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However it is not simply those who are traditions away option plans to help you wedding just who declare that the college has started to become outdated. Particular 42% away from worry about-demonstrated conservatives (compared with 38% of liberals and 34% out-of moderates) say a comparable- regardless of if conservatives are not likely than moderates or liberals so you’re able to features ever cohabited. Also the most appropriate of one’s about three ideology communities to say that this new expanding diversity during the members of the family preparations was a good crappy thing.
Gender Positions; Members of the family Money
Back in 1977, survey respondents were almost similarly divided anywhere between individuals who told you marriages be a little more rewarding in the event the spouse produces a living additionally the spouse protects the household and you can youngsters (43%) and those who said marriages work best whenever both partners enjoys services and one another keep up with the home and you may students (48%).
From the 2010, public-opinion managed to move on heavily in favor of the dual money/common housewife model, that have survey participants favoring which layout by 62% in order to 31% over the plan that was far more common 50 years before.
Zero significant subgroup off questionnaire participants likes the newest older model, however be much more disposed like that than others. Eg, 42% regarding self-explained conservatives, 42% out-of Republicans and you will 37% of people age 65 and you can earlier state the standard plan will trigger more satisfying existence.
And additionally, quite far more guys (33%) than female (26%) end up being this way. While the married (35%) much more more likely than the solitary (24%) to say it.
Inspite of the public’s strong taste for the a couple-earner/mutual housewife relationship, the public has never totally abandoned the concept that folks play additional opportunities within the a marriage. In fact, when it comes to contrasting brand new getting power regarding future friends, the general public still has one practical to have potential husbands and you can a beneficial other you to definitely to have upcoming spouses.
Asked essential it’s to have men in an effort to help with a family economically in the event that he would like to wed, fully 67% of your own personal state it is “crucial.” Nevertheless when an identical question is asked about a woman, simply 33% state you will need to.
There are some variations because of the gender within these answers, but they do not change the basic development. Certainly men participants, 70% state men that is about to ily, when you find yourself just 27% say the same on the a woman. Certainly one of women respondents, 64% declare that about one and you can 39% regarding the a woman.
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You can find large distinctions about question by the battle. Fully 88% out of black respondents (compared to 62% off whites and you will 77% regarding Hispanics) declare that to become able to have ily economically. As well, 50% from black respondents (compared to 47% from Hispanics and you can twenty-eight% regarding whites) declare that a female https://lovingwomen.org/no/polske-kvinner/ can assistance a family group financially to be ready to own matrimony.
In short, blacks certainly are the racial category most tempted to believe financial safety a prerequisite so you can wedding. But, thanks to their apparently lowest median income, of several blacks do not see one pub.
The fresh rates off matrimony in the black colored community mirror this mismatch. Under one-3rd out-of mature blacks (32%) are currently partnered, compared with 50 % of Hispanics and you may 56% regarding whites, predicated on Census Bureau analysis. On the other hand, 44% off blacks have not been married, weighed against just 23% regarding whites. The fresh racial matrimony gap failed to was previously so it large. Within the 1960, 17% off mature blacks and you can fourteen% out of mature whites have been never ever married-a space of merely step 3 fee things.
An equivalent trend applies to education and you may marriage. University students are more almost certainly than those instead a college education to-be hitched now (64% compared to. as much as fifty%). Studying the show ones who’ve never ever married, in the you to definitely-third (32%) from adults with degree and 30% of them with high college training or less have never hitched, compared to just 21% out-of people with a college education. Half a century ago, the reverse is genuine: college or university students was more likely than simply people with high university diploma otherwise smaller getting never been hitched (18% vs.13%).
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That is to say, it’s a major departure from the authoritative air and hard-edged beauty of Singapore – in the best possible way.
The most eventful thing we did in Manila was buy our suits for Trevor’s wedding. I’ll get to that in a follow-up post. But there were some remarkable charms to this place, despite its rough exterior.
For instance, we stayed at a great little hotel/hostel, about a quarter mile from the ocean, called the Buoy. The owner was a domineering asshole, but fortunately we only met him once. His staff, on the other hand, were a delight. The all-female staff of the attached restaurant/bar were especially sweet and great to be around, and this led us to favor the hotel for our near-constant drinking during the few days we were there. We’d sit and drink buckets of beer, and work on this stupid little website we have (maybe you’ve heard of it), and play pool, and hang out with the Buoy girls. We spent a lot of time that way. (Hi girls!)
I’m pleased to report that we also reconnected with our old college pal Cat “I just keep getting prettier” Tolentino. Her family hails from ’round Manila way, so she happened to be there on a vacation. We met a number of her family members, whose names and relationships I forgot as soon as I learned them. Cat was also the one who recommended that we go to Boracay, which turned out to be one of the crazier experiences of our whole trip (post forthcoming).
We also spent some time hanging out with an American ex-military guy named Jack, now living in Cebu, who was absolutely insane. And we were lucky for it – he took us around to places we never would have seen, and told us stories that kept us laughing for days afterward. Jack, if you’re reading this, it was a real pleasure and we hope to see you again down the road.
Enough of the sentimental stuff. Some other distinctions of note for Manila:
- Worst food – Vince and I joked that the Filipino national dish seemed to be an unadorned boiled hotdog on a plate with some rice. (The burger I had at the place we went with Cat was excellent, but that was the exception. And that sucker was like $15.)
- Most McDonald’s eaten (see #1 above)
- Most beer ordered/consumed in bucket form
- Best Wingman Ever (title awarded to Franklin Page). I’m not going to write the story out here. You’ll just have to ask us sometime.
The lovely Buoy Hostel.
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One of our favorite Buoy staff members, Merlyn.
Merlyn and Cathyrine – our best Buoy friends.
Random hockey game in a shopping mall that Jack took us to.
Headed off to Taipei…
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A game by Ismael Rodriguez for PC, originally released in 2021.
Below the Ocean is a subaquatic puzzle-platformer centered around discovering four ancient treasures deep beneath the ocean’s depths. You take on the role of an explorer who drops to the ocean floor using a diving bell, and then dons a pressure suit to explore his surroundings… all the while tied to a tether that feeds oxygen to his suit. Many dangers await, in the form of hostile sea creatures, genre staple spikes, mysterious technology, and a nasty death by suffocation should he take too many risks.The game is divided into four areas, all of which are accessible from the start, and each area begins with a diving bell sequence, during which time the diver ruminates over the stories he has heard throughout his life of great treasures, strange secrets, and places that exist below the water itself. And each time, he repeats the phrase, “This abyss is my destiny.” Each area represents a single descent to find one of four treasures: The Queen's Pearl, The Cardinal's Grail, The Nobleman's Crest, and The Soldier's Spade.
As is common in puzzle-platformers, controls are simple, but the ways in which you use your abilities become more complex as the game goes on. To start, you have slow movement and a floaty jump, due to the fact that you are moving underwater, and you have the ability to wall jump along most surfaces. Grabbing a bubble gives you a one-time double jump – after which the bubble pops – and there are different kinds of bubbles to be found later in the game (more on this in a bit). When inside a bubble, you are pushed along by air currents, often allowing you to reach higher areas, but sometimes pushing you toward danger, requiring you to pop the bubble before you are killed.
What makes this game truly unique as a puzzle platformer is the air hose that tethers you back to a nearby oxygen tank. First of all, the tether limits your movement to a short range, often (but not always) extending about two-thirds of the width of the screen. This limited range is the basis for most puzzles as the only way to continue moving forward is to reach another oxygen tank, thereby giving you a new tether point. Oxygen tanks also act as checkpoints.
Secondly, when you reach the full length of your tether, you are tugged backward with a small amount of elasticity. More importantly, when pressing in the opposite direction of the tether, you can swing yourself upward, allowing you to reach higher platforms, switches, and new oxygen tanks. Sometimes you need to wrap your tether around a block to shorten its range. There are a variety of ways you can wrap the tether around blocks to reach new platforms, hang off of ledges, or even swing yourself to distant points.
Puzzle solutions are generally apparent or may be discovered through a bit of experimentation, so puzzle platforming veterans can expect to make it through the game fairly quickly. However, there’s a secondary challenge in the form of diamonds that are spread throughout the four areas. Collecting all of these diamonds is more difficult and often requires the use of advanced techniques. Similar to the strawberries in Celeste, diamonds don’t count as being collected until you reach a safe area, which in this case is the next oxygen tank checkpoint. Reaching the end of each area displays a summary showing your completion time, number of deaths, and number of diamonds collected.
Things start out simply enough in the opening area, with the player primarily tasked with moving from one oxygen tank to the next as he learns the controls for wall jumping, swinging on the tether, and using bubbles to double jump (bubble jump?). Diamonds in the first area are placed generally along the player’s path, and these are not too difficult to collect. Toward the end of the area, the player encounters yellow blocks that imbue the tether and the diver with electricity. The player must wrap his tether around these energy blocks, activate a switch to open the door to the exit, and then unwind the tether to actually leave the room.
The second area introduces new gameplay concepts more quickly than the first, requiring players to make use of more complex techniques, but these all build off of one another, creating a sudden yet smooth difficulty curve. The first new gameplay element comes in the form of small oxygen tanks that merely extend the total length of the player’s tether, and these do not act as checkpoints. Here, the player must string together multiple successful movements to move between several oxygen tanks and reach the exit. Notably, tethers from these small tanks tend to be shorter, allowing the player less freedom of movement. Reaching large oxygen tanks breaks all of the previous tethers and grants the player a new one, just as in the first area.
The player also encounters sea life in this area, including turtles that can be used as springboards, hermit crabs that can be kicked around, and blue crabs that will kill him if he touches them. From this point forward, any blue lifeforms are deadly to the player.
This area also introduces blue bubbles. Instead of simply allowing for a double jump, these allow the player to move in any direction for a couple of seconds, allowing for quick jets upward, at angles, or across gaps. These bubbles are also pushed along by air currents, allowing for more complex sequences where the player must allow himself to be pushed in one direction before quickly making use of his multi-directional speed boost.
At the end of the first area, the player drops into an area below the water. Here, he runs around unencumbered by a tether or the need for oxygen, but while his movement speed is greatly increased, his jump height is tiny and he cannot wall jump or use bubbles. In the second area, new elements are introduced where the player enters air pockets that work in the same way, but things quickly become more complex when he encounters tether tie-offs that aren’t oxygen tanks. From these points, the player has 10 seconds to reach an air pocket or another oxygen tank before he is killed.
This area also introduces springboards that launch you into the air, tether tie-offs that let you fire yourself in a chosen direction like a slingshot, smooth surfaces where you can’t wall jump, and the ability to kill enemies by electrifying your tether. Future areas don’t pile on quite so many new gameplay elements in such a short span.
The third area introduces yellow angular bits that must be collected in sets of four in order to activate tether tie-offs (again giving you 10 seconds to get to safety). There are also launchers that send you along in a given direction and claws that reach out to grab you and connect you to new oxygen tanks. The biggest gameplay change comes in the form of clear tanks (helium tanks?) that allow you to jump between the floor and the ceiling and build up momentum to break rock walls.
The final area introduces electrified bubbles that let you speed along in a given direction, just like the blue bubbles, and this can be used to stretch your tether further. If you kill an enemy while electrified – or hit certain designated nodes – your charge is restored, leading to sequences where you must quickly zip between multiple targets to stay aloft. There are also some speed-based sequences where you must outrun rows of falling spikes. Unfortunately, there is no ending upon completing the fourth and final area, and you are simply returned to the area select interface, just as you are when completing any other area.
Visually, the game is presented with chunky low-rez sprites and a very limited color palette consisting of white, grey, blue, and yellow, with black as the background color. The game is accompanied by low tempo music that fits well with the underwater theme. There isn’t any kind of narrative to tie the experience together, outside of the vague (and grammatically problematic) monologues that introduce each area. Nothing more is made of the mysterious treasures nor the area that exists below the ocean’s water.
Below the Ocean was developed by Ismael Rodriguez, who is based in Connecticut. The game was originally developed for Ludum Dare 48, which had a theme of “deeper and deeper”, and essentially consisted of this game’s first area. Three new areas were added to expand the game into a more complete experience. This was Ismael’s first retail release.
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Getting a Good Woman to Get married to
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Whether your Veterans Affairs (VA) claim or appeal is likely to succeed or not, the wait can be painful. Wear and tear from military service, combat injuries and accidents on the job can create agony that won't wait for an answer from the VA. If you're waiting for a response or working on a new appeal, don't assume that you need to suffer or spend lots of money out of pocket to make the situation better. Keep a few services and options in mind as you wait for the VA's decision and be prepared no matter the outcome.
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When you filed your first VA claim, you should have been called in for a visit to a local VA facility. If everything went right, you should have been enrolled in VA healthcare services before leaving the VA facility.
Veterans involved in VA claims as of 2014 are told about the new VA identification card that allows easier identification and some civilian-based clinic care depending on what benefits you qualify for.
The card helps by making veteran identification easier, but the attached benefits have been part of the system for many years. Between major military campaigns, a "lost generation" of sorts exists that may not learn of certain services.
