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Deoksugang Temple
Right smack in the center of downtown Seoul (sort of misnomer since a city of 12 million has about 8 places that could effectively be called "downtown) rests Deoksugang Temple. This is one of Korea's "Five Grand Palaces" built by the Joseon dynasty. It became a royal palace in the late 16th century and became home to the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty/First Emperor of Korea, Emperor Gojong in 1897. Like many of the historical artifacts in Korea it was heavily reduced in size during the colonial period. Today only about a third of the original is left. So it's a really old site, with some buildings that have been built and re-built. There are even some western style buildings on the grounds, now housing an art museum. Sara and I spent about an hour here, wandering around and taking pictures. I've been sort of feverish towards the rapid exit of fall, I don't have any good pictures of the leaves, which are truly beautiful. Well, that fever was extinguished at this temple as the leaves were some of the most beautiful we've seen. It's like the area had been specially curated for the best trees on the peninsula. There were a lot of people and a ton of extremely expensive cameras. I was shooting with the lens Sara got me for my birthday, which is massive and looks professional, so I fit in with the douchiest looking photogs. As always, here's 10 pictures and some foolish comments, with a part 2 to follow tomorrow.
I find that when I take pictures in Korea I always have people in them. So I try to find people doing something interesting. This person is looking at her phone, probably playing AniPang. But the juxtaposition between this giant beautiful palace Deoksugang and this person who could give a shit caught my eye.
Old and New
It's hard to see, but at the far part of this picture is a massive jumbotron that plays commercials over the city. I find the clash of old and new really interesting at this temple.
When the wind blew there would be a thousand pictures taken as all those standing around fired whatever device they had to capture the leaves falling. Phones, tablets, DSLR's, everything. It was crazy.
Trees on Fire
Here's another one where I just wasn't going to get a picture of the tree by itself, so enter these two fine folks, probably playing AniPang.
The Colors
Red and Orange
We stood under this tree for a good ten minutes marveling at the colors. The sun was setting and cutting right through the leaves, making the tree look like it was on fire.
The Dragon's Head
The Pond
Deoksugang Temple
This girl is just going to be in all my pictures, but whatever.
1. 안녕하세요!
I'm Korean!
I love this photo^^
Thank you for taking good pictures!
2. Thank you! I love taking pictures in Korea.
3. I think it's Deoksugung (like the other palaces all end in gung). And not a temple. Gorgeous photos!
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When: Thursday 13 Dec, 2012 12:00 AM - Saturday 12 Jan, 2013 12:00 AM.
Venue: Maraya Art Centre, Al Qasba, Block (E), Third Floor (Maraya Art Gallery)
Maraya Art Centre will be host to one of Qatar’s most influential artist as part of the 15th edition of the month long Sharjah Islamic Arts Festival. The exhibition, which will feature 37 artworks for the Artist Ali Hassan, including paintings and installations, is set to open in Maraya Art Gallery at 7pm on Thursday the 13th of December and will run until the 12th of January 2013.
Originally trained as a calligrapher, Ali’s art creates a synergy between traditional calligraphic forms of the Arabic language and contemporary use of colour, shape, and form. He is known for his enthusiasm for a diverse range of art styles, techniques and media and his use of everything from ceramics to collage does not follow a linear evolution from one period to the next; rather he always has a multitude of different of projects running simultaneously.
In addition to the main exhibition, French artist Jonathan Bréchignac’s ‘Prayer Carpets’ will also be on display in Maraya Art Gallery entrance. Drawn by hand on paper using only pencil and black ballpoint pen, each carpet is a full sized depiction of an Islamic Prayer Carpet and a testament to patience and dedication.
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Most state employees in Kansas would receive about a 2 percent raise under a budget plan to be considered by the Kansas Senate. The Ways and Means Committee started work Monday on a spending plan for the next two fiscal years. They're battling a budget shortfall, but the committee voted to shift money around to provide the worker raises.
Republican Chairwoman Carolyn McGinn proposed taking money targeted for court employee raises and using it to give all employees a smaller pay raise. McGinn says it’s been almost a decade since there have been across-the-board raises for state workers.
“Keep in mind, the judiciary, they are state employees. They’re not getting totally left out," McGinn says. "That would start next year, which would be the tenth anniversary of them not having a pay raise."
Court system officials had requested $20 million for larger raises because they say court employees are paid significantly below market rates.
The across-the-board pay hikes would not include the Highway Patrol, because McGinn says troopers received raises recently.
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DomainKeys Identified Mail in Web Hosting
You will be able to take full advantage of DomainKeys Identified Mail with each Linux web hosting services that we’re offering without the need to do anything in particular, since the required records for using this email validation system are set up automatically by our website hosting platform when you add a domain name to an existing hosting account using the Hepsia Control Panel. If the domain name in question uses our NS records, a private encryption key will be issued and kept on our email servers and a TXT resource record with a public key will be sent to the global DNS database. In case you send out regular messages to clients or business partners, they will always be received and no unauthorized party will be able to forge your address and make it seem like you have written a particular email message.
DomainKeys Identified Mail in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The DomainKeys Identified Mail feature is offered by default with any domain that is added to a semi-dedicated server account with us. It should also use our name servers, so that its DNS records are handled by our platform. The latter makes it possible for a special TXT record to be set up, which is actually the public encryption key that confirms if a specific email message is legitimate or not. This record is set up when a domain name is added to an account through the Hepsia Control Panel and at the same time, a private key is generated on our mail servers. If you make use of our email and web hosting services, your emails will always reach their target audience and you will not need to worry about unsolicited individuals spoofing your addresses for scamming or spamming purposes, which is something rather important in case you use emails to reach your business associates.
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Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Not all names are created equal
I think everyone agrees that naming things is one of the hardest things you can do? Books like Clean Code devote whole chapters to naming. Names should convey meaning so that the next person reading the code has an easier job understanding what it does. After all, we read code far more than we write it. It's definitely OK to spend some time arguing about the right name. It's important.
So that's it. Names are important. Job done? Of course not! There's more to the story than that.
At Agile Cambridge 2013, I attended a session (Unpicking the Haystack) where the source code was only available from decompiled byte code (some sad story involving not using version control, not backing up and all the things that no-one ever does). Our task was to recover what the original program actually did. When we're looking at decompiled code almost all the naming information has gone. By the time you've gone source code to binary to source code you've lost variable names. Unsurprisingly, trying to decipher what the code does with local variables such as a1 to a999 is very hard.
With variable names gone, we have to look for other clues for programmer intent. So what else is there? Well, it certainly helps that public methods aren't lost. In this respect, method names are more important to get right than variable names. The naming is stickier. But something far more important gives us even more clues about this mystery code base.
Enter types. Decompilation reveals the names of public types. Names of types can show much more information than the variable name. For example, string s reveals little, whereas URL s reveals much more. If we're disciplined followers of domain-driven design then our types align with the problem we are solving. I'd say that types sit right at the top of the most-important-things-to-name-correctly hierarchy.
In this view of decompiled code, some names are more important than others. Parameter names and local variables are least important, whereas type names are the most important (with methods a close second).
Coming at names from decompiled source is certainly a weird way to do it, but this seems to fit with Bob Martin's definition of name length.
I'd like to try to reinforce the view that types are by far the most important thing to get right. Crisply named abstractions matter more than almost anything else. To explore this area, we'll look at a strongly-typed static language, Haskell, and explore just enough syntax to understand its types. But first...
What is a type? A type is a label that describes properties of all objects that are instances of this type. If you see string in C#, you know you are getting an immutable set of characters with certain methods available. If you see a AbstractSingletonFactoryVisitorBean then you know you've got problems. I'm kidding.
Anyway, back to sensible types. Types describe program behaviour. Don't believe me? Let's begin our detour into Haskell:
-- Whenever you see "::" replace it with "is of type"
-- When you see a capital letter variable then you've got a type
-- add5 is of type Int, returning Int
add5 :: Int -> Int
add5 x = x + 5
-- Parameters are separated by ->
-- For the purposes of this, let's just say the last one is the return
-- type and the rest are the arguments
-- add is of type (Int -> Int) returning Int
add x y :: Int -> Int -> Int
add x y = x + y
-- Generics are represented with lower case paramets
-- middle is of type three generic parameters (a,b,c) returning b
middle :: a -> b -> c -> b
middle x y z = y
Let's look at that last one again. middle :: a -> b -> c -> b. From the name we might guess that it returns the middle argument (e.g. middle 1 2 3 returns 2). Is there any other definition of what the function could do? In Haskell, there's no such thing as type-casting, if all I know is that something could be any type, there's not many options. I can't add anything to it. I can't convert it to a string. In fact, I can't do anything with it other than return it. The types don't let me. Types constrain the implementation choices to a more sensible subset.
Do the names matter? We know that the argument x has type a. Is there any more descriptive name? Probably not, from the type we have no idea what properties hold for the types so a long descriptive name is just wasting space. For all we know, the argument could be a function. Or it could be a monad. What are you going to call it?
Is the method name important? It's definitely nice to have a good name, but is it essential? If I gave you quux :: a -> b -> a I'm betting you could tell me what it does?
In fact, armed with just a little knowledge about types you can start to infer what functions do without even needing to see their definition. Here's a few random functions with really poor names; what do they do?
bananaFactory :: a -> a
-- (a,b) is a tuple of two elements of type a and type b
spannerBlender :: (a,b) -> a
-- (a -> b) is a function taking anything of type a and returning type b
-- [a] is a list of items of type a
-- "Num a =>" says a must be an instance of the Num typeclass
-- think of this as specifying an interface
-- boing is a function of type taking two numbers and returning a number
boing :: (Num a) -> a -> a -> a
-- m is a type constructor that takes an argument of any type a
mindBlown :: (a -> b) -> m a -> m b
Armed with this basic knowledge of reading Haskell type signatures, you're now equipped to use Hoogle. You can search for the type signatures given above (a -> a, (a,b) -> a, (a -> b) -> [a] -> [b] and (a -> b) -> m a -> m b) and get a good idea of what these functions do.
So that's why I think long variable names are less common in functional programming. It's because the languages are terser (Uncle Bob's rule still applies) and because the type signature gives you the power of reasoning, not the variable names.
Names are important; but not all names are equally important.
Thursday, 10 October 2013
Software Architect 2013 Day #2
What's wrong with current software architecture methods and 10 principles for improvement
Tom Gilb showed us a heck of a lot of slides and tried to convince us that we must take architecture seriously. I don't disagree with this, our industry could definitely do with a bit more rigour. Tom was very forthright in his views, and I appreciated his candour.
The system should be scalable, easy customizable and have a great user interface
That's a typical "design constraint" that we're probably all guilty of saying. This is nothing more than architectural poetry (putting it politely) or complete and utter bullshit. In order to take architecture seriously we should measure. Architecture is responsible for the values of the system. We should know these values and be able to measure them. If a given architecture isn't living up to these values, we should replace it with something that does. Architecture exists solely to satisfy the requirements.
Real architecture has multi-dimensional objectives, clear constraints, estimates the effects of changes. Pseudo-architecture has no dedication to objects and constraints, no ideas of the effects and no sense of the relationship between the architecture and the requirements.
If we're going to take architecture seriously, then we need to start treating it as engineering. We must understand the relationship between our architecture and the requirements of the system. We must demonstrate that our architecture works.
And then the wheels came off.
I don't work with huge systems, but I can clearly see that understanding the relationship between an architecture and the requirements is a good thing. Unfortunately, Tom presented examples from a domain that was unfamiliar to me (300 million dollar projects). In the examples, incredibly accurate percentages were shown (302%). At that point, I lost the thread. Estimates are just that, and if experience has taught me anything, it's that estimates have HUGE error bars. I didn't really see how all that planning up front led to a more measurable design. I've got a copy of Tom's book, Competitive Engineering so hopefully I can fill in the blanks.
Building on SOLID foundations
Nat Pryce and Steve Freeman gave a thought-provoking presentation entitled "Building on SOLID foundations" which explored the gap between low-level detail and high-level abstractions.
At the lowest level we have guidelines for clean code, such as the SOLID principles. At this level, it's all about the objects, but not about how they collaborate and become assembled into a functioning system. Even with SOLID principles applied, macro level problems occur (somehow all related to food metaphors), colourfully referred to as "raviolli code". Individual blocks are well organized, but as a whole it still looks like a mess. "Filo code" is code that's got so many layers you can't tell what's going on. "Spaghetti and Meatballs" code is an application with a good core, but the communication glue surrounding it is a huge mess.
At the highest level we have principles such as Conway's Law, Postel's Robustness Principle, CAP, end-to-end principle and REST.
But what's in the middle?
In the middle there are some patterns, such as Cockburn's, Hexagonal Architecture that help us structure systems as an inner domain language surrounded by specific adapters converting that data to the needs of the client. The question remains though; what are the principles between low and high level design?
Nat and Steve assert that compositionally is the principle for the middle. We should adopt a functional type approach and build a series of functions operating on immutable data in a stateful context. That sounds complicated, so what does code written in this style look like? Hamcrest gives us some examples, where by using simple combinators (functions that combine data) you can build up complicated expressions from simple operations (see the examples).
Having done a fair bit of Haskell I found it really easy to agree with this point of view. When there's no mutable state you can reason about code locally (and not checking for mutation). Local reasoning means that I can understand the code without jumping around. This is a hugely important part of a well-designed system.
I was slightly concerned to hear this style of programming as Modern Java. I hope it's not, because using Java like this feels like putting lipstick on a pig. One of the things I value in Haskell is that composition is a first class citizen. Partial application, function composition and first class functions mean that gluing simple code together to make something powerful is incredibly easy. I hope we're at that awkward point in language evolution where we're stretching our current languages to do things they don't want to do. Maybe this is finally the time when a functional language hits mainstream? (maybe it's Clojure or Scala.
We tried adopting this style of programming at Dynamic Aspects when building domain/j [PDF]. It was fantastic fun, and I really love Java's static imports for making the code lovely and terse (finding out $ is an operator also helps). Something about it feels dirty though. Haven't quite put my finger on what that was then, and hopefully with lambdas in Java 8 it's more natural.
So what is the bit in the middle? The bit in the middle is the language that describes your domain. Naming is everything and you should do whatever you can to make it easiest to understand. Eschewing mutable state and using functional programming to compose multiple simple operators seems to work!
Agile Architecture - Part 2
Allen Holub gave a presentation on agile techniques for design. Allen examined the fragile base class in some depth, before recapping CRC cards (not used enough!). Allen is a good presenter, so it was great to have a recap and have a few more examples to stick in my brain!
Leading Technical change
Nate closed out the day by giving a presentation on Leading Technical Change. It was well presented and focused on two things. How do you keep up with technology and how do you engage your organization to move to different technologies?
Nate presented some really disturbing statics about how much time Americans (and presumably other countries) waste on TV. Apparently the average American watches 151 hours of TV a month! Wow.
Nate introduced the audience to the idea of the technology radar which allows you to keep track of technology that is hot for yourself or your organization. We're trying to build one at Red Gate. We've also experimented with skills maps too, and you can see an example from a software engineering point of view here (love to know what you think?).
Introducing change is hard, and Nate presented the same sort of ideas that Roy presented the previous day. Change makes things worse in the beginning, but better in the end. Having the courage to stick out the dip is a hard thing! (image from here)
I have to admit, I didn't take many notes from this talk because I was enjoying it instead :) It was well presented and engaging with the audience. In summary, change is hard and it's all about the people. I think deep down I always knew that (people are way more complicated than code) but it was great to hear it presented so well!
Software Architect 2013 Day #1
The Coaching Architect
Roy Osherove presented "The Coaching Architect". If you want a better idea of the manifesto, read Notes to a Software Team Leader, it's a great book!
Roy asserts that your role as a "Software Architect" / team leader / leader of any kind is to grow the team to solve problems on their own. Far from making you redundant, this makes you a highly valued employee; by growing others, you'll always be wanted. Unfortunately, this means stepping outside your comfort zone and dealing with people.
Many managers like to take the money, but not do all the hard parts (Gerald Weinberg)
Learning something new is tough. Everything you learn has a downslope initially. You lose productivity, it's hard. However, once that thing has clicked, your performance rises. This pattern never ends!
I've seen this behaviour before in Programming Epiphanies. Initially I'll try a new technique or language (let's say when I first found C++ and objects). I was terrible; I constructed code at work that made me cry the next day I read it. Eventually things started to get better. I had my code critiqued by clever people (I say critiqued, I mean brutally torn apart) and rewrote it and practised it some more. Eventually, I felt as if I was a C++ ninja and I finally got the language. A few years later and I felt pretty comfortable. Until, Alexandrescu wrote Modern C++ and it felt like throwing myself off the cliff again!
Roy argues that to grow your team, you should push them off this cliff and challenge them. You need some risk to learn a new technology. Learning a framework is your spare time is not a risk; learning a new framework on the job? That takes some balls. Pushing people to learn also is a risky thing, but to grow the team we must first realize that we can put ourselves in that scary place and grow
There's a time and a place for learning. Roy outlines three phases on a team of development and a suitable stance for a leader to take on each part.
• Survival - Teams are fire-fighting at this stage. Chaos rules! There's no time for learning. Teams in this mode need to get out of it, and the best way to do this is "Command and Control". Prioritize the tasks, use a clean slate and exit into the next mode.
• Learning - Teams in this mode have time to learn new techniques. Roy asserts that teams in this mode might go 300-400% slower whilst they learn a new skill (say TDD). As a leader on a team like this, your role is to support the team through coaching.
• Self Organizing - The team doesn't need you. They can solve problems on their own. Roy estimates that fewer than 10% of software teams find themselves in this place.
Teams get addicted to survival mode. Faced with the "write it now and get it out" or "test it" choice, teams often pick the former and get away with it. It feels good. It's only later when we realize we have to do a rewrite that we realize the folly of this decision.
It's OK, I hear you "lean" people. It's a waste doing it right, surely? It's an MVP man. What's the point in testing it if I'm going to throw it away? That'd be fine if you did throw it away, but you don't. We also overestimate how long we can get away with poor quality code. The design stamina hypothesis doesn't label the time axis, but in my opinion it's probably days or weeks not months or years.
Anyway. In order to break survival addiction, it's up to us as developers to take this under control. Give realistic estimations that build in time for doing it to an proper level of quality (you want to write unit tests? Make sure your estimate includes time for that, don't show it as a separate activity).
In order to understand why people don't change, Roy recommend the book Influencer: The Power to change everything.
For each behaviour, the world is perfectly designed for that to happen
In order to change behaviours, we need to understand the personal, social and environmental conditions that led for that behaviour to happen.
Roy ended up with a song. Which was weird. But was good.
Implementing micro-service architecture
Fred George gave an awesome presentation on micro-service architectures. He started with a brief history lesson of how he got to the plan of microservices, showing how his career had progressed from big monolithic applications through to service-oriented architecture. Each time he felt there was a collection of smaller things trying to get out, until one day he had the chance to try something crazy with a desparate team.
What if we built our applications as many tiny services, each fewer than 100 lines of code? Each service is like a class, a small and crisp conceptualization. Each service has a segregated database and encapsulates that information. Services publish conclusions; not raw data. This brings up some really interesting questions. How do you monitor systems like this? How do you keep it running?
The slides are available and I'd encourage you take a read. It's full of dangerous ideas. Why'd we need unit tests if we are just writing 100 lines of code? Why should we adopt a uniform language when we could just rewrite servers anyway? Why do we need to worry about copy-and-paste code?
I don't necessarily agree with everything (because I've never been involved in a system like this, and I'm a sceptical kind of guy), but it's great to see something different that challenges the way you think.
Architecture in the age of Agile
Rob Smallshire talked to us about architecture in the age of agile.
Lean thinking (I should read The Goal) says that it's all about the flow, and we should reduce our batch size to reduce waste. TDD does a great job of reducing batch size. You get feedback quicker and you find defects earlier. Rob argues that architecture is a counterpart to this; it helps you find defects in your system design earlier, it just works on a different time-scale.
A calendar and a clock also work on a different time scale, but we view these as complementary; not competing.
Architecture is about maximizing our ability to keep working sprint after sprint. Without architecture, how will you ever reach 200 sprints? Scrum is feature driven. I have a backlog of features which I rapidly complete, I throw them into a system and non-functional requirements are emergent properties.
This really clicked for me. In teams I've worked on cross-cutting concerns (performance, usability) often get neglected in scrum. We try to make features out of them, but that never works (how do you estimate "improve performance?"), so they instead get added to the bug tracker, usually split out into lots of little bugs (performance in history pane is too slow, performance on dialog x is too slow). The solution to these is not a local optimization; we should be considering the system and solving it from that perspective.
Rob presented some scary statistics on the half-life of code and developers on systems. On average on any project after about 3 years, 50% of the developers will have left. However, the code often lasts longer than that.
As architects, we should take that into account. Deliberate design provides context and structure and, most importantly, continuity for the project.
Keeping Agile Development from becoming Fragile
Just because you can go fast, doesn't mean you should. (1995 Darwin awards)
In my opinion the technical debt metaphor is over used. In this talk, Howard used conscious technical debt to illustrate the point. That's a trade-off I'm willing to make sometimes, and he gave some good examples of how you could recognize problems early on and counteract them.
Final Thoughts
It's been a bit of a mixed-bag so far. The format of the conference doesn't encourage the conversations that happened at Agile Cambridge. Looking forward to the rest of it though, some exciting sessions on Thursday.
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How To Avoid Overwhelm By Only Allowing 10 Tasks per Day.
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Recently, I’ve noticed a lot of people, in the forums I follow, commenting on how overwhelmed they feel and how many tasks they have on their to-do list every day. I’ve seen numbers ranging from twenty to sixty tasks per day and I know, from my own experience, that these numbers are not sustainable and what will happen is people will end up rescheduling many of these tasks because they won’t get done.
The problem with a long list of to-dos is the very sight of such a list leads to that feeling of overwhelm. Looking at a list of thirty to-dos first thing in the morning is just going to put you off wanting to even start attacking such a list. Instead what you need is a list of around ten items that will leave you feeling inspired to get started.
Why ten?
We live in a world of distraction. No matter who you are or what you do, you are going to get distracted. Email brings new tasks, bosses and colleagues ask us to do little pieces of work for them and clients and customers demand attention. These are unavoidable. When you start the day with a list of thirty tasks something is going to break, and usually that something is your task management. When you assign yourself a maximum of ten tasks a day on your to-do list two things happen. The first is you have time to deal with the distractions that will come in and second you will be forced to prioritise what you want to get done that day which helps you to focus on the things that are meaningful to you.
The Ten Task Maximum
The ten task maximum does not include your regular daily routines. If you have a morning routine of exercise, planning and learning for example, then the morning routine would not be included in your ten tasks. A morning routine is just something you do every morning and if you do it regularly — ie every morning — you should not need any reminder on your to-do list to do it.
I have a morning routine that involves 45 minutes of studying and 15 minutes of meditation. These two tasks are not on my to-do list, but the one hour is scheduled on my calendar as my self-development hour. It is a non-negotiable part of my day. I have been following this routine for nearly a year now and I really do not need to be reminded to do it in my to-do list. All I need to see is at 5 AM tomorrow morning I will do my studying followed by fifteen minutes of meditation.
I also have around eight routines admin tasks that need doing at the end of every day. Little things like writing up student feedback, updating attendance records and tracking new students in my learning centre. These routine tasks are on my to-do list, but I filter them out and they only show up at the end of the day when I need to see them. For the majority of the day, I do not need to see these tasks because they cannot be done until the end of the day and they act as little reminders to make sure I have done them. I do not include them on my list of ten tasks.
What I want to do is see ten tasks (or less if possible) when I begin the day and those ten tasks are meaningful and advance my work or projects in a positive way. I have a daily calendar event on my calendar for doing admin tasks (8:00 pm to 8:50 pm) and so I know they will get done.
Time Blocking
Because it is inevitable we will be distracted by something each day, be that a request from a customer or a demand from a boss, blocking an hour or two off each workday to get on with the ten tasks you have assigned yourself is crucial. All of us should be able to find an hour in the morning and an hour in the afternoon for undisturbed focus work. There really isn’t anything so urgent it cannot wait an hour or so. Of course, if you work in the emergency room of a hospital or are a firefighter, then you are not going to be able to do this, but any information worker who cannot block off an hour or so each day has bigger problems than just a long list of to-dos.
In twenty-five years of working in the legal and education professions, I have never once come across a situation where I was not able to block one hour off to get some focused work done. I have some language students who sometimes tell me they are too busy to do their English class, yet they are always able to find ninety minutes for their lunch (officially they have one hour, but they go for lunch at 11:30 am and they don’t return to their desks until close to 1 pm.) When we need to, we can find the time. It’s just a question of priorities.
And that nicely leads me to the biggest benefit of only allowing ten tasks on your to-do list each day. It forces you to prioritise. We all have a lot of things we would like to do each day, but we only have twenty-four hours to do them. We cannot do everything at once. When you are limited to just ten meaningful tasks each day you are forced to think about which of the tasks you have to do will have the biggest positive impact on your day and your active projects. When you choose tasks that will move your projects forward each day you are making a bigger impact on your projects than if you were randomly picking away at a long list of tasks. You become more focused on the outcomes and less focused on the trivialities. Ultimately, projects need to be completed and focusing on the tasks that will get you to completion rather than the little insignificant tasks will get you to the outcome you want faster.
Having a long list of daily to-dos does not make you a hero. All it does is cause you to feel overwhelmed and that leads to procrastination. Reducing your to-do list to the ten most important tasks each day allows you to begin the day focused and energised and ready to move your projects towards the outcomes you desire faster. You will procrastinate less and you will still have time each day to deal with the unforeseen interruptions and distractions that are an inevitable part of living in the twenty-first century.
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The Working With... Podcast. Coming In November
I am very excited to announce the upcoming Working With Podcast which will launch in November. This is something I have been thinking about for most of this year but I held off because I did not know if I could bring anything new to the world of productivity and self-development podcasting.
Then recently, as I was ironing at home, it hit me! I could use my podcast to answer all the many questions I get every week about becoming better organised, more productive and creating a life you love living. And that ties into the very reason why I put out my YouTube videos, write weekly blog posts and send out a weekly newsletter—because I want to help as many people as I can to create a wonderful life for themselves.
So, if you have any questions you would like me to answer or you have any difficulties with productivity or setting and achieving your goals, then drop me a line. You can either leave a comment on this blog post, email me directly ( or just DM me on either Facebook or Twitter. I will add your question to the list and will try and give you the best answer I can in the podcast.
Don’t worry if you wish to remain anonymous, that is perfectly fine. Unless you specifically ask me to, I will not be broadcasting your name. All I really want to know is what difficulties you are having with productivity and self-development in general.
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Fifth Day - Introduction
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[ 002 ] All the east was white, nor any part of our hemisphere unillumined by the rising beams, when the carolling of the birds that in gay chorus saluted the dawn among the boughs induced Fiammetta to rise and rouse the other ladies and the three gallants; with whom adown the hill and about the dewy meads of the broad champaign she sauntered, talking gaily of divers matters, until the sun had attained some height. [ 003 ] Then, feeling his rays grow somewhat scorching, they retraced their steps, and returned to the villa; where, having repaired their slight fatigue with excellent wines and comfits, they took their pastime in the pleasant garden until the breakfast hour; when, all things being made ready by the discreet seneschal, they, after singing a stampita, and a balladette or two, gaily, at the queen's behest, sat them down to eat. [ 004 ] Meetly ordered and gladsome was the meal, which done, heedful of their rule of dancing, they trod a few short measures with accompaniment of music and song. Thereupon, being all dismissed by the queen until after the siesta, some hied them to rest, while others tarried taking their pleasure in the fair garden. [ 005 ] But shortly after none, all, at the queen's behest, reassembled, according to their wont, by the fountain; and the queen, having seated herself on her throne, glanced towards Pamfilo, and bade him with a smile lead off with the stories of good fortune. Whereto Pamfilo gladly addressed himself, and thus began.
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Computer System Conversion to Close Texarkana College Building
Texarkana College will close a building on Fridays in June for a computer system conversion.
During the month of June, Texarkana College’s administration building will be closed to the public on Fridays for a computer system conversion.
These closures will include the Office of Admissions and Registration, Advising, Financial Aid, Business Office, Human Resources and Continuing Education. Throughout the month of June, all offices will be open Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
These closures will only affect offices in the TC administration building. No other offices or buildings on campus will be affected. All classes and events scheduled during this time will take place as planned. The TC switchboard will operate as usual on Fridays from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. to assist callers.
Web registration for Summer II and Fall will continue to be available for students who have already completed the admission process.
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Category: Daily Devotionals
It may seem vaguely out of place that James switches gears to admonishing us about temptations when he has been writing about our responses to trials, but he is actually continuing the admonition in the same thought. The apostle is simply reminding us that these trials and troubles are a form of testing from God, aiding in the building up of our characters and in our abilities to persevere, but we may not say that in them God is “tempting” us. As James writes, God cannot be either tempted with evil nor can He tempt anyone to evil. The difference between the two is that one is an external force, the test, and the other is an internal force, the temptation. We are tempted to evil by our own sin natures, and the testing becomes a temptation depending on what we do with them in our minds. That is why James immediately preceded this comment with saying that those who remain steadfast under the trial, or testing, will receive the crown of life. The trials come, and God uses them to mold and build our characters. As long as we look to Him in the midst of them, these trials serve their heavenly purposes. However, as soon as we look to ourselves, these trials become temptations which may lead to sin and death. Look only to our Father for comfort and guidance in this life, so that the trials and tests will serve only to make us more like Him.
Study/Meditation: How do “tests” become “temptations”? How can you guard against this happening in your own life?
*Father, help me to keep all of my troubles and problems in the proper perspective. Thank You for never leaving me nor forsaking me, but instead using all of the things in my life to further sanctify me. Amen.
