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Whatever the project, the basis is online presence. That requires as well professionalism in the approach (failover machines, backups, security,...), and self-maintained machines give me the flexibility I need (such as running daemons in the background).
Serving as my web host, domain/DNS host, SMTP and content management system, WWWeb has outgrown the fun side-project, and is fully matured so it can be shared with the world.
Managing feedback coming from all different projects isn't an easy task, and neither is grouping all that feedback into a priority list. Moreover, good existing tools are expensive and rarely support multi-language customers.
I really believe everyone, small entrepreneur or large company, should have this kind of tool to interact in a professional way with their client base. I'm constructing my own vision, with the idea to make it accessible for all.
One of my first steps publishing on the internet was with a pro-mobility, no-nonsense (anti-radar) website. It learned me most of what I know today about websites, user-friendliness and hosting. And I still believe that Belgian traffic management is badly heading the wrong way.
Returning the favor for all what this website has given me, keeping it online and updated, and distributing the most accurate and up-to-date fixed radar list for Belgium.
The days of standalone GPS devices in cars are gone, smartphones took over the world. Having a lot of accurate info about the Belgian speed enforcement, what better way to interact directly with the Belgian drivers and prevent them to pay nonsense fines?
Currently limited to Android and looking for the most fair way to distribute this app, allowing me to improve my skills around app development.


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Эскадренные миноносцы типа «Гиринг» — тип эскадренных миноносцев, состоявший на вооружении Военно-морского флота США с 1945 по 1982 года. Всего было построено 98 эсминцев этого типа.

История строительства
При всех своих достоинствах эсминцы типа «Fletcher» не в полной мере отвечали требованиям руководства флота США. На них оказалось невозможно разместить дополнительное мелкокалиберное зенитное вооружение, как по причине угрозы снижения остойчивости, так и просто из-за отсутствия места на верхней палубе и надстройках. После замены пяти одинарных на три спаренные установки появилась возможность выделить место для размещения дополнительных зенитных автоматов. Для сохранения остойчивости корпус сделали шире на 0,4 м, а потерю скорости в 1,5—2 узла посчитали вполне допустимой. Проект предусматривал вооружение 2×2 40-мм/56 и 4×1 20-мм/70 автоматов. Летом 1943 года в проект были внесены изменения, касающиеся зенитного вооружения, — в дополнение к спаренным 40-мм/56 добавили ещё 2×4 таких автомата, а число 20-мм «эрликонов» возросло до 11 стволов. По этой спецификации стали строиться эсминцы типа  «Allen М. Sumner», но и они не совсем отвечали требованиям руководства флота США: были перегружены и имели недостаточную дальность. За счёт вставки в середину корпуса секции длиной 4,3 м удалось почти в полтора раза увеличить запас топлива: так появились эскадренные миноносцы типа «Гиринг»: первоначально названные — длиннокорпусный «Самнер».

В планы ВМС США на 1944 год входила постройка 153 эсминцев данного типа, но в 1944 году было заказано 116 эсминцев типа «Гиринг» и строительство ещё 36 (DD-891 — DD-926) было включено в программу 1945 года. Однако, в марте 1945 года президент США наложил вето на их строительство. Из 116 эсминцев были построены 93 единицы. Строительство ещё 4 единиц (DD-718, −824, −825, −827) было закончено уже после завершения Второй мировой войны по изменённому проекту в качестве кораблей ПЛО. Дополнительно был построен ещё 1 эскадренный миноносец типа — USS Timmerman (DD-828), отличавшийся от прочих кораблей серии наличием экспериментальной машинной установки.
В январе 1945 года было принято решение о перестройке 12 эскадренных миноносцев типа «Гиринг» (DD-742, 743, 805—808, 829 и 873—877) в корабли радиолокационного дозора. Эсминцы оснащались РЛС ОВЦ на высокой решётчатой треноге, размещенной между дымовыми трубами взамен снятого ТА. В мае 1945 года последовало решение увеличить количество эсминцев радиолокационного дозора на 12 единиц (DD-830 — DD-835 и DD-878 — DD-883).

Особенности конструкции

За счёт вставки в середину корпуса дополнительной секции длиной 4,3 м удалось почти в полтора раза (до 650 дл. тонн или до 727 дл. тонн) увеличить запас топлива. Изменения коснулись энергетической установки — были понижены параметры пара: температура пара была понижена с 850 °F(454 °C) до 800 °F(427 °C), давление с 615 psi (41,9 атм.) до 600—565 psi (40,83-38,5 атм.). Кроме того, бо́льшее отношение длины корпуса к его ширине, по сравнению с типом «Самнер», позволило незначительно повысить скорость.

Двигательная установка
Мощность энергетической установки составила 60 000 л. с. Масса энергетической установки составляла 929 дл. тонны. Запас топлива составлял 727 дл. тонн флотского мазута и 23 тонн солярки. Фактическая дальность составляла 6370 миль на ходу 12 узлов, 5960 на 15 и 4380 морских миль на 20 узлах.

Рабочее давление пара — 40,0 кг/см², температура — 427 °C .
Была резко увеличена мощность электрогенераторов. Мощность двух генераторов переменного тока составляла по 400 кВт, двух постоянного по 50 кВт. Корабли получили два аварийных дизель-генератора мощностью по 100 кВт, вместо одного у «Флетчеров», которые могли бы обеспечить резервную мощность, необходимую для борьбы за живучесть.

Вооружение
На «Гирингах» 127 мм/38 артиллерийские установки по опыту войны были расположены не так, как на «Флетчерах», а как на британских эсминцах типа «Джервис», в трёх двухорудийных установках, из которых две были носовыми.
5-дюймовые орудия наводились системой управления огнём Марк 37 Gun с радаром управления огнём Марк 25, связанной с аналоговым компьютером Марк 1A. Эта система управления огнём обеспечивала эффективное действие дальнего зенитного или противокорабельного огня.

Зенитное вооружение
У «Гирингов» было также больше ближнего зенитного вооружения, чем у «Флетчеров», с 12 40-мм пушками и 11 20-мм «эрликонами» по сравнению с восемью 40-мм «Бофорсами» и семью 20-мм для типичного модернизированного «Флетчера».

Торпедное вооружение
Первоначальный проект сохранил мощное торпедное вооружение из двух 533-мм пятитрубных торпедных аппаратов с торпедами Марк 15. Но поскольку в 1945 году угроза от камикадзе была гораздо выше, чем от немногих оставшихся японских кораблей, весной 1945 года решили кормовой пятитрубный 21-дюймовый торпедный аппарат заменить на дополнительный третий счетверённый 40-мм «бофорс», общее число 40-мм стволов стало 16.

Состав серии

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Эскадренные миноносцы типа «Гиринг»
Корабли США периода Второй мировой войны

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Cecil Hammond MD/CEO of Flytime Promotions shared a photo of the trio with the caption "Stepping out!".
Otedola was more forthcoming in his caption though writing: "Arriving at the FIFA football Awards 2018 in London ⚽"


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Golden Grahams cereal, marshmallows and a Hershey bar, get your tent and some firewood!
Cinnamon Toast Crunch, cinnamon bears, and hot tamales make up this treat that just may make you sweat!
A taste of summer, Pink strawberry toast crunch, marshmallows and strawberry fruit snacks make this treat berry good!
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Harrison St. Germain named Lardy Fellow
Second-year student Harrison St. Germain has been awarded the Peter Lardy Memorial Fellowship for the 2011-12 academic year. Dedicated by the Class of 1975 to the memory of Peter A.R. Lardy and "those who exemplify his Courage, Love, and Understanding toward his fellow man," the fellowship includes a $20,000 tuition remission for the recipient's third year of law school.
Other nominees for this year's award included Jason Boehmig, Bryan Bond, Laura Ewan, Brendan Geary, Kelsey Holmes, Isidora Iluonakhamhe, Kelly Jentzen, Sharon Lim, Rachel Odio, Gregory Ramsower, Caitlin Shetter, and John Sullivan.
Mr. St. Germain hails from Warwick, Rhode Island, and received his B.A. from Wake Forest University. His name will be added to the Lardy Fellowship plaque's list of recipients which includes 2010-11 fellow John Paul Foley and extends back to the first recipient, John F. Ready, in 1976.