If you've been waiting on an appeal or stopped trying before these new services arrived, you can enjoy the new benefits by confirming your eligibility for benefits on this information page. Although there are multiple categories and exceptions, the basic benefits are given to veterans with an honorable discharge.
If you need cold medication or a medical checkup because of a strange feeling or many other forms of medical assistance not related to surgery, you can walk into the VA to receive assistance. The downside of this service is that there are long wait times at some clinics, which means appointments could take weeks while walk-in visits may take hours for the main doctor consultation.
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With access tot he VA clinic, you can do a bit of extra research about your VA claim. Set appointments that are related to the problems listed on your complaint in order to get new evidence in the form of examination results.
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In conclusion, finding the perfect school bag and lunch bag set for girls is a combination of style, functionality, comfort, and sustainability. Take the time to explore the range of options available, involving your daughter in the decision-making process. Prioritize durability and size to ensure the bags can accommodate all the necessary supplies, without compromising on comfort. Safety features such as reflectivity and water resistance should not be overlooked, as they contribute to the overall functionality of the sets. Finally, by choosing environmentally friendly options, you can teach your daughter about the importance of being conscious of our ecological footprint. With careful consideration and selection, your daughter will have a school bag and lunch bag set that not only meets her needs but also reflects her unique personality and style.
Insulation bags can be divided into two types, one is for personal and family use, that is, lunch bags commonly used for field trips and car trips, and the other is used in industrial and service industries, such as fresh milk companies, red wine companies and institutions, and so on. According to the structure, the industrial insulation bag can be divided into three layers, from the outside to the inside are strong tensile Oxford cloth, super-dense insulation cotton and aluminum foil bonded non-woven fabric, and the bottom is a very high-density extruded board with good thermal insulation and pressure resistance. enhance the load-bearing and heat preservation effect of the whole insulation bag.
Furthermore, black lunch bags are often crafted from durable materials, ensuring they can withstand daily wear and tear. These bags are designed to last, allowing them to accompany teen girls throughout their school years or even on various adventures beyond the classroom. With proper care, a quality black lunch bag can become an enduring companion.
But the Hello Kitty lunch bag is more than just a charming accessory. It can also be an educational tool for your toddler girl to develop important skills. Encouraging independence, the lunch bag empowers your child to take responsibility for their meals by packing and unpacking their lunch. This simple task fosters a sense of accomplishment and self-sufficiency.
One of the primary reasons behind the growing popularity of large lunch bags among working women is their spaciousness. These bags are designed to accommodate an abundant amount of food and snacks, ensuring that women can enjoy a satisfying meal during their hectic work schedules. With sufficient space, women no longer have to compromise on their nutritional needs or settle for less when it comes to their lunches.
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Exploring Kavre, and particularly the Balthali Eco Hill Resort, offers a rich cultural experience immersed in the local heritage. Kavre, known for its diverse ethnic communities, showcases a tapestry of traditions, art, and rituals. Guests at Balthali Eco Hill Resort have the opportunity to engage with the local culture through organized cultural programs, where traditional music, dance, and performances bring the region's vibrant history to life. The resort itself, nestled in the heart of this culturally rich area, incorporates local architectural elements and artistic touches, providing a genuine sense of place. Visitors can partake in cultural excursions to nearby villages, interacting with locals and witnessing age-old practices. Additionally, the resort may offer workshops on traditional crafts or culinary experiences, allowing guests to delve deeper into the authentic cultural fabric of Kavre.
This cultural immersion, coupled with the breathtaking natural surroundings, makes Balthali Eco Hill Resort a unique destination that seamlessly blends cultural exploration with the beauty of the Himalayan landscape.
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Adversary Proceedings are not that common in bankruptcy cases but when they do happen, you will want a professional with experience handling Adversary Proceedings. The process is a very unique and only used in bankruptcy cases. Adversary Proceedings are not the same as a state collection court action or a Federal District Court complaints. Rather, the Adversary Proceeding is a specialized complaint with specific rules to follow that only experienced attorneys know how to manage.
What does an Adversary Proceedings do? In general, Adversary Proceedings are complaints filed in Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 cases alleging that a debt should be non-dischargeable pursuant to 11 U.S.C §523 or 11 U.S.C §727 or other qualified legal liability. These claims are brought by a creditor in the case because the creditor believes that the debtor received money or services from the creditor due to misrepresentation, fraud and etc. The general concept is that it would be wrong for the debtor to be allowed to discharge the debt because of the alleged bad acts that the debtor committed.
The Phillips Law Offices, LLC provides both Plaintiff and Defense services in Adversary Proceedings:
Creditors often think that there is nothing that can be done once a debtor files a bankruptcy case in order to collect a debt. If the debtor has acted in bad faith in order to ascertain the debt, creditors have a lot of rights to pursue the debtor, including filing an Adversary Proceeding. Many collection attorneys only understand state court proceedings and do not understand the opportunities for a creditor in filing an Adversary Proceeding against the debtor. Creditors need seasoned bankruptcy attorneys like the Phillips Law Offices, LLC to file an Adversary Proceeding for it is a unique process that many state collection lawyers simply are not equipped or experienced enough to handle. It is important to remember that Adversary Proceedings can allow creditors protection from discharge of the entire debt the debtor owes plus any interest that the creditors are entitled too.
Debtors who are sued by a creditor in an Adversary Proceeding need to be concern and do need to defend themselves. Many attorneys who file bankruptcy cases do not know or have the experience in defending Adversary Proceedings. Debtors will need a firm like the Phillips Law Offices, LLL to properly defend them against these actions. Debtor can face if the Adversary Proceeding is successful non-dischargeability of a debt or even more serious a complete denial of their bankruptcy case for life. Either way, creditors will still be entitled to collect on the debt owed by the debtors.
Stakes are extremely high with Adversary Proceedings for either creditors or debtors. The Phillips Law Offices, LLC experience in bringing Adversary Proceedings and defending Adversary Proceedings will increase the margin of success in dealing with these high stakes.
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Welcome to the world of IELTS coaching centers in Dhaka, Bangladesh! IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is a globally recognized test of English language proficiency, which is required for admission to universities, immigration, and work purposes. Dhaka, being the capital city of Bangladesh, has numerous IELTS coaching centers that offer high-quality training to individuals who want to attain a decent score in the test. In this article, we will investigate some of the top IELTS coaching centers in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and provide you with essential information about their features, facilities, and benefits. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced candidate, this guide will help you choose the correct coaching center to attain your IELTS objectives. Here are 10 best IELTS coaching centers:
The British Council IELTS is a globally recognized language proficiency exam used to measure the capacity of non-native English speakers to communicate in the English language. It is scored on a band scale and is available in two formats: Academic and General Training. The British Council IELTS exam is a globally recognized English language proficiency exam that is accessible to all candidates and recognized by over 10,000 organizations worldwide. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
Next Step IELTS provides exam preparation services for the IELTS in Bangladesh, including IELTS classes, practice exams, and individual coaching. It is staffed by experienced teachers and instructors familiar with the test and its requirements. Next Step IELTS is a valuable resource for students in Bangladesh seeking to improve their language skills and achieve their goals. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
St. John’s IELTS is an internationally recognized English language proficiency test designed to assess the language abilities of non-native speakers. It consists of four sections: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking. Results are available within 13 days. St. John’s IELTS is an internationally recognized English language proficiency test used by universities, employers, and immigration authorities to assess the language abilities of non-native speakers. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
The SALT Lab IELTS is an advanced language technology lab that specializes in the development of automated systems for the evaluation of English proficiency, particularly for non-native speakers of English preparing for the IELTS examination. The SALT Lab IELTS is a world-class research institute dedicated to the development of advanced language technologies for English proficiency evaluation. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
IELTS Spirit is a highly reputed coaching center in Dhaka, Bangladesh that provides top-quality IELTS coaching and has helped numerous students achieve their desired scores. IELTS Spirit is a highly respected coaching center in Dhaka, Bangladesh that provides top-quality coaching and guidance to students preparing for the IELTS exam. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
BARC offers IELTS preparation courses, counseling, and cultural immersion programs to assist students and professionals in the UK and US. The courses are taught by experienced instructors and have a limited class size, allowing for personalized attention and feedback. BARC’s IELTS courses include practice tests, feedback sessions, flexible and customizable formats, counseling sessions, and cultural immersion programs to help students prepare for IELTS. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
FutureEd English is a language institution in Dhaka, Bangladesh that provides IELTS training and other English language courses to students and professionals. The IELTS preparation program is taught by experienced instructors and includes practice tests and individual feedback. FutureEd English is a prominent language institution in Dhaka, Bangladesh that offers high-quality language education to students and professionals, including IELTS preparation and other English language courses. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
The British Language Club & IELTS Center in Bangladesh provides high-quality English language training to students and professionals, including IELTS preparation courses, spoken English courses, business English courses, and customized training programs for corporate clients. It employs highly qualified and experienced instructors with extensive experience teaching English as a foreign language. The British Language Club & IELTS Center offers high-quality courses, experienced instructors, modern facilities, and extracurricular activities to enhance English language skills. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
WINGS Learning Centre offers comprehensive training programs for IELTS aspirants, including a conventional classroom program, an online program, and a one-on-one coaching program. The institute’s educators use a student-centered approach to teaching, providing students with a comprehensive and varied learning experience. WINGS Learning Centre offers an online and one-on-one coaching program to help students improve their English language skills and achieve their desired IELTS scores. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
Mentors’ IELTS provides high-quality training for IELTS candidates, including classroom-based and online options, personalized attention from instructors, opportunities to improve language skills, and extensive resources to support learning. It has a strong reputation for generating successful IELTS candidates. Mentors’ IELTS offers high-quality training, personalized attention, resources, and opportunities to enhance English language skills for academic or professional purposes. It’s One of the Best IELTS Coaching Centers in Bangladesh.
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- It means objects are Garbage Collected more quickly. (Incorrect).
- Its a good way to make sure all your references are set to null. (Not necessary).
- Its good practice to implement all the time. (Incorrect).
- The Garbage Collector calls IDisposable.Dispose() automatically. (Incorrect).
- Its a good idea when you are creating lots of objects in a short period of time. (There is a better way).
What is it?
The IDisposable interface seems to be a commonly misunderstood and misused interface. Some developers like to implement it as a matter of course thinking it is good practice. But it is absolutely not necessary when dealing with managed objects (native .Net objects). In .Net the Garbage Collector (GC) is more than capable of finding and disposing all objects quickly and efficiently.
To quote Andrew Troelsen: "Allocate an object onto the heap using the new keyword and forget about it".
The GC stores lists of objects in generations "young" objects have a lower generation number than longer lived objects. The lists of young generation objects are examined more frequently than higher generation lists of objects. Commonly there are many more short lived objects than long lived ones. The IDisposable interface is more than an interface, you could argue its more of a design pattern. To use it correctly requires more than just merely implementing the interface and satisfying the compiler.
When to use it?
The interface is only necessary to properly clean up resources and release memory when a class references unmanaged code. Commonly this boils down to:
- When a class references or calls a COM object.
- When a class references or calls a C++ object, (or Win32).
- When a class has an OS File Handle to a file resource that needs to be closed when the object is destroyed.
- You inherit from a class that implements IDisposable.
- You have a long lived field reference to an IDisposable class.
Just to reiterate, you do not need to implement it when only referencing .Net native types (managed types) or types that you have created yourself that are based on other .Net types etc. You also do not need to implement it if one of the classes you reference has a reference to unmanaged code, only worry about the code in the current class (OO design principle "encapsulation").
You also do not need to set objects to null; you may have once upon a time in COM and preceding technologies, but not in .Net. By doing so you are merely adding an unnecessary assignment to your code which if used everywhere will ultimately slow down your application.
So, how to use it properly?
REMEMBER: If you do choose to implement IDisposable you are declaring to any consumers of your class that its life cycle needs to be carefully managed. 99% of the time it should be used within a using block. It should never be returned as a result of a function. If you consume a class that implements IDisposable, then ideally you need enclose it in a using block and not keep a field reference. If you need to keep a field reference, then your class should also implement IDisposable. In addition if you inherit from a class that implements IDisposable then your new class also needs to consider reimplementing IDisposable.
Best shown with an example. Here's an example of how to implement the interface correctly.
Its also important to note that there are a few best practice guidelines for IDisposable (from the Framework Design Guidelines book).
When a class implements IDisposable, it is declaring to the outside world that you must use it with care. You must use it and it is your responsibility to call Dispose, only you will call Dispose it doesn't auto-magically get called. Generally most experienced senior developers I know will agree you should always use a IDisposable object wrapped in a Using block.
Secondly you avoid returning an IDisposable object as the result of a function, the consumer more than likely will not check to see if it needs to be disposed; leading to IDisposable.Dispose() not being called. Hello memory leak. This follows the first rule above, you cannot wrap an IDisposable object in a Using block and return it from a function.
What if you are creating lots of objects in a short period of time and only need them very briefly?
