
Microbiomes also operate at much larger scales, such as in the ocean and the atmosphere. Developing tools to cross these scales is one of the major challenges of microbiome research. The other major challenges are speed and throughput. Most of today’s tools do not operate in real time and, unlike current DNA sequencing technologies, can only analyze one sample at a time.
| 2019-04-19T19:06:47 |
http://kavlifoundation.org/science-behind-microbiome
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1. In small bowl, mix together flour, soda and salt. Set aside.
2. In mixer, cream butter and both sugars. Add eggs & vanilla.
3. Stop mixer and add flour mixture, nuts and white chocolate. Turn speed on low and mix until just combined.
4. Drop onto parchment lined baking sheets. Bake for 9 minutes.
| 2019-04-26T14:38:56 |
http://www.harwoodpodcast.com/thecookiejar/cookie-jar-13-white-chocolate-macadamia-nut-cookies.html
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A cartoon of a self-employed (chayôngôpcha) in the Kyunghyang article: keeper of an eating place is representative of one.
What the self-employed are able to deduce is the national pension (kungmin yôn'gûm) payment, and donations to social welfare organizations of the national or regional governments and religious organizations. Also pension savings (yôn'gûm chôch'uk) are deductable. And moreover, the more the sales are done using documentation, the more deductions can be made, and same goes with keeping books (changbu).
But I guess the small businesskeepers know how much of their sales is worth putting in books and how much is better left unrecorded - I've never known Koreans as happy taxpayers.
Hankyoreh features a bookshop keeper who after 27 years of keeping a shop in Yaksu-dong cannot feel having done any contribution to culture, only remorse (huhoe) after all those years of toil which have only piled debt on him. The dire economic conditions of small bookstores and their increasingly decreasing number has been an issue already in the 1990s even before the economic crisis and the appearance of internet bookshops, but since the end of 1990s the business of small bookshops has really collapsed. From close to 5400 in 1996 the number of bookshops has dropped to 2200 in 2003. One of these was a shop in Sillim 2-dong whose keeper I acquainted to some degree. The shop has the same as the one in the Hankyoreh article, except for the word for bookshop (sôjôm vs. mun'go). They surely wouldn't have survived even that long hadn't they been the owners of the house with three other shop spaces. At one stage when they couldn't find anyone to rent one of the shops, they themselves kept a "dance room", which the man told seemed to be a better business than the bookshop.
In Yaksu-dong where Hyôndae Mun'go is there were eight bookshops in the late 1980s, but at the moment only three are left. Where bookshops used to be are now chicken places, eateries (punsik) and clothing shops. The bookshops that are left survive by selling reference books (?, ch'amgosô. "Earlier I used to recommend good new books for regulars, and could spend hours just debating. Just seeing schoolkids after classes browsing books without buying anything gave me such a good feeling, but now those feelings have disappeared from my business."
Hankyoreh is surely in a morally correct position in proposing that a policy for the survival of small neighborhood bookshops is urgent, but for all my sympathy for the small businesskeepers of all kinds, I can't see how the shops can be saved in any large scale with the present preferences of customers. What the representative of the bookshop association can appeal to are the concepts of neighborhood (tongne) and local society / community (chiyôk sahoe), in which the small bookshops can allegedly pay an important role as "cells of local culture."
What did I by from Mr Kim's bookshop in Sillim-dong? Magazines every now and then, perhaps one children's book to give as a present. The first book for myself from the shop I received for free when the woman of the keeper wanted to give one as present. There wasn't much that I was interested in, but I took a collection of essays by Ma Kwang-su.
One of the more amusing and interesting googlings ever to give hits to this blog: "my thesis concerning women on submarines". World of unexpected randomness, post-post-modern hybridity and blurring of genres between blogging on Korea and gendered space in submarines.
Their most frequent method of tax evasion was to refuse credit cards and have customers use cash.
Many clinics put emphasis on doing treatments not covered by insurances, and in the case of lawyers, did not declare the consultation fees. [...] There were also cases of evading taxes by having a salaried doctor or lawyer work as a stooge representative for the business.
The same issue was discussed a week ago in an article and an editorial of Kyunghyang Sinmun after the National Statistics Office published a survey on household taxes and consumption. The monthly taxes paid by self-employed families paid were 43% of taxes paid by salaried families, and yet the monthly expenditures of self-employed families were slightly higher.
I picked up several photographs from the archives of Kwangju Minjung Hangjaeng Sigak ônô Kongjang to illustrate my class on the Kwangju events of 1980 and its effects, among them screenshots from KBS news (see archive page) on May 27 which conveys the info from the martial law command (Kyeômsa). One screenshot was about the arrest of the former Southern Jeolla police chief An Byeong-ha. I didn't give a further thought (read: considered that I had already used enough time to prepare the lecture) to it, but accidentally Ohmynews carried the very same day a piece of news that the named An, who had been arrested at the time of the final suppression of the uprising for having refused orders to suppress the demonstration by very harsh means. According to another article, An had for example ordered the police not to carry arms when the paratroopers were on the rampage in Kwangju. Soldiers arrested An and took him for questioning; he died in 1988 never recovering physically from the torture. As part of the restoration of his honor, he will be reburied to the National cemetary (Hyônch'unwôn).
A chapter by Lee Jae-eui (writer of Beyond Death, Beyond the Darkness of the Age) mentions that one reason why student demonstrations in Kwangju before the crackdown on the 17th were not violent (unlike the demos in Seoul) was because of cooperation between An and student leaders.
"My husband died in 1988. Before his death he used to say that he decided to protect the citizens of Kwangju from the brutal martial law army. He declined to obey an order from the army to suppress demonstrations in Kwangju. His actions embarrassed Martial Law Command. That was why they immediately arrested him. He was ferociously tortured and quit his career. He was sick in bed for years."
The book Matt quotes is The Kwangju Uprising: Eyewitness Press Accounts of Korea's Tiananmen (ed. Henry Scott-Stokes and Jai Eui Lee). I've never found the designation "Korea's Tiananmen" really satisfying; not that the both were not large-scale atrocities perpetrated by the government, but to define the events of Kwangju by a place of similar violence which took place nine years later doesn't go the right way. It should perhaps be other way around, except that at least at the moment I'm not aware of any democracy movement in the name of "Tiananment spirit". Tiananmen of 1989 hasn't been China's Kwangju this far.
Flying Net, "urban information network" (도시정보 네트워크), has been carrying a series of interviews under the title "Urban Scenes" with artists who paint - urban scenes. (Jeongjikseong (Honesty), whose painting I quoted last month, has been one of them.) Jung Jae-ho was the sixth interviewee. He (most likely "he" judging from the name) paints cityscapes in a naturalist manner which for a layperson like me become sympathetic, a bit nostalgic, even sentimental statements of the kind of cities Koreans have been living in for the last decades.
Even though the header photograph of my blog is from the south of the river, it's not from "Gangnam", so readers surely understand why I've chosen to link this painting, "Hymn for Gangbuk". (Go to Jung Jae-ho's own blog and click the pic for a bigger reproduction of this painting.) I don't know if these photographs, originally on display in Flying City, have been an inspiration to him, but I'm reminded of them and the feelings they bring when seeing this picture and others by Jung.
One series of paintings which he exhibited last year is titled "Cheongun Citizens' Apartments" after an apartment block Cheongun-dong, Jongno-gu which was demolished last summer. After visiting the painter's own blog, I see that he has been doing a lot of visiting in old apartment areas often to be demolished in the name of development.
There are photographs of the Cheongun Apartments before demolition at Seoulscrap webzine: scroll down to the third series of pics.
It's not often that news or articles concerning t'ongjangs, "neighborhood heads" on the second-lowest formal level of administration (panjang, "head of pan, is the lowest) come to my attention, but when that happens, I'm happy to give a note. That brings me nice memories, as some neighborhood shopkeepers I did research with called me teasingly t'ongjang for going around in the neighborhood and finding out about things. This small, seemingly unsignificant piece of news by Hankyoreh tells of Ms Kim of Daechi 2-dong, Gangnam-gu, who lost her post as a t'ongjang due to a friction in the apartment residents' association (ipchuja taep'yohoeûi) after which a complaint concerning her was filed to the ward (tong) office. Mr Kim was dismissed from her t'ongjang post, but she later won a defamation suit in court against those who filed the complaint and had spred false stories on her in the apartment block.
I understand that it's not so much about the post itself, the remuneration a t'ongjang gets is low - but that she was dismissed on grounds which were later judged as libelous in a court. Mrs Kim had first been a panjang for five years after retiring from teaching in an elementary school, and later become a t'ongjang, which she felt was a rewarding task: "going around in the neighborhood I got to know things well, befriended many neighborhs and felt worthy."
Perhaps it's not advantageous for my scholarly credentials to admit browsing the net for class preparation sources, but since the present-day attitudes towards issues of contemporary Korean history are a vital part of the classes, online sources are important, right?
I guess it's the combination of conservatism of the newspaper and hostility towards MBC that has made Chosun Ilbo to have the "news" about brief appearance of pubic(*) hair in a MBC drama on the top of its newspage. (Most of the other main newspapers also carried this, but in much more smaller type.) It was a bathing house scene in Talk'omhan sûp'ai (Sweet Spy), in which Ch'oe Puram (it seems I'll never grow up not think of pural here) and other were rubbing each others backs, and an extra moved a bit carelessly in the background.
(*)I once had "pubic discourse" written in a conference presentation. I'm sure readers understand that I wasn't talking about Korean sexual politics - typos like that just don't show up in spell checkers, and such Freudian (?) slips perhaps appear as proper compounds ("public discourse") even for native readers since it's such a common phrase - this judging from not seeing amused smiles during the presentation at that passage (or they just weren't reading).
1) CONTENT - To bring together graduate students and scholars who study Korea on a single group blog to share information about their own research, passing discoveries they have made, and an opportunity to discuss and critique current research and scholarship in our field. In addition to our own research, we may end up posting links to other articles, write reviews of books read or presentations attended, make comments on interesting passages found in the archives, and information on useful resources available to those interested in studying Korea etc.
This is primarily a weblog about the history of Korea but we will be welcoming contributors from other fields or who are working between them. Some of us already dabble in literature, anthropology, and other areas and all of us can benefit from rich interdisciplinary interaction.
The guy had been the submarine’s navigator, and had lived on a North Korean naval base since the age of 14. Subsequently he knew very little beyond daily life on the base, and he was unfamiliar even with what the rest of North Korea is like. For example, he didn’t know what money was. He’d never needed any. When the South’s intelligence agency was done interrogating him and it came time to give the poor guy some orientation about South Korean society, one of the questions he asked at the end was how some bills could have more value than others when they’re all the same size. Shouldn’t the paper that you can buy more soju with be bigger? When I met him we were also in the presence of a lady, yet he frequently reached down and scratched or held his privates. He had a lot of questions for me even though I was there to interpret. Is South Korea so expensive because there are so many foreigners here? Does each star on the American flag representone of the wars it has won? What happens if you don’t have the money to pay for the subway? Do South Korean women like men who wear ties better than those who don’t?
Oranckay also links to the news that the person in question got a M.A. in political science last August.
North Koreans, the last tribe that the anthropologists have not yet been able to discover. I can just imagine the fervent rush of the researchers to the North once the system changes.
The Chosun article presents situations in which the low-earning husband has no more any say in the household matters; as I said, that's a human-interest point of view, while in practice the situation may be more balanced as well. The well-earning self-employed women do have their assertiveness and somewhat belittling attitude towards their husbands, but not in their (and my) presence, when the men's and women's roles are let's say better preserved.
The research that inspired the article by Chosun was article ‘기혼여성의 경제적 지위’ (direct link to the article as pdf; "The economic position of married women") by Hwang Su-gyeong in the September 2005 issue of Nodong Review, published monthly by KLI.
Ohmynews has an story of closing a video shop after 12 years of operation, written by the keeper herself. The income from the shop - not more than 800 000 W a month in the better times in 1990s - had now dwindled to some 240 000 a month. The shop, originally only 5 pyeong (17 sq.m) seemed to be getting established, when they had to face competition from a 40-pyeong shop across the street. They expanded to the emptied shop space next floor, and managed to make profit after hard work, but the better times did not last long. The big competitor across the street closed, which was a sign of the decline of the whole branch facing new forms of entertainment (games) and new routes of more or less legal distribution (internet). Most of the video shops in the vicinity have closed.
It's not only me, but many self-employed around here are having a hard time. Sighs like "it wasn't this difficult even during the IMF" can be heard everywhere.
Changgyeongwon, Seoul in 1957. Photograph Yi Hyông-nok.
More photographs from the 1950s by Yi Hyông-nok in the 맨날 추억에 사네 blog.
Pressian has an article on old people collecting wastepaper to earn even a tiny income. It is stated that it'd be a new phenomenon, but I recall seeing a lot of that already in the 1990s before the crisis. Must be also the neighborhood in southern Seoul where I've resided, with relatively many poor old people as far as I know.
Many of the wastepaper collectors fall outside the government criteria for welfare recipients, like being owners of property like car or house or having children who are legally obliged to provide the livelihood.
Grandfather Im owns an apartment which he bought with his retirement pay. He lives there with his wife and two sons who both are handicapped and unable to work. The sons are provided some welfare assistance by the authorities, but the ownership of the apartment disqualifies Mr Im from being a recipient himself.
Grandfather Im is the head of his family responsible for its livelihood. He gives the impression of responsibility. He says he earns almost 10 000 won (8€) a day by collecting paper. As the price for waste paper is 50 won a kilo, it means he collects about 200 kilos a day, which is hard to imagine for his 65 years of age. For this, he leaves home early every morning and doesn't rest even on Sundays.
There are some who collect paper to get exercise or to be as small burden for their children as possible, but for the most of them it is an unavoidable means of livelihood.
How to put it - falling between the idea of Confucian filial piety that the official welfare policy maintains and the differentiation of generations and nuclear families and the lack of comprehensive welfare system (or even citizen's pension system).
What a lefty government the Republic of Korea has.
A critique by Pak Yong-jin of the Democratic Labor Party on his on party after the lost election in Ulsan (via Jinbonuri). According to Pak's own page (here and here) his opinion has already drawn attention from the mainstream press. No wonder, since one doesn't see a DLP member of some prominence demand, among other things, that the party break its silence concerning DPRK.
There is also another taboo which needs to be broken. [The first was critique of KCTU, 민주노총.] No citizen will support a party which cannot utter any critique on the North Korean declaration of possession of nuclear arms. The party (DLP) needs to have a discussion and formulate an opinion on the questions of the return of kidnapped fishermen, human rights of North Korean refugees, workers' rights, democracy, and the DPRK political system. These are issues which no more shall be avoided on the pretext of causing discomfort to DPRK.
A reasonable critique of the views of prof. Kang Jeong-koo in the current Hankyoreh21 weekly by the history professors Pak T'ae-gyun (SNU, Kor.hist.) and Yi Wan-bôm (Academy of Kor.Studies, Korean pol.hist.) in a discussion with the mag editor. There's nothing new for those who have enlightened themselves on the topic of post-liberation Korea and the occupation regimes of USA and Soviet Union, but it's good to have it open also in a Hankyoreh-affiliated publication. The other of the discussants says that what Kang has been saying in his most commotion-generating texts is so much Cumings that he should have credited him in a footnote or something.
한국보수신문들은 자주 "라면 통신"이라 비판하면 강 교수는 "만약학자"라 부를 만하네. "만약 그렇다 저렇다 안 했으면 그랬을 거다"라고 글을 써대는 만약학 교수. 아니면 가정법(家政 아닌 假定) 학자.
| 2019-04-23T22:16:44 |
http://hunjang.blogspot.com/2005/11/
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"Is the colour of my skin a problem? Why wouldn't people want to read it?"
Arnold Henry (L) and son Amarion (R) in the children's book "Daddy's Mini-Me."
A children's book about the relationship between a black father and his young son could be on bookshelves soon, but its author needs the public's help to see his dream come true.
In February, St. Lucia native Arnold Henry's book, Daddy's Mini-Me, was rejected by a literary agent because they felt there was no market for stories about "African-American 'fathers.'"
Email sent to Arnold Henry by a literary agent regarding his children's book.
"Am I pursuing the wrong children's book? Is the colour of my skin a problem? Why wouldn't people want to read it? I was very discouraged," Henry told HuffPost Canada in a phone interview regarding the rejection letter, which he says noted that stories about black fathers are "such a tough sell."
"I'm a really proud father. It means the world to me and I just wanted fathers to have something to read to their children," Henry said.
Now, Arnold, who currently lives in Chestermere, Alta., with his wife, Stephanie, and their three-year-old son, Amarion, is trying to self-publish his book with help from Kickstarter, with the goal of raising $10,000.
He also wants to use his book as a way to give back to disadvantaged youth: a percentage of sales from Daddy's Mini-Me will go to non-profit organizations that work with children in foster care and youth development.
After Henry posted a photo of the email exchange he had with the literary agent on Facebook, he says he received encouragement and support from members of groups such as Single Dads, A Bunch of Dads, and Black Fathers.
"When I posted the [email], [the members of the Facebook groups] said to self-publish and they would support [the book]," Henry said.
Arnold Henry and his son Amarion.
Henry, 33, wrote his book — a collection of moments from Amarion's early years — when he took a year off work to spend time with his little one. The book, illustrated by Ted Sandiford, an artist and father of six based in St. Lucia, is intended for newborns to children aged four.
Henry says Daddy's Mini-Me is a book for dads like him. "There should be more books out there for fathers and sons. I was able to experience the early stages of [Amarion's] life. To realize how much of a role model fathers are for their children ... fathers are important, just as mothers," Henry said.
It was the realization that he needed to be there for Amarion, especially when he was young, that inspired him to write the book.
"For the first time ever, I found myself in a father-son bonding moment," Henry said on his Kickstarter page. "On that same day, I made a promise that history will never repeat itself and I will always be there for my son."
Arnold Henry, his son Amarion, and his wife Stephanie.
Noting to HuffPost Canada that he didn't have a "father-son bond relationship" with his own father, who died eight years ago, Henry said, "You have no idea how long I wanted to be a father. I look forward to every day and to seeing how I can bring more joy and happiness into [Amarion's] life."
So far, Henry's Kickstarter has raised more than $5,000 and he hopes to reach his goal by early April so Daddy's Mini-Me can be in parents' (and kids') hands before Father's Day, June 17.
And although he's optimistic about seeing his book come to fruition, Henry's publishing dilemma isn't uncommon.
In 2016, the Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison's Education School found that out of 3,400 books they reviewed, only 427 were written or illustrated be people of colour, and just 736 of them were about people of colour, NPR reported.
Canada too is no stranger to under-representation of black authors. By 2012, 20 novels written by 12 African-Canadian authors had been published in Canada since the beginning of the 21st century, and just two of them were first-time authors, Zetta Elliott, assistant professor at the Center for Ethnic Studies at Borough of Manhattan Community College, noted in the Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences' website.
Canadian author Madeleine Thien in 2016.
In 2013, Canadian author Madeleine Thien discussed the under-representation of Canadian writers of colour nominated for major awards while speaking at the literASIAN writers festival banquet in Vancouver.
"It's worth noting that in 10 years of the Writers' Trust [of Canada] Fiction Prize, only eight non-white writers have ever been nominated," Thien said. "And this number includes [Lebanese-Canadian] Rawi Hage three times. In fact, until [Black-Canadian author] Esi Edugyen [was nominated] in 2011, no women of colour had ever been nominated in the history of the prize," the 2016 Scotiabank Giller Prize winner added.
| 2019-04-22T22:40:47 |
https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2018/03/19/daddys-mini-me_a_23389579/
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The argument that The Episcopal Church isn't hierarchical because the Constitution and Canons do not use certain code words is rather like the argument of those who rejected the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity because homoousion doesn't appear in Scripture.
I continue to be amazed that bishops whose ordinations had to be approved by authorities beyond their dioceses could make the argument that TEC is not hierarical.
Well, he is certainly not doing himself proud. I have found him to be just as obtuse in the fields about which he ostensibly knows a thing or two, particularly in a tendency to ignore evidence in pursuit of a particular agenda. Note the pattern?
Perhaps there is a legal beagle out there who can explain how American civil law distinguishes between "hierarchical" and "non-hierarchical" churches. This is not an arbitrary distinction, so there must be some statutes or legal precedents that would provide some definition. I assume that an independent evangelical congregation would be non-hierarchical. I also assume, but less confidently, that churches of the Southern Baptist Convention would be non-hierarchical. By definition one would think that Congregationalist churches would be non-hierarchical, but if they are part of the United Church of Christ that might not be the case. But at any rate, if any bishop of The Episcopal Church were to wander too far afield (as a few have over the years), he or she would quickly discover how hierarchical The Episcopal Church is! Alas (or perhaps not!), being a mouthy jerk is not a canonically presentable offense!
Bill, I commend Bruce Mullins excellent affadavit that addresses this issue clearly, (and which I know you have seen). In US Supreme Court cases going back at least to Watson in the 19th century, TEC was described as hierarchical -- that is, briefly having a central government capable of adopting resolutions which all were bound to follow. There is more to it than that, but the highest court has always treated TEC as hierarchical, simply because facially it is so! And most state courts have found the same.
The ACI folks are clutching at straws; and in some cases being intellectually dishonest in citing outdated documents as if they were still relevant.
Interesting idea, but you'll find that most Episcopalians in fact regard the Trinity just as James Pike did; excess baggage. Mentioning homoousion makes as much sense to Episcopalians as Theotokos.
Aim lower for a usable example, don't confuse your audience.
I note the pattern and have, quite vocally, for some time.
Deception is just outright lying, but dodging, weaving, and obtuseness, as well. Seitz and his ilk use their intellects to deceive, and I have no trouble saying that the more complex and sophisticated the deception, the more diabolic it is.
Bob, I don't underestimate the knowledge of Episcoplians -- or at least trust they know how to Google, and then might learn something.
Mark, it seems to me that self-deception is at the base of much of this -- and it is at least demonic if not diabolical. What is the psychological need to weave such obviously false fabrics in which to cloak oneself? Fortunately, though they appear not to recognize it, most of these garments are see-through, except to those similarly clothed.
I don't know where Bob goes to church, but in my congregation most of the folks have at least some familiarity with "homoousion" and "theotokos," and are inclined to think they are Good Things, even if these words don't come up in everyday conversation.
W., in the old days it was said that the 39 Articles would occasionally provide pewsters bored with the sermon with something to read; if the Chalcedonian Definition does the same thing, they'll have stumbled across both homoousios and Theotokos!
| 2019-04-19T12:54:54 |
http://blog.tobiashaller.net/2012/05/thought-for-5-6-12.html
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TL;DR is an interactive, kinetic, electronic media installation that tracks and plots movement on light-sensitive surfaces. In the simplest of sense, TL;DR mimics a radar screen in both function and appearance. Motorized arms sweep light sensitive surfaces and make temporary marks on surfaces as related to viewer’s position. The plots are ephemeral and fade quickly leaving only a trace residue of activity. Continual physical presence is required to keep one’s record active. TL;DR is experimental work that is, for the most part, constructed and installed in-situ so as to consider the physical environment and nature of the exhibition space.
We live in an age of immediacy and brevity where everything from the important to the mundane, and the emotive, is instantly conveyed through abbreviation, within character limits, and most often via the discarnate. Our virtual selves are buoyed in sea of algorithms that auto-correct our dearest thoughts, geolocate our movements, and endlessly construct our extended personas. TL;DR seeks to find an intersection between abbreviation, the virtual, and the digital as that which has replaced the considered, the physical, and the inter-personal —or the actual.
You are not here is a series of works that explores the possibilities of place or what it means to be somewhere, actual or otherwise, and then the complexity, perhaps impossibility of how this can be determined and acknowledged.
Some of the motivations for You are not here are drawn from Northrop Frye's observation on the problematic of Canadian identity as less of a question of “Who am I?” and more so that of “Where is here?” By questioning physical location, a sense of identity can be linked to geography and then subsequently to landscape. A contemporary view of place or location is then complicated by digital and virtual landscapes and the infinite variations of identity within these environments. In order to contend with these discarnate possibilities, You are not here considers algorithms as steps to approach the problematic; whether this is accomplishing a simple task, transiting locations, or the complex digital patterns that govern our every-day.
In keeping with the approach of steps, the works in You are not here are numbered and titled one through six, with the exception of "You are not here". The returning image of the lone caribou is a sort of memento mori: the reminder of mortality, or simply an acknowledgment of the hand-rendered nature of each work. The drawing "You are not here" is in some sense akin to a large plastic panel mall floor-map with a dot and caption that reads: You are here. The negative read in: “You are not here” questions location and is a reminder of the gap between producer and public, and even between the artist and the completed work. “You are not here” also plays with the title of Rene Daalder’s documentary, Here is Always Somewhere Else about Dutch artist Bas Jan Ader. The intent here is a further reminder of mortality as Daalder deals with the untimely passing of Ader, and if nothing else, the all too common end of relationships.
Weigh yourself and friends on an industrial livestock “single animal” scale. Pile on as many people at a time in hopes of reaching the weight of a single cow: 2400lbs. Determine your personal market price in the context of Nuit Blanche YXE. Supported by Paved Arts.
Bruce Montcombroux’s exhibition considers what it means to be somewhere – how we inhabit, observe, and describe a place. His drawings and sculptures depict cobbled-together structures that combine elements from physical, textual, and digital realms. Motivated in part by Northrup Frye’s statement that Canadian identity can be summed up in the question “where is here?” Montcombroux’s works explore identity, geography, landscape, and place-making in the 21st century.
Each month at SubArctic, the artists improvise together into uncharted territory across their respective media. The result is an artistic alchemy unique to each show, every month’s show different from the last. A treat for anyone who thinks that they have seen it all!
Co-curated by Jen Mesch and Allison Balcetis, these unique events combine forces of local and visiting artists, who share with the audience to a melange of dance, visual art, music, and text. A treat for anyone who thinks that they have seen it all.
Ice Follies is a Festival that celebrates art by presenting a series of arts installations on Lake Nipissing. Over the past decade Ice Follies has become a signature event for both North Bay, and the North-Eastern region as a whole. Ice Follies appears to the visitor as a strange assemblage of dwellings and structures placed across the ice along North Bay’s waterfront. This eccentric community of artworks and architectural creations echo the community of ice fishing shacks found elsewhere on the lake. Ice Follies 2012 will be the fifth biennial of site specific multi-disciplinary artwork to take place on Lake Nipissing.
Initially working via virtual collaboration with two invited artists from national and international destinations, Montcombroux will explore ideas and methods towards completing a collaborative installation using a combination of sculpture, interactive kinetic elements, and architectural intervention. Moving from the limitations of virtual activity to the compilations, and complications of actual activity, Montcombroux and his collaborators will seek to create a visual translation of their various experiences by engaging the gallery as a space of social interaction with all of its implied support structures and systems.
COMBINE situates the works of 18 artists throughout York Quay Centre. The title joins two iconic references – the image of the mighty prairie farming machine and the assemblages first created by Robert Rauschenberg – a hint to where the artists are from and what they are up to. Participating artists were selected for their mutual understanding of how the amalgamation of disparate objects and images can create new stories and meanings.
Featuring works by Joi T. Arcand, Amalie Atkins, Tyler Brett, Ian Campbell, Bruce Montcombroux, Clint Neufeld, Alison Norlen, Paul Atkins, Wally Dion, Clark Ferguson, Robert Froese, Erin Gee, Michelle LaVallee, Nancy Lowry, Julie Oh, Stacia Verigin, Serena McCarroll and Lee Henderson. - Curated by Patrick Macaulay.
Within artistic production, architecture is a discussion about society and interactions, while within the discourses of capitalism, architecture is a commodity, whose production rises and falls according to periods of growth or recession. "Unplanned Architectures" looks at artists' representation of the architectural plan in our current state of global instability and uncertainty.
Reconstruction explores the possible interpretations of invention and fabrication. Bruce Montcombroux looks at how ideas can be materialized into tangible objects, while simultaneously evoking more ephemeral notions of fiction or deception.
Reconstruction sources news stories, current events, conflicts and the flux of relationships. The narrative potential is about second-hand information, memory fragments, or types of mnemonics whose original reference has been lost or obscured. In a do-it-yourself, home-built version of high technology, the mechanical and the body are pushed together in an uneasy relationship.
| 2019-04-23T12:52:24 |
https://www.montcombroux.com/projects/
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I have created a powershell script for Installing PDF filter in Sharepoint 2010 environment. I have tested it in Windows 2008 R2. Installing a PDF filter is a multi step process since it requires adding the icons in sharepoint _Layouts hive, adding registry entries for the filter, adding PDF extension to Search Service Application and updating DOCICON.XML file.
I have splitted the whole deployment process into 8 steps right from downloading the necessary files from the Adobe site to unzipping and installing the resources.
Below are the commands written in powershell for deploying PDF I filter for Sharepoint 2010. Copy the code and paste it in notepad and save with extension as .ps1. Now right click the file and click 'Run with powershell' to execute the code.
$pdfIconDestinationPath = "\c$\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\IMAGES\pdf.gif"
$docIconXMLFilePath = "\c$\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Web Server Extensions\14\TEMPLATE\XML\DOCICON.XML"
$pdfDllSystemPath = "\c$\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe PDF iFilter 9 for 64-bit platforms\bin\"
$pdfDllPath = "C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe PDF iFilter 9 for 64-bit platforms\bin\PDFFilter.dll"
$clnt = new-object System.Net.WebClient -ErrorVariable err -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue"
Write-Error "Error in download - Either wrong URL or Address not correct. Details: $err"
$ZIPfile = Get-Item $ZIPname -ErrorVariable err -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue"
Write-Error "ERROR: $err Cannot find $ZIPname"
$ZIPfolder = Get-Item $destination -ErrorVariable err -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue"
Write-Error "ERROR: $err Cannot find $ZIPfolder"
echo " $Path already in the path"
echo "Adding $VerifiedPathsToAdd to system path"
# Step 1: Create a temp folder for downloading the required files.
copy-item "$tempfolder\pdf.gif" -destination $DestFile -ErrorVariable err -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue"
Write-Error "Error occured. Details: $err"
Write-Error "Error: Search Service Application is missing. Details: $err"
$PDFcheck = get-SPEnterpriseSearchCrawlExtension "pdf" -SearchApplication $searchApp -ErrorVariable err -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue"
Write-Error "Error Occured while adding .pdf extension: $err"
[xml]$dociconxml = get-content $XMLfile -ErrorVariable err -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue"
Write-Error "XML not found: $err"
# Step 6: Download the PDF I Filter from Adobe Site.
$proc = Start-Process C:\Windows\System32\msiexec.exe " /passive /i $tempfolder\PDFFilter64installer.msi" -wait -ErrorVariable err -ErrorAction "SilentlyContinue"
Write-Error "Installed with following error code: $LastExitCode). Details: $err"
$exitprompt = Read-Host "PDF Ifilter Installation Complete. Press ENTER to exit"
Download the ps1 file from here.
Is this an environmental change across multiple WFE servers at once , or does it have to be executed on each WFE server?
Great script! I hate having to do this manually.
Also, I removed the /passive from the .msi install as it was throwing errors and i couldn't tell what was happening during the install.
Thanks for the fixes, I have updated the powershell script and added the "SingleServer" option. However I have not removed /passive attribute and left for the users to decide whether they want to show errors or not.
| 2019-04-26T07:46:38 |
http://blog.techperspect.com/2011/11/powershell-script-for-installing-pdf.html
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More than a few people in Europe and abroad surely felt unease when they read that "Germany is again ... one of the leading states in the world" unease about the possibility of Germany relapsing into its old, self-centered, egotistical, nationalist persona. As Germany approached the Balkans in the early 1990s, one question resounded: would unified Germany be Minerva or Mars?
Would the nation, as James McAdams suggested, become "normal at last"? Was that process a fait accompli or, as David Marsh of the London Financial Times suggested, would the process be less than rapid? In hindsight, I seems that Wolfgang Krieger was correct: unification gave rise to a Germany that was domestically "normal," but that still had a long road to tred in terms of international policy.
Nowhere else was Krieger's assertion made more evident than in the case of German foreign policy toward the Balkans " a highly controversial topic in itself. Since its recognition of Slovenia and Croatia in December 1991, Germany has been widely critiqued for an irresponsible and revanchiste policy that, motivated by chauvinistic nationalist interests, added "fuel" to the "Balkan fire."
This view is generally widespread in the literature on the breakup of the former Yugoslavia, and few scholars have dared venture a more nuanced or comprehensive theory, save perhaps Michael Libal. Libal, though, was an architect of Germany's foreign policy during the period in question, and his views are thus dismissed as those of an "insider" seeking vindication for wrong-headed policies.
The fact of the matter, however, is that German policy toward the Balkans from the days and months prior to the Yugoslav wars of dissolution through to the present NATO mission in Kosovo is reflective not of chauvinist nationalism but of twin realities: a "new," unified Germany forging comprehensive post-Cold War domestic and international policies while, at the same time, dealing with the legacy of its Nazi past.
And after unification? One possibility might be a global leading role, pursuing what the government defines as German national interests. Another option might be to become a regional hegemon. However, my point will be that Germany, to take one example, had no long-term political strategy for the Balkans.
One reason for the uncertainty of German foreign policy is that unification was so long an academic issue before 1989 that no systematic thought was devoted to thinking about what German policy would be when it came. After all, there were wars, civil wars, ethnic cleansing, migration and poverty for the first time since 1945, which were not controlled anymore by the superpowers.
Early in the period of transition, some observers concluded that a united Germany's foreign policy would be significantly different from that characteristic of the Federal Republic between 1949 and 1989. In contrast to the "exceptional character" of German foreign policy during the 1949 to 1989 period, Philip Gordon saw an early "normalization," noting that "Germany is becoming more self-assured, less military-averse, more global and more assertive than in the past."
Timothy Garton Ash outlined four foreign policy paths for united Germany, personally favoring the "wider Europe" option that reflected Germany's geopolitical position in Europe, while Gerald Livingston saw Eastern Europe becoming a "German zone" of influence, saying that other Western nations lacked "Germany's strong interests, motivations and capabilities" to influence development sin the region.
Meanwhile, Gregor Shollgen spoke of Germany as the "power in the center of Europe"; Arnulf Baring predicted a German return to a position of power in Central Europe (europaische Mittellage); Hans-Peter Schwarz Germany's return to the world stage as the "central power" (Zentralmacht) of Europe; Bonder, Rottger and Ziebura defined Germany's new role as that of a European "fulcrum" (Scharniermacht); while, finally, Lothar Ruhl maintains that the Mittellage has become the foundation of post-unification German politics.
Regardless of how, exactly, Germany transformed in the immediate post-unification period, one thing was made manifestly clear: the international parameters that had guided the nation's foreign policy for forty years suddenly fell away.
Kenneth Waltz may have argued, in a classical realist vein, that Germany would begin pursuing a national path toward military and economic dominance in Europe, but it was clear the re-unification, the re-establishment of German sovereignty and the collapse of the Soviet Union all had a substantial impact on German policy generally, and on its policy toward the Balkans specifically.
Under the dominant leadership of Chancellor Adenauer in the 1950s and 1960s, German foreign policy was oriented toward the West (Westbindung) and in the late 1960s and early 1970s, after some delay during the period of détente, also toward the East (Westbindung plus Ostbindung).
And after unification? As we have noted, Germany had the options of pursuing a leading international or regional role in furthering its national interests, but the reality was that it was unprepared for either and, reacting to war, ethnic cleansing and refugee crises in the Balkans, was as unprepared as were other western powers.
The horrors caused by fascist Germany, however, militated against widespread acceptance of this explanation. Any German departure "real or imagined" from Germany's former posture as an "economic giant but a political pygmy" was noted with suspicion.
One need look only so far as the reaction to the return of Frederick II the Great's remains to his pre-1945 royal vault in Potsdam (deemed by many to be "almost deliberately provocative"[7 ] ) to understand why the fear of a "Fourth Reich" was a fear held by many even before German troops were deployed to Kosovo.
The assessment of German foreign policy based on how it fits into European interests has, after all, a relatively long tradition. As Germany's standing desire to "dominate Europe" is taken by many policymakers as a strict fact, Germany's neighbours are thus forced to ask themselves how to limit German hegemony, preventing it from becoming the predominant power in Europe.
What this view misses, however, is that unified Germany did not start from a "blank sheet" or Stunde Null when the wall fell down. Rather, the Cold War period saw Germany rather willingly tied into a network of international institutions that conditioned Germany's international behaviour, ensuring it was according to post-1945 norms: NATO in 1955, the European Economic Community in 1957, the United Nations in 1973 and the CSCE (now OSCE) in 1974. As such, Germany's postwar foreign policy saw it develop into a civilian power, and this attitude carried over into the post-Communist transition period.
However, when international leaders looked at unified Germany as war in the Balkans brewed, they did not see Germany for what it was, but rather regarded it through the lens of its past misdeeds. To many, it seemed not to matter that West Germany's political position in Europe was already outstanding when Gorbachev came to power.
It did not matter that West Germany had been, since 1970, ecnomically dominant in Western Europe. Nor did it seem to matter that even realists such as Waltz were unable to show that unified Germany had not used its new power position to nationalist advantage.
Instead, lingering mistrust of Germany based on its historical performance remained, for as Vassilis Fouskas argued, "Germany's involvement in Yugoslavia's and Czechoslovakia's breakups are the best proof of the advantage she wants to gain in the post-Cold War settlement."[12 ] As Daniele Conversi pointed out, there seemed to be no recognition of the cognitive dissonance between "German Bashing and the Break-up of Yugoslavia."
After all, as Goethe's Faust complained, two souls dwell in the German breast; it is a "giant with bestial force and a child's brain." Despite the fact that contemporary developments have outpaced history, the average Western citizen - and the British tabloid audience in particular - seem unable to understand that the importance of Germany's approach to the crisis in the Balkans was not how repressive Germany might again become, but rather understanding that Germany has simultaneously become a more influential nation internationally and weaker domestically as a result of unification.
At the heart of the issue of how Germany would use its power in the post-Cold War period, and its policy toward the Balkans in particular, is the struggle between the European Union and the United States as each side sought to re-define its interests and capabilities in the "New World Order."
Scapegoating Germany foreign policy toward the Balkans merely obfuscates the matter at the heart of the debate: would the EU, with Germany as its key member, be an equal partner in American foreign policy? Its assistant? Or its rival?
Gauging Germany's potential power and influence of immediate post-Cold War Germany is a difficult task even today. German unity certainly increased the economic potential of the new republic, yet the degree to which this is true remains unclear.
The gap between other EU members, such as France, the United Kingdom and Italy, has undoubtedly increased. Taking population, GDP and exports as benchmarks, potential for German economic dominance in Europe is apparently clear to see.
With a population jump from 61 million to 80 million, unified Germany suddenly accounted for 23 percent of the EU's population base, while Italy and the UK both weighed in with 51 million citizens each and France with 56 million. Upon unification, Germany's landmass increased by 30 percent, accounting for 15 percent of all EU territory, as compared with France's 23 percent and Spain's 21 percent.
In 1989, West Germany alone had a GDP of USD 1193 billion, compared with France (USD 942 billion), Italy (USD 854 billion) and the United Kingdom (USD 832 billion), with exports of USD 341 billion to France's USD 171 billion. This outstanding economic position, the result of sound economic and fiscal management in West Germany, is not qualitatively different now.
Meanwhile, geopolitically, Germany shifted northeast with unification, developing a more maritime character through the gain of additional coastline and remaining surrounded by friends and allies. Age-old hatreds were buried as Germany was integrated into the international family of democratic countries after 1945 and, with unification, its shift in geopolitical fortunes meant the nation had, perhaps for the first time in its history, achieved absolute military security.
