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1,189 | Visible Music College
0% growth from 2016
58 Applicants
10 Graduates
Visible Music College is a higher education institution located in Shelby County, TN. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Visible Music College were General Music Performance (9 degrees awarded), Digital Communication & Multimedia (2 degrees), and Music Management (2 degrees).
In 2017, 13 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Visible Music College. 38.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 61.5% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (8 degrees), 2.67 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (3 degrees).
The median undergraduate tuition at Visible Music College is $19,500, which is $5,500 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,000).
Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design SchoolsSpecial Focus Institutions
In 2017, 100% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 85% of undergraduate students received federal loans.
In 2017, the cost of tuition at Visible Music College was $19,500. The cost of tuition at Visible Music College is $5,500 more than than the overall (public and private) national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,000).
This chart compares the tuition costs of Visible Music College (in red) with those of other similar universities.
In 2017 Visible Music College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $24,980. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Visible Music College grew by 10.9%.
This chart compares the average net price of Visible Music College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
The average yearly cost of room and board at Visible Music College was of $6,885 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $N/A. The cost of room and board decreased by 0.621% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies remained the same by NaNk% during the same period.
This chart compares the average student costs at Visible Music College (in red) with that of similar universities.
100% of undergraduate students at Visible Music College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a growth of 20.5% with respect to 2016, when 83% of undergraduate students received financial aid.
This chart compares the average award discount at Visible Music College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Visible Music College was 11.1%, which represents 4 out of the 36 total borrowers.
Visible Music College received 58 undergraduate applications in 2017, which represents a 38.1% annual growth. Out of those 58 applicants, 58 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 100% acceptance rate.
There were 124 students enrolled at Visible Music College in 2017, and 29% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.
Visible Music College has an overall enrollment yield of 51.7%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.
Accepted Out of 58
In 2017, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Visible Music College was 100% (58 admissions from 58 applications). This is higher than the acceptance rate of 2016, which was 97.6%. Between 2016 and 2017, the number of applicants grew by 38.1%, while admissions grew by 41.5%.
This chart compares the acceptance rate of Visible Music College (in red) with that of other similar universities.
29% of enrolled first-time students at Visible Music College in 2017 submitted SAT scores with their applications.
Visible Music College has a total enrollment of 124 students. The full-time enrollment at Visible Music College is 106 students and the part-time enrollment is 18. This means that 85.5% of students enrolled at Visible Music College are enrolled full-time.
The enrolled student population at Visible Music College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 54% White, 30.6% Black or African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.806% Asian, 0.806% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, 0% Two or More Races, and 0% American Indian or Alaska Native.
Students enrolled at Visible Music College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Male (34.9%), followed by Black or African American Male (18.9%) and White Female (17.9%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.
The total enrollment at Visible Music College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 124 students. The full-time enrollment at Visible Music College is 106 and the part-time enrollment is 18. This means that 85.5% of students enrolled at Visible Music College are enrolled full-time compared with 71.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.
This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Visible Music College (in red) compares to similar universities.
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Visible Music College was 73%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (71%), Visible Music College had a retention rate higher than its peers.
This chart shows the retention rate over time at Visible Music College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.
The enrolled student population at Visible Music College is 54% White, 30.6% Black or African American, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.806% Asian, 0.806% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, 0% Two or More Races, and 0% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 44.7% White, 15.6% Hispanic or Latino, and 15.5% Black or African American.
Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0 students (0%) did not report their race.
In 2017, 3 fewer women than men received degrees from Visible Music College. The majority of degree recipients at Visible Music College are white (8 degrees awarded). There were 2.67 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (3 degrees).
The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Visible Music College is General Music Performance (9 degrees awarded), followed by Digital Communication & Multimedia (2 degrees) and Music Management (2 degrees).
The most specialized majors across all degree types at Visible Music College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Visual & Performing Arts (11 degrees awarded) and Communications (2 degrees).
The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Elementary & middle school teachers (171,479 people), Other managers (165,861 people), Graphic designers (104,980 people), Postsecondary teachers (84,148 people), and Customer service representatives (80,096 people).
The most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Visual & Performing Arts (11 degrees awarded) and Communications (2 degrees).
The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Dentists, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Sales engineers, Physicians, and Diagnostic medical sonographers
The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Visible Music College are Elementary & secondary schools (306,987 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (215,649 people), Computer Systems Design (134,333 people), Advertising, public relations & related services (128,500 people), and General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (100,609 people).
IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Visible Music College.
General Music Performance
Digital Communication & Multimedia
In 2017, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Visible Music College was General Music Performance with 9 degrees awarded.
This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree recipients from bachelors degree programs at Visible Music College according to their major.
In 2017, 8 degrees were awarded to men at Visible Music College, which is 1.6 times more than the number of degrees awarded to females (5).
This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Visible Music College by degrees awarded.
In 2017, 6 degrees were awarded to men at Visible Music College in General Music Performance, which is 2 times more than the 3 female recipients with that same degree.
In 2017, 3 degrees were awarded to women at Visible Music College in General Music Performance, which is 0.5 times less than the 6 male recipients with that same degree.
In 2017, 28% of students graduating from Visible Music College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 44% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 44% within 200%.
Highest Graduation Rate (66.7%)
The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Visible Music College is Male and White (66.7% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (67.2%).
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.
The most common race/ethnicity at Visible Music College is white (8 degrees awarded). There were 2.67 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (3 degrees).
0% of degree recipients (0 students) did not report their race.
The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Visible Music College is white male (5 degrees awarded). There were 1.67 times more white male recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (3 degrees).
Visible Music College has an endowment valued at nearly $18.7k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $0 (0%), compared to the 2.38% average return ($240k on $10.1M) across all Special Focus Institutions.
In 2017, Visible Music College had a total expenditure of $3.75M. Of that $3.75M, they spent $1.43M on salaries and $3.75M on benefits.
Visible Music College employs N/A N/A, N/A N/A, and N/A N/A. Most academics at Visible Music College are Male Assistant professors (5), Male Professors(3), and Female Assistant professors (2).
The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Visible Music College are: Management, with 4 employees, Sales and related, with 4 employees, and Business and Financial Operations with 2 employees.
Visible Music College has an endowment valued at about $18.7k, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Visible Music College declined 97% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $10.1M lower than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.
This line chart shows how the endowment at Visible Music College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.
The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.
As of 2017, Visible Music College received $0 in grants and contracts from the federal government, $0 from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.
The bar chart shows the share of the primary expenses at Visible Music College over time, and the line chart shows the expenditure for solely salaries and benefits over time compared to the median for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification grouping.
This tree map shows all of the primary expenses of Research at Visible Music College as a share of total expenditure.
In 2017, Visible Music College paid a median of $1.43M in salaries, which represents 38.1% of their overall expenditure ($3.75M) and a 3.49% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 4.77% decline from 2015 and a 6.58% growth from 2014.
In 2017, Visible Music College paid a total of $462k to 10 employees working as instructors, which represents 32.3% of all salaries paid.
This is compared to a median of $1.02M (18.6%) for similar Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools.
N/A Employees
In N/A, the most common positions for instructional staff at Visible Music College were N/A with N/A employees; N/A with N/A employees; and N/A with N/A employees.
In N/A, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Visible Music College were Management with 4 employees; Sales and related with 4 employees; and Business and Financial Operations with 2 employees.
In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Visible Music College was Male Assistant professor with 5 employees, Male Professor with 3 employees, and Female Assistant professor with 2 employees.
This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Visible Music College.
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1,190 | Aubrey over at Laughing All the Way tagged me for this meme... I've been putting it off like all the other meme's I've been tagged for (sorry everyone!) but I had a few minutes this afternoon, and thought I'd try it since it looked like fun!
1. Attending the Northwest Family Conference in a couple weeks!!!
2. Staying with one of my bestest friends (who moved to Seattle last year) while I am in Washington.
3. Meeting Meredith, Heather and Angela while in Seattle.
4. Our Little Flowers' Tea Party in May.
5. My brother's wedding in June.
6. Attending a Catholic Summer Family Camp in June.
7. Celebrating our 10th Anniversary in October.
8. Strawberry Shortcake for dessert tonight, in honor of Divine Mercy Sunday.
1. Missed being able to watch my boys 4th baseball game since the battery was dead in my van, and hubby (being Asst Coach) couldn't leave the game to come and jump start it for me.
2. Cleaned my kitchen and made Wolf Paw Cookies while the boys were at their game.
3. Congratulated my boys on their "Undefeated" status!
4. Did a marathon shopping trip by MYSELF from 1:00pm to 8:30pm. It's amazing just how many stores it is possible to go to when you don't have 5 little children in tow. I went to the Mall, Target, Toys R Us, Walmart, Lowe's, Old Navy, Michael's, Freddy's, Costco, and Food 4 Less. I came home exhausted, but it felt so nice to get so many things checked off my "to-do" list!
5. Redeemed my Gymbucks at Gymboree, and got this adorable skirt for Twinkle Toes.
6. Ordered a "Muddy Mount Ashland" from my favorite Coffee Drive-Thru.
7. Purchased all the supplies I need for this weeks Garden of the Good Shepherd activities and for Chiquita's birthday.
1. Attend daily mass -- we keep trying but with the drive and Mass times (we have so few options for daily Mass) it has been very difficult.
2. Meet all of the dear friends I have made through blogging.
3. Fly to Virginia to visit my sister, especially after she delivers my newest niece in July.
4. Be better about sticking to an exercise routine.
5. Keep up with everything I "would like to do" when it comes to homeschooling.
6. Go to Rome and Ireland with my husband.
7. Go on a family trip to visit all of the California Missions.
8. Have the patience to learn how to knit and/or crochet.
8. That's all I can think of.... What do you watch????
8 People I tag: only if you have time and want to!
I hope you are all having a Blessed Divine Mercy Sunday!
You want to meet ME? You really do? Awww, you are so sweet, I feel special!
Of course I am looking forward to meeting you Angela. Your funny!
i am looking forward to a weekend without kids!!!
OH, i found out lauren might have a judo tournament on saturday. not sure what i will do about that.
only 2 more weeks. less actually, right??
OK, I wrote all the titles down and will try to think of 8 things for each....although that 8 things I did yesterday...I'm not doing much these days!!
Maureen ~ I would love that! My email address is jessica.showerofroses [at] gmail [dot] com. Thank you! | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,191 | Attendees at the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting got glimpses of the library of the future as companies offered products to move libraries well beyond books.
The event at McCormick Place included pitches from companies such as E-Learning's Driving-Tests.org, which provides online practice driver-education tests to libraries.
There was also discussion on technology and services that libraries increasingly are making available to the public, such as Google Glass, Oculus Rift and — in the case of the Chicago Public Library — WiFi.
And, in case you haven't noticed, libraries are becoming louder.
It's also becoming a tech-driven place.
• JoVE's peer-reviewed video journal, a subscription service that includes about 80,000 video articles, with about 80 articles added each month.
Next month, Chicago residents with library cards will be able to check out a Wi-Fi hotspot like a book.
• Zoobean's Beanstack, a free app for young children that recommends books available at local libraries based on user-added keywords and categories ("Dads with their children," for example).
• EnvisionWare 24-Hour Library, an automated library branch with self-serve browsing, check out/return, holds pickup and Wi-Fi hotspot.
And presenters at the event, which ended Tuesday, said availability of technology such as Google Glass is growing as libraries strive to provide popular and expensive products and gadgets.
"As these types of tech gain popularity in the public market and more and more people start to acquire these technologies, it's important that libraries stay up to speed and offer programs and resources that people can use," said Brigitte Bell, instruction librarian at the University of St. Francis in Joliet.
Casey McCoy, program coordinator at Lincolnwood Public Library District, said she expects more libraries to try out new technologies. She cited the Chicago Public Library's recent announcement of the start of lending personal Wi-Fi hotspot devices in some branches.
McCoy also said she sees more coding programs for girls.
Other panelists identified trends including gamification that rewards patrons with T-shirts, tablets or wiped library fines and beacon technology that sends prompts to visit the library or reminders to renew a checkout.
Speakers said libraries are creating more spaces for teens, too.
At the same time, she said, libraries are investing in more comfortable seating in adult areas and adding two-person tables. They're even putting in business centers, with one-person tables with enough space for patrons to spread out their items, Nash said.
D-Tech's ComputeIT is a self-service laptop vending system for libraries.
Users can use their cell phone on D-Tech's LendIT to check out books and other library materials. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,192 | Peter Muckenhuber (nascido em 16 de fevereiro de 1955) é um ex-ciclista austríaco. Competiu nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1980 em Moscou, onde fez parte da equipe de ciclismo austríaca que terminou na décima sexta posição nos 100 km contrarrelógio por equipes.
Ciclistas olímpicos da Áustria
Ciclistas nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1980
Ciclistas nos Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 1984
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1,193 | The Guyana Foundation has begun a series of workshops on mental health and empowerment at its Sunrise Center at Zorg-en-Vlygt of the Essequibo Coast. These workshops are organized in collaboration with the William James College, Center for Multicultural and Global Mental Health, which is based in the US. The team is led by faculty members Drs., Natalie A Cort, PhD; Jill Bloom, PhD; Elana Wolkoff, PhD and a team of students from the college.
Read the full article on The Guyana Foundation website. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,194 | FaithDispatchesNovember 2022 issue
Meet the Dorothy Day, the latest addition to New York's Staten Island Ferry fleet
Kevin ClarkeSeptember 20, 2022
The Dorothy Day Staten Island Ferry arrives in New York for final preparation before her first commuter run on Nov. 8, the Catholic Worker co-founder's 125th birthday. Photos by Kevin Clarke.
The latest addition to New York's Staten Island Ferry fleet, the Dorothy Day, passed under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Sept. 16, delighting members of New York's Catholic Worker community and supporters who had come out to welcome Dorothy back to New York. The new ferry boat was on its way to a mooring at Caddell Dry Dock and Repair on Staten Island, where testing and final work preparing the Dorothy Day for commuter service between Staten Island and Manhattan will continue over the next few weeks.
The new ferry should be ready for passenger service on the 125th celebration of Day's birth, Nov. 8, according to Anthony Donovan, a longtime supporter of the Catholic Worker movement who called in a favor at McAllister Towing to arrange harbor transport for the ferry's welcoming committee. Mr. Donovan's cousin Bucky McAllister was kind enough to lend out the Ellen McAllister, a sturdy working tug, and her crew to take the delegation out to greet the vessel.
The new ferry should be ready for passenger service on the 125th celebration of Dorothy Day's birth, Nov. 8.
"To me this is like a birthing. This is a beautiful, kind of a sacred day," Mr. Donovan said as the tug approached the ferry, just then appearing on the horizon on a brilliant late summer morning in New York. "I know it's all symbolic," he said with a wry smile. "Dorothy is not a ship; Dorothy is in our hearts." But today, he marveled as the ferry neared Staten Island for the first time, "her message is being carried into the tides of New York harbor."
Dorothy Day famously never wanted to be called a saint; how might she have responded to the idea of having a Staten Island ferry named after her?
Passing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge
"If it helps awaken consciences and gives a platform for the poor and for an alternative way of life than what we're living right now, I think she would be very proud and happy," Deborah Sucich, a Catholic Worker who joined the group on the Ellen McAllister, said.
"Given her deep, deep love for Staten Island and wanting to build bridges between different boroughs in New York City, I think this connector [vessel]—especially since it's free—would be something she would probably be very happy with," Kevin Ahern said. Mr. Ahern is an associate professor of religious studies at Manhattan College, where a Dorothy Day Center for the Study of Social Catholicism is planned, and a member of the coordinating committee for the Dorothy Day Guild, which has been managing her canonization process. (Mr. Ahern is also a former board member of America.)
That effort is in a waiting mode, he said, with all materials supporting Day's canonization delivered to Rome. The arrival of the new ferry, he said, offers a unique opportunity to bring her life to the public's attention and "build momentum" toward her canonization.
"A key part of the process right now is raising awareness of Dorothy's life and witness and encouraging people to pray for miracles and to report those miracles, so we can move further along on the process," he said.
Ms. Sucich was happy to see Day remembered in this unique way. "I feel like she is one of our spiritual mothers and friends that are guiding us along this path," she said. Ms. Sucich is among a group of Catholic Workers who hope to open a house of hospitality on Staten Island, where the movement has historic ties but has not had a presence in many years.
"Now with her canonization coming up, we feel that Staten Island—along with the rest of the world—is much in need of the Catholic Worker movement," Ms. Sucich said.
Is the new ferry's arrival a sign? Definitely, she said. In the coming months, she pointed out, in addition to celebrating Day's 125th birthday, the Catholic Worker newspaper will reach its 90th year of publishing in New York.
"When they launch this boat, we have the perfect opportunity to educate Staten Islanders about Dorothy Day," said Ms. Sucich. "That would be the least we could do for her cause and [the Catholic Worker] movement, and I'm hoping that the support will be so great that within a year or two we can open a house of hospitality on Staten Island."
Though the Dorothy Day in the traditional orange and blue of the Staten Island ferry service will surely appear familiar to regulars of the daily crossing to Manhattan, her builders assure she is equipped with the latest technological and safety advances and built for comfort. The ferry includes an upper-deck promenade that will function as an outdoor walking track for exercise-minded commuters.
"Now with her canonization coming up, we feel that Staten Island—along with the rest of the world—is much in need of the Catholic Worker movement."
According to the Eastern Shipbuilding Group, which built and launched the Dorothy Day from Panama City, Fla., the double-ended 4,500-passenger ferry includes "the latest in marine technology for energy efficiency and environmental friendliness." The city's experience on 9/11 contributed to the design—like two other ferries recently launched by Eastern, the Dorothy Day "can be connected to the New York fire vessels…to support evacuations and rescue."
"It has been an honor for our company to build the three Ollis Class Staten Island Ferries for the citizens of New York City, marking a bold new chapter in the Staten Island Ferry's 200-year-old legacy of public transportation," Joey D'Isernia, president of Eastern Shipbuilding Group, said. "These cutting-edge ferries are now the premier vessels of the world's busiest passenger-only ferry system that has reliably served the people of New York, New Jersey and the millions of tourists New York City welcomes each year."
The ferry naming, which began as a petition campaign in 2016 submitted to the de Blasio administration, contributes to recent efforts in New York to find new ways to honor notable women and people from communities overlooked in the past. The same could be said for the church's canonization process, Mr. Ahern pointed out. "Dorothy Day as a laywoman, as a New Yorker, as a mother—we need more voices like that, more experiences like that formally recognized as saints," he said.
"My students are always looking for exemplars of great New Yorkers," Mr. Ahern added. Noting her connections to Staten Island, where as a young mother she lived in a beach bungalow, "I can't think of a better place to memorialize her legacy in the public space of New York City," he said.
Mr. Ahern recalled Pope Francis' warning that Catholics like Dorothy Day not be memorialized like "a mummy in a museum." That is surely not true of the tribute paid to her memory by this "ginormous ferry," he said. If this "piece of public art" could lead people "to hear about the Gospel in a new way, then there's something miraculous there," he said.
Watching the Dorothy Day approach, Mr. Donovan remembered his years supporting the Catholic Worker's efforts against war-making and nuclear weapons manufacture. "Dorothy has always been inspiring me," he said, lamenting the latest European conflict in Ukraine and the continuing scandal of war-making in a world full of need.
"It's beautiful that we have Dorothy's energy and her spirit and her wisdom entering the harbor at this really difficult time of another war rising and the real threat of a nuclear exchange," he said. "Her words and her example are very prescient right now."
More: Dorothy Day / Catholic Social Teaching / US Church / War & Peace
Kevin Clarke is America's chief correspondent and the author of Oscar Romero: Love Must Win Out (Liturgical Press).
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1,195 | Businesses are increasingly vulnerable to experiencing a catastrophic loss resulting from a security breach.B Besides the direct costs associated with mitigating a data breach, loss of brand equity and subsequent disruption to a business can be significant.
You might recall the data breach that compromised Sonybs Playstation Network. Itbs estimated that the incident cost Sony over $20 million in lost subscriber revenue while the system was taken offline. In addition, since proper security techniques were not used to protect the sensitive information for over 70 million subscribers, Sony suffered significant damage to its brand equity and future revenue potential.
infrastructure, are you willing to enforce it?
In fact, a global enterprise installed a data leak prevention system to scan the outbound e-mail of their 100,000 employees. Much to their surprise they learned that, on average, more than 1,000 e-mail messages per day containing credit card numbers were being transmitted in the clear across the public Internet. They knew about these transmissions for three years b and still no corrective action was taken. Why? According to their CCO, those e-mail messages represented too much revenue to the company to stop them. Jobs would be at risk if a system was implemented that disrupted those workflows.
is probably not the best approach to the problem of online security and privacy.B Fortunately, there are some tools that can tackle the job without breaking the bank.B The first step is to survey the landscape so that you know where your weaknesses are to focus your resources.B From there, you can find the best tool for the job. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,196 | INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY INDORE
Prof. Neelesh Kumar Jain
Awards & Activities
Books Authored and Edited
Administrative Responsibilities
Expert Lecture
Invited Expert Lectures or Panel Discussion
(As on July 2019)
On "Modern Methods in Teaching and Evaluation" Faculty Induction Program under TEQIP-3 program at IIT Indore, Jan 2018.
Panelist in Discussion on "Role of Academic Institutions in Industry 4.0" in Global Manufacturing Summit organized by "The Machinist" magazine from Times of India Group, 16 Nov. 2017
On "Near-net Shape Manufacturing of Miniatures Gears by WEDM Process" at IIT Guwahati on 22 Nov. 2015 in TEQIP course on "Advances in Gear Engineering".
On "High Quality of Finishing of Gears by Electrochemical Honing Process" at IIT Guwahati on 21 Nov. 2015 in TEQIP course on "Advances in Gear Engineering".
Presentation in Manufacturing Today's "Re-inventing the Future: Innovation at Work" on 26 Aug. 2016 orgranized by Adita Birla Group.
On "Micromanufacturing Applications of Micro-Plasma Transferrred Arc Deposition Process" at IIT Kanpur on 1st July 2015 in AICTE sponsored short-term course on "Micro-manufacturing".
On "Advanced Machining Processes" in the MPCST sponsored national workshop on "Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering-Materials and Manufacturing" at IES-IPS Academy Indore on 1st May 2015.
On "Using Advanced Machining and Finishing Processes for Micro-manufacturing Applications" at IIT Kanpur on 2nd April 2014 in AICTE-BARC sponsored course on "Micro-manufacturing".
On "Machining of Metal Matrix Composites" in the Short-Term Training Program on "Recent Advances in Composite Materials" at SVNIT Surat on 27th June 2013.
On "Process Selection Methodology for Rapid Prototyping (RP) Processes" in National Workshop on "Significance of Rapid Prototyping and Rapid Tooling in Indian Industry" at MANIT Bhopal on May 11th, 2013.
On "Electrochemical honing of Internal Cylinders and external gears" DST sponsored 3rd SERC school at IIT KANPUR during 20-25th July 2009.
FOUR expert lectures on the topics of Electro Discharge machining (EDM), Wire-EDM, Electro Chemical Machining (ECM), and Electro Chemical Grinding (ECG) in the short-term course on "Non-Conventional Machining" held at Delhradun Institute of Technology, Dehrdun during 2-6th March, 2009.
FIVE Lectures on the topics of CIM, Automation, CAM, and CAPP in a Short-Term Training Program on ACAD/CAM for Polytechnic Teachers of Uttarakhand during 11th to 15th March 2008 organized at STEP IIT Roorkee.
On "Manufacture Process Selection" in AICTE-Sponsored Short-Term Course on "Product Design and Development" on 12th July 2007 held at IIT ROORKEE during 9-13 July, 2007.
On "Electrochemical Honing (ECH) Process" in AICTE-BARC sponsored Short-Term Course on "Micromachining" on 21st June 2007 held at IIT KANPUR during 18-23 June 2007.
On "Automated Manufacturing Process Selection for Advanced Machining Processes and Rapid Prototyping Processes" at SGSITS INDORE, on 29th Jan, 2007.
On "Rapid Prototyping Technology" in QIP-sponsored Short-Term Course on "Advanced Processing of Composite Materials" on 26th July 2006 held at IIT ROORKEE during 24-28th July, 2006.
On "Plant Layout" on 1st Feb. 2005 in the Analytical Skills Development Program for ACC Management Trainees conducted at Continuing Education Center of IIT ROORKEE during Jan-Feb. 2005.
On "Advanced Machining Process Selection" on 20th March 2004 at Sreenidhi Institute of Science and Technology (SNIST), HYDERABAD.
On "Computer Aided Process Selection and Parametric Optimization of Advanced Machining Processes" in the Contact Program for Young Scientists sponsored by DST, Government of India New Delhi and held at IIT KANPUR during July 2001.
Discipline of Mechanical Engineering,
Office: 612, Scandium POD Building,
Coordinator, DST-FIST Center of Excellence in Gear Engineering
(Room No: 103 and 104 Titanium POD)
Khandwa Road, Simrol, Indore,
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1,197 | Hard-fought history shaped Duluth's first black City Council member
Janet Kennedy grew up in West Duluth, the area she will now represent on the City Council.
— ALEX KORMANN • Star Tribune
By Katie Galioto , Star Tribune
Duluth – As Janet Kennedy sipped from a mug Wednesday in Wussow's Concert Cafe, her neighborhood coffee shop, a handful of passersby stopped to offer their congratulations.
The 56-year-old West Duluth resident was elected to the City Council on Tuesday, becoming the first black council member.
It's a historic moment for the city, which is 90% white. And for Kennedy, it's a chance to make a difference in the community she's been a part of her entire life.
"I grew up here and really loved living in West Duluth," she said. "It hasn't always been easy. But I could say that about a lot of places in the city for a lot of different reasons."
Kennedy's family moved to the city in the '60s, when she was a baby, for the Air Force base. She was raised by her mother, who instilled a value of hard work and service in her children.
Duluth elects first African-American to City Council; council president ousted
In 1970, just barely 1% of Duluth identified as black, according to the U.S. Census. That decade, a classmate's parent led a petition to remove Kennedy from her fifth grade class in the West Duluth community she will now represent.
Teachers and mentors stood up for Kennedy, and the petition never caught much steam. "But I had to have conversations with adults and some older kids in the neighborhood and sort of fight my way through just to be included in many things," she said.
"It's kind of where I've learned a lot of my tenacity and how to use my voice to change things that weren't fair," Kennedy added.
That tenacity has sustained Kennedy through two unsuccessful bids to join the council. In 2015, she challenged Fifth District incumbent Jay Fosle and lost by a few hundred votes. In 2017, she ran as an at-large candidate and missed by a similar margin.
This year, however, Fosle decided not to seek re-election, pitting Kennedy against community activist Jeanne Koneczny. It was a close race, but Kennedy said her two defeats had been building up to the moment Tuesday night when election results were final. She'd won 52% of the vote.
"I was relieved," she said. "I was relieved for the many people that have supported me. It felt really good that the voters listened and believe my leadership will help to move forward on the issues that they have."
Top priorities of Kennedy's include the promotion of community-centered economic development and vibrant neighborhoods, as well as policies that improve transportation and health outcomes in West Duluth. For years, tensions have existed over disparities between Duluth's west side, historically home to more blue-collar families, and the more affluent east side of town.
"I would say there's been an unfair distribution in some of these ZIP codes," Kennedy said. "That's been apparent, and it's what I've seen and heard while knocking on doors."
While out door-to-door campaigning, Kennedy ran into familiar faces — old friends, parents of former classmates. Part of the reason she thinks her message resonated with voters was that she shares their love and understanding of West Duluth.
Her knowledge of policy didn't hurt either. Kennedy worked in physical therapy for 25 years, which grew her interest in health policy. Eventually, she started getting asked to serve on a number of boards, campaigns and committees, including the NAACP's Duluth branch. Stephan Witherspoon, the local association's president, called Kennedy "a pioneer" on Wednesday.
"She just really loves to advocate for people — anybody and everybody," said Witherspoon, who, like Kennedy, thinks the election marks progress for Duluth, though he added that the city still has a ways to go in terms of racial equity.
Many 'lenses'
Duluth, like many other communities across the country, has deep disparities between white people and people of color on a number of metrics, including graduation rates, life expectancies and homeownership.
Ultimately, it's the hodgepodge of experiences and roles she's had over the years that Kennedy thinks has prepared her for the work she hopes to do in office. She has many different "lenses," she said, that allow her make better, more informed decisions.
"I'm a grandmother. I'm a student. I have degrees. I take care of my elderly mom. I'm active in my church. I ride a motorcycle. I've worked in the medical field for 25 years, and I'm serving on the city's planning commission," Kennedy said. "There's many different intersections that I bring to the table."
Carl Crawford, Duluth's human rights officer who has worked with Kennedy on numerous boards and commissions, said "breaking the ceiling" as Duluth's first black council member "carries not only the history and the legacy. It also creates an opportunity for Janet to be Janet."
As she thanked a well-wisher in the West Duluth coffee shop not far from her own home, Kennedy said she was excited to do just that — be herself and build policies "that work for everyone."
"Becoming what you want to see in your community," she said, "and becoming who you want to see in your community — that's really important to me."
Katie Galioto • 612-673-4478
Katie Galioto is a reporter covering the Duluth/Superior region for the Star Tribune. Sign up to receive the new North Report newsletter.
