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Natchitoches Parish Journal
LA DOTD Held a Public Meeting Concerning the Church Street Bridge Replacement
December 11, 2019 December 11, 2019 / NPJ
The Louisiana Dept of Transportation and Development (LADOTD) held the last of a series of local meetings that began in 2017 Tuesday, December 10 at the Natchitoches Events Center. The meeting was a public hearing at which the department presented proposed alternatives to replacing the Church Street Bridge, originally built in 1936. Alternative 1, the preferred alternative, features a skewed alignment so that the bridge ties directly into St. Clair Ave as opposed to the present offset intersection. This alternative also features a temporary bridge that would go from Williams Ave to Touline St., which would then become a one way street. Alternative 3 would be the same, but with no temporary bridge being built, necessitating traffic detours during the construction project. Should alternative 1 be chosen, the temporary bridge would be removed upon the project's completion.
A group of over 30 citizens and elected officials studied the proposals and had an opportunity to speak with DOTD engineers, project managers and contractors. The bridge project is currently undergoing a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) review as required by federal law. This review looks at every aspect of the projects impact and allows for public input into the decision making. Persons with comments or concerns about the proposed replacement for the Church Street Bridge may mail them to Louisiana Department of Transportation, Environmental Engineer Administrator, Section 28, P.O. Box 94245, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9245.
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10 thoughts on "LA DOTD Held a Public Meeting Concerning the Church Street Bridge Replacement"
Frank Johnson
Why not put a bridge north of town and finish the bypass around town. That would be the smart thing to do. Down town is to contested any way. Not to mention the drivers in town seems to think it's ok to block the intersection by setting in the middle of the intersection so none of the lanes can more.
I still say put a toll bridge in help pave Williams
I just think the turning lane is a bad idea. People still can't use the few here now! Keyser it's just a third lane
lane for both directions.
what about a tunnel ?
MEWHP
I personally don't think the bridge at an angle will be the best possible answer for Natchitoches. First of all, people coming from the north on Williams and trying to turn right onto the bridge are going to have a difficult time doing so. There are enough accidents when the right and left turns are at right angles. Or those on Front Street traveling from the south. If we start putting these unusual turns in front of people who already should not be driving, we are going to have more wrecks and traffic jams than any of us want. Why not make it a bridge that stays where it belongs, at Church Street, and widen it another lane to take care of the dang traffic jams that we see several times a day. Come on, mayor, you are always wanting to build for the future, why not go for something we really need. Maybe they can name it after you.
Mike Hilton
According to the DOTD consultants this preferred alignment (angled) is a done deal. They were not really interested in preserving the historic look of Church Street and the view down the bridge to the other side of Cane River. Everyone is focused on the east end intersection to the exclusion of any other consideration that will not destroy that view. When it's done people will be surprised but it will be too late. Enjoy.
What about the view will be ruined? The view of the bridge? The view of the river from the bridge? The over all view of the bridge as a part of the downtown riverbank? The view of the Luster's house? Will it just be different than it has been or will something about the new angle be lacking? I get the history angle and jave considered that. Just checking that my foresight concerning the bridge doesn't include an oversight I'll regret supporting.
The view east on Church Street down the center of the bridge towards Williams Avenue.
Mike Barr
True. The concerns of the 20+ home owners at the corner of Church St and Front St have been largely ignored IMO.
Are you being sarcastic? Please explain.
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Q: D3js transition between two path cause parsing error I try to make a simple transition / interpolation between two path / shapes (designed in illustrator).
I have d3 in my project, so I use it; but I could try something else if I can figure out how to do.
I Define a few variables (including the two path) :
    var width = 300,
        height = 300;

    var svg = d3.select("body").append("svg")
        .attr("width", width)
        .attr("height", height);

    var path = svg.append("path"),
        d0 = "M12,2c5.514,0,10,4.486,10,10c0,5.514-4.486,10-10,10C6.486,22,2,17.514,2,12C2,6.486,6.486,2,12,2z M12,0 C5.372,0,0,5.372,0,12c0,6.629,5.372,12,12,12s12-5.371,12-12C24,5.372,18.628,0,12,0z",
        d1 = "M12,19.938c5.514,0,10-13.452,10-7.938c0,5.514-4.486,10-10,10C6.486,22,2,17.514,2,12C2,6.486,6.486,19.938,12,19.938z M12,0C5.372,0,0,5.372,0,12c0,6.629,5.372,12,12,12s12-5.371,12-12C24,5.372,18.628,0,12,0z";

Then I start to loop on the transition :
    loop();

    function loop() {
        path
            .attr("d", d0)
            .transition()
            .duration(5000)
            .attr("d", d1)
            .transition()
            .delay(5000)
            .attr("d", d0)
            .each("end", loop);
    }

And the weird things happen !
I have a long list of errors in my console : Error: Problem parsing d="M12,10.9402992c5.514,0,10-4.4542992,101.0597007999999999c0,5.514-4.486,10-10,10C6.486,22,2,17.514,2,12C2,6.486,6.486,10.9402992,12,10.9402992z M12,0C5.372,0,0,5.372,0,12c0,6.629,5.372,12,12,12s12-5.371,12-12C24,5.372,18.628,0,12,0z"
Which is not a valid svg. As far as I understand what this is about, svg path with float numbers are non valid (but I do have floats in my base path and they work ; so I'm not so sure).
It appears that I should try to round all the numbers all along the transition.
But the fact I really don't understand is why it works on the last 75% of the loop and not on the first 25%.
Here is a fiddle to see the fail in action : http://jsfiddle.net/vQabH/
And why it works on this one : http://jsfiddle.net/9bC6M/
(which I made from this example : http://bl.ocks.org/mbostock/3081153 )

A: The problem is that in your paths, negative values are not separated by space or comma. For example, there is c5.514,0,10,4.486,10,10 (3 pairs of values, separated by comma), but c0,5.514-4.486,10-10,10 (again 3 pairs of values, but not all separated with commas). This messes up the D3 transition.
D3 simply doesn't know how to interpolate between strings like that. For example, you're getting a parse error for c5.514,0,10-4.4542992,101.0597007999999999 (2 pairs of values and a spurious number).
It works fine when you separate the negative values from the rest, see here. Technically, you could argue that it should still work as it's a valid SVG path, so you may want to open an issue about this on the D3 website.

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Adolf Scherwitzl (* 27. Juni 1938 in Feistritz an der Gail) ist ein früherer österreichischer Biathlet sowie Biathlontrainer und -funktionär.

Scherwitzl wuchs in Kärnten auf und begann schon früh mit dem Skilanglauf. Nachdem er Ende der 1950er-Jahre durch seinen Beruf als Polizist nach Tirol kam, begann er Anfang der 1960er-Jahre mit dem Biathlon. Mit einem dritten Platz bei den Österreichischen Meisterschaften gelang ihm die Qualifikation für die Olympischen Winterspiele 1964 in Innsbruck, bei denen er als schlechtester der platzierten Österreicher mit der drittschlechtesten Laufzeit und sechs Schießfehlern 41. wurde. Im Jahr 1965 wurde er in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Polizei-Europameister in der Kombination aus Riesenslalom und Skilanglauf. Es folgte die Teilnahme an den Biathlon-Weltmeisterschaften 1966 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Im Einzel belegte er den 47. Platz und wurde mit Horst Schneider, Walter Müller und Paul Ernst im erstmals im Rahmen des offiziellen Wettbewerbs ausgetragenen Staffelwettkampfes Achter. Bei den Biathlon-Weltmeisterschaften 1967 in Altenberg erreichte er im Einzel eine um einen Rang bessere Platzierung. Letztes Großereignis Scherwitzls als aktiver Sportler wurden die Olympischen Winterspiele 1968 in Grenoble. Das Einzel beendete er auf dem 50. Platz und wurde mit Ernst, Schneider und Franz Vetter Elfter im Staffelwettbewerb. Danach nahm er immer seltener an Wettkämpfen teil.

