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Roller Coaster Marbles: Converting Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy
Prerequisites None
Material Availability Readily available
Cost Low ($20 - $50)
Safety Adult supervision recommended when using utility knife
If you'd like to investigate the physics of amusement park rides, then this project is for you. You'll build a roller coaster track for marbles using foam pipe insulation and masking tape, and see how much the marble's potential energy at the beginning of the track is converted to kinetic energy at various points along the track.
The goal of this project is to build a roller coaster for marbles using foam pipe insulation and to investigate how much of the gravitational potential energy of a marble at the starting point is converted to the kinetic energy of the marble at various points along the track.
Andrew Olson, Ph.D., Science Buddies
Science Buddies Staff. "Roller Coaster Marbles: Converting Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy." Science Buddies, 28 July 2017, https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Phys_p037/physics/roller-coaster-marbles-converting-potential-energy-to-kinetic-energy. Accessed 16 July 2019.
Science Buddies Staff. (2017, July 28). Roller Coaster Marbles: Converting Potential Energy to Kinetic Energy. Retrieved from https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project-ideas/Phys_p037/physics/roller-coaster-marbles-converting-potential-energy-to-kinetic-energy
Slow and clanking, the string of cars is pulled up to the crest of the tallest point on the roller coaster. One by one, the cars start downhill on the other side, until gravity takes over and the full weight of the train is careening down into curves, twists, and turns. The roller coaster is a great example of conversions between potential energy (stored energy) and kinetic energy (the energy of motion). As the cars are being pulled up to the top of the first hill, they are acquiring potential energy. The chain that pulls them up the hill works against the force of gravity. At the top of the hill, the cars' potential energy is at it's maximum. When the cars start down the other side, this potential energy is converted to kinetic energy. The cars pick up speed as they go downhill. As the cars go through the next uphill section, they slow down. Some of the kinetic energy is now being converted to potential energy, which will be be released when the cars go down the other side.
Potential energy comes in many forms. For example, chemical energy can be stored and later converted into heat or electricity. In the case of a roller coaster, the stored energy is called "gravitational potential energy," since it is the force of gravity that will convert the potential energy into other forms. The amount of gravitational energy can be calculated from the mass of the object (m, in kg), the height of the object (h, in m), and the gravitational constant (g = 9.8 m/s2). The equation is simply: gravitational potential energy = mgh.
Kinetic energy is the energy of motion. The amount of kinetic energy an object has is determined by both the mass of the object and the velocity at which it is moving. The equation for calculating kinetic energy is: kinetic energy = 1/2 mv2, where m is the mass of the object (in kg) and v is the velocity of the object (in m/s).
You've probably noticed that the first hill on the roller coaster is always the highest (unless the coaster is given another "boost" of energy along the way). This is because not all of the potential energy is converted to kinetic energy. Some of the potential energy is "lost" in other energy conversion processes. For example, the friction of the wheels and other moving parts converts some of the energy to heat. The cars also make noise as they move on the tracks, so some of the energy is dissipated as sound. The cars also cause the supporting structure to flex, bend, and vibrate. This is motion, so it is kinetic energy, but of the track, not the cars. Because some of the potential energy is dissipated to friction, sound, and vibration of the track, the cars cannot possibly have enough kinetic energy to climb back up a hill that is equal in height to the first one. The way that physicists describe this situation is to say that energy is conserved in a closed system like a roller coaster. That is, energy is neither created nor destroyed; there is a balance between energy inputs to the system (raising the train to the top of the initial hill) and energy outputs from the system (the motion of the train, its sound, frictional heating of moving parts, flexing and bending of the track structure, and so on).
You can investigate the conversion of potential energy to kinetic energy with this project. You'll use foam pipe insulation (available at your local hardware store) to make a roller coaster track. For the roller coaster itself, you'll use marbles. By interrupting the track and allowing the marble to continue on a smooth, level surface, you'll measure the velocity of the marble at different points along the track. From the velocity and the mass of the marble, you'll be able to calculate the marble's kinetic energy at the different track locations.
For each track configuration, you should try at least 10 separate tests with the marble to measure the kinetic energy. How much of the marble's gravitational potential energy will be converted to kinetic energy? A foam roller coaster for marbles is easy to build, so try it for yourself and find out!
To do this project, you should do research that enables you to understand the following terms and concepts:
Potential energy (stored energy)
Kinetic energy (energy of motion)
Conservation of energy (basic law of physics)
Slope (rise/run)
What is the equation for calculating an object's gravitational potential energy?
What is the equation for calculating an object's kinetic energy?
The marble has its maximum gravitational potential energy when it is at the starting point: the highest point on the roller coaster. How much of this potential energy is converted to the marble's kinetic energy?
This short animation explains kinetic energy and potential energy:
Brain POP Staff. (n.d.). Kinetic Energy. Brain POP Animated Educational Site for Kids. Retrieved August 23, 2007, from http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/kineticenergy/.
Here are some more quantitative explanations of kinetic and potential energy:
Henderson, T. (n.d.). Work, Energy, and Power. The Physics Classroom and Mathsoft Engineering & Education, Inc. Retrieved August 23, 2007, from http://www.physicsclassroom.com/Class/energy/u5l1c.html.
