Height: 14.5 in. Width: 5.5 in. Depth: 5.5 in.
Circa 1920s pair tall Royal Doulton Lambeth vase by Winnie Bowstead. These large and striking pieces are decorated in the Art Nouveau style. The Royal Doulton impressed mark is on the underside of the base along with the and the incised initials WB for Royal Doulton senior artist Winnie Bowstead. The style number - 8315, is impressed on underside of base.


Lectures 21 & 22: Abyssal circulation, thermohaline circulation, and heat transport.
Stommel and Arons predicted an abyssal circulation driven by a uniform upwelling of deep water into the thermocline. As they perceived it, the upwelling is such that it balances the downward diffusion of heat through the thermocline.
The figure on the right shows the abyssal circulation based on their simple theory. Notice that the interior flow is everywhere TOWARDS the sources of deep water. Is it Deep Western Boundary Currents which carry the deep waters equatorward, away from their source.
In the Atlantic Ocean there is a net transport of deep waters to the south, away from the NADW source.
Hence, mass conservation dictates there must be a compensating net northward flow at the surface. Together, these deep and surface arms of meridional transport are called the thermohaline circulation (THC), or the meridional overturning circulation (MOC).
The thermohaline circulation is global, with the Southern, Indian, and Pacific Oceans playing a role in upwelling NADW back to the surface, where it returns to the Atlantic. Where this upwelling preferentially occurs, and the importance of the Southern Ocean's role, are very much under debate. To the right is a schematic which suggests that the Pacific and Indian Oceans play only a minor role in terms of upwelling.
The thermohaline circulation is a very important process for heat transport within the ocean. Of the 5 PW of meridional heat transport required by the global energy budget, the ocean is estimated to carry 20 to 50% (and the atmosphere the remainder). At low and mid-latitudes most all of this heat transport is carried by the THC/MOC:, whereby warm, surface waters replace cold, deep waters.


Enugu is the old administrative headquarters of the old Eastern Region of the 1950s to 1960s. And with the creation of new states in the late 1960s,Enugu remained capital of East Central State and with creation of additional states in the 1980s, Enugu State was created with Enugu retaining the capital of the state. Enugu remains an important centre of political, cultural, commercial and administrative influence in the South Eastern part of the country. Therefore, the airport is strategically located in Enugu to serve this part of the country.


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// Originally submitted to OSEHRA 2/21/2017 by DSS, Inc.
// Authored by DSS, Inc. 2014-2017

using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using VA.Gov.Artemis.CDA.Common;

namespace VA.Gov.Artemis.CDA.Observations
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Abstract simple observation
    /// </summary>
    public abstract class CdaSimpleObservation
    {
        public CdaTemplateIdList TemplateIds { get; set; }
        public string Id { get; set; }
        public CdaCode Code { get; set; }
        public bool NegationIndicator { get; set; }
        public Hl7ProblemActStatus Status { get; set; }
        public string Comment { get; set; }
        public Hl7FamilyMember Relationship { get; set; }
        public CdaEffectiveTime EffectiveTime { get; set; }
        public x_ActMoodDocumentObservation Mood { get; set; }

        protected abstract ANY[] BaseValue { get; }
        public abstract string DisplayValue { get; }

        public List<CdaSimpleObservation> SupportingObservations { get; set; }

        public CdaProviderAuthor Author { get; set; }

        public CdaReferenceRange ReferenceRange { get; set; }

        public string InterpretationCode { get; set; }

        public CdaSimpleObservation()
        {
            this.TemplateIds = new CdaTemplateIdList("1.3.6.1.4.1.19376.1.5.3.1.4.13");
            this.EffectiveTime = new CdaEffectiveTime();
            this.Mood = x_ActMoodDocumentObservation.EVN;
            this.SupportingObservations = new List<CdaSimpleObservation>();
        }

        public CdaSimpleObservation(POCD_MT000040Observation pocdObs)
        {
            // *** Template Ids ***
            this.TemplateIds = new CdaTemplateIdList(pocdObs.templateId);

            // *** Observation Id ***
            if (pocdObs.id != null)
                if (pocdObs.id.Length > 0)
                    this.Id = pocdObs.id[0].root;

            // *** Code ***
            this.Code = CdaCode.FromPocd(pocdObs.code);

            // *** Negation ***
            if (pocdObs.negationIndSpecified)
                this.NegationIndicator = pocdObs.negationInd;

            // *** Status ***
            if (pocdObs.statusCode != null)
            {
                Hl7ProblemActStatus stat = Hl7ProblemActStatus.unknown;

                if (Enum.TryParse<Hl7ProblemActStatus>(pocdObs.statusCode.code, out stat))
                    this.Status = stat;
            }

            // *** Effective Time ***
            if (pocdObs.effectiveTime != null)
                this.EffectiveTime = CdaEffectiveTime.FromPocd(pocdObs.effectiveTime);

            this.Mood = x_ActMoodDocumentObservation.EVN;
        }

        public string ReferenceId
        {
            get
            {
                return string.Format("obs-{0}", this.Id);
            }
        }

        public POCD_MT000040Observation ToPocd()
        {
            POCD_MT000040Observation returnObservation = new POCD_MT000040Observation();

            // *** Elements that are the same for all ***
            returnObservation.classCode = "OBS";
            returnObservation.moodCode = this.Mood;

            returnObservation.templateId = this.TemplateIds.ToPocd();

            // *** Actual data from observation ***
            if (this.NegationIndicator)
            {
                returnObservation.negationInd = this.NegationIndicator;
                returnObservation.negationIndSpecified = true;
            }

            returnObservation.id = new II[] { new II() { root = this.Id } };
            returnObservation.code = this.Code.ToCE();
            returnObservation.text = new ED() { reference = new TEL() { value = string.Format("#{0}", this.ReferenceId) } };
            returnObservation.statusCode = new CS() { code = this.Status.ToString() };
            returnObservation.effectiveTime = this.EffectiveTime.ToIvlTs(); //new IVL_TS() { value = this.EffectiveTime.ToString(RawCdaDocument.CdaDateFormat) };
            returnObservation.value = this.BaseValue;

            // *** Supporting Observations ***
            if (this.SupportingObservations != null)
                if (this.SupportingObservations.Count > 0)
                {
                    List<POCD_MT000040EntryRelationship> relList = new List<POCD_MT000040EntryRelationship>();

                    foreach (var item in this.SupportingObservations)
                    {
                        POCD_MT000040EntryRelationship rel = new POCD_MT000040EntryRelationship();

                        rel.typeCode = x_ActRelationshipEntryRelationship.SPRT;

                        rel.Item = item.ToPocd();

                        relList.Add(rel);
                    }

                    returnObservation.entryRelationship = relList.ToArray();
                }

            if (this.Author != null)
                returnObservation.author = new POCD_MT000040Author[] { this.Author.ToPocdAuthor() };

            if (this.ReferenceRange != null)
                returnObservation.referenceRange = new POCD_MT000040ReferenceRange[] {this.ReferenceRange.ToPocd()};

            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(this.InterpretationCode))
                returnObservation.interpretationCode = new CE[] { new CE {
                    code = this.InterpretationCode,
                    codeSystem = "2.16.840.1.113883.5.83",
                    codeSystemName = "ObservationInterpretation"
                } };

            return returnObservation;
        }
    }
}

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We believe that the world in 2030 will be significantly different from our world today – a world dominated by smart technology, the proliferation of renewable energy consumption, a diversified economy and a society dominated by an innovative and entrepreneur culture.
Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 plans capture this reality and align with our vision and strategy. Investing in the future of young Saudi to lead and drive these societal changes is paramount in our strategy and also in achieving the objectives of Vision 2030.
We are creating an international education, entrepreneurship and career's programme for young and talented Saudis. The programme is designed in such a way that it is in line with Vision 2030 ambitions and drive towards investing in the education and training of young Saudis to become leaders and entrepreneurs.
One of the objectives of Vision 2030 is to link investment in education to Saudi's economic growth and need. Hence, the programme aims to focus on areas that will benefit the kingdom – medical sciences, entrepreneurship, engineering, science and technology, finance etc.
Mentoring and coaching future entrepreneurs: An important part of the programme is inspiring students to develop the mindset of an entrepreneur, to be creative and solution driven. We will be running periodic entrepreneurship events throughout the year and providing students with mentors and coaches with a successful track record of entrepreneurship to help develop their entrepreneur skills.
The programme will aim to place students at the best universities in the UK and US: Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Warwick, Imperial College, LSE, Harvard, Stanford etc.
As part of the programme, student will be obliged to spend at least the first five years of their careers working and contributing to the continued growth of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.