Yet this remains only one facet of the story, for the integration of East Germany created a nation with a political culture vastly different from the pre-unification period. The result was something paralleling a climate of insecurity, in which a newly strong Germany looked to the Balkans and Eastern Europe as potentially unstable zones that could adversely affect its domestic transition.
Similarly, NATO expansion and the widening of the EU required money and investments of political capital which, to some German eyes, were likely to detract from more important issues such as the deepening of the EU. All of this, then at a time when German public sector deficits were soaring because of both spending in eastern Germany and financial involvement in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia.
The influx of ethnic Germans from Russia and Eastern and Central Europe added to the burden of government expenditures and, in fact, the influx of immigrants and refugees has only recently began to subside.
With their nation more than any other mid- or large-sized country being extremely dependent on the fortunes of the international economy - a full third of German production is exported, 65 percent of which goes to the rest of the EU - it is easy to see why some Germans looked to the threats of Eastern and Balkan instability and called for an active foreign policy.
Before we discuss how Germany formulated its foreign policy goals, it is necessary to understand the compensatory break which acted against the domestic and economic impulse to purse an active foreign policy: The Wall may have come down, but psychological walls in the minds of people take far longer to fall.
Germany, today as in the immediate post-Cold War period, is based on a psychologically, politically, econonomically and financially insecure foundation.
we find the collective memories of both the German people and their neighbours. Every Chancellor was and is still faced with problems deriving from European perceptions of the nation's past. Above all else, the more each Chancellor pushes for a "full" European Union, the more he must work to persuade his EU partners that although Germany is taking a lead in the push, it has no intentions of dominating the union politically.
In gauging European reaction, it is vital that no one underestimate the legacy of fascism. As Thomas Banchoff persuasively demonstrated, historical memories and perceptions of Germany were shaped not only by the discourse about the nation's past, but also by the very course of German foreign policy in the years after reunification.
Events such as the Hamburg Institute for Social Research's "War of Extermination: Wehrmacht Crimes 1941-45" will certainly continue to play a role - despite the furious German debate sparked by inaccuracies in the labelling of a very few of its 801 photographs, the exhibition laid to rest one of the last post-1945 myths: the Wehrmacht had not, in fact, fought a clean war.
One is left, then, with a Germany that was paradoxically both stronger and weaker individual factors such as geography, economic data, demography and threats changed, largely for the better, while Germany continued to be tied into an interlocking system of international institutions.
But, as it saw threats to its stability on both its Eastern and Balkan fronts, Germany did not enjoy a clean slate in foreign policy matters, but rather was encumbered with a past that was, at the same time, burdensome and useful " a fact not neglected by politicians, policymakers or policy advocates.
In the end, as we will see, Germany remained dependent on the United States, which leads to a number of questions: how would Germany move forward against this background? What were its goals and objectives? And how did these translate from paper policies to very real actions in the Balkans?
In understanding this, one needs to first consider what the government of the day formulated as foreign policy goals, and how these related to Germany's circumstances, needs, responsibilities and duties in the European Union; in Central and Eastern Europe; and, eventually, with regard to the United States.
As Kirchner and Sperling astutely noted, the old "German question" was resolved by "the emergence of the post-postwar world ... But the unification of Germany created a German problem: Where does the unified Germany fit?"
rather typical of any European state. Here, they noted: protection of the liberty, security and welfare of German citizens; territorial integrity; integration with EU and other multilateral institutions and organizations; alliance with the United States, as the sole remaining superpower, based on common values and interests; ensuring the integration and equality of Central and Eastern European states, including the creation of a co-operative security order; global respect for human rights and international laws; and a fair economic order based on market rules.
Through what institutions and policies would Germany meet these goals? How would it relate to the United States? And how would this formulation of national interests and means express itself in Germany's Balkan policy? Some answers in next week's second and final instalment.
This paper was orginally presented at The Balkans Conference at the University of Kingston, organised by the European Research Centre, 11 to 12 May 2000. The author is a Senior Lecturer in International Relations at Richmond University.
1.Quote from WR Smyser, "Das Ausland und die Aussenpolitik des neuen Deutschlands, Internationale Politik, No 4, April 1995, p 45.
2.Jeffrey J Anderson and John B Goodman, Mars or Minerva? A United Germany in a Post-Cold War Europe, in Robert O. Keohane et al p 291.
3.Quoted in ibid, p 291.
4.Wolfgang Krieger, "Toward a Gaullist Germany? Some Lessons from the Yugoslav Crisis," World Policy, 11(1), Spring 1994, p 26.
5.This paragraph is taken with minor changes from Matthias Zimmer, "Return of the Mittellage? The Discourse of the Center in German Foreign Policy," German Politics, 6(1), 1997, pp 23-38 at p 24. The respective footnotes can be found on p 35.
6.See Jill Stephenson, "Anniversaries, Memory and the Neighbours: The "German Question" in Recent History," German Politics, 5(11), 1996, pp 43 " 57, here p 47.
7.Michael Meyer, "A Return Trip to the Crypt. Reviving the Ghost of German Militarism," Newsweek, 12 August 12 1991, p 15.
8.See Christopher Coker, "At the Birth of a Fourth Reich? The British Reaction," The Political Quarterly, 61(3), 1990, pp 278 " 285.
9.Timothy Garton Ash, In Europe's Name: Germany and the Divided Continent, (New York: Vintage Books, 1994).
10.See Wolfram Hanrieder, "Deutschland, Europa and Amerika. Die Aussenpolitik der Bundesrepublik," in Deutschland 1949 " 1984, (Paderborn,: Schoeningh, 1995), p 447.
11.See Christian Hacke, "Chancen fur ein europaisches Deutschland," in Wilhelm von Sternburg (ed), Geteilte Ansichten uber eine vereinte Nation, (Frankfurt/ Main, 1990), p 85.
12.Paper presented at the Conference The European Left and EU Enlargement, University of North London and Labour Focus on Eastern Europe, London, 30 November 1996, p 14.
13.Daniele Conversi, German Bashing and the Break-up of Yugoslavia, (The Donald W Treadgold Papers, University of Washington, No 16), March 1998.
17.Peter H Merkl (ed), The Federal Republic of Germany at Fifty, (London, Macmillan, 1999), p 349.
18.Jurgen Habermas, The Past as Future, Interviewed by Michael Haller, edited by Max Pensky, (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1994).
19.Peter Gowan, "Germany's New Role in Europe," Labour Focus on Eastern Europe, 48, Summer 1994, pp 4-13.
20.Emil J Kirchner and James Sperling, "The Future Germany and the Future of NATO," German Politics, 1, April 1992, p 59.
| 2019-04-22T10:37:59 |
http://www.ce-review.org/00/26/deckers26.html
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Vertical Progress: Energizer - 'Break the Routine"
Energizer - 'Break the Routine"
Make the participants to stand in a circle.
Now, ask someone to say one and point your hand to the next person and go up to 3 or 4 participants. After the first person saying 'one' the next person will continue to say 'two' and 'three' and so on.
Debrief: This is called following the routine. We follow something in our life regularly and we don't try to ask why we do so? like the ham and small pan story.
Unless we break the routine and think before doing something, our life will not change.
Now, tell the participants to count from one to seven in an ascending order. They will comfortably count. After two rounds, impose the new rule.
New rule: Any person who is getting four, instead of saying 'four', they shall do some funny action (as you prescribe). If the person getting four says 'four' without doing the action or saying four by doing the action will be called 'out'. Anyone faulting will be out of the game.
Now you can observe the person gets 'four' will be getting out. (some times the person getting 'five' also will get out because, the 'four' will not say anything).
Continue to play the game till the last person standing.
It is easy to follow the routine and it's not easy to change our behavior. We will adopt to the new behavior by practice. So, continue to practice the new way of life even though you fail several times.
Fun and a strong message will be there.
| 2019-04-23T17:57:18 |
http://www.verticalprogress.net/2017/09/energizer-break-routine.html
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- If someone is hurting you or your friends, it is not your fault.
- You are not alone. There are people who can help you and stop others from making you feel hurt or scared.
- You may be frightened of the person hurting you or your friends but there are things you can do to get help and make it better.
- Tell someone you trust that you're being hurt or know someone who is being hurt. Your friends, teachers, parents, grandparents or other members of your family may be able to help.
- Let people help to make things better by stopping the person from hurting you or your friends.
- Feel embarrassed or alone.
- Feel that it is your fault or that you are to blame for someone hurting you.
- Keep it a secret that someone is hurting you or your friends.
- Feel afraid — people are there to help you.
| 2019-04-22T06:24:35 |
http://www.stoswalds.newcastle.sch.uk/website/safeguarding_advice_for_children/297198
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How does prednisone affect my runs? My allergies have been really awful, so I'm back on a course of prednisone along with my usual nasal sprays and various allergy medications. Technically prednisone is a steroid (it's a corticosteroid, to be exact), so I sometimes wonder if it has any effect on my running at all. Not in the way anabolic steroids would...it certainly doesn't build muscle. But maybe it helps me feel fresher and recover faster because of the anti-inflammatory effects?
It's definitely making it hard to sleep, which made me put off my long run last Sunday morning. Blah.
When we're talking about effort during a run, do we mean the effort of our legs or our lungs? During Friday's run, I felt I was pushing myself but the pace was comfortably doable. I was breathing fine, but holding a conversation might have been a little difficult. My legs felt great except for some aches from squats Thursday. In total, the run felt moderately tough over-all, but what am I really supposed to judge it by?
Running in and out of sprinklers meant my pace was all over the place, but generally this run felt effortless and challenging!
Is it better to be a person who walks away from conflict, or someone who consistently speaks up? I've fallen into the latter category for ages now, and sometimes I think it's best to be the bigger person and let things go. But I also think that people (especially women) who choose that route end up looking weak, even if their intention was to be strong. In today's political climate, I can't help but be vocal because I feel like sitting quietly won't exact change. Maybe speaking up won't exact change either, but at least I can say I'm trying.
This guy called me a chump and followed up with worse in the next tweet. I chose not to respond; I'm worried he thinks he "won", but what's the point of engaging with someone like this?
When will I start to feel like an adult? Then again, does anyone ever really feel like an adult? Like they have it all together? On the same topic, is it bad that I feel the most adult when I'm spending money on furniture and home appliances? That's totally society, socialization, and conspicuous consumption/marketing getting into my head, isn't it?
Do I take too many selfies? I like recording my runs and workouts on Instagram for myself and for the support I get, but I don't want to come across as self-involved! I mean, really, though...what is a post-workout selfie if not self-promotion and involvement at its finest?
Followup: Is it a selfie if other people are in it? Is Elizabeth equally "selfied" if she doesn't technically take any of these shots?
ETA: Interesting timing for me to have posted about this, as the selfie debate continues. I think selfies have helped me feel more comfortable in my skin and more confident. Thoughts on that?
Are my consistent workouts actually paying off? I feel really good - I'm seeing a change in my pace, stamina, and strength - but I'm not seeing much change in my body. Clothes fit pretty much the same, and I'm not noticing any more muscle definition. When will I get to look in the mirror and be like, "Oh yeah, it's paying off!"?
Do you have answers to any of these questions?
What are you wondering lately?
I guess high enough rounds of Prednisone can also make you REALLY hyper (which is why I have trouble sleeping when I'm on it), so it can boost exercise productivity. But the side effects (weight gain and chipmunk cheeks, or example) seem like they'd make abuse of it in elite athletes really obvious!
Hmm, you pose some great questions here. I don't do many selfies just because I have short arms and my pics turn out horrible...lol. Which reminds me I need to find you on IG and follow!
I was just thinking the other day how I feel most "adult" when I am making a recipe that my mom use to make!
My instagram account is abk_runs!
Deep thoughts for a Friday! I like it! I define easy runs by breathing and being able to hold a conversation easily. I know if I have to pause before finishing a sentence I'm running too hard. Even when I'm running easy, my legs almost always feel heavy and tired in the first mile or so. Love selfies! Keep taking them! I definitely thing it's fun to document the day's workout!
I find it so strange that sometimes my breathing and legs just don't match up. It would make things easier if things felt all-around easy or all-around challenging, you know?
I feel very adult buying home items too! Oh, I also feel adult when I'm running and I notice garage doors I like, or houses I like.
Always speak up. But yeah sometimes you have to stop engaging with someone because if they are that ignorant I don't know what you could say!?
I'm glad you're experiencing the physical benefits of your consistent routine! Now you want to see it in the mirror? I know you did see muscle definition at first. Maybe you have progressed and need to up the weights!? Eat protein after you lift so your muscles can repair and get bigger.
Oh yes, when I notice landscaping - which used to be the most boring thing ever to me - I feel like an adult haha.
I feel like I could up my weights a bit. I have been better about getting more protein just recently, but other than cheese, eggs, and protein smoothies, I'm just not a big fan, so it's hard to eat enough of it I think!
Oh, to be your age & have your body . . . you look great. And you know what? 10 years from now you'll look back and wonder why you were complaining about your body (and I'm sure the same could be said of me, it never stops).
Most of the time I feel it in my legs. Darlene starts to run and her turnover is so fast, I have to really think about it to get mine like half as fast as hers!
I actually feel as though I haven't been wondering a whole lot of stuff lately!
I know it's true that when we look back we'll always wonder why we worried about our bodies...which frustrates me because it's unfair that things will just continue to fall apart! But I know it's true because when I look at photos of myself in my early 20s, I definitely wonder why I was self-conscious!
Do you wear a heart monitor? That's how I figure how hard I'm pushing myself, or my legs yell it at me.
I always feel like an adult after paying all my bills, and when I can sit down and see all the laundry is done... I actually hate the laundry part.
Ali, you are beautiful! and don't ever let anybody tell you that you take too many selfies! To me, when somebody takes a selfie, it tells me they are confident and really feeling their look and/or really proud of what they are doing! So no selfie shaming allowed!
I don't wear a heart monitor, although my watch does track my heart rate. I'm one of those runners who cares very little about numbers and data, but maybe I should try to care a little more!
I can't do the online debating with people, I find it exhausting, but if you enjoy it, run with it!
Bungee jumping sounds like a fun way to relive your childhood...although I think I may be too adult to get over my fears and do it! I used to want to sky dive, but that freaks me out too, now.
I'm pretty convinced that nobody ever really feels like an adult... you think that you'll hit the magic number (whatever that might be) and you feel different, but you don't.
Not too many selfies... I like peoples' faces on IG (but I have a hard time taking more selfies after my runs because they often turn out badly).
I think you're definitely right. My mom is always saying she still feels, mentally, like she's in her 20s. I guess at some point our minds are just "us" and we stop aging in that way lol.
| 2019-04-22T10:40:12 |
https://www.abkruns.com/2016/07/things-im-wondering-lately.html
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Three of the events at a track meet were the 100 m dash, the 200 m dash, and the 100 m hurdles. Sixteen runners qualified for and competed in each event. Six competed only in the 100 m dash, 7 only in the 200 m dash, and 9 only in the 100 m hurdles. Additionally, 5 competed in both dashes, 3 competed in both 100 m events, and 2 competed in the 200 m dash and 100 m hurdles. How many competitors participated in all three events?
From the question, we know in each of the three events we had 16 participants each.
We can also the above for the remaining two events to check our answer.
but I think the wording of the problem is poor, and that's why it seems misleadingly difficult.
while the problem explicitly said that: Six competed "ONLY" in the 100 m dash, it failed to clarify that in further givens.
Six competed only in the 100 m dash ------> which is clearly in area A.
and end up with D = -2 which is invalid.
| 2019-04-19T14:35:07 |
https://gmatclub.com/forum/three-of-the-events-at-a-track-meet-were-the-100-m-dash-291238.html
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Calendar for the sales promotion.
The client of this calendar is cosmetics company. A salesman presents it to a visitor buying cosmetics.
| 2019-04-26T00:36:53 |
https://kaoru-creation.com/calendar-for-the-sales-promotion
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DO YOU KNOW THIS VOICE? is a British mystery drama, from 1964, about a murderer who is recognised by his neighbour.
There are a couple of uses of the term 'bloody', as well as uses of 'hell' and 'damn'.
The violence includes a scene in which a man slaps a woman's face. There are also references to a boy being murdered.
| 2019-04-18T22:55:35 |
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/releases/do-you-know-voice-1964
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14-15. And when they were come to the multitude, there came to Him a certain man, kneeling down to Him, and saying, "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and sore vexed; for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
That this man is exceedingly faithless is clear from the words which Christ spoke in reply to him, "O faithless generation," and from the fact that the man himself blamed the disciples. The moon was not the cause, but rather, the demon would take note when the moon was full, and then would set upon his victim, so that men would blaspheme the created works of God as maleficent. You, then, O reader, understand that it is a foolish man that changes as the moon, as it is written [Sirach 27:11], at times waxing great in virtue, at other times waning and vanishing altogether. Then the foolish man becomes deranged and falls down into the fire of anger and lust, and into water, that is, the waves of the many cares of life, in which Leviathan the devil dwells, he who reigns over the waters. For are not the cares of the rich like waves that follow each other in quick succession?
16-18. And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not cure him." Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him hither to Me." And Jesus rebuked him; and the demon departed out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.
Do you see how the man has shifted the blame for his own lack of faith upon the disciples, saying that they were too weak to heal? The Lord, therefore, shames him for accusing the disciples, saying, "O faithless generation," that is, "It is not so much the fault of the weakness of the disciples as it is of your lack of faith, which, being great, has prevailed over the equal measure of their strength." He rebukes not only this man, but everyone who lacks faith, even the bystanders. By saying, "How long shall I be with you?" Christ shows that He longs for the Passion upon the Cross and His departure from them. For He is saying, "How long shall I live among scoffers and unbelievers? And Jesus rebuked him." Whom? The man who was lunatic. From this it appears that he, too, lacked faith and his lack of faith had given occasion for the demon to enter him.
19-21. Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, "Why could not we cast him out?" And Jesus said unto them, "Because of your unbelief, for verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, 'Remove hence to yonder place;' and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. But this kind goeth not out but by prayer and fasting."
The apostles were afraid that they had lost the grace against demons that had been given to them; this is why they asked Jesus in private and with great anxiety. But the Lord reproves them for being imperfect in faith, saying, "Because of your unbelief. For if you had fervent, ardent faith, you would accomplish great things even though they appeared to be small." The location of the mountains which the Apostles moved is nowhere recorded, yet it is likely that they did move them, but the event was not written down; for not everything was written down. Or, by another interpretation, they did not move a mountain because there had been no occasion to do so, but they did even greater things than that. Note how the Lord said, "Ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence," in other words, the mountain shall move when you say the word. But the Apostles did not say the word as there was neither occasion nor necessity, and so they did not move mountains. But if indeed they had spoken, they would have moved. "This kind of demon is cast out by prayer and fasting." For they themselves who are demonized must fast, as well as those who would heal them; then comes the prayer, preceded by fasting, not drunkenness. Understand, then, that even perfect faith is as the grain of mustard seed, considered worthless on account of the foolishness of the preaching. Yet if it should find good soil, it grows into a tree in which the winged creatures of heaven, that is, soaring thoughts, may alight. Whoever, then, has perfect faith can say to this mountain, that is, to the demon, "Remove hence." For Christ was also referring to the demon that had gone out.
22-23. And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, "The Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill Him, and the third day He shall be raised again." And they were exceeding sorrowful.
He continually foretells the Passion, so that no one would think that He suffered unwillingly, and also, to train them not to be shaken by the unexpected when it occurred. To the sorrow He weds the joy that He will rise.
| 2019-04-24T02:39:15 |
https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2017/08/gospel-commentary-for-tenth-sunday.html
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The email message below which claims that Two-factor authentication has been activated on the recipients' Apple accounts is another attempt by cybercriminals to steal their potential victims’ Apple account credentials. The fake email, which also claims that the recipients' Apple ID has been locked for security reasons, has links in it that go to a phishing Apple website which steals account usernames and password. The phishing website steals account credentials by asking visitors to sign in with their Apple account usernames and passwords.
| 2019-04-19T04:28:16 |
https://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/article/2017/6/12/beware-of-apple-invoice-review-your-order-history-from-other-device-phishing-scam/
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I really am excited about 2013.
2012 has taught me a lot and 2013 is a brand new year to put it all into practice and become the best person I can be.
As one of my New Years Resolutions is to blog more - I thought this would be an ideal time to set down what I want to achieve this year in writing by blogging about it.
DON'T BE NEGATIVE - I am obsessed with Rhonda Byrnes books at the moment ( The Magic, The Power and The Secret ) They're all about the law of attraction, being grateful and how you get back what you give. You don't realize that all the small negative things you do like complaining about services, complaining about your finances, saying negative things about people really affect your whole mood, emotions and ultimately your life. I'm all about being positive now and not letting little things get me down or making a little problem turn into a big problem.
CUT DOWN ON SUGAR! I am a major Sugar Addict, the more I eat, the more I crave, the worse I feel. It has nothing to do with weight, I just always have no energy, I feel sluggish and have major sugar crashes, headaches etc. I am firstly going to replace my morning tea with hot watewr and honey, I tried it today and it was really nice. I sometimes have 4 or 5 cups of tea a day and I have 2/3 teaspoons of sugar in them. Over a year that is like a tonne of frickin sugar, not to mention all the other sugar I eat between then.
This will also be good as the ants are constantly finding a way into my sugar containers, you know those microscopic almost invisible ones I have discovered up here in Cairns.
BE ADVENTUROUS - I sometimes need to push myself as I can be guilty of having an automatic No answer ( It really annoys my husband ) I get comfortable where I am and sometimes shut the idea of doing something, or going somewhere new down before I've even thought of it. I have to have a steady routine as I have two toddlers and most days I have a routine of playtime, naps, mealtimes and getting housework and my book writing / Graphic Design work to fit in. We've got it pretty good now so when someone invites us somewhere or my husband wants to take us somewhere I might say No, even though it could be fun. I want to challenge myself into trying new things, new food, new activities and new skills.
Wow this makes me sound like a frightened little Hermitt when I read this back, haha I promise I'm not, the kids and I have lots of fun and we are always at the park, swimming in our pool or doing some drawing and that kind of thing but I want to take everything one step further this year, live life to the fullest.
Get Rich, Get a toned tummy, Drink More Water, Buy a fabulous Car and Care about fashion and what I wear again...... These kinds of things are also on the list somewhere too.
But mainly Be Happy and Be Healthy, because that's all that really matters.
| 2019-04-22T22:42:50 |
http://www.behindtheart.com.au/2012/12/happy-2013.html
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This answer was provided by physicists Rhett Herman of Radford University in Radford, Va. and Shane L. Larson of Montana State University in Bozeman, Mont.
Dark matter is just what its name implies; it is matter (or mass) in the universe that we cannot see directly using any of our telescopes. Our telescopes see not only visible radiation (constituting the spectrum of colors that our own eyes can detect), but other types of radiation as well.
HIDDEN MASS. Optical telescopes see only the bright galaxies in this composite image. But the ROSAT satellite reveals that they are surrounded by a cloud of hot gas that emits x-rays. This gas accounts for some of the rotational effects on galaxies not accounted for by the optical image.
Dark matter does not reveal its presence by emitting any type of electromagnetic radiation. It emits no infrared radiation, nor does it give off radio waves, ultraviolet radiation, X-rays or gamma rays. It is truly "dark." Cosmologists believe we can only see about 10 percent of the matter in the universe. Until they can accurately determine the mass of the universe, they will not know for sure whether it is expanding infinitely or will stop expanding at some point and collapse.
How, then, can we say with confidence that we know dark matter exists? The way in which dark matter reveals its presence to us is through the gravitational effect it exerts on luminous matter in the universe. ("Luminous" matter is the matter we can see with our telescopes.) The most obvious example of the gravitational effects of dark matter can be observed when looking at the rotation of galaxies.
To study galactic rotation, astronomers look at the emission line spectra of stars in each part of the galaxy. When the light from a star is observed using a diffraction grating or a prism, the starlight is separated into its true colors, in much the same way ordinary sunlight can be separated into the full rainbow of colors known as the visible spectrum.
The true colors constituting starlight separate into a series of light and dark lines in the visible spectrum, with each colored line corresponding to a specific wavelength of light. The specific wavelengths at which these lines occur are characteristic of the elements the stars contain. Thus, they can be used as an elemental "fingerprint" to identify a star's composition.
When a star emitting these line spectra is moving away from us, all of the wavelengths of the spectral lines are shifted to higher values than they would have been were the star stationary or moving side to side (neither towards nor away from us). All of the spectral lines are thus shifted towards the long wavelength part of the spectrum, or to the red end of the spectrum.
This shifting of the lines, known as a Doppler shift, towards the red end of the visible spectrum is the origin of the term "redshift." When a star has part of its motion towards us, the spectral lines are shifted to shorter wavelengths, or "blueshifted," towards the blue end of the spectrum. By measuring the shift in wavelength, researchers can calculate the precise speed of a star, either towards us or away from us.
When a galaxy is rotating, the starlight from stars on the side of the galaxy that is moving towards are blueshifted, while the starlight from the stars on the other side of the galaxy are redshifted. Thus, we can tell how fast and in what direction each individual star in the galaxy is orbiting about the center of the galaxy.
When stars orbit the center of a galaxy, their orbital speed is determined by the distribution of the mass contained within the galaxy. A graph showing the orbital speeds of the stars versus their distances from the center of the galaxy is known as the "rotation curve" for the stars in the galaxy.
If one takes all the luminous matter that can be seen in the galaxy (stars, gas and dust) and predicts the rotation curve using the well-known laws of gravitational physics discovered by Newton, the speed of stars should decrease in a predictable manner the father away they are from the center of the galaxy.
Looking at the rotation curves of galaxies, however, astronomers have found that rotational speeds do not fall off with distance as expected. Instead, the curves level off, and stars far away from the center of the galaxy move faster than expected. The only way to account for this observation is that a large quantity of matter which cannot be seen--dark matter--exists in the galaxies. To explain the astronomical observations, this dark matter must surround the galaxy in a large, spherical distribution known as a galactic halo.
Theoretical candidates for dark matter have been divided into two groups, dubbed MACHOs and WIMPs. The existence of MACHOs (Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Objects) has been confirmed experimentally--recently in our own Milky Way galaxy. The nature and origin of MACHOs are currently a matter of great speculation and debate, but their masses and distributions have been measured by their gravitational effects. Proposals for candidate MACHOs include primordial black holes, as well as some types of new, exotic astrophysical objects whose properties have yet to be properly described.
The mass of the average MACHO appears to be around half that of our sun. But the number of MACHOs, although large, still appears to be too small to account for all the dark matter suspected to be present in the galactic halo. This fact has led astrophysicists to speculate on other possible dark matter forms, such as WIMPs.
WIMPs (Weakly Interacting Massive Particles) are exotic, massive elementary particles that do not interact strongly with matter. (Hence they have not been interacting with our detectors so we have not detected them yet). Because WIMPs do have mass, and there would be great numbers of them, their individually weak but collectively strong gravitational effects could account for part of the impact that dark matter has on the rotation curves of galaxies.
One possible class of candidates for dark matter are neutrinos. Just announced experiments using a detector in Japan, called the Super-Kamiokande, indicated that neutrinos may indeed have mass. Already, cosmologists are re-examining currently accepted theories.
Dark matter is known to exist through the gravitational effect it exerts on visible matter in the universe. As our astrophysical experiments become more sophisticated, and our understanding of large gravitational systems (galaxies and clusters of galaxies) grows, we will answer more of the questions that have faced us years.
New questions about the nature and origin of dark matter are continually being put forward, ensuring that this field will be exciting, dynamic and at the forefront of astrophysical research for years to come.
| 2019-04-26T14:31:33 |
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-dark-matter-theory-or/?error=cookies_not_supported&code=379777ce-a4df-49b9-b277-3d5981250678
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Modifications to child support will not happen automatically. One of the parents must request the change by a formal motion to the court. The court that makes the original child support award has the authority to modify the order if conditions change. Either parent may request the court to change the order throughout the time the child is under 18.
When can child support orders be changed?
What circumstances might require a change in support?
Are verbal changes in support OK?
How do I modify a child support order?
Child support orders cannot be changed on a whim or because a court thinks that "it is time." It must be based on evidence proving that there is good reason to make the change. This usually requires that a person who wants to make the change show a changed circumstance. You must show that the facts that existed when the last order was entered have changed. (In the many years a child support order is in place, the parent's circumstances may change many times.) For example, in Maryland, if one parent's income has changed (either gone up or down) by at least 25%, this is considered a big enough change to require a change in the support order. You can request a modification for a lesser change in income, but will not necessarily be guaranteed a change in the support order.
Many different scenarios can create changed circumstances. For example, if the paying parent has had a large increase in income, the court can order the child support increased. Or, if the child's needs grow, such as if the child becomes ill or disabled, the amount of support can be ordered raised. Sometimes the mere passage of time creates the changed circumstances. For example, as a child grows older, it becomes more expensive to buy clothes, food and other necessities. These increased expenses can be enough to justify a raise in the support order.
Support can also be reduced if you can show why this would be fair. For example, support payments may be reduced if the custodial parent inherits money, gets a large raise or otherwise has an increased ability to support the children. Or, if the paying parent loses his or her job, the court can be asked to reduce support during the period of unemployment.
Peter paid his former wife Alice $400 a month to support their son. When Peter was laid off, he called Alice and said, "I just got laid off. I can't afford to pay $400 right now." Alice responded, "Okay. Pay $100 for now."
Ten months later, Peter was rehired and raised his support payments back to $400. During his layoff, Peter had made 10 payments of $100. Alice called and told Peter she expected him to pay the $3000 he had not paid during the layoff. Peter replied that he did not owe the money because they had agreed to the child support reduction during his layoff. Alice disagreed. She claimed that she had not given up the right to $400 a month but had merely permitted Peter to defer full payment until he was rehired.
When Peter refused to pay, Alice took him to court. The judge ruled that the evidence did not support Peter's claim that he was excused from $300 per month of his support during his layoff. He was ordered to pay the $3000 to Alice at the rate of $100 a month, in addition to the usual payments of monthly support.
The problem with oral agreements is that they are often vaguely worded and the memories or understanding of the parties may often differ. Any agreement you make to modify child support should be put in writing so that there are no misunderstandings later on. It is also a good idea to have a judge sign a court order based on the agreement.
| 2019-04-25T08:12:35 |
https://www.mddivorceonline.com/mdpages/childsupport/modificationchildsupport.asp
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| 2019-04-18T19:35:37 |
http://www.bridgelink.jp/guide/contract/130.html
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Bowden JR, Scully C, Eveson JW, Flint S, Herman R, Janus SK. Multiple myeloma and bullous lichenoid lesions: an unusual association. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol 1990;70: 587-589.
Tencate AR. Oral histology: Development, Structure and Function. (5th ed.). Mosby-Year Rook Inc., Missouri, 1996.
Cawson RA, Binnie WH, Speight PM, Barrett AW, Wright JM. Lucas' Pathology of Tumours of the Oral Tissues. (5th ed.). Churchill Livingstone, London, 1998.
Jones JH and Mason DK (Eds.). Oral Manifestations of systemic disease, WB Saunders Company Ltd. London, 1980.
Scully C and Lehner T. Disorders of Immunity. In Jones JH & Mason DK (Eds.). Oral Manifestations of Systemic Disease, WB Saunders Company Ltd. London, pages: 102-174, 1980.
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| 2019-04-18T14:42:45 |
http://www.jfds.org/contributors.asp
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Penny Stocks is generally referred to stocks that trade for less than a dollar. Although the profits will be small for the most part, the net earnings from dividends of these investments can really add up over a period of time.
The majority of these are not good short-term investments, though some gain value quickly. Profits from these stocks may be worth the time for some because they can multiply your investment by much more than your average stock.
For example, if you buy one hundred stocks for fifteen cents a stock, and then sell them for thirty cents a stock, you've doubled your investment. You invested fifteen dollars (100*.15) and got back thirty dollars (100*.30). Doubling your investment is always a good thing. Another upside to stock trading in penny stocks is that there is generally a smaller investment to lose than in most other stocks.
For example, if the same stocks, bought at the same price as in the paragraph above dropped to nothing, you would have only lost fifteen dollars. When people buy these kind of stocks, they are generally looking for a company that is just starting up that has a lot of potential.
Investors are always looking for a company that is expected to do well. But most of these stocks are usually stocks of new companies. Their stocks are only expected to be penny stocks because they haven't been around long enough to attract a lot of investors. Many of these stocks will quickly gain in value as people learn about them. With a good foundation, proper business tactics, and lots of promotion, stock prices can rise rapidly.
Most people who trade in these kind of stocks will sell almost as quickly as they buy. This way, when the stocks jump in price, they avoid the chance that the business will flounder by getting out quickly. These stocks are bought and sold OTC, which is short for over the counter. This simply means that buyers and sellers trade through stock brokers. The participants don't need to be present in the same area.
The securities traded in this manner are those not listed on a stock exchange. One of the most commonly known over the counter markets is the NASDAQ. These kind of stocks may seem like a waste of time to some investors because of the small amount of money that they trade at. However, some people have a lot of money invested into penny stocks. So even though one stock may seem insignificant, many can really add up. When someone has a significant amount of money invested in this type of security, it is generally in multiple companies.
This is the smart thing to do with all of your investments. Spreading out the investments spreads out the risk of loss and the chance of gain. This is true for investments other than stocks, also. These stocks are generally bought simply to sell again. Some stocks are bought in hopes of collecting a significant amount of dividends. However, these stocks aren't generally expected to. They are only bought in hopes that they will increase in value.
| 2019-04-22T15:08:06 |
http://www.all-about-stockmarket.com/penny-stocks.html
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| 2019-04-22T20:53:33 |
http://code-rom.doorblog.jp/archives/34949925.html
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An elderly poppy seller is fighting for her life after being robbed by a 'callous' mugger as she made her way home from a day of fundraising.
Marian Botos, 71, had been selling poppies in aid of the Royal British Legion on Saturday morning, just a few hours before she was brutally assaulted outside her home at 7.20pm that evening.
Police say Ms Botos suffered a serious head injury when she was knocked to the ground and dragged up the street after she refused to let go of her bag during the 'nasty' attack in Stanmore, north west London.
The much-loved gardening enthusiast has lived on the street for more than 40 years but is now in a critical condition in hospital after being attacked.
It is believed she had been selling poppies in Harrow town centre earlier in the day.
Detective Sergeant Gideon Mitchell, of Barnet CID's Major Crime Unit, said: 'This was a particularly nasty and callous attack on an elderly woman.
He added: 'Officers were called by paramedics to Curzon Avenue, Stanmore, at 7.20pm on Saturday following reports of the 71-year-old woman injured.
'Officers attended and found her suffering from a serious head injury.
'She was taken to a central London hospital where she remains in a critical but stable condition. Her family are aware.
'It is believed that she was knocked to the ground by the suspect who then stole her handbag.
Neighbour Chhanda Roy, 65, said: 'We were at home on Saturday when it happened but by the time we came outside it was too late.
'We spoke to the neighbours who was first out and she said that Marian had been coming back from shopping when it happened.
'She was pulled away from the door because she wouldn't let go of her bag. She was forcefully pulled to the floor and the dragged.
'I guess that when she was pulled to the floor that's how she got her head injury.
'The woman who came out first doesn't speak very good English but she acted it out to explain.
'We didn't hear her scream but someone said she did but because she is very softly spoken no-one heard it.
'She is a really lovely lady and my husband and I know her quite well.
'She's veryactive lady - always immaculately dressed - takes art classes and sells poppies for the Royal British Legion.
'She's got two daughters and one of them lives nearby but she's been separated from her husband for a long time.
Sandra Broad, 73, Poppy collection organiser from the Harrow Royal British Legion told the Evening Standard that the woman had been collecting money outside Primark in Harrow on Saturday.
She said: 'This has broken all our hearts at the legion, I am devastated.
'I did not know the lady but she collected last year for us as well and raised £149 then. She was a volunteer and phoned up to say what can I do.
Anyone with information or anyone who witnessed the assault is asked to call police on 020 8733 4125 or, to remain anonymous, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
| 2019-04-24T07:58:42 |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3314131/Poppy-seller-71-fighting-life-nasty-mugging-Stanmore-north-west-London.html
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Software defined networking (SDN) has become a prolific buzzword and a topic of heated debate throughout the networking community at large, especially with the advent of dockerized systems. However, as a DevOps engineer who has implemented multiple SDNs, I have found that there are really three questions left largely unanswered. What exactly is an SDN? Secondly, how does it function? Finally, do I even need one? While it may seem that these three questions are simple, they carry with them far reaching implications for the future of any platform or system they are integrated with.
At a high level, an SDN is a network configuration management tool that is specifically designed to implement a fully interconnected network among your various services and hosts. When using an SDN, each and every one of the services and/or hosts will be directly linked with all other services and hosts without the use of a middleman. This design decision is the key that makes an SDN stand apart from standard VPNs. Standard VPNs generally rely on various middlemen to connect two or more fully segregated networks together in a point to point fashion.
SDNs in general are nothing new; they have been around since the advent of virtual networking. SDNs rely on the same technology that you already have in your infrastructures, but they add a layer of automatic configuration management on top of those technologies.
The fact that SDNs use the same technology you currently use makes them inherently good at crossing over many types of hardware and hosting platforms. This is arguably the best part about using an SDN. You can connect multiple different cloud providers, private collocations, data centers, and everything in between, in any combination, and, generally, it will just work.
How Does an SDN Function?
The first thing to keep in mind when thinking about how SDNs function, is that the process runs on each host participating in the network. SDNs can be configured in one of two different modes of operation, depending on the choice of technology and its configuration. The first mode is in kernel networking, which relies entirely on in-kernel networking technologies like vxlan or clever use of routing tables. The second mode is userland networking, which relies on using a TUN/TAP-like device to facilitate the network communication through a userland based process. Each of these modes of operation comes with its own set of pros and cons that should be carefully considered before picking one over the other. One thing that needs to be called out, neither mode of operation is particularly performant or efficient when compared to fully hardware backed networking. That's not to say they cannot support the majority of use cases, but if you need 10 Gbit networking among all of your hosts you may not want to use an SDN. However, if that is your use case, you are unlikely to be looking at using an SDN at all, and probably already have the specialized hardware and teams required to support that kind of network.
Kernel mode networking has some major advantages over the userland networking modes, specifically when talking about performance and efficiency. Since it relies entirely on in-kernel networking, there very few extra context switches for each packet traversing your network, and it uses hardened C code to manipulate and handle those packets. The tradeoff, though, is that there is more reliance on the backend network and, specifically, the kernels being used. For instance, if you need network encryption, your kernel will likely require the ability to handle and work with IPSEC.
Userland mode networking has the advantage and disadvantage of processing each individual packet. The advantage here comes from being able to manipulate those packets in many more ways that are not available in the kernel. The disadvantage is the large number of context switches that each packet will go through to successfully traverse the network.
The real key to an SDN is the way they store and manage configuration. Most SDNs use CoreOS’s Etcd or Hashicorp’s Consul, but a few technologies have proprietary stores built in to facilitate the same function. This key/value store is how an SDN manages to add, remove, and update networking configuration on the fly and then propagate those changes to the rest of the network, in near real time.
Why Would You Use an SDN?
Using an SDN offers three tangible benefits that make them increasingly attractive to enterprises of all sizes: reducing costs, reducing complexity, and accelerating your network and development operation teams.
An SDN reduces costs, simply by serving the same function as networking hardware. Most SDN technologies are fully open source, so they don’t incur any kind of licensing costs and allow for easy manipulation if you find there is a feature that is missing or doesn’t quite work the way you want it to.
The complexity savings come from the automatic configuration and propagation of network settings across the entirety of the network it is managing, removing the need to reconfigure switches and routers as new hosts or services are added, updated, and removed. They are also far easier to keep up to date and hotfix than their hardware counterparts. I am sure everyone here has had to manage a switch or router upgrade, and then witnessed the woes of what can happen during those upgrades. An SDN is just a software upgrade and can usually be done in place and rolled back at the first sight of a problem.