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Dietitians and nutritionists are experts in food and nutrition. They advise people on what to eat in order to lead a healthy lifestyle or achieve specific health-related goals.
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Dietitians and nutritionists may work as clinicians, managers, researchers, or consultants and are found in a variety of settings. Over half work in hospitals and nursing homes, while others work in health clinics, home health agencies, doctors' offices, schools, health clubs, cafeterias, and private practices.
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The number of dietitians and nutritionists nationwide is projected to increase more than 14.6% between 2016 and 2026, and more than 21.3% in New York in the same time period.
This increase is attributable in part to the increasing awareness of the relationship between diet and health and the importance of diet in preventing and treating illnesses and the role of food in promoting health and wellness. The importance of diet in preventing and treating illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease is now well known, and more dietitians and nutritionists will be needed to provide care for people with these conditions. An aging population also will increase the need for dietitians and nutritionists in nursing homes. Job opportunities are also expected to increase in community health centers, physicians' offices, and home health agencies. An increasing number of dietitians and nutritionists are expected to be self-employed. Fewer new jobs are expected at hospitals.
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Dietitians and nutritionists in New York and nationally usually have at least a bachelor's degree. In New York, it is possible to be certified as a dietitian and nutritionist with an associate degree from an accredited educational program and more time in an approved work experience. However, most New York educational programs offer bachelor's or advanced degrees. All accredited dietitian and nutritionist education programs include coursework in professional dietetics and nutrition as well as human biology and behavioral science. For more information, go to: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/diet/.
Dieticians and nutritionists who practice in New York must be certified by one of the two national certifying organizations. Requirements include graduating from an accredited educational program and completing an approved work experience. For more information, go to: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/diet/dietlic.htm.
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The American Dietetic Association offers scholarships and financial aid to students studying to become dietitians and nutritionists. For more information, go to: https://eatrightfoundation.org/why-it-matters/awards/ and https://www.eatrightpro.org/membership/student-member-center/scholarships-and-financial-aid
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«Т-Рекс: Исчезновение динозавров» () — фильм режиссёра Леонарда Бретта. Снят в формате IMAX 3D.

Съёмки фильма начались 22 сентября 1997 года в провинциальном парке Дайносор () расположенном на рельефе типа бедленд в Канадской провинции Альберта.

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16-летняя Хайден (Лиз Штаубер) — дочь всемирно известного палеонтолога и куратора палеонтологического музея (Питер Хортон). Она любит динозавров и очень хочет сопровождать отца в ходе его очередных раскопок, однако отец считает, что экспедиция опасна и с собой её не берёт.

В то время, когда отец находится в отъезде, в его лаборатории происходит загадочная катастрофа и Лиз вместе с помощником отца (Кари Колеман) волшебным образом переносится назад во времени, в меловой период.

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Tor des Geants: day two
Tor des Geants | Montane Tor des Geants | TDG | Montane
Day 2 of the Montane Tor des Géants (TDG) is considered the hardest day, encompassing high ascents such as Col Entrelor (3,002m), Col Loson (3,299m) and Fenêtre di Champorcher (2,827m). The major lifestations are Cogne (66 miles / 106.2km) and Donnas (94 miles / 151.3km).
Race leaders
At the end of day 1 frontrunners Collé and Dominguez had reached Eaux Rousses with 2 minutes between them. Throughout the early morning, Dominguez gradually extends his lead. They arrive at the Cogne lifestation at 03:00 and 03:04 respectively. 94 miles / 106.2km into the TDG, they enter the Donnas lifestation at 10:07 and 10:08 respectively, having navigated 2,827m of ascent of Fenêtre di Champorcher. Unbelievably, the Gressoney-Saint-Jean lifestation is next. At 128 miles / 205.9km in, they reach it at 22:22 and 22:32 respectively.
The pace is fast this year – Dominguez and Collé have covered 94 miles / 151.3km in less than 24 hours. 30 minutes below the current course record set by Iker Karrera (ES), which stands at 70 hours in total.
The women's race is dominated by previous winner, Lisa Borzani. She has led from the outset and was heading towards Rhêmes at the start of day 2. She reaches La Sassa (102 miles / 164.9km) at 18:22 with a lead of just under 3 hours over her nearest rival, Silvia Ainhoa Trigueros Garrote, who clocks in at 21:10.
#TeamMontane competitors
Kota Toriumi was the first #TeamMontane racer to reach the Valgrisenche lifestation on day 1 in 31st place. In the early hours of day 2, he reaches Eaux Rousses (01:57), having crossed Col Entrelor (3,002m). He arrives at the Cogne lifestation at 08:12, spending slightly over 30 minutes there, shorter than many others. By 23:12 he has reached La Sassa.
Kevin Hadfield arrives at Rhêmes shortly after midnight (00:38). Cogne soon follows at 11:04, with a longer break, then Champorcher at 21:09. Stefano Gregoretti reaches Rhêmes at 02:59 on day 2, with Cogne at 14:59, where he rests up until 17:07. He is headed towards Champorcher as the day comes to a close.
Next is Petra Mücková. Running strongly on day 1, she reaches Rhêmes at 02:33 on day 2, then Cogne at 14:10. Spending 40 minutes there, she is last recorded at 21:56 at Champorcher making for the lifestation at Donnas. She is making her way up the field, sitting in 15th place in the women's category at the end of the day. Can she catch up with Kevin?
Debbie Martin-Consani is just 10 minutes behind Petra at the start of day 2. She arrives at Rhêmes at 02:53, then Cogne at 13:51, having overtaken. However, sticking firmly to her strategy, she spends longer at the lifestation than Petra, leaving at 15:58. She is recorded at Champorcher at 23:40, currently in 17th place in the ladies race.
There are 697 competitors remaining in the race, with 170 withdrawals.
Tackling start line stink and sustainabi...We take a look at a pongy problem
Arctic John takes on the Montane Cheviot...John Parkin tells us about his experience at the Montane Cheviot Goat
First Montane Cheviot Goat UltraA foray into the wilderness: the first Montane Cheviot Goat!
Debbie Martin-Consani on TorDebbie Martin-Consani talks to us about her TDG experience
Montane pledges 1% of website sales to '...Montane lends patronage to 'Mend Our Mountains: Make One Million' campaign
Huitzing and Hopkinson break MONTANE® S...Men's and women's records fall at the Montane Spine Race Challenger
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WJI's Daily Reads for Mar. 8, 2022
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Milwaukee County assistant district attorney won't prosecute members of Wisconsin Elections Commission, citing insufficient evidence.
"Claims have been made that residents who did not request a ballot voted because someone requested a ballot on their behalf and voted on their behalf. There has been no evidence submitted that any of the individuals who received ballots did not request them."
CBS 58 (WDJT): During sentencing hearing Milwaukee County judge speaks out about violence, says Milwaukee has turned into a sewer.
WisPolitics.com: Advocates voice opposition to eliminating Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center to gain Lincoln Hills replacement.
"We believe that Milwaukeeans should not have to choose between bringing our incarcerated youth closer to home and helping our Milwaukee men reintegrate into their communities," said Abby Kanyer, community engagement manager of the ACLU of Wisconsin said at the press conference. "Our criminal legal system fractures, separates and breaks up Milwaukee families. In bringing the youth at Lincoln Hills closer to home while preserving a site for crucial reentry services, we are bringing families closer together."
Wisconsin Public Radio: Assembly majority leader says Wisconsin will legalize marijuana at some point and that decertifying the 2020 election is impossible.
Vox: U.S. Supreme Court leaves in place court orders on voting maps in North Carolina and Pennsylvania (for now).
In both cases, Republican lawmakers asked the US Supreme Court to overturn these court-drawn maps by relying on the so-called "independent state legislature doctrine," which claims that state lawmakers — and only state lawmakers — are allowed to determine how states conduct federal elections.
The Atlantic: Originalists' attack on the right to counsel.
The 2019 case Garza v. Idaho, which involved a defendant whose attorney did not file an appeal despite his request, because the defendant had earlier signed a waiver agreeing not to appeal, offers an illustration of this position. In that case, a majority found that the defendant's Sixth Amendment rights had been violated. Three justices—Clarence Thomas, Neil Gorsuch, and Samuel Alito—dissented, with Gorsuch joining part of Thomas's dissent suggesting that the 1963 case Gideon v. Wainwright, which guaranteed a right to counsel for those who could not afford to pay, should be overturned. "The Court has read the Constitution to require not only a right to counsel at taxpayers' expense, but a right to effective counsel," Thomas complained, adding that "the right to counsel is not an assurance of an error-free trial or even a reliable result … Our ever-growing right-to-counsel precedents directly conflict with the government's legitimate interest in the finality of criminal judgments."
On the one hand, it is true that human fallibility means that a mistake might be made at trial that does not compromise the integrity of the entire process. But on the other hand, the idea that a "reliable result" in a criminal trial is less important than "the finality of criminal judgments" turns Thomas's argument into a long-winded paraphrase of Stephen Colbert's quip that "due process is just a process that you do."