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Elliott Bouillion
Resource Environmental Solutions
Elliott Bouillion is the President & CEO of Resource Environmental Solutions. Elliott brings nearly 30 years of entrepreneurial success and operational excellence across numerous industries to his investment activities, which range from angel funding and traditional venture capital to unique, creative private equity arrangements. Bouillion received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Louisiana Lafayette, in 1979. After graduating he founded Phoenix Computer Graphics, Inc., a manufacturer of advanced interactive high-resolution raster display controllers, later sold to Zendex Corporation. In 1984, Elliott joined Landmark Graphics Corporation, a leading supplier of interactive computer-aided exploration systems, as a founding member of the management team. During his twelve-year tenure as corporate Vice President and General Manager he managed various technology and service divisions in Houston and London. Landmark completed an IPO in 1988, experienced revenue growth to over $190 million, and was later acquired in 1996 by Halliburton. Elliott was a general partner with Murphree Venture Partners through mid-2008.
Elliott serves as a board member and Past President of the Houston Private Equity Association (HPEA) and is a founding sponsor and board member of the Houston Technology Council Energy Program. He has been an active participant on the board of directors of several small to mid-size growth companies including FRx Software (MSFT), Ischemia Corporation (IMA), Anark Corporation, and Object Reservoir.
In 2007, he began to explore alternative private equity investments including land resource management and mitigation banking. His efforts have been dedicated toward providing responsible stewardship of America's ecosystems while generating attractive returns for his partners by investing human and financial capital in the restoration and preservation of environmentally sensitive lands to facilitate sustainable economic growth.


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Másno števílo (oznaka A) izraža na celo število zaokroženo maso atomskega jedra, izraženo v atomskih enotah mase. To je obenem tudi število vseh nukleonov v jedru.

Atomi z jedri z enakim vrstnim številom in različnim masnim številom so izotopi danega elementa.

Atomska in molekulska fizika
Jedro in osnovni delci
Kemija

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27 movies
A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immigrant, who earns a living selling flowers, approaches him with the news that she is also an aspiring singer-songwriter. The pair decide to collaborate, and the songs that they compose reflect the story of their blossoming love.
In this true story, Veronica Guerin is an investigative reporter for an Irish newspaper. As the drug trade begins to bleed into the mainstream, Guerin decides to take on and expose those responsible. Beginning at the bottom with addicts, Guerin then gets in touch with John Traynor, a paranoid informant. Not without some prodding, Traynor leads her to John Gilligan, the ruthless head of the operation, who does not take kindly to Guerin's nosing.
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
A bored, retired rock star sets out to find his father's executioner, an ex-Nazi war criminal who is a refugee in the U.S.
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperate to escape his bleak Dublin life and start over in America with his girlfriend. So when British authorities advertise a reward for information about his best friend, current IRA member Frankie, Gypo cooperates. Now Gypo can buy two tickets on a boat bound for the States, but can he escape the overwhelming guilt he feels for betraying his buddy?
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital. As he says his goodbyes at a friend's farm, British Black and Tans arrive, and a young man is killed. Damien joins his brother Teddy in the Irish Republican Army, but political events are soon set in motion that tear the brothers apart.
The Commitments
Jimmy Rabbitte, just a tick out of school, gets a brilliant idea: to put a soul band together in Barrytown, his slum home in north Dublin. First he needs musicians and singers: things slowly start to click when he finds three fine-voiced females virtually in his back yard, a lead singer (Deco) at a wedding, and, responding to his ad, an aging trumpet player, Joey "The Lips" Fagan.
Albert Nobbs struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren't encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin's most posh hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living.
The Delinquent Season
In Dublin, two couples (Jim and Danielle; Yvonne and Chris) are seemingly living in marital bliss. However, when Chris's behaviour begins to change, Yvonne seeks solace in the arms of Jim, and before long they are in the midst of an affair. When a life-changing secret is later revealed, all four are forced to re-evaluate their lives, their marriages, and their friendships - but can anything be salvaged from the wreckage?
The Van
Set in "Barrytown", a fictitious working-class quarter of Dublin. "Bimbo" Reeves gets laid off from his job. With his redundancy, he buys a van and sells fish and chips with his buddy Larry. Due to Ireland's surprising success at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, their business starts off well, but the relationship between the two friends soon becomes strained as Bimbo behaves more like a typical boss.
The Tiger's Tail
After a chance encounter, a Dubliner (Gleeson) is stalked by a murderous facsimile of himself.
Girl with Green Eyes
Catholic-Irish farm girl Kate, along with her gregarious best friend Baba, moves to Dublin to pursue a more exciting life.
I Went Down
Fresh out of prison, Git rescues a former best friend (now living with Git's girlfriend) from a beating at the hands of loan sharks. He's now in trouble with the mob boss, Tom French, who sends Git to Cork with another debtor, Bunny Kelly, to find a guy named Frank Grogan, and take him to a man with a friendly face at a shack across a bog. It's a tougher assignment than it seems: Git's a novice, Bunny's prone to rash acts, Frank doesn't want to be found (and once he's found, he has no money), and maybe Tom's planning to murder Frank, which puts Git in a moral dilemma. Then, there's the long-ago disappearance of Sonny Mulligan. What's a decent and stand-up lad to do?
Agnes Browne
When Agnes Browne's husband died, she discovered something amazing... Herself.
Life's a Breeze
Life's A Breeze tells the story of a family as they search for a lost fortune around the streets of Dublin.
Tara Road
Two grieving women - Ria, a Dublin mom whose husband discloses he's in love with a woman already pregnant, and Marilyn, a Connecticut Yankee who's son has died - swap houses for a couple months. Marilyn finds solace in Ria's garden and becomes friends with Colm, a local with a restaurant and his own demons. Ria gets a job cooking, has a date or two, and gradually comes out of her shell. Meanwhile,
The Corrs Live from Dublin
VH1 Presents: The Corrs, Live In Dublin is an album which is a live performance performed by the Irish celtic folk-rock band, The Corrs in Dublin, Ireland who are accompanied by the Irish Film Orchestra. The Corrs have performed previous released songs with a slight remix into it. Also, this album highlights include two duets with Bono of U2 — performing Ryan Adams' "When the Stars Go Blue", and the Lee Hazlewood/Nancy Sinatra classic "Summer Wine". The Corrs also perform Jimi Hendrix's "Little Wing", featuring a guitar solo by Ronnie Wood who later also performs alongside them for the Rolling Stones song "Ruby Tuesday".
Dublin Oldschool
Join Jason on a chemically enhanced trip through the streets of Dublin as he stumbles from one misguided adventure to another. Somewhere between the DJs, decks, drug busts and hilltop raves, he stumbles across a familiar face from the past, his brother Daniel. Daniel is an educated homeless heroin addict living on the streets of Dublin. The brothers haven't seen or spoken to each other in years but over a lost weekend they reconnect and reminisce over tunes, trips, their history and their city. Two brothers living on the edge but perhaps they have more in common than they think.
The Corrs Live at Lansdowne Road
Irish-Celtic-pop siblings, The Corrs, perform songs from their first two albums for 43,000 fans at Lansdowne Road, Dublin's old rugby fields.
A Man of No Importance
Alfie Byrne is a middle-aged bus conductor in Dublin in 1963. He would appear to live a life of quiet desperation: he's gay, but firmly closeted, and his sister is always trying to find him "the right girl". His passion is Oscar Wilde, his hobby is putting on amateur theatre productions in the local church hall. We follow him as he struggles with temptation, friendship, disapproval, and the conservative yet oddly lyrical world of Ireland in the early 1960s.