Both the reductions in costs and complexity allow your network and development operations teams move faster. Since an SDN will automatically configure the networking for the new server that was just created, your network teams will no longer need to worry about making sure that all the tedious configurations needed are in place. Your development operations teams can directly integrate the key/value stores with their larger configuration management pipelines. This allows them to manage the more important parts of designing and building new architectures to help solve real problems, instead of worrying about which IP address is assigned to which server.
The current state of SDNs is a fractured one of marketing and buzzwords that need to be cut through to get to the real heart of the technology.
The landscape is currently dominated by three technologies that I am sure all of you have heard of, flanneld, weave, and calico. Each one has its own set of functionality and its own set of pros and cons. However, they all suffer from similar shortcomings when it comes to specific network topologies.
There a few specific triumphs for all of the current SDN technologies that exist and they come down to two things. They allow for fully automatic configuration. This, in turn, allows for teams to move quickly. SDNs are currently being used by smaller companies to allow their teams to focus on the most important issues, giving them an edge over slower moving large enterprises.
The biggest shortcomings surround the fact that the current technologies are designed specifically to be run in a LAN based environment. This fact has pretty far reaching issues, such as little support for handling hybrid IPv6 and IPv4 setups, and enforcing, in my opinion, the anti-pattern of giving every container a unique IP address.
Because of the shortcomings of the current technologies I decided to build out a new SDN called Quantum. It’s based in Golang, and specifically designed to handle some of the key challenges that I have faced when using the other technologies on the market.
I wanted to specifically overcome a few key challenges when building Quantum. First, and foremost, I focused on WAN based topologies, and specifically hybrid WAN topologies where IPv6 and IPv4 are exceedingly important. The second challenge was to ensure the hosts came first and not containers; for instance, NS1 uses no docker networking at all and relies purely on host networking. Lastly, I tried to tackle the issues of having more than just networking technologies as options. I built in a middleware layer to ensure that if things like compression, or some other type of mangling, was required it is easily possible and the integration time would be simple.
The most apparent successes of Quantum revolve around its ability to gracefully handle network partitions, which happen regularly and without any warning. This is due, in part, to how Quantum interacts with the backend datastore, but also how it manages packets. As a side effect of how it handles packets, the ability to easily plugin new frontend and backend network interfaces is paramount and follows a simple and easy to understand interface. Quantum also has the ability to fully support public IPv6 and IPv4 addressing, and any combination thereof. This is mainly due to the configuration aspects of Quantum and its ability to automatically determine which address to use. Lastly, Quantum was designed to run on the host and not in a container. It is a single static binary that has the ability to easily perform a rolling restart without dropping packets. The rolling restart will not only pick up new configurations, but also fully supports binary changes as well.
The main tradeoffs that were made throughout the development of Quantum to date have been due to development time and personnel constraints. These include the fact that a tough choice was made early on to support development speed over raw performance and a second choice to use hard coded plugins vs. allowing for injectable plugins. There is also a dependency on the CoreOS Etcd key/value store which, again, was chosen due to the time it would take to properly handle multiple key/value stores and their inherent differences.
The tradeoffs also come from differing capabilities of operating systems, and one key success of focusing on hosts first vs. containers. The differences among operating system options have meant that Quantum currently only supports the Linux operating system, and it also means in the future that it will be difficult to implement other operating systems. As for focusing on hosts first, there is currently no ability to use docker network plugins with Quantum. This is something that could be done in the future, but is not a priority right now.
The future of Quantum is about overcoming some of the tradeoffs made previously. Most importantly, focusing on improving the raw performance of Quantum and ensuring that Quantum can be run on more than just the Linux operating system. Other operating systems targeted for Quantum's future include: BSD, Darwin, and Solaris. Solving these issues are crucial for wider adoption and maximum flexibility, and will be the focus of Quantum development for the rest of its life span.
Interested in learning more? Check out Quantum on GitHub!
| 2019-04-19T21:14:28 |
https://ns1.com/blog/software-defined-networking
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When you're installing wall components in wall penetrations, you should always use flashing tape to maintain the integrity of your wall structure for years to come. It only takes four steps to apply. But first, what type of flashing tape should you use? Consider the following options.
There are three common types of flashing: metal, non-adhering, and self-adhering. Of these three types, the self-adhering flashing tape excels in three crucial areas: environmental durability, adhesive durability, and ease of installation.
Before wall components (e.g. windows) are installed, wall cavities may be left exposed during weeks or months of construction. Environmental elements such as weather and temperature changes can damage the exposed material, so you want a flashing tape that will act as protection while your wall components are yet to be installed. Also, flashing tape acts as a window insulation after construction has been completed. It will protect the interface between your window and wall penetration, keeping heat, air, and moisture out of the structure.
The primary role of window flashing tape is to act as a window seal. This means that the adhesive should be durable enough to withstand both moisture and getting wet. It should act as a water barrier while also allowing the moisture to escape from within.
The best thing about self-adhering flashing tape is how easy it is to install. With this type of flashing, you can finish installing a window in just four easy steps. Speaking of installation, here’s a description of how you can use DuPont Flashing Tape to install a rectangular integral flanged window to your wall.
Step 1: Preparing the wall cavity.
Prepare the wall cavity by attaching a house wrap and water-resistive barrier (WRB) apron under the sill. (If you're using Dupont Flashing Tape, you'll have to use the DuPont Tyvek HomeWrap for this step.) Measure the apron by adding 20 inches to the length of the rough opening jambs so that each end of the Tyvek house wrap extends 10 inches beyond the jambs.
Before you apply the DuPont FlexWrap to the sill, you should clean the surfaces of the wall cavity first. And then, proceed by attaching the Dupont FlexWrap to the sill and the jambs (up to at least 6 inches on each jamb), making sure that the corners lay flat. Afterward, secure it to the wall (not the sill) with mechanical fasteners.
Prepare the wall cavity for window installation by caulking the head and the jambs of the cavity. Then, following the window manufacturer’s instructions, insert your window into the cavity. After the window has been correctly placed, attach two strips of the DuPont Flashing Tape to the jambs. (Each strip should extend an inch above the head flange and below the bottom edge of the sill flashing.) Lastly, apply another strip of flashing tape to the head, making sure that the strip extends beyond the outer edges of each jamb flashing.
To finish off the installation, add another layer of security between the window and the wall cavity by sealing the perimeter with caulk from inside the house. Next, attach the DuPont Tyvek HomeWrap WRB and the DuPont Flashing Tape to the head and jambs. Lastly, lap the apron and WRB over your building materials with the proper shingling.
And voila! You have successfully installed a window using the DuPont Flashing Tape! Easy, right?
| 2019-04-19T03:22:03 |
http://www.builderup.com/article/Flashing-Tape-Tips
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Do you still remember “One in six people will have stroke in their lifetime- Study?” Is even becoming worse by the day!.
Cerebrovascular accident is the medical term for a stroke and is caused by an interruption of blood supply to the brain. This can be caused by a blockage in the arteries from blood clots (ischemic stroke) or the leaking or rupture of a blood vessel (haemorrhagic stroke). Some people may experience only a temporary disruption of blood flow to their brain (transient ischemic attack).
FACE: Ask the individual to smile. One side of the face may droop downwards.
ARMS Ask him or her to raise both arms. One arm may be unable to be raised or drifts downwards.
SPEECH: Ask the person to speak a simple sentence coherently such as "It looks like it may rain later".
TONGUE: Ask the patient to stick out their tongue. The tongue may be crooked or point to one side or the other.
| 2019-04-25T06:47:06 |
http://naturaltreatmentforum.blogspot.com/2016/07/stroke-is-rampant-nowadaysgo-for.html
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A superyacht owned by a financier has been sold for £100m in a bid to recoup some of the £3 billion he is alleged to have stolen.
Low Taek Jho is alleged to have embezzled the staggering sum from a Malaysian state fund and then used the money to fund a lavish lifestyle, surrounded by celebrities.
His prize asset - the 300ft yacht Equanimity, which has room for 22 guests, a spa, beauty salon and helipad - was snapped up by a casino group after being on the market for over a year.
Low, who was educated at Harrow School in north west London, has gone into hiding since being charged with money laundering following an international investigation into the missing money.
However, he maintains his innocence and ridiculed the sale of his yacht as a 'PR stunt' by the Malaysian Government.
In a statement, he said: 'The bargain-basement sale price accepted by the Mahathir Government for the yacht Equanimity is the final chapter in yet another tale of the regime's incompetence and disregard for the rule of law.
'Let us be clear, had the Mahathir Government not illegally seized the Equanimity from Indonesia and docked it in a hazardous environment at Port Klang, the vessel would have maintained its value and avoided a fire sale.
'Proceeds from the sale have been further eroded by expenditure on the vessel's upkeep – reportedly some US$3.5 million.
'The government has shown that they are prepared to trash the value of the Equanimity in a misguided attack on their political opponents.
'No wonder recent by-election results demonstrate a growing concern from the Malaysian people.
The 38-year-old businessman threw lavish parties where he rubbed shoulders with Hollywood's A-list, including Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio.
His parties were extravagant and attracted celebrities such as Kim Kardashian who were happy to be seen with the man who happily spent an estimated £50m on entertainment in one year.
His 28th birthday in Las Vegas lasted several days with reports celebrities were paid over £50,000 each to attend one of his bashes.
In 2010 he is reported to have splashed out £1.8m for a' bottle parade' in St Tropez, south of France when bikini clad models brought out the champagne to his guests.
He was also generous to those who met with former Victoria's Secrets model Miranda Kerr handed a £2.2m diamond pendant while DiCaprio was given a £2.5m Picasso painting.
Both gifts have been returned as the Malaysian Government seek to recoup some of the alleged £3bn that has gone missing from the fund called 1MDB.
Low's prized per yacht - valued at £200m - has languished at a naval dockyard after being seized by the Malaysian Government last year.
It finally sold this week when the Gentling Casino group snapped it up for just under £100m – half the amount it was originally valued at by international ship brokers.
Gentling runs casinos, resorts and cruise line around the world. A spokesman said the purchase of the yacht will help it stand out from competitors.
A previous auction failed to attract a single bid and the yacht brokers handling the sale admitted it had been a challenge to persuade the richest people in the world to consider taking it off the market.
Since being seized in a joint investigation by Malaysian authorities and the FBI the yacht has been moored in a naval dockyard in Kuala Lumpur where it takes three generators running round the clock to power lighting and air conditioning.
It has cost the Government as much as £400,000 a month to maintain the yacht as sea worthy and in prime condition to attract a potential buyer.
Low, who ran a Hong Kong based investment firm and helped set up the 1MDB fund, commissioned the building of the yacht in 2014.
Now rumoured to be in China, he has been charged with money laundering in Malaysia in his absence.
| 2019-04-23T18:42:46 |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6886709/Superyacht-owned-Malaysian-financier-flogged-100-million.html
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Spielberg to direct adaptation of Mary Chase's play "Harvey," a man and an invisible rabbit.
What is the tie that binds Jim Carrey's "The Cable Guy," Will Ferrell's "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," Jason Segel's "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," Steve Carell's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" and Seth Rogen's "Knocked Up"? The answer: Emmy Award-winning Judd Apatow, 41, who produced the first three, and wrote, produced and directed the rest.
| 2019-04-21T10:18:47 |
http://bf.tearn.com/2009/
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With Office and OneDrive or SharePoint, multiple people can work together on a Word document, Excel spreadsheet, or PowerPoint presentation. When everyone is working at the same time, that's called co-authoring.
What do I need to co-author a document?
Co-authoring is available for documents stored in OneDrive or SharePoint.
A shared storage area OneDrive, OneDrive for Business, SharePoint Online and SharePoint Server are shared storage areas which enable co-authoring.
Apps that support co-authoring Word and PowerPoint on all devices and versions more recent than Office 2010 support co-authoring. The Excel mobile apps and Excel 2016 with Office 365 also support co-authoring.
A co-authoring friendly document Co-authoring is only supported on modern file formats including: .docx (Word), .pptx (PowerPoint), and .xlsx (Excel).
Edit permissions for co-authors All co-authors must have permission to access and edit the documents.
A key to collaborating and co-authoring is sharing your documents. In SharePoint, OneDrive, and Office apps you can share files with others.
When you open a shared document in a desktop or mobile app, it doesn't matter if you're connected or not, you can keep working. If there are others editing the same document, they won't be able to see your changes while you're offline. When you go back online, you'll be notified of any changes that are available, and others will see that you have changes.
When you're working in Word, the paragraph you're working in is locked so that no one can overwrite what you're working on. When you go offline with Word, it is possible to work on the same paragraph as someone else in your group. When you save your changes, you'll get a pop-up message saying there is a conflict. You can then click through to where you'll be able to sort it all out.
If you're working on a file that's in a sync folder (such as OneDrive or OneDrive for Business), it syncs when you come back online, regardless of whether the app (Word, PowerPoint) is running. When you reconnect, your file automatically syncs. If there are conflicts, you'll get an alert. For more info see Sync files with the OneDrive sync client in Windows.
By default, in SharePoint the groups and permissions assigned to a library where you store or create a document are inherited by all documents in the library. For example, on a team site where everyone has read/write permissions, anyone can co-author. While a SharePoint Online document library with read-only permissions only allows peopleto view documents, though no one but the author can make changes unless explicitly invited.
With SharePoint MySite, OneDrive for Business personal library, or consumer OneDrive, your files need to be explicitly shared. By default, they can only be edited and viewed by the owner of the library. You can select who can edit individual files by sharing to people or groups with edit permissions. For more on sharing, see Share files or folders in Office 365.
Can I co-author documents with Office 2007 or older?
Although you can upload files via Word and PowerPoint 2007 or earlier to SharePoint Online or OneDrive, and you can open them for editing, you can't co-author these documents with those legacy applications. When a user opens a document with Word or PowerPoint 2007,SharePoint Online or OneDrive creates a lock on the document and prevents other users of Office from editing that document. To take best advantage of co-authoring in Word or PowerPoint, it is recommended that all users work with at least Office 2010 on the desktop, Office Online, newer Mac or a mobile app.
Can I co-author my files with a storage provider other than SharePoint or OneDrive?
Yes, Microsoft has worked with dozens of partners worldwide so you can co-author with Office Online. Check your storage provider to see if co-authoring with Office Online is supported.
There is no support, however, for third-party providers with Office desktop or other platforms and Microsoft does not support co-authoring documents stored on Google Drive.
From DropBox help: How do I edit Microsoft Office documents with someone else?
If co-authoring isn't working correctly, there are several things that can cause problems. To help troubleshoot your co-authoring sessions and setup, see Troubleshoot co-authoring in Office.
How can I tell if my collaborator has updated the documents we're collaborating on?
If you've shared your documents using OneDrive or OneDrive for Business you can receive an email message letting you know that the document has been updated.
If you haven't used Word Online or Office Online, you can test drive it here: Word Online. To change to a different online app, click the app launcher and choose another app.
Note: For more information about how to co-author documents, search the Help for Word, PowerPoint, and Office Online. For more information about configuring SharePoint for document collaboration and co-authoring, see the TechNet web site.
Note: Co-authoring is not available for documents protected with Information Rights (IRM) or Rights Management Service (RMS).
| 2019-04-26T09:53:11 |
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Document-collaboration-and-co-authoring-ee1509b4-1f6e-401e-b04a-782d26f564a4
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I wish to keep all of my existing plans and make a bulk copy of each plan which will have a different part number and price.
Can you tell me the easiest way to quickly copy/duplicate all of the plans at one time?
You can use the Export option available on the Plans listing page (Product Catalog -> Plans) to get a CSV export of all your existing plans.
Once you've the exported CSV, you can then use the Create Plans Bulk Operation under Settings -> Bulk Operations -> Perform an Operation to import the new plans.
In the bulk operation page you can download a sample CSV file for the import. You can use the plan data from your existing plans, changing the part numbers and prices as you require. You'll also give a different plan ID. Once the sheet is ready, you can upload this to process the plan creation.
| 2019-04-21T04:46:03 |
https://support.chargebee.com/support/discussions/topics/313204
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GoldenEye 007 Coming To Xbox?
The prospect of GoldenEye 007 coming back to a console first surfaced in May last year, when rumours circulated that the classic Nintendo 64 title- often dubbed 'the best game of all time' - may appear on Nintendo's Virtual Console and/or Microsoft's Xbox Live Arcade.
When asked about the prospects last year, Rare said, "GoldenEye is caught up in a convoluted web of rights the likes of which would make the Weaver from Perdido Street Station jealous. That doesn't mean it won't happen, just that a lot of people with a lot of different perspectives are involved."
News breaks today that the rights issues may be clearing up. According to very reliable sources, and seeing evidence themselves, Xbox Evolved believes that Microsoft, Rareware, MGM Studios and Activision (who now hold the license for James Bond 007 titles) have come to an agreement to bring the Rareware developed Goldeneye 007 out to Xbox Live Arcade shortly before the new game developed by Activision is released later this year.
Above: Original artwork for the blockbuster game that was released over 10 years ago.
The title will reportedly feature updated graphics, and of course an all-new Xbox Live multiplayer.
The news is in conflict with a statement made by US magazine Electronic Gaming Monthly, which recently claimed "Microsoft cancelled an Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade release of Goldeneye 007 at the last minute."
New multiplayer maps - play on the single player Dam, Depot or Frigate levels.
The source claimed that the 10th Anniversary edition was cancelled because because Nintendo put pressure on Activision for it not to appear on their rival's platform. According to reports, Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata said, "Goldeneye is a Nintendo product and should only be on a Nintendo platform" - ensuring the title would not appear on any console except their own. The development team at Microsoft was reportedly disbanded. If the title is not published for Xbox 360, it is unlikely to appear on Nintendo Wii either.
It was over ten years ago - back in August 1997 - that Rareware set the gaming world alight with the release of "GoldenEye 007" for the Nintendo 64. After selling over eight million copies, it is still the yardstick by which all 007 games are measured.
Much to the disappointment of fans and gamers alike, Goldeneye 64 was the one and only 007 title from Rareware. Electronic Arts produced some hit and miss Bond games from 1999 to 2005, and they have now passed the 007 videogame baton to Activision, who have a next-generation title in development for 2008, and a second for 2009. Although graphics, sound and 3D environments have far surpassed the N64 due to the vast improvement in technology over the past 10 years, for many Goldeneye 64 will remain the pinnacle of 007 videogames - even if those rose-tinted spectacles have collected a little dust.
| 2019-04-26T01:41:23 |
https://www.mi6-hq.com/sections/articles/gaming_goldeneye_for_xbox.php3
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What is is about buns? Or, more precisely about bun dough? Christmas bread, Easter bread, other festival, celebration, and holiday bread - it's all more or less made of the same thing - bun dough. The English are particularly good at buns: Chelsea buns, Sally Lunns, rock cakes, bath buns - it's all going on and yet we don't seem to eat so many buns any more. Somehow we started eating cup cakes instead or horrible muffins from coffee chains. Yet buns are fantastic and, if made with good flour and prepared properly, they are are reasonably healthy treat. I do stress the word treat, though. Buns are not bread so they are not for daily consumption. However for a special afternoon tea you cannot beat a good bun.
How do you make buns?
Bun dough is bread dough that his enriched with goodies. The goodies will include milk, butter, and sugar. The goodies may include eggs, fruit, nuts, and spices. All celebration or festival bread is made out of a variation of bun dough. This is a recipe for one kind of bun, using a very standard and only slightly enriched bun dough, raisins, and some grated lemon zest for springiness, I am certain this will not disappoint.
In a big bowl, whisk the yeast, 50 sugar and warm water together. Let sit for 10-15 minutes or until the yeast is foamy.
Add 250 g flour, the rest of the sugar and the warm milk and stir it in well. Cover and let sit for one hour. It will foam up and collapse back again.
Add the rest of the flour, salt, lemon rind and melted butter. Knead for 10 minutes and then put back in the bowl and cover. Let rest for 15 minutes and then fold in the raisins. Put it back in the bowl and let it sit, covered for 1-2 hours. It should double in size.
Take the dough out and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place snugly in a small baking tray so that they are touching. Cover and leave for 1 hour. Put the oven on to 220 degrees C.
5. Beat the egg yolk with a teaspoon of water and then brush over the buns.
6. Bake the buns for 20-25 minutes (they should sound hollow when tapped) and then let cool completely before eating.
I prefer them covered lavishly in butter and eaten with a cup of tea.
| 2019-04-19T19:12:36 |
https://www.virtuousbread.com/bread-and-conversation/simple-recipe-for-sweet-buns/
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The magician draws attention to an opaque tube standing on the table, of which three balls (red, yellow and green) are printed on its front side. The magician lifts the tube. It is seen that there was another small and narrow transparent tube inside this tube, containing three balls (red, yellow and green) one above another. He then removes the balls from the tube and covers the empty transparent tube with the empty opaque tube. He drops the three balls one after another into the nested tube, first the green ball, then the yellow ball and finally the red ball. When the opaque tube is lifted it is seen that the red ball is at the bottom inside the transparent tube, instead of being at top. The magician repeats the same once more, but the result is same, the red ball appears at the bottom. Finally the magician vanishes the red ball and drops the green and yellow balls into the nested tube. When the outer tube is lifted it is seen that the red ball has returned and has joined with the other two balls. As usual, it took the bottom position within the clear tube. The magician shows the opaque tube empty.
| 2019-04-24T16:35:12 |
http://www.tiendamagia.com/joker-bola-tubo-peque%C3%B1o-magic-p-10443.html
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Takeaway: Corrosive impurities in the synthesis gas include carbon dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, sulfur dioxide and sulfur trioxide, which can arise during the gasification process.
Pre-combustion refers to a process where fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas), biomass or carbonaceous materials are gasified either in the presence of steam (steam reforming) as shown in Equation 1 or in the presence of limited oxygen (partial oxidation) as shown in Equation 2. The aim is to produce synthesis gas or syngas, which is a combination of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H2) as displayed in Figure 1. In an optimized synthetic gas production process, the heat generated through partial oxidation is used for steam reforming. This optimized process is known as autothermal reforming.
Possible corrosive impurities in the synthesis gas include but are not limited to carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) which come as impurities in the feed. Some additional corrosive impurities such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) and sulfur trioxide (SO3) can arise by the interaction of some of these impurities (e.g., H2S in natural gas or sulfur in coal) with oxygen (O2) during the gasification process, as shown in Equations 3, 4, 5.
Figure 1. Pre-combustion process for H2 production integrated with CO2 capture.
Synthesis gas is important because it is a precursor for several liquid fuels such as dimethylether (DME), methanol, gasoline, diesel and the clean gaseous fuel hydrogen. (Background reading is available in the article The 6 Corrosive Components That Can Be Found in Crude Oil.) In the hydrogen production route, the purified synthesis gas is sent to a water-gas shift reactor where CO is converted to CO 2 and more H2 is produced (Equation 6). The H 2 and CO2 mixture (with trace amounts of H 2S) is sent to a H2S and CO2 capture unit (acid gas capture unit) where high purity H2 is produced (Figure 1).
The use of H2 for electricity generation can be said to be a clean process because it only produces water (H2O) as a waste product (Equation 7).
Corrosion during pre-combustion H2 production can be accelerated by the very high temperatures in the gasifier (1200oC to 1500oC for partial oxidation; 850oC to 950oC for steam reforming) and water-gas shift reactor (200oC to 500oC). The presence of corrosive gases (CO2, H2S, SO2 and SO3) and water vapor will trigger severe corrosion.
The H2 that is produced is another huge source of corrosion due to the possibility of hydrogen embrittlement. (Get a quick understanding in An Introduction to Hydrogen Embrittlement.) Corrosion induced by H2 occurs when atomic hydrogen diffuses into the surrounding metal (in most cases stainless steel), hence making it brittle and leading to subsequent fracture. Once H2 atoms diffuse slowly into the metal, they come together to generate pressure inside the metal. This pressure will rise with time and cause reduction in the metal's ductility and tensile strength, leading to hydrogen-induced cracking (HIC). Considering that H2 solubility increases with temperature, concentration and pressure, this makes hydrogen-induced cracking a big concern in pre-combustion hydrogen production process plants.
Though there are several approaches for minimizing hydrogen embrittlement, reducing hydrogen levels and its contact with the metal are common approaches. One of the common methods of reducing hydrogen embrittlement is by avoiding the H2 source; however, since H2 is the major product of any pre-combustion process plant, this will not be a recommended solution. On the other hand, heat treatment of the metal can release the diffused H2 to the surface of the metal through a process known as "baking." However, it is not always recommended to perform heat treatment to metals while they are in operation. Therefore, this makes material selection the most often recommended approach to minimize hydrogen embrittlement. Once the right metal is selected for the H2 production process, hydrogen embrittlement will be greatly reduced while the metal retains its mechanical properties and prolonged operating life.
The most common sulfur compounds present in the synthesis gas are H2S, SO2 and SO3 as displayed in Figure 1. As part of the synthetic gas purification, the raw syngas is cooled or quenched (in quench towers using spray water) in order to condense most of the water vapor and prevent most impurities from entering the water-gas shift reactor. This process allows SO2 and SO3 to interact with the condensed water leading to the formation of corrosive sulfurous acid and sulfuric acid according to Equations 8 and 9.
The presence of these liquid acids will lead to acid attack on the surface of the metal. Though sulfuric acid will react with iron (Fe) in carbon steel to form a protective layer (ferrous sulfate, FeSO4) as shown in Equation 10, this FeSO4 over time will dissolve in H2SO4, leaving the metal unprotected and vulnerable to an increased corrosion rate.
In the presence of condensed water vapor or quenched synthesis gas, H2S will dissociate according to Equation 11 to produce atomic hydrogen. This atomic hydrogen will diffuse into the cavities of the metals and reduce its tensile strength and other mechanical properties. This is another source of hydrogen embrittlement or hydrogen-induced cracking.
In addition, the H2S itself reacts with iron to form a temporary protective layer (Iron(II) sulfide, FeS) on the metal (Equation 12). This FeS is not stable, and in the presence of hydrogen will break down and H2S is produced again (Equation 13). The FeS breakdown due to H2 will be rapid because of the high concentration of H2 in the synthesis gas.
One of the best approaches to mitigate corrosion arising from sulfur compounds is to avoid the impurities (H2S and S) in the feed from entering the gasifier. This can be achieved by coal desulfurization (sulfur removal from coal) and by H2S capture from natural gas.
Unlike a post-combustion process plant where the CO2 concentration ranges from 4% to 15%, the pre-combustion process for H2 production can have a CO2 concentration up to 40% at the exit of the water-gas shift reactor. This increases the possibilities of carbonic acid formation and its subsequent dissociation (Equations 14, 15, 16) due to the presence of water vapor in the process stream (Figure 1). As a result it will give rise to corrosion along the piping from the water-gas shift reactor to the acid gas capture unit.
If coal is used as feed to the gasifier, then coal desulfurisation should be conducted. Blending low sulfur coals with high sulfur coals can serve as a possible solution.
If natural gas is used as the gasifier feed, then H2S and CO2 capture should be implemented.
Applying corrosion inhibitors will help hinder the corrosive reactions.
The use of protective coatings and linings will help minimize contact between the metal and the corrosive environment.
The right material (metal) selection will withstand the corrosive environment while maintaining an extended service life.
Regular monitoring (e.g., pH monitoring) of liquid streams, online testing (e.g., ultrasonic methods) and liquid sample analysis (e.g., for Fe content) will provide reliable information on the possibility of corrosion.
| 2019-04-24T16:06:49 |
https://www.corrosionpedia.com/potential-causes-of-corrosion-in-pre-combustion-and-hydrogen-production-process-plants/2/6643
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WILL CANCER TAKE OBAMA AS IT DID CHAVEZ?
On March 5, 2013, President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela died of cancer. When I sought his full name in the Code, there were a few transliterations that worked, but nothing of interest near them. However, when I sought VENEZUELA as the axis term, CHAVEZ came up at a skip of 10, but B. OBAMA came up at the same skip as VENEZUELA. Running through VENEZUELA in the open text was A DEVOURING FIRE, HE WILL DESTROY THEM AND HE WILL BRING THEM DOWN BEFORE YOU. Cancer can be like a devouring fire, and Obama smokes. So, supposedly, did Chavez. The word SMOKER is encoded across A DEVOURING FIRE, HE WILL DESTROY THEM AND HE WILL BRING THEM DOWN BEFORE YOU. If Chavez died from a heart attack, smoking could easily have contributed to that. Also on the matrix is ENEMY, but neither it nor SMOKER is at a special case skip (+/-1 or the absolute skip of the axis term).
STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MATRIX. As per my standard protocol, no statistical significance is assigned to the axis term, here VENEZUELA, but only at its 107th lowest skip in (wrapped) Torah. Two a-priori terms are significant. They are B. OBAMA at the same skip as the axis term, and CHAVEZ. Before a final adjustment for the ELS rank 107 of VENEZUELA, B. OBAMA appeared at a special case skip against odds of about 130 to 1. I was a bit surprised to see that CHAVEZ, even at a non-special case skip, appeared against odds of about 260 to 1, but what keeps this matrix from being extremely significant is that ELS rank 107 of the axis term. It knocked down combined odds against the matrix to only 322 to 1. The two other a-priori terms were not significant, although the positioning of SMOKER over the phrase A DEVOURING FIRE, HE WILL DESTROY THEM AND HE WILL BRING THEM DOWN BEFORE YOU was interesting. The matrix may turn out to be more significant than my math allows for because I assign no value to any phrase found a-posteriori - which in this case is A DEVOURING FIRE, HE WILL DESTROY THEM AND HE WILL BRING THEM DOWN BEFORE YOU.
| 2019-04-21T04:42:47 |
http://www.arkcode.com/custom3_257.html
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Who said what during a series of one-on-one conversations between President Donald Trump and then-FBI head James Comey, before he was fired, is one of Washington's most hotly debated topics.
Up until now we've only had media leaks to go on, plus denials from the White House.
But on 8 June Mr Comey went on the record before the Senate Intelligence Committee.
His prepared statement, released on a day earlier, put a sharper focus on discrepancies between his account of his meetings with President Trump and the White House version.
They have both accused each other of lying.
Mr Comey testified to say he felt Mr Trump had told "lies, plain and simple" and he feared he would have done so again.
Afterwards Mr Trump tweeted that the testimony was filled with "false statements and lies".
What Mr Trump said: "The Democrats made up and pushed the Russian story as an excuse for running a terrible campaign," he tweeted in March.
What Comey said at the hearing: "There should be no fuzz in this whatsoever. The Russians interfered in the election."
What Russia said: President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly denied the accusations.
What Mr Trump said: "James Comey better hope that there are no 'tapes' of our conversations before he starts leaking to the press!" the president tweeted in May.
What Mr Comey said at the hearing: "Lordy, I hope there are tapes!" He also said that it did not occur to him at the time that there might be a recording, so he shared a memo about their meeting with a friend, thought to be law professor Daniel Richman, so it could be shared with the press.
Media captionComey: "Lordy I hope there are tapes"
What Mr Comey's statement says: "The president said, 'I need loyalty, I expect loyalty.' I didn't move, speak, or change my facial expression in any way during the awkward silence that followed. We simply looked at each other in silence."
What Mr Comey added at the hearing: Mr Comey said he believed Mr Trump was trying to build a relationship of loyalty when asking him to stay on as director at their January dinner.
What Mr Trump says: He was asked in a Fox News interview on 12 May if he had asked Mr Comey for loyalty, and responded: "No, I didn't, but I don't think it would be a bad question to ask. I think loyalty to the country, loyalty to the US, is important. You know, it depends on how you define loyalty, number one. Number two, I don't know how it got out there because I didn't ask that question."
What Mr Comey's statement says: He alleges Mr Trump asked him to drop the investigation into then-National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. "[Trump] said, 'I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go. He is a good guy. I hope you can let this go.' I replied only that 'he is a good guy.'"
What Mr Comey added at the hearing: "I understood him to be saying that what he wanted me to do was drop any investigation connected to Flynn's account of his conversations with the Russians," he said. But he does not think Mr Trump asked him to drop the wider Russia investigation.
What the White House says: It denies Mr Trump asked for the inquiry to be dropped. After the hearing, the president's lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, said: "The president never suggested that Mr Comey 'let Flynn go'."
What the Trump administration said: Mr Trump said he was told by the director "on three separate occasions" that he was not being investigated by the FBI.
What Mr Comey's statement says: He backs the president's account: "I discussed with the FBI's leadership team whether I should be prepared to assure President-elect Trump that we were not investigating him personally. That was true; we did not have an open counter-intelligence case on him." Mr Comey says he repeated that assurance in two subsequent meetings.
Media captionTrump's lawyer: Mr Trump was not under investigation and never said "let Flynn go"
What Mr Comey added at the hearing: Mr Comey specified that he reassured the president after briefing him on salacious claims that Mr Trump had consorted with prostitutes in a Moscow hotel. The claims were in the so-called Steele dossier - a series of reports about Mr Trump and Russia filed by Christopher Steele, once of Britain's secret intelligence service MI6. Mr Comey said this reassurance was not related to the broader Russia inquiry.
What Mr Trump has said since: "Despite so many false statements and lies, total and complete vindication," the president tweeted the day after the hearing. His lawyer said the testimony confirmed that Mr Trump was not under investigation "as part of any probe into Russian interference".
What media leaks said: Mr Comey reportedly told Attorney General Jeff Sessions that he did not want to be left alone with the president.
What Mr Comey's statement said: "I took the opportunity to implore the attorney general to prevent any future direct communication between the president and me."
What Mr Comey said at the hearing: "I was honestly concerned that he [Mr Trump] might lie about the nature of our meeting."
What Mr Trump said: The White House initially said Mr Comey was fired over his handling of the inquiry into an affair relating to Hillary Clinton's emails. But Mr Trump later said "this Russia thing with Trump" was a factor in his decision.
What Mr Comey said at the hearing: "It confused me when I saw on television that the president fired me because of the Russia investigation... That didn't make sense to me," he said. He said the president had defamed him and the FBI by claiming the agency was "poorly led". Mr Comey said: "Those were lies, plain and simple."
| 2019-04-22T04:37:37 |
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40196105
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NTU has a great reputation for its Art and Design courses and I was inspired by the opportunities that Decorative Arts has to offer.
What made you choose to study at NTU?"It has a great reputation for its Art and Design courses and I was inspired by the opportunities that Decorative Arts had to offer."
What do you enjoy most about Decorative Arts at NTU?"The endless possibilities and wide range of mediums to choose from. The course is very hands on and I love being in the workshops all day."
Has the course included any industry competitions?"We had a brief with Johnson Tiles. We competed in small groups to create a new tile design. We presented to a panel of external judges and had the opportunity to visit the factory and witness the process of making."
Has the course included any speakers from industry?"I was very inspired by Chris Wight who gave a lecture followed by a day of demonstrations in ceramics. His skills and knowledge have really helped me in my own practice."
What do you think about the course staff?"I am very lucky to be on a course with such inspiring and helpful staff and technicians. Each staff member is dedicated to the course and their own practice which is extremely engaging. The course wouldn't be half as great without the help of the technicians."
Have you completed any work placements?"I worked with Esther Patterson at Curiousa and Curiousa for a week. Esther is an alumni from Decorative Arts and runs her own lighting company. I learnt skills in photography, Photoshop and electric wiring. I also gained valuable advice and feel my experience has undoubtedly inspired and motivated me for Year Three and beyond."
Can you tell us about THINK:SELL:MAKE:REPEAT and what it involved?"Me and five other students from NTU attended meetings and prepared lesson plans for a pilot project for local college students. In groups, the college students attended preparation sessions at the NTU to design a mug. The groups based their designs on different themes, researching ideas, costings and physically applying ceramic decals to their products. The sessions led to a live trading day in the city, where the products successfully sold."
How has this project benefited your studies?"I am more aware of making products commercially viable and knowing what consumers want. I will definitely emphasise the importance of targeting an audience."
Why would you recommend Decorative Arts to someone looking to study in that area?"The facilities, the vast options available and the staff guidance are huge factors to why Decorative Arts is an excellent course to study. No other course will provide you with the specialist skills you develop on this course. It's a very inspiring bubble to be in and I would recommend it to every creative person I know. Going in 9 am every day is my guilty pleasure!"
| 2019-04-23T10:16:53 |
https://www.ntu.ac.uk/study-and-courses/courses/our-students-stories/art-design/katie-alderson
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Today's my dad's birthday (happy birthday Dad!)--and also my sister's birthday (happy birthday Ashley!)--and also my cousin's birthday (happy birthday David!). What better excuse to break out the cupcake this new cupcake cookbook (sent by the publisher for review--and what better way to review a cookbook than to, I don't know, cook from it?)?
We're not a big dessert family, so I opted for one of the savory options from Sweet, Savory, and Sometimes Boozy Cupcakes: Rosemary Parmesan Cupcakes + Lemon Zest Frosting.
Author and cupcake chef Alison Reide (2011 winner of the Food Network show Cupcake Wars) has found a way to make cupcakes that are light and fluffy and chemically proper, without being abundantly, sickeningly sweet. Added bonus: the recipes in Sweet, Savory, and Sometimes Boozy Cupcakes are both accurate and easy-to-follow.
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 16 cups with paper liners.
2. In a large bowl (or the bowl of your stand mixer, if using a stand mixer), mix together flour, sugar and baking powder.
3. Beat in, on lowest speed, milk, butter, vanilla, and egg.
4. With mixer off, add cheese and rosemary, and slowly fold in with a spatula.
5. Fill cupcake liners three-quarters full and bake 20-25 minutes (mine took 23 minutes total), until a toothpick in the center comes out clean. I'd be careful about over-cooking as the cheese will brown the edges.
6. Let cool completely (I left mine for about 2 hours, but that was because I went for a run...) before frosting.
1. Beat butter, cream cheese, and lemon zest with electric mixed (I used a stand mixer, but a handheld one would work as well).
2. With mixer on low, slowly add confectioner's sugar. Mix until incorporated.
3. Add olive oil slowly until the icing reaches the consistency you prefer for your frosting.
4. Beat on high 2-3 minutes until frosting is light and fluffy. Spread (or pipe, if you prefer) over fully cooled cupcakes.
5. Garnish with rosemary sprigs.
Up next, I think I'll be trying Margarita Cupcakes + Tequila Lime Buttercream. Or maybe Earl Grey Cupcakes + Earl Grey Lemon Zest Buttercream. Or a Fig Cupcake + Pear & Fig Filling + Honey Brie Buttercream. The possibilities are endless!
I was sent a copy of this title for review from the publisher. Opinions my own.
Welp - I need this baking book asap. They look tremendously good!
Yes! Sort of like... a slightly-sweetened cornbread? I mean, it doesn't taste like cornbread, but it's the same balance of sweet and savory as cornbread can be.
It's a really fun book--tons of ideas I'd never have thought of on my own.
Oh my gosh, these look awesome! I'm actually surprised at the sugar levels for a more savory cake, but I get what you're saying in the comment below about it being like a sweetened cornbread. I already wrote on Leah's post that I think this book may end up on my cookbook shelf. Happy (belated) birthday to me!
Yes, I know what you mean about the sugar. The parm cuts the sweetness though, so they still end up mostly savory. And this is a perfect belated birthday gift to yourself--so many fun recipes!
Rosemary? Parm? Sobbbbb. You've got me crying cause I want these NOW. I wonder if my library has that book. I'm supposed to be getting rid of cookbooks not finding more.
| 2019-04-26T02:47:16 |
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Ingredients: 1 cup flour, 1 stick butter, 1 cup pecans, 1 (8oz) cream cheese, 1 cup powdered sugar, 1 large cool whip, 1 small package of vanilla and choc. pudding, 3 cups milk.
