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JUNGLE ROT Premiere New Video
Tuesday, November 20 2018
As they close out their 25th year as a heavy metal powerhouse, JUNGLE ROT have released 'A Burning Cinder,' the latest video from their self-titled album, released this past July.
Watch "A Burning Cinder" @ Revolver.
"I call this a 'Frankenstein' creation, it has all the elements needed for a good metal song - groove, thrash, speed and killer lyrics," admits Matrise. "It is one of my favorites in our catalog and I wanted to expand about the government trying to control, manipulate and force feed citizens into what we should believe in or not. It goes over really well live and we can't wait to continue playing it on the next tour."
JUNGLE ROT Tour Dates
Revolver Magazine , Music Video
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Victory Records is excited to announce the signing of hardcore icons CRO-MAGS, led by founder Harley Flanagan. The pioneering NYC band release a three track EP today featuring "Don't Give In," "Drag You Under" and "No One's Victim" - the first new, official CRO-MAGS music since 2000's 'Revenge' album.
Listen to the first CRO-MAGS Songs in 19 Years.
CRO-MAGS feature Flanagan on lead vocals/bass, guitarists Gabby Abularach, Rocky George (Suicidal Tendencies, Fishbone), and drummer Garry "G-Man" Sullivan.
The Return of ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN
They never went away, but ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN is back celebrating the release of their 1999 masterpiece How To Make A Monster, with an all new re-issue vinyl release. In addition to limited edition colored vinyl, the remastered album includes new artwork by friend and famed artist COOP, extensive liner notes by Joel Gausten with additional insights by Eddie Spaghetti (Supersuckers), Tony Reflex (Adolescents), Ace Von Johnson (Faster Pussycat), plus Captain Sensible (The Damned), a digital download and an 18" x 24" poster of COOP's 'Electric Bride.' The vinyl comes in limited quantities of black/white/green mix and orange/yellow mix, and can be heard on all streaming platforms.
Listen to the album and order vinyl here.
Electric Frankenstein
BROADSIDE - 2 New Songs
Before heading on their first tour of 2019, BROADSIDE is holding over fans with two new tracks, "King Of Nothing" and "Empty."
Listen to "King Of Nothing" and "Empty."
"'King of Nothing' is a song about wanting to be the best," states BROADSIDE vocalist Ollie Baxxter. "We chose this life as touring musicians but it can be painfully lonely. We all want to be heard and play to massive crowds while making enough money that our parents won't worry about our futures. I'm so proud of our accomplishments as a band but some nights, after the show ends and those crowds leave the venue, when you're in the back seat of a dark van, you feel like you're not doing enough and those dreams you have become nightmares of what you'll never achieve. You can be on top of the world and have nothing."
"I was going through a real out of body misery when writing 'Empty,'" Baxxter playfully admits. "The duality of a being a broken-hearted romantic splits a person. On one hand, you've been wronged, you should run and never look back. On the other, the rewarding time spent and memories made keep you trapped in the worrisome 'what if this person leaves' psychosis. I wanted to write a dance-y song making fun of how unfortunate it is to be in love, sometimes."
Fans can fall in love with BROADSIDE's live show once again as the band will support Set It Off across North America starting June 11 and wrapping up July 19. BROADSIDE will then head into the studio to record a brand new album, the follow-up to 2017's smash Paradise. In the fall of 2019, the band return to Europe for a month+ long tour (dates to be announced soon) and more slated for 2020.
CAROUSEL KINGS New Single, Tour Dates
CAROUSEL KINGS have released a soul-stirring new song, "Monarch," from their upcoming full-length album Plus Ultra, available on May 31, 2019. That same day, the Pennsylvania punks kick off the Plus Ultra Tour Phase 1 in Albany, NY with more dates to be announced soon.
Listen to "Monarch" Now.
As the band packs their bags for the road, Alexander adds, "We are totally thrilled to get out there, do the work and show fans where CAROUSEL KINGS are at as we prepare to enter a new decade. Plus Ultra is the culmination of where this band came from and where we are going. And we hope to see you in your city soon!"
Plus Ultra Tour Phase 1
May 31 - Albany, NY @ Jupiter Hall
June 1 - Providence, RI @ Alchemy
June 2 - Manchester, NH @ Bungalow
June 4 - Brooklyn, NY @ Kingsland
June 5 - Stanhope, NJ @ Stanhope House
June 6 - Lynchburg, VA @ Ellington
June 7 - Richmond, VA @ The Camel
June 8 - Fayetteville, NC @ Drunk Horse Pub
June 9 - Ringgold, GA @ Cloud Springs
July 3 - Milwaukee, WI @ Summerfest
July 6 - Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot
AWAKEN I AM "The Stages Of Grief"
AWAKEN I AM have released "The Stages Of Grief," a brand new video from their upcoming EP The Beauty In Tragedy, set for release on April 26, 2019. The five song collection plays as a tribute dedicated entirely to their late guitarist Connor Verner-Oakley.
Watch "The Stages Of Grief" Music Video.
"The love that we all shared with Connor ran so deep," admits drummer Luke McKenzie. "With such a sudden loss we never got the chance to let him know how much we loved him, how proud we are of him and how we cherished the final times we spent together. This recording was the hardest thing we have ever had to work through and move forward from. 'The Stages Of Grief' is self-explanatory, we are working through all of this and finding our way of saying he will always be loved and always missed."
Awaken I Am , Music Video
Hog Tyin' Woman by REVEREND HORTON HEAT
REVEREND HORTON HEAT have released another barnstormer with the new single "Hog Tyin' Woman," from the upcoming collection Whole New Life, available worldwide November 30, 2018. On December 7, fans of the NBC thriller Midnight, Texas can tune in to see REVEREND HORTON HEAT perform "Hog Tyin' Woman" on the hit show.
"Hog Tyin' Woman" Now Playing @ Guitar World.
Guitar World , Reverend Horton Heat
DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY New Video
Los Angeles rockers DEAD GIRLS ACADEMY and Kerrang! Magazine are premiering the captivatingly cinematic and haunting music video for the crowd favorite hit 'Cannibal,' from the band's debut album Alchemy, available everywhere now.
Watch the Music Video "Cannibal."
Kerrang , Dead Girls Academy , Music Video
REVEREND HORTON HEAT's New Video
Like ripping bolts of lightning from the sky, REVEREND HORTON HEAT unleash smoldering electricity with "Whole New Life," the lead single and music video from their new album, aptly titled Whole New Life. The album will be available everywhere via Victory Records on November 30, 2018.
"Whole New Life" Now Playing @ Brooklyn Vegan
Reverend Horton Heat , Music Video
ABANDONED BY BEARS 'Greyscale' Video
Friday, August 10 2018
Swedish pop-punkers ABANDONED BY BEARS have released "Greyscale," the groove-filled banger from their highly anticipated new album. The track closes the bands upcoming third studio album, Headstorm, set for worldwide release on August 24, 2018.
Watch the video "Greyscale."
"Up to this point we only made videos for our more poppy and upbeat songs," admits bassist Gustav Eriksson. "All our videos have always had a more 'positive' vibe and although this is not the first time we've written an angry song, we've never accompanied one with any video. We need to keep trying new things to keep the whole band experience fresh, and for us this was very different compared to visuals we've done before. This song reflects a situation in your life where you've had to cut the ties with a friend, a significant other or someone close that brought the worst out in you."