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Heliocentricity
I've found myself thinking off and on over the [insert your favourite lengthy time interval here] about calendars. I've been interested in various calendars at various times, for some value of "interested" which ranges from genuine curiosity to amusement. A few of the calendars that come to mind off-hand which I've found interesting include the history of the Gregorian, the Discordian calendar, (although not strictly a calendar rather than a system of coordinated metric time) the Swatch @Beat, various cultural/ritual Lunar calendars, the 13 Moon calendar, the French Revolutionary calendar, and, recently, the Thelemic calendar.
Believe me when I say that I've gone on many an Internet safari looking over various articles and also seeking a pocket watch which only displays the solar and lunar locations, at the minimal, or more recently offers the functions of a planetarium.
Among the various thoughts I've had recently is the increasing sense that the Gregorian calendar appears to me to be more heliocentric than the Thelemic calendar. The Thelemic calendar system is supposed to be more appropriate than the Gregorian for a heliocentric age as it is purported to escape the unscientific notion of geocentric arrangement in the heavens. Of course, the reality of scientifically appropriate and accurate relativism means that any point can be the apparent center around which things more or less orbit, even if Occam's Razor does preference some answers over others, but to intentionally build a system which places that point of reference at a solar center requires a notation that reflects that viewpoint, not another; or else the message of the system undermines what it is meant to mean.
The indicators for the Thelemic calendar are the zodiacal house and degree in which the Sun appears and the house with the degree in which the Moon appears, both of which are notations of the apparent path of those bodies through the heavens as they move from the vantage point of the Earth. This notation represents the viewpoint that the Sun and Moon move, or at least tracks their apparent movement as if from a stationary Earth. Although this does use the only two celestial bodies for which retrograde motion isn't an apparent issue, which is merely a mask that the model still presents this phenomena if other bodies are looked at in the very same way, it's still from the perspective of those bodies moving as if around Earth. This calendar also has the further disadvantage of not necessarily being coordinated universal time, and instead can offer not only different calendar notations from different places on Earth, but is also ambiguously unclear about whether the notation is from one place on Earth. For example, one might use the Thelemic time server to read out time from a coordinated time or from the apparent notation where the observer is standing on Earth. Again, this is not only ambiguous but is conditional based on the apparent movement of the heavens as it appears from some point on earth. That's pretty darned geocentric for a system adopted in order to represent a heliocentric intent.
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A discussion of this notation as a way of "tracking of the sun and moon through the zodiac" can be found at Thelemapedia's Calendar article. The specificity of the system clearly implies a mobile Sun and Moon from the viewpoint of the Earth and the observer.
The Gregorian calendar, however, is actually a bit more ambivalent. It could be said of the Gregorian calendar that the year marks the point at which the Sun returns to the same point in the sky as viewed from Earth, but could also be said to represent the Earth returning to the same point along its orbit around a stationary Sun. The advantage here is that whether from a stationary Earth or a stationary Sun, the notation is the same, and thus is flexibly useful across paradigms. Further, the notation is universally coordinated for users of the same calendar except for the minor caveat of the International Date Line. Thus, since the Gregorian calendar is, aside from a minor issue, more universally coordinated (not talking about the clock here, but the calendar) no matter where on Earth one is, and can be said to represent the journey of the Earth around a stationary Sun, it is definitely more heliocentric than the Thelemic calendar.
In other words, one of the useful things about the status quo Gregorian system is that it is amenable to various paradigms of thought on centricism. This flexibility of meaning, this ambivalence, is part of the system's longevity. Any novel proposal must somehow overcome this utilitarian and somewhat universal appeal to have any hope of general adoption.
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However, and here's a comparative-benefit alternative affirmative case, there's a way to create a more heliocentric calendar than either the Gregorian or Thelemic systems. Simply use instead the apparent house and degree of the Earth from the viewpoint of the Sun, instead of the apparent house and degree of the Sun from the viewpoint of the Earth. Essentially, this is diametrically opposite a position in the sky from the Thelemic notation of the Sun from a geocentric position. This is nicely metaphorical and poetical, since the one-hundred and eighty degree dichotomy neatly mirrors breaking from geocentric to heliocentric as well moving radically between Aeons.
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(I'll avoid the obvious preciousness of calling this alternative the Griogairian system. "Oops! … I did it again.")
For the minor indicator, one could use the Moon, assuming the realization that this is as the Moon travels about the mobile Earth, which makes some sense to me since it nicely echoes the Collect language, "… so that we may in our particular orbit give out light and life to them that revolve about us …" see, but using a lunar notation from the viewpoint of the Earth is by definition geocentric, even if it is the minor index of the notation, and thus counter to the intent of switching to a heliocentric model; and, a lunar position from the viewpoint of the Sun would just simply be unreasonably confusing, violating Occam's Razor, and thus run counter to the intent of switching to a more rational, modern and scientific calendar.
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One might decide instead to use for the minor index, say, the house and degree of fast moving Mercury's apparent position from the viewpoint of the Sun. Mercury, the messenger, king of jesters and jester to kings, as it dances like a crazed piper close to the throne of the gravity well. (Mercury sure holds appeal for me because of that correspondence, if this were about advocating my own personal system. But, there may actually be something which will remain unexplored here about using personally or situationally relevant planetary influences to mark time.) Another possibility is to use Mars, since there's some correspondence with Ra-Hoor-Khuit that is particularly sub-culturally relevant. But, the point remains that the major indicator should be the movement of the Earth around the apparently stationary Sun, or else the notation is simply not heliocentric, in spite of claims otherwise.
One could go further, and like the concentric rings of the Mayan calendar stone, develop a notation for larger periodic movements. The precession of the equinoxes may not be suitable, since it's the apparent precession from the viewpoint of the Earth; but, could be used for its symbolic relation to the Aeons. Another option is to develop some indicator based on the travels of the Sun around the galactic core, but the gap between the cycle of the Earth around the Sun to the cycle of the Sun around the galactic core may simply be too wide to be useful. Perhaps one of the other planets as it moves around the Sun, or the periodicity of a particular comet, would be suitably longer in period while still being a notation from the viewpoint of the Sun. The most useful of these longer periodic movements would be ones that could be verified visually in some fashion through reasonable astronomical observation and some calculation, instead of something that would not be verifiable through some observational technique or only through calculations.
It seems to me the Thelemic calendar actually moves further away from a heliocentric notation, not toward it; and fails to provide a suitable universally coordinated notation, since it offers two plausible notations for date-time at each geographic location.
For example, depending whether I am using my timezone or not as my point of view, January 1, 2010 EV at 00:00:00 could appear as either (using no offset):
Sol in 10° Capricorni : Luna in 13° Cancri : dies Veneris : Anno IVxvii æræ novæ
or (using an improbable, but funny, offset of -666 minutes, near the International Date Line):
Further, January 1, 2001 EV at 00:00:00 could appear as either (using no offset):
Sol in 10° Capricorni : Luna in 18° Piscis : dies Lunæ : Anno IVviii æræ novæ
or (again using an improbable, but funny, offset of -666 minutes, near the International Date Line):
While these examples only demonstrate differences by degree, other specific times on this planet will also have more dramatic differences in zodiac as well, but certainly minute and second. And, to be fair, the documentation of the Thelemic Time Server does make clear that the difference in degree based on location on Earth is negligible, natheless it does exist. And, since we're talking about science, accuracy is a matter of sensitivity in measurement.
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And, most importantly, notice that the canonical Thelemic notation offers no indication of what offset is being used, are approximately twice as long, and are more syntactically complex than the alternative status quo. Canonical date-time in Gregorian would generally offer some time zone indication, be shorter, and quicker to parse. It's possible that the time and time zone would be also specified in conjunction to the Thelemic notation, but this would mean using neither canonical nor purely Thelemic notation.
These examples of Thelemic notation also mix diversely different symbol sets, since each have different bases. There's base-10, base-12, base-26, and so on. There's alphabetical and numeric and symbolic. This notation also mixes two languages which makes it either detached from the vernacular or else makes it pseudo-Latin. These two points alone suggest that the notation is unnecessarily complex and not well designed.
It may be worth noting here also that by being more granular than the smallest unit used by the Gregorian, a day, the Thelemic calendar is actually overlapping two different systems. The Thelemic calendar actually offers a granularity which requires two systems under the status quo, the Gregorian calendar and the system of time told by a clock. This might seem to be a useful simplification, but rather, and very often, the Thelemic calendar system is used in conjunction with times given by clock, thus it does not actually simplify over the symbiotic relationship between calendar and clock of the status quo since that relationship is maintained. Also, generally, the proponents of the Thelemic calendar do not rail against the clock, rather only against the calendar of the status quo; so, those proponents cannot be said to actually be proposing the simplification of dissolving the two into one … at least, um, in this case.
