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#BOMTC Mosiah 18-21: Count the Ripples!
It is difficult to determine the effect that one person can have, but with time the results can be seen. You may never know how the decisions you make will affect others. Abinadi may have died without knowing if anyone believed his teachings, but Alma was converted because of Abinadi's efforts, and he and his descendants had a great influence on the Nephites for many generations.
President Gordon B. Hinckley gave the following example:
"You don't know how much good you can do; you can't foresee the results of the effort you put in. Years ago, President Charles A. Callis, then a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, but who previously was president of the Southern States Mission for twenty-five years, told me this story. He said that he had a missionary in the southern [United States] who came in to get his release at the conclusion of his mission. His mission president said to him, 'Have you had a good mission?'
"'How is that?'
"'Well, I haven't had any results from my work. I have wasted my time and my father's money. It's been a waste of time.'
"Brother Callis said, 'Haven't you baptized anyone?'
"He said, 'I baptized only one person during the two years that I have been here. That was a twelve-year-old boy up in the back hollows of Tennessee.'
"He went home with a sense of failure. Brother Callis said, 'I decided to follow that boy who had been baptized. I wanted to know what became of him. …
"… 'I followed him through the years. He became the Sunday School Superintendent, and he eventually became the branch president. He married. He moved off the little tenant farm on which he and his parents before him had lived and got a piece of ground of his own and made it fruitful. He became the district president. He sold that piece of ground in Tennessee and moved to Idaho and bought a farm along the Snake River and prospered there. His children grew. They went on missions. They came home. They had children of their own who went on missions.'
"Brother Callis continued, 'I've just spent a week up in Idaho looking up every member of that family that I could find and talking to them about their missionary service. I discovered that, as the result of the baptism of that one little boy in the back hollows of Tennessee by a missionary who thought he had failed, more than 1,100 people have come into the Church.'
"You never can foretell the consequences of your work, my beloved brethren and sisters, when you serve as missionaries" (Teachings of Gordon B. Hinckley [1997], 360–61). (Book of Mormon Gospel Doctrine Manual, Lesson 18: God Himself Shall Redeem His People)
Now, why would Elder Callis be so concerned about ONE boy from Tennessee? Well, if you don't know about Elder Callis, the following story may help you understand his concern:
"Many years ago an elder who served a mission in the British Isles said at the end of his labors, 'I think my mission has been a failure. I have labored all my days as a missionary here and I have only baptized one dirty little Irish kid. That is all I baptized.'
"Years later, after his return to his home in Montana, he had a visitor come to his home who asked, 'Are you the elder who served a mission in the British Isles in 1873?'
"'Yes.'
"Then the man went on, 'And do you remember having said that you thought your mission was a failure because you had only baptized one dirty little Irish kid?'
"He said, 'Yes.'
"The visitor put out his hand and said, 'I would like to shake hands with you. My name is Charles A. Callis, of the Council of the Twelve of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am that dirty little Irish kid that you baptized on your mission.'" (President James E. Faust, "Them that Honour Me I will Hounour", Ensign, May 2001; See also, The Teachings of Harold B. Lee, ed. Clyde J. Williams (1996), 602–3.)
The story of Abinadi (see Mosiah 11–18) is an example of how doing what's right, even when it's hard, can affect many lives for good. When Abinadi chose to be the one, his choice led Alma to be the one as well—the only one of King Noah's priests to accept the gospel, which influenced an entire nation.
Track the RIPPLE EFFECT that Abinadi had:
Abinadi: Abinadi's testimony to wicked King Noah cost him his life (see Mosiah 17:20), but changed the life of one of the king's priests, Alma the Elder (see Mosiah 18:1), who at the time was "a young man" (Mosiah 17:2).
Alma the Elder: Alma helped bring into the Church about 450 of King Noah's people (see Mosiah 18:35). They joined the Nephites at Zarahemla, where Alma became the high priest of the Church and baptized many more (see Mosiah 25:18). His son was Alma the Younger (see Mosiah 27:14).
Alma the Younger: Alma was the Nephites' first chief judge and high priest of the Church (see Mosiah 29:42). He helped convert more than 3,500 people and converted many more during later missions to Nephite cities. Alma's sons served missions as well. His oldest son was Helaman.
Helaman, Son of Alma: Helaman kept the records and was one of the high priests of the Church (see Alma 46:6). At about 73 B.C. and again about 54 B.C., he reestablished the Church after years of war (see Alma 45:22; Alma 62:46). He led the 2,000 stripling warriors. His son was also named Helaman.
Helaman, Son of Helaman: Helaman kept the records of the people as well. He became chief judge of the Nephites. During his righteous rule, "tens of thousands" joined the Church (Hel. 3:26). He had two righteous sons, Nephi and Lehi.
Nephi and Lehi, Sons of Helaman: Nephi was chief judge before leaving to preach the gospel with Lehi. These brothers were such powerful missionaries that most of the Lamanites were converted to the gospel (see Hel. 5:50). Nephi turned the records over to his son, Nephi.
Nephi, Son of Nephi: Nephi became a great prophet. He taught and baptized many in the wicked days before Christ's coming, even raising his brother from the dead (see 3 Ne. 7:15–26). He was chosen as one of Christ's 12 disciples when the Savior appeared (see 3 Ne. 12:1). The disciples helped convert all the Nephites and Lamanites after Christ's coming (see 4 Ne. 1:2).
Abinadi's teachings and example affected countless lives over the years, from Alma the Elder to Nephi, the disciple of Christ. These men didn't just affect the lives of their converts. Those people likely affected others, including their own children and their children's children, who also affected others. You never know how many people will be affected by what you choose to do. So make sure you choose the right. (see Count the Ripples, New Era, Feb. 2005)
Will you be the one? Are you the one? The one who refuses to participate in gossip? The one who stands up for the Church? The one who chooses the right—whatever the circumstances—even when nobody else does? (Be the One, New Era, May 2013)
What kind of waves will you make?
In a general conference address, Elder Harold G. Hillam shared the following two RIPPLE EFFECT stories:
When we see the effect one person can have . . . , it perhaps is no wonder that the Lord reminded us, "Remember the worth of souls."
One of the talks that has had an everlasting impression on me is one given in a Saturday evening session of a stake conference years ago. The talk was given by a young mother. Here's what she said: "I have been doing the genealogy of my great-grandfather. He and his large family of sons and daughters were members of the Church.
"My great-grandfather," she said, "left church one Sunday with his family, and they never returned—no indication why."
She then said, "In my research, I have found that my great-grandfather has over 1,000 descendants."
And then she said, and this is the part I have not been able to forget, "Of those 1,000 descendants, I am the only one active in the Church today."
As she said these words, I found myself thinking, "Is it only 1,000, or could it be more?"
The answer is apparent. The spiritual influence that family might have had on their neighbors and friends did not happen. None of his sons nor any of his daughters served as missionaries, and those they would have touched with their testimonies were not baptized, and those who were not baptized did not go on missions. Yes, there are probably many thousands who are not in the Church today, and not in this very meeting, because of that great-grandfather's decision.
As I heard her talk I found myself thinking, "What a tragedy! Perhaps if I had been there at that time, I could have said something to the father, to the family, to the priesthood leaders that might have helped to prevent such a calamity to their family and to so many in the future generations that would follow."
Well, that opportunity of the past is lost. But we can now look to the present and to the future. I would say to those who find themselves in the same position as that great-grandfather: Would you consider what you might be doing to your family and to all those who come after you? Would you ponder the effects of your thoughts and your actions?
… I would like to tell you of a stake conference I was assigned to attend. It was a reorganization; the stake president and his counselors would be released, and a new presidency would be called. The stake president was young and had served wonderfully for almost 10 years. He was a spiritual giant, but he was also an administrative giant. In my personal interview with him, he told me how he had delegated much of the responsibility for the stake functions to his counselors and to the high council and had thus freed himself to interview those who needed encouragement. Individuals and couples were invited to come to his office. There he got to know them, counseled with them, and invited them to do better, to put their lives in order, and to receive the blessings available to those who follow the Lord. He helped them by putting them in the care of a capable leader, a teacher who helped them to understand the beauties of the doctrine. Then he told me that in these interviews he would often ask if they would like a blessing. "I have placed my hands on the heads of many members of the stake," he said.