James gives us a directive in this verse, the same directive God has been giving His children since Genesis 2 and 3. Our Father has directed us to live our lives in light of the coming good. We endure the trials and tribulations of this existence knowing that this is not the end of it; this isn’t even the point of it! The “crown of life” is not a physical crown, per se, nor is it a works-related reward. This kind of “crown” is the term used for “top” or “pinnacle.” The point of our lives and our existences is the glory of God, and brothers and sisters, we will see that! All of this life is a trial. Nothing here on this earth is perfect, so we remain steadfast while living in this time, knowing that we have in our futures an eternity when we will see the point, when we will behold the truest good and perfection—our Heavenly Father. He is the Crown of Life and the point of it all, and His promise to us is Him. It could be no better than that!
Study/Meditation: Verse 4 told us that our steadfastness in trials will make us “perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” How is that statement related to today’s verse? What does “remaining steadfast” look like in your life?
*Father, thank You for the promise of You. Keep me during the trials of this life and remind me daily that You are the Crown and the Glory of this earth. Amen.
Probably one of the hardest trials any human being can face is the trial of self-centeredness, or pride. It is our general inclination to see everything with ourselves as the center, filtering all of life through a “me lens.” In these verses, James is pointing to two opposite situations in order to illustrate where our thoughts should be. You see, the poor man could easily fixate on his situation, thinking he would be so much better off if he just had more money or more things, whereas James says he should instead fixate on his wealth in being a child of the King. On the other hand, the rich man may be satisfied in his money, thinking life is right because he has a lot of wealth, but James says this man must cast his eyes not on the gifts but on the Giver. In both cases, James is calling us to look beyond ourselves and our situations, whatever those situations may be, and in humility place our eyes and our hearts on the Lord of the Universe and Lover of our Souls. In Him we have peace and prosperity, and this is where we will find the wisdom we need to endure the trials of earthly things.
Study/Meditation: In this illustration, how can a poor man be accused of pride? These things are also forms of idolatry. How is that so?
*Father, forgive me of the times when I’ve placed anything of this world above You and my love for You. You are the Giver of all things and the Author of salvation. I love You and give you all praise and honor. Amen.
Jesus told us that the number one thing we are commanded to do is to love the Lord with everything. In order to do this, we have to be single-minded in our devotion to Him. Another part of successfully fulfilling the first of the Ten Commandments is to have unwavering faith. James tells us to also demonstrate this faith when we ask for wisdom in dealing with this life’s trials. We know that we can only receive this kind of wisdom through God, but He has to be the center of our thoughts and our faith in order to fully receive it. The prophet Jeremiah wrote one of the most well-loved verses in Jeremiah 29:11, but often we don’t read on. In verse 12 he wrote: “Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” Go to the Father and ask Him for the wisdom you need to meet life’s trials and tribulations, but also set your mind only on Him, not looking sideways at the very world you’re trying to escape for an alternate solution. He is our light and our salvation.
Study/Meditation: Why do you think our lack of faith inhibits our receiving the total wisdom available to us from God? How can you be successful in being single-minded instead of double-minded when asking God for this kind of wisdom?
*Father, help me in my pursuit to be single-minded about You. I know that You are my everything, that You are omnipotent and omniscient. I know that only You are God and worthy of all the glory, praise, and honor. Help me to remember that and forgive me when I don’t. Amen.
It may seem at first glance that James has jumped from one subject to another as we read verse 5. He had just been writing on trials and the necessity of them and now he quickly moves on to wisdom. James has not changed subjects. On the contrary, it is as if he is saying: “The help you need to understand the meaning of your trials and tribulations comes through wisdom, and you must ask God if you want that kind of wisdom.” This term James uses here for “wisdom” was a common one used in that day for knowledge of godly things. Getting through the trials and tribulations of this life requires knowledge far beyond what is offered in man’s meager brain. This kind of knowledge only comes from God, so our first response in looking for it is to pray. Additionally, it is important that we ask for that kind of wisdom before the trials begin, preparing ourselves in God’s wisdom so that we respond in godly knowledge. Pray today, asking God to give you the wisdom you need to look beyond this world to the eternal purpose behind your life. We prepare by praying.
Study/Meditation: Many of the sayings in the book of Proverbs have to do with wisdom, saying that looking for wisdom is like looking for gold or silver. (Proverbs 2:1-11) Why is that an appropriate comparison? How do we look for this kind of wisdom?
*Father, please give me the wisdom necessary to see the things of this world from a godly perspective. Help me look at my problems through a lens that is You. Amen.
James 1:4 “And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
When the scientists were building the Biosphere in Arizona, they included all manner of flora and fauna, including many different kinds of trees. Once it was completed and filled, everything seemed good. However, the scientists ran into a perplexing problem. All of the tallest trees were simply falling over. The trees seemed healthy and were well-fed and watered, but without fail, as they got to a certain height, they would topple to the ground of the sphere. The scientists were confused and worked diligently at a solution. Finally they saw the problem—there was no wind in the Biosphere. Without wind, the roots of the trees could not grow stronger and eventually the weight of the tree itself was enough to topple it to the ground. This is exactly what James is telling us in today’s verse. Trials and troubles are the wind in our lives, wind that is needed so that the roots of our steadfastness will grow stronger and stronger. Without those problems, the weight of our own existences would take us to the ground. But God loves us much too much to leave us that way. James tells us to let the trials of this life be what they are intended to be; put them in the perspective of the King where they are a means to our sanctification and to His glory. Only then will we be “complete, lacking in nothing.”
Study/Meditation: What is it about trials and tribulations that make us steadfast? How do they also bring us into closer communion with God?
*Father, thank You for bringing me through all of life’s trials, and thank You for orchestrating only that which is for my good and to Your glory. Amen.
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Representatives of the Hayley Ferry Ltd pleaded guilty to a number of charges at Portsmouth Magistrates Court this week
A Hampshire ferry company has been fined
more than £12,000 after it carried too many passengers.
Three representatives from Hayling Ferry
Ltd, the master, operator and owner, were each charged with four counts of
sailing without a valid passenger certificate and two charges of sailing with
insufficient liferafts onboard.
The group pleaded guilty to all charges at
Portsmouth Magistrates Court on Tuesday.
The master of Tina Marie, Geoffrey Oliver, aged 58, was fined £900, plus costs of
£400. Frida Edwards, the vessel’s owner, aged 54, was fined £600, plus costs of
While the operator, Hayling Ferry Ltd, was
fined £6,000, plus £4,000 in costs.
The 11m long vessel was used as a ferry
between Hayling Island and Eastney, across the entrance to Langstone Harbour.
The vessel is certified to carry 12
passengers and two crew, however on four occasions in January and February this
year, the boat landed between 16 and 27 passengers.
In most cases, the majority of passengers
were children returning home from schools in Portsmouth.
On all the occasions listed in court, the
vessel had inadequate lifesaving equipment for all the adults and children on
In a statement on the company’s Facebook
page, Frida and Tina Edwards said: “We would like to assure
you that at no time did we, the owners, encourage this practice and we were not
aware that it had happened until the MCA
contacted us with notice of the prosecution.
“We have no
doubt that Mr Oliver thought he was doing the right thing. He was in a
difficult position, as he did not want to leave children unattended on the
pontoon. That said, proceeding with the journeys with too many passengers was
not the right decision and we fully supported the MCA’s actions against us.”
Menawhile, the MCA’s captain
Amir Esmiley, said: “There was a clear lack of concern for the safety of
passengers which was made worse as the majority of people on the four crossings
“The limits on the number of passengers that
can be on a vessel are there to ensure that everyone has a proper lifejacket
and a place in a liferaft.”
Image credit: Facebook/Hayling Ferry Ltd
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The 'Rosity Comic Strip - 11-12-07
November 12, 2007 8:42 pm
Renderosity Comics - Don't worry, the Renderosity Comics Team will never go on strike. We get a full 10% of nothing, plus perks. - frogdot
Frog Tales by frogdot
Tunnelrunners by JamesRoden [James Roden]
continued next week ...
The Mousecapades - Washington Crossing The Delaware by coa
Wren Derosity - Put Your Mind To It by sparkyjones
The Smiley Faces from Outer Space by edhoover
Kuntry Life - by Nyghtwolf [Kevin Luce]
FoToonZ by Gordon_S [Gordon Syerson]
The Incredible Brinkton Agency by vdelor (read the previous episodes here )
Life according to Jesse and James by bg36 [Ben Gordon]
The Catpack by anniemation [Janet Lynne]
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Would you like Romy to share her expertise on health and wellness at your upcoming conference or event?
Corporate Employee Wellness Program
Why hire a Nutrition Expert?
by Romy Seleznov Nelson, MEd., DTR
THE IMPORTANCE OF FITNESS AND
NUTRITION EDUCATION IN
YOUR ORGANIZATION'S EMPLOYEE WELLNESS PROGRAM
The number of adults in the U.S. who are obese has doubled over the past 40 years. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an estimated 66 percent of American adults are either overweight or obese. Obesity plays a key role in the development of most chronic health conditions. Per cost employee annual health costs have almost doubled since the late 1990s.
For employers providing the majority of health insurance costs, such increases have outpaced affordability. The indirect costs of obesity include decreased productivity and an increase in absenteeism.
Research demonstrates that as a person's body mass increases, their utilization of health care costs increases. On average, health care costs for obese workers are 36 percent higher than those for employees with normal or healthy weights. Medication costs for obese workers are 77 percent higher. Prescription drug costs are rapidly increasing, however, many of the most commonly prescribed pharmaceuticals are for preventable conditions related to life-style choices.
So, how does a corporate wellness program encourage employees to lose weight in an effort to combat rising costs while improving the health, happiness and overall well-being of their workforce? How should a company increase worker morale, productivity and recruit top candidates to their organization? By hiring on-site, motivational professional nutrition and fitness experts.
Licensed nutrition professionals, such as DTRs and RDs and licensed professional counselors (LPCs), as well as certified personal trainers
can educate your employees at work. Nutrition and fitness experts on-site teach employees life-long strategies for making changes. In an employee wellness program, employees are educated to make healthier food choices and increase their level of physical activity for improved cardiovascular fitness, flexibility and strength. Such changes result in improvements in body composition and therefore a decrease in obesity related conditions. People with healthy life-style habits have the ability to reduce their weight, cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar, and therefore their risk for heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some forms of cancer.
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The BJP government in Haryana has ordered the closure of slaughterhouses in urban areas on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti on Thursday. The order was issued on Wednesday by state Urban Local Bodies Minister, Kavita Jain, who said she took the decision after representatives of various religious organisations met her and raised the demand. “All the slaughterhouses in urban areas will remain closed on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti on March 29, 2018. Besides, the sale of meat, fish and eggs will also be restricted,” the order issued by Haryana Urban Local bodies issued Wednesday read.
“Mahavir Jayanti is observed every year as non-violence day. Different religious organizations of the state had met her (the minister) and demanded prohibition of killing of animals on this significant day. After this, the officers of the Department had been instructed to prepare a proposal in this regard. Keeping in view the religious sentiments of the Jain community, the proposal to close down slaughterhouses on March 29 and also restrict the sale of meat, fish and eggs has been approved,” a statement issued by the state government read.
“Officers have been instructed to ensure strict compliance of the orders in the municipal areas and also submit a report of the same,” Kavita Jain said.
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American Flags near Alpine UT 84004 – Made in America
Unlike other nations, USA only has 2 national icons: the bald eagle, and the American flag. While the bald eagle is globally identified, the American flag is a symbol recognized worldwide.
The American flag includes thirteen alternating horizontal stripes of equal size, of which 7 are red and six are white. In the upper-left corner, or the canton, is a blue rectangular shape, on which are drawn fifty white five-pointed stars.
Although the American flag was embraced officially in 1777, at that time there was no definition attached to the colors. The same colors were used in making the Seal of the United States of America in 1782, having specific significance. The significance behind the colors of the flag are as complies with:
“White represents pureness as well as innocence.
Red, hardiness & valiance.
Blue, signifies alertness, determination & justice”.
Since 1777 when it wased initially adopted officially, the American flag has actually undergone several modifications to reach its existing design.
Short History of the American Flag
The history of our flag is as remarkable as that of the country itself. It has endured fights, influenced songs and evolved in response to the growth of the country it stands for. The following is a collection of fascinating points and practices concerning the American flag and also exactly how it is to be displayed:
- The flag is usually shown from sunrise to sunset. In inclement weather, the flag should not be flown.
- The flag needs to be presented daily and also on all holidays, climate allowing, on or near the primary management buildings of all public institutions. It should likewise be displayed in or near every polling place on election days and in or near every schoolhouse during college days.
- When displayed flat against a wall or a window, or in an upright position, the “Union” field of stars ought to be uppermost as well as to the left of the onlooker.
- When the flag is elevated or lowered as part of an event, and as it goes by in parade or review, everybody, except those in uniform, must face the flag with the right hand over the heart.
- The United States flag ought to never be dipped toward anybody or item, nor should the flag ever before touch anything underneath it.
Throughout the years, extensive guidelines have been implemented for ways to manage the flag. There’s even been controversy over whether a person has the right to break these standards for the function of expressing themselves freely. You might see some people are also brought to crying when the flag is honored at events as well as occasions. Prior to the War of 1812, the flag did not have the very same significance of nationwide pride that it does today.
The flag could be embellished with gold fringe bordering the perimeter of the flag as long as it does not deface the flag proper. When the flag is affixed to the right side of a car of any type of kind (e.g. cars and trucks), it ought to be oriented so that the “Union” is in the direction of the front of the vehicle, as if the flag were streaming in reverse from its hoist as the vehicle moves ahead.
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed an act establishing a main flag for the brand-new nation. The resolution stated: “Resolved, that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a brand-new constellation.” On Aug. 3, 1949, President Harry S. Truman officially declared June 14 as Flag Day.
Retiring your Old American Flag
Most American Legion Posts frequently perform a sensible flag burning event, frequently on Flag Day, June 14th. Several Cub Scout Packs, Boy Scout Troops, as well as Girl Scout Troops retire flags frequently too. Call your local American Legion Hall or Scout Troop close to the state of Utah to inquire about the schedule of this service.
Which Flag is Right for You?
There is a massive option of American flags to pick from including hand flags, interior flags, banner flags and also outdoor flags from various suppliers. Whether you’re looking for a wonderful bargain on hand flags to give out throughout a parade or would like to spend in a high-grade outdoor flag to display at your business, there’s certainly a flag suited for you.
Printed vs Fully Sewn Flag – A printed flag is a picture that is printed on to the nylon material. A sewn flag is made by joining the individual pieces of tinted fabric with string.
Chain vs Lock Stitch – A chain stitched flag will totally unwind if one thread is torn, but that will not occur with a lock stitched flag.
G-SPEC Flag – The G-SPEC flag is for usage by the U.S. federal government. The sizes are made to the main federal government hoist fly proportion of 1:1.9. The star areas are bigger and also they are mainly purchased for display at army bases.
American Flags made in America
Try to find flag suppliers that are members of the Flag Manufacturers Association of America which established the “Certified Made in the U.S.A” certification program of American Flags. According to the FMAA site,” ‘Certified Made in the U.S.A.’ accredits that your American flag has actually been made in the U.S. of products that are residential in origin which all procedures in every action of its manufacture were completed in U.S. facilities with U.S. labor”.
ZIP codes in Alpine we serve: 84004
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I’m one of few people I know who has dozens of gadgets but doesn’t own either an Apple iPhone or a Palm Pre. Some may wonder, why is that? These are the two hottest gadgets out there, right?
Sometimes, pictures speak louder than words.
Why I Don’t Own An iPhone:
Of course, there are at least a dozen more reasons that I don’t have an iPhone.
Why I Don’t Own A Pre:
It is conceivable that my situation will change within the next six months, since my 2-year contract with AT&T is nearly up, but I do plan on going with them again. However, I grow weary of the aging Windows Mobile and its rapidly declining developer support, and if someone can’t get an exciting new phone out in time to entice me I may have to do something drastic.
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Article ID: 551618
Released: 24-Apr-2009 12:00 PM EDT
Source Newsroom: Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate
Newswise — Every brain has a soundtrack. Its tempo and tone will vary, depending on mood, frame of mind, and other features of the brain itself. When that soundtrack is recorded and played back -- to an emergency responder, or a firefighter -- it may sharpen their reflexes during a crisis, and calm their nerves afterward.
Over the past decade, the influence of music on cognitive development, learning, and emotional well-being has emerged as a hot field of scientific study. To explore music's potential relevance to emergency response, the Dept of Homeland Security's Science & Technology Directorate (S&T) has begun a study into a form of neurotraining called "Brain Music" that uses music created in advance from listeners' own brain waves to help them deal with common ailments like insomnia, fatigue, and headaches stemming from stressful environments. The concept of Brain Music is to use the frequency, amplitude, and duration of musical sounds to move the brain from an anxious state to a more relaxed state.
"Strain comes with an emergency response job, so we are interested in finding ways to help these workers remain at the top of their game when working and get quality rest when they go off a shift," said S&T Program Manager Robert Burns. "Our goal is to find new ways to help first responders perform at the highest level possible, without increasing tasks, training, or stress levels."
If the brain "composes" the music, the first job of scientists is to take down the notes, and that is exactly what Human Bionics LLC of Purcellville, VA does. Each recording is converted into two unique musical compositions designed to trigger the body's natural responses, for example, by improving productivity while at work, or helping adjust to constantly changing work hours.
The compositions are clinically shown to promote one of two mental states in each individual: relaxation " for reduced stress and improved sleep; and alertness " for improved concentration and decision-making. Each 2-6 minute track is a composition performed on a single instrument, usually a piano. The relaxation track may sound like a "melodic, subdued Chopin sonata," while the alertness track may have "more of a Mozart sound," says Burns. (It seems there's a classical genius—or maybe two genii—in all of us. Listen to an instrumental alert track at www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/multimedia/snapshots/st_brain_music_active.mp3.
After their brain waves are set to music, each person is given a specific listening schedule, personalized to their work environment and needs. If used properly, the music can boost productivity and energy levels, or trigger a body's natural responses to stress.
The music created by Human Bionics LLC is being tested as part of the S&T Readiness Optimization Program (ROP), a wellness program that combines nutrition education and neurotraining to evaluate a cross population of first responders, including federal agents, police, and firefighters. A selected group of local area firefighters will be the first emergency responders taking part in the project.
The Brain Music component of the ROP is derived from patented technology developed at Moscow University to use brain waves as a feedback mechanism to correct physiological conditions.
In British philosopher John Locke's terms, Brain Music brings new meaning to his famous phrase: "A sound mind in a sound body, is a short, but full description of a happy state in this World."
And then there's always Cervantes, who coined, "He who sings scares away his woes."
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The Best Advice on Options I’ve found
November 7, 2018
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Methods of Relieving Pain Naturally
When people are in pain most of the times they rush to the different pharmaceuticals to get a pain reliever. Although the pain reliever drugs work at a breakneck speed their constant use gets disputed by most of the medical doctors citing the ability of people developing dependence on them. There is no other option left for people who feel that they need to reduce pain in their bodies without depending on the chemicals other than using the natural methods that are available for them. Research is ongoing on which other products that can have a little or no impact on the human body while people are now fully into natural methods that are locally available for them.
Cannabidiol oil mostly found on the plant that people smoked marijuana when isolated and administered in the form of vapor has an instant effect on the pain that people feel. It is not possible for any person to cite any harm caused by such products since they have been tried and tested and are known to produce the best results for the pain relieving process. It is possible to use the oil on the skin on places which are ailing like the bones and other areas. Spicy foods like pepper have always been considered as pain inflicting food substance but have shown great significance in fighting illness in the body.
Pain is reduced due to the pepper acting on neurotransmitters that can transmit shock from the source to the brain. When one is seeking for pepper they are not aware that actually, it will help them deal with blood clotting and also help them to reduce the effect of pain during injuries. Hot and cold therapy is a method that has been commonly used for a very long time in addressing the issue of torture in our bodies.
People who are suffering from inflammation and other injuries that lead to blood clotting in the inside should use hot water to deal with the situation and then cold water for the cooling down of the parts. The blood flow is increased when a person warms the body part. It have been proven by researchers that when the body is lacking a crucial vitamin D in the body they tend to experience a lot of pain time to time.
Standing in the sun, especially in the morning, is the most efficient way of ensuring that one has sufficient vitamin D in the body. In many cases when people involve themselves in reflection can fight depression. With all the vitamins that are contained in the soup broth it could be instrumental in pain relieving.
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Did any of the political cognoscenti consult Real Clear Politics last Thursday? Those who did found evidence that Donald Trump's recent charges against Hillary Clinton for spending years as an "enabler" to her husband while committing "very seedy" behavior is irrefutable. Moreover, the evidence alluded to has been contained in a book right under our noses. The book was written by David Brock — now a Hillary Clinton champion — and Brock is still quite proud of the book. He actually has boasted that, "reviewers had found [the book] to be fair, well-balanced, and accurate" — such reviewers as The Washington Post and The New York Times. Why no one has consulted it is mysterious. Is the press really that lazy?
Its evidence is as overwhelming as the book's author is problematic for the Clintons. Brock now oversees Media Matters with an annual budget of millions of dollars, and its main purpose is to protect the Clintons. Yet what about the book he wrote? Could the Clintons have not read it? Did their vast research operation overlook it? Are the Clintons that amateurish? It is my humble opinion that they are, and if the American people elect Hillary Clinton president, then we shall be right back with them in the 1990s.
The Real Clear Politics piece was written by a writer equally as irrefutable as Brock's book. After all he helped Brock put it together. His name is Mark Paoletta, and he helped Brock on many projects in the mid-1990s including Troopergate, The Real Anita Hill, and this damaging book, The Seduction of Hillary Rodham. Paoletta was considered by Brock to be a friend. Yet that apparently has changed. Paoletta now is substantiating Trump's charges that Bill has been a major abuser of women for many years, and Hillary has led the campaign to cover up his philandering and to vilify the women involved. Sometimes she played very dirty.
On page 277 of "Seduction," Brock cites approvingly Garry Wills as saying, "Apologizing for and covering up Clinton's womanizing all those years, Wills suggested, had instilled in Hillary a deep suspicion of the press and contempt for the democratic process itself." So that is the background for Clinton's machinations. What exactly were they? According to Brock, during the 1992 campaign Clinton was "... fighting behind the scenes to keep the press from exposing the unseemly aspects of life ... with her husband. ... The shadow campaign apparatus involved Hillary's lawyer friends ... to combat womanizing stories ... In this respect, anyway, the Clintons were indeed a second coming of Camelot: Not since the Kennedys had there been so many retainers on hand whose primary function appeared to be to keep a lid on all manner of personal scandals."
That quote can be found on page 271 of "Seduction," where Brock goes on to say that "It was Bill's womanizing that had turned their personal life into tabloid fodder. ... [G]iven Bills personal history and character, Hillary and her team had to treat them all [charges of Bill's pathological behavior] as potentially true." Hillary Clinton's ruthlessness knew no bounds.
On page 272, Brock quotes Rex Nelson, formerly political editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, as recalling that, "Women were called and told they'd make them look like whores if they came forward." At about this time, Clinton began hiring private investigators such as Jack Palladino and Anthony Pellicano (who has since been safely interred in a Federal prison) to push back against what Clinton aide Betsey Wright called "bimbo eruptions." Brock reports on page 273 that "The use of a private investigators to do surveillance on — and attempt to intimidate — potential witnesses was an unprecedented scandal potentially far darker than the story of the ill-starred Whitewater investments. Yet with the sole exception of The Washington Post story in July, not one of the campaign reporters chose to write about the practice, even though many were quite familiar with it."
Of course, by now a long line of victims has come forward to tell their stories about adventures with romantic Bill Clinton, and in so doing many have told of their fate at the hands of Hillary Clinton and her operatives, for instance, Juanita Broaddrick who says she was raped by Bill, Kathleen Willey who says she was fondled by him within days of her husband's suicide and Monica Lewinsky. Well we have all heard about her and what Hillary Clinton's associate Sidney Blumenthal did to her.
Yet all the while this book by a journalist-turned-Clintonista, "The Seduction of Hillary Rodham," has been sitting on library shelves, awaiting the curiosity of journalists. Obviously, not many have such curiosity.
Now Mark Paoletta has come forward. Donald Trump has made the book's contents an issue in his defense against Hillary Clinton's impudent charges of sexism. Finally, the fate of another serial Casanova, Bill Cosby, may make the Clintons pay for their recklessness.
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Paige Delight – Destiny of Erotica
Released: October 4, 2014
PornStars: Paige Delight
Categories: Anal, Big Ass, Busty, Clips, Cream pie, Euro, HD, MILFs, Redhead
In today’s scene, we observe that not everybody is cut out to be a major rock star. However, another option is to become a world-class on-camera cock sucker, dick fucker, and backdoor babe, and to fulfill a destiny of erotica in hardcore XXX videos! So when David Perry has had enough of listening to Paige Delight’s attempts on the guitar, he reassures her that she is outstanding when it comes to blowing his rod, driving him crazy with her hot nipples, plowing his prick with her 38F British cleavage, and then riding his meat like a cowgirl. But, as David then emphasizes with two fingers sunk into her rosebud, Paige’s talents can go even further in the sexual realm, as she soon gets comfy on the couch with his thick stick deep in her butt, bringing him to a climax all over her gape-tastic sphincter! And when she licks up the overflow of his orgasm from where the goo dripped from her ass crack onto the polished hardwood floor, she confirms that rock music’s loss is anal porn’s gain!
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Cleaning Tempered Glass The Right Way
glass expertsThere are a lot of different types of glass that you are going to encounter. As you look into various options today, you’ll find that some are easier to manage than others. One such option is known as tempered glass. Sometimes referred to as “safety glass”, this is an option that is shatters if broken. These crumble into cubes, so that it’s somewhat safer, albeit still dangerous. It’s just not going to form shards.
How To Tell If You Have Tempered Glass
First and foremost, you need to know whether or not you have tempered glass in place. These are often placed in high traffic areas. You’ll find that they will be put in bathrooms, near walkways, around doors, and other areas that see a lot of traffic. You will also find them to be etched, and somewhat different than traditional glass, so that you can see through it, but not with the same precision as others.
When this type of glass is formed, there is a lot of chemistry at play. The chemistry causes the glass to end up going through a variety of different heats, and cooling points. This causes the glass to look the way it does, but it also makes sure that the density shifts, and the glass doesn’t shard when shattered. The only downside with this is that you are going to have a harder time cleaning it. Since there are grooves and different elements on the surface trapping dirt becomes easy for the glass. You’ll have to clean with care to get this cleared out, since the panes are a bit more sensitive than traditional solutions.
Cleaning Tempered Glass
You’re going to find that cleaning tempered glass is difficult to get done right. However, many professionals request that you use a window scraper. Before you go out and start cleaning, you have to be very careful with this. Get familiar with the tool. Then when testing it, clean very slightly, and with ease. You cannot “scrub” glass of this type. You have to be very careful with how you clean things up. The scraper can help clean across imperfections. Listen for any noise, because if you hear some cracks, you should stop. You want to test this first, and when you hear that, you will want to go with a different methodology.
You can use a window scraper, but you have to be very gentle when cleaning. Treat tempered glass with care, and pay attention to whether or not you’re hearing the cracks and pops. If you hear that, slow down, wet your scraper, use a squeegee and glass cleaner, but be very light with your touch to clean this type of glass.
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One way for adults to be more proactive in preventing bullying is to recognize the warning signs before a negative consequence occurs. Children are sometimes fearful of asking for help or, more often than not, they don’t know how to get the help they need.
Here are some warning signs of bullying. By understanding these early signals, educators and parents can step in and help children in need.
- Unexplainable injuries
- Missing clothing, electronics or jewelry
- Frequent complaints of sickness like headaches or stomachaches
- Faking illness and wanting to stay home from school
- Changes in eating habits
- Frequent nightmares or difficulty sleeping
- Decline in grades
- Sudden loss of friends
- Signs of depression and low self esteem
- Self destructive behaviors
- Mention of suicide
- Running away from home
In addition to paying attention to these signs, it’s extremely important to watch out for signs that a child is bullying others. Recognizing these signs can help adults intervene with the aggressor.
- Getting into physical or verbal fights with other children
- Friends who are bullying others
- An overall aggressive demeanor
- Constant office referrals and detention
- Unexplained new belongings or extra money
- Never accepting responsibility
- Extremely competitive and concerned about being popular
Bullying is a battle of power. The target of bullying becomes helpless and fearful while the aggressor finds heightened levels of control to feel better about who they are. It’s clear that, from either perspective, the children are experiencing some struggles. Oftentimes, having an adult intervene is what both parties not only need, but desire.
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It doesn’t matter if we are hispanic;
Or any other!
What matters is that God sent His one and only Son for ALL!
Our prayer is for nations! For peace! For love. For the safety of our children, families, our schools, places of work, churches and homes!
“For when we were still without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly. For scarcely for a righteous man will one die; yet perhaps for a good man someone would even dare to die. But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”
Romans 5:6-8 NKJV
Our hearts go out for all the lives lost and injured from the recent tragedy in Orlando, Florida. Yes, a night club, unlikely hour, deeds indescribable… Unbeknownst to the lives entered in that place on that day… that it would be fatal. May God have mercy and comfort the families of those that are victims of this horrific massacre.
By the way of these lives, it is irrelevant of the “type” when we are all created by God. Before all of this arising, He sent His Son to pay the price. Some have a tendency to be overly righteous or think that a particular sin is not worthy of redemption when that is not the case. We should turn from that kind of thinking.
Sin is sin! No matter the kind or frequency of it, this I know that God died for all. That is the emphasis. That we should have this mind if any heart comes to Christ …He has redeemed!
It is scary what is going on in the world and how these things are thought out. For even the unexplainable and indescribable things. As many of these hate crimes occur, there has been a way from the very beginning.