Further, it's worth noting that the Thelemic date system is computationally obfuscated when compared to common numerical representations of the Gregorian date system in the same way that the Roman numeral system is computationally obfuscated when compared to the Arabic numeral system, as there is no canonically correct way to note a Thelemic date in purely numerical notation see. Whereas, for example, even the 13 Moon calendar has a computationally useful canonical notation, such as representing December 20, 2012 as:
which is computationally convenient. That's not to say that the Thelemic notation is impossible, as is clearly demonstrated by the reverse lookup facility of the Thelemic Time Server see; but, rather that it's more obfuscated and thus has less comparative utility because it does not offer a clear and canonical numerical notation.
For example, a decimal notation for the Thelemic calendar could be something like:
ANO::CC:DD:MM:SS::CC:DD:MM:SS
where the order is from greater to lesser, with year first followed by the major index and then minor index (which, by the way, is also disordered in the current Thelemic notation as major, minor and then followed by the greatest index of year). The first CDMS is the constellation, degree, minute and second of the major index, and the second is the second; and finally the digital representation of the Thelemic years since The Equinox of the Gods in 1904. This notation could be used in a less granular way, say by dropping minutes and seconds, like representing January 1, 2001 EV at 00:00:00 (using no offset) as:
96::10:10::12:18
(which means Sun in 10° Capricorn and Moon in 18° Pisces in the year 96). Additionally, for even more granularity, the seconds could include decimal fractions.
"96::10:10::12:18" is significantly simpler, of greater utility, and more concise than "Sol in 10° Capricorni : Luna in 18° Piscis : dies Lunæ : Anno IVviii æræ novæ". This decimal notation is also less obfuscated and still simpler and of greater utility than the more abbreviated Thelemic notation which uses mixed symbol sets of alphabet and zodiac. Obvious proof of this is that this decimal notation could appear on a simple LED digital clock and be understood.
Therefore, it seems to me a reasonable conclusion that a more properly heliocentric time notation than either the Thelemic or Gregorian calendars offer would be to use the universally coordinated, and unambiguous, position of the Earth relative to the Sun instead of the apparent position of the Sun relative to the Earth.
I also feel it worth reflecting on the fact that in general novel time and calendar systems have to my eyes failed because they are more complex, and thus more unwieldy, or less precise, and thus less useful, than the status quo system of notation and calculation. For example, the Swatch @Beat was actually less granular than the standard second, though it was universally coordinated and metric; and that lack of granularity actually was one reason, but certainly not the only, why it did not develop a wider following. (Another relevant criticism of the Swatch @Beat was that while it was universally coordinated, it used as the mean the location of Swatch HQ in Biel, CH. Using an UTC based on Boleskine in a Thelemic system would also be subject to this same criticism.) In this case, the Thelemic calendar appear to fail, as demonstrated above, to improve on the Gregorian calendar system in both of these areas: ease and precision. It fails ease because of the difficulty of conversion and use in daily activities for general application. It fails in precision because it requires much more notation to mark precise date-time, and even if a more precise degree is noted with both minutes and seconds the notation is still of ambiguous offset.
Obviously a ritual or religious calendar has less necessary need to oblige the users with general ease and unambiguous precision than a civic or secular calendar; but offering both is something that will aid in the cross-over of a primarily religious calendar into common use for civic and secular purposes.
But, even aside from these issues, the Thelemic calendar fails to actually deliver on the intent of being more suitable to a heliocentric worldview because it is actually quite geocentric in notation. The claim that the Thelemic calendar notation is more heliocentric that the Gregorian is simply false, and there is a demonstrably better notation in which it is possible to be more heliocentric than the Thelemic calendar. Though this alternative I've explored does not answer the issues of ease or precision either, my alternative suggestion succeeds as a comparative benefit because it more fully meets the intent toward heliocentricity.
A true and obvious advance in ease and precision is needed from any novel proposal in order to have the chance for civic and secular adoption, and the current Thelemic calendar system and notation does not meet that test of modern utility and applicability no matter how laudable as a poetic, symbolically-rich, religiously significant or qualitative system it may be. This and it's utility to sub-cultural identity formation by simply being different actually seem counter-productive to adoption in the mainstream of the core meaning of heliocentricity.
Not only does the current Thelemic calendar and notation system fail to best the Gregorian for utility and adoption, but it also fails to be the best way to present a heliocentric model and paradigm when compared to either the Gregorian or an alternative. In fact, the Thelemic system is not only geocentric but also opaquely observer-location dependent; which would fit with the Aeon of the Child if it were indicated, but would be even less convenient or universally coordinated.
Based on this thinking, I have a few concluding suggestions that might be adopted to improve the Thelemic calendar and notation system. One or more of the following could be adopted:
Change the major index to the heliocentric model by rather noting which constellation the Earth is in from the viewpoint of the Sun, which would be canonically and clearly heliocentric.
Change the minor index to the heliocentric model of noting which constellation some other body, Mercury or Mars, is in orbit around and from the viewpoint of the Sun. It would be nice for this minor index to offer at least as much, if not more, granularity than a clock in order to allow the simplification of resolving both calendar and clock into a single system, but if one continues to use a clock in symbiosis then that is not as necessary a feature, and perhaps even undesirable to have overlap.
Consider adding an even longer index, such as the Great Year or more to the point some index which represents the motion of the Sun around the galactic core, which adds that the Sun also moves, not around the Earth, but around another larger center.
Create a standard decimal notation which uses only numerals in base-10 with only the minimally necessary punctuation for clarity, such as ANO::CC:DD:MM:SS::CC:DD:MM:SS or optionally ANO::CC:DD::CC:DD when less granularity is needed. Even if the larger issue of the model isn't made more heliocentric, the utility of a simple decimal notation added to the status quo for both humans and machines would be an improvement.
If an actual heliocentric model and notation is not adopted, at the least the existing system could be standardized on an universally coordinated viewpoint, from Boleskine for example. This would mean that there would be no ambiguity about parallax from one location on Earth to another. Otherwise, some method of indicating offset should be included in the current Thelemic notation.
Beyond all of the above, knowing that a nano-century is PI seconds long, means to me that the Gregorian system is cool and interesting. Some detractors of the Gregorian system (especially the 13 Moon people who are constantly crying that "it makes no sense!") tend to miss how interesting it actually is and might consider being more friendly and knowledgeable about the historicity and story of it.
In general, detractors of the Gregorian system (especially the 13 Moon people) seem to not know much about other more or less modern attempts to change calendaring systems. Becoming more familiar with those other attempts might offer insights into why they weren't effective that can be used to further reflect on the calendar change they support, and offer ways to modify their proposal to be more likely adopted.
Update 21jan2010 @ 2:44pm:
Clay F. suggests to me that the paradigm for the Thelemic system is egocentric not heliocentric, which is a possible paradigmatic meaning of the system.
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However, while the Thelemic system is inherently observer-dependent, it fails to note even the possible use of the offset of the observer, if used at all, and thus does not clearly specify an egocentric over geocentric paradigm. Thus, if it is meant to be egocentric, it also fails at that. To succeed it should include at least the offset, but might fully specify the location on Earth by latitude and longitude and maybe something about which individual it is that is making the observation, such as a short biographical statement or motto. But, a truly egocentric model would include epicycles, and other subjective notions. Even Earth would be tumbling about underneath Ego like a spirograph. Oh, so very post-modern in a neo-romantic way. But, then it continues to fail utility and convenience, and is still and more so certainly not likely to be widely adopted.
He also pointed out that another issue I didn't mention with the minor lunar index is that it is not unique to a particular date, and that without more accurate notation, a particular solar and lunar set of degree can reoccur for times separated by a lunar month. His suggestion to resolve this specific fault is to drop the lunar index but include the planetary day in the notation, such as "sol in 1° aq., dies jovis".
He also pointed out as an oddity that the Thelemic system is using the tropical not sidereal zodiac.
Update 25jan2010 @ 9:54am:
Stephen C. suggests an interesting possible paradigmatic shift for the Thelemic system which didn't really occur to me, and that is to see the system as not to really focused on the observer location but on Sun as being in the center on a line between Earth and the sign.
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This is sort of seeing the relationship as being like a teeter-toter, with Sun as a pivot, or fulcrum. Instead of Sun constantly cock-blocking the current constellation, like a cat always trying to sit between you and the TV, Earth and the current degree along the zodiac chase each other around Sun, like Enterprise and Reliant around Regula I in The Wrath of Khan. There's something about this that seems interestingly reminiscent of the notion of an alternate Earth in the opposite orbit from Earth prime, hanging out in L3, like divine brothers, sons of Sun, battling over solar inheritance. There's also something to this that seems appropriate to the switch from LVX to NOX, with a persistent shadow of sorts marking time as a celestial-scale sundial.
However, I think if this were the paradigm one wanted to suggest, then the notation might better reflect that by iconographically representing this relationship. It also doesn't address the other issues about which I made suggestions.
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De grafheuvel van L'Anse Amour is een 7500 jaar oude grafheuvel van de Maritiem-Archaïsche cultuur in de Oost-Canadese regio Labrador. Het is de oudst gekende grafheuvel uit de Nieuwe Wereld.