If doing nothing means there will be a lot of memory locked for a time until the GC collects them, then simply call GC.Collect() every so often periodically to kick the collector into checking for resources to free immediately. Alternatively you can use the GC.AddMemoryPressure() and GC.RemoveMemoryPressure() functions to tell the GC there is a higher demand on memory than is usual and it should consider collection more frequently. These two options are better than implementing IDisposable, because its less work, and by implementing IDisposable your code has more work to do because you are running another method on each of the large number of objects you have created and will more than likely be slower.
Be careful with these methods however, as with anything like this you should only use these if you have already proved with testing that it is better to use them than to not.
As a side issue, when calling GC.Collect() you should also call GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers().
When you manually force a collection, you should call WaitForPendingFinalizers() to cause the current thread to wait for all finalizers to finish running. This prevents you from calling any code on an object while it is being destroyed. Once this method returns (synchronously) you can check for null reference as per normal and then safely invoke a method if the pointer is non-null.
So how do you stop IDisposable from spreading through your code like a cancer?
There's a good topic on Stack Overflow on this very topic here. The short answer is its not easy. The long and short of it is:
- Only implement IDisposable if you are using unmanaged resources or keeping a reference to an IDIsposable and your class is responsible for creating it. (The class creating it should be the class responsible for destroying it).
- Prefer to consume IDisposable classes inside a using block.
- Avoid returning an IDisposable class as a return object.
- Keep expensive resource management in one place.
- Prefer a create-on-demand pattern over singletons or long lived IDisposables.
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Which Premiership player has scored the most goals without winning an international cap?
Certainly for some time it was Kevin Campbell, who also appeared on a list originally published by the Guardian, of the 10 best players in the Premier League never to get a full cap.
I’m not sure if Campbell’s record has been overtaken but I am sure he still is up there as one of the players who scored a lot and never got a cap.
But despite his work in winning the 1991 title he is not, it seems to me, that fondly remembered at Arsenal – which is a shame because he did make a valuable contribution, especially to that league championship.
Kevin Campbell scored 76 Premiership goals for Arsenal. He was born 4 February 1970 who played for Arsenal, Nottm Forest, Everton and WBA, as well as Trabzonspor, Leyton Orient, Leicester City and Cardiff City.
He signed for Arsenal in 1985 and made his debut in the first team against Everton in an end of season outing on 7 May 1988.
Having been a top scorer in the youth team he showed his ability again in 1989 on loan with Orient, with nine goals in 16, but after a few starts in 1989-90 he went to Leicester on loan before breaking into the Arsenal team near the end of the campaign, joining in the championship winning 1990/1 season, scoring eight in ten.
Arsenal then signed Ian Wright in 1991 but Campbell stayed in the team making 22 league starts and 9 appearances as a sub that season with 13 goals. He was also part of the FA Cup and League Cup double. In 1993/4 he had his best goal scoring season getting 19 in all competitions and won the Cup Winners’ Cup, but in 1994/5 despite 19 starts and four appearances as a sub in the league he only got four goals. The management changed, John Hartson and Dennis Bergkamp turned up and that was that.
He made his last appearance for us on his birthday on 4 February 1995 in Sheffield Wednesday 3 Arsenal 1. He had played 224 times for Arsenal, scoring 59 goals in all major competitions.
So in the summer break of 1995 he was sold to Nottingham Forest who were European Champions. The side were relegated and promoted back during his three years there.
He then went to Trabzonspor but only stayed seven months, getting what was at the time the inevitable racist attacks on him. Indeed remembering that era I recall thinking, “did no one tell him that is what happened in Turking football?” It is reported that the club president was among those engaging in rampant racism.
He returned to England to sign for Everton in March 1999 on loan – later turned into a permanent deal. To seemingly everyone’s surprise, after not scoring in this first two games he got nine goals in the next seven. At the same moment Francis Jeffers came to life for Everton, and the partnership was a huge success – albeit for a very short while.
But still he became the club captain but he started to be hampered by injuries, and once more seemed to be fading out as a player until David Moyes reactivated his career in 2002/3 – before replacing Campbell with Marcus Bent as the solo striker – and ultimately discovering Wayne Rooney.
Campbell is still highly regarded in Everton circles, although his goal totals there were not huge (but he was their top scorer several times, once with just ten goals.)
In January 2005 Campbell went to WBA as club captain and helped them avoid relegation. However they did go down the following season and he moved on to Cardiff in the Championship in August 2006. He scored but one goal for them in the Welsh Cup against Carmarthen Town, and played his last game on 20 February 2007: Cardiff v WBA.
Since retirement he has owned a record label, appeared on Sky Sports and Premier League TV stations in Asia, and run a security company.
Overall for Arsenal he played 124 league games, made 42 appearances as sub, and scored 46 goals. Although he never hit the absolute heights for Arsenal, he’ll always be remembered (at least in the Arsenal History Society) for his work in helping us to the title in the 1990/1 season.
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I wish that batteries would improve, especially for cell cellphones.
It feels love every successive new model of the major smartphones available are consistently maxing out limits of what new battery technology can achieve.
As soon as they get a better battery that lasts longer, the cellphone engineers utilize the additional capacity plus then your cellphone has the same battery performance as the previous one. I realize that there is a tradeoff between features plus battery performance. That’s why our Chromebook has a 10 hour battery life, as it runs as a lite-version of a normal ipad. Since I just need it for internet plus typing, it’s a phenomenal unit for how cheap it was. Cannabis vaporizer pens are similar when it comes to batteries. A basic oil cartridge can run on a pen battery without much trouble. It only needs more than one to more than three volts of electricity to get a nice vaporized hit of cannabis oil. However, dab pens need more watts because the concentrate needs to be decarboxylated first, which requires more power. And to get a strong plus dense vapor, you’re also going to need more watts. That’s why you see those big looking batteries for the vaporizer atomizers that can handle concentrates love bubble hash plus live rosin. The cannabis cartridge products are easy enough to run on the cheap batteries as long as you match them with a battery that will recognize them, otherwise they’re extremely finicky. That’s one reason I switched to dabbing cannabis concentrates plus quit buying cannabis vaporizer cartridges. My sibling prefers the pre-filled cartridges because they already have the cannabis oil ready to go, making it much easier than dabbing.
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I have complications with anxiety.
- I get especially stressed when I drive in heavy traffic or inclement weather.
I don’t care about worrying about following instruction or finding a parking site. I start to sweat, clench my teeth as well as guess a dull pain radiate down my spine. I am sad about getting lost as well as getting into an accident. I try to avoid driving to uncorrect endpoints as well as taking major highways. If there is any occasion of heavy rains, snow flurries or icy pavement, I refuse to drive. I suppose my fears are caused by terrible experiences. I’ve been involved in many accidents. I’ve lost control of my vehicle during a Winter time blizzard as well as slid off the road. It helps that I work from home. I rarely need to drive somewhere other than to visit friends or family. I can shop for everything from groceries as well as cleaning supplies to furniture online as well as have the items delivered right to my door. I am especially relieved that the closest cannabis dispensary also includes delivery service. I manage my anxiety by smoking flower as well as consuming edibles. In the evening, after work, lighting up a joint is good for mellowing out. If I guess a panic attack coming on, I take a seat on my patio, light up as well as work my way through it; My self-destructive thoughts often make it difficult to sleep. I care about indicas in the form of beverages. I drink a cannabis-infused cola, tonic, lemonade or add a tincture to my root beer before bed as well as sleep much better, and having my choice of cannabis delivered to my door alleviates a good deal of problems for me.
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CANUSWEST and CANUSWEST North were developed to assist Federal, State/Provincial, local, and Tribal/Aboriginal responders to mitigate the effects of oil and hazardous materials spills on human health and safety, environment, and property by specifying the processes needed to facilitate an effective response to environmental emergency incidents on either side of the British Columbia, Canada/USA border. This plan was developed pursuant to the July of 1994 the Canada-United States Joint Inland Pollution Contingency Plan (the Inland Plan) signed by the Administrator of EPA and the Minister for Department of the Environment which divided the common border between the countries into five regions. EPA Region 10 and Environment Canada Pacific and Yukon Regions developed the CANUSWEST and CANUSWEST NORTH Annexes to the Inland Plan to address issues unique to the area. CANUSWEST and CANUSWEST North are based on the principle of escalation and accordingly recognizes the roles of the local, state/provincial, and Tribal/Aboriginal responders. The draft CANUSWEST North plan was drafted in 2000 to address the border between Alaska and Canada.
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Insights into my 2022 paper “Interdependence of Growth, Structure, Size and Resource Consumption of the Economy”
December 5, 2021
Carey W. King
This blog summarizes outcomes from my most recent publication:
King, Carey W. (2022) Interdependence of Growth, Structure, Size and Resource Consumption During an Economic Growth Cycle, Biophysical Economics and Sustainability, volume 7, Article number: 1. Free online access: website link and pdf.
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the dynamic interdependencies among growth, size, and structure of an economy using outputs from an updated version of the Human and Resources with MONEY (HARMONEY) model that was published in 2020. This new version is HARMONEY v1.1.
Because of its structure, the HARMONEY model helps “narrow the differences” between economic and ecological viewpoints, which as the late Martin Weitzmann suggested, provides value by creating enhanced understanding of economic dynamics. That is to say, because the model simultaneously tracks physical and monetary stocks and flows, by including physical resources and constraints along with macroeconomic accounting and debt, HARMONEY speaks the language of both economists and physical and natural scientists.
I summarize the following insights from the paper:
- Insight #1: Efficiency begets more consumption and accumulation, not less (Jevons Paradox)
- Insight #2: Economy Shows Same Energy-Size Scaling as Biological Growth
- Insight #3: Enhanced Interpretation of Decoupling Resource Consumption from GDP
- Insight #4: Labor (wage share) vs. Capital (capital share) vs. Resource Consumption Tradeoff
- Insight #5: Evolution of Economic Structure and Complexity
See below for “How the Model Works” and of course you can read the full paper for free.
Insight #1: Efficiency begets more consumption and accumulation, not less (Jevons Paradox)
One of the frustrating aspects of reading most journal papers and discussions of economic modeling is the treatment of the concept of energy efficiency. Given the HARMONEY v1.1 assumption that higher profits translate to increased investment, increasing energy efficiency clearly enables increased natural resource depletion (Fig. 1a), while enabling the economy to achieve higher resource extraction rates (Fig. 1b), population (Fig. 1c), capital accumulation (Fig. 1d), and net output (or GDP, not shown). In other words, the HARMONEY model supports the Jevons Paradox, or backfire effect, in that higher fuel efficiency in operating capital increases overall economic size and consumption. This theoretical finding is consistent with studies supporting the evidence for a strong rebound effect, as well as the general observation that over the course of industrialization to date, the human economy has indeed invented and employed more efficient processes while at the same time consumed more energy decade to decade.
Figure 1. HARMONEY shows how increased resource efficiency of capital (e.g., as fuel) enables more growth and resource depletion.
Insight #2: Economy Shows Same Energy-Size Scaling as Biological Growth
Figure 2 (Figure 4 in the paper) demonstrates an additional explanation of the relationship between natural resources consumption and growth by making an explicit comparison to biological growth. Figure 2a compares a typical metabolism versus mass trend (for a cow starting from birth per West et al. 2001) to corresponding results from the HARMONEY model. Here I’m explicitly comparing two things.
First, an animal’s metabolism compares to the natural resources consumption in HARMONEY, and to total primary energy consumption in the real world data: animal metabolism compares to economy energy consumption.
Second, animal mass compares to physical capital (like cars and buildings) in the economy: animal mass compares to economic (physical) capital. In the real economy there is a problem with adding up all the capital, but that is a much-discussed longer story, so I won’t go into that here. Thus, most existing studies that make the economic-biological growth comparison plot primary energy versus gross domestic product (GDP), which is not as consistent of a comparison. However, in HARMONEY, capital is a well-defined concept that can be summed consistently so I plot resource consumption versus both capital and GDP.
Figure 2a displays curves for an animal (e.g., a cow) total metabolic power and basal metabolic power, scaling with mass to the 0.5 and 0.75 power, respectively. The difference between “total” and “basal” is the metabolic power allocated to growth of new mass (shown at the bottom of the chart). One important point is that most organisms grow only to a certain size, with the trajectory of Fig. 2a moving up and to the right, eventually stopping at some point (indicated by the big red dot). The HARMONEY scenarios (assuming full cost pricing) show the same type of trajectory.
Figure 2. A comparison of patterns between (a) biological growth (metabolism and mass) and (b and c) economic growth (natural resources consumption and (b) capital and (c) GDP.
Figures 2b and 2c show the full cost pricing simulation for HARMONEY to compare to biological growth. Just like in growth of an animal, the economy grows until a point at which it stops and remains at a steady state value of resource extraction, GDP, and capital. Also, total and “basal” metabolism (for animals) and resource consumption (for the economy) come together at the end of growth (which is pretty much the definition of the end of growth).