In den 1970er-Jahren begann Scherwitzl seine Tätigkeit als Funktionär und Trainer und war in diesen Funktionen am Aufschwung des österreichischen Biathlonsports ab der zweiten Hälfte der 1970er-Jahre beteiligt. Zunächst sollte er für die Olympischen Winterspiele 1976 in Innsbruck ein Team aufbauen. Nach den Olympischen Spielen 1968, für die nur noch mit Mühe eine österreichische Biathlon-Mannschaft aufgestellt werden konnte, war der österreichische Biathlonsport international praktisch nicht mehr vertreten gewesen. Teilweise nahm Scherwitzl auch selbst noch aktiv an Wettkämpfen teil und wurde 1974 Österreichischer Staatsmeister im Biathlon über 20 Kilometer. Mit der Austragung der Biathlon-Weltmeisterschaften 1978 in Hochfilzen erhielt der österreichische Biathlonsport weiteren Aufschwung und am 1. Jänner 1979 erhielt er schließlich ein eigenes Referat im Österreichischen Skiverband. 1984 beendete Scherwitzl seine Funktionärstätigkeit. Sportlich blieb er weiterhin aktiv. Er wurde Österreichischer Meister im Polizei-Fünfkampf und nahm im Schießen an Österreichischen Meisterschaften und der Polizei-Europameisterschaft teil.

Literatur
 Österreichischer Skiverband (Hrsg.): Österreichische Skistars von A–Z, Innsbruck 2008, ISBN 978-3-9502285-7-1, S. 378f

Weblinks

 Statistik bei the-sports.org

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Biathlet (Österreich)
Biathlontrainer (Österreich)
Biathlonfunktionär (Österreich)
Polizist (Tirol)
Olympiateilnehmer (Österreich)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 1964
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 1968
Österreichischer Meister (Biathlon)
Sportler (Innsbruck)
Sportler (Kärnten)
Österreicher
Geboren 1938
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The European Individual Closed Championships (EICC) are the event which serves as the individual European championship for squash players organised by the European Squash Federation. The European Individual Championships was first held in 1990.

Past results

Men's championship

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See also
 European Squash Federation
 European Squash Team Championships
 World Open

External links
 European Squash Federation website Archive Results
 EICC Squash 2012

European championships
Squash in Europe
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Mon, 27 Sep 2004 09:37:32 +0100
Here is a seminar announcement I'm posting on behalf
of Dr Jian Zhang.
Eryl Bassett
Please find the following seminar programme, Institute of
Mathematics, Statistics and Acturial Science, University of
Kent, Canterbury.
Statistics Seminar Programme, University of Kent
The seminars will be held on Thursdays at 2 pm in the
Mathematics Lecture Theatre, located on the ground floor of the
Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Science
unless otherwise stated. Tea will be available afterwards. All
are welcome.
October 14.  Dr David A. Stephens (Imperial College London)
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periodic long-memory
November 18.   Marina Popa (University of Bristol)
Using an adaptive lifting scheme in predicting transmembrane helix
locations along a protein sequence
December 2.   Professor Robin Henderson (University of Newcastle upon
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Further information is available from Jian Zhang,
Institute of Mathematics, Statistics and Acturial Science,
Cornwallis Building, University of Kent,
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NF
(Tel: 01227 823661; Email: [log in to unmask]) or
Web: http://www.kent.ac.uk/ims/research/groups/statistics/seminars.htm
Thnak you for your attention!
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WTF Is Alita: Battle Angel? We Breakdown the Trailer
At long last, we got our first look at Robert Rodriguez's Alita: Battle Angel. Here's an explanation of that weird teaser trailer, which likely generated more questions than answers.
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Posted Dec. 11, 2017, 9:29 a.m.
After years of talk, we finally got our first trailer for Alita: Battle Angel, the live-action adaptation of the cult manga-turned-anime Battle Angel Alita, known in Japan as Gunm (pronounced "Gahn-Muh").
Watch the trailer here:
In a nutshell, Alita is a hyper-violent dystopian cyberpunk version of Pinocchio with a dash of Rollerball thrown into the mix -- James Cameron's been talking about turning it into movie for over a decade, and now it's in the capable hands of Robert Rodriguez. Hopefully this is more in line with Sin City than Shark Boy and Lava Girl, but if nothing else, it's using a lot of the tech that Cameron developed for Avatar, so it's undoubtedly going to look cool.
Hardcore fans already know what they're in for, but if you're curious, watch our trailer breakdown above for a quick crash course in what's bound to be one of next summer's strangest blockbusters. Or, read on for the text version of our analysis, complete with timecode!
00:03 - The trailer opens with a shot of the movie's titular heroine, Alita, complete with CGI anime eyes, played by Rosa Salazar. Alita's an android, who is found and brought back to life by cyborg bounty-hunter/scientist Daisuke Ido, played in the film by Christoph Waltz. You can see him here with Nurse Gerhad, played by Idara Victor. She seems to be a new character, though it's possible she's based on Kayna from the comics.
00:12 - Alita takes place in a post-apocalyptic dystopian city called Scrapyard, which is directly below a floating utopia known as Tiphares in the comic, and Salem in the anime -- the people of Junkheap live off of Tiphares' refuse and leftovers.
00:35 - Alita is one of those leftovers, and after Ido finds her in scrap pile with no arms or legs, he gives her some new ones, seen here.
00:49 - Here's Alita hanging out with local teen ruffian Hugo, played by Keann Johnson. He'll be her main love interest.
00:52 - And then there's Ed Skrein as Zapan, one of the many cyborg bad guys Alita will inevitably go up against.
00:59 - The big bad will most likely be Chiren, played by Jennifer Connelly, a cyberphysician from Tiphares who used to be partners with Ido.
01:01 - And then there's Vector, played by Mahersala Ali, who's a businessman in Scrapyard who has a hand in all sorts of shady cyborg politics.
01:13 - Speaking of cyborgs, here's Alita throwing down with one who looks a bit like Makaku from the manga, but is most likely the new character McTeague, played by Jeff Fahey.
01:14 - Here's Alita giving her heart to Hugo, literally. Amidst all the dystopia and cyborg stuff, Alita has some very tender moments, so it'll be interesting to see how the film finds a balance.
01:20 - Anyway, here's a rival cyborg with cool knife-hands, who appears to be Elle Lamont. IMDb credits her as Screwhead, which wasn't a specific character in the comics but a type of cyborg body. Either way, knife hands are cool.
01:23 - Finally, we get a shot of Alita and Zapan going at it, and that's the important takeaway here: This movie will have cyborgs beating the crap out of each other, which, really, is the big selling point.
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Clione limacina és una espècie que també es coneix com a àngel marí o àngel de mar. És un llimac de mar pelàgic que es pot trobar a la columna d'aigua de 0 fins a 500 metres de profunditat.

