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Q: Drawing a circle using google maps V3 I m trying to draw a circle using map object obtained from an iframe as follows.
function modificaradio(){

var mapaZonas = geContentWindow(validateParentParentFrame('ifrmMapaZonasSeguras')).mapZone;
    geContentWindow(validateParentParentFrame('ifrmMapaZonasSeguras')).geoDragzs.setMap(null);
    var centroZonas = geContentWindow(validateParentParentFrame('ifrmMapaZonasSeguras')).newCenter;

    geContentWindow(validateParentParentFrame('ifrmMapaZonasSeguras')).geoDragzs = drawCircle(centroZonas,radio, colorContorno, anchoContorno, opacidadContorno, colorRelleno, opacidadRelleno);

    geContentWindow(validateParentParentFrame('ifrmMapaZonasSeguras')).geoDragzs.setMap(mapaZonas);
}

Below is the function to draw the circle
function drawCircle(center, radioCirculo,colorContorno,anchoContorno,opacidadContorno,colorRelleno,opacidadRelleno) {
nodes=40;
//se agrega un porcentaje al radio del circulo para su equivalencia en tamaño con mapInfo
var radioExtra = parseInt(radioCirculo * 0.10);
//el radio de la geocerca (dado en metros), se pasa a kilometros
var radioCirculoTot = (parseInt(radioCirculo) + radioExtra) / 1000;

var bounds = new google.maps.LatLngBounds();

var lat1 = new google.maps.LatLng(center.lat() + 0.1, center.lng());
var latConv = google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(center, lat1) / 100;
var lng2 = new google.maps.LatLng(center.lat(), center.lng() + 0.1);
var lngConv = google.maps.geometry.spherical.computeDistanceBetween(center, lng2) / 100;
//Loop
var points = [];
var step = parseInt(360 / nodes) || 10;
for (var i = 0; i <= 360; i += step) {
    var pint = new google.maps.LatLng(center.lat() + (radioCirculoTot / latConv * Math.cos(i * Math.PI / 180)), center.lng() +
        (radioCirculoTot / lngConv * Math.sin(i * Math.PI / 180)));
    points.push(pint);
}
points.push(points[0]);
geocercaRadio = new google.maps.Polygon({
        paths: points,
        strokeColor: colorContorno,
        strokeOpacity: opacidadContorno,
        strokeWeight: 2,
        fillColor: colorRelleno,
        fillOpacity: opacidadRelleno
    });

return geocercaRadio;

}
Function used to create the map is as below.
function cargaMapaZonas(mapa,longitud, latitud, radio, idRadio){
        zoomRadio = validaZoomRadio(idRadio);
        var mapProp = {
            center:new google.maps.LatLng(latitud,longitud),
            zoom:zoomRadio,
            mapTypeId:google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP,
            zoomControl: true,
            zoomControlOptions: {
                style: google.maps.ZoomControlStyle.LARGE
             },
            streetViewControl:false};
            mapZone=new google.maps.Map(document.getElementById(mapa),mapProp);
            radioGeo = radio;

        newCenter = new google.maps.LatLng(latitud, longitud);
        centroDragzs = agregaMarcadorGeo(imgCenterGeo, 10, 10, newCenter);
        centroDragzs.setMap(mapZone);
//      geoDragzs=drawCircle(radioGeo,newCenter,mapZone);
        geoDragzs=drawCircle(newCenter,radioGeo, colorContorno, anchoContorno, opacidadContorno, colorRelleno, opacidadRelleno);
        geoDragzs.setMap(mapZone);
        //geoDragzs.bindTo('center', centroDragzs , 'position');
        geoDragzs.clickable = false;
        google.maps.event.addListener(centroDragzs, "click", function(){
        var shape = {
                coord: [1, 1, 1, 20, 18, 20, 18 , 1],
                type: 'poly'
            };
            var bbMarker = new google.maps.Marker({
                    icon: 'img/visor/mm_20_red.png',
                    shadow: 'img/visor/mm_20_shadow.png',
                    shape: shape,
                    position: newCenter,
                    draggable:true,
                    map: map
                });
            bbMarker.setMap(mapZone);
            geocoder = new google.maps.Geocoder();

        google.maps.event.addListener(bbMarker, "dragend", function(){
                geoDragzs.setMap(null);
                newCenter = bbMarker.getPosition();
                centroDragzs.setPosition(newCenter);
                geoDragzs=drawCircle(newCenter,radioGeo, colorContorno, anchoContorno, opacidadContorno, colorRelleno, opacidadRelleno);
                geoDragzs.setMap(mapZone);
                bbMarker.setMap(null);
                mapZone.panTo(newCenter);
                parent.document.getElementById("longitud").value = newCenter.lng();
                parent.document.getElementById("latitud").value = newCenter.lat();
                showLocationfp(newCenter);
            });
        });