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Tested to BS476 Part 22 (1987), achieving 181 minutes integrity.
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As with many opera companies, the Metropolitan Opera is introducing an increasing number of new productions, many of them updated or abstract. Some old productions, however, are retained and revived, often as crowd-pleasers; they faithfully reconstruct the original conception of the opera; for instance Franco Zeffirelli's Bohème and Sonja Frisell's 1988 Aida. The first night of Aida on Saturday, after an absence of few years, was more than a routine repertoire performance, however. Revival stage director, Stephen Pickover, emphasized the inner motivations and conflicts of each character and made Aida not only an occasion to show off the grand sets by Gianni Quaranta, with Egyptian court scenes and victory processions filled with royalties, priests and soldiers, as well as horses, but also a touching human drama of love and betrayal. Aided by solid leadership by conductor Marco Armiliato, conducting from memory, the performance was full of nuanced singing and acting, and was an occasion to savor Verdi's genius as he developed complex harmonic language on top of beautiful melodies, the process that culminated in his final two operas, Otello and Falstaff.
Singing the role of the Egyptian warrior Radamès, Marco Berti got off to a rocky start in the tenor's punishing opening aria "Celeste Aida", sounding somewhat flat and short of legato despite his big and strong voice. His performance improved steadily throughout the afternoon, however, and his soft singing in the final tomb scene was heartwrenching. He had the requisite volume and ringing high notes elsewhere, and was clearly heard in the ensemble scenes.
Liudmyla Monastyrska is a veteran of this production, and she showed an excellent command of her formidable voice as Aida. It is a big beautiful voice that is produced with seeming ease, and can scale the range of the role with remarkable continuity. Her high notes often trailed into delicate pianissimo before opening up. I was most impressed with her strong chest voice that remained full and thrilling as she sang Aida's lower notes. Aida's two big arias, "Ritorna vincitor!" and "O patria mia" were exciting and exquisite; the latter was the highlight of the afternoon.
The third principal role, Egyptian princess Amneris, was sung by Ekaterina Gubanova, making her role debut here. She was a strikingly beautiful figure on stage, and sang with more elegance and nuance than what one would expect of Amneris, typically full of jealousy and fury. While her voice was smaller than her colleagues', her high notes had a great range and extension, soaring above the orchestra when needed. One would have wanted a stronger chest voice, but in the crucial judgement scene, she delivered a stunning portrayal of a desperate and angry princess with her crystalline top notes and committed acting.
Mark Delavan's baritonal voice suited the demands of Amonasro, Aida's father, and he sang with impressive vigor, as well as subtlety. He was a natural actor on stage, showing the dignity of a king in exile as well as compassion for his daughter. Singing the King, Solomon Howard impressed with his rich and resonant voice and one longed to hear him in a larger role. Dmitry Belosselskiy's Ramfis was utterly commanding as he led the chorus in their "guerra!" battle cries.
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Єпископ Варлаам (в миру — Василь Никифорович Чернявський; 28 лютого 1819, село Коболчин, Хотинський повіт, Бессарабська область — 21 травня 1889) — єпископ Мінський і Туровський.

Походження та навчання
Василь Чернявський народився в родині священика. Сім'я жила небагато, та й до того ж сам він був хворобливою дитиною. 5 жовтня 1835 року Василь був зарахований паламарем (дячком) до Коболчинської церкви.

Послушенство
16 січня 1836 року він вступив послушником до Гиржавського Вознесенського монастиря Кишинівської єпархії.

У 1841 році з особливого дозволу Святійшого Синоду Василь Чернявський був прийнятий до духовного училища. Через чотири роки 1 вересня 1845 року він вступив до Кишинівської духовної семінарії.

А 4 квітня 1848 року пострижений у чернецтво; 6 травня висвячений у сан ієродиякона, а 9 травня — в ієромонаха. Був також економом архієрейського будинку. 15 червня 1851 року Василь Чернявський закінчив курс семінарії і вже 14 листопада того ж року був призначений ігуменом Фрумошського Успенського монастиря.

7 січня 1855 року він вступив до Петербурзької духовної академії. А 23 вересня 1858 року він закінчив курс академії і 6 листопада того ж року призначений вчителем Катеринославської духовної семінарії.

13 березня 1858 року ому було присвоєно ступінь магістра.

Пероіод настоятельства
З 23 березня 1859 року — інспектор Катеринославської духовної семінарії.

11 вересня того ж року Василь Чернявський був переведений до Кишинівської духовної семінарію.  15 квітня 1860 року він був призначений настоятелем Фрумошського Успенського монастиря. 6 грудня 1859 року він возведений у сан архімандрита.

30 липня 1862 року призначений ректором Кишинівської духовної семінарії.

13 серпня 1862 року призначений настоятелем Курковского Різдво-Богородицького монастиря. 14 лютого 1875 року хіротонісаний в єпископа Тотемського, вікарія Вологодської єпархії. З 9 вересня 1876 року — єпископ Виборзький, вікарій Санкт-Петербурзької єпархії. З 26 липня 1880 року — єпископ Мінський і Туровський.

На всіх щаблях своєї служби преосвященний Варлаам залишив про себе світлу пам'ять. Поряд з церковною діяльністю преосвященний Варлаам займався науками і особливо вивченням протираскольническої літератури.

Смерть
Помер Василь Чернявський 21 травня 1889 року.