Pertany al fílum dels mol·luscs, classe dels gastròpodes, ordre dels pteròpodes (peu en forma d'ales) i subordre dels Gymnosomata (cos (soma) nu (gymnos)).

Etimologia
El nom del gènere Clione prové de la oceànide anomenada Clio, filla d'Oceà, qui representava el mar més enllà del mediterrani "L'oceà mundial" i Tetis, que representava la faceta fèrtil de totes del aigües. aigües del món, sobretot la faceta fèrtil de l'aigua. Limacina és el diminutiu de la paraula llatina Limacia, la qual es podria traduir per llefiscós o bavós.

Subespècies i distribució
S'han descrit 2 subespècies de Clione limacina:

 Clione limacina australis amb distribució a l'hemisferi boreal.
 Clione limacina limacina amb distribució a l'hemisferi austral.

Alguns autors també inclouen com a subespècie Clione limacina antarctica.

Les variants de C. limacina que habiten zones polars tenen una mida de 75 a 80 mm de longitud mentre que les variants més temperades poden assolir els 12 mm.

En la península Ibèrica ha estat citada en la costa portuguesa i a Catalunya (plataforma continental front les costes del Garraf).

Morfologia

Anatomia externa
La forma del cos és allargada, diferenciant-se una zona anterior o cap, tronc i cua o con cabal. El cos és translúcid i les vísceres rosa-ataronjades li fan adquirir aquest to general.

 : presenta un parell de rinòfors (tentacles anteriors) retràctils amb funcions quimiorreceptores. També presenta un coll retràctil.
 : En la zona anterior del tronc hi ha un parell de parapodis que actuen com a "ales" per poder moure's (parteixen de la zona ventral). També presenta una superfície petita ventral i triangular anomenada peu situada entre les dues aletes i posseeix dues lobulacions una mica més amples. A la zona del mig del tronc hi ha un anell de cèl·lules ciliades que faciliten la locomoció.
 : El tronc passa d'arrodonit a planer al final, cap a la cua o con cabal que les seves cèl·lules també disposen de cilis (interior amb esfèrules brillants).

Anatomia interna

Sistema digestiu
Es tracta d'una espècie carnívora altament especialitzada que s'alimenta de pteròpodes amb closca. Per a la seva captura utilitza 3 parells d'apèndixs orals que s'anomenen cons bucals (en total 6). Els cons bucals tenen una coloració ataronjada i es troben recoberts per papil·les. Més a l'interior hi ha un parell de ganxos quitinosos guardats dins seu sac.

A partir de la boca hi ha la ràdula; les glàndules salivals s'obren al costat del sac de la ràdula. La cavitat bucal dóna a l'esòfag estret que està plegat per permetre la seva expansió, i aquest s'obre al gran sac digestiu. El sac o glàndula digestiva és d'un to ataronjat, però esdevé marró fosc immediatament després de l'alimentació.

A partir del sac digestiu hi ha un intestí curt amb llum ciliada que passa per la paret corporal per descarregar matèria fecal a través de l'anus.

Sistema circulatori
Té un sistema circulatori semi-tancat, amb alguns vasos principals que porten l'hemolimfa cap i des del cor. El cor està situat a l'esquerra dins del tronc principal amb la massa visceral. Les artèries omplen les cambres hemocel·les del cos i les venes les drenen; s'irriga l'hemocel de les ales i alguns òrgans interns. El cor consta d'una sola aurícula que recull sang d'una xarxa de sinus venosos de la paret del cos; i passa la sang al ventricle únic que la bombeja a través de l'aorta cap a un sistema d'artèries obertes. La sang surt dels extrems de l'artèria i entra a la cavitat corporal (hemocel) on es converteix en hemolimfa abans d'entrar als sinus venosos per completar el circuit.

L'òrgan renal, que aboca proper a l'anus, és un sac fi i transparent.

Sistema respiratori
No presenta cavitat del mantell (ni brànquies) però els grans espais sanguinis sota la superfície corporal poden tenir una funció respiratòria a mesura que l'oxigen es difon per la paret corporal.

Sistema nerviós
El sistema nerviós es troba diferenciat en un gangli central subdividit en ganglis i nervis: ganglis bucals, gangli cerebral, gangli pleural, gangli pedal i el gangli intestinal; tots ells interconnectats per nervis. El gangli més important per a la locomoció de C. limacina és el gangli pedal.

A grans trets el mecanisme aniria així: els estatocists, col·locats a la part dorsal del gangli pedal, envien informació al gangli cerebral. El gangli cerebral, al seu torn, envia senyals al gangli pedal que activa un seguit de motoneurones que fan que la musculatura dorsal i ventral de les ales es contregui i relaxi. Per al moviment de la cua també s'envien senyals des del gangli pedal a les motoneurones de la cua i aquestes donen les ordres a la musculatura.

Sistema reproductor
C. limacina és hermafrodita simultani, però alguns autors creuen que és hermafrodita protàndric, és a dir, els exemplars joves comencen com a mascles i desenvolupen els òvuls a mesura que creixen. La fecundació és interna.

Des de l'interior cap a l'exterior, el sistema reproductor segueix el següent circuit. L'ovotestis és un sac cònic que se situa darrere d'altres vísceres. La seva part central és principalment un testicle i en la perifèria hi ha acinis que contenen oòcits en desenvolupament. Aquest, a través d'un conducte hermafrodita (que es pot entendre com a vesícula seminal) porta als conductes glandulars que es divideixen en dos: la glàndula d'albúmina (hi passen tant els òvuls com els espermatozoides) i la glàndula de mucus. La glàndula d'albúmina porta a la vagina per on passaran tant els òvuls com els espermatozoides sortints. Aquests últims (espermatozoides) viatgen cap al porus genital masculí per arribar al penis que es troba dins del seu sac situat a la base del cap. La pròstata contribueix amb la seva secreció al semen abocant-lo a la beina del penis, prop de la base de l'òrgan masculí.

Per a l'esperma entrant, a la paret vaginal presenta una bossa. Propers a la vagina se situen l'anus i l'obertura renal.

Alimentació
C. limacina és el gimnosomat més abundant del plàncton superficial d'aigües temperades i polars, sent un recurs important per a balenes i alguns peixos. És una espècie monòfaga que s'alimenta específicament de tecosomats del gènere Limacina: L. helicina en aigües fredes de l'Àrtic i en l'Antàrtida i L. retroversa en aigües temperades de tots dos hemisferis.

Els estadis larvaris primerencs de C. limacina s'alimenten de fitoplàncton, però a partir de l'últim estadi larvari passen a alimentar-se de Limacina. El desenvolupament d'aquestes dues espècies és paral·lel, és a dir, C. limacina petita s'alimenta de Limacina de mida similar, mentre que C. limacina gran evita Limacina petita (incloent estadi larvari).

C. limacina presenta en el seu cos abundants grànuls lipídics (concretament triacilglicèrids (creixement i desenvolupament) i 1-O-alkyldiacylglicerol (per períodes de manca d'aliment o reproducció sexual)) en forma d'esfèrules brillants, sintetitzats pel mateix animal, que tenen una gran importància com a recurs energètic per a la reproducció i per sobreviure durant els mesos amb escassetat d'aliment.