Ligging
De archeologische site bevindt zich 1 km ten noorden van L'Anse Amour, een klein gehucht in het uiterste zuiden van de regio Labrador. De plaats bevindt zich aan de gelijknamige inham van Forteau Bay, een kleine baai van de Straat van Belle Isle. De grafheuvel bevindt zich op een iets hoger gelegen gedeelte dat uitkijkt over die zeestraat (die 700 meter naar het zuidwesten toe ligt).

Beschrijving

Heuvel
Opgravingen en onderzoek van de grafheuvel in de jaren 1970 bracht aan het licht dat het een graf van een 12- à 13-jarig kind uit de Maritiem-Archaïsche cultuur betreft. De grafsite is ongeveer 7500 jaar oud, waardoor het de oudste grafheuvel en tegelijk het oudste uitgebreide grafmonument op het Amerikaanse continent is. De grafheuvel wordt eveneens getypeerd als de oudste ter wereld die zo'n grote complexiteit vertoond. Dit verwijst voornamelijk naar de grafgiften en bouw ervan, aangezien de heuvel zelf een diameter van 10 meter en een hoogte van één meter heeft. Hierdoor is hij moeilijk op te merken in het landschap en werd hij pas in 1974 door archeologen ontdekt.

Het grafmonument is daarnaast eveneens uitzonderlijk daar het gebouwd werd door een kleine groep nomadische jagers-verzamelaars. Over de hele wereld werden grafheuvels immers vrijwel uitsluitend door (semi-)sedentaire volkeren gebouwd die onder andere meer mankracht en meer ontwikkelde technologie voorhanden hadden.<ref name=BB> , "Burials and Bones. A Summary of Burial Patterns and Human Skeletal Research in Newfoundland and Labrador", Newfoundland and Labrador Studies 9, 2 (1993), p. 213-234.</ref>

 Graf en grafgiften
Het lichaam was bedekt met rode oker en ingewikkeld met huiden of berkenschors. Het lag met het gezicht naar beneden, een zeldzaamheid, in een wijde en diepe put. Canadian Museum of History, "Cross Currents: 500 generations of Aboriginal Fishing in Atlantic Canada", 2020. Geraadpleegd op 3 september 2020. Bovenop de rug van het individu werd een grote steen geplaatst. Het kleine heuvelgraf werd bedekt met een laag van grote flagstones als laatste gedeelte van de ceremonie.

Het grafmonument bevatte een grote hoeveelheid grafgiften die een sterke connectie met zowel land als zee belichaamden. Het betrof onder andere een slagtand van een walrus, een fluit uit vogelbeen, speren gemaakt van zowel steen als kariboebeen, een vijzel voor ceremoniële verf gemaakt van een kariboegewei, een hanger en een harpoen. De gevonden harpoen betrof een toggling harpoon'', een harpoen met een punt bestaande uit twee delen om zich vast te draaien in het zeezoogdier, en is de oudste harpoen van dit type die ooit gevonden is.

Naast het skelet van het kind bevonden zich vuurkuilen waarin zich sporen van geofferd voedsel (visbotten) bevonden. De rijkelijke begraving van het kind geeft aan dat hij (of misschien jonge adolescenten in het algemeen) mogelijks een belangrijke plaats innam bij de stam of dat zijn dood een speciale betekenis had. Een mogelijkheid die onder meer Jerkic naar voren schuift is dat de dood van het kind verbonden zou kunnen zijn aan een incident waaraan door de Indianen negatieve krachten toegekend werd. Dit zou mede de zware steen op de rug van het naar beneden gekeerde individu kunnen verklaren, als teneerdrukking van zowel geest als lichaam om alzo geen verdere invloed te hebben op de levenden.

Rest van de site
De grafheuvel van L'Anse Amour maakt deel uit van een 47 hectare metende archeologische site met sporen van continue menselijke aanwezigheid uit de periode tussen 7000 v.Chr. en 1500 v.Chr. (met beperkte sporen die lopen tot aan het begin van onze jaartelling). Het merendeel van de sporen betreft overblijfselen van verschillende kleine kampementen bestemd voor de zeehondenjacht, evenals grote aantallen klingen. Het is zowel een van de oudste als langst in gebruik zijnde archeologische sites van Indianen in Labrador.

Erkenning
De grafheuvel werd in 1974 door archeologen ontdekt. Nadat het onderzoek het grote historische belang ervan blootlegde, werd hij tezamen met de omliggende site in 1978 erkend als National Historic Site of Canada. Er bevindt zich een permanente tentoonstelling over de site in het Labrador Straits Museum in de nabijgelegen gemeente L'Anse-au-Loup.

Zie ook
 Lijst van National Historic Sites of Canada in Newfoundland en Labrador

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Noord-Amerikaanse oudheid
Archeologische plaats in Newfoundland en Labrador
National Historic Site in Newfoundland en Labrador
Geschiedenis van Canada
Archaïsche periode (Amerika)


One of the strongest compositional elements you can use is the contrast of values to place emphases and direct the eye. This assignment is to help develop the ability as a photographer to see situations where darks and lights can be used to improve an image. Photograph in Black and White.
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Take at least six shots exploring different camera settings/exposures.
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Take at least six shoots exploring different camera settings/exposures.
Under Project 2, Step 2, upload the six images and the contact sheet to your Online Digital Portfolio.
Out on location photograph an an interesting 3D dark object against a light background so the object contrasts with the background creating emphasis and focal point and also defining the content (image mood).
Under Project 2, Step 3, upload the six images and the contact sheet to your Online Digital Portfolio.
Out on location photograph an interesting 3D light object against a dark background so the object contrasts with the background creating emphasis and focal point and also defining the content (image mood).
Under Project 2, Step 4, upload the six images and the contact sheet to your Online Digital Portfolio.
Present the four steps' images and contact sheets for critique.
Choose the best image in each category and edit it in Photoshop using, cropping, Curves and Levels taking into consideration compositional rules.
Upload the final results along with the original image to your online portfolio.
Create your digital darkroom workflow with the documentation of the steps you took to to enhance your final images.
Upload the workflow to Blackboard (extra 1 pt) and the final images to your Online Portfolio.
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How Indian insurance sector will benefit from the mega healthcare plan?
Budget 2018: How Indian insurance sector is going to benefit from the mega healthcare plan?
A recent report presented by S&P Global Ratings has revealed that the mega healthcare plan announced in the Budget 2018 might prove to be a game changer for not only for the Indian healthcare scenario. The healthcare scheme is also expected to generate substantial growth in insurers' premiums.
According to the S&P report, the insurance sector is likely to receive a boost upon the implementation of the NHPS scheme, since it reflects the government's intent to expand the country's protection umbrella. The report also indicated that the recently announced health scheme is bound to have some far-reaching implications for the domestic insurance sector.
We believe the proposal has the potential to be a game changer for the health industry based on its sheer coverage size and scope. An effectively executed National Health Protection Scheme (NHPS) will bring coverage to 40 per cent of the population and generate substantial growth in health insurers' premiums and increased cross-selling opportunities," said S&P in its report.
The healthcare scheme, which was announced earlier this month in the Union Budget 2018-19, is being speculated to be the world's largest government healthcare programme. The scheme aims at providing medical cover of up to Rs 5 lakh to more than 10 crore vulnerable and poor families, which form about 40 per cent population of India.
Apart from the mega healthcare scheme, the government has also proposed in the latest budget to merge three public-sector insurance companies. This should reduce competition and facilitate improved underwriting discipline in the domestic market. The 3 insurers – United India Insurance, National Insurance and the Oriental Insurance – together contribute around 30 per cent of market share of the non-life-insurance market in India, with a premium book of more than Rs 40,000 crore.