Примітки

Посилання

 Варлаам (Чернявський)  // Енциклопедія «Древо»
 Архімандрит з Коболчина
 Варлаам (Чернявський)  // Православна енциклопедія. Т. 6, С. 603
 Олексій Мандзяк.  Священицький рід Чернявських села Коболчин  // Сайт «Сокирянщина»

Єпископи Російської православної церкви


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Sunny Ng is a Portfolio Manager for IA Clarington Global Multi-Asset Fund. He joined PineBridge Investments in 2016 and is responsible for the Global Multi-Asset Team's client-facing activities in the Asia-Pacific region. He also contributes to the firm's multi-asset strategy and portfolio implementation functions, with particular focus on Asia-based portfolios.
Prior to joining PineBridge Investments, Sunny was Managing Director and Head of Asia ex-Japan Portfolio Strategists at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA), where he was responsible for leading the regional team representing SSGA investment views and strategies to clients across Asia. Prior to that, he was Research Director for Morningstar Asia, where he was responsible for overseeing and building out the firm's funds research platform in Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.
Sunny has also held positions at AllianceBernstein and Pavilion Advisory Group, where he founded the quantitative strategies group. He has been active in industry research and has multiple articles published in the Journal of Portfolio Management, including "A Constant Volatility Framework for Managing Tail Risk," which received the AIMA Hillsdale Research award for best paper in 2010.
Sunny holds Bachelor of Commerce and MBA degrees from Concordia University in Montreal, and is a CFA charterholder.
Sunny's philosophy
Fundamental-driven asset allocation and intensive, bottom-up credit research and security selection are the cornerstones of Sunny's approach. He invests across an intermediate time horizon, based on his view that market prices typically converge with fundamentals over a nine to 18 month period. This intermediate timeframe sits between a pure tactical approach, which he believes is too short-term for prices to connect well with fundamentals, and a strategic approach, which is too long for most investor needs. Sunny's approach dynamically and nimbly adapts to changing market conditions with the goal creating consistent, attractive risk-adjusted returns for investors.
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Hannah Rose Kirk
How Human is Too Human? The Domain Specificity of Machine Decision Making
How could our understanding of AI be bettered by better understanding ourselves?
The development of Artificial Intelligence has started us on a path to potentially creating a new version of the human mind in digital form. Bostrom (2014) introduces the danger of what happens when our computers acquire our species' long-held privilege of superior intelligence. At current, Professor Boden (2015) describes artificial intelligence as a "bag of highly specialised tricks", seeing the advent of true 'human-level' intelligence a distant threat. However, it is precisely generalised AI which can make broad domain based decisions alone which comprises anthropogenic risk (Shanahan 2015). Anthropogenic risk itself poses a more pressing problem than natural extinction risk (Ord 2015). With the possibility of human-level artificial intelligence, the imperative to understand the way in which humans make decisions is stronger than ever. The tenets of decision-making bound the artificial minds which we create, imposing restrictions or freedoms in the way these machines will make decisions of their own. Machines optimise for the best solution against a set of constraints and artificial minds can be faster and more reliable at solving problems than even the most skilled human optimiser. In many situations, the speed of finding solutions to complex problems has driven the rates of technology adoption today. Yet the fastest, the highest value, the rational route to a solution may not be consistent with societal preference. The ruthlessly efficient optimiser does not align with harmonious co-existence. In some domains, 'a mind like ours' (Shanahan 2015), capable of nuanced moral-based judgement is preferable. Yudkowsky (2008) considers the nexus of artificial intelligence and existential risk arising from convergent instrument goals, avoiding the trap of anthropomorphising AI. Human-level ≠ human-like. Such inconsistencies between the way humans and machines behave across different domains create a tension between the decisions made by increasingly autonomous machines and the greater interest of human society at large. The prerogative to identify the grey area of decision-making thus becomes apparent.
There is the need for research asking "when is a moral judgement preferable and when is a value judgement required?" In which domains do we prefer predictability and perfect rationality and in which domains should we fall back on our humanness and subjectivity? I propose a method building on Mero's (1990) advocation "If a man's thinking mechanisms were understood better, then somehow it would also become possible to model and stimulate them by artificial means" (p.3). How could our understanding of AI be bettered by better understanding ourselves? Perhaps, one starting points lies in conducting experiments testing the transitivity of human preferences across varied moral and value domains to expose where caution must be exercised in the abdication of such decisions to artificial minds.
The Heuristical Human Mind
Starting from the seminal Kahneman and Tversky (1979) paper establishing "losses loom greater than gains", a wealth of evidence has been experimentally produced and empirically tested highlighting the inconsistencies of our decision-making processes. In a bounded rationally domain, the human mind is only able to optimise over a restricted set of information, using heuristics and biases to ease the decision burden. Rarely do humans make perfectly rational value or time-consistent judgements. We do not consider the price of every coffee mug in every shop worldwide, simply buying one that is "good enough". Incorporating such deviant preferences into algorithms has important applications for marketing (Evans et al., 2016). In some decision domains, we are able to reach a decision in the fastest way or the most appropriate way exactly by falling back on these instincts. Such a 'gut instinct' becomes particularly advantageous when time, informational or financial constraints bind more tightly.
Perfect Rationality, Perfect Track Records and Algorithm Aversion
It is clear that in some situations, perfectly functioning algorithms are the only acceptable default. The scope for artificial intelligence in certain domains requires precisely the removal of erroneous human decisions. An aircraft's autopilot is designed to function better than a human would, taking in enormous quantities of available information, addressing feasibility of solutions and not getting stressed or distracted along the way. Similarly, we rely on a satellite navigation system when we require the shortest route possible and not occasionally taking a wrong turn or stopping to enjoy the scenery. In fact, in the study of Dietvorst et al., (2014), experimental subjects display strong algorithm aversion when a machine is anything less than perfect. If the decision making process coded in the algorithm appears to be at all faulty, we lose trust in delegating our decisions to it. Indeed the research shows that we lose far more trust than is rational when confronted with imperfect algorithms. To quote the authors: "It seems that errors that we tolerate in humans become less tolerable when machines make them".
The Grey Area: Moral Judgements
The situations where we trust algorithmic not human judgement are highly domain specific (Logg 2017). The difficulty comes not in domains where perfect rationality is clearly optimal for the machine and for mankind, but in domains which require value-based judgements. When a 'mistake' is less clearly defined, choice and values introduces the requirement of outcome preference. But how do we specify the means to the end of these outcome preferences? How should they be determined? Under what conditions? Under what domains? In their consideration of "Moral Machines", Wallach and Allen (2008) question "Does humanity really want computers to make moral decisions?" (p.6), citing many philosophers who advise against this abdication of responsibility. However, I make the call for research considering precisely when we cannot clearly define the domains where we are agreeing of abdication and the situations where we are not.
To address this trade-off between rational value and instinctual moral judgements, consider how machines make decisions over loss of human life: a focus central to existential risk. A self-driving car is a tangible example of AGI machine which must make autonomous decisions of outcome preference in high- cost, crisis situations. Even though a car is not inherently a moral machine, it is exposed to moral dilemmas when choosing between two objects to hit. Most would agree a random decision to swerve left or right is too clinical. Coding this basic command ignores too much of the last minute, crisis management "gut instinct" a human driver might make. The next most 'rational' way to code the decision would perhaps be a value judgement based on the 'greater good' of a particular decision to society. Indeed, if the correct decision is the one that optimises to the collective benefit of us all, perhaps we have arrived at a decision-making process which prolongs the existence of man in harmonious existence with machine. Yet, the optimisation problem is not so simple, and solutions relying on a value judgement or a moral judgement often do not match.
The Tension Between Value and Moral Judgements: An Example