Els adults de Limacina (la presa) estan absents durant gran part de l'any, deixant a C. limacina sense accés a la seva font principal d'aliment. La tesi portada a terme per Kallevik, I. H. F. el 2013 va revelar que C. limacina sense Limacina adulta s'alimentava d'amfípodes i calanoides. Aquest canvi temporal de preses els pot permetre sobreviure en temps de fam. No obstant això, C. limacina pot sobreviure durant un any sense menjar: trenquen estructures corporals (com els seus òrgans sexuals) i redueixen la seva mida corporal.  A més, també pot alimentar-se dels seus propis semblants en un acte de canibalisme.

Comportament

Quan ataca a les preses, l'àngel de mar esclata en una ràpida natació, doblegant-se i fent cercles. La boca s'obre àmpliament i els cons bucals s'evaginen a causa de l'alta pressió hidroestàtica interna. Els cons bucals, recoberts de papil·les que secreten substància enganxosa, agafen la closca de Limacina. Quan la presa està en la posició correcta (amb l'obertura de la closca mirant a la ràdula de C. limacina) C. limacina agafa la presa amb els seus hams o ganxos quitinosos (que hauran sortit dels seus sacs) i extreu de la closca el cos de la presa i se l'empassa sencer. Típic dels opistobranquis, els pteròpodes s'alimenten rascant amb la ràdula evertible, una placa mòbil folrada per fileres de dents quitinoses.

Si C. limacina falla el seu objectiu, els cons bucals es retrauen quasi immediatament ('fast-strike response'). Tenen un altre mode d'alimentació que s'anomena "caça" en el qual "apunten a cegues" nedant en bucle ràpidament amb els cons bucals permanentment evaginats. Aquest mode de caça pot ser activat per teixits de presa homogeneïtzats en l'aigua i per la presència d'altres àngels marins alimentant-se. Es creu que aquest mode es desencadena per quimiorecepció.

Locomoció

C. limacina neda en una posició que pot ser més o menys vertical gràcies als moviments rítmics de les seves "ales". La cua s'usa com a timó per produir canvis en la direcció i el moviment del cos. La musculatura de la cua es relaxa quan la C. limacina es posa vertical. El moviment de les ales fa vuits quan el moviment es vertical. Els parapodis poden agitar-se fina 5 cops per segon donant una velocitat màxima de 10cm/s o 360m/h.

Cicle de vida
A Svalbard (arxipèlag noruec de l'oceà Àrtic) el cicle de vida sembla ser d'uns 2 anys. Cap a la primavera-estiu ponen ous d'uns 12mm. Dels ous en surt una larva velígera (nedadora (velum) amb closca) que s'alimenta de fitoplàncton. La larva velígera pateix metamorfosi, perdent la seva closca, i es transforma en larva politroca (amb 3 bandes ciliades que li confereixen un aspecte segmentat). Per arribar a l'individu adult, aquesta pateix una elongació del cos, creixement de les ales i la desaparició de les bandes ciliades.

Còpula
En el moment de la còpula, els exemplars de C. limacina s'enfronten pels seus costats ventrals. L'aparell copulador cefàlic (amb un òrgan accessori llarg i un penis) d'ambdós exemplars s'everteix i s'embolica al voltant de la parella i s'insereix a l'obertura genital d'aquesta. Es dóna una transferència d'un espermatòfor des de l'obertura genital masculina anterior. La fecundació és recíproca. Un cop es completa el ritual, els àngels de mar es mouen en forma d'espiral per desconnectar-se.

El procés de fecundació pot durar fins a 4 hores, podent arribar a caçar mentre es produeix aquest ritual.

Vídeo de la còpula en llibertat  i vídeo de la còpula amb les parts del sistema reproductor senyalades  (per visualitzar aquest últim vídeo cal clicar a "Download file PDF" inclòs en un requadre blau).

Impacte del canvi climàtic
L'acidificació afecta la principal i pràcticament única font d'aliment de C. limacina, és a dir, a Limacina. L'acidificació dificulta la incorporació de calci per a la formació de closques. El CO₂ és un potent estressant metabòlic, ja que força als animals a regular el seu pH intern gastant energia.

Molts mol·luscs pelàgics d'aigües fredes tenen enzims per combatre la concentració d'amoni, ja que al ser animals que acumulen lípids per a èpoques desfavorables requereixen de mecanismes per limitar els compostos tòxics que es generin del seu propi metabolisme; però C. limacina no, i és per això que és una espècie sensible a aquest compost químic.

Referències

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The Lions made a statement of intent when they beat the Bulls 51-14 in their South African derby in Johannesburg on Saturday.
The home side were full value for their win and their free-flowing and fast paced style of play proved a real handful for the Bulls and the Lions eventually outscored their visitors by seven tries to two.
The result means the Lions consolidate their position at the top of the Africa Conference 2 table while the Bulls are still second in the Africa Conference 1 standings albeit way off the pace set by the Stormers.
The Stormers ended their four-match winless run when they claimed a hard-fought 30-22 victory over the Blues in Cape Town on Friday.
In a thrilling and uncompromising encounter, played at a frenetic pace, both sides scored three tries apiece although the Stormers finished stronger after the Blues finished the match with 14 players when Matt Duffie received his second yellow card in the 67th minute after he halted play in a cynical fashion deep inside the Stormers' half.
The result means the Stormers consolidate their position at the top of the Africa 1 Conference standings while the Blues are still languishing at the bottom of the New Zealand Conference table.
The Brumbies got the job done but were made to work very hard before securing a 19-10 victory over the Kings in Port Elizabeth on Saturday.
The result is a momentous one for the two-time champions as it is the first time an Australian side wins a match in South Africa this year and it also ends the Kings' three-match winning streak.
In a tight tussle, in which the result was in the balance until late in the final quarter, the Brumbies eventually got the rub of the green and outscored their hosts by three tries to one.
The Brumbies controlled the possession and territorial stakes but they could not capitalise on that dominance and squandered several point-scoring opportunities especially during the first half.
The Kings led 10-5 at the interval thanks to a penalty try and a Lionel Cronje penalty and the Brumbies' only points of the half came courtesy of a Josh Mann-Rea try.


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On behalf of the committees, it is a great pleasure and honor for usto extend a warm welcome to you to the very first environmental education conference in Asia, 10th World Environmental Education Congress, which will be convened during November 3-7, 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand. The Conference will be jointly hosted by the Faculty of Environmental Education of KasertsartUniverstiy, Thailand Global Warming Academy under the patronage of Nabhamitra Foundations, and World Environmental Education Congress Network.
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The University is now asked to advise the UK Borders Agency if any student with a visa goes missing unexpectedly for more than ten days. The University has set up a Points Based Immigration Office to deal with this (contact Catherine Fage at the Board of Graduate Studies). If your student with a visa goes missing for more than one week please let the Postgradate Office (Meg Staff) know.
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Students whose pre-existing visas are lapsing will now need ATAS clearance in order to get visa renewal.