Abandoned By Bears , Music Video
JUNGLE ROT Release Music Video Sequel
JUNGLE ROT, one of the all-time greatest American death metal bands, deliver their bad-ass new music video for 'Send Forth Oblivion.' The track leads off their strongest album to date, appropriately titled Jungle Rot, in stores July 20.
Witness "Send Forth Oblivion" and listen to the album here.
Music Video , Jungle Rot


Conduct a review of the state of the evidence for interventions that respond to acute watery diarrhoea (AWD), with a focus on Ethiopia.
This rapid review has found that there are many gaps in the evidence on humanitarian responses to acute watery diarrhoea (AWD) in Ethiopia, specifically in terms of necessary cross district and/or cross border co-ordination, as well as the human and financial resources needed for such aid (Fisseha, 2016; Oxfam GB, 2017; UNICEF, 2017a; OCHA Somalia, 2018). This is important in multi-sectorial aid programmes – which the majority of humanitarian responses are reported to be.
Infections such as AWD are public health concerns, especially in emergency settings where they can be spread quickly unless an outbreak is halted. Hence the need for rapid and accurate reporting of cases. The US Department of State Humanitarian Information Unit (HIU, 2017) reported 43,015 AWD/cholera cases in the Horn of Africa. The electronic Disease Early Warning Surveillance (eDEWS) system, supported by WHO, allows suspected cholera and AWD cases to be reported (OCHA Yemen, 2018). Government reports state that Federal Ministry of Health (FMoH) water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) clusters also strengthen community-based AWD surveillance to detect new cases for timely response (Government of Ethiopia/OCHA, 2017).
AWD/cholera outbreaks in certain areas can also be helpful to responses in disease situations (WHO Ethiopia, 2017a). The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) report that their Communications for Development (C4D) interventions focus on preventing the resurgence of AWD and integrate nutrition related messages in sites for internally displaced people (IDP) (UNICEF, 2017a).
Examples of interventions from neighbouring countries show that community-centred campaigns are also successful in stopping AWD outbreaks, e.g. in Bangladesh (UNICEF, 2017b). Since July 2016, volunteers from UNICEF and the Ethiopian Red Cross Society have been conducting mass public awareness campaigns using audio trucks deployed in each of the 10 sub-cities of Addis Ababa (Kiros, 2016). Response Plans focussing on both prevention and treatment (UNICEF, 2017b), such as the World Health Organisation Ethiopia (2017a) '1-to-5 network', successfully advise families and individuals on how to protect themselves and seek treatment. Such Plans are implemented by woreda (district) and zonal administrators, and organised into seven pillars, namely: coordination team; surveillance; case management; social mobilisation; regulatory; logistics, and WASH interventions (Fisseha, 2016).


This dish popular in Lebanese cuisine is said to have originated from the random pickings of whatever the kitchen garden offered. It is eaten with the "meshwi" of chicken, kebabs, and grilled sausage.
Besides being succulent, tabbouleh provides a wealth of antioxidant vitamins A and C.
Undo the parsley and gather the sprigs into small bundles so that the leaves are packed together at the same level. Rinse and drain well. Place each bundle on your chopping surface, grip the upper part of the parsley firmly with one hand, and with the other, use a sharp knife to cut off the stalks. Chop the rest of the parsley.
Wash the burghol, drain quickly, squeeze out excess water and place in a salad bowl. Cover the burghol with the tomatoes; allow it to absorb the tomato juices. Meanwhile, sprinkle the onion with the salt and black pepper, then add to the burghol and tomato in the bowl. Add the lemon juice, mint and parsley, and mix well; taste and adjust seasonings. If the tabbouleh is not moist enough, add a little bit of lemon juice.
Serve immediately with leaves of lettuce. You may also pile the tabbouleh into a pita pocket.


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Obituary for Helen Elizabeth (Syrup) Welsh | Somerville Funeral Home, Inc.
Helen Elizabeth Welsh, 95, passed away peacefully on Saturday February 2, 2019. She was born on November 21, 1923 in Copper Hill NJ to her dear parents Elizabeth (Syrup) and Herbert Errickson. During her lifetime Helen resided in Copperhill NJ and North Plainfield NJ before moving to Middlesex Borough NJ. She was a graduate at Overlook Hospital Nursing School and was employed as a registered nurse for most of her life. Helen was an avid Bingo player and loved playing at the Casino's. She enjoyed decorating her home, gardening, cooking and enjoyed preparing meals for family gatherings. Helen also loved shopping and especially enjoyed her time shopping at the Dollar Store. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star. Helen was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and sister. She will be remembered by all who knew her as a kind, caring and generous woman who will be sadly missed.
Helen is survived by her loving children, Hervey Lake (wife Dorothy) Dunellen NJ, Russell Lake (wife Theresa) Middletown NJ, William Lake (wife Stacy), Henry Lake (wife Jodi) Hillsborough NJ, Patrick Welsh (wife Karin) Dunellen NJ, Elizabeth Durko Bound Brook NJ, Madelyn Lake Middlesex NJ and Caroline Jones (husband Wayne) Middlesex NJ. She is also survived by one sister, Adeline Larken of California. Helen will be sadly missed by the joys of her life, her 19 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
Helen was predeceased by her parents, her husband Walter Thomas Welsh (April 28, 1978), son Thomas Welsh (October 19, 2017), a daughter Helen Faye Barry (September 30, 2016) and four brothers.
Viewing will be on Wednesday February 6, 2019 between 5:00 pm and 8:00 pm at the funeral home. Burial is private.
In lieu of flowers donations may be made in Helen's name to the St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital at stjude.org.


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Legislative Days 19 – 20
February 22, 2022 to February 24, 2022
Lawmakers enjoyed a four-day weekend in their districts to observe President's Day on February 21st . The tempo of session was relatively slow this week for this point in the session: two days in chamber and one day of committee meetings. It's analogous to riding to the top of a roller coaster; the session has been steady and disciplined during the ascent. But all that stops next week: the roller coaster has reached the apex and we can clearly see the high-speed loops, rolls, and turns that await us. For the next five weeks, the legislature has only one weekday off. The pace will be grueling as the General Assembly races downhill towards Crossover Day on March 15 and sine die on April 4.
New Bills that CBA is Tracking
H.B. 1389 was introduced in the House by Rep. Teri Anulewicz (D), Smyrna. The bill defines workplace harassment and allows a right of action for workplace harassment. The bill was assigned to the Industry and Labor Committee.
H.B. 1395 was introduced in the House by Rep. Josh McLaurin (D), Sandy Springs. The bill provides for the acceptance of electronic copies of titles issued in another state or country. The bill was assigned to the Motor Vehicles Committee.
H.B. 1400 was introduced in the House by Rep. Alan Powell (R), Hartwell. The bill revised the number of Class 1 and Class 2 production licenses that can be issued by the Medical Cannabis Commission Oversight Committee. The bill was assigned to the Regulated Industries Committee.