Return to the useful (albeit somewhat clichéd) self-driving car example. Start with the simplest choice: do you hit a cone or a person? Easy, by any metric the cone is the obvious choice. Even between a hedgehog and a person the 'correct' outcome preference is clear. Now consider the creeping grey area of more complex choices. Consider a cancer researcher and a criminal? A cancer researcher and 17 criminals? A cancer researcher versus a CEO of a FTSE-100 company? A criminal versus a CEO of a FTSE-100 company? A baby versus a CEO of a FTSE-100 company? A baby versus a retired CEO of a FTSE-100 company with one month left to live? One can go on.
One 'rational' optimisation solution to this problem might be to consider the net value to society the individual or object bequests. Perhaps if we want to consider a further iteration, net present value of the individual or object. But consider a final choice: a Bugatti Veyron or a person? Legislative procedures in states across the globe require a tag to be placed on the cost of human life, with UK government placing it between $7-9 million. Some other estimates are as low as $2 million. The Bugatti Veyron, the Malibu mansion, even the motorway bridge come out tops every time.
Under this value system, the machine kills and it does so 'rationally'. Assume such information is acquired from an internet search – the algorithm finds the 'price' documented by all of human information online and makes decisions accordingly. Crucially, our way of valuing human life is inadvertently laying the foundations for human extinction. Thus, the specificity of where certain decision making processes are appropriate and where they are not arises as a key issue for existential risk.
More complexly, specifying a machine's outcome preferences, the rules of right and wrong, creates a reflexive problem suggesting humans could be prosecuted for making the 'wrong' decision. "It is hard enough for humans to develop their own virtues, let alone developing appropriate virtues for computers" (Wallach and Allen 2008, p.8).
Towards an Example Experimental Methodology
Appreciating how these decisions should be approached requires the identification of the troublesome 'grey area'. Experimental research could help us learn more about how human subjects behave in different domains so that lessons can be applied to the demarcation of machine outcome preference. Identifying systematic deviations from 'ruthless optimisation' allows machine outcome preferences to be updated in a way consistent with complex human domain-specific processes. Considering Husserl's "notion of a lifeworld", whereby intelligent decision making relies on a "background of things and relations against which lived experience is meaningful" (from Shanahan 2015). Identifying target areas in which human subjective experience is required helps us make AI more human where it is required.
Decision-making theory assumes homo-economicus has perfectly rational preferences. One requirement of these preferences is transitivity. To have transitive preferences, a person, group, or society that prefers choice option ? to ? and ? to ? must prefer ? to ?:
?≻? and ? ≻? ⇒ ? ≻?
Preference transitivity can be tested by presenting subjects with lots of pairwise choices. Whenever preferences violate transitivity, this is where irrationality is salient in the decision-making process. If across the sample, similar places repeatedly arise, these represent target areas where something 'human' is overriding the pure value judgement. In order to greater understand whether nominal value helps or hinders the decision process, one treatment group could face 'price tags' on every choice whilst the other group make subjective value choices.
Limitations and Conclusion
As Mero (1990) notes "those wishing to build artificial intelligence, all pry into the essential nature of reason" (p.1). Yet, this top down development approach of imposing human morals from decision data is not a panacea. Bottom-up approaches have also been proposed, whereby moral capacity evolves from general aspects of increasingly sophisticated intelligence (Wallach et al., 2008). Additionally, the simplicity of a laboratory experiment makes it an imperfect investigation into specifying domain-based machine decisions. Finally, Shanahan (2010) encourages us to consider Metzinger's proscription. Introducing scope for moral decisions into a machine's optimisation frame is concomitantly introducing the ability to suffer and the requirement of rights or freedoms.
Despite limitations, approaching AI research from a behavioural and experimental economics allows us to better understand how we make decisions ourselves before trying to understand how an AI does the same. This approach represents a preliminary first take at how we can begin to code the outcome preferences of artificial intelligence to ensure, at worst, we are not inadvertently causing our own extinction by wrongly publishing the value of our own lives online and at best, we align the goals of a human-level artificial mind with human-like decisions.
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Net Promoter Score is a loyalty metric used to measure the rate at which customers would refer the companies products or services to their friends and family. In simple words, the question is, "How likely are you to recommend the brand to a friend, relative or colleague?". It is often called as 'The Ultimate Question' to measure a customer's loyalty. Net Promoter Score was created by Fred Reichheld and his team at Bain & Co. in 2003. It is now widely used by businesses and industries the world over. Net Promoter Score is a proxy for gauging the customer's overall satisfaction and is different from customer satisfaction. Customer satisfaction score checks how satisfied a customer is, he/ she may like your brand, but might like some other brand more and might buy from other brands when their deals are better. A Promoter on the other hand, not only sticks to your brand but advocates for it as well.
'How likely are you to recommend this brand to family and friends or colleagues?' is the only question asked to capture the Net Promoter Score. Its singularity makes it more precious because after knowing the answer to this question, the concerned company can run programmes specifically to improve this score.
These are the customers who are unhappy with your brand. They are also the ones who are most likely to give a negative review to your company and hurt its image.
These customers are satisfied and might even like your company, but they might like some other company better. They will easily switch to another company if they find a better deal.
These customers love your company; they stick to your products and services and even recommend it to other people.
After analyzing the scores of the respondents, segregate them into the 3 categories mentioned before: Detractors, Passives and Promoters. Count the total number of Promoters and the total number of Detractors. Now apply this simple arithmetic formula: (Promoters — Detractors)/(Respondents) x 100 The Net Promoter Score is a number obtained from this formula, that will be expressed as a percentage.
If you are having trouble calculating your Net Promoter Score, many Net Promoter Score Calculators are available online. You can use any of them to calculate Net Promoter Score instantly.
Net Promoter Score - The Score!
There might be disparities between the Net Promoter Score and the consumer satisfaction survey owing to the nature of the questions asked. There is no reason to be disheartened if the Net Promoter Score is low because studies reveal that even the most satisfied customers may not score well in a Net Promoter Score survey. Thank free trade and competition.
One might wonder why a company would spend money on any survey. It is simply because Net Promoter Score is not just any survey, it tells you how likely a customer is to promote your company, stick to it even after more lucrative deals from your competitors and buy more products. Knowing who these customers are and how many of them exist makes it very important for any company. Your Net Promoter Score lets you know how well you are doing against your competitors. It lets you compare yourself to your counterparts in different markets. Bain and Co found that there is a correlation between the Net Promoter Score and the growth of a company. On an average, the scores of a leader in an industry were twice that of his competitors.
After knowing about the Net Promoter Score, it is hard to not use it to improve your business. Here is how you can use it for the same purpose.
1. Act on the score obtained.
Net Promoter Score gives a result in metric form. This does not mean you have to flaunt your score if you have a high score already. No matter what the score is, act on it. Formulate strategies to maintain it if it is already high and to improve it if your customers are detractors or passives.
If your Net Promoter Score is a reflection of the overall performance of your company, it automatically becomes a reflection of how efficient your employees are. Employees of every department should be made a part of the Net Promoter Score survey to incentivize them to work better.
The accountability of the top notch executives is extremely important. Making them accountable for the Net Promoter Score will enhance their commitment to improving overall customer experience.
Do not look at you Net Promoter Score in isolation, supplement it with other scores like that of customer satisfaction survey to see the complete picture of your standing as a company. You will see how your employees act and how your customers react to it. You can also use it see where you are lagging and make strategies and key decisions to make amends to it.
Periodic Net Promoter Surveys are important because the customer's opinion towards your brand is subject to change. On top of it, new businesses keep on mushrooming every now and then. If you don't retain your promoters, someone else will take them away. Owing to the dynamics of the market, it is important to have real time data. Conduct Net Promoter Score Surveys on a quarterly basis to keep your organization on the edge.