“For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous. Moreover the law entered that the offense might abound. But where sin abounded, grace abounded much more, so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
Romans 5:19-21 NKJV
I encourage all, pray for all! If He is for all, then so shall we be. We extend our prayers, deep condolences and hearts to the families affected by this. We love Orlando, Florida. We travel there several times a year because we have many loved ones there. So even more my heart goes out to this city. We stand united in our prayers! May God extend mercy on us all for the safety and security that we need as a whole.
“He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress; My God, in Him I will trust.” Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler and from the perilous pestilence. He shall cover you with His feathers, and under His wings you shall take refuge; His truth shall be your shield and buckler. You shall not be afraid of the terror by night, Nor of the arrow that flies by day, Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness, Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday. A thousand may fall at your side, and ten thousand at your right hand; But it shall not come near you. Only with your eyes shall you look, and see the reward of the wicked. Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge, Even the Most High, your dwelling place, No evil shall befall you, Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling; For He shall give His angels charge over you, To keep you in all your ways.”
Psalms 91:1-11 NKJV
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Elsewhere you will find a lengthy piece by me explaining why I support the electoral reform (STV) option in Tuesday’s BC’s referendum. But for those pressed for time, here’s the gist:
Think of all the things you detest about politics as it is practiced in Canada today.
– The viciousness.
– The emptiness.
– The lack of real options.
– Voters being told they can’t vote for the party they support, but must support another party, to stop yet a third party — that is, to prevent “vote-splitting.”
– The preponderance of so-called “safe” seats.
– The vast and artificial disparities in representation between regions — no Liberals in Alberta, no Tories in Toronto, etc
– The discrimination against new or small parties like the Greens
– MPs who have little role but to vote with their party.
– Being forced to choose between a candidate you can’t stand running for a party you support, or a candidate you like running for a party you despise.
And so on.
Well: we can just sit and complain about it, as important issues are ignored, voter turnout declines and our politics slide ever further into the mud. Or we can do something about it.
If we are to do something about it, we need to understand the causes of our present fix. And, while no cause explains everything, number one on the list of explanatory variables is the way we elect members of Parliament and the provincial legislatures.
The case against first past the post isn’t just the bizarre and indefensible anomalies it produces: the phoney majorities, the regional ghettoes, the huge discrepancies in what a vote is worth, depending on where you live and what party you vote for and how the splits play out. Those are real enough, and they’re offensive to any idea of democratic equality: the bedrock principle of one person, one vote. But they’re not the whole story.
Because those same anomalies aren’t just one-offs. Nor do they tend in the same direction. Rather, they produce wild swings in outcomes from one election to another.
That’s because the present system is “winner take all” — 30% of the vote in a riding is often enough to claim 100% of the power to represent it; 40% or less of the vote overall is enough to win 60% or more of the seats. And a swing of 2% in the vote can lead to dozens of seats changing hands — spelling the difference between a majority for one party, or a majority for another.
That’s a highly risky situation for the parties. So they react as you might expect: they take no chances of doing something that might lose them that 2% of the vote, like taking a position on an issue that might involve some departure from the other parties, or the status quo. When they are absolutely forced to take a stand, at election time, it is generally with some trivial, risk-free gimmick with which they hope to attract “swing voters” their way. That’s when they are not busy attacking their opponents, in as nasty a tone as they can manage: if they can’t add to their own vote totals, they can at least subtract from the other guys’.
And then we wonder why turnout is falling.
So if you think we should do something about this, consider the alternative: proportional representation. In a proportional system, such as the STV model being debated in BC, politics is no longer a series of winner-take-all bets, where a minority is entitled, by the whims of a few swing voters and the accidents of split votes, to rule over all opposition from the majority.
It is a politics, not of wild swings, but incremental gains; not of partisan attacks, but persistent advocacy; one that presents the voters with a menu of different political options, broadly reflective of the differences that exist at any time in society, but which acknowledges that these are contested, and must be contested in a democracy. It is this contest of ideas — a contest for every vote, in every seat, every day – that defines politics under PR: not the quick and dirty coup d’etats that are typical of first past the post.
So if you’re frustrated with politics as it is, think of how politics could be. Imagine going to the polls on election day, knowing that the result was not a foregone conclusion — that you could actually have a hand in electing someone. Imagine that new parties, parties of ideas, could start up to challenge the tired old brokerage parties, without being told that it was a waste of time, that their supporters were just splitting the votes. Imagine a more civil politics. Imagine!
The STV model has a particular advantage: you can vote directly for as many or as few candidates as you like, rather than just voting the party line (although you can do that too). So you can pick and choose among the candidates your party puts forward, or give a nod to another party’s candidate you particularly like. The system rewards candidates with cross-party appeal — mavericks, independents, people who reach out to their opponents rather than demonize them.
But of course, it’s so complicated, the critics complain. After all, you have to rank your choices — 1, 2, 3, and so on — rather than just marking an X. And that counting system! Transfer value formulas! Droop quotas! Ha ha ha.
Well, yes, it’s a little more complicated to vote. And it’s a lot more complicated to count — or at least, to explain how the count works. But it produces much more sane and explicable outcomes. Whereas first past the post may be simpler to count, but produces completely insane outcomes. Isn’t it worth putting a little more effort in at the front end, to get a much better result out the back?
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Missed last week’s Tele-Town Hall call with the NACHC Policy Team and CEO, Tom Van Coverden? You can now access the call recording on the NACHC website. During the call, NACHC experts provided the latest updates on health center policy in Washington D.C. and took questions from health center advocates on the future of the Health Centers Program.
Posted on Wed, December 14, 2011
by Patricia Christensen
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It’s not much of an exaggeration to say that the Asus Eee Pad Transformer is one of our favourite Android tablets of all time. In fact, it’s pretty reasonable to argue that the Transformer is the best Android tablet on the market.
The optional keyboard makes a normal tablet into something far more useful. Instead of just inventing a 10-inch tablet that tries to ape other tablets, Asus considered what it thought would add real value. That, it turns out was extended battery life and a full QWERTY keyboard.
It is clearly that thinking that has led it to come up with the Eee Pad Slider, which offers most of the features you'd find on a netbook, but with improved battery life, and a screen that's a million times better.
Design and style
The first thing you’ll notice about the Slider is that it’s quite thick and quite heavy for a 10-inch tablet. Compare it side-by-side with the iPad and it will come off quite badly. As a device on its own, or compared to a laptop, the Slider is stylish and cool. The mechanism which allows it to open and show its keys is well made, feels sturdy and works well. It does take a little getting used to, the first attempts to pop it will leave you a little puzzled. But like riding a bike, once you’ve got it, you’ve got it.
The slider weighs around 960g, which makes it light for a laptop, but heavy for a tablet. It also makes it nearly as heavy as the 11-inch MacBook air.
As with most Android tablets, there are a pretty excellent selection of ports and sockets too. You’ve got microSD to begin with, which allows you to expand the in-built storage as well as a proper USB connector. The purpose of this is to allow you to read documents, photos and video stored on USB drives. It works well too, and the Honeycomb integration of this works perfectly.
Pop a USB key in the socket and Android instantly detects it and prepares it for use. Ours was FAT32 formatted, and when the OS had given it a quick scan, we were notified in the bottom right of the screen, and we were able to enter a file manager. This was all very simple, and while it’s not Windows level of control over files, it’s more than enough to keep you going on the road.
Other sockets include HDMI output, which might be very handy if you want to show presentations or kick-back and watch a movie - the Android Market now has movie and TV show rentals, for a price.
There is also a headphone socket, as you’d expect.
USB is a killer feature
The presence of a USB socket makes the Asus a very useful little machine. Open up the supplied Polaris office, and you’ve got a mobile solution that can rival any netbook, and put quite a few laptops to shame.
While you wouldn’t want to write a dissertation on the smallish keyboard, for writing a couple of emails, or even longer documents it’s top-notch. We wrote a decent amount on ours, and were blown-away by how good it was. We’ve used latops with less capable keys, and most netbooks don’t even come close.
But combine the power of USB for editing work documents on-the-fly and the cloud for storing your various content. Indeed, Asus will provide “unlimited” storage in its data-filled clouds too, which is a nice touch.
Asus claims that its display is 50% sharper than the competition. That may or may not be the case, and the 1280 x 800 resolution might suggest otherwise, but it is an incredible screen. Everything on it bursts with vivid colour, and the detail is just stunning.
The detail comes into its own when it comes to editing or writing documents or browsing the web. As you have extra weight associated with the keyboard, it’s quite likely you’ll use it in the popped-open position. This works really well on desks but its diminutive size means it’s also practical on trains or planes, where a laptop would be an annoyance.
One of the things we like most is that the screen and keyboard work seamlessly together. So while you might search the tablet for something using the leyboard, it feels natural to then select the result with your finger. It makes us think that it won’t be long before laptops will make more of touch interfaces. It’s actually less clumsy and annoying than you’d think, and when you use a regular laptop, you’ll find yourself missing that interaction.
The good news is, there are shortcut keys to help you navigate around the device without using the screen very much. There is, for example, a home button in around the place you'd expect the Command key on a Mac or the Windows key on a PC. There is also a dedicated search button too, which allows you to find things on the device, and the web. You can easily just navigate using the keyboard, but there are times when it just feels a little quicker to tap the screen.
Video and audio
We decided to put the Asus through its paces as a video device too. We loaded on some MKV encoded video clips in both 720p and 1080p. What we found first is that the Slider naturally gifted when it comes to video.
It refused to play MKVs in its default configuration. To get those files working, we had to nip into the Android Market and use a third-party solution. It was no hassle though, and we were up and running in no time at all.
Because the Asus can read USB keys, we just put our files on an 8GB drive and fired them up. Some data transfer speed issues meant that sometimes it was better to copy the files into the device’s memory, but if you have a new, quick drive then that shouldn’t be necessary.
720p video played like a dream, it was smooth - USB restrictions aside - and had masses of detail. 1080p wasn’t though, and we didn’t have any luck in making it play those video files. This is no surprise, and to expect the Slider to manage this is asking too much of a reasonably modest and low-power processor.
Sound from the built in speakers is good, it's a little weak, and lacks bass, but it's very clear. It's not especially loud either, but for listening in a quiet environment, there's more than enough power for most things.
In our tests, the battery life was pretty amazing. Use it on-and-off all day, and it will easily last a whole day. Leave it in standby, and you'll see many days before the charge is exhausted. As a guide, we left it in a bag, unused and disconnected from Wi-Fi (but with the wireless turned on). During that time, we lost about 18 percent of the battery charge. So, using that logic, you'd get five days standby time, and probably more if you put the device into Aeroplane mode.
While there aren’t a lot of native apps that support the larger, tablet, screen size, we assume this will change over time. Apps do scale quite well though, and there are better options that you find on the iPad for re-scaling options.
Where Honeycomb blows us away is in the apps that do support a full tablet experience. Take a look at the YouTube app, and you'll see a wall of video content that you can scroll around smoothly. It's not just YouTube on a tablet, it's a proper tablet-based interface that works well on a tablet. It sounds silly to say like that, but too often software companies forget to think about the device they are targeting.
Aside from that, Honeycomb is very user-friendly. We have recently given the slider to someone with very little tablet experience, and he was a big fan of how easy it was to use. Indeed, it was simpler to connect to his email service than the iPad. Settings are logical, the system bar always allows you to navigate around the OS and the settings are to be found on the right of the screen at all time. There are improved notifications too, and its dead easy to change some basic functions via the home screen menu.
For web browsing, it’s just brilliant though, the new Android browser has tabbed browsing, and it’s a very PC-like experience. There’s also the brilliance of Flash, which while not the be-all and end-all of the web, is certainly nice to have.
£400 (Wi-Fi only)
There’s almost nothing wrong with the Asus Eee Pad Slider.
Its worst crimes are that it’s heavy and larger than other, keyboardless tablets. If that worries you, get the new Asus Eee Pad Transformer when it comes out. Then you have the advantages of a detachable keyboard, which has an extra battery, and gives you the flexibility of leaving the keyboard at home, if you need a lighter tablet.
Aside from its size and dimensions, the Slider is a lovely machine. The screen is stunning, the USB socket makes it very useful as a serious work machine, and the keyboard is usable, apart from for the very lengthiest of writing assignments.
In Honeycomb, Google has managed to compete with iOS far more than it does with phones. Where the iPad is essentially just a large iPhone, Honeycomb devices add a whole set of features – USB drive support, for one – that set it apart from most phones. It’s more flexible than Apple’s OS and the Market has some genuinely useful apps to help you get stuff done, although we do wish there were more Honeycomb optimised versions of our favourites, like TweetDeck.
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DETROIT (WWJ) – The family of a missing senior is asking the public for help locating the woman.
Joyce Friday, 74, has been missing since Saturday, December 1, 2012. She wandered away from home in the Old Redford (Grand River/Lahser) area.
Joyce has dementia and has not had her medication.
Her family is extremely concerned about her health and well-being.
Friday is described as about 4 feet 10 inches, she weighs 90 pounds and was last seen wearing a long red coat and khaki pants.
A cash reward of up to $1,000 is being offered.
TO SUBMIT A TIP:
- Call: 1-800-SPEAK UP (1-800-773-2587)
- Online: www.1800speakup.org
- Text: CSM and your tip to CRIMES (274637)
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2.4. Investment Processes in RealSector of Economy
General characteristic. The investment sphere reacted on the unstable political situationand the aggravation of the budgetary crisis of 1996 by the sharp recession ofthe business activities. The total volume of the new investments in the fixedcapital amounted to Rbl. 370 trln., or 16.4% of the GDP. In 1996, theproduction sector used Rbl. 220 trln. for the reconstruction andreequipment.
Dynamics of new investments in fixedcapital, % of the relevant quarter of precedingyear
New investments in fixed capital
incl. by projects
Dwelling houses put into service
Source: Russian Goscomstat
Investments in fixedcapital, % of the relevant quarter of precedingyear
Structure of investments in fixedcapital by financing sources, % ofresult
Federation subjects budgets
Own finances of enterprises andorganizations
Budgetary fund for governmental support ofpriority sectors, centralized out-budget investment funds, and othersources
Foreign investments and jointventures
Source: Russian Goscomstat
One of the particularities of 1996, was thereduction of the share of the investments in the social and civil constructionfrom the 41.1% of 1995 to the 40.5% in 1996. The volume of investments in thecivil sphere amounted to Rbl. 150 trln. for the twelve months.
The aggravation of the recession in thecapital construction was initiated by the remaining trend to the acceleratedgrowth of prices for the investment resources in 1996: the prices indexes of1996, compared with December 1995, amounted to 137.6% for the capitalconstruction, 134.4% for the construction materials, 141.4% for theconstruction and erection works, and 137.5% for the dwellingconstruction.
Financing of capitalinvestments. About 80% of the investments in the fixedcapital were financed by the out-budget money. The worsening of the payment andbudget crises has limited the investment capacities of the real sector: the ownassets of the enterprises amount to about 65% of the total volume of theinvestments in the fixed capital, remaining the major source offinancing.
The re-estimation of the fixed assets of1 January 1996 led to the growth of the depreciation fund of enterprises assource of capital investments; its share in the out-budget financing grew in1996. However, due to the continuing recession of production and aggravation ofthe financial situation in 1996, the share of profit of the real sectorenterprises in the financing sources reduced. The decrease of the productionprofitability conditioned the reduction of the profit share in the investmentsfinancing sources from 20.9% in 1995 to 17% in 1996.
The reduction of the investment activity ofenterprises was also conditioned by the displacement of a significant share ofthe investment resources to the financial market. The decrease of theprofitability on the governmental securities (second half of 1996) was a factorwhich slowed down the shift of the resources from the real sector.
The borrowed assets for financing of theinvestments in the fixed capital could not be actively used due to the lowsolvency of enterprises, though the Central Bank decreased its refinancing ratefrom 160% in January 1996 to 48% in December 1996.
With the slowing down prices growth of theindustrial end products, the real efficient interest rate decreased to 37% asof the end of December 1996; however, even this rate exceeds significantly theaverage production profitability in the real sector.
The extremely low solvency of the borrowers,the high risk on the long-term crediting transactions; the limitation of thedeposits mobilized by commercial banks; the necessity to observe the liquiditynorms; the high profitability of the transactions with governmental securities,especially in the first half of 1996; and the stricter reserve requirements forcommercial banks from June 1996 were the factors slowing down the crediting ofthe long-term investments.
Dynamics of refinancing rate and share oflong-term resources in economy
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Source :: Los Angeles Business Journal
Date :: 09.07.2009
By :: Daniel Miller
Aquisitions: Concerto developer to use proceeds on site's tower phase.
REAL estate developer Sonny Astani sold all 77 lofts at His downtown project, Concerto--all in one day. The sales were significant because they give him a desperately needed cash infusion that will help him proceed with the rest of the $300 million project.
He acknowledged that the buyers got deals. "Any time you sell 77 units in one day you are leaving something on the table," Astani said. "It's a small sacrifice I made."
Astani found buyers for the lofts in the first building of the Concerto project at a sales event Aug. 29. The $31 million cash infusion will allow him to complete Concerto's second building, a 30-story upscale condominium tower, without depending on money from his construction lender.
The project has been complicated by questions over Corus Bank of Chicago and its ability to provide the final 5 percent to 10 percent of a $200 million construction loan.
"What lets me breathe easier is that I am independent of this situation, where I have to follow up with this bank: if they fund, if they don't fund or what happens if the FDIC steps in," said Astani, who heads Astani Enterprises Inc. in Beverly Hills . "I have more than enough to finish the project without private equity, community or government funding."
The lofts range from about 750 to 1,700 square feet. Astani said they sold for an average of $375 per square foot. That's lower than he had planned when the project was first envisioned. The blended construction cost for both the loft units and the 271 upscale condo units in the tower is about $500 per square foot.
Astani put $55 million of his own money into the project at Figueroa and Ninth streets.
With the $31 million in his pocket, Astani expects to complete the tower by the end of the year. He could begin selling units there as early as next month.
Corus' ability to pay out the loan was in question because of bad bets the bank had made during the real estate boom.
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Penguins flustered before Big Ten audience
By Joe Scalzo
east lansing, Mich.
After watching Martin Ruiz score two touchdowns in Saturday’s 55-17 loss to Michigan State, Youngstown State coach Eric Wolford learned this about his freshman running back:
“He’s not scared,” Wolford said. “Martin Ruiz is not scared by the arena.”
As for the rest of the Penguins? Well, that’s still up for debate.
Two years after playing the Spartans tough well into the fourth quarter — and one year after stunning Pitt — the Penguins (2-1) bumbled the opening kickoff, fumbled away two possessions (both led to MSU scores), stumbled in big moments and crumbled against Michigan State’s offensive and defensive lines.
And it left Wolford scratching his head.
“We had some guys that were caught up in the stage today, some guys that were doing some uncharacteristic things,” Wolford said. “Getting caught up in the arena or the moment or the opportunity to play on the Big Ten [Network] or whatever. It was kind of surprising to me, really. I thought we’d handle the atmosphere much better.
“We didn’t expect to slop it around the field like that.”
The mistakes started in the game’s opening seconds when Andre Stubbs struggled to corral a squibbing kickoff, forcing him to dive on it at the YSU 5.
Quarterback Kurt Hess then tried to hit Michael Wheary deep on the first play, but Wheary dropped it near midfield after a swipe by MSU defensive back Trae Waynes. A wide-open Wheary dropped an easy pass on the next play, then Torrian Pace got stuffed on third down to force a punt.
“Starting there [at the 5] is almost like instant adversity,” Hess said. “We tried to take a shot, it didn’t really work out for us and it set the tone for the game.
“We’ve got to overcome that.”
A personal foul gave MSU the ball on YSU’s 24 and it took just five plays for the Spartans to make it 7-0. They extended it to 21-3 by the end of the first quarter to quash any thought of a YSU upset.
Michigan State’s offense had struggled in its first two games — the Spartans’ defense scored four of the team’s six touchdowns — but they overwhelmed a smaller, slower Penguins defense, rolling up 547 yards, including 284 on the ground.
Starting quarterback Connor Cook, who entered the game looking over his shoulder at true freshman Damion Terry, ended it relaxing on the sidelines after completing 15 of 22 passes for 202 yards and four TDs against a non-existent YSU pass rush.
“I think it was glaring that they controlled the line of scrimmage from the get-go,” Wolford said. “They were just glaringly faster than us today. That kind of really surprised me. They were just playing a lot faster than we were.”
One of the few bright spots was Ruiz, who was coming off his first 100-yard game in last week’s win over Morehead State. He led the Penguins in rushing (11 carries, 36 yards, 1 TD) and receiving (four catches, 57 yards, 1 TD), although he did lose a fumble.
“There’s not that many teams in the conference as good or as big as Michigan State,” Ruiz said. “I know I learned a lot from this game. I’m pretty sure the rest of the team did.”
While there are $650,000 positives YSU can take from Saturday’s game, the biggest one is this: No one outside of YSU’s locker room expected the Penguins to win.
As long as YSU plays better in its Missouri Valley games, this loss won’t matter.
“We’ve got good leaders on this team,” said Wolford, whose team plays Duquesne next week before opening up MVFC play at Southern Illinois. “They mentioned it after the game that we need to learn from this mistake. We’ll mourn for 24 hours and move on.
“These guys will come back on Monday ready to work.”
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While the HPV vaccine is an important weapon against cervical cancer, one of the vaccines (Gardasil) also provides coverage against HPV types 6 and 11, which cause genital warts. As this vaccine targets 4 types of HPV (16 and 18, which cause cervical cancer as well as 6 and 11) it is called a quadrivalent vaccine.
Now some people wonder why this is needed. After all, genital warts are benign. And it is true, a genital wart will not progress to cancer, but in addition to being irritating they cause a high degree of personal distress. While some will remit spontaneously or respond to treatment (which can be painful), recurrences are common. I have seen many women over the years who are plagued by warts that recur and recur. It can be devastating.
However, a new study (Ali et al BMJ 2013;346) suggests that the quadrivalent HPV vaccine could all but eliminate the treatment of genital warts from my practice. To this I say, “Wonderful!”
The study is from Australia which has a nationally funded program for the quadrivalent HPV vaccine for girls and women between the ages of 12 and 26. At least 83% of girls ages 12-18 have received one dose of the vaccine and 73% in this age range have received all three doses. In Australia, vaccination rates are lowest (52% receiving at least one dose) among women ages 20-26.
The Australians have been far better at HPV vaccination than we have in the Unites States where only 32% of girls ages 13-17 have been vaccinated (even more dismal, the rates of HPV vaccination is 14% for uninsured girls).
Early data from the Australian HPV vaccination experience indicated a drop in genital warts of 59% among women ages 12-26 years (and 39% among young men, who were typically unvaccinated) just two years after the national vaccine program was implemented. This new study provides 5 year follow-up data and the results are amazing.
Prior to starting the vaccination program 11.5% of women under the age of 21 had at some point been
diagnosed with genital warts, 5 years later that rate plummeted by 92% to 0.85%. Genital warts were all but eliminated in women 20 years of age and younger. Among the under 21 years age group the vaccination rate (3 doses) was 71%. The rate of genital warts also dropped significantly for women ages 21-30, from 11.3% to 3.1% (an almost 73% reduction).
What is even more interesting (and shows the widespread implications of the HPV vaccine) is the drop in the incidence of genital warts among men in the same age range as the men were largely unvaccinated. There was an 81% reduction in genital warts diagnoses among heterosexual sexually active men under the age of 21 and a 51% reduction for heterosexual men ages 21-30 years. The reducing in genital warts for men is likely the result of herd immunity.
What this study tells us is that genital warts could be all but eliminated for young women, although further follow-up is needed to make sure that the immunity of the vaccine doesn’t wane over time and there is simply a spike in genital warts 5 or more years down the road.
Currently, the Australian program has been expanded for universal vaccination for boys as well. With these kind of results the target of eliminating HPV from teenagers and young adults may well be achievable. Well, in Australia anyway.
Getting Americans to accept that the HPV vaccine doesn’t affect promiscuity, understand that the HPV vaccine is very safe, and invest in the concept that eliminating the burden of HPV is a worthy goal is another thing entirely.
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Interview with Freddie Wizzp from Baby Jane 30. July 2008
Freddie Wizzp (photo by Linda Bylund) Baby Jane
Calle: Baby Jane started out in 2006 and you joined the band in early 2007. Mickey, Matt and Rikk knew each other from their childhood. How did you get involved with the band?
Freddie: Yeah, after 8 years with different members in different bands from my hometown, I wanted to search around the country to get more serious guys who wanted to do it the same as way as I wanted. I knew Matt (drums) before Baby Jane started and heard from a friend that they needed a singer. I called ´em up and we met to test the chemistry between us both musical and personal…and here we’re, best time in my life.
Freddie Rikk Mikey
(All these five photos by: Micke (2008))
Calle: How did the band come up with the name “Baby Jane” and why did they choose that name?
Freddie: Baby Jane it’s a name for a witch, can it be cooler?? And a witch haunt, we surprise. Personal I like the name cause it’s easy to say, easy to remember and match our style….and that’s why. I remember Rikk (guitar) watched an Alice Cooper DVD and heard him talk about Baby Jane and paint a cool fucking logotype with BJ and told us that we sucked if we didn’t like his proposal.
Baby Jane Star Logo
Calle: What got you into music in the first place?
Freddie: Always lived around music, my brother play drums and when I was a little stupid kid I used to strike for life on it. He also had a guitar and in loneliness I played for myself and thought that I was Kurt Cobain. Yeah, Kurt Cobain took me to the serious sight of music. We were like 5 friends who really got our own ways in school; no one had the same vision on music like us. No one could imagine how much we burned for Kurt Cobain and we had the dream to achieve success; everyone looked like anyone else while we build up a new vogue. Later the five of us started a band, which rocked together for 6 years.
Calle: Who are your biggest influences?
Freddie: From the beginning Baby Jane’s motto was “to do our “own” category and not sound like other sleaze bands do today”…which is more about looking like to their idols. Of course we think the same, but we try hard to mix the 80´s with 21’st century. And if we listen to Baby Jane today we hear probably some Mötley Crue mixed with the streets of Gothenburg and Velvet Revolver. Tell me people, what do you hear!?
Calle: Name 3 “older” bands and 3 “newer” bands you can recommend?
Calle: You have also recorded some songs, which can be heard, on your own MySpace site (check out the link at the bottom). Did you write those songs before joining Baby Jane? And who are the musicians on those songs?
Freddie: For the last two years I’ve written and recorded up to 25 songs just on my own. I’ve received helped with the piano, but the rest of the instruments I’ve done myself and succeeded with it...and I’m proud of it. As a musician I need to do this, so I don’t forget who I am and what I want with different things. Everyone in the band needs some time off and some of us spend it like I do, before we return to the band with a new fresh mind.
A few artworks for Freddie's own songs
Calle: I can see on your My Space that your song “This Is War” has become a Baby Jane song. Besides that how do Baby Jane write the songs? Does each of you come up with ideas or do you all write together?
Freddie: I think it’s unusual to write/make a song together from the beginning as a band. Someone always some comes up with a riff and thoughts about how we can sound, and we stand up for it. Then we use to scream at each other and tell who’s wrong or who’s right. But in the end everyone is obviously satisfied with the result….in most cases that is...ha-ha.
Calle: Where do you find the inspiration for the songs?
Freddie: The inspiration is so personal that it can be difficult to answer. But I think in special ways and that’s my biggest influence. You know...like how to deal with new feelings...bad or good, anger or happiness, love or hate etc.
Wizzp Recording and playing acoustic guitar
Calle: When can we expect the Baby Jane cd to come out?
Freddie: Our own recording in August or September…but the CD from the label you have to talk to them about.
Calle: You were a member of another Swedish band “Smash Alley” (check out the link at the bottom) with Nicki Kin and Jacki Stone (now both on Vains Of Jenna) and I believe Ben Banks (now in Innocent Rosie) was in that band too. Why did that band break up?
Freddie: Oh you talk about 3 different bands. I sang for Smash Alley before joining Baby Jane, and before that I sang in The Hairspray Queens with Nicki Kin and Jacki Stone. (They’re 2 of the 5 guys I talked about earlier), Ben Banks was just a classmate in school with Nicki Kin and me.
The Hairspray Queens (1999-2005) Smash Alley (2005-2007)
Calle: They rock/sleaze scene seems to be “big” in Sweden at the moment. What’s your opinion on that?
Freddie: Absolutely, especially in my little hometown on the west coast of Sweden. I think it’s so fucking fun and just right in time! I’ve seen most of the bands in Sweden who succeed and think they deserved it from my heart. The Swedish bands have something that no other contries in this world have. I think we do our own game very good and simply have a high quality of singers, guitarists, drummers and bass-players. In some weird way we get the rawness, the fills that make people want to put on the rock-dress again. And I think we “dare” to do something with the music and we like to take some risks.
Calle: Didn’t you audition as a singer for CrashDïet when Dave died and they decided to go on as a band? If so, do you want to try out again or are you concentrating 100% on Baby Jane?
Freddie: Ha-ha who’ve said that? Yes I auditioned in late 2007 and yeah I’ve heard about Olli….but they hopefully find a more serious guy.
I personally have high goals and know where I want to stand.
Wizzp with blonde hair
Calle: Besides playing with bands like Mustasch, Innocent Rosie, The Black Halos and CrashDïet. What other bands would you really like to play with or maybe support on a big tour?
Freddie: …eh….Buckcherry maybe? And I know the guitarist from Hardcore Superstar a little a bit so next my choice would be them.
Calle: What’s the most fun experience your have witnessed on the road or at a gig?
Freddie: Ha-ha good question! In April 2007 we were in England and a weird guy came up to me and said that the gig were awesome and I was just like “yeah thanks”. Next up he took like 50 Baby Jane t-shirts up that he had made by his own right before he knew that we should storm England. It was a fucked up print.
Right before a Swedish gig this pretty girl came to me and wanted an autograph on her SHOES.