Figure 2c shows the gray line from a simulation which assumes increases in resource efficiency of capital (like fuel efficiency, same as results in Figure 1). Again, you can see that the final values of GDP and resource consumption rates are higher if the economy can operate capital at higher efficiency. We can also see that the resource extraction scales pretty similarly to both capital and GDP. It is an open question as to how insightful it is to relate economic metabolism to GDP instead of capital; perhaps both are useful.
Insight #3: Enhanced Interpretation of Decoupling Resource Consumption from GDP
This paper has much to say on the issue of relative decoupling defined as increasing GDP faster than increasing resources consumption. Decoupling can be envisioned by plotting data as in Figure 3 which shows the growth rate (e.g., the rate of increase) of energy and resources consumption versus the growth rate of GDP. Global data use real gross world product (GWP) and global primary energy consumption.
Figure 3. (a) Global data showing the growth rate of primary energy consumption versus growth rate of real gross world product. (b) Comparable data from the HARMONEY model for growth rate of resources consumption versus growth rate of GDP.
Relative decoupling occurs when the growth rate data are below the 1:1 sloped line, in the shaded area (Figure 4).
Figure 4. Relative decoupling occurs when the growth rate data are below the 1:1 sloped line, in the shaded area.
Figure 5 shows that both the global data and the HARMONEY simulations show the same temporal trend which is to move in a clockwise direction in the figure. First the both energy and resources consumption increases at nearly the same rate as GDP, and they both increase growth rates (which is to say grow faster over time). This is to say the growth rates move up and to the right along the 1:1 line. Second, once growth rates no longer increase, they move down and to the left into the relative decoupling zone. For the global data since the mid-1970s, GWP has grown at about 3%/year and primary energy consumption at about 2%/year.
Figure 5. Both the (a) global data and (b) HARMONEY simulations show the same clockwise trend over time.
One important interpretation of this trend in growth rates goes against how most people think of the role of energy efficiency in relative decoupling. A common interpretation of relative decoupling is that it occurs because the economy becomes more efficient in its consumption of energy in producing the goods and services of which GDP is composed. However, when the HARMONEY model results reside in the decoupling zone, there is no change in any parameters of the model that can be associated with resource efficiency! In fact, the opposite is the case: due to resource depletion, in the relative decoupling phase the dominant feedback is one of decreasing efficiency in that more resource consumption is required to extract a higher rate of resources.
The HARMONEY model moves from the 1:1 “full coupling” line to the relative decoupling zone because the GDP and resources consumption can no longer increase at increasingly high rates. That is to say, not only does a stage of relative decoupling occur during periods with no perceivable increase in device energy efficiency, the shift to this stage of growth is evidence for limits to growth, not evidence against limits to growth. In HARMONEY v1.1, resource limits eventually constrain growth to go slower, and eventually go to zero, due to the definition of the forest-like natural resource in the model.
However, this is not to say that increasing resource efficiency is completely unassociated with higher levels of relative decoupling. Figure 6 shows that increasing the resource consumption efficiency of machines, the economy can move more deeply into a state of relative decoupling.
Figure 6. HARMONEY results highlighting that while relative decoupling is not definitively associated with increasing resource efficiency, an increase in resource operating efficiency of capital does move the results more deeply into relative decoupling.
Insight #4: Labor (wage share) vs. Capital (capital share) vs. Resource Consumption Tradeoff
Income inequality has been foremost in the minds of many people for the last 10-15 years. The contemporary explanation is that there is a battle between “labor” (wages) and “capital’ (profits). One way to measure this “battle” is to compare the share of GDP gong to wages (wage share) versus profits (capital or profit share).
The claim is that since the 1970s workers have lost “bargaining power”, or the legitimacy and support to ask for higher wages, largely because of the decline in support (including from elected officials) for union membership. I tested this idea in this paper, and the HARMONEY supports this general premise, but suggests there is more to the story: resource consumption rates.
I model workers having full bargaining power when their wages can increase with inflation. Figure 7 shows that wage share declines during the growth phase as companies acquire some profit share. However, once resource extraction rates level off (refer back to Figure 1), wage share rebounds back to its initial higher level and profit share declines to zero.
Figure 7. When resource consumption rates peak (and no longer increase), and when workers can bargain for wages, (a) wage share (the fraction of GDP going to wages) can stay high and rebound while (b) profit share of companies declines to zero.
Figure 8 shows that if we slowly remove bargaining power (by no longer allowing wages to increase with inflation) when resource extraction per person peaks (just as the trend begins in the U.S. economy), then wage share either declines (for the “full cost” scenario) as companies continue to invest in capital or wage share remains low (for the “marginal cost scenario). See the full paper for descriptions of two different assumptions for production costs.
Figure 8. When resource consumption rates peak (and no longer increase), and when workers can bargain for wages, (a) wage share (the fraction of GDP going to wages) can stay high and rebound while (b) profit share of companies declines to zero.
These results show that nature of the distribution of economic proceeds changes once the economy stops growing. As one might guess, it is harder to make profits in a time a stagnant energy and resource consumption rates, and in the face of that slowdown or stagnation, profits can be maintained with the sacrifice of wages. The HARMONEY model suggests this might be what happened to U.S. labor starting in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Yes Ronald Reagan was elected President and he was a “union buster”, but we might also ask about the forces that propelled Reagan (and other business friendly legislators) to office and supported a reduction in labor-friendly policies.
Insight #5: Evolution of Economic Structure and Complexity
In a 2016 paper (pre-print and blog) I tracked the changing dynamic structure of the U.S. economy since 1947 using (information theoretic) metrics that quantify the distribution of the flow of money within the economy (specifically the input-output “Use” tables). In Figure 9 I show two images that summarize some of the simulated HARMONEY scenarios as compared to the calculations from the U.S. data.
Figure 9a provides two metrics (mutual constraint & conditional entropy) that when added together form a third metric (information entropy) that is plotted in Figure 9b.
Why should we care about these metrics? Many people view information entropy as a metric of complexity. Higher information entropy means higher complexity, where complexity in the economic context means the economy is performing a more diverse set of activities with each activity associated with more equal contributions.
Figure 9. Information theoretic metrics that quantify the internal structure of the economy over time. The data with large red circles and dashed lines show calculations from my previous 2016 paper. The lines without circles are simulated trajectories using HARMONEY v1.1. NOTE: mutual constraint + conditional entropy = information entropy.
Figure 10(a-left) shows that both the U.S. data and the HARMONEY simulations show a counter-clockwise pattern during an expansion (fast-growth phase) that eventually leads to a slower-growth phase (after 1997 in U.S. data).
Figure 10(b-right) shows information entropy over time, and both the U.S. data and the HARMONEY model show three successive trends from increasing to constant to then decreasing information entropy. Importantly (the paper describes more fully) the change in trends in Figures 9 and 10 relate to changes in both (i) the rate of resources (or energy) consumption and (ii) the cost of energy. That is to say there are similar reasons why there are changes in trends in Figures 9 and 10 for both the U.S. economy and the HARMONEY model.
Figure 10. Same as Figure 9 but with added red shaded arrow to emphasize the broad trend.
The comparison on Figures 9 and 10 provides evidence that HARMONEY accurately represents internal changes in structure and complexity of a real-world economy during a growth cycle.
Conclusion & Takeaways
The key takeaways are that both animals and the economy require energy consumption and resource to (1) operate their existing mass and capital, (2) make new mass and capital, and (3) distribute and acquire energy. If you put these concepts into an economic model, as done in HARMONEY, you are a big step towards enabling your model to realistically describe energy-economic interactions. This type of consistent modeling is important, for example, for the modeling of a low-carbon energy transition. A low-carbon transition will very likely require major shifts in economic structure due to shifts (downward) in energy efficiency (think CO2 capture plants) and increase allocation of resources to make new capital (such several terawatts of wind, solar, and battery capacity across the globe). I continue to work on HARMONEY to inform the structural dynamics of economic growth in ways that are not possible using the usual (e.g., neoclassical growth) methods.
How the Model Works
HARMONEY v1.1 is a system dynamics model centered on simulating a set of ordinary differential equations using stock-flow consistent tracking of monetary flows. HARMONEY v1.1 is still a toy model, which is to say it is not yet calibrated (we’re working on it!) to a real economy, such as the United States. Nonetheless, it has critical features and structural assumptions that make it applicable and valuable for comparing its trends to long-term trends in real-world data.
This is to say, an important part of HARMONEY is that it has a conservation of flow principle for both mass (as physical resources, energy or minerals, extracted from the environment) and money (at any given instant flows of money are tracked between firms, households, and private banks). While this idea has been around for many decades, this is still relatively unique for macroeconomic models.
Here are several assumptions in the design of the model that help explain why it can mimic long-term real-world trends relating energy consumption and economic variables
- The resource that supports the economy is a regenerative renewable resource stock, such as a forest.
- Resource (mass, energy) consumption is required for three purposes in the model, just like the real world:
- To operate machines (as fuel)
- To become new machines when they are manufactured (embodied in new capital)
- To “operate” or feed people to keep them alive (as food)
- Money is effectively defined as all of the following
- the compensation labor (workers) receive,
- the profits received by companies,
- money (as credit) is created when banks give loans to companies to invest in capital at levels beyond their profits, and the money is destroyed when companies pay back debt, and
- the interest payments on the debt, or loans given to companies.
- There is no government in the model.
- Population declines when there is not enough resource consumption for households.
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What would it profit a man to placate a silent and inscrutable God, yet lose his humanity and family in so doing?
More to the point - what parent would ask such a sacrifice of their own children?
Religions on the whole are rife with variants on the same principle - The Creator building the world out of blocks, not liking the end result, breaking everything down and starting again.
This is a Creator that demands immutable perfection and dependence, requiring his constructs to pay homage.
But then there's this whole thing about God the (strict) Father.
As a parent, it is always, always my goal to ensure my children develop their independence. I don't want to tell them why they need me - I want them to go forth and confidently create on their own.
It's more than a little ironic that questions like this are being raised at a time when the world over, people are questioning their confidence in government as unassailable leader. It's a movement we've seen before, but this time, it's even wider-reaching.
Which is why I wonder sometimes if we've got things backwards.
When the Master's work is done, the people say: "Amazing, we did it all by ourselves!"
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
It's time for our Halloween episode! Mike and Jesse discuss Richard Elfman's 1994 horror comedy Shrunken Heads! Starring Julius Harris and Meg Foster.
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The Committee on Law and Order, Combating Crime and Counteraction to Corruption of the Jogorku Kenesh held a meeting in the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The participants discussed the draft law on amendments to the Criminal Code of the Republic, initiated by a parliamentarian Shairbek Tashiev, the press office of the Parliament reported to CentralAsia.news.
In accordance with the draft law, bloggers, activists, public figures and famous personalities will be held criminally liable for advertising dangerous financial products, particularly financial pyramids.
A representative of the prosecutor’s office noted that the supervisory authority supports the concept of the draft law. He emphasised that the document need to be adjusted before the second reading. The importance of conducting a proper investigation was emphasised.
The background statement for the draft law states that most of citizens of Kyrgyzstan are economically and legally illiterate, that’s why they invest their savings in financial pyramids after watching celebrities in such advertisements.
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Leave My Dash Cam On Overnight, <h1>Leave My Dash Cam On Overnight</h1> <h2>Introduction</h2> <p>Having a dash cam is becoming, blog, leave-my-dash-cam-on-overnight, KampionLite
Leave My Dash Cam On Overnight
Having a dash cam is becoming increasingly popular among drivers due to its ability to capture valuable footage during accidents or other unforeseen incidents. While most people use their dash cam primarily while driving, there is a growing trend of leaving the dash cam on overnight. In this article, we will explore the reasons why some drivers choose to keep their dash cams running overnight, along with the benefits and considerations that come with this practice.
Benefits of Leaving Your Dash Cam On Overnight
Leaving your dash cam on overnight offers a range of benefits that can help protect you and your vehicle. Here are some of the key advantages:
1. Capture incidents while parked
One of the main reasons people leave their dash cams on overnight is to capture potential incidents that may occur when their vehicle is parked. These incidents could include vandalism, hit and runs, or break-ins. By having your dash cam running, you can obtain valuable footage that can aid in identifying the culprits and assist law enforcement in their investigation.
2. Monitor your vehicle’s surroundings
Leaving your dash cam on overnight allows you to monitor your vehicle’s surroundings, providing an extra layer of security. You can keep an eye on any suspicious activities or unauthorized access to your car. This surveillance can be especially beneficial for those who live in high-crime areas or frequently park their vehicles on the street.
3. Document wildlife encounters
If you live in an area with abundant wildlife, leaving your dash cam on overnight can provide you with interesting footage of nocturnal animals such as raccoons, deer, or foxes. Not only can this be entertaining, but it can also serve as an opportunity to document the presence of certain species in your area.
4. Protect yourself against false accusations
In some unfortunate cases, drivers may face false accusations for incidents that occurred while their vehicles were parked overnight. By having your dash cam running, you can easily provide video evidence to prove your innocence and protect yourself from potential legal troubles.