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from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.db import migrations, models

class Migration(migrations.Migration):

    dependencies = [("pos", "0011_auto_20180330_1435")]

    operations = [
        migrations.AddField(
            model_name="transaction",
            name="terminal",
            field=models.IntegerField(default=1),
        )
    ]


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import data from './data'

function map(array, fn) {
  //build a function that
  //uses data to get and array
  //of trainers
}

function filter(array, fn) {
  //filter out the trainers you
  //can't beat
}

export default data


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Q: Expressing "super" generics in Kotlin functional types? I'm trying to port an RxJava library and leverage extension functions in Kotlin.
fun <T,R: MutableCollection<T>> Observable<T>.collectWhile(factory: (() -> R), condition: (R,T) -> Boolean) =
        compose(Transformers.collectWhile(factory,condition))

The Transformers.collectWhile() is written in Java and has this signature:
public static <T, R extends Collection<T>> Transformer<T, R> collectWhile(final Func0<R> factory,
            final Action2<? super R, ? super T> collect)

However, I am getting an issue with mapping the collect argument and I'm not good at generics. How do I express super with a functional type?
UPDATE
Stupid mistake on my part. I should not have been posting on SO late at night.
I was actually targeting this
public static <T, R extends Iterable<?>> Transformer<T, R> collectWhile(final Func0<R> factory,
        final Action2<? super R, ? super T> collect, final Func2<? super R, ? super T, Boolean> condition)

And this is what I should have done.
fun <T,R: MutableCollection<T>> Observable<T>.collectWhile(factory: (() -> R), action: (R,T) -> Unit, condition: (R,T) -> Boolean) =
    compose(Transformers.collectWhile(factory,action,condition))

A: Java wildcard type ? super T corresponds to in T use-site type projection in Kotlin, so the corresponding type of collect parameter would be Action2<in R, in T>.
That type is roughly equivalent (or more specifically is eligible for SAM-conversion) to (R, T) -> Unit functional type in Kotlin, because (R, T) -> Unit is a synonym for type Function2<R, T, Unit> and the latter is equivalent to Function2<in R, in T, out Unit> due to the declaration-site variance of the Function2 type parameters.
You cannot pass a function of type (R, T) -> Boolean as an argument to collect, where (R, T) -> Unit is expected.
Either change the type of collect parameter, or the type of condition parameter`.

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<?php

namespace Cit\UserBundle\Form;

use Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType;
use Symfony\Component\Form\FormBuilder;

class UserForm extends AbstractType
{
    public function buildForm(FormBuilder $builder, array $options)
    {
        $builder
            ->add('username')
            ->add('email')
            ->add('password')
            ->add('prenom')
            ->add('nom')
            ->add('date_de_naissance')
            ->add('mobilephone')
            ->add('adresse')
        ;
    }

    public function getName()
    {
        return 'cit_userbundle_userform';
    }
}


You can place your orders through email, phone or letter.
How will you supply the medicines?
On receiving payment we will dispatch your orders by courier service / Indian postal service. In case it's a large order we can send by air or sea shipment.
If you are resident of India you can purchase drugs by sending your payment by demand draft or money order in Indian Rupee's. If you reside outside India you can make payment through Western Union Money Transfer or bank transfer.
How do I start your agency? What are the basic requirements?
If you have the necessary infrastructure of room and space please get in touch with your business enquiry. On hearing from you, we shall guide you through the details.
Is it possible for me to import your products?
Yes we can send products abroad. But all products have to be approved by your country's health department. As every nation has its own individual rules governing import of pharmaceuticals (herbal), please contact your local department.
TRIDOSHA means three humoral factors which are responsible for performing all activities in the body. In Ayurveda diagnosis is based on tridosha. It also denotes your body type or body constitution. Every individual has specific body type. An equilibrium with all the dosha lead to a healthy long life.
Why should I go for Ayurveda, instead of other system of medicine?
Unlike in other systems of medicine where they treat the disease only, in Ayurvedic system of medicine being a holistic approach to mankind, it not only treats the disease but treats the patients mentally as well as physically. It is a natural therapy hence it has no side effect or any complications, whereas other system of medicine has lots of side effects and several complications.
Is it necessary to follow vegetarian diet while taking Ayurvedic treatment?
Yes, it is advisible to follow vegetarian diet while taking Ayurvedic treatment.
What are the benefits of Ayurvedic massages?
Massage can help with conditions related to stress, such as headaches, insomnia, depression, high blood pressure and weak immune system. It also helps relieve pain from muscle strain, muscle spasms, soft tissue injury, repetitive use syndrome, low back and neck pain, as well as overworked muscles. It can also assist with digestive problems, such as constipation, abdominal and menstrual cramping, as bloating. It also helps relieve anxiety, feeling of isolation and provide support to overcome low self-esteem, fear and indecisiveness.
Can Ayurvedic massage help me?
Massage can help with conditions related to stress, such as headaches, insomnia, depression, high blood pressure and weak immune system. It also helps relieve pain from muscle strain, muscle spasms, soft tissue injury, low back and neck pain, as well as overworked muscles. It can also assist with digestive problems, such as constipation, abdominal and menstrual cramping, and bloating. It also helps relieve anxiety, and provide support to overcome low self-esteem.
Are there different types of massage therapies and are they painful?
There are different types of massage therapies. Medicated oil message, powder massage, massage using decoction of various herbs, massage with milk etc are some of them. If properly done by trained masseurs, the therapies are not painful.
For relaxation and stress reduction, you can experience a massage as often as you like and want for your life style. For recovery from an injury, the number of sessions depends on the type of injury and your healing powers. Consult with your Doctor to develop a plan that will meet your healing goals and schedule.
Most therapeutic sessions last between 45 minutes and 75 minutes.
Is there any special diet to be followed during treatment?
Diet plays an important role during the treatment process. The doctor will advise according to the individual's body constituents and the treatment to be followed.
As in any therapy if the treatment is not carried out properly and without proper guidance, it may produce undesirable effects. Also there are drugs that sometimes contraindicated for certain patients. Consultation with qualified Doctors and treatment carried out under strict supervision will produce excellent desired results without side effects.
Are there female masseurs available to attend female patients?
Yes, the female patients are attended by female masseurs.
Are there accommodation facilities available?
Yes, we have excellent facilities available at our exclusive beach side health centre.
Can I make consultation through E-mail?
Consultation through e-mail can be done. However as the doctor has to fully understand the problem and to reach a correct diagnosis, the mail should elaborately describe the problem faced.
Ayurveda describes each individual as a state of balance of the three doshas, which governs different aspects of the body. Vata dosha controls the principle of self-transportation, Pitta dosha controls internal processes such as digestion and metabolism, Kapha dosha encompasses our bodily protection, strength and growth. Because no two people have the same combination of these three doshas, everyone is a unique individual and individualized care and attention is needed for the treatment. When an imbalance occurs, proper diet and lifestyle changes can be implemented to bring the doshas back in balance. In such a case, one may be advised for specific dosha-reducing / aggravating foods, activities and medications or may even opt for Pancha Karma, an internal cleansing system of Ayurveda.