Nave, C.R. (n.d.). Kinetic Energy. HyperPhysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University. Retrieved August 23, 2007, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/ke.html.
Nave, C.R. (n.d.). Potential Energy. HyperPhysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Georgia State University. Retrieved August 23, 2007, from http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/pegrav.html#pe.
To do this experiment you will need the following materials and equipment:
At least two 6 foot (183 cm) sections of 1-1/2 in (about 4 cm) diameter foam pipe insulation
Bookshelf, table, or other support for roller coaster starting point
Gram scale for weighing marble, such as the Fast Weigh MS-500-BLK Digital Pocket Scale, 500 by 0.1 G, available from Amazon.com
Length of Masonite (smooth hardboard) for marble to travel on (for measuring velocity at different points along the track). You can glue the Masonite into a V-shape, and paint it with alternating stripes at 5 or 10 cm intervals. The V-shape keeps the marble going straight, and the stripes allow you to easily measure the distance the marble has traveled during a timed interval.
Optional: video camera and tripod
Note: use the utility knife with care. A fresh, sharp blade will make cutting the insulation easier.
Do your background research so that you are knowledgeable about the terms, concepts, and questions, above.
Cut the foam pipe insulation in half (the long way) to make two U-shaped channels.
The illustration below shows the foam pipe insulation, end-on.
The illustration above shows the cross-section at one end of the foam pipe insulation
The insulation comes with one partial cut along the entire length. Complete this cut with the utility knife (yellow circle in the illustration above).
Make a second cut on the other side of the tube (yellow line in the illustration above), along the entire length of the tube.
You'll end up with two separate U-channel foam pieces. You can use masking tape to attach pieces end-to-end to make the roller coaster track as long as you want.
To make a roller coaster track, tape two (or more) lengths of the foam U-channel together, end-to-end. The joint between the two pieces should be as smooth as possible.
You can make the track as simple or as complex as you'd like. You can add curves, loops, and additional uphill and downhill sections. The illustration below shows two examples. You'll find that one requirement is that the starting point be the highest point on the track.
The illustration above shows two different roller coaster tracks for marbles. How much height is needed at the starting point in order for the marble to loop the loop?
In order to measure the velocity of the marble, you'll need a way to measure how much distance the marble travels during a measured time interval.
A good way to do this is to interrupt the foam track and direct the marble along a smooth, level surface (e.g., two long pieces of Masonite glued in a V-shape). Support the Masonite V (with cardboard, beanbags, etc.) so that it is level with the end of the foam track.
Paint the Masonite with 5 or 10 cm long stripes in contrasting colors (e.g., red and white or black and white) so that you can use it to measure distances.
Use the stopwatch to measure the time it takes for the marble to travel a certain length along the Masonite track.
You can also videotape the marble, and use the measuring stick to measure the distance the marble travels in successive frames (each standard video frame is 1/30 second).
Measure the height of the starting point for the track.
Measure the mass of the marble.
Calculate the gravitational potential energy of the marble at the starting point.
Run a single marble down the track 10 separate times.
For each run, use your striped measuring stick and stopwatch to measure the velocity of the marble as it completes the track.
Calculate the average of your 10 measurements.
More advanced students should also calculate the standard deviation.
From your velocity measurement and the mass of the marble, calculate the kinetic energy of the marble.
Repeat the velocity measurement at various points on the track by cutting the track and allowing the marble to continue on in a straight line on a smooth surface. Use your striped measuring stick and stopwatch to measure the velocity of the marble.
Does the marble's kinetic energy ever equal or exceed its initial gravitational potential energy?
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Here are just a few of many possible variations on this project. Perhaps these will stimulate your thoughts about other experiments you could try:
How much kinetic energy is required for various track features? For example, how much kinetic energy is required for a marble to successfully navigate a loop in the track?
You can expand the experiment by building a set of roller coaster tracks with various loop sizes. How does the kinetic energy requirement change when the loop diameter increases? How does the kinetic energy requirement change when the loop diameter decreases?
If you can find spheres that have equal diameter but made from different materials, you could investigate how the mass of the sphere affects how well it travels along the track.
Maybe you noticed that your loop wobbles a bit as your marble passes through it. The energy to move the track comes from the marble. The energy that the marble loses to make the track move means less energy is available to make the marble itself move. Can you think of a way to stabilize the loop so that it doesn't wobble? Does the marble have more kinetic energy after exiting the stabilized loop? Design an experiment to find out!
Try using different lengths of roller coaster track so that you can adjust the initial slope of the track. Keep the starting height the same, but change the slope by adding additional track length. (Remember, slope is rise/run, so you'll be holding the "rise" constant, and gradually increasing the "run.") How do you think the kinetic energy of the marble will change as you change the slope of the track?
For a more basic version of this experiment, see the Science Buddies project Roller Coaster Marbles: How Much Height to Loop the Loop?.
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I think his project ''dymaxion house'' relates to this story. It is designed in the late 1920's but not actually built until 1945, the Dymaxion House was Fuller's solution to the need for a mass-produced, affordable, easily transportable and environmentally efficient house. What fascinates me is that the whole construction is build around one central extremely strong mast, it has the same kind of idea as an umbrella.