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Martina Palombi is a mental health clinician with qualifications in counselling, Gestalt psychotherapy and Bowen Family Systems Theory & Practice. Martina also has training in Brainspotting, Gottman Method Couples Therapy and a Certificate in Group Leadership and Facilitation. She is a clinical member of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). Martina co-owns Affinity Psychotherapy a private practice in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney.
For over a decade Martina's clinical work has included private practice, adult mental health, couple therapy, family therapy and group therapy. She has experience in drug & alcohol having worked in relapse prevention programs, is skilled in the area of addictions and recovery and well versed in 12 step programs. Martina has also worked in organisations such as ACON (AIDS Council of New South Wales) and has experience working with LGBTQI people as well as people with HIV.
Martina has been a faculty member of two Sydney based psychotherapy institutes. She has experience in facilitating both Gestalt and Yalom psychotherapy groups, mindfulness based groups and professional development workshops.
She is Associate Faculty and Core Program Manager at The Family Systems Institute.
Martina is currently enrolled in a Masters of Social Work.
Martina became interested in the work of Dr Murray Bowen in 2013, since then she has been an avid reader and a committed scholar of Bowen Family Systems Theory which she applies to both her clinical work and personal life.
Martina has been embedded in contemplative practices and the healing arts for over 20 years, with experience in the practice and teaching of Yoga, a Diploma in Zen Shiatsu and a long term commitment to meditation in the Theradavan Buddhist tradition. Over the last two decades she has regularly partaken in silent meditation retreats to enhance her knowledge of the mind with some of the world's principal meditation teachers.
Martina brings a wealth of experience to her clinical practice in the form of mindfulness, presence and incisiveness.
Martina speaks English and Italian and employs a culturally-sensitive practice.
Palombi, M. (2016). Separations: A Personal Account of Bowen Family Systems Theory. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 37(3), 327-339.
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Palombi, M. (2018). From Gestalt Therapy to Family Systems: How Theoretical Frameworks Inform Clinical Applications. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy.
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Spain is safe despite rise in new COVID-19 cases: Govt
By IANS| Published: 27th July 2020 9:07 am IST
Madrid: The Spanish government has insisted that the country continues to be a safe tourist destination despite the recent spike in the number of new COVID-19 cases in the past two weeks.
Figures published by the Health Ministry on Friday revealed that there were 10,990 new cases the previous week, almost twice as many as the 5,595 cases reported before that, fueling worries of a 'second wave' of the virus hitting Spain, reports Xinhua news agency.
This development led to Norway imposing a 10-day quarantine on people returning from Spain and on Saturday night, the UK said that it was re-imposing a 14-day quarantine for people coming back from the country.
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The news is a further blow to the Spanish tourism industry, which is already suffering as a result of the coronavirus crisis and which usually provides 12 per cent of Spain's GDP and 11 per cent of its jobs.
Speaking to Spanish state TV network RTVE on Sunday, Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya insisted that despite the rise in cases, the situation was "under control".
"Spain is a safe country for tourism. There are localized outbreaks (of the virus) as in other European countries, but we are making a huge effort to detect new cases and adopting measures to isolate those who test positive, as well as maintaining continued dialogues with all countries, especially the UK," explained the minister.
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Meanwhile RTVE reported that the Defence Ministry was preparing a plan that would allow military personnel to carry out 'tracking and tracing' contacts of COVID-19 infected people in a bid to curb the virus spread.
The plan was published on Saturday in the Official Defense Gazette (BOD) and aims to make up for a shortfall in the number of 'tracers' in some regions of Spain, such as Madrid.
As of Monday, Spain reported 272,421 COVID-19 cases and 28,432 deaths.