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New York City FC 0 vs Toronto FC 1 | 2020 MLS Match Recap
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Toronto FC got a late penalty kick against the run of play, and Alejandro Pozuelo converted to snap New York City FC's six-game unbeaten streak, winning 1-0 at Red Bull Arena on Wednesday night.
NYCFC dominated the first half with 10 shots to TFC's three, including the best chances of the half, but Alex Bono came through with some timely saves to keep the teams level going into the locker room. Gary Mackay-Steven proved a particular threat in the first half, going just wide on a 26th-minute shot, and then setting up Alexander Ring for a 42nd-minute attempt that Bono was able to wrap up.
The game continued similarly in the second half, with NYCFC looking the stronger side and getting the better chances. As in the first half, however, neither team was able to break through. Both teams brought on impact subs late, including Heber, whose 65th-minute shot on goal was the most dangerous chance of the half for the hosts. TFC had an enticing 82nd-minute chance on a Pozuelo free kick, which Omar Gonzalez headed just wide of target.
The match took a sober turn in the 84th minute when Heber went down with an apparent knee injury and had to be stretchered off the field. Then, just shortly after play resumed, subs involved themselves in the storyline, as Justin Morrow fired a shot that pinged off Nicolas Acevedo's outstretched arm. That led to the penalty shout, which Pozuelo made good on.
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HIDDEN GLEN, IOWA — In 2012 a term emerged from America's left side of the political spectrum for what they deemed the extreme, anti-feminine agenda being pushed the country's Republicans in power. The "War on Women" took center stage during one of the presidential debates when Mitt Romney famously quipped that he couldn't possibly be a misogynist because he was brought "binders full of women" to fill government positions when he was a Massachusetts governor. The GOP's detractors are also quick to point out the glut of bills passed in state legislatures — as well as by the House of Representatives — aimed at severely limiting a woman's access to abortion and other reproductive health services, and one such bill in Wisconsin has been making headlines for its support from the state's governor and presumptive 016 presidential candidate Scott Walker and for its total lack of exceptions for rape and incest victims.
The bill, which Walker says he would sign if it made it to his desk, would not allow any abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy, and as it is written now there are no exceptions for women who were raped or are victims of incest and became pregnant as a result. But even this very harsh restriction isn't so much news these days; it's the provision in the bill that allows men to sue women who abort pregnancies that they help conceive for "emotional damage" that has fired up tensions in the state.
While speaking at a recent rally in Hidden Glen, Iowa, Walker told the assembled crowd that he will sign the bill because "every life is sacred, even those that are so undeveloped that they literally would expire outside their host organism" and that "each and every drop of semen contains human life and must be protected." Walker said he wants men to be "allowed to be compensated for the horror of having a woman's decision what to do with her body taken away from him" and that "when men sue a woman for making a private, personal decision it's going to send a clear message that in America, the rights of the parasite take precedence over the host because 'feels.'"
After the rally, reporters were anxious to ask Walker more about this law, and the provision about litigation. One reporter asked Walker how the courts will be able to verify that the aborted fetus was in fact the offspring of the man bringing charges. "Easy, media member," Walker said, "we'll add an amendment to the bill that says all aborted fetuses must be taken to our labs, where DNA samples from the the mother, the plaintiff, and the fetus will be compared to determine paternity. Because nothing says 'small government' like being inside your doctor's operating room, rushing your aborted fetus to a lab, and then allowing someone to sue you if they are a religious sycophant and want to make your life even more miserable and stress-filled than it was when you were contemplating how to handle the unwanted pregnancy in the first place."
A reporter from The Winston Times Gazette and Brownie Recipe Compendium asked Walker if rapists and incest perpetrators would be excluded from being allowed to sue over an abortion. "Why would I do that? Life is life," Walker said. "Just because a man chooses to bring life into this world by way of either raping a stranger or a family member, who are we to judge? Life is life, I always say." A follow-up question from another reporter asked message Walker was trying to send to rape and incest victims by basically saying to them that they have to carry their attackers' pregnancies to full term or face possible financial consequences, enforced by the government.
"What message am I sending rape and incest victims," Walker asked rhetorically. "Obviously, I couldn't care less about rape and incest victims," said Walker, adding an emphatic, "Doy!" The Wisconsin Republican insists though that he doesn't "disregard rape and incest victims out of spite or anger, just out of political expediency and self-preservation." Walker said that he has "never been raped or the victim of incest, and no one I've ever known has been raped or been the victim of incest, clearly, because otherwise no matter what my feelings on abortion, I wouldn't champion a position that re-victimizes victims, and I damn-sure wouldn't support a law wherein they could be victimized a third time in a civil penalties trial, would I?"
Walker — the 2016 GOP front runner depending on the poll — summarized his position as he left the rally. "Look, the bottom line is that as a Republican running for president in 2015 I have to say shit that as a Republican in 1995 would get me tossed off the ticket. I have to rev up our dying base. I have to convince people I'm the most regressive, I'm the most anti-female, I'm the most insensitive to anything other than the talking points of the farthest fringes of our party. So that's why I don't care about rape and incest victims — I can't be sure if they're going to vote for me. But I know for a fact the people I convince of my apathy toward rape and incest victims will vote for me. So see? It's all about votes.
Not that I'm a totally cynical prick who will sacrifice his human decency for a shot at the brass ring."
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A Die Welt report titled "Refugees go on holiday to where they were persecuted" has been raising eyebrows this week as people question how this could happen.
The report was based on cases being reported by Berlin labour agencies that some recognized refugees, who are also registered as unemployed, travelled back to Syria, Afghanistan or Lebanon, and later returned to Germany.
UN représentatives and refugee advocates say it ain't so.
We know for a fact exactly the same situation has been reported here, that is, refugees returning to their homeland for a holiday.


Anyone interested in paganism, Wicca, or learning about OLW is welcome to join OLW members for an informal dinner on the first (and occasionally the second) Friday of each month. Whether you are a beginner, advanced practitioner, or just curious, you are welcome. We meet at the Pyramid Cafe in Los Alamos at 6 PM. Look for the green dragon on the table!