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Amid storm in Cong, Punjab, an oasis of calm inside Sidhu's residence
It has been two days since his resignation on the issue of appointment of 'tainted' ministers in the Cabinet and "compromised" state police chief and Advocate General.
Written by Man Aman Singh Chhina
Patiala | Updated: October 1, 2021 10:47 IST
Punjab MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu.
A statue of Ganesha at the entrance of the house, a tortoise on the floor and a laughing Buddha in the living room. The calm at Patiala residence of Navjot Singh Sidhu belies the storm that he has caused in Punjab politics by resigning as the state Congress president.
It has been two days since his resignation on the issue of appointment of 'tainted' ministers in the Cabinet and "compromised" state police chief and Advocate General. The house has become the hub of all activities with Congress leaders trooping in and holding parleys with Sidhu, trying to barter a truce with the state government. Electronic mediapersons throng the surroundings and have taken vantage positions at an under-construction building of a neighbour to peek into Sidhu's compound.
Inside the house, Sidhu holds meetings with his trusted aides and brainstorming sessions with MLAs who support him. Since early morning, Kuljit Singh Nagra, MLA from Fatehgarh Sahib and one of the four working presidents of Punjab Congress, has been present holding discussions with Sidhu and charting the next course of action.
A set of rooms on the first floor of the house is the nerve centre of all these activities. The access for the visitors is through a spiral staircase, which looks like a fire escape at the rear of the house. The entry into the house is strictly regulated with barricades on the road leading to it and a posse of policemen guarding the way to it as well as the inner security cordon present inside the main gate.
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Sporadically, a group of Sidhu supporters, who have been coming from across Punjab and largely comprise the youth, gather outside the house and raise slogans in his favour. A television reporter from a national channel, who is doing her 'piece to camera', can be heard loud and clear inside the house. "She can be heard on the first floor too," says a Sidhu aide looking exasperated.
Soon another Congress MLA arrives to join Nagra and Sidhu in their deliberations. He is Surjit Singh Dhiman, an MLA from Amargarh. Dhiman is one of those Congress MLAs who raised the flag of rebellion against Capt Amarinder Singh very early this year and demanded that the next assembly elections should be held under the Chief Ministership of Sidhu.
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It is not as if Sidhu is meeting every Congress leader that comes to his house. A Congress leader from another city is seated in the living room and then politely told that Sidhu would not be able to meet her as he is busy. "Assi vee supporter haan. Taa hee taan enni duur to aaye haan (We are also his supporters. That is why we have come from so far away)," she says pleading for a meeting with him but is met with a firm 'no'.
The buzz in the house is that Sidhu is firm over his opposition to the appointment of DGP IPS Sahota and Advocate General APS Deol. "How can people who tried to frame innocent Sikh youth in Guru Granth sahib sacrilege case and those who represented former DGP Sumedh Singh Saini, responsible for ordering firing on peaceful Sikh protestors, be allowed to hold positions of authority in this new government," asks an aide.
A little later, as soon as he is free from the rounds of deliberations, it becomes quite clear that Sidhu is in no mood to budge from his stand. Looking calm and confident he tells this reporter that he has no plans of retreating from his stated position. "I will not give up. I will continue to fight for my principles and for the good of the state of Punjab. I am very clear about that," he says with Nagra by his side.
Soon it is time for Sidhu to leave for his crucial meeting with the Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi in Chandigarh over his resignation and he drives away to loud cheers of his supporters gathered outside the house. As the media gathered outside rushes to follow his convoy and the cacophony reduces, a policeman at the house heaves a sigh of relief, "Hun thodi der shaanti ravegi (Now it will be peaceful for some time)".
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Genetics news & views from students enrolled in BIOL 2110 at Stockton University.
Correcting Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The article "CRISPR Corrects Duchenne-Causing Mutations" discusses the research done using gene editing to treat a genetic disease. Duchenne Muscular Dystophy, DMD, is a X-linked disease that is fatal. Individuals with DMD have weakened skeletal systems and heart muscles which progressively get worse throughout their lives. Researchers have been studying a gene editing system for years called CRISPR-Cpf1. In a study at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center researchers found that this gene editing system reversed the effects of DMD. They took human stem cells and put them in a mouse model. After injecting the modified genes in the parents, the offspring of the genetically edited mice were noted to be stronger and had normal skeletal, muscle, heart and brain tissue. With this research, gene editing can be used to treat many fatal genetic diseases in the future.
http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49190/title/CRISPR-Corrects-Duchenne-Causing-Mutations/
https://www.mda.org/disease/duchenne-muscular-dystrophy
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The research made on DMD has proven to be an important advancement in totally eradicating the disease. With further research and funding in gene editing, more diseases other than DMD will be able to be genetically modified to reverse the effects of the symptoms of other inherited diseases.
This research can provide a lot of help in treating many disease and it's very interesting to know that this happening.
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Hopefully this advancement in gene editing makes waves when it comes to the involvement in reversing other diseases as well. The advancement with stem cells already shows the great changes in differentiation that are being made with the mice.