And to finish your question I’ll never forget the moment with The Hairspray Queens, when 100s of people sang our song at a gig and we just stood there looking at them.
Calle: Do you or the band have a “special thing” you do before going on stage?
Freddie: Yes, important!! On my own I usually do some exercises, both with my voice and physical. And right before the gig the band hold each other’s hands and stand in a circle. Then we talk about how we gonna do the show and what we’re hoping for...and then we screeeeeeeeam!!!
Calle. Where do you see Baby Jane in 5 years?
Freddie: I see myself on a big stage and the crowd like it. Baby Jane has probably built a name as band and the tours flow.
Calle: If you could put together a dream band of your own heroes (not including anyone from Baby Jane). Who would be in that band?
Freddie: Ohoh, I’ve seriously thought about it already. Hmm…
Dave Grohl (Foo fighters) - drums
Joe Perry (Aerosmith) - lead guitar
Slash (Velvet revolver) - back guitar
Tim Commerford (Rage Against The Machine) - bass
Josh Todd (Buckcherry) or Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) -Vocals
Calle: What’s the best advice you can give to other up-coming bands?
Freddie: Don’t be afraid to trip, don’t be afraid to be unusual, just see yourself as one of the biggest and create a respect.
Baby Jane - Goth City Bandits
And now some questions outside music:
Calle: What was the first CD you ever purchased?
Freddie: Nirvana - Nevermind I suppose.
Calle: What do you do when you’re not playing music? What’s your other interest?
Freddie: Watch football, drink Coffee with my friends, going on trips to other cities and drink...and of course date nice girls.
Calle: Being in a rock band you probably have a drink or two before the gigs (and after). What’s your favorite drink?
Freddie: Beers it the best and will forever be!! I like to drink some white wine, sometimes Red Bull/vodka or Jack ´n Coke.
Calle: Any last words for the fans?
Freddie: We shall overcome! Love, see around soon.
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On the Radar: Tuesday, January 29th, 2008
According to CentreDaily.com:
CareerTours a Web 2.0 recruiting tool that allows career seekers to "experience" their next career, announces the launch of over 1,000 new job boards. The company, which launched in 2007, features interactive video postings and a unique viral marketing system that connects the right careers with the right candidates. The new job boards will consist of city-specific boards, industry-specific boards and hundreds of partner sites that are "powered by" the CareerTours proprietary technology.
"CareerTours is expanding like wildfire as we're adding literally hundreds of career videos a day for companies in every industry," said Aaron Bare, CEO of CareerTours. "By launching these new city and niche specific boards, we're not only providing a more streamlined system for job seekers, we're giving our partners new options for reaching those hard-to-attract candidates."
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Forgive me if I’m feeling as if Hanna & Barbara pulled the old bait-and-switch on me.
Since I was about 5 years old I have wanted my briefcase to fold into a car that will whisk me off to work as I read the electronic newspaper. In fact, I am still waiting for the creature comforts George Jetson and his family enjoyed in the cartoons of my youth -- a loving yet mouthy robot maid and moving sidewalks everywhere [not just at the airport].
There can be no doubt Sergey Brin and company at Google watched the same ingenious and imaginative television, too, and they have the money and the desire to make at least the autonomous car reality. They have experimented with a conventional car for the past year loaded up with sensors and computers trying to make the morning commute, which is particularly heinous in California, a far more pleasurable experience. They are trying to take actual driving out of the equation. They would have you sit and watch out the window while your cellphone app does the work. Your only in-cabin control is a red panic button.
They are going to build roughly a dozen electric prototypes for the next bit of testing they intend to do. They have reached out to Detroit and are having Roush Industries and a couple of Detroit-area based suppliers to build their new dream cars because no one knows automotive engineering better than Motown.
But sadly, even this watered down version of the Jetson’s car is a long way off. You see, the car companies have been working on this concept for more than a decade. I remember Chrysler, even before the Germans took it over, had a drive-by-wire program that never panned out, mainly because it was supremely expensive and not especially workable at a time when the company was cash starved and eventually went bankrupt. Today, Chrysler may be working on the idea, but not spending a lot of time or money against it because becoming a global automaker is the job at hand.
General Motors won a 2008 Defense Department race called the DARPA Challenge where the big car companies competed to have a vehicle drive without anyone inside it for 60 miles on an urban-type track. It required massive sensing and computer equipment that looked on cars much like the first version of the IBM computers did back in the early 60s that filled entire rooms. GM has since been able to reduce the size of the equipment and have what’s called the Super Cruise technology today.
Ford has a new Fusion car it unveiled last fall in Dearborn that does much the same thing. Mercedes Benz has a car that can drive 100 miles per hour on the Autobahn which allows the driver to take his or her hands off the wheel. The only problem is, while it detects vehicles moving around in front of the car, it will give you about 10 seconds of hands-free driving if there is much going on up there, which kind of defeats the purpose of hands-free driving.
Now this is all wonderful, whiz bang technology. There is little doubt given time this can become a workable option in cars. But Drew Winter of Ward’s Autoworld, a highly respected veteran auto writer and analyst, says all of this is still a dream in that there are many problems needing quick solutions in addition to the technological advances needed.
First and foremost he says Google’s whiz kids look at transportation entirely differently than we do here in Motown.
"So when Google talks about bringing out an autonomous car in 2020 it may not be what Detroit considers a car.”
He believes there are too many governmental issues regarding required automotive equipment [Google’s bubble will have a rearview mirror because California requires it, not because the passengers need it] American cars are required to be crash tested, crash protected and perhaps most importantly, in the GM ignition switch recall era, lawsuit proof. This is the messy end of the idea Google is not likely to embrace.
Winter said “ultimately Google, I don’t think, is ever going to get into the car business because that’s not what they do.”
They will likely look to Detroit as a partner to do the heavy lifting while Google does the lofty dreaming. If they work together there is a chance in, say the generation or so, of having George Jetson’s automated car. But the odds are long on that indeed. So all I can say about this terrible bait and switch is George Jetson had all the fun. He was allowed to have a lot of the wonderful toys that are not likely to be part of my life in the immediate future.
And for this all I have to say is ... “Jetson, you’re fired!”
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VirtualBox 5.1 enables users to run virtual PCs within a software environment.
Version 5.1 comes with the promise of improved performance, improved bug reporting and logging, wider support for different USB devices, multi-channel audio, flash storage emulation and better integration into Linux.
Version 5.1’s headline new feature is “significantly” improved performance for multi-CPU virtual machines as well as networking operations. This has been achieved through new Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller (APIC) and I/O APIC implementations.
The new release also adds a brand new Bug Reporting Tool, which is able to collect all the information and logs related to both host and guest operating systems, making it easier to analyse and debug problems. This is accompanied by an improved Logging Window, with new logging features to highlight and filter information related to guests.
VirtualBox 5.1 also adds High Definition Audio support for newer Linux guests. Other audio improvements see new on-demand timers that should boost performance while reducing CPU usage, plus finer control of the volume control in AC’97 emulation mode.
The latest build also promises better support for different USB devices, implements a new NVMHCI-compatible storage controller that can be used to emulate flash-based devices, and adds support for booting from USB devices to the EFI.
VirtualBox 5.1 also improves its Linux integration through the use of automatic modules deployment in case of Linux Kernel upgrades, plus better system integration for later releases of popular Linux distributions.
Users also gain the ability to choose where a VM is stored during the VM creation wizard, while the Detach UI action has been added to the VM Machine menu. The update is rounded off by a number of bugfixes, including the fixing of the location of touch events in unscaled HiDPI mode.
VirtualBox 5.1 is available now as a free, open-source download for Windows, Mac and Linux. Also available is the VirtualBox Extension Pack 5.1, a free-for-personal-use addition that extends the functionality of VirtualBox to support USB 2.0/3.0 as well as other extra features.
This article originally appeared at softwarecrew.co.uk
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Three months ago, I quit my job because I couldn’t stand my boss’ attitude. He was rude and unappreciative of anything good around the office. I merely said I had to leave abruptly for personal reasons. I then started working at my father’s public relations firm but he doesn’t want to pay me. He keeps telling me that he will and that business is bad but that’s not true at all. I’m now tempted to go back to my old job and see if they’ll take me back. My boss might have been bad-mannered but at least he paid his workers. I’ve also been thinking about going into business and perhaps starting up my own law firm but I’m not sure my savings can cover that. What kind of business opportunity can I tap into with Rwf1,200,000? What would be the best way forward for someone in my situation? I’m torn and I need employment.
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- January 14 – Connecticut's first constitution, the "Fundamental Orders," is adopted.
- January 23 – Francisco Maldonado de Silva, Peruvian Jewish poet, executed by burning at the stake
- March 13 – Harvard University is named for a clergyman named John Harvard.
- November 24 – Jeremiah Horrocks observes the transit of Venus.
- Charles I starts the first of the Bishops Wars against Scotland.
- The Casiquiare canal, a river forming a natural canal between the Amazon River and Orinoco River basins, is first encountered by Europeans.
- The Barbados House of Assembly meets for the first time.
- The first printing press in North America is started in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
- Russian Cossacks advance over Urals to Pacific, to Okhotsk.
- Montreal first settled.
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The New York Post is taking some heat over its choice to publish candid photos of “the woman the UCSB killer blamed his misogyny on.” A bikini shot? Really?
— New York Post (@nypost) May 26, 2014
@nypost you're not being exploitative at all
— Christine (@cmdeb) May 26, 2014
— Alex Soti (@Ajsoti) May 26, 2014
@nypost Fuckin' Post.
— Joel Reamer (@pettyintrigues) May 26, 2014
Seriously, @nypost you exploit her ? WTF is wrong with you SHE didn't shoot people. You are what is wrong with women being exploited.
— susan (@marathonmama) May 26, 2014
.@nypost And the purpose of these picture is… what?
— POST Online Media (@poandpo) May 26, 2014
@nypost what purpose does it serve to post this poor girls picture & forever attach her to the madman who committed a violent act
— ThereseB (@TB5977) May 26, 2014
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) May 27, 2014
— Jody Murray (@jmurray59) May 27, 2014
— Anthony V (@AnthonyV07) May 27, 2014
— Judy Golden (@judehere) May 27, 2014
@nypost please cease.
— John Trupin (@TroopDogg24) May 27, 2014
WTF is wrong with you assholes, christ RT @nypost This is the woman the UCSB killer blamed his misogyny on
— GhastlyAstronaut (@michaelk42) May 27, 2014
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package main
import "fmt"
func minindex(arr[] int,i,j int)int{
if i == j{
return i
}
k := minindex(arr,i+1,j)
if arr[i] < arr[k]{
return i
}else{ return k
}
}
func selection_Sort(arr[] int, n int, index int){
if index == n{
return
}
k := minindex(arr,index,n-1)
if k != index{
arr[k],arr[index] = arr[index],arr[k]
}
selection_Sort(arr,n,index+1)
}
func main(){
var n int
fmt.Print("Enter number of elements:")
fmt.Scan(&n)
fmt.Println("Enter the elements of array")
arr := make([]int, n)
i:=0
for(i<n){
fmt.Print("Enter element ",i+1," :")
fmt.Scan(&arr[i])
i = i + 1
}
selection_Sort(arr,n,0)
fmt.Println("Sorted array is :",arr)
}
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Tidelands will be Netflix’s first Australian original series
Aussie supernatural thriller will begin filming in 2018.
Netflix has announced its first Australian-made "Original" series, set to go into production in Queensland in 2018. Tidelands will, according to its series blurb, follow...
"a former criminal as she returns home to the small fishing village of Orphelin Bay. When the body of a local fisherman washes ashore, she must uncover the town’s secrets while investigating its strange inhabitants, a group of dangerous half-Sirens, half-humans called "Tidelanders."
So one half Buffy, one half Twin Peaks by way of Townsville, then.
While Netflix has provided funding for a number of series that have been either part or fully produced locally, including Glitch, Beat Bugs, Bottersnikes & Gumbles, Kazoops, Mako Mermaids: An H20 Adventure, White Rabbit Project and the upcoming Legend of Monkey, Tidelanders will be the first Australian series it has commissioned from start to finish purely for its own streaming service.
Competitor Stan already has numerous locally-produced series under its belt, including the TV series version of Wolf Creek and two seasons of No Activity.
Netflix has commissioned 10 episodes of 50 minutes each for the first season of Tidelanders, to be produced by Hoodlum Entertainment. Given the 2018 start date for filming, it’s reasonable to presume either a late 2018 or early 2019 availability date for the series itself.
In the meantime, if you're after something to watch right now, you can check out every title launching on Netflix Australia in May 2017 right here.
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Blazor: a technical introduction
Deeper technical details about Blazor
Published Feb 6, 2018
Today the ASP.NET team announced that Blazor has moved into the ASP.NET organization, and we’re beginning an experimental phase to see whether we can develop it into a supported shipping product. This is a big step forwards!
What is Blazor? It’s a framework for browser-based (client-side) applications written in .NET, running under WebAssembly. It gives you all the benefits of a rich, modern single-page application (SPA) platform while letting you use .NET end-to-end, including sharing code across server and client. The announcement post covers more about the intended use cases, timescales, and so on.
In this blog post, I want to provide some deeper technical details for those interested in how it actually works.
Running .NET in the browser
The first step to building a .NET-based SPA framework is to have a way of running .NET code inside web browsers. We can at last do this based on open standards, supporting any web browser (without any plugins), thanks to WebAssembly.
WebAssembly is now supported by all mainstream browsers, including on mobile devices. It’s a compact bytecode format optimised for minimum download sizes and maximum execution speed. Despite what a lot of developers first assume, it does not introduce new security concerns, because it isn’t regular assembly code (e.g., x86/x64 or similar) - it’s a new bytecode format that can only do what JavaScript can do.
So how does that let us run .NET? Well, the Mono team is adding support for WebAssembly. In case you missed the news, Mono has been part of Microsoft since 2016. Mono is the official .NET runtime for client platforms (e.g., native mobile apps and games). WebAssembly is yet another client platform, so it makes sense that Mono should run on it.
Mono aims to run under WebAssembly in two modes: interpreted and AOT.
Interpreted mode
In interpreted mode, the Mono runtime itself is compiled to WebAssembly, but your .NET assembly files are not. The browser can then load and execute the Mono runtime, which in turn can load and execute standard .NET assemblies (regular .NET .dll files) built by the normal .NET compilation toolchain.
Diagram showing interpreted mode
This is similar to how, for the desktop CLR, the core internals of the CLR are distributed precompiled to native code, which then loads and executes .NET assembly files. One key difference is that the desktop CLR uses just-in-time (JIT) compilation extensively to make execution faster, whereas Mono on WebAssembly is closer to a pure interpretation model.
Ahead-of-time (AOT) compiled mode
In AOT mode, your application’s .NET assemblies are transformed to pure WebAssembly binaries at build time. At runtime, there’s no interpretation: your code just executes directly as regular WebAssembly code. It’s still necessary to load part of the Mono runtime (e.g., parts for low-level .NET services like garbage collection), but not all of it (e.g., parts for parsing .NET assemblies).
Diagram showing AOT mode
This is similar to how the ngen tool has historically allowed AOT compilation of .NET binaries to native machine code, or more recently, CoreRT provides a complete native AOT .NET runtime.
Interpreted versus AOT
Which mode is best? We don’t know yet.
What we do know is that interpreted mode provides a much faster development cycle than AOT. When you change your code, you can rebuild it using the normal .NET compiler and have the updated application running in your browser in seconds. An AOT rebuild, on the other hand, might take minutes.
So one obvious thought is that interpreted mode might be for development, and AOT mode might be for production.
But that might not turn out to be the case, because interpreted mode is surprisingly much faster than you’d think, and we hear from Xamarin folks who use .NET for native mobile apps that regular (non-AOT) .NET assemblies are very small and compression-friendly compared with AOT-compiled assemblies. We’re keeping our options open until we can measure the differences objectively.
Blazor, a SPA framework
Being able to run .NET in the browser is a good start, but it’s not enough. To be a productive app builder, you’ll need a coherent set of standard solutions to standard problems such as UI composition/reuse, state management, routing, unit testing, build optimisation, and much more. These should be designed around the strengths of .NET and the C# language, making the most of the existing .NET ecosystem, and packaged with the first-rate tooling support that .NET developers expect.
Blazor provides that. It’s inspired by today’s top SPA frameworks such as React, Vue, and Angular, plus some Microsoft UI stacks such as Razor Pages. The goal is to provide what web developers have found most successful in a way that fits neatly with .NET.
In all recent SPA frameworks, applications are built out of components. A component usually represents a piece of UI, such as a page, a dialog, a tabset, or a data entry form. Components can be nested, reused, and shared between projects.
In Blazor, a component is a .NET class, which you can either write directly (e.g., as a C# class) or more commonly in the form of a Razor markup page (i.e., a .cshtml file).
Razor, which has been around since 2010, is a syntax for combining markup with C# code. It’s designed completely for developer productivity, letting you switch between markup and C# without ceremony, with complete intellisense support throughout. Here’s an example of how you could express a simple custom dialog component as a Razor file called MyDialog.cshtml:
<div class="my-styles">
<button onclick=@OnOK>OK</button>
@functions {
public string Title { get; set; }
public Content Body { get; set; }
public Action OnOK { get; set; }
When you want to use this component elsewhere, the tooling knows what you’re doing:
Animated GIF of Blazor component tooling
Many design patterns are possible on this simple foundation. This includes patterns you might recognise from other SPA frameworks, such as stateful components, functional stateless components, and higher-order components. You can nest components, generate them procedurally, share them via class libraries, unit test them without needing any browser DOM, and generally have a good life.
When you create a new project, Blazor will offer the core facilities that most applications need. This includes:
• Layouts
• Routing
• Dependency injection
• Lazy loading (i.e., loading parts of the app on demand as a user navigates)
• Unit testing harness
As an important design point, all of these are optional. If you don’t use some of them, the implementation is stripped out of your app on publish by the IL linker.
Another important design point is that only a few very low-level pieces are baked into the framework. For example, routing and layouts are not baked in: they are implemented in “user space”, i.e., code that an application developer can write without using any internal APIs. So if you don’t like our routing or layout systems, you can replace them with your own. Our current layouts prototype is implemented in only about 30 lines of C#, so you could easily understand and replace it if you wanted.
Obviously a major part of the target market for Blazor is ASP.NET developers. For those, we’ll ship ASP.NET middleware so you can serve a Blazor UI seamlessly, plus get advanced features like server-side prerendering.
Equally important to us are developers who don’t yet use .NET for anything. To make Blazor a viable consideration for developers using Node.js, Rails, PHP, or anything else on the server, or even for serverless web apps, we absolutely don’t require you to use .NET on the server. A Blazor app, when built, produces a dist/ directory containing nothing but static files. You can host this on GitHub pages, cloud storage services, from Node.js servers, or anything else you like.
Code sharing and netstandard
.NET standard is way of saying what capability level a .NET runtime provides, or what capability level a .NET assembly file requires. If your .NET runtime supports netstandard2.0 and below, and you have an assembly that targets netstandard2.0 or above, then you can use that assembly on that runtime.
Mono on WebAssembly will support netstandard2.0 or some higher version (depending release timeframes). This means you can share your standard .NET class libraries across backend server code and in browser-based apps. For example, you could have a project containing your business’s domain model classes and use it both on server and client. It also means you can pull in packages from NuGet.
However, not all .NET APIs make sense in the browser. For example, you can’t listen on arbitrary TCP sockets in a browser, so System.Net.Sockets.TcpListener can’t do anything useful. Likewise you pretty much certainly shouldn’t be using System.Data.SqlClient directly from a browser app. This is OK because (1) browsers do support the APIs that people actually need to build web apps, and (2) because .NET standard has a way of accounting for this. For APIs that don’t apply to a given platform, the base class library (BCL) will throw a PlatformNotSupported exception. In the short term there will be cases where this is not ideal, but over time NuGet package authors will make adjustments to allow for different platforms. If .NET wants to expand into the world’s most widely deployed app platform then this is an inevitable stepping stone.
JavaScript/TypeScript interop
Even if you’re building your browser-based app in C#/F#, you’ll still sometimes want to use third-party JavaScript libraries, or directly put in a bit of your own JavaScript/TypeScript to reach newly-emerging browser APIs.
This should be very simple, as (not surprisingly) WebAssembly is designed to interoperate with JavaScript, and we can expose that nicely to .NET code.
To work with third-party JavaScript libraries, we’re exploring the option of using TypeScript type definitions to present them to your C# code with full intellisense. This would make the top 1000-or-so JS libraries trivial to consume.
To call other JS libraries or your own custom JS/TS code from .NET, the current approach is to register a named function in a JavaScript/TypeScript file, e.g.:
// This is JavaScript
Blazor.registerFunction('doPrompt', message => {
return prompt(message);
… and then wrap it for calls from .NET:
// This is C#
public static bool DoPrompt(string message)
return RegisteredFunction.Invoke<bool>("doPrompt", message);
The registerFunction approach has the benefit of working nicely with JavaScript build tools such as Webpack.
And to save you the trouble of doing this for standard browser APIs, the Mono team is working on a library that exposes standard browser APIs to .NET.
Traditionally, .NET has focused on platforms where application binary size isn’t a major concern. It doesn’t really matter whether your server-side ASP.NET application is 1MB or 50MB. It’s only a moderate concern for native desktop or mobile apps. But for browser apps, payload size is critical.
An argument people have made is that, for .NET on WebAssembly, the download is pretty much a one-time thing. We can use normal browser HTTP caching (or fancy service worker stuff if you like) to ensure a given user only fetches the core runtime once. If it’s on a CDN, the user only pays the cost once across all .NET-based web apps.
It’s true, but I don’t think that’s good enough on its own. If it’s 20MB, it’s still much too big even if the user only fetches it once. This is not meant to feel like a browser plugin, after all - it’s a standards-compliant web app. The first-ever load must be fast.
As such we’re putting a lot of thought into getting the download size down. Here are three phases of size optimisation we have in mind:
1. Mono runtime stripping
The Mono runtime itself contains a lot of desktop-specific features. We hope that the Blazor packages will contain a trimmed version of Mono that is substantially smaller than the full-fat distribution. In a hand-optimisation experiment, I was able to remove over 70% of the mono .wasm file while keeping a basic app working.
2. Publish-time IL stripping
The .NET IL linker (originally based on the Mono linker) does static analysis to figure out which parts of .NET assemblies can ever get called by your app, then it strips out everything else.
This is equivalent to tree shaking in JavaScript, except the IL linker is much more fine-grained, operating at the level of individual methods. This removes all the system library code you’re not using and makes a huge difference in typical cases, often cutting out another 70+% of the remaining app size.
3. Compression
Finally, and most obviously, we expect your web server to support HTTP compression. This typically cuts the remaining payload size by a further 75%.
Overall, a .NET-based browser app is never going to be as tiny as a minimal React app, but the goal is to make it small enough that a typical user on an average connection won’t notice or care even on their first ever load, and of course things will be cached fully for subsequent loads.
What’s the point of it all?
Whether it pleases you or not, web development is going to change over the next few years. WebAssembly will allow web developers to choose from a much wider range of languages and platforms than ever before. This is a good thing - our world is finally growing up! Developers building server-side software or native apps have always been able to pick languages and programming paradigms that best match their target problem and their team culture and background. Do you like functional programming with Haskell or Lisp for your financial app? Need some low-level C? More of an Apple dev and want to reuse your Swift skills? They’re all coming to the web.
Don’t be overwhelmed. It doesn’t mean you have to know all languages. It just means we all get to be regular software developers. Your existing expertise with browser programming is still relevant and valuable, but you’ll have more ways of expressing your ideas and more connections with other software communities.
So our initiative here is to put .NET up near the front, rather than trailing years behind.
Current status
Feeling keen to give this a go? Whoa there - we’re still very early in this project. There isn’t yet a download, and most of the above is still a work in progress. Most of you should just relax and wait for the first pre-alpha bits to appear in another month or so.
Remember, Blazor so far is an experiment of the ASP.NET team. We’re taking some months to figure out whether we can make a supported, shipping product of this. As yet it’s not committed, so don’t base your business plans around it!
If you’re super keen, please have a look the repo, try building it, run the tests, and talk to us. Maybe even find a // TODO comment and submit a PR, or tell us about your great feature ideas.
Running Blazor on Mono in the browser
Published Nov 5, 2017
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Dubba G’s Favorite Halestorm Memory [PHOTO]
Halestorm rock the El Paso Downtown Street Festival Friday night!
Halestorm and Rob Zombie will perform on the Budweiser Main Stage while tons of other bands and artists do their thing(s) downtown. There are several stages dedicated to different genres including retro, jazz, latin, country, alternative, decades and indie rock. The Arts Festival Plaza will also be jumping with live artists, muralists, body art and a craft beer station.
To warm you up for Halestorm, here are some pics from the craziness that went down after their Balloonfest performance a few years back. One of my favorite memories ever actually. How often does one of rocks hottest hotties dress up like, well, me?
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Wheel of Chicken
The Wheel of Chicken – Understanding Your Choices
We strive to provide Canadian consumers with many choices for the type of chicken they buy, but at the grocery store, these choices can sometimes be overwhelming. Ever wondered the difference between free-range and free-run? In our infographic, The Wheel of Chicken, we unpack that all.
Free-range birds must have access to the outdoors. However, since there is no legal definition of free range in Canada, this can vary from farm to farm. Be wary of “fresh” free-range chicken in stores when it’s -30 degrees outside, it may have been frozen product defrosted for sale and should not be re-frozen.
Free-run is different than free-range in that chickens do not necessarily need to be raised outside but they are required to be able to move around freely within the barn. Though there is no legal definition of this, chickens raised for meat in Canada are considered free-run.
Since all chicken in Canada is given a feed that consists of 85% grain, this term is typically just used for marketing. Chicken labeled as “grain-fed” is stating the obvious, though some brands boast special types of grain, such as vegetarian grain.
With respect to food, Islamic laws are very specific and Muslims seek to eat foods defined as “Halal,” which is defined by Muslims as “that which is allowed.” Essentially, “Halal” means permitted by God, or “Allah,” the Law-Giver. Muslims are taught that the animals must be well-rested and handled in a way that minimizes suffering. Many stores offer Halal choices in stores – although some regions may have limited availability. Check with your local store for more information. More information on Halal meat and Halal standards can be sought by contacting the Islamic Society of North America at www.isnacanada.com.
Hormone-Free and/or Steroid-Free
Though it is rare, some marketers still classify their chicken as “hormone-free.” This is little more than a marketing tactic, since the use of hormones in raising poultry has been banned since the 1960s in Canada.
Kosher products refer to the content and production requirements, not necessarily to any specific cuisine. In Hebrew, kosher means “fit” or “proper,” indicating that the food products meet the dietary requirements of Jewish law. The Jewish dietary laws are collectively known as the laws of kashruth and deal with what foods may be eaten together and how those foods are to be prepared.
During the processing stage, salt and water are used to prepare the chicken for market. The guidelines for kosher certification are strict and the product must still pass through government inspection in order to be sold in stores or shipped to restaurants. Kosher products are sold across the country and are widely available. For more information, you can visit the Kashruth Council of Canada at www.cor.ca.
Organic Chicken
Chicken that is sold as “organic” is raised to a specific standard as laid out by the Canadian General Standards Board, in addition to the standards set by a reputable organic certification board. Since these boards vary from province to province, there are slight differences in the rules for organic farming in different areas of the country, but in general, organic chicken must be raised with a certified organic feed that contains no animal by-products or antibiotics and any supplements, such as vitamins, must be approved by a certification body.
Raised Without Antibiotics
Raised without antibiotics on the label means that the chicken was not treated in any way with antibiotics. For more information on the use of antibiotics in raising chicken, visit our Animal Health: Antibiotics section.
Vegetarian Grain-Fed
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Megarry Bill
Bill Megarry
Born on July 19th 1908, in Northern Ireland, Megarry arrived in London in 1933 and fairly shortly afterwards joined the Communist Party. He was prominent in the Kino group of left-wing film makers, making a meagre living by touring Britain with radical films for public meetings. Kino was especially active in aid to Spain activities. He became an outstanding film editor, especially of documentaries.
In 1939, he joined the ambulance service, working through the blitz. In 1941, he returned to full-time film making as an editor with the Soviet Film Agency, where he worked with Ivor Montagu (see separate entry).
After the war he worked on short government information films and then moved into more mainstream work. He was a life-long member and for a time elected shop steward of the film union ACTT, later merged into BECTU. Megarry left the Communist Party in the 1950s and died on July 19th 1998 aged 90.
Source: Guardian 13th August 1998
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All the hip, healthy kids are eating chia seeds these days. It’s no wonder why, as chia seeds have been named one of the healthiest foods on the planet. They are low in calories, high in fiber, rich in antioxidants, and full of protein. We’re only going to eat them if they taste fantastic and this dish is a winner.
This chia seed pudding is perfect for a make-ahead nutritional breakfast. It is also so yummy that you can make this for a light dessert, as well! (We’ll opt to do both)!
- 1/2 cup chia seeds
- 2 cups almond milk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon honey
- Fresh fruit
- Nuts of your choice
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Chill Time: 5 hours - overnight
This recipe is super simple to make, it just requires some time for the pudding to chill. Start by mixing together the chia seeds, milk, vanilla, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Cover and let it chill for a minimum of 5 hours. We prefer to make it at night so it is ready for breakfast in the morning.
To serve, spoon into a cup, jar, or bowl. Add sliced fruit, nuts and drizzle with honey.
Enjoy a unique delicious breakfast (or dessert) that is super healthy!
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In the Arab world, the West's interests trump its values | US & Canada | Al Jazeera
In the Arab world, the West's interests trump its values
Read the first part of chapter five of Marwan Bishara's latest book, The Invisible Arab.