5. Improve driving habits
Some dash cams come with additional features that allow you to monitor your driving habits. Leaving your dash cam on overnight enables you to review the footage the next day and analyze any reckless driving behavior or habits that need improvement. This self-reflection can help you become a safer and more responsible driver.
Considerations When Leaving Your Dash Cam On Overnight
While leaving your dash cam on overnight can be beneficial, there are some important factors to consider:
1. Power source
Before deciding to leave your dash cam on overnight, ensure that you have a reliable power source. Most dash cams require constant power to operate, so you will need to connect it to a power outlet in your vehicle or utilize a separate battery pack designed specifically for dash cams.
2. Memory capacity
Extended recording periods may require a larger memory card. Check the specifications of your dash cam to determine the maximum supported memory capacity. If necessary, consider investing in a high-capacity memory card to accommodate overnight recording.
3. Privacy concerns
While monitoring your vehicle’s surroundings is beneficial, it is crucial to respect privacy laws and not invade anyone else’s privacy. Ensure that your dash cam is positioned correctly to capture incidents relevant to your vehicle without infringing on others’ privacy.
4. Legal implications
It is essential to familiarize yourself with local laws regarding dash cam usage. Some states or countries have specific regulations governing the use of dash cams, particularly when it comes to recording overnight. Ensure you comply with any legal requirements to avoid potential penalties or legal issues.
5. Power drain
Leaving your dash cam on overnight may drain your vehicle’s battery, especially if it is an older or less powerful battery. Consider using a dash cam with a low-power standby mode or connecting it to a separate power source to minimize the impact on your vehicle’s battery.
Leaving your dash cam on overnight can provide numerous benefits, such as capturing incidents while parked, monitoring your vehicle’s surroundings, documenting wildlife encounters, protecting yourself against false accusations, and improving your driving habits. However, make sure to consider the power source, memory capacity, privacy concerns, legal implications, and power drain before deciding to leave your dash cam running overnight. Follow local laws and regulations, and position your dash cam appropriately to respect others’ privacy. With these considerations in mind, leaving your dash cam on overnight can enhance your overall vehicle security and peace of mind.
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If you have already read my
Soaking and Sprouting - Planning my Weekly Menu post, you would be aware for my habit of making menu plans for the week. While cooking a rather quick and a nutritious meal is never an issue for me, what stumps me is not having a plan. I am not among those who can just see their fridge/pantry, conjure up recipes in their head and whip up a meal with ease. I am kinda lost without having a plan and while I could manage with something, it comes with some amount of stress. I love cooking and hence I try to minimize/eliminate whatever is my pain point - hence my diligence with
Weekly Menu planning.
Preparing Weekly Staples
Once the weekly menu is in place, I cook some of the ingredients before hand to save me some time. While I belong to the old school of believing that freshly chopped and cooked food is at its optimal best nutrition wise, I find that few ingredients do not lose either flavour or nutrition with advance prepping. For a vegetarian, Legumes form a strong protein backbone. Hence, these are advance prepped. The picture above shows cooked Moong Dal, Green Lentils, Cannellini Beans, Toor Dal (Pigeon Peas), Pinto Beans, Chickpeas, BLack Beans,
Tamarind Paste and Ginger Garlic Paste.
Important Storage Tip - Before you start
Unpreserved food is prone to harmful bacteria and contamination. Hence care should be taken in handling and storing them in the fridge. Never store them in a open can or in a improperly sealed container. The temperature of your fridge should be at or less than 40F or 4C. Avoid using your hands in cooked food before storing since it increases the chances of spoilage. At the end of the day, your sense of smell and sight is the best judge. If your legumes smell awful, feel slimy
How to Store Cooked Legumes
It is best to store the cooked legumes in the fridge (or freezer) within one hour of cooking. It would have cooled down by then as well. Use a well sealed/airtight container to keep out moisture and other contaminants. I use
Mason Jars for this purpose and they have worked extremely well for me. I have stored legumes with and without liquid. But I find when you are freezing, cooking liquid helps.
How long do the cooked lentils last in the fridge?
I usually cook lentils just enough to last me as per my weekly menu plan. But from my past experiences, I find that my cooked lentils (moong dal, masoor dal, green/french lentils and toor dal) easily last me a week in the fridge. I once forgot to use a little bit of leftover Toor dal and it was its 10th day and found that it was still good to go! I would recommend 1 week in the fridge and about easily for 6 months in the freezer.
How long do the cooked (dried)beans last in the fridge?
I have easily had cooked beans last me 10 days in the fridge. It would probably have lasted a couple of days more but I have always consumed it within that period to know more. So in best conditions, I would say possibly 2 weeks maximum in the fridge (in California weather at least). If you think you need to store more for a longer period, freezing is the best option. Frozen beans lasts very easily to 8 months.
How to ensure longer shelf life of your cooked legumes?
As mentioned earlier, never use your hands in your beans since it helps in multiplying the bacteria easily and thereby spoilage. Use clean spoons if you have to. Refrigerate within 1 hour after cooking. Also, using salt to season your cooked beans acts as a natural preservative and thereby increases shelf life. You can season your dish accordingly later.
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You can use this BASKETS,as pie or canapes to make chaat or dessert or to serve salad or thick sauce too....looks very pretty.Usually when we eat basket chaat in any Chaat Corner,it is made out of potatoes,so I tried to made it with vermicellies.
In a flat dish add vermicelli and spread it,evenly;sprinkle little bit of tap water and salt over it,just to wet it,don"t over soak it,keep for 5 min.
In a small mold or katori apply oil and with light hands,evenly spread the vermicelli in mold and spray little bit oil over it.
In a preheated oven,bake it @ 180 degree C for 5-7 min or till brown (keep watch on it as it will easily burn).
Cool on wire rack and demold it.Store in air tight containers.
NOTE:Don"t use brown or roasted vermicelli.
NOTE: If you want it gluten free,then use rice vermicelli.
NOTE: If you want you can deep fry it,for that don\"t apply oil in mold,just spread the vermicelli in it,in hot oil place it and on medium heat fry it,keep pouring oil in mold,then with tong just pick it twist down wards in Kadhai or Vok,till all oil drops from basket ,then with the help of knife,remove it,when it is still hot,other wise it will break.
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Today I’ve added a new page which lists all the Chinese Paladin 3 episodes and the key events that happen! I’ve been meaning to do this for a while now, and was recently inspired since re-watching the drama for the 5th time :D
I’ve also discovered that the drama has recently been uploaded in full length on youtube! (In the past, you had to load up 5 separate parts) So if you’re keen on seeing it again (or even better…for the first time!) I would recommend watching them here. It is English subbed and pretty good quality :) Many thanks to the user uploadshishistuff for uploading these!
As an bonus, other English subbed series you can find on the channel include:
Strange Hero Yi Zhi Mei (starring Wallace Huo and Liu Shishi)
Legend of the Condor Heroes 2008 (starring Hu Ge and Ariel Lin)
The Fairies Of Liaozhai (starring Nicky Wu, Liu Shishi)
The Young Warriors (starring Hu Ge, Liu Shishi)
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OCLC is a non-profit library cooperative, made up of thousands of member libraries throughout the world. OCLC does not sell books and the actual content is not provided in our database. Libraries add bibliographic records to WorldCat representing books and other items in their collections. The Classify prototype helps librarians apply classification numbers to resources in library collections. Only the metadata/citation is presented in Classify and WorldCat. Your local library may be able to help you gain access to a resource found through Classify and WorldCat.
Classification schemes are used to provide a systematic arrangement of materials. The classification numbers applied to books and other materials are used to arrange items on shelves and to support browsing, filtering and retrieval of bibliographic information in online systems. The Classify prototype is designed to help users apply classification numbers.
Classify provides a user interface and a machine service for assigning classification numbers and subject headings. The database is searchable by many of the standard numbers associated with books, magazines, journals, and music and video recordings. These numbers include:
The database is also indexed by OCLC record number, title and/or author and FAST headings.
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– Computer viruses are parasitic programs which are able to replicate themselves, attach themselves to other executables in the computer, and perform some unwanted and often malicious actions. A virus is not able to spread itself to another computers, some user actions are needed for it to infect a new computer. Downloading and running software from untrusted sources, inserting an USB drive without a previous scan–remember always disable the AutoRun feature for the drives as CD-ROMs, DVD-ROMs– , downloading and running emails or IM attachments even from known persons, can put you in the nasty situation to have an infected computer. Always when you deal with these situations and to prevent computer infections, scan before to run.
The best scanners in my opinion are multi-engine online scanners like virustotal.com or novirusthanks.org. The links of these scanners and many more are on the home page.
The main three features of a virus are :
– the replication mechanism search and find other executable files in your computer, check if the files are already infected–it has a special mechanism for that and if the file is clean then append itself to the file. It can append to the front, middle or end of the executable file thus changing the file size. This is also the reason why the number of new created viruses decreased in the last years, the AntiViruses has a very simple mechanism for “checking and compare” the files size –checksums at different period of times and a file bigger in size than at a previous date is a sign of infection.
A special category of viruses are “Bacteria” viruses, they replicate themselves so quickly and in a such percentage that the harddisk will run very soon out of free space.
– a trigger is designed to activate a task of the virus, as displaying strange messages, deleting files, sending emails, begin the replicate process or whatever the programmer write in his malicious code. The trigger can be a certain date in calendar–formerly know as Time Bombs, the time when some event occur, opening a certain program or other users actions. The trigger is very important for the virus spreading, because once infected the user will notice nothing strange in his computer, and will continue to spread the virus without to suspect anything. Other reason of this delaying of infection symptoms is for viruses to hide its tracks, the user simply does not know when and how it get infected.
– the task or “payload” can differ from inoffensive ones like displaying joke messages, to deleting or editing important system files like hosts file , deleting or editing registry entries, sometimes making the computer unbootable.
Using polymorphic engines, the viruses change the “virus signature”–their binary code each time when they infect a new computer making very difficult for AntiViruses to detect them using traditional “signature based” scanners.
Macro Viruses can attach themselves to the executable portion of a spreadsheet documents in AutoOpen, AutoClose, AutoExit, or other file macros. The words processors are the most affected by these viruses, so to prevent the computer infections, always perform an AntiVirus scan for documents received as emails attachments, or received by another methods from another computers.
– Computer worms are a special category of viruses with a very important feature added : they can spread themselves between computers, without the user interaction, exploiting some networks vulnerabilities or facilities as network shares or remote file executions. It’s recommended by some experts to disable the Windows Remote Assistance feature, seeing this as a possibly vulnerability. Once it infect a computer it looks forward for other computers connected to the network–LAN or Internet continuing to search for possibly victims.
– Trojans are malicious executable files, masquerading as beneficial programs and tricking users to run their code. Very often they are embedded into other programs as setup or installers file and shared into the forums or blogs as pirated software(warez), so when the user run the installer of a program, the trojan will run in parallel infecting the computer. It’s a server-client software and once infecting a computer, it gives to the hacker where it connects the full power over the computer.
The hacker can see screenshots of the victims computer, can see the webcam in real time, can download and upload files or run other malware.
They are very trendy in nowdays and deserve a special attention, so a more detailed description of this type of malware will be given in the part 2 of this article.
– Spyware is a malicious code able to gather private data from an infected computer and send it to the hacker. The data can be passwords, credit card numbers, login credentials and other private data. They accomplish their mission by using various mechanisms for decrypting passwords previously saved in web-browsers, keyloggers or screenshots. The computer user get infected by spyware in several ways by downloading and running “fake antiviruses” or “registry cleaners” or visiting malicious sites t
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A pictorial summary of my engineering, design and artwork from 1968 to the present day!
On the drawing board: During my apprenticeship I spent time in the Jaguar Chassis drawing office, working for the late Stan Paskin, on ABS systems and suspension components, before moving to the Body Drawing Office where I focused on production detailing and full size car body layout.
Working on design submissions from Bertone and Guigiaro in the mid 70s exposed me to the new concepts end of engineering and I began to look for a way to get more directly involved.
After 10 years in engineering I took six months out to consider my next career move. Travelling for several months across the Amazon in South America I made a documentary about life in the rainforest, painted and sketched trees and buildings and made the decision to return to the design side of the automotive industry.
Working in the design studio after a background in body engineering and production meant I approached design from the point of view of manufacturability above everything else.
Development of magic marker rendering techniques, heavily influenced by the artwork of George Thomson and Roger Zrimec: The "underlay" for this sketch was based on a CAD print out of the XJ40, with a model standing in front of the car scaled at 5'8" tall.
Group B Jaguar racing car project: developing the design in M.I.R.A.'s moving ground wind tunnel rig, simulating negative pressure (downforce)
under the car with single and double diffusers, and through calibrated model radiators.
The key stages of the design process that we were involved with were concept sketches, engineering feasibility, aerodynamic evaluation, presentation models and photography. This was the meat in the Product planning/Marketing sandwich . . . .
Launch my first series of Limited Edition prints in 1989, the Ground Level Collection, using styling studio marker techniques and featuring Porsche and Ferrari sports cars. Advertising in several car magazines, the prints sell world wide!!