}

Here the thing is that I m able to create the circle while calling cargaMapaZonas().But when I m calling from modificaradio() I m getting "invalid value for  property <map> <object,object>" error
Can anyone please guide me?

A: When draw_circle isn't defined already,  draw_circle is not null, it's undefined and the comparison will end in an error.
check the type instead:
 if (typeof draw_circle !='undefined')
  {draw_circle.setMap(null);}

instead, using typeof with undefined objects will not raise an error.

A: Some ideas :

*

*if draw_circle is defined in an outer scope, then there's probably no need to return draw_circle from the function.

*To determine whether the var has been set or not, you can simply test if(draw_circle).

*if center is already a google.maps.LatLng object, then there's no need to construct another, identical one.

*position option does not exist (it won't do any harm but also nothing good).

*rad *= 1600 / 1000 looks wrong. 1600 is (approx) the conversion from miles to metres, and 1000 is the conversion from km to metres. 1600 / 1000 would be some rather strange conversion (thousandths of a mile to metres?).

The mention of an iFrame is unclear. I can't comment on this aspect.
function DrawCircleGeo(rad,center,map) {
    rad *= 1600 / 1000;
    if (draw_circle) {
        draw_circle.setMap(null);
    }
    draw_circle = new google.maps.Circle({
        center: center,
        radius: rad,
        strokeColor: "#FF0000",
        strokeOpacity: 0.8,
        strokeWeight: 2,
        fillColor: "#FF0000",
        fillOpacity: 0.35,
        map: map
    });
}