H.B. 1413 was introduced in the House by Rep. Trey Rhodes (R), Greensboro. The bill authorizes local governments to establish and adopt commercial property assessed clean energy and storm resiliency (C-PACER) programs. CBA has concerns with the bill as drafted relating to lien priority status for commercial properties. CBA will work with the author of the bill and other interested parties to mitigate the concerns that we have with the language. The bill was assigned to the Governmental Affairs Committee.
Updates on Legislation CBA is Tracking
H.B. 334 Remote Online Notary by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. The House insisted on their position and appointed a Conference Committee.
H.B. 500 Georgia Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act by Rep. James Burchett (R), Waycross. The bill was passed by the House with a vote of 153-11.
H.B. 1088 Non-judicial Foreclosures for Time-Share Estates by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The bill was passed by the House with a vote of 141-18.
Committee Actions
H.B. 916 Superior and State Court Appellate Practice Act by Rep. Rob Leverett (R), Elberton. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 931 Contents of Certificates of Title by Rep. Wes Cantrell (R), Woodstock. The bill was passed by the Ways & Means Subcommittee.
H.B. 960 Office of the Inspector General by Rep. Rob Leverett (R), Elberton. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 997 Ad Valorem Timber Exemption by Rep. Sam Watson (R), Moultrie. The bill was passed by the Ways & Means Committee.
H.B. 1352 Disposition of Unclaimed Property and Certain Wills by Rep. Vance Smith, Jr. (R), Pine Mountain. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Judiciary Committee.
H.R.686 Ad Valorem Tax Rate Reduction for Timber by Rep. Sam Watson (R), Moultrie. The resolution was passed by the Ways & Means Committee.
S.B. 345 Prohibit Vaccine Passports by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Health and Human Services Committee.
S.B. 371 Credit Repair Services Organizations by Sen. Larry Walker III (R), Perry. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.
S.B. 493 Non-judicial Foreclosure for Time-Share Estates by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Judiciary Committee.
Hearings Only
H.B. 1278 Sales Tax Exemption for Renovation or Expansion of Museums by Rep. Patty Bentley (D), Butler. The bill was presented to the Ways & Means Committee.
H.B. 1350 Notices to Beneficiaries Regarding Probate Wills by Rep. Will Wade (R), Dawsonville. The bill was presented to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 154 Cap on Assessments by Property Owners' Associations by Sen. Donzella James (D), Atlanta. The bill was presented to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 471 Online Public Sales Under Tax Levies by Sen. Randy Robertson (R), Cataula. The bill was presented to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 485 Statute of Frauds by Sen. Greg Dolezal (R), Cumming. The bill was presented to the Judiciary Committee.
February 14, 2022 to February 17, 2022
Session Approaches Midpoint
After three days in session this week, lawmakers will return to Atlanta following President's Day for legislative days 19 and 20, marking the midpoint of the forty-day session. Now entering the third quarter, lawmakers will shift their attention away from introducing bills and towards the vetting process both at the committee level and on the Chamber floors. Daily debate calendars will continue to grow and committees will continue their methodical work through priority measures.
Despite the focus on the legislative session, the political landscape is always shifting in the background. Just this week, Senator Lindsey Tippins (R), Marietta, and Representative Terry England (R), Auburn, announced they would not seek reelection. England is the Chairman of the powerful House Appropriations Committee and works year-round on Georgia's budget. Tippins serves as Chair of the Senate Higher Education Committee. In just three short weeks, the line between lawmaking and campaigning will blur even further when candidates descend on the state capitol for qualifying. Several other veteran lawmakers are expected to announce their retirement before then.
H.B. 1310 was introduced in the House by Rep. Emory Dunahoo (R), Gillsville. The bill requires an appraisal provision in residential and commercial fire and extended coverage insurance policies and provides guidelines for appraisal of amount of loss. The bill was assigned to the Insurance Committee.
H.B. 1334 was introduced in the House by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The bill includes tiny homes on wheels in the definition of "mobile homes" and provides that mobile homes shall be returned for taxation primarily in the county where they are functionally located. The bill was assigned to the Ways & Means Committee.
H.B. 1350 was introduced in the House by Rep. Will Wade (R), Dawsonville. The bill requires executors to send notices to beneficiaries regarding the filing of petitions to probate wills and requires judges of probate courts to verify such notices. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 1352 was introduced in the House by Rep. Vance Smith (R), Pine Mountain. The bill relates to the disposition of unclaimed property and provides for the handling of certain wills. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 1360 was introduced in the House by Rep. Will Wade (R), Dawsonville. The bill would repeal intangible recording tax. The bill was assigned to the Ways & Means Committee.
S.B. 502 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Brian Strickland (R), McDonough. The bill would change the definition of employment to include services performed by an individual for wages unless the Department of Labor makes a contrary determination based upon evidence that such individual has been free from control or direction over the performance of such services. The bill was assigned to the Insurance and Labor Committee.
S.B. 524 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Nikki Merritt (D), Grayson. The bill provides for civil penalties and benefit recapture from employers that move call centers from this state.
S.B. 331 Employee Work Hours by Sen. John Albers (R), Roswell. The bill was passed by the Senate with a vote of 31-21.
H.B. 389 Change Definition of Employment by Rep. Todd Jones (R), Cumming. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Industry and Labor Committee.
H.B. 500 Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act by Rep. James Burchette (R), Waycross. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Ways & Means Committee.
H.B. 891 Department's Housekeeping Bill sponsored by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. The bill was passed by the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.
H.B. 899 LIBOR sponsored by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R). Monroe. The bill was passed by the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.
H.B. 916 Superior and State Court Appellate Practice Act by Rep. Rob Leverett (R), Elberton. The bill was presented in the Gunter Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee as a substitute.
H.B. 960 Office of the Inspector General by Rep. Rob Leverett (R), Elberton. The bill was presented in the Gunter Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee as a substitute.
H.B. 974 Deeds Requiring Electronic Filing by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. The bill was withdrawn from the General Calendar and returned to the Judiciary Committee. The bill was passed as a substitute.
H.B. 1088 Nonjudicial Foreclosure of Time-Share Estates by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The bill was passed as a substitute by the Judiciary Committee. This bill is similar to S.B. 493 Nonjudicial Foreclosure of Time-Share Estates by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga.
H.B. 1294 Dereliction Notices for Abandoned Mobile Homes by Rep. John Corbitt (R), Lake Park. The bill was passed by the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 470 Felony Convictions by Mortgage Lenders and Brokers by Sen. Randy Robertson (R), Cataula. The bill was passed by the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee as a substitute.
H.B 997 Ad Valorem Timber Exemption by Rep. Sam Watson (R), Moultrie. The bill was presented to the Ways & Means Committee.
H.B. 1093 Use Restrictions on Residential Dwellings by Rep. Dale Washburn (R), Macon. The bill was presented to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 439 Property Owner Appearance in Dispossessory Proceedings by Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R), Marietta. The bill was presented to the Judiciary Committee.
Day 18 of the Session
February 7, 2022 to February 11, 2022
First of Several Committee Workdays
In recent years, the General Assembly has started earmarking specific days in the legislative schedule as committee workdays. This reflects the critical role committees play in the process: they are the workhorses of the legislature, allowing for division of labor and subject matter expertise. This system enables the scrutiny of a large number of bills and resolutions during the short forty-day session.