Instructions: Blend flour and butter and pad into 9x 13 pan cook in preheated oven for 20 min. then let cool . Cream cheese, powdered sugar and 1/2 cool whip until smooth, then spread over crust. Then mix your pudding and milk with mixer until thick then spread over cream cheese mixture. Spread the rest of cool whip on top and chill.
| 2019-04-24T23:12:39 |
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What is the best price for a return flight from Panama City Paitilla to Hong Kong?
How many airlines fly direct from Panama City Paitilla to Hong Kong?
There are 0 airlines who fly direct from Panama City Paitilla to Hong Kong.
| 2019-04-19T04:43:42 |
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When I said that your English had improved, I did not necessarily mean you knowledge of the grammar books, but the way you ask your questions, your actual use of the language.
When I said that your English had improved, I did not necessarily mean your knowledge of the grammar books, but the way you ask your questions, your actual use of the language.
In an active sentence, "your English" would be the object of the action.
You improved your English a lot over the last year.
In a passive sentence, the object becomes the subject.
Your English is much improved over last year.
The word “improve” has two meanings, “to get better” and “to cause something to get better”.
“Your English has improved” means “Your English has gotten better”.
Is this a grammatically correct sentence? Shouldn't it be "Your English much improved over last year"?
Unless your sentence is meant to be "Your English got much better over last year.", I don't think "your English" itself could improve itself.
in my example why an active verb "improve" used. As long as "English" is a moveless subject, and cannot get better by itself, then how could 'English' be the subject of an active action?
It is just the way it is with inanimate objects in English.
Houses shake during an earthquake.
Balls roll on the ground.
Waves break against the shore.
Why do you always tend to use "Your English" with the active form of the verb "improve"? This is why you didn't expect that the Ruth's sentence should be "Your English was much improved over last year.".
I think Ruth said "Your English is much improved over last year." since my English is getting better everyday over last past year. And though, I think the tense should be in the past in order for be consistent with the past wording "last year", like in "English was learnt over last year."
"Your English was much improved over last year."
"Your English was much improved over last year" sounds like someone else improved your English while you were in a hypnotic sleep.
When we're talking about a person's skill with language the name of the language is a kind of short-form.
"Your Latin has improved since the new teacher came." = "Your proficiency with Latin has improved......."
"Your English is worse now because you haven't used it in a while." "Your poficiency/use of English is worse now......"
"Your Japanese has suddenly improved! Must be because of your new Japanese boyfriend!" "Your ability/fluency in Japanese has suddenly improved."
I don't know if there is any "rule" or explanation of this in textbooks: but this convention is used and understoood in all forms of English: formal or informal.
"Your English/Japanese/Latin" = "Your proficiency/fluency/understanding of X Language...."
I'd agree with you, but the Ruth's sentence below, "Your English is much improved over last year.", you, yourself, commented on with "it should be.... ", also sounds like someone else improves your English while you are in a hypnotic sleep."
I said "My English is/was/has been improved" since I am thinking of it like "English is/was/has been improved [by me]." - which means "I, myself, improved my English." And not "my English, itself, improved itself."
The same logic is in "The letter was written [by me]." - which means "I wrote the letter.", and not "The letter, itself, wrote itself."
In both sentences, "Letter" and "English" are moveless (inanimate) subjects, which means they cannot do anything by themselves.
I mean "improvement" or even "learning" was not earned/obtained by English, itself, however through self-study done by me.
I don't think so since we can put "much" or "very much" before the past participle which is used as part of a passive verb.
| 2019-04-24T06:22:23 |
http://forum.thefreedictionary.com/postsm1066639_-When-I-said-that-your-English-had--been--improved----Passive-or-Active-.aspx
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An athletic coach conducted an experiment to test whether a four week strength training program will reduce the number of muscular injuries that occur during athletic events. The coach randomly selected 30 athletes from several sports and assigned 15 athletes to a four week strength training program. The remaining 15 athletes did not participate in any type of strength training program during the four weeks of the program.
After the program was completed, the coach monitored each of the 30 athletes for five athletic events. At the end of this process, he reported that the average number of muscular injuries for athletes enrolled in the strength training program is equal to the average number of muscular injuries for athletes not enrolled in the strength training program.
What can be concluded from the coach's report?
It can be concluded that the strength training program increases the number of muscular injuries that occur during an athletic event.
It can be concluded that the strength training program reduces the number of muscular injuries that occur during an athletic event.
It can be concluded that the strength training program does not reduce the number of muscular injuries that occur during an athletic event.
There is not enough information to make any conclusions regarding the coach's report.
I am pretty sure the answer is C. It is true that the strength training program does not reduce or increase the number of muscular injuries that occur during an athletic event. Since the injuries stay the same, the numbers do not reduce, so the answer is C.
But since the average of the 5 athletic events was taken, there could be more injuries in one event, so the answer D could also be considered, but I think the correct answer would be C.
| 2019-04-26T14:52:22 |
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What if? That's a dangerous question. What if there were a culture of local mission in the Adventist church—an expectation that if you grew up an Adventist, you'd spend a year or two doing missionary work in your home state/province? What if only 10% of the 200,000 young adventists in North America were to give two years of their life to outreach ministry? With 20,000 young adults doing gospel work we could place two Bible workers in every church, and we'd be able to plant 1,800 new churches with teams of five young adult gospel workers in each. What would happen with that kind of concentrated outreach effort?
We don't have 20,000 young adults coming to SOULS, but we are passionate about the home mission field, and about young adults doing the work.
There's something romantic about the foreign mission field. Seeing another country, helping those in deep poverty, sharing the gospel with a people group that has no prior connection with Christ, and may not ever if you don't go tell them. The sacrifice of challenging living conditions is bearable when you think the mission is worth it. The change in diet and learning a new language only add to the feeling that what you're doing is significant. And did I mention the miracles? Left and right you'll see God doing things that just aren't humanly possible—hostile government officials will give you meeting space for evangelism, or a local village leader will have a dream where he saw an angel tell him to listen to what you have to say.
The neighborhood where we live, the community where our church is planted, the nearby large city—the home mission field—is not so romantic. Maybe we just don't see the great need our neighbors have for the gospel message, or maybe we're afraid that if we tell them they will reject us. If we do engage our communities we're hesitant to sacrifice anything to do it—money, time, and personal comforts are too valuable to give up for the home mission field. And the miracles? What miracles? They only happen overseas, or at least that's what it seems like.
We need a revival in our passion for the home mission field. Every Christian needs to recognize that they are called to be a missionary where they live. Every church needs to recognize that it's a beacon of light to their community.
SOULS students train for every gospel-centered outreach ministry possible. They experience the seed-sowing work of literature evangelism, including Youth Rush and GLOW, and they learn how to run those kinds of ministries in their local church. They give Bible studies and learn how to train lay Bible workers. They do health coaching and learn how to start health ministries in their church. They learn to work alongside benevolent community programs. And they can tell you that God is alive and well in North America—He works miracles for them all the time.
There's a mindset that the Adventist church has adopted that says a minister needs to have a master's degree, have a mystical calling from God, get a credential from the church, and preach every weekend. It's a professional ministry mindset. But none of those things are true. God calls EVERY believer (even the young ones) to be gospel workers. While training is essential for success there is no need for half-a-dozen years of college to see success in gospel work—in fact, a nine-year-old can share her faith and win people to Jesus. While young people sit, anxiously wait for the church to ask them to participate in a board meeting or put them on a committee, God is asking them to take a stand for the Gospel whether or not their church endorses them.
This gospel work of the home mission field will largely be finished by young people who refuse to wait for the church to qualify them, and instead go out and make a difference for God.
Come to SOULS Northwest and learn to lead your church to do the necessary missionary work in your "home mission" field. Come and learn to lead an army of Adventist youth.
When God transforms our youth—when God transforms you—you'll change the world.
| 2019-04-26T12:10:43 |
http://www.soulsnorthwest.org/reach/
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The Commons tea room emptied on Friday as male MPs flocked to the Chamber to watch Home Office Minister Caroline Flint in action.
'She must be the sexiest thing that has ever brushed against the Despatch Box,' gushed an elderly Tory.
TONY BLAIR snubbed two Labour worthies from his Sedgefield constituency when they met him for a beer at the Commons, according to ex-Labour aide Roger Pope.
'Suddenly Blair turns to me and asks me to come outside the bar and makes his excuses to the councillors,' says Pope in a new book, The Blairs And Their Court.
ANY MP wishing to conduct a romantic affair need look no further than the official Commons diary for 2005 to find out how to pursue it the modern way. It contains a list of text abbreviations, including: be home late, BHL8; date, D8; dinner, DNR; how are you, HRU; are you coming, RUCMNG; and kiss, X. It could have added: DNT TL D WF.
DISGRACED former Tory MP Neil Hamilton has disgraced himself again. He came last in a new TV series of Celebrity Mastermind - even though his specialist subject was politics. Hamilton failed to beat former rugby league star Martin Offiah.
NEW-BOY Labour MP Iain Wright, who succeeded Peter Mandelson, took part in his first big vote on Europe on Friday. What a pity he voted with the Tories and against Labour by mistake. They all look the same these days.
FOLLOWING his attack on 'mawkish' Scousers, new evidence of Tory culture spokesman Boris Johnson's cultural sensitivity is provided in his novel, Seventy Two Virgins, which lampoons British Islamic fundamentalists.
A CLEANER in the MPs' cafe (pay £180 a week) has been sacked for pocketing a slice of ham left on a plate. Meanwhile, Speaker Michael Martin (pay £2,500 a week) has pocketed thousands more in expenses by dodgy means and gets away with it. Justice, Labour-style.
KNIVES are out for would-be Surrey Heath Tory MP and Times hack Michael Gove. Local party agent, businessman Alan Cleverly, blamed by some for ousting Gove's predecessor Nick Hawkins, has described Gove as a 'prat'. Cleverly reportedly told colleagues: 'I got rid of one, I can get rid of another.' Mr Cleverly refused to comment.
| 2019-04-24T06:31:41 |
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/columnists/article-322254/So-thats-Tony-really-thinks-friends-North.html
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In this article I will explain about How Do I Choose a Data Provider?
As you've seen earlier there are many data providers available in ADO.NET. There may be cases when you can access a data source using more than one data provider. Now the question arises: which one is better? What are the selection criteria? The main criterion of selection is performance and multiple data source connectivity.
In brief, to work with SQL server 7 or later and MSDE databases, Sql data provider is the best choice. The Sql data provider bypasses many layers and directly connects to the internal layer of the infrastructure. Not only that but Sql data providers provide classes that help you to convert from native SQL server data typed to the .NET data types, and vice versa.
OleDb data providers are useful when you want to access OLEDB data sources such as MS-Access, XML, text, and other data sources. Because of the COM nature of the OLEDB API, it reduces many layers in comparison to ODBC data providers. This is also useful when you don't have an ODBC driver for a data source and have OLEDB provider.
The ODBC data providers utilize the existing way to work with data sources. ODBC is an older data access technology. Many applications still use ODBC to access data sources. ODBC data providers provide a way to access ODBC data source through ODBC drives and ODBC Admin. Database venders generally provide the ODBC drivers. Using ODBC you can access any data source for which you have an ODBC driver installed.
In general, ODBC data provider connectivity is faster than OLE-DB because of OLE DB's COM nature, which is very "chatty." Sql data provider is faster than ODBC to work with Sql server databases. But ODBC is useful when you need to write generic classes that can access multiple data source through ODBC for example, say you're writing an application that can work with multiple back-end servers including SQL server, Oracle, Access, and MySql. When you install these back- end servers, it also installs the ODBC driver for these databases. So you can write a generic application that can access these data source based on ODBC DSN. You can also pass the driver and data source information in the application itself, but the user has to create a DSN from ODBC, and the application can use that DSN as the connection string in the application for the ODBC data provider.
Hope this article would have helped you in understanding How Do I Choose a Data Provider? See my other articles on the website on ADO.NET.
| 2019-04-20T21:21:51 |
https://www.dotnetheaven.com/article/choose-a-data-provider-in-vb.net
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The question of whether or not a given company is indeed the best SEO reseller for your particular firm is something that is likely to produce several different answers for several different potential clients. However, there are some solid criteria that you can and should determine that can point you in the direction of the best seo reseller for the job. First, determine how much you can afford to pay an SEO reseller, and then decide on a measurable goal for your company. For example, if you have X number of page views per day, the best SEO reseller for you should have an excellent chance of boosting that number to Y page views per day within a certain time frame. Essentially, the best SEO reseller for you is going to be a company that can bring at least as much value to your company as you spend retaining their services.
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| 2019-04-21T07:09:04 |
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The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven emirates (states), each with its own unique character and personality but yet united with a common goal and destiny. The seven emirates are: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Qaiwain, Ras Al-Khaimah, Fujairah.
The National Day or the day of formation of the Federation of the United Arab Emirates is 2nd December 1971.
What is the international telephone dialling code for United Arab Emirates?
The International dialling code for United Arab Emirates is +971.
| 2019-04-23T06:58:34 |
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Were all the objectives met successfully? In Beijing for example, the air quality is so weak that it is thesis chapter 1 abstract to wear masks just for its large population to walk around in the streets.
Standardized tests ask for the 5 paragraph essays.
Example of weak thesis: Typically, however, it is only one concise sentence. You could structure your introduction paragraph according to this outline: This first sentence also lets the reader know that this paragraph will deal with descriptions of people: Intro sentence 1Supporting Argument ExplanationConcluding Sentence 1 Intro sentence should briefly bring out your argument without revealing too much information Example: One of those problems might play itself out as food scarcity where humans live.
This is because it is thesis chapter 1 abstract sentence that tells the reader what the writer is going to discuss. A hook is typically one of four types of sentences: That is why it is important to know the grading rubric shared by your teacher in the syllabus. To start your essay impressively, think about a hook.
A thesis can also be used to point out the subject of each body paragraph. This thesis is perfect for setting up a tidy five-paragraph essay. Grab this five paragraphs essay graphic organizer!
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Finally, you want to include a thesis statement. Be sure to check the persuasive essay sample, completed by our writers.
Do these paragraphs link to each other? Was he creative enough? The first sentence of this paragraph should include the "reverse hook" which ties in with the transitional hook at the end of the introductory paragraph.
In this essay, the conclusion can be just as long as the other two paragraphs, and it can drive home the point made in the thesis statement and body paragraph. In order to create a proper conclusion, ask yourself a question: Body Paragraphs sentences each Involve arguments to defend your thesis statement. Paragraph Three: Persuasive essay on Global Warming Remember: Then a quotation from "The Tell-Tale Heart" is presented and briefly discussed.
Nunnally and Kimberly Wesley, most teachers and professors consider the five-paragraph form ultimately restricting for fully developing an idea.
This statement should be argumentative in nature and clearly state which side you are going to take. Separate classes for male and female students Actors in the United States are overpaid The importance of investing money in space exploration Living in the world without any rules Is animal testing ethical?
If your school offers a Writing Center, use these resources. The last sentence uses the words "one blind eye" which was in the quotation.
Paraphrase each main point to speed up the process. That type of thesis is a long, well-written paper that takes years to piece together. It is essential to check the credibility of information twice.
The topic is Poe's use of visual imagery. If you used any sources i.
Seeking professional writing guidance? Your body paragraph needs to underscore the thesis statement.
Just like a triathlon involves three key components, so too does writing: Is there any wordiness in the text? The first sentence of this paragraph should include the reverse hook which ties in with the transitional hook at the end of the second paragraph.
In this thesis, I have made a claim about the theme in Narnia followed by my reasoning. Similarly, American educator David F. Nunnally states that the form can be good for developing analytical skills that should then be expanded. It may influence the final grade. Did he develop powerful, persuasive arguments? Teachers will have different preferences for the precise location of the thesis, but a good rule of thumb is in the introduction paragraph, within the last two or three sentences.
This structure is not mandatory, though it might be useful in the long run for organizing your thoughts. Such paragraphs must, obviously, introduce the reader to your idea and, in most cases, convince the reader that this essay is worth reading.
It can direct your research and your argument so that your essay is tight, focused, and makes readers think. The Concluding Sentence should be the opposite of the intro.
In case you need an urgent 5-paragraph essay for cheap, order instant academic writing help from one of the most reliable writing agencies! A persuasive thesis usually contains an opinion and the reason why your opinion is true. Each paragraph of the body must contain a specific main point about the topic known as an argument.
For this example outline, the student needs to find research for each country and its form of government.
The second sentence leads up to the thesis statement which is the third sentence.
Introduction paragraph This paragraph should contain sentences. After reading your thesis statement, a reader should be able to understand your position and recognize your expertise in a particular field.
After this, the author narrows the discussion of the topic by stating or identifying a problem. Finally, for a persuasive thesis to be strong, it needs to be arguable.
The last sentence uses the word "image" which hooks into the last paragraph. Does the introduction introduce all sides of the issue and provide background information? This sentence can tell a reader whether your essay is something they want to read.
Example of a stronger thesis: In the first sentence of the fourth paragraph third paragraph in the body"one blind eye" is used that hooks into how to write a five paragraph persuasive essay previous paragraph.
The first part of the second sentence provides the topic for this paragraph--imagery in a static scene. Plus, you will get special discounts and offers from our service!
As with most conclusion paragraphs, this paragraph ought to restate the thesis in different words.
How you format your final paper is the first impression your professor will have of your work. Want to know how to write a stellar conclusion?
Greed and selfishness are big players that damage our environment with methods that kill our trees and worsen our air. Choose those you like or offer new approaches to discuss: Factors that make higher education important Things you would do as the President of the United States Wealthy nations should share goods with countries living in poverty The role of fashion in modern mass media Should marijuana be legalized?
Writing is her life. The restatement, however, must not be a duplicate thesis statement. This means that the statement is not obvious, and it is not something that everyone agrees is true.
No need for details You may pretend that you're writing a video trailer when working on this part.
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US military removes some equipment from Syria If not, the Trump administration would be accused of abandoning an ally to a grim fate. While the USA military pullout is now officially underway it has made a slow start.
Everton Eyeing Deal for Chelsea Striker Michy Batshuayi After Valencia Loan Ends Everton have reportedly joined the list of clubs interested in signing Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi this month ( The Mirror ). Alemany's assessment heavily implies that Batshuayi will be moving to a different club on loan rather than returning to Chelsea .
Hardik Pandya, KL Rahul suspended pending inquiry According to the latest reports, it is said that two cricketers could face an indefinite ban for their comments. Kohli added that the two players "have understood the magnitude of what's happened".
Bernie Sanders apologizes for alleged sexual harassment, 'mistreatment' by 2016 presidential adviser Sanders's comments on Thursday were more direct and conciliatory that his initial responses to reports of the allegations. Thursday, he said the country needs a "cultural revolution" in order to "change workplace attitudes and behavior".
Fiat Chrysler Slapped With $650 Million Fine For Emissions Scandal First, FCA will recall approximately 100,000 examples of the 2014-2016 Ram 1500 EcoDiesel and Jeep Grand Cherokee EcoDiesel. The settlement is the second between the USA government and an automaker over allegations of cheating on diesel emissions.
Arsenal face complicated deal for Belgian winger Carrasco While it's no secret that a deal for Denis Suarez could be on the table, a move for Carrasco could benefit the side. There is interest in Carrasco from AC Milan but his £170,000-a-week wages could make a move away from China hard .
Nurse decapitates baby in horrific India birth Later, a team of doctors headed by Dr Ravindra Sankhla operated the victim again and found that the foetus' head is in the womb. The male nurse was said to have "pulled too hard" during the birth on Sunday (Jan 6), the Hindustan Times reported on Thursday.
Kevin Hart says ‘I’m over it’ and won’t host the Oscars During an interview on US TV programme Good Morning America , Hart said he is "over it" when probed on the subject . After tweeting an apology in December, the comedian offered another mea culpa on Monday's Straight From The Hart .
Tomic produces astonishing trick serve to beat Kyrgios on match point World No. 51 Kyrgios said he was happy to see Tomic back in form after missing the Open previous year when his ranking plummeted. While the encounter was largely played in good spirits, Tomic won the encounter 6-3, 6-4 in controversial fashion.
New York Knicks: Sacramento emerges as possible Enes Kanter destination Trading Kanter for Randolph doesn't seem like a good trade because Kanter is much better than Randolph. But teams have reportedly inquired about Kanter , and the Knicks have listened.
Tim Cook wants Apple's greatest contribution to mankind to be in healthcare Cook received a US$3mln salary, a US$12mln bonus and US$121mln from his 10-year stock award for the year ended September 29. In August, Cook collected 560 000 shares because Apple outperformed more than two-thirds of the firms over three years.
What did you think of the show's first trailer?
Frank's little fantasy drifter life as Pete Castiglione doesn't last long, as trouble quickly finds him in the form of damsel-in-distress Amy (Giorgia Whigham), a young girl being hunted by a small army of douchebags. The cast also features Ben Barnes (Billy Russo), Amber Rose Revah (Dinah Madani), Jason R. Moore (Curtis), Josh Stewart (John Pilgrim), and Floriana Lima (Dr. Krista Dumont). Three others were cancelled recently - Daredevil, Iron Fist and Luke Cage - suggesting that the fate of the remaining two (Punisher and Jessica Jones) may likewise remain precarious.
Season two of Marvel's The Punisher will arrive on Netflix soon and the trailer just arrived. We don't know what will cause Castle to reclaim his Punisher persona, but it likely has something to do with Billy Russo's return as Jigsaw - complete with a new mask.
In the first season of The Punisher, Castle was seemingly free to resume his life without fear of prosecution, thanks to a Presidential pardon.
The Rams have made a positive start under Frank Lampard so far, with 43 points from 26 Championship games. We were training on team tactics, shape, personnel and the fact that Harry Wilson wasn't training.
Frank Castle is about to have one last hurrah (well, on Netflix at least - more on that later) and he's going out with a bang.
It's soon uncovered that Bendix suffered a similar tragedy as Castle - whose family was, of course, brutally slaughtered - as she tells him, "They killed everybody I've ever cared about". If they'd all been like this and public opinion hadn't turned against the Defenders, maybe the whole thing would have played out differently.
Marvel's The Punisher returns for a second season on Netflix next Friday, but the review embargo on the upcoming batch (pun intended) of episodes has lifted.
Scientists discover mysterious radio signals from distant galaxy. What are they?
| 2019-04-26T13:53:23 |
http://halifaxlive.com/2019/01/12/frank-castle-kicks-ass-in-the-punisher-season-2-trailer/
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If I tell you that we had visitors stay with us 3 days and 3 nights, and left as the sun rose on the 1st day of the week, what would you conclude?
You would conclude that visitors came sometime Thursday before Sundown, stayed Thursday night, Friday, Friday night, Saturday, Saturday night and then left early Sunday morning at dawn.
This time frame would not have to be a specific 72 hour period, but it would have to be a minimum of 60 hours + additional hours.
This we believe is the explanation of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Jesus died at 3:00 Thursday afternoon. Passover was that evening. Thursday itself was called "The Preparation Day". The 7 Day feast of Unleavened Bread began at Sundown that evening with a Passover meal . That same sundown Thursday evening began their Sabbath-High-Holy Day rest. This was not their Saturday-Sabbath rest, which starts on Friday evening. This was their High-Holy-Day-of-Rest, the feast of Unleavened Bread.
You see, Passover is tied to a specific date, Nisan 14. Since it is tied to a specific date, it can occur on any day of the week, as the calendar rotates year after year.
For instance, we all were born on a specific date, our birthday. But the DAY within the week of our birthday changes each year, as the calendar rotates. Our birthday can be on a Monday one year, then next year a Tuesday etc. etc. It is the same with Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. It occurs on whatever weekday the 14th of Nisan falls.
The year Our Lord died, it fell on a Thursday evening. Thursday-DAY was the day of Preparation. Our Lord died 3 hours before the Passover Meal (at the exact time they slaughtered the lambs).
The Passover meal was in three more hours.
That is why Joseph of Arimathaea and Nicodemus craved the Body of Jesus from Pilate (Mark 15:43), so that they could anoint and bury Jesus' body, before the High Holy Sabbath-Feast, which would begin in a few hours.
This Sabbath was not the Saturday-Sabbath which begins on Friday evening. This was the High Holy Day Sabbath, which that year fell on a Thursday evening and Friday-DAY. In other words, the HOLY DAY Sabbath (Passover-Unleavened Bread) was followed by their 7th day Saturday-Sabbath, thereby having a double-Sabbath, back-to-back.
The Jewish people have their day of rest on Saturday. They begin their Sabbath the night before on Friday evening. It was that way in Biblical times and is still that way today. Every Friday evening a candle is lit, prayers are said and no work is done till sundown Saturday evening. By Saturday evening the Sabbath is officially ended. The next day, Sunday, is called " the 1st day of the week."
"In the END of the Sabbath, AS IT BEGAN TO DAWN toward the first day of the week (Sunday), came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre."
It doesn't get much plainer than that . Jesus arose Sunday ( AFTER the Saturday-Sabbath was ended) on the 1st day of the week.
"For as Jonas was 3 days and 3 nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of Man be three days and 3 nights in the heart of the earth".
Our Lord did not speak in "idioms". He always spoke with mathematical accuracy and truth. Backing up 3 nights, we know then that Saturday night, Friday night, and Thursday night, Jesus was in the heart of the earth.
Backing up 3 days from Sunday, we know that Jesus had to be in the grave Saturday, Friday and part of Thursday before Sundown.
Matthew 28:1 is Absolutely 100 % accurate when it states that Jesus arose on Sunday.
Matthew 12:40 is Absolutely 100 % accurate when it states that Jesus was in the grave 3 days and 3 nights.
John 19:31 is Absolutely 100% accurate when it tells us that the Sabbath immediately following Jesus death was the Sabbath of their High Holy Day, the Feast of Unleavened Bread (Exodus 12:15-17), and that this was not to be confused with their 7th day Sabbath.
Jesus died on Thursday afternoon at EXACTLY the time that the Passover Lamb was slain. Jesus is our Passover Lamb.
( 1 Corinthians 5:7 ) At that same moment the veil of the temple was torn in two, thus pulling down the religious system in order to approach God personally for the forgiveness of our sins. We could now come boldly to His throne of mercy and grace and receive the pardon one seeks from a contrite and sincere heart.
The lamb was to be separated, just as Jesus kept Himself at Jerusalem from that day on.
On Nisan 10 , Jesus revealed Himself to His people as the Blessed One, coming in the Name of the LORD and in fulfillment of Zacharias prophecy ( Zechariah 9:9 .
He remained in Jerusalem until the 14th of Nisan, upon which day He was slain upon a tree ( crucified ) ..thus becoming our sacrificial Lamb atoning for our sins.
How do we know that Jesus' Triumphant entry into Jerusalem was on a Sunday? Because John 12:1 says that Jesus dined with Lazarus 6 days before the Passover ( 6 days prior would be on a Saturday- Sabbath ) and John 12:12 tells us that Jesus entered the city of Jerusalem "on the next day" (after dining with Lazarus) which would have made that a Sunday, the 1st day of the week. How do we arrive at that?
Let's say we have a "Passover Calendar", much like our "Advent calendars".
These 6 days are Inclusive.
That would make Sunday the 10th; Monday the 11th; Tuesday the 12th; Wednesday the 13th; and Thursday the 14th of Nisan, the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, our Passover Lamb.
Yes, Jesus our Passover Lamb was crucified and died at 3:00 Thursday afternoon, just as the High Priest slew the Passover Lamb in the Temple. Jesus was slain "without ( outside ) the ( Damascus ) gate ( of the City ) " Hebrews 12:12.
Jesus was laid in His tomb before Sundown, still reckoning it to be Thursday.
He was in the heart of the earth for 3 days and 3 nights, and rose gloriously on Easter morning, Sunday morning .
The Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke) present a time-sequence that appears different from John's. Why?
Since the Gospels cannot contradict one another, we must start with absolute fact and then, by deduction, explain the reason for the apparent discrepancy.
First of all, we have already established the fact that Christ rose on Sunday.
We also have already established the fact that according to His own words (which out weighs any other witness) He was in the heart of the earth 3 days and 3 nights. So in conclusion, we have already established the fact that Christ was crucified on Thursday, before the Passover Meal took place throughout all Israel. Those facts are already confirmed in this article and are firmly grounded in Scripture.
We can only deduce that the Lord requested to share the Passover meal with His disciples a day earlier, knowing that He would not be with them on the morrow. This Wednesday then was their own particular day of preparation...their singular evening of unleavened bread. On the morrow, these same disciples would be celebrating Passover with their own families and relatives.
The "they" that Mark refers to is Our Lord and His disciples only.
Each one of us has done the same thing...celebrate a birthday, anniversary or holiday at a more convenient time under certain circumstances. This is definitely not out of the ordinary.
Our Lord and His disciples were righteous; they were not legalists.
The disciples knew full well the malicious attempts of the chief priests, scribes and elders, and they wouldn't hesitate in the least to cooperate with a more discreet seder.
This deduction is a fair estimate. For if Mark 14 is confusing, Mark 15 sets the record straight.
Here we have Mark calling 2 different days, days of "preparation". One, the day before Jesus died, and one on the day that Jesus died.
You argue: "this Sabbath was their 7th day Sabbath."
something he could not do if Passover had already started the evening before, for it ranked as High a Sabbath as the 7th day Sabbath, and there could be no marketing .... no buying and selling.
So Mark himself clears up the issue by letting us know that the Last Supper was a special time designated by Our Lord to eat the Passover with his disciples. The actual national Passover was the next evening.
Our Lord Himself clears up this issue, when it is recorded in John 13:29 that Judas left the Last Supper , and many thought he was going out to purchase something.
If this were the national day of Passover throughout Israel, there would be no markets to go to , to purchase anything.
We see then that this was a special Last Supper Our Lord was sharing with His disciples on Wednesday evening.
This investigation into Mark's Gospel would apply to Matthew's and Luke's account as well. The Synoptic writers wrote of Christ's designated Passover, while John wrote of the actual national day of the Jewish Passover.
As with all Scripture interpretation, one can accept or reject these deductions. But they are sound and are also supported by Scripture.
Satan would love to keep the Church confused in as many issues as possible.
Only the Holy Spirit can enlighten truth to individuals.
The Lord has the final say in this matter. He said that He was in the heart of the earth for 3 days and 3 nights, and Scripture records His resurrection on the first day of the week, Sunday. That leaves no other conclusion than that Jesus was crucified on a Thursday.
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https://hopetotheend.com/crucified.html
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Takeaway: When deploying an SD-WAN solution, an organization must take a close look at how security will be handled.
One benefit of software-defined networking (SDN) is that we finally have a way to seamlessly and painlessly insert new networking services, such as firewalling or load balancing, into the forwarding path of our traffic.
As SDN principles became embodied in the WAN design, some SD-WAN vendors adopted SDN-like service insertion to share resources in one location with the rest of the overlay. Policies implemented at the SD-WAN edge identify and steer the requisite traffic to the service (or services, in the case of service chaining).
The most popular use cases for SD-WAN service insertion have involved securing branch offices. Some of the biggest selling points of SD-WANs versus MPLS services – reduced monthly bandwidth spend and improved quality of experience for cloud and internet applications – are only possible by using inexpensive, direct internet access connections.
But to use direct internet access, SD-WAN vendors must also explain how they secure those internet connections and internet-bound traffic. Deploying firewalls, malware protection and URL filtering at every office with internet access isn’t feasible: it significantly increases the capital expenditures and ongoing operational costs associated with the SD-WAN project.
Service insertion would seem to provide an easy answer. Instead of implementing a full security stack of services at each office, service insertion allows internet traffic to be brought to the security appliances for inspection before forwarding onto the destination.
But used in this way, SD-WAN service insertion effectively deprives many organizations of the improved cloud performance promised by SD-WANs. The centralized internet access typifying hub-and-spoke MPLS implementations forced internet-bound traffic to be backhauled to the central location before being sent onto the internet.
Relying on service insertion and centralizing security appliances incurs the same problem with SD-WANs. Users in a remote office in Georgia, for example, must still send traffic back to the headquarters in California only so that it can be placed back on the internet to reach a destination in Virginia. Once again traffic backhaul may add unnecessary latency to cloud applications. The only difference being that we replaced virtual private networks (VPNs) and the internet with MPLS links.
Of course, the network engineering here is critical. Some applications are more tolerant of latency than others and may not be impacted by the “trombone” effect. If service insertion occurs near the user, in path to the destination (or near the destination), there may be little impact on the user experience. A smart (or even a reasonably intelligent) network engineer should recognize that backhauling Virginia traffic to California may cause problems.
Relying on service insertion and security appliances also fails to address the other challenges enterprises face with security appliances. Our penchant for deploying point solutions to address every conceivable security problem has created a dense forest through which organizations cannot see. “Our security works in silos,” said David Ulevitch, the founder of OpenDNS and VP of Cisco’s Security Business Group, in his keynote at the recent RSA show, “We have 50 security devices in our network and that’s causing complexity.” Service insertion and security appliances perpetuate that problem.
This architecture also fails to address the other operational challenges related to appliances. Appliances need to be bought, deployed, maintained, upgraded and retired. As traffic volumes increase or new features are enabled, organizations must upgrade appliances. Software updates also often lag because they are high risk and complex, exposing companies to new threats.
But whether you couple SD-WANs with security appliances or cloud security services, you still maintain the “complexity” of separate networking and security domains. IT still lacks the visibility to identify threats. Operations are still complicated by forcing policy configuration and management for both security and networking.
The right approach is to integrate security into the SD-WAN. Enable the SD-WAN itself to perform all network security functions needed to secure the traffic. This way you eliminate latency of SD-WAN backhaul, the complexity of maintaining security appliances, and the limited visibility created by maintaining separate security and networking environments.
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https://www.techopedia.com/the-darker-side-of-sd-wan-service-insertion/2/32487
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Can you explain what the bold phrases mean?
Biofuels for aviation have a number of benefits, the most important of which is the reduction in greenhouse gases emitted by aviation – an important conduit of world trade and economic development.
Climate policy costs for airlines may not have more than a marginal impact on the economics of aviation biofuels. From an aviation economics perspective, a more effective approach is to use positive economic measures at an early stage in the development of an aviation biofuel industry than waiting to rely on increasing costs of using fuels, which may come too late for aviation to be a user of biofuels.
1-- No, aviation is an important conduit.
2-- No, 'more than a marginal impact' = a significant impact.
3-- Failing to develop biofuels now is more effective than waiting until high fossil fuel costs force airlines to develop biofuels later.
2. 'more than a marginal impact' = a significant impact.
So they may not have a significant impact. Does this mean they may have a little impact? Or they may have little impact?
3. It is still beyond my understanding.
Can I paraphrase the author's meaning like this?
We should use positive economic measures right now, at the early stage of the biofuel industry; we should not wait; if we wait, the fossil fuel price will soar; and when the fossil fuel price soars, it is too late for us to use the biofuel.
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https://www.englishforums.com/English/WhatDoThesePhrasesMean/brhjkd/post.htm
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Doesn't that look fabulous? I can confirm that not only was it totally delicious, it wasn't difficult to make. The recipe comes from a new book 'Make it Easy' by Jane Lovett published by New Holland Publishers.
Jane describes Make it Easy as "A book for the home cook with the emphasis on get-ahead, easy, seasonal recipes with a contemporary twist" The book starts with useful top tips, notes on presentation, do's and don'ts and some general notes.
Even if you don't do much entertaining, there are some great recipes to eat with the family, like the Quick Creamy Smoked Haddock Saffron and Chive Risotto and Spicy Sausage, Lamb and Bean Bake.
However, I was drawn to one particular dessert, not only because it contains some of my favourite flavours, but also because it fits perfectly with the July 'We should Cocoa' challenge which requires a combination of Blackcurrants and Chocolate.
Preheat the oven to 140C (275F), gas 1 and line a flat baking sheet with foil or baking parchment. Whisk the eff whites with a pinch of salt until stiff, then add 225g of the sugar, a tablespoon at a time, whisking it in well between each addition. The mixture will be very thick and shiny. When all the sugar is incorporated add the cornflour, cocoa powder, vanilla essence and vinegar and whisk well again.
Pile the mixture onto the lined baking sheet and mould it into a flattish round shape, roughly 20-25cm across and 4cm deep. Make a dip in the middle using a metal spoon. Cook for 45 minutes, then turn the oven off leaving the pavlova inside until cold, without opening the door. Carefully peel off the foil.
Put the frozen berries into a non-reactive pan with the rest of the sugar. Warm gently over a low heat, just until the fruit has thawed, trying not to break it up. Tip into a sieve over a bowl and leave to drain for 15 minutes or so. Pour the juice back into the pan and boil fast, giving it the odd stir, until it has reduced to a syrupy consistency and just coats the back of the wooden spoon. Leave to cool. It will thicken up much more when cold.
Whip the cream lightly into soft peaks and spoon into the centre of the pavlova. Mix the berries and the sauce together (this is when I added the fresh raspberries) and spoon over the top.
The pavlova can be made several weeks in advance,wrapped tightly in clingfilm and kept somewhere cool and dry. The chocolate can be brushed over a few days in advance. Make the fruit compote several days in advance and keep the fruit and sauce covered separately in the fridge, or freeze. Only mix together just before using. The cream can be whipped as early as you like on the day but should be under whipped as it will thicken up whist in the fridge.
Leave out the cocoa if you prefer and the chocolate too.
I've never brushed chocolate on my pavlovas before, but it is absolutely brilliant and really adds to the rich, earthy flavours of the berries without overpowering them. I would highly recommend this recipe and will be bookmarking more recipes in Make it Easy which is available through a popular on line bookshop for £14.99.
This looks lovely - individual ones would be great to methinks and look very cute!!
Fab looking and a little reminder that it's summer (supposedly). The book sounds like a keeper too - my wish list is growing longer by the day!
This does look so tempting and the colours together are beautiful. I love the fruits you have chosen to use and think chocolate pavlova is a fine idea!
Jesus H Christ! What a stunner! You had me at meringue... then chocolate... then berries.... Oy oy oy! This a thing of beauty to be sure!
Delicious! I so rarely make meringue, which is a shame as we all love them, especially pavlova. I think the whole combination sounds lovely!
This looks amazing! Chocolate and berries are a great combination.
What a marvellous entry to WSC Janice. Why haven't I ever thought of brushing chocolate onto meringues before! The berries look scrumptious as does the whole thing.
I used to love picking wild rhubarb - as a child I would eat it straight from the ground! Would love to be able to find that again.
We have a rhubarb plant that keeps growing in our garden which is great, and recently we have discovered a Gooseberry bush at the bottom of the garden.
Oh and I have some herbs that the bees love too, so win win.
gorgeous concoction. Meringue and berries are always a winner!
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Op-ed: The man in the White House is doing exactly the right thing in shutting the Palestinian diplomatic mission. Firstly, the state of 'Palestine' does not exist. Secondly, for too long the Palestinians have refused to sit at the negotiating table with Israel and they have gotten away with it, as Trump's predecessors surrendered time and again to Palestinian blackmail and threats.
The US president has finally decided to close the Palestinian diplomatic mission in Washington after stating all along that the Palestinians will not agree to sit with the Israelis at the negotiating table and discuss peace. There is no justification for the Palestinian mission in Washington.
Moreover, in any event it does not really have the right to exist since there is no state called “Palestine.” This step was needed long ago, but Trump’s predecessor surrendered time and again to Palestinian threats and blackmail, as did almost every other state in the United Nations.
President Trump, who also decided to take severe measures against the International Criminal Court in The Hague—a body which for years has done practically nothing but waste huge sums of money—continued his scrutiny which began a few months ago when, among other things, he canceled aid to various Palestinian institutions, the majority belonging to the refugee organization UNRWA. This group was receiving huge sums from the American taxpayer.