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A Look Back at Series 11 of "Doctor Who"
Posted on December 16, 2018 by Michael Cook
It feels like only yesterday that we were all waiting for Jodie Whittaker's first series as the Doctor to air. Now, a week after the series ended, it's time to take a look back at the ten episodes we just saw. What worked? What didn't work? What needs improvement? Just how good was the series, now that all the hype has died down? Let's take a look! (There will be full spoilers for the 10 episodes of Series 11 of Doctor Who!)
Meet the new Doctor. The universe just got more exciting. The dazzling Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker, Broadchurch, Wired) falls out of the sky just in time to thwart an alien huntsman who is stalking human prey. With little time to spare and the population of Sheffield (and Earth!) at risk, the Doctor recruits three new friends – gentle Ryan, no-nonsense Yasmin and Ryan's step-grandfather, Graham – who soon feel more like family than companions. Join the foursome in ten fresh and enormously thrilling roller-coaster adventures across time and the universe.
The Good: The Characters
Perhaps the best element of this series of Doctor Who was how fully fleshed out the characters (and their arcs) were. The previous era of Doctor Who was more interested in fleshing out the Doctor (which is a valid approach to take), while Chibnall seemed far more interested in grounding the show with realistic and believable companions. The first episode opened with Ryan (Tosin Cole), Graham (Bradley Walsh), and Grace (Sharon D. Clarke) and it's their story that forms the emotional heart of the series. Grace is killed off at the end of episode 1, forcing Ryan and Graham to deal with their grief regarding her death and their feelings for each other. Nearly every episode of the series dealt with one of these elements and, by the end of the series, the two had come to some kind of understanding relating to her death and had begun to accept each other as family. While Yasmin (Mandip Gill) didn't get the same kind of intensive series-long character arc, her characterization still felt three dimensional. We knew who she was, what she wanted, and why she was traveling with the Doctor. We knew about (and met) her family and we got to see how they impacted her. A lot of groundwork was laid for the show to explore her character more in the next series, now that the ongoing story between Graham and Ryan has been wrapped up. The Doctor, understandably, got the least amount of character development out of the four leads. The attention was placed on the companions, as they were the audience conduits for the show, and since this series focused so little on the previous 55 years of Doctor Who, it makes sense why not much of the Doctor's past was discussed. One can only hope that future series will delve deeper into this Doctor and explore her more. On the whole, though, this series of Doctor Who featured some superb character work for our main cast.
The Bad: The Villains
On the flip side, nearly all the villains were underdeveloped (or weren't actually villains). There were no returning monsters this series, so it came down to Chibnall and his team of guest writers to come up with nine new aliens/monsters for the Doctor to face off against (one alien, T'zim Sha – a Stenza warrior – was used in multiple episodes). With the exception of T'zim Sha, the monsters this series ranged from forgettable to bad. Those who were actually evil – The Stenza, Krasko, and the Morax – were usually massively underdeveloped and disposed of way too easily. The rest ended up not actually being the villains of their stories but were either created by a different villain (The Stenza created the villains in The Ghost Monument, pollution and unethical scientific experiments created the spiders in Arachnids in the U.K., and the robots in Kerblam! were being commanded by a janitor with an ax to grind) or were misunderstood creatures (the Pting in The Tsuranga Conundrum, the Thijarians in Demons of the Punjab, and the sentient universe in It Takes You Away) while some other external force of humanity was the actual villain. This idea is fine for an episode or two, but when the majority of monsters in a series are either massively underdeveloped or not the actual villains of the story, it begins to feel like there are no stakes to the story. If the monsters aren't threatening, are the Doctor and her friends actually in any danger? And are they particularly smart when they defeat the villain? Series 12 needs better monsters.
The Good: The Guest Writers' Episodes
Without fail, every episode written by one of the guest writers (Malorie Blackman, Vinay Patel, Pete McTighe, Joy Wilkinson, and Ed Hime) ranged from very good to superb. Each author brought their own voice and sensibility to the show and each one pushed the series into different, interesting adventures. Both Blackman and Patel wrote stories that addressed historical problems that are still being felt in the present day. Both McTighe and Wilkinson wrote classic Doctor Who adventures that harken back to the feel of older sci-fi and historical episodes while still putting their own spin on it. And Hime wrote an episode that was truly mindbending and deeply emotional. Sure, some of their episodes had similar problems to those written by Chibnall (Blackman's episode was co-written by Chibnall and featured a very weak villain, Krasko; Wilkinson's episode featured an alien menace that wasn't introduced until 3/4 into the episode and was then dealt with minutes later; Patel's episode featured monsters that weren't the actual villains), but all of the episodes still soared higher than most of those written by Chibnall sheerly on the talent of the writers and the ambition they brought to their episodes.
The Bad: Chris Chibnall's Episodes