The Speaker of the House and Lt. Governor assign newly introduced measures to standing committees in the House and Senate, respectively. It is then up to the Chair of the committee to determine if a bill will be considered. The vast majority of bills are introduced, only to languish and ultimately expire in committee, without so much as a hearing.
Committees are able to amend the measure, even over the objection of the author. Once the committee has "perfected" the bill, they take their own vote. A majority of affirmative votes advances the bill to the Rules Committee for further consideration.
Wednesday was one of these committee workdays and several more are built into the current schedule. As more measures come out of committee and are eligible for deliberation by the full chamber, the debate calendars in the House and Senate will continue to grow.
H.B. 1177 was introduced in the House by Rep. Debra Bazemore (D), South Fulton. The bill prohibits any employer from seeking salary history information about an applicant during the hiring process and imposes civil penalties for violations. The bill also requires employers to make certain disclosures in job positing. The bill was assigned to the Industry and Labor Committee.
H.B. 1221 was introduced in the House by Rep. Matthew Gambill (R), Cartersville. The bill requires lien filings for amounts of $10,000 and less include a copy of the contract on which the claim is based and a copy of a letter demanding payment be sent by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery by the claimant to the owner of the property or the contractor. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 1294 was introduced in the House by Rep. John Corbett (R), Lake Park. The bill provides for the timing of sending notice by a landowner when an abandoned mobile home as been determined to be derelict. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 1296 was introduced in the House by Rep. Gregg Kennard (D), Lawrenceville. The bill prohibits inheritance by an abandoning spouse and provides inheritance by an abandoning spouse's descendants. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B 470 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Randy Robertson (R), Cataula. The bill provides for different categories of felony convictions for purposes of investigations of mortgage loan originator applicants. The bill was assigned to the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.
S.B. 471 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Randy Robertson (R), Cataula. The bill authorizes online public sales under tax levies and executions. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 485 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Greg Dolezal (R), Cumming. The bill relates to the statute of frauds and provides that agreements with a value in excess of $10,000 shall be in writing. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 491 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Gail Davenport (D), Jonesboro. The bill creates a qualified down payment savings program to be implemented by the Department of Revenue. The bill was assigned to the Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.
S.B. 493 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga. The bill authorizes nonjudicial foreclosure of time-share estates. This bill is similar to H.B. 1088 Nonjudicial Foreclosure of Time-Share Estates by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 494 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Steve Gooch (R), Dahlonega. The bill prohibits local governments from prohibiting certain use restrictions on residential dwellings. This bill is similar to H.B. 1093 Use Restrictions on Residential Dwellings by Rep. Dale Washburn (R), Macon. The bill was assigned to the State and Local Governmental Operations Committee.
H.B. 891 Department's Housekeeping Bill sponsored by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. The bill was unanimously adopted by the House and has been assigned to the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.
H.B. 899 LIBOR sponsored by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R). Monroe. The bill was unanimously adopted by the House and has been assigned to the Senate Banking and Financial Institutions Committee.
H.B. 974 Deeds Requiring Electronic Filing by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. The bill was amended in the Judiciary Committee to still allow filing of paper copies and not fully mandate electronic filing. The bill passed committee as amended. In effect, the amendment guts the bill. CBA will continue to monitor the process of the bill.
H.B. 1088 Nonjudicial Foreclosure of Time-Share Estates by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The bill was presented in the Scoggins Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee as a substitute. The substitute bill clarifies that this applies to time shares only. The bill moves on to full Committee. Concerns with the bill remain from several parties as there are questions as to whether or not title insurance would be available on the property after the nonjudicial foreclosure. Interested parties are working with the author of the bill to potentially modify language. This bill is similar to S.B. 493 Nonjudicial Foreclosure of Time-Share Estates by Sen. Jeff Mullis (R), Chickamauga.
H.R. 579 Georgia Commission on Sustainability and Economic Opportunity by Rep. Don Parsons (R), Marietta. A substitute resolution was presented to the Small Business Development Committee. The author stated that the substitute changes the abolishment date of the Commission to December 31, 2022 and the report could be reported anytime prior to the abolishment date. The resolution passed committee as amended.
H.R. 627 Bureaucratic Hindrances to Businesses by Rep. Bill Yearta (R), Sylvester. The resolution was passed by the Small Business Development Committee.
S.B. 331 Employee Work Hours by Sen. John Albers (R), Roswell. The bill was passed by the Industry and Labor Committee.
S.B. 374 Data Analytic Center by Sen. Blake Tillery (R), Vidalia. The bill was passed by the Science and Technology Committee.
H.B. 137 Condemnation of Real Property sponsored by Rep. Mitchell Scoggins (R), Cartersville. The bill was presented to the Public Finance & Policy Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee.
H.B. 500 Agribusiness and Rural Jobs Act sponsored by James Burchett (R), Waycross. The bill was presented to the Income Tax Subcommittee of the Ways & Means Committee.
H.R. 581 Lottery Games to Support Economic Development by Rep. Yasmin Neal (D), Jonesboro. The resolution was presented to the Lottery Oversight-Gaming subcommittee of the Regulated Industries Committee.
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Legislative Days 9 – 11
February 1, 2022 to February 3, 2022
The session resumed on Tuesday, February 1st and completed days nine through 11 of the session. While the House and Senate were only in session three days this week, nearly two hundred bills were introduced and assigned to committee. Most of these measures are local legislation.
Even as the congressional and state redistricting process makes headlines, local commission and school board districts must also be reapportioned following the census. In post-census sessions, local legislation typically accounts for about 55% of all bills passed.
Thankfully, these measures are not debated and voted on individually, but rather grouped and considered each day as part of the local calendar. "Local courtesy" typically prevails – so long as the legislative delegation from the impacted city or county agrees on the need for the measure, other members will generally defer to them and support passage.
H.B. 1088 was introduced in the House by Rep. Stan Gunter (R), Blairsville. The bill relates to the miscellaneous provisions regarding time-share projects and programs and authorizes nonjudicial foreclosure of time-share estates. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee. On Wednesday, February 2nd, the Scoggins Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing only for the bill. Some concerns were expressed regarding title insurance availability after the non-judicial foreclosure. The author of the bill committed to working on a substitute for the next hearing. CBA will continue to monitor the changes to this bill.
H.B. 1091 was introduced in the House by Rep. Martin Momtahan (R), Dallas. The bill revised the duty of an owner or occupier of land to an invitee when such owner or occupier prohibits the carrying or possession of weapons. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 1093 was introduced in the House by Rep. Dale Washburn (R), Macon. The bill prohibits local governments from placing restrictions on land or residential dwellings that are subject to a landlord-tenant relationship, contract, lease, or rental agreement. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 1149 was introduced in the House by Rep. Rhonda Burnough (D), Riverdale. The bill enacts the "Georgia Evictions Records Restriction Act" and makes changes to demand for possession, procedure upon a tenant's refusal, and concurrent issuance of a federal lease termination notice, so as to enact the. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 1152 was introduced in the House by Rep. Meisha Mainor (D), Atlanta. The bill requires merchants to accept cash for purchases and requires that any cash overpayment to be remitted to the state treasury. The bill was assigned to the Agriculture & Consumer Affairs Committee.