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E pluribus unum. Out of many, one. America's boast brazenly embossed on its coins. But in New York a blind man can find his way across the city by his nose, by the odors of food rising from the streets and through open windows. His ears can take him anywhere across the five boroughs. Even when the language spoken is English, he can tell the difference in the accents. He knows he is either uptown or downtown, in African American Harlem or Spanish Harlem, in Caribbean Brooklyn or in East Asian Queens. He knows when he enters the WASP enclave, or the territories carved out by Europeans.
"You think you are the United Nations?" Tony sneered when Anna claimed ancestors from around the globe. "In America, you are black. Don't go thinking other people see their relatives in you."
Tony is African American. If other bloods run through his veins, he pretends not to know. His Africanness comes before his Americanness, he said to Anna. And it did not matter when Anna pointed out that except for the two who had been dragged onto slave ships from Africa, he and all his relatives, his parents and grandparents and great-grandparents going back for more than four hundred years, had all been born and raised in America.
Elizabeth Nunez, Anna In-Between, (New York: Akashic Books, 2009), 209.
Longtime professor Martha Jones reflects on her time at the University
Posted in Articles, Campus Life, Interviews, Media Archive, Social Justice, United States on 2017-05-23 22:54Z by Steven
Riyah Basha, Daily News Editor
Courtesy of Martha Jones
In her 15 years at the University of Michigan, History Prof. Martha Jones has invested much of herself into the campus community — and the return has not disappointed. As a co-director of the Law School's program in Race, Law and History, former associate chair of the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies and, most recently this winter, her work as a Presidential Bicentennial professor with the landmark Stumbling Blocks exhibit — Jones has become somewhat of a stalwart in convening campus around issues of race and social justice.
Jones arrived in Ann Arbor the day before 9/11, and — from the battle over affirmative action and Proposal 2 to Obama to Trump to the University's contentious celebration of its 200th year — took part in molding the University in the years thereafter. This summer, though, Jones will relocate to Baltimore to join the history department at Johns Hopkins University. She joined the Daily for an exit interview of sorts, to reflect on her career at the University and the lessons she's taken from this year, and decade, of powerful turbulence…
Read the entire interview here.
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Nadia Karizat: Divided into nothing
Posted in Articles, Autobiography, Media Archive, United States on 2016-06-09 19:58Z by Steven
Nadia Karizat
There are moments in my life that have burned me silently and set me up for questioning what I am. I say "what" and not "who" because I know who I am. I am someone who believes that the best moments are spontaneous, that music cures all and that the most fun thing one can do on a Saturday night is sit with friends and discuss our exquisite lives. I am also a biracial (Arab and White [Italian]) woman from Michigan who's checked "other" on every single form she's needed to fill out since she was 8 years old and made aware that society felt the need to force all her complexities into a single box…
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I myself identify as biracial. I have the same racial heritage as my Black president. And just like my Black president, I struggled thinking of how I wanted to identify coming into college.
I myself identify as biracial. I have the same racial heritage as my Black president. And just like my Black president, I struggled thinking of how I wanted to identify coming into college. During that time, my identity wasn't something that was of a massive importance to me. However, as I started to learn more about education and social justice, I started to understand the intricacies and nuances of the concept of identity — and how monotonously we view it in our society. From classes on multiculturalism and identity to TED Talks like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's "Danger of a Single Story," I learned that we all hold multiple identities that make up who we are at any given time. More importantly, I learned that it is not any of those singular identities that define us, but how they come together in each of us, uniquely.
Michael Chrzan, "Michigan in Color: Authenticity," The Michigan Daily, February 18, 2016. https://www.michigandaily.com/section/mic/michigan-color-authenticity.
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Michigan in Color: Authenticity
Posted in Articles, Barack Obama, Identity Development/Psychology, Media Archive, Politics/Public Policy, United States on 2016-02-24 22:36Z by Steven
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Michael Chrzan
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In an article for the National Review late last year, senior editor Jonah Goldberg discussed the (now former) popularity of Ben Carson amongst the GOP. He said " … most analysis of Carson's popularity from pundits focuses on his likable personality and his sincere Christian faith. But it's intriguingly rare to hear people talk about the fact that he's black. One could argue that he's even more authentically African-American than Barack Obama … "
Goldberg makes this statement and then goes on to make a number of claims as to why President Obama is not "authentically African-American" enough, at least when compared to Carson.
" … Obama's mother was white and he was raised in part by his white grandparents. In his autobiography, Obama writes at length about how he grew up outside the traditional African-American experience — in Hawaii and Indonesia — and how he consciously chose to adopt a black identity when he was in college."…
This isn't a new sentiment. Many people of many different races have often brought up Obama's racial heritage as a way to discredit his Blackness. In fact, a 2014 article by the Washington Post shows most of America doesn't consider the president as Black, but as "mixed race." The problem with this line of thinking stems from how we conceptualize multi-racial identities in this country — one with a history of hypodescent ideologies, like the infamous one-drop rule. The problem with this line of thinking is that all Obama needs to be "authentically" Black is to be Black, and that he most definitely is…
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Panel talks multiracial identity in academics
Posted in Arts, Campus Life, Media Archive, United States on 2015-10-28 23:57Z by Steven
Alexa St John, Daily Staff Reporter
According to a 2015 Pew Research Center report, 6.9 percent of all Americans 18 and older identify as multiracial. According to the University's Office of the Registrar, last year, just over 3 percent of students identified as two or more races.
A panel of University faculty met Monday night to discuss how multiracialism influences academic work for the first of their yearlong series dedicated to discussing the multiracial experience.
"We were really hoping to create a sense of community," said Karen Downing, the University Library's head of social sciences and the education liaison librarian. "This is a population that is often hidden because we don't walk around with signs on us saying we're multiracial. It's hard to connect sometimes with other multiracial people."…
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MiC Drop: Let's talk about race
Posted in Articles, Campus Life, Media Archive, United States on 2014-02-21 22:34Z by Steven
The Campus Newspaper of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor
Rima Fadlallah, Michigan in Color Editor
Jerusaliem Gebreziabher, Michigan in Color Editor
Kayla Upadhyaya, Michigan in Color Editor
MiC check 1, 2. 1, 2. Can you hear us? Because we're here.
We are Michigan in Color, the Daily's first opinion section designated as a space for and by students of color at the University of Michigan. Welcome! MiC is a place for people of color to voice their opinions and share experiences that are overshadowed by dominant narratives — or the history, stories and perspectives that privilege conformity and make it into the mainstream, marginalizing all other narratives in the process. We hope MiC will elevate conversations on race, identity, liberation and social justice while engaging specifically with communities of color on campus.
Race is a topic that can elicit several different emotions; from shame, pride, anger, confusion, love, discomfort, or all of the above, this space is here to explore it all. We want to unearth "taboos." We want the topics that feel a bit too coarse to talk about in a crowded coffee shop to roll right off your tongue in this safe space. We want to challenge the historical whiteness of The Michigan Daily by creating this long-needed space that will hopefully lead to a more inclusive newsroom and a better informed campus.
To kick off this exciting new project, we will start at the roots of MiC: What exactly does "person of color" mean?…
…As the founding editors of Michigan in Color, this project means a lot to us. We're excited; we're ready.
I'm Jerusaliem Gebreziabher, and I'm here because as a victim of internalized racism (sometimes self-inflicted) I needed this space four years ago. As a first generation American with parents hailing from Ethiopia and heavy strains of Italian blood in my veins, I struggled to identify with anyone and was afraid of being stigmatized if I did.
Although I know myself to be more than my race (ironically I'm often mistaken for being everything but Black), I found it hard to find my place on this campus for fear of being lumped into another category. Throughout my life, I've felt waves of shame and pride for who I am, where I've come from, or the undeniable evidence my physical features reveal about my identity. MiC is a space where I hope to reconcile some of this conflict and connect to those with shared experiences.
I'm Kayla Upadhyaya, and I'm here because I can still recall the overwhelming sense of affirmation and safety I felt the first time I found myself in a room of only other people of color here at the University. With a father who immigrated from India and a white mother, racial identity is oftentimes a source of confusion for me. But over time, my mixed racial background has become as important to who I am and my writing as is my identity as a feminist, and MiC is a space where I can not only explore those parts of my identity but also connect with other PoCs and write about the issues that truly matter to me…
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How Many Less 'Famous' Brits Would There Be If British Reality TV Wasn't A Thing?
Mark McGowan
| Last updated 12:26, 06 June 2017 BST
The scene is set. It's 2052, all of Britain's remaining reality TV stars have contributed their sperm and eggs to various petri dishes to create ten reality super humans.
Those ten come together to star in My Parents Were Famous, Get Me Out of Here Big Brother Shore's Got Talent - mayhem ensues.
Now, don't get me wrong, if someone offered me an eye watering amount of money to drink beer, swear a lot, and pretend to give a shit about the people around me, I'd take it. But until that day comes, I'm just going to do what comes naturally to us Brits, and complain about reality TV.
I'm partial to some of the reality shite that's forced down our throats now and again, some of it can be entertaining. However, the problem is that there is just far too much of it.
There are so many people who are a product of reality television that it's lost on us who is actually famous for talent, rather than their luck.
Starting from the bottom, Big Brother has managed to make 'stars' of many people. 17 series in and there are multiple no marks still gracing our screens.
Nadia Almada, Imogen Thomas and Nikki Grahame are the first few that spring to mind.
Overall, about eight people have gone on to achieve 'fame' from the show inspired by George Orwell's 1984.
Heading now to the north east of England, to Newcastle, where a group of Geordies have managed to take their 15 minutes of fame, and spread it out for what seems like forever.
I am of course referring to the British equivalent of Jersey Shore - Geordie Shore.
A lot of people know of this lot, specifically Gary 'Gaz' Beadle, Charlotte Crosby, and Vicky Pattison.
19 of them, who literally get paid to party and shag each other, have come (quite literally) and gone onto some kind of fame off the back of their reality TV stints.
Two have won Celebrity Big Brother, and one has won I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.
I wouldn't check their Instagram accounts, it'll just make you envious.
Now, onto the wonderful world of TV talent shows.
I can't really count the winners of things like Pop Idol and Britain's Got Talent, because for the most part, they're actually talented.
But what about Rylan Clark? He was a catastrophe when he stepped out on stage to audition for X Factor. Now what's happened? He's the host of Big Brother's Bit on the Side, and pops up on all sorts of things.
Cher Lloyd. That annoying little girl who modeled herself on Cheryl 'I haven't got a clue what her name is at the moment' Cole, has somehow managed to find fame.
Jedward! FUCKING JEDWARD! The pair that literally make you want to rip your bollocks off just so there's something more painful than their voices.
As far as my research can take me, I seem to have found 12 acts that have gone on to steel some kind of a living. I mean, no one seriously liked Stacey Solomon, did they?
I haven't forgotten about those pesky posh boys down south, either.
The Made in Chelsea lot made names for themselves through semi-staged drama in champagne bars.
So far, across 11 seasons, 26 of the posh lot have gone on to grab their 15 minutes of fame, plus whatever else they've managed to squeeze out of it.
Spencer Matthews, Millie Mackintosh, Ollie Locke and Jamie Laing have proved to be at the forefront, but there's whole host of others behind them that literally bring nothing to the table, but still have 'fame'.
Not too far away from them are the fake tan clad lot from Essex.
The Only Way Is Essex brought the likes of Joey Essex, Gemma Collins and Mark Wright to our screens, and can only be described as 'TV aids'.
The recurring themes are that someone has cheated, someone has put on weight, someone has talked shit behind someone's back, and bad acting.
What? Oh, bad acting isn't a theme? It's just genuinely terrible and unconvincing? Oh, my bad.
30 Essex born and bred caricatures have come and gone since 2010, each one of them leaving behind a trail of waxed eye brow hair, fake tan and botox.
Don't get me wrong, I respect Joey Essex for the career he has ha - HAHAHAHAHA - I almost got through that without laughing.
I feel bad bottle necking Gogglebox into a group with all of these shows, as it's actually entertaining, but unfortunately I have to.
The Royle Family tapped into the realism of sitting at home, watching television and arguing with your family, and it went on to become one of the best loved British sitcoms ever. Gogglebox does exactly the same, but instead of actors, it's genuine.
It's a decent show, with people like Scarlett Moffat gaining fame, and even releasing a book.
In total, eight of the cast have gone on to some kind of fame.
Shout out to my man Leon, by the way. Keeping it real.
Another program you may not associate with the smut that has been listed above, is The Apprentice.
For what it's worth, I actually think The Apprentice is brilliant entertainment, just because everyone fears Lord Alan Sugar so much. The power he has to make those contestants into bumbling messes is fantastic.
Now, despite the fact that it is a riveting watch when it's on, it is the reason that so many of us are pained by the existence of Katie Hopkins.
Katie makes many appearances across television, none more famous than when she was on ITV's This Morning, saying that parents who name their children after places are stupid - despite the fact that one of her children is called India.
Alongside Luisa Zissman, she is one of two to go onto fame because of The Apprentice.
Of course, all of these people came from relatively unknown backgrounds, and just happened to like the idea of fame.
There are numerous celebrity versions of reality TV shows that bring in people who consider themselves 'celebs', yet no one has ever heard of them.
They take their chance on the likes of Celebrity Big Brother and I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here, to achieve the real fame that they've always craved.
You could imagine that Katie Price, formerly known as Jordan, would have fizzled out with The S*n's page three, and been forever known as 'the model who was in that glaringly below average sex tape'.
Alas, no. ITV's 'celebrity' jungle game show has now made her 'the former model who craves fame, appearing on anything she can, releasing books, and was in a glaringly below average sex tape'.
Dee Kelly, or 'White Dee', is another one. 'Star' of Channel 4's Benefits Street, a show that followers people claiming benefits, documenting their lives and lack of motivation to gain employment.
She was then deemed enough of a celebrity to appear on Celebrity Big Brother, and managed to finish fifth.
All in all, I suppose I've just grown more and more envious that people have been given an easy way to make a lot of money, and I don't blame them for doing so.
After a brief conversation with colleagues, the general consensus was 'yes, I'd definitely do it for the money'.
I eventually reached the end of the road when it came to this research, any longer and I'd have actually clawed my own eyes out over the sight of fake tan, false eye lashes and pretentiousness.
Overall, I found that there are 98 Brits living a 'celebrity' life style off the back of reality TV. There's probably a lot more, too, but there's only so much reading about reality TV a man can do.
What's the meaning of all this? Well, quite simply - there's too fucking many of them, with no real reason for being in a spotlight.
If anymore pop up we may as well start the 'Reality TV Hunger Games' - which, to be honest, I might just pitch.
Words by Mark McGowan
Topics: Reality TV, TOWIE, Big Brother, Geordie Shore, gogglebox
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Adding post construction method calls to the PHP 5.2 dependency injection container.
that would defeat the purpose of a dependency injection container and its convenience.
I will add some guessing capabilities to the container to instantiate data objects.