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1,199 | Småland Resorts consists of nine resorts, situated by lakes in locations of great natural beauty. The best of Småland is offered here in the form of gastronomy, hospitality and nature experiences. All are wholly unique and have their own personalities; at the same time, we are specialists in meetings and offer professional settings suitable for conferences. When you stay with us, you can expect that little extra something! | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,200 | Sometimes high school doesn't go as planned. In those cases when it doesn't, there are other opportunities and support available at Kishwaukee College to set life back in motion and on a different track. The Adult Education department and the Kishwaukee College Foundation offered Gabriele Munch the preparation and financial support she needed to find a path to success.
Gabriele had the academic skills necessary to succeed but found herself lost in large classrooms. She struggled to find her place in the social hierarchy of high school. When a personal tragedy involving a friend occurred, she missed enough school that she found herself nearly 16 credits behind in her senior year. "I just dropped out at that point," she stated.
A voracious reader with a curious mind, Gabriele knew she wanted to complete her education. Her family suggested she enroll in a GED/High School Equivalency preparation class offered through Kish's Adult Education department and then take the exams.
Her prep class instructors, Patti Wragg and Suzanne Meerman, found an eager student who had the motivation to learn everything she could. Determined, Gabriele passed all the GED/HSE exams in a single semester, something that is very difficult to complete. "I discovered I really had learned more in high school than I thought. And the class was small so I received a lot of personal attention from Patti and Suzanne and that helped me focus," Gabriele said.
Wanting to continue her education by enrolling in a Dental Assisting Program at Kish, Gabriele found assistance from the Kishwaukee College Foundation, specifically the George E. and Betty B. Dutton Memorial Fund. George Dutton Jr. and his wife Betty Dutton played an important role in the city of Sycamore and DeKalb County in the second half of the 20th century. Their son, Jim, was chairman of the board of NB&T until the sale to First Midwest Bank in 2015. Although he now lives out of state, Jim remains actively interested in the local area.
The Dutton Memorial Fund has supported Kish College GED/HSE students since 1999. The Fund assists with paying for the GED/HSE exams and also supports students who complete the exams and then continue their education at Kish. Gabriele received $500 from the Dutton Fund and an additional $625 from First National Bank Scholarship for Non-Credit/Short-Term Training Programs. The generosity of the two programs, both administered by the Kishwaukee College Foundation, meant she only paid $75 for the program.
As a recipient of the Dutton's far-sighted generosity, Gabriele Munch wholeheartedly agrees.
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1,201 | "What's the big fuss about preemption? You'd shoot first if someone was planning to shoot you right?"
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1,203 | Search for: [Keywords = frequency measurement]
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Methods of DC/DC converter transfer function measurements, based on data acquired in the time domain
Marcin Walczak
Metrology and Measurement Systems | 2019 | vol. 26 | No 4 | 661-671 | DOI: 10.24425/mms.2019.130569
Keywords DC–DC converters frequency characteristics transfer function measurement
The measurement of frequency characteristics, like magnitude and phase, related to a specific transfer function of DC–DC converters, can be a difficult task – especially when the measured signal approaches the boundary of a small-signal model validity (i:e. 1/3 of the switching frequency fS). It is hard to find a paper where authors mention the measurement techniques they use to draw frequency characteristics. Meanwhile the presence of noise in the output signal does not enable to directly measure the gain and the phase shift between the input and output signals. In such situations additional analysis is required in order to achieve a reliable result. This paper contains a description of a few methods that can be used to analyse measured signals in order to determine the gain and the phase shift of a specific transfer function. They enable to verify mathematical models in a wide range of frequencies (up to 1/3 fS). The methods use signals measured in the time domain and can be implemented in mathematical software such as Matlab or Scilab.
A New Approach to Measurement of Frequency Shifts Using the Principle of Rational Approximations
Fabian N. Murrieta-Rico Vitalii Petranovskii Oleg Y. Sergiyenko Daniel Hernandez-Balbuena Lars Lindner
Metrology and Measurement Systems | 2017 | vol. 24 | No 1 | DOI: 10.1515/mms-2017-0007
Keywords frequency measurement rational approximations sensors
When a frequency domain sensor is under the effect of an input stimulus, there is a frequency shift at its output. One of the most important advantages of such sensors is their converting a physical input parameter into time variations. In consequence, changes of an input stimulus can be quantified very precisely, provided that a proper frequency counter/meter is used. Unfortunately, it is well known in the time-frequency metrology that if a higher accuracy in measurements is needed, a longer time for measuring is required. The principle of rational approximations is a method to measure a signal frequency. One of its main properties is that the time required for measuring decreases when the order of an unknown frequency increases. In particular, this work shows a new measurement technique, which is devoted to measuring the frequency shifts that occur in frequency domain sensors. The presented research result is a modification of the principle of rational approximations. In this work a mathematical analysis is presented, and the theory of this new measurement method is analysed in detail. As a result, a new formalism for frequency measurement is proposed, which improves resolution and reduces the measurement time.
Laser frequency counting and frequency modulation width measurement from a fft signal
Petr Křen
Keywords laser modulation width frequency measurement optical frequency synthesizer.
A new method of optical frequency beat counting based on fast Fourier transform (FFT) analysis is described. Signals with a worse signal-to-noise ratio can be counted correctly comparing to the conventional counting method of detecting each period separately. The systematic error of FFT counting below 10 Hz is demonstrated and can be decreased. Additionally the modulation width of a frequency-stabilized laser with high frequency modulation index can be simultaneously measured during a carrier frequency measurement against an optical frequency synthesizer or other laser.
NOISE SPECTROSCOPY OF RESISTIVE COMPONENTS AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE
Adam Witold Stadler Zbigniew Zawiślak Andrzej Dziedzic Damian Nowak
Metrology and Measurement Systems | 2014 | No 1 | 15-26 | DOI: 10.2478/mms-2014-0002
Keywords noise spectroscopy low-frequency noise resistance noise low-frequency noise measurement thick-film resistors
Studies of electrical properties, including noise properties, of thick-film resistors prepared from various resistive and conductive materials on LTCC substrates have been described. Experiments have been carried out in the temperature range from 300 K up to 650 K using two methods, i.e. measuring (i) spectra of voltage fluctuations observed on the studied samples and (ii) the current noise index by a standard meter, both at constant temperature and during a temperature sweep with a slow rate. The 1/f noise component caused by resistance fluctuations occurred to be dominant in the entire range of temperature. The dependence of the noise intensity on temperature revealed that a temperature change from 300 K to 650 K causes a rise in magnitude of the noise intensity approximately one order of magnitude. Using the experimental data, the parameters describing noise properties of the used materials have been calculated and compared to the properties of other previously studied thick-film materials.
High frequency metrology for intracardiac ablation: in-vivo results
Rouane Amar Bru Paul
Keywords impedance matching voltage measurement cell current measurement cell high frequency energy.
Cardiac Radiofrequency (RF) ablation is a commonly used clinical procedure for treating many cardiac arrhythmias. However, the efficacy of RF ablation may be limited by two factors: small ventricular lesions and impedance rise, leading to coagulum formation and desiccation of tissue. In this paper, a high frequency (HF) energy ablation system operating at 27.12 MHz based on an automated load matching system was developed. A HF energy matched probe associated to the automated impedance matching device ensures optimal transfer of the energy to the load. The aim of this study was to evaluate this energy for catheter ablation of the atrioventricular junction. In vivo studies were performed using 10 sheep to characterize the lesions created with the impedance matching system. No cardiac perforation was noted. No thrombus was observed at the catheter tip. Acute lesions ranged from 3 to 45 mm in diameter (mean ±SD = 10.3±10) and from 1 to 15 mm in depth (6.7±3.9), exhibiting a close relationship between HF delivered power level and lesion size. Catheter ablation using HF current is feasible and appears effective in producing a stable AV block when applied at the AV junction and large myocardial lesions at ventricular sites.
Evaluation of a high-precision digital multimeter by the laboratory of calibration of multifunction electrical instruments of INRIM
Flavio Galliana Marco Lanzillotti
Keywords digital multimeter calibration measurement uncertainties low-frequency electrical measure-ments performance index measurement specifications
A metrological verification of a high precision digital multimeter was made by the laboratory of calibration of programmable electrical multifunction instruments of the National Institute of Metrological Research (INRIM) in order to verify its accuracy and stability. The instrument had been tested for a period of six months for five low-frequency electrical quantities (DC and AC Voltage and Current and DC Resistance). Its stability and precision were compared with the accuracy specifications of the manufacturer. As a new approach, a performance index of the DMM was introduced and evaluated for each examined measurement point. The DMM showed a satisfactory agreement with its specifications to be considered at the level of other top-class DMMs and even better in some measurements points.
Monitoring of phase jitter in fibre optic time and frequency transfer systems
Karol Salwik Łukasz Śliwczyński Przemysław Krehlik
Metrology and Measurement Systems | 2018 | vol. 25 | No 3 | 487-497 | DOI: 10.24425/123900
Keywords jitter measurement phase comparison fibre optics time and frequency transfer bidirectional optical amplifier
The phase jitter enables to assess quality of signals transmitted in a bi-directional, long-distance fibre optic link dedicated for dissemination of the time and frequency signals. In the paper, we are considering measurements of jitter using a phase detector the detected frequency signal and the reference signal are supplied to. To cover the wideband jitter spectrum the detected signal frequency is divided and – because of the aliasing process – higher spectral components are shifted down. We are also examining the influence of a residual jitter that occurs in the reference signal generated by filtering the jitter occurring in the same signal, whose phase fluctuations we intend to measure. Then, we are discussing the evaluation results, which were obtained by using the target fibre optic time and frequency transfer system.
A Concept of a Passive Radar with Quadrature Microwave Phase Discriminators
Adam Rutkowski
Metrology and Measurement Systems | 2012 | No 1 | 95-104 | DOI: 10.2478/v10178-012-0008-9
Keywords passive radar instantaneous frequency measurement IFM microwave phase discriminator phase of noise signal
Passive radar does not have its own emitter. It uses so-called signals of opportunity emitted by non-cooperative illuminators. During the detection of reflected signals, a direct signal from a non-cooperative emitter is used as the reference signal. Detection of electromagnetic echoes is, in present day radars, performed by finding the maximum of the cross ambiguity function. This function is based on the multiplication of the received signal and the reference signal. Detection of echoes by means of a quadrature microwave phase discriminator QMPD was proposed in the work as an alternative solution for ambiguity function evaluation. This discriminator carries out vectorial summing of the received and the reference signals. The summing operations in QMPD are carried out with the aid of microwave elements and without the use of expensive digital signal processors. Definitions of the phase and phase difference of the so-called simple signals and noise signals were described. A proposal of a passive radar equipped with several independent quadrature microwave phase discriminators was presented. Ideas of algorithms of object detection and of the distance-to-object estimation designed for this radar have been also sketched.
Distance Measurement Errors in Silent Fm-Cw Sonar with Matched Filtering
Jacek Marszal Roman Salamon
Keywords silent sonar frequency modulation continuous wave matched filtering distance measurement errors Doppler effect
The secretiveness of sonar operation can be achieved by using continuous frequency-modulated sounding signals with reduced power and significantly prolonged repeat time. The application of matched filtration in the sonar receiver provides optimal conditions for detection against the background of white noise and reverberation, and a very good resolution of distance measurements of motionless targets. The article shows that target movement causes large range measurement errors when linear and hyperbolic frequency modulations are used. The formulas for the calculation of these errors are given. It is shown that for signals with linear frequency modulation the range resolution and detection conditions deteriorate. The use of hyperbolic frequency modulation largely eliminates these adverse effects. | RedPajamaCommonCrawl | validation |
1,204 | Drew Estate announces today the release of ACID Croqueta Tubo to Drew Estate retailers nationwide. Attendees of the 2019 TAA Trade Show held March 17-21st in Casa de Campo, Dominican Republic will get the first look at this full ring gauge, short length expression.
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1,205 | It's hard to imagine Andy Andrews – best-selling novelist and sought-after speaker-- as the young man he was years ago, homeless and living under a fishing pier in coastal Alabama.
The picture of beach casual in a sky blue shirt and kahkis, Andrews is engaging and beaming as he talks about his new book, "The Noticer Returns," and how a simple change in thinking can help anyone create an extraordinary life.
The antidote to an average life is a change in perspective, he explains, something Andrews learned in real life from a white-haired drifter named Jones, who was also a main character in his earlier book, "The Noticer." Jones helped Andrews find the perspective he needed to rebuild his life in the midst of homelessness and the loss of his parents.
That book, a mix of real life and fiction, sold more than 1 million in copies and was a New York Times bestseller.
The sequel, "The Noticer Returns," reunites Andrews with Jones. It also follows several Fairhope residents as they encounter the old man with the suitcase. Jones gently guides them toward the right way of thinking to face challenges with finances, parenting, marriage and health care.
The book also addresses how individual changes can transform an entire society. Take, for instance, the "Greatest Generation," the group that came of age around World War II.
The credit for that generation's achievements, says Jones, should really go to the parents who raised them. He adds that today's parents can raise an extraordinary generation by laying out specific standards for their children and methodically instilling in them the character they need to reach those standards.
"Parenting is the fulcrum our entire society rests on," Andrews says.
"The Noticer Returns" is in line with Andrews' other writings, which address how to live a life of purpose. "So often, we are merely one idea away from solving a gnawing problem that seems impossible to resolve," he said.
Among his other books are "The Traveler's Gift" and "How Do You Kill 11 Million People?" Andrews has addressed members of Congress and their spouses, and has spoken at the request of four presidents. He also consults with corporations and other organizations, including sports teams.
But he rejects the notion that he's a motivational speaker. "I think motivation is a myth," he says. "I'm more into proof (of principles) than I am encouragement. Encouragement lasts until Monday or until the guy is out of the room.
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1,206 | A few months ago, some Kirby orchestral concerts were announced as part of the celebrations for the 25th Anniversary of the Kirby series. Unfortunately, all the concerts are now sold out… which is why some more were announced today!
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1,208 | Sometimes words are at the tip of my tongue and I read a quote and it's saying exactly what I wanted to say. Sometimes when I don't have the words, others do.
Be happy and love your life. Find joy in the simple things like a sunny day or pretty leaf on the ground. Look outside and take in nature. Everyday we look at the world but do we see the world everyday?
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1,209 | Whitwell is a parish in the north east corner of Derbyshire, on the borders with both Nottinghamshire and South Yorkshire. It has at various times been classed as being a Nottinghamshire village. It consists of the hamlets of Steetley, Belph and Bakestone Moor and the villages of Hodthorpe and Whitwell. The parish includes a part of Creswell Crags where there have been some very early Neolithic cave paintings found, perhaps the earliest in Europe.
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1,210 | The North sails team finished off the final adjustments to the new mainsail on Friday, in the middle of the 40 degree heatwave in Marseille, thanks guys! We took Wildling out today to try everything. The mainsail is perfect!
We did the weight comparison. The 3Di mainsail (with no battens) weighs 80 kg (175 lbs) and the old sail with no battens weighed in at 117 kg (257 lbs). I'm guessing the difference in weight of the battens is around 15 kg (35 lbs) which means we reduced the weight of the mainsail by 40% and removed 52 kg (115 lbs) from the boat, and most of it up high.
Fully raised mainsail. We checked the battens in 6 knots of wind, and they tacked over no problem.
We were very fortunate to be able to take our dear friends from Austin Texas – Scott and Deanna and their two boys – out on the boat with us today. They are visiting Marseille on their vacation, and stopped off to say hi.
Another hot day in the Med, but perfect for sailing and swimming at Iles du Frioul.
Very nice sail and less weight makes hoisting easier. I think you will find nylon teltales better than wool. Wool ones always find something to catch on. Also as far as trimming the main, the leach teltales are a good rough guide, but look up at the leeward side teltales to make sure they are not stalling.
I'm with you on the nylon vs wool telltales, the wool telltales on the headsails are already getting snagged. I would have specified nylon if I had known ahead of time, which might be a good tip for anyone reading this and planning on purchasing new sails.
Thanks for the advice on the leeward side telltales. I've always found trimming using these quite challenging. The tells on the bottom third of the sail seem to always stream regardless of trim, and the upper third tend to stall in most conditions. It takes a lot of twist off to get them to fly, and often it feels like more twist than needed, so I default to the leech tells. I'm hoping the new sail makes this more precise but I need more miles with the sail to know. Any tips you can provide on how to best trim the main would be very appreciated.
Also complicating things can be backwind of the head sails into the front of the main.
Also be careful to center the mast rotation before gybing and the mainsail can be damaged on the spreader tips.
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Thanks Ed for your feedback!
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Advertising executives and copywriters all know that most purchasing decisions are based on emotions. The most successful ads work because they appeal to our desires, our fears, and sense of security (or lack thereof). You buy the thing being advertised, because you believe it will make you more wealthy, save you money, give you better health, advance your career, reduce your fear, entertain you, and so forth. These are important decisions that have thoughts and feelings behind them. Advertisers try to hook into those.
When I read those diary entries now, the ones I wrote as a teenager and a young adult, I barely recognize myself. How could I have been so simple minded? How could I have been so out of touch with reality? The answer is clear to me now. The diary allowed me to cocoon myself, to protect myself against the harsher world. But it also prevented me from growing.
The heart is so often left out of the equation in business, marketing and communications. We simply tell people what we want them to hear. Not what they want to hear, and not how they want to hear it. To know what they care about, you have to connect. And to connect, you have to be truthful, vulnerable, and real.
I've been listening more to what I call my second voice: the one of compassion. My primary voice, the one that does most of the talking internally, is generally filled with criticism and harsh comparing. I no longer want to use or listen to that voice. I'm done with creating guilt and then acting from that emotion. I'd rather act from love and caring about myself and others.
So I've been on this long journey of self-discovery. And discovering myself, my true self, not the one others tell me I need to be more like, is the missing piece to the whole entrepreneurial adventure I'm on. It is so true that becoming who I want to be, the kind of person who will go out and make the world a better place, and make a living doing it, is all about self-discovery and self-development.
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Who gets to decide that you are likable? If you want to do something, who makes the rules about whether it is right or not right? Even if (or especially if) what you are doing is an expression of who you are, especially if it comes from the heart, from an authentic place, why care if someone likes or doesn't like what you did or what you like?
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1,214 | 30 Rock Blackface Episodes Pulled at Tina Fey's Request
Four episodes will be completely scrubbed from streaming and syndication
June 22, 2020 | 8:56pm ET
30 Rock is about to get slimmer. As Variety reports, creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock alongside NBCUniversal have requested that multiple episodes featuring characters in blackface be removed from streaming networks and syndication.
"As we strive to do the work and do better in regards to race in America, we believe that these episodes featuring actors in race-changing makeup are best taken out of circulation," Fey explained in a statement obtained by Variety. "I understand now that 'intent' is not a free pass for white people to use these images. I apologize for pain they have caused. Going forward, no comedy-loving kid needs to stumble on these tropes and be stung by their ugliness. I thank NBCUniversal for honoring this request."
As Vulture notes, Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) appeared in blackface in two episodes of the series — "Believe In The Stars" (Season 3, Episode 2), in which she and Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) swap identities in order to determine whether Black men or white women face more challenges in society; and "Christmas Attack Zone" (season 5, Episode 10), in which Maroney dresses as former Pittsburgh Steelers star Lynn Swann at a party.
Another episode, "Live from Studio 6H" (Season 6, Episode 19), saw guest star Jon Hamm appear in a wig and blackface as part of a spoofing of Amos 'n' Andy. The East Coast version of "The Live Show" (Season 5, Episode 4), which featured a fake Fox News chyron that read "Exclusive Interview With Kenyan Liar," a reference to Barack Obama birther conspiracy, is also being pulled.
A source tells Variety that all four episodes will be scrubbed from streaming services by the end of the week, and taken out of syndication. In fact, fans won't even be able to purchase them on iTunes and/or Google Play.
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Children collected the fallen flowers and decorated the pathways while some others indulged in some forgotten games that would be played in street corners and lanes years ago!! While we munched through the sumptuous food, there was classical music and a quiz contest on nature too. What a lovely way to come together and celebrate nature and remember that we all have a role to play in sustainability. Now in its 2nd year of celebration, it was a great show.
Mark your calendars for the next edition on the second saturday of January !!
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If you in Blr; you can attend the one in Madiwala lake on 23rd January.
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1,219 | Alex Piquero, the associate dean of graduate programs for the School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences and Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology, has been gathering data regarding NFL player arrests and penalties is one of several of his studies that have blown up in the media in recent years. Piquero's work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and in a speech by former-President Barack Obama. Photo by Chris Lin | Mercury Staff.
Research earns nat'l media spotlight
Alex Piquero's work has appeared on the front page of The New York Times. It's been lambasted in an opinion authored by Ann Coulter. Former President Barack Obama has cited Piquero's research as a reason for declaring October National Youth Justice Awareness Month.
The Ashbel Smith Professor of Criminology and associate dean of graduate programs for EPPS, believes the influx of media attention on his research has caused him to relate differently to his work as an academic.
"(As) a scientist, you're never taught how to deal with the media. You go to graduate school, you never learn this stuff," he said. "So it's kind of learning as you go. … It's been interesting to communicate to different audiences the same message. And so it forces you as a scholar to kind of think carefully about that. It's pushed me to be better."
Piquero's latest research project delved into whether or not NFL players had higher rates of arrest than the rest of the population — which he said most of the country was inclined to believe.
"That was all fine and dandy, but it wasn't based on any objective data," he said. "As a social scientist, I'm always interested in understanding the way the world works, but also, if people say, 'X is the reality of the world,' to me that's what's called an empirical question. I need to gather data to see if that is in fact the case."
The effort resulted in three papers. The first, published in 2015, found NFL players actually had lower arrest rates. The second, published in 2016, proved incidents of violent arrest are lower than expected for NFL players.
The most recent study found a positive correlation between NFL penalties on the field and arrest outside of the workplace.
"Some people do really stupid things when they're 14 or 15 years old. A lot of people have arrests. It doesn't mean that just because they have one arrest they're going to be a bad employee or a bad person. In fact, the majority of people in the general population who have one arrest never have a second arrest," he said. "The key is to use that information to inform a decision, but not automatically to rule someone in or rule someone out."
As Piquero's football studies emerged over the past three years, media attention for his NFL research — among other projects — exploded.
After his first paper on the players and arrests published, Lisa Friel, special counsel for player conduct to the NFL, helped Piquero set up a conference call with three vice presidents of the corporation, who wanted to keep tabs on what he was learning.
Reuters, ESPN, CNN and The Huffington Post all covered his research. Gaining that kind of recognition for UTD is critical to help put a university on the map.
Part of the media's interest in his work, he said, comes from the blending of pop culture and science.
"It's been interesting because everybody's like, 'Oh, I always thought it was this.' And so they're intrigued by the novelty of the research, not just debunking this myth, but also the fact that we were able to access these data and to ask these kinds of research questions," he said.
Despite Piquero's willingness to be interviewed for radio shows, television and print articles, he said he was never given any formal training to do so. Academics shouldn't have to learn to communicate with media, he said. But, there are definite advantages to scholars who push themselves out of their comfort zones.
"It's useful, because you never know when someone might come across a study or a newspaper might see a press release, or something, and then they're interested," he said. "I think it would be helpful for (academics) to understand the process."
When thinking about his entry into the press, Piquero recalled the adage, "If you live by the sword, you die by the sword."
"If you're going to enter the domain, be ready for the domain," he said.
Having 20 years of experience as a devoted academic made him more comfortable speaking with reporters, he said.
"I couldn't have done this one year out of graduate school, because I didn't know anything. Who knows anything? I know a little bit more now. And 10 years from now I'll be better than now. But I could not have done this earlier in my career," he said.
Piquero said learning to communicate his message to the laypeople has caused him to think more critically about certain aspects of his research.
"The craft of an academic and a researcher is a serious enterprise. You are contributing scientific knowledge to the body of scientific knowledge that exists in the world. I think you have to take that part seriously," he said. "I think very carefully about what the study finds will mean, but more importantly about how people interpret the findings. And that's the key."
For example, reading the study that shows a correlation between NFL penalties and arrests might cause one to think it unwise to draft a player with a record. That, Piquero said, is the exact assumption he wants the average reader to avoid.
He not only wants his readers to interpret his work correctly, but also to enjoy the science behind it.
"I want my message to be able to reach my academic peers," Piquero said. "I want it to be able to reach my parents, who never went to college. I want people to have dinner conversations about this stuff. Anything that can get people engaged and talking about the science, I think it's fun. I think science should be fun."
When he first began publishing his research on the NFL three years ago, Piquero did not expect an international spotlight to shine on his work. Though engaging with the media and communicating his findings to all different kinds of audiences, Piquero said he's begun to write better and think a little differently.
"You don't set out to do this. As an academic, you're setting out to do good research," he said. "Never that this would happen."
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1,220 | Kroger Thinks Amazon Will Make One Massive Change to Whole Foods
Whole Foods may look drastically different in the future.
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Updated Jun 26, 2017 4:08 PM EDT
While Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN - Get Report) and Whole Foods Market Inc. (WFM) contend that the upscale grocer will be operated the same as it's always been, Kroger Co. (KR - Get Report) isn't buying it.
In response to a question about the possible effect the Amazon-Whole Foods proposed merger will have on Kroger, company CFO Michael Schlotman, speaking at the Oppenheimer Consumer Conference on Wednesday, June 21, said he's not too worried about it at this point, but that it will be "interesting" to see how it evolves.
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"I really wouldn't speculate on a merger that's out there like that," Schlotman said. "But I'm guessing [Amazon] didn't buy Whole Foods to be a natural organic grocer."
On Friday, June 16, Amazon announced that it placed a $13.7 billion bid on Whole Foods, which operates 444 grocery stores in the U.S. The companies said in a statement at the time that John Mackey, Whole Foods co-founder and CEO, will stay on at the grocer.
"Whole Foods Market has been satisfying, delighting and nourishing customers for nearly four decades," Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said in the statement. "They're doing an amazing job and we want that to continue."
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But, it has been widely speculated that the real reason Amazon is acquiring Whole Foods is to gain a store footprint to boost its delivery capabilities and better compete with Walmart Stores Inc. (WMT - Get Report) . And, reports are circulating that Amazon is already planning to cut jobs and reduce prices at Whole Foods to make it more of a discount destination.
Still, Schlotman said he doesn't view Amazon's takeover of Whole Foods to be "consolidation," and believes Kroger is well equipped to keep competing with the rival grocer even if it is backed by the e-commerce titan.
Kroger's shares were unchanged at $22.61 by Monday's close.
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Bohemia Restaurant, located within The Club Hotel & Spa, is delighted to announce it has retained its Michelin-star for the 18th consecutive year maintaining its unrivalled position as the only restaurant in Jersey (and the Channel Islands) to be awarded this prestigious accolade.
The second star the restaurant has received under Head Chef Callum Graham, Bohemia offers modern European fare featuring only the finest quality, fresh, local, and seasonal ingredients. Reflecting his classic training, gleaned from Michelin-starred restaurants in Paris and Geneva, Callum's menu is an exercise in elegance and flavour.
Lawrence Huggler, Managing Director of Huggler Group comments: "I'm incredibly proud, and it feels like Bohemia has truly become of age having held a star for 18 years now. It is particularly great to hit this milestone with such an amazing and young team led by Callum."
Callum Graham, Head Chef at Bohemia Restaurant said: "We are absolutely thrilled and honoured to be recognised by Michelin once again, alongside so many brilliant restaurants across Great Britain. It's fantastic to see our hard work being recognised and I can't thank my brigade enough, from the kitchen through to the front of house team led by Dimitri Marqueteau – without them it wouldn't be possible to deliver the quality of food and overall experience that we do in Bohemia."
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Technical specifications
The M37 came in two styles, Standard and Boy's Model (introduced 1958). Modified choke or cylinder bore was furnished at no extra charge on special order only. The M37 was chambered in the following gauges and shells respectively: 12, 16, 20, 28, and 410 using -inch, -inch, 3-inch shells. The M37 unit weight was between 5 3/4 and 6 lbs; the fluctuation was dependent on the chambered gauge.
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During World War II, the US National Guard used Winchester Model 37 12-gauge shotguns.
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This shotgun was based on concepts patented by Winchester designers William Roemer and Edwin Pugsley (U.S. Patents #2,125,956 and #2,137,808 respectively). Pugsley's idea was especially important: instead of a casting or a forging, the frame (or receiver) was made primarily from heavy-duty stampings, which reduced production costs while still providing ample strength.
Production changes included the folded sheet metal "pigtail" omission in the second year of production to a solid steel construction. The 410 gauge production started in the second year (1937). Early Winchester models referred to as "Red Letter" shotguns were stamped with the Winchester name and filled with red custom enamel paint until 1948. M37's were manufactured without date stamps or serial numbers. There are no factory records for the yearly number of shotguns produced from 1936 to 1963 the entire production run.
Sources: The History of Winchester Firearms 1866-1992 By Thomas Henshaw
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1,227 | Specialty Care Building at UI Health opening up access to care, jobs
The exterior of the Specialty Care Building. (Photo: Joshua Clark/UIC)
The newest clinical building on the University of Illinois Chicago's health sciences campus will open to patients Sept. 26.
Leadership from UIC and its health system, UI Health and the University of Illinois College of Medicine, marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting event outside the $194 million building Sept. 14.
The Specialty Care Building, at 1009 S. Wood St., is the new home to Illinois Eye and Ear at UI Health, which previously was located at 1855 W. Taylor St. It is also the location of the new Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli Outpatient Surgery Center.
The building is projected to serve 600 to 800 patients per day.