H.R. 686 was introduced in the House by Rep. Sam Watson (R), Moultrie. The resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a reduction in the rate of the ad valorem tax assessment of timber at sale or harvest. The resolution was assigned to the Ways & Means Committee.
S.B. 439 was introduced in the Senate by Sen. Lindsey Tippins (R), Marietta. The bill states that the owner of a property or tenement at issue in a dispossessor proceeding shall be allowed to appear during a trial of the issue individually. The bill was assigned to the Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 332 Inform Consumers Act sponsored by Sen. John Albers (R), Roswell. The bill was unanimously adopted by the Senate and has been assigned to the House Judiciary Committee.
S.B. 96 Veterans Health ID Cards for Notaries by Sen. Lester Jackson (D), Savannah. The bill was presented to the Veterans, Military, and Homeland Security Committee and was passed favorably.
S.B. 319 Georgia Constitutional Carry Act of 2021 by Sen. Jason Anavitarte (R), Dallas. The bill was presented to the Judiciary Committee and was passed favorably.
S.B. 363 Solicitations for Corporate Filings or Employment or Labor Posters by Sen. Blake Tillery (R), Vidalia. The bill was presented to the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee and was passed favorably as a substitute, which doubled the fines for violations.
S.B. 364 Telephone Solicitations by Sen. Blake Tillery (R), Vidalia. The bill was presented to the Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee and was passed favorably.
H.B. 733 Guaranteed Asset Protection Waiver sponsored by Rep. Tyler Paul Smith (R), Bremen. The bill was presented to the Property & Casualty Subcommittee of the Insurance Committee. The author and the Insurance Commissioner's Office are working on substitute language for consideration at a subsequent meeting.
H.B. 916 Superior and State Court Appellate Practice Act by Rep. Rob Leverett (R), Elberton. The bill was presented to the Gunter Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 960 Office of the Inspector General by Rep. Rob Leverett (R), Elberton. The bill was presented to the Gunter Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee.
H.B. 974 Deeds Requiring Electronic Filing by Rep. Joseph Gullett (R), Dallas. The bill was presented to the Scoggins Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee.
Bill Highlight's: H.B. 891 and H.B. 899 Department of Banking's Housekeeping Bill and LIBOR
Both H.B. 891 Department of Banking and Finance's Housekeeping bill and H.B. 899 LIBOR were presented to the Banks & Banking Committee by Rep. Bruce Williamson (R), Monroe. The bills were both passed favorably by the committee. While previous House Banks & Banking Chairman Greg Morris insisted on having a least one hearing on the Department's Housekeeping bill before allowing a vote, his successor Rep. Noel Williams, Jr. (R), Cordele, was content to let both measures advance after a single meeting.
The House Rules Committee placed both bills on the Rules Calendar for consideration by the full Chamber on Monday, February 7th.
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Speakers: Invited speakers include Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Senate Banking Committee member Tim Scott (R-S.C.).
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Moral Considerations in Foreign Policy and Israel's Moral Failure
Wednesday June 22, 2022
By: Tamir Pardo
There are no moral standards in the global arena
What is morality? I do not intend to offer a philosophical definition of the term, but one could simply say that these are rules that distinguish between good and bad behaviors. At a higher level, these are rules of conduct, some of which are designated as fundamental values or norms pertaining to a group's worldview while others (a significant proportion) are backed by "do or don't do" legislation. That is how matters are conducted in a family, tribe, or country. But when we discuss inter-state relations, we discover an entirely different playing field. There is no authority that can enforce binding rules on all nations, despite attempts over the course of the 20th century to formulate international norms. In fact, many countries have chosen to stay off this playing field – and not necessarily non-democracies – so, there are no moral standards in the global arena.
The turning point of the 21st century
We are currently witnessing an unprecedented technological revolution, which has resulted in us all living in a global village. The significance of this fact is not clear to all heads of state. The world's state-oriented structure has remained the same, while the world itself has become a village with new problems. The first challenge for existing countries is the total transparency and flow of information that blurs the lines between foreign and domestic policy. During the Arab Spring, I met with a high-ranking security official from a distant and non-democratic country. He told me that as soon as the riots erupted in Egypt, he blocked Egypt-related news on his country's internet. I told him that it was doubtful that people of his country knew that a state called "Egypt" in the world. He replied that it made no difference – it would be enough for one small village to hear about what was happening for its inhabitants to decide that they, too, would demonstrate against their own regime, so as to ignite the whole country.
Some policy-defining decisions, and their morality
I will now try to give some examples of decisions that have defined policy and examine their degree of morality. I will touch on questions of the individual vis-à-vis the state, the state versus its own laws, the morality of state decisions as a mirror of its strength or weakness. In particular, I will try to answer the following questions: How do we determine what a state's interests are? How can we reconcile the inherent tension between the statesman's perspective and that of the operative echelon?
1. The neutralization of Osama bin Laden
Here is a first case: there is a married couple and the husband abuses the wife, verbally and also to some degree physically. The wife decides one night to act and shoots him. In accordance with its laws, the state convicts the woman of murder. Now let's look at the action taken by the United States against bin Laden. The Americans searched for him for many years in order to make him pay for the attacks. One day, they found him in Pakistan. Instead of asking its ally to extradite him, the US chose to violate its sovereignty, organized a military operation, and killed him in his bed. The Western world saw this as a correct and welcome thing to do. There are two fairly similar cases here, though morally there's a large gap between them. In the first case, law and order outweigh the woman's right to exact justice for herself. In the second case, where the incident moved from the private arena to the international arena, the American action was perceived as moral and legitimate.
2. The release of Gilad Shalit
Israel engaged in lengthy negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit. Shalit's family led the struggle on his behalf and pressured the Israeli government to bring about his release. In 2012, the government agreed to a deal with Hamas that would free 1027 terrorists in exchange for Shalit. I remember the conversations I had with the then-prime minister before the deal. He knew it was a very difficult decision, especially for someone on the right. He sought support from the security echelon. I told him that the price of the deal was insane, and that there was no operative or practical logic to the move. However, I added that the question was neither operative nor legal, but rather one of Jewish morality and ethics. When morality is at issue, I have no better answer than does my wife, or any other citizen; I gave my support for the plan, not as head of the Mossad but as a father of children. In this case, the prime minister's personal decision, which stemmed from his Jewish ethics and his prioritization of life above all else, won out, despite the potential harm to the power of the state.
A few years later, there was a cabinet discussion of the Shamgar Committee recommendations. The committee had proposed a solution – confidential up to that point – regarding negotiations for the release of abductees. The government wanted to adopt the committee's conclusions, but I advised the prime minister not to accept them. I told him that if, God forbid, three little girls were to be kidnapped that evening and he were called to negotiate for their release, it was not certain that he would be able to stand before the people and declare that he would not open negotiations because of the committee's conclusions. The decision was postponed. A week later, the three boys were abducted, and we know the result.
Had the issue been discussed in 1948, we might have aligned ourselves with the American position, which does not easily enter into negotiations. But Israel chose Jewish morality, even when it conflicts with the interests of the state, and even when it contradicts universal morality, and despite the dangers of returning hundreds or thousands of terrorists to society. Ultimately, however, the concept of redeeming captives plays a greater role. These are decisions that have determined policy, and at times they have been used against us. So it was in the Naama Issachar affair. Russia took problematic actions and demanded benefits for the Russian Church in exchange for Issachar's release. It is altogether unclear that the government was allowed to agree to this, but promises were made. The prime minister personally flew to Russia to obtain the release of someone who wasn't entirely innocent.