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BEAVER — Gary Means, a prolific painter of Beaver County sights and scenery, will be featured in an artist reception Thursday at the Courtney-Laughlin Frame Studio and Gallery.
Means, a pastel artist, has been visible at many local festivals and art shows and is displayed in the Wooden Angel restaurant in Bridgewater. The Courtney-Laughlin gallery, in downtown Beaver, has carried his work since opening in 2011.
"He researches each painting at our local libraries and paints from his heart," gallery owner Jamie Laughlin said. "He is well known by many local churches and other groups and organizations for his 'Parables in Pastels,' painting a scene with his chalks, bringing it to life right before your eyes as he imparts his message. He travels south every year, making stops along the way, at places that are waiting to see his work and hear his story.
"We have had many artist receptions at our gallery in the seven years we've been open, but we believe it is time to honor a man who has truly blessed thousands with his nostalgic and inspirational paintings, and to offer to the public over 30 of his original pastels along with his Giclee prints."
The reception lasts from 5 to 7 p.m., with free admission.


I'm not sure how many father and son combinations have won All-Ireland minor football medals, but Paddy Delaney and his son Tony were the first Dubliners to achieve that rare feat. Paddy was right half forward on the Dublin team that beat Cavan in 1959, while Tony lined out at centre half back when The Dubs beat Kerry in the 1982 final.
Nowadays the best minor footballers and hurlers are often quickly promoted to their county's under 21 and senior teams. But 55 years ago there was no under 21 competition and Paddy Delaney made the Dublin junior team less than 12 months after winning a minor All-Ireland medal.
''I always had great power with my right foot, especially from frees, but over the years I probably scored more goals with my left foot. In the 1959 All-Ireland minor semi-final against Cork I scored three 50's and I remember winning praise from former Irish Independent reporter John D. Hickey,'' added Paddy.
Paddy's cousin Mick Delaney asked him to deputise for him at a Dublin County Board meeting in 1969 and Paddy has been representing Towers at County Board meetings since then. That long service includes a term as County Board Chairman and Paddy also served as a Dublin senior selector.
Tony Delaney and his Round Towers club mate Mick Egan were on the Dublin team that beat Kerry in the 1982 All-Ireland minor final. Tony was a minor again in 1983, but the Dubs were knocked out by Meath in the first round. In 1984 Tony and Mick Egan were on the Dublin under 21 team that lost to Mayo in the All-Ireland semi-final but in 1985 the Dublin County Board decided not to enter the under 21 championship.
''One of my colleagues in the 1982 All-Ireland winning team was Mick Deegan and in 2012 the Deegans equalled our record when Mick's son Michael came on as sub in Dublin's All-Ireland final win over Meath. But I suppose we can always claim to have been the first father and son to win All-Ireland minor medals with Dublin,'' added Tony.


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Animal biology is a science that focuses on the origins, behaviors and environments of non-plant organisms. Degree programs are available at the undergraduate and graduate degree levels of study. To learn more about career opportunities and academic requirements in this field, continue reading.
Is Animal Biology for Me?
Animal biology is the study of the chemical and physical makeup of animals. If you choose to study in the field, you will explore animal evolution, ecology, molecular biology, physiology and genetics. In some degree programs, the focus is on principles of biology that can be useful in solving problems that involve farm, urban, wild and domestic animals. You can pursue bachelor's, master's or doctoral degree programs in animal biology and related fields, including animal molecular and cellular biology, animal and dairy science, zoology, animal science and veterinary medicine.
Although bachelor's degree programs in animal biology alone are rare, you can choose to enroll in related programs, such as those in animal science, that often include courses in animal biology. Courses commonly cover animal anatomy and physiology, ape anthropology, evolution, animal behaviors, infectious diseases and include lab work. Many master's and doctoral degree programs are also available in biology or animal science with a concentration in animal biology. Graduate degree programs in animal biology may have specializations in genetics, zoology, dairy science or animal behavior. Some topics of study include caring for farm animals, livestock management and advanced studies in animal genetics and nutrition. Careers for animal biologists may be in teaching, research, agriculture, health or government regulation.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS, www.bls.gov) projects that between 2012 and 2022, the employment demand will increase by 9% for animal scientists, by 12% for veterinarians and by 15% for animal caretakers who didn't work on farms, including zookeepers. As of May 2013, veterinarians made a median annual salary of $86,640, animal scientists made $64,260, and animal caretakers made $19,910.
How Can I Work in Animal Biology?
Many career opportunities exist in animal biology, and most require you to have at least a bachelor's degree. Since degree programs in animal biology are science-based, they can provide you with experience in many settings. This could help you decide the area you enjoy most, whether it's working hands-on with animals, working in a lab, conducting research or a combination of those options.
With a bachelor's degree in animal biology, you could pursue a career caring for animals as a wild life rehabilitator or farm manager. As a farm manager, you provide animal care in well-managed settings and monitor their nutrition, health and behaviors. If you choose to become a wildlife rehabilitator, you track animals in their natural settings and work with veterinarians to help them when they're injured. You could also choose to pursue advanced studies in animal biology or a related field, leading to additional opportunities.