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How a Little-Known Smiling Saint Turned My View of Sanctity On Its Head
by Br. Zachary Burns - Mar 2, 2016
via brotherzacharyburnstor.blogspot.com / ChurchPOP
While all saints were certainly normal people like you and I, some feel just a little bit more "human" than others. Enter Pier Giorgio Frassati, the devout young Italian who turned my traditional view of sanctity on its head.
I was first introduced to Blessed Pier Giorgio when I was a novice friar. As I scanned a display shelf in a Catholic bookstore, one of my classmates held a relatively thin paperback up to my face. "You've got to read about this guy!" he said. "You'll love him." I looked at the book's cover: teal with a black and white image of a man snow-shoeing across an unforgiving landscape. The subtitle read "Daredevil Athlete, Roguish Prankster, Unrelenting Activist, Unexpected Mystic."
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I grabbed the book from my brother. "Woah, how have I not heard of him before?" I asked rhetorically. Without even reading a page, I knew I was about to enter into the world of a real wild-man: a Catholic Jeremiah Johnson, if you will. The book's pages, however, painted the picture of a much different character—one who, in many ways, was much more heroic than his photograph suggested, yet at the same time, as familiar as a lifelong friend.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati was the son of a wealthy, agnostic politician who ran a prominent liberal newspaper. Despite his father's wishes that he, too, work in the publishing business, Pier Giorgio entered university studies with the intent of working with and evangelizing low-income miners. Throughout his short life, he fought for social justice as a member of Catholic Party, organized outdoor excursions with friends, and was committed to his vows as a Third Order Dominican.
But above all else, Pier Giorgio was authentically, radically Catholic. His faith was the driving force behind his every action, whether feeding the hungry after school, being obedient to his parents, or climbing a mountain. His faith was the reason that, when he came to die, the poor no less than the great came to pay their respects by the thousands.
On one occasion, I found a prayer card of Blessed Pier Giorgio sitting atop a counter in our friary basement. When no one claimed it, I happily snatched it and placed it proudly upon my bedroom desk. I looked at the image—an extremely jovial Pier Giorgio among a group of friends—and thought about the faith that inspired that joy. What incredible faith, to live a normal life elated by the simple hope of God's love!
I mailed the card to a friend, hoping that the simple example of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati would inspire him as it did me. Briefly, I worried that since there were a few men depicted on the holy card, my friend might not know which one was Pier Giorgio. Then I looked again at the image, at that face radiant with supernatural life, and understood that he would be impossible to miss. Shouldn't we, too, be impossible to miss?
Blessed Pier Giorgio Holy Card
In a world rife with relativism, atheism, and profound negativity, many often wonder why anyone would decide to follow Christ. After all, why allow superstition to limit pleasure and happiness? Why follow the "rules" of religion?
Perhaps there is no better time than the Lenten season to follow in the footsteps of Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati and bring the joy of Christ into the normalcy of life. How can we do this? All it takes is faith—a mindfulness of the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. Pier Giorgio once said, "You ask me whether I am in good spirits. How could I not be so? As long as Faith gives me strength I will always be joyful!"
Lent offers us an opportunity to renew this faith through prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. In the weeks leading up to the Resurrection of our Lord, let us look to the example of Blessed Pier Giorgio and all the Saints. Let our prayer be for the constant presence of the Holy Spirit within us. Let our fasting be from negativity, from idleness, and from all that keeps us from loving as a Christian is called to love. And let our almsgiving be the profound mercy of God offered to all who need it, from our family members to strangers on the street.
Let us show the world that we are truly joyful! And our joy is unusual, as it comes not from the pleasures of the world, but from the supernatural power of Christ. The power that transforms you will be the same power that transforms all whom you meet.
Originally posted on This Too Shall Pass
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Br. Zachary Burns
Br. Zachary Burns is a simply professed friar of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis, Province of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. He is currently in his first year of seminary studies at the Catholic University of America.
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or proof that length contraction doesn't occur.
to send a message to in much less than a year.
and a collection of satellites in large orbit around the outpost.
our transmissions. Each satellite will travel at 99% the speed of light.
and a satellite near the outpost that are traveling toward each other.
of light the distance between the satellites will be contracted (length contraction).
a message travel time of much less than a year from earth to the outpost.
We are simply reflecting a message through an alternate reality.
The message will only have a short trip between the satellites.
You forgot to factor in time dilation. Proper time in the satellite frame doesn't match with the earth/colony proper time.
Rule of thumb : the likelihood that a couple lines written on a forum between two meals can overrule a century of thought experiments, building up of conjectures and consistent set of equations, and (incredibly abundant) experimental testing and verification of these conjectures is absurdly close to 0.
Good point you could be right.
and subatomic particles. Things might work different in the macro world we live in.
Is the universe analog or digital?
Is the human mind analog or digital?
do the orbits of the objects change?
Do planets that are now closer to the star they orbit heat up?
Yeah for the fact of not being able to speed up light this way, and processing time it would require, having a pony hyperexpress system would be quicker.
to the first two all running at the same time.
do you get the whole universe in the accelerator after one full lap?
Do I need more nines? That could get bright in there.
Probably they would meet at the other end and undergo fusion.
Ok I thing this idea is like voyagers slingshotting from Jupiter, but the only problem is that the speed of light can't change. I think you are suggesting using mass.
and took a picture while they flew by.
A pentagon, special protractor, clock, gears and ruler.
could length contraction precession occur?
Your asking me about a wormhole. I remember reading how it would require taking the mass of Jupiter down to two centimeters.
Not nessasarily with physics if you have the energy.
I haven't seen substantial proof in the space time.
Give me the money if it is possible I can build a wormhole. Assuming I don't time travel instead.
By the way contact is a good movie, not scientific, but good anyways.
Lets take an imaginary trip using current theory.
We will take a space ship from earth to a space station 100 miles from earth.
took 1 hour, and that we went 100 mph.
When we get to the space station our clock says the trip took 36 seconds.
That means we went 10000 mph to go 100 miles.
speed of light 100.00500025001250062503125156258 mph.
Therefore we in the ship only went 1 mile at a speed of 100 mph.
I used .99995 as our fraction of the speed of light and a Lorentz factor of 100.
We could go with the many worlds interpretation because this trip has 2.
is 1 mile away from earth.
The real speed of light is 669600000 miles per hour.
Disclaimer: My math might be right.
First: Light speed is 2.79 x 10 ^6 m/s. The sun is 8 light minutes from Earth, approximately 93 million miles or one AU (astronomical unit). The moon is 1.3 light seconds from Earth, approximately 240,000 miles. Closest system to Earth is the Centauri system, Alpha Beta and Proxima at 4.25 light years. The fastest man made object is the Parker sun probe traveling at 400,000 mph thanks to two gravity assists from Venus. At that speed it will arrive on station some time in December. Average distance to Mars is 225 million km and app. 12.5 light minutes depending on their positions in orbit with respect to one another.
Second: To attain light speed (with an object of mass) you'd need to increase the amount of energy needed which adds mass to the object. The more energy needed to increase power, the more mass is added according to Einstein's equivalency principle E=MC ^2. The more mass there is the more energy needed to move it until it becomes infinite. Time dilation, clocks slow down because you're moving faster than the tic toc of the clock. Length contraction occurs because your bow is moving exponentially faster than your stern and your stern needs to catch up as it were. Therefore it contracts. More as it comes in lol.