'The voice of the invisible Arab masses was always silenced by the ruling elites,' writes Bishara [EPA]
Editor's note: This article is the fourth of a series of excerpts that Al Jazeera will be publishing from The Invisible Arab: The promise and peril of the Arab revolutions. You can also read an excerpt from the preface, from chapter one, L'Ancien Regime and from chapter two, The Miracle Generation.
Since the breakup of the Ottoman Empire, Western military and political interference has had a role in all major transformations in the Arab world and the region in general. After European colonialism redrew the fault lines and contours of the new Middle East and North African regions, the Cold War reshaped the region with the United States at the helm of interregional and even domestic affairs of most Arab countries. The United States, guided by imperial security doctrines, put itself centre-stage as the most powerful player in the Middle East.
Since 9/11, the US presence in the region reached a new summit, deepening regional divisions that threatened to further breakup of the Arab world and its states, as witnessed in Sudan, Palestine, Iraq, Lebanon, and Somalia. During this period, Washington toppled regimes, made destabilising alliances with the worst human rights offenders, monopolised regional diplomatic processes, intervened in the domestic affairs of sovereign states, invaded unfriendly nations, and deployed the world's greatest military in the name of US national security.
In turn, Arab leaders were forced to devise policies that put US reactions first. Historically, those who dared oppose Washington's dictates paid heavily for it, either directly or by proxy. From Egypt's Nasser to Iraq's Hussein through Arafat in Palestine, all were defeated, sanctioned, or isolated. Most other dictators courted the West and selectively adopted the US' neoliberal dictates while rejecting its democratic model.
By contrast, the Arab people rejected the US' imperialist agenda - seen as another form of regional dictatorship - but admired its constitutional democracy and even the humble, middle-class notion of the "American dream". More importantly, Arabs rooted for political and strategic independence and tended to unite around pan-Arab issues such as that of Palestine and Iraq. However, the voice of the invisible Arab masses was always silenced by the ruling elites.
By the end of 2010, the Arab world looked evermore stagnant, leaderless, polarised, and downtrodden. While it was clear where the blame lay, Arab dictators continued to outdo one another in appeasing the United States, as the latter folded them into its regional order. And the United States - after having looked at the region through the prisms of the "war on terror", Israel, and oil - was completely oblivious to changes on the ground. However, that did not prevent Washington and its Western allies from claiming credit for the peaceful Arab revolutions.
Manufacturing a modern-day 'Lawrence of Arabia'
The West has boasted of inspiring, supporting, and fighting for the success of the Arab revolutions. It was striking how some pundits credited President George W Bush's "democracy agenda", which his supporters claimed planted the seeds of change after he made the cause of democracy in the Middle East a US national security priority and vowed that the United States would do what it takes for the cause of liberty. According to Bush's National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the demise of repressive dictators in Tunisia, Egypt, and elsewhere during the Arab Spring stemmed, in part, from Bush's "freedom agenda". Rice claimed, "The change in the conversation about the Middle East, where people now routinely talk about democratisation, is something that I'm very grateful for, and I think we had a role in that." Bush's vice president Dick Cheney went further in an interview with Fox News by connecting the invasion of Iraq with the Arab Spring: "I think that what happened in Iraq, the fact that we brought democracy, if you will, and freedom to Iraq, has had a ripple effect on some of those other countries."
Fellow neoconservative columnist Charles Krauthammer argued, "Today, everyone and his cousin supports the 'freedom agenda'. Of course, yesterday it was just George W Bush, Tony Blair, and a band of neocons with unusual hypnotic powers who dared challenge the received wisdom of Arab exceptionalism." More of the same was expressed by commentators such as CNN's Fareed Zakariya, who said: "But give President George W Bush his due. He saw the problem, and he believed that Arabs were not genetically incapable of democracy, and he put America's moral might behind the great cause of Arab reform." This was echoed by the Economist in an article titled "Was George Bush right?" As Egypt erupts, his Arab "freedom agenda" is suddenly looking a little cleverer:
The Americans leant on Egypt to hold more open elections in 2005, and in 2006 they talked an astonished Israel into letting Hamas contest Palestinian elections in the occupied territories. Even the Saudis were prevailed on to hold some (men only) local elections. All this was based on the post 9/11 neoconservative conclusion that the root cause of terrorism was the absence of Arab democracy.
Clearly, the facts were irrelevant in this case. The Egyptian elections of 2005 and 2006 were rigged. The majority of the elected Hamas parliament members ended up in jail, and its government was toppled with the complicity of the Bush administration. The elections in Saudi Arabia were merely municipal and totally apolitical. The implementation of the "democracy agenda" was carried on the backs of tanks and aircraft carriers that destroyed Iraq, tore up its national fabric, inflamed hatreds, and ultimately, exacerbated anti-Americanism, while weakening the secular, liberal trend in the region and causing the death of at least one hundred thousand Iraqis.
Neither did it matter to America's democratic credentials that during a 2004 visit by Ben Ali to the White House, Bush praised his guest as an ally in the war on terrorism, and praised Tunisia's reforms on "press freedom" and for holding "free and competitive elections". It was no secret President Bush was inspired by Russian immigrant Natan Sharansky, the author of The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror. Sharansky served as a minister in the right-wing Ariel Sharon coalition government. The fine romance between Bush and Sharansky was widely covered in the Arab media, and so were Sharansky's positions. He advocated what the late Israeli academic Baruch Kimmerling termed as Sharon's "politicide" - political genocide - the total destruction of the elected Palestinian authority and its institutions. Sharansky also opposed Bush's own roadmap for peace and credited the Israeli military with exposing the Palestinians to "Israeli democracy". Of course, when you factored in that Bush sincerely believed that Sharon was a "man of peace", it all started to make sense. The Bush administration might have spoken of democratisation, but in reality Washington supported autocrats from Tunisia to Saudi Arabia under the guise of the same "national security" agenda.
Duplicitous Arab leaders expressed their loyalty and provided implicit and explicit support for Bush's policies in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine in the context of its global "war on terror" in return for the United States not pressuring those countries to democratise. The failure of the "freedom agenda" to bring about freedom by way of war empowered the region's autocrats, who exploited the carte blanche offered by the US' war to crack down on their own political opposition. The Bush administration's post-9/11 strategy of "taking the war to the enemy" plunged the region into awful bloodshed and - as the neoconservatives put it - a "constructive chaos" whose victims have been liberal and secular democrats, first and foremost. Perhaps the only inspiring thing to come out of Bush's (democratic) war and occupation of Iraq was the symbolic but powerful action by an Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at the president during his last press conference in Baghdad.
Bush made massive policy blunders; his successor, President Barack Obama, however, has lacked any discernible policy. Many pundits credited Obama's "non-interference strategy" and his "inspiring oratory" with the rise of youthful democratic movements. Some even cited Obama's own journey from a black community organiser to president of the world's only superpower as inspirational to a whole new generation of Arabs! President Obama's three major speeches directed at the Arab and Muslim worlds were viewed as a departure from the Bush era, as well as an affirmation that Washington was ready to open a new chapter with the Arab and Muslim worlds on the basis of "mutual interest and mutual respect". The Obama administration even leaked to the US press corps how it was in the midst of putting the final touches on its official democracy agenda for the Arab world.
Actually, the Obama administration has been engaging in pragmatic policies toward Arab autocrats in the hope of ensuring more regional cooperation. The president's visit to Egypt only six months before the revolution erupted was seen by Hossam el-Hamalawy, a prolific young blogger, as "a clear endorsement of President Hosni Mubarak, the ailing 81-year-old dictator who has ruled with martial law, secret police, and torture chambers. No words that Mr Obama will say can change this perception that Americans are supporting a dictator with their more than $1bn in annual aid".
The pragmatic president, who visited Riyadh before Cairo, characterised Mubarak as a "stalwart ally" and commended the "wisdom and graciousness" of the Saudi monarch. This wasn't lost on the Arab world. The Obama administration had, in fact, decided to reduce budgets marked for NGOs in the Arab world, foregoing even the appearance of supporting democracy in the region. Obama's overtures to the Arab world came at a time when he was expanding the war in Afghanistan into Pakistan, extending the use of drone attacks on the likes of Yemen, even as he failed to pressure Israel into freezing its creeping settlement into the occupied Palestinian territories. By the time the Arab Spring began, Obama's popularity was at its lowest among people in the region who had seen him as a promising statesman. At the outbreak of the Arab revolution, his administration made pathetic efforts to appear to be on the side of the Arab masses by selectively leaking reports to the media that were said to be a blueprint for democratisation in the Arab world.
Of course, there was always room for the American lone star, a hidden hero. The New York Times unearthed Gene Sharp, an 85-year-old professor, from his modest Boston home to credit him for the Egyptian revolution. Sharp had authored a three-volume work called The Politics of Nonviolent Action based on his doctoral thesis, which he'd been preaching at special seminars. I remember reading his work as a student during the first Palestinian uprising in the late 1980s and finding it interesting. But crediting Sharp with such sweeping change in Egypt was particularly insulting to Arab intelligence, especially since the Arabs who filled the streets of the Arab world never heard of the American's playbook. One commentator criticised the New York Times for inventing a "new Lawrence of Arabia". Yet the newspaper persisted, publishing a follow-up article underlining the role of the American professor who, paradoxically, sounded less enthusiastic than the paper about his role.
Dictator-friendly Europe
The United States wasn't alone, though, in its ambivalence toward the Arab dictators. European powers, perhaps more so. Europe's accommodation and embrace of Arab dictators had little to do with so-called European values and had more to do with classic European expediency and neocolonial paternalism. In 2008, French President Nicolas Sarkozy commended Ben Ali for the improved "sphere of liberties" at a time when human rights abuses were rampant in Tunisia. In one instance the same year, at least two hundred people were prosecuted after protests in the southern mining town of Redhayef, according to Human Rights Watch. Tunisian human rights groups rejected Sarkozy's utterance as a betrayal of all that France stood for, in theory at least. But France was Tunisia's leading trade partner and its fourth-largest foreign investor. When certain European officials did criticise Ben Ali's human rights record, they simultaneously praised his economic performance.
That European business and Arab policy have always been happy bedfellows was made clear when British Prime Minister Tony Blair brought Gaddafi out from the diplomatic cold in 2003. Blair appointed MI6 counter-terrorism chief Mark Allen to lead secret talks with Libya. The deal they thrashed out paved the way for normalisation of relations with Gaddafi that allowed for lucrative deals to follow for British, Italian, and American oil companies. In exchange, Gaddafi paid $10m each to the families of the 270 people who perished in the bombing of Pan-Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland. Gaddafi also renounced his nuclear development programme. Allen, who would be knighted shortly after, went on to advise British Petroleum, negotiating oil deals in Libya. BP, not the British government, dictated policy when problems emerged between the two countries, particularly over the status of the Libyan convicted and imprisoned for the Lockerbie bombing, Abdelbaset al-Megrahi. His continued imprisonment was complicating a $900m deal BP was trying to make with Libya. Jack Straw, the foreign minister at the time, admitted it was BP calling the shots. "Yes, a very big part. I'm unapologetic about that."
Nobody embraced the Libyan dictator like the Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. Gaddafi pitched his tent in the gardens of Rome's most prestigious villa, and their relationship was cemented by the Green Stream natural gas pipeline that allowed Libya to overtake Saudi Arabia as Europe's third-largest energy supplier. Berlusconi bragged that his greatest foreign policy achievement was the friendship treaty he signed with Gaddafi.
In a rather frank admission, foreign minister Franco Frattini told me: "All the Western countries used to accommodate themselves on partnerships of convenience instead of partnerships of coexistence and sharing values including President Sarkozy receiving Gaddafi with all the honours to the Élysée in Paris. This was the mistake made by the West." The same was underlined by the head of the Italian senate: "Spain has Morocco, France has Tunisia. We have Libya, and others are more prominent in Egypt." The only reprimand for this farcical policy came from an unlikely quarter. NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen told me in the summer of 2011: "Personally I do believe that political leaders should be very careful in picking and choosing political friends and partners and always take into consideration our obligation to protect human rights and basic political liberties."
Ballyhooing democracy, promoting business
The United States and Europe advanced similar imperial visions for the Middle East in the post-Cold War era. The United States hoped for "A New Middle East" around the vision of Shimon Peres (who, incidentally, wrote a book titled the same) that foresaw a leading role for the Jewish State of five million in a region of 250 million Arabs. Because the United States remained hostage to Israel's continued occupation of Arab lands, this new Middle East never got off the ground. It soon became evident that President Clinton's post-Cold War doctrine of "promoting democracy and opening markets" would be reduced to the latter. With the launch of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership in 1995 in Barcelona, Europe aimed to create a security and prosperity zone that attempted to lock in Arab countries into an enduring multilateral partnership with Europe. When that failed, Sarkozy tried to repackage it in the framework of the "Union for the Mediterranean" in 2008 by taking human rights issues off the table. In both cases geopolitics overrode human rights, and economics triumphed democracy as Western powers closely embraced Israel and the Arab dictatorships.
Following the 9/11 attacks, American and European geopolitical priorities took precedence. The Arab and Muslim world were told to take sides. This, of course, was not the first or last time they were given an ultimatum. Since the United States took over from colonial European powers as the imperial power in the region, the peoples of the region were asked to choose between Washington and its choice of regional villain every decade or so. Egypt's Nasser in the early 1960s, Arafat of Palestine in the early '70s, Iran's Ayatollah in early '80s followed by Iraq's Saddam Hussein in the '90s, and then al-Qaeda's Bin Laden in 2001.
Ultimatums and false choices, however, are never a substitute for policy. Despite having been deeply involved in the region for decades, the United States has never had an Arab policy. As a people, Arabs have been completely absent from the US/Western agenda. Western leaders have obsessed over their economic interests and Israel's security, leaving the Arabs at the receiving end of their aggression. They have dismissed Arab unity as a threatening fantasy and Islam as fertile ground for dangerous ideas. Arabs have been valued not for their embrace of freedom or respect for human rights, but rather in terms of their proximity to US interests. A subservient ally and energy-providing partner made for a good Arab regime, regardless of its despotic and theocratic rule. In short, Western leaders have talked in slogans and clichés about democracy and Islam, but have always been as indifferent to the people of the region as their dictators. The general impression in the region goes as follows: "The West sees the Arabs as anything but Arabs, and Muslim as no more than Muslims."
Democracy has always been officially advanced as a US national interest; prêt-à-porter, from the shelves of the US State Department, the US Agency for International Development (USAID) and its attendant NGOs, to be built on the ashes of national sovereignty. However, democracy advanced by strategic imperatives and prostituted by war soon proved to be a farce, as we saw during the elections in Iraq and Afghanistan. Worse, on more than a few occasions, they've regretted their overzealous public relations ploy. Washington and its allies rejected the elections results in the case of the Islamic Front's victory in Algeria or Hamas's victory in Palestine, as well as when Hezbollah was able to establish a coalition government in Lebanon. Eventually, they were also disappointed by the results in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In reality, the Arabs could hardly trust US rhetoric on democracy, knowing all too well that truly representative governments would oppose the US-Israel axis. Countless US-commissioned polls underlined Arab antagonism to Washington's designs on their region. Almost 80 per cent of the Arabs polled believed US military intervention increased terrorism and decreased the chances for peace, while almost 70 per cent doubted its sincerity in spreading democracy and reckoned it was motivated by an ambition for regional domination, while also preserving Israel's. Paranoia? Imagine, if you like, if a coalition of Muslim nations were to invade and occupy Canada and Mexico, Americans in all likelihood would be furious.
Marwan Bishara is Al Jazeera's senior political analyst and a former professor of international relations at the American University of Paris. The above excerpt is from his latest book, The Invisible Arab: The promise and peril of the Arab revolutions, now available in bookstores.
Follow him on Twitter: @MarwanBishara
SOURCE: Al Jazeera
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Ottawa was rocked by violence Wednesday after a gunman fatally shot a soldier guarding the National War Memorial. The gunman then opened fire in the Parliament building, unleashing terror in the Canadian capital before he was shot and killed by a sergeant-at-arms.
The two shootings in Ottawa Wednesday left lawmakers barricaded inside offices and parts of the city on lockdown for hours as police searched for suspects. Canadian authorities identified the shooter as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau, 32. Zehaf-Bibeau, a Quebec native, was thought to be a recent convert to Islam who had changed his name from Michael Joseph Hall.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Community released a statement Wednesday night condemning the attack.
Canadian Muslims categorically and unequivocally condemn terror attacks on Parliament Hill in Ottawa
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at condemns and rejects all terror attacks and offers our condolences to the grieved families.
The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Canada categorically and unequivocally condemns this morning’s terror attacks on the Canadian Parliament and the National War Memorial as well as on the Canadian soldiers in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec.
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Dictionaries in Python
Martin Ganchev Published on 24 Jul 2018 6 min read
If you know what lists and tuples are, it will be easier to understand what dictionaries in Python are about. They simply represent another way of storing data.
How to Declare Dictionaries in Python?
Each value is associated with a certain key. More precisely, a key and its respective value form a key-value pair.
I believe in learning by doing, so how about we give an example? Let’s create a dictionary called dict with 4 keys. We’ll assign names of different animals to each one of them.
Assigning names of different animals, dictionaries in python
Important: Be aware that neither parentheses nor brackets will work in this case – we need curly braces.
Getting Access to Elements from Dictionaries in Python
After a certain dictionary has been created, a value can be accessed by its key, instead of its index! ‘k1’ can be used for cat,
k1 for cat, dictionaries in python
while ‘k3’ for mouse!
k3 for mouse, dictionaries in python
Adding Values in Dictionaries
Similarly, as we can do with lists, we can add a new value to the dictionary in the following way. k5 for parrot, dictionaries in python
The value we’ll assign to ‘k5’ is parrot.
Swapping k2 from dog to squirrel, dictionaries in python
Replacing Values in A Dictionary
Replacing a value follows the same syntax; we can just let the new variable correspond to an existing key.
Swapping k2 from dog to squirrel, dictionaries in python
From that moment on, attached to the second key, we will see ‘squirrel’, not ‘dog’.
Lists in Dictionaries
If you are wondering if a list could be able to take part in a key-value pair, then you are right. Let’s turn to another example. We can create the dictionary dep_workers where only Peter works in department 1, but three people work in department 2 – Jennifer, Michael, and Tommy.
dep 1 peter dep 2 Jennifer, Michael, and Tommy, dictionaries in python
Therefore, our first element is a string, while the second one - a list.
Another Way to Fill in a Dictionary
We can create a new variable and use empty curly braces to indicate it’ll be a dictionary.
We will skip placing any keys or values within the braces.
Team = {}
Instead, we can assign the keys and the values one by one later on.
Creating a new dictionary, dictionaries in python
In order to see if we have done our work properly, we may ask for the ‘Center’ and expect to see “Hector”.
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The .get() method
Let me introduce you to an interesting Python feature. The .get() method is similar to the normal way we access values in a dictionary. For instance, we can use it to get the name of the ‘Small Forward’.
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The difference between standard indexing and the .get() method comes when we ask for the name of a non-existent key. You can look at the picture below to see what happens when we ask for the name of the ‘Coach’.
Error - print team 'coach' equals none, dictionaries in python
The .get() method will not display an error. “None” is the default value Python returns in cases where an object does not actually exist within a given dictionary.
What are Dictionaries in Python Useful for?
Now, you can imagine that dictionaries in Python could do a great job, sometimes. For example, when using companies’ names as keys and their prices on the market as values. Working with dictionaries is similar to working with lists. However, there is another way you can gain access to a certain element in a dictionary. This is done by using the get() method.
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The Joys of Texting
So, I have stumbled upon a small problem. Texting.
I have come to a part in my story where I need to write a scene that includes text messages. Actually, the entire dialogue of the scene is nothing but text messages.
Problem number 1: How does one write text messages?
For example,
"Hi." vs. Hi.
The first implies speech, which texts are not and I certainly don't want to confuse anyone.
Problem number 2: Do people really want to read things like "LOL" or :) ? Is it possible to write a conversation that's happening through text messages without including those things? I've never done it before when I've texted people, although I'm sure there are people out there who do. Old people who don't understand emoticons. (Although I'm one to talk since I didn't understand the concept of Instagram until a couple weeks ago)
Perhaps I'm way over thinking this. After all, it's my story and I can do whatever the hell I want to in it. I've just never read a book that included text messages. E-mails, yes. But never text messages. Surely in this day and age there have to be a few works out there that include this type of conversation. You'd think anyway.
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Christian Dada's motorcycle gang invaded the city, kitted out in Marlon Brando inspired biker leathers and traditional Japanese embroidery
Marlon Brando in leathers as the leader of an outlaw gang in cult 50s film The Wild One marked a moment of countercultural awakening for the teens of early 50s America, with his biker jacket giving the style its lasting nickname – the Brando. The film follows the Black Rebels motorcycle gang (based on bad boy bikers like the infamous Hell’s Angels) and their leader Johnny Strabler (played by the actor) as they fight another gang – and provided the main point of inspiration for Masanori Morikawa’s SS16 collection for Christian Dada. At the brand’s presentation in Paris, the set paid homage to the collection's motorcycling origins – vintage bikes were scattered around the room and there was the unmistakable smell of petrol.
It wasn’t just the gang’s jackets, boots and turned-up jeans that served as inspiration; it was that spirit of rebellion – something that played out in the hems emblazoned with “AGAINST” and “PROTEST” and that photographer / casting director Fumi Nagasaka and stylist John Colver tried to reflect in her line up of models. “We tried to cast guys that had some spunk,” explained Colver. But these weren’t simply outlaw bikers – they carried a sense of homoeroticism too. Think Tom of Finland or Peter Marino – but waif-like, not beef-like. And then there were the details - traditional Japanese yokoburi embroidery that depicted eagles and the emblems of motorcycle gangs. Morikawa gave us an homage to the Brando's brand of bad boy, and a seductive one at that.
Watch a clip from The Wild One below:
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Gandhari experienced great delight. And, O foremost of kings, Duryodhana despatched swift messengers to invite the princes and the Brahmanas. And mounting fleet vehicles they went to the (respective) directions assigned to them. Then to a certain messenger on the point of setting out, Dussasana said, ’Go thou speedily to the woods of Dwaita; and in that forest duly invite the Brahmanas and those wicked persons, the Pandavas.’ Thereupon, he repaired thither, and bowing down to all the Pandavas, said, ’Having acquired immense wealth by his native prowess, that best of kings and foremost of Kurus, Duryodhana, O monarch, is celebrating a sacrifice. Thither are going from various directions the kings and the Brahmanas. O king, I have been sent by the high-souled Kaurava. That king and lord of men, Dhritarashtra’s son, invites you. It behoveth you, therefore, to witness the delightful sacrifice of that monarch.’
“Hearing these words of the messenger, that tiger among kings, the royal Yudhishthira, said, ’By good luck it is that that enhancer of the glory of his ancestors, king Suyodhana is celebrating this best of sacrifices. We should certainly repair thither; but we cannot do now; for till (the completion of) the thirteenth year, we shall have to observe our vow.’ Hearing this speech of Yudhishthira the just, Bhima said these words, ’Then will king Yudhishthira the just go thither, when he will cast him (Duryodhana) into the fire kindled by weapons. Do thou say unto Suyodhana. “When after the expiration of the thirteenth year, that lord of men, the Pandava, will, in the sacrifice of battle, pour upon the Dhritarashtras, the clarified butter of his ire, then will I come!” But the other Pandavas, O king, did not say anything unpleasant. The messenger (on his return) related unto Dhritarashtra’s son all as it had fallen out. Then there came to the city of Dhritarashtra many foremost of men, lords of various countries, and highly virtuous Brahmanas. And duly received in order according to the ordinance, those lords of men experienced great delight and were all well-pleased. And that foremost among monarchs—Dhritarashtra—surrounded by all the Kauravas, experienced the height of joy, and spake unto Vidura, saying, ’Do thou, O Kshatta, speedily so act that all persons in the sacrificial compound may be served with food, be refreshed and satisfied.’ Thereupon, O represser of foes, assenting to that order, the learned Vidura versed in morality, cheerfully entertained all the orders in proper measure with meat and beverages to eat and drink, and fragrant garland and various kinds of attire. And having constructed pavilions (for their accommodation), that hero and foremost of kings, duly entertained the princes and the Brahmanas by thousands, and also bestowing upon them wealth of various kinds, bade them farewell. And having dismissed all the kings, he entered Hastinapura, surrounded by his brothers, and in company with Karna and Suvala’s son.”
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I’m sorry you have to join in the middle like this. You were probably expecting a beginning, a middle, and end. But my story’s beginning is lost, unknown to me now, and equally the future. Our narrator has gone. But just to keep moving, I have decided to narrate myself. You’ll have to forgive me though, I’m not a very good story teller. I don’t have the imagination or foresight. I can’t see very well. And I don’t know much. The only thing I see is the ground I crawl upon. All I know is I am thirsty and my arms are tired from grasping at loose soil to drag myself along.
It is afternoon and there is a low heat and a magenta light. I think the light comes from the sky above. I think there is sky above. Sometimes I wish I could join it, and be in the air and be free. My knees are cut from jagged rocks as I go over them. Oh, oh, on and on I will go; there in the sadness of morning I will go on and on, there in the loneliness of afternoon I will crawl, on into the night, into the valley of the shadow of death with a serpent’s breath. The mouth is dry but the bones drier.
My mouth forms sounds that are no longer mine. Oh, omniscient narrator! Won’t you come back, tell the reader what you see, tell them what will be. Or take me to a cusp, a crossroad of signs so I may decide. Or give me the words so I may change. Words so I may walk rather than crawl, words to sing not murmur with a mouth of dirt, words to make it rain so there may be relief in mud. I wait by a tree, but it provides no shelter, for it is dead. I feel its branches like wrathful hands on me, binding everything to everything, connecting me to myself, moment to moment, so I cannot escape no matter how fast I crawl. An immense feeling overcomes me, in this solitary nothingness, in this unknown world, which I struggle to describe and see for I only see the ground upon which I crawl, it is a feeling that I do not like nothingness, but nothing is all I have; no rivers run, the wind does not blow, no mermaids sing, the birds have flown. There is nothing but the deafness of words I cannot understand and a road, the only road I know, that I drag myself along so my story may continue a little longer.
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CAIRO, Egypt The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) hosted last week the Social Good Summit: a discussion about new media and technology’s roles in local development as part of the Social Good Summit held in several cities around the world. For the first time, Egypt participated in this summit, held in the Egyptian Ministry of Telecommunications.
The newly-established Egyptian Development Program broadcast the discussion directly on YouTube and other electronic channels, as well as on Twitter using the hashtag #2030NOW and the @SGS2013_Egypt account to facilitate interaction with the public.
The participants represented social initiatives searching for solutions to challenges in education, unproductive political debate, and sexual harassment, with a special focus on the needs of youth, women, and those with special needs. The participants reported that they are working on developing mobile apps in particular.
The participants agreed that enriching the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Egypt with new ideas facilitates targeted growth, creating the potential for greater social impact than under the current system.
While some consider technology a luxury in addressing social challenges, the impact of technology in Egypt is undeniable. The number of internet users has reached 33 million, around 40% of the overall population; the majority of these are less than 25 years old. 45% of internet users access it from smartphones (but the jury is out on the smartphone penetration rate in Egypt: Google stats says it is 26% while Ipsos told Arabnet in March that it was only 5%).
These figures are especially relevant against the backdrop of widespread use of technology among young people, the same group that suffers disproportionately from unemployment. Recent figures show that eight out of 10 jobless Egyptians are under the age of 30, and more than a quarter of these hold a university degree or higher..
Entrepreneurs joined the discussion in person and via direct e-broadcast. They shared their ideas and outlined some of the social initiatives that use technology to develop Egyptian society:
Nafham is a free educational website, providing students with
curriculum in a manner designed to foster understanding,
application, and experimentation
Yomken is an electronic platform that crowdfunds for the low-
and medium-tech artisan industries that make up 60% of the Egyptian
E-mokhalafa is a traffic violation reporting app, on which
users report offending vehicles by entering their license plate
number on the website.
Map is another initiative that relies on mobilizing
people in the streets to fight sexual harassment in Egypt via
mobile phones, reporting in real time incidents on an online map.
The initiative also offers support to women victims of
- Alashanek Ya Balady is
an initiative offering economic development strategy for the poor
while ensuring each organization they work with reaches financial
sustainability. Wamda previously conducted a
case study on this initiative.
- Naqeshny is an
online debating platform that aims at changing Egyptian debates and
political discussion to be built on information instead of insults
and attacks. Wamda has also
- Tawzeef Masry aims at helping fresh graduates and job seekers.
Nouhad Al Ghamry, the director of the Vodafone Foundation for Society Development, also summarized some of the initiatives his company has adopted in Egypt focusing on mobile technology in social development. These initiatives include connecting remote hospitals with bigger ones to offer medical consulting services using 3G, a project to support handicrafts in Siwa, in Egypt’s remote west, and using mobile apps to target 120,000 under-educated people in 18 Egyptian provinces.
The discussion was not without controversy, especially surrounding the ability of technology to reduce unemployment. Despite the fact that it has helped lead to job creation in handicrafts and IT sectors for people in remote areas, technological advancements have also made human labor obsolete, replaced by advanced devices capable of tasks previously performed by people.
But the controversy, at the very least, is indicative of an audience engaged with the topic. Egyptians, it seems, are interested in the increasing role technology can play in their lives – even if they’re hesitant to adopt it.
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How to Create a New Network
In Workspaces a network is created by first providing the basic details defining the network, Name, Gateway, Netmask, and DNS server(s). Once the network is defined you will link a port group to that network.
During the process of creating a new Workspace you will select the network which will be used by the virtual machines created within it.
Simple Method: If you do not need to segment your network for different tenants into separate subnets then you can allow all your Workspaces to use the same network. With this model each time you create a new Workspace you will select the same network. In a multi-tenant environment this is not a highly secure model and the use case should be considered carefully.