On the flip side, Chibnall's episodes ranged from pretty good to bad. His best episode is probably The Woman Who Fell to Earth, followed closely behind by The Battle of Ranskoor Av Kolos. Both episodes feature the only good monster Chibnall has created for this series: The Stenza. Both episodes largely focus on the character arcs of Graham and Ryan. And both episodes feature stakes that feel personal for the characters. It's also no coincidence that these two episodes are the premiere and the finale. It's clear that Chibnall knew what he wanted to do with the show from a characterization point, but he didn't know what he wanted to do with the show from a sci-fi plot side. His other episodes, The Ghost Monument, Arachnids in the U.K. and The Tsuranga Conundrum, are a noticeable decrease in quality when compared to those two. The ideas were half-baked, at best, and the villains were even less developed. It's as though he just didn't know what he wanted to do and tried to tread water without actually writing interesting episodes. His episodes would often start out pretty well, but then they wouldn't stick the landing, whether due to an underdeveloped villain or a story that just didn't have a resolution. His episodes were consistently the weakest of the series and in the next series, he should consider writing fewer of them as his gift seems to be character arcs and overseeing the show.
Great: The Directing/Music
Thankfully, even if the writing of an episode wasn't stellar, the visuals and music always were. All of the directors for this series – Jamie Childs, Mark Tonderai, Sallie Aprahamian, and Jennifer Perrott – were all first-time directors for the show and all brought their A-game. Every episode consistently looked amazing. It's clear that BBC still doesn't spend much on the show, but these directors were all able to do truly incredible things with very little means. Many of them had innovative camera moves or got to film in various locations or just knew how to pace an episode well, but all of them were superb. Along the same lines is Segun Akinola's score for the series. Replacing a composer who's been on a show for 10 series is hard work, but Akinola slides in perfectly. His approach is different to that of previous composer, Murray Gold, but effective nonetheless. Akinola focused more on building an audio atmosphere for each episode than on creating themes that would be repeated for different characters. His music was moody and subtle, always serving the episode without trying to draw attention to itself, but still genuinely amazing. His music was a constant thrill in every episode.
Needs Improvement: Plots/Ongoing Plot Arcs
As I mentioned in the section about Chibnall's writing, the plots (and overall plot arc) of the series needs some work. Some of the stand-alone episodes had plots that weren't particularly well thought out or executed and, as a result, the episodes didn't really work as well as they should have. Similarly, there was no real plot arc for the series. Yes, there were character arcs that we followed the characters through, but previous series of Doctor Who have featured some kind of plotline that's laced through the episodes and builds up to a finale that ties that plotline (and all the episodes of the series) together. This was not the case in this series and, as a result, the finale felt a bit flat. It did have a returning monster in T'zim Sha, but it didn't really feel like the culmination of the nine stories that preceded it. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but I think that in today's age of streaming TV, shows like Doctor Who should be more of a mixture of stand-alone episodes and serialized episodes and I don't think this series quite nailed that balance. Hopefully, Chibnall will tweak it some for the next season.
Overall, series 11 of Doctor Who was a bit of a mixed bag. It hit some pretty great highs (with episodes like Rosa and It Takes You Away) but it also hit some pretty bad lows (with episodes like The Ghost Monument and The Tsuranga Conundrum). The guest writers all wrote episodes that were interesting, enjoyable, and often envelope-pushing while the showrunner wrote episodes that were safe and decidedly mediocre and risk-averse. The character work for most of our main characters was superb but the development of most of the monsters was weak. The directing and score were great but the plots and scripts often left something to be desired. The acting was superb but many guest actors had little to do of any real importance. There was a lot of promise in this series and I do love Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor. I like a lot of what Chibnall seems to be doing with his era of the show, I just think it needs some fine-tuning. I enjoyed this series, with a few exceptions, and I definitely am excited to see where Chibnall and Whittaker take the show next, but I'd be lying if I said the quality of this series was truly a home run. I liked it, but it needs some work to truly be as amazing as it could be.
Doctor Who: Series 11: 3.5 out of 5 wands.
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A General Election candidate is challenging his opponents to use local goods and services during the forthcoming campaigns. Rodney Cann, who is fighting the North Devon seat as an Independent, said he was surprised to see literature from rivals which had
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"A Liberal Democrat leaflet was printed in Andover, one from UKIP in Bodmin and a Conservative leaflet in Bicester, Oxfordshire," he said.
"We hear a lot about the need to support local business and Barnstaple becoming a ghost town and yet here they are using printers from away.
"I always try to use local printers and I challenge my opponents to do the same. It is right that we should support local firms.