The next day in the general session of the stake conference, I doubt I have ever seen so many tears—not because they felt the president should not be released, but for the deep love of a young stake president who had blessed their lives. I felt prompted to ask, "How many of you have had the hands of the president on your heads?" I was amazed at the number of people who raised their hands. I thought to myself at the time, "How many of these people will bless the name of this great man, not only now but throughout the eternities?" Yes, these will be the great-grandfathers who will, because of this loving leader, leave a legacy of generations of thousands who will call him blessed.
When we see the effect one person can have on the lives of so many, it perhaps is no wonder that the Lord reminded us, "Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God" (D&C 18:10). ("The Worth of Souls", Ensign, May 2005)
This chart shows the lineage of Alma and approximate life spans of him and his descendants mentioned in the Book of Mormon. Alma's conversion while listening to Abinadi (see Mosiah 18:1) and Alma's baptism at the Waters of Mormon (see Mosiah 18:14) were important events for himself and for the Nephite civilization. Not only were Alma's descendants able to receive the blessings of the gospel, but for over four hundred years many of them were key prophets and principal keepers of the plates of Nephi who in turn spread the gospel to the general population. (View PDF)
A final story, shared by Ryan Squire, will probably suffice for illustrating our point today. His grandfather believe that on his mission he had never brought anyone into the Church. Here is the rest of the story:
I served in the São Paulo Brazil Mission. While I was there, I met an elderly Japanese couple who served in various capacities in the mission. Brother and Sister Tsuya were well known for two things. First was the haircuts Brother Tsuya would give the missionaries.
The other thing the Tsuyas were known for was their incredible love and mission spirit. They spoke no Portuguese and spoke English with a thick accent. But they would take a box of copies of the Book of Mormon they bought with their own money to the fruit fair on the street each week and would always come back empty-handed. Their spirit was incredibly powerful.
One transfer day I had the chance to talk to Brother Tsuya. I found out that he had joined the Church in Hawaii. I told him that my grandfather had served a mission in Hawaii and was there during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Brother Tsuya was very surprised and said he had joined the Church then but didn't remember an Elder Squire. I told him that it was my mom's father, Elder Thurgood, who had served in Hawaii.
Brother Tsuya almost fell out of his chair and yelled out "Elder Thurgood is your grandpa?" He related the story of their meeting. He said while he was eating a meal in the Hawaiian community style, he was being inappropriate and was taking the Lord's name in vain among other things. A missionary, my grandfather, had spoken up and asked him to stop. Brother Tsuya said he took the name of the Lord in vain again. He said that my grandpa had come over to him, hit him on the shoulder, and lectured him about how little he knew about life, how he wasn't as smart as he thought, how he needed to quit smoking and do a bunch of things differently or he wouldn't ever amount to anything.
Brother Tsuya told me that when he went home that night, he knew my grandpa was right. He thought about it and decided he wanted to make some changes. He ran into two similarly dressed missionaries a couple of weeks later and listened to the discussions with a sincere desire to change. Brother Tsuya gave much of the credit for his decision to listen to the missionaries to my grandpa.
I quickly wrote home telling my family I had huge news and that Grandpa Thurgood needed to be there when I made my telephone call at Christmas. When I called home, I finally told him that I had met somebody he brought into the Church. I will always remember how quiet he became as he said, "Ryan, you are mistaken. I never brought anybody into the Church on my mission."
I asked him if he remembered hitting a smart-aleck Japanese kid at dinner in Hawaii and then lecturing him on how much he needed to change his life. He became instantly curious and said that he did remember the incident well. He was transferred away shortly after that and hadn't heard more.
I told him that two weeks later that boy had decided to listen to the discussions because of what you said to him that night. He had later married in the temple in Hawaii. He had served in various callings in the Church and blessed many, many lives. He served as a mission president in Japan for three years. He also served as president of the MTC in Japan. He had served multiple missions with his wife.
My Grandpa Thurgood was in tears and couldn't talk to me after that. He had spent over 50 years thinking his mission hadn't made a difference to anybody. When the Tsuyas completed their mission in Brazil, my grandpa and his wife went to the temple with them and had a tearful reunion.
My grandfather's experience reminded me of Abinadi, my favorite Book of Mormon prophet. Abinadi had come before the wicked priests of King Noah and shared the gospel with great power and authority. He testified boldly and was burned to death because of what he taught. The only fruit he had the chance to see was one of the priests, whose name he may not have even known, who asked the king to let Abinadi go and then was chased out of the court. That priest (Alma the Elder) then became a great prophet himself.
We never know the effect our testimony will have on those around us. How could my grandpa have known the difference his testimony at dinner would have on a young man?
We learn that it is not ours to judge those around us when sharing the gospel. It is so easy to look at others and assume they are not interested in the gospel. We think the soil is rocky and that nothing would grow if we tried. Our responsibility is to cast seeds. We are called to share. We are called to invite. We are called to include. The gospel is a gospel of repentance, a gospel of change. In Christ is the power to change. Christ has the power to heal. There is nothing so exquisitely sweet as seeing a soul come unto Christ.
Because of the seed my grandfather planted, Brother Tsuya was baptized, married in the temple, and served as a mission president. He blessed many lives. (Not a Single Baptism, New Era, Feb. 2011)
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COVID-19 vaccine trial begins in Leeds
Hundreds of volunteers from the region are taking part in a study to test the effectiveness of a COVID-19 vaccine.
The trial, overseen by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), will test the safety and effectiveness of a new vaccine developed by US biotechnology company Novavax.
Over the next six weeks, more than 600 people who have signed up to the NHS Vaccine Registry are expected to take part in the study, which is being partly-hosted at The Edge, the University of Leeds' sports centre.
Chris Twelves is Professor of Clinical Cancer Pharmacology and Oncology at the University's School of Medicine and Director of the NIHR Leeds Clinical Research Facility at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust. He said: "This vaccine trial in Leeds was only possible because of the hard work and dedication from the Leeds, Harrogate and York city-wide multidisciplinary COVID-19 Vaccine Trial Delivery Team."
The trial is part of a wider phase three study that will involve thousands of people, giving researchers insights into the effects of a vaccine in a large population, half of whom will receive the vaccine and half a "dummy" injection.
With several more studies for potential vaccines expected to start before the end of the year, UK researchers are calling for additional volunteers to sign up to take part in research.
To better understand the effectiveness of the vaccine on the wider population, and to help find a vaccine that works for as many people as soon as possible, researchers are seeking more volunteers from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds as well as those with underlying health conditions and the over-65s.
"Only by working together will we be able find an effective vaccine which will help us to control COVID-19."
DR PHIL WOOD, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER, LTHT
The volunteers are being recruited by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, alongside its partners Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Leeds Clinical Commissioning Group, Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Leeds GP Confederation and Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust.
Dr Phil Wood, Chief Medical Officer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust said: "The city's enthusiasm to take part in research during the pandemic has been amazing.
"To help our researchers find the best vaccine for our community, please sign up by visiting the NHS Vaccine registry website."
Councillor Judith Blake, Leader of Leeds City Council added: "I'm delighted that Leeds is playing its part in this global ambition to fight coronavirus.
"A vaccine is the only guarantee to keep people safe from this devastating disease. I would like to say a big thank you to everyone in Leeds who has already signed up to this significant trial and would urge others to register if they are able to do so."
More information about COVID-19 vaccine research is available at the NHS website.
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Launched on 20 July, the NHS COVID-19 Vaccine Research Registry is an online service allowing members of the public to register their interest in Covid-19 vaccine studies and be contacted to participate in future clinical trials.
Vaccines are tested in stages to ensure they are safe and effective. Volunteers who are contacted to take part in trials will be given information about what stage a particular vaccine is at and details of how it has already been tested. They will be able to consider this when deciding to take part and people can withdraw from the registry at any point.
The Registry has been developed by the government, in partnership with the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NHS Digital, the Scottish and Welsh Governments and the Northern Ireland Executive.
For further details, contact University of Leeds press officer Ian Rosser at i.rosser@leeds.ac.uk