UIC Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. Robert Barish kicked off the celebration and welcomed distinguished guests, including University of Illinois System President Timothy Killeen, Chicago 27th Ward Ald. Walter Burnett Jr., and Illinois 9th District Rep. Lakesia Collins.
The Specialty Care Building was designed to meet the growing need for specialized services and outpatient surgery in the Chicago metropolitan area. The state-of-the-art facility has nearly 200,000 square feet of surgical and patient care space dedicated to providing an exceptional health care experience for patients and their families.
The building includes six floors of patient care space, with eight operating and eight procedure rooms, and 48 surgery bays. It also includes 182 rooms for gastroenterology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, transplant and urology care specialty clinics, and a pharmacy.
The new building also will include new technology and functionality for an improved patient experience, from check-in kiosks to valet parking and intuitive wayfinding.
UIC and UI Health leaders and special guests cut the ribbon outside the Specialty Care Building Sept. 14, 2022. (Photo: Joshua Clark/UIC)
Construction of the building, which was contracted to Pepper/Brown and Momen Construction, employed around 500 individuals over the course of the two-year project. Approximately 20% of professional services and 35% of construction vendors were local minority, women, persons with disabilities and veteran-owned businesses certified under the Business Enterprise Program Act.
Operations and expanded clinical services in the new building are expected to create more than 100 full-time positions once it is fully operational. The majority of new jobs include positions that are part of the university's collective bargaining units.
Under the public-private partnership between UIC and Provident Resources Group, a 501(c)(3) corporation, Provident financed 100% of the construction through tax-exempt bonds and now leases the facility to UI Health for the 30-year term of the bonds. Additional funding for medical equipment and furnishings was provided by private philanthropy.
"The incredible new UI Health Specialty Care Building illustrates the power of collaboration and partnership to drive real change in the lives of the citizens of Illinois," University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen said. "Through the public-private partnership that made this new facility possible, UI Health will ensure better outcomes for its patients. Partnerships like this and those the U of I System is part of across the state are offering more and better access to education, health care and economic opportunities that will help Illinoisans thrive in the decades ahead."
"Today's ribbon-cutting is first and foremost about the thousands of residents in Chicago and Illinois who will have increased access to world-class health care. Additionally, it is about the jobs this facility will bring, and the hundreds of students pursuing careers in the health sciences who will benefit from learning in this new clinical environment," UIC Interim Chancellor Javier Reyes said. "The Specialty Care Building is yet another example of our mission to invest in our patients, and our students, faculty, staff and partners, by providing us with new and much-needed space, and the tools to advance our efforts to serve our diverse communities."
"Today we pause to recognize your incredible teamwork and dedication to the vision of the UI Health Specialty Care Building," UIC Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs Dr. Robert Barish said. "Through the work each of you has put into this project, UI Health is fulfilling its mission of delivering outstanding care, making innovative medical discoveries and training tomorrow's health care leaders."
"The opening of the Specialty Care Building fulfills a decadeslong vision to provide our patients with an expanded state-of the-art destination to receive world-class specialty and surgical care," University of Illinois College of Medicine Executive Dean Dr. Mark Rosenblatt said. "The building represents a partnership between the College of Medicine and UI Health to deliver on our shared mission to advance health for everyone through advances in clinical care, education, research and social responsibility. In the Specialty Care Building, our faculty will not only provide expert clinical care to our community but will also train the next generation of talented physicians and make research discoveries that will have impact in the lives of patients."
"This building supports not just the medical health, but the economic health of our communities, and gives us a better platform to continue our service throughout the West and South sides of Chicago," University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics CEO Michael Zenn said. "The Specialty Care Building is a significant tool in our drive to address the inequities of access which are at the core of disparities in health outcomes."
Photos were taken by Joshua Clark at the UI Health ribbon-cutting celebration of the Specialty Care Building Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2022, on UIC's campus. (Photo Credit: Joshua Clark/UIC.)
U of I System President Timothy Killeen.
UIC Interim Chancellor Javier Reyes.
The Bruno and Sallie Pasquinelli Outpatient Surgery Center waiting room.
Specialty Care Building lobby.
Leaders cut the ribbon.
Jacqueline Carey
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1,228 | Thinking of resettling in Canada? Great choice – Canada has a lot to offer. There are tons of resources to help you with the legal side of things, but what about those small details once you land? Here are a few tips for getting started in your new home.
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1,229 | Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case review: Luxurious keys for iPad Pro
Durable and detachable, this backlit keyboard offers a desktop-class typing experience.
By J.R. Bookwalter
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Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case for Apple iPad Pro 12.9 inch - Desktop-Class Typing On-the-Go (RZ03-01880200-R3U1)
Soon after the iPad Pro's debut last fall, I reviewed Logitech Create ($128 on Amazon), the first third-party keyboard case to take advantage of Apple's Smart Connector. As much as I adored the MacBook-style backlit keys, the overall bulk kept me from using it on a daily basis. (At the time, I referred to it as "The Incredible Hulk" of iPad cases.)
At 3.25 pounds with the super-sized tablet—nearly as much as a 13-inch MacBook Pro!—I assumed there was nowhere to go but down in terms of weight and girth for future keyboard cases. As it turns out, I was wrong.
If you don't mind MacBook-style weight and girth in an iPad Pro case, Razer's keyboard and detachable design are a winning combination.
Clicky keys
Weighing 3.75 pounds with tablet (2.25 pounds alone), the Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case ($70 on Amazon) is the new heavyweight champion of iPad Pro cases, but it does offer a few compelling advantages over the competition.
As the name implies, Razer's case utilizes ultra-low-profile mechanical switches for its chiclet-style keys, delivering the same performance and feel as a dedicated full-sized keyboard. It's downright luxurious.
Of course, mechanical switches tend to make more noise when typing. That's never bothered me. I prefer to hear the satisfying click-click-click as I write, but neighbors in the next cubicle or adjacent Starbuck's table might not appreciate the increased decibels.
The backlit keys offer a whopping 20 levels of illumination compared to only two with Logitech's case, so you're sure to find a setting comfortable enough for any low-light situation. With the keys at maximum brightness, the case stays powered for about 10 hours on a single charge, but is capable of nearly 600 hours with backlighting turned off.
Chiclet-style mechanical switch keys are a highlight of the new Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case for iPad Pro.
At just over a foot wide and nearly nine inches deep, typing is quite comfortable, although the keys are slightly small (especially Command) and less ergonomic, recessed into an otherwise flat base.
[ Further reading: Everything you need to know about iOS 13 ]
While Logitech appealed to MacBook users with Create, Razer has gone its own way, shifting the arrow keys to fit a rectangular form factor and printing tiny modifiers below each key's function, rather the more universally-accepted method.
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Razer is a company with a reputation for jet-black hardware, and the Mechanical Keyboard Case is no exception. The polycarbonate case has a great look and feel with all-over protection, but I wouldn't recommend using it for typing on your lap. It's quite easy to pop the tablet in and out as needed, a procedure I found overly difficult with the Logitech case.
Unlike Create, Razer's case does not include a Smart Connector, instead pairing over Bluetooth. I was initially disappointed after being spoiled by the convenience of having one less accessory to charge, but there's a good reason for it: The bottom of the case features a magnetic hinge so the tablet can be detached from the base. For those with a larger desk or tabletop, the iPad Pro can be placed further away from the keyboard.
The Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case features a unique metal kickstand that allows an iPad Pro to be displayed at almost any viewing angle.
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I used the Razer keyboard to write this entire review on my iPad Pro, and aside from the usual iOS limitations with text selection and editing, typing skill and accuracy was on par with what I'm accustomed to on the desktop.
It's worth noting Razer's case is strictly for the original 12.9-inch iPad Pro, although presumably a 9.7-inch model will follow.
Despite this promotional image, the Razer Mechanical Keyboard Case isn't very comfortable for use on your lap.
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1,230 | Full Case Name: CAROL BUTCHER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. DONALD GAY, Defendant and Respondent
Country of Origin: United States Court Name: Court of Appeal, Fifth District, California Primary Citation: 34 Cal.Rptr.2d 771 (Cal.App.5.Dist.) Date of Decision: Tuesday, October 18, 1994 Judge Name: ARDAIZ, P. J. Jurisdiction Level: California Alternate Citation: 29 Cal.App.4th 388 (Cal.App.5.Dist.) Judges: J. ARDAIZ and Dibiaso Stone (W. A.) P. J. Attorneys: Janis & Dacquisto and Jean Ballantine for Plaintiff and Appellant. Clifford, Jenkins & Brown, Michael L. O'Dell and Scott L. Harper for Defendant and Respondent. Docket Num: No. F020062
Plaintiff alleged that she had contracted Lyme disease "as a result of exposure to infested ticks" on respondent's property, and that respondent had "failed to spray the area, post signs or prevented [sic] domestic dog(s) from coming into contact with the plaintiff - jumping in her lap - thereby exposing her to a vector of the disease without her knowledge. Court found no duty toward the plaintiff and allow the motion for summary judgment against the plaintiff to stand.
[Opinion certified for partial publication. FN* ]
FN* Pursuant to California Rules of Court, rules 976(b) and 976.1, this opinion is certified for publication with the exception of part II.
After spending the night at a private residence, a woman brought an action for premises liability and negligence against the homeowner, alleging that she had contracted Lyme disease from exposure to infested ticks. Plaintiff alleged in essence that defendant had negligently permitted his dog to become infested with a Lyme-disease-carrying tick, had negligently failed to warn plaintiff to avoid exposure to the dog, and had negligently allowed the dog to sit on plaintiff's lap. The trial court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment. (Superior Court of Kern County, No. 213675, James M. Stuart, Judge.)
The Court of Appeal affirmed, holding that the trial court properly granted summary judgment to defendant. Although declarations by defendant and others showed that he was not personally aware of any Lyme disease risk and that it was not generally known that there was any such risk in the area, plaintiff failed to present evidence tending to show defendant knew or reasonably should have known he was subjecting plaintiff to a risk of incurring Lyme disease when he permitted plaintiff to enter his house and/or permitted his dog to sit on plaintiff's lap. Also, plaintiff's own evidence indicated that it is difficult to detect the particular tick that carries the disease. Even if a homeowner could, under some circumstances, be held liable in negligence for a guest's illness due to the transmission of a disease-carrying tick to the guest, liability would not be imposed without some degree of moral blame attached to the defendant's conduct. Without evidence that a defendant knew or reasonably should have known there was any danger associated with that defendant's act or failure to act, any imposition of liability would in essence be the imposition of liability without fault. The court also held that the trial court, in granting the motion, was entitled to accept defendant's assertions about his own state of mind, that is, his ignorance of any danger of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks. Although the court could have refused to accept defendant's assertion about his own state of mind, it was not required to do so. Furthermore, the court held that the declaration of plaintiff's attorney that he saw a leaflet relating to Lyme disease in late 1990 in the department of animal regulation in Los Angeles County did not create a triable issue of fact as to whether the presence of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks in the area of defendant's residence, which was in Kern County, was generally known on the date of the alleged incident. Finally, the court held that defendant did not have a duty to warn plaintiff about or protect plaintiff from Lyme-disease-carrying ticks merely because he was a dog owner. If there had been some evidence tending to show that a reasonably prudent dog owner in the area of defendant's residence would have been aware, prior to the date of the alleged incident, of a reasonable possibility that there were Lyme-disease-carrying ticks in the area, plaintiff should have presented that evidence. (Opinion by Ardaiz, P. J., with Stone (W. A.), and Dibiaso, JJ., concurring.)
ARDAIZ, P. J.
Appellant Carol Butcher was an overnight guest at the home of Donald and Peggy Gay in Pine Mountain on August 4, 1990. On February 20, 1991, appellant filed this action against respondent Donald Gay. She alleged that she had contracted Lyme disease "as a result of exposure to infested ticks" on respondent's property, and that respondent had "failed to spray the area, post signs or prevented [ sic ] domestic dog(s) from coming into contact with the plaintiff thereby exposing her to a vector of the disease without her knowledge." Her third amended complaint presented two causes of action, one entitled "premises liability" and one entitled "general negligence." Both causes of action alleged in essence that respondent had negligently permitted his dog to become infested with a Lyme-disease-carrying "western black legged tick," had negligently failed to warn appellant to avoid exposure to the dog, and had negligently allowed the dog to sit on appellant's lap. Respondent's answer, filed in January 1992, denied the allegations of appellant's third amended complaint. *393
Respondent moved for summary judgment. He contended that certain undisputed facts demonstrated that he "owed no duty to protect or defend plaintiff from the alleged harmful insect" and that he was not the cause of any injury to appellant. The superior court granted the motion and ruled that "defendant was under no duty to prevent the injury plaintiff alleges occurred."
Respondent presented the following evidence in support of his motion.
Peggy Gay's declaration asserted that she had owned a pet dog named Pansy since 1988. FN2 Since 1989 Peggy, respondent and Pansy had lived at 1701 Zermatt Drive in Pine Mountain Club. During this time she had never seen a western black-legged tick, and had never been told by any person that the western black-legged tick was prevalent in or indigenous to the Pine Mountain area. She became acquainted with appellant sometime in 1990, and appellant was invited to stay as a guest in the Gay home during a local community festival. Appellant arrived in Pine Mountain on the afternoon of August 4, 1990, and left the Gay home in the late morning on August 5, 1990. At no time during appellant's visit to the Gay home did appellant say that she had seen a western black-legged tick or any other insect. Nor did appellant indicate that she had been bitten by any tick or insect, or complain of any rash or "skin irritant." At no time prior to appellant's visit had anyone ever told Peggy that anyone had been bitten by a western black-legged tick in the Pine Mountain area. Nor had any guests to her home complained of seeing any fleas or western black-legged ticks on the Gay property, or of having been bitten by any such tick. She had not seen or heard any announcement about the presence of Lyme disease in California, and had received no information that the western black-legged tick was a carrier of the disease.
FN2 Respondent Donald Gay admitted, in a response to appellant's request for admissions, that he too was an owner of the dog.
Peggy kept Pansy "well groomed and clean." She occasionally inspected Pansy for fleas and ticks, and used flea and tick shampoos "on a monthly basis to repel these insects" but had never seen any evidence of a tick or flea actually having been present on Pansy. Pansy's veterinarian was Dr. Diane Cosko. Dr. Cosko had never told Peggy that Dr. Cosko had ever found fleas or ticks on Pansy.
Respondent's declaration was virtually identical to Peggy's. It included the same denials of any knowledge that western black-legged ticks carried *394 Lyme disease or that these ticks were prevalent in the Pine Mountain area. Respondent added that he had become acquainted with appellant during a visit to his son's home earlier in 1990, and that it was respondent who had invited appellant to stay as a guest at the Gay home during a local community festival.
The declaration of Dr. Cosko (Pansy's veterinarian) stated that she had "had occasion" to examine Pansy and that during her examination she had never found Pansy to possess a tick or any portion of a tick. Nor did she see any sign that Pansy had been bitten by a tick. Nor did Pansy exhibit any symptoms of Lyme disease. She had never found Pansy's fur to be dirty or matted. Dr. Cosko also stated that in her capacity as a veterinarian in the Frazier Park area, she was "responsible for posting information in my office regarding pests that may cause serious illness to pets or their owners." She was never informed at any time prior to August 15, 1990, that any tick in Kern County had tested positive for the Lyme disease bacteria. At no time prior to August 4 had she received any warning notices from the California State Department of Health or the local mosquito abatement district regarding the presence of Lyme disease in the Frazier Park or Pine Mountain area. Prior to August 15, 1990, she had not posted in her office any pamphlets or reading paraphernalia regarding Lyme disease. A vaccine for Lyme disease was made available sometime after August 15, 1990. The vaccine was distributed by the Fort Dodge Chemical Company and "was intended to be used on the local canine population." The vaccine "was accompanied by information regarding Lyme disease to be disseminated to the general public." "After August 1990" Dr. Cosko was "called upon to review literature regarding the spread of Lyme disease and to present lectures to various community groups in the Frazier Park area" regarding the spread of Lyme disease.
Joan Peet owned Joan's Canine Corner, a pet grooming business. Prior to opening her business, she attended canine grooming classes for a six-month period. Some of these classes related to the detection and identification of certain pests that may be on a pet when the pet is presented for grooming. She was trained in the inspection for and detection of the presence of ticks or fleas, and in the detection of evidence that would indicate such pests had recently been present on a dog. Between June 1988 and August 1992, Peggy brought Pansy to Joan's Canine Corner "for regularly scheduled grooming." During the summer of 1990, Pansy's regularly scheduled grooming took place on June 27, 1990, and on August 9, 1990. At each appointment Peet inspected Pansy to determine if any fleas or ticks were present. Peet never saw any fleas or ticks on Pansy and "never saw ... any evidence that such pests had been present." At no time during Pansy's visits did Peet find Pansy's coat to be matted or in disrepair. *395
The declaration of Dan Bird, M.D., offered the opinion that appellant was not suffering from Lyme disease. He reached this opinion after reviewing the medical records of several doctors who had treated appellant.
Respondent also presented portions of appellant's deposition testimony. Appellant testified that she had no information the Gays knew the dog had ticks on it. She also stated that she never actually saw any insect or bug on her own body while she was at the Gay home. All she saw was something that looked like an insect bite.
Appellant opposed the motion by attempting to demonstrate that she had contracted Lyme disease from a tick carried by Pansy, and that respondent should have taken steps to mitigate the possibility of such an occurrence. She presented the declarations of herself, Dr. Wilfred Ellis, and attorneys Jack M. Janis and Michael P. Dacquisto. She also presented respondent's responses to appellant's request for admissions.
Respondent admitted in requests for admissions that he had "permitted the dog to jump onto the lap of plaintiff at her request." He also admitted that the dog was not wearing a flea and tick collar on August 4, 1990, or during the six months prior to that date, that he permitted the dog to freely roam the wooded area adjacent to the Gay property, and that the dog was unlicensed. Respondent also admitted that "dog owners have a reasonable responsibility to protect members of the public from diseases, of the nature that are prevented through vaccinations and regular shots of pets."
The declaration of Wilfred Ellis, M.D., stated that Dr. Ellis was a medical doctor specializing in the area of infectious diseases, that he had examined appellant and that he was of the opinion that appellant was suffering from "Stage III Lyme disease."
The declaration of appellant's attorney, Jack M. Janis, stated that in late 1990 he went to the City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Regulation in Northridge, California to purchase a license for his dog. While paying for the license, he noticed a document on the wall which discussed Lyme disease in California and the location of the tick that spreads it. He spoke with an animal control officer about the document. He "learned that the document was an official publication of the State of California, Department of Health Services, Vector Surveillance and Control Branch." Janis asked the officer for a copy of the document and the officer complied. Janis attached a copy of the document to his declaration. The document is entitled "Facts about Lyme Disease in California." The document describes Lyme disease as follows: *396
"Lyme disease is an infectious disease transmitted by the bite of a tick. It is caused by a spirochate (a spiral-shaped bacterium) that may persist in the human body for several years if not properly treated with antibiotics. The natural history of this disease is not completely understood and the illness it produces takes many forms. Because of varied symptoms, diagnosis can be difficult. This newly recognized disease was first noted in 1975 at Old Lyme, Connecticut, and was first seen in California in 1978.
"Lyme disease is now recognized as an important tick-borne disease throughout the northeastern USA from Massachusetts to Delaware; in the midwest in Minnesota and Wisconsin; in some southeastern states; and in the west in California, Oregon, and Nevada, as well as in many European countries."
The document (also referred to by appellant as a "leaflet") describes the manner of transmission of Lyme disease as follows:
"The Western Black-legged Tick (Ixodus pacificus) is the only tick of the 49 species occurring in California that is known to transmit Lyme disease. The spirochete causing Lyme disease was first isolated from this tick in 1984.
"The tick has three active life stages: Immature stages (larvae and nymphs) feed on small rodents, rabbits, lizards, birds, and occasionally large mammals. Adults feed on large mammals, including deer, dogs, and humans. All stages feed by imbedding their mouth-parts into the skin of a host and taking a blood meal.
"Preliminary studies show that white-footed mice and deer may be the primary reservoirs of Lyme disease in California. Larval and nymphal ticks acquire spirochetes from the blood of infected mammals as they feed; the infected nymphs and adults transmit the spirochetes to other mammals (including humans). In California a low percentage of the ticks tested are infected with the Lyme disease spirochete.
"Adult ticks are most commonly found from December through June, during the period of the year when humidity is usually high. The adult female is red-brown with black legs, about 1/8 of an inch long; males are smaller and entirely brownish-black. Both are teardrop shaped. While the Western Black-legged Tick has been reported from 50 of the 58 California counties, it is most common in the humid coastal areas and on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada range.
"This tick can be found on grasses and brush in both urban and rural settings. Ticks do not fly, jump, or drop from trees. Instead they climb to the *397 tips of vegetation, typically along animal trails or paths, and wait for a host to brush against them. This behavioral method of finding a host is called questing."
Under a heading entitled "Symptoms," the leaflet states in part that "[t]he first recognizable symptom usually is a characteristic rash ... that occurs 3 to 30 days after the bite of an infected tick." The rash "is a red, blotchy, circular, expanding rash that may grow to several inches in diameter and clears centrally, producing a ring-like appearance." Under the heading "Tick Avoidance" the leaflet gives eight recommendations for avoiding contracting the disease. These are:
"Tuck pants into boots or socks, and shirt into pants.
"Wear light-colored clothing so ticks can easily be seen.
"Apply insect repellent on pants, socks, and shoes. Use a repellent registered for use against ticks.
"Avoid trail margins, brush, and grassy areas when in tick country.
"Check yourself and your children frequently.
"Mow grass along trails, buildings, and camping areas.
"Remove brush along trails or other areas of high human activity.
"Area application of insecticides is not effective for tick control."
The leaflet includes a map of California showing the "Distribution of the Western Black-legged Tick" in the state. The areas of the state where the tick has been found are designated by a dark shading. A fairly large, almost oval-shaped area of central California is not shaded on the map, but it does not appear that the reader of the pamphlet can tell with any degree of certainty whether the Pine Mountain area is or is not an area where the tick has been found. The lower left hand corner of a page of the leaflet bears the notation "4/86."
Appellant's declaration attempted to dispute respondent's contention that appellant did not suffer from Lyme disease. She stated that Dr. Bird never examined her. Attached to her declaration was a document which she said *398 was prepared by a Dr. Ling and which states, among other things, "You have clinical Lyme disease." Her declaration also stated:
"7. After I learned I had Lyme disease, I did extensive reading on it. As a result of that reading, I learned that ticks were the insects that carried this disease, the ticks that carry it are very small and not visible to the naked eye, and that these ticks are generally found in wooded areas and often times on dogs.
"8. At no time while I was in Frazier Park, at Mr. Gay's house, did I come in contact with any dogs or other animals that carry ticks, other than Mr. Gay's dog, Pansy. I first noticed a red spot on my leg, below my knee, that looked like a bite, and extensive itching while I was at Mr. Gay's house.
"9. At no time did Mr. Gay ever tell me to wear long clothes, to use insect spray, to stay away from his dog, or to be on the lookout for ticks that might bite me. If he had done this, I would have taken these precautions.
"10. While I was at Mr. Gay's house the dog appeared dirty and unkept. It did not look like it had been recently groomed.
"11. Mr. Gay's house in Frazier Park is in an area that is somewhat mountainous and wooded."
The declaration of appellant's other attorney, Michael P. Dacquisto, described the procedural history of this case prior to respondent's motion for summary judgment. These procedural facts are pertinent only to appellant's contention that the court should have continued the hearing on respondent's summary judgment motion to allow appellant to conduct further discovery. We will set forth the pertinent procedural facts in our discussion of that particular issue.
Contentions on Appeal
Appellant contends (1) respondent did not establish the absence of a legal duty to appellant, (2) respondent did not establish the absence of a triable issue as to causation, and (3) the trial court should have continued the hearing on the motion so appellant could conduct further discovery.
( 1 ) In order for a plaintiff to succeed in a negligence action brought against a defendant, the plaintiff must demonstrate (1) the existence of a *399 duty of due care owed by the defendant to the plaintiff, (2) defendant's breach of that duty, and (3) injury or damage to the plaintiff that is (4) legally caused by the defendant's breach. ( Peter W . v. San Francisco Unified Sch. Dist . (1976) 60 Cal.App.3d 814, 820 [131 Cal.Rtpr. 854]; 6 Witkin Summary of Cal. Law (9th ed. 1988) Torts, § 732; 4 Witkin Cal. Procedure (3d ed. 1985) Pleading, § 527.) In the present case, respondent attempted to demonstrate that he owed no duty to appellant to take steps to prevent her from being bitten by a Lyme-disease-carrying tick. A motion for summary judgment "shall be granted if all the papers submitted show that there is no triable issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law." (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (c); see also Mann v. Cracchiolo (1985) 38 Cal.3d 18, 35 [210 Cal.Rtpr. 762, 694 P.2d 1134]; Lipson v. Superior Court (1982) 31 Cal.3d 362, 374 [182 Cal.Rtpr. 629, 644 P.2d 822].) When respondent's motion for summary judgment was heard and decided in 1993, subdivision (n) of Code of Civil Procedure section 437c stated in relevant part:
"(n) For purposes of motions for summary judgment and summary adjudication:
"(2) A defendant or cross-defendant has met his or her burden of showing that a cause of action has no merit if that party has shown that one or more elements of the cause of action, even if not separately pleaded, cannot be established, or that there is a complete defense to that cause of action. Once the defendant or cross-defendant has met that burden, the burden shifts to the plaintiff or cross-complainant to show that a triable issue of one or more material facts exists as to that cause of action." FN2
FN2 The quoted language presently appears in subdivision (o) of the statute, with the words "or a defense thereto" added to the end of the second sentence.
An appellate court reviewing a trial court's granting of summary judgment will make a de novo determination of whether there is a triable issue of fact and whether the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. ( Saldana v. Globe-Weis Systems Co . (1991) 233 Cal.App.3d 1505, 1511-1515 [285 Cal.Rtpr. 385.) FN3 The moving party's papers are strictly construed, while those of the party opposing the motion are liberally construed. If there *400 is any doubt as to whether summary judgment should be granted, that doubt should be resolved in favor of the party opposing the motion. ( Brooks v. Eugene Burger Management Corp . (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 1611, 1618 [264 Cal.Rtpr. 756].)
FN3 As we shall discuss, post , in part I of this opinion, subdivision (e) of the summary judgment statute expressly confers upon the judge hearing the motion the discretion to credit or not to credit the declaration of an individual about the individual's own state of mind when his state of mind "is sought to be established solely by the individual's affirmation thereof." Because discretion is expressly conferred on the judge, we would review the judge's crediting of such a declaration under an abuse of discretion standard, and would not make our own de novo determination as to whether the individual's declaration should be credited.
( 2 ) In a negligence case the existence and scope of a defendant's duty is a legal question to be decided by the court. It is not a factual question to be decided by the trier of fact. The California Supreme Court made this clear in Ballard v. Uribe (1986) 41 Cal.3d 564 [224 Cal.Rtpr. 664, 715 P.2d 624], where the court stated in footnote 6 at pages 572-573: "The question of 'duty' is decided by the court, not the jury. [Citations.] As this court has explained, 'duty' is not an immutable fact of nature ' "but only an expression of the sum total of those considerations of policy which lead the law to say that the particular plaintiff is entitled to protection." ' [Citations.] In California, the general rule is that all persons have a duty ' "to use ordinary care to prevent others being injured as the result of their conduct.... " ' ( Rowland v. Christian (1968) 69 Cal.2d 108, 112 ....) Rowland enumerates a number of considerations, however, that have been taken into account by courts in various contexts to determine whether a departure from the general rule is appropriate: 'the major [considerations] are the forseeability of harm to the plaintiff , the degree of certainty that the plaintiff suffered injury, the closeness of the connection between the defendant's conduct and the injury suffered, the moral blame attached to the defendant's conduct, the policy of preventing future harm, the extent of the burden to the defendant and consequences to the community of imposing a duty to exercise care with resulting liability for breach, and the availability, cost, and prevalence of insurance for the risk involved.' (Italics added.) [Citation.]"
The court reaffirmed in Ann M . v. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center (1993) 6 Cal.4th 666 [25 Cal.Rptr.2d 137, 863 P.2d 207], that "the existence of a duty is a question of law for the court" and an appellate court will "determine de novo the existence and scope of the duty ...." ( Id. at p. 674.) ( 3) Ann M . also clarified that although foreseeability of harm to the plaintiff is one of the seven considerations FN4 listed in Ballard and in Rowland as matters to be taken into account by a court in determining the existence and scope of a duty, this does not mean a plaintiff is necessarily entitled to have the trier of fact determine whether the plaintiff's injury was a foreseeable result of the *401 defendant's conduct. "Foreseeability, when analyzed to determine the existence or scope of a duty, is a question of law to be decided by the court." ( Ann M . v. Pacific Plaza Shopping Center , supra , 6 Cal.4th at p. 678.)
FN4 We will hereinafter refer to these seven considerations as the " Rowland considerations" or the " Rowland factors."