There is no doubt that the man in the White House will continue his scrutiny, despite the attacks waged on him by people who worked for him until recently. Here, I have to say that these people remind me of the state witnesses here in Israel, and all the other senior officials from the IDF, the Mossad, the Shin Bet who claim to “break their silence” and who defame and brutally attack the government and its leader after they have concluded their careers.
Until their resignation, no one had any complaints. Only after did they “realize” the mistakes that had been made.
It seems that the exact same thing is happening in Washington. The entire time they enjoy the benefits of their governmental role. Trump was alright from their point of view. When they were forced to resign or when they retired, they suddenly realized that he is a “disaster” and that he the man who will destroy the US. Does this sound familiar to you?
See all talkbacks "Shutting Palestinian offices in Washington long overdue"
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https://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-5348611,00.html
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MELBOURNE, Australia -- The message 'stop being them,' boldly displayed on Daniel Ricciardo's 2019 helmet, was one which immediately caught the attention of everyone when it emerged in the Melbourne paddock ahead of the Australian Grand Prix.
Ricciardo had just completed his much publicised off-season move from Red Bull to Renault, and it didn't take long for him to cause a stir with his new lid. But the message wasn't a dig at his former team, rather a statement he hoped to embody for the 2019 season and beyond.
"It's not targeted at Red Bull, but just having the freedom [with Renault] to do whatever I want, I figured why not go for something crazy and different," Ricciardo said of his helmet design. "So, 'stop being them' is basically just encouragement to be yourself and don't follow trends. If you like going a certain way, then be bold and do it."
Ricciardo, now 29, has always been a little different from everyone else in Formula One. Always the first to crack a joke and lighten a press conference, the Australian has become widely admired for his quirky sense of humour and memorable one-liners, qualities that are quite foreign in modern-day F1.
Nobody can accuse him of not being bold, either. His shock move to Renault is one which is filled with risk, given the French manufacturer has been languishing in the midfield for over a decade now. But Ricciardo's gutsy leap of faith was him telling the world he isn't going to play by the norm. He will be his own man.
The switch to Renault wasn't the only major change Ricciardo underwent at the end of 2018. He also split with long-time manager Glenn Beavis and signed with CAA Sports, the same agency which manages Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo and NBA legend Dwyane Wade. It's clear Ricciardo wants to make a name for himself and escape the Red Bull bubble, one which is just about a 365-day-per-year promotional job.
"What was really nice was I didn't go to an airport for six weeks. I think that was the longest in 10 years that I've been off a plane," Ricciardo said when asked what he enjoyed most in the off-season. "I enjoy being outdoors, hanging out with friends and maybe snapping the neck off a couple of beers."
Given it's his home race and the first event of the year, the Australian Grand Prix was always going to be a hectic weekend for Ricciardo. From the minute he lands at Tullamarine Airport he is mobbed by fans and media all wanting an update on how he's tracking ahead of the new season.
Ricciardo handles it all in a typically cheery and generous fashion, but there's a sense of calm with him that has been absent in previous seasons. For whatever reason, he seems more comfortable with himself and where he finds himself in life.
"Daniel [has been] a fantastic addition to the team," Renault boss Cyril Abiteboul said ahead of Friday practice in Melbourne. "He's inside what he looks like from the outside and he's already making a fantastic contribution."
Free practice was a bit of a rollercoaster for Ricciardo. His weekend began with a seatbelt issue that forced him to miss a chunk of track time and from there he always seemed on the back foot. A disappointing Q2 exit on Saturday wasn't the way he, nor Renault, envisaged the start of the season and it meant Ricciardo would line up on the sixth row of the grid.
But things didn't really improve in the race. Ricciardo lost his front wing before he had even rounded the first corner, forcing him to make a pit-stop at the end of the opening lap. He subsequently dropped back to last place before retiring his Renault on lap 31.
The weekend may not have gone to plan for Ricciardo, but it's only one race of 21 in season 2019. Teammate Nico Hulkenberg believes Ricciardo just needs some time to adjust to his new team before it all starts to click.
"I think he has settled alright, but it takes a little bit of time to really get comfortable for a driver," said Hulkenberg. "It's basically like a new leather shoe, it takes some time to really walk it in and feel it's comfortable and soft. So I think he's in the process of that."
| 2019-04-26T11:40:05 |
http://www.espn.co.uk/f1/story/_/id/26284179/the-message-daniel-ricciardo-stop-being-helmet
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Below is a list with football clubs which played at least one world championship final. The world championship for football clubs is currently known as the FIFA Club World Cup. The former world championship for football clubs ended as the Toyota Cup. Real Madrid won the inaugural tournament in 1960. They are the current world champions in football, the most popular sport in the world. Real Madrid are the record world champions with seven titles. The world championship for national football teams is known as the FIFA World Cup. Finals of the prestigious tournament regularly became the most-watched sports match of the year. Uruguay won the first edition of the FIFA World Cup in 1930. The national football team of France are the current world champions. Brazil are the record world champions with five titles. Germany and Italy won four titles, Argentina, France and Uruguay won two titles and England and Spain won one title. In 2010, the Netherlands became the first team which played three FIFA World Cup finals without winning one.
The AFC Champions League, the CAF Champions League, the CONCACAF Champions League, the Copa Libertadores, the OFC Champions League and the UEFA Champions League are the continental championships for football clubs. European clubs are the most successful at the world championship for football clubs. The UEFA Champions League, the European championship for football clubs, is the continental tournament with the highest prize money. It is among the major sports tournaments in the world. In 1956, Real Madrid became the first winners of the European championship for football clubs. They are the current European champions and the record European champions with 13 titles. Atlético de Madrid from Spain are the only football club with a world championship title without a continental championship title. Olympique de Marseille from France are the only football club which won a European championship title and never played a world championship final.
| 2019-04-21T05:01:48 |
http://www.worldofstadiums.com/football-finalists/
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If you’re looking for the TL;DR—we’re encouraging everyone to vote YES on Amendment X here in Colorado during this year’s election.
If you want to know more, here’s the gist of it.
First, the macro view: Amendment X is necessary piece of legal housekeeping that has little effect on the day to day operations of the hemp industry. However, in the future, the change (that we want to help make now) could be very important.
Next, let’s cover some details.
Colorado has the only constitution in the US with a definition of hemp its founding document. That definition—which is part of our Amendment 64—has been there since 2012. The definition was put there to ensure (and create) a clear and salient distinction between hemp and marijuana, but it isn’t necessary.
Taking that definition out of the State Constitution 1). Puts Colorado in uniformity with other state-level conventions and 2). Will help put Colorado in compliance with Federal law.
The question everyone wants to ask next is this: Won’t that hurt Colorado’s hemp production and legal basis for being the country’s leading hemp producer? No. The answer is no.
The legal basis for our operation, and every other legal hemp operation, does not come from this definition in the State Constitution, instead it comes first from the (Federal) 2014 Farm Bill, and then secondarily through state-level statute.
The difference is that the Federal definition of hemp could change (and become less strict about THC levels) and therefore Colorado farmers and hemp companies could be put at a competitive disadvantage against other states, who wouldn’t be subject the low THC levels that Coloradans would.
In other words, if the THC levels required by our State Constitution are lower than what everyone else must abide to, we’ll be worse off.
Secondarily, having a definition of hemp in our constitution is, frankly, the wrong place in the law to put it. Changes to the constitution require a vote by the people—which is only possible every two years. Locating the definition in statute—as Amendment X plans to do—will allow our state legislature to react in real time to any changes that take place federally. In fact, because Amendment X will reference federal law directly, Colorado’s compliance becomes, effectively, instantaneous.
Lastly, and in addition to the reasons listed above, there’s a certain bandwagon sentiment that also motivates our choice to support Amendment X. First, and possibly foremost, our own farmer supports it. We have a terrific relationship with our hemp supplier, and if this change will help him, we want to do everything we can to pile on and help him too! Second, Our attorney friends and our friends inside of the state government all believe that this is necessary and important change from a legal point of view. We believe that good laws help create a good society—we’re certainly all for that! Lastly, we know that most of our industry peers also support the measure.
Given all of this, we are, therefore, strongly in favor of the passage of Amendment X, and we encourage you to VOTE YES if you’d like to help Colorado’s hemp industry.
As something of an outsider to the Roller Derby world, I've been both surprised and struck by an earnestness, a sincerity, and a deep level of genuine honesty that surrounds and permeates this community.
Just days before we left for the 2018 RollerCon event in Las Vegas, our partner Brittany Strachan (Joanna Gruesome in the Derby World) echoed this sincerity in a Facebook Post that we'd like to share with you.
#novel #somanyfeelings #sorrynotsorry This is my 7th Rollercon trip and OMG. If ya didn’t know, I leveled up probably more than I was actually prepared to, and am teaching a beginner ramps class AND working a booth for Hypatia Extracts to bring our amazing pain relief options to the skating community.
It’s been a hell of a ride preparing and I’m gonna be so proud to show off the results of that hard work. So please come see me at the Hypatia booth, and send good thoughts that I can step up to all these new and amazing challenges with grace and success.
I am so grateful to all the folks that have helped me get to where I am, and put up with me while I am in a state of crazier-than-usual. Especially to Jessica Gravel, my Rollercon partner in crime, who has done so so much to support me and allow me to follow my dreams. Listening to my endless (ENDLESS) navel gazing and introspection, getting dragged out of a class because I wanted to go to the giant ferris wheel with Jay Cloetens, reassuring me when I get overwhelmed and insecure, driving us back to the hotel when I start crying at the skatepark because I am mean to myself, bad relationships and that year that I was pining to death over a dude that just randomly stopped texting me back, and my generally impulsive behavior (we are getting OUT of this elevator NOW IDK WHY)... I go to Rollercon every year searching for inspiration about who I want to be, and this year feels like the pinnacle of all that. But I never, NEVER, could have taken even the first step here without those years of searching. It wasn’t always pretty but she was there for it all and never once made me feel anything but supported, accepted, and loved for who I am. Thanks for seeing me, and having the patience to hang in there.
Also, immense gratitude for the rest of the Hypatia team (Frank Stoner, Jarrod Mcbay, and my sweet hardworking birthday love Adam Montoya). They took my half-baked idea of having a RC booth and made it into something so much more than I ever could have imagined. They’ve put in a staggering amount of work, on top of their already full lives, all gambling on my word that this was gonna be a truly great event. I’m in awe of the level of trust and commitment that everyone has shown and I couldn’t be more happy to be a part of this team.
| 2019-04-24T12:18:29 |
https://www.hypatiaextracts.com/blog/
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Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac è stato un filosofo, scrittore, drammaturgo e soldato francese del Seicento.
La sua figura ha ispirato la celebre opera teatrale Cyrano de Bergerac di Edmond Rostand del 1897. Grazie ai suoi romanzi fantastici è oggi considerato uno dei precursori della letteratura fantascientifica. In altro senso e specialmente per il suo linguaggio fortemente laicistico e poco rispettoso delle istituzioni religiose egli è considerato un intellettuale libertino. Il suo nome completo era Hercule Savinien de Cyrano de Bergerac , italianizzato da alcuni in passato come Ercole Savignano.
Context: I established myself in a fairly remote country house and entertained my imagination with various means of transport. Here is how I betook myself to heaven. I attached to myself a number of bottles of dew, and the heat of the sun, which attracted it, drew me so high that I finally emerged above the highest clouds. But the sun's attraction of the dew drew me upwards so rapidly that instead of approaching the Moon, as I intended, I seemed to be farther from it than when I started. I broke open some of the bottles and felt my weight overcome the attraction and bring me back towards the earth.
Context: A present loses its value when it is given without the choice of the person who receives it. Caesar was given death, and so was Cassius. However, Cassius was indebted to the slave who gave it to him, while Caesar owed nothing to his murderers, because they forced him to take it.
Context: Tell me, is the cabbage you mention not as much a creature of God as you? Do you not both have God and potentiality for your father and mother? For all eternity has God not occupied His intellect with the cabbage's birth as well as yours? It also seems that He has necessarily provided more for the birth of the vegetable than for the thinking being... Will anyone say that we are born in the image of the Sovereign Being, while cabbages are not? Even if it were true, we have effaced that resemblance by soiling our soul in the way in which we resembled Him, because there is nothing more contrary to God than sin. If our soul, then, is no longer His image, we still do not resemble Him by our hands, feet, mouth, face and ears any more than the cabbage does by its leaves, flowers, stem, heart or head.
Context: Even if a king defeats his enemy in battle, that still doesn't settle anything. There are other, less numerous armies of philosophers and scientists, and their contests determine the true triumph or defeat of nations. One scholar is matched with another; one creative mind with another; and one judicious temperament with his counterpart. A victory won on that field counts for three won by force of arms.
Context: You are amazed that matter can form a man when matter is all mixed up at random and so many things go into making a person. But do you not realize that before matter forms someone it has also stopped along the way to make a stone, lead, coral, a flower, or a comet because there was too much or too little of it to make a human being? No wonder, then, that an infinite amount of incessantly moving and changing matter makes up the few animals, vegetables and minerals that we see. No wonder, either, that if you throw dice a hundred times, they will all show the same numbers at some point. This movement of matter, then, could not fail to produce something, and whatever it is will always be admired by the unthinking person who does not realize how close it came to not being made.
Context: You imagine that what you can't understand is either spiritual or does not exist. The conclusion is quite wrong; rather there are obviously a million things in the universe that we would need a million quite different organs to understand. For example, I perceive by my senses what makes a magnet point north, what makes tides rise and fall, and what becomes of an animal after death. Your people are not proportioned to perceive such miracles, just as someone blind from birth cannot imagine the beauty of a landscape, the colors of a painting or the shadings of an iris. He will imagine them as something palpable, edible, audible or olfactory. Likewise, if I were to explain to you what I perceive by the senses you do not have, you would interpret it as something that could be heard, seen, touched, smelled or tasted; but it is not like that.
Context: According to your religion, is any part of the body more sacred or unholy than another? Why will I commit a sin if I touch myself on the part in the middle and not when I touch my ear or heel? Because it tickles? Then I should not defecate into a pot, because that can't be done without some sort of sensual pleasure. Nor should mystics elevate themselves to the contemplation of God, because they enjoy a great pleasure of imagination. I am indeed astounded at how much the religion of your country is against nature and is jealous of all the pleasures of men. I am surprised that your priests haven't made it a crime to scratch oneself, because one feels a pleasurable pain. And yet I have noticed that far-seeing Nature has made all great, brave and intelligent people favor the delicacies of love: witness Samson, David, Hercules, Caesar, Hannibal and Charlemagne. Did Nature do so in order that they might harvest the organ of that pleasure with a sickle? Alas, Nature even went under a washtub to debauch Diogenes, who was thin, ugly and flea-bitten, and make him compose sighs to Lais with the breath he blew upon carrots. No doubt Nature did so because it was concerned lest there be a shortage of honorable people in the world.
Context: Most men judge only by their senses and let themselves be persuaded by what they see. Just as the man whose boat sails from shore to shore thinks he is stationary and that the shore moves, men turn with the earth under the sky and have believed that the sky was turning above them. On top of that, insufferable vanity has convinced humans that nature has been made only for them, as though the sun, a huge body four hundred and thirty-four times as large as the earth, had been lit only to ripen our crab apples and cabbages. I am not one to give in to the insolence of those brutes. I think the planets are worlds revolving around the sun and that the fixed stars are also suns that have planets revolving around them. We can't see those worlds from here because they are so small and because the light they reflect cannot reach us. How can one honestly think that such spacious globes are only large, deserted fields? And that our world was made to lord it over all of them just because a dozen or so vain wretches like us happen to be crawling around on it? Do people really think that because the sun gives us light every day and year, it was made only to keep us from bumping into walls? No, no, this visible god gives light to man by accident, as a king's torch accidentally shines upon a working man or burglar passing in the street.
Context: You will say, 'How can chance assemble in one place all the things necessary to produce an oak tree?' My answer is that it would be no miracle if the matter thus arranged had not formed an oak. But it would have been a very great miracle if, once the matter was thus arranged, an oak had not been formed. A few less of some shapes, and it would have been an elm, a poplar, a willow, an elder, heather or moss. A little more of some other shapes and it might have been a sensitive plant, an oyster in its shell, a worm, a fly, a frog, a sparrow, an ape or a man.
Context: I spoke to my young host: "If you would, tell me the meaning of the bronze figure in the shape of shameful parts hanging from the man's belt. I had seen a number of them at court when I was living in a cage, but as I was almost always in the company of the Queen's daughters, I was afraid I might show disrespect to the women and their social status if I brought up such a gross subject of conversation in their presence. "Here, neither females nor males are so ungrateful as to blush at the sight of what has given them being; and virgins are not ashamed to like to see us wear the only thing that goes by that name, as a token of mother nature. "The sash that honors that man carries a medallion in the form of a virile member. It is the sign of a nobleman and distinguishes the noble from the commoner." I admit that this paradox seemed so outlandish that I could not keep from laughing at it. "This custom seems quite extraordinary to me," I said to my young host, "because in our world the mark of nobility is to wear a sword." He replied calmly, "O little man, how insane the nobles of your world must be if they pride themselves on a tool used by executioners, one that is made only to destroy and that is, in the end, the sworn enemy of all that lives. And they hide, on the contrary, a part of the body without which we would not exist, one that is the Prometheus of every animal and tirelessly repairs the weaknesses of nature! How unfortunate a country is where the marks of generation are ignominious and those of annihilation are honorable! And you call that member one of the 'shameful parts', as though anything were more glorious than to give life and anything more infamous than to take it away."
Context: How do you think a spade, sword or dagger wounds us? Because the metal is a form of matter in which the particles are closer and more tightly bound together than those of your flesh. The metal forces flesh to yield to strength, just as a galloping squadron penetrates a battle line that is of much greater extent. And why is a piece of hot metal hotter than a piece of burning wood? Because the metal contains more heat in a smaller volume. The particles in the metal are more compact than those in the wood.
| 2019-04-20T06:57:53 |
https://le-citazioni.it/autori/savinien-cyrano-de-bergerac/
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Florida Traffic School Online Course: The safest place for a child of any age to ride is in the ____ seat.
The safest place for a child of any age to ride is in the ____ seat.
Question: The safest place for a child of any age to ride is in the ____ seat.
| 2019-04-21T08:23:39 |
http://florida.way2trafficschool.com/2016/11/the-safest-place-for-child-of-any-age.html
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UPDATE: THE Newman government has cleared the way for Queensland to recommence uranium mining - just days after dismising the idea.
Premier Campbell Newman announced on Monday at noon that a three-person committee would begin planning how best to restart uranium mining after a 30-year moratorium.
Queensland's largest uranium deposits sit between Mt Isa and Cloncurry in the west, and in the north near Townsville and Cairns.
"It's been 30 years since there was uranium mining in this State and, in that time, Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia have carved out successful uranium industries that deliver jobs and prosperity to their regions," Mr Newman said.
Following Prime Minister Julia Gillard's talks in India about Australia potentially supplying the subcontinent with uranium, the Australian Uranium Association called on Queensland to drop its opposition.
On the same day, Mines Minister Andrew Cripps's office told media outlets, including APN, that the government "has no current plans to develop uranium resources in Queensland".
Four days and a cabinet meeting later, that position had changed and Minister Cripps was backing Premier Newman on the revised view on uranium.
It is understood to be the first time the LNP cabinet had discussed a policy on uranium mining.
Mr Cripps now believes the State's uranium deposits are worth up to $10 billion ans can support an industry that has "enormous potential to support economic growth, particularly in regional North Queensland".
He maintained that storing nuclear waste or developing uranium into nuclear power was not something the government would consider.
Federal ALP Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said he looked forward to helping Queensland re-launch its uranium industry.
"Nuclear energy is an important part of the energy mix in countries not as fortunate as Australia in having other clean energy options to address energy security and global warming concerns," Mr Ferguson said.
But state Greens' Senator Larissa Waters saw no environmental benefit to the reform, describing uranium mining as "a toxic, dangerous and completely unnecessary step for the Sunshine state".
Queensland Resources Council, with its membership including a number of companies prepared to start mining uranium, was less downcast.
Chief Michael Roche told of an $18 billion industry delivering $900million to state coffers.
"This decisive action by the Newman government will also create much needed confidence in the broader resources sector in Queensland," he said.
The state's committee on uranium mining will come back to the government within three months.
EARLIER: THE State Government will put together a three-member committee to oversee the start of uranium mining in Queensland.
Premier Campbell Newman said the announcement followed sustained public debate on uranium mining in Queensland, and strong support for the uranium industry from the Federal Labor Government.
"The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has just been in India selling the benefits of Australian-produced uranium to India, prompting many in the community to ask about the industry's potential in Queensland," Mr Newman said.
"It's been 30 years since there was uranium mining in this State, and in that time Northern Territory, South Australia and Western Australia have carved out successful uranium industries that deliver jobs and prosperity to their regions."
Minister for Mines Andrew Cripps backed the LNP Government's leader, estimating that the state's uranium deposits to be worth about $10 billion.
Minister Cripps said there was no move from the government towards the state using nuclear power or disposing of nuclear waste within the state.
Uranium mining has not occurred in Queensland since 1982 and has been effectively prohibited since the election of the Goss Labor Government in 1989.
Exploration for uranium has not been subject to the prohibition and there has been significant continuing interest from the industry in exploring for uranium in the State.
Should uranium mining be allowed again in Queensland?
This poll ended on 31 October 2012.
| 2019-04-19T17:20:45 |
https://www.stanthorpeborderpost.com.au/news/premier-newman-announces-qld-start-mining-uranium/1591272/
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This roll is delicious due to the fact that the filling contains a large number of ripe berries. Ingredients: Flour — 3 tablespoons. Starch — 3 tablespoons. Egg — 5 PCs. Sugar-1/2 Cup Vanilla sugar-1 tsp Baking powder-1 tsp . Berry jam-1/2 Cup Cream-2 cups Sugar — 2 tablespoons.
| 2019-04-21T00:21:19 |
http://crafts-decor50.biz/category/delicious-dishes/page/10/
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A New Forest writer will present her one-man show exploring male mental health at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
But local audiences will get to see two previews of the show at the Plaza Romsey on Saturday July 28 at 3pm and 6pm.
Called Glasgow 14 the work examines the ‘unseen’ illness of male mental health through the eyes of four different male characters, coping day to day, when an unexpected trauma sets the picture unravelling.
Writer Sally Lewis, from Brockenhurst, who scored a hit at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2016 with How is Uncle John?, returns with an equally sensitive take on an overlooked subject, inspired by real life stories. Directed by Fringe veteran and award-winning theatre director and playwright Benet Catty, the play follows the lives of four men suffering from mental health issues and coping in their own ways. All four characters are played by master of the monologue, actor Neil Gwynne.
Glasgow ’14 casts light on the ‘unseen’ illness of male mental health, sufferers of which mostly continue to lead outwardly normal lives. It deals in particular with the ‘masculine’ habit of not talking about things, which has led to male mental health being ignored, with significant consequences. Whereas three out of four suicides (76%) are by men, and suicide is the biggest cause of death for men under 35 (ONS), men have measurably lower access to the social support of friends, relatives and community.
"Despite the serious subject matter, the story is a hopeful one," said Neil Gwynne.
"Sally’s nuanced script draws some unexpected humour and pays tribute to the resilience of the people of Glasgow in the face of a traumatic incident."
Neil Gwynne has played the title role in Scaramouche Jones by Justin Butcher (Matthew Ellison, UK tour). Among others, director Benet Catty has directed six productions at the Edinburgh Festival, of which three won London Fringe transfers and four featured on multiple Critics Choice lists.
Best-selling author and playwright Sally Lewis made her Fringe debut in 2016 with the critically acclaimed How is Uncle John?, a powerful story that calls attention to the adult victims of modern day slavery.
Inspired by the traumatic events that took place in Glasgow during Christmas 2014, this one man show explores the 'unseen' illness of male mental health through the eyes of four different male characters (all of them eye witnesses to the event), as they cope with the after effects.
The characters - all played by the RAODS Chair Neil Gwynne, are: Robbie - an English vicar who lives in Glasgow; . Archie - a Glaswegian who works in the building trade; Beano - a homeless man, and ex-soldier, and Val - a Polish immigrant and plumber by trade who now runs a hot dog stall.
| 2019-04-19T19:20:41 |
http://mhv.dailyecho.co.uk/leisure/stage/16281747.new-forest-playwright-shines-spotlight-on-male-mental-health-issues/
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"Everybody will say mine is medical," Justice Stephen Breyer (news - web sites) said.
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court questioned whether state medical marijuana laws might be abused by people who aren't really sick as it debated on Monday whether the federal government can prosecute patients who smoke pot on doctors' orders.
Watching the argument was Angel Raich, an Oakland, Calif., mother of two who said she tried dozens of prescription medicines to ease the pain of a brain tumor and other illnesses before she turned to marijuana. She and another ill woman, Diane Monson, filed a lawsuit to protect their access to the drug after federal agents confiscated marijuana plants from Monson's yard.
Their attorney, Randy Barnett of Boston, told the justices that his clients are law-abiding citizens who need marijuana to survive. Marijuana may have some negative side effects, he said, but seriously sick people are willing to take the chance because the drug helps them more than traditional medicines.
The justices refused three years ago to protect distributors of medical marijuana from federal charges. They are confronting a more personal issue this time — the power of federal agents to go after sick people who use homegrown cannabis with their doctors' permission and their states' approval.
The stakes are high because 11 states have passed medical marijuana laws since 1996. A defeat for the two California women might undermine those laws and discourage other states from approving their own.
A loss for the government, on the other hand, could jeopardize federal oversight of illegal drugs and raise questions in other areas such as product safety and environmental activities. A Bush administration lawyer told the justices they would be encouraging people to use potentially harmful marijuana if they were to side with the women.
"Smoked marijuana really doesn't have any future in medicine," said Paul Clement, acting solicitor general.
Justice David H. Souter said about 10 percent of people in America use illegal drugs, and states with medical marijuana laws might not be able to stop recreational users from taking advantage.
And Justice Antonin Scalia (news - web sites) said there are many people with "alleged medical needs."
Despite the tenor of the debate, the case is hard to predict. The justices will rule before next summer.
The marijuana users won in the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (news - web sites), which ruled that federal prosecution of medical marijuana users is unconstitutional if the pot is not sold, transported across state lines or used for nonmedicinal purposes.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg (news - web sites) said the federal government has a stake in interstate commerce, but with the California medical marijuana patients: "Nobody's buying anything. Nobody's selling anything."
Her colleague, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor (news - web sites), observed that homegrown medical marijuana never makes it to the interstate market.
Conservatives like Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, Justice Clarence Thomas (news - web sites) and Scalia generally have supported states' rights to set their own policies.
Rehnquist, who is undergoing treatment for thyroid cancer, missed Monday's argument and is not expected to return to the court until January, at the earliest.
Raich said she hopes the 80-year-old chief justice's chemotherapy treatments "would soften his heart about the issue."
"I think he would find that cannabis would help him a lot," said Raich, who uses marijuana every few hours for scoliosis, a brain tumor, chronic nausea and other illnesses.
California's law allows people to grow, smoke or obtain marijuana for medical needs with a doctor's recommendation. Besides California, other states with such laws are: Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.
Medical marijuana was an issue in the November elections. Montana voters easily approved a law that shields patients, their doctors and caregivers from arrest and prosecution for medical marijuana. Oregon rejected a measure that would have expanded its medical marijuana program dramatically.
The case is Ashcroft v. Raich, 03-1454.
| 2019-04-20T12:21:19 |
http://www.escapetheokiezone.com/2004/11/everybody-will-say-mine-is-medical.html
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What was the first antibody treatment like?
A couple of weeks ago, I had the first dose of the antibody treatment (Brentuximab Vedotin) in one of the hospital wards; Having the antibody treatment there allowed me to be monitored more closely and over a longer period, just in case I had any kind of reaction to it and consequently needed to stay-in overnight. In total, it took about two and a half hours to administer intravenously (via IV), and I only needed to stay for another couple of hours afterwards before I could go home, as I was feeling fine. It was actually a long day at the hospital though, as I had the usual check-up routine to go through in the morning, and an x-ray shortly after lunch (just for comparison purposes at a later date), before starting the antibody treatment mid-afternoon.
As you may remember from an earlier post, I was expecting to spend maybe a day or two in the hospital ward, as that was how it was initially described to me, but that turned-out not to be necessary in the end, which was a bonus. The hospital where I'm being treated have to date only used this particular antibody treatment with three of their patients (including myself), and one of the others actually had it administered at another hospital, so it is still quite new to everyone really; I get the impression that until it has been used with a few more patients the best setting etc for this antibody treatment, in particular the first dose, is not really finalised/known.
It seems that the first dose of this antibody treatment is typically given a little differently to subsequent doses, i.e. more cautiously, as I was given some saline solution to ensure that I was well hydrated and the dose was administered at a slow speed initially, before gradually being increased to what will become the normal rate for subsequent doses; The rationale behind all of this being to reduce the severity of any reaction, thus enabling it to be treated more easily should that prove necessary. I was also given some other medications (a steroid, an antihistamine, and some paracetamol), which I will have with the subsequent doses too, as they help to minimise any reaction, as well as treat it should there actually be one.
The antihistamine did make me feel a bit drowsy for a couple of hours, but other than that I'm yet to notice any side effects from the antibody treatment, so in that respect it definitely beats any of the chemotherapy treatments that I've had to date. Of course, whether I will start to experience some side effects further down the line, only time will tell, but in the mean time it is just nice to have a treatment that doesn't make me feel worse than the disease. The real question though is whether it is actually killing those cancerous cells, which is hard to say when you feel fine, so unfortunately I won't know the answer to that one until I've had a number of doses, and further tests have been performed to assess how well it is working (if at all).
The plan going forward is for the remaining antibody treatments to be given as an outpatient, and the dose itself to be administered in half an hour without any saline solution beforehand, so hopefully that means I won't be spending anywhere near as much time in hospital for the next few months. Assuming the antibody treatment is working well enough, which will be judged based on the activity (or lack thereof) shown on the PET scan I will have after six doses, then a decision will be made about how many more doses I need to achieve the desired response, as well as to keep the disease under control whilst waiting for the Allogeneic (from a donor) Stem Cell Transplant. During that final stage of the treatment plan, I will get to spend plenty of time in hospital, so I can always look forward to that!
How did I first find out I had cancer?
It's been about a week now since I found out that the antibody treatment was approved, so whilst I wait a few more days for the Brentuximab Vedotin to arrive at the hospital pharmacy and the actual administering to begin, I thought I'd rewind time a little and tell the story of how I was initially diagnosed with cancer; The story takes a bit of telling, so make sure you're sitting comfortably!
It was early December 2008 when I first started with symptoms, and because they all seemed like nothing at the time I pretty much just ignored them for a couple of months or so. During that time, there were a couple of periods where I felt like I had picked-up a cold, so felt worse for a bit, but given it was winter that didn't seem all that unusual to me. The only thing that was a bit unusual was that the colds seemed to take a couple of weeks for me to shrug off, i.e. longer than I'd normally expect. Eventually I decided I needed to make an appointment to see my G.P. though, as it seemed like my body just wasn't going to sort this one out by itself, as the symptoms were gradually getting worse, albeit still pretty minor really. Looking back, I should have made an appointment sooner, but I'd never been one for taking medication or seeing the G.P. etc, as historically things had always sorted themselves out, so it was easy to think I'll just give it a few more days and I'll be fine.
As it turned-out, my G.P. appointment was mid-morning on a Monday, so I went to work as normal and just popped-out for what I thought would be a short trip to the local G.P. and pharmacy. I wasn't entirely wrong, as my G.P. did prescribe me some antibiotics, but after I had listed my symptoms and my G.P. had listened to my breathing, which incidentally highlighted that my pulse was a little high, I was also told I needed to make an appointment for a blood test and go for a chest x-ray. I was a bit surprised by the need for a blood test and chest x-ray, as it kind of made it all sound a bit more serious than I thought, but the G.P. explained it was routine really, so not to be concerned. The G.P. did also comment that my pulse being a little high could perhaps be explained by being anxious, and whilst I didn't really feel that way I did wonder whether the unusual breathing you are asked to do when being examined can lead to your pulse going up a bit, so I kind of just assumed it was that.
As requested, I arranged the blood test for a week or so later (the earliest appointment!), picked-up the antibiotics from the pharmacy, and headed-off to a local hospital to get the chest x-ray over and done with. To my surprise, I was actually in and out the hospital in no time at all really, and even back at work just in time for lunch! Other than a nurse jokingly saying that if she got a pound for every time a G.P. referred a patient with a lingering cough for a chest x-ray she could be living the high-life on an exotic beach somewhere, nothing was said to me at the hospital. One thing that did amuse me at this point though was the idea that a blood test requires an appointment and a week or so wait, but pretty much any time you need irradiating you can just pop into a hospital for an x-ray!
So, what were my symptoms, I hear you say? Well, the first one that I noticed was a slight cough; It seemed to be triggered more by moving around than anything else, although jumps in temperature (e.g. going outside) did set it off too, but either way it would soon settle down again. Later on, I found myself starting to itch a bit in the evening (mostly in the lower legs and abdomen, but also on my face too), and sometimes my sleep would be interrupted by night sweats (both myself and the covers would literally be wet). It seemed like the night sweats were more likely to happen if I went to bed early, which I was now doing occasionally due to feeling more tired than usual in the evening. During this period, I did also lose my appetite a bit, and consequently some weight, but I never really gave any thought to that, as being off your food is nothing unusual if you are not feeling your best.
I left work a bit late that evening, given the somewhat extended lunch break, and just as I got home my G.P. phoned me to tell me that an appointment had been made for me to see a specialist on Friday, as there was something showing-up on my chest x-ray that needed further investigation. The G.P. wasn't really saying very much, so I asked whether it was something to be concerned about, and the answer was a pretty clear yes. I did ask a couple of follow-up questions about whether I still needed to take the antibiotics and go for the blood test, to which the answer was no, but otherwise pretty much left it at that. After hanging-up the phone I did pause for a couple of seconds and think to myself that really doesn't sound very good, but there was nothing I could do about it, and worrying certainly wasn't going to help, so I just put it aside and carried-on as normal for the rest of the week.
Friday soon arrived, and my appointment was early that morning, so I went straight from home. The morning mostly consisted of sitting in one waiting area or another, as other than a blood test, getting weighed and having my height measured, I was really just in a queue to see one of the doctors. As I looked around the waiting areas, I couldn't help but notice that the average age of the patients was probably at least twice that of my own, so I did feel like the odd one out. At one point, I did speak to the lady sat next to me, and she explained that she had come along with her son, who was currently a few years post cancer treatment and doing fine, so I shouldn't worry about it all; The lady seemed nice, and her words were clearly well intentioned, but it did cross my mind that, as I was sat in the waiting room, I was kind of being informed I had cancer by a patient's mum! As it happened, I also overheard a conversation between a couple of patients, one of whom was explaining that she had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma, for which a doctor had told her the front-line treatment cures around ninety percent of cases, hence I learnt a little about the side effects etc as they discussed their experiences - They mostly discussed two side effects that I never actually experienced myself though (nail changes and sore eyes), which I guess illustrates how these things tend to vary a bit.
Eventually, after a good couple of hours waiting, I was called into one of the consultation rooms, where a doctor and nurse introduced themselves. The doctor: explained that I had been referred by my G.P. for further tests due to the abnormal looking chest x-ray; asked about my symptoms; listened to my breathing; checked my groin, under my arms and my neck for any lumps; and delivered the unfortunate "There's no easy way to tell you this!" speech. I guess that speech always leads to a bit of an awkward moment, as patients' reactions no doubt vary wildly, but the first thought that crossed through my mind was that you've not really told me anything yet - I don't recollect the word cancer being explicitly used, although the implication was certainly there, as I guess until further tests were done and the results were back there was really only a strong suspicion (not a cast-iron certainty). The doctor (and the nurse) went on to explain that I'd need to: have a bone marrow biopsy to check for any abnormalities (signs of cancer); a biopsy of the mass in my chest to determine what it is (the type of cancer); and a CT scan to get a much clearer image whilst also checking for any other masses.
You can read a couple of my earlier posts (if you haven't already) to find out about bone marrow biopsies and CT scans, so that just leaves the biopsy of the mass in my chest, which the doctor explained would involve a minor operation by a cardiothoracic surgeon, for which the details would be made clear once my admittance to one of the cardiothoracic wards could be arranged. I had the bone marrow biopsy there and then, as although I was told it could well prove to be a particularly unpleasant experience, and that I could have it done another time if I wanted someone to come with me or I needed chance to take everything in, I thought I might as well get it out of the way. That just left arrangements to be made for the CT scan and the biopsy of the mass in my chest. In the mean time, whilst I waited for those appointments, I would just see the specialist on a weekly basis, so that I could be kept informed and have the opportunity to raise any concerns or ask questions etc.
There were a few other things to address, which didn't require the doctor's presence, hence the nurse and myself moved to another room to cover those. It was mostly practical things such as exchanging contact details etc, but it also gave the nurse the opportunity to summarise what would happen next and check that I would be fine once I left the hospital - By fine, I mean both from an emotional and physical perspective, as it had obviously all been a bit sudden, and it seemed that the chest x-ray was particularly concerning to them due the size and location of the mass that it highlighted; There was a certain element of surprise that I wasn't a lot more symptomatic, so I think they wanted to ensure that someone was around to keep an eye on me. The nurse did offer to inform my work that I wouldn't be coming in that day, but it was the last day for a few of my colleagues, due to redundancies, hence I declined the offer and went in anyway to wish them farewell etc. Also, as it happened, I was living with my parents at the time and they were literally just about to board their flight back from a holiday in Tenerife, where they had been visiting my sister, so there was no-one at home anyway.
By the time I left the hospital it was early afternoon, but I only had a short drive to work, so it didn't take long before I got there (and ate my lunch!). As you might imagine, not much work was actually going-on, given it was a Friday afternoon, everyone had only recently got back from the local pub, and it was the last day for a few people, but once I passed on my news that pretty much put an end to any pretence of work that was still left hanging-on. So, for the rest of the afternoon, we mostly just talked about the chaos that was likely to follow at work, given several members of the team were leaving, and I explained what was next for me in terms of the further tests etc. I do remember one particular conversation quite clearly though, as whilst I was speculating about how the cardiothoracic surgeon would do the biopsy of the mass in my chest, i.e. was it the kind of thing that could be done with key-hole surgery, one colleague/friend joked that it would likely involve: slicing me wide-open with a knife; firing-up the chainsaw to crack-open my rib cage (prising them apart with a crowbar as necessary); delicately taking a small sample of the mass; and finally folding me back together and throwing-in a few stitches for good measure - It's always comforting to know that you can rely on your colleagues/friends to help put you at ease, and once I finished laughing and had pointed-out that cardiothoracic surgeons tend to prefer glue to stitches these days, there was nothing left to add!
As you may have guessed from reading between the lines, the diagnosis didn't really bother me, psychologically speaking, as I suppose I just assumed I'd have a bunch of tests, followed by some treatment, and that would be that; The idea that it might drag-on over a few years, never mind ever prove to be incurable/untreatable, didn't really seem like a possibility. Having said that, I have always maintained that I think the diagnosis is harder for the immediate family than the patient, as whilst it may be a cold way of looking at it the treatment either works, in which case there is nothing to worry about, or it doesn't work, in which case the patient won't be around to worry. In essence, it is those that are left behind that have to live with any unfortunate consequences, and it also those same people that often wish there was more they could do whilst the patient undergoes treatment.