With a master's or a doctorate degree in animal biology, you could become a university biology or animal biology instructor. An animal science career also typically requires a doctorate degree. As an animal scientist, you would strive to improve the efficiency and quality of the meat and dairy processing techniques and products by improving animal living conditions, health and nutrition. If you become a veterinarian, you will work with domestic, wild, farm and exotic animals. For this career, you complete a doctoral degree program in veterinary medicine, which takes an additional four years beyond the bachelor's degree.
According to the BLS, professionals in this field must be able to work on their own and with a team. Animal biology careers may also require you to work under pressure, get along with animals and their owners or caretakers, solve problems related to animal health and keep accurate records.
Animal biology is more commonly known as zoology. Read on to learn how to enter the field and what professional opportunities you might pursue. Review undergraduate and graduate degree programs, coursework and school options.
Biology is the study of life and living systems, and careers in biology pertain to all aspects of human life, animal life and nature. This article explores some popular careers in biology; continue reading for more details.


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Getting 'Tough' on Protests Is Counterproductive
When police escalate their confrontations with protesters, they ultimately undercut law and order.
By Daniel J. Myers
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As Americans have taken to the streets, protesting the killing of George Floyd, Donald Trump has repeatedly urged police to "dominate the streets," pressing law-enforcement agencies and the military to act aggressively against the protesters. In some ways, Trump's calls are unsurprising. Many Americans believe that, when a violent protest occurs, police should use any means necessary to get things back under control, arrest the protesters, and allow people to return to their regularly scheduled program of activity. These calls are even more predictable when race is involved. One study of thousands of protests found that, even after controlling for the use of violence by protesters, police are much more likely to use repressive techniques when the protesters are black.
But aggressive approaches frequently backfire. All too often, the spark that ignites a violent protest is the use of force by police. And when law-enforcement personnel adopt a combative stance, they tend to escalate the conflict, which may quickly spiral beyond their control. If police around the country actually want to maintain or restore order, my own research suggests that they would do better to ignore the president and try negotiating with the protesters.
Read: How to actually fix America's police
Social scientists have learned a lot about police-protester interactions and crowd behavior over the years. They divide police responses to protests into two main approaches. The first is a get-tough model of crowd policing, the sort championed by Trump, called "escalated engagement." The second is a more moderated style called "negotiated management." Many have objected that Trump's approach is not legal, justifiable, or right. But escalated engagement has another problem—in general, it doesn't actually work.
In some instances, if police demonstrate an overwhelmingly powerful presence either before a riot breaks out or at its very early stages, it is indeed possible for them to control the situation. But it is next to impossible to predict exactly where and when a riot is going to break out—by the time enough police are mobilized and in position, it's usually too late.
Much more frequently, a show of force by police can make a situation far worse. The protests of the police killing of Floyd have unfolded in a manner that has become too common in recent decades. Protests emerge in reaction to a police killing. A march or rally proceeds peacefully until the protesters block a street, go down an unplanned route, or stay in an area longer than expected. The police intervene, the protesters resist, and then a confrontation ensues, typically spinning into something neither side expected. Police can quickly find themselves outnumbered, their show of force producing the circumstance it was designed to avoid.
Increasing the number of police who are trying to contain protests—particularly with inexperienced officers from outside the community who are not trained for crowd confrontations and lack the discipline necessary for such situations—often fans the flames instead of tamping them down. When the National Guard or other troops are called in to help police crowds, they usually escalate the combative nature of the situation, or play a central role in producing a violent confrontation in the first place.
Negotiated management may not satisfy the president's demand to "dominate," but the evidence shows that it produces considerably less violence and destruction. In a 2004 study, I looked with a colleague at the equipment 400 police departments had stockpiled and the training they had received about how to handle crowds. Some departments were focused heavily on stockpiling repressive equipment—tear gas, smoke grenades, riot helmets, gas masks, riot batons—and providing their officers with the training to use it, while other departments had greater stores of assistive equipment—such as stretchers, ambulances, mobile communication devices, and lighting—and focused their training on understanding crowds and predicting and preventing riots. As it turned out, preparing for escalated engagement was a self-fulfilling prophecy: Repressive equipment increased the chances that a jurisdiction would experience a riot, and then that it would have additional riots. Assistive equipment had just the opposite effect.
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This isn't terribly hard to understand. In the typical escalated-engagement encounter, police show up at a protest, confront the protesters, and try to force them to do something they do not want to do. Contrast that with negotiated management, in which the police actually facilitate the protest—even help plan it—and in doing so, get concessions from the protest organizers that make the protest less disruptive and less likely to spin out of control.
But it's not just how departments prepare for, and choose to handle, protests that makes the difference. The history of relations between the community and the police matters too. When police-community relations are already strained from heavy-handed encounters and acts of brutality, and when the police lack formal connections to the community and channels for feedback, almost any incident may trigger feelings of mistrust developed through a long history of negative interactions. Under those conditions, any confrontation is much more likely to spiral into larger protests or even riots.
Escalated engagement and the use of repressive force have been repeatedly shown to be failed approaches to quelling protest and rioting. Threats of domination made by police chiefs, mayors, and especially the president do not deter action—they merely build community and protester resentment, providing additional grievances to motivate protesters and rioters.