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Quintana-Arroyo Family: A Salvation Army Pathway of Hope Story
Disaster Services, News, Pathway of Hope, Social Services
The Quintana-Arroyo family (husband, wife, and three sons) met The Salvation Army through Emergency Disaster Services after being displaced from Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria, forcing them to relocate to Florida.
The family stayed in The Salvation Army's Emergency Shelter and learned about the Pathway of Hope Initiative.
Over time, the wife found employment, followed by her husband, who began working at a Salvation Army board member's construction company.
Through affiliation with a local community partner, the family was gifted a vehicle.
With one son recently graduating high school and another in college, the family has been able to save more than $7,000 and are now in the final stages of purchasing a home.
The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope Initiative has helped the family to become financially stable, increase their credit score, and position themselves to become homeowners.
The Salvation Army provided the necessary tools and services to help this family re-establish their life while working cohesively with community partners toward meeting their goals.
Through the support of donors, The Salvation Army is able to help families like this every day. Your gift today will help The Salvation Army serve families in need in your community.
September 30, 2019 /by Lindsay
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Single Mom in Need Finds Hope at The Salvation Army
News, Pathway of Hope
Meredith (right) with her Salvation Army Pathway of Hope counselor Lynn (left).
The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope initiative is an approach launched by The Salvation Army in 2011 to provide targeted services to families with a desire to take action to break the generational cycle of crisis and enable a path out of poverty.
With locations across Florida, The Salvation Army is able to help families in need find a clear path to self-sufficiency.
Here's a note from Meredith, a recent graduate from the Pathway of Hope program:
My sons and I moved to Bradenton a little over a year ago. I had no direction and zero dollars saved. I heard about the Pathway of Hope (initiative) from my mom and was encouraged to contact the program.
While participating in the program I have had an amazing accountability partner and a new friend, Lynn.
As of now, I have a savings account and I have paid one of my credit cards off in full! I am forever grateful for the kindness and support I have received from The Salvation Army.
To help us serve people in need in your community, please consider giving today.
August 22, 2019 /by Lindsay
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The Salvation Army Helps Family Find Stability and Hope
Housing, News, Pathway of Hope, Social Services, Southern Spirit
The Salvation Army Pathway of Hope initiative serves families in need
The family was homeless: Brian was living in a car with the three boys while Hannah was staying elsewhere. There just wasn't space for all of them to be together. Dealing with ongoing health issues, Brian was unable to work consistently, so Hannah had to be available to look after him and the children. They were without hope and couldn't see a way out of their situation.
The Salvation Army received a referral for the family from a partner agency, both organizations have been involved with the family ever since.
"The Salvation Army was able to help right away," Hannah said.
Christy, their Salvation Army case manager, developed a personalized action plan and meets with them regularly. "They were an ideal fit for Pathway of Hope, a nationwide Salvation Army initiative that assists families, ultimately helping them to be self-sufficient," Christy said.
She helped Brian apply for disability benefits and continues to meet with the family twice each month. "Hannah is working as a bus driver for the school district, securing a steady income and health benefits for the first time. Once they receive disability payments, the family will reach a new level of financial security and be able to plan for the future," says Christy.
Additionally, the partner ministry continues to provide financial support and a coach, who is like an emotional cheerleader, and also meets with the family regularly.
It's been really helpful to have people to talk about what is going on in life. I'm not used to that kind of support network," Hannah said. "I feel like there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel and I'm learning to deal with stress and pressure in a completely new way.
"We're living paycheck to paycheck, but that's OK. I'm hoping we will soon have a little money left in our account at the end of each month," she said. "I want to eventually take the kids on vacation and do stuff other people do. For now, we're paying the bills and have a roof over our heads."
Hannah said she is grateful for The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope program. "They helped pick us up and kept us working toward our goals," she said. "I want to say 'thank you' to The Salvation Army for being there for us."
Find out more information The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope initiative HERE.
To help The Salvation Army continue to serve families in need in your community, GIVE TODAY.
August 19, 2019 /by j_massey
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A Second Chance at Hope: Hannah's Story
News, Pathway of Hope, Social Services
Unemployed, on probation, and without transportation, Hannah and her new baby came into The Salvation Army's transitional housing program to avoid being homeless.
Over the course of eight months, The Salvation Army's case managers helped Hannah find employment, obtain stable childcare, pay probation fees, file for child support, and pay past-due utility bills. Though her criminal record was an obstacle, she was also able to secure permanent housing for her and her daughter.
The next step on Hannah's road to independence was to enroll in The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope initiative, which helps families break the cycle of generational poverty through extensive, long-term case management. Hannah was able to maintain housing and was eventually promoted to weekend manager at her job.
After a year and a half of making progress, Hannah's live-in boyfriend began using drugs. The situation escalated to the point he locked her out of the home and changed the locks, leaving her and her young daughter homeless once again. The doors of The Salvation Army were still open for Hannah when she returned.
Back on track with her case managers, Hannah obtained a vehicle and began researching how to return to school. She was accepted into a Business Management and Analysis program at her local technical college. After being approved for a Family Self-Sufficiency grant to help her afford tuition, she began taking classes just two months after returning to The Salvation Army.
With the help of case managers, and Hannah's hard work and determination, she and her daughter moved out of transitional housing into a permanent home three months later.
Hannah attended classes six hours a day and only worked on the weekends to help maintain excellent grades. One of her classes introduced her to insurance management, and the rest is history. After completing school, she immediately reached out to a local college to continue her education to receive an Associate's Degree in Risk Management and Insurance Services.
Hannah is still employed at her same job and has received several salary raises. Her flexible work hours help her balance school and taking care of her daughter. She recently renewed her lease for the second year and is well on her way to creating a bright future for her and her daughter.
Thank you for helping young mothers like Hannah find hope again.
May 14, 2019 /by Lindsay
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Breaking the Chains of Poverty: Sharonda's Story
Sharonda Mobley came to The Salvation Army after leaving an abusive relationship; she and her two young children were living in a domestic violence shelter. Thanks to The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope initiative, Mobley and her family are now self-supporting, and she's well on her way to becoming an independent businesswoman.
"They showed me someone's always there," Mobley said, "people are so loving and want nothing but the best for you. And out of all that, you should want the best for yourself. I came out of a bad situation, and the [The Salvation Army] Pathway of Hope gave me encouragement to move on from that – to start my own business and get my life back on track."
Pathway of Hope is a national initiative of The Salvation Army to help families break the cycle of intergenerational poverty through strength-based case management, community collaboration, and data-driven support.
"Of the families that successfully complete the program, we're seeing average income growth for each of them of over $2,000 annually . . . plus a $4,000 increase in non-cash benefits, such as SNAP food assistance," says Ronald Skeete, Pathway of Hope Director. For clients that leave before completing the initiative, "as long as they stay with us for three months, we see an 86 percent increase in stability."
Part of the holistic approach of this initiative is pastoral care. The Salvation Army has a goal for at least one-third of the Pathway of Hope families be engaged with the voluntary pastoral care services that are provided. Currently at 22% participation, Salvation Army mission specialists collaborate with local case manages to increase spiritual engagement.
Pathway of Hope has a threefold purpose: Stabilize families, help them set goals and develop new life habits. Which brings us back to Sharonda Mobley.
"It has been amazing working with her," said case manager Elizabeth Rogg. "She's been very self-driven from the get-go. When she first came here (in the spring of 2018) and we did her goal-setting, she saw the immediate needs she needed to take care of – getting into housing, and getting her car fixed – but she looked beyond that and really stuck to her dreams."
Once the family was settled in an apartment and their car was running again, Rogg said, "it was a matter of starting over for her – she had never been on her own before – so, learning how to navigate this thing called life."
Mobley was working as a hotel housekeeper with a goal of something greater – starting her own cleaning company. She secured a business name, got a registered tax ID and grew her company's client base to the point she could leave her hotel job and be her own boss. As summer passed and business slowed, Mobley took a seasonal position as a store clerk at The Salvation Army Family Store.
In spring, business picked up, and Mobley was back to cleaning full-time. She is taking care of the houses of five customers and is looking into expanding her services, possibly by buying a power washer and carpet-cleaning machine.
Her children Jasmine, 9, and Andrew, 3, are settled in their new home; Jasmine went to The Salvation Army's summer camp last summer and this winter won a "Terrific Kid" school award from the local Kiwanis Club. And Mobley is engaged. She and her fiancé attend their local Baptist church.
Mobley has adopted as her motto a Carl Jung quote Rogg shared with her: "I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become."
Without the people behind The Salvation Army's Pathway of Hope, Mobley said, "I wouldn't be in the state of mind I'm in right now – very calm, trying to get back on board with my kids' lives. I just thank God for them being there and being supportive."
This is what success in the Pathway of Hope looks like.
Original article here.
May 6, 2019 /by Lindsay
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