Having informed my colleagues, said farewell to those that were leaving, and in doing so avoided any actual work that afternoon, it was now time to head home. At this point, no-one else knew about the news I'd had (or even that I'd been to visit my G.P.), so the next thing that I had to look forward to was telling my parents, after picking them up from the airport later that evening. I decided on my way to the airport that I wouldn't say anything about it until we got home, as my parents were still in holiday mode really, so would no doubt have stories they wanted to tell me, and it didn't really seem like a conversation to have whilst driving, so it wasn't until we were nearly home that I mentioned in passing that I had some news to tell them once we got in. That decision did prove to make the initial greeting at the airport a bit awkward, as the first thing my mum asked me was whether I was okay, but I guess my smiling at the thought that even the best battle plans don't last five minutes on the battlefield nicely covered over any contradictory visual cues I gave away as I said I was fine.
Once we got home, and started getting the luggage out of the car, I was soon asked about the news; The comment that I made in passing had been ticking-over in my parents' heads more than I realised, as I later found out that my mum had been wondering whether her mum was perhaps not very well. I explained what I had found out that week, and my parents both seemed to take the news pretty well really - Perhaps because I was calm/relaxed about it. Neither of my parents slept very well that night though, and they did have a look in a medical encyclopedia, which we happened to have collecting dust on our bookshelf, to see whether that had any more insight to offer. The nurse that I'd spoken to earlier that day had kindly given me her mobile number, just in case my parents had any questions etc, but it was pretty late by now, so it didn't really feel like an option. Plus, if I'm honest, I don't think there was much more anyone could tell us at this point, as there were still further tests to be arranged. That was probably why I decided not to say anything to the wider family until later on.
| 2019-04-19T03:07:45 |
http://blog.james-stones.me.uk/2012/09/
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Can BaaS query results be ordered by location?
I've read the BaaS Geolocation documentation and I use the query "location within of <distance_in_meters> of <latitude>,<longitude>" to get results around my user's current location.
Is it possible to order by distance from a given <latitude>, <longitude> and apply a limit, rather than specifying a distance in meters?
@daveaiello, unfortunately BaaS does not apply order by clause on <latitude>, <longitude>. However you can write your logic of parsing and ordering the result within Apigee Edge and return ordered results.
JFYI. At first glance, information above seems to me as outdated: Geolocation - Querying location data states "The returned results are sorted from nearest to furthest. Entities with the same location are returned in the order they were created."
| 2019-04-26T04:45:59 |
https://community.apigee.com/questions/23569/can-baas-query-results-be-ordered-by-location.html
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"She is very tall now."
What purpose does 个子 function in this sentence?
It is the Northern Chinese way of saying the built or body height of a person, a noun.
Why would the very simple "现在她很高" not be right? Or perhaps with a final 了?
现在她很高了 would be fine and also natural; 现在她很高 also would sound like her height is changing spontaneously. It is difficult to explain, but I think mostly it is because Chinese is heavily based on the context. If you mention 了, I can understand it as a state now (that she is tall) as a result evolved from a previous state (that she was not used to be tall); Without 了, simply 她很高 already means she is tall at such moment, and mentioning 现在 additionally hints that she was not tall just a while ago. This will be alright if you say 现在她的血压很高/Her blood pressure is (very) high now, because blood pressure may fluctuate within a short time, and the sentence just point out an instantaneous observation now.
“她现在非常高” should be correct too?
也可以说 她现在很高了， 变了很高。。。她现在个子很高(了)听起来一点奇怪。 What does a native speaker think?
Actually, 她现在变了很高 is not very natural. It would sound like she was shot by the magical enlargement gun. It is better to say 她现在变得很高, or even better, 她现在长得很高(了), 她现在长高了.
I think this is one of those things where it sounds right if you're from a specific part of China. I studied in the South, so I'm not sure, but this sounds Beijing-ish to me.
Same for me. Still live in Beijing.
In Taiwan 他現在很高了 is what people usually say. 大陸人常常用個子。 At least, that's what a native speaker told me.
Is it not possible to begin this sentence with "现在她"?
Possible, but the emphasis shifts to "Now".
| 2019-04-18T15:14:37 |
https://forum.duolingo.com/comment/25393375/She-is-very-tall-now
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François-Marie Arouet (21 November, 1694 – 30 May, 1778), better known by the pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, essayist, deist and philosopher known for his wit, philosophical sport, and defense of civil liberties, including freedom of religion and the right to a fair trial. He was an outspoken supporter of social reform despite strict censorship laws in France and harsh penalties for those who broke them. A satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize Christian Church dogma and the French institutions of his day.
Voltaire did not believe that any single religious text or tradition of revelation was needed to believe in God. Voltaire's focus was rather on the idea of a universe based on reason and a respect for nature which reflected the contemporary pantheism.
Like other key thinkers during the European Enlightenment, Voltaire considered himself a deist, expressing the idea: "What is faith? Is it to believe that which is evident? No. It is perfectly evident to my mind that there exists a necessary, eternal, supreme, and intelligent being. This is no matter of faith, but of reason."
As for religious texts, Voltaire's opinion of the Bible was mixed. This did not hinder his religious practice, though it did win for him a bad reputation among religious fundamentalists. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart wrote to his father the year of Voltaire's death, saying, "The arch-scoundrel Voltaire has finally kicked the bucket...."
Views of Islam and its prophet, Muhammad, can be found in Voltaire's writings. In a letter recommending his play Fanaticism, or Mahomet to Pope Benedict XIV, Voltaire described the founder of Islam as "the founder of a false and barbarous sect" and "a false prophet." Elsewhere, his views were more generous, often praising the relative tolerance of Muslim behavior in the lands they conquered (as opposed the Christian Inquisitions) and the fact that its dogmas were written by its founder himself, not based on hearsay, and had not endured the innumerable changes Christian dogmas had. His Essai sur les Moeurs et l'Esprit des Nations, contains much fuller accounts on Muhammad and the founding and spread of his religion as do a number of his polemical works on religion.
From translated works on Confucianism and Legalism, Voltaire drew on Chinese concepts of politics and philosophy (which were based on rational principles), to look critically at European organized religion and hereditary aristocracy.
Though many books have been written taxing Voltaire with anti-semitism, they do not explain, nor usually even mention, the numerous pamphlets he wrote attacking anti-semitism itself. This apparent contradiction led many to conclude that his remarks were in fact anti-Biblical and not anti-semitic. His "Sermon du rabbin Akib", for example, is a scathing attack on Christian persecution of the Jews, and similar remarks can be found scattered throughout his 200-odd pamphlets and books on religion. It has been pointed out that thirty of the 118 articles in his Dictionnaire Philosophique described the ancient Jews in consistently negative ways, as barbarous, absurd and deeply superstitious; however, this ignores his qualifiers, in which he points out that "all of antiquity was", as a rule. Peter Gay, the best known contemporary authority on the Enlightenment, wrote that "Voltaire struck at the Jews to strike at Christianity," a view shared by certain leading Jewish Voltairians—indeed, the point usually is, if the Jews were cruel and absurd, what can be made of other faiths that declare their histories sacred, yet persecute them? "When I see Christians cursing Jews," he wrote in his English Notebook, "methinks I see children beating their fathers." And posing as a freshly-minted Spanish priest in Les Questions de Zapata, he asks his superiors how how he should go about explaining that the Jews, whom they burn by the hundreds, were the chosen people of God for four thousand years, and why we chant their prayers while burning them. Voltaire grew exceedingly vocal against the Church during the campaign for tolerance of his later years, openly writing that it had been the "consistently implacable enemy of progress, decency, humanity and rationality" and that it had been the Church's interest to "keep people as ignorant and submissive as children".
In the Scottish Enlightenment the Scots began developing a uniquely practical branch of humanism to the extent that Voltaire said "We look to Scotland for all our ideas of civilisation".
Voltaire was initiated into Freemasonry one month before his death. On April 4, 1778 Voltaire accompanied his close friend Benjamin Franklin into Loge des Neuf Soeurs in Paris, France and became an Entered Apprentice Freemason, perhaps only to please Franklin.
In February 1778, Voltaire returned for the first time in 20 years to Paris, among other reasons to see the opening of his latest tragedy, Irene. The 5-day journey was too much for the 83-year old, and he believed he was about to die on February 28, writing "I die adoring God, loving my friends, not hating my enemies, and detesting superstition." However, he recovered, and in March saw a performance of Irene where he was treated by the audience as a returning hero.
Because of his well-known criticism of the church, which he had refused to retract before his death, Voltaire was denied a Christian burial, but friends managed to bury his body secretly at the abbey of Scellières in Champagne before this prohibition had been announced. His heart and brain were embalmed separately. On 11 July 1791, the National Assembly, which regarded him as a forerunner of the French revolution, had his remains brought back to Paris to enshrine him in the Panthéon. It is estimated that a million people attended the procession, which stretched throughout Paris. There was an elaborate ceremony, complete with an orchestra, and the music included a piece that André Grétry composed specially for the event, which included a part for the "tuba curva". This was an instrument that originated in Roman times as the cornu but had been recently revived under a new name.
A widely repeated story that the remains of Voltaire were stolen by religious fanatics in 1814 or 1821 during the Pantheon restoration and thrown into a garbage heap is false. Such rumours resulted in the coffin being opened in 1897, which confirmed that his remains were still present.
From an early age, Voltaire displayed a talent for writing verse and his first published work was poetry. He wrote two long poems, the Henriade and The Maid of Orleans, besides many other smaller pieces.
The Henriade was written in imitation of Virgil, using the Alexandrine couplet reformed and rendered monotonous for modern readers but it was a huge success in the 18th and early 19th century, with sixty-five editions and translations into several languages. The epic poem transformed French King Henry IV into a national hero for his attempts at instituting tolerance with his Edict of Nantes. La Pucelle, on the other hand, is a burlesque on the superhuman powers attributed to virginity in the legend of Joan of Arc. Voltaire's minor poems are generally considered superior to either of these two works.
Many of Voltaire's prose works and romances, usually composed as pamphlets, were written as polemics. Candide attacks the passivity inspired by Leibniz's philosophy of optimism; L'Homme aux quarante ecus, certain social and political ways of the time; Zadig and others, the received forms of moral and metaphysical orthodoxy; and some were written to deride the Bible. In these works, Voltaire's ironic style, free of exaggeration, is apparent, particularly the restraint and simplicity of the verbal treatment. Candide in particular is the best example of his style. Voltaire also has, in common with Jonathan Swift, the distinction of paving the way for science fiction's philosophical irony, particularly in his Micromégas.
In general criticism and miscellaneous writing, Voltaire's writing was comparable to his other works. Almost all of his more substantive works, whether in verse or prose, are preceded by prefaces of one sort or another, which are models of his caustic yet conversational tone. In a vast variety of nondescript pamphlets and writings, he displays his skills at journalism. In pure literary criticism his principal work is the Commentaire sur Corneille, although he wrote many more similar worksTemplate:Ndash sometimes (as in his Life and notices of Molière) independently and sometimes as part of his Siècles.
Voltaire's works, especially his private letters, frequently contain the word "l'infâme" and the expression "écrasez l'infâme," or "crush the infamous". The phrase refers to abuses to the people by royalty and the clergy that Voltaire saw around him, and the superstition and intolerance that the clergy bred within the people. He had felt these effects in his own exiles, in the confiscations of his books, and the hideous sufferings of Calas and La Barre. He also stated that (one of his most famous quotes) "Superstition sets the whole world in flames; philosophy quenches them".
The most oft-cited Voltaire quotation is apocryphal. He is incorrectly credited with writing, “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” These were not his words, but rather those of Evelyn Beatrice Hall, written under the pseudonym S. G. Tallentyre in her 1906 biographical book The Friends of Voltaire. Hall intended to summarize in her own words Voltaire's attitude towards Claude Adrien Helvétius and his controversial book De l'esprit, but her first-person expression was mistaken for an actual quotation from Voltaire. Her interpretation does capture the spirit of Voltaire’s attitude towards Helvetius; it had been said Hall's summary was inspired by a quotation found in a 1770 Voltaire letter to an Abbot le Roche, in which he was reported to have said, “I detest what you write, but I would give my life to make it possible for you to continue to write.” Nevertheless, scholars believe there must have again been misinterpretation, as the letter does not seem to contain any such quote.
Voltaire's first major philosophical work in his battle against "l'infâme" was the Treatise on Tolerance, exposing the Calas affair, along with the tolerance exercised by other faiths and in other eras (for example, by the Jews, the Romans, the Greeks and the Chinese). Then, in his Dictionnaire philosophique, containing such articles as "Abraham", "Genesis", "Church Council", he wrote about what he perceived as the human origins of dogmas and beliefs, as well as inhuman behavior of religious and political institutions in shedding blood over the quarrels of competing sects.
Amongst other targets, Voltaire criticized France's colonial policy in North America, dismissing the vast territory of New France as "a few acres of snow" ("quelques arpents de neige").
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http://www.artandpopularculture.com/Voltaire
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Lean meats and whole-wheat bread lighten up this dish.
1. Whisk together eggs and milk; set aside. For each sandwich, place 1 ounce each of turkey, ham and Swiss cheese between two slices of whole-wheat bread. Slip sandwiches into egg mixture, turning frequently to soak both sides. Place a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium heat. Put sandwiches in skillet and cook each side until golden brown and cheese is melted, about 3 minutes per side.
2. To make dipping sauce, combine red currant jelly, Dijon mustard and orange juice in a small skillet over low heat; whisk mixture until blended. Transfer sauce to four small dipping bowls; serve with warm sandwiches.
| 2019-04-23T14:59:38 |
https://www.fitpregnancy.com/recipe/monte-cristo-light
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Context. According to models of evolution in the hierarchical structure formation scenarios, voids of galaxies are expected to expand. The Local Void (LV) is the closest large void, and it provides a unique opportunity to test observationally such an expansion. It has been found that the Local Group, which is on the border of the LV, is running away from the void center at ~260 km s-1.
Aims. In this study we investigate the motion of the galaxies at the far-side border of the LV to examine the presence of a possible expansion.
Methods. We selected late-type, edge-on spiral galaxies with radial velocities between 3000 km s-1 and 5000 km s-1, and carried out HI 21 cm line and H-band imaging observations. The near-infrared Tully-Fisher relation was calibrated with a large sample of galaxies and carefully corrected for Malmquist bias. It was used to compute the distances and the peculiar velocities of the LV sample galaxies. Among the 36 sample LV galaxies with good quality HI line width measurements, only 15 galaxies were selected for measuring their distances and peculiar velocities, in order to avoid the effect of Malmquist bias.
Results. The average peculiar velocity of these 15 galaxies is found to be km s-1, which is not significantly different from zero.
Conclusions. Due to the intrinsically large scatter of Tully-Fisher relation, we cannot conclude whether there is a systematic motion against the center of the LV for the galaxies at the far-side boundary of the void. However, our result is consistent with the hypothesis that those galaxies at the far-side boundary have an average velocity of ~260 km s-1 equivalent to what is found at the position of the Local Group.
Based on data taken at Nançay radiotelescope operated by Observatoire de Paris, CNRS and Université d’Orléans, Infrared Survey Facility (IRSF) which is operated by Nagoya university under the cooperation of South African Astronomical Observatory, Kyoto University, and National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.
This publication makes use of data products from the Two Micron All Sky Survey, which is a joint project of the University of Massachusetts and the Infrared Processing and Analysis Center/ California Institute of Technology, funded by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation.
Present address: Subaru Telescope, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, 650 North A’ohoku Place, Hilo, HI 96720, USA.
Deep extended galaxy surveys have shown that the large-scale distribution of galaxies consists in matter concentrations, such as clusters, filaments, and walls, and also in vast regions devoid of galaxies, i.e. the voids. These voids occupy the largest volumes in the Universe, according to Ceccarelli et al. (2006), and the radii of the voids those authors find in the 2dF galaxy redshift survey range from 5 to 25 h-1 Mpc (h = H0/100).
Voids are expected to expand, since galaxies undergo a gravitational pull at their borders from the objects located outside them. Sheth & van de Weygaert (2004) have developed a model of the evolution of voids, which indeed leads to an expansion of the surviving voids at the present time. On the other hand, Ceccarelli et al. (2006) have modeled the velocity field around the voids found in their study, and show that the expansion velocity is maximum at the edge of the voids and is proportional to the void radius, for instance reaching 210 km s-1 for a void with a radius of 12.5 h-1 Mpc.
It is also possible to directly measure the expansion velocities at the edge of a peculiar void, namely the Local Void (LV), taking advantage of its being very close to us. The LV was discovered by Tully & Fisher (1987) from their survey of galaxies with redshift lower than 3000 km s-1. Its structure has been investigated by Nakanishi et al. (1997) from a visual search of IRAS galaxies behind the Milky Way, since the major part of this void is at galactic latitude |b| < 15°. They localize its center at ℓ = 60°, b = −15°, cz = 2500 km s-1, and they find that it extends to cz = 5000 km s-1. On the other hand, the Local Group and neighboring galaxies are located at the boundary of the LV, as shown by Tully et al. (2008).
By accurate measurements of distances of 200 galaxies within 10 Mpc carried out with the Hubble Space Telescope, Tully et al. (2008) find that the Local Group and its neighboring galaxies are running away from the center of the LV with a velocity of 259 km s-1. This proves the expansion of the LV at our location and also solves the problem of the so-called “Local Velocity Anomaly” appearing in the motion of the LG relative to the CMB (Faber & Burstein 1988; Burstein 2000).
In the present study, we intend to determine the peculiar velocities of galaxies located at the edge of the LV opposite to us (cz ~ 3000−5000 km s-1) in order to check whether the LV also undergoes an observable expansion in that region. The peculiar velocities are computed from the distances of the galaxies measured by means of the near-infrared Tully-Fisher relation (hereafter IRTFR) using near-infrared and HI 21-cm observations.
The organization of the paper is the following. Section 2 presents the sample of the LV galaxies observed. And then the IR and HI measurements are described and the data of interest are given. In Sect. 3, the IRTFR in H-band is determined from a calibration sample and corrected for Malmquist bias. In Sect. 4 we compute the distances of the LV galaxies from the IRTFR and derive their peculiar velocities after correction of the observed radial velocities from infall into some nearby mass concentrations. Concluding remarks are given in Sect. 5.
We selected uniquely spiral galaxies for the HI and IR observations, since the TF relation is only valid for them. These objects were chosen as located at the edge of the LV opposite to us and slightly beyond, at galactic coordinates: 30° < l < 70°, |b| < 20° (i.e., around the North Supergalactic Pole), and with recession velocities cz < 5000 km s-1 (see the maps by Nakanishi et al. 1997). In addition to the galaxies in the literature (most of them are listed in the UGC catalog, Nilson 1973), we executed the redshift measurement observations for some galaxies that were discovered in a systematic optical search by Roman et al. (2000). The observations were done in July and October 2000 using the New Cassegrain Spectrograph attached to the 188 cm reflector of the Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan. In Table 1 we list these new radial velocities. Among these galaxies with new radial velocity measurements, those at cz < 5000 km s-1 were added to the sample, except UGC 11417, which does not satisfy the limit of the axial ratio (less than 0.71; see below).
Spatial distribution of the Local Void sample galaxies in galactic coordinates. Small filled circles represent galaxies in the IRAS PSCz catalog (Saunders et al. 2000) with radial velocity between 3000 km s-1 and 5000 km s-1. Larger circles are the Local Void sample galaxies in this study (50 galaxies, see Sect. 2.1). Filled circles are for the 36 galaxies included in the final sample (see Sect. 2.3), while open circles are those not in the final sample. Dashed lines indicate latitudes in the supergalactic coordinates, and the cross shows the position of the North supergalactic pole. The position opposite to the Local Velocity Anomaly defined by Burstein (2000) is indicated by a blue asterisk.
Distribution of the Local Void sample galaxies in the galactic longitude – radial velocity planes. a)−c) display the galaxies with galactic latitude −30° < b < 0°, 0° < b < 20° and 20° < b < 40°, respectively. The meaning of symbols are the same as in Fig. 1: filled circles represent galaxies in the IRAS PSCz catalog (Saunders et al. 2000) with radial velocities. Larger circles are the 50 Local Void sample galaxies in this study. Larger filled circles are for the 36 galaxies included in the final sample, and open circles are those not in the final sample.
The HI 21 cm line profiles of the 30 Local Void galaxies detected with Nançay radiotelescope and of the possibly detected one (UGC 11198). The horizontal axis is the radial velocity in km s-1 and the vertical axis is the flux density in mJy. The hanning and boxcar smoothing are applied and the subtraction of the polynomial fitted baseline is made.
Use of the TF relation needs the determination of the maximal rotational velocity Vm of each galaxy, and Vm is obtained from the width W of the 21-cm HI profile by Vm ~ W/(2sini), where i is the inclination of the galaxy. To obtain accurate Vm, we only kept galaxies with i > 45deg, i.e., galaxies with axial ratios in the three-band coadded images in the Two Micron All Sky Survey (2MASS; Skrutskie et al. 2006), named “sup-ba” in the extended source catalog (XSC) less than 0.71 (assuming an intrinsic axis ratio of 0.2 for a spiral galaxy viewed edge-on).
Moreover, we need good S/N in the HI profiles to obtain good HI widths, hence accurate distances by the TF relation. Since the HI fluxes of the spiral galaxies are proportional to the square of their apparent diameters, such an accuracy is obtained by selecting only galaxies with sufficiently large apparent diameters. Taking into account the sensitivity of the Nançay radiotelescope, we kept mainly galaxies having an extinction-corrected major axis larger than one arcmin.
Finally, our observational sample comprises 50 galaxies with measured redshifts. In Figs. 1 and 2 we show the spatial distribution of these galaxies. It is shown in these figures that the sample galaxies well represent the population of the far-side boundary of the LV.
List of galaxies with new heliocentric radial velocity Vh measurements in km s-1 in the catalog of Roman et al. (2000).
The 21-cm line observations of the LV galaxies were carried out with the Nançay radiotelescope. This instrument is a meridian one, with a half-power beam width at 21-cm of 3.6 arcmin (E-W) × 22 arcmin (N-S) at zero declination (nearly the same value for our galaxies, declinations of which are between + 10deg and + 25deg). The system temperature is 35 K. We used a bandwidth of 25 MHz covered by 2048 channels of the spectrometer, resulting in a velocity resolution of 2.6 km s-1. The observations were performed in an on-off mode, and the integration time on each galaxy generally ranged from 1 to 2 h.
Forty-three galaxies of our sample were observed between the years 2000 and 2004, leading to 30 detections, one possible detection and 12 non-detections. The line profiles of the detected galaxies were reduced using a hanning and boxcar smoothing, leading to a final velocity resolution of 2.6 × 4 = 10.4 km s-1. The line profiles of the detected galaxies and of the possibly detected one (UGC 11198) are shown in Fig. 3, after the hanning and boxcar smoothing and the subtraction of the polynomial fitted baseline. The parameters of interest derived from the profile were obtained, namely the widths W20 and W50 of the profile at 20% and 50% of the peak intensity, the heliocentric velocity Vh, and the HI flux FH. All these quantities are given in Table 2, with other data for the galaxies that are useful for the present study. For five galaxies (UGC 11254, UGC 11285, CGMW5-05908, UGC 11323, and UGC 11426), observations were disturbed by the Sun. However, the line widths can be measured correctly. On the other hand, the profiles of IRAS 18340+1016 and NGC 6930 are confused, and their line widths cannot be measured, so these two galaxies are not listed in Table 2.
The list of the 12 undetected galaxies is the following: CGCG 114−006, CGCG 172−027, CGCG 201−043, CGMW5− 05619, FGC 2187, NGC 6586, NGC 6641, NGC 6658, UGC 11301, UGC 11353, UGC 11368, and UGC 11369.
Description of Table 2: Col. (1) Name of the galaxy. (2) Equatorial coordinates α, δ (2000). (3) Galactic coordinates ℓ, b. (4) Heliocentric radial velocity Vh in km s-1. (5) Major and minor axes ac and bc in arcmin measured at the isophotal level of 25 mag/arcsec2 in the B-band, and corrected for inclination and for galactic extinction (those data come from Hyperleda database). (6) Position angle in degrees, from UGC or 2MASS XSC when the galaxy is not included in the UGC. (7) Galactic dust attenuation in V-band, from the map by Schlegel et al. (1998). (8) and (9) Widths W20 and W50 of the HI line in km s-1 at 20% and 50% of its maximum height, respectively, uncorrected for velocity resolution, with their uncertainties (after Fouqué et al. 1990). (10) Measured HI flux FH, in Jy × km s-1, with its uncertainty: (1)where S/N is at the point of the profile of maximum intensity, R the resolution in km s-1, and h the peak intensity of the HI line (after Fouqué et al. 1990). (11) HI flux FH,c corrected for beam attenuation; f0 is the correction factor such that FH,c = f0FH. f0 is given by (2)where DH is the HI diameter of the galaxy, within which half of the HI mass is contained; DHEW is the projection of this diameter in the east-west direction, expressed in arcmin. One has DH = ac (after Hewitt et al. 1983). If θ is the position angle of the galaxy, its east-west corrected diameter is given by (3)Corrections for beam attenuation are small, only 3% on an average, except for NGC 6674 and IRAS 18575+1845, where they reach 20−30%. (12) Notes.
First we add to our initial sample of 30 detected galaxies 18 other galaxies located on the opposite border of the LV and measured elsewhere in the HI line (three of them, namely FCG 2187, UGC 11301 and UGC 11369 have not been detected by us). Thus we have a sample of 48 galaxies measured in the HI line at our disposal. One can note that 17 among our 30 detected galaxies have also been detected elsewhere (thus only 13 are newly measured by us).
In order to use the IRTFR in the best conditions, we need to have the best profile width W20. Thus we suppress all the cases of inaccurate W, of possible confusion, and of too narrow a profile corresponding to dwarf galaxies for which the TFR does not work correctly. There are 12 such galaxies, namely: UGC 11150, UGC 11253, UGC 11371, UGC 11552, IRAS 18340+1016, NGC 6930 (profile confusion), CGMW5−06653, CGCG 143−017, UGC 11333, UGC 11369 (too narrow or asymmetrical profile), CGMW5−05908 (W20 not accurate enough), and FCG 2187 (uncertain detection).
On the other hand, for galaxies measured by us and elsewhere as well, we have examined the two profiles obtained. If they were of equivalent quality, we took the average of the two values for W20 (after correction for velocity resolution). If one profile was much better than the other one, its W20 value was preferred.
Summary of the results of our HI 21 cm line observations with the Nançay radiotelescope.
Our final sample comprises 36 galaxies, namely, 19 galaxies for which our W20 or average of ours and others have been taken, four galaxies measured by us and others and for which the other W20 have been preferred, and 13 galaxies measured only elsewhere. The final values of W20 were corrected for velocity resolution R by (Bottinelli et al. 1990). For our own measurements, the correction is −4.7 km s-1. These corrected W20 values are used to compute the widths corrected for inclination and redshift: used in IRTFR. The values are presented in Table 3.
Summary of the near-infrared photometry and corrected HI line widths for the final Local Void sample galaxies.
Description of Table 3: (1) name of the galaxy. (2) Equatorial coordinates α, δ (2000). (3) Galactic coordinates ℓ, b. (4) Heliocentric radial velocity Vh in km s-1. (5) Inclination of the galaxy in degrees. (6) H-band 20 mag/arcsec2 isophotal elliptical magnitude and its error. (7) H-band magnitude corrected for galactic and internal extinctions. (8) Source of H-band photometry. “UH88” and “IRSF” stand for photometry based on our own observations with the UH 2.2 m telescope and the IRSF 1.4 m telescope, respectively. “2MAS” stands for data taken from the 2MASS XSC. (9) Logarithm of the width of the HI line at 20% of its maximum height, corrected for velocity resolution, inclination, and redshift, in km s-1. (10) Logarithm of the maximum of the rotation velocity in km s-1, derived from log Wc. See text for details. (11) Source of HI line width data. “Nançay”: our own measurements. “Springob”: Springob et al. (2005). “LEDA”: the on-line galaxy database HyperLEDA (Paturel et al. 2003a). “Mean”: the average value of measurements by our observations at Nançay, HyperLEDA, and Springob et al. (2005) (when available).
Near-infrared (H-band) imaging observations were carried out using two facilities. One is the Quick Near-Infrared Camera (QUIRC) equipped to the University of Hawaii 2.2 m telescope (UH88) at Mauna Kea, Hawaii, and the other one is the near-infrared Simultaneous Infrared Imager for Unbiased Survey (SIRIUS: Nagashima et al. 1999; Nagayama et al. 2003) on board the Infrared Survey Facility (IRSF) telescope in the South African Astronomical Observatory (SAAO) at Sutherland, South Africa.
Observations with UH88/QUIRC were carried out in 2001 July 7−9 and August 4−5 (UT). The condition was mostly photometric throughout observing dates. QUIRC has a HAWAII 1024 × 1024 HgCdTe array with pixel scale of 0.19″/pixel, yielding a field-of-view of 193″ × 193″. Total on-source integration times range from 600 s to 1200 s, depending on the apparent surface brightness of objects.
Observations with IRSF/SIRIUS were made during 2003 March 31−April 4 and 2004 March 14−22. Although the SIRIUS camera has a capability of obtaining J, H, and Ks images simultaneously, in the present analysis only H-band images are used for the H-band Tully-Fisher relation. The field of view and the pixel scale of SIRIUS are × and , respectively. Total on-source integration times are 900 s for UGC 11001 and CGMW5−06881, and 1200 s for UGC 11003.
Basic data reduction, including dark subtraction, flat-fielding, image alignment, and stacking, was done in a standard way using IRAF. Since the LV region is close to the Galactic plane, it is crowded with foreground stars. It is quite important to remove these stars before executing the photometry of target galaxies, for precise measurement of their apparent magnitude. For faint stars we did PSF fitting using Moffat profile for each star and subtracted them from reduced images. For bright stars their profiles are saturated, and we could not execute profile fitting. In that case we removed these stars by interpolation of counts from surrounding pixels using an IRAF task “IMEDIT”. After the removal of foreground stars, isophotal ellipses with H = 20 mag/arcsec2 were defined for each galaxy, and we calculated counts within the ellipse. Photometric zero points were derived for each night using near-infrared standard stars.
For 15 objects in our sample we could not obtain our own H-band imaging data. For these objects we used data in the 2MASS XSC. We used 20 mag/arcsec2 isophotal elliptical aperture magnitude (h_m_i20e) in the catalog. With the galaxies for which we obtained imaging data with UH88 and IRSF, we checked the consistency of the photometry between ours and the 2MASS XSC. For galaxies with relatively fewer foreground stars in the aperture (which can disturb the automated photometric procedure adopted in the 2MASS XSC), we found that the difference between our isophotal magnitudes and those in 2MASS XSC is less than 0.1 mag in most cases. In Table 3 we list the results of H-band photometry for the final sample galaxies.
We use the Tully-Fisher relation (TFR) to compute the distances of the LV sample galaxies. We first proceed here to determine the TFR in the H-band. Generally speaking, the Tully-Fisher relation (TFR) is an empirical linear relationship between the logarithm of the maximum rotational velocity Vm of any spiral galaxy and its absolute magnitude M, namely, (4)where a and b are constant quantities in a given system of magnitudes (Tully & Fisher 1977), and Vm can be determined from the width W of the 21-cm HI line or from the optical rotation curve. This relationship is a powerful and accurate distance indicator for the spiral galaxies and has been extensively used for such a purpose (e.g., Sakai et al. 2000). In the present study it is critically important to use near-infrared wavelength photometry data, since the LV region is close to the Galactic plane, and the effect of Galactic extinction is significantly reduced in near-infrared wavelengths compared to optical wavelengths.
As a first step, we determine the parameters of the corresponding IRTFR. For such a purpose, we have to use a sample of spiral galaxies having known distances, H-band magnitudes mH and rotational velocities Vm measured in the same systems as those of LV sample galaxies. As a matter of fact, one can use two possible samples: either a sample of nearby galaxies having accurate distances measured from Cepheids or TRGB or a larger sample of more remote galaxies, distances of which are determined from their redshifts after correction for attracting various galaxy concentrations. After having tested the two calibration methods, we concluded that the second one gives more secure results, mainly due to the large size of the available sample and because nearby galaxies with large angular dimensions do not have accurate isophotal H-band magnitudes in the 2MASS XSC. This calibration method does not give the zero point of the IRTFR, since the absolute magnitudes are computed using the Hubble law, and thus the zero point depends on the Hubble constant. But this is convenient for computing the peculiar velocities of the LV galaxies, as shown in Sect. 4. Hereafter, we use H0 = 70 km s-1 Mpc-1.
The galaxies of the calibration sample satisfy the same conditions as those of the LV sample (see Sect. 2.1 and below), and their parameters used for the calibration have been computed in the same way as those of the LV sample (see Sect. 4.1 for details of the corrections on radial velocities). Thus no systemactic difference is introduced between the two samples.
TFR residuals (Y = MTF − Mkin) against the normalized distance modulus (X) for the calibration sample. Small open circles represent the entire sample galaxies, and larger open circles show the average values of Y in 0.1 mag. step. Black filled circles are galaxies kept after the removal of outliers in the TFR plot. Larger filled circles with error bars show the average values for them. The vertical dashed line at X = −0.5 indicates the upper limit of “bias-free” region. The thick green line shows the analytical curve giving the expected ⟨ Y ⟩ computed from the dispersion of our IRTFR. See text for details.
The parameters needed for the calibration are the H-band magnitude mH, the maximum rotational velocity Vm, and the distance D for each sample galaxy. Our calibration sample is an all-sky sample of edge-on galaxies with uniform H-band photometry and accurate maximum rotational velocities. We use the 2MASS XSC for mH and HyperLEDA (Paturel et al. 2003a) for Vm and recession velocities. We put the following conditions on galaxies to be selected for the calibration sample.
Their recession velocities Vr are lower than 8000 km s-1, allowing accurate correction for infall in nearby clusters.
In order to obtain an accurate distance from Vr, we only keep galaxies having uncertainties on Vr less than 100 km s-1. Moreover, we reject all the nearby galaxies having Vr < 1000 km s-1; indeed, they are generally members of groups, and the internal motions in groups, about 80 km s-1 on the line-of-sight, introduce an additional scatter on their distances derived from the redshifts. For the same reason, we eliminate all the galaxies located within the two important clusters of galaxies having Vr < 6000 km s-1, namely all the 45 galaxies at less than 15° and 3° from the centers of the Virgo and Coma clusters, respectively.
The uncertainties on Vm are lower than 20 km s-1; indeed, due to the high value of the slope of the IRTFR, those uncertainties are the main source of the observational dispersion of the IRTFR. Thanks to this condition, the dispersion on the IRTFR due to the measurement uncertainties is only 0.14 mag. in absolute magnitude, negligible compared to the intrinsic one (~0.3 mag, see Sect. 3.2).
Similar to the LV galaxies, axial ratios are lower than 0.714, and the morphological types are between 3(Sb) and 8(Sdm).
H-band magnitudes are taken from the 2MASS XSC. We use 20 mag/sq′′ isophotal elliptical aperture magnitudes (h_m_i20e) as we did for the LV galaxies. H-band apparent magnitudes were corrected for inclination and internal extinction, as well for extinction by our Galaxy. For internal extinction correction, we first derived the amount of extinction in I-band following Tully et al. (1998): (5)where is the line width at 20% corrected for inclination in km s-1 and r is the axis ratio. AI was converted to H-band extinction by AH = 0.5 AI (Sakai et al. 2000). Amount of galactic extinction toward the direction of each sample galaxy was estimated using the extinction map by Schlegel et al. (1998), and AH/E(B − V) = 0.58 was assumed.
In order to correct the IRTFR for the Malmquist bias, we need our sample to be complete in mH (Theureau et al. 2007). We determine the completeness limit ml by plotting log [N(≤ mH)] versus mH, where N(≤ mH) is the number of sample galaxies with an H-band magnitude lower than mH. For an homogeneous distribution of galaxies, whatever the luminosity function, the completeness to ml is equivalent to the fact that log [N(≤ mH)] follows the linear relation: (6)for any mH ≤ mlim, C being a constant. (For mH > mlim, log [N(≤ mH)] increases more slowly than this linear relation.) For our sample, we obtain mlim = 11.0.
Thus our final sample comprises all the galaxies figuring both in 2MASS and HyperLEDA and satisfying the conditions 1 to 6. The number of galaxies in the sample is 1463.
Now we proceed to the determination of the unbiased IRTFR, following the iterative method devised by Theureau et al. (2007). At each iteration, we compute a new IRTFR; the determination of the IRTFR requires the computation of the absolute H-band magnitudes of the galaxies, which is carried out from their redshifts, corrected for non-Hubble motions in the same way as those of the galaxies of the LV sample (see Sect. 4.1).
In a first step, we determine the IRTFR from our entire calibration sample, limited however to MH ≤ −22.1. That cut is made since we found that the slope of the IRTFR changes at this value, being steeper at MH > −22.1. Moreover, all the LV galaxies with mH ≤ 11.0 are in that part of the IRTFR, for which the cut does not introduce any classical Malmquist bias. The bulk of the calibration galaxies (94%) remains in the sample after this cut. We obtain the best-fit coefficients for the IRTFR: (7)with Vm in km s-1.
This relation is biased since the sample is not complete in a definite interval of absolute magnitudes, but only in apparent magnitudes. For a given sample galaxy, one can determine MTF from Eq. (7), and also its kinematical absolute H-band magnitude Mkin from the corrected redshift. The quantity Y = MTF − Mkin exhibits the Malmquist bias, through the uncertainties and the intrinsic dispersion of the IRTFR, since ⟨ Y ⟩ > 0 for our sample (Fig. 4).
TFR for the calibration sample. Open circles represent the entire calibration sample galaxies, and filled circles are for the “bias-free” subsample, after removal of outliers in the TFR. The dashed line is the best-fit for the entire sample (Eq. (7)), and the solid line is the best-fit result of the first iteration on the unbiased subsample (Eq. (8)). The dotted line is the result of the second iteration, which is not significantly different from the result of the first iteration. The dot-dashed line displays the TFR by Masters et al. (2008) after conversions in HI line widths and H-band magnitude systems (Eq. (9)).
On the other hand, Teerikorpi (1975) has shown that the Malmquist bias depends only on the normalized distance modulus , where is the H-band absolute magnitude of the galaxy considered as derived from the unbiased IRTFR, and Mlim the H-band absolute magnitude cut off corresponding to the limiting apparent magnitude mlim. We compute Mlim using the corrected redshift of the galaxy; for , we take the value of MTF obtained from the biased IRTFR (Eq. (7)) as a first approximation.
The plot Y(X) is shown in Fig. 4; the absence of bias for a given value of X is characterized by ⟨ Y(X) ⟩ = 0. One can see that in our sample there is a region free of bias, at X ≤ −0.5; for X > −0.5 the bias increases monotonically, reaching about 1 at X = 1. Thus, in the second iterative step, we keep only the calibration galaxies having X ≤ −0.5, in the region free of bias, and with those 584 galaxies we obtain (8)as a new IRTFR1.
In Fig. 5 we show this fit as a solid line over the TFR distribution of the calibration sample. However, this IRTFR may not be completely bias free, since the X used was not equal to , but to MTF − Mlim. So, in a third iterative step, we draw the new plot (X, Y) and select the galaxies in the corresponding region bias-free to compute the next IRTFR. We find that the IRTFR does not change significantly. Thus the unbiased adopted IRTFR is given by Eq. (8). The corresponding average dispersion of MTF(Vm) around the relation is σ = 0.31. In Fig. 4 the data points and average values for the sample galaxies after the removal of outliers in the TFR plot are shown as filled circles. Also in Fig. 4 the analytic function of ⟨ Y(X) ⟩ described by Theureau et al. (2007) is plotted for this sample, and it agrees very well with the data.