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Free Things to Do in Barcelona
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Savoring the City While Saving Your Pennies
The Spanish city of Barcelona is a great destination for adults and kids alike. The capital of Spain's Catalonia region is known for its art and architecture, as well as delicious food and beachside locale. And you don't have to spend a fortune to enjoy it. There are plenty of free and memorable activities available for your family in this seaside gem—from beaches to markets to dancing fountains.
Eat It Up: Mercat De La Boqueria
A great way to learn about a city's culture is to explore one of its food markets. Barcelona is home to Mercat de la Boqueria (91 Mercat de la Boqueria, Barcelona), Europe's largest food market. Amble through the aisles and marvel at the local fruits, vegetables and spices, then give your kids a chance to discover what makes Catalonian cuisine unique. If you get hungry (and you probably will), snack on some tapas at one of the several restaurants inside the market, which is open every day except Sunday from 8 a.m. until 8:30 p.m.
Soak It Up: Barceloneta Beach
Barcelona has several nearby beaches, but your best bet is to pack up the towels and sunscreen and head for Barceloneta Beach (Passeig Maritim de la Barceloneta, Barcelona). As the city's main beach, it's filled with children exploring and sunbathers soaking up the sun—a fantastic place to enjoy the Mediterranean coast and its loved by many on TripAdvisor. It's best experienced during the spring and summer, when, even in August, temperatures average a tolerable 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Head early to avoid the crowds, especially if you have young kids. And don't forget the shovels and buckets so you can build your own Spanish castles.
Play It Up: Parc de la Ciutadella
Barcelona is a busy metropolis, so when you're ready to relax, head to the green spaces of Parc de la Ciutadella (Passeig de Picasso 21, Barcelona). Stroll past the historic buildings and ornate fountains, then spread out a picnic on the grass and enjoy. Your kids will be thrilled to run and play, and you can also pay a visit to the Umbracle, a tropical greenhouse built in 1888.
Dance It Up: Font Magica
Barcelona's Font Magica (Placa de Carles Buigas, Barcelona), which means "magic fountain," is the city's No. 2 activity on TripAdvisor. Visitors and locals alike highly recommend paying a visit to the magical fountain, which was originally built in 1929. In the evenings, the fountain glows and dances along with music, putting on a compelling 15-minute show your family will find delightful. In the summer, performances occur every 30 minutes on Thursday to Sunday evenings and on Friday to Saturday the rest of the year. Join the crowds and enjoy the spectacle.
Dream It Up: Castell de Montjuïc
What child doesn't dream of castles? Barcelona's Castell de Montjuïc (Carretera de Montjuïc 66, Barcelona), built in 1640, is an old military fortress with amazing views of the city. The castle is open daily and you can skip the usual entry fee by visiting on Sunday after 3 p.m. It's worth it: the castle features rotating exhibits, family-friendly activities and lots of rooms to explore. It's also the perfect spot to capture a family photo with the city in the background.
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Reminiscent of tweed the Harris rug is features detailed check pattern. The colours have a vibrancy created by using the 'salt & pepper' weaving technique where a pattern is created using alternating colours in each knot which makes a chequer pattern, as seen in Persian Gabbehs.
Each rug in the Tessuto collection takes inspiration from the distinct qualities of the weave that creates a fabric; whether a heavy woven tartan or the softest of silk. The definition of genuine Harris Tweed is tightly regulated. To be an official "Harris tweed" the cloth must be hand woven by the islanders at their homes in the Outer Hebrides, finished in the islands of The Outer Hebrides and made from pure virgin wool dyed and spun also in the Outer Hebrides. Every 50 metres of Harris Tweed is checked by an inspector from the Harris Tweed Authority before being stamped, by hand, with the Orb Mark.


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Jacob F. Mintzing was the thirty-third mayor of Charleston, South Carolina, serving from 1840 until his death in office on March 14, 1842, from stomach cancer.

Mintzing was reelected as mayor of Charleston on September 6, 1841.

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New Orleans City Hall Friday, Nov. 1, 2019.
New Orleans city government under cyberattack; workers told to turn off, unplug computers
BY JEFF ADELSON | Staff writer
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Dec 13, 2019 - 12:10 pm
Workers in New Orleans City Hall were told a cyberattack has struck the city government, multiple sources said on Friday.
The exact extent of the attack is unknown. The attack was announced over the loudspeaker system in City Hall and workers were told to turn off and unplug their computers about before noon on Friday.
City websites are also down.
Beau Tidwell, a spokesman for Mayor LaToya Cantrell, said the attack started sometime after 11 a.m. The effects of the attack are not yet clear, but city employees are working to determine them.
The city has activated its Emergency Operations Center and contacted officials from Louisiana State Police, the FBI, the state National Guard and the Secret Service for assistance, according to a tweet from the city's Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.
The @CityOfNOLA has activated its Emergency Operations Center & is working with cybersecurity resources from the @LAStatePolice, @FBINewOrleans, @LANationalGuard & @SecretService.
— NOLA Ready (@nolaready) December 13, 2019
The New Orleans Police Department has also been told to shut down their computer equipment and remove everything from the network, an NOPD spokesman said. However, officers are still able to use their radios and other emergency communications equipment, officials said.
No data lost, no ransom paid in Louisiana cyber attack; Ardoin says no impact on state elections
Monday's ransomware attack, which crippled about 10% of the state's computer network servers just hours after votes were tallied in statewide …
The Orleans Parish Communications District, which handles 9-1-1 and 3-1-1 calls, was not impacted by the attack and "all emergency communications are running as normal," spokesman Marcus Creel said.
Residents can still access the online 3-1-1 system through its site, nola311.org, which is hosted by the OPCD and not by city government, Creel said.
Officials with both Criminal Court and Civil District Court said their systems were not affected by the attack and are operating as usual.
There has been a spate of cybersecurity issues across Louisiana this year. The most serious recent attack came in mid-November when state government servers were compromised by ransomware, malicious software that encrypts data and holds it hostage until a payment is made.
State officials were able to shut down network traffic to stop the spread of the attack. Officials said they did not pay the ransom and said no data was lost in that attack. However, the lingering effects of the breach required the Office of Motor Vehicle locations to be closed for weeks.
Host of OMV offices still closed two weeks after ransomware attack
More than two dozen of Louisiana's motor vehicle offices remained closed Monday as state workers continued to respond to the lingering effects…
Stay with nola.com for more on this developing story.
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Q: Copy Database Entities into Another Layer in Software Architecture? We are using Entity Framework with SqlServer Database. Business program needs to create many columns which are not in the Database, due to storage, high querying cost etc. Currently, the team is Copying the whole DB Entity Layer (from scaffolding), and Creating whole another layer adding computed members in new entities. Currently taking EF layer and applying AutoMapper to new layer. For some reason, not sure if this is optimal, however architect wants it this way.
Is it general practice in Software industry to copy the Database layer into another Copy layer with Computed Members? I'm aware of DDD Domain Driven Design, however we are not creating Aggregate Roots, Value Objects, Clusters, etc.
What is an alternate solution if this is not good practice?
*I started software programming two years ago from college, curious if this is good industry practice, or alternative exists. Searched all over google and stack, and did not cite this strategy.
So basically
SQL Database ---> EF Layer  ---> Another Copy Layer (with EF and computer members in the class) ---> Application Service --->  Dto ---> Controller APIs
I agree with every layer, excepted this EF copy layer with computed members. Couldn't we just utilize partial classes?
Example: New class layer would contain all existing members, plus these  added in a class, etc.
FullName => FirstName + LastName

AccountValue => Quantity * StockPrice

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Would like to hear from people who think differently also, appreciate answers below,

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Is it general practice in Software industry to copy the Database layer into another Copy layer with Computed Members?
Example: New class layer would contain all existing members, plus these added in a class, etc.
FullName => FirstName + LastName
AccountValue => Quantity * StockPrice

What you're seeing used here is the distinction between the entity (= the database record) and the domain object (= the "fuller" data object). This is not unique to DDD. DDD does emphasize it more strongly than other approaches, but it's a perfectly viable approach even in non-DDD scenarios.
Where would you put your computed values? You shouldn't store them in the database (unnecessary data size bloat), and you want these computed values to be readily accessible by all consumers of your domain. Logically, the domain must then wrap this around the db record, which is the "copy layer" you're referring to.