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Me And My Girl - Review
Chichester Festival Theatre, Chichester
Music by Noel Gay
Book and lyrics by L Arthur Rose and Douglas Furber
Book revised by Stephen Fry with contributions by Mike Ockrent
Directed by Daniel Evans
Alex Young, Ryan Pidgen and company
A showbiz dream came true at Chichester this week when Matt Lucas, the starring lead of Me And My Girl, had to pull out of the show on doctor's orders and company member Ryan Pidgen stepped up to the plate to take on the role of Bill Snibson. With barely a couple of hours to rehearse, Pidgen who was warmly received by the Chichester audience, was magnificent delivering an opening night performance that could have been a moment straight out of 42nd Street.
Pidgen may have been the unexpected star of the evening, but in Daniel Evans' cast he was surrounded by the cream of British musical theatre talent. Opposite him, and in her first major leading role, Alex Young was a convincing and vocally charming Sally Smith. Interestingly, for a leading lady, the show does not give Sally too many singing highlights – but in her one stunning solo of the night, Once You Lose Your Heart, Young proved (yet again, for this website has long been in awe of her talents) why she is one of the finest performers of her generation.
The plot of Me And My Girl is a far-fetched hokum that sees the cockney working-class Snibson discover that he is a landed peer. His newly-realised upper-crust family are horrified by Snibson's cultural roots and the narrative plays out as Snibson learns to mingle with the aristocracy, while at the same time holding onto his London heritage. There are shades of My Fair Lady in the story, (and even a couple of nods to that musical too in the second half) but where Lerner and Loewe's foundations lay in a wondrous book, Me And My Girl sits on a far flakier fable. Snibson's journey is all about old fashioned class and sexual prejudice and while the love between him and Sally is unquestionably deep and sincere, she is reduced to little more than a woman who has to change her role in life to win her man. Elsewhere the excellent Siubhan Harrison is reduced to playing (wonderfully) Lady Jacqueline Carstone, a beautiful aristocrat but a woman with no depth whatsoever. Take a step back and this show is a dated cornucopia of corny cliché and caricature. It is hard to believe that the modern era has seen Stephen Fry (no less) revise the book.
And yet for all its moral flaws, Daniel Evans has fashioned a thing of beauty here, drawn solely from the excellent company that he's assembled. In supporting roles, Caroline Quentin is the dowager Duchess of Dene, while the venerable Clive Rowe plays Sir John Tremayne – another bumbling toff and the two are simply perfection. Much of the show's momentum is carried by crass puns and double-entendres which should, by rights, have the audience groaning. Here however they are hilarious, with Evans having drilled his cast to deliver the comedy with split second timing and perfect delivery. There's a gorgeous twist of role reversal too, as Jennie Dale takes on the role of Parchester, the landed family's solicitor. Dale (also, always brilliant) shines like a diamond as she tap dances her way through moments of sensational hilarity.
In the pit Gareth Valentine (who not only conducts but has also arranged the show's score) has taken familiar melodies and revitalised them, as alongside Evans, Alistair David's choreography is slick, imaginative and impressive.
Me And My Girl's politics may be of the dark ages – but its ability to put grins on faces and set toes tapping is the mark of a modern show that knows how to please its audience. The talent on stage here is unmatched, and for a seaside festival of song and dance, there's nothing finer in the country.
Photo credit: Johan Persson
Labels: 4*, Alex Young, Alistair David, Caroline Quentin, Chichester, Clive Rowe, Daniel Evans, Gareth Valentine, Jennie Dale, Me And My Girl, Mike Ockrent, Musical, Noel Gay, Ryan Pidgen, Siubhan Harrison, Stephen Fry
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The clock motor is what manages the performance of a watch. The clock motor (or activity as it is commonly known in the trade) tracks the variety of pulses released from a quartz crystal, therefore deriving how much to revolve the hands. But this gadget is not always so basic, offered the lot of attributes that can happen in clocks, both normal as well as exotic.
The very early clock motor was purely a mechanical device. Rotational torque stemmed from a dangling weight or firmly coiled springtime was related to the major gear, and also an escapement mechanism restricted the quantity of moment-by-moment switching. Another facet was the turning pendulum, which might be changed in order to tweak the ticking frequency.
A lot more lately the old mechanical framework has lapsed and every little thing is done digitally. A quartz crystal creates pulses at a specifically stable price, as well as partitioning their rapid frequency supplies an extremely dependable timing resource. Gone also is the network of equipments, and in its place is a collection of counting registers, converting with software program the stream of pulses into hrs, minutes, and also secs.
That's the fundamental capability of any kind of temporal motion, and it will certainly be the core of virtually every such gadget you purchase. What identifies one motor from another is the existence or lack of a host of various other features and functionalities. Some choices are extensions of timekeeping, however others include specializeds such as presenting climate information or sounding chimes.
One of the most common time expansion difference is whether the clock operates on a 12-hour cycle or on a 24-hour cycle. Obviously the latter has twice as lots of characters or placeholders along the area of the dial as the previous. Also, the minute-hand-to-hour-hand ratio is either a lots to one or twenty-four to one.
Another often thought about difference is whether to consist of a second hand. Then, if the response is of course, there is a follow-on choice between two selections. One selection is the extra frequently seen ticking kind that is audible as well as exhibits a jerky activity. The various other selection is a continuous sweep pre-owned that moves smoothly as well as quietly.
Every one of these time expansion selections are made through choosing the ideal clock motor. However there are a lot more exotic options that include four hands. For example, the 4th hand might indicate the day of the week (extending the cycle to 7 days) or to the day in the present month (effectively a 30-day cycle).
As a result of the straightforward layout of the modern-day electronic movement it is easily adjusted to show non-temporal details such as climate phenomena. One of the most basic adaptations is revealing trend degree, which operates a primarily lunar cycle of 24-hour and 50 minutes. This type of motor needs to be calibrated to accurately show local problems.
A lot more involved adaptations need sensing units to determine the sensations, transform the values to settings on a range, and afterwards relocate a hand across a dial as necessary. Temperature level, barometric pressure, as well as moisture can all be presented utilizing this technique. The vital organs of the climate motor are thus various from those for a clock, however the human interface of a hand positioned versus a dial is rather similar.
Vendors of clock motors also use clockmakers specific methods to accent. One method to do this is by playing chimes on the hr and/or quarter hour, with or without a following hr matter. Another way is to link a cosmetic only pendulum to an oscillating add-on to stimulate nostalgic qualities of antique watches.
In other words, it is quite feasible today (and also not extremely difficult) to produce wrist watches that simulate the unique habits of old Swiss grandpa, cuckoo, and mantle clocks. Those mechanical wonders have actually constantly been a wonder to lay eyes on, as well as currently they can be duplicated online. All of it beginnings by selecting the ideal clock motor.