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21 Hashem created the great sea monsters, and all the living creatures of every kind that creep, which the waters brought forth in swarms, and all the winged birds of every kind. And Hashem saw that this was good.
Fish are highly symbolic creatures in Judaism. On Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, it is customary to eat the head of the fish in the hopes that the Jewish people should be as a head and not as a tail. Additionally, fish lack eyelids and so their eyes are never closed. This fascinating phenomenon serves as a reminder that metaphorically God's eyes never close and that his gaze is never averted from His children. Fish also serve as symbol of fertility and continuity of the children of Israel. In Genesis 48:16 Jacob blesses his grandson Efraim in the name of his fathers Abraham and Isaac. Jacob's blessing to Efraim is that his descendents should "grow into teeming multitudes upon the earth." The Hebrew word in that verse which is translated as 'grow' is v'yidgu (וידגו) which is derived from the root word dag (דג) which means fish. Just as fish have the capability to birth many young at once, so too does Jacob bless his grandson with fertility and perpetuity.


Place of publication: Meritt, B.D. "Greek Inscriptions," Hesperia 11 (1942) 292-293, no. 57; S.V. Tracy, "Five Letter-Cutters of Hellenistic Athens," Hesperia 47 (1978) 257; S.V. Tracy. Attic Letter-Cutters of 229 to 86 BC (Berkeley 1990) 74.


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Batomys salomonseni  () è un roditore della famiglia dei Muridi diffuso nelle Filippine.

Descrizione

Dimensioni
Roditore di piccole dimensioni, con la lunghezza della testa e del corpo tra 174 e 191 mm, la lunghezza della coda tra 120 e 167 mm, la lunghezza del piede tra 34 e 41 mm, la lunghezza delle orecchie tra 19 e 24 mm e un peso fino a 205 g.

Aspetto
La pelliccia solitamente è arruffata e lanosa, in alcuni individui è più liscia. Le parti superiori sono marroni scure, alcuni peli hanno la punta rossiccia, i fianchi sono più chiari, con riflessi giallo-brunastri, mentre le parti ventrali sono giallastre con la base dei peli grigia. Le zampe hanno una striscia scura che si estende dal polso e dal tallone fino alla base delle dita, mentre il resto è bianco. Le vibrisse sono molto lunghe. La coda è più corta della testa e del corpo, è uniformemente bruno-nerastra e ricoperta moderatamente di peli. Il cariotipo è 2n=52 FN=52.

Biologia

Comportamento
È una specie notturna e terricola.

Alimentazione
Si nutre di parti vegetali e semi.

Riproduzione
Sono state osservate femmine con 1-2 embrioni ciascuna.

Distribuzione e habitat
Questa specie è diffusa sulle isole di Dinagat, Mindanao settentrionale, Leyte e Biliran.

Vive nelle foreste muschiose e montane tra 1.200 e 2.400 metri di altitudine.

Stato di conservazione
La IUCN Red List, considerato che l'habitat primario è localizzato a quote elevate e quindi non soggette a sfruttamento, classifica B.salomonseni come specie a rischio minimo (LC).

Note

Bibliografia

Altri progetti

Miomorfi
Fauna endemica delle Filippine

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Attractive Vintage Pictorial Map of Minnesota, Featuring the State's Local Fish, Livestock, and Agriculture.
This Depression-era map illustrates the advantages of living in the great state of Minnesota, trying to encourage more people to move there. Lists various facts, from "source of the Mississippi River" to "third state in turkey production." Of course, one of the main focuses of the map is on the great fishing opportunities in the state: fourteen species of fish are shown and all the great fishing lakes portrayed. The map also shows the various industries of the state, from livestock to mining.
The verso has numerous photo views and essays promoting the state, including a letter from Governor Olsen to "everybody seeking happiness."
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Q: Error: Column names in each table must be unique I am getting an error upon executing update-database which states: "Column names in each table must be unique. Column name 'OrderRecieveDate' in table 'dbo.OrderForms' is specified more than once."  I've tried everything I can think of to fix it and nothing has panned out thus far.  Previously I was able to add/update/delete rows from my table through the website i've created but now that feature does not even seem to be working.  I can't even get the database to add my seed data at this point.
My Context/Models file:
public class OrderFormContext : DbContext
{
    public DbSet<OrderForm> OrderForms { get; set; }
}

public class OrderForm
{
    [Key, Display(Name= "Order ID" )]
    [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
    public int OrderID { get; set; }

    private DateTime _date = DateTime.Today;
    [Display(Name = "Date Posted")]
    [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
    public DateTime OrderPostDate
    {
        get { return _date; }
        set { _date = value; }
    }

    [EnumDataType(typeof(PersonReqID)),Display(Name = "Person Requesting")]
    public PersonReqID PersonReq { get; set; }

    [StringLength(100), Display(Name = "Grant")]
    public string GrantID { get; set; }

    [StringLength(10000), Display(Name = "Product Description"), DataType(DataType.MultilineText)]
    public string ItemDescription { get; set; }

    [StringLength(100), Display(Name = "Quantity")]
    public string ItemQuantity { get; set; }

    [StringLength(100), Display(Name = "Price")]
    public string UnitPrice { get; set; }

    [StringLength(100), Display(Name = "Company")]
    public string CompanyID { get; set; }

    [StringLength(100), Display(Name = "Catalog #")]
    public string CatalogNum { get; set; }

    [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
    [Range(typeof(DateTime), "1/1/1111", "1/1/3000", ErrorMessage = "Please provide a date.")]
    [DisplayFormat(ApplyFormatInEditMode = true, DataFormatString = "{0:d}")]
    public DateTime OrderMadeDate { get; set; }

    [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
    [Range(typeof(DateTime), "1/1/1111", "1/1/3000", ErrorMessage = "Please provide a date.")]
    [DisplayFormat(ApplyFormatInEditMode = true, DataFormatString = "{0:d}")]
    public DateTime OrderRecieveDate { get; set; }

    [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
    [EnumDataType(typeof(PersonRecID)), Display(Name = "Person Recieving")]
    public PersonRecID PersonRec { get; set; }

    [ScaffoldColumn(false)]
    [StringLength(100), Display(Name = "Item Location")]
    public string ItemLoc { get; set; }
}

My Configuration.cs file:
context.OrderForms.AddOrUpdate(
                new OrderForm
                {
                    OrderID=1,
                    OrderPostDate=DateTime.Now,
                    PersonReq=PersonReqID.Jake,
                    GrantID="NASA",
                    ItemDescription="Grenades",
                    ItemQuantity="100",
                    UnitPrice="1.50",
                    CompanyID="Grenades UNLMTD",
                    CatalogNum="G1001",
                    PersonRec=PersonRecID.Ajit,
                    ItemLoc="Freezer"
                }

                );

         context.SaveChanges();

and finally my xxxxxxx_initial.cs migration file:
public override void Up()
    {
        AddColumn("dbo.OrderForms", "OrderRecieveDate", c =>
         c.DateTime(nullable: false, defaultValue: new DateTime(1000, 1, 1)));
        AddColumn("dbo.OrderForms", "OrderMadeDate", d =>
        d.DateTime(nullable: false, defaultValue: new DateTime(1000, 1, 1)));

    }

    public override void Down()
    {
        DropColumn("dbo.OrderForms", "OrderRecieveDate");
        DropColumn("dbo.OrderForms", "OrderMadeDate");

    }

I'm very new to web design and so i'm just concluding everything that I think could potentially cause an issue.  Here is the table definition for my OrderForms.dbo file.
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[OrderForms] (
[OrderID]          INT            IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL,
[GrantID]          NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[ItemDescription]  NVARCHAR (MAX) NULL,
[ItemQuantity]     NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[UnitPrice]        NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[CompanyID]        NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[CatalogNum]       NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[OrderDate]        NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[ItemLoc]          NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[PersonReq]        INT            DEFAULT ((0)) NULL,
[PersonRec]        INT            DEFAULT ((0)) NULL,
[OrderPostDate]    DATETIME       DEFAULT ('1900-01-01T00:00:00.000') NULL,
[OrderRecieveDate] DATETIME       DEFAULT ('2013-01-01T00:00:00.000') NULL,
[OrderMadeDate]    DATETIME       DEFAULT ('2013-01-01T00:00:00.000') NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_dbo.OrderForms] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([OrderID] ASC)

);
Any help would be greatly appreciated.  I can't seem to figure out how the column is being created twice.  I have tried deleting the database and previous migrations and doing 'enable-migrations -forced' and restarting from there to no avail.  This is probably something that has to do with a lack of background knowledge on EF from my end.  Thanks in advance for any help!