In Brunelle v. Signore (1989) 215 Cal.App.3d 122 [263 Cal.Rtpr. 415], the plaintiff spent a weekend at the defendant's vacation home in Cathedral City and was bitten by a "brown recluse spider." ( Id. at p. 125.) The spider's venom destroyed tissue in the plaintiff's right foot. The foot became swollen and infected and developed ulcerated lesions. The plaintiff's complaint alleged the defendant negligently maintained his property and "failed to warn plaintiff regarding the property's safe use ...." ( Id. at p. 125.) The defendant moved for summary judgment and contended although he had a duty to use ordinary care to prevent others from being injured as a result of his conduct, that duty did not, as a matter of law, require him to take affirmative steps to protect against or to warn about the possibility of being bitten by a spider. The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial court's grant of summary judgment and stated: "Our consideration of the Rowland factors leads us to the conclusion in this case that an owner or occupier of a private residence does not have a duty to protect or prevent bites from harmful insects where: (1) it is not generally known that the specific insect is indigenous to the area; (2) the homeowner has no knowledge that a specific harmful insect is prevalent in the area where his residence is located; (3) the homeowner has on no occasion seen the specific type of harmful insect either outside or inside his home; and (4) neither the homeowner nor the injured guest has seen the specific insect that bit the guest either before or after the bite occurred. To impose a duty under these circumstances, where the owner or occupier of the premises had no reason to anticipate or guard against such an occurrence would be unfair and against public policy. Imposition of a duty even in those cases where the homeowner shared general knowledge with the public at large that a specific harmful insect was prevalent in the area but the homeowner had not seen the specific harmful insect either outside or inside his home would impose a duty on the owner or occupier of the premises that would also be unfair and against public policy. In either of these instances, the burden on the landowner would be enormous and would border on establishing an absolute liability. Further, the task of defining the duty and the measures required of the owner or occupier of private residences to meet that duty would be difficult in the extreme." ( Brunelle v. Signore , supra , 215 Cal.App.3d at pp. 129-130, fns. omitted.)
Respondent's motion contended the evidence presented by respondent (summarized above) demonstrated the existence of seven "undisputed facts" (see Code Civ. Proc., § 437, subd. (b)) which entitled respondent to judgment in his favor as a matter of law. These "facts" were: (1) it is not *402 generally known that western black-legged ticks are indigenous to the Pine Mountain Club area; (2) defendant had no knowledge that western black-legged ticks possessing the Lyme disease bacteria were prevalent in the Pine Mountain Club area; (3) Donald Gay had, on no occasion, "seen a Western Black-legged Tick infested with the Lyme disease bacteria" either outside or inside his home; (4) neither Donald Gay nor appellant saw the specific insect that bit her either before or after the bite occurred; (5) Donald Gay's dog, Pansy, has not been a host to any flea or tick since 1988; (6) "Expert evidence exists that prove [ sic ], to a medical certainty, that plaintiff does not have Lyme disease;" and (7) "The actions of defendant Donald Gay are not the cause of plaintiff's alleged injuries of [ sic ] a result of her alleged infection with the Lyme disease bacteria." The last two of these seven purportedly "undisputed" facts appear to pertain to respondent's lack of causation argument, i.e., respondent's argument that respondent was not the cause of appellant's alleged Lyme disease because appellant does not actually have Lyme disease. FN5 The superior court rejected this contention and so do we. The declaration of respondent's expert, Dr. Bird, was in conflict with that of appellant's expert, Dr. Ellis, on the issue of whether appellant actually suffered from Lyme disease. The remaining five "undisputed facts" appear to be designed to attempt to demonstrate respondent cannot be held liable to appellant under the test set forth in Brunelle , supra . FN6
FN5 It would have been better practice for respondent's motion to have contained some express indication of which of his seven "undisputed material facts" pertained to his "no causation" argument and which of those seven "undisputed material facts" pertained to his "no duty" argument. Although the summary judgment statute does not expressly require the making of such an indication when a motion for summary judgment is brought on more than one ground, "[s]ummary judgment is ... not a trap for an unwary opponent" ( Homestead Savings v. Superior Court (1986) 179 Cal.App.3d 494, 498 [224 Cal.Rtpr. 554]), or a game of blindman's bluff.
FN6 Appellant's response to respondent's "statement of undisputed facts" stated that appellant denied all seven "facts." None of the evidence presented by appellant (summarized above), however, appears to contradict respondent's evidentiary showing that he had no knowledge of the presence of Lyme disease carrying ticks in the Pine Mountain area, and that even Dr. Cosko, a veterinarian, had not been aware prior to August 15, 1990, that any tick in Kern County had tested positive for the Lyme disease bacteria. We do confess to be somewhat baffled by respondent's "material fact" No. 3. Respondent's own expert stated that only 1 to 2 percent of the western black-legged ticks were infected with the Lyme disease bacteria.
Although we find Brunelle to be instructive, the four-part test set forth in that opinion does not appear to us to be appropriate for application to the present case. Brunelle deals with "bites from harmful insects." (215 Cal.App.3d at p. 129.) FN7 The creature involved in Brunelle , a brown recluse spider, was described as a "tan to brown" spider "approximately the size of *403 a half dollar." (215 Cal.App.3d at p. 125, fn. 1.) It could be "easily identified by a violinor fiddle-shaped marking on its back." ( Ibid. ) Presumably all or most brown recluse spiders possess the same kind of venom which caused the injuries to the plaintiff in Brunelle . Presumably all or most people would, upon seeing such a spider, either recognize it as a creature which could cause harm or pain to a human being or at least suspect it to be a potential cause of harm or pain. ( 4 ) In the present case, however, appellant's own evidence described the adult female western black-legged tick as being about an eighth of an inch long and the males as "smaller." Although there was no evidence that appellant herself had actually ever seen such a tick or was herself an expert, she stated in her declaration that such a tick is "very small and not visible to the naked eye." If a person were to see a western black-legged tick, one wonders how discernible it would be from a tick belonging to one of the other 48 species of ticks which, according to the leaflet presented by appellant, are known to exist in the state of California. Dr. Bird's declaration states in addition that "[i]n California, only about one to two percent of the adult Western Black-legged Ticks are infected with the bacteria that causes Lyme disease." We therefore cannot say, based upon the evidence presented to us, that someone who sees a small tick is seeing a creature that necessarily can transmit Lyme disease and is therefore "harmful" in that respect. Apparently only an extremely small percentage of all California ticks carry Lyme disease.
FN7 The parties appear to assume that a tick is an "insect." We express no view on whether that assumption is scientifically accurate. One of the definitions of "insect" found in Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (2d college ed. 1982), at page 728 is: "popularly, any of a group of small animals, usually wingless, including spiders, centipedes, wood lice, ticks, mites, etc."
Even if we were to conclude that a homeowner (or dog owner) could, under some circumstances, be held liable in negligence for a guest's illness due to the transmission of a disease-carrying tick from the owner's dog (or from another source on the owner's property) to the guest, our consideration of the Rowland factors would nevertheless not lead us to impose liability without some degree of "moral blame attached to the defendant's conduct." ( Rowland v. Christian (1968) 69 Cal.2d 108, 113 [70 Cal.Rptr. 97, 443 P.2d 561, 32 A.L.R.3d 946]; Ballard v. Uribe , supra , 41 Cal.3d at p. 572.) In other words, without evidence that a defendant knew or reasonably should have known there was any danger or potential danger associated with that defendant's act or failure to act, any imposition of liability would in essence be the imposition of liability without fault. FN8
FN8 We note that in Brunelle , supra , the homeowner "was aware of black widow spiders and scorpions being prevalent around his house, in his garage and in his backyard constantly." (215 Cal.App.3d at p. 132.) In Ann M ., supra , 6 Cal.4th 666, the landowner was presumably aware that crime sometimes occurs in San Diego. And yet the Brunelle homeowner's duty did not require warning his guest about spiders. The Ann M . shopping center owner's duty did not require the providing of a security guard to guard against the possibility of a shopping center employee being assaulted by a criminal. The evidence in the present case appears to present an even less compelling argument for the imposition of a duty than the evidence in Brunelle and Ann M.
A duty does not generally arise in the context of negligence unless there is some awareness of a danger and some responsibility for it. Insects are a part *404 of life's burdens and it is reasonable to conclude a person cannot be held responsible for their existence. Where one has not fostered an environment designed to cultivate such predators they are simply part of the inherent risks of living. However, where one was aware, or reasonably should have been aware, that an animal he or she was responsible for created a risk of harm as a result of infestation by a dangerous insect, then arguably, failure to act might result in liability for harm. Realistically, the Brunelle criteria require a significant degree of knowledge of the existence and locus of the insect. It is the distinction between general knowledge that black widow spiders are frequently found in wood storage areas and specific knowledge that a black widow is in a wood storage area.
In the present case, respondent presented his own declaration stating that he was unaware, prior to the alleged incident involving appellant, of the presence of Lyme disease or of ticks carrying the disease in the Pine Mountain area. No one had ever told him of anyone being bitten by such a tick in the Pine Mountain area. He declared he had "not received through any medium any indication that the Western black-legged tick was a carrier of Lyme disease in California or that said ticks were prevalent in the Pine Mountain area." Respondent's wife submitted a virtually identical declaration. The local veterinarian, Dr. Diane Cosko, declared that "prior to August 15, 1990, I was not informed that any tick in Kern County had tested positive for the Lyme disease bacteria." This is evidence showing that (1) respondent was personally unaware of any Lyme disease risk and (2) it was not generally known that there was any risk of Lyme disease in the Pine Mountain area. Faced with this showing, appellant could not avoid a summary judgment against her without presenting, at a minimum, some evidence tending to show respondent knew or reasonably should have known he was subjecting appellant to a risk of incurring Lyme disease when he permitted appellant to enter his house and/or permitted Pansy to sit on appellant's lap.
( 5 ) Appellant argues there is a triable issue of fact as to whether respondent's asserted ignorance of any danger of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks is truthful. She argues that the court should not have accepted respondent's assertions about his own state of mind. Although the court could have refused to accept respondent's assertion about respondent's own state of mind, it was not required to do so. Subdivision (e) of the summary judgment statute provides that "summary judgment may be denied in the discretion of the court ... where a material fact is an individual's state of mind, or lack thereof, and that fact is sought to be established solely by the individual's *405 affirmation thereof." The court therefore did not err in refusing to deny the motion on this basis.
Appellant similarly contends the court should not have believed Dr. Cosko's declaration that she was unaware of the presence of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks in Kern County prior to August 15, 1990. This contention fails for the same reason. Under subdivision (e) the trial judge had no obligation to refuse to believe Dr. Cosko.
( 6) Appellant then contends there is a triable issue of fact as to whether the presence of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks in the Pine Mountain area was generally known on August 4, 1990, because appellant's attorney, Janis, saw the above described "Facts About Lyme Disease in California" leaflet in "late 1990" in the "City of Los Angeles Department of Animal Regulation in Northridge, California." But knowledge of persons in the City and County of Los Angeles in late 1990 is not in issue in this case. In issue is whether there was any general knowledge of the presence of Lyme-disease-carrying ticks in the Pine Mountain area of Kern County on or before August 4, 1990, and, if not, whether respondent himself nevertheless had any such knowledge. Even construing the Janis declaration liberally, it does not tell us anything about information available in the pertinent place at the pertinent time. Appellant presented no evidence that this leaflet was distributed to anyone in the Pine Mountain area, or indeed anywhere in Kern County, at any time prior to August 4, 1990.
( 7) Appellant further argues that even if respondent, as a property owner, had no duty to warn appellant about or protect appellant from Lyme-disease-carrying ticks, he nevertheless had this duty because he was a dog owner. We are not persuaded. Appellant points out that a dog owner has a duty to exercise reasonable care in the management of the dog. (See Drake v. Dean (1993) 15 Cal.App.4th 915 [19 Cal.Rptr.2d 325]; and Rest.2d Torts, § 518.) We do not question this proposition. But the issue here is whether that duty extends so far as to include warning a house guest not to allow a dog on her lap, or to require the taking of other steps to prevent the possible transmission of a Lyme-disease-carrying tick from the dog to the guest, if the owner does not have, and could not reasonably be expected to have, any knowledge that his dog posed any such danger to the guest. Appellant calls our attention to cases involving dog attacks and "spooked" horses. We do not find these to be apposite because it is generally known dogs sometimes bite people and that horses, when frightened, will sometimes behave in a manner that may injure people nearby. Every dog who bites people has to have a first victim. Thus, the fact that the first victim of a particular dog cannot demonstrate the dog had previously bitten someone else does not *406 necessarily mean the owner of the dog was unaware of the possibility the dog might one day bite someone. The Legislature undoubtedly had this in mind when it enacted Civil Code section 3342, providing that "[t]he owner of any dog is liable for the damages suffered by any person who is bitten by the dog while in a public place or lawfully in a private place ... regardless of the former viciousness of the dog or the owner's knowledge of such viciousness." If there was some evidence tending to show that a reasonably prudent dog owner in the Pine Mountain area would have been aware, prior to August 4, 1990, of a reasonable possibility that there were Lyme-disease-carrying ticks in the area, appellant should have presented that evidence.
II. FN*
FN* See footnote, ante , page 388.
The judgment is affirmed. Costs to respondents.
Stone (W. A.), J., and Dibiaso, J., concurred. *407 | RedPajamaCommonCrawl | validation |
1,231 | Parkour Gym Grand Opening Success!
It was a joy to see the hours of hard work myself and numerous other members of the community spent pay off. All in all, we had over 80 people show up to the grand opening! Mark's Pizzeria donated 360 slices of pizza, Nicole made over 60 cookies, Dave Rapp made a large batch of brownies and after everything was said and done, I think we only had one sheet of pizza left!
All around people of all ages were playing and exploring. We had everyone from ages 5-60 show up! Rochester Parkour is growing and expanding, and you should all feel proud to be that driving force behind it. None of this would have happened without you.
I'd also like to thank the traveling traceurs that came out to join us from Buffalo Parkour. Definitely was good to see you guys again and hope to see you more in the next couple months. Buffalo is planning a Monkey Vault trip in May so mark off time on your calendars RocPK!
Hope to see you all having fun again in and out of the gym this week! | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,232 | Jack Osbourne Saves a Woman's Life 1 Day After Marrying Lisa Stelly
By Zach Johnson
Jack Osbourne attends Heroes Helping Heroes on September 11, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic
Jack Osbourne's first few days as a married man are off to a wild start!
One day after the documentary producer, 26, married actress Lisa Stelly, 27, at the Four Seasons Hualalai in Hawaii, Osbourne and a pal rushed to a stranger's aid near the ocean.
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"Really proud of Jack and his friend Tyler who saved a woman on the beach yesterday," Stelly tweeted October 9. Explaining that the woman "had a heart attack and drowned," the newlywed said the men "resuscitated her until the ambulance came. We just found out she's in a stable condition! Awesome!"
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The life-saving event happened one day after Us Weekly exclusively broke the news that the couple of 17 months had gotten hitched. "I cried tears of joy from beginning to end," the groom's mother, Sharon Osbourne, 60, later recounted.
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Osbourne and Stelly are parents to daughter Pearl, 6 months. The ex-reality star was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in June. "Jack's been through so much," a source says in the new issue of Us Weekly (out now). "This is such a happy ending." | RedPajamaCommonCrawl | validation |
1,233 | Ditch the distance learning and gain slice upon slice of expert cheese knowledge tea towel style. Made from 100% organic cotton, this high-quality kitchen essential comes complete with researched typography and cheese sketches to help you know your way around even the finest cheeseboard. Learn how to cut, pair with wine and beers whilst creating the perfect cheese board.
This is the perfect gift for a cheese addict, allowing them to be educated whilst drying dishes in style.
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Christine W. C.W. Christine W. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,234 | The campaign for universal preschool education in the United States has gained great momentum. Precisely as strategists intended, many Americans have come to believe that pre-kindergarten is a good and necessary thing for government to provide, even that not providing it will cruelly deprive the youngest residents of their birthrights, blight their educational futures, and dim their life prospects. Yet a troubling contradiction bordering on dishonesty casts a shadow over today's mighty push for universal pre-K education in America. The principal intellectual and moral argument that advocates make is similar to that of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) backers: giving needy kids a boost up the ladder of educational and later-life success by narrowing the achievement gaps that now trap too many of them on the lower rungs. In this article, the author talks about pre-kindergarten as one of the hottest topics in American education in 2009 and discusses the campaign for universal or near-universal pre-K education. The author stresses that preschool, done right, tightly targeted, and intensively delivered, with sound cognitive standards, quality criteria and readiness assessments, is the proper work of early-childhood educators and what is already a vast preschool and child-care industry. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,235 | Recently an exploit has surfaced in WordPress, a popular kind of blog software. If you run WordPress on a public server, an attacker can get full access to your site and do nasty things, up to and including deleting all your data. If you listen to the WordPress people, the answer to this is 'be extremely zealous about updating your software', which is the same as saying, devote half your life to learning and understanding WordPress administration.
If you listen to me, the answer is much simpler. Do not run this kind of software on a public server. Either host your blog with a competent centralized site (like LiveJournal or Blogger) that takes the burden of upgrading, backing up and patching off your hands, or use whatever personal publishing software you like (WordPress, Movable Type, and so on), but keep it on a local machine.
You can use a program like wget or curl to generate a flat HTML version of your website from this local version, and then upload these files to your public server to share them with the world. Now there is no way you can get hacked, because your server is just serving static files. As a bonus, you don't have to worry about your site ever going down because of database problems or excessive load. And as another bonus, you now have a remote backup of your blog. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,237 | We are currently opting to make viral the thoughts and ideas of people through their blog in exactarticle . It's an open platform to share ideas, views in front of global audience. We are accepting guest posts on the following topics.
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Title should be in between 40-70 characters with a deep sense.
Max of 2 external links are allowed in the contents, though we will review and if the links suit then we will publish.
There must be an inter link to related articles in the site.
Give a suitable image with image source.
Use (h2/h3) in the subtitle of each paragraph.
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Due to large numbers of engagements,our team may take up to 24 hours to review your contents.Once reviewed moderator will notify you by email.Generally,we share the live urls of your submitted contents on different kinds of platforms like Facebook,Twitter,Linkedin,Google Plus to get more exposure in terms of SEO gain.
For Dofollow links please do Minimum 6 shares on social network sites. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,238 | You can shower the love of your life with gifts like jewelry or flowers or candy or chicken, but is there an ex that is still lingering around? Maybe someone that infests your life, makes your skin crawl, and is generally repulsive?
Name a cockroach after them!
The Bronx Zoo is celebrating Valentine's Day by letting you name one of their Madagascar hissing cockroaches after your ex. I guess if your current significant other is really into bugs, they might find it charming, too.
For a $15 donation, you'll get a digital certificate; there are other levels of "gifts" too, including cockroach pins, beanies, and coffee mugs. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,240 | Home - The Dean-The Founding Forefathers Meant to Unite by Dividing with Truth
The Founding Forefathers Meant to Unite by Dividing with Truth
"Sad will be the day when the American people forget their traditions and their history, and no longer remember that the country they love, the institutions they cherish, and the freedom they hope to preserve, were born from the throes of armed resistance to tyranny, and nursed in the rugged arms of fearless men." -Roger Sherman, signer of the Declaration of Independence
The Founding Fathers established documentation such as The Declaration of Independence, The Bill of Rights and US Constitution, etc., which are set in place to Unify in righteousness (Leviticus 19:17) under God and separation from the wicked, as well as Tyrants (Matthew 10:34).
"Our constitution was made for a moral people and a religious people (Under the Christian umbrella). It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other." –President John Adams
Study the Constitution. Let it be preached from the pulpit, proclaimed in legislatures, and enforced in courts of justice. – President Abraham Lincoln
We know that history teaches us the lessons that many want to learn so that history does not repeat itself. On the other hand, there are those who could care less about the lessons that need to be learned. I am now addressing those who do not want to see the evils of the past repeated in the present. After all, prevention is better than cure.
In this country, our forefathers, under God, have given to their posterity, the American people, the privilege of being the government. Remember what President Abraham Lincoln said:
"Government for the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
Of course, he took from John Wycliffe who said:
"This Bible is for the government of the people, by the people and for the people."
The Declaration of Independence, which our forefathers have handed to the past, present and future generations, reads:
"That to secure these (God given) Rights, Governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that whenever and Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new Government" (Exodus 20; Amos 3:3; 2 Corinthians 6:14-19; James 4:4).
Then, we look to the preamble of the US Constitution to find "We the People (Are the government) of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union (All 50 states), establish Justice (According to God's moral Law), insure domestic Tranquility..."
The Framers had good reason to seek to "insure" domestic tranquility. Literally "domestic tranquility" means peace and quiet at home—at home in America, as opposed to in other nations. Tranquility for the Framers meant the absence of riots, rebellions, and similar symptoms of social disorder.
The Constitution continues, "…provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare (The concern of the government for the morality, peace and safety of its citizens. Providing for the welfare of the general public is a basic goal of government.), and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity (family lineage), do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."
Suppose a nation in some distant region should take the Bible for their only law book, and every member should regulate his conduct by the precepts there exhibited! Every member would be obliged in conscience, to temperance, frugality, and industry; to justice, kindness, and charity towards his fellow men; and to piety, love and reverence toward Almighty God...What a Utopia, what a Paradise would this region be. –John Adams wrote in his diary entry dated February 22, 1756 | RedPajamaCommonCrawl | validation |
1,241 | Ailinginae (marš. Ailiginae), atol od 25 otočića u sastavu Maršalovih Otoka, dio lanca Ralik.
Zemljopis
Nalazi se 13 km jugozapadno od Rongelapa. Laguna površine 105,96 km2 s oceanom je povezana putem dubokih kanala Mogiri i Eniibukku s južne strane atola. Sjeverni dio Ailinginaea gotovo u potpunosti čini plitki greben koji je na mjestima širok i do 1,5 km.
Izvori
Otočni lanac Ralik | RedPajamaWikipedia | validation |
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1,243 | The 19th Biennial International Conference on Nineteenth-Century Music will take place from 11-13 July at the Faculty of Music, University of Oxford. Keynote lectures will be delivered by Professor Daniel Chua (University of Hong Kong) and Professor Jessica Gienow-Hecht (Freie Universität Berlin).
There is no accommodation available at the Faculty of Music itself, but the following B&B options are available to delegates.
1. You can book accommodation with Merton College using their online form at http://www.merton.ox.ac.uk/conferences/bedrooms please enter MUSIC2016 to the promotion code box.
2. If you only need Monday and Tuesday night accommodation St Anne's college has some rooms available which are bookable at this address: http://www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk/conferences/accommodation/bed-breakfast-accommodation NB do not follow the link to the 'conferences accommodation' as this is only for conferences held at St Anne's. The booking form on this page is the correct one.
3. You can book a college room of your choice from this search engine: http://www.conference-oxford.com/bb-self-catering (if this link doesn't work take the following steps: a) google 'conference Oxford' b) click the first link c) select the 'B&B' tab at the top right hand side of the page).
5. There are a number of independent bed and breakfasts on the Abingdon Road (which is very convenient for the Music Faculty), also a hotel Oxford Spires Four Pillars http://www.oxfordspireshotel.co.uk/ and a brand new Travelodge https://www.travelodge.co.uk/hotels/599/Oxford-Abingdon-Road-hotel a short bus ride from town. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,245 | https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2013-04-26/lehmberg-jail-and-aftermath/
Lehmberg: Jail and Aftermath
By Jordan Smith, April 26, 2013, News
Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg has nearly completed the first week of a 45-day jail sentence she was given April 19 after pleading guilty to driving while drunk.
In the courtroom, Lehmberg appeared contrite, offering a small smile to co-workers and friends who'd gathered in Judge Carlos Barrera's County Court-at-law No. 8 just after 9:30am last Friday. Standing with her attorney David Sheppard, Lehmberg pleaded guilty, and Barrera handed her a 45-day sentence and a $4,000 fine – the maximum monetary penalty for the Class A misdemeanor charge that also carries the potential for up to a year in the county jail. Lehmberg will also lose her driver's license for 180 days beginning May 23, Barrera said. Lehmberg was then cuffed by a deputy and escorted out of the courtroom and off to the jail for booking.
Lehmberg was arrested April 12 and charged with drunken driving after a motorist called 911 shortly before 11pm to report an erratic driver on FM 620 near Comanche Trail. The driver in question was Lehmberg, who told a Travis County Sheriff's Office deputy that she'd had two vodka drinks earlier in the evening. (According to an arrest affidavit, an open container of vodka was found in the passenger compartment of the car.) Yet, according to jail records, Lehmberg's blood-alcohol content was a whopping .239, nearly three times the legal limit for driving. A video recording made by deputies in the jail depicts Lehmberg struggling with personnel at several points during her overnight stay – including grabbing at the hands of a jailer who is trying to remove her jewelry. Lehmberg was placed in an isolated cell and, with her hands still behind her in cuffs, she kicked the door several times to get the jailers' attention, prompting them to put her in a restraint chair, in order to keep her from hurting herself, a jailer told her. They also put a so-called "spit mask" over her face when taking her to have her blood drawn – not because she was spitting, but in order to protect her identity, deputies told her. Lehmberg argued with the deputies at times, and asked repeatedly if they had called Sheriff Greg Hamilton to let him know that she'd been booked; the jailers said they had not. "I wasn't drunk," Lehmberg told the jailers. "You've ruined my career."
Although she was clearly upset, Lehmberg's behavior as depicted in the videos is not as sensational as expected, based on a description included in a lawsuit filed last week that seeks to have her removed from office. In the lawsuit, employment and labor attorney Kerry O'Brien alleged that Lehmberg had kicked and spit at officers, an account he said he got from law enforcement officials in the jail that night. In talking to reporters after Lehmberg pleaded guilty, Sheppard adamantly denied those allegations. "That did not happen," he said sternly.
Nevertheless, O'Brien said he felt a moral obligation to file the lawsuit, which relies on a Local Government Code provision added in 1987 that allows for the removal of a county official, including the D.A., for incompetency, official misconduct, or "intoxication on or off duty caused by drinking an alcoholic beverage." According to the statute, a district judge may take action to advance the case but is not required to do so; a dismissal is not subject to appeal. On Tuesday, Judge Lora Livingston, the county's presiding civil judge, signed off on an order that will let the suit move forward.
O'Brien said he thinks that if the city's top law enforcer is allowed to do her time without any other real consequence, it would signal that the county doesn't take the offense as seriously as it should. Indeed, on Monday afternoon Austin Police Association President Wayne Vincent echoed that sentiment in announcing to reporters that the union had resolved that Lehmberg should step down (though, apparently, Vincent did not check with his board or members before deciding to issue a statement on their behalf). On the heels of Vincent's decision to wade into the morass, O'Brien penned a letter to both the Travis County Sheriffs' Law Enforcement Association and Travis County Sheriff's Officers Association, asking that the two deputies' unions add their voices to the call for her resignation. At press time, neither of the associations had responded to requests for comment.
After the hearing last week, Sheppard told reporters that he disagreed with O'Brien's view that Lehmberg should step down. A 45-day jail term is "without a doubt the harshest sentence" a person would ever get for a first-time DWI offense," he said. Lehmberg made a "terrible mistake," he said, but it should not be allowed to overshadow her nearly 40 years of dedicated public service.
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1,246 | ZigZag Weekly
News as it should be. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. | Baguio City News | Benguet News
DepEd open with PISA results, closed with NAT results?
February 10, 2020 zigzag weekly Leave a comment
By Estanislao Albano, Jr.
"Except for the official statement of the agency on the PISA failure, there is no reference to the NAT results from 2016 onwards in the DepEd website and the rest of the Web and needless to say, no data too."
The day after the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released the results of the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), the Department of Education (DepEd) posted its detailed report on the performance of our school children in the said study in its website. That's apart from the open discussion of what the agency thought went wrong and what should be done now in media and other fora by the officials of the agency. There is an irony in the DepEd's transparency on the shameful and shocking PISA results because in contrast, they keep the results of our very own assessment test in strict secrecy.
In the wake of the PISA fiasco, DepEd officials have been referring to the striking similarity of the results with that of performance in recent National Achievement Test (NAT) but only they know what they were are talking about as they have not made these data accessible to the public in defiance to subsection 2, Section 3 of DepEd Order No. 55, series of 2016, for the results of the NAT to be disseminated for public consumption.
Up to now, the results of the 2016 National Achievement Test (NAT) cannot be found in Philippine Statistical Authority (PSA) statistics publications. Going by the 2015 and 2016 Philippine Statistical Yearbooks editions which contained the NAT results for the next preceding year, the 2018 yearbook which came out middle of last year should have reflected not only the 2016 but also the 2017 data but did not. Just like with the yearbooks, the Philippines in Figures, another statistics publication of the PSA, is also stuck with the 2015 NAT results up to the 2019 edition.
The only logical explanation to the behavior of the DepEd regarding the results of the NAT from 2016 onwards is that they do not want the country to have a good look at the cold figures of how our basic education tumbled to a new low. They do not want the world to know how in 2016, our Grade 6 NAT performance fell by a huge 27.07 mean percentage score (MPS) — 69.10 in 2015 to 42.03 — which was incomprehensible and staggering because before that time, the biggest difference in the score from one year to the next was less than 5 points. It was also barely half the 77 MPS target for 2016. And it marked the time we fell from "average mastery" range (66 to 85) where we have been for sometime to "low mastery" range (36 to 65). In 2017 and 2018, the scores inched closer to "very low mastery" at 39.97 and 37.44, respectively.
Had the DepEd, instead of sweeping the dismal results under the rug, exercised transparency, reforms would have been formulated then and there as a matter of course and who knows we may have done a bit better in the PISA. Even granting that it was too late in the day for the reforms to impact our PISA performance, at least the reforms are already in place unlike now that we still have to start the process. Clearly, the decision of DepEd officials to muffle the alarm repeatedly sounded by the NAT was a serious disservice to the country its children specially. This obscurantism and display of immaturity on a very crucial education data is not what the country deserves and expects from its educations officials least of all Secretary Leonor Briones who vowed to the Commission on Appointments that her administration would exercise full transparency.