Investigation into using CAD for design as well as Engineering. Using Computervision visualisation tools to create dramatic
on screen images.
Fact finding mission to Wavefront in Santa Barbara in 1988, on behalf of Jaguar and Computervision, to look at their high end rendering tools; taking with me some sample CADDS4X models. As my first real exposure to the design software industry, this visit was instrumental in my decision to move into the computer graphics industry.
Using Alias Studio V3.0.1 design software, it is possble to replicate Sir William Lyon's creation of the Jaguar XK120 by creating
cross-sectional profiles and blending the body surfaces through them, in real time!! Finishing off with a photo-realistic rendering.
Design consultancy for various companies including Reliant, DCA and TWR Jaguar Sport, using marker rendering techniques.
Launch second series of Limited Edition prints in 1992, the Classic Evolution series; each print is a visual portrayal of the evolution of each of these famous racing cars.
Buy from here.
A lot of time is spent ensuring the detail in the pictures is period correct. When it is possible to get access to the original cars - or drivers - it is a huge bonus!
CDI software demonstration: As applications specialist - showing potential customers how DesignConcept3D software would benefit them - this
involved trade shows in many places including the Hotel Queen Mary in Long Beach and the CNIT (in Paris la Defense), flying on Niki Lauda's airline and generally
going on a lot about how brilliant DesignConcept3D is!
CDI software training: Creating and delivering training courses to enable new customers to get up and running with DesignConcept3D.
Working mostly in the USA, France and Asia with customers that are in the automotive, marine and apparel industries.
CDI software development: Bra Design research project with Marks and Spencer, Courtaulds Lingerie and Loughborough
University. I visited Queens University in Belfast, Playtex in New York, Triumph in Germany and the China Textile Institute in Taiwan, chasing the elusive functionality that would allow
lingerie designers to commence new designs directly on screen in 3D!
CAD for Vintage Racing car creation: Created totally on screen after digitising round the driver as he sat in position
on a bare chassis. Hand fabricated in aluminium from plotted out drawings.
IT support for VBE Restorations: Involved reverse-engineering, design, exhibitions, marketing and movie making to promote this
leading W O Bentley specialist, made up of automotive industry experts.
Launch third series of Limited Edition prints, iconic Grand Prix cars. These highly detailed studies document the races, the drivers, the chassis numbers and the helmets of each of the drivers who won Grand Prix with them.
Buy from here.
Classic Team Lotus F1 Drivers poster: Utilising 3D scanning, 3D modelling, 3D - 2D flat pattern creation
for mapping graphics, and finally raytracing to produce the finished images. The posters and T-Shirts continue to sell at Classic team Lotus.
Return to old school magic marker rendering for 2015 marketing campaigns for The Lagonda Club and The Bentley Drivers Club.
Launch my first set of watercolour paintings in 2017; a F1 trilogy based on the 1968 Daily Express International Trophy meeting which I was at. Recapturing the atmosphere of a vanished era of F1 . .
Buy from here.
Back where it all started . . on the drawing board, creating
Petronella, VBE's interpretation of the 1930 Gurney Nutting 4½ litre Blower Bentley that he built for Woolf Barnato, the 1928 Le Mans winner.
Launch my watercolour paintings website in response to public demand, who seem to like my random doodlings!! Citiscapes, cold war scenes, supermodels, spanish doorways . . . they are all
Now officially retired . . the drawing, painting and computer modelling continues: Adding to the classic car gallery with the original Mini, the innovative Chaparral 2C and the World Championship winning Brabham BT24
Computer modelling to help visualise the new entrance and foyer at the Gilbert-Scott Westwood Church. Design a split level welcome desk for the foyer
morning, midday and evening by the ocean in my beachside paintings gallery featuring Torremolinos in Spain, Taghazout in Morocco and Popoyo in Nicaragua - all locations from the ruddell world tour
Some of the things that keep me busy these days: selling my artwork at a Bicester Heritage event, talking about the history of Jaguar Design at a Jaguar Drivers Club meeting and learning to render architechtural radiosity with Alias AutoStudio V11.0.1
Complete a Jaguar Retrospective in 2021, drawing some of the secret projects I worked on in the 80s that never saw the light of day. I was able to source canson paper and magic markers locally, but the coloured "Derwent" crayons available today seem to lack the robustness of their 80s equivalent . . .
see The Jaguar Files.
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Rare it is to witness the birth of a classic. Presumptuous it is of me to think that this new cocktail I've concocted will become a classic, but, I rather like it, and I have high hopes for it. I've even decided to call it by my own name: The Talcroft. Here is the recipe.
1 oz quality Vodka
1/2 oz Gin (I prefer Bluecoat American)
1/2 oz Dry Vermouth (I prefer Noilly)
1/4 oz Averna Amaro Siciliano
1/4 oz Malibu Coconut rum (but see below)
Combine ingredients in a mixing glass with ice. Stir until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a well-chilled martini glass. Garnish with a paper-thin wheel of lemon.
This drink, like a classic Manhattan, perfectly balances the sweet and the dry, and spicy herbal flavors (in this case, the gin and the dry vermouth) with the sweet and the exotic (the Averna and the coconut rum). In short, it is a delectable opposition of disparate flavors. Making cocktails, I've decided, is very much like painting, but it's an exercise in painting with flavors rather than colors and textures.
Important note: the proportions above assume the use of the very distinctively flavored Bluecoat gin. A more neutral gin might require using a little less vodka and a little more of the gin. (The Bluecoat is delicious in martinis, too).
I imagine this drink could be made with a coconut-flavored vodka instead of the coconut-flavored Malibu rum, but I don't want to buy a whole bottle of coconut vodka just to try that out, and I suspect that using only coconut Vodka would make the coconut flavor too strong. The thing to remember is that the coconut should be in the background; its presence should be just apparent. It should be the sort of flavor that sends the mind searching for a name--something familiar but not immediately obvious. It should add an element of mystery rather than make a statement.
[Update: I bought a bottle of Bacardi Coconut Rum following this post and compared it to the Malibu Coconut Rum. The latter seems coarse and excessively sweet in comparison. I tried the Talcroft using the Bacardi Coconut Rum and it results in a drier, altogether more subtle drink. I would now recommend making this drink using Bacardi Coconut Rum rather than the Malibu Coconut Rum.]
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You can customise the date format.
Americans, be aware that in Europe we do not use the MM.DD.YYYY format but DD.MM.YYYY. Hence a more neutral - and understandable by all - format would be DD Month YYYY.
Also have a look on the Beta version of the Dataform date field wish on the feedback site:
A very good example now working with datepicker and the [[date <date> format="..." ]] tag!
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About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
The Institute of Diversity Sciences (IDS) Program Manager will ensure the smooth operation of the online Leadership Academy Program for students traditionally under-represented in computer science and engineering, which is part of an NSF-sponsored Research Coordination Network. The Leadership Academy is an academic year mentorship program that includes a virtual six-week course that meets 3 times a week and runs from July thru mid August. The Program Manager manages a Sloan fellowship program for underrepresented students helping connect them to experiential research opportunities and expose them to graduate degree programs during the academic year. This position coordinates a faculty learning community for faculty advisors to these students.
- Develops and maintains a program timeline, coordinates planning meetings, creates meeting agendas, distributes action items, and influences team members to deliver action items on time, delivering a high-quality product.
- Establishes and maintains a tracking system for applications, student participants, scholarships, mentors, speakers, program evaluation, and the overall program.
- Manages the onboarding process for students and mentors.
- Coordinates planning meetings, conducts logistics, and provides technical support for the planning and operations of the course, speaker series, and mentorship program.
- Manages and executes all financial and budget procedures, including budgeting and financial tracking, student scholarships, and timely payment to consultants.
- Manages marketing and outreach for the program to recruit students, speakers, and mentors, including creating and distributing marketing materials.
- Coordinates all communications on multiple media platforms reaching internal and external parties, including but not limited to, students, instructors, mentors, etc. Communications will generally focus on applications, scholarships, meetings, classes, and events.
- Manages technical aspects of course curriculum, the speaker series and mentoring program. Coordinates collaboration between the leaders of the program, instructors, students, mentors, researchers, professional staff, and invited industry speakers.
- Keeps all records in compliance with various functional processes and requirements.
- Works collaboratively and effectively to promote teamwork, diversity, equity and inclusiveness.
- Works in partnership with colleagues within the community and across partner universities to support strategic priorities.
- Performs other duties as assigned in support of the mission and goals of the University and the Institute of Diversity Sciences.
About University of Massachusetts Amherst
UMass Amherst, the Commonwealth's flagship campus, is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1,450-acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers a rich cultural environment in a rural suburban setting close to major urban centers. In addition, the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College), which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
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For those unfamiliar with Cornish, it is classed as a p-Celtic member of the family of Celtic languages, which was once spoken across much of Europe, and is now restricted to the insular world and Brittany: the only surviving languages being Cornish, Welsh and Breton (all p-Celtic), and Manx, Scots Gaelic and Irish (all q-Celtic).
The relationship between these two branches is illustrated by p-Celtic words such as peduar W and their q-Celtic equivalents: cethar [Ir].
The etymology, morphology, syntax and phonology of Cornish and the other Celtic languages ultimately derive from a putative proto-Indo European or proto-Celtic language or family of languages spoken in Britain in pre-history.
Cornish Onomastics is the study of onomastics (personal name data) and toponymics (place name data) in relation to Cornwall in the Early Medieval Period (350 CE to 1000 CE). These names are almost completely in the Cornish language (the Brittonic used in Cornwall and a relative of Welsh and Breton.
Sometime before C6 the closely related South-western British and Western British languages started to look less like Gaulish and more like the modern p-Celtic languages, and Cornish, Welsh, Breton and Cumbric (extinct) began taking shape as modern European languages. Cornish and Breton (from South-western British) eventually diverged from each other during the last part of the Early Medieval Period.
There will have been dialectic differences in these regions of Brittonic usage as well as differences in naming practice between them, but the structure and many name elements of Early Cornish personal names broadly follows that of early names found in Britain, Ireland, Gaul and Celt-Iberia. It is these names that have come down (with modification) to Cornish today including well known names such as Arthur, Gerent and Winwaloe.
Cornish is one of the oldest indigenous languages of Britain, with its roots stretching back thousands of years and to the first settlements of Britain (believed to be the Late Neolithic, when farming was established).
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Now also available in a limited-edition 2022 "shit mix‚ÄĚ colored vinyl edition for all of you distinguished aesthetes out there.
In 2016 year of our lord, it's almost unfathomable that this rare beast could have once stalked the face of the earth. But when I need a real social palette cleanser, I turn to the late 80s GG Allin stuff. And this motherfucker is top of the pile, one of the filth-king's rattiest and nastiest albums. The fifth album from Allin and originally released on Gerard Cosloy's Homestead Records, Freaks captures the beast during my favorite period of his career: with this particular expression of his monstrous Id, Allin enlisted the talents of Bulge, who otherwise belched out a couple of rippin' thrashcore releases on Ax/ction and Fudgeworthy in the early 90s, and who featured members of Gonkulator, Jesus Chrust, and Psycho. Bulge's drummer Charlie Infection had already previously worked with Allin by including the song "I Wanna Suck Your Cunt" on the Welcome To Ax/ction Island compilation. Bulge was a relatively tighter, more "stable" band compared to Allin's previous backing group, so the team-up made sense.
That said, this album is a warzone: a pitch-shifted GG lays down the law with the spoken word intro "My Revenge", then throws us headfirst into a nineteen-song orgy of drug-damaged blues riffs and monstrously fucked-up hardcore punk. His vocals sound totally scorched here, like the man has been swilling gasoline in between vocal takes. "Be My Fuckin Whore"' offers a litany of degradation and misogynistic abuse set to primitive hardcore, with some almost Greg Ginn-level guitar warp going on when it rips into a solo, followed by the thirty-second noisecore-esque blast-chaos of "Suck My Ass It Smells". "Dog Shit" delivers what is possibly my favorite line from the guy, "...Get the fuck outta my bread line...", and that general mean-spirited, ragged hardcore attack makes up the bulk of Freaks.
Other scorchers include sickoid mid-tempo rippers like "Anti Social Masterbator" (sic)and "Last In Line For The Gang Bang" that collectively climb right into your head and won't leave. You've got a nod to David Allan Coe via "Outlaw Scumfuc". And with the messed-up and overtly brain-damaged moments like the lumbering, tuneless skull-beating on "Wild Riding" and "Crash & Burn" , Allin and crew puke up a kind of Flipper / Kilslug / Black Flag-style scum-dirge that's swarming with gruesome guitar skronk, grating atonal synthesizer, go-nowhere sludgepunk riffing, and some of the more unsettling and orgasmic vocals we've heard from Allin. Goddamn awesome stuff. The closer "My Bloody Mutilation" is a drawn-out, industrial nightmare, a fog of clanking, metallic atonality and tortured invective screams, raving madness set to a oily black shimmer of deformed ambience, almost Abruptum-like in it's sheer abject hideousness. But if I had to give you just one reason to pick up this atrocity, it's the song "Die When You Die" (actually itself a sort-of cover of Destroy All Monsters's proto-punk classic "You're Gonna Die" ), a perfectly formed piece of anti-social, anti-human punk rock that has gone on to be covered by countless punk and black metal bands in the decades since. It's one of the greatest Allin songs of all time.