A: So I may be misinterpreting what you have, but dont you create the columns once in the definition:
CREATE TABLE [dbo].[OrderForms] (
[OrderID]          INT            IDENTITY (1, 1) NOT NULL,
[GrantID]          NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[ItemDescription]  NVARCHAR (MAX) NULL,
[ItemQuantity]     NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[UnitPrice]        NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[CompanyID]        NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[CatalogNum]       NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[OrderDate]        NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[ItemLoc]          NVARCHAR (100) NULL,
[PersonReq]        INT            DEFAULT ((0)) NULL,
[PersonRec]        INT            DEFAULT ((0)) NULL,
[OrderPostDate]    DATETIME       DEFAULT ('1900-01-01T00:00:00.000') NULL,
[OrderRecieveDate] DATETIME       DEFAULT ('2013-01-01T00:00:00.000') NULL,
[OrderMadeDate]    DATETIME       DEFAULT ('2013-01-01T00:00:00.000') NULL,
CONSTRAINT [PK_dbo.OrderForms] PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED ([OrderID] ASC)

Then attempt to create them again
public override void Up()
    {
        AddColumn("dbo.OrderForms", "OrderRecieveDate", c =>
         c.DateTime(nullable: false, defaultValue: new DateTime(1000, 1, 1)));
        AddColumn("dbo.OrderForms", "OrderMadeDate", d =>
        d.DateTime(nullable: false, defaultValue: new DateTime(1000, 1, 1)));

    }

If you need some troubleshooting advice you can use the sys.tables and sys.columns to find the values out, and an IF NOT EXISTS on your add columns.
This will require some modification but it might be enough to get you going.
  string columnToAdd = " ADD [" + columnList[i] + "] " + columnDataTypeList[i];
  string alterTableSQL = @"ALTER TABLE " + DestinationTbl + columnList[i];
  string columnMakerSQL += @"IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM   sys.columns WHERE  object_id = OBJECT_ID(N'" + DestinationTbl
                                + @"') AND name = '" + columnList[i]
                                + @"' ) BEGIN "
                                + alterTableSQL
                                + @" END ";

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Most Anticipated NEW Anime
1 - The Eminence in Shadow :
Cid is a boy who dreams of entering the ultra-restricted club of Shadow Eminences, mysterious characters who influence the course of events from behind the scenes and who possess incredible powers. When he is propelled into a parallel world following an accident, he decides to take advantage of this new start and build from scratch a story which he secretly takes on the lead role of future Eminence. shade. He even goes so far as to recruit agents from among the young girls around him and shower them with lies to ensure their cooperation ... Only, Cid does not realize that as he goes along, his sales pitch takes hold. a very real dimension! It is the beginning of an epic which gives pride of place to misunderstandings and multiple mistakes!
2 - Summertime Render :
When he learns that Ushio, his childhood friend, has passed away, Shimpei decides to return to his native island, Hitogashima. There, he quickly realizes that something is wrong ...
If this was an accidental death, why was an autopsy performed? What could Mio, Ushio's little sister, see? But before being able to answer his questions, Shimpei and Mio are murdered by a duplicate of the latter ...
And now Shimpei wakes up again on the boat that takes him to Hitogashima to attend Ushio's funeral ...
3 - Tokyo Twenty Fourth Ward :
The story takes place at "Kyokutō Hōreigai Tokubetsu Chiku" (Far East Special District Outside of the Law), a floating artificial island located in Tokyo Bay more commonly known as "District 24". We will follow the daily life of three childhood friends born and raised on the island: Ran, Koki and Shûta. Even though they come from different social classes and all three have different personalities and hobbies, they still hang out. However, their relationship will drastically change after a certain incident.
At a memorial ceremony, a year after the incident, the three friends reunite and their phones start ringing at the same time. The call comes from a friend they believed to be dead and who forces them to make a choice that is about to radically change their lives ...
Each of them will have to protect the future of the people of District 24 in whatever way they see fit.
4 - Requiem of the Rose King :
The story is set in England during the 15th century. We follow the life of Richard, abandoned by his mother because he was born a hermaphrodite. Only his father, Catesby, and his nanny know this terrible secret. Neither man nor woman, Richard does not know who he is and is tirelessly called a demon by his own mother. Regarded despite everything by his father as a man and especially as his son, both are very close and a strong and mystical bond unites them. Richard's father, a member of the York family, wishes to become the new King of England, but for that he must fight the Lancaster family and kill King Henry to be recognized as the new ruler.
On the other hand, King Henry is tormented by his position, not supporting war and death, he gradually withdraws into himself. His meeting with Richard will change a lot of things, for both of them.
5 - Uzumaki Spiral into Horror :
High school student in a peaceful town in Japan (Kurouzu), Shuichi has been Kirie's boyfriend since childhood. She notices one day the bizarre behavior of Shuichi's father, who seems fascinated by all forms of spirals ...
It is then that the ambient tranquility of this small town is shaken by the appearance of strange events: in turn, the inhabitants develop a morbid obsession for spirals, leading to metamorphoses and mysterious deaths under the helpless gaze of the two young students and of their comrades. The city would be under a curse ...
Adapted from Junji Ito's manga, Uzumaki is above all a cinematic challenge. Adapting the spiralistic deliriums of the famous mangaka to the cinema, with a love for detail and aesthetics, was a risky but successful gamble. Every everyday object is exploited (spiral staircase, snails, tornado, pottery ...) up to camera shots, more or less subliminal!
Without crying out for a masterpiece, Uzumaki is a surrealist film perfectly mixing crazy visuals and a
unusual narrative structure, a performance which becomes captivating by its originality; even if some will not support the slowness of the whole.
6 - Chainsaw Man :
To pay off his debts, Denji, a young man in dire straits, is exploited as a Devil Hunter with his chainsaw-demon dog, "Pochita". But following a cruel betrayal, he finally sees a possibility of getting out of the shallows where he is languishing! Become overpowered after his merger with Pochita, Denji is recruited by an organization and goes on the hunt for demons ...


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Plans to restrict access to Australia solicitor general withdrawn
By Ben Willis on 10/11/2016 | Updated on 24/09/2020
Australia's attorney general George Brandis
Australia's attorney general George Brandis has backed down over the introduction of a directive controlling ministerial access to the country's solicitor general.
Brandis today tabled a new legal instrument repealing the legal services direction, hours before a cross-party coalition of senators had been expected to block it in Australia's upper house.
The controversial direction, issued in May, prompted a bitter public spat between Brandis and Justin Gleeson, then the solicitor general, and led to Gleeson's resignation last month. It would have meant ministers seeking written approval from the attorney general to ask the solicitor general for advice, but the amendment tabled today by Brandis repeals this section of the direction.
Two days ago the senate legal and constitutional affairs references committee published a scathing report on the saga, in which they recommended the Senate disallow the direction.
The committee said the direction represented a "gross infringement" on the independence of the solicitor-general and questioned the attorney general's "professional integrity and judgement" in issuing it.
The committee also upheld assertions by the former solicitor general that he had not been properly consulted on the direction. "The onus placed on the solicitor general to raise the failure of the attorney general to engage in proper consultation demonstrates the significance of the attorney general's failure to meet the obligations of his office," its report said.
In a Senate debate today, Brandis was mocked for having been forced to make a "humiliating backdown" on the issue.
In response, Brandis dismissed the outcry over his direction as "the greatest confected storm in a teacup that I have ever seen" and insisted the direction was merely "administrative housekeeping".
He said his decision to rescind the legal services direction had been made as a "matter of courtesy" to Gleeson's replacement as solicitor general, so that the new incumbent could start with a "clean slate".
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Bousman et al propose a minimum gene and allele set for pharmacogenetic testing in psychiatry that includes 16 variant alleles within five genes (CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, HLA-A,HLA-B).
Genotype-guided prescribing with pharmacogenetics helps clinicians choose the right medication or dose for each individual. The goal of using pharmacogenetics is to avoid trial and error by selecting safer medications and increasing the chance for effectiveness when a person starts a treatment. The technology is transforming antidepressant and antipsychotic treatment. Up to a third of patients with major depression do not fully respond to antidepressant treatment, and many experience serious adverse effects. Genetic variation may contribute to this differential risk to benefit ratio.
As the implementation of routine pharmacogenetic testing in the clinic is underway, Bousman et al summarized the current gene–drug interaction knowledgebase and proposed a minimum gene and allele set for pharmacogenetic testing in psychiatry. Based on the current scientific literature, drug labels, and pharmacogenetic-based implementation guidelines relevant to psychiatry, Pharmacogenomics Knowledgebase (PharmGKB) has cataloged 448 gene–drug interactions. A majority of these interactions involved two cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP2D6 and CYP2C19) and antidepressant medications. CYP2C9, HLA-A, and HLA-B are relevant to mood stabilizers/anticonvulsants.
Take from Bousman C, Maruf AA, Müller DJ. 2018.
Bousman et al proposed a minimum gene and allele set for pharmacogenetic testing in psychiatry that includes 16 variant alleles within five genes (CYP2C9, CYP2C19, CYP2D6, HLA-A, HLA-B), on the basis of the highest levels of evidence. Their goal is to assist clinicians in judging the gene and allele content of pharmacogenetic tests and to facilitate pharmacogenetic testing as a standard protocol and companion tool for psychotropic medication selection and dosing.