Mathematics is one of the most versatile majors at Princeton and students here have the opportunity to work with some of the best mathematicians in the world in a wide variety of fundamental areas of both pure and applied mathematics. The program for majors is extremely flexible, providing exciting opportunities both for students who enter with a strong background in rigorous mathematical proof as well as for novices with strong mathematical aptitude and interest. For many of our students the first proof course, typically 215 (Honors Analysis in a Single Variable), is the first serious experience with true mathematical thinking, and future majors generally find it a deeply challenging but irresistibly intriguing experience.
Our undergraduate majors form a large group of independent-minded and curious people with a rich variety of intellectual interests. In recent years we have had approximately 70-75 majors and their programs of study include advanced courses in many other disciplines such as computer science, physics, economics and finance, biology and philosophy. A substantial fraction of our majors write a senior thesis with an advisor from one of these other departments, along with a second reader from mathematics. After Princeton, many go on to graduate studies in pre-eminent mathematics programs, but others pursue their interests in these other disciplines instead, where their mathematical training is a crucial advantage.
A few prospective majors start in MAT214 (Introduction to Number Theory) or in MAT203 (Vector Calculus) instead.
Most students in the standard calculus sequence (MAT103, MAT104, MAT201) or linear algebra (MAT202) are prospective majors in the natural sciences, engineering, finance, economics and other social sciences. However, some math majors start out in these courses and discover their talent and enthusiasm for mathematics there.
Tea is held in the third floor Common Room each afternoon at 3:30 while classes are in session; this is an opportunity for dialogue with professors, visitors and peers.
For the 2017-18 academic year, our department consists of 74 faculty members, 25 visitors and researchers, 8 emeritus faculty members in residence, 79 graduate students, and 70 undergraduate majors.