Advanced Method: In a shared Active Directory, with multiple Organizations, it is possible to create individual Workspaces (one per Organization) and assign each new Workspace a unique network to segment the virtual machines across different subnets. Of course, you must still configure Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, and your firewall to handle this type of design so that network traffic is routed to the correct Gateway, Domain controller(s), and any other back end infrastructure servers that you create and share among tenants.
To create a new network follow these steps:
Create a network by going to:
1. Settings: Select settings from the blue bar in the left pane of the screen.
2. Networks: Locate the Network item in the menu across the top of the screen.
3. Create Network: click create network.
A new dialogue box will be presented, fill in the fields as follows:
1. Name: Enter the name of the network you are creating. Best practice is to provide the name which matches the Organization and a Cloud location so it is easy to determine exactly what the network is for.
2. Default Gateway: Provide the Default Gateway for the network. This is always the IP address of your router or firewall.
3. Netmask: Provide the Netmask in CIDR format
4. DNS: Enter the DNS server which will be used in this Network. Almost always this will be thie IP address of your Active Directory server(s)
Click Save which will start a new Workflow.
After the workflow finished the screen will be updated as shown in this next image:
1. Shows the newly created Network name. This is the friendly name which can be modified.
2. At this point there Port Group has not been linked. You will have to link a port group to this network as outlined below.
3. The Link button used to connect a port group to a network.
In order to use a network you must link a Port Group (or virtual wire if using vSphere NSX) to the newly created Network. To do this click the link button shown in step #3 above and the dialogue box below will open.
Using the drop-down select the cloud for which you plan to link a Port Group to the network.
After you select the cloud click Next…
Click the drop-down next to Port Group as shown in the next image below:
A list of available Port Groups for that Cloud will be displayed. Select the correct port group.
IMPORTANT: Be sure you select the correct port group on based upon the subnet that you want the VMs connected on. This setting can be modified later if you make a mistake.
After you select the correct port group a screen similar to the next image below will appear.
Click the Link button
As shown in the next image, the Network screen will now display the Network with the Linked Port Group attached to it.
You have finished the creation of a new network, which you can use to create a new Workspace and attach virtual machines to.
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Stroke Prevention and Treatment
The earlier the treatment is received, the higher the chance of survival and recovery. It is imperative to seek medical attention immediately if a stroke is suspected. Helping identify a stroke victim includes asking the individual to smile, to raise both arms and keep them raised, or to speak a simple sentence (coherently).
Guidelines for stroke prevention have been developed by the American Heart Association. Primary prevention focuses on preventing a stroke, while secondary prevention focuses on preventing stroke in those with a history of stroke or TIA.
Ischemic stroke :
Emergency treatment for an ischemic stroke depends on the location and cause of the clot. Measures are taken to stabilize vital signs, including intravenous (into the veins) fluids and medications such as clot dissolving drugs and anti-platelet drugs.
Tissue plasminogen activator (tPA): If the stroke is diagnosed within three hours of the start of symptoms, a clot-dissolving medication called tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) is usually given, which may increase the chance of survival and recovery. Tissue plasminogen activator is not safe for hemorrhagic stroke (bleeding in the brain), as use of t-PA would be life-threatening by increasing bleeding.
Anti-platelet drugs: Platelets are cells in the blood that initiate clot formation. Anti-platelet drugs make the platelets less sticky and are therefore less likely to clump (aggregate) and form clots. The most frequently used anti-platelet medication is over the counter aspirin in doses of 81 to 325 milligrams daily. Aggrenox®, a prescription combination product of low-dose aspirin and the anti-platelet agent dipyridamole, may also be used to reduce blood clotting. Other anti-platelet drugs, such as clopidogrel (Plavix®) or ticlopidine (Ticlid®) may also be utilized. The drugs may be used in combination. However, initiation of these therapies are not recommended within 24 hours of treatment with t-PA due to an increase in serious bleeding problems. Side effects include increased risk of bleeding. There are many possible drug and supplement interactions while taking anti-platelet therapy.
Anticoagulants: Anticoagulation treatments slow the time that it takes for the blood to clot. The drugs used in this class include heparin and warfarin (Coumadin®). They affect the mechanism of clotting differently than anti-platelet medications. Heparin, an injection, is a fast acting agent and is used short-term in the hospital, while warfarin, taken by mouth, acts more slowly and is used over a longer term. These drugs have a profound effect on blood clotting and require that the patient work closely with their provider to ensure that they are within therapeutic range as well as to reduce the risk of adverse bleeding events. As with the anti-platelet medications, there are many possible drug and supplement interactions while taking anticoagulant therapy.
Biological therapy: Biologic therapy treats the immune system. The use of abciximab (ReoPro®) in acute stroke is being studied. This injectable drug has anti-platelet activity and must be used within six hours of stroke.
Other medications: Other medications may be given to control blood sugar levels (such as oral blood sugar lowering drugs), fever (including acetaminophen or Tylenol®), and seizures (such as anticonvulsant drugs). In general, high blood pressure is not treated immediately unless systolic pressure is greater than 220 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and diastolic is more than 120 mmHg (reading as 220/120 mmHg).
Surgical and other procedures: Procedures to open up the artery that has been moderately to severely narrowed by plaque (deposits of cholesterol and protein in the blood) may be necessary. These include carotid endarterectomy and angioplasty.
Carotid endarterectomy: After a stroke has occurred, an incision in the neck is made to expose the carotid artery. The artery is opened and the plaques are removed, thereby reducing the risk of ischemic stroke. However, in addition to the usual risks associated with any surgery, a carotid endarterectomy itself can also trigger a stroke or heart attack by releasing a blood clot or fatty debris in blood vessels in the brain. As a standard practice, surgeons now place filters at strategic points in the bloodstream to "catch" any material that may break free during the procedure, preventing it from traveling to the heart or brain.
Angioplasty: Angioplasty widens the inside of an artery leading to the brain (usually the carotid artery). During this procedure, a balloon-tipped catheter is maneuvered into the obstructed area of the suspected artery. The balloon is inflated, compressing the plaques against the artery walls. A metallic mesh tube (stent) is usually left inside the artery following the procedure to prevent recurrent narrowing. Stents can stay in for many years, but occasionally must be replaced. Anticoagulant drugs such as aspirin and/or clopidogrel (Plavix®) are commonly used after stent placement.
Hemorrhagic stroke :
Surgery may be used to treat a hemorrhagic stroke or prevent recurrence. The most common procedures include aneurysm (weakened or ruptured blood vessel) clipping and arteriovenous malformation (AVM) (masses of abnormal blood vessels growing in the brain) removal, and both surgeries carry high risks such as an increase in bleeding and damage to the brain, causing long-term complications such as paralysis (loss of muscle control and use) and behavioral changes.
Surgical AVM removal: Surgical removal of a smaller AVM from a more accessible portion of the brain can eliminate the risk of rupture, lowering the overall risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Other treatment options for AVMs include radiation or embolization, in which the small arteries supplying the blood to the AVM are blocked with clamps, shrinking the AVM and reducing the chances of rupture.
Aneurysm clipping: A tiny clamp is placed at the base of the aneurysm, isolating it from the circulation of the artery. The clamp is attached to the vessels to keep it from bursting (rupturing) or bleeding.
Coiling: During coil embolization, tiny, soft platinum coils are placed within a bulging brain aneurysm in order to relieve pressure from circulating blood on the walls of the aneurysm and to prevent rupture. The coils are guided to the aneurysm through the use of a catheter inserted into the femoral artery at the groin. Through the use of precision radiologic monitors, and 3D imaging, the coils are advanced to the aneurysm.
Recovery and rehabilitation: Stroke rehabilitation (for both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke) is the process by which patients with stroke-induced disabilities undergo treatment to help them regain and relearn the skills necessary for everyday living. It also aims to help the survivor understand and adapt to difficulties such as speech and movement, prevent secondary complications, and educate family members to play a supporting role. Following a stroke, the period of recovery and rehabilitation necessary varies between patients depending on the area of the brain involved and the amount of tissue damaged. Harm to the right side of the brain may impair movement and sensation on the left side of the body. Damage to brain tissue on the left side may affect movement on the right side; this damage may also cause speech and language disorders. In addition, individuals who have experienced a stroke may experience problems with breathing, swallowing, balancing and hearing, and loss of vision, bladder or bowel function. Recovery may take years. Some may recover in full, while others may not progress at all. This depends on each individual and the extent of the stroke damage.
integrative therapies
Unclear or conflicting scientific evidence :
Acupressure, shiatsu, tuina: There is promising early data supporting the use of acupressure as an adjunct treatment in the recovery from poststroke paralysis. Future research is required before any recommendation can be made regarding the use of this therapy for stroke.
With proper training, acupressure appears to be safe if self-administered or administered by an experienced therapist. Serious long-term complications have not been reported, according to scientific data. Hand nerve injury and herpes zoster ("shingles") cases have been reported after shiatsu massage. Forceful acupressure may cause bruising.
Acupuncture: The practice of acupuncture, or the insertion of needles into the body to move energy or "chi" in a particular area, originated in China 5,000 years ago. Acupuncture has been used traditionally in China for treatment of stroke complications such as paralysis (loss of muscle control and use). Several studies have been conducted on use of acupuncture for acute cerebral infarction and stroke recovery. More research is needed to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture for this application.
Needles must be sterile in order to avoid disease transmission. Avoid with valvular heart disease, medical conditions of unknown origins, or infections. Acupuncture should not be applied to the chest in patients with lung diseases or on any area that may rely on muscle tone to provide stability. Avoid use in infants, young children, or in patients with needle phobias. Use cautiously with bleeding disorders, neurological disorders, seizure disorders, or diabetes. Use cautiously in elderly or medically compromised patients. Use cautiously in patients who will drive or operate heavy machinery after acupuncture. Use cautiously if taking anticoagulants. Avoid if pregnant.
Aortic acid: Aortic extract is derived from the hearts of animals, usually sheep, cows, or pigs. There are many substances included in aortic acid. Mesoglycan, a preparation of glycosaminoglycans, is the most studied of these constituents. Mesoglycan has shown activity in anticoagulation (blood thinning) and increasing blood vessel health. Preliminary randomized, controlled studies also indicate that it may be helpful in reducing recurring ischemic cerebral attacks (stroke) and improving quality of life. However, some non-subjective tests do not show any benefit by mesoglycan. High-quality studies are needed to better determine the effectiveness of mesoglycan for cerebral ischemia.
Allergic reactions have not been reported in the available literature. Due to the heparan sulfate content of mesoglycan, patients with an allergy to heparin or heparinoid derivatives should use caution. Use cautiously with coagulation (blood) disorders or taking anticoagulation therapy. Use cautiously with hypertension (high blood pressure) or if taking antihypertension drugs. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Arnica: Arnica (Arnica montana) is a widely used herbal supplement. It is also available as a homeopathic drug approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Homeopathic drugs are very dilute substances and have no apparent side effects or adverse reactions. Homeopathic arnica has been used in stroke recovery. More research is needed.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to arnica or any member of the Asteraceae or Compositae families (sunflowers, marigolds or any related plants like daisies, ragweed, or asters). Use cautiously with blood thinners, protein-bound drugs, cholesterol or heart medications, or diabetes drugs. Use cautiously with a history of stroke. Avoid contact with open wounds or near the eyes and mouth. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Aromatherapy: There is currently not enough scientific evidence to recommend for or against the use of aromatherapy in patients for stroke recovery. Additional research is needed to make a conclusion.
Essential oils should be administered in a carrier oil to avoid toxicity. Avoid with history of allergic dermatitis. Use cautiously if driving/operating heavy machinery. Avoid consuming essential oils. Avoid direct contact of undiluted oils with mucous membranes. Use cautiously if pregnant.
Betel nut: Several poor-quality studies report the use of betel nut (Areca catechu) taken by mouth for stroke recovery. In light of the potential toxicities of betel nut, additional evidence is needed in this area. Constituents of areca may be potentially carcinogenic. Long-term use has been associated with oral submucous fibrosis (OSF), as well as the formation of pre-cancerous oral lesions and squamous cell carcinoma. Acute effects of betel chewing include worsening of asthma, low blood pressure, and rapid heart beat.
Black pepper: Nasal inhalation of volatile black pepper oil may improve swallowing dysfunction symptoms during stroke recovery. However, more research is needed in this area.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to black pepper (Piper nigrum), its constituents, or members of the Piperaceae family. Use cautiously if taking anti-asthmatic drugs, cholinergic agonists, cyclosporine A or digoxin, cytochrome P450 metabolized agents, oral herbs or drugs, phenytoin, propranolol, rifamipicin (rifampin), or theophylline. Use cautiously with gastrointestinal disorders. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Choline: Choline is an essential nutrient related to the water-soluble B-complex vitamins. The largest dietary source of choline is egg yolk. Though many studies have found promising results, others have not shown statistical significance when assessing choline for the treatment of acute ischemic stroke. Further well-designed trials are needed. Choline supplements are not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding unless otherwise advised by a doctor.
Danshen: Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza) is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), often in combination with other herbs. Due to poor quality of evidence, unclear safety, and the existence of more proven treatments for ischemic stroke, this use of danshen cannot be recommended for this indication.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to danshen. Use cautiously if taking sedatives, hypolipidemics, cardiac glycosides, CYP-metabolized agents, nitrate ester, steroidal agents, or some anti-inflammatories (e.g. ibuprofen). Use cautiously with altered immune states, arrhythmia, compromised liver function, or with a history of glaucoma, stroke, or ulcers. Stop use two weeks before and immediately after surgery/dental/diagnostic procedures with bleeding risks. Use cautiously if driving or operating heavy machinery. Avoid if taking blood thinners (anticoagulants), digoxin, or hypotensives, including ACE inhibitors (e.g. captopri), or Sophora subprostrata root or herba serissae. Avoid use after cerebral ischemia. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Focusing: Focusing strategies may help restore motor function during stroke recovery. More evidence is needed in this area. Further research may also determine which focusing strategies are most effective to use during stroke recovery.
Side effect reporting is rare, but patients should consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before making decisions about medical conditions and practices. Individuals with severe emotional difficulties should not abandon proven medical and psychological therapies but rather choose focusing as a possible adjunct.
Folate: Folic acid and folate are forms of a water-soluble B vitamin. Folate occurs naturally in food and folic acid is the synthetic form of this vitamin. Study results are mixed for the use of folate in stroke patients. Further research is needed before a recommendation can be made.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to folate or any folate product ingredients. Use cautiously if receiving coronary stents and with anemia and seizure disorders. It is recommended that pregnant women consume 400 micrograms daily in order to reduce the risk of fetal defects. Folate is likely safe if breastfeeding.
Ginkgo: Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) has been used medicinally for thousands of years. Today, it is one of the top selling herbs in the United States. Laboratory studies suggest that ginkgo may be helpful immediately following strokes because of possible antioxidant or blood vessel effects. However, initial study of ginkgo in people having strokes found no benefits, and ginkgo has been reported to increase intracranial bleeding. Further research is needed to better determine the effectiveness of ginkgo for acute ischemic stroke.
Caution is advised when taking ginkgo supplements, as numerous adverse effects including subarachnoid hemorrhage and drug interactions are possible. Ginkgo supplements are not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding, unless otherwise advised by a doctor.
Jasmine: Limited population study found that tea drinking may decrease risk of stroke; however, use of jasmine tea had less of an effect than black or green teas. This indicates that the reduction of stroke risk may not be related to jasmine. Additional study using jasmine alone is needed to make a conclusion.
Use cautiously during pregnancy or lactation. Avoid in patients allergic to jasmine, jasmine oil, or other fragrances. Avoid oral use of jasmine essential oils.
L-carnitine: L-carnitine, or acetyl-L-carnitine, is an amino acid that occurs naturally in the body. L-carnitine is obtained from foods such as meat and dairy products. There are a limited number of studies showing a positive effect of L-carnitine on cerebral blood flow and metabolism of the brain in patients who have suffered from cerebral ischemia. Additional study is required.
Avoid with known allergy or hypersensitivity to carnitine. Use cautiously with peripheral vascular disease, hypertension (high blood pressure), alcohol-induced liver cirrhosis, or diabetes. Use cautiously in low birth weight infants and individuals on hemodialysis. Use cautiously if taking anticoagulants (blood thinners), beta-blockers, or calcium channel blockers. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Melatonin: The natural hormone melatonin aids in the regulation of sleep/wake cycles (circadian rhythm). Theories suggest that the antioxidant properties of melatonin may reduce the amount of neurologic damage patients experience after stroke. In addition, melatonin levels may be decreased in people immediately after stroke, and it has thus been suggested that melatonin supplementation may be beneficial, although this has not been shown in humans. Animal study found that melatonin supplementation decreased the brain tissue damage caused by stroke. At this time, the effects of melatonin supplements given immediately after stroke are not clear.
Caution is advised when taking melatonin supplements, as numerous adverse effects including drug interactions are possible. Melatonin is not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding, unless otherwise advised by a doctor. Healthcare professionals recommend using melatonin for more than four to six weeks.
Moxibustion: Moxibustion is a healing technique employed across the diverse traditions of acupuncture and oriental medicine for over 2,000 years. Moxibustion uses the principle of heat to stimulate circulation and break up congestion or stagnation of blood and chi. Moxibustion is more closely related to acupuncture as it is applied to specific acupuncture points. Limited available study suggests that electro-acupuncture may reduce spasticity in patients who have experienced stroke, but evidence is lacking that moxibustion offered any additive benefit. More studies are needed to determine whether or not moxibustion may contribute to recovery from stroke.
Avoid with aneurysms, any kind of "heat syndrome," heart disease, convulsions, cramps, diabetic neuropathy, extreme fatigue, anemia, fever, or inflammatory conditions. Avoid over allergic skin conditions, ulcerated sores, skin adhesions, or inflamed areas or organs. Do not use over the face, genitals, head, or nipples. Use cautiously over large blood vessels and thin or weak skin. It is considered not advisable to bathe or shower for up to 24 hours after a moxibustion treatment. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Omega: Omega-3 fatty acids are essential fatty acids found in some plants and fish. Several large epidemiological studies have examined the effects of omega-3 fatty acid intake on stroke risk. Some studies suggest benefits for stroke prevention, while others do not. Effects are likely on ischemic (lack of blood flow) or thrombotic (blood clots) stroke risk, and very large intakes of omega-3 fatty acids may actually increase the risk of hemorrhagic (bleeding) stroke. At this time, it is unclear if there are benefits in people with or without a history of stroke, or if effects of fish oil are comparable to other treatment strategies.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to fish, omega-3 fatty acid products that come from fish, nuts, linolenic acid, or omega-3 fatty acid products that come from nuts. Avoid during active bleeding. Use cautiously with bleeding disorders, diabetes, low blood pressure or drugs, herbs or supplements that treat any such conditions. Use cautiously before surgery.
Peppermint: Peppermint (Mentha piperita) is a flowering plant that grows throughout Europe and North America. Aromatherapy with peppermint oil, lavender, and rosemary has been used to reduce shoulder pain and improve motor power during stroke recovery. Although treatment appeared to have beneficial effects, it is unclear if this was caused by peppermint oil or the other two herbs. Additional studies using peppermint oil alone are needed.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to peppermint or menthol. Peppermint is generally considered safe in non-allergic adults when taken in small doses. Use cautiously with G6PD deficiency or gallbladder disease. Menthol, which makes up part of peppermint oil, is generally considered safe in non-allergic adults. However, doses of menthol greater than 1 gram per kilogram of body weight may be deadly in humans. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Physical therapy: Physical therapy was first documented in China around 3000 BC with the use of joint manipulation and massage to relieve pain. Physical therapy is a popular choice for patients undergoing stroke rehabilitation. It aims to strengthen weakened muscle groups through repetitive motion, increase overall function including cognitive function, and improve gait and walking. Available studies have used a variety of exercises, which makes it nearly impossible to compare the evidence. Furthermore, physical therapy is often used as a control group in these studies. Higher quality studies are needed.
Not all physical therapy programs are suited for everyone, and patients should discuss their medical history with their qualified healthcare professionals before beginning any treatments. Based on the available literature, physical therapy appears generally safe when practiced by a qualified physical therapist; however, complications are possible. Persistent pain and fractures of unknown origin have been reported. Physical therapy may increase the duration of pain or cause limitation of motion. Pain and anxiety may occur during the rehabilitation of patients with burns. Both morning stiffness and bone erosion have been reported in the literature, although causality is unclear. Erectile dysfunction has also been reported. All therapies during pregnancy and breastfeeding should be discussed with a licensed obstetrician/gynecologist before initiation.
Psychotherapy: Psychotherapy is an interactive process between a person and a qualified mental health professional (psychiatrist, psychologist, clinical social worker, licensed counselor, or other trained practitioner). Its purpose is the exploration of thoughts, feelings and behavior for the purpose problem solving or achieving higher levels of functioning. Studies show mixed results about the efficacy of cognitive behavioral psychotherapy for depression following stroke. More research is needed.
Psychotherapy is not always sufficient to resolve mental or emotional conditions. Psychiatric medication is sometimes needed. The reluctance to seek and use appropriate medication may contribute to worsening of symptoms or increased risk for poor outcomes. In order to be successful, psychotherapy requires considerable personal motivation and investment in the process. This includes consistent attendance and attention to treatment recommendations provided by the practitioner. Not all therapists are sufficiently qualified to work with all problems. The client or patient should seek referrals from trusted sources and should also inquire of the practitioner's training and background before committing to work with a particular therapist. Some forms of psychotherapy evoke strong emotional feelings and expression. This can be disturbing for people with serious mental illness or some medical conditions. Psychotherapy may help with post-partum depression, but is not a substitute for medication, which may be needed in severe cases.
Reiki: Reiki is a Buddhist practice that is approximately 2,500 years old. It is used for stress reduction and relaxation and is administered by "laying on hands" and moving around the "energy" of the body. In available study, Reiki did not have any clinically useful effect on stroke recovery in patients receiving appropriate rehabilitation therapy. Selective positive effects on mood and energy were noted.
Reiki is not recommended as the sole treatment approach for potentially serious medical conditions, and should not delay the time it takes to consult with a healthcare professional or receive established therapies. Use cautiously with psychiatric illnesses.
Relaxation therapy: Relaxation techniques include behavioral therapeutic approaches that differ widely in philosophy, methodology, and practice. The primary goal is usually non-directed relaxation. Most techniques share the components of repetitive focus (on a word, sound, prayer phrase, body sensation, or muscular activity), adoption of a passive attitude towards intruding thoughts, and return to the focus. Research suggests that relaxation techniques may help stroke victims with facial paralysis recover more rapidly. Better research is necessary before a firm conclusion can be drawn.
Avoid with psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia/psychosis. Jacobson relaxation (flexing specific muscles, holding that position, then relaxing the muscles) should be used cautiously with illnesses like heart disease, high blood pressure, or musculoskeletal injury. Relaxation therapy is not recommended as the sole treatment approach for potentially serious medical conditions, and should not delay the time to diagnosis or treatment with more proven techniques.
Tai chi: Tai chi is a system of movements and positions believed to have developed in 12th Century China. Tai chi techniques aim to address the body and mind as an interconnected system and are traditionally believed to have mental and physical health benefits to improve posture, balance, flexibility, and strength. Tai chi may benefit social and general functioning in stroke recovery patients but may not be as effective as physiotherapy for balance and speed of walking.
Avoid with severe osteoporosis or joint problems, acute back pain, sprains, or fractures. Avoid during active infections, right after a meal, or when very tired. Some believe that visualization of energy flow below the waist during menstruation may increase menstrual bleeding. Straining downwards or holding low postures should be avoided during pregnancy, and by people with inguinal hernias. Some tai chi practitioners believe that practicing for too long or using too much intention may direct the flow of chi (qi) inappropriately, possibly resulting in physical or emotional illness. Tai chi should not be used as a substitute for more proven therapies for potentially serious conditions. Advancing too quickly while studying tai chi may increase the risk of injury.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS): TENS is a non-invasive technique in which a low-voltage electrical current is delivered through wires from a small power unit to electrodes located on the skin. Studies of TENS for post-stroke rehabilitation report inconsistent findings, and benefits have not consistently been demonstrated. Additional research is necessary before a clear conclusion can be reached.
Avoid with implantable devices, such as defibrillators, pacemakers, intravenous infusion pumps, or hepatic artery infusion pumps. Use cautiously with decreased sensation (such as neuropathy) or with seizure disorders. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding due to lack of safety evidence.
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): There are variable results of studies that have measured the association of vitamin C intake and risk of stroke. Some studies have reported no benefits, while other research reports that daily low-dose vitamin C may reduce the risk of death from stroke. Additional research is necessary to better understand the role of Vitamin C in stroke prevention.
Avoid if allergic or sensitive to vitamin C product ingredients. Vitamin C is generally considered safe in amounts found in foods. Vitamin C supplements are also generally considered safe in most individuals if taken in recommended doses. Avoid high doses of vitamin C with glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, kidney disorders or stones, cirrhosis (inflammation of the liver), gout, or paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (bleeding disorder). Vitamin C intake from food is generally considered safe if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Yoga: Yoga is an ancient system of relaxation, exercise, and healing with origins in Indian philosophy. Preliminary study suggests possible benefits of a yoga-based exercise program on people who have had a stroke and have impaired health status and reduced level of activity. Although results seem promising, further well-designed research is needed to confirm these findings.
Yoga is generally considered to be safe in healthy individuals when practiced appropriately. Avoid some inverted poses with disc disease of the spine, fragile or atherosclerotic neck arteries, risk for blood clots, extremely high or low blood pressure, glaucoma, detachment of the retina, ear problems, severe osteoporosis, or cervical spondylitis. Certain yoga breathing techniques should be avoided in people with heart or lung disease. Use cautiously with a history of psychotic disorders. Yoga techniques are believed to be safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding when practiced under the guidance of expert instruction (the popular Lamaze techniques are based on yogic breathing). However, poses that put pressure on the uterus, such as abdominal twists, should be avoided in pregnancy.
Fair negative scientific evidence :
Beta-carotene: Taking all-trans beta-carotene (synthetic beta-carotene) orally has been reported to have no effect on the overall incidence of stroke in male smokers. Additionally, there is some evidence that beta-carotene actually increases the risk of intracerebral hemorrhage by 62% in patients who also drink alcohol.
Avoid if sensitive to beta-carotene, vitamin A or any other ingredients in beta-carotene products.
Vitamin B12: Vitamin B12 is a water-soluble vitamin commonly found in many foods, including fish, shellfish, meats, and dairy products. In people with a history of stroke, neither high-dose vitamin B12 combinations containing pyridoxine, vitamin B12, and folic acid nor low-dose combinations containing pyridoxine, vitamin B12, and folic acid seem to affect risk of recurring stroke.
Vitamin B12 is generally considered safe when taken in amounts that do not exceed the recommended dietary allowance (RDA). Avoid vitamin B12 supplements if allergic to cobalamin, cobalt, or any other vitamin B12 product ingredients. Avoid with coronary stents or Leber's disease. Use cautiously if undergoing angioplasty.
Vitamin B6: Pyridoxine alone or in combination with B12 and folic acid orally does not seem to be useful for preventing stroke reoccurrence.
Avoid vitamin B6 products if sensitive or allergic to any of their ingredients. Some individuals seem to be particularly sensitive to vitamin B6 and may have problems at lower doses. Vitamin B6 is likely safe when used orally in doses not exceeding the recommended dietary allowance (RDA). Use cautiously if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Vitamin E: Recent evidence from the Women's Health Study suggests that regular vitamin E supplementation daily does not reduce the risk of stroke. At this time, based on the best available scientific evidence and recent safety concerns, vitamin E cannot be recommended for this use.
Caution is advised when taking vitamin E supplements, as adverse effects including an increase in bleeding and drug interactions are possible. Vitamin E supplements should not be used if pregnant or breastfeeding, unless otherwise directed by a doctor.
lifestyle changes and prevention
High blood pressure (hypertension) control: One of the most important interventions that can be made in prevention of strokes is the reduction of high blood pressure. Lowering a patient's blood pressure can help prevent a subsequent transient ischemic attack or stroke. Exercising, managing stress, maintaining a healthy weight, and limiting sodium and alcohol intake are all ways to keep hypertension in check. Medications to treat hypertension, such as diuretics, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers may also be utilized.
Cholesterol and saturated fat intake reduction: Eating less cholesterol and fat, especially saturated fat, may help prevent further buildup of plaque in the arteries. Medications from the "statin" drug-class, which work by inhibiting an enzyme (HMG-CoA reductase) that is used to make cholesterol in the body may be prescribed to help reduce unhealthy cholesterol levels.
Smoking cessation: Quitting smoking reduces the risk of stroke. Smoking can double or triple the chances of having a stroke.
Diabetes control: Managing diabetes with diet, exercise, weight control and medication is essential. Strict control of blood sugar may reduce damage to the brain in the case of a stroke. Increases in blood sugar levels can damage fragile blood vessels in the body, including the brain, and increase the risk of rupture (breaking open).
Weight control: Being overweight contributes to other risk factors for stroke, such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease and diabetes. Weight loss of as little as 10 pounds may lower blood pressure and improve cholesterol levels.
Exercise: Exercise can lower blood pressure, increase the level of HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol), and improve the overall health of blood vessels and heart. It also helps control weight, control diabetes and reduce stress. Thirty minutes daily of exercise is normally recommended, but each individual should develop an exercise program for his/her own physical ability. A study reported that men with the highest degree of physical fitness were more than three times less likely than men with the lowest degree of physical fitness to have a stroke.
Stress management: Stress can cause an increase in blood pressure along with increasing the blood's tendency to clot. Finding ways to decrease stress is important in preventing stroke, especially if an individual has other risk factors.
Alcohol drinking: Alcohol can be both a risk factor and a preventive measure for stroke. Binge drinking and heavy alcohol consumption increase the risk of high blood pressure and of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes. However, drinking small to moderate amounts of alcohol (1-2 drinks a day) can increase HDL cholesterol and decrease the blood's clotting tendency. Both factors can contribute to a reduced risk of ischemic stroke.