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The vocabulary of RPGs
Totally Guy
March 2013 edited March 2013 in Role Playing Games
The other week a rather traditional gamer that I know asked me what "narrative gaming" was. I explained to him that was a trickier question to answer than it seemed because depending on where he'd heard the word, the answer would be different. The context matters a lot to such a discussion. A friend gave his explanation and we riffed off of each other where he'd say something that needed clarifying but I only refined his content in this conversation, I didn't produce my own. The first guy didn't really get it even then.
I'm not confident in the vocabulary because there's so much controversy around the Ron Edwards definitions.
So I started reading the Characteristics of Games book to improve this situation. I can pretty much see now that Ron Edwards vocabulary is controversial because it's prescriptive (to most gamers) and not descriptive like the CoG book.
I only received the CoG book on Saturday morning so I've only covered the first three characteristics so far but it looks like a good base for my need to express myself coherently.
Because CoG is descriptive (as opposed to prescriptive) it shouldn't be necessary to have to explain what a lot of words mean to people regularly. Which is good. But I still wonder if the general RPG population are in fact stuck on several competing standards of vocabulary that produce emotional responses rather than intelligent responses. As that's been my experience, and sometimes my own habit.
It's like word choice is a lot the the double spacing argument (I started). A minor thing that when focussed on divides people up and pushes people's buttons.
I'd like to see a standard, one for my personal use. But I think the best we can manage, even when aided by the CoG resource, is another competing standard.
Has anyone else had similar problems? I am pretty psyched for this book right now, but I don't reckon it's the holy grail for this one of my subinterests.
Dr. Timo
Has anyone else had similar problems?
1) Scientists who work in fields that require taxonomy.
2) Nerds on the internet arguing about semantics.
YoshoKatana
It kind of reminds me of the argument against game genres (an episode of Extra Credits). The gist is that we should stop defining genres by mechanics, and start defining them by overall aesthetic (much like we define film and music genres).
Characteristics of Games doesn't address RPGs. It's almost exclusively devoted to "orthogames."
I thought this was going to be about tanking my dps and last hitting mobs to proc my ult.
I really don't like "Characteristics of Games" even being compared to GSN theory. As you already pointed out, they're just not trying to do the same thing. They're not even close to "competing standards". GSN is more of a theory about social interactions and what goes on 'around' the game and the players themselves. CoG just talks about things in the games themselves and loosely discusses some of the possibilities of those mechanics like politics and such.
I kinda hate GSN anyway because I feel like it misses the forest for the trees.
Apsup
I think the point was that the tabletop rpgs need similar book. Something that provides good, well defined easy to use terminology that can be used while talking about games.
Lot's of terminology that is used while talking about rpgs come and evolve in discussion forums and blog posts. In closed circles there is no real problem, in that kind of situations people use same terminology with same sources and everyone can understand each other, but when people who don't share understanding of what a term means there often appears difficulties in understanding each other and in worse case scenario these two people who both have different definition to a term end up creating yet another definition to it, or defining more new terms.
RPG people tend to (in my experience) not understand what RPGs are, nevermind what function the rules of any given system serve. They focus entirely on the most subjective and least defined aspects of role playing and attempt to explain everything in those ridiculously useless terms.
So, an RPG player (even a seasoned one) will recognize a problem in a game, but will try to explain the cause of the problem from within the assumed context of the system he's using. The system itself won't be questioned.
It's like watching a roomful of people argue about which flavor of ice cream melts the slowest, and how best to clean up melted ice cream, rather than purchasing a freezer.
Post edited by Dr. Timo on March 2013
I'm a ridiculous RPG nerd and I agree with Rym on this. "Assumed context of the system" is a pretty big part of the problem with starting a general academic dialogue about such things.
Just look at how "Role Playing Game" gets defined from system to system, game to game, group to group, person to person, etc.
Post edited by Anthony Heman on March 2013
The problem is that it's hard if not impossible to make a definition for what is rpg that includes everything that someone considers an rpg, but excludes staff that isn't. It's only moderately easier than defining a game.
1. System of conflict resolution
2. Collaborative storytelling
Single player doesn't count. Calling things like Final Fantasy RPGs is a misnomer, and obviously isn't what's being discussed here.
Collaborative storytelling without a means of conflict resolution is an RPG, it's just RP.
Noncollaborative storytelling is just a linear game.
lackofcheese
I'm not entirely sure what you mean by "noncollaborative storytelling", but I don't see why it would have to be linear.
If the story is 100% predetermined, then it isn't really a role playing game now is it?
The story has to be able to be modified by the players. The storytelling is thus collaborative.
Noncollaborative does not imply predetermined.
If one person is literally determining the full story on their own, it had might as well be predetermined. It's definitely not collaborative, and certainly isn't any longer a game. Collaboration implies creative input from more than one person.
Post edited by Rym on March 2013
TheWhaleShark
"Collaborative" in the context of an RPG means that more than one person is required to engage with and craft the story. Takes (at least) two to tango.
An important element of any RPG is storycraft. A pre-determined scenario is not, in fact, an RPG. You are not making a story.
The use of "storytelling" in an RPG context is a bit of a misnomer, because really, an RPG gives you a set rules to help make a story - the art of presentation and assimilation is something else.
RPG's are: cooperative storycrafting.
Single-player storycraft is you writing a novel.
Post edited by TheWhaleShark on March 2013
If one person is literally determining the full story on their own, it had might as well be predetermined.
Not really; other players are not the only source of unpredictability. Properly used randomness and/or sufficiently advanced AI can do the job as well.
I agree that "storycraft" is a better term. I also don't see why people are acting as though I said that a single-player game can be collaborative, when I said nothing of the sort. That said, with sufficiently advanced AI it could be, but then that AI would essentially just be a player.
Post edited by lackofcheese on March 2013
You're getting the control and independent variables backwards. Predetermined implies noncollaborative. Someone has prepared an outcome, and is likely going to have to shut down offers to make it happen.
Post edited by pence on March 2013
You're getting the control and independent variables backwards.
Rym is the one who did that, not me. I brought up the noncollaborative case, and Rym asserted that it would be 100% predetermined.
For any player, it's just the same as being predetermined. At best, if you add randomness, then it's predetermined as a set of defined branches.
Role Playing without collaboration is just reading a novel and imagining what you've read.
So is the real world. It's just a matter of having enough branches.
It's still not collaborative if the players have no input. And, if they players truly have no input, then it doesn't matter if it's predetermined or not: the effect is that, for the players, it's effectively predetermined.
In either case, it doesn't fit this obvious and easy definition for role playing games.
Who said they had no input?
Pretty much. I know that CoG is about orthogames because it says so in the introduction. I want to move beyond the typical RPGer level of understanding and maybe help the others along the way, I don't want to be alone in it, that's just as bad.
I've not really got a circle of my own to discuss technical things so I step into other circles where they can't assume I'll interpret a word their way and vice versa.
I'd like to hear some suggestions of answers to the question that prompted this. Imagine I'm someone who's never played anything but D&D, say whichever old edition you know the least about, and I ask "What does "narrative gaming" mean? I heard people say it a few times when talking about gaming and I didn't know what it meant."
Post edited by Totally Guy on March 2013
If they have input, then the story is collaborative.
I'm someone who's never played anything but D&D
Watch our Beyond Dungeons & Dragons lecture I posted above. It is literally aimed at exactly you.
Except if there's only one of them.
So one player and one game master? Then it's collaborative.
So one player and one game master?
I see no useful reason or way to call this a "Role Playing Game" then. CoG discounts "games" that aren't usefully similar to those being discussed for good reason.
You're describing a single-player videogame or choose-your-own adventure book basically. Talking about those under the umbrella (tree) of "role playing games" alongside D&D is pointless.
No, wait, I was roleplaying there... Like imagine I'm this person... I mean that panel is great too.