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Water Weekly for August 15th
WHAT TO READ IF YOU CAN ONLY READ THREE THINGS ABOUT WESTERN WATER THIS WEEK.
1. 'All bad options' as Biden administration faces Western water crisis
The Bureau of Reclamation-imposed deadline for collective action by Colorado River Compact states is tomorrow, and it does not appear likely that a deal that adds up to the requisite cuts will be reached, putting the Biden administration in the tough position of having to make the politically perilous decisions itself. "It's all risks," said John Fleck, a water policy professor at the University of New Mexico. "I don't see anything that's not a risk. It's all bad options at this point." In this piece from Annie Snider for Politico, we hear from the negotiators for several large water districts in the lower basin(Arizona, Nevada and California) and water managers in Colorado and Utah. "In a system so altered by drought and climate change, water managers are finding that half measures don't get them very far," Snider writes. "Technically, water deliveries for cities and tribes in Arizona are first on the chopping block."
But there is at least broad consensus that cutting cities off entirely is unfair and unlikely. The question comes down to how to spread the pain, and how much the Feds could do practically to implement water cuts above Lake Powell. As Snider writes, "Interior can't just turn down the faucet. Instead, it would have to rely on state-level officials to implement any delivery cuts Interior called for — something those officials aren't at all certain to agree to."
2. Spaghetti sauce is under threat as water crisis slams tomatoes
California grows nearly one quarter of the world's tomatoes, but that production is dropping off and getting more expensive as the Western megadrought cuts off water and inflation pushes fuel and fertilizer costs up. In this piece by Kim Chipman of Bloomberg News, we learn that it costs Woolf Farming, a Fresno County, California, grower "$4,800 an acre to grow and harvest a tomato crop these days compared with $2,800 a decade ago." A study published in Nature Foodprojects that the production of processing tomatoes (used to make spaghetti sauce, ketchup, salsa and soups, among many other foods) in the U.S., China and Italy, the three largest suppliers, will drop by 6% by 2050. R. Greg Pruett, sales and energy manager for Ingomar Packing Co., one of the world's biggest tomato processors, says that there simply are not enough acres of tomatoes planted this year to meet demand. "The water is either too expensive or just not available at any cost." That has meant rising prices on the grocery shelf, too, with the price of tomato sauce in July up 17% from a year ago, and ketchup up 23%.
3. Tax-enabled water funding bearing fruit: $5 million for 44 projects disbursed to date
The Colorado River District's Community Funding Partnership stars in this story from Dennis Webb for the Grand Junction Daily Sentinel. The funding pool, which was established by voters in the river district's 15 counties, comes from "doubling the district's tax rate to 0.5 mills, an increase that at the time of its proposal was estimated would cost homeowners $1.90 per $100,000 in residential property value," writes Webb. Perry Cabot, an agriculture researcher with Colorado State University's Western Colorado Research Center, says a $50,000 grant from the partnership catalyzed a $240,000 project to study digital precision agriculture at the Grand Valley research station. Webb writes, "Everything from even basic methods of data acquisition to use of efficient overhead sprinklers is going to play a role in maximizing and optimizing use of Colorado River water in the future, amid an unprecedented drought that shows no signs of significantly abating, Cabot says." Amy Moyer, who oversees the Community Funding Partnership for the River District says that $5 million has been disbursed to 44 projects so far, and demand remains high. The Partnership has the flexibility to use the money strategically, to leverage other funding or to help get a project that is shovel-ready the final dollars it needs to break ground. The River District is also offering an "Accelerator Grant" program that is designed to help entities tap into more federal funding for water projects made available through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
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When George Bush started bailing out corporations and Barack Obama continued we were told that those corporations were too big to fail. The dangers of massive corporations dragging down all of us were noted, they were bailed out, and were they then downsized? Nope. What is up with that?
Fukushima was out of the control of the Japanese government. It was big and the tsunami was bigger. It failed. So, put up your hand if you learned anything from that. Germany? Yes, we see you learned. Japan? We hope so! The US? No hand?
We have just been told today that the economy is tanking again in part because of Fukushima. A Japanese disaster is an American disaster these days. We have 110 nuclear reactors in the US. How many could suffer massive damage like Fukushima before we wreck our economy for many years to come? "Only" four of these plants are in similar earthquake and tsunami zones? Well, what else might surprise us? What if a nuclear power plant gets hit by a massive tornado? Lucky thing there was no nuke in Joplin, Missouri. How many 200 mph trucks flying through the air would it take to breach a reactor? What happens when floods overwhelm a nuke on the Mississippi River? Can't happen? Right. Neither could Fukushima. I've been to the Prairie Island nuclear power plants and on-site storage of massive amounts of high-level nuclear waste. They are smack in the floodplain of the biggest river in North America. The potential exists there to poison that river for generations. All it takes is one bad hand from Mother Nature, one demented terrorist in a small airplane loaded with explosives, one human operator error.
The reality is that nuclear power has always been for too risky, so it cannot exist without government exemption from liability. The risks are just plain stupid.
And, of course, the nuclear executives and p.r. people are quick to claim that it's 70 percent of the emissions-free base load. Well, it's 100 percent of the radioactive baseload. Baseload? Bonneville Power Administration literally cannot even give away electric power right now, the hydro base is so rampant. Shut down the nukes and buy it cheap from BPA! No hydro, wind or solar disasters can come close to a nuclear disaster. Insurance companies will happily handle solar and wind without government shields.
If our economy and our ecology--in the long run, they are the same--are too big to fail we should stop using nuclear power.