Note that Masters et al. (2008) have derived an IRTFR in the H-band from a sample of 2MASS calibration galaxies carefully chosen, having total extrapolated H-band magnitudes MHtot and accurate HI profile widths W50 at 50% of the peak intensity. After corrections for various statistical biases, they obtain the IRTFR in H-band as MHtot versus the width corrected for inclination. Accounting for the relation between W50 and W20 (Paturel et al. 2003b) and the average difference MHtot − MHiso = −0.15 between total H-band magnitudes and our isophotal ones, their relation becomes (9)This relation leads to MH larger than ours by 0.08 ± 0.05 mag in the range 2.2 ≤ log Vm ≤ 2.5 corresponding to our LV galaxies of interest having mH ≤ 11.0. Thus the agreement is excellent, as that of the scatter of the MTF at a given Vm, which is 0.37 in Masters et al. (2008) compared to our value of 0.31.
The non-Hubble residual peculiar velocity Vp of a galaxy is defined by (10)where H0 is the Hubble constant, D the distance of the galaxy computed here from the IRTFR (thus independently of the redshift) and Vcorr is the measured radial velocity of the object referred to the centroid of the Local Group (LG) and corrected for the known local non-Hubble motions which include different velocities for the LG and the galaxy considered. We will use the IRTFR in Eq. (8). H0D does not depend on the value of H0 adopted if H0 is the same as the one used for the determination of the IRTFR (in this case 70 km s-1 Mpc-1).
(1): The repulsion of the LG from the center of the LV, recentlyevidenced convincingly by Tullyet al. (2008) thanks to veryaccurate distance measurements of galaxies located at lessthan 10 Mpcfrom us, based on the measurements of apparentbrightness of TRGB stars. The repulsion velocityof the structure at the boundary of the LV (namedthe “Local Sheet”, which includes the LG) isreported to be259 km s-1 toward ℓ = 210°, b = −2°. We are looking at a similar repulsion for our sample galaxies. Those objects and the LG are located nearly at opposite borders of the LV, and we need to correct the radial velocity of sample galaxies for this LG motion against the LV. By including the motion of the centroid of the LG within the Local Sheet (66 km s-1 towards ℓ = 11°, b = 22°; Tully et al. 2008)2, one finds that the centroid of the LG has a velocity of 202 km s-1 toward ℓ = 215°, b = 5° with respect to the LV. This results in corrections of ~− 180 km s-1 for radial velocities of our sample galaxies.
(2): The infalls towards three nearby mass concentrations, namely the Virgo cluster, the Great Attractor (GA) and the Shapley supercluster. Such corrections are necessary since the infall velocities are quite different for the sample galaxies and for the LG. The infall corrections have been carried out following Mould et al. (2000). In brief, those authors use a simple multi-attractor model; they assume the flows to be independent, thus the respective velocity infalls add to each other. The infall velocity Vf towards each attractor at the level of the LG is known. If one assumes that the attractor has the spherical symmetry with a density profile ρ(r) ∝ r−γ, then the infall velocity V(r) is: V(r) ∝ r1−γ, and one can compute the projected velocity component Vinf on the line-of-sight of the galaxy oriented towards the galaxy, of the infall velocity of the object caused by the attractor, as seen from the infalling LG, namely, (12)where θ is the angle between the directions of the galaxy and of the attractor as seen from us, r0 is the distance of the object, ra is the distance of the attractor, and r0a is the distance between the galaxy and the attractor: .
Following Mould et al. (2000), we take γ = 2, which fits the Virgo cluster. Note that in Eq. (12), the two successive terms represent the difference of the respective projections, on the line-of-sight of the galaxy, of the object and of the LG infall velocities towards the attractor.
Coordinates of the attractors and Vf values are taken from Mould et al. (2000); we have adopted for ra: 17.4 Mpc, 65.8 Mpc and 190.3 Mpc for Virgo, GA and Shapley supercluster, respectively, corresponding to H0 = 70 km s-1 Mpc-1 for velocities of the attractors corrected for infalls. The distances r0 of the LV galaxies have been computed from their redshifts referred to the centroid of the LG.
The values of Vinf for our galaxies are on the order of 50 km s-1 Mpc-1, 200 km s-1 Mpc-1, and 20 km s-1 Mpc-1 for Virgo, GA, and Shapley infalls, respectively. Taking the repulsion of the LG from the center of the LV into account, the total corrections to VLG, δVLG = δVLV − Vinf are in fact quite small, about a few tens of km s-1. If the infall corrections for these nearby mass concentrations are not applied, the peculiar velocities for most of the galaxies in the final sample are ~100−300 km s-1 smaller than when using these corrections. Those velocities are near the expected LV expansion, thus infall corrections have to be applied here.
The corrected velocities are given in Table 4.
Distances and peculiar velocities for the “unbiased” Local void sample galaxies.
We compute the distances of the LV galaxies using the IRTFR corrected for Malmquist bias (determined in Sect. 3.2). In order not to introduce any other bias, we have to treat our LV sample exactly as the calibration sample, in particular to limit it to mH ≤ 11.0 and MH ≤ −22.1, and also compute Vm the same way. Only 15 galaxies among the 36 of our LV sample have mH ≤ 11.0, and it happens that all those 15 are in the part log Vm ≥ 2.10, which corresponds to MH ≤ −22.1.
The HyperLEDA extragalactic database provides the maximum rotational velocity Vm for a number of galaxies. We have used these Vm values for those eight galaxies in our LV sample for which we took HyperLEDA 21-cm data. For the other LV galaxies, Vm was determined using the tight correlation between Vm and obtained from the calibration galaxies, namely, (13)where is obtained from the HI profile width at 20% of the peak value corrected for resolution by (14)where i is the inclination of the galaxy and z the redshift. Taking the apparent axis values obtained with super-coadded image in 2MASS using J, H and K-bands, we derive i from the apparent axis ratio r by (15)where r0 is the intrinsic minor to major axis ratio for spiral galaxies. Following many previous studies on TFR (e.g., Tully & Fisher 1977; Sakai et al. 2000; Masters et al. 2008), we take r0 = 0.2.
The distance modulus μ of any galaxy of our LV sample is given by (16)where and are the apparent and absolute H-band magnitudes corrected for galactic and internal extinction, respectively. In Table 4 we show the distances for the 15 galaxies with mH < 11.0. The photometric data are either from our own observations or from 2MASS XSC when our data are not available, as shown in Table 3. We also show the case where only 2MASS XSC photometry is used. Using only 2MASS photometry eliminates a possibility of systematic difference between data based on different facilities, but since the LV is located at low Galactic latitudes, the 2MASS photometry would suffer from contamination by foreground stars. In our own photometry we carefully removed foreground stars (Sect. 2.4), so this effect should be alleviated.
As explained above (Sect. 3.2), is determined from the value of the absolute magnitude MTF(Vm) given by the IRTFR free of Malmquist bias. However, there is a bias in the LV sample since it is limited in apparent magnitude. For a given Vm, the less luminous galaxies are not included in the sample, and this causes the average absolute magnitude ⟨ M ⟩ at Vm to be biased toward being more luminous than the true value. This effect is shown in Fig. 4 for the case of the calibration sample. In this figure, X is a normalized distance modulus MTF − Mlim where Mlim = mlim − μkin is an absolute magnitude cut off, μkin the distance modulus computed from the radial velocity, and Y a normalized magnitude MTF − Mkin, where Mkin is the absolute magnitude corresponding to mH: Mkin = mH − μkin. As discussed in Sect. 3.2, there is a bias in ⟨ Y ⟩ at X > −0.5, and thus in order to use galaxies with X > −0.5 to derive the average peculiar velocity, we need to correct the bias by applying the correction to the absolute magnitude obtained from IRTFR: . The value of ⟨ Y(X) ⟩ is computed analytically from the TF dispersion, following Theureau et al. (2007).
Among the 15 galaxies with mH ≤ 11.0, there are six galaxies with X > −0.5. Correction factors for the distances are less than 8%, except for UGC 11426 where it is 26%.
We compute the residual peculiar velocities Vp with Eq. (10), using the distance D determined in the previous section. “Bias-corrected” distances are used for the galaxies with X > −0.5. The calculated Vp are shown in Table 4. In the results based on UH88/IRSF/2MASS photometry, 10 galaxies have negative values of Vp, five have positive ones. In Fig. 6 we show the distribution of Vp against the radial velocities Vcorr. There appears to be no significant correlation between the radial velocities and the peculiar velocities.
Corrected radial velocities and peculiar velocities of the “unbiased” Local Void sample galaxies. For galaxies with the normalized distance modulus X = MTF − Mlim > −0.5, the bias corrections were applied (see text for details).
Accounting for the uncertainties on each Vp as listed in Table 4, we obtain the average value of Vp: ⟨ Vp ⟩ is −419 + 208−251 km s-1 for the case with UH88/IRSF/2MASS photometry, and ⟨ Vp ⟩ is −319 + 204−246 km s-1 for the case with 2MASS XSC photometry alone. Thus ⟨ Vp ⟩ is not significantly different from a zero value. The values within a 3σ error range from −1172 km s-1 to 205 km s-1 for UH88/IRSF/2MASS photometry. If the LV has a general expansion, one may think that the expansion at the far boundary of the LV we investigate is comparable to that of the Local Sheet, i.e., 259 km s-1 (Tully et al. 2008), and it is slightly out of but very close to the 3σ error range of our results. Due to the size of the error, we cannot evidence such an expansion of the far-side boundary of the LV. The size of the errors in our peculiar velocities comes mainly from the intrinsic scatter of the IRTFR (σ = 0.31 in absolute magnitude). There are some other sources, such as the uncertainties on the widths of the HI line profiles, uncertainty in H-band photometry, and in radial velocities, but they are less than the effect of the scatter of the TFR.
One can note that the dispersion of the Vp around their average is also about 200 km s-1, as for the expected uncertainty, which shows that there is no systematic variations in Vp among our sample galaxies.
The LV, the nearest void of galaxy distribution from us, is expected to undergo a general expansion, as in any void of galaxies, due to the lack of matter within it. Tully et al. (2008) show that the Local Group and galaxies near the Local Group, i.e., the Local Sheet at the edge of the LV, move away from the center of the LV with a velocity of 259 km s-1.
In the present study, we investigated the peculiar velocities of the galaxies located at the opposite edge of the LV with respect to the Local Group to see if they show an expansion from the center of the LV, by using the IR Tully-Fisher relation to compute their distances. The sample galaxies have an edge-on spiral morphology and radial velocities between 3000 km s-1 and 5000 km s-1. Gathering 19 HI line width measurements by ourselves and those in the literature leads to a final number of sample galaxies of 36. We also made H-band photometry for the majority of the sample galaxies. To derive the IR Tully-Fisher relation, we used a large sample of galaxies having maximum rotational velocities in HyperLEDA (Paturel et al. 2003a) and H-band isophotal magnitudes in 2MASS XSC, complete to mH = 11.0. The IRTFR free from the Malmquist bias was obtained from that sample, and then was used to compute the distances of the 15 LV galaxies having mH ≤ 11.0. After the corrections for the infall motions toward the nearby clusters/concentrations and the motion of the Local Group away from the center of the LV, the residual peculiar velocities Vp for the 15 LV galaxies have been obtained. The average value after the correction for the Malmquist bias (which is thought to affect Vp of some of the sample galaxies) is km s-1. This is not significantly different from zero, and it does not reject the possibility that these galaxies have a motion against the LV equivalent to that of the Local Sheet (259 km s-1).
to account correctly for the expansion of the LV. However, the geometry of the LV is more complex than a simple sphere, consisting in a void within two large voids (Tully et al. 2008). Thus the maximum velocity Padilla et al. (2005) measured in their simulated voids might not be fully appropriate for the comparison with the expansion velocity of the LV.
Finally, the uncertainty ~200 km s-1 of our is not sufficient for proving the expansion found by Tully et al. (2008) for the Local Sheet. Smaller uncertainty would be achieved if we were able to use more galaxies – i.e., using galaxies with apparent magnitude fainter than mH = 11.0. However, since the number of galaxies at the far-side of the LV, which can be used for IRTFR, would not exceed ~50, we may need an alternative, more accurate distance estimator to conclusively know whether the opposite edge of the LV undergoes an expansion.
Note that Eq. (8) can be written as MTF = −8.58log Vm−4.06 + 5log (H0/70) if we take a different value for H0.
There is an error in the calculation of the galactic longitude of this motion in Tully et al. (2008) (i.e., ℓ of ) in their Table 3.
We thank staff members of the telescope facilities used in this work (Okayama Astrophysical Observatory, Nançay radiotelescope, the Infrared Survey Facility, and the University of Hawaii 2.2 m telescope) for their support during observations. We would like to thank the referee (B. Tully) for helpful comments that improved the paper. II is grateful to M. Saitō who raised the initial idea of this work, A. T. Roman for his participation in the observations in Okayama, and K. Nakanishi and K. Ohta for supporting observations and giving thoughtful suggestions. II was supported by a Research Fellowship of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) for Young Scientists during parts of this research.
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It doesn't take much time hanging around photographers before you hear them using the word "stop" in strange ways. Apparently, you can have more than one and you can even have a fraction of a stop--for instance, you might hear someone saying that they needed to overexpose a snow scene by 1-2/3 stops. What is that?
A stop is a measurement of a change in the amount of light captured by your camera's sensor, and it's measured in terms of doubling or halving light. Doubling the light entering the lens is an increase of exposure by 1 stop. Halving the light entering the lens is a decrease of exposure by 1 stop. Suppose you take a picture of a beautiful tree with a shutter speed of 1/30sec. If you take another picture at 1/15sec (not changing your aperture or ISO), you've doubled the amount of light entering the lens, so you've increased your exposure by 1 stop. If you take another shot at 1/60sec, you've halved the amount of light, decreasing your exposure by 1 stop. Changes in all three factors that govern exposure (shutter speed, aperture, and ISO) are spoken of in terms of stops.
An analogy may help with this concept. Suppose you have a bucket and fill it with water. If you empty out half of the water, you've decreased the amount of water in the bucket by 1 stop. If you empty half of what's left (so it's 1/4 full), then you've decreased it by 1 more stop. Likewise, if you take a bucket that's half full of water and then fill it, you increased the amount of water by 1 stop, and if you fill a second bucket until it's full, you've increased the amount of water by 1 more stop.
This kind of vocabulary may seem strange at first, but it's incredibly helpful in photography. As photographers, we always have to make adjustments. We over-expose and under-expose, and we must correct mistakes by increasing or decreasing our exposure. Sometimes we have the correct exposure, but we decide we want a different balance between shutter speed, aperture and ISO. When you adjust one of those factors, you must compensate by adjusting one or both of the other two. The vocabulary of stops allows you to make those kinds of adjustments without needing to do a bunch of math in your head.
I took the above photograph in Istanbul, Turkey. If I shot this scene with the automatic exposure of my camera, I would have overexposed the scene. It is so dark that my camera's light meter would have been fooled. So I had to manually decrease the exposure by at least a stop to make sure I had the sky black like it looked in the scene. But I didn't need to do any math to calculate my exposure. I simply set my exposure compensation to the value I wanted and shot the picture.
"Suppose you have a bucket and fill it half full with water. If you empty out half of the water, you've decreased the amount of water in the bucket by 1 stop. If you empty half of what's left (so it's 1/8 full), then you've decreased it by 2 stops."
"If you empty out half of the water (so it's 1/4 full), you've decreased the amount of water in the bucket by 1 stop."
Thanks, Jeff. Yes, I agree it was unclear. I fixed it up some.
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A reader asks, how do emission scenarios affect the IPCC 1.4 - 5.8C temperature range? Can we get a predicted temperature range for a Bush-style "business as usual" emission scenario, another range for moderate action to reduce emissions, and a third for drastic action?.
Short answer: [1.4,5.8] includes model and scenario uncertainty. fig 9.15 shows the T range across models and scenarios; fig spm-5 gives you a key to the various scenarios (or see this SRES fig). Of those, I think A1T and B1 correspond to fairly drastic action; IS92a was the old business-as-usual approximation I think. My pet preference would be HadCM3/IS92a as a base state: that gives you 3 oC at 2100. Switching to A1F1 would put the change above 5 oC; down to B1 puts it down to 2-and-a-bit.
The IPCC says The globally averaged surface temperature is projected to increase by 1.4 to 5.8°C (Figure 5d) over the period 1990 to 2100. These results are for the full range of 35 SRES scenarios, based on a number of climate models (here). There is a footnote to this, which says: Complex physically based climate models are the main tool for projecting future climate change. In order to explore the full range of scenarios, these are complemented by simple climate models calibrated to yield an equivalent response in temperature and sea level to complex climate models. These projections are obtained using a simple climate model whose climate sensitivity and ocean heat uptake are calibrated to each of seven complex climate models. The climate sensitivity used in the simple model ranges from 1.7 to 4.2°C, which is comparable to the commonly accepted range of 1.5 to 4.5°C.
To interpret that: firstly, the *climate sensitivity* (equilibrium climate sensitivity refers to the equilibrium change in global mean surface temperature following a doubling of the atmospheric (equivalent) CO2 concentration (glossary) is about 1.5 to 4.5 oC. But T change to 2100 isn't necessarily equilibrium, so you can knock a bit (0.5-1.0 perhaps) off that range for non-equilibrium effects (except probably B1 and A1T (see here), which are pretty flat by 2100). This effectively leaves higher CO2 scenarios (like A1F1) adding about 2 oC for the effects of higher CO2.
Secondly, a technical point: all these scenarios haven't been run through all the GCMs, it would be too expensive. Most GCMs have (or had, when the TAR was written) only done a few scenarios. So a simple model is tuned to the model performance in one or two scenarios, and then the model is effectively used to interpolate to the other scenarios. For this post, that doesn't matter.
So, fig 5d shows that an "average model" has a spread of [2,4.5] for all the 35 SRES scenarios. Whereas the spread for all models all SRES is bigger, at the aforementioned [1.4,5.8]. You could try taking a single model and computing the spread across scenarios; or you could take a single scenario and compute the spread across models. The TAR sez: By 2100, the range in the surface temperature response across the group of climate models run with a given scenario is comparable to the range obtained from a single model run with the different SRES scenarios.
Then fig 9.15 provides the answer you were actually looking for (or nearly, because it does six illustrative SRES scenarios (don't ask me what they mean by illustrative) across 7 models, but that should be enough for a flavour of what goes on). Unsurprisingly, a higher base state sensitivity (GFDL) scales to a stronger response and hence greater range across scenarios.
Caveats and stuff. #1: I've never been terribly interested in the range for different scenarios. Clearly its a valid thing to ask, but given the large (AFAIK) uncertainties in all the emissions, I'm more interested in "what is the T change at (say) 2*CO2" rather than "what is the T change at 2100". #2: All this is taken from the IPCC TAR. I don't think things have changed much since then. #3 I (and most people) end to talk in terms of CO2 for simplicity; the SRES scenarios include other GHG's, and sulphates, and stuff too.
Shamelessly copying RP's "ask prometheus" feature, I've added an "Ask Stoat" link to the sidebar, which directs here. So, that means I'm inviting you to submit climate-science-type related questions for my careful analysis. I'm not anticipating any great flood, but if there is, you'll have to wait your turn in the queue... Submit your questions via comments on this post, or email. And this may be a good point to mention that I'm tending now to use [email protected] as my "public face" email, though at the moment it just redirects to the obvious one.
Curiously the Grauniad has belatedly discovered the evil Barton story. Why now? And it was on R4 at 10 o'clock too. Why now? Is it because they were waiting for some kind of environmental peg (Katrina) to hang it on? If anyone has a better idea, please let me know. The story is more than a month old: it was on RealClimate on July 18th.
It looks like Steve McIntyre has stooped low enough to using sock puppets. Tim Lambert caught him, and SM seems to have admitted it. Tut tut! And in sci.env too, not only at Tims blog. We also discover who "Per" was, though the answer doesn't appear to be especially interesting.
SM's puppetry was suspected at the time: Nigel rears his ugly head again, I see. Are you a colleague of McKittrick's by any chance, Nigel? The only time you make an appearance here is to defend him... as David Ball put it.
The headline was prompted by JF's tribalism: Frankie, anyone? Incidentally, translations of the cryptic references are available on request, if you find them too cryptic.
To understand this (if you really want to) you need to read http://climatesci.atmos.colostate.edu/?p=36#comments by RP; and JF's post ref'd above. Note, BTW, that RP has removed some of the comments from his blog (even James Annan gets rubbed out, along with the wackos), which explains why the comments refer to comments that don't exist and why the numbering is all wrong. Argh!
So: JF complains that I'm being too tribal in being interested in an answer to the question do you think most of the warming observed over the last 50 years is attributable to human activities?. It seems a fair enough question to me. And presumably to RP too, since he answered it "I do". I asked it because I thought his previous answers were ambiguous (and in the end the question turns out to be ambiguous too: see lower down). And other people thought so too, because several people commented on his blog (sadly those comments now seem to have been deleted) that the question I asked was unreasonable; or that RP had said the answer was no (I wish the comments were there so I could quote them rather than rely on memory). Those comments weere of course proved quite wrong, when RP *did* answer the question. And I'm reminded of a wise comment by James Annan, with ref to a post where RP Jr made it quite obvious that he accepts the IPCC consensus, that its very amusing to see the pain ond outrage on the part of the septic ditto-heads when they see such unambiguous statements, because they really thought that RP Jr was on their side. Now that simply isn't possible without some dense and/or ambiguous language (the septics are dumb, yes, but not totally so).
Now for myself, I'm quite happy to accept the IPCC consensus position (slightly updated with post-TAR research, e.g. the most recent MSU stuff) and don't feel any need to have my own position. RP Sr *does* have his own position, and... well, read his blog to find out what it is: thats part of what its for. Starting here perhaps... I got a bit lost in the maze of responses to Andy Revkin. RPs Sr's position is in fact at variance with the IPCC one, because although he agrees on the human influence (see above) he doesn't agree on the cause: which shows that far from questioning too much, I stopped too soon: because Is most of the observed warming over the last 50 years likely to have been due to the increase in greenhouse gas concentrations gets a far more nuanced response from him. Since I agree with the IPCC response, I disagree with RP Sr's nuances, and would simply answer the question with "yes".
I'm reading Penrose's "The road to reality". I got it for Christmas and after a burst of reading then, haven't got much further. Our just-finished trip up the Old West River (pic: a bit down from the GOBA mooring at sunset yesterday) gave me some computer-free evenings to restart reading it. I discovered I was only 3 pages away from the end of the "maths" sections and the start of the "physics" bits, so finally got to read some of the physics.
But, to come to the trick, its in solving the ODE above... taking d^2y/dx^2 + y = x^5, we re-write this as D^2 y + y = x^5, ie (D^2 + 1)y = x^5. Now we treat D as a simple number, and write y = (D^2 + 1)^-1 x^5. This being so, we do a formal series expansion, and get y = (1 - D^2 + D^4 - D^6 + ...) x^5. Since D^6 x^5 is zero (as are all higher powers), we get y = x^5 - 20 x^3 + 120 x. Which is the right answer.
This is a neat trick. I can't remember if I was ever taught it, or even if its commonly known. Did you know it? Then tell me!
Incidentally, M took Beethoven Klaviersonaten Band I to read.
For some time now it has been a bit frustrating that S+C make their global-average data available, but RSS don't. RSS make the gridpoint data available and I roll my own averages, but still its a lot easier (and less error prone) for the originators to do it.
So credit to Roger Coppock for actually *asking* Mears if the averages are available, and... yes they are. See this sci.env thread for the data.
"Ask and Ye shall receive" as the good book says.
Incidentally, a little quibble: Mears says We do not provide data south of 70S for TLT, due to the high altitude of the Antarctic icecap. When the land (or ice) is this high, TLT is no longer measuring the atmosphere!. What do S+C/UAH do?
[Note strenuous avoidance of the words "Spencer" or "Christy" to avoid disputing JA's place at the top of the google order].
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There is a new paper intercomparing the response of the THC to increasing GHG forcing up to 4xCO2, more evidence for the view (see posts here) that the THC won't collapse.
As part of the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project, integrations with a common design have been undertaken with eleven different climate models to compare the response of the Atlantic thermohaline circulation ( THC ) to time-dependent climate change caused by increasing atmospheric CO2 concentration. Over 140 years, during which the CO2 concentration quadruples, the circulation strength declines gradually in all models, by between 10 and 50%. No model shows a rapid or complete collapse, despite the fairly rapid increase and high final concentration of CO2. The models having the strongest overturning in the control climate tend to show the largest THC reductions. In all models, the THC weakening is caused more by changes in surface heat flux than by changes in surface water flux. No model shows a cooling anywhere, because the greenhouse warming is dominant.
What is the point of the CCSP Committee "Temperature Trends in the Lower Atmosphere-Steps for Understanding and Reconciling Differences"?
A reader enquires about my take on "his [RP Sr's] precipitous resignation as chair of one of the CCSP committees in the face of an apparent revolt by the members: http://climatesci.atmos.colostate.edu/?p=30".
Well now, its all very interesting. This is my excuse for yet another MSU post.
First, some pointers to other folk who got there first: Scott Church guesting at Tim "I'm banning you :-)" Lambert's Deltoid (BTW, RC's hit counter is now past 400k, and will overtake TL soon...). James "Slashdotted" Annan dislikes Spencers slurs (I agree). Chris Mooney points to a few other links and curiously praises the Economists article, which I though was poor. But he does point out the curious press release policy on the 3 ScienceExpress stories. Also (can't resist this) it turns out that Spencer is a creationist. Weird or what. Thanks TP.
My take (summary): this committee has been thoroughly overtaken by events and no longer mattters very much. So, scientifically, has the S+C MSU record.
More detail: one (perhaps even the only) of the untidy ends of the IPCC TAR was tropospheric temperature trends, which appeared to be observed to be lower than they should have been (if you believed the GCMs and the sfc records). The skeptics made much of this; most climate scientists were, I think, rather less worried: the record was short, obs have errors, it was a puzzle that would be resolved. See various MSU/S+C posts here.
The puzzle became less puzzling as even the S+C/UAH trends got larger, and other analyses (RSS; Vinnikov and Grody; Fu) got even larger trends, and pointed to probable errors in the S+C trends. Nonetheless there remained an interesting puzzle, and in 2003 a meeting was convened to discuss it - I think ES attended. The meeting didn't really resolve anything, which in retrospect was no surprise. But it did decide to write a report. The prospectus, including lead authors and chapter headings, is at http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/sap/sap1-1/sap1-1prospectus-final.pdf (the "final" is now amusingly wrong, since RP has resigned), all nicely modelled on the IPCC model.
That last point quantifies the "models predict more warming in the trop than at the sfc". This was true, but by no means a major prediction: you have to struggle through the TAR to find any figures showing it. So finally Santer et al have got round to analysing what the models actually do predict.
Point 2 (oh dear I'm going backwards...) is the result of analysing radiation corrections to the radiosonde (balloon) record. Sondes thermometers are subject to solar heating in daytime, and need correcting, and the corrections are to some degree uncertain. The sonde record has never been great. Sherwood et al. suggest that the sonde trend is too low: its early days for this idea yet, but it may well be correct.
Point 1 is the biggie. Mears et al. have worked out that S+C made a mistake in applying a correction to the UAH MSU record. Spencer just about admits this, but in a distinctly weaselly way (in particular "This particular error is within the published margin of error for LT of +/- 0.05 C/decade (Christy et al. 2003)" in http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/t2lt/readme.07Aug2005 is just blowing smoke): as I understand it, its a simple sign error, but he doesn't admit that. S+C have now made an awfully large number of different corrections to their record, and if they were showing large warming the septic crowd would be howling for their blood for repeatedly adjusting their trends. S+C were the first, but there is no longer any reason for giving their record primacy - far from it: despite all the corrections, their technique is still not beyond reproach. RSS is probably better.
So (if you've read this far) where does this leave the committee? In limbo. If those 3 papers had been available in 2003, no-one would have bothered convene the meeting much less set up a report-writing committee. Had the committee mananged to report in a timely way, it might have been worth something, but not a lot, because the main point was the errors in S+C's dataset and possibly in the radiosondes. So perhaps its just as well its late. They will probably feel obliged to publish something, but maybe they should just not bother.
And where does this leave RP Sr's resignation? I don't have a lot of sympathy for his POV, which appears to be The current discussion in the media based on the three Science Express articles misses the more significant issue of spatial trends in tropospheric temperature trends. This is just wrong, at least in terms of impact: the overwhelming issue, which caused the committee to be set up, was the difference in global average trends. It may not have been RP's interest, which may be why he is so miffed, but it was everyone elses.
I'm back from hols, processed my mail backlog (1,273 messages, a new record, mostly because I forgot to unsubscribe to wiki-en before going off...), and realised I have a few things to catch up on (JAs bet in the Grauniad and Nature; the MSU papers finally coming out).
Speaking of MSU, it was interesting how little effect this earth-shattering news had on the real world: not a mention of it in the papers I was reading. Ho hum.
I did manage to get some climbing in though. Ynys Lochtyn has a seaward face, mostly a bit broken, but with some stuff steep enough to be worthwhile, though only about 20m high. The white-patched overlapped slab slightly L of centre is now called "Seal" (cos I saw one basking on a nearby rock when I finished). It goes up the slab (with some holds in the darkness on the R edge of the slab), then slightly L on the overhangs (a bit out of balance for a few moves) then up R on more broken ground. Possibly HS.
The corner in the R end of the pic goes straight up and is "Crab" (because looking down from the top I could see some down in the water. Futher off to the R out of shot is a slightly easier corner, "Dolphin", because I saw a few whilst belaying; Cardigan bay is good for dolphins), and might be S or a bit easier.
We also tried Cym Cywarch but the paths are very overgrown and we didn't find even the foot of the climb we were looking for. The valley is very beautiful though.
RP senior has a blog. Its quite interesting, and its about climate. Its http://ccc.atmos.colostate.edu/blog/ if you want to look.
In my normal carping way I'm going to pick up various points with which I diagree. So don't treat this as a review of the blog overall (and in fact it would be rather presumptuous of me to "review" his blog overall, given his status (err, and mine...)).
The exchange is not worthy of publication. In fact, I do not understand why P&C even wrote their piece in the first place. They continually destroy whatever point they had in mind by noting Hansen ‘did it right’... None of the participants in this pathetic exchange seem to have the slightest clue about the large decadal noise that exists in the oceans and some ocean models.
then you're not going to get published. Thats ferocious stuff (there's another review, which is also highly critical, though more measured).
I find this interesting because it has shades of other controversies: Christy Spencer [oops, wrong one: thanks to TPa: here] whining that he wasn't asked to review Fu; and another one that I can't remember now. That particular post looks like a severe error of judgement to me.
It is the end of an era. Miriam's career with ATML/Virata/GlobespanVirata/Conexant is now over. But (and I) you need shed no tears for her: she gets to doss around all summer playing the piano before working with a new startup in the Autumn and beginning the process all over again.
There is no science in this post, of course.
The cartoon sums it all up: those heady dot-com days when we were all going to become rich with stock options (we didn't go in for any of the day trading stuff). Miriam kept it pinned above her desk as a reminder.
The company started as a Herman Hauser startup in about 1993. M joined in 1995 I think; in those days it was ATML. It was going to get rich in the 'ATM to the desktop ' revolution with ATM switches and network cards to replace Ethernet ones... Miriam started off in "diskbricks" which was some kind of raid-y thing for video serving. The ATM revolution never got off the ground, but fortunately DSL came along, and the company, renamed 'Virata' by then (after some long-forgotten piece of company product... it was the only suitable anme they owned the namespace for), was perfectly poised for it. DSL is based on ATM technology, and Virata made sale after sale after sale (Miriam helped with that bit...).
Then came the glorious days of the internet boom and the IPO when vast paper fortunes were made, and they moved to glorious custom-built offices in the science park (rather inconvenient that, it increased Miriams cycle ride from 20 mins to 35) with a glorious boardroom table in the shape of a curvy V and a round table for the dot on the logo. I shall draw a discrete veil over the crash times. All this was under the management of Charles Cotton, who seemed to be good. But! Then came the disastrous (and in retrospect, rather hard to explain) decision to "merge" with Globespan to form Globespan Virata, when CC left, and times got leaner, in a sense (in a sense, because there was still a huge cushion of IPO money; but the stock options became... uninteresting). And then a bit later the seal was set with the takeover by Conexant.
During all this process the company grew, and left the original Cambridge site far behind. Around IPO time (before?) it got a US presence that came to dominate the company, probably a loss, the culture starting shifting. All the mergers and aquisitions left the company with overlapping bits that no-one was brave or strong enough to kill. Various foreign things got bought (an Israeli company with a name designed to make it seem non-Israeli...) and then other bits got disposed of in the last 2-ish years of the "downsizing" phase when the management-speakers got the upper hand. The upper levels started saying things like "Our revenue is X. So our accountants say we should be employing Y people. So Z people are to become redundant" apparently without realising that if you lose (useful) people the productivity and income go down, so you then go through another round of "Our revenue is now X*0.8. So..." and round again. So in the end it turned into waiting your turn to get downsized... Miriam made it to the end, but it was depressing and she is happy to be out.
An amusing feature of the successive names was the game of spot-the-old logo in various places: the sign outside the building changed; but the V boardtable was never replaced and various layers of old names existed.
But even in death (at the farewell barbeque) the aura of money hadn't quite faded: comparing it to an equivalent type event at BAS (well, OK, we're not closing: but it was just the annual barbeque really) the amount of free stuff floating around was just... well.
If any of this sounds like mourning for the death of a dream, it isn't. Their products are basic stuff buried in modems (our most exciting moment came when a friend phoned up to say "we've just got a new modem and when it boots up it says Virata on it!" with chip names like Helium, Hydrogen, Claudius... but those may be the internal names anyway. It was probably useful stuff, but anything of any value still exists elsewhere. What was distressing though was how an enthusiastic creative bunch of people got managed into a pile of junk. So it goes.
Miriam says (I find this a bit surprising from the outside, but maybe I got to hear more of the bad stuff) that Virata is considered a Cambridge success story, with positive effects on their re-employment.
Meanwhile... back in the real world: do you think I should cut back our grape vine? This is the "view" from our bedroom window.
Polar amplification and MSU, combined.
A little while ago I write about the mechanisms of polar amplification of warming: which appear to be mostly ice-albedo feedback and the dynamical habit of the tropics of exporting information. The old favourite - inc GHG can have more effect when its cold - didn't seem to figure.
I rather suspect this is wurble, with no analysis behind it: its an explanation in search of an effect. But its its interesting to see someone who (presumably) knows something about atmospheric radiation putting it forward. By contrast, Keith Shine (who very definitely does know about radiation) didn't recognise the idea (pers. comm.).
| 2019-04-24T10:30:52 |
http://mustelid.blogspot.com/2005/08/
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"I don't have that big a collection," he admitted. "I've had more records in the past, and things happen, you don't always get to keep hold of all your possessions. You can get a little neurotic about the actual possession of objects - it's whether it's in your heart. I've never been too bothered about the rarity of a particular label or record as long as I could hear the music. Although some of the records invoke memories; like an album I picked up from my father when he was playing with a band. It's wonderful that I actually have that record."
- Elvis Costello interviewed by Simon Rogers for The Big Issue magazine, 1 December 1997.
Elvis Costello likes to have very strong control over the release and marketing of his records - he held off Kojak Variety for five years while he released other work; later he sacked his manager, Jake Riviera, and now manages himself. Then he overruled Warner Bros and insisted on releasing one single per week from All This Useless Beauty over a period of one month.
He is a man who feels the need to control his own marketing.
By his own definition, what's important isn't "the actual possession of objects - it's whether it's in your heart." and that what is important is "as long as I could hear the music."
Despite his frequent arguments with record labels, controversy and his "angry young man becomes grumpy curmudgeon" image, Costello is, in financial respects at least, a typical record company lackey.
He makes his money from selling records, and wants control over that process. Which is fair enough; he has a mutual relationship with the record company, but obviously wants it to work to his financial and creative advantage.
He won't be dictated to about what kind of record to write - anything from punk to classical, through blues, country and most other genres. He won't be dictated to about marketing strategy (and when they offered $1000 to promote an album in the US, it's not difficult to understand why).
Not to to perceive other people's music as "product"
Everyone to perceive the music as "product"
So in his own career, he sees little need for the record industry (only in so far as they deal with the boring logistics of getting his music to his fans, and to write him a monthly cheque for the privilege), and as a fan, he feels no neurosis about having to physically own a record in order to enjoy it.
Of these, the first and second are illegal in the US, while only the second is illegal in the UK. As far as I know, the third is perfectly legal anywhere, but probably because it's impossible to police rather than from any altruistic motives on the part of the record labels.
If you are in a student residence, it may be quite feasible to pop down the hall to borrow a CD because "I just fancy hearing that right now."
If you don't know anybody nearby who has a copy, or they aren't available, downloading it from the internet is a convenient way of accessing the music.
Whilst driving, one may have to settle for hearing it in your head, unless it happens to be on the radio at the moment.
How does Costello balance his desire for revenue from his own music with his desire to listen to the music of others, of which he does not own a recording? Costello is the classic fan; he has more influences than most people have heard of. But he also depends on per-copy or per-listen payments for his own income.
| 2019-04-25T12:19:32 |
https://steve-parker.org/articles/ownership.php
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Stuck in a rut? Break out by trying new things and thinking new ways.
Changing your focus for an upcoming match--shooting to learn instead of just to win, for instance--can make you a better competitor.
Training at the range--and often off the range--is focused on developing mechanical skills or shooting capabilities, and, of course, refining and testing technical elements such as ammunition and zeros. While often overlooked, training thought processes can be just as important.
We can't produce high scores on technical skills alone. The muscles do only what nerve (fortitude) allows. The difference between practice and match scores, the origin of the bad shot, the focus lapse, suppressing anxiety, controlling apprehensions and anger and so on are all answers to be found within one's self.
Everyone is a personality, which is a step beyond saying that everyone "has" a personality. While it is inescapably crucial for everyone to learn to work within his or her own personality (we have no choice), I have found it beneficial to experiment in smaller matches with ways of thinking or different approaches to an overall match strategy.
The idea is to find out what seems to help and what doesn't. It's to put yourself in a different situation and see how you react. Just like experimenting with bullet seating depths or buttstock positions, you are experimenting with different behaviors, and the goal is the same: tuning for optimum results.
I think this sort of training helps a shooter find little things he can call on, or set aside, whichever the case may be, that might help him stand his ground and get the most from his technical skills.
Assuming that a shooter believes there is more, and wants more, I can tell you that a good way to start after it is to make a change. Although it may be difficult for some to look at any competitive situation as anything other than a challenge and feel the need to do his best, I suggest taking the whole outlook or scope of local matches down a notch or two to better use them as learning experiences.
I think that some people have a hard time getting over the idea of going to a match without taking along the expectations or pressure of finishing first, but getting over that just might make it possible to do so when it really matters.
Following are a few different overall strategies that I have come up with as examples. The point is to experiment, and that always requires one's own creative input.
Approach 1. I'm not worried about the scoreboard; I'm worried about my performance against myself. I am not worried about Joe, who beat me last time in Expert class. I'm going to shoot each shot and try to execute each shot as an individual match. I am not going to worry about the previous shot and only worry about the forthcoming shot. I'm going to hold my ground while everyone else is crumbling around me. I'm not going to let my performance level drop to theirs. Period.
Approach 2. I'm going to shoot this match and kick Joe's behind. Whatever he does at each stage I just want to be a little bit ahead of him, every time, and in the end I'll beat him. This direct mental approach is aimed straight at Joe.
Approach 3. I know I'm not going to win, but I'm going to try to make the fewest number of mental mistakes, sight correction mistakes, equipment errors or oversights, and so on. When I go to the line I'm ready, every time, and if I shoot an eight or a nine, or whatever it is, it doesn't matter. It's a focus on the external, in a manner of speaking. You're making process more important than execution.