Bottom line is this- fans of fucked-up and demented 80s' hardcore who haven't heard this stuff are missing out. This is hanging out on the most terrible fringes of hardcore. The height of anti-social art-psychosis and chaos-invocation in the latter half of the 1980s. The Freaks album could sit nicely alongside other albums that I would term "outsider hardcore", in spite of some probable pushback from members of the punk scene. But GG and the Bulge beasts were not interested in working within the parameters of the then-current hardcore scene. This is so much more transgressive, more bizarre, more genuinely deranged and incontrovertibly misanthropic, more dissident and self-destroying in every possible way. Allin himself considered this album to be one of the best of his career. A sodomatic , Dionysian immolation rite, pursuing ultimate physical transcendence in a manner not unlike the Aghori sect. And man, nobody ever came close to hustling the way that GG did. It's a sight and sound to behold. Everyone else was performing theater. This was the real deal.
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Waldo Lake sits in the Oregon Cascades about 40 miles southeast of Eugene. It is in the National Forest so other than some campgrounds there is no development. It will close in a couple of weeks for the winter. At 5400 feet it gets a bit nippy at night this time of year. The lake has been determined to be the 2nd clearest in the world behind Lake Baikal in Russia. The clarity is due to the fact that there is no run-off from the glaciers on Diamond Peak you can see in the distance. The source is precipitation, local drainage and groundwater that seeps in from the eastern side of the cascades. 5 miles long and about 2.5 miles at the widest point. It is deep. Maximum is about 420 feet and the average is 125 feet. On a previous visit a couple of years ago the Oregon State University marine science department was there when we were and ran a routine clarity test. A white disk 150mm (6") diameter is lowered until it can't be seen. On that day the number was 120 feet. With a turn-over rate of almost 40 years the system is fragile. After a bunch of politics the state was able to close the lake to all internal combustion engines a few years ago. These photos were take on a dead still morning about 8:00. The silence is intense. The only ripples were the ones I made with my paddle.
Below is a shot taken in about 10 feet of water. It is a bit disorienting to be paddling in 20-30 feet of water with a clear view of the bottom. When it is this calm you feel like you will fall off your boat to a hard landing. Once you get into deep water the water is a color of blue that is hard to imagine. Sort of a cobalt like the darker blue some swimming pools are painted only it is alive. Not many fish and only a few birds since there is no food.
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Kyriakides Musical School is located in Limassol and offers classes in piano, bass guitar, percussions and drums. The studio also offers singing classes, solmization, classic and jazz harmony and beginner classes for children ages 4-6.
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Online magazine about places to go in Cyprus
Reproduction or use of any materials only with the permission of the publisher: [email protected]
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I have a problem running queries under the BDE version 5.01.22. I am attempting to read a German address from a SQL Server database that has an umlaut '' in it. When I use the BDE to browse the database, I can see the umlaut fine, but when I run a query against it, the umlaut in the query result set has been converted to a poundsign '#'.
How can I prevent this? Is there a way to get the BDE query engine to accept 8-bit european ASCII characters?
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Democracy is in trouble. No matter what index you look at, the number of countries rated as being fully democratic has declined dramatically over the last twenty years. Worryingly, this trend shows no signs of abating. Some measures even suggest that a greater number of countries became more authoritarian in 2022 than in any year since 1990. If the decline of democracy continues at the present pace, less than 5% of the world’s population will live in a full democracy by 2026. This process has had tremendous consequences for those living in backsliding states, including greater censorship and human rights abuses. It also represents a challenge to countries that remain democratic, which increasingly risk finding themselves isolated in a predominantly authoritarian world. Given that autocracies are more likely to trigger conflicts, spread disinformation, and engage in cross-border cyber-attacks, this represents an existential threat to democratic life.
Understanding why this process is taking place could hardly be more important. Yet current discussions have often been hampered by what we call the “temporal fallacy” – the tendency to view a series of different processes as being essentially the same because they happen to be occurring at the same time. In the case of democratic backsliding, the large number of countries that have moved towards authoritarianism across the globe has naturally encouraged the perception that this trend must be motivated by a common set of developments. Partly as a result, a great deal of media and policy analysis – and some academic work – appears to assume that autocratization is the same everywhere, and hence that a similar set of responses can be used to fight back. Not only is this wrong, it is dangerous. Misdiagnosing the problems facing democracy, and inappropriately applying one-size-fits-all solutions, will undermine efforts to reverse the repressive tide.
Understanding democratic recession in comparative perspective
The need to understand backsliding in comparative perspective, and to recognise the different drivers in different regions, is one of the reasons that we have launched the Centre for Elections, Democracy, Accountability and Representation (CEDAR), an interdisciplinary and cross-regional research network, at the University of Birmingham. Bringing together quantitative data, comparative analysis and in-depth country and regional knowledge is the only way to develop a more nuanced and accurate picture of what is happening to our world. More specifically, it reveals that there is a tendency to place far too much emphasis on factors that are particularly relevant in high profile countries – such as the rise of populist leaders in Brazil, India and the United States – and to overlook issues that are of greater importance in less well known countries, such as the erosion of democratic institutions by established incumbents in Bangladesh and Benin.
The importance of bringing out these regional and sub-regional variations is well illustrated by the recent experiences of North America and sub-Saharan Africa. Common explanations of backsliding in the United States have focused on the (assumed) negative impact of globalization and waning ability of citizens to die wealthier than they were born, which along with a growing lack of political tolerance and a surge in misinformation on social media has facilitated the rise of right-wing populist leaders. One reason that there has not been greater resilience against this trend, some have argued, is that Americans have become apathetic about democracy – in part because it is so long since they experienced the downsides of tyranny. The natural response to these diagnoses is to promote economic policies that both protect citizens from global competition while enabling them to improve their lives. Doing this while strengthening dialogue and facilitating activities designed to foster greater tolerance and mutual understanding – and a belief in the value of democracy – can reduce the opportunities for populist demagogues.
This diagnosis and response makes sense for established democracies where voters are angry that successive generations are no longer living wealthier and more rewarding lives. But it is deeply misleading for countries that do not fit this profile. In sub-Saharan Africa, for example, there were only a handful of established democracies at the start of the backsliding trend, and there is limited evidence that class mobility has fallen. As a result, autocratization has not been driven by the emergence of right wing populists, who have defeated centrist governments by using polarising language and strategies. Instead, incumbent leaders and parties who in many cases have been in power for decades – as in Cameroon, Uganda, Zimbabwe – have further eroded key democratic institutions. In most of these countries this process has not turned democracies into non-democracies, but rather has seen states that were already fairly authoritarian become even more repressive. The challenge in Africa is therefore not to prevent the rise of populist leaders. A much bigger issue is how to strengthen democratic institutions that have always been weak and vulnerable to subversion.
Similarly, democratic backsliding in Asia has not all been about the rise of populist strongmen, such as India’s Narendra Modi or Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines. Gradual erosion of democratic institutions in Indonesia and South Korea under President Park Geun-hye, civil society repression in Bangladesh and military coups in Thailand and Myanmar have been defining features of backsliding – and sometimes even breakdown – in this diverse region. China’s increasing assertiveness and power further compounds this problem, offering Asian autocrats like Cambodia’s Hun Sen a level of protection from outside pressures with its no-democratic-strings-attached approach to economic development. Meanwhile, China’s own success in achieving relatively high levels of economic development while further centralizing power under authoritarian one-party rule has offered an attractive alternative to Western liberal democracy for many autocrats both inside and outside of Asia. The region also has a very different story to tell where popular attitudes to democracy is concerned. As in Africa, where the authoritarian trend often runs against the grain of popular opinion and is often challenged by popular protests, large sections of society in many Asian countries have mobilised for greater freedoms. Recent examples include Hong Kong, Myanmar, South Korea and Thailand – where a pro-democracy party made history by winning the most seats in the recent legislative elections. These examples demonstrate that the battle over democracy is far from over in Asia, and highlight the extent of variation within each world region, as well as between them.
Latin America provides yet another variant. Between 2000 and 2015, democracy was more widespread in the region than ever before. The process of rising repression therefore started later than in some other regions, and has been characterised by a cycle of political instability, economic stagnation, and corruption scandals. In this context, actors promoting autocratization have gained considerable strength inside and outside presidential palaces. In the worst cases, which are predominantly located in Central America – including El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua – weak democratic institutions have been further undermined in recent years. Sometimes using anti-systemic rhetoric, many of these leaders used public safety concerns and accusations of criminality (against the opposition, against civil society …) as a pretext to erode the powers of other branches of government, restrict freedoms, and weaken the opposition, often with the support of the countries’ entrenched elites. Yet in large parts of South America, societies so far have been able to resist those forces of democratic subversion, despite the real challenges they pose, including in the dramatic episodes in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. Democracy has thus been left damaged but not defeated, an important reminder that we should constantly probe the evidence that authoritarianism is on the rise, and remember that this trend is geographically uneven. In the Latin American case, political turnover remains high and the region still has some of the most democratic countries in the world, including Chile, Costa Rica, and Uruguay.
If there is a “temporal fallacy” in explanations for autocratization across the globe, in Central and Eastern Europe there is also a representational fallacy. Researchers – and in particular those looking for an example from this part of the globe – take developments in the two prominent cases in the region, Hungary and Poland, as somehow representative. The authoritarian playbook of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has certainly been influential, and was to some extent subsequently applied in Poland, where the undermining of formal institutions like the judiciary, were combined with criticisms of opposition voices, the thwarting of the media, and the politics of identity. But beyond Hungary and Poland things look rather different and this is particularly important because the region’s less studied cases often provide clues as to how autocratization can be decelerated, halted or even reversed. The role of civil society demonstrations in Slovakia, new political parties in Slovenia, and presidential candidates drawn from non-political backgrounds in the Czech Republic all point to both the potential instruments for ensuring democratic survival, but also additional threats and challenges. Democracy may not be the only game in town in the region, but at least not everyone is losing.
We need to talk about backsliding …
The recent experience of Africa, Asia, Latin America and Central and Eastern Europe demonstrates an urgent need to rethink how we are approaching democratic backsliding in at least four ways. In addition to being more empirically careful about where is and is not experiencing authoritarian regression, we should work more comparatively to reveal the different constellations of factors that are driving political change in different countries and regions. Avoiding the temporal fallacy will also require us to rethink backsliding conceptually, moving away from this homogenising terminology to emphasise a wider range of terms that capture what we are seeing – such as gradual democratic erosion, rapid authoritarian shocks, and autocratic hardening – more precisely. Only once this is done will we be in a better position to rethink backsliding reactively, moving beyond the standard “medicines” for democratic maladies that have often proved unable to stem the rising authoritarian tide. The formation of CEDAR represents the commitment of the University of Birmingham to supporting this process, and to play our own part in the development of a more imaginative and flexible toolbox of strategies that is up to the task of protecting civil liberties and political rights in 2023 and beyond.
Petra Alderman (@PetraAlderman) is a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Leadership for Inclusive and Democratic Politics and a Research Fellow with CEDAR at the University of Birmingham.
Nic Cheeseman (@fromagehomme) is the Professor of Democracy and the Director of CEDAR at the University of Birmingham.
Licia Cianetti is a Lecturer in Political Science and International Studies, Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, and the Deputy Director of CEDAR at the University of Birmingham.
Manoel Gehrke (@Manoel_Gehrke) is a Research Fellow with CEDAR at the University of Birmingham.
Tim Haughton (@HaughtonTim) is the Professor of Comparative & European Politics and the Deputy Director of CEDAR at the University of Birmingham.
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Science Fiction writer William Gibson said “The future is already here, it’s just not widely distributed.” When you look around you can see the truth of that statement. Most of the technologies that will influence us over the next few decades already exists. In many ways it feels like we’re living in parts of that future. We can 3-D print replacement jaws for people. And 3D printing was invented over 30 years ago. In NDRC, where I work, we have companies working on embedded sensors for post operative bleed detection, and working on helping kids with focusing and ADHD problems through neuro-feedback game play. In many ways technology is enriching our lives. In reality the title of this piece is less ‘Our Algorithmic Future’ than ‘Our Algorithmic Present’.
As a technophile that’s very exciting. I have a deep and abiding love of science and the wonderful possibility of technology. I grew up reading Isaac Asimov (his science and his fiction), Arthur C Clarke and Carl Sagan. And watching Star Trek, Tomorrow’s World and other optimistic visions of technology and the future.
At the same time there is a darker side to technology. Paul Erlich said “To err is human, to really foul things up requires a computer.” It’s not hard to find examples. California released 450 high-risk, violent prisoners, on an unsuspecting public in 2011, due to a mistake in its computer programming. ‘We-connect’ an app based vibrator which captures the date and time of each use and the selected vibration settings, and transmits the data — along with the users’ personal email address — to its servers in Canada “Unbeknownst to its customers” a number of whom are now suing the company.