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1,248 | Charo Santos-Concio and how she changed the landscape of Philippine TV
By: Augusto Antonio Aguila Philippine Daily Inquirer / 03:30 AM November 13, 2017
There are people whose life stories we care about not only because they are famous, talented, powerful or renowned, but because they are able to inspire, illuminate and bring out the best in other people. There are individuals whose far-reaching influence does not only extend beyond Philippine shores, but also capture the public imagination in a sort of mythic and symbolic way. The mere mention of their names evokes thoughts of greatness. We cannot help but celebrate their invaluable contribution, their unique brand of leadership, their equanimity in times of victory and genuine humility in accepting defeat, and their sheer capacity to empathize, as well as clearly understand the vicissitudes of the human condition. Charo Santos-Concio is one individual who exemplifies all of this.
The book, "My Journey: The Story of an Unexpected Leader" (2017, ABS-CBN Publishing) is a unique and exceptional memoir which traces the very inspiring sojourn of a woman who has become a formidable pillar in Philippine television and the entertainment industry. In this wonderful book, she gives us in a very personal way her journey from being a shy and simple girl from the province who graduated valedictorian in elementary and high school, to her tentative steps making it in the metropolitan, from graduating with the degree of Mass Communication at St. Paul's College Manila, cum laude, to her public ascendancy as a fashion model, beauty queen and, soon enough, as a top actress , eventually starring in many critically acclaimed films such as "Itim," "Kisapmata," "Ang Alamat ni Julian Makabayan," "Kakabakabakaba," and winning Asia's Best Actress.
Best actress and CEO
Of course, her entertainment record was capped by the triumph of Lav Diaz's "Ang Babaeng Humayo," in which she played the lead, at the 2016 Venice film festival, where it won the grand prize.
But before that, she was president and chief executive officer of ABS-CBN, the largest media conglomerate in the Philippines.
Her journey takes us also to her studies at Harvard University where she exchanged ideas with her foreign counterparts, who like her, were also the biggest names in media; to the International Emmy Awards and the Oscar Awards, where she walked the red carpet.
What makes this memoir truly exceptional is that it tackles the journey of a self-confessed "learner." Like a true Scorpio, "Ma'am Charo," as everyone fondly calls her, values the truth, that the truth cannot be masked or put aside. We read how she confronts matters head on, how she hones her keen sense of what works and what doesn't; of how her leadership resulted in the creation of some of the biggest shows of ABS-CBN. Of course, she faced difficult times, especially when TV ratings were down, when people and colleagues felt disgruntled and when tragedies struck.
Sheer courage
When all of this happenned, Concio exhibited grace under pressure. She faced the ugly truth and did something about it, rallying the network and leading it to full recovery and even supremacy. She has always shown the marks of a true leader.
I was deeply moved by her life story, her joys and sorrows, her triumphs and defeats and her sheer capacity and admirable strength to confront challenges. It is a gem of a book about learning, loving, living and leading.
"My Journey: The Story of an Unexpected Leader" by Charo Santos-Concio is one of those rare books that will stay with you for a very long time because it talks to you like you are her trusted confidante and the book talks to the heart. The book is extra special for vividly capturing, through rare photographs, one person's public and private journeys. The book shows that Charo is not just ageless but also peerless in her game, and like a very rare gem, the likes of her come only but once in a lifetime. —CONTRIBUTED
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1,249 | These are some lies we made up about Kellerton.
A space invader has regularly been distinguished before sunrise drifting along on Kuder Creek.
The phantom of a man clothed as a plumber is regularly spotted in Ringgold State Wildlife Area before sunrise chatting into the night.
A woman with a semi see-through body is known to have been observed on one or two instances seeking someone around midnight on a sidewalk in Kellerton. People here who have seen this ghost assert this ghost can be the soul of a local resident who passed on here in Kellerton a long time ago. Nonetheless, this ghost unquestionably is scary; one that you shouldn't go searching for.
The martian captain of an alien spaceship may frequently be observed striding through a residence in Kellerton.
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1,250 | The historic Percy & Small Shipyard site at Maine Maritime Museum is the only intact shipyard in the United States where large wooden sailing ships were built. The shipyard is complete with its original buildings, except for one – the blacksmith shop, which was torn down in 1939. That building had replaced a previous building that was destroyed by fire in 1913. The pre-fire building would have contained the blacksmith shop that was responsible for producing the metalwork that went into building Wyoming and many of her sister ships. And produce it did. When Wyoming was launched on December 15, 1909 at the P&S Shipyard, she had 300 tons of iron and steel in her fittings, fastenings and strapping.
Thanks to a generous bequest from former Trustee Kenneth D. Kramer to construct a Blacksmith Shop exhibit on the site of the original building, the complete shipbuilding story of the great schooners can now be told. The building is named in honor of Ken for his legacy.
Because virtually no information about pre-1914 building is available, The Kramer Blacksmith Shop Exhibit is an evocation of the 1914 building, approximating its original dimensions of 84 x 26 feet and location due east of the Paint & Treenail Shop. To preserve the integrity of the shipyard's intact historic buildings, this new structure is not a historical recreation of the original building, which would be "fake" history. Instead, the proportions, dimensions and materials used evoke the original building and its purpose while clearly being a contemporary building. The structure houses exhibits related to the blacksmith operation that transpired there while also providing a gathering place for tour groups and visitors. On occasion it is the site of blacksmithing demonstrations. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,251 | Heartboned: Why Google needs to reclaim Android updates
Despite the best efforts of Google, last week's Heartbleed events show that much work remains before Android is up to par on its updating process.
By Chris Duckett | April 13, 2014 -- 22:30 GMT (15:30 PDT) | Topic: Security
"This one matters," said the SANS Institute in its briefing on the Heartbleed OpenSSL security flaw last week.
As far as security incidents go, this one was a doozy: Not only did it impact on the majority of secure web sites across the internet, clients were later found to be just as vulnerable.
The encouraging aspect to this issue is that the patching and re-issuing of SSL certificates was swift from many sites, and a good thing too, as any server that used any of the affected versions of OpenSSL should be assumed to have had its memory dumped for the two years that this bug avoided detection.
On the flip side though, it is absolutely damning that an almost two-year, three-releases old Jelly Bean version of Android has been found to be vulnerable to Heartbleed .
Of all the mobile operating systems that could have been impacted, fate decided to choose the one that upgrades between major versions at a pace that makes glacial an overstatement.
Despite the fragmentation between differing versions of Android, it just happens that the impacted 4.1.x series of Jelly Bean is the version with the largest userbase by some stretch.
In statistics published by Google at the start of the month , of Android devices that are accessing Google's Play Store, 5.3 percent of users are on the most recent KitKat release, 8.9 percent are on Jelly Bean 4.3, 18.1 percent use Jelly Bean 4.2, and 34.4 percent use the impacted Jelly Bean 4.1 series that was first released in mid-2012.
Given that 4.1 has been superseded for well over a year, and many flagship devices have been upgraded beyond that point, any devices left on Jelly Bean 4.1.1 or 4.1.0 are likely to remain stuck on it for quite some time.
With Google not releasing breakdown stats on the percentage of Android devices using 4.1.1 and 4.1.0, the best to hope for at this point is that most of the 34.4 percent are marooned on the unaffected 4.1.2 version.
The Heartbleed scenario does raise the question of the speed of patching and upgrading on Android. Take for instance, the example of the Samsung Galaxy S4, released this time last year, it has taken nine months from the July 2013 release of Jelly Bean 4.3 for devices on Australia's Vodafone network to receive the update, it took a week for Nexus devices to receive the update.
Google's patch for 4.1.1 is now making its way through the handset makers and telco companies that act as gatekeepers to Android updates, it will be a test for how rapid the architecture of the Android ecosystem can respond.
As someone that has suffered, and continues to do so, from a lack of expediency on Android updates , I'm far from confident that patching Heartbleed will be a swift and painless process.
Should this issue have impacted any of Android's competitors — iOS, Windows Phone, Firefox OS, BlackBerry — the companies behind those operating systems would have been able to unilaterally push out that update for millions of users.
Google has taken steps to improve its ability to update and abstract additional user functionality into a core suite of Google apps , rather than adding it into Android itself, but it can only do so much.
When an issue arises with a core library built into an operating system, the only way to resolve it is to push out a core update.
Once again, the reason for Android's popularity with telcos and handset makers, the ability to deploy customised versions of the operating system to promote one's services and offerings, becomes it's Achilles heel.
Heartbleed is asking plenty of questions of developers. Regulation has been proposed for cryptographic code , the low level of funding for struggling projects that are core to many open source operating systems has been highlighted, and why crucial security libraries continue to be written in ways and languages where issues like Heartbleed can occur.
Here we are, with the rest of the computing world patching OpenSSL and re-issuing secure certificates, and Android's fix is caught somewhere in the abyss between OS maker, handset manufacturer, and telco.
From an Android perspective, it was lucky that Heartbleed did not impact the version of Android used by any Samsung flagship phones, or even Android 4.1.2. Stakeholders in Android need to inform consumers on what would happen if a major security issue in the kernel were to impact a widely-used Android release.
As it stands, the experience with the 4.1.1 patch has been less than great. Google is up to speed, it's everyone else involved that is dragging the chain. Should handset manufacturers and telcos continue to be less than expedient, Google needs to develop a way to unilaterally protect its users — and while it may seem drastic, it would merely put Google on par with its competitors.
A bullet was dodged by Android this time, the next time a similar incident happens, it might not be so lucky.
ZDNet's Monday Morning Opener is our opening salvo for the week in tech. As a global site, this editorial publishes on Monday at 8am AEST in Sydney, Australia, which is 6pm Eastern Time on Sunday in the US. It is written by a member of ZDNet's global editorial board, which is comprised of our lead editors across Asia, Australia, Europe, and the US.
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1,252 | I used a hacksaw with my right hand to cut off a piece of plastic from my car. This feat was all the more risky because I am left handed. Halfway through the procedure I realized I wasn't wearing my glasses!
Said plastic seems to have served no crucial purpose. It had been dragging underneath the car, and so I had duct taped it to the bumper, but duct tape needs to be applied copiously in order to withstand wind, rain, and gravity, so the plastic once again had begun to scrape the road.
I've driven to the city without the part and all is well. I even managed to arrive on time for a presentation by Andrea Lunsford. She spoke about rhetoric and new media literacy.
The sign above is from November 5–the mayor of Atlanta had already shut down the Occupy camp when this sign was put up. I found it on the inside of a bathroom stall at the university where I'm a TA. There was a whole debate going on in scribbled writing about the American Dream and how it's dead.
Two weeks have passed since streams of police cars, helicopters, and ground troops shut down Occupy ATL.
Since then, protests at Berkley and Davis have produced vile reactions from authorities. Even though the Davis chancellor has so far declined to resign, and though she has apologized, she needs to take stronger responsibility for how the police pepper sprayed the students. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,253 | Lardini Srl is an Italian fashion house founded in 1978 by then 18-year-old Luigi Lardini, his 21-year-old brother Andrea Lardini and 19-year-old sister Lorena Lardini.
History
The company was founded by the Lardini family in 1978 in Filottrano, a town in the Ancona Province of Italy. It is famous for manufacturing men's tailoring for brands Dolce & Gabbana, Salvatore Ferragamo, Versace, Valentino, Etro and Burberry. Lardini produces a ready to wear tailoring line, which is retailed at its showroom in Milan and three monobrand boutiques outside Italy.
Luigi Lardini is its current creative director; his garments can be distinguished by a signature lapel flower constructed from wool.
Production
The company produces 1,600 garments per day at its headquarters in Filottrano, Italy. It exports 60% of its annual production.
Boutiques
Since 1978 Lardini has opened five boutiques: Milan, Moscow, Baku, Xi'an and Antwerp. Lardini garments are also sold in Genoa and Chiavari. Lardini has also created a collection with influencer Nick Wooster.
See also
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Made in Italy
References
External links
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Italian companies established in 1978
Clothing brands of Italy
Clothing companies established in 1978
Italian suit makers
Fashion accessory brands
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Colehill has four schools, a pharmacy, a post office and a hairdressers. Some of the older houses in the village date back to the 1860's.
Most of the events in this village are through the churches, the nearby Tivoli Theatre and the schools.
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1,255 | WE ARE A COMMUNITY THAT CARES.
The Prosserman JCC is a not for profit that believes in the culture of philanthropy and the power of giving back.
We are a vibrant community hub that fosters a sense of belonging and identity through innovative programming and relational experiences. There is an intangible value to being a part of the J community. When you donate to the J you are effectively improving the quality of life for people who need us most. Please give generously, so we can continue to be a world class, innovative facility, accessible to all.
Learn how to make the JCC part of your personal and family legacy and impact generations to come.
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The JCC is a place where our community members have established meaningful personal connections, shaped social change, built a sense of belonging for others, and created memories. The centre as we know it would not exist without our lively members. Here are their stories.
As the Jewish community has generously invested in capital development over the past many years, we have the physical structure to house exceptional programs and bring life into the buildings. Funding for visionary programs and leading edge equipment, brings life into the building. Innovation is a priority for the J to have the greatest human impact, and ensure we are maximizing our capital investments.
At the Jack and Pat Kay Centre Camp, it is our goal to ensure that every camper has the opportunity to experience camp regardless of their family's financial situation. For many of these children, The Jack and Pat Kay Centre Camp is their sole source of connection to Jewish life. All donations are gratefully appreciated. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,256 | It's time to set sail and voyage out on a fun filled day of treasure hunts and other pirate games!
Join us on 22nd July at 7pm UK time for three big events!
Chose your colour and stand in the booth - wait for the fireworks and GO! Run through cobwebby rooms and parkor over obstacles to claim your rightful place!
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1,257 | Our global work in arts
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"The British Council's CLI programme gave us a real boost: it is about being recognised as a future cultural leader and that has been most inspiring to us both."
Björn Stenvers and Quinten Peelen, participants in the Cultural Leadership International (CLI) programme.
The British Council Netherlands is interviewing a range of people who have been involved in our projects. The first in our series are Quinten Peelen and Björn Stenvers.
How did you first get in touch with the British Council?
We were both selected for British Council's Cultural Leadership International (CLI) programme, back in 2009/ 2010. That was quite a thing the British Council had then just launched: a brand new and innovative initiative to develop the leadership skills of arts and culture professionals into an international network. Participants had been selected from 28 countries all over world. We were the two selected Dutchmen. CLI was truly one of the most inspiring and intensive programmes we have ever taken part in! And we have felt like ambassadors, so to speak, for the British Council ever since.
Which programmes have you been involved in?
"First of all, that was Cultural Leadership International. All of the participants had to set up and work upon their own personal development plan. With a generous grant as well as professional guidance, the British Council continued to support us. The British Council's CLI programme gave us a real boost: it is about being recognised as a future cultural leader and that has been most inspiring to us both."
With his home city Utrecht in the running for European Capital of Culture, Quinten decided to dedicate his scholarship to studying the wide array of cultural leadership skills needed in the process of becoming one.
"I visited quite a number of previous and future European Capitals of Culture, including Guimaraes, Aarhus, Valletta and Liverpool, and talked with the people behind their successful bids. Interestingly enough, I learned not only from the successes but also from their mistakes and lessons learned along the way. The road from getting nominated to being selected and from preparing to realising this big year, is quite long: sometimes up to 10 years in total. I learned that in every phase different kinds of leadership skills are needed, and therefore also different kinds of leaders."
Working for the museums and heritage in Amsterdam, Björn's development led in adding extra skills to his curriculum to mature his transformational leadership style. He enrolled his locally oriented network into a wide international network with a home base in Amsterdam and the UK with a diversity of international workshops, internships, seminars, intensives, job-swaps and shadow-walks at Ministries, Embassies, Cultural Institutes (e.g. National Trust HQ, Tate, AIM, Historic Royal Palaces and Hadrian's Wall). In addition, hecompleted an MA in Art History.
"I learned to not make dreams your master and not make thoughts your aim. And watch the things I gave a lot of time and energy to, get broken. Not cry, but stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools."
In 2014, both Björn and Quinten were invited to take part in the British Council's annual Apeldoorn British-Dutch Dialogue Conference in Liverpool. The theme of the 13th conference was 'Art Works: Exploring the Social and Economic Value of Culture'. Fifty British and fifty Dutch delegates, from the worlds of industry, science, academia, politics, government and civil society, came together to share ideas on how culture can contribute to the economic and social structure of cities and society. The conference is always a very special event, with Ministers from both countries and other high-level professionals attending.
"This is another example of how the British Council provided us with a boost at the right time!" say the two participants. "Attending the Apeldoorn conferences was definitely worthwhile in terms of making useful contacts and getting our names out there."
What has this involvement with the British Council brought you?
Quinten: "I am sure that through these programmes British Council influenced my life and career in a very positive way. I learned a lot from our joint meetings in London and Madrid and also from the Clore Leadership short course we took, but I also learned to believe in myself and to really follow my dreams. The British Council has been great that way: acknowledging that developing the arts works through developing people, not only supporting projects."
Björn: "The British Council gave me a global and diplomatic view on matters. The self-confidence developing gave me also a spiritual twist. Your personal dashboard on energy, knowledge, willingness and soul makes the things you work on true and the people to work with interesting."
Where are you currently working and are you working on anything exciting?
After being Director of the Amsterdam Museums Foundation from 2013 to 2017, Björn is (since September) Executive Director of the Fonds de Dotation de l'ICOM of the International Committee of Museums (ICOM) based at UNESCO in Paris. He also recently set up several Museum Academies for museum staff trainings in Amsterdam, Rostov, Aruba, Altai and the Moscow Zoo Academy.
Quinten was Director of the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition for many years, travelling the world with highly talented musicians and organising all kinds of international events. In March 2016 he became Director of the K.F. Hein Foundation, a private fund for arts, culture, heritage and social needs in Utrecht.
Björn and Quinten are both special advisors to the Erasmus Huis in Jakarta, a cultural centre that is part of the Dutch Embassy in Indonesia. Having become good friends since their days together with the CLI programme, they still talk on a regular basis to discuss their ideas and ambitions.
What advice do you have for people in the early stages of their careers?
Björn: "Analyse and know yourself. If possible do what you like to do. Become good at it and maybe even the best. Find a way to support yourself in your weaknesses. Take your own lead and enjoy the process. Just a tip: there is never a finish, only a journey. So you might as well enjoy it!"
Quinten: "We are both real networkers - and it has helped us a lot throughout our careers. I would encourage you to meet lots of different people, let other people inspire you and also let them help you. Never be afraid to ask. People are nearly always happy to give you advice and help you take that next step. I learned that through the British Council." | RedPajamaCommonCrawl | validation |
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Outlook 2021: These Five Guidelines Can Determine The Success Of Economic Recovery
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JAKARTA - Chief Economist and Investment of PT Manulife Aset Manajemen Indonesia Katarina Setiawan said there are five references that can determine the acceleration of Indonesia's economic recovery in 2021.
The first is in terms of monetary and fiscal policy. According to him, this segmentation held by the government is an important element in stimulating the economy.
"From the monetary side, we believe Bank Indonesia will maintain an accommodative stance by becoming a standby buyer in government bond auctions. Meanwhile, fiscal instruments will still provide support for the national economic recovery process with a commitment of PEN funds (national economic acceleration) of IDR 372 trillion or 2.3 percent of gross domestic product, "he said in an online seminar, Thursday, January 14.
Furthermore, Katarina said the second reference was the government's efforts to maintain stable macroeconomic conditions through the procurement of vaccines. In his notes, the country targets to vaccinate 40.2 million people by April 2021. Then it will increase to 141 million people by the end of May 2021.
"Increasing people's confidence in the effectiveness of vaccines encourages people to do economic activities. If all this goes on, the economic wheels will certainly move, demand for credit will increase, so that the business world can increase the production of their goods and services, "he said.
Meanwhile, the third reference is the stable movement of the rupiah value. According to his analysis, the exchange rate will be maintained by taking into account the factor of the US dollar which is still weak due to the accommodative policy of the Fed, reduced current account pressure, low inflation, and corrected foreign ownership of Indonesia's financial assets.
"However, keep in mind, pressure from the current account is sloping due to declining imports. In line with the economic recovery, imports will definitely be running again because Indonesia needs capital goods for production activities, especially industry, "he said. If that happens, Katarina ensures that the trade deficit this year will be higher than in 2020.
Furthermore, the fourth is related to the application of the omnibus law. In this sensitive reference, Katarina sees an opportunity to increase the productivity of industry in the country. Because, this regulation is believed to increase Indonesia's competitiveness in attracting foreign investment into the country.
"Omnibus law has the potential to turn Indonesia into an important world chain. The accuracy of execution is very important in ensuring that the reform of the labor system and industry can be implemented properly, "he explained.
Then the last one is the question of the return of foreign portfolio funds which are expected to support and complement investment in the real sector.
"The latest news flow related to vaccines and the support of the government and central bank in boosting the economy during the pandemic have triggered a shift in sentiment towards emerging market financial markets, including Indonesia," said Katarina.
For this reason, the Manulife boss is optimistic that the domestic financial market can absorb foreign investment more strongly due to a number of accommodative policies.
"In the future, the potential for inflow is still open for Indonesia, given the relatively low foreign ownership in the stock and bond markets. Not to mention the yields that tend to be attractive compared to other mature countries, "Katarina concluded.
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1,262 | Like many, Michelle's earliest memories of food come from her mother. Growing up, Michelle and her mom spent a great deal of time together in the kitchen. It's where Michelle first learned about the magic of food. The flavors and textures. The way different ingredients come together to form something so much greater than the sum of the parts. It's also where Michelle first learned that food is about so much more than nutrition. She saw the way her mom talked about food, and the way she looked when serving a new dish to their family. It was these moments that Michelle realized the full power of food, learning that it was as much about love as it was about fuel.
same love towards food that she did growing up in the kitchen with her mom. Thankfully, Michelle had a wonderful support group around her, and emerged on the other side of these struggles stronger than ever before. And it was in this moment that she realized what she was destined to do: help others like herself better understand the power of food, and teach them how to overcome their own challenges related to food and nutrition.
better nutritional plans in order to aid in their recovery. While Michelle loved the patients she was helping at the Cancer Centre, as time went on, she wondered if she could be doing more. It seemed that her work, while important, was only helping people who had already fallen ill. What if she could start leveraging the power of food to help people before they got sick?
development, and the emotional support required to help clients break deeply engrained habits, and feel healthy and confident in their own skin.
In addition to the clients she serves at Westcoast Nutrition, Michelle continues to teach Sports Nutrition at Langara College. Oh, and she still spends time in the kitchen with her mom, who always has something new to teach her about the love of food.
Yet, so many people feel this way. Everyday stress and busyness, pressure from family, and years of feeling bad about our bodies can develop into a relationship with food that becomes so much more complex than just fuel and mindful pleasure. And it's here where food becomes an enemy, leaving us with poor habits, emotional eating, and putting our body's needs last. Westcoast Nutrition knows this story well, because we've experienced it first-hand.
With modern society's limitless access to information, it should be easier than ever to build a healthy lifestyle around diet and nutrition. Unfortunately, a great deal of the information available is outdated, incomplete, or downright false. That's where Westcoast Nutrition comes in. Our passion for research and knowledge is second to none, and we relentlessly pursue the most modern of food and nutritional studies. We take pride in constantly learning from dietitian and nutrition experts across the country, ensuring we have the most current scientific information available.
Why do we go to such great lengths to stay educated? Because our goal is to provide modern food advice for the modern world. Each and every one of our clients receives a personalized training program that's built specifically for their needs and based on the most current and accurate food science. The result? Our clients rebuild a healthy relationship with food, and are once again able to feel healthy and happy in their own skin, now and forever.
Michelle is a Registered Dietitian and graduated from the University of British Columbia's integrated program in 2009 with a BSc in Food, Nutrition and Health.
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1,265 | But every now and again it's the Globe that becomes a lowly caboose to the Herald.
Let's begin with this piece in Thursday's Herald.
The record books won't note Emily Nash's amazing three-over-par high school tournament victory — because she's a girl.
That has golfers from all over the country calling to praise the 16-year-old Lunenburg High junior who beat all the boys.
"It still kind of stinks," Nash told the Herald last night. She had to give up the trophy to the second-place finisher.
In the news business, though, the rules are slightly looser. So on Friday, the Globe unblushingly ran this piece.
She was allowed to golf with the boys, but the rules didn't allow her to beat them.
So when Emily Nash, a Lunenburg High School junior, shot the best score at the Central region Division 3 high school golf tournament at Blissful Meadows in Uxbridge on Tuesday, officials had to hand the trophy to the best-scoring boy, who had finished four strokes back.
Not to mention local attention, which the Globe conveniently did not mention.
Low class, Globeniks. Very low class.
As the Great Amazon Headquarters Bakeoff approaches it denouement, interested parties are starting to answer last call with one final plea.
Thus the Boston Globe weighed in yesterday with this editorial.
Amazon is offering one city a winning lottery ticket. The home selected for its second headquarters campus can expect a concentration of tens of thousands of men and women with talent, education, and the resources to flourish.
No surprise, then, that dozens of communities around the country are tripping over themselves to vie for the prize. Stonecrest, Ga., pledges to de-annex 345 acres and name the new burg "Amazon." Tucson, Ariz., sent the online retailer a 21-foot tall cactus. Vancouver is touting Canada's liberal visa policy in its pitch to win the sweepstakes.
But the Commonwealth doesn't need gimmicks. Nor do we need to brag . . .
No need to brag? Then what was that four-page mash note to Jeff Bezos labeled "Newsroom Commentary" that wrapped the Metro section in Sunday's Globe?
Is it possible that the Globe's editorial nose is out of joint because of the "commentary" part at the top of that first page? Say what you will, but the hardreading staff loves a good turf battle at the stately local broadsheet.
Especially since the turf at their new headquarters is so much smaller than before.
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1,266 | "Our delegate body sent a clear message. They believe we must better balance how we fund schools and move away from our overreliance on property taxes that have become a major concern for Nebraskans both urban and rural. To do that, they took the position that no more than 40 percent of individual school district funds should come from property taxes, leaving the rest to come from other sources," said Nelson.
According to Nelson, capping the amount of property tax contributions for local school funding as adopted by the delegates would bring Nebraska in line with other states in terms of how much is expected from local sources to fund schools.
"If you look at the national average, local funding sources for schools, such as property taxes, account for roughly 40 percent of school district funding. We're much higher than the national average in Nebraska, where local contributions in the form of property taxes account for 60 percent of funding for school districts. We are clearly behind other states when it comes to recognizing that local sources like property taxes shouldn't be the major source of school funding," said Nelson.
Nelson said the delegates took other actions that reinforced their belief that balancing school funding is critical to maintaining quality schools in Nebraska, as the current system simply isn't sustainable for Nebraska taxpayers.
"Again, the need is to address equity in how we fund education, it is not a question of whether or not we should have good schools. We all want a quality education for Nebraska students. Balancing the responsibility of funding education is the issue delegates addressed and they've set a mark for where property taxes should fit into the school funding equation and we'll work toward that goal," said Nelson.
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1,269 | Student Stories: Food Science grad learns how good cookie crumbles at Stauffer's
John-Claude Lacroix with three new cookie varieties he helped to develop.
By Colleen Pease
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — As happens with many Penn State students, an internship led to a good job for John-Claude Lacroix.
The recent Food Science graduate was hired by Stauffer's — maker of cookies and crackers — after he interned with the York, Pennsylvania, company during his sophomore and junior years.
"I was interested in Stauffer's based on my past internships — it was a hands-on job opportunity that allowed me to gain a ton of experience in my career as a food scientist," he said.
A native of New Freedom, Pennsylvania, Lacroix attended career fairs as an undergraduate student but landed the internship through connections made with neighbors in his hometown.
"I got my first internship through my neighbor, who was the director of quality at Stauffer's. It got my foot in the door and gave me a chance to network with people in the company," he said. "That networking allowed me to move to product development, where I currently work."
The majority of Lacroix's work focuses on benchtop research and development in which he and other employees collaborate and come up with new ideas and samples. He also conducts plant trials, maintains databases for things such as raw materials, conducts sensory tests, sources ingredients for secondary suppliers, and performs shelf-life testing.
An exciting development for Lacroix is the creation of three new cookie varieties. He described the process as playing around with ingredients and creating samples to get approved by consumer research.
"Once our colleagues in sales and marketing give us the flavor, texture and cost they are looking for, we source the necessary ingredients and start product development," he said. "After the product is approved, the real process begins by setting up line trials, meetings, packaging and nutritionals/ingredient statements to get the product on the shelf."
Lacroix said his favorite part of the job is the ability to be creative.
"I have a unique job that allows me to come to work every day happy," he said. "I love the idea of creating a new product that one day can be on the shelf and enjoyed by consumers regularly."
Lacroix said his major and experiences in the College of Agricultural Sciences gave him a great starting point for his success as a food scientist.
"Penn State gave me the keys to the car that can take me anywhere in my career with constant hard work and the will to succeed. From the great teachers and staff to the friends I gained through classes, the University helped give me the necessary tools to get my career headed in the right direction."
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1,271 | Benjamin Del Shreve
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"Enjoy Me While I'm Here"- 2002 (independent)
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currently recording first national release. It will be released on Ninth Hour Records in the Spring of 2005.