Illicit drugs elimination: Street drugs, such as methamphetamine (crystal meth, ice), cocaine, and ecstasy are established risk factors for a transient ischemic attack (TIA) or a stroke.
Dietary modification: Eat healthy foods. A healthy diet should include five or more daily servings of fruits and vegetables, foods rich in soluble fiber (such as oatmeal and beans), foods rich in calcium (dairy products, spinach), soy products (such as tempeh, miso, tofu and soy milk), and foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids, including cold-water fish, such as salmon, mackerel and tuna. Pregnant women and women who plan to become pregnant in the next several years should limit their weekly intake of cold-water fish because of the potential for mercury contamination, which can cause fetal damage.
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Episode 70
Finding friends who love languages (with Chuck Smith)
December 4th, 2017
1 hr 39 secs
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About this Episode
These days, the Polyglot Gathering pulls in hundreds of language learners who share and enjoy community in the heart of Europe. A lot of this is thanks to Chuck's contributions, along with the wonderful Polyglot Gathering team.
This year, Chuck published his first language learning app, Amikumu.
What is Amikumu?
Want to text another person and ask them to meet up and practice a language...without looking creepy?
Amikumu will help you find people near you who love languages. The purpose of the app is to help you find people nearby to chat and meet up, and it supports the world's 7,000+ languages (including 100+ sign languages).
The idea for Amikumu came out of Chuck's love for the planned language Esperanto. It’s not a natural language choice, it’s a minority language. Why would anyone bother to learn?
Language Learning Apps
In recent episodes, we've covered language learning apps on a regular basis. If you have a smartphone and you live in the 21st century, they are an essential component of language learning. More and more developers are working on apps for language learning, and Chuck's experience stands out from the crowd: he is the creator of Duolingo's Esperanto course.
In our interview, Chuck explained how he came to work on Duolingo and why he loves gamified learning, how we can bring more soul into language learning apps...and why you could probably learn a language if you have three apps.
Check out Chuck's app recommendations in our link list below.
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So I saw this trailer the other day for a new film from radio host Phil Valentine about global warming: An Inconsistent Truth.
The blurb from the film's site seems to indicate that a carbon conspiracy may be afoot: "Many people believe in man-made global warming but they don’t know why. This is one of the most important issues of our day yet the average American knows so very little about what’s really going on. Is that by design? Who stands to make billions off cap-and-trade legislation? Why do those who raise their voices the loudest lead the most wasteful lifestyles? Is carbon dioxide really a pollutant or is it a harmless gas that’s essential to life here on Earth?"
What's interesting to me is that Newt Gingrich is in the trailer. He says in a quick clip, "This has been a very effective opportunity to get your tax money to pay for his car company." (I can't find the comment in a Nexis search, but I'm going to make a clue-like guess that it was Mr. Gingrich outside a hearing about Tesla talking about Department of Energy grants.) The star of the film is this guy Phil Valentine. A guy named Shayne Edwards directed; he runs a digital media company in Tennessee that makes a lot of electronic press kits..
Valentine has an A to Z of his philosophy on his website in which J stands for "Junk science is behind the global warming scare." He believes he shares values about global warming with Gingrich, who himself shares top "billing" with several climate scientists who have become part of the political debate: John Christy, Fred Singer, and Roy Spencer. Interestingly, those scientists don't all share the same views: Christy argues that the cause of global warming is not known; Singer & Spencer argue that natural processes are predominantly responsible.
In 2007, Gingrich was all about global warming. Appearing with Senator John Kerry, Gingrich said the evidence is sufficient that we should "move towards most effective possible steps to reduce carbon loading."
Gingrich says there has to be a green conservatism. He seems to be "The environment has been a powerful emotional tool for bigger government and higher taxes." Perhaps as part of that green conservatism push, he also appeared that same year in an ad with Nancy Pelosi (watch it all the way through for the nervous grimace smiles!):
And if you set the Wayback Machine all the way back to 1989, you'll find Newt Gingrich co-sponsoring a bill that would have established as a national goal, first, "that the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere be reduced from 1988 levels by at least 20 percent by the year 2000 through a mix of Federal and State energy policies" and second, that we take part in an international agreement about climate.
You'd be forgiven for not knowing anything about this evolution of thought if you went to Gingrich's website:
Through his entire career, Newt has supported pro-market, pro-entrepreneur, innovative solutions to our environmental challenges, which he believes are superior to the liberal pro-bureaucracy, pro-tax, pro-regulation approach to the environment.
Newt believes that conservatives cannot be absent from the conversation about the environment and instead that conservatives must offer and explain why conservative solutions are better. […]
Newt will continue to oppose the Democrats’ destructive cap-and-trade and carbon tax proposals, continue to support expanded domestic oil and gas drilling, and continue to fight for a fundamental replacement of the job-killing Environmental Protection Agency with an Environmental Solutions Agency.
These days, Gingrich dismisses the Pelosi ad as the single dumbest thing he's ever done. But what he really believes about global warming, whether he shares Valentine's conspiracy-minded views of junk science, or whether he is intrigued by the minority views in climatology shared by the scientists in the film, is kind of unclear. The people who could ask that question best are probably on the campaign trail.
“I don’t know whether global warming is occurring,” Gingrich said earlier this winter. “The vast majority of National Academy of Sciences says it is, a minority says it is not. Science is not actually voted on. Science is a function of truth.”
The film An Inconsistent Truth opens this Friday in Nashville. No idea whether more cities will get it. I'm always interested to see the politicization of this kind of science in an election year, though.
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An ex-convict and Muslim convert planned to kill patrons at a Rochester restaurant/bar on New Year’s Eve in an ISIS-inspired plot, federal authorities said Thursday.
Emanuel L. Lutchman, 25, claimed he was receiving direction from an overseas member of the so-called Islamic State, also known as ISIS and ISIL, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Lutchman “planned to commit an armed attack against civilians” at the unnamed Rochester establishment, authorities said.
Lutchman and an FBI informant drove past the restaurant/bar on Monday. That’s when Lutchman identified the establishment as a potential location for the attack. Lutchman also suggested “they could sneak a bomb into the club/bar and plant the bomb inside,” according to a court document.
Then on Tuesday, Lutchman and the FBI informant went to a Walmart in Rochester to buy a machete, two knives, two black ski masks, zip ties, duct tape, ammonia and latex gloves for the planned attack, according to the complaint.
The charges were announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security John P. Carlin, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. and Adam S. Cohen, special agent in charge of the FBI office in Buffalo.
“The FBI thwarted Emanuel Lutchman’s intent to kill civilians on New Year’s Eve,” Cohen said. “The FBI remains concerned about people overseas who use the Internet to inspire people in the United States to commit acts of violence where they live.”
Lutchman has been charged with planning to kill innocent civilians as part of an attempt to provide support for ISIS, Carlin said in his statement.
“Thankfully, law enforcement was able to intervene and thwart Lutchman’s deadly plans,” Carlin said.
Lutchman appeared before U.S. Magistrate Judge Marian W. Payson on Thursday morning. He is due back in court Jan. 8.
Lutchman “is a self-professed Muslim convert with a criminal history dating back to approximately 2006,” according to the criminal complaint.
He also planned to join ISIS overseas, according to court documents.
Lutchman spent about five years in prison and had “previous state mental hygiene arrests.”
Investigators obtained copies of electronic communications between Lutchman and a person who said they were an member of the Islamic State in Syria. In those communications, Lutchman stated “he hates it in the United States.”
Authorities say they have an audio recording – obtained from a communication with another confidential source – of Lutchman swearing allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS.
In other discussions with informants, Lutchman discussed “doing assassinations and using a pressure cooker bomb.”
During the meeting in which they drove by the proposed target, Lutchman also proposed “they kidnap a couple people and kill them,” according to the complaint.
Earlier this month, a Rochester pizzeria owner admitted he tried to recruit ISIS supporters.
In that case, Mufid Elfgeeh, a 31-year-old small-business owner struggling to make ends meet, admitted to trying to recruit three people, two of them FBI informants, to join and fight with the group overseas.
Elfgeeh’s conviction on two charges of trying to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization made him one of the first Americans convicted of recruiting ISIS sympathizers.
Another Western New York resident was also charged with supporting ISIS.
Arafat M. Nagi, of Lackawanna, was arrested in July after an FBI investigation concluded that he was preparing to leave for Turkey and eventually travel to Syria to serve with the group. The FBI also says Nagi posted pro-ISIS photos on social media and has indicated support for its acts of violence.
Lutchman was convicted of second-degree robbery and started a prison term in 2006, according to online records from the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision.
Lutchman also has a pending domestic violence case against a woman, according to the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle.
The charges of providing material support to a terrorist organization carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
“This New Year’s Eve prosecution underscores the threat of ISIL even in upstate New York but demonstrates our determination to immediately stop any who would cause harm in its name,” Hochul said in a statement. “What began as an ISIL directive to harm the community ended with the arrest of this defendant and a message for any other individuals considering similar behavior – you will be caught, you will be prosecuted and you will be punished.”
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Second Order Systems
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1 Mass-Spring-Damper[1]
A mass attached to a spring and a damper. The F in the diagram denotes an external force, which this example does not include.
An ideal mass-spring-damper system with mass m (in kg), spring constant k (in N/m) and viscous damper of damping coeficient c (in N-s/m) can be described by:
LaTeX: F_\mathrm{s} = - k x
LaTeX: F_\mathrm{d} = - c v = - c \dot{x} = - c \frac{dx}{dt}
Treating the mass as a free body and applying Newton's 2nd law, we have:
LaTeX: \sum F = ma = m \ddot{x} = m \frac{d^2x}{dt^2}
LaTeX: a is the acceleration (in m/s2) of the mass
LaTeX: x is the displacement (in m) of the mass relative to a fixed point of reference
1.1 Differential equation
The above equations combine to form the equation of motion, a second-order differential equation for displacement x as a function of time t (in seconds).
LaTeX: m \ddot{x} + c \dot{x} + k x = 0.\,
Rearranging, we have
LaTeX: \ddot{x} + { c \over m} \dot{x} + {k \over m} x = 0.\,
Next, to simplify the equation, we define
LaTeX: \omega_n = \sqrt{ k \over m } \mbox{ and } \zeta = { c \over 2 \sqrt{k m} }
The first parameter, LaTeX: \omega_n, is called the (undamped) natural frequency of the system . The second parameter, LaTeX: \zeta, is called the damping ratio. The natural frequency represents an angular frequency, expressed in rad/s. The damping ratio is a dimensionless quantity.
After the substitutions the differential equation becomes
LaTeX: \ddot{x}+2\zeta\omega_n\dot{x}+\omega_n^2x=0
2 2nd Order Systems
The mass-spring-dashpot system is the inspiration of the ideal (or standard) 2nd order transfer function. Most closed loop systems and sensors are designed so that an ideal 2nd order transfer function describes them accurately.
The ideal 2nd order transfer function is
LaTeX: H(s)=K\frac{\omega_n^2}{s^2+2\zeta\omega_n s+\omega_n^2} \mbox{ for } 0 \le \zeta \le 1 Generic 2nd Order System
LaTeX: K is the system gain
LaTeX: \omega_n is the system's natural frequency
LaTeX: \zeta is the system's damping ratio.
At low frequencies, relative to LaTeX: \omega_n,
LaTeX: H(s) \approx K \frac{\omega_n^2}{\omega_n^2} \approx K
and at high frequencies
LaTeX: H(s) \approx K \frac{1}{s^2+2\zeta\omega_n s} \approx \frac{K}{s^2}
The double integrator LaTeX: \left(\frac{1}{s^2}\right) leads to the -40 dB/decade (order of magnitude) at higher frequencies.
2.1 Damping Ratio
Figure 1: Bode magnitude of ideal 2nd order Transfer Function
Figure 2: Bode phase of ideal 2nd order Transfer Function
The damping ratio originated from the mass-spring-dashpot system. In an ideal 2nd order transfer function the damping ratio LaTeX: \zeta can have a dramatic effect on the system response.
Figure 1 shows that the peak magnitude of the transfer function is dependent upon LaTeX: K and LaTeX: \zeta. Adjusting the overall system gain is a simple matter so LaTeX: K is not particularly important. However, there isn't any way to compensate or adjust LaTeX: \zeta in real systems. Figure 2 shows the dependency of the phase shift at LaTeX: f_n on LaTeX: \zeta. Clearly the smaller LaTeX: \zeta is the steeper, more rapidly, the phase shifts from 0 degrees to -180 degrees.
2.2 Peak Magnitude
Figure 3: Bode Plot detailing the height of the peak magnitude
The peak magnitude LaTeX: M_p is a function of LaTeX: \zeta. That relation is
LaTeX: M_p = \left| H \left( j \omega_p \right) \right| = \begin{cases} 1, & \mbox{if }\zeta \ge \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \\ \frac{1}{2 \zeta \sqrt{1-\zeta^2}}, & \mbox{if }0 \le \zeta < \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\end{cases} O2_2
2.3 Peak Frequency
The frequency of the peak magnitude (LaTeX: \omega_p) is not the same as LaTeX: \omega_n. Often LaTeX: \omega_p and LaTeX: \omega_n are very close. The relationship of LaTeX: \omega_p to LaTeX: \omega_n is
LaTeX: \omega_p = \begin{cases} 0, & \mbox{ if }\zeta \ge \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \\ \omega_n \sqrt{1-2 \zeta^2}, & \mbox{ if }0 \le \zeta < \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}\end{cases} O2_3
3 Example Models
Honeywell GG5300 MEMS Rate Gyro Plant
The Honeywell GG5300 Three Axis MEMS Rate Gyro is advertised as being for "Missiles & Munitions." The datasheet available on Honeywell's website states
Bandwidth @ 90 deg phase100 Hz typical
The typical sensor model would have the following parameters
LaTeX: \omega_n=100 Hz, LaTeX: \zeta=\frac{1}{\sqrt{2}}, LaTeX: K=1
The sensor has a scale factor (Volts per radian) that we are ignoring for now. (The scale factor here is just a gain. External electronics can make this scale factor whatever is convenient.) Using the parameters in the above table a transfer function can be formed in MATLAB with the following commands
>> wn = 100 * (2*pi);
>> z = 1/sqrt(2);
>> K = 1;
>> GG5300 = tf(K * [wn^2], [1, 2*z*wn, wn^2]);
The resulting frequency response for a single axis is
Honeywell GG5300 MEMS Gyro Sensor Model
For most models each axis can be modelled with an identical transfer function.
4 References
1. Wikipedia article on Damping. [1]
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The run up to be honest was enjoyable, just great to be out on the bike despite the weather but hooray for heated grips and jackets, makes it so much more enjoyable, the run home for me wasn't as good but Fiona preferred it to the run up, just goes to show its all in your head. A better than expected turnout despite the weather and when we arrived Sandy & David had beaten us to it, full marks for them being Norton mounted and only just a pass for me for being on the BMW. As always great banter, tea drunk, soup and cakes eaten. Top marks for Tony and his wife for coming down from Aberdeen on their Commander which has the aerodynamic qualities of a barn door and must have been a hand full in the crosswinds, their pal on a Buell also deserves a mention....for bringing a Buell? And good to see Kate making the effort whilst Bob was no doubt only pretending to work so he didn't have to get his Honda wet.
On a serious note, I found out from Sandy Bloy that Sandy Torrance just died, Sandy helped organise the Classic club Scotia challenge which over the years has encouraged people to get out there discovering Scotland on their bikes, a Commercial airline pilot and stunt pilot in his spare time as well as being a very keen motorcyclist he will be sadly missed, he only had 3 weeks from feeling ill to leaving this Earth, after today we are all a day closer to the end that's for sure, how did you use your time today?
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ANALYSIS AIR DATE: Aug. 30, 2005
Hurricane Katrina's Damage in Biloxi
Biloxi, Miss. was one of the areas hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina. A Washington Post reporter provides an update.
GWEN IFILL: Katrina's fury hit Harrison County, Mississippi, the hardest. And one of the communities that has suffered the biggest losses is Biloxi. Peter Slevin of the Washington Post there's and he joins us now.
GWEN IFILL: Peter, can you give us any most recent estimate on how many -- what the loss of life is?
PETER SLEVIN: Gwen, the city authorities are talking about at least 40 dead. But they're being very careful about that, being very cautious because for one thing it's hard to know exactly what's going on everywhere in the city. There are trees down, power lines down. They're really just spending the day getting out to everywhere they can and doing the best they can to make those estimates.
GWEN IFILL: Behind you we can see the kind of damage which has been done. Give us a sense of what the city looks like right now.
PETER SLEVIN: The city does seem to be a ruin. There's no other way to put it. The storm was just extraordinarily powerful. Water came in eight or ten feet high, several blocks into Biloxi. You see that -- you can look up and down the coast and see how the water just lifted houses off their pilings, wiped out hotels, really ruined the casino industry for sometime to come and put any number of people out of their homes.
When I came in this morning, it was daybreak and it was very eerie to see small bands of people carrying what few belongings they could salvage and heading out from their homes on foot to shelters.
GWEN IFILL: For people who have never been to that area of the Gulf Coast, how big an industry is the casino industry?
PETER SLEVIN: There's not much else, frankly. The casinos have really taken over here, and I've talked to any number of people today who have returned to their homes and said, "I have no home, I no place to live. And I've been to my casino and I have no job. We just don know what we're going to do."
You have a situation here, Gwen, where the city is just overwhelmed with need, especially in this early stage. The city authorities really can't do very much and they admit it. The city needs water, it needs fuel, there's no power; there are gas lines that are open and a lot of these houses that have been blown away. And so you have both a ravaged economy and a great deal of emergency needs.
GWEN IFILL: We've been seeing pictures all day from not only Biloxi, but also from New Orleans, and we've seen a lot of last minute rescues going on or continuing on. Is that still happening as well in Biloxi?
PETER SLEVIN: It hasn't happened as much here partly because the water isn't a factor. The water came powering in yesterday afternoon, but it receded very quickly. And so it's actually sort of an odd sight to see a few blocks west of where the water is here and talk to people and they'll show you where the water climbed up the wall, sometimes six, eight or ten feet, and yet now it's -- the streets at least are dry as a bone.
GWEN IFILL: So what are officials doing now to begin, if it's possible, to even tackle some of these challenges you've just outlined?
PETER SLEVIN: They're just making a beginning, and what they say today is that it's largely an assessment day and a day to rescue anyone they can find who may be trapped and to treat people who have suffered injuries by swimming away from the damage or breaking ankles, heavy cuts and so forth.
I was over at the police department the other day -- a little while ago, and the authorities have commandeered a store, both to prevent looting and to gather some supplies that they can take to shelters because unlike many storms, when people drift back to their houses pretty quickly after the danger is passed, now many people don't have homes to go back to, and so they will be in shelters for sometime to come.
The police authorities and city officials say that what they really want is for the National Guard to show up early and to show up in great numbers.
GWEN IFILL: How widespread is the looting that you alluded to?
PETER SLEVIN: The police say it was pretty modest here at least. Biloxi is a fairly small town and there wasn't so much to loot partly because a lot of the business district, particularly the casinos along the western part of Biloxi, were wiped out, and so there wasn't even all that much to steal.
GWEN IFILL: Was there any sense that, as we watch the hurricane make its way toward the coast and it was widely reported that it was supposed to be headed dead on for Louisiana, instead took a right and headed toward Mississippi, was there any sense that a lot of people did not evacuate as they might have otherwise if they thought it was headed right for them?
PETER SLEVIN: You know, Gwen, a lot of people talked about that today. They said, "Well, gee, we were here in 1969 when Hurricane Camille really did a lot of damage to Biloxi, we've been through hurricanes before; we just didn't think this one would be this strong. We didn't think it could do what damage it could." There are an awful lot of people who are second guessing themselves right now.
GWEN IFILL: Do those people include the leaders in Mississippi, state leaders?
PETER SLEVIN: I don't know about the state leaders who met over in Gulfport a little while ago, and I haven't spoken with them. But if you talk with people who are trickling back to their houses, trying to see what's there, mostly finding that an awful lot is gone, you hear them saying "Gee, I wish I had listened this time.
I really wish that I had paid attention, I wish I had gotten out," and they're coming back and finding, if they just went up the block, where some of them did, in fact some of them swam up the block, they're coming back to houses closer to the water and discovering that very little is left.
GWEN IFILL: As you said earlier, there's no electricity, there's very little communications; there is no water. Is there a general mood? Are people hopeful, are they despairing? Do they feel like that they've turned some sort of corner?
PETER SLEVIN: I've seen an awful lot of tears today, Gwen -- people who feel that they on the one hand, yes, are lucky to have survived it, but also looking ahead and wondering just how they're going to make it.
There are certainly people of different classes in Biloxi, but I've spent a good deal of time in poorer neighborhoods where people say we really just have nothing to turn to and we're going to need federal help, we're going to need city help, and we just really don't know what these weeks are going to hold. I talked to a man who owned some businesses who is not really worried for his personal well-being and he's certainly not going to lose his house, but he has seen several of his hotels wiped out.
He's wondering whether his insurance company will have enough to bail him out, he's wondering if the insurance company doesn't if he can count on the federal government to come in and do what needs to be done. But one thing is very clear is that it's going to take a very long time for Biloxi to first dig out and just provide water and power and telephone service, and then secondly to figure out how it's going to go forward and bring those jobs back.
GWEN IFILL: Peter Slevin of the Washington Post, thanks a lot.
PETER SLEVIN: Glad to be here.
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Write one stem nurse-patient scenario and then five multiple-choice test items, one for each phase of the nursing process, that relates to the scenario. Two test items need to be analysis multiple choice and three test items critical thinking multiple choice. For each test item written, identify the phase of the nursing process. Write clear, concise directions above the stem/scenario that applies to the set of five multiple choice test items. Place an asterisk (*) at the end of the one correct answer for each of the five multiple choice test items.
Write one true-false test item with clear, concise directions for the test-taker.
Write one matching test item exercise with at least six correct answer options. Write clear, concise directions for students above the matching exercise.
Include an introduction (not an abstract), body of paper using APA (7th ed) Level 1 and Level 2 headings to separate different sections based on types of test items with examples, and a summary which highlights what you have learned from this exercise in item writing. Close with a conclusion based on the purpose of this paper.
Length: Minimum pages-5; maximum pages- 8 (excluding title page, reference page, and any optional use of appendices).
Format: APA 7th ed format, formal paper with cover page, reference page with a minimum of four peer-reviewed, credible, recent (in the past five years) reference citations, two of which need to be from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal article.
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When I was 13 or 14 years old, I began exploring surrealist art. I didn't know
I was being a surrealist; I was not consciously juxtaposing contradictory
visual elements or creating dreamscapes. I was simply letting an idea take over
me and flow onto the canvas. I'd start building on it, accepting anything that
came along and discarding what I no longer wanted.
I was not over-analyzing the purpose of the piece, nor wondering how the
work was significant in relation to the "fine art world", nor was I worrying
about writing up a statement to explain it. I was just a teenager painting and
drawing. It was a worry-free process, and I loved it.
Don't get me wrong: I cared about what I was doing. I was fully invested
emotionally in each of my paintings, feeling happy when things were going well
and on the verge of tears (or actually crying) when they weren't. I knew very
well which emotions were driving my ideas and what story I was trying to tell;
I knew what the painting meant to me personally and why the work mattered so
much to me.
But I didn't quite mind whether others saw exactly what I saw or interpreted
the work the way I did. I just hoped that whoever looked at my paintings would
want to spend time with them, trying to figure out what it meant to THEM. What mattered was my desire to reach out and share my love and passion for art. Of course, anyone was more than welcome to try to uncover my intentions, but I was not concerned
with how accurate their interpretations were. Simply put: if they spent time
with my work and enjoyed it, I was happy. I was a fulfilled artist.
I continued to paint this way through my teenage years. At 17 or 18 I knew that my art could be considered surrealist art. I was in love with painting and drawing. I knew that I wanted to go on to study art in college and learn everything I could to become a better artist. My goal in life was to create art. I was passionate about it and believed in it fully.
Before I go on, allow me to say this: studying art for four years in college
was one of the greatest experiences in my life; I would not have had it any
other way. However, somewhere down the line the education I sought, along with
my tendency to over-think and over-analyze almost everything, became my own
worst enemy. I so desperately wanted to fit in with the art world, tell
everyone why my work was so important and why the eff they should care. I
struggled with my words as I tried to explain the inner workings of my mind,
but every time I attempted to express my intentions I failed. I got lost in my
own attempt to justify my work. My desire to fit in and be accepted became a
wall that stunted my creativity. I was trying too hard and lost my inspiration
--and my passion seemed to fade with it. I had lost touch with that freedom I
felt in creating art.
Lately, I have felt that freedom coming back to me. I created my most recent
paintings without worrying about WHY, without thinking about how the fuck I
would write up an artist statement explaining or justifying anything. Once
again, I simply let myself go and paint. Emotions and ideas hit me and I run
with them, letting them guide me through the whole process of creating art. I
know what is driving my ideas, and know the story that is unfolding on the
canvas. I know these paintings are important to me. I am painting for me and loving it. I have not felt this good about my work in a long, long time. I am once again passionate about creating art, and I am happy.
Once again, I am free.
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1. Assign a quenching temperature, a cooling medium and a tempering temperature of the countersink
of steel U12A. Describe the nature of the transformations that occur, the microstructure and hardness
after heat treatment.
2. As a result of heat treatment, the parts of the machines should receive an increased
strength over the entire section (hardness 250 ... 280 HB). To make them, steel ZOKGS was chosen.
Specify the composition and determine the steel group for the purpose. Assign a thermal mode
processing, give its justification, explaining the effect of doping on transformations,
occurring during heat treatment. Describe the structure and properties of steel after
heat treatment.
3. Assign stainless steel for the manufacture of parts operating in an acetic environment
acid at a temperature of no higher than 40 ° C. Give the chemical composition of the steel required
heat treatment, the resulting structure. Explain the physical nature of the corrosive
stability of steel and the role of each alloying element.
4. For soldering in the glass vacuum devices of conductors, an alloy of kovar 29NK is used.
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Let's delve into the problem of determining when insertion sort will outperform merge sort given their respective time complexities of 8n² and 64n lg n. We want to identify the value(s) of n for which 8n² < 64n lg n holds true. This comparison involves both quadratic and logarithmic terms, making it challenging to solve using basic algebraic techniques. Here, we explore several methods to tackle this inequality:
1. **Manual Calculation:**
One approach is to manually substitute various integer values for n and compare the results. While tedious, manual calculation may offer initial insights. However, this method becomes impractical for large values of n due to its labor-intensive nature. Moreover, manual calculations might not yield exact boundaries; rather, they provide approximate intervals within which the solution resides.
2. **Newton's Method:**
Another technique is employing Newton's Method, a root-finding algorithm used to approximating roots of real-valued functions. Although effective in many mathematical contexts, applying Newton's Method here requires transforming our inequality (8n² < 64n lg n) into a function whose root represents the desired value(s) of n. Due to the complexity of this task and potential numerical instability issues associated with iterative methods like Newton's, this isn't necessarily the most straightforward nor reliable option.
3. **Graphical Analysis:**
A more visual approach entails plotting the two functions—namely, y = 8x² and y = 64x lg x—on the same coordinate plane and identifying their intersection points. The abscissa values corresponding to these intersections represent the crossover points where either algorithm becomes faster than the other. Though intuitive, graphical analysis has limitations, especially if high precision is needed or when dealing with larger domains of n. Additionally, graphing software may introduce rounding errors affecting accuracy.
4. **Programmatic Solution:**
Lastly, writing a short program to compute and compare the two functions systematically across a wide range of n values offers another viable alternative. By adjusting the granularity and extent of your scan, you can pinpoint the transition point(s) where insertion sort starts beating merge sort. A simple Python script could look like this:
```python
def insertion_sort(n): return 8 * n**2
def merge_sort(n): return 64 * n * math.log2(n)
for n in range(1000000):
if insertion_sort(n) < merge_sort(n):
print(f"Insertion Sort wins at n={n}")
break
```
This method guarantees precise identification of the threshold(s), assuming no computational constraints limit the domain of n. It also allows easy modification of algorithms and scaling up the search space.
In conclusion, solving non-polynomial inequations like 8n² < 64n lg n demands creative thinking and versatile tool usage. Each presented method possesses strengths and weaknesses depending on the situation, requiring careful consideration based on factors such as desired precision, available resources, and personal preferences.
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Baguio records lowest temperature in 46 yearsImage Source:
This year, Baguio experienced the coldest temperature in 46 years.
The City of Baguio is located high up in the mountains in the province of Benguet, Luzon. Air at higher elevations is cooler because the pressure is low. That's why Baguio is really cold.
On February 15, 2017, the temperature in Baguio dropped to 7.3 degrees Celsius, from 8 degrees a day earlier.
However, 7.3 degrees isn't the lowest temperature Bagiuo experienced. This year's 7.3 just nearly matched the 7.1 degrees celcius recorded on Jan. 9, 1971. The temperature from 46 years ago qualifies as the lowest temperature the city ever recorded so far.
READ: Why Baguio is one of the most romantic places in the Philippines
Baguio, is elevated 2,260 meters above sea level. its cold atmosphere attracts many tourists and Filipinos who want to take a break from the usual hot weather.
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{
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## Saturday, November 28, 2009 ... //
### Michio Kaku talks to Lisa Dwan
Two times 10 minutes.
This is a pretty amazing stream of captivating and mostly ludicrous fantasies.
Kaku tells us that we will soon have mirrors on the walls that will choose the sex partners for the evening from the whole world, including secret information about her bankruptcy.
The grandfather paradox was just solved in Star Trek, he tells us, by having recognized time as a river that branches into two parts. ;-) Dwan has a twin sister in a parallel universe where Elvis is alive and Obama is not the U.S. president.