Acting tough, it turns out, is the approach that ultimately undercuts law and order.


2012/16 Local Venues and Open Studio Exhibits, Ct.
2010/12 Cooley Gallery, Bronze Sculpture, Old Lyme, Ct.
1993 The Daryl Reich Rubenstein Gallery, Sidwell Friends School, DC.
Maryland College of Art and Design, Gudelsky Gallery, Silver Spring, Md. Rock Creek Gallery, Washington, DC., Watkins Gallery, The American University, Washington, DC., Delaplaines Visual Arts Center, Frederick, Md.
1990 Dumbarton Oaks Gallery, Concert Series, Washington, D.C.
1989/91 City Gallery an Artist Coop., Georgetown, Wash. DC.
1990 Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Va.
1988 Muscarrelle Museum of Art, Williamsburg, Va.
1987 Aaron Gallery, Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C.
1986 MFA with honors, Sculpture; American University, Washington, DC.
1981 BS Art Education; American University, Washington, DC.
1977 AA Early Child Dev. & Liberal Arts; Endicott College, Beverly, Ma.
1994 Reggio Emilia (training & theory); Children's Museum, Wash. DC and Smith College, Northampton, Ma.
2008 New Britain Museum of American Art, Sculpture Award and Prize, Annual Juried Show, New Britain, Ct.
1986 Individual Artist Grant, Commission on the Arts, Washington DC.
2016 Landscape-Mappings, San Jose, Calif.
2003 Bronze Sculptures, Simsbury and Avon, Ct.
1999 Bronze Sculpture, Farmington, Ct.
1987 Bronze Sculpture, St. James Episcopal Church, Potomac, Md.
1987 Watkins Gallery, Permanent Collection, The American University, Wash. DC.


Easy game to play, but not as easy to win. Story is simple but fun. Ads for ratings are a little annoying, but the game is free and there are no in app purchases which wins a lot of points from me. So an extra click or two is not really a big deal. I enjoyed the game, but it was over too soon.
I love time management games in general, and this is fun. The request for a review every other level plus the ads are annoying. It is essentially just like country tales-the game play and management just with different characters, so nothing new. Still I waste plenty of time playing.
If you've played other time management games, then this one is really no different. You have to do the typical juggling of resources vs. time vs. etc. However it is still fun and a great way to kill some time or relax.


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Artisan Furniture UK Dropship & Wholesale
Artisan Furniture UK, a British Dropship & Wholesale company headquartered in Westminster, London has its own production plant in Jaipur, India. The Indian headquarters includes a small office of only 100+ people and 100+ artisan workers that work on products to be shipped out. The company also has offices in the New Jersey, USA and Ipswich that are primarily focused on marketing, sales and legal development.
Artisan's products are widely varied, but it is only brought to fruition through many contributions from the company in Rajasthan where they have a brick-and-mortar presence and employ workers, in India. Here they take on an internet-focused strategy focused on artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other algorithms. However, their base remains that of artisan work.
Rajasthan has never been an easy place to make a living, with its soaring temperatures and sparse population. But they've had one thing for generations — the arts. Handmade arts to be precise, and this is where Artisan come in. The aim is twofold, to revive dying communities through the ancient arts in the state and to provide quality furniture to small business across the world. The three Cs as they call it — compassion, community and cognisance. Compassion towards the specific needs of artisans and independent retailers, the community that Artisan fosters in their part of the world, and cognisance of how to best provide small stores the tools they need to become successful while also supporting artisans in crafts they have practiced for centuries.
The answer is their dropship furniture programme. A no storage model that lets retailers ship products directly to their client's doorstep while also giving artisan the freedom to craft products using techniques they know best. Any Artisan product you buy goes a long way in rebuilding communities across the world, and looks delightful at the same time.
Artisan Furniture was born in the shade of a traditional Jaipur tin-shed, in the sands of the desert state of Rajasthan, India.
The first Artisan Unit was up and running in the colder months of the year, all ready to ship its first ever order to New Zealand
A unique Anglo-Indian fusion was born, traditional webbed Jali paired with the very British wood that is pine. It lead to the company's first big break and the creation of a long running community of British customers.
Artisan Furniture was truly established as a prominent wholesale supplier in the UK in the background of the financial crisis. The global clientele ballooned to 15 countries.
The newest iteration of the brand was established in Stanmore, north London in response to a fast growing clientele in the UK and the company's path towards being a British focussed furniture supplier
The main Artisan Unit in Jaipur, modelled after London's King Cross, was completed in Jaipur — creating a community of artisans that were to be the beating heart of the company for a long time to come.
The boldest decision yet, Artisan Furniture went 100% digital and launched their dropship operations. It was one of the first in the UK to do so and put it on the trajectory to being one of the country's biggest dropship suppliers.
Westminster, in the heart of the city of London, was to be the place where Artisan Furniture set up their new London office, fully establishing itself as a quintessentially British enterprise.
A move to the US market had long been on the cards, and it finally occurred in the summer of 2022. With a fulfilment unit and an office in New Jersey, the company was fully prepared to make the jump across the pond and hopefully establish itself in the world's biggest furniture market.