Never let it be said that my life was more amazing because of the God that I believed in…let it be known. Let it also be known that I believe that the big idea behind this thing called life is to fit as much living into a lifetime as possible, and I don't believe a person does that on accident.
A Brief History of the Music
Greetings my name is Benjamin Del Shreve. I am a singer/songwriter and am that to a fault. During the Autumn of 2002 I and my band "GS Megaphone" where going into the studio to record our sophomore record as a signed band. We had just moved to Bloomington Indiana where we also were recording. We were all Christians and played hard rock. I was the lead vocalist and bass player, but I also did a lot of the writing and a little bit of the guitar work that ended up on the final recording. We were loving the music that we were making. It had a lot of weight to it from a lyrical perspective but it also managed to be somewhat unique musically as well. We enjoyed the fact that this record was quite a bit heavier than the record that we'd released prior to this one. It had more screams and feedback and barbaric drumming that only made the use of the sitar that much cooler to us. Interestingly enough it was at the same time in life that I was writing the quietest most peaceful music that I'd ever written. On spare days and weekends throughout the fall and winter my brother Randy and I would meet in his apartment and hang blankets and mattresses on the walls in his bathroom to help deaden the sound. He had some ProTools recording gear and a Behringer B1 Microphone. Then during the quiet spells of Randy's children and the guiny pigs; we would make music.
I became a musician sometime around 1995 when I jokingly volunteered to play the bass guitar for a band that my older brother Randy was starting. I prayed that if God wanted me to play music that he would teach me how, and if not, to let me get bored with it, but that either way I would give it to him before I had it at all. About a year later I was finishing high school in the back of a Silver Eagle tour bus playing around 150 shows a year. Over the next couple of years while band members kept quitting for this reason and that (marriage) my brother and I kept writing, until finally the lead vocal position for the band was open. I described to God the kind of voice that I would like to have if it were his will, and true to form gave it to him before I'd even had it. It apparently was his will and in early 1999 we recorded in Ardent studios in Memphis with one Skidd Mills a record that became known as "Out of My Mind". This record can now be ignored worldwide anywhere Christian music is sold. We ended up naming the band "God Size Megaphone". It was in the coming months that we were in Michigan and happened upon Daniel Rosas. We knew him from previous visits as "The Nicest Guy in the World", but learned this time that he was also one of its most skilled. We auditioned him in a Hotel room in Indiana the next winter and then we all went together to Ray Boltz's "Off Center Studio". And signed a record contract to "Spindust Records". They proved to be the perfect label for us in a thousand ways, and also to be wonderful friends. We called a friend of Daniels named Chris Freeman "Also from Michigan" and auditioned him in Arkansas. We knew from some previous phone calls and emails that Chris was freaking hilarious! Actually he was a hilarious mess! But once we saw him play guitar…We kidnapped him and I'm glad we did it! Randy, Daniel, and Chris are some of the finest and most talented men that I have ever met. They were the talent in this band and I was the friend that they let come on stage during concerts. But I am proud to have shared the stage with the likes of these men.
We moved from Arkansas to Bloomington Indiana on the first day of Autumn 2002. We started recording our sophomore album with Rich Morpurgoe as soon as we got settled in. The record was more of a group effort than our first. Dan and Chris were such good guitarist that it seemed moronical not to let them loose. Chris also had gotten into the sitar and we wanted to utilize that also. The music was a little heavier, and darker that our first. It had more depth, Emotion, Screaming, and feedback. We loved it.
The Ironic thing is that while I would record all of this hard rock during the day, at night and on the weekends my brother Randy and I would meet in his little apartment recording folk music. I had written a song called "Here with You Now" for my moms wedding in December of 2001. And at first I just wanted to record this song to give to her and the rest of the family for Christmas.
One day Chris asked me if I'd written any other songs like "Here with You Now". It turned out that I'd been writing folk music for years and just didn't know what to do with it. It was too chill for GSM, so I | RedPajamaCommonCrawl | validation |
1,272 | Imagine all the people living life in peace.
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.
I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one.
Connectedness—to family, community, and the planet—is arguably the bedrock of long-term social stability. Disconnectedness leads to social disorder of all kinds, including war. This cornerstone of A World Without War embraces the labors of anyone who builds bridges between individuals, groups, communities, nations, and between our species and the planet that sustains our lives.
Family - We are deeply social creatures and find our greatest fulfillment and happiness when we are connected in positive ways to family, friends, and community, as highlighted in the essay "What Makes People Happy." To be entirely isolated socially—to be alone—is for most people an emotional disaster.
Not surprisingly, people who are happy are extraordinarily reluctant to march off to war or to send a loved one into war.
And the single most important connection individuals have is to family. So family counselors, religious leaders, even the creation of laws that undergird family connectedness, all are contributors to the "Foster Connectedness" cornerstone.
Religion - Religion cannot be overlooked when considering war, both as cause and cure. Although differences in religion may not be the principle cause of war (warmongers struggling over resources and/or power most commonly are the causes of wars), individuals who want to make war virtually always harness their people's religious fervor to support their goal. They use religious or cultural differences to disconnect people from any sense of common, shared humanity. They foster disconnect, not connect. Therefore, everyone who is working to teach tolerance of religious differences and diversity, who strives to look behind superficialities to find commonalities not only in our humanity but in the human search for connection with the divine, also labors within the "Foster Connectedness" cornerstone of a campaign to end war.
Terrorism - Happy and satisfied young men and women aren't inclined to become terrorists (Hudson 1999). As touched on previously in the essay "Enlist Young Men," with respect to violence and aggression, older teen males who feel disconnected are ripe for recruitment into disruptive groups. They often become the boys in city gangs, the recruits in service to rogue warlords, the candidates for suicide bombing.
It's not necessarily money or education that young terrorists lack (although that is the case for some) (Hudson 1999). It is happiness in the broadest sense (fulfillment, satisfaction, contentedness). The reasons they offer for why they have chosen violence may be varied, but beneath surface circumstances they ache with a deep dissatisfaction that is exploited to stir them, in the name of some cause, to kill other people (Hudson 1999).
Reconciliation - All who labor to bring warring parties together after conflict are also essential to a campaign to bring an enduring end to war. When the fighting has ceased, one of the most important tasks essential to achieving future stability is in the hands of individuals who facilitate community and individual healing and reconciliation. Only through healing and reconciliation can people who have harmed each other put the past away, let it go, look to the future, connect again in community, and begin each person's search for happiness.
Happiness - Because strong dissatisfaction—call it unhappiness (dissatisfaction, emptiness, discontent)—can be manipulated by a warmonger to create in people the willingness to kill, everyone who works to keep families, communities, and societies connected, enjoying and reveling in a sense of human community, contributes to the cause of ending the curse of sanctioned armed killing. This makes the study of happiness—learning what things make people feel good about their lives—a part of the campaign (Layard 2005, "What Makes People Happy").
Perhaps this is really the ultimate goal: to go beyond ending war and create conditions that allow the most people possible to achieve the maximum happiness of which they are capable.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men.
US Declaration of Independence
Biological Factors Working Against and For Connectedness
Biology working against us: Some facets of our biology must be overcome when teaching tolerance and connectedness. Most prominently, xenophobia—the fear of foreigners or strangers, fear of people practicing different customs, fear of people that look too different from us.
This tendency to cling to the familiar and distrust anything different had strong survival benefits in our deep, evolutionary past. The strange and unfamiliar might have been dangerous. Better for survival to have been wary. We retain it as an instinctual, emotional legacy.
But in the twenty-first century global community, lives and communities with astonishingly different customs all over the planet have become ever more intertwined. We are one species forging together into the future on one planet, like it or not. What is done in one country is carried by wind, waves, global media or transport systems to countries everywhere.
If we allow built-in xenophobia—a kind of primitive gut-level response to our diversity—to rule our decision-making rather than rationality and our "better angels," distrust and disunity will be the result. Rather than utilizing our astonishing capacity for cooperation to solve major problems that massive immigration and climate change pose, we could very well end up in a "road warrior," every-man-for-himself-and-his-tribe-first-endless-war future.
Biology working for us: One of the most successful advertising jingles ever produced was made for Coca-Cola: "I'd like to teach the world to sing, in perfect harmony." Its huge success is not explained simply because the tune is catchy, but because its entire message taps into a profound, human longing for community (Ryan 2011). This longing in all of us for community is something basic and biological that works for us, something essential for our survival that we can build on.
Significantly, if children are taught that our interpersonal and cultural differences are a rich heritage, a tribute to the unique character of our species, they enthusiastically embrace diversity.
Here's yet another biological factor that works for us. Killing another human being, when we perceive their humanity, is not natural. One challenge to stopping the use of weapons of mass destruction is that individuals who unleash them do not look another human being in the eye when they take action. Nor do they see, smell, hear, or feel the immediate results. They drop bombs from high in the air, they launch missiles from hundreds of miles away or from drones circling high overhead, they give away blankets carrying the smallpox disease to people they will not likely ever see again. When they do not see close up the humanity in the object of their actions the biological inhibition against killing is not activated. (Lorenz 1974).
Striking or fighting with others can come rather easily to us, but not killing. Soldiers must be trained to kill another person (Grossman, 1996). An enemy must be not only dehumanized, they must generally be somehow demonized to make killing possible. "We need to kill those filthy, godless (fill in the dehumanizing epithet) who want to cut our children's throats and rape our women."
The instinctual loathing for killing another person is something we can build on through education and travel and providing experiences where young people who could otherwise become enemies live, play, and dialog with each other. All groups and projects providing these kinds of humanizing opportunities—and there are many of them across the globe—are working on the "Foster Connectedness" cornerstone.
Connected to Planet Earth
How we regard the Earth will be an important component in whether we live in peace or not. It is possible for humans to consider the world on which we live a place from which we extract things, its resources nothing more than a source of profit. But consider that many people who live close to the land or escape the steel and cement of a city by retreating to the country or even a park find profound pleasure, rejuvenation, and happiness in a feeling of connectedness to the earth, its landforms, plants, and creatures.
Because happiness is a critical emotion that inoculates against the desire to make war, another component of the "Foster Connectedness" cornerstone is teaching young and old to love nature. They can find in nature pleasure and serenity and at times joy. Embracing the Earth can foster a sense of not being alone, of being connected and interconnected to the planet. Mother Earth becomes something to value and protect. Which leads to the issue of survival.
Connectedness to the Environment and our Survival
Besides providing a source of happiness, there is another reason to teach our children a sense of connectedness to and love for the planet. If we don't, we may alter the physical environment so drastically that civilization, as we think of it, can't survive.
When I was writing this essay in 2003, the global community at large was not yet fully aware that climate change was going to drastically impact all human life. Many with a stake in maintaining the status quo, for financial reasons or simply out of fear of change, were denying that global atmospheric warming was responsible for changes, that many further changes being predicted were going to be ecologically and socially devastating, and that we ourselves were the cause.
We shouldn't be short-sighted about teaching connectedness to and implementing means to care for the planet sustainably lest we discover, too late, that some deadly disease, chemical pollutant, environmental shift, or loss of a critical resource leads to a collapse of civilization on a scale that would make creating a global peace simply impossible.
By 2018 the onrushing effects of longer droughts, more destructive wildfires, stronger hurricanes and tornados, melting icecaps, and acidifying oceans has become very clear. There is no longer any debate among the scientific community or informed lay people about the reality of this human-induced climate shift. The resulting flooding tide of refugees has begun creating, with alarming speed and power, severe social and political stresses over necessary resources of food and living space.
Thus these changes, due to our actions, can arguably become the source of never-ending wars. Alternatively, resolving to end our addiction to war, thus freeing up money and manpower devoted to wars and devoting them instead to dealing with this global crisis, may be our salvation.
The picture of earth taken from space from Apollo-17—a beautiful gem of blue, white, and green against the velvet black of the void—might be the best symbol for a quest to end war. This is our world. Our one world. It is beautiful, and we are an enormously successful and dominant life form on it.
We have accomplished great wonders and built, sculpted, painted, written, and composed beautiful things. Our past is, however, tragically blemished with the evils attendant on wars. We know now what we could do to create a global peace. With sufficient will and visionary leadership nothing should stop us from fashioning a future human history that is equal to the beauty of this world from that vast, distant view.
The following are all facets of the ending-war cornerstone "Foster Connectedness":
Strengthening families and communities and our sense of being connected to others.
Building understanding of and appreciation for stunning differences in human beliefs and cultures, and teaching appreciation for the richness of astounding racial, ethnic, and cultural human variety.
Fostering the sense that, in the most profound way, we are all one family, the human family, and that this place, our home in the cosmos, deserves our respect and protection.
Ultimately, humanity will not achieve total freedom from urges to make war until we attend to all elements of this cornerstone: connectedness—a bedrock of social stability.
C9 - Promote Nonviolent Conflict Resolution
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1,273 | September 18, 2015 - Medemblik, the Netherlands - The venue of the 2013 Melges 24 European Championship - the International Sailing Center Medemblik - is hosting Delta Lloyd Dutch Open Championships on September 18-20, where among eleven classes Melges 24 Dutch Champions 2015 will be found out. Dutch Ronald Veraar - 2013 Melges 24 European Corinthian Champion - with Eelco Blok and their Team Kesbeke/Sika/Gill NED827 took an early lead on the first day of the regatta considered to be also the fifth event of the 2015 Melges 24 European Sailing Series.
Twenty boats from seven nations - Switzerland 1, Liechtenstein 1, Ukraine 1, Germany 3, Hungary 3, United Kingdom 5, the Netherlands 6 - were pre-registered to compete at the Delta Lloyd Dutch Open Championships to gather the points to the 2015 Melges 24 European Sailing Series ranking. Eighteen out of twenty were on the starting line today to have some sunny champagne sailing with good breeze of 15 knots during the first two races decreasing to 10-12 knots for the third race of the day.
If the current leader of the Melges 24 European Sailing Series ranking - Miles Quinton's Gill Race Team GBR694 from the United Kingdom - was winning the first race ahead of local Ronald Veraar's Team Kesbeke/Sika/Gill NED827 followed by David Rowen's Imagine GBR557 from the United Kingdom, then on the second and third race Ronald Veraar/Eelco Blok got two bullets and took with 4 points in overall an early lead ahead of Miles Quinton/Nigel Young following with 12 points. Currently being second in the Melges 24 European 2015 ranking Hungarian Kalman Rozsnyay's FGF Sailing Team HUN728 with Robert Bakoczy in helm is with 14 points on the third position tied with David Rowen's Imagine GBR557 being fourth at the moment.
Melges 24 sailors were thankful to the Race Committee doing great job on the water and declared friendly hospitality and good organization from the host of Watersportverbond at the International Sailing Center Medemblik where the sailing will continue on Saturday with three races scheduled. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,274 | Sealed 2007 Limited Edition Original Pressed On Either White Or Blue Marble Colored Vinyl (1500 Each). According To The Fueled By Ramen Folks, There Is No Way To Tell Which Is White Or Blue. "Move Over, Avril; There's A New Gun In Town. And Even Though Paramore's Lead Singer Hayley Williams Is A Few Years Younger Than Her Predecessor, She Has A Way Bigger Set Of Vocal Pipes. Lavigne And Williams Share A Similar Register, But Williams Belts It Out With Way More Control And Authority. She May Even Be More Of A Respectable Pop Idol Since Her Image Isn't Manufactured To Be Rebellious And Angst-Ridden; Instead, Williams Appears To Be A Genuinely Sweet Girl, Bottling Up A Huge Voice And A Heart Full Of Lost Loves. Filled With Crossover Potential, The Songs Are Consistent And Zippy With Catchy. Meanwhile, The Production Is Sparkling And Heavily Compressed Due To The Golden Hands Of David Bendeth, But These Ultra-Clean Sonics Also Tend To Cramp Up The Band -- Clouding The Dynamics And Turning The Listening Experience Into A Relatively Risk-Free One. When The Group Breaks Away From The Chugging Guitar Fall Out Boy Formula, They're At Their Best. Mid-Song Breakdowns And Cathartic Power Ballads (Think "Don't Speak") Showcase The Band's Maturity As Musicians. More Importantly, Williams Shines Through In These Openings. In The Last Track, "Born For This," She Takes A Break From Her Love Confessions And Commands Everyone To Sing Like It's The Last Song They Will Ever Sing, Making For A Sentimental Finale And A Perfect Closer For The Live Shows." Jason Lymangrover, AMG. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,275 | The Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States, lies off the Atlantic Ocean and is surrounded by Virginia and Maryland. It was first explored and mapped by Captain John Smith during his explorations between 1607 and 1609.
A born swimmer, with an oily double coat, the Chesapeake Bay retriever is a bold, active, strong dog.
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1,277 | Vandals Mark Racial Slurs, Images on Jackie Robinson Statue
Dominique Debucquoy-Dodley CNN
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A New York newspaper is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the "lowlife" who defaced a statue of Jackie Robinson outside the Brooklyn Cyclones baseball stadium.
Vandals marked racial slurs and symbols on the sculpture of Robinson and teammate Pee Wee Reese sometime between the end of the Cyclones game Tuesday night and 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to a spokesman for the New York City Police Department.
A swastika, "anti-Semitic comments" and the N-word were written in black marker on the statue and its base, officials said.
The NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the matter as a possible bias incident. The Cyclones and police are reviewing security camera video, hoping it will lead them to a suspect or suspects, said Brooklyn Cyclones director of communications Billy Harner.
The New York Daily News on its front page Thursday kicked off a hunt for the "lowlife who scrawled epithets" on the statue.
In red, slanted letters it posted a $10,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the perpetrator.
The statue immortalizes a moment of racial progress in American history in the 1940s, depicting the instant when Reese, who is white, walked over to Robinson and put an arm around him as the first African-American player in the big leagues endured racial slurs from the stands. According to the legend, the crowds fell silent at the show of solidarity.
The newspaper showed a photograph of the defaced statue, with parts of the epithets blurred.
The parks department has already managed to remove the majority of the graffiti, Harner said.
"Almost every Saturday morning I stop by the statue on my bike, and am deeply moved each time," U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer said in a statement.
"Defacing the Jackie Robinson statue is a dagger in the heart to everything America stands for, and I hope those who are responsible are caught, punished, and taught why what they did is so disgusting and offensive."
The stadium is just steps away from Coney Island's famous boardwalk. The team is the minor league club associated with Major League Baseball's New York Mets franchise.
Robinson was the first African-American baseball player to play with a modern-era Major League Baseball team, the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
His jersey number, 42, was retired in 1997, though it is still worn by New York Yankees closer, Mariano Rivera.
The film "42," which was released in April, tells Robinson's story of breaking the color barrier in the sport.
CNN's Dave Alsup and Ben Brumfield contributed to this report.
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1,278 | Michael Ultra is a revered teacher and spiritual leader. He was born under a "presumed" name and raised in the city of Toronto. In January of 2001 — after a veritable lifetime of fruitless searching and spiritual exploration — Michael spontaneously entered the state he calls Ultrafication. As part of his service to humanity, he has chosen to honor some of the personal commitments and relationships established by his former self — although he insists this is neither necessary nor recommended for most people. Apart from these few exceptions, Michael generally recognizes no other connection to the individual he was prior to this momentous event, nor does he answer to the name by which he was formerly known.
Michael does not believe in beliefs. Rather, he advises his students to cultivate real knowledge by accessing the level of absolute truth which is available to all of us at all times.
At the core of Michael's knowledge base is the principle that each and every one of us represents a human alchemical machine capable of spiritual transformation. This transformation occurs when we have successfully navigated the internal labyrinth of our physical brains and arrived at the non-physical place of our own godhood and immortality. Michael refers to this process as entering into one's God Complex, a procedure aimed at awakening the estimated 90% of brain tissue which generally lies dormant in most of us.
Although our bodies are physical storage containers for this potential, the process by which each of us must make this inward journey is enabled through the ethereal powers of our mind and, therefore, governed by our thoughts. This is, after all, about building a bridge between spirit and mater, and manifesting heaven upon earth. In fact, few people ever recognize that they themselves are the bridge and manifestation.
As Jesus once said: "In my Father's house, there are many rooms". Now imagine yourself venturing across the threshold and into God's palatial mansion. At long last, you're beginning to feel at home. Proceeding through the corridors, one is bound to unlock many rooms as appropriate "keys" present themselves. Indeed, many of humanity's time-honored spiritual practices, such as yoga and meditation, represent such keys. As we all search for that final door leading out into God's heavenly garden, some of us may happen upon a simple, more direct path, while others spend their whole lifetime banging their head against a single door only to find a brick wall waiting for them behind it. Each God Complex is as unique to the individual as are their fingerprints.
If there is one master key that fits all, no one on earth appears to have found it. But holding onto the belief that one has is a surefire way to turn your God Complex into a maximum security prison — something the human race has done consistently well over the course of its history.
Michael Ultra considers himself the living embodiment of his teachings, and generally prefers to model the essence of his truth rather than articulate it through words. Much of his teaching, therefore, is imparted through the sharing of his presence and majesty.
Michael makes no claim to enlightenment or spiritual authority. To "claim", he tells us, is to deny the autonomy by which one is naturally entitled. Instead, Michael simply offers us his "keys". Through a combination of intuition, energetic realignment, and psychic modeling, Michael assigns his students individually tailored "Key Tasks" with which to unlock the doors to their own Ultrafication. And while each of us must traverse the dark passages of the God Complex alone, Michael insists that nurturing a greater sense of community is, in itself, an essential key to Ultrafication. As such, we owe it to ourselves to learn from and help each other make the trip.
Michael's Key Tasks come in a wide variety of forms, each taking into account the student's individual level of advancement through the God Complex, and the unique set of personal issues he or she must confront along the way. In the end, every heroic journey is invariably made up of many chapters. To witness the positive effect these Key Tasks have had on the lives of our members, please visit the New Testaments section of our website. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,279 | Man critically injured in stabbing near Kingston and Lawrence
Posted Aug 8, 2018 1:06 pm EDT
Last Updated Aug 8, 2018 at 1:41 pm EDT
Police investigate after a stabbing in an apartment building in Scarborough on Aug. 8, 2018. CITYNEWS/John Hanley
A man in his 50s is in hospital in critical condition after a stabbing in Toronto's east end on Wednesday.
Police were called about the incident around 12:30 p.m. and found the man in the lobby of a building near Kingston Road and Lawrence Avenue East.
He was taken to Sunnybrook hospital with life-threatening injuries.
With the help of police dogs, officers tracked down and arrested a male suspect.
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1,280 | Court orders arbitration in Olmert's lawsuit against Lador
By JPOST.COM STAFF
The Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court ruled on Sunday that Ehud Olmert and state attorney Moshe Lador will commence a three-month arbitration process over a defamation suit Olmert brought against Lador.
If the arbitration process proves unsuccessful, the court will continue to hear the defamation claim, and will make a decision on Lador's request to be granted immunity from prosecution, Judge Riva Niv said.The parties agreed that attorney Amos Gabrieli would act as arbitrator in the case. The arbitration process will commence next week and is expected to last about three months.
Olmert's lawsuit is based on remarks the state attorney made in a February 2011 interview with Haaretz, which is also named as a respondent in the suit.
Joanna Paraszczuk contributed to this report | RedPajamaCommonCrawl | validation |
1,281 | Our 3-day programs runs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30-11:20 am. The monthly tuition for this program is $205.00 and is primarily for 4 and 5 year olds that will be attending kindergarten the following year.
This program offers more in the areas of pre-kindergarten academics. We still work strongly on the social aspect of school, but we add in all of the educational components to get your child ready for kindergarten. These components include, but are not limited to: pre-reading and writing skills, art, music, science, math, social studies, literature, etc.
Our primary goal is building confidence and self-esteem. Without these 2 crucial elements, academics have no solid foundation.
There is always 1 teacher and 1 aide in the classroom but most times a 2nd aide in the classroom on a regular basis.
This program also has a non-refundable registration fee of $90.00 and is limited to an enrollment of 24 or a ratio of 1:12. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
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China Launch Surge Left U.S., Russia Behind in 2018
Long March 2F rocket in flight carrying Shenzhou-11. (Credit: CCTV)
by Douglas Messier
The year 2018 was the busiest one for launches in decades. There were a total of 111 completely successful launches out of 114 attempts. It was the highest total since 1990, when 124 launches were conducted.
China set a new record for launches in 2018. The nation launched 39 times with 38 successes in a year that saw a private Chinese company fail in the country's first ever orbital launch attempt.
Mid-Year Global Launch Report: China & USA Continue to Battle for Lead
July 9, 2018 July 9, 2018 News 53
A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV rocket carrying the NROL-47 mission lifts off from Vandenberg Air Force Base. (Credit: ULA)
The world's launch providers were extremely busy in the first half of 2018, with China and the United States battling for the lead.
There with 55 orbital launches through the end of June, which amounted to a launch every 3.29 days or 79 hours. The total is more than half the 90 launches attempted in 2017. With approximately 42 missions scheduled for the last six months of the year, the total could reach 97. (more…)
China Launches Remote Sensing Satellite, SpaceX Plans Early Monday Flight
June 3, 2018 News 8
SpaceX Falcon 9 lifts off with a Dragon resupply ship on April 2, 2018. (Credit: NASA)
At least 10 launches are planned worldwide this month. The launches include crew and cargo missions to the International Space Station and the first commercial flight of Rocket Lab's Electron booster. Orbital ATK's Pegasus XL will launch NASA's Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) from the Marshall Islands on June 14.
China got June off to a successful start on Saturday with the launch of the Gaofen-6 remote sensing satellite aboard a Long March 2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center.
SpaceX is up next, with an early morning launch on Monday morning. A Falcon 9 is set to launch the SES 12 communications satellite from Cape Canaveral in Florida. The four-hour launch window opens at 12:29 a.m. EDT (0429 GMT). The company has no plans to recover the previously used first stage.
The current launch schedule is below. View updates here.
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2D
Payload: Gaofen 6 remote sensing satellite
Launch Site: Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, China
Outcome: Success
Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9
Payload: SES 12 communications satellite
Launch Window: 12:29-1:27 a.m. EDT (0429-0527 GMT)
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
Webcast: www.spacex.com
Launch Vehicle: Soyuz
Payload: ISS 55S Crew flight
Launch Time: 7:11 a.m. EDT (1111 GMT)
Launch Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
Webcast: www.nasa.gov
Launch Vehicle: H-2A
Payload: IGS Radar 6 reconnaissance satellite
Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch Vehicle: Pegasus XL
Payload: NASA Ionospheric Connection Explorer (ICON) satellite
Launch Time: TBD
Launch Site: L-1011, Kwajalein, Marshall Islands
June 22/23
Launch Vehicle: Electron
Payloads: 2 Spire & 1 GeoOptics satellites
Launch Site: Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
First commercial flight of Electron.
Payload: Dragon ISS resupply (CRS-15)
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Florida
Webcast: www.spacex.com and www.nasa.gov
June TBD
Launch Vehicle: Long March 2C
Payload: PRSS 1 remote sensing satellite
Launch Site: Taiyuan, China
Launch Vehicle: Long March 3A
Payload: Fengyun 2H geostationary weather satellite
Launch Site: Xichang, China
Payload: Telstar 19V communications satellite
Launch Window: TBD
Three Launches Scheduled Over Two Days Next Week
May 18, 2018 June 3, 2018 News 1
ISS with Soyuz and Progress spacecraft docked to it. (Credit: NASA)
There are a dozen orbital launches planned around the world through the end of June.
China will lead off on Sunday as it launches its Chang'e-4 lunar relay satellite from Xichang. A lunar lander and rover targeted for the far side of the moon is scheduled for launch at the end of the year.
Orbital ATK will follow with the launch of a Cygnus resupply ship bound for the International Space Station (ISS) on Monday from Wallops Island. On Tuesday, SpaceX is scheduled to launch 5 Iridium Next satellites and a pair of scientific spacecraft for NASA.
Other notable missions scheduled through June include a Soyuz crew mission and a SpaceX Dragon resupply flight. Rocket Lab is probably going to launch the first commercial flight of its Electron booster from New Zealand. However, the company has not published a launch window for the flight.
The current global schedule is below. Be sure to check Space Flight Now's launch schedule for updates.
Updated Global Launch Schedule for May
April 30, 2018 April 30, 2018 News 0
Mars InSight lander (Credit: NASA)
There are some interesting launches among the nine orbital flights currently scheduled for May. Highlights include:
NASA's Mars InSight lander with two deep-space CubeSats (May 5);
SpaceX's first flight of a Falcon 9 Block 5 variant (NET May 7);
Two Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE Follow-On) satellites (May 19);
Orbital ATK's Antares Cygnus ISS resupply mission (May 20);
China's Chang'e-4 lunar relay satellite with two deep-space microsats (TBD); and,
Rocket Lab's first Electron commercial flight (TBD).
There have been 40 orbital launches through April, with 38 successes, one failure and one partial failure.
The schedule below is subject to change. Please check with our friends at Spaceflight Now for updates.
First Quarter 2018 Launch Report: China & USA Battle for Lead
April 1, 2018 April 3, 2018 News 42
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy begins its first flight. (Credit: NASA)
The world's launch providers have been extremely busy in the first quarter of 2018, with 31 orbital launches thus far. This is more than one third of the 90 launches conducted last year.
China leads the pack with 10 successful launches. The United States is close behind with a total of nine launches with one failure. The tenth American launch is scheduled for Monday afternoon from Florida.