3. The Armenian genocide
Now we come to the third case: the State of Israel refuses to recognize the Armenian genocide and Turkey's responsibility for it. The consistent explanation cites Israel's geopolitical interests, and its desire to maintain good relations with Turkey. However, some NATO countries do recognize the Armenian genocide and are still allies of Turkey. Even Lebanon and Syria have acknowledged it. Here one finds a clear tension between moral values and political interests, but in this case Israel's political interests have won out time and again. Why is the policy here so different from the policy in the case of Gilad Shalit?
The narrow horizons of political interests alone
Throughout history, the Jewish people have felt, in the most tangible way, the powerful tension between morality and political interests. Sometimes, sacrificing the moral stance and its price leads to a payment several times higher. When Germany annexed Austria in contravention of the Treaty of Versailles, everyone was silent. A year before the war broke out, Chamberlain opposed the war. He was comfortable making a rotten compromise and focusing solely on local interests. A few years later, however, England paid a much heavier price for its earlier non-intervention.
Germany's Jews suffered legal discrimination for many years before the war. In 1935 the Nuremburg Laws were publicly enacted. One could easily see where this thing was going. But in 1938, Switzerland closed its borders to Jewish refugees from Austria and Germany, when its national interest was not to burden itself with refugees. Other European countries and the United States made no change to their immigration quotas. Great Britain even closed the gates of Palestine, in real time, during the war.
The status of the State of Israel
The State of Israel in 2022, by any standard, is a regional power with a large professional defense apparatus. Israel's economy is strong, with one of the world's highest GDP per capita. It has peace treaties with Jordan and Egypt, while on its northern border, Syria and Lebanon are weaker than ever. In addition, we have peace agreements and cooperation with other countries in the region. The only serious threat is Iran. But this is a much smaller threat than those hovering over Israel in first few decades of its existence. In contrast to the situation in '48, '67, or '73, the existence of the State of Israel is no longer in doubt.
As it is now a state like all other states, it must adhere to the norms and rules of morality prevailing in the international arena. The State of Israel enjoyed many "passes" for many years. This period is over, and we should understand that. We are not a vulnerable leaf in the wind, but a military power. That is how we are regarded in the region and around the world. And yet many Israelis still live with the consciousness of '67, as if an existential threat lies just ahead. Of course, there is a clear interest in trying to present ourselves as being in trouble all the time, whose existence is in doubt and could be gone tomorrow morning. When Israeli politicians – from all corners of the spectrum – tell the younger generation that existence here is not guaranteed, it's no wonder people are willing to give up the basic principles the Jewish people, and its moral values. But there is never patience for those who refuse to acknowledge their true place. We may pay a very high price for this.
Israel and the war in Ukraine
We are currently witnessing a war that we thought was a thing of the past. In order to understand the Ukraine war, we must understand the Russian narrative. The Russians remember WWII as the Great Patriotic War. It is a cornerstone of their narrative and is commemorated by a number of important dates and memorial sites. Once the Russian soldiers believe that the Ukrainians are Nazis who pose an existential threat to Russia, they go to war with a deep sense of defending the homeland. When an eighteen-year-old soldier sees a house through the barrel of a cannon, he doesn't see it as we see it. For us, these are war crimes. But for him, the narrative he absorbs at home dictates a different kind of behavior. The problem is complex, as the narrative profoundly affects the perception of morality. When we are convinced that justice is with us one hundred percent, and that evil incarnate is before us, the unbreachable sacred space is lost.
The Western world has declared the Russian invasion to be an act of aggression and has stepped up sanctions on it. In 2014, after the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula, Israel was in no hurry to join the condemnations. Once again, Israel has chosen to sit on the fence, in the belief that it can have the best of both worlds. Reports of what is happening in the field have had little effect on the government's position. The opposition remained completely silent, instead of challenging the government's policy. There was not a single debate on the Knesset floor about the situation, and President Zelensky's request to address the Knesset was first denied, and in the end was granted in a strange manner. There were almost no official condemnations, and Israel has even refused to send helmets and protective vests. Only because of American pressure Israel joined the UN condemnation. In the area of refugees, Israel is not far from Switzerland's position during the Second World War. The door is open only to those who can prove their Jewishness according to the Law of Return. Israel is making it hard for others to receive asylum, even though asylum does not constitute citizenship, the awarding of a passport, or an unlimited stay. Israel brings tens of thousands of foreign workers into its economy every year, but finds it difficult to open its gates to those who are in real danger. In my view, this is a shame and a disgrace.
Parenthetically, I will tell you that my mother had a friend in France who was a social worker. One day the friend tried to explain to my mother one of the reasons behind modern French antisemitism. She told her that, for instance, if there's an apartment building with middle-class residents, one of whom is a Jew, the Jew will readily help another Jew in some other city, but won't give anything to his non-Jewish neighbor. Is it morally possible to distinguish between a Jew and a non-Jew? The immediate interest may lead to heavy costs in the future.
Is it really in Israel's interest to sit on the fence?
Israel's unwillingness to intervene and condemn Russia demands scrutiny. It is incumbent on me to understand the paramount importance of Israel's freedom of action over Syrian soil. But the public also needs to understand Russia's interests in this regard, and its strategy in the region. For many years Russia turned a blind eye to the transfer of Russian weapons from Syria to Hezbollah; we knew about it and Russia knew that we knew. Russia took advantage of the Syrian civil war to reestablish itself in the Middle East, massively arming Assad and turning Syria into a testing ground for new weapons. Russia didn't prevent Iran from establishing itself in Syria, and there was even an overlap between Russian and Iranian interests. That is to say: Israeli and Russian interests on Syrian soil are in no way identical. So, the question arises why Israel has chosen to sit on the fence rather than supporting its real ally – the United States?
The need for a comprehensive calculation
To answer this question, I return to the holocaust of the Armenian people. How are a state's interests determined? It is usually the product of a dialogue between the government's political and professional echelons. In the case of Armenia, the professional echelon in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was focused on Israel's relations with Turkey. The Foreign Ministry believed that recognizing the Armenian genocide could materially damage relations between Israel and Turkey. Israel did not change its position even when Turkey decided to adopt unilateral views in relation to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The position of the professional echelon is understandable, but the government's role is to weigh the full picture.
Moral values are an important component of that picture. The interest of the state is not only in the here and now; they also relate to moral aspects of its bilateral relations. There is no doubt that IDF's freedom of action in Syria is important, so it is only natural that the defense establishment would recommend staying out of the discussion on the war in Europe. This is a very legitimate position. But the Israeli government's job is to ask questions that go beyond that stance: What about our relations with the United States? What about our relations with NATO? How can we expand our cooperation with it? The Iran issue is also being handled in the international arena and the position of the United States and Europe on it is of great importance. Does the diplomatic echelon understand the long-term implications of that position? Of no lesser significance: What is the moral position we should be embracing? I doubt that a specific security interest can dictate a country's position regarding an event of historical significance. The full and acknowledged adoption of sanctions is important. Israel may pay a heavy price for that in the future.