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Gaining Ground Summit, Denver Colorado Sept. 27, 2014 from Rocky Mountain PBS on Vimeo.
The Colorado Black Round Table's second annual Gaining Ground summit targeted inequities experienced by the state's black residents in education, health care, criminal justice and family incomes, as compared to the state's white residents.
The Rocky Mountain PBS News investigative series, Losing Ground, examined six decades of U.S. Census records to reveal that in important measures of social progress the state's largest minority groups, Latinos and blacks, have fallen further behind. The report looked at poverty, family income, home ownership, and high school and college graduation rates. Disparities in health care and criminal justice were also documented.


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Home » Newswire » President calls on Premier to direct Nalcor to suspend flooding of Muskrat Falls reservoir
President calls on Premier to direct Nalcor to suspend flooding of Muskrat Falls reservoir
by pnationtalk on July 22, 201980 Views
The Nunatsiavut Government is calling on Premier Dwight Ball to immediately direct Nalcor Energy to suspend plans to flood the Muskrat Falls reservoir until mitigation measures are taken to reduce the potential impacts of methylmercury on the Lake Melville ecosystem.
"Our concerns over methylmercury contamination are real and must be addressed before the reservoir is flooded" says the President. "The Premier and the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador have done very little to ease our concerns over the potential impacts of Muskrat Falls on our health, culture and way of life."
On October 26, 2016, following an 11-hour marathon meeting with Labrador's three Indigenous leaders, the Premier committed to resolving several key issues surrounding the pending flooding of the Muskrat Falls reservoir. All leaders also agreed to establish an Independent Expert Advisory Committee (IEAC) in order to seek an evidence-based approach – utilizing best available science along with Indigenous traditional knowledge – to determine and recommend options for mitigating human health concerns related to methylmercury.
(Link to media scrum following October 26 meeting: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/dwight-ball-comments-meeting-1.3821277)
The IEAC, one month after being formally established, issued its first set of recommendations in September 2017. It issued its second set of recommendations on April 10, 2018 – none of which has been responded to publicly by the Premier.
"We have asked the Premier repeatedly to respond to the recommendations," notes President Lampe. "He has refused to do so, which leads one to believe that there was never any intention to follow through with the commitments that were agreed upon in October 2016."
Nalcor Energy had budgeted funds to cap wetlands in the Muskrat Falls reservoir in 2018 to reduce methylmercury, but did not get necessary environmental approval from the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador.
"We were informed that the application was not processed, yet we have not received any reason as to why," notes President Lampe. "Now we are being told, by both the Premier and Nalcor CEO Stan Marshall, that it is too late to carry out any mitigation measures; that flooding is eminent."
The Nunatsiavut Government has explored all options, including legal, to try to ensure mitigation measures are carried out before full impoundment of the reservoir, which is scheduled to begin the first week of August.
"We are extremely disappointed with how the Premier has handled the whole Muskrat Falls fiasco," says President Lampe. "He has repeatedly betrayed our trust by refusing to address our concerns, opting instead to place the health, culture and way of life of Labrador Inuit at risk. In the spirit of reconciliation, we call on the Premier to do the right thing and direct Nalcor not to flood the reservoir until the concerns of Labrador Inuit are meaningfully addressed."
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Northeast Airlines Flight 258 was a scheduled domestic passenger flight from New York's La Guardia Airport that crashed while trying to land at Nantucket Memorial Airport, Massachusetts, at 11:34 on the night of August 15, 1958. All three crew-members and 20 of the 31 passengers were killed, among them Gordon Dean, former chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission.

The accident aircraft, a Convair 240 operated by Northeast Airlines, commenced a non-precision VOR approach to the uncontrolled airport despite the fact that visibility, at one-eighth of a mile in fog, was below the legal minimum required for such an approach. The aircraft flew into the ground a third of a mile short of the Runway 24 threshold and some 600 feet to the right of the extended centre-line. A post-crash fire ensued; most survivors as well as many of the dead were ejected from the wreckage.

A Civil Aeronautics Board investigation found that the captain of the aircraft failed to acknowledge transmissions warning him of the deteriorating weather conditions in the minutes before the crash. The CAB also criticised Northeast's training and operational procedures, noting deficiencies in aircrew proficiency, recordkeeping and monitoring of company radio frequencies.

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The Patient in Room 601 - Documentary on crash of Flight 258 in Nantucket in 1958 focusing on Lita Levine, a survivor of the crash from New York City

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Home News Autonomous vehicles and other technologies topics of importance for Legislature
Autonomous vehicles and other technologies topics of importance for Legislature
Wisconsin has to get in gear if it wants to be on the forefront of self-driving vehicles and other high-growth technologies, says the chairman of the Assembly Committee on Jobs and the Economy.
Rep. Adam Neylon insists pushing for a regulatory framework that reduces limitations on self-driving vehicle testing will be good for the state in multiple ways. One way to do that more effectively, he says, is to create a task force on automated vehicle legislation.