Frugality is Howard-Johnson's stock-in-trade, and since none of her suggestions involve a large outlay, I'd say that picking up a copy of this book is about the most frugal and valuable thing a new author can do in order to generate inexpensive and highly credible publicity. The book is easy to read, and rich with Howard-Johnson's own considerable experience. Above all, I think the point that she makes about treating the acquiring of reviews, not as an ancillary activity, but an integral part of the promotional campaign and one that cannot be skimped on, is key.


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Quick Take: Recent USDA Trade Data
Over the past several days, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a handful of updates relating to U.S. agricultural trade. The recent information includes updated projections for fiscal year 2018 agricultural exports, as well as the latest monthly trade data. As trade policy uncertainty persists, today's post provides a brief overview of the recent trade information.
The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) and Economic Research Service (ERS) updated the Department's joint Quarterly Agricultural Export Forecast on May 31st.
The report ("Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade"), stated that, "Fiscal year 2018 agricultural exports are projected at $142.5 billion, up $3.0 billion from the February forecast, primarily due to expected increases in corn and cotton exports.
Corn is forecast up $1.3 billion to $10.3 billion on both larger volumes and higher unit values, as weather-reduced crop prospects in South America improve U.S. export opportunities into the summer.
The trade update added that, "Oilseed and product exports are forecast at $31.5 billion, up $400 million from the February forecast, mainly on increased trade of soybean products. Soybean prices have risen sharply in response to crop losses in Argentina, but export volumes are down due to slower exports to China, which will bring total soybean exports down $100 million to $21.9 billion. On the other hand, soybean meal and oil exports are up due to lower competition from Argentina. Meal is up on both higher volumes and unit prices, while soybean oil is up on higher volumes only."
In December, USDA indicated that: "U.S. Agricultural Exports and Imports in the 2018 Fiscal Year are Forecast to Closely Mirror 2017." USDA- Economic Research Service (December 15, 2017).
Meanwhile, a report on Thursday from USDA radio noted that recent trade data through the first seven months of the fiscal year (October – April) demonstrated that U.S. agricultural exports for April were the highest since 2014. The total value of U.S. agricultural exports so far this fiscal year is $86.8 billion, which was only about two percent less than for the same seven month period in 2017.
U.S. #Agricutlural #Trade Update, https://t.co/vNTpW3v2H5 @USDA_ERS pic.twitter.com/kVB6BokRMT
— Farm Policy (@FarmPolicy) June 6, 2018
The new data also showed that export sales of soybeans are off by eighteen percent from a year ago, while wheat and corn exports are down fourteen percent and nine percent from last year, respectively.
U.S. #agricultural exports, year-to-date and current months by value- #soybeans, #corn and #wheat https://t.co/cURBGp3QpY @USDA_ERS pic.twitter.com/xczAkFWNFS
By volume, soybean exports to China for April of this year were down by about forty percent from April of 2017.
Top 10 U.S. export markets for #soybeans by volume, https://t.co/thW9FO1Ol7 @USDA_ERS pic.twitter.com/2yKcSfaUIc
And the volume of corn exported to Mexico was up by about fourteen percent this April compared to last year.
Top 10 U.S. export markets for #corn, by volume https://t.co/eguICAUD3W @USDA_ERS pic.twitter.com/JipsBlfQ4b
In a closer look at livestock exports, USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) stated in The Economic Landscape for June that, "Pork exports in April (including variety meats) were 13 percent higher than in 2017 at 225 thousand MT, and the value was up 11 percent to $551 million. Pork export volume added 1 percent from March while the value was down 4 percent. For 2018 so far, pork exports are up from 2017 by 4 percent in volume and 7 percent in value. The largest overseas markets for U.S. pork were Japan, South Korea and Mexico."
On beef exports, AMS indicated that, "Compared to April 2017, beef and veal exports (including variety meats) increased 11 percent to 111 thousand MT, and the export value rose 23 percent to $677 million. The export volume and value were down 1 and 2 percent, respectively, from March. Cumulative beef exports were higher in volume by 10 percent relative to 2017, and value was 20 percent higher. Japan, South Korea and Mexico were our largest export markets in April."
And last month, FAS released a report more narrowly focused on Japan ("United States Agricultural Exports to Japan Remain Promising") which stated that, "Japan is the second largest export market for U.S. corn in the world. Given the absence of significant corn production in Japan, imports are projected to remain strong. In 2017, the United States exported nearly $2.2 billion of corn to Japan, approximately 24 percent of total U.S. corn exports to the world by value. The top U.S. competitor in the Japanese market is Brazil."
Graph from USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service.
The FAS update added, "Following a two year-long analysis of U.S. ethanol's carbon intensity, in 2018 Japan adopted a standard that opens the door to 366 million liters (nearly 100 million gallons) of U.S. corn-based bio-ethanol (estimated value $170 million per year). Japan requires 824 million liters of ethanol annually to be blended as a fuel oxygenate in its gasoline supply. Until this revision, Brazilian sugarcane-based ethanol had been the only source of ethanol that met Japan's requirements for low carbon fuel."
Regarding pork, the FAS report explained that, "In 2017, Japan ranked as the largest global importer of pork and pork products. Japanese pork imports from the world grew 6 percent, from $4.9 billion in 2016 to $5.2 billion in 2017. Japan's top imported pork products are frozen pork and fresh/chilled pork. For over a decade, the United States was the top pork supplier to Japan. In 2017, however, the EU matched U.S. market share at 33 percent market share, followed by Canada (21 percent), and Mexico (8 percent) and Chile (2 percent). Japan is highly protective of its pork industry and has excluded pork completely or included only provided minor tariff reductions and small tariff-rate quotas in previous bilateral trade agreements. However, the Japan-EU agreement marks a change with Japan eliminating tariffs on more than 60 percent of its pork and pork product tariff lines within 12 years. For more information, please see IATR: Japan-EU Trade Agreement Threatens U.S. Pork Exports to Japan."


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Ry. Deel. Stories.
Rideshare Memoir
Te koop NOU
THE ALMOND LOVER
©Breeze Vincinz. This story is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce his story or portions thereof in any form whatsoever.
He told me how he spent his nights with his cellmate, a skinny brother with feminine overtones, big almond eyes and pork chop sideburns. It didn't start innocently enough but as innocent as it could, considering their surroundings. Almond asked to braid his hair. Tiny cornrows like he did with his baby sister, long before his chemical dependencies. He agreed to let him do it.
He told me that he sat on the concrete and put his head in between Almond's legs and let him braid his hair. He could feel the heat from his crotch like a brand new biscuit from the oven, steam rising around them.
Eventually, Almond asked if he could suck his dick. Considering it was an action he was not going to experience for at least five years, convenience won over nature and he fucked Almond in the mouth.
Almond, from the beginning, pretended it was love. From the smacks upon his head while being rammed, to the semen that sloppily dripped through his beard, to being forced to lick it off of strong dark thighs.
"I love you baby", he said.
He told me he eventually fucked Almond. Tied him to the bed and kept him there afterwards; the smell of fresh blood, feces and Ultra Sheen roasting within the cell.
"I love you baby", he still said.
He sits across from me. Tall, Italian, dark olive skin, prison built, college educated, impeccable suit.
He spreads garlic butter on his bread and asks if he has a chance with me. I don't think I could ever be his fantasy. I don't think I could be what he needs. He still wears his hair in cornrows. The last time I kissed him I could feel both his dick and his fists get hard. And with me being a skinny brother with feminine overtones, I don't see him giving me a name outside of a nut any more than he did Almond.
"That was different," he says. "I didn't love him. I never loved him."
But he did. I know he sleeps every night feeling Almond's heat on the back of his neck.
"You loved him the only way you knew how."
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The Story of Q


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Q: installed eclipse Neon with jdk 8u101 and javaFx still missing? I installed eclipse Neon and jdk 8u101, since jdk 7, javaFx should be included.
But I cant create javaFx projects.
If I go to File->New there is no option for javaFx and also not in others or Projects.
So since I downloaded the latest version of the jdk, how can I implement javaFx ?
Ohh and I have a javafx-src.zip folder.
Does that mean something?
Thanks for any help.

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