Referring to it as a "copy layer" suggests to me that you don't see the purpose of abstraction layers.
This layer is not a copy, it is a separate layer with its own functional purpose (one of which is to abstract away the database entities from the domain). It just happens to partially resemble the database entities because it exposes similar data (among other things).
That is not to say I don't see where your interpretation comes from. It often feels unnecessary to write something that effectively duplicates another layer. While this additional abstraction may not be necessary today (if it completely resembles the database layer), it's much easier to implement from the beginning than it is to have to retroactively add it in at a later stage when it does become necessary.
In that sense, it is necessary to implement this abstraction layer today, in order to avoid a more cumbersome task tomorrow.

A: Yes this is common practice.
It seems weird with EF because EF makes objects for you. If you were just using SqlClient with DataReaders and the like directly you wouldnt think twice.
The problem is the EF objects are often tightly coupled to EF via attributes. This means wherever you use the Object you have to reference EF. Which you don't really want to do when you are not using it.
In theory you could do code first EF objects and use the Business Layer objects directly, but in practice its sometimes easier just to map the EF objects to a Business Layer via the repository pattern


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PT Mitra, Iswara & Rorimpandey was established in 1975 and is an independent insurance broking company, the oldest in the country and the leader in the national insurance intermediary service. Throughout the years, we could pride ourselves of being able to establish solid and harmonious relations with our clients. It is a proof of our ability to build solid and long lasting relations with all of our clients. The strength of our company lies in the fact that we can deliver what only few other brokers can accomplish. That is, the widest possible forms of cover, generous terms and conditions, and above all, a competitive price. In short, cost-effective insurance programs for practically all types of risks, and for all classes of business.
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George Dawe
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George Dawe:
1781-1829 British George Dawe Locations English painter and writer. He was the son of the mezzotint engraver Philip Dawe who taught him engraving. He continued to concentrate on engraving when he entered the Royal Academy Schools, London, in 1796, producing portraits until 1802, when he turned to history painting. In 1803 he won a gold medal and the following year made his d?but at the Royal Academy, where he exhibited until 1818, often showing such anecdotal and literary works as Imogen Found in the Cave of Belarius (exh. RA 1809; London, Tate). He was elected an ARA in 1809 and an RA in 1814 and soon afterwards returned to portrait painting. In 1816 he painted a number of portraits of George IV daughter Princess Charlotte (e.g. London, N.P.G.), several of which were engraved. In 1817 he went to Brussels and was present at the review of the allied troops by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington in Cambrai. Soon afterwards he was invited by Tsar Alexander I of Russia to paint the portraits of all the senior officers who had taken part in the Napoleonic Wars. He travelled to St Petersburg in 1819 where, over the next nine years, he painted nearly 400 portraits. These were placed in a specially built gallery (destr.) in the Winter Palace in St Petersburg. He returned briefly to England in 1828 before travelling to Berlin, where he painted the portraits of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1828; London, N.P.G.) and Frederick William III, King of Prussia (1828; untraced). From Berlin he moved to St Petersburg and then to Warsaw before being forced by illness to return to England, where he died shortly afterwards. His book The Life of George Morland with Remarks on his Works (1807) is both a lively account of his godfather dissipated lifestyle and a fairly critical appreciation of his work.
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'Racial injustice' march brings Northwood activism to downtown Midland
Dozens march to raise awareness of struggles for Black Americans
By Mitchell Kukulka and Ashley Schafer, Midland Daily News
Published 4:24 pm EDT, Friday, October 2, 2020
Jayla Strickland, a Northwood University student and athlete on the women's basketball team, leads a chant while marching with dozens of fellow Northwood students and other local supporters through downtown Midland in the name of racial justice on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020. Organized by the Black Student Union at Northwood, the "Racial Injustice Community March" was the group's attempt to educate the Midland public and raise awareness of the many hardships Black Americans face. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
Jayla Strickland, a Northwood University student and athlete on the women's basketball team, leads a chant while marching with dozens of fellow Northwood students and other local supporters through downtown
Photo: (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net)
Dozens of Northwood University students and other local supporters made the long trek from their campus to downtown Midland in the name of racial justice on Friday.
Organized by the Black Student Union at Northwood University, the "Racial Injustice Community March" was the group's attempt to educate the Midland public and raise awareness of the many hardships Black Americans face.
"(The march) is to spread awareness of the injustice that's been going on over the summer, and over the years," said Camara Mackey, a Northwood senior and one of the organizers of the event. "We want to live in peace just like everybody else, and we feel as though we're not being acknowledged for our pain that we've been experiencing for a lifetime. We want to be able to share that with people and inform people peacefully about what we've been going through."
Friday's march marked the first event that the Black Student Union had organized in the greater Midland community, said co-organizer and Northwood junior Darien Randolph, though the group also hosted a march around the university's campus on Thursday, which drew just over 100 people.
Before the march began, two speakers addressed the crowd to discuss their experiences with racism and the importance of activism, including local organizer Kira Roberts and Michael Roberts, Northwood's track and field coach.
"The Black Lives Matter movement for me is a lot bigger than just 'Black Lives Matter,'" Roberts said. "Everything is connected — we are all connected to everything that is going on here."
After starting in front of the Bennett Sports Center, the group was escorted by police as they marched down a route near Main Street towards downtown Midland, growing to about 75 people. They chanted, "Say her name!" and "Breonna Taylor!" honoring a 26-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky apartment in March.
They screamed, "Black Lives Matter" and waved signs that read "enough is enough" and "end racism."
When the marchers reached Ace Hardware, Manager Daniel Buzzell and other volunteers handed out donuts to the marchers. They took a short break before heading back to campus via Cronkright and Larkin Streets.
As Northwood senior and co-president of the Black Student Union, Javonie Ellington, marched with the group, he began to sob at the powerful chants and energy the crowd created.
"We're so young and we're trying to make the change that should have been done since the beginning of time, and it's just so powerful," he said. "... It's hard not to break down when you say these names; you say these chants, and they mean so much to you."
Jalisha Henry, co-president of the Black Student Union and Ohio senior, said when she came back to school this fall, after a summer of social unrest that made national headlines, she wasn't sure what she would be coming back to. She was happy to witness and be part of the support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
"It's overwhelming to be out here today and see the support," she said. "There's so many emotions going through my mind ... I'm so happy and I'm so glad, and I hope it doesn't stop here today at this protest. I hope it keeps going and that we keep fighting; we keep continuing to listen, learn, and unlearn things that were passed down to us."
Joining the students was Midland resident Shawn Bunch, who participated because she is "very much in favor of justice," pointing to the word "justice" handwritten on a tag she displayed on her shirt. She said she was happy about the police presence at the march, but was surprised there were no politicians in attendance.
"It's really just about addressing the systemic racism that's been in our country since the beginning," Bunch said.
Bunch said it's time that something change and was hopeful that it would with the youth leading the way.
"I'm really happy to see the kids (leading this)," she said. "Northwood has historically been conservative, so it means even more to me that the kids are from here and not from Saginaw."
Kira Aiken, Midland community member, said she was impressed with the peaceful march. She just moved back from Orlando two months ago, where she said she was actively organizing protests.
"Honestly, I thought there was going to be a lot more backlash," Aiken said. "Like I said, I grew up here, so I know how a lot of the mentality is around here, but I'm really, really impressed to see all of the support."