He spoke to this need Tuesday at a meeting of the Wisconsin Technology Council's Innovation Network in Madison, where one of only 10 DOT-approved partnerships in the country testing self-driving vehicles is located.
"I imagine, by next session, if we don't have legislation, we might fall behind other states," said Neylon, R-Pewaukee. "There's quite a few states that have already done legislation to allow self-driving vehicles outside of those test sites."
Neylon envisions the task force as a group of affected parties like motorcycle advocates, manufacturers, insurance companies and others — anyone who has stake in the game. By coming together and voicing concerns, the group could "come up with a regulatory framework that allows for growth, that's nonrestrictive, [and] puts public safety as a top priority," he said.
Public dialogue is so important, he says, because there is a lot of unease surrounding new technologies like drones and automated vehicles. To put those fears to rest, he points to research indicating self-driving cars will dramatically improve safety on Wisconsin roads.
"I'm a huge fan of the idea of self-driving vehicles, and not just because I could read my phone on the way to and from work," Neylon said. "It will be incredibly safer."
He said many people he speaks to are "terrified" with the prospect of sharing the road with self-driving vehicles, because they fear one could malfunction and there would be no way for the driver to wrest control in the moment.
Ironically, it's that very control that makes transportation in human-operated vehicles so dangerous.
"The last figures I saw was that over 90 percent of crashes that result in death are the result of human error," he said. "The fact is, if you remove human error from the equation, we are going to save hundreds of thousands of lives, and it will be thousands of lives immediately."
He also argued leading the way on autonomous vehicles will be an economic booster for Wisconsin, and he put other technologies in the same boat.
"I am probably the only pro-drone legislator in the whole Legislature," Neylon said. "And I stood up in caucus and I said "I'm pro-drone," and people laughed!"
He says many in the Legislature see drones as more of a hobby, rather than a new technology with actual economic potential. So while an image change at the state level could allow for more tech development in Wisconsin, Neylon points to certain federal regulation as stifling this kind of progress across the country.
"FAA rules are terrible; I mean, we are falling behind," Neylon said. "There are other countries developing drone taxis, there are countries that have drone delivery — and we can't; because of federal rules and regulations, we can't even fly a drone out of our line of sight right now."
Neylon says the current strategy for creating an autonomous vehicle task force is to get it done through an executive order. He said Rep. Mike Kuglitsch, R-New Berlin, recently sat down with Gov. Scott Walker and others from his office to pitch the task force idea.
"They're open to it, and they're looking into it," Neylon said. "And if that route doesn't pan out, then we plan to introduce that as legislation."
See an earlier story on autonomous vehicles in Wisconsin: http://wisbusiness.com/index.iml?Article=385736
–By Alex Moe


David Ralston Allows for Gun Control Hearing MONDAY Afternoon!
Atlanta, Georgia — Georgia House Speaker David Ralston has allowed for a gun control hearing to move forward tomorrow, February 10, 2019 at 1:00 PM at the Capitol in Atlanta.
House Bill 55 — a bill to ban the printing of 3-D guns in the state of Georgia — introduced by anti-gun Democrat State Representative Roger Bruce of Atlanta, will be heard in a subcommittee of the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee.
The top six sponsors of the bill are all far left radical Democrats.
Here is a screen shot of the meeting notice.
The subcommittee is chaired by Republican Eddie Lumsden and features past Constitutional Carry killers like State Representative Heath Clark of Houston County, who as chair of Georgia Public Safety and Homeland Subcommittee 2A in 2018 refused to allow a vote on either HB 156 or HB 286, both Constitutional Carry bills that sat and died in his committee.
The members of the subcommittee are Eddie Lumsden, Heath Clark, Jodi Lott, Glorida Frazier, Micah Gravley, Darlene Taylor, Jesse Patrea, Danny Mathis, and Rick Williams.
After spending weeks working overtime to kill Constitutional Carry (H.B. 2), Ralston is allowing this gun ban hearing to go forward just nine days before more than a thousand red shirt radical communists from Bloomberg's Moms Demand Action are set to flood the State Capitol demanding gun control be shoved down the throats of Georgians.
Second Amendment Daily will monitor online this hearing and it's progress tomorrow and will report back.


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ISU Athletic Director confirms football coach leaving
Iowa State Athletic Director Jamie Pollard has confirmed that head football coach Gene Chizik will leave after only two seasons and five wins at the head Cyclone football coach.
Pollard released this statement:
"Gene (Chizik) confirmed for me today that he is accepting the head coaching position at Auburn. I'm disappointed for our Iowa State fans and student-athletes that he has chosen to leave our program after only two seasons. I understand that it (Auburn) is a dream job for him, but the timing and the way it played out has been hurtful and disappointing. Although this is a significant set back, we will get through the challenge because the Iowa State University athletics program is far greater than one person."
The move by Chizik comes just about one month after Chizek denied reports he was unhappy in Ames and loved the community and the job, and said he was "on a journey" to turn the program around. Chizik said at the time he was happy at Iowa State and was still glad he left his job as defensive coordinator at Texas to take over the program.
Chizik was just 2-10 this last season and did not win a Big 12 Conference game. Chizik has a 5-19 record in two seasons with the Cyclones.


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