SpaceX Launches 10 Iridium Next Satellites
March 30, 2018 March 30, 2018 News 11
Falcon 9 lifts off with Iridium Next 41-50 satellites. (Credit: SpaceX webcast)
SpaceX successfully launched 10 Iridium Next satellites aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California on Friday morning.
Iridium-NEXT satellites 41-50 were successfully deployed from the booster's second stage about an hour after the launch at 7:13 a.m. PDT. It was the fifth batch of 10 Iridium-NEXT satellites that SpaceX has orbited using three different first stage boosters.
China Launches Imaging Satellites to Kick off Busy Year
January 10, 2018 January 9, 2018 News 1
China conducted its first launch of 2018 on Tuesday when a Long March 2D booster lofted a pair of SuperView imaging satellites into polar orbit for Beijing Space View Technology. The rocket lifted off from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center.
"Success! We're thrilled to announce the successful launch of SuperView-1 03&04 satellites at 11:26 this morning in Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center!" the company tweeted.
The launch doubled the number of high-resolution SuperView satellites the company has on orbit. It plans to sell imagery on the global market.
GBTimes reports China could launch more than 40 times in 2018, which would be a substantial increase over the 18 launches the nation conducted last year.
The China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC), announced at a conference on January 2 that its 2018 work model includes 35 launches, underlining the return to flight of the heavy-lift Long March 5 rocket, the Chang'e-4 lunar far side mission and launches of Beidou navigation satellites as the major activities.
In addition CASIC, a defence contractor, missile maker and sister company of CASC, will carry out a number of missions through its subsidiary EXPACE, including launching four Kuaizhou-1A rockets within one week and the maiden flight of the larger Kuaizhou-11.
Landspace Technology, a Beijing-based private aerospace company, is also expected to debut its LandSpace-1 solid propellant rocket this year.
SpaceX Ruled Roost in 2017, Boosting U.S. to No. 1 in Global Launches
January 2, 2018 January 3, 2018 News 17
Falcon 9 carries the Dragon cargo ship into orbit. (Credit: NASA TV)
SpaceX had a banner year in 2017, launching a record 18 times and helping to propel the United States to the top of the global launch table with a perfect 29-0 record. The U.S. total made up 32.2 percent of 90 orbital launches worldwide, which was an increase over the 85 flights conducted in 2016.
The 29 American launches were a leap of seven over the 22 flights conducted the previous year. This is the highest number of American orbital launches since the 31 flights undertaken in 1999. However, that year the nation's launch providers suffered four failures whereas they were perfect in 2017.
SpaceX to Close Out U.S. Launch Year on Friday
December 21, 2017 December 21, 2017 News 2
Falcon 9 launch (Credit: SpaceX)
Heads up, SoCal!
SpaceX is set to close out the year with a night launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Friday. The The Falcon 9 booster with 10 Iridium Next communications satellite is set to take off at 5:27 p.m. PST. It will be the company's 18th launch attempt of the year and the 29th for U.S. launch providers.
The SpaceX mission is one of six launches set for the rest of the rest of the year (see list below). If all flights go forward in the next 10 days, there will be a total of 91 orbital launches worldwide in 2017.
Thank you to Spaceflightnow.com for this update list of launches.
December 22/23
Payloads: Iridium Next 31-40 communications satellites
Launch Time: 0127:23 GMT on 23rd (8:27:23 p.m. EST; 5:27:23 p.m. PST on 22nd)
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
SpaceX will not attempt to recover the Falcon 9 first stage on this flight.
Payloads: GCOM-C & SLATS environmental satellites
Launch Tme: 0126:22-0148:22 GMT on 23rd (8:26:22-8:48:22 p.m. EST on 22nd)
Payload: Unidentified military satellite
Launch Time: Approx. 0400 GMT on 23rd (11:00 p.m. EST on 22nd)
Launch Site: Jiuquan, China
Launch Vehicle: Zenit 3F
Payload: AngoSat communications satellite
Launch Time: 1900 GMT (2:00 p.m. EST)
Dec. 27/28
Launch Vehicle: SS-520-5
Payload: TRICOM 1R communications & imaging CubeSat
Launch Window: 0330-0515 GMT on 28th (10:30 p.m.-12:15 a.m. EST on 27th/28th)
Launch Site: Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Second attempt to launch the SS-520 microsat booster after the first failed in January.
Launch Vehicle: March 2D
Payloads: Superview 1-03 and 04 Earth observation satellites
Orbital Launch Statistics for 2016
The Soyuz MS-02 rocket is launched with Expedition 49 Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky)
There were 85 orbital launches in 2016, not including the Falcon 9 that exploded on launch pad prior to a pre-flight engine test. The launches break down as follow:
United States: 22 (22-0)
China: 22 (20-1-1)
Russia: 19 (18-1)
Europe: 9 (9-0)
India: 7 (7-0)
Japan: 4 (4-0)
Israel: 1 (1-0)
North Korea: 1 (1-0)
For a more detailed description of these launches, please read US, China Led World in Launches in 2016.
Let's look at launches by booster and spaceport and the flights that were required for human spaceflight.
Chinese Rocket Places Remote Sensing Satellites in Wrong Orbits
December 28, 2016 News 7
SuperView-1 satellite (Credit: Beijing Space View Technology Co.)
China's launch of two commercial remote sensing satellites went awry on Wednesday, leaving the spacecraft in the wrong orbit.
The pair of SuperView-1 satellites lifted off aboard a Long March 2D from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center bound for an orbit of 500 km.
Space-Track.org data show four objects in elliptical orbits with apogees of 524 km (325.6 miles) and perigees ranging from 212 to 216 km (131.7 to 134.2 miles). One of the other objects was a 2U amateur radio CubeSat.
Unless the perigees of the SuperView-1 satellites can be raised using on-board propellant, it might only be months before they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up.
The satellites are part of a constellation of remote sensing spacecraft being launched by the Beijing Space View Technology Co., Ltd. The company plans to launch two more SuperView-1 spacecraft in 2017 and additional ones through 2022.
It was second launch mishap this year for China's space program. In August, a Long March 3C booster failed to orbit the Gaofen-10 remote sensing satellite after launch from the Taiyuan spaceport.
China to Debut New Spaceport & New Rocket Next Month
May 18, 2016 News 2
Long March 5 model
The inaugural flight of China's new Long March 7 rocket next month will be the first launch from the nation's newest spaceport.
Long March 7 will carry a prototype re-entry capsule for China's next-generation human spacecraft when it lifts off from the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center on June 26.
Located on Hainan Island, Wenchang is China's first orbital launch site located on the coastline. The Jiuquan, Taiyuan and Xichang launch facilities are all situated inland.
Wenchang will be the primary launch site for Long March 7 and Long March 5 rockets. Wenchang is located 19 degrees above the equator, which will make it easier for China to launch satellites into equatorial orbit. | RedPajamaCommonCrawl | validation |
1,283 | The exhibition Who is the Victor?
One fundamental feature of sports matches is the time limitation placed on them by the rules of the sport, which clearly define the beginning and end of the contest. Athletes are much-admired sporting idols, whose exceptional achievements are a result of natural talent, hard work, determination, commitment and bravery. When competing, they often have to overcome not only their own limitations, but also various other obstacles and difficulties. Like individuals in ordinary life, their "victories" are determined by their goals, which in turn are a product of their individual preferences.
The leitmotif running through the exhibition "Who is the Victor?" is the concept of the route, a time-defined sequence, a journey through life, a path running from point A (the start) to point B (the finish?). At the core of the exhibition is a projection of Igor Korpaczewski's work depicting the figure of a man (The Timeman, 1998), a runner measuring time. This is the central anchor-point for the multidirectional spatial configuration of the exhibition, which presents a mixture of works in both traditional and new media.
The mass sharing of sports events – based on the coexistence of an anonymous mass of individuals all committed to the same cause – greatly intensifies the (co-)experience of victory. Powerful emotional experiences create bonds among people. The feeling of sharing the same cause blurs the boundaries among us. A major factor influencing the intensity of our experience is the extent to which the spectators identify with the athletes.
The intense media focus on sports events has accelerated the growth of sport's global popularity – accompanied by a growth in the prosperity of the organizations supporting, sponsoring and organizing sports events. The athletes themselves are becoming a new form of currency.
The question "Who is the Victor?" – the central idea of the exhibition – can be answered in countless ways. The answer depends on the context. The victor of what? Between whom? Over what or whom? | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
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Proposed development on Ponte Vedra Outpost draws opposition
Residents launch 'Save Guana Now' campaign to preserve land
Carrie Resch
Posted Thursday, August 18, 2016 12:00 am
A proposal to build a 77-home development on 99 acres of Ponte Vedra land known as The Outpost is drawing opposition from both local residents and environmental groups.
Located at the end of Neck Road and adjacent to the Guana Tolomato Matanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve, the property is owned by Gate Petroleum. Last month, the Ponte Vedra Corp. – a subsidiary of Gate – submitted an application to rezone the land from rural to residential in order to build the proposed housing development, to be known as Vista Tranquila.
Neck Road residents Nicole Crosby and Gary Coulliette, however, have launched the "Save Guana Now" campaign to stop the development and preserve the property. Their opposition is outlined on the website www.saveguananow.org.
The group maintains that such a development would have a far-reaching impact on the environment and wildlife in the area, including migrating birds, threatened species and species of special concern. Both the Northeast Florida Sierra Club group and the Florida Audubon have also expressed public opposition to the project.
"I think it's hard for many people to understand, you can't take away a parcel of land that's continuously used by wildlife and just figure that they'll go somewhere else," said Janet Stanko, chair of the Northeast Florida Sierra Club group. "They can't go anywhere else, and some of these animals need a certain foraging area and when you cut back that foraging area, it means that they can't find enough food, enough viable mates."
In addition, the environmental impact of potential pollution from fertilizer, pesticides and run-off could contaminate the GTMNERR waterways, Crosby noted. The property includes more than 22 acres of wetlands and borders Guana Lake. The Vista Tranquila Master Development Plan proposes building a number of lakeside homes.
"It's going to be catastrophic environmentally – not only because of the destruction of habitat on the 70 acres itself where they want to put in those 77 houses, but also because of the effect it's going to have on the surrounding Guana Preserve and even the National Estuarine Research Reserve that Lake Guana flows into," she said.
Traffic concerns
On top of the environmental impact, Crosby said she and neighbors living on Neck Road are concerned about traffic and safety. The proposed subdivision has only one entry point for the neighborhood via Neck Road – a two-lane road that dead ends at The Outpost property.
"Proposing a major development at the end of a no-outlet street that already has 116 homes on it is a deeply flawed plan," Crosby said. "We'd have an additional 800 car trips per day on Neck Road, which would not only create traffic build-up, but would compromise car and pedestrian safety for the entire length of the road."
Coulliette noted that there is already a lot of congestion at the intersection of Neck Road and Mickler Road. With the added traffic such a development would generate, he's concerned about what would happen in the event of an emergency evacuation.
This isn't the first time the Outpost's owners have proposed developing the property.
"The county received an application in 2014 for the property to be recognized with a Residential C land use designation, which could have allowed up to approximately 306 homes with a companion rezoning," St. Johns County Director of Communications Michael Ryan said. "In July, asserting their interpretation of a Residential C land use designation, the land owners filed a rezoning application requesting approximately 77 homes. That application is currently under review at the staff level."
The Save Guana Now group would like to see the land made available for permanent preservation, and for the North Florida Land Trust to have an opportunity to secure funding so the land can be purchased.
Crosby said the group has received support from people who live outside the neighborhood as well.
"I think the thing that surprised me the most about all this is when we started getting the emails flooding in after we posted the website, she said. "I was so surprised at how many people are supporting us that aren't even living in neighborhoods that are directly impacted by it. It's really been gratifying to learn how many people really do not want to see that land destroyed, and it is conservation land after all."
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1,288 | STAR galloper Black Heart Bart can provide an emotional postscript to an exceptionally tough week for his connections by winning Saturday's $1 million Kingston Town Classic following the sudden death of one of the part-owners Craig Delacy on Wednesday.
The super consistent seven-year-old is the $2.90 favourite to take out the last Group 1 of the calendar year after narrowly missing out in the Railway Stakes a fortnight ago.
Delacy's passing has shocked all associated with the Black Heart Bart story, and a win at Ascot on Saturday can provide a fitting tribute to a man who loved his racing.
"It was a shock," Jarrod McLean, travelling foreman for Darren Weir, said on Friday after putting the finishing touches on Black Heart Bart's preparations.
Black Heart Bart's jockey Brad Rawiller expressed his sorrow after developing a close connection with Delacy during the horse's many successes.
He said emotions will be on display in the mounting yard on Saturday, regardless of how the horse performs.
The much-loved galloper was originally bought by senior part-owner Kim Renner for $20,000 at the 2012 Perth Yearling Sales, with Craig Delacy, Ian McCarthy, Arthur Psaltis and Dave Richardson joining him in the ownership group.
Black Heart Bart has now won almost $4 million and has taken his career to a higher plain since moving to the Weir stable in Victoria.
"He is a Victorian now, but it would be great to see him win (the Kingston Town Classic) because he is as well loved here (in Perth) as he is back in Victoria," McLean said.
McLean said the stable was confident the horse was "good to go" after a trot and canter, and a quick trip to the beach on Friday morning.
Meanwhile, Chris Waller's racing manager Liam Prior believes Life Less Ordinary might be the stable's best hope from its three runners in the Kingston Town Classic, ahead of perennial bridesmaid Tom Melbourne and All Our Roads.
Life Less Ordinary hasn't run since being a fast-finishing and luckless second to Odean on Melbourne Cup Day, with the stable realising this campaign the horse races better when fresh.
He said Life Less Ordinary and Tom Melbourne, who has placed in five of his past six starts, including a close third in the Railway Stakes, were both "flying". He was also hopeful that All Our Roads could perform well if he settled in the running.
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Posted on June 9, 2020 June 9, 2020 by David Morton — 2 Comments
Sad Monk, Happy Monk
The abbey gate and precinct to Boxley Abbey, near Maidstone, Kent
I am Richard and once was a monk of the Cistercian order at Boxley Abbey, north of Maidstone, Kent. It is now the Year of Our Lord 1389, and I am far from that life of poverty, contemplation, and silence that I lived for most of my years. Boxley was my home from near infancy until I had passed 35 years when I was ejected by an abbot who wanted rid of me. If I had imagined ever leaving Boxley before that day, I would have thought my life would end in a trice, that my skin would be mauled to ribbons by the claws of the devil. Yay, I must be blessed, for I have lived through times of terrible consequence and now wear a mantle of wealth far beyond the riches of Boxley Abbey itself.
Opening lines to The Song of Oswald
Thus begins "The Song of Oswald," a novel I wrote four years ago and which remains unpublished. It's a medieval adventure story about Richard, a monk who has been ejected from his abbey, and his brother. They undertake a risky mission from Boxley Abbey to France to steal the sacred remains of a long-dead English saint and return them to England. The corrupt abbot wants the relics to attract visits and financial inducements from pilgrims.
Oswald, Richard's brother, is a sort of Robin Hood character, who is hired by the Boxley abbot to carry out this assignment. He's a dangerous outlaw but has a benevolent reputation among the common folk: a hero and a villain.
A medieval adventure yarn
Richard, Oswald, and a young woman named Claire cross the English Channel in a medieval hulk 1, walk through war-ravaged northern France and encounter a fortified monastery where the sacred relics lie. They are the target of arrows, bullied by a vicious English knight who competes for the remains and the riches in the abbey. They flee the monastery, which is set ablaze by the English army. They never find the sacred remains of the English saint.
Writing The Song of Oswald was a culmination of a long-term fascination of mine with monks and monasteries. It was also the inspiration for the name of The Happy Monk Baking Company.
The monastic tradition was a grand experiment in building a utopian community. Simple at first: the rejection of all material concerns, removal from the secular world, and the devotion of one's life to the sacred. Life was ruled by a daily/hourly ritual of prayer and simple works. The European movement thrived for hundreds of years, brought about innovations in farming, architecture and was the engine of unparalleled economic expansion and wealth.
A failed experiment in religious community
And in that, the utopian experiment faltered. How could the vast riches of the monasteries co-exist with the severe religious devotions of the monks, which was governed by a strict Holy Rule? Abbeys became corrupt money-lenders, owners of vast tracts of land, brothel keepers, and their priests preyed on the fears of people who sought divine protection from evil.
Power and enrichment gradually overtook the monasteries' business and the common folk came to despise them. Finally, in the early 1500s, Henry VIII dissolved most of the 900 English religious houses and ended a way of life for 12,000 monks, canons, friars, and nuns. And with that, dissolved a way of life that had much to speak of: a protected, quiet way of life, spiritual devotion, good works in the communities, simple farming and the preservation of vast works of literature and religious writings.
Boxley Abbey was a real monastery, one of many destroyed by Henry VIII and his cold-blooded lieutenant, Thomas Cromwell. It wasn't as grand as the one I created in the novel, which is based on the magnificent Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire.
The author contemplates life at Boxley Abbey in 1381. Note the lonely mare at left who came for apples.
Jennifer and I visited Boxley in 2015. All that remains are some crumbling stone walls, a hayfield, and an old barn. An old mare crossed the field to the fence when we stopped at the gate. We fed it apples from a nearby tree. I asked the horse if she knew any monks. "More apples, please," she said.
Boxley and the chalk hills of Kent
The Boxley grounds lie at the foot of the chalk hills of the north Kent countryside. The Pilgrim's Road, used by pilgrims who traveled from London to Canterbury (including Chaucer's pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales), passes by not far from the site.
Richard, the main character of The Song of Oswald, loves his abbey and the monk's life but is beset upon by the corrupt abbot, who wants to bring more riches into the abbey's coffers. Richard mourns the loss of the monastic tradition, confronts the horrors of the King's war against France, and is shaken by plague and death.
And yet Richard still lands on his feet. He inherits the vast wealth of his deceased parents, who died mysteriously when he was still a child. It's not enough, though, to make Richard whole. He still pines for his simple monk's life.
And, of course, he misses the love of the young woman, Claire, who accompanies the two brothers to France.
Claire, as it happens, becomes a bread baker by the end of the story. She uses a cob oven outside her aunt's house in Maidstone. She sells her wares in the town's market square and is working towards membership in the baker's guild.
Claire loves Richard, but things don't work out.
A sad monk becomes a Happy Monk
Poor Richard! He's a bit of a sad sack, but I love him dearly. There's more than a little of me in him. I wish him free of material concerns, to live a simpler life and not encumbered by the burdens of wealth and privilege. I want him to be free.
Thus, we named the company The Happy Monk Baking Company in honour of Richard and in the hope that he can live his life in pure devotion to nature, wholesome food, the good earth, cold water swimming, and the love of a good woman.
The Song of Oswald is still alive! It is far from being relegated to the bottom desk drawer. I have a strong desire to see it published and gracing the front window of the Talisman Bookstore here on Pender Island and many others! I'm making revisions when I have time from baking so that a literary agent can represent it to publishers. To learn more about The Song of Oswald, click here.
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Ian Morton
Dear BloggyBreadeaters: I may be accused of bias, as I am related to the author, but I promise you this unpublished novel is as tasty as one of David's yeasty creations. Petitions should be distributed to demand a House print the thing. It is a total original.
David Morton
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1,304 | Catrina thought about the baby. How many years had gone by since she carried the newborn infant girl through the portal to be raised by the human tribe? She rocked meditatively, feeling melancholy, as memories of that difficult time surfaced. Sitting now in her favorite rocker, (wicker, and virtually impervious to the ravages of fourteen house cats who shared her home,) she regretted her long-neglected contact with the outer world.
It has been eight or nine years, she mused. The child would be about the right age now to begin her apprenticeship. Catrina realized she had grown old. It seemed urgent that she begin training her successor in order to leave Cigam Country safe and at peace when she finally died.
A pair of intense amber eyes winked open and a luxurious flame-and-black-furred shape gracefully uncurled itself from among the pile of pillows on the divan. Catrina watched the tortoiseshell female glide down to the oriental rug, where she stretched her limbs and licked herself with such concentrated leisure that Catrina grew impatient.
"I have rather urgent matters to discuss with you, Sabrina," Catrina said, "so please hurry up with your grooming." The cat eyed her indignantly, but flounced across the room to sit at Catrina's feet by the fireplace.
"What's so pressing on your mind now?" asked the cat of the old woman.
Catrina glanced at the kitten, still sound asleep on the divan pillows. He was not so small a kitten anymore…old enough to be out on his own and rumored to be quite a little daredevil in the woods. "Don't you worry about him on the loose at his age?" she asked the kitten's mother.
Sabrina chuckled a deep-throated gurgle. "He's been an intrepid explorer from the day he opened his eyes. I have little fear for him. He's been training with his dad, Jeremiah, for the past several months and he knows how to get around without raising alarms among the other woodland inhabitants." She put her whiskers forward in a proud cat-mother smile.
"Meanwhile, we can prepare Rex and the others to accept the new human into our land," said Sabrina, casting a sly glance at Catrina.
Sabrina's words reminded Catrina of the real dangers of their plan. The citizens of Cigam Country were neither accustomed nor appreciative of humans encroaching on their land. She, herself, was one of the few exceptions, having lived there all her life. Of course, being from ancient elf-lineage made her something more than an ordinary human anyway. Her heritage bore the line of sacred priestesses to the ancient temple of Bastet that was the center of their magic land. They were sworn to protect the magic country when it was formed more than a century ago. Now Catrina found herself, as an aging crone, the last of that sacred line, and alone among the animals and faery folk of a hidden enchanted land. It was not a lonely life, but nevertheless it entailed some heavy duties that restricted her freedom. The sanctity of the peaceful mystical mountain world depended on her to maintain the charms and spells that kept it hidden from the human world. This burden was becoming harder for her to carry on her own, even though she had the help of all the animals…especially Rex.
Yes, she reminded herself with a wry grin, there is Rex too, and he is a large part of my dilemma. How will he react to the news that our baby girl is still alive?
Their conversation was interrupted by an insistent scratching at the kitchen door. Sabrina leapt to her feet. "That might be Rex now," she said, sounding apprehensive.
She opened the door to a scruffy-looking black cat with huge golden eyes. "Hunter! What brings you into Cigam Country?" Catrina noted how the outlander cat's coat was matted and patches of bald spots revealed his emaciated frame. Apparently the hunting hadn't been good for him lately. She did not invite him in, knowing his presence would disturb her in-house felines, but she stepped out onto the stoop to visit with him.
"Of course, Hunter," Catrina replied, "You just wait here while I get something." She turned back to the kitchen where Sabrina and Teddikins, along with several other cats, peeked around corners observing the interchange with a mixture of apprehension and curiosity. "Shoo away kids! You know old Hunter doesn't mean us any harm. I'm just going to give him a bit of milk and some of your left over fish." She filled a couple of bowls and carried them, balanced in one hand, back to the outlander cat. She set the bowls on the ground and watched him scarf it down in a few bites and swallows.
"Did you see the child who is lost, Hunter?" asked Catrina.
"No. But it could be the one who always talks to me when I go into the village for scraps at the butcher's garbage cans." He glanced over his shoulder again.
"What are you watching for?" Catrina asked him, guessing that he might have been followed into the portal.
"But you may have left the portal ajar?" Catrina felt perturbed at the cat now. If he was careless with the portal it could mean that humans might be able to break through.
That hadn't happened for some time…but, when it did, it always brought serious disruption to the peace and safety of Cigam Country. She would have to get a warning to Rex about this right away, for tonight all inhabitants of the hidden-world would be celebrating Midsummer festivities and, therefore, more than usually vulnerable to unexpected intrusions from the outer-world.
Rex hunched on the ledge of a broken stone wall and watched Hooter from the corner of his eye.
"Full moon will be coming up. Good night for feast and frolic," huffed the big owl from his perch in the great oak that overhung the abandoned temple's courtyard.
Just then Jeremiah, first lieutenant of the cat-guard, emerged from under the temple's cracked portico and stopped to shake off dust and cobwebs from his golden stripped coat. "Not such a good night for the magic folk," growled the big orange tabby. Rex and Jeremiah eyed each other meaningfully for a few moments. Then they each glanced down, ears pulled forward in the cat-signal of mutual respect.
"What news from within the cottage, then?" asked Rex.
"No. But the ravens tell me they hear Vurm soundings in the mid-world canyon. That could mean even worse danger than humans." Hooter swiveled his head ninety degrees left, then right. Suddenly he spread his wings and soared silently into the night.
Rex leapt in one graceful bound from the courtyard wall to the temple's tower parapet. He settled into its crenellated shadows and peered down the cliff on which the ancient ruin nested to the river winding through the valley below. Rex sniffed the wild mixture of scents in the air and put back his ears. "Phut!." he spat a curse. We've got double trouble, and on the most sacred day of the year. He reflected briefly on the peace that had existed between all the animals for so long, and his own responsibility in making that peace possible.
He adjusted his position and turned his gaze to the bramble-grown woods behind the temple where candlelight glinted in the windows of Catrina's tiny log-walled cottage. Letting his thoughts gather for a moment, he reflected on his unusual relationship with the woman who worked with him to keep the enchanted land safe from outland intrusions. When he was the prince of this war-torn country before its collapse in the revolution, her kin had been magical healers at the temple to the cat-goddess, Bast. When his father, the king, was killed, they had given the wounded prince, Rex, refuge and saved his life. But in the process of his recovery from the first war wounds, he underwent an excruciating transformation from human into cat. Since then he had retained an ability to return to human form for short periods when needed, but it always left him feeling mentally disoriented, and he found he much preferred living in his cat-form.
Rex considered this a moment before replying. He knew the temple snakes had banished the rogue batch of reptiles from the magic lands years ago, but he doubted that they kept track of their slitherings nowadays. The banished reptiles had avoided the forbidden territory and were known to prey on outlander cats and small animals. Rex knew some humans had recently begun hunting the Vurms, so that may be why they had suddenly risked coming so close to Cigam Country again.
"Yes, much as I hate being down there," he said, "you are right. We'd better check in with the snakes." He shivered, his silver-and-gold-tipped long fur coat rippling across his back. Then he shook himself, held his bushy tail high behind him, and directed Jeremiah to take the lead into the tunnels.
Jeremiah turned back into the temple interior and headed for the far corner, Rex followed close on his tail. Sunlight pierced through gaps in the ancient tile roof. Smells of decayed wood and dusty granite mingled with those of small rodents and wild catnip. A warm summer breeze whispered between cracked columns of the portico as the two tomcats went single file through a broken grate in the floor and down a narrow tile shaft into a maze of catacombs underground.
Here they stopped at a convergence of several tunneled walkways and waited. They could sense others present, although none could yet be seen in the indigo dark cavern. Gradually their cat vision accommodated a weak beam from the shaft and they could see the eyes that glinted from all directions.
Jeremiah and Prince Rexamillion hissed softly once, in unison. Theirs were answered by a sibilant shushing chorus of snakes that slithered into the cavern from all directions. Surrounded by this venerable reptilian clutch – ancestors of those snakes once tamed by temple priestesses to prophesy and give warnings – the two cats held themselves calm and still. They waited for the Elder to begin converse.
"What brings the cat-guard to the under-world?" The huge old snake's voice sounded like the rumbling of a volcanic eruption and shook the ground on which the two cats sat.
Rex struggled to keep himself from automatically changing into human form – his normal response to any direct threat to his cat-form. He knew this ages-old snake meant them no harm, but the ancient enemy instincts still hovered between the cats and snakes. He glanced at Jeremiah, who appeared totally unruffled by the snake-stench and sound. Rex took a deep breath and calmed himself.
"We have news of impending danger to Cigam Country coming from two separate fronts on this sacred day of the Midsummer festivities," said Rex. "We would be greatly appreciative of your wise sight to help us direct our defenses most effectively." He cleared his throat and swallowed. Sometimes the snakes could be maddeningly indifferent to the concerns of the upper-world, even though they had fought alongside the cats and others to save the magic places during the wars a hundred years ago. Since then, both groups had scrupulously maintained the truce demanded by the warning prophecy which said if any snake or cat threatened to harm even one of the other's young, the entire magic kingdom would be destroyed and return to "survival of the meanest" as it exists everywhere else on earth. Rex hoped the old snake would sympathize with his concern.
"Name the dangers and their terms," commanded the Elder snake.
"We know that, and we trust in your ability to keep the Vurms away from our babies," replied Rex in his most polite manner. "But the other threat comes from humans, and we need all our troops guarding the portals tonight in case some should break the barriers. With the festivals in progress, our citizens will be more than usually vulnerable to human intrusion." He swallowed again, unsure whether the snake could see the danger here.
Rex realized he had been rambling and stopped talking. The Elder snake simply sat and stared at him, flicking its tongue. Rex felt let down. The snakes would not be much help after all.
Then the Elder spoke. Stretching its neck high into the shadows of the cave, it intoned, "A new priestess will bring both rescue and renewed danger to Cigam Country. There will be dispute among you before healing is restored." And with that, the snake unwound itself and disappeared into the catacombs from which it had come, the others following in its path.
Rex and Jeremiah looked at each other and shrugged. They turned and padded despondently back up the shaft to the temple above. "What was that about?" asked Jeremiah when they were seated out on the portico again.
"Who knows?" replied Rex. "A new priestess?" He shook his head. "I'll have to tell Catrina about that one. She should get a laugh out of it…we haven't got any new priestesses sitting about waiting that I know of!" He grunted.
Rex agreed. He knew the snakes would be loyal to the cause if need arose.