To conclude, although morality and politics do not go hand in hand, domestic and foreign policy are not solely political issues. Moral values and principles should shape the character of every state and place it among the family of nations. The 21st century Israel would do well to them into account in its decisions and in the weighing all of the constraints that lie ahead.


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Florida teacher fired after accusing praying Muslim students of doing 'magic'
A Florida teacher was fired after she was apparently caught interrupting Muslim students as they prayed and accusing them of practicing "magic" in a TikTok video that has since gone viral.
The video — which was posted Thursday and has since raked up more than a million likes — shows three students at Franklin Academy, a charter school in Pembroke Pines, performing a prayer as one recites "Surah At-Tin" from the Quran, according to NBC News.
As the students pray, the teacher — who has not been publicly identified — can be heard in the background saying, "Hold on, this is my office and y'all doing all this magic."
She then seems to then blow a whistle to try and get their attention, and walks directly through their prayers, even appearing to kick one of the student's hands, according to the clip.
"I believe in Jesus, so I'm interrupting the floor," the teacher said, before asking again why they were in her office.
The video shows three students at Franklin Academy praying as one recites "Surah At-Tin" from the Quran.
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The students ignore the teacher and continue to pray while someone else jumps in to respond, saying: "They're praying." Muslims participate in five daily prayers that require they keep their head bowed and prostate a number of times without interruption.
The video sparked outrage on social media and has been viewed over 3 million times.
In response, the school released a statement, saying: "Earlier today, a very troubling TikTok video was shared with our leadership team. The video appears to show a teacher interrupting students during a moment of prayer. Upon receipt of the video, organizational and school leadership began immediately investigating the situation."
The school then noted that it "does not tolerate discriminatory behavior."
"While we do not discuss personnel matters, we can share with you that the teacher in question is no longer a member of the Franklin Academy staff," the statement continued.
"We thank our parents for partnering with us and trusting us with their child(ren) and their education. Through the continued communication that we foster as a team, our schools can only become stronger."
The Council on American-Islamic Relations' Florida chapter (CAIR-Florida) said incidents like this are why it's important for school staff to have knowledge on other faith practices.


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What happens when Australia's finest purveyors of screaming feedback overkill hook up with legendary producer of Galaxie 500 and Daniel Johnston (among others)? You get an utterly fantastic 5 track CD EP entitled Dark Rainbows, that's what.
The Sunday Reeds follow up their brilliant debut album release with a brand new EP of all new stuff. Recorded by the band and mastered by the aforementioned... [more]
Released: Monday 21st February 2011


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The probability of finding a civilization within a century of our development is extremely small. A model most favorable to civilizations close to us in development might constrain the period in which such civilization could arise to 200 million years. Dealing only with our galaxy for the moment, such a model might stipulate a million civilizations with radio technology.
Assuming an even distribution of these civilizations across the 200 million year time span, there would be only one civilization within three centuries of our development—us and one other. There would be only five within a thousand years. To put it in other terms, 99.9995% of the civi-lization would be more than one thousand years ahead of us.
If the time span in which radio technology civilizations could arise were greater than 200 million years, or, if the number of civilizations were less than a million (both of which seem very likely), the number of such civilizations would fall. At a billion years and a thousand civilizations, for instance, 100% of the civilization would be more than one million years ahead of us.
One way around this would be to constrain the life span of a technological civilization. But such an effort would produce the effect of reducing the number of such civilizations existing at any given point in time. I don't think such an adjustment is relevant to this analysis, since it wouldn't change the number of civilizations that are no more advanced than us.
In the next decade we may begin analyzing the atmospheric gases of extra-solar terrestrial type planets within 50 light years or so of Earth. By looking for water vapor and ozone we will get some very good ideas of the existence of life on these planets. Imagine what we'll be capable of in a 100 years, let alone a thousand: detection of freon, direct imaging of the planets, uses of lead, isotopic and other analyses to determine energy sources, agricultural activity and industrial processes, and lots of things I haven't thought of, and probably many things nobody has thought of yet.
To put it another way, doesn't it seem very likely that nearly all of these 1000 advanced civilizations in the galaxy will know there is life here on Earth? And life using photosynthesis? A signal that's been broadcast from Earth for two billion years. Depending on how close they are, they will know something about the agricultural revolution, metal working, the industrial revolution, the use of refrigerants and nuclear processes, and, perhaps, a lot more. As well as radio and television. If super-luminal communication is possible, it won't matter how close they are.
When we, for the first time, discover an extra-solar planet with photosynthesis, doesn't it seem awfully likely that we will study that planet very closely for a very extended period of time? And, a few centuries from now, what about a flyby? An orbiter? A lander? Think of how advanced computers will be by then; and the software, even the hardware, can be continuously up-dated to take advantage of technological advances on the way, albeit with an increasing delay.
If we will be able to do this analysis and initiate this type of mission, doesn't it seem likely that at least some of these advanced civilizations would do similar things?
You may be overly optimistic. Living things have existed on Earth almost from the beginning, but multicellular animal life did not appear until about 700 million years ago. For more than three billion years, Earth was inhabited solely by single-celled microorganisms. This time lag seems to imply that the evolution of anything more complicated than a single cell is unlikely. Thus, the transition to multi celled animals might occur on only a tiny fraction of the millions of planets that are inhabited by single-celled organisms.
It could be argued that the long solitude of the bacteria was simply a necessary precursor to the eventual appearance of animal life on Earth. Perhaps it took this long--and will take a comparable length of time on other inhabited planets--for bacterial photosynthesis to produce the quantities of atmospheric oxygen required by more complex forms of life. But even if multi celled life-forms do eventually arise on all life-bearing planets, it still does not follow that these will inevitably lead to intelligent creatures, still less to technological civilizations. As pointed out by Stephen Jay Gould in his book "Wonderful Life," the evolution of intelligent life depends on a host of essentially random environmental influences.
Yes! If there are civilizations advanced to where we'll be 1000 years, they would very likely be detectable by the levels of energy they would be using; at least those within 500 light years of us. Since we haven't noticed them, I choose to believe we are among the more advanced in the MW...at least in this section.
The recent "discovery" that the MW is 13.6 billion years old may mean we're near the top of advancement in the entire universe. Remember it took a while for enough CHON to be spread about in the universe for living organisms to self organize.
I have always though looking to globular clusters for advanced civilisation would be the natural thing to do, or the central bulge, areas of much older stars. Also, binary systems, Alpha centauri for instance, has a separation of about 23au, a distance easily traversed by probes, and I guess, life forms.
But yes, such distances, we would need something like tachyon communications , or subspace (whatever that is) or we will face eight year round conversations with theoretical beings on our nearest star system, it only gets worse the further you go.
I have been interested in the radio/TV footprint of our society, nearly a 100 lys is it?? I get real worried when I think about the consequences if a paranoid military/religious/ compulsively economic society picks up on us and has to meet us and sell us cars or paintings or beauty products, or convert us to some bizarre monotheistic religion.
There is a scientific quandary about the observer and subject /cause and effect, study effecting subject?
Relating to a different society is an experience, homogenising it is real risk. It is happening on earth now. Do we really want to travel four light years to drink coke and eat at Taco Bell?