Another option is to go with the mental approach of rehearsing each shot. I shoot every shot in my mind before I fire it standing, always.
At 600 yards I go with the approach that I'm not going to try to chase the wind flags or chase the target spotter; I'm going to dope each shot individually. I'm going to slow everything down and try to make each shot the best shot I can. I'm here to work on my wind reading skills, mirage reading skills, or both.
Another option is to have "experiment days." I'm going to try something different at each event. I'm going to wear a different set of glasses, shoot my sling a notch or two looser or tighter. I'm going to change my sight aperture size a little bit or shoot my trigger heavier on a particular day.
Of course, these things should first have been done at the practice range, but I always find that shooting in a match and shooting practices are different--things happen differently at a match.
Add to these ideas for yourself because you're the one who can determine what you have to work with and what you need to work on. The point is to get yourself out of the rut of doing only as you have been doing in match conditions.
Find ways to focus more on process and ways to focus more on result. The focus can change. These are all ways to get better.
Everyone has a Joe who beat them last week. Everybody has a day when they think, "I'd like to try this..." A lot of High Power shooters don't get to practice; they only shoot matches. This is a chance to use match time as practice to ultimately get better.
The answer is not just in more shooting. It's in different shooting. At some point everyone has to break it down and do something. Changing the way to approach or think may be the easiest and it's effective.
| 2019-04-23T15:00:00 |
https://www.rifleshootermag.com/editorial/shooting_tips_rs_powerofch_200902/84276
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How to Make Google My Homepage in Chrome: Google chrome is one of the most popular web browser for internet users. It not only gives accurate results but also makes user search easy and faster as well. From the last few years, Chrome browser is getting good publicity from the users. Because of flexible and faster communication system, most countries in the world are now using Google chrome... I located the Profiles folder for Chrome, but I'm unable to find any file which stores my homepage. Basically I want to change my Chrome homepage using VB.NET, but I can't find where it is stored.
If you switch to chrome in windows 8 mode, the option simply becomes available under bookmarks. And in case you don't like windows 8 mode: the tile still works after you switch back to desktop mode. And in case you don't like windows 8 mode: the tile still works after you switch back to desktop mode.
So, how to pin a Chrome web app to the Start screen? Just follow the instructions given below: Step 1: First off all, visit the Chrome Web Store in your Google Chrome browser, browse the gallery and then install your favorite apps.
| 2019-04-23T06:31:01 |
http://riverdrum.net/prince-edward-island/how-to-change-homepage-in-google-chrome-windows-8.php
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1. What is the main idea of the text?
2. Do you agree with the author’s point of view?
3. What’s your own opinion?
1. Gradually more and more patients came to see Freud, and with each patient he tried to learn something new about his work. He also tried to analyze himself. He realized that some of the ideas that affect people are unconscious – we don’t know about them though they are in our own minds. Freud said that people may do things without knowing the real reason why they are doing it.
2. The education of children starts as soon as they are born; girls wear pink and boys wear blue; boys play with guns and girls play with dolls. Boys are allowed to make more noise and cause more trouble, while girls are supposed to be more interested in talking to and understanding people. This kind of education prepares boys for power in the world but for little else.
3. Some doctors give names to these two personality types: Type A and type B people. Type As work very hard, worry a lot, and are often bad-tempered. Type Bs are the opposite. They don’t worry. Work’s not so important to them and they don’t get angry easily. They like to relax a lot and have fun. The doctors say it is better for your health and your heart if you are a Type B person. So what are you? Type A or type B?
4. Fear is a terrible thing. I suppose, if I asked you what you were afraid of, you would answer lions or tigers or mice, or ghosts, heights, or some other wild animal. Perhaps you would reply that you were afraid when you walked in the forest alone on a dark windy night; when you were alone in the house and the wind moved the bushes in the dark outside. Fear can take many forms, but really, most of the time, we are only slightly frightened, not terrified.
В) о роли вашей специальности в обществе.
| 2019-04-21T16:52:33 |
https://studopedia.info/1-30729.html
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A Maryland school district is considering a measure that would ban visitors at elementary schools from hugging other people's children. The policy would also prohibit parents and visitors from bringing homemade food to schools and limit lunchtime and recess visits.
The proposed new rules were drafted by a committee of parents, principals, and school staff in the St. Mary's County school system in the wake of the Sandy Hook school shootings in Newtown, Conn., in December.
"We think it's the right balance between safety and parental involvement," said Kelly Hall, executive director of elementary schools and Title I, in an interview with Southern Maryland Newspapers. Hall also explained that elementary principals and parents in the district had reported having issues related to school visitors.
But Cathy Allen, a member of the school board, told NBC that the new rules are "horrible." According to the network, Allen said that "The idea that you can't go into a school and be hugged by a child, or go in (to) have lunch or be out on the playground and that you can only push the swing for your child and no one else" is unacceptable.
NBC also reports that district officials told the network the rules are not final and that they would like feedback from parents.
| 2019-04-24T20:33:13 |
https://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_now/2013/03/citing_safety_concerns_md_district_looks_to_put_restrictions_on_parents.html
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CURWOOD: For people in northern New England, New York, and eastern Canada, the ice storm of 1998 is still a vivid memory. Pounding rain and frigid temperatures created conditions that cut off communications and shut off electric power for days, in some cases weeks, in many places along the northern tier. One such community was Stephen Doheny-Farina's hometown, Potsdam, New York. Welcome sir!
DOHENY-FARINA: Well, that was just the thing. No one knew that. I'll tell you the moment. The moment when suddenly something seemed more serious was when I woke up, my wife woke up, saying, "Ah, there's no power. Huh. It should be on soon. We'll just have to sit tight here. Let me turn the radio on. Let's hear what the status is." And there are no radio stations. I mean, nothing, not a sound, up and down the dial. And this just doesn't happen. And the power always comes back on. Well, it just didn't come back on. For, I think, at least a day or two, many of us figured, "Well, the power will just be back on soon," because we were suddenly so isolated. So it was a gradual ? but there were moments when suddenly we thought maybe this was bigger than we realized.
CURWOOD: Radio ? what was the role of radio in all of this?
DOHENY-FARINA: It was kind of an interesting combination of commercial and public. The commercial stations sort of became more like public stations. They rarely ran any ads, and when they did they just seemed strangely ? they would apologize on air. "Sorry, we have to run this ad." But they just seemed totally out of place, and they didn't do much of it.
CURWOOD: The title of your book is "The Grid and the Village," and I'm wondering, when did your small town become a village during this disaster, and what's the difference?
DOHENY-FARINA: Well, I have to say that I think if you asked people before the ice storm, you know, "What's the status of the community here," you know? "Are people interdependent?" Well, oh, you know, somewhat. But no more than anywhere else. We can pretty much live without knowing our neighbors. I mean, that's the common status of the nation. But the ice storm really revealed to us a vibrant network of community ties that I think most people had thought maybe had withered away over time. But it was still there. And it was energized as the power grid became de-energized.
DOHENY-FARINA: Well, you know, that points to the real conflict in this whole thing. I was so unsettled afterwards, you know. At one point, I write about a couple days after I had power. And, you know, now I have to go back to my pre-storm life. And I was tremendously let down by that in a strange way. I didn't want to live without power, but why was I so unsettled? This happened with person after person. The power went out suddenly ? and it was only for a brief time ? but suddenly I was energized again. You know, "Wow. Let me get a hold of my neighbors again."
People ? the woman you referred to and others ? they had this tremendous sense of purpose, and they felt tremendously tied to people around them, and now they didn't. And while you don't want to live in a 40 degree house without a bathroom and lights, something was lost when the power came back on that was very powerful during it.
CURWOOD: Stephen Doheny-Farina is a professor at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, and author of the book, "The Grid and the Village: Losing Electricity, Finding Community, Surviving Disaster." Thanks so much for talking with me today.
| 2019-04-25T08:41:02 |
https://www.pri.org/node/23528/popout
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That question...Many western Ajahns have lived most of their monastic lives outside Thailand. If we want Buddhism to be established in the west instead of being a Thai cultural relic, should we not use the Pali equivalent Acariya or another correct term such as Bhante?
another correct term such as Bhante?
That's true. I was thinking of situations where people also address monks as Ajahn when speaking in the first person.
Yes, I understand. When I've spoken to them directly, I've called them "bhante", but referred to them as "bhikkhu" in the third.
I think that's partly why I prefer "bhikkhu", because whether it's first or third person, I believe it's correct... (though I'm happy for someone to tell me it is otherwise...) and as such leaves less to be remembered by people.
Since Ajahn is a corrupted for ācariya (teacher), there is probably not much wrong in using it. But generally (especially for the western monks), I think it is better to use titles, which were common during Buddha's times: bhante (for address), thera, mahathera, Venerable So-and-so. Not Ajahn, Sayadaw or Sayadaw-ji. Buddha introduced seniority only by vassas, and when we use special titles for particular monks, which have nothing to do with their vassas, it is somewhat against this. For Asian monks we cannot change this, but for foreigners, we can.
All of the above is applicable when addressing bhikkunis or samaneris as 'Ayya'.
But generally (especially for the western monks), I think it is better to use titles, which were common during Buddha's times: bhante (for address), thera, mahathera, Venerable So-and-so.
If we want to establish Buddhism in the West we have to give up attachments.
Let those who wish use Bhante, let those who wish use Bhikkhu, let those who wish use Ajahn, let those who wish use Venerable, let those who wish use Sayādaw, etc. I have heard other expressions, e.g. sir or mate, but I usually understand that they're talking to me.
The monks should use the terms Bhante and Āvuso, as instructed by the Buddha.
Sadhu! Yes, there doesn't seem to be anything resembling an equivalent in English at least, so tradition should be followed here out of respect.
Nothing resembling an equivalent in English? Ajahn is simply the Thai word for teacher, schoolteachers are called Ajahn in Thai also so it has nothing specifically to do with the monkhood.
So yes it doesn't really make much sense to adopt a Thai word for no apparent reason, on the other hand translating it to "Teacher Sumedho" etc sounds kind of odd to.
The Thai word Ajahn comes from the Pali word Acariya I believe, in Thai script words ending _aa get changes to _n.
Another question I'd ask is why are western monks in the Ajahn Chah tradition addressed by their Pali names when Thai monks are mostly addressed by their given names? I guess "Teacher Geoff" or "Monk Bill" doesn't sound spiritual enough.
I think the thing is that in Thai words like Ajahn and Pra are used as honorifics but their English translations (Teacher and Monk) aren't really honorifics.
The above sounds like the type of wrong view of the "Internet Buddhism" school that learns Buddhism on the internet rather than the Right View from actual practise in a monastic tradition. "Ajahn", "Sayadaw", etc, are expressions of geographical "lineage" and "benefaction". The suttas say to not recognise "benefaction" is wrong view. "Ajahn" is a term that recognises the Thai lineages that nurtured certain Western monks; that continue to receive the majority of their benefaction from Thai and Asian laypeople living in the West and also in Asia. If a lineage of certain Western bhikkhus who still depend on Thai people for their requisites continue to use the term "Ajahn" - based on Dhamma principles - its use appears to be Right View.
Moderator note: Ad hominem material removed from this post.
"Teacher" is not a honorific used for spiritual figures in English (at least, American English) that I am aware of. As mentioned, Ajahn comes from Acariya.
By all means continue using Ajahn when in Thailand or if the parisa consists largely of Thai speakers. But as Buddhism continues to establish itself in the West, the Thai connection will diminish. We could use the honorific Master which is already common for spiritual figures. But this adds in another unnecessary layer of confusing titles. Bhante and Bhikku is appropriate anywhere but if one wishes to acknowledge the Thai connection, then we could use Acariya. In speech, Acariya and Ajahn sounds very close and would not be odd to Thai speakers.
The above sounds like the type of wrong view of the "Internet Buddhism" school that learns Buddhism on the internet rather than the Right View from actual practise in a monastic tradition.
Learn to lose with dignity.
In many suttas (MN 122, DN 16, etc), the Buddha refers to himself as the Teacher. There are different words, including ācariya . Therefore, "Ajahn" appears appropriate; and for practitioners (rather than faith followers), probably more appropriate than "Bhante" ("Lord"). To reiterate, if I take the time to respond, it is to what I consider a wrong view. As for my posts to you, they are never wrong or a loss in accordance with Emptiness. The mind gives "birth" to views of "entities" ("satta"). This is what the suttas literally say. It is not a loss but liberation. Its only a loss when clinging to views of self. Therefore, as I posted, I think "Ajahn" is highly appropriate because it recognises benefaction.
"And how do students engage with the teacher in friendliness and not in opposition? There is the case where a teacher teaches the Dhamma to his students sympathetically, seeking their well-being, out of sympathy: 'This is for your well-being; this is for your happiness.' His disciples listen, lend ear, & apply their minds to gnosis. Not turning aside, they don't stray from the Teacher's message. This is how students engage with the teacher as friends and not as opponents.
"Therefore, Ananda, engage with me in friendliness, and not in opposition. That will be for your long-term well-being & happiness.
"I won't hover over you like a potter over damp unbaked clay goods. Scolding again & again, I will speak. Urging you on again & again, I will speak. Whatever is of essential worth will remain."
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In many suttas (MN 122, DN 16, etc), the Buddha refers to himself as the Teacher. There are different words, including achariya. To reiterate, if I take the time to respond, it is to a wrong view. As for my posts to you, they are never wrong or a loss because they accord with Emptiness.
I'm not about this topic, but on the reason why you are eager to find faults in my posts. But anyway, the way Buddha refers to himself is irrelevant. Show me the suttas, where Sariputta or Moggalana were refered by monks or lay followers in some special way, not avuso or bhante or ayasma.
About acariya, I have said it might be okay - read carefully. It was used during Buddha time although it has more technical Vinaya sense. Ajahn became a special address, as Sayadaw or Rinpoche, not as before a teacher of a monk together with upajjhaya. Therefore it is better to avoid.
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| 2019-04-20T18:13:27 |
https://dhammawheel.com/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=32905
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Thousands of sensitive emails from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) were stolen in a hack earlier this year, exposing emails of four senior aides to an outsider for months, three party officials told Politico and an NRCC spokesperson confirmed to Axios.
The big picture: The NRCC was alerted by its cybersecurity vendor of the intrusion, which was uncovered in April — just seven months before the 2018 midterm elections. GOP House leadership, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, were not alerted of the hack until this week, when Politico reached out to the NRCC about the incident.
What they're saying: A top party official told Politico they kept the intrusion close to their chest for fear of compromising a search for the culprit. The FBI was alerted of the incident and an internal investigation was launched as well.
The details: Donor information was not exposed during the attack, per the officials.
| 2019-04-19T15:26:59 |
https://www.axios.com/report-thousands-of-nrcc-emails-stolen-in-hack-a986d678-b915-4850-a22b-d5921a7d8324.html
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The Church's property holdings internationally have more than doubled in the last 5 years. The combined size of Church premises increased from 5.6 million square feet in 2004 to 11 million square feet in 2009.
- The Church has acquired 66 buildings since 2004 in major population centers around the world.
- The Church has completed 401,003 square feet of construction of new premises in the last 5 months. It currently has under construction another 475,887 square feet, including Churches in Washington D.C., Las Vegas, Quebec, Mexico City, Brussels, Rome and Tel Aviv.
- There are 8,071 Scientology Churches, Missions and groups in 165 nations, double the number five years ago.
- 80 million L. Ron Hubbard books and lectures on Dianetics and Scientology have been sold in the last decade, compared to 5.6 million in the prior decade, and 60 of that 80 million have been sold in the last two years-more than during the first 50 years of Dianetics and Scientology combined.
- The number of individuals completing auditing and training has doubled since 2007.
- Since the Church undertook to publish and reproduce its scriptural materials in-house in 2007, the average price of Mr. Hubbard's books and lectures sold has decreased dramatically.
- There were 12.4 million visitors to the Scientology website in the last year alone coming from 234 countries, with 23 million video views.
- 4.5 million pages of L. Ron Hubbard's writings have been translated in the last 10 years alone compared to a total of 359,459 for the prior 50 years, making him the most translated author in history-according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
- Today there are 196,000 Scientology Volunteer Ministers worldwide-there were 45,000 in 2004. Volunteer Ministers helped over 1.4 million people in the last year alone, a 300% increase over the 2004 figure of 550,000 people helped.
| 2019-04-22T03:11:29 |
http://www.scientology-europe.org/news/57/61/Scientology-Expansion-Statistics-2009.html
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Let's nail one fib before George Osborne stands up to deliver the Comprehensive Spending Review today. The line parroted by the Chancellor andother Coalition ministers over the past week that not to adopt the cuts to be announced today will return Britain to the "brink of bankruptcy" just makes them look economically illiterate.
One can understand the desire to rewrite the narrative of the final years of Labour – and it would require an unhealthy dollop of revisionism to suggest that the previous government's record, particularly in its third term, was not one of increasing profligacy. Still, the claim Mr Osborne made on Sunday's Andrew Marr Show, that "before the election, actually people had a real question mark over Britain's ability to pay its way in the world", is plainly wrong.
Countries do not retain their AAA credit ratings from all three of the world's major ratings agencies if there are doubts about their ability to repay their debts. It is true those agencies had warned that Britain's top-notch rating might be undermined by a failure to take sufficiently robust action on the deficit. Standard & Poor's, for example, said in April: "The rating could be lowered if we conclude that, following the election, the next government's fiscal consolidation plans are unlikely to put the UK debt burden on a secure downward trajectory." But even it put the chances of a rating cut at only one in three (and the reduction would hardly have been to junk bond status).
Clearly, had the worst come to the worst, and S&P followed through on its threat, Britain's cost of borrowing would have risen. In fact, as Mr Osborne likes to point out, since the election, the rates paid by Britain for its debts have fallen. There can be no argument about that, or that the falls reflect the zeal he has shown in tackling the deficit. But if Britain's cost of borrowing is the only measure by which we should judge economic policy, why not swing the axe even harder today? The quicker we cut the deficit, the more borrowing costs will come down.
This argument is important because the Coalition has very deliberately sought to paint a picture in which there is no other choice but to take the most painful road towards deficit reduction – arguing that without cuts of the severity of those to be announced today, Britain will suffer financial meltdown.
Does Mr Osborne really believe that? The alternative strategy – to cut spending and raise taxes more slowly – would not automatically lead to a credit rating downgrade, assuming the deficit reduction programme was still credible, let alone to bankruptcy. And it would have allayed the fears of those economists, including at least two Nobel laureates, who fear the cuts will take us back into recession.
In truth, no one knows exactly what level of cuts we can get away with without stifling the recovery, just as no one knows exactly what level of failure to respond to the deficit would have prompted a downgrade. But Mr Osborne risks dropping us into the first of those soups with his insistence that no cuts that fall short of his would dunk us in the second drink.
It is rhetoric that has had dire consequences even before the detail of the cuts is known. For months now, all indicators ofeconomic confidence have been trending downwards. Consumers, increasingly fearful, have beensaving more (despite the pleas of the Bank of England's chief economist for them to spread their money around). House prices have been sliding as buyers stay out of the market. Businesses anticipate hiring fewer people over the next 12 months. The list of negative indicators goes on and on.
Genius article, lets argue we didn't cut as hard, we lose AAA rating and borrowing costs go up. Now is the writer of this article economically illiterate because increased borrowing costs means more taxpayer cash is diverted from providing goods/services to servicing debts. The likely outcome would be the govt would have to save money by cutting jobs/services to meet the new borrowing cost.
There is no pain free exit strategy from this mess. People are going to suffer, people will lose there jobs. It was far better to never get into this mess in the first place and for govts to run a balanced budget which would allow them never to have to worry over maintaining a AAA rating for the fear of triggering a debt spiral.
Actually the 'slower cuts, keep the stimulus' argument is a perfectly valid one in terms of Keynesian economics. It may be unfashionable to express these views here but they still have wide currency among both academics and real world economists who are out there making strategy for big companies.
I don't think anyone is arguing this can be pain-free, but equally the argument that a substantial element of these cuts is one of choice is perfectly tenable and quite demonstrable in terms of the pre-election positions of quite a lot of the Tory senior players. They can't wait to dismantle the state and fully act out the Thatcher project in a way she was never able to at the time. It will be easy to show that these cuts are ones of choice (and some - eg, the inequitable new child benefit means test, carriers with no planes - are totally inept).
I must say looking at the scale of these things - 500,000 jobs, the tax rises, the slashing of capital spending projects and so on - the drastic negative impact on aggregate demand is going to be huge and just the opposite of what common sense suggests is what's warranted right now.
There are two components to the deficit, one, yes we tend to focus on here, profligate spending under Bliar & Broon (and it's quite right to argue that it would have been better if we'd never got into this mess), but the other is the a collapse in tax revenues. Keep cutting and tax revenues can only continue to decline. Just because Labour was very wrong then, doesn't necessarily mean they are wrong now (hard as it may be to admit that).
I thought we sent round some Spooks to have a quiet word with those people in the ratings agencies?
If so then these people clearly know sweet FA.
Keynesian economics has two basic premises based on two different periods. We have been through the first period - and the premise was not followed. So you CANNOT just decide to follow the second premise and hope it works. It will not.
If the squirrel has not hidden any food in the plentiful autumn in readiness for the cold winter - they can hardly expect to find it when the snow arrives. It simply will not be there.
It really is that simple. I think these academics and economists try to make things more difficult & confusing on purpose. Simply to keep themselves in a job.
You are fundamentaly right on the Keynesian point, but you only focus on half the argument. The issue is the Ratings Agencies and the power they have (which is not calculated in Keynesian Economics). The fact is that the risk to credit downgrade is real, was real and that the former Government did nothing to resolve the issue which means the current Govt have to act quickly and more agressively. The cuts would be less if labour had reacted quicker!
Of course there is an element of reduce state under any excuse, which actually supports Keynesian thinking that Govt roles add no long term benefit.
As noted above this is not a Keynesian argument. Keynes stated you save during the boom and then spend said savings during the bust. We deficit spent during the boom, although in some ways it wasn't officially a boom because boom/bust had been officially abolished.
Keynes also argued you can only borrow what the market will allow. It would be interesting to hear what the man himself would say during the current crisis, I don't think he'd be advocating massive deficit spending due to the problem of the debt spiral/compound interest problem.
The ratings agencies should be abolished, end of.
As far as actually indicating creditworthiness, they have repeatedly failed on an epic scale.
So their only function ends up being highly political, since they can drive the economic policy of a country through threats of action. Not sure I like a bunch of demonstratably incompetent people forcing the actions of government. Market based interest rates are probably a better indicator, being harder and more expensive to rig.
And the other towering economic expert has been silent ... Mr Brown. Labour had 13 years and instead of helping to stimulate 500,000 jobs in the private sector they created 600,000 jobs in the public sector which we can't afford. With the deficit of 150bn even with cuts of say 100bn the debt will continue to rise, as will the interest payments.
Also I expect to hear (from Osbourne).... by 2013 or ... by 2014, in other words not now, later and in time for the election to ensure Labour get back in with a massive majority.
Purely out of interest, what do you think would happen if the government ran a 2% deficit (on average) every year, and the economy grew by 2.5% a year?
Let's imagine we make deep cuts and the private sector does not pony up the jobs the government 'hopes' it will. Let's imagine that tax revenues drop through the floor and let's imagine that spooks the rating agencies because less revenue = less ability to service debt.
I just don't see how anybody thinks cuts of this nature are the magic formula for maintaining a credit rating. They could be exactly the opposite. Rating agencies will react just as negatively if tax revenues dip sharply and remain subdued as they are likely to in a recession/depression. Look at Ireland.
Let us also not forget that a deficit is the difference between tax revenues and government spending.
The first thing the new government did was lower the rate of corperation tax - reducing the tax take.
Event those who believe the arugments of the Laffer curve have to agree that it also has an upward sloping portion. There was absolutely no evidence of companies failing to invest because of excessively high rates of tax on their profits in the UK. In fact I'd argue that higher taxs on profits incentivise investment in the growth of the business rather than discourage it.
If I had to solve the deficit I'd be suggesting a new transaction tax on Sterling of something in the order of 0.001% - the technology to do this already exists - and it is of small enough a magnitude not to distort trade. Every time money joined or left a bank account if would automatically be deducted and wired directly into the treasury. If succsful other taxes could be removed altogether, particularly income tax.
That's the beauty of it. Damned if we do, damned if we don't. Thanks Labour for giving me this 'golden' opportunity to move straight to GO and collect my £200.
Hi-Ho-Hi-Ho, it's off to the Black Market we go!
Actually it's probably too small an amount for most people to worry about, but for the very same reason it's too small an amount to collect any serious revenue.
At it's heart, the Keynesian approach requires you to run a balance and save during the 'boom' period.
We chose not to do this - and ran a deficit during the last boom - so have no money in the pot ready to spend for 'stimulus' purposes. Borrowing in order to offer a stimulus is not Keynesian, nor is it logical.
As an earlier poster mentioned, we can't opt into Keynesianism now, halfway through the cycle. It's like sitting down to eat in a Michelin starred restaurant and changing you mind about what you want, halfway through the main course.
The scale of the UK's over-commitment was partially hidden when the money from essentially fradulent banking operations was rolling in, now it is clearly evident for the world to see.
Most of these cuts are phased in any case, with jobs being lost and departments closed between 2011-2020, so I really can't see what all the gum bumping is about (other than the end of a public sector gravy train that should never have existed in the first place).
Really, for a transaction tax of 1000% of the value of each transaction.
Avoidance would cost more than compliance.
Looks like I was too slow! I modified my last post to add that actually it would be too small to bother most people, but therefore also too small to raise any serious revenue.
As with all taxes, you start them small and then slowly ratchet them up over time (see VAT / road tax / income tax for details).
If there is one thing we certainly don't need, it's another tax on citizens.
Agree. This problem has been created by the spending programs of the last 13 years. The idea that growth would increase for ever in a nice straight line. There would be no more boom and bust. Our fiscal policy was utterly delusional. The last two years seem to have been aimed at spending whatever is necessary in an attempt to hold on to power. Destroying our finances in the process, this is treason IMO and those responsible should face charges.
We are borrowing £400 Million pounds every single day. We are paying £30bn a year in interest, completely wasted. We complain about the defence & other cuts yet have been happy to vote for the destruction of our public finances that caused them.
The cuts are only phase one. We will have to run a surplus for several decades the bring the debt load back under control.
An American study showed that with a transaction tax of 0.57% on every deal in the economy (0.28% per transactor), then even allowing for a 50% drop in all transactions because of the tax then every other tax in the country could be eliminated.
Sounds an idea worth exploring to me.
Wouldn't you need a cashless economy for this to work?
They reckon cash is used 2.5 times on average before it is depositied in a bank so 2.5x the usual transaction tax would apply on cash deposits.
However we aren't that far away from a cashless society.
The idea that growth would increase for ever in a nice straight line. There would be no more boom and bust. Our fiscal policy was utterly delusional.
Exactly, Gordon even said so directly on more than one occasion!
The last two years seem to have been aimed at spending whatever is necessary in an attempt to hold on to power. Destroying our finances in the process, this is treason IMO and those responsible should face charges.
Those responsible never will face any legal action, although I agree, they certainly should do. Especially for the "scotched earth" approach to many major contracts they seem to have taken.
If any of these geniuses were really Keynesian, I'd expect to find masses of evidence showing that they were begging Chancellor Brown to put money away during the boom years.
| 2019-04-19T06:37:27 |
https://www.housepricecrash.co.uk/forum/index.php?/topic/153143-a-picture-of-gloom-that-damaged-britain-even-before-the-cuts-began/
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I'm aware that симпатичный is the only correct spelling. Yet, I heard people pronounce this word either as /симпатичный/ or /симпатиШный/. So what is the right way to pronounce it?
Both versions are acceptable in your example. However, /симпатичный/ is the mainstream version while /симпатишный/ is an extremely colloquial and folksy way to say the word.
Most words with -чн- are pronounced with /чн/ just like as spelled. There is no special rule that explains how to pronounce -чн- in the midle of Russian words.
Other words (including your example) allow both the /чн/ and /шн/ pronunciation. But they have only ONE correct spelling.
Правильное (корректное)произношение (выговаривание)"симпатиЧный". СимпатиШный говорят (произносят) когда (в тех случаях) хотят (желают) придать (сделать так чтобы) слово звучало (слово слышалось) по детски (не серьезно). Например "симпатиШный котик" (маленький кот или кошка).
| 2019-04-20T12:20:42 |
http://ask.masterrussian.com/58/how-to-pronounce-%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9-correctly
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| 2019-04-23T10:02:21 |
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Prep: 1. Finely chop garlic and onion. 2. Slice snow peas crosswise. 3. Slice scallions. 4. Heat broth in a saucepan on low. Make: 1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion, salt and pepper to taste and cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for 1 minute. 2. Add the rice and cook, stirring, for 1 minute, until rice is coated in oil. Add 1/2 cup warm broth and simmer, stirring, until absorbed, 5 to 7 minutes. 3. Repeat with 1/2 cup broth at a time until all the broth is used and the rice is tender and creamy. 4. Fold in the peas and cook until heated through, about 3 minutes. Fold in the scallions and serve.
Take this up a notch by using chicken broth and 3/4 cup white wine in place of the vegetable broth and by adding 1/4 cup of grated parmesan cheese. Also, if you have it on hand, using Arborio rice will give this a creamier more traditional risotto texture. If you don't want to slowly stir in the broth, make this in a heavy sauce pan with a lid, add all the broth at the beginning and let simmer for 20 minutes.
| 2019-04-26T05:45:42 |
https://www.gatheredtable.com/recipes/99822
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The news brand measurement organisation has revealed its first digital engagement data.
Pamco has released digital engagement figures for the first time alongside its reach data, breaking down how readers feel about the content they engage with online.
Based on interviews with 35,000 people by Ipsos Mori, the research found that 91% of people considered reading a publication as time well spent, 70% agreed that they felt a close connection to their chosen publication and 81% trusted what they read.
In terms of trust for specific titles online, The Guardian scored highest, with 84% of readers agreeing that they "trust what I see in it", followed by i (83%) and The Independent (82%).
Readers of The Sun are the least trusting of their newspaper's digital content, with just 39% saying they trusted what they read. The next worst performer was MailOnline, with just 46% trusting its journalism.
Meanwhile, 96% of readers of The Times and The Guardian felt that engaging with their content was "time well spent", followed closely by The Telegraph and The Independent (95%), then i (94%).
MailOnline, Express and Mirror readers were less convinced that they were making the most of their time, with 82% agreeing with the statement.
The digital engagement numbers were released alongside Pamco's standard cross-platform audience figures.
Looking at combined monthly news brand reach (by print, phone, tablet and desktop), the UK's most popular title is The Sun, reaching 31.4m readers, followed closely by the Daily Mail with 28.9m, the Telegraph (25.2m), The Guardian (24.6m), the Mirror (22.3m) and The Independent (22m). The paywalled Times has an understandably lower reach of eight million.
In terms of how people engage with their news media, Sun readers favour their phones, with 22.2m using their device to peruse its content, while nine million read it in print, 4.1m by desktop and four million by tablet.
Likewise, the vast majority (18.1 million) of Mail readers consume the title using their phone, with 8.3m reading it in print, 5.3m on their desktop and 4.1m by tablet.
Given the older age group of the Telegraph's readership, it is perhaps surprising that the smartphone is the favourite means to consume its pages (16.7 million), followed by desktop (6.1 million), tablet (3.8m) and print (3.6m).
For magazines, BBC Good Food has the highest monthly reach of 9.6m, followed by OK! (5.5m) and Hello! (5.1m).
The BBC's culinary title is consumed mostly by smartphone (6.4m), followed by desktop (1.9m), tablet (1.3m) and print (0.7m).
Both OK! and Hello! share similar reach figures for phone and print, although print is marginally the favoured format for OK! readers (at 2.3m) and print favoured by Hello! readers (at 2.5m).
Simon Redican, Pamco's chief executive, said: "Our new engagement metrics show the high levels of trust readers place in established media brands and, despite the proliferation of content available to consumers, that they still place great value in curated content from trusted brands.
"This, together with recently published findings from other industry bodies, demonstrates that quality of content delivers true value for both readers and advertisers."
A spokesman for Reach, the publisher of Mirror newsbrands, said: "Due to an internal tagging issue, mirror.co.uk saw a significant artificial decrease in its reach which has impacted the Pamco numbers for this release."
| 2019-04-19T05:03:39 |
https://www.prweek.com/article/1492977/guardian-trusted-sun-least-trusted-online-news-brand-pamco-reveals
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Questioning Answers: "abnormalities in mitochondrial activity in the lower GI tract of children with ASD"
"abnormalities in mitochondrial activity in the lower GI tract of children with ASD"
The findings reported by Shannon Rose and colleagues (open-access) continue a research theme by [some of] this authorship group looking at how mitochondrial dysfunction seems to be part and parcel of at least some autism (see here). Indeed, how when one talks about mitochondrial issues potentially accompanying [some] autism, one really needs to look at it in the context of other issues potentially also 'over-represented' in relation to autism (see here).
This time around, Rose et al set out to "determine whether mitochondrial dysfunction may contribute to GI [gastrointestinal] symptoms in children with ASD [autism spectrum disorder]" on the basis that GI symptoms (whether functional or more pathological) are no stranger to autism (see here). With this in mind, I note the name Tim Buie is included as part of the Rose paper authorship team and so should reference some of the sterling work he and his team have done on the topic of GI issues and autism and its importance down the years.
Researchers analysed mitochondrial function(s) in rectal and cecum mucosal biopsies in a small sample of children diagnosed with ASD (n=10) and compared results with those from "10 children with Crohn’s disease and 10 neurotypical children with nonspecific GI complaints." There are two points for me to make here: first, although it is an invasive procedure to collect them, those biopsies used for study were extracted on a clinical basis as part of "elective diagnostic colonoscopy." This was not a case of 'experimenting' on children for the sake of an experiment; rather that children were already undergoing investigations for their significant bowel issues, save any health inequalities appearing "just 'cos they were autistic" for example. Second, although the authors have chosen to use the term 'neurotypical' to reflect not-autism, I myself still find this terminology to be scientifically problematic (see here) in the context that no brain is seemingly typical or atypical according to current scientific evidence. Not least also on the basis that immune-based conditions such as inflammatory bowel diseases do seem to carry an increased 'risk' of psychiatric issues (see here) and what that might [eventually] mean for those children diagnosed with Crohn's disease (an inflammatory bowel disease) for example. Anyhow, two approaches are described in connection with the study of mitochondria in those biopsy samples looking at both the quantity and activity of various electron transport chain (ETC) complexes. Yet again, I can profess no serious expertise on the various elements of mitochondria but there is some good reading out there in the peer-reviewed science domain on the topic.
Results: "Differences in mitochondrial function were found in children with ASD as compared to the other control groups across several ETC complexes suggesting a difference in overall mitochondrial function rather than a change in one specific mitochondrial enzyme." Accepting the small participant numbers included for study, these are potentially important results. Not least because other work looking at such mitochondrial issues in relation to [some] autism has been predominantly based on activity in muscle; now it appears extending "this observation to altered ETC complex activity in the GI mucosa" too.
Then to some speculation: "The fact that increased ETC complex protein content was primarily seen in the cecum, an area where enteric microbiome fermentation products such as PPA [propionic acid] and BUT [butyrate] are abundant, suggests a role for the enteric microbiome in the evolution of mitochondrial abnormalities in children with ASD." An interesting perspective indeed and in need of some further investigation. Butyrate has, in recent years, been elevated to almost scientific sainthood (see here for example) so one has to perhaps be a little cautious about sweeping statements in the context of autism or any other label. I say this with particular relevance to an 'autism colon' discussed by the authors (see here) which I also think is perhaps a little premature to speculate on.
No mind, the results are what they are and add to the growing literature discussing mitochondria in the context of [some] autism. The implication once again is to screen for such issues within the context that a diagnosis of autism should represent a starting point for further investigations not the finishing line.
Rose S. et al. Mitochondrial dysfunction in the gastrointestinal mucosa of children with autism: A blinded case-control study. PLoS One. 2017 Oct 13;12(10):e0186377.
| 2019-04-20T20:42:41 |
https://questioning-answers.blogspot.com/2017/11/abnormalities-in-mitochondrial-activity-lower-GI-tract-autism.html
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| 2019-04-23T00:10:09 |
https://www.booktopia.com.au/flipping-confidential-kirsten-kemp/prod9780470068359.html
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I saw a picture and short interview with Anna Domino in Interview in what must have been 1986, when she was promoting her eponymous debut album and its single 'Summer'. I wish I still had that page; I remember the image fairly well. It showed her in close profile, a pretty and slightly exotic blonde, made more exotic by the fact that her haircut was a severe bob to about her ear, with everything below that point shaved to the skin. And I remember the article quoting her talking about how she was uncomfortable with how timid she sounded on the record. I thought, who is this woman?
I went out and found the 12" single of 'Summer', and it sounded nothing like I would have guessed. A horn section, piano and bass in a barely post-big-band arrangement; the first thing to suggest that it isn't actually a fifties traditional pop record is the slightly more modern drum arrangement clicking away. And then Anna's voice - a somewhat unexpressive but thoughtful alto, possibly Marlene Dietrich without the accent. Her doubled vocal starts, 'They say that summer won't last for long / What if it never comes? / And I did not know it would be so soon / that I'd wake and find it gone / All that magic, heat and light / last summer'.
It's a charming pop song that is intentionally vintage-sounding in order to play up its innocence and ingenuousness. And yet. And yet, there is a palpable darkness to this song. It comes from Anna's unemotional delivery (which is not a drawback in this case), and from the tense that shifts around; it seems she is both wistful about last summer and nervous about the coming one, so it must be winter. And there is darkness in the slightly less-than-peppy reading from the band, too. This is 'Happy days' on maybe half a valium. Or Brenda Lee rockin' around the Christmas tree without the sass. On the 12" remix of 'Summer' (by the legendary Arthur Baker) there's a somnambulent background vocal from a barely more expressive man.
But the balance is carefully struck; this is neither a downer nor an upper of a song. There is no romance here; Anna did not have her a blast with some summer lovin', nor does she seem to expect to. The simple naturalism of the lyrics is another departure from the fifties: 'It'll stay cold all night / 'til the world turns once from sun to moon / Midnight fades at dawn / and summer comes in on a blaze of color'. It's so beautifully strange - a pastoral lyric set to music from an era when pop was barely acquainted with rock and roll, yet cool and unmistakably modern in its angst.
The rest of Anna Domino's first album offers a diversity of related concoctions. There is a jazz reggae reading of Smokey Robinson's 'The hunter gets captured by the game'. 'Rythm' takes the music from West Side Story's 'Cool' ('Boy, boy / crazy boy...') but sings a tribute to the mystique of African women over it. 'My man' is a kaleidescopic retake on Billy Myles's sixties R&B standard 'My love is'. But then there are fiercely independent songs mixed in: 'Caught' is a hypnotic lament set to sequenced keyboards, with a chorus of Annas singing in pre-speech syllables. She had signed a few years before the album with Les Disques du Crepuscle, a visionary Belgian label that I've come to appreciate over the years, as they've introduced me to a rather eclectic roster of artists.
The effect is to provoke absolute intrigue with this woman and her point of view. She seems to exist comfortably in a no-man's land that is not pop. not alternative, not jazz, but that gives her potency, rather than ennervating her. I can't say that I am surprised that Anna Domino works in near obscurity to this day; the only Anna Domino fans I've ever known are the ones I've created.
'Summer' is a song I've cherished almost completely by myself for more than twenty years, and it is as distinctive and evocative now as it was then. Its uniqueness helps me keep my standards for modern music high; there are people like Anna Domino out there who raise the bar.
| 2019-04-20T18:41:27 |
http://www.puckandbaedeker.com/2007/07/anna-domino-summer.html
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