And most dark of all is the case of the firing of elementary school teacher Sarah Wysocki by Washington DC Public schools. The school system used “VAR”, a Value Added statistical tool to measure a teacher’s direct contribution to students test results. Despite being highly regarded in classroom observations the low score from the algorithm led to her being fired. There was no recourse or appeal. And no way to really understand the working of VAR as they are copyrighted and cannot be viewed.
There is this abstract notion of what the computer said or what the data tells us. Much as the complex gibberish that underlay the risk models of economists and financial services companies in the run wasn’t questions (because maths) the issue here isn’t the algorithms as much as people and their magical thinking.
I came across this quote from IPPN Director Sean Cottrell, in his address to 1,000 primary school Principals at Citywest Hotel in 2011. He commented
‘Every calf, cow and bull in the State is registered by the Department of Agriculture & Food in the interests of food traceability. Why isn’t the same tracking technology in place to capture the health, education and care needs of every child?’
Well intentioned as it might be, this shows a poor understanding of cows, a worse understanding technology and dreadful misunderstanding of children and their needs. I find this thinking deeply disturbing, and profoundly creepy so I decided to unpack it a little.
Then I realised that we are already tracking children.
Only its not the Primary Principles Network that doing it, it is private companies doing the tracking and tagging. It is Google and Facebook and Snapchat, with some interesting results and some profound ethical questions. We now know that Instagram photos can reveal predictive markers of depression and that Facebook can influence mood, and peoples purchasing habits.
Our algorithm present is composed of both data and algorithms. We have had an exponential growth of processing capability over the last number of years, which has enabled some really amazing developments in technology. Neural Networks emerged first in the 1950s dimmed in the late 1960’s, reemerged in the 1980s and has taken off like wildfire in the last few years.The Neural Network explosion is down to the power, cheapness and availability of GPU’s, together with improvements in the algorithms themselves. And Neural Networks are really really good at some kinds of pattern analysis. We are getting to a point where they are helping radiologists spot overlooked small breast cancers.
There is also a very big problem with algorithms. The problem of the Black Box. The proprietary nature of many algorithms and data sets mean that only certain people can look at these algorithms. Worse we are building systems in a way where we don’t necessarily understand the internal workings and rules of these systems very well at all.
Black boxes look like this. In many systems we see some of the input and the output. But most is not only hidden its not understood. In a classic machine learning model. We feed in data and apply certain initial algorithms. Then we use it prediction or classification. But we need to be careful of the consequences. As Cathy O’Neill cleverly put it Donal Trump is an object lesson in Bad Machine Learning. Iterate on how crowd reacts to what he says and over optimise for the output – Classic problem of Machine Learning trained on bad data set. We need to think about what the systems we’re building are optimising for.
George Box said that “All models are wrong but some are useful.” Korzybski put it more simply “The Map is not the territory.” And its important to remember that an algorithm is a model. And much as the human mind creates fallible biased models we can also construct fallible computer models. Cathy O’Neill put it bluntly that “A model is no more than a formal opinion embedded in code.” The challenge is that the models are more often than not created by young white males from an upper middle class or upper class background. It is not that human brains are perfect model makers but we spend a long time attempting to build social processes to cope with these biases. The scientific method itself is one of the most powerful tools we’ve invented to overcome these biases.
As we unleash them on education, (Sarah), Policing (pre-crime in chicago) and health and hiring we need to be aware of the challenges they pose. Suman Deb Roy has pointed out
Algorithmic systems are not a settled science, and fitting it blindly to human bias can leave inequality unchallenged and unexposed. Machines cannot avoid using data. But we cannot allow them to discriminate against consumers and citizens. We have to find a path where software biases and unfair impact is comprehended not just in hindsight. This is a new kind of bug. And this time, punting it as ‘an undocumented feature’ could ruin everything.
Bernard Marr illustrates this with an example
Hiring algorithms. More and more companies are turning to computerized learning systems to filter and hire job applicants, especially for lower wage, service sector jobs. These algorithms may be putting jobs out of reach for some applicants, even though they are qualified and want to work. For example, some of these algorithms have found that, statistically, people with shorter commutes are more likely to stay in a job longer, so the application asks, “How long is your commute?” Applicants who have longer commutes, less reliable transportation (using public transportation instead of their own car, for example) or who haven’t been at their address for very long will be scored lower for the job. Statistically, these considerations may all be accurate, but are they fair?
There is an old saying in tech: “GIGO: Garbage In Garbage Out” the risk now it that this will will become BIBO “Bias in and BIAS out”
As we gather vast amounts of data the potential for problems increase. There can be unusual downstream consequences also the opportunity to create perverse incentives. We are embedding sensors in cars, and looking the idea that safer driver will be given better rates. The challenge is that personalised insurance breaks the concept of shared risk pools, and can drive dysfunctional behaviour. Goodhart said “When a measure becomes a target, it ceases to be a good measure.” We had a significant recent Irish example with crime statistics where the CSO pointed out problems with both the Under-recording by police of crime and the downgrading of a number of reported crimes.
At one level I see our future as a choice between, Iron Man – technology to augment, or Iron Maiden – technology controlled by a few that inflicts damage on the many. Technology to augment or to constrict . Technology changes that threaten the self also offer ways to strengthen the self, if used wisely and well.
It is clear that technology does not self-police. We could cut off the use of phones in cars using technology – so it can’t be used while driving but the companies doing so currently choose not to do so
In Europe we have our own bill of rights – a charter of fundamental rights enshrined in the Lisbon treaty and it guarantees “Everyone has the right of access to data which has been collected concerning him or her, and the right to have it rectified.” This right has been used to challenge the export of data from the EU to the US under the Schrems decision of the European Court of Justice.
My belief is that we need to extend these rights in the algorithmic era. We need to create a “Charter of Algorithmic Rights” For our algorithmic age. Not a Magna Carta which really just enabled the lords against the king without much for the the peasants. We need algorithmic rights, of the people, by the people and for the people.
Simply put we need airbags for the algorithmic age. For decades cars have safer for men than women because the standard crash test dummy tests on male size standard and biases the development of safety towards the average male. As I said, technology is not self policing.
We are going to have to create better tools. We need to be able to detect, and correct bias and to audit and ensure fairness over a simple move to efficiency. Or else we are tying things together in unforeseeable ways that can have profound consequences at the individual and societal level. Tools such as Value in Design and Thought experiments help. But we need to go much further.
Kate Crawford writing in Nature says
“A social-systems analysis could similarly ask whether and when people affected by AI systems get to ask questions about how such systems work. Financial advisers have been historically limited in the ways they can deploy machine learning because clients expect them to unpack and explain all decisions. Yet so far, individuals who are already subjected to determinations resulting from AI have no analogous power.”
While this is necessary I don’t believe it’s sufficient. We need a “Charter of Algorithmic Rights“. While looking to the opportunities they can afford we need to recognise the biases and limitation of technology. What appears to be augmentation may not really be the case. It may restrict and rule rather than enable.
We need to ensure that are tools are creative and reflect the diversity of human experience.
We are better managing them than being managed by them in our algorithmic future.
One link to the Sarah Wysocki story is here for more details read Cathy O’Neills excellent book “Weapons of Math Destruction” or take a look at Cathy’s blog.
Original Link was Tweeted by Simon McGarr. The piece is here http://www.ippn.ie/index.php/advocacy/press-releases/5000-easier-to-trace-cattle-than-children
How an Algorithm Learned to Identify Depressed Individuals by Studying Their Instagram Photos https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602208/how-an-algorithm-learned-to-identify-depressed-individuals-by-studying-their-instagram/ and https://arxiv.org/pdf/1608.03282.pdf Everything we know about Facebooks mood manipulation http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2014/06/everything-we-know-about-facebooks-secret-mood-manipulation-experiment/373648/
http://www.cancernetwork.com/articles/computer-technology-helps-radiologists-spot-overlooked-small-breast-cancers Neural Nets may be so good because they map onto some fundamental principles of physics http://arxiv.org/abs/1608.08225:
Trump as a bad Machine Learning Algorithm https://mathbabe.org/2016/08/11/donald-trump-is-like-a-biased-machine-learning-algorithm/
Genesis of the Data Drive Bug https://www.eiuperspectives.economist.com/technology-innovation/genesis-data-driven-bug
Bernard Marr The 5 Scariest Ways Big Data is Used Today http://data-informed.com/the-5-scariest-ways-big-data-is-used-today/
What is the new Central Statistics Office report on Garda data and why does it matter?
and CSO (2016) http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/releasespublications/documents/crimejustice/2016/reviewofcrime.pdf
DRI welcomes landmark data privacy judgement https://www.digitalrights.ie/dri-welcomes-landmark-data-privacy-judgement/ and Schrems v. Data Protection Commissioner https://epic.org/privacy/intl/schrems/
Why Carmakers Always Insisted on Male Crash-Test Dummies
There is a blind spot in AI research Kate Crawford& Ryan Calo
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Good to see the boys take the first two in San Francisco. The wins haven’t come easy (big thanks to Andres Torres for getting thrown out trying to score on a pitch in the dirt with Pablo Sandoval up representing the tying run to end the seventh in Tuesday’s 5-3 victory), but at least they’ve come.
Heath Bell (2 IP, 4 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 1 K this series) is scaring the heck out of me. Oh, you’re in the market for an All-Star closer? Never mind; in that case, he’s awesome and worth whatever you can afford.
I’m not much for rumors, but Bell has to go, right? For as much fun as it is to think that the Padres are only 8 games back in a lousy division, last I checked, that’s good enough for a 0.3 percent chance at the playoffs.
Bell is eligible for free agency. The Padres aren’t going anywhere and have a deep bullpen. Writing… Wall…
If what Washington received for Matt Capps at last year’s deadline is any indication (it’s a big if; every market is different), the Padres should be able to land a B-level prospect for 2-3 months of Bell’s services.
Who? What? Where? Strength up the middle is always nice (especially with the playing portion of former first-round pick Drew Cumberland’s career apparently drawing to a close), although presumably you have to take the best available talent and worry about the rest later.
I haven’t studied the current market or historical trends in closer valuation. Anecdotally, it seems that more often than not, someone is willing to pay a decent amount for a pitcher of Bell’s caliber and pedigree.
Other trade candidates? Ryan Ludwick and Chad Qualls, maybe Mike Adams (although Adams should have considerable value to his current employer and is best kept unless someone gets stupid with an offer). The Padres gave up a couple C-level prospects to get Ludwick and can expect to get roughly the same in return: warm bodies in exchange for a little salary relief.
I sold the first car I ever owned — a mid-’70s Datsun 710 — to a mechanic for $42. He only wanted the tires but offered to tow the car off the lot at no charge. I got to eat a burger and play some video games, he got tires. It worked out well for everyone.
Like Ludwick, Qualls doesn’t figure to fetch much either. I don’t know what the going rate for generic middle relievers is these days… $42 and free towing?
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Third basemen are advancing. James Darnell has been promoted from Double-A San Antonio (where he was hitting .333/.434/.604 in 346 PA) to Triple-A Tucson, with Jedd Gyorko moving up from High-A Lake Elsinore (where he was hitting .365/.429/.638 in 382 PA) into Darnell’s old spot.
Batting cleanup for the T-Padres, Darnell went 3-for-5 with a double in his July 4 debut. Gyorko is 3-for-9 with a double in his first two games with the Missions.
One of Darnell’s new teammates, Kyle Blanks, continues to obliterate PCL pitching. Blanks is hitting .411/.477/.884 in 107 PA since being promoted, which makes him the hottest thing to come through Tucson since… Anthony Rizzo.
Speaking of Rizzo, his struggles (.178/.318/.342 in 88 PA, 29.5 K%) have led to speculation that a return trip to Triple-A might be in order.
No. This was the deal. We expected Rizzo to face an adjustment period and we were willing to live with it. Well, now we’re living with it. Granted, that’s not as much fun when it actually happens as when you say “we’ll live with it,” but there you go.
Meanwhile, Blanks would seem to be a logical candidate to see action in left field if Ludwick is moved. Aaron Cunningham makes sense, too, although the organization appears to view him as more of a spare part.
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The Dodgers are in full free fall. They’re 11 games out of first place and three games back of the Padres. I want to beat them (and everyone else, for that matter) every time, but to watch that franchise self-destruct… it’s painful and embarrassing to baseball, in a Jeffrey Loria kind of way.
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Quick programming note: I’ll be at SABR 41 up in Long Beach the rest of this week. Dave Cameron (FanGraphs), Sean Forman (Baseball-Reference), John Dewan (BIS), and Rob Neyer (SB Nation) are among those scheduled to speak. Padres GM Jed Hoyer will be there, as will Al Ferrara, who played on the original 1969 Padres squad.
If you’re around, say hey… I’ll be the guy who looks like me but with longer hair. I plan to do the Twitter thing while I’m there. If you do the Twitter thing, we’ll do it together. Such fun…
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