Michio Kaku thinks that nuclear weapons are no longer necessary ;-) and nuclear energy doesn't belong to Earth and is unlikely to ever be "completed". Fusion will work in 30 years, he thinks - that's probably a fair estimate although no one really knows.
Kaku's main reason to stop the world's economy is that children will hate us because they will know that because of global warming, Santa Claus doesn't have ice on the North Pole. ;-) Quite a reason! (Couldn't Santa Claus built an air-conditioned icy castle over there? Isn't it cheaper than trillions of dollars?) Kaku also thinks that the poles "control the weather" - whoops.
Nightwork: "Global Warming". The Czech version, which has attracted millions of YouTube viewers, is actually better. One of the reasons is that a more moderate Czech word for a homosexual is "teplej" (a warm one), which links homosexuality to global warming. ;-)
WR104, an unstable star 8,000 light years from us, is a big threat, he thinks, because when it goes supernova (maybe hundreds of thousands of years from now), it will kill us by X-rays emitted along the axis where we exactly live - X-rays that he calls "black hole information" for reasons that look completely irrational to me.
(However, it turned out that we are actually something like 30° away from the axis - an O(1) angle, and it is very questionable whether there would be any threat even if we were right on the axis.)
Nevertheless, Lisa Dwan looks really concerned. ;-)
Kaku says that we are "what the physicists call type 0 civilization". I thought that this is a vocabulary of UFO believers. We are approaching type I civilization, he reports. ;-) The Internet is the beginning of type I telephone system while the European Union is the beginning of a type I economy (I exploded in laughter right here because the EU economy is at most a less uniform counterpart of the U.S. economy).
English will be the language of type I - and maybe Mandarin in type II (she should have said Japanese if she wanted to flatter his background). ;-) They continue with a discussion or moral undercurrents and darkness such as terrorism, global warming, and American imperialism (she adds, wow) that prevent us from our transformation to type I UFO multicultural progressive civilization. ;-)
UFOs, that surely exist in his opinion, may have destroyed themselves after reaching the type I status. Kaku also thinks that while 99% reports of UFO are bogus, 1% of them are real because they can't be explained by science. :-) Some smarter UFOs can be around but they haven't contacted us because we're just irrelevant ants for them. (Well, that's pretty silly because some of us still do study ants, and even if we're like ants, ants like us are pretty rare that deserve to be studied by the UFO entomologists.)
Well, I think that the evidence shows that the density of intelligent civilizations except for ours is zero or very small, and even if one assumes it is nonzero, it seems unlikely that there exist any "type II" or higher civilizations in the visible patch of the Universe.
Our own current politics indicates that the growth may often/mostly stop before the "type I" (planetary) status is achieved because the environmental or similar ideological virus infects a sufficient portion of the civilization that thinks that it is immoral to take over the planet, and the growth must be stopped before the "type I" point. Can we defeat this environmentalist "sustainable" anti-growth dirt? If we can't do it, we shouldn't assume that the other civilizations are able to overcome this one plus several additional obstacles.
He ends up with a classification of type I and type II Gods which surprisingly ends up as one of the most sensible parts of his comments. ;-) At any rate, the video is a pretty good reflection of the scientific accuracy in the thinking of the people who consider themselves elites today. Well, it's a pile of unscientific nonsense that is analogous to the religious beliefs of our ancestors.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why is energy storage needed?
Energy storage is a solution for times when electric generation does not match the demand for energy. Societies need for electricity continues even when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing and renewable resources can’t meet demand. Today this function of balancing supply and demand is performed by fossil fuel power plants but in order to make a meaningful shift away from gas, coal and oil it needs to be performed in another way. Batteries can perform a balancing function but cannot be built in the scale needed to replace power plants and also add undesirable instability to the electric grid. ARES technologies can be made large enough, use no toxic elements or fossil fuels and can get this job done. Click HERE to read more about “Storage needs”.
What is gravitational energy storage?
Gravitational energy storage is performed by converting electrical energy to the potential energy of a large weight. As a weight is lifted in earths gravitational field its potential energy is increased by the force required to lift its mass. The most common form of gravitational energy storage is Pumped-Storage Hydro where water is pumped from a lower reservoir to an upper one to store energy and later released to turn a turbine regenerating electricity. Due to environmental and other concerns it is very difficult to permit and operate new Pumped-Storage Hydro facilities.
What is grid scale energy storage?
Grid scale is storage on a large scale that is interconnected to the electric grid at the transmission level as opposed to small scale systems connected at a city or town’s distribution grid or behind the meter at a customer’s facility.
How does ARES provide energy storage for the electrical grid?
ARES represents a breakthrough gravity-based energy storage technology that will permit the global electric grid to more effectively, reliably and cleanly assimilate renewable energy while providing significant stability to the electrical grid. ARES has combined proven electric railroad technology with modern power electronics to raise and lower heavy concrete containers full of rocks embedded in sand. The electric energy driving the locomotives motors is converted into the potential energy of the weights raised elevation. Later the potential energy is converted back to electricity as the weights are lowered to their original elevation driving the motors in reverse as generators. Click HERE to read “All about ARES”.
What are ancillary services or regulation energy management?
Ancillary services are the specialty services and functions provided to the electric grid that facilitate and support the continuous flow of electricity so that supply will continually meet demand. Regulation Energy Management is a new procured service that balances supply and demand for energy storage facilities and is the specific function of ARES Nevada. As more and more renewable energy resources are introduced, the transmission grid must adapt to increasing fluctuations in generation which require additional ancillary services.
What is Regenerative Braking?
Regenerative braking is commonly used on electric vehicles to convert the energy of braking to electricity to recharge a car’s batteries. The vehicles electric motors used to propel it can also be efficiently used as generators to slow the car. ARES uses regenerative braking to produce electricity during discharge.
Are ARES systems noisy and polluting?
No, ARES electric drives are quiet and use no fossil fuels or hazardous materials. Operating at only 18 miles per hour, ARES Nevada’s trains can barely be heard at a distance of a few hundred feet.
Are ARES facilities safe?
ARES is operated automatically by its own computer system after being given charge or discharge instructions from a utility. There are many redundant systems making it a very reliable energy storage technology and human supervisors in the control center that oversee all operations via video and other sensors. It is very similar in operation to an airport tram delivering passengers to their gates.
Why do you unload the weights from your vehicles?
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My thought: emphatically, no.
That doesn’t mean the tagline can’t accompany your logo, and you can even make it look as if it’s a single element in selected cases.
But please reserve the right to separate them and use the logo as a stand-alone element where necessary. I blogged about the logo standing out when grouped with other logos – Does your logo stand out? It just won’t stand out if must carry along a tagline.
For my own company logo, I integrate logo and tagline where I have a full line devoted to the two elements, but elsewhere I separate them and usually only use the logo itself. Below are examples.
First, logo and tagline associated:
Then the logo alone:
So, logo and tagline are separate elements that can be integrated as appropriate. The thing is, be sure you have the flexibility to do either.
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An artesian aquifer is an underground layer which holds groundwater under pressure. This causes the water level in the well to rise to a point where the pressure is equal to the weight of water putting it under pressure. This type of well is called an artesian well. Water may even reach the ground surface if the natural pressure is high enough, in which case the well is called a flowing artesian well.
An aquifer is a geologic layer which can hold water such as sand and gravel, limestone, or sandstone, through which water flows and is stored. An artesian aquifer is trapped between rocks or clay which causes the pressure. Water returns to the aquifers when the water table at its recharge zone is at a higher elevation than the head of the well.
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There are artesian aquifers in many countries including Australia, the USA, Spain, Italy, the United Kingdom, Fiji and Canada. The Great Artesian Basin is the largest and deepest artesian basin in the world, occupying 23% of the Australian continent.
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- Gies, Frances and Joseph 1995. Cathedral, forge, and waterwheel: technology and invention in the Middle Ages. Harper Perennial, p112. ISBN 0-06-016590-1
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**Unit: Organizing a Union**
After understanding what a trade union is and its historical development, it is important to explore how unions come into existence within a workplace. This process involves identifying an appropriate bargaining unit, running an election, and ultimately securing recognition from the employer. Let us delve deeper into each step involved in organizing a union.
***Bargaining Unit Identification:***
A prerequisite for forming a union is determining the appropriate *bargaining unit*, which refers to the specific group of employees whom the union intends to represent. To qualify as a bargaining unit under labor law, these individuals should share common interests based on their job duties, wages, skills, working conditions, and supervision. Determining an appropriate bargaining unit plays a crucial role because it affects both the scope of collective bargaining negotiations and the potential success of the union.
Two approaches can be taken when defining a bargaining unit - the community of interest standard and the micro-unit approach. The former focuses on recognizing broadly defined groups encompassing multiple occupational classifications, while the latter aims at narrower, occupationally homogenous categories of workers. Both methods require careful consideration of relevant factors to ensure fair representation and equitable treatment during negotiations.
***Running an Election:***
Once a bargaining unit has been identified, organizers may proceed by conducting an election among eligible voters within said unit. Three distinct types of elections exist:
1. *Card Check*: Also known as voluntary recognition, occurs when employers agree to recognize the union upon obtaining signed authorization cards from a majority (typically 50%+1) of affected employees without requiring a formal secret ballot vote. However, certain states impose additional requirements before granting certification.
2. *Secret Ballot Elections*: Overseen by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), these involve private voting where employees cast ballots either for or against union representation. If more than half of the votes support the union, the NLRB certifies it as the exclusive representative of the bargaining unit.
3. *Representation through Majority Signatures*: A third option allows unions to demonstrate majority support via signed authorization cards instead of holding a traditional election. Should the union obtain signatures equivalent to a majority of the proposed bargaining unit members, the NLRB will conduct a review to confirm the validity of those signatures prior to awarding certification.
Understanding the nuances between different types of elections enables aspiring union leaders to select the most advantageous method given their unique circumstances.
***Union Recognition & Its Implications:***
Following successful organization efforts culminating in union recognition, several implications arise. First, the newly certified union gains legal standing and assumes responsibility for negotiating employment contracts on behalf of its constituents. These agreements generally cover topics such as wages, hours, benefits, health and safety protocols, discipline procedures, and grievance mechanisms.
Second, once recognized, employers are obligated to cease direct communication regarding union matters with represented employees, thus channeling all interactions related to collective bargaining exclusively through the union leadership. Consequently, unions serve as intermediaries facilitating dialogue and promoting resolutions acceptable to both parties involved.
Lastly, establishing a unionized workforce often engenders shifts in power dynamics between management and labor, fostering collaborative environments conducive to addressing employee concerns and enhancing overall worker satisfaction.
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Catch 22: What’s Your Spine Sacrificing For Deep Backbending?
Catch 22: What’s Your Spine Sacrificing For Deep Backbending?
Ever wonder what exactly is happening to our spine when we do deep back bends? Like most practitioner, I strive for poses like Scorpion, Drop-Backs (from standing to Upward Bow Pose) and Kapotasana (Pigeon Pose). The euphoric sense of touching my toes to my head (or my very protruded yogi bun) propels me to step on the mat and push my limits a little further each day. However, as time goes by, I start to wonder if I’m sacrificing something greater for a deeper back bend.
First let’s take a quick overview of the physical structure of the spine.
Compartments of the spine
The spine connects our legs to the skull, allowing the body to stand upright, bend and twist while protecting the spinal cord from injuries. Divided into 5 parts: cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacrum and coccyx, each part of the spine has different functions, range of motion and curvature.
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Cervical (neck): The main function of the cervical is to support the head. There are total 7 cervicals numbered C1-C7. The cervical spine has the greatest range of motion and allows motions like ‘yes’ and ‘no’ as well as rotating the head sideways to almost 180°.
Thoracic (mid back): Total of 12 vertebrae, T1-T12, the main function of the thoracic spine is to hold the ribcage and to protect the heart and lungs. The range of motion is very limited.
Lumbar (low back): The main function of the lumbar is weight bearing. The 5 lumbar vertebrae L1-L5 have a large vertebral body to absorb the stress of carrying or lifting heavy objects. The lumbar has a higher degree of mobility but not as much as the cervical spine. Normally, this is where the back bending happens.
Sacrum: There are 5 sacrum bones that are fused together. The sacrum is responsible for connecting the spine to the hipbone (iliac). The spine together with the iliac bone forms the pelvic girdle.
Coccyx: Known as the tailbone, the coccyx is made of 4 fused individual bones. The purpose of the coccyx is to provide attachment for ligaments and muscles of the pelvic floor.
The five parts of the spine form a natural S-shaped, the cervical and lumbar being slightly swayed (known as lordosis) and the thoracic, sacrum, and coccyx are slightly hunched (known as kyphosis). Like a bamboo swaying in the wind, the normal curves of our spine facilitate the constant weight transfers as we walk, bend and twist. Also as we breath, the changing shape in the lungs and abdomen causes subtle flexion and extension in the spine. Therefore, the spine can never be totally ‘straight.’
Each vertebra is separated and cushioned by the intervertebral disc. The main purpose of the intervertebral disc is to provide shock absorption keeping the spine from rubbing together. The outer ring of the disc is called annulus fibrosis, which is tough and sturdy offering protection; the gel-filled center of the disc is called nucleus pulpous, which is designed for shock absorption.
The hollowing spinal canal in the vertebrae contains the spinal cord, fat, ligaments and blood vessels. The spinal nerves exit the spinal cord and pass through the vertebrae foramen to branch out to the body.
As we can see, the vertebral spine is critical for body movement and spinal cord protection. Now let’s take a look at what’s happening when we perform back bends.
Like eating a hamburger!
Simply speaking, every primary action (agonistic) comes with an opposite action (antagonistic). A backbend consists of compressing the posterior side of the spine while extending the anterior side. Imagine taking a big bite of a hamburger with a thick patty and lots of fillings, the fillings will move away from your mouth. Perhaps some fillings would even fall out depending on how you hold the burger. Similar to our spine, the nucleus of the intervertebral disc would move towards the front of the spine as the back of the spine is being compressed. Luckily, under healthy circumstances, the annulus fibrosis and the longitudinal ligaments prevent the disc from slipping out!
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The community effect
Generally spinal problems occur from repeated use and/or without proper techniques. Most often, I see yoga practitioners dumping their weight into their low back when bending back. Safer measures are to stiffen the spine slightly (also known as bracing) and then create space between the vertebrae. Next is to engage the pelvic floor (specifically the Mula Bandha) and finally slowly bend backwards. Bernie Clark, an experienced and insightful Yin yoga teacher in Vancouver, has a fantastic article on Bracing and Spacing. Here he dives into the importance of stabilizing the spine before moving it. We often think the stabilization of the spine requires only the rectus abdominis (your abs) but that’s not true. Professor and researcher Stuart McGill, from the University of Waterloo states that the “true spine stability is achieved with a “balanced” stiffening from the entire musculature including the rectus abdominis and the abdominal wall, quadratus lumborum, latissimus dorsi and the back extensors of longissimus, ilioicostalis and multifidus.” (1) Very well, we can think of these muscles as part of a ‘back bending community’. When one member short fires, the community weakens as a whole. A way to compensate is for another muscle to fire stronger, this would help stabilize the spine in the short term, but over time, the extra workload will weaken the muscle and you’ll risk injury.
As we can see now, stabilizing the spine is important to prevent injuries, but how about mobility? After all, us yogis want to know how to do a perfect scorpion…
Catch 22
According to Bernie Clark, the spine is safe to move in non-neutral position when held without any load or accompanied movements. Furthermore, when the spine is loaded or moving, it should be stabilized. Therefore, in our yoga asana practice, it’s safe to perform most seated postures including forward folds, recline twists and lateral bends. However, we get into the danger zone when performing postures that require a large range of motion under load, for example the Camel Pose, Upward Bow Pose, Drop-Backs and Scorpion. Thus we find ourselves in a dilemma with the inverse proportion found between stability and mobility. Although there are ways to strengthen the muscles to withstand the load but it does not negate the fact that mobility can only be increased with decreased stability. So here’s the million-dollar question:
How much stability are we willing to sacrifice for a deeper back bend?
Essentially, the answer is it depends…
What is your intention of doing a deeper backbend? Whether it be physical, emotional or spiritual, it’s important to be clear with your motivation. A gymnast maybe performing a deep back bend to qualify for the Olympics while a construction worker is rehabilitating his spine from an injury, thus a deep backbend does not serve him whatsoever. A grandmother is moving her spine daily to lubricate her joints to prevent arthritis; and a small child is flipping upside down and bending backwards to explore his curiosity in life.
1. What would a deeper backbend bring you ultimately? (ie: joy, health, success, peace, pride...)
2. Would that ultimate goal help or inspire you and others?
Get clear on your purpose of attaining a deeper backbend and if it serves you for the better, seek the proper techniques and go for it.
1) Back Fit Pro,, Selecting Back Exercises by Stuart McGill
2) Bernie Clark,, 3 Things I learned From a Spine Biomechanist, Stuart McGill
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“It’s better to endure the discomfort of the truth now than suffer the discomfort of the lie later.”
This is perfect.
When you reach a certain skill level in Jiu Jitsu, it becomes much easier to hide your deficiencies and flaws. Simply stick to what you’re good at, keep the ball in your court.
In essence, hide.
But eventually, the facade will come crashing down. The aspects of your game you’ve blissfully ignored, or worse, kept hidden, will undoubtedly be exposed in time. And that sucks.
What better example of this than the leg lock game? The old guard who scoffed at it have been supplanted by innovators and more open-minded peers.
Evolve or die, right?
Sure, it can be painful to be awful again. But who cares. Better to embrace the beginner’s mindset now, than to endure the pain of being “found out” later.
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May 9, 2015
May 9th, 2015
Quiz: Which character was never a real person? Cyrano De Bergerac, King Arthur, Sherlock Holmes, Johnny Appleseed.
Yesterday’s Question: What does it mean when some classical music pieces are described as “Zigane”..?
History for 5/9/2015
Birthdays: John Brown, James M. Barrie the creator of Peter Pan, Henry J. Kaiser of Kaiser Aluminum, Glenda Jackson is 79, Billy Joel, Candice Bergen is 69, Mike Wallace, Pancho Gonzales, James L. Brooks, Rosairo Dawson, John Corbett, Albert Finney is 79
To the ancient Romans this was the Lemuria, the Festival of Death . Like the ancient Greek Anthesterion in February the Lemuria was a deal made with the Underworld that the dearly departed were allowed to visit the surface world and you should leave your door open and leave out food for them. This way they won't haunt you and you'll have good luck all year.
At sunset tomorrow the head of the house (Pater Familias) walks through the house hitting a little bronze gong, he throws a handful of black beans over his shoulder and chants 'With These Beans I Redeem Myself and My Family. O Shades of My Ancestors Depart! Lemuria has Ended!'
310 a.d. This is the Feast of Saint Pachonius, the first monk to bring other monks and nuns together to live communally, instead of living in caves as solitary hermits.
1421- A fire destroyed part of the just completed Forbidden City in Beijing.
1503- Columbus sails home to Spain from his fourth and final voyage. He traveled down the Central American coast as far as Venezuela. Despite revisionist history extolling his genius, Columbus never stopped thinking he had discovered Asia. Because the Nicaraguan Indians told him there is another ocean just beyond the jungle in his diary he confuses it with the Indian ocean, so he thinks he is in VietNam. (Cochin China)
1754- THE FIRST NEWSPAPER CARTOON- Ben Franklin in his Pennsylvania Gazette prints a drawing of a segmented snake with each piece named for a colony with the inscription: Join or Die. ( Okay, it's not Calvin and Hobbs, but it's a start).
1775-LUMBERJACKS ATTACK THE ROYAL NAVY- One of the stranger engagements of the American Revolution. Captain Henry Mowat, RN, anchored his warship off Falmouth Maine (present day Portland) to reassert Royal authority on the Maine seacoast. Suddenly several little boats rowed out to his ship. At first he thought they were royalists come out to greet him. But when they scampered up on board he saw they were Maine lumberjacks wielding their huge double bladed axes. Mowat and his startled crew surrendered and were roughly taken into custody. It was the first time a warship was ever captured by axe.
The Maine men, not having any central authority or instructions about what exactly to do with prisoners eventually let them go. Once back on his ship Capt. Mowat ‘s revenge was to haul off and bombard the town with red-hot cannonballs, burning the town of Falmouth to the ground. The incident created a violent resentment in the colonies, many of whom still hoped for eventual reconciliation with the motherland.
1785 - British inventor Joseph Bramah patents the beer-pump handle. So pull us a dram for a pint of pure.-i.e. I’d like a glass of Guinness Stout, please.
1812- Napoleon left Paris to begin his March to Moscow.
1844-THE PHILAPELPHIA SECTARIAN RIOTS- in Philadelphia arguments between Irish and Protestant gangs over public funding of religious schools erupted into four days of rioting. 20 were killed, Catholic Churches were burned and the city placed under martial law. As news of the riots spread the Irish Catholic Bishop of New York warned the mayor that if one church were harmed in New York Irishmen would burn down the city. “We’ll make New York another Moscow!”- recalling that cities burning in 1812.
These are the first anti-immigrant fighting in U.S. history. Also it was the first time Americans would have to understand that some immigrants could be loyal Americans without assimilating into an Anglo-Saxon Protestant culture. Anti-Irish anger would seethe until respect was won on the bloody battlefields of the Civil War.
Another fact about the Philadelphia Riot was newspapermen Will & Frederick Langeheim point their daguerreotype box camera out of the window and photographed the troops around City Hall. It was the first News Photo.
1865- In Gainesville Alabama hard fighting rebel cavalry leader Nathan Bedford Forrest received news of the fall of Richmond and the surrender of the armies of Lee and Joe Johnston. He and a friend went on an all night ride to meditate what to do. “If one road led to Hell and the other to Mexico, I would be indifferent as to which to take.”
Finally Forrest announced to his men his decision: they would not go to Mexico, and they would not continue on as guerrillas, they would surrender and go home. When the governor of Mississippi protested, Bedford Forrest growled: “ Any man who is in favor of further prosecution of this war is a fit subject for a lunatic asylum! The attempt to establish and independent confederacy has failed, we should now meet our responsibilities like men.”
And despite Sherman offering a price for Forrest ‘s head, saying “There can be no peace in the land until he is dead!” Nathan Bedford Forrest was allowed to go home in peace.
1887- Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show did its first performance in Europe. In London the English public, Several European kings and writer Oscar Wilde thrilled to displays of trick riding, wild red Indians, cowboys and little Annie Oakley the trick shooter.
1896 - 1st horseless carriage show in London. It featured 10 models.
1919- Mustapha Kemal, called Ataturk, is ordered to disband his Turkish Army at Samsun in accordance with the armistice agreement ending the Great War. Instead he declares a revolt and resists the Greek invasion. It is the beginning of modern Turkey.
One of the interesting conflicts in Turkey today is the Islamic fundamentalist movements coming up against the legacy of strict church-state separation and state espoused by Ataturk. Today in Turkey it is a state crime to even criticize Ataturk.
1927- Commander Richard E. Byrd and Floyd Bennett fly over the North Pole in a Fokker monoplane called the Josephine Ford. He beats by two days famed Norwegian explorer Roald Ammundsen who flew over the Pole in a dirigible built by Mussolini. Remember Lindbergh hadn’t flown across the Atlantic yet and it was ten years before the Hindenberg disaster, so a dirigible was considered much safer than an aeroplane.
Commander Byrd won the Medal of Honor and became a household name. A modern biography based on his diary now contends he really didn’t go over the Pole as he claimed but turned back 150 miles short. He was too drunk to tell anyway. Although a former World War One pilot by now he had grown terrified of flying.
1932 – London’s Piccadilly Circus first lit by electricity.
1935- The First Belch heard on nationwide radio. Melvin Purvis (the FBI man who killed John Dillinger) was doing an ad for Fleischmann’s Yeast when he committed the offense, which was dubbed “The Burp Heard Round the World”.
1937- ACTOR’S SHOWDOWN WITH L.B.MAYER- In a dramatic confrontation the heads of the Screen Actor’s Guild Robert Montgomery and Franchot Tone go to MGM boss Louis B. Mayer’s beach house during a Sunday garden party. While IATSE-Capone mob gangster Willie Bioff stood by to give Mayer moral support, Montgomery told Mayer he had a 96% strike vote from the actors, so if Mayer didn’t recognize SAG as the sole bargaining agent for actors they would paralyze Hollywood Monday morning!
Mayer considered, then gave in. Bioff got from the actors a deal that the IA would back off if the actors would withdraw their support from a rival union to IATSE’s organizing the behind the scene’s technical artists. That night 5600 actors and friends celebrated at Hollywood Legion Stadium. Next morning 200 waited in line to get their SAG cards including Garbo and Jean Harlow.
1937- Burne Hogarth began drawing the Tarzan comic strip. Hal Foster had been in contract negotiations with the syndicate over money and the right to his originals. He had created Prince Valiant as a bargaining chip when the syndicate called his bluff by giving the Tarzan job to Hogarth. Foster went on to greater glory with Valiant but remained angry at Burne.
1950- The French Premier Schumann warned that more deadly world wars would occur in Europe unless Europeans started to unite as one country.
1950- Former Naval reserve officer and pulp science fiction author L. Ron Hubbard published Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, his book defining his new religion Scientology.
1960- Dr. Gregory Pincus introduced the Birth Control Pill Enovid-10, aka The Pill.
What makes it historic is it's the first time anybody had noticed just how lousy TV is and how badly we are all addicted to it. In the show Gilligan’s Island, the boat they were on was named the Minnow for Newton Minnow.
1970- THE MORATORIUM DAY- Largest of the nationwide youth protests against the U.S. War in Vietnam and Cambodia. President Nixon was obsessed by the protests. He had a bunker command post built under the White House where video monitors observed the “long haired peaceniks” outside. When Nixon told his staff he was going to go watch some football, he meant he was going to brood over the monitors. Retired CIA director Bill Gates confessed in his memoirs that as a young operative he took the day off to go protest as well as did a lot of other CIA agents. In Chicago young student and future comic John Belushi was dragged off by friends after being struck in the chest with a fired tear gas shell.
In 2000 it was revealed that President Nixon was so depressed at this time, he was taking a mood altering prescription barbiturate named Dilantin. It was given him by Jack Dreyfus of the Dreyfus Fund without a doctors permission. He was so out of it that Secretary of Defense John Schlesinger ordered military and nuclear installations to ignore the orders of our stoned President, unless first cleared by the Defense Department.
1978- Italian authorities found the bullet-riddled body of former Prime Minister Aldo Moro in a car trunk. He had been kidnapped and murdered by a left wing extremist group called the Red Brigade. The cruelty of the act backfired on the brigade. They lost any public support they may have had and were soon gone.
1995- The Center of Disease Control published findings on a new deadly strain of virus appearing near Kinshasha Zaire. They called it the Ebola Virus.
2005- Columnist Arianna Huffington started the on-line newspaper The Huffington Post. It’s progressive slant was considered an answer to blatantly conservative blogs like Matt Drudge’s Drugde Report.
Yesterday’s Quiz: What does it mean when some classical music pieces are described as “Zigane”..?
Answer. It means in the Romany or Gypsy style. Ravel wrote it Tzigane.
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Saturday, May 8, 2010 @ 5:15 PM
I got my prize stress balls today! In February, I entered an art contest on DeviantArt called the "Show the Love: Valentine's Contest." I was one of the 100 people who won. Over 45,000 entries were submitted so I guess it's a big deal. The stress balls are like icons on DA, so I like the prize. Click here to view the entries. Mine is the on above the user name "xxelegantbeautyxx".
This one is my favorite ^_^ Blank stare
They're bigger then I thought they'd be.
Lol, "Emo Mix"
I've been working on a video parody for a few days. I just got finished today. It was so troublesome working with the computer program which kept freezing my laptop and eating up memory. That's the last time I use MAGIX movie edit pro.
So, this video is about gingers [yes, I'm poking fun fun of that kid]. That ginger kid who says a bunch of ignorant things. I just don't tolerate ignorance. So I made this funny video about it, with Ichigo from Bleach as a ginger o_0
I like Ichigo though, he's my favorite character. Enjoy :)
Kelun - boy's don't cry
» Eating: cake from my sisters birthday
» Drinking: Dr. Pepsi
💝 Free Cookies! 💝
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Tesco was left reeling today after a major investor slashed its stake in the troubled retailer just as Dave Lewis took over as its new chief executive.
The supermarket's share price fell 1.5% to 226.40p early this morning after the Sunday Telegraph reported that Harris Associates had sold nearly two thirds of its stake from around 3% to 1% of the business over concerns that it had become "too risky".
David Herro, chief executive of Harris Associates, said: “We want to hear a clear and coherent strategy about how to get this thing moving again."
Lewis joins the retail giant from Unilever, having started a month early after Tesco was forced only last week to issue another profit warning and slash its dividend to shareholders by 75%.
His predecessor, Philip Clarke, was forced to resign after the retailer revealed its worst trading figures in 40 years.
- Will Tesco Chief Philip Clarke's Departure Save The Supermarket?
- Tesco Shareholders Slam Bosses' 'Madness' Amid Declining Fortunes
- Sainsbury's Sales Fall Again, But By Less Than Rival Supermarket Tesco
- Tesco Supermarket Suffers Credit Downgrade After 'Weak' Sales
- Ex-Tesco Chief Sir Terry Leahy 'Disappointed' With Supermarket's Decline
Lewis tried to set out some of his vision for Tesco in an interview with the Evening Standard today, pledging to offer a "fresh perspective".
Explaining why he took the job at Tesco, Lewis said: “I needed to find out for myself whether I can lead a whole business. Some people think that is crazy given some of the jobs I have done but actually I don’t think you know whether you can truly lead a business until you sit in that seat.”
He added: "Phil Clarke is a great retailer. The issue for Tesco is, is that what they need now? Because great retailing in that seat hasn’t been the thing that has worked, so they do need a fresh perspective.”
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