Felicity woke up feeling tired, as if she had been running in her sleep. That was rather curious, as she was quite certain she'd slept through the night. She looked around her room in the back of the old mill house where she lived with the local blacksmith and Old Maud. Nothing appeared out of place…except the window near her bed was slightly ajar, and a bit of brindled fur clung to the latch. She put one hand to her head and found the answer to her riddle.
Small pointed bumps protruded along each temple just above her ears. The cat ears were shrinking again now, but she must have been out hunting again. What in the world was wrong with her? She didn't dare tell anyone that she sometimes felt like she was a cat…and that in her sleep she sometimes went on the prowl. She thought Old Maud might suspect something though, because on certain nights she actually left the back door unlocked and set a bowl of cream down outside the door, even though Mistic, their pet cat, was sound asleep, safe indoors.
And that was another odd thing. Sometimes Felicity thought she could understand what Mistic was saying when he meowed. She would meow back to him and he seemed to understand her too. Felicity sometimes tried talking like that to other stray cats and even, once in awhile, to dogs. The cats always stopped to talk with her…but the dogs didn't seem to understand a word she said. She wasn't really any good at barking.
Oh well, its time to get up and get going, she told herself now. The townsfolk are planning another Vurm hunt and this time I am going to follow along even if they don't want me. They think I only get into trouble, but I believe I know how to find those stupid little dragons. In fact, maybe that's where I've been tonight…chasing dragons! She giggled to herself at the idea, for it pleased her very much.
She knew people thought she was demented. They treated her with a cautious deference only because they feared the wrath of Old Maud. At school, other kids made fun of her for talking to animals, and Dumbert , the school bully, called her a devil-spawn. Felicity didn't mind, she was happy to spend most of her time in the woods, collecting plants and roots and berries for Maud's potions.
She gave her tousled curls a quick comb-through and tied on a red kerchief to restrain the unruly mass. That was another reason people thought her bewitched – her hair was the color of brindled moonlight tipped with streaks of rusty gold…not normal hair, they said. She liked it. It was about the only thing she did like about her own appearance when she bothered to think about it. The rest – long skinny legs and arms, big hands and feet, a face with a flattened nose and wide-set eyes – just plain ugly she thought, and shrugged. She pulled on the denim pants and shirt she wore for foraging in the woods, stuck her feet into a pair of sturdy clogs, and went to the kitchen for a bowl of milk and cereal.
Maud greeted her with a hardy hug. "You're up bright and early, m'luv," the old woman said with a grin. "Must be planning on joining the Vurm hunt today, are ya?" Felicity only nodded as she munched on her crispy mix of dried berries, seeds and nuts. She did not tell Maud about her night-riddle.
"Could I see them?" she asked.
The man cocked an eyebrow at Felicity's request, but led her to the back shed, where scratch-marks showed how the door had been pried open. He pointed to a pile of rubbish in a bin and said, "I threw them in there. You're welcome to look in it." He laughed when she dug in and pulled out the claw. On it was a clump of brindled fur. She pocketed the object and left with a quick wave of thanks, to which Clancy merely shook his head, looking puzzled.
Rex stood at attention on the highest peak of the cliff just above the main portal into Cigam Country. The cascade of rocks formed a jagged escarpment leading down to a strip of rocky beach along the river. Below him, Jeremiah and two fox-hounds scouted the hidden portal to check that its protective charms were strong and secure. On the other side of the river, a steep sandstone bluff obscured all but a fringe of the forested land beyond. A single hawk soared elegant spirals high above the trees. It was another of Cigam's scouts. Rex nodded a salute toward the bird and it dipped a wing in response. Apparently there was nothing happening on the bluff.
Further along the watershed, the land sloped down to form a ravine in which rough-hewn stairs descended leading to a cleared beach on the opposite side of the river. Rex peered more closely to get a glimpse into the woods behind the clearing, but all seemed quiet there as well. No humans in sight.
The river curved in a graceful S-shape, forming wider clearings of rock-strewn embankment on alternating sides, and at the median curve, a narrow foot-bridge spanned a shoal where the water eddied toward a cataract downstream. At the end of the bridge, the woods came closest to the riverbank on this side, creating a natural curtain in which lay the middle portal into Cigam Country. Rex's watchful eye focused closely onto the muddy ground around the bridge. He sniffed a fetid stench coming from that area and suspected the shoal might harbor some Vurms.
Several hundred yards beyond the bridge, at the river's confluence with a smaller brook, a third portal lay hidden among tangled branches from a large fallen tree. This back portal led to Catrina's cottage and was the one most used by dwellers of the magic country when they had need to come and go between there and the outer world. This was where Rex now turned his keen eye for he perceived a slight movement. Someone was coming through the veil between the lands. He watched a bedraggled black form emerge through the thicket. It was Hunter, the outlander cat Catrina once befriended and who occasionally brought messages from the human world to theirs.
Hunter sat down on the beach to lick himself after having made the crossing between worlds. Rex watched in agonized shock as two lizard-like creatures with extraordinarily long tails and snouts oozed up onto the beach about twenty yards down from the black cat. He shouted at Hunter to beware, but it was not enough. The cat looked up just in time to see its attackers coming at him. He put up a valiant fight, as fur and scales flew in all directions. But he didn't stand a chance. It was two of the Vurms against one old and weakened cat. Hunter died there as Rex watched helplessly. He quickly made his way down the rock escarpment to alert the others and together they ran to beat away the Vurms.
Rex and Jeremiah quietly observed the humans stomp their way over the bridge and toward the spot where Hunter had died. There, they stopped and examined the broken ground, picking up pieces of scale and fur and congratulating each other over their good fortune and excellent tracking skills. Of course, no Vurms showed up, though the pack of humans kept a noisy vigil for some minutes longer.
At last, one of them ventured closer to the back portal and began kicking around the brush of the fallen tree. At this point Rex felt an urgent need to change to his human shape, and warned Jeremiah to stand watch.
He could see he'd startled them, and immediately held up his hands in the universal peace gesture so that they would not shoot at him. They appeared to relax and one of them stepped forward to shake hands when Rex extended his. "We think a child may have wandered in this direction. She's a young girl who was following our hunting party, but when we invited her to join us, she ran away." Rex wondered how much of this was true. The men didn't look like they were searching for a child; they looked like they were out to kill something.
"I thought perhaps you were hunting the Vurms," said Rex.
When the man hesitated, Rex lied, "In fact, I think I may have spotted a young female… er, girl child…wandering along the beach over there awhile ago." He pointed across the bridge toward the top of the bluff. "Of course, I was quite far back on this cliff, so I can't be certain." He smiled gallantly and gestured for them to leave. He remained standing on the beach until he saw their backs disappear up the ravine steps into the woods above the other side of the river valley.
Suddenly he heard Jeremiah shout. He turned around and saw that a young kitten had wandered onto the bridge and now Vurms were crawling up from the ooze beneath, surrounding it. He pulled his hunting knife from his belt and began to run toward the bridge. He saw that Jeremiah and the fox-hounds were on their way down from the cliff as well. He had no idea where the kitten had wandered from. Perhaps it, too, followed the hunters. Surely it wouldn't be one of ours, he thought…it seems much too young to be wandering around in the outland alone.
Just then, a piercing scream froze all of them where they stood.
That afternoon Felicity stealthily trailed the three men and stupid Dumbert on the forested bluff overlooking the river. She had the Vurm's claw in her pocket as a talisman, for she sensed an impending change coming over her. Although many strange things seemed to happen to her these days, this was new. She had never felt such a strong draw toward the other side of the river before.
There had been a war between settlers of the two sides of the river a hundred years back, according to Old Maud. After it ended, a prophecy warned people they should avoid the opposite bank, which some believed to be enchanted. In past years a few people had dared venture into those mist-enshrouded woods, but most of them never returned alive. Their bodies would be found lying somewhere along the river suggesting they had drowned and been dragged ashore. But the corpses never showed signs of having died by drowning. One or two had managed to come home alive, but they became mad and eventually died of their insanity.
However, most village folk nowadays discounted all of that as old wives tales, claiming instead that the property was merely off limits because it was owned by an eccentric wealthy man who disliked the company of anyone other than his animal companions. Few still bothered to try going into those lands, however, and so things remained peaceful between the two banks of the river for the past century.
Now Felicity fought back an urge to make that trip across the river on her own. She privately hoped that the hunting party would dare cross over in their search for the Vurms. If they did, she could observe what happens to them. She daydreamed of stupid Dumbert running out of the woods half-crazed…No, she corrected herself, he's already half crazy so he'd be totally mad then! She enjoyed her fantasy of seeing that bully caught in his own trap.
She was shaken from her daydreaming by a commotion that seemed to come from the other bank of the river. She had been walking a stone's throw from the edge of the bluff so that she could observe any action down by the river. She made her way quietly to the overgrowth and peered through. She felt sickened when she saw the black cat attacked by the Vurms. There was nothing she could do, she thought. But as she watched the group of two large handsome cats and a pair of wiry dogs pick their way down from the heights and beat off the evil creatures, she felt an almost irresistible urge to go and join them. Of course, she told herself, that is ridiculous! I may be a cat in my dreams, but awake I am a human who would surely upset those magnificent animals. She wondered, though, how such healthy looking creatures lived on that apparently deserted and desolate land opposite where she stood.
Now a new situation unfolded before her as she watched the hunting party clamber down the ravine and cross the bridge. She had to laugh at their foolish excitement at finding the site of the recent Vurm attack. They act as if they had actually caught and beaten off those lizards themselves. Then this incredibly large and handsome man appeared – seemingly from nowhere – and turned her hunting friends slinking back across the bridge.
A little disappointed that her daydream of watching them enter the forbidden woods had not come true, Felicity was about to turn back toward home when she spied a tiny movement through the hazy mist of trees just at the end of the foot-bridge. A small kitten emerged and began to cross the bridge. Then the muck under and around the bridge began to bubble. Soon several pointed ugly heads of Vurms poked through the mud and surrounded the bridge. The kitten seemed not to notice them at first.
In a flash, Felicity ran down the ravine to the riverbank. She grabbed a long stick without knowing what she would do with that against such evil creatures, but she felt absolutely determined to save that little helpless kitten.
Felicity gripped the broken branch, holding it before her. She was inexplicably unsurprised by the knob of green and purple witchfire glowing at its tip. Instinctively, in her other hand, Felicity clutched the broken lizard tooth that she'd crammed into her pocket at Clancy's.
She fought to suppress the roar that kept trying to rise from inside her, but it broke through and resounded throughout the forest. Birds startled from trees where they had been nesting. Squirrels and rabbits froze in their tracks at the terrifying sound. Wind died and silence eddied around her roar. Then all that was left in its wake were the pitiful mewling cries of a kitten nearly about to perish.
She ran toward that tiny sound and, breaking through the forest cover to the river bank, she came upon the desperate scene. The kitten – Felicity judged it to be about 8 months old – was cowering, its red-orange fur spiked in full fright, surrounded by a circling, slithering, sharp-scaled clutch of runt-dragons. Felicity had often heard the Vurms described by Old Maud, but she'd never quite believed them real before.
Felicity felt the hairs on her own head spike out in the defense mode of felines everywhere, and although she tried to ignore it, she knew her ears were growing pointed even as she ran. Her fingernails were already three inches longer than normal and forming sharp points.
Similar things had happened, but not quite so definitely, to Felicity from time to time all her life. She had learned to hide them and fake excuses for her odd behavior. And, of course, she never told anyone of the excursions she thought she made in her sleep. For a nine-year-old girl, she was uncommonly wise, although no one (other than Old Maud) recognized that quality in her. She was generally considered foolish and somewhat retarded by the tribe of people that had adopted her when she was left abandoned as an infant.
Now she let her voice take charge. The shriek that emanated from her lungs electrified her own mind so that suddenly she felt herself in direct contact with the minds of those snarling, hissing reptiles. The fire spurting from their slimy nostrils stank of such depraved evil that it made Felicity want to gag. She stood her ground, brandishing her torch directly in the face of one of the Vurms, while she shrieked and sent them images of their own imminent demise.
She formed pictures in her mind of the midget-sized dragon-creatures ripped apart by the teeth and claws of a monster cat. ( In a quiet corner of her mind she observed the ludicrous nature of her thoughts and filed her doubts away for later consideration.) The Vurms appeared to shrink, disappearing into the earth, and within a few minutes there was nothing left of them but the depressions in the riverbank where they had slunk back under ground.
Felicity laughed and felt her body recompose itself with a normal nine-year-old girl's ears, hair and fingernails. "I don't know how I did that," she said, answering him in the common animal speech she had always known and understood. "Maybe someday you will learn how yourself, but right now we need to get away from here." When the kitten hesitated, she picked it up and began walking over the foot bridge to the woods on the opposite shore.
Rex was still in his human form, stunned at the scene he'd just witnessed. He ran a hand over his eyes as if to dispel an illusion, but when he looked again, the girl was calmly carrying the kitten across the bridge where they quickly scampered together through the middle portal. He found his voice and called to them, but they paid no attention.
He ran, following them into the thick cluster of trees, but they had disappeared. Calling again, he only heard the muffled rebounding of his own voice among the pines. Okay, let them go, he thought, and turned back to consult with his guard troops. He met Jeremiah and the fox-hounds as they were bounding along the riverbank toward him.
"Yes, sir!" said Jeremiah, rather gruffly, and he and the hounds set off through the middle portal into Cigam's magic forest. Rex turned and walked through the bramble portal and followed its path to Catrina's cottage.
Catrina was not expecting a visit from Rex until later, so she was surprised to sense that he was already on his way to her cabin. She quickly put away the spell-book she had been studying and rearranged the objects on her house-shrine. She didn't want Rex to know what she was up to with the girl. Not yet. Not until she could be sure herself.
At his knock, she went and opened the front door. Immediately, she knew something very important had happened. Had something gone wrong with Teddikin's trip into the village? She tried to appear unruffled and unsuspecting. "Well, what a surprise, Rex! I wasn't expecting you until this evening so I haven't got the teapot on yet." She reached up to give him a hug, and was not quite surprised when he pushed her aside and stomped in.
"We've got a highly unusual situation on our hands, Catrina. I want the truth from you, if you have any idea what this is about!" His voice boomeranged around the cabin, bringing curious cats out from all corners. He ignored them. Being in his human shape, he was somewhat oblivious to their feline thoughts. He just stood in the middle of the living room and glowered at Catrina.
She calmly pulled a chair to the fireside, indicating for him to sit, and took a seat in her rocker across from him. "First you must tell me what this situation is that you've encountered. I can't tell you what I might know if I don't know what you're asking about." She waited as he shrugged out of his heavy leather jerkin, sat down on the edge of the chair, pulled a pipe from his pocket, and lit it. She knew he was struggling to compose himself. Something vital must have taken place and she felt impatient to hear about it. The tension between them was dangerously strained.
As Rex recounted the events of that afternoon – first of the Vurms killing Hunter, then of the human hunters, and finally of the strange girl and the kitten – Catrina listened, striving to maintain her serene countenance. Although she expressed sincere shock and grief at the news of Hunter's brutal death, she hid her excitement at the news Rex brought about the girl.
Rex went on. "I just had Jeremiah and two of the fox-hounds with me. Hooter and the ravens were up in the trees. There were four humans, one young kid and three men. It didn't take much of a spell to confuse them, and they were not about to fight me when I told them to get off my private estate." He stopped to take a drag from his pipe and blew a smoke ring toward one of the cats who batted at it. Catrina and Rex both smiled at the little diversion, and it seemed to relax the tension between them.
"She certainly must be unusual to be able to walk through a portal with no trouble." Catrina pretended to be as puzzled as Rex, for she decided it was not yet time to tell him what she knew.
Rex shrugged, "I trust Jeremiah to handle things." But he got up to leave nevertheless. "You be sure to get word to me if you hear anything more about either the girl or that rascal kitten." He looked pointedly at Catrina, then came and gave her a brief hug.
"Yes," agreed Rex, "and it seems ironic that he had just returned from bringing you the message about the lost child when he met his demise." This was said with a hint of sarcasm that Catrina chose to ignore.
"That big orange cat is my dad," whispered Teddikins to Felicity as they hid in a tree watching the guard troop pass under them.
With Teddy's encouragement, Felicity had managed to change herself into a small cat when they were out of sight of Rex and the others. She wore a short coat of brindled brown and black, with distinctive stripes and swirls on her face and back.
As soon as Jeremiah and the fox-hounds had passed beyond sight, the two kittens climbed down from the tree and continued their explorations through the woods. So far, they had evaded several other cats, a flock of ravens, a nosy squirrel, and a pair of deer. Felicity was enjoying herself entirely. I'll have to think about this later, she told herself, but right now I'm having too much fun being a kitten. It felt quite natural to run on four feet, and climbing trees was so easy this way.
Soon they had climbed to the highest branches of a tree that overlooked the old temple courtyard. Below them, animals and small human-shaped folk set up colorful tents and booths. Several were practicing tricks – juggling, acrobatics, swinging from vines – others were tuning instruments, preparing for performances. Felicity stared at the hubbub in awe. "Those are real elves and fairies down there!" she exclaimed.
Suddenly the two kittens were startled by a voice nearby. "Whoo are yoo in my tree?" it huffed.
Felicity turned around and found herself staring into a pair of huge orange and black eyes. It looked like another big cat, except that it had a very sharp curved beak where its mouth should be. She nearly fell out of the tree in fright.
"Tooo kits in my tree. One I know. One I never saw before. Whooo are yooo?" He aimed his beak toward Felicity.
"Teddy!" scolded Felicity. "You shouldn't be telling my secret. Besides, it's not true!" She looked at the owl in alarm.
"Sooo, I seee," said Hooter. "Carnival starts – yooo watch – I go find your Uncle Rex." And he took off in a great silent whoosh of wings.
They clambered back down to the ground to make their way along the wall toward the cottage that could be seen between the trees. But suddenly they heard Rex talking to Hooter… very close by. They ducked through a crack in the temple wall and found themselves going down a narrow tunnel. It was very dark and smelled odd – like musty old clothes, thought Felicity. She couldn't see anything but it seemed Teddy knew where he was going, so she kept close on his tail, her heart pounding in her chest.
What have I gotten myself into? Doubts crowded her mind, threatening a reverse transformation to her human shape. "Help me, Teddy! I'm growing big again and don't know how to stop myself." Her little friend kept running. She forced herself to squeeze through a way farther, and then, thankfully, the tunnel got a bit bigger and she was able to crawl after him. "Stop, Teddy!" she cried, tears streaming down her face in fear and anger.
Finally the kitten stopped under a faint beam of light falling through a grate in the roof of the cavern they had entered. He sat down with his tail curled around his feet and made a little whimpering sound in a language Felicity had never heard before.
Soon they were no longer alone. Felicity watched in horror as a gaggle of snakes silently wound themselves out of cracks and crannies to surround the girl and the kitten. Felicity, crouching on her hands and knees, had no way to escape. She forced herself to stay calm and, following Teddy's example, remained quietly waiting…for what?
An enormous snake slid down to the cavern, saying, "BE STILL, SMALL ONES!".
The booming voice of the Elder made Felicity's hair stand on end …the sense of transformation came over her again…she couldn't control it…and she roared. But some powerful force entered her mind and stopped her from transforming completely. She knelt on her girl-body's knees and elbows, but saw her hands had grown fur and nails…and she knew she had the cat ears again like when she attacked the Vurms. This time, however, she was terrified. And she had an almost irrepressible urge to actually attack, as in the image she had projected to the Vurms. Instead she sat and wept great sobs, her tears splashing onto the cool granite floor of the cavern. Teddikin came and rubbed against her cheek and that helped calm her a little.
She realized the snake was talking to her, saying strange things she could make no sense of…and his words were coming into her thoughts without his making any sound. "It is your destiny, small child. You will heal the rift between our worlds. But first, you must learn to control your power. Go to your mother. She will teach you what you must know. Be happy and in peace. You are blessed." Then the voice stopped and very shortly the snakes all disappeared leaving Felicity and Teddikins alone in the cavern.
The kitten squirmed. "I think we have to get to Ttrina's house fast now. I know a quick way home from here. Follow me,"and the kitten took off at a loping pace up a wide tunnel that soon led into the basement of Catrina's cottage.
Felicity still had no idea where they were or who this "Ttrina" was that Teddikins had brought her to see. They made their way up a cobwebbed cellar staircase and emerged through an opening in the floor of a sort of garden shed attached to the side of the house. Teddy told Felicity to wait there while he went to get his mother.
Soon Teddy returned with a stately tortoiseshell pacing at his side. "This is my mom," he announced to Felicity, with loving pride in his voice. She could see that his mother was equally proud of her son, although at the moment the mother cat also looked a bit perturbed.
"Hello," said Felicity. She didn't know what else to say, so she waited for the statuesque female to speak.
For the next half hour, Catrina and Sabrina filled Felicity in on the basic outlines of Cigam Country history, and the current situation with the Vurms. They also mentioned the dangers inherent in humans coming into their land, and explained to her that her presence could upset some of the magic country's citizens, but that she needn't fear because she had been born with the magic blood in her, and was no danger to their world as long as she kept its secrets from the people in the outer world.
Felicity's head was spinning with these amazing stories when, all at once, the old woman hurried her into a rear bedroom and told her to wait there while she made preparations for her to meet another important person. Felicity was glad for the opportunity to sit quietly and contemplate all she had heard. Moreover, she was still puzzled at why the snake told her to go to her mother. She had never known her mother or her father. She decided she would have to ponder that riddle another time, however, because now she heard a man's voice joining Catrina's in the living room. Teddikins snuck into the room and sat beside her. He looked just as puzzled as she felt, but it was a comfort to have him there with her. They listened quietly to the conversation, periodically looking at each other in wide-eyed amazement at what was being revealed.
When she sensed Rex was on his way to her house, Catrina set water to boil for tea and laid two places at her lace-draped table using her best china cups and saucers. She put a plate of freshly baked scones with a bowl of warm honey and another of wild strawberries in the center of the table. As she was arranging a vase of cut flowers she heard his boot steps coming around the house, followed by a sharp rap at the front door.
"You know where she is, don't you?" Rex kept his voice calm but she could sense the rage building up in him.
"What are you telling me, woman?" This time his voice shook with suppressed tension.
"The child we made together nine years ago has been raised in the human world by my cousin, Maud. The baby did not die as I led you and everyone to believe. She has come back to us now when her skills are ripened and ready to be honed for our future needs." Catrina held her breath waiting for Rex's reaction to this news.
"That's preposterous!" He rose from the table, tipping over the chair he'd been sitting on. The crack of the chair against the floor sent the sleeping cats into immediate attack mode and several others appeared, hissing, from above them in the rafters.
Catrina signaled the cats to stay still. Despite his superior size and strength as a cat, she knew they could do real harm to Rex while he was in his human shape.
"What did the Ageless One say to you?" asked Catrina, her eyes sparkling with unhidden precognition.
Rex put out an arm to stop the boy coming closer, but the kid suddenly kicked him in the shin and darted under his arm when he lurched in surprise. Rex chased after the kid, but he'd broken into the kitchen and was about to grab Catrina who stood at her altar with her back turned to them. She was in the process of setting the additional protective spells on barriers to the surrounding countryside, to keep the intruder from going any further. She spun on her heel and called a command in cat language.
As soon as the stranger made his appearance, cats from all directions descended upon him, claws extended and teeth barred. But the kid, crazed as he already was, put up a vicious fight, throwing off cats right and left.
Rex, watching in horror, began to make his own transformation to cat in order to join in the fray, when suddenly, out of the bedroom burst two more cats. The small one, he recognized to be the missing Teddikins. The other was a large brindled wildcat with handsome black and silver markings. Its roar was deafening and oddly familiar to Rex. But he'd never met this awesome animal anywhere in his years of wandering the magic land.
Rex and Catrina and the rest of the cats simply stood aside and watched, flabbergasted, as the wildcat grabbed the human kid by the seat of his pants and pulled him out the back door. Then it let the kid get a running start, and charged, roaring after it down the path.
Felicity ran in a state of wild rage, mixed with joyful abandon. Dumbert ran awkwardly ahead of her, bumping into trees and stumbling over stones. But she paced herself, letting him struggle in his fear-crazed state. It was the answer to her wish to get back at the bully's many humiliations of her in the past nine years, and she was in no hurry to end the pleasure. She reined in her wildcat's strength so as not to totally demolish the kid. She really had no desire to kill him, but she was happy to see him terrified of her. As they wound their halting way down the path to the rear portal, Felicity let herself reflect on the astounding revelations she'd learned just before Dumbert intruded.
When she heard Catrina and the big man, Rex, reveal that she was their own daughter, she had been both horrified and elated. That explained her lifelong aberrations and eccentricities, and it gave her a new sense of belonging. She now had parents like everyone else. Well, maybe not quite…she didn't know of anyone else who changed shape like Rex and herself…she wasn't sure whether Catrina also could transform to a cat, but she was certainly a magical person in any case. Still, the dilemma they posed was frightening, for she learned that her father really did not trust her to stay in the magic country. And she couldn't be certain the idea was all that appealing to her either. She would have to give all this a bit of thought when she returned to the village.
Woops! She hadn't thought about that. How would she make the transformation without revealing that secret to Dumbert or other humans? She remembered the warning in Rex's voice when he told Catrina that the apprentice priestess needed to prove her loyalty to all of Cigam. Of course they couldn't be certain she could keep their confidence if she went back to live in the village. And, could she ever visit her new friends in Cigam again without endangering them even further? These troublesome thoughts caused Felicity to stop in her tracks. She quietly slipped back into the woods and let Dumbert run on out of the magic country. She could only hope his crazed fright would serve to make any tale he told about her be unbelievable to others. She climbed a tree and rested there while she pondered her options.
"That's for sure!" chirped a small voice from behind Rex. Teddikins popped his head around the big cat's tail and ran to Felicity, who picked him up and carried him with her to the cabin….to their home. END.
On this Page of my blog, I will post stories I have written, or begun writing, in past years. These have been pulled from my files of writing classes and also from some I started on my own inspiration, but never completed for publication. All of them need a good bit of work before they can be a "real book" and, of course I don't anticipate finishing them all. However, a few a real favorites of mine for which I still feel enough enthusiasm to work on further. I will appreciate any comments from readers. Is a particular story of interest to you? Is it worth making into a full-fledged book? Let me know what you think. | RedPajamaC4 | validation |
1,305 | Maybe star formation is stopped, but most stars are small and have very loooooong lives, often much longer than the current age of the universe.
So those galaxies aren't dead, they're just resting.
That's confusing. Perhaps I need more coffee.
That's confusing. Fortunately, I need more coffee.
It pretty much means the same thing since even the brightest red dwarves are very dim - less than 10% the luminosity of the Sun - we can't see them over intergalactic distances. Bear in mind that even the closest star to us in the night sky is completely invisible to the naked eye and difficult to identify even with a good amateur telescope.
"Bear in mind that even the closest star to us in the night sky is completely invisible to the naked eye and difficult to identify even with a good amateur telescope."
Alpha Centauri is the closest star to us and is the third brightest star in the southern sky. Not invisible to the naked eye!
It's generally (but not universally) accepted that the Alpha Centauri system is the closest to Earth but the nearest known star is Proxima Centauri - the debate is whether it is part of the Alpha Centauri system, not in the distances. At magnitude 11.05 it is also around 100 times too faint to see naked eye.
And here I thought the closest star was visible whenever my part of the earth was facing it.. assuming there weren't any clouds in the way.
"And here I thought the closest star was visible whenever my part of the earth was facing it.. assuming there weren't any clouds in the way."
The *night* sky. The Earth is not facing the Sun at night.
Colonel Mustard, in the Parlor, with the Lead Pipe.
Thursday 14th May 2015 22:17 GMT Daniel B.
The BOFH, in the Server Room, with the Cooling Pipe!
The laws of Physics did, in the Inky Blackness of Space, with Entropy.
I blame the baryonic photino birds - ftw!
'Ere - he says he's not dead!
Unable to produce further offspring? That's an interesting definition of "death".
Re: 'Ere - he says he's not dead!
If your body stopped being able to produce new cells, you wouldn't die instantly, but you wouldn't be alive very long either.
"If your body stopped being able to produce new cells, you wouldn't die instantly, but you wouldn't be alive very long either."
It's a horrible way to die. It's called being a walking ghost I think?
Imagine if all your DNA was removed.
It's called adulthood, so roughly between 40 and 60 years on average for humans.
Your cells don't stop dividing just because you're an adult. Very roughly there are 37 trillion (million million) cells in adults, and according to Wikipedia, "Between 50 and 70 billion cells die each day due to apoptosis in the average human adult."
37000000000000 / 60000000000 = 616 days.
So except for nerve cells, most of your body is less than two years old in terms of new cell division. That's a major reason why we keep changing as we age, alas.
A typical lifespan for a human red blood cell is around 30 days. If you lost the ability to produce new cells, that would be your lifespan too.
Back on topic, if a galaxy stops producing new stars, it will lose all its bright stars within a few million years and all its main sequence stars within a few billion. After that it will be left with only red dwarfs and be a dim ember of its former self.
According to my Doctor, my blood cells record my level of glucose for 90 days (A1C) which indicates to me that they live about that length of time on average.
Note that this is the astronomers' usage of "metal", meaning anything with an atomic number greater than 2, whether or not it's metallic in the usual sense.
Anyone supplied a Tibetan monastery with an Automatic Sequence Computer lately?
Re: Overhead, without any fuss, the stars were going out.
An upvote from me for the reference to one of my favourite (short) sf stories.
caveiat= i am a Buddhist techno historian... RS.
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