In the early discussions of climate science (not in climate science) climate science became characterized as post-normal science, science dealing with high risks, high uncertainty and competing values (Bray and von Storch, 1999; Elzinga 1997; Funtowicz and Ravetz 1990). The roles of scientists under such conditions often demanded comment well beyond the expertise of the climate scientist and, at times, well beyond the bounds of data, and these comments were often interpreted as 'facts'. These 'facts' seem to be coming home to roost.
Perhaps the natural evolution of post-normal science is to a division within the science, consisting on the one hand, of a reversion to 'normal' science, and on the other a transition to a situation in which moral entrepreneurship begins to infuse the objectivity of scientific thought (at both ends of the issue). This is not limited to any particular perspective but rather to the process of dissemination of scientific information excessively shaped by any moral persuasion. Where moral persuasion has an equal and opposite force there is the potential for stalemates in the application of 'real' science to arise, in short, elements of the scientific community do a disservice to the broader scientific community. Where one moral force prevails there is the tendency for hasty decisions with little time for reflection on competing claims. In the fan fare of public debate and name calling, the reality and efforts of 'normal' science are at risk of being ignored. This has led to the circus of the moment. Under such conditions normal science will likely quietly endure while, what we could call post-sensible science, runs the risk of finding itself veering of into an intellectual cul-de-sac.
I do agree that 'the process of dissemination of scientific information excessively shaped by any moral persuasion' has become almost the rule. From its beginning, the debate about the hockey stick and related issues had been turned into a moral question.
The script for the debate was set by Al Gore and his opponents such as Fred Singer. Both play the same game, which follows the rules of moral tales and not those of science. This also had and still has consequences for 'normal science'; I bet that graduate students or post-docs feel like working in a minefield sometimes. Furthermore, science funding is influenced by those issues of high public interest. And it was never easier for climate institutes to have direct access to the media!
This moralization of climate issues has also led to a narrowed understanding of climate. Climate is reduced to only a few factors, while in reality it is related to almost everything we do. As if the hockey stick and climategate were crucial for climate politics! As if there were not a million other equally important and rational reasons for emission reduction, adaptation and what have you!
It is hard to define what 'normal science' means. Maybe to find out how climate works? Following the debates in the media and blogs, climate science is pretty far away from such 'normal' questions. It seems also pretty far away from creating a new curriculum which takes into account the multi-dimensionality of climate. Indeed, if it does not change its curriculum and broaden its spectrum, climate science seems to end intellectually in a cul-de-sac.
I'm also questioning what is 'normal science' in this case anyways. I've never been happy with Kuhn's definition and it looks like here we're talking about something else.
It looks like by 'normal science' we mean something akin to the situation of other sciences which do not have the same policy implications/stakes, uncertainties (can these even be quantified relative to each other?), and heated political/moral atmosphere of climate science. I guess this is a call for more focused knowledge-seeking which tries to remain independent of the current political circus, but I'm not sure how possible that is.
I myself am trying to navigate somewhere between the understanding that science has always been moral and political, and also that it is the autonomy of science from other social domains that has in many ways made it so effective.
I constantly read statements about how science must be rescued from politics and think "how naive", yet I can imagine (and indeed see many examples of) what science as a political pawn looks like - and I don't like it.
Sciences that did not have a paradigm (like many social sciences) were seen as 'pre-paradigmatic', lacking something.
We now realize that some natural sciences are in a similar way lacking a paradigm, climate science being an example. But in all such cases where there is no cognitive core paradigm, there is always an establishment that behaves as if it were the guardian of a trusted paradigm.
Reiner/3 - could you spell this out in some more detail, please? What would that trusted paradigm be in case of climate science? Could you give an example of an other type of natural science, which has has an accepted paradigm? Say, oceanography? Just for better understanding?
Kuhn distinguishes three modes or phases of science, (1) a pre-paradigm phase, where no consensus exists on any particular theory, but there are several incompatible and incomplete theories. If the one conceptual framework establishes consensus on appropriate methods, terminology and empirical work that needs to be undertaken (2) normal science begins, and a period of puzzle solving begins. Over time, anomalies are observed which are difficult to explain within the context of the existing paradigm. Sometimes they can be explained or ignored, at other times normal science enters a crisis. If efforts of normal science to explain anomalies fail, (3) revolutionary science begins and many, if not all underlying assumptions of the field are reexamined and a new paradigm will eventually emerge.
Climate science is a relatively new field with no common paradigm. It emerged out of the combination of carbon cycle research and numerical weather modelling. Before it could establish itself as normal science it was drawn into the political maelstrom and developed a consesus that was policy driven. At many junctures in the past 30 years or so cogntive uncertainties were laid open and the field had no time to settle.
This is why Funtowicz and Ravetz coined the term post normal science.
Their motto is, Knowledge is uncertain, stakes are high and decisions are urgent. Experts are laypersons when it comes to value questions. So they should not be priviledged in decision making.


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Car Audio: Replace the tweeters?
Kia Stinger starting at $25k? Good replacement for Kizashi?
What did you do to your other car(s) today?
What car are you coming from?
Deflation? I bought a $28,300 MSRP car for less than the $21,599 Kizashi SE back in 2010.
The anti-Kizashi crates: show the 3 best selling cars in your country.


There are two types of quality assurance system; one is off line quality assurance system and another is off line quality assurance system.
Raw Material Control: As the quality product depends on the raw material quality so we must be provided with the best quality raw material with an economical consideration.
The chemical should be of known concentration with a higher degree of purity.
The entire machine should be higher precisions.
Process Control: The method chosen for the process must be provided with the necessary accurate parameters. The specific gravity, water level, residual hydrogen per oxide etc. at each stage should checked.
On line quality control is a system which is performed during manufacturing. During this checking, if any faults are found in materials, one should take necessary steps to reduce the fault or to stop the process and take necessary steps to recover it.
So, be careful during quality checking.
we need knwolage of knitting fabric & process.


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Raymond C Luskey
May 1, 1943 - August 16, 2021
Raymond C. Luskey, 78, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, formerly of Bryans Road, Maryland, passed away on August 16, 2021 at the Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Fondly known as Lucky, Mr. Luskey was born on May 1, 1943 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Harold A. Luskey and Mildred E. Luskey. Mr. Luskey was a plumber with the Union Local 5. He enjoyed league bowling, camping, boating, fishing, woodworking, and anything that involved his family. In addition to his parents, Mr. Luskey was preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Aretta Jean Luskey; brother Russell Luskey. Lucky is survived by his children Tad Luskey, Tammy Swann and her husband Keith, Paul Luskey and his wife Carol; grandchildren Dustin Swann and his wife Mercedes, Megan Luskey; great grandchildren Cameron, Tallen, Mason, and Josie; siblings Shirley Lucas, Janice Gellatly, and Charlie Luskey; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. A visitation will be held on Monday, August 23, 2021 from 10AM until time of service at 12Noon at Raymond Funeral Service, P.A., 5635 Washington Avenue, La Plata, Maryland 20646. Interment to follow services at Trinity Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum, 3221 Mattawoman-Beantown Road, Waldorf, Maryland 20601. Condolences may be made on Mr. Luskey's Tribute Wall.
Raymond C. Luskey, 78, of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, formerly of Bryans Road, Maryland, passed away on August 16, 2021 at the Grand Strand Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Fondly known as Lucky, Mr. Luskey was born on May... View Obituary & Service Information
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