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Crackle Plus Pushes CTV Measurement Capabilities
by Tony Rifilato // Wednesday, May 26th, 2021 – 10:36 am
Crackle Plus touted $2 billion worth of content and the launch of a new ad-supported network called "Chicken Soup for the Soul" during the NewFronts earlier this month.
But as more ad dollars flow into connected TV (CTV), marketers are struggling to assess the impact of their spend.
Crackle is advancing its measurement capabilities with a new tool that allows marketers to measure campaign effectiveness – from brand awareness to customer acquisition – and help determine whether their CTV investments are paying off. Upwave, a California-based analytics platform for brand marketers, created the tool because of a lack of CTV-built solutions in the market.
The product appealed to Crackle because it helps to prove to marketers the value of its content – with original shows like Ashton Kutcher's "Going From Broke" – as it works to set itself apart from its competitors as a pure-play AVOD streaming service (the company is owned by Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment).
"People are moving into CTV because it has the reach of linear with the measurement capabilities of digital," added George Castrissiades, executive director, ad products and partnerships at Crackle Plus. "What Crackle Plus is trying to do is to bring data to that conversation to say, well, it's a premium product, here's why it's premium and why this audience is actually going to go out and buy these products."
Crackle Plus is among the first streaming providers to use Upwave's CTV-specific solution, called "Customer Lift." It provides marketers a look into whether a targeted viewer will likely become – and remain – a customer.
Castrissiades said Crackle can use Customer Lift to show clients whether a viewer in a particular household is in the market for a product, whether they were converted to a customer after seeing an ad and even if the person is still buying the product six months later."
The real-time tool comes as marketers are trying to figure out "how to wrap their heads around CTV measurement," Upwave CEO Chris Kelly told AdExchanger.
"How we measure CTV is still the wild west," he said.
Marketers often combine their top of funnel branding traditionally used in linear with lower funnel customer acquisition tactics in digital, Kelly said.
But that has been challenging in CTV, where investments are intended to drive outcomes both during and after a campaign. That's because brands and their media partners have to navigate a trade-off between bottoms-up and top-down measurement methodologies.
Customer Lift, Kelly said, bridges that gap between mid- and post-campaign customer acquisition to brand campaigns at a granular level.
Upwave collects data around consumers' behavior and intent – including which brands they use and whether they intend to switch – by conducting consumer interviews. Upwave also works with partners to bring in household, census, publication and device metadata, but doesn't yet use a brand's first-party data.
While the tool works on linear TV, web, mobile, and streaming audio campaigns, it was built with CTV in mind.
"That's where we heard the noise from platforms that said hey, we can't just copy and paste the measurement that worked for linear … you can't just take reach measurement from linear and say that's going to be enough for CTV," Kelly said.


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The Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience, on the road
The aerodynamic cab of the tractor unit features a sliding door, a center-mounted driver's seat, an all-LCD dash that can be customized to suit the driver's preferences, and a full-sized sleeper
According to a report in Truck News, Walmart plans on doubling the fuel efficiency of its trucking fleet by next year. In order to show that it's not kidding around, the retailer has collaborated with Peterbilt, Great Dane Trailers, and Capstone Turbine to create a concept "truck of tomorrow" known as the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience – or WAVE.
The vehicle features what Walmart describes as a "prototype advanced turbine-powered, range-extending series hybrid powertrain (or microturbine-hybrid powertrain) combined with an electric motor and battery storage system." It can reportedly run on diesel, natural gas, biodiesel "and probably other fuels still to be developed."
Additionally, it is said to be 20 percent more aerodynamic than the company's existing trucks.
The cab of the tractor unit features a sliding door, a center-mounted driver's seat, an all-LCD dash that can be customized to suit the driver's preferences, and a full-sized sleeper.
The trailer is reportedly the first one to ever be built completely of carbon fiber, and also incorporates the first 53-foot-long (16 m) one-piece carbon fiber panels ever made. The use of that material results in claimed weight savings of approximately 4,000 lb (1,814 kg) over a conventional trailer. Both its aerodynamics and its cargo capacity are boosted by a convex nose that sits flush the concave backside of the tractor.
So, will we ever see one of the things on the highway? In a recent statement, Walmart President Doug McMillon wrote, "It may never make it to the road, but it will allow us to test new technologies and new approaches."
If you like freaky-looking high-concept transport trucks, however, be sure to also check out the German Innotruck – which actually looks a bit like WAVE.
More information on the Walmart truck is available in the video below.
Source: Walmart via Truck News, Green Car Reports
Introducing the Walmart Advanced Vehicle Experience concept truck
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Joseph Boe March 4, 2014 07:06 PM
Looks like it was designed by these guys...http://www.gizmag.com/marchi-mobile-elemment-luxury-camper/20180/
Donald Scharfenorth March 4, 2014 08:37 PM
"Both its [the trailer] aerodynamics and its cargo capacity are boosted by a convex nose that sits flush [with] the concave backside of the tractor."
Doesn't look flush to me. The curve of the convex front may match the concave fairing on the back of the cab, but there appears to be at least a foot, probably more, between the two.
Nairda March 4, 2014 09:05 PM
From an Aerodynamic point this is good
You don't have to waste money cutting weight. It is preferable to have a heavy head for stability in high cross winds.
Also a truck is an ideal platform for a serial diesel electric like a loco. Fill the base with batteries for stability and capacity.
Clinton Wong March 4, 2014 11:02 PM
It makes sense to use electric motors in vehicles for the logistics industry because electric motors have high torque which is better suited for moving weight. Not to mention the reduced amount of energy loss in comparison to combustion engines.
Steve Dahlheimer March 4, 2014 11:51 PM
Yeah I was going to say it looks Luigi Colani inspired.
Rob. March 5, 2014 08:07 AM
Is anyone else thinking 'condorman'
Gadgeteer March 5, 2014 10:03 AM
Now all they have to do is make it nuclear powered.
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Mzungu_Mkubwa March 5, 2014 10:42 AM
It's great to see more implementation of the microturbine-hybrid powertrain concept. This has a bunch of advantages over an ICE (piston-driven) hybrid type, and I'm frankly surprised it hasn't really taken off in the automotive or "logistics" (trucking) industries. Multiple fuels capable, minimal moving parts, very high MTBF, lightweight (for the engine side, anyway), and great marketing possibilities (e.g. "Yeah, mine's powered by a turbine engine! Dude!") So, what's the holdup?
Dekarate March 5, 2014 11:30 AM
weight and fuel savings vs cost of 53 foot carbon fiber panel, aeroshell, etc. where are the trade results?