Typical greeny I guess, worrying about things that we can do very little about.
A civilization just a little more advanced than us would easily be aware of our existence.
It could easily and very obviously communicate with us.
These observations, I think, lead to the conclusion that advanced civilizations must be very, very rare, if they exist at all.
Life has been broadcasting it's signal of water vapor, methane, chlorophyll and ozone for billions of years. Agriculture for thousands of years. Industrialization for centuries.
The longer nothing is noticed the more I feel the number of civilizations more advanced than our own is dwindling towards zero.
I think we may be it. Period. What a monstrous responsibility.
It's no good looking for civilisations in globular clusters-there are probably not enough stable planetary orbits in a globular cluster.
Tachyons would not work as interstellar communication carriers, by the way, as they are causally-reversed; that is they travel from the future to the past. All you would get would be messages from the people of the future talking backwards.
As far as advanced civilisations go, one thing is mathematically very likely; they will almost certainly not be on the same developmental level as ourselves.
if civilisation persists for hundreds of thousands of years, we have only one chance in perhaps a thousand of meeting a race at our level. If civilisations last longer we will have almost no chance of meeting our equals.
When we, for the first time, discover an extra-solar planet with photosynthesis, doesn't it seem awfully likely that we will study that planet very closely for a very extended period of time? And, a few centuries from now, what about a flyby?
Not all energy produced is bled off in the form of radio waves. 100,000 GW of electricity turned to heat, turned to infra-red would not even make a visible dent against the light of the star such a planet would orbit.
Not if they were more than 200 ly away. If they were, mankind would be emmitting nothing. They would be indistinguishible from the broad based fact that there is life here, due to the fact that our largest, most energetic constructions were nothing more than rearrangements of rock and a bit of iron thrown here and there. Low power fires that wouldn't increase the energy put out of the atmosphere one iota.
My opinion, that technological civilizations more advanced than our own must be very rare, came as a consequence of observing, over the last decade or so, what has been and will be accomplished with astronomical observations of star systems.
At the beginning of the 21st century, we're on the verge of being able to determine the existence of life and of industrial civilizations within a few dozen light years of Earth. And this has been accomplished with comparatively little effort, and with few motives beside curiosity. Just think of what we will be capable in the 22nd century.
Advanced ETs would know we are here, would easily be able to contact us, and I find the various ideas as to why they might not contact us very much lacking in merit. I also didn't credit the idea that these civilizations will be short-lived. I don't think there's any evidence at all for this assertion, and it ignores our own experience, and the existence of many hyper-stabilizing strategies, such as the use of independently operating advanced computers, or very extended life spans.
This lack of advanced civilizations is a little surprising considering the probable ubiquity of planetary systems, but every day that goes by without contact raises the probability that contact will not be made this century, if ever. If contact is made in the 22nd century, I think that's likely to be completely irrelevant to any of us.
So, I guess Proxmire was right about SETI.
You establish several limitations for our hypothetical advanced ETs, some of which would probably not hold.
That super-luminal communication, or at least observation, is not possible.
There was also planet-wide architecture (such as the pyramids and the Great Wall); widespread metal, glass and clay working, the use of lead, arsenic and zinc. Such metal use produced pollution five thousand years ago in parts of what is now Italy to such an extent that health effects can be observed in fossils.
You assume no detection methods for changes in reflective or other indices from the agriculture, burning, deforestation, irrigation, architecture, slight changes or traces in atmosphereic gasses and other elements of civilization. No detection methods for human effects on the whole ecology of the Earth, which have been profound over at least the last five thousand years.
That there's no way for ET to directly detect intellectual activity, such as language and other forms of symbol manipulation.
I'm sure others, and especially advanced ET, will think of lots of other ways to skin this cat.
I don't think I'd wite off their abilities so easily. What would a super Tri-corder detect at a distance?
Assuming that I'm an advanced ET pointing a telescope at earth, and that I have the extremely impressive ability to, say, photograph the continents at a detailed level rather (say resolution of 500 miles) than merely pick up it's generalized spectrum. There wouldn't be any visible continent wide impressions left by medievel humanity. Despite all our impressive effects on the local environment, our footprint was ridiculously small on a planetary scale. The pyramids would be well below the resolution of observation, as would symbols and other grand monuments of our design. The canals would be much too thin for observation, and their only visible evidence, the bloom of primitive agriculture, would probably be indistinguishible from other plant life surrounding it. How would we know which batch of green was natural and which wasn't, if it is all blurred together into a pixellated mass? The only fires and industrial processes that mankind had were feeble compared to natural fires and volcanic emmissions. The composition of the atmosphere would change so very little because of any metal forging, ect that would go on.
Perhaps if they looked hard they could detect modern man, with his unmistakable agricultural footprint and regular emmissions of light and heat when the planet is dark, but for most of the previous eras, our footprint was much much smaller.
I think you've listed a lot of limitations from which we will suffer for at least the rest of the 21st century. But I think you underestimate the potential of technology. Two hundred years ago it was understood that the determination of the mineral composition of celestial objects other than Earth would forever be impossible.
A hundred years ago idea would have seemed preposterous that we would in the 21st century, relatively easily, be able to detect methane or oxygen producing life in any star system within a few hundred light years of Earth. The idea of dating fossils with confidence and accuracy through isotope analysis would have made no sense.
Until the mid-20th century, it was understood that significant astronomical observations using any part of the electromagnetic spectrum would be forever impossible except for a very narrow range centered about visible light and some radio frequencies, because of the generally opaque nature of the Earth's atmosphere.
Obviously, I can't tell you how some new breakthrough technology will enable detection, not necessarily imaging, of the products of intelligence before radio signals. But I feel sure that very clever people will figure out how to tease out the effects large scale agriculture—detecting the diminution of species variation using some polarized isotope spectrum procedure; detecting the deviation from natural meander patterns of large scale irrigation from variations in water vapor spectra; and many, many way out and imaginative techniques.
Let's not let our imaginations fail us in speculating about the abilities of advanced ET. Instead, I think it would be productive to consider how we would react, even today, if we were aware of a life bearing world 50 light years away.


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When you are going to grow your grass thicker, you are going to do three things. You will add more seed, more nutrients, and you will also aerate the ground. By doing all three of these things, when you finally get to watering, it's going to accelerate the process by which the grass is able to grow. If you haven't done this before, you may not realize how difficult it can be. You may need tools that can help you accomplish this task. You can find this type of technology from 360groundcare company that will provide it for you, showing you exactly what needs to be done to grow your grass as quickly as possible.
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Q: Is there a way to write this term different $e^{x+e^x}$? I am a little confused what this actually means:
$e^{x+e^x}$
It is obviously not the same if I for example
$$e^{x}:= \lambda \\
e^{x+e^x} \neq \lambda^\lambda
$$

A: It is the same as $$e^x\cdot e^{e^x}$$

A: You're going wrong slightly in the last step:
$$e^x = \lambda$$
$$\implies e^{x+e^x} = e^x e^{e^x} = \lambda \times e^{\lambda}$$
Your expression
$$\lambda^{\lambda} = (e^{x})^{e^x}$$
See the difference?

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India's largest private telecom firm Bharti Airtel today appointed Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) for building and operating its 4G network in Maharashtra state.
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