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Information Denial Facilitation Commission
29 February 2012 - 5:09pm — murali772
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Now, it's a celebrated fact that the TTMC's in Bangalore are the biggest case of mis-use of JNNURM funds, as has more or less been established in this blog. I thought I'll check out if they have at least been built in accordance with plans sanctioned by the BBMP, and, if so, also find out the quantum of municipal taxes they are paying, if any. Accordingly, I filed an RTI application with the BBMP PIO as per this, on 8th Nov'10. Receiving no response, I filed an appeal with the Commissioner, BBMP, on 8th Feb'11. Receiving no response from the Commissioner even, I filed an appeal with the Karnataka Information Commission on the 2nd July'11. I noticed that it got registered as Application no: KIC 7116 PTN 2011 dt 11/07/11, from their website.
Even as I had been waiting for the hearing to come up, on the 25th Feb, ie more than 7 months later, I received the letter, accessible here , from the KIC. From a reading of the contents, it is now quite clear that the KIC has transformed itself into what I am calling the Information Denial Facilitation Commission (KIDFC). Very clearly, the BBMP as well as the BMTC do not want to disclose the information asked for, and the KIDFC is facilitating this.
In the first place, the response was in Kannada. I have an issue with that, which matter has been gone into in detail here (please, nobody bring up that issue on this blog!). Since I can't read Kannada, I took it to somebody who could read the language. Generally, from a hearing, I can more or less get a sense of what is being read. But, the language used being of a level which even a 'Kuvempu' will have difficulty with, it took some ten readings between some five different people to get a fair idea of what the KIC (rather, KIDFC) was seeking to convey (rather, cover up).
The letter apparently dismisses my appeal for reasons ticked off in a standard format, very clearly indicating that this has become their routine practice now. This perhaps is the new strategy to "manage" an appellant when he persists past all the older tactics detailed here. In the instant case, the points ticked off are serialled at 2,3,4 & 6. And, the following are what they are supposedly seeking to convey:
2) The appeals have not been filed in triplicate;
3) Postal order copy not enclosed;
4) Proof of receipt of appeals not provided;
6) Complainant has approached the appellate authority directly before approaching the PIO.
At least some five cases of mine have already been disposed off by the KIC in the past, out of close to a hundred odd cases taken up under the RTI, most others closing at earlier stages, a fair number successfully. Never before had they raised such issues. Even if one were to comply with these demands, imagine the quantum of paper that will get wasted in the process. This is even as government organisations, like Railways, are today exhorting the public to travel with just "e-tickets" on mobile phones, with a view to saving over 3 lakh A-4 size sheets everyday. And, it is not as if the opposite party has contested the case on any of these issues. Very clearly, the KIC has, on its own, devised these ways to cover up for its masters in the government, obviously a result of the hijacking of the selection process (of the Commissioners) by the neta-babu combo.
When formulated and notified way back in 2005, the expectation then was that, by now, the governments would have moved to the proactive disclosures phase, as envisaged undrer the Act. In practice however the governments generally have been inventing newer and newer ways to emasculate the rights of the citizens, the latest doings almost completing the process, and converting the Karnataka Commission into a full-fledged KIDFC. Given this scenario, it no longer makes any meaning pursuing the RTI route.
The irony of it all is that this is all happening even as the government, on the other hand, is seeking to enact the Karnataka Guarantee of Services to Citizens Act, 2012 (check this). But, the approach being what it is, one feels skeptical as to where it is all leading.
Perhaps, it's time the Civil Society came together once again to assert the citizen's rights.
Muralidhar Rao
PS: Incidentally, the KIC website displays the yellow and crimson flag. But, according to the minister concerned, the state has no official flag - check this
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This issue deserves a PIL!
kbsyed61 - 29 Feb 2012 - 8:14pm
Murali Sir,
This issues deserves a PIL. If this is left as is will becoem a precedent and the spirit of RTI will be lost. You have my fullest support if you decide to take the next steps either filing the alst appeal before the CIC or PIL in the court.
-Syed
Great insights Murali
sun_n_moon - 2 Mar 2012 - 7:55pm
You are spot on about the desire to obfuscate and be increasingly opaque about letting us know what's our right to know under RTI. Keep at it. More power to your elbow. Sunlight is the best disinfectant.
disposal of RTI cases
murali772 - 4 Mar 2012 - 6:03pm
BBMP commissioner M K Shankarlinge Gowda said he had discussed the increasing RTI queries with the information commissioner. - - - "Not all officials know how to dispose of the RTI cases. A workshop for BBMP officials to handle RTI applications will be held," commissioner said.
For the full report in the ToI, click here.
"dispose off" - is one to believe then that the above was the route they decided upon?
Equally interesting are the following excerpts from the report in the New Indian express (click here to access it)
Councillors from various political parties raised their voice against RTI activists and alleged that they are misusing the tool at the BBMP Council meeting on Saturday. Yediyur ward councillor N R Ramesh said that many RTI activists are seeking information, which will not benefit the public in any manner. Ramesh said RTI activists are seeking information of the building plan of a house built in 20X30 site. "One cannot build a house 100 per cent as per the plan. There will be deviation here and there," he said. - - - - Subashnagar Councillor said they are not able to take up projects which exceed `80 lakh at the Gandhinagar assembly constituency, as they are being harassed by RTI applicants. - - - - Kodigehalli Councillor, Ashwathnarayana Gowda said RTI applicants should produce details of their property before applying for RTI.
Replying to their query, Commissioner said not many officials of BBMP know about RTI appeals. "We will conduct a special workshop in dealing with RTI appeals from an expert for our officials in the Town Hall," he said.
Well, if it is impractical to build a house conforming to the by-laws, why doesn't the Corporator ask for them to be amended.
Whatever, the Commissioner has stated that he is going to be holding a workshop to educate the Councillors on the provisions of the RTI. But, going by my experience, narrated above, perhaps he, as also the KIC itself, needs a better appreciation of the spirit behind the Act, besides an understanding of how to dispose of queries raised.
Only serving or retired judge to be CIC
murali772 - 21 Sep 2012 - 6:04pm
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that only a serving or retired chief justice of a high court or a judge of the apex court would be appointed as the Chief Information Commissioner (CIC) to head the panel at the Centre and state level to decide complaints as well as appeal under the Right to Information Act (RTI), 2005.
To read the full text of the report in the Deccan Herald, click here.
Can one hope for changed outlook resulting out of this? - I wonder.
endorsement from Justice Hegde
murali772 - 9 Nov 2012 - 3:46pm
While seeking Justice Santosh Hegde's opinion on the "right to response in English" issue (check here), and the Registrar of Societies issue (check here), I also sought his opinion on the matter of the delusive and duplicitous tactics adopted by the KIC, as brought out here. He stated that these were typical stone-walling tactics adopted by the bureucracy, and the KIC adopting them was totally against the spirit of the RTI Act.
Here, however, since there was no order issued, I expect I'll have to pursue the matter with the National Advisory Council (NAC), National Campaign for People's Right to Information (NCPRI), etc, though my earlier approaches to them did not evoke a response. Will try again now, now that Justice Hgde has endorsed my stance.
calling the RTI bluff
murali772 - 4 Feb 2014 - 7:21pm
His (Rahul Gandhi's) attempt to use RTI as a shield against corruption is understandable since the main blot on the Congress during UPA-II has been corruption. Sadly, Mr Gandhi's claim that large number of scams were exposed due to the RTI, fails the test of scrutiny. Corruption worsened The first macro and well-accepted evidence of corruption in a country, comes from the Corruption Perception Index – an analysis put out by the world renowned Transparency International. The rankings show that a year after the RTI Act came into effect, India's ranking amongst 177 countries of the world, has declined from a 2006 position of 70th to 72nd (2007), 85th (2008), and by the end of UPA-I in 2009, 84th. In UPA-II, it fell from 87th in 2010, to 95th (2011), 94th (2012) and has stayed there in 2013. In effect, perception worsened 24 positions down since the RTI Act.
Even countries such as Botswana, Bhutan, Rwanda, Senegal, and Mongolia fare better. Post the RTI Act 2005, corruption has become much worse in the eyes of a global expert organization on corruption, which is both neutral and credible. No scams uncovered The claim by Mr Gandhi that big scams have been uncovered because of the RTI again falls flat when tested against hard facts. India's biggest scams which have sullied India's reputation across the world have neither been stopped nor stand exposed due to the RTI.
For the full text of the article by Sri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, MP, in the FirstPost, click here.
The article further goes on to describe how RaGa's "system" has effectively emsculated the RTI. Not surprising that our Corruption Index has worsened considerably since RTI, for all the tall claims made.
Buttressing your point!
kbsyed61 - 4 Feb 2014 - 11:44pm
Murali,
You seemed to have piggy backed on Rajeev's aversion to RAGA. There is a comment to his blog that tears apart all that RC has written. RC's own lobbying against CDMA carriers has lot more to say about the skeletons in his cupbaord than he wants us to belive.
You seemed to have blindly followed the bandwagon of RC and Congress baiters to prove your point to say RTI is a bluff. Nobody has claimed that RTI is perfect tool and need no corrections. Your grudges should have been trained agianst the state's inability to impelment the RTI regime. As an ordinary citizen I have received reply for ecah oen of my RTI barring RTIs to Railways. This includes PMO, MoEA, MoMA etc. But on same account, I have not received single reply to my RTI's both in BJP and the current congress regime.
You are at liberty to discount each and every claim of RAGA, UPA and Congress. But calling RTI is erranous. The bluff is not in the act, but in people who are supposed to implement.
Here is the rebuttal for RC's blog:
"...To
Rajeev Chandrasekhar
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
First of all, thank you for your enlightening article. I am taking this opportunity to discuss some of the premise in your article.
Your article suffers from logical fallacy. Let me explain little bit elaborately for the benefit of other readers.
The first big point is that despite the enactment of RTI Act, corruption has worsended. Transparency International publishes two reports -GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER and Corruption Perceptions Index. You have used the Corruption Perceptions Index to conclude the downward tendency of India in corruption. Now, you will be rather surprised to know that researchers in TI sends some questions to experts working in governance, legal, economics and related matters. The questions try to assess as the report implies "perception" on corruption, rather than actual instance of corruption. The actual instance of corruption is, however, measured by the sister report GLOBAL CORRUPTION BAROMETER published by TI Global and more minutely and detailed level, by TI India. In both these reports, you will be glad to find that citizens find the number of corruption decreasing over the years you have reported.
Now, why there is a perception among the media, researchers, and general public that India is having higher number of corruption. No prize for guessing - constant bombarding of so called 2g,3g, 4g scams by media. BTW, when Rahul Kanwal asked Kapil Sibal other dayin RTH program about the scam of 2g, then Kapil enquired Rahul what is the scam. Rahul could not tell what is the scam.
In Firspost and elsehwhere I often comment this. It is very odd that all corruption taking place in Delhi and rest of India is so damn clean, as far as media goes. Similarly, all corruption seems to have started only from 2005 to 2014 and rest of Indian history does not have any corruption. If that is the case, then India is very safe and sound. Because only answer to this problem is to root out UPA. But this is clearly not the case.
Take an example in our own context to illustrate the point I am trying to make. I work in a big corporate office, with lots of accountants, auditors, supervisors. They not only scrutinise my damn travel bills, they can monitor my in and out time, through biometric. We have a large number of district offices which have lesser number of checks including attendance. The average working time of staffs in our district offices in any given month is 12 hours, whereas my average is 9.5 hours. The local travel bill one person from our district office is more than 10,000 Rs. Now, if somebody tells me state/ country office does more corruption fudging bills and attendance data, I have serious objections to it.
In Delhi, all media houses together with SC and CAG are making noise. But where is such noise in states? Does it mean states are clean?
It is is true all the high ticket "corruption" are not created by RTI. and Rightfully so. RTI can not create which does not exist. Only CAG, SC and MEDIA can do that.
But RTI has uncovered so many small amd medium sized "real" corruption in Delhi and states. What else explains killing of so many RTI activists in last few years?
Therefore, when RG claims RTI as the single biggest weapon against corruption and for accountability, he means it.
I hope you will reconsider your views in the light of this rejoinder.
An ordinary citizen..."
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@ Syed - Yes, indeed what I have stated is largely on the basis of my experiences with state government agencies, and state information commission. The few queries I raised with Central government agencies, and one with a Kerala government agency, were answered promptly.
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Just saw this on DIS News: The Walt Disney Company is demanding that University of Washington retract its Baby Einstein study. From Bob Iger's letter:
The study fails to account for, let alone assess, the interactive nature of products such as Baby Einstein, seemingly dismisses the importance of interactivity as a factor by assuming without proof that interaction is equally important regardless of content design, and then undermines even that unproven assumption by conceding that the study "cannot capture the quality of [parent-child] interactions, which surely vary."
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Iger would seem to be agreeing with Sarah, who posted yesterday on my blog that the results of the University of Washington survey just suck.
My scientific mind would like to see more studies. As a parent, my gut feeling and anecdotal experience say that talking to your kids is a more effective way to teach them language than any other method (surely that's how evolution should have set things up here). Don't go thinking that this means I didn't let my kid watch Sesame Street videos though . . . I can sing Ernie's greatest hits with the best of 'em.
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The researchers found that for every hour per day spent watching baby DVDs and videos, infants understood an average of six to eight fewer words than babies who didn't watch them. Their study was published Tuesday in the Journal of Pediatrics.
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LORD ECHO (NZ) INTERVIEW
Hailing from Wellington, NZ, Lord Echo's funk filled grooves are taking over airwaves and winning over audiences both in New Zealand and abroad.
We recently caught up with the NYC-based artist about his inspiration & style, and we also got the scoop on his recently released album Curiosities.
ILU: You're originally from Wellington, NZ but you now live between your hometown and NYC. What brought you to NYC and how does living there influence your music and creative output?
LE: Love! Love brought me to New York. It's not so much the place as the people that have had a big influence and more than anything being in NY has made me consider myself an international artist, where as I previously felt very much like a local producer. And the only difference between those two things is realising that for all their differences, places and more to the point people are mostly very similar. Scenes are small. People are approachable and generous with their time and knowledge. Working with people whose work I have followed for years in NY has shown me that, undoubtedly. And on a broader level, I think I've seen that people all over the world essentially want to be loved, to be respected and to be able to live in dignity and have some measure of control over the circumstances of their lives.
ILU: What inspires you to do what you do? Has this always been the same or has it changed over time?
LE: Inspiration is two fold - you're inspired by what's happening in your field. The things other people produce, the way they produce them. Some new sound you're discovering for the first time. And then of course the personal conditions of your life. The immense tragedy and humour of the whole human experience. The highs! The lows! The total insignificance of it all!
ILU: I hear obvious funk, soul and dub influences in Lord Echo. Is there something about this music that resonates with you? What artists/music in particular has influenced you the most?
LE: It's difficult to say ultimately what attracts you to something. It's a combination of many different elements, some obvious, some obscure. But I guess something that a lot lot of Black music has in common is that because of the genius of the interlocking rhythmic parts, it's more than the sum of its parts. It like a magic equation where 2 + 2 = 5. There's the parts themselves and then there's relationships between them which are strong enough to become parts in their own right. But I listen to music very widely, and if you're producer or a song writer I think they easiest way to have an edge is to make sure you're influences are not confined to the field your working in.
ILU: Was there ever a career defining moment for you, when you realised what you were put here to do?
LE: I have a very distinct memory of my Mum saying to my Dad 'look how quickly he's picked that up, I just taught him that' after teaching me something on the guitar. Naturally this made me feel good. But I'm trying to get out of the habit of constantly looking outside myself for external approval or validation and I'm sure this is the source of it all! (Laughs)
ILU: Your second album Curiosities is about to drop on the Japanese based label Wonderful Noise. How did you hook up with the Wonderful Noise guys?
LE: I believe a DJ named Andy Mitchell sent some of my stuff to Kenji, who's based in Osaka. I'd been constantly making and recording music for a good 7 odd years and never releasing most of it, as it didn't live up to my expectations. Anyway, Kenji approached me about doing an album, and because it was for Japan and I imagined that no one in NZ would hear it felt liberated to finish some stuff. That was 2010. The record was called Melodies and it's achieved something of a cult status.The second record, Curiosities, is being released by Wonderful Noise in Japan, Bastard Jazz in New York, Jakarta in Europe and Economy here in NZ.
ILU: Is Curiosities a continuation of your first album Melodies or a new direction?
LE: It's a continuation, for sure. Some artists are always trying to do something entirely new. I'm all about limiting myself to a restricted palate or pool of ideas and seeing how much I can squeeze out of it. It's a challenge. That's why the art work format is the same on both records, and why I'll keep working with the same people. Of course, even if you have this goal in mind it's inevitable that you will produce different work and that you will progress. But I think that one of the challenges facing artists today is how to navigate through the immense amount of choices and options that technology has created, and one of the ways to do that is by having self imposed restrictions. And on an aside, I really enjoyed working with photographer Blake Dunlop on these photos, because the process of shooting on medium format film is very similar to recording onto magnetic tape, which I often do. It forces you to spend time getting it right in real life, it forces you to be decisive and it introduces an element of risk.
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Trendy bar located in the centre of Da Lat. The cocktails served are cheap, magnificent and made with care. Every glass is a work of art. Can recommend an old fashioned.
Quite an unusual place for Vietnam, You won't find any food here but they have really good list of cocktails and also may combine some spirits on your request. Nice music and company usually also included.
As a Da lat resident, Woody Bar has become my local spot whenever I head out for a drink. The cocktails, Woody specials in particular, are a rare treat in this small city, very imaginative and tasty.
I have only visited this bar in the evening for drinks. It is very trendy and attracts young Vietnamese. The drinks are reasonably priced and the music is great.
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