Articles about Sony's PlayStation 3.
LittleBigPlanet has announced that they're offering special "premium" costumes that you're expected to pay to download.
You download the actual costume. Anyone who has not bought the costume won't see you in it.
You download the right to use the costume. The costume is then pushed to all users in a content patch, so others can see your premium virtual threads.
It has to be said, plain and simple: I have far more fun playing Devil May Cry 4 than Metal Gear Solid 4.
Despite Devil May Cry 4 receiving an 84 on MetaCritic and Metal Gear Solid 4 getting a 94.
In short, while MGS4 is by no means a terrible game, it's vastly overrated. DMC4 is, simply put, more fun (to me at least) than MGS4. That's all there is to it.


NEWCASTLE have joined the race for former Tottenham forward Clinton N'Jie, according to reports.
The 25-year-old Marseille man is available on loan this month but Rafa Bentinez's side face competition from Crystal Palace, Burnley and Cardiff.
Any loan move involving the Cameroon international would be with a view to a permanent deal.
And, according to the Daily Mail, Newcastle believe N'Jie could bolster the club this month as they look to climb away from the relegation zone.
N'Jie had two successful years in the South of France after leaving White Hart Lane but has only started four games this season.
He was set to join Sporting in the summer but the loan deal fell through when the clubs failed to reach an agreement.
N'Jie joined Tottenham from Lyon in 2015 and only made eight appearances for the club.
Newcastle remain in a state of uncertainty off the field as well with ex-United and Chelsea chief executive Peter Kenyon trying to complete a takeover from Mike Ashley.
Kenyon is fronting a consortium that is aiming to buy the Toon from Sports Direct chief Ashley.
The unpopular Newcastle owner told Sky News last month that talks over a sale were "at a more progressed stage than they had ever been".


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Photograph by Montana pioneer photographer, L. A. Huffman. Taken in 1880, with a stereoscopic wet-plate camera, of the encampment of a large group of Sioux Indians (approx. 2000) who had returned from Canada and surrendered to Gen. Nelson Miles at Ft. Keogh, Montana Territory. This enlarged print, made in 1926, measures 11 1/2 x 23 and is beautifully hand colored, titled and signed by Huffman. In original frame and with interesting provenance. A superb example of one of Huffman's most popular and iconic images.
Movie poster based on the book by Will James. Full sheet lithograph, 41 x 27.
Genre: Will James, movie poster.
Henry H. Wellge, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1890.
Sante Fe Railroad poster, 24 x 18. Fine condition.
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"Yukiko, are you alright?" a voice asked. Yukiko started and gazed up. The girl Téa was stood opposite Yukiko, looking through the railings of costumes. She had dark brown hair cut into a bob and intense blue eyes. Yukiko had drifted off thinking about the party.
"I'm fine," Yukiko smiled at her, continuing to look through her own railing.
"It was nice of Kaiba to allow us to have the surprise party for Joey at his, who'd have thought Joey of all people would pass his driving exam, third time lucky," Téa smiled, pulling out a red costume and examining it.
"I think it's because Kaiba wants to force Joey into a dog costume," Bakura said from behind Yukiko. She turned and smiled at him. He looked different today. His eyes were the colour of chocolate again and his hair seemed to be behaving itself and not sticking out in odd angles. They'd both agreed to act like nothing was going on between them in front of the others until they got used to it themselves. Téa giggled.
"Yeah, you're probably right!" She laughed. There was a clanging noise as the curtains to the changing room were pulled open, revealing Yugi. He walked proudly onto the shop floor, showing off his costume. He was wearing a white dress which finished above his knees, a gold belt around his waist. He wore gold arm bands and cuffs with a golden head piece and a flowing purple cape falling behind him.
"You look great!" Yukiko exclaimed, beating everyone to the mark. She walked forwards and admired his costume.
"Are you a Pharaoh?" She asked coming to the right conclusion.
"Yeah, you got it!" Yugi smiled at her.
"Maybe I should go as my old Egyptian counterpart, what do you think Yugi?" Bakura asked politely. Yugi couldn't help but grin at him.
"That would actually be a great idea, Ryou! We could scare Joey half to death!" Yugi chuckled. Bakura laughed along with them too. Yukiko had no idea what they were talking about, but nodded along.
"What about this one, Yukiko?" Bakura asked pulling a costume of the railing as Téa was asking Yugi for his opinion on something. Yukiko gazed at what Bakura had handed her. It was a black dress covered in lace which came with a set of black lace wings and a jewelled tiara. Yukiko blushed seeing how short the dress looked.
"I can't wear that," Yukiko muttered her face flushing.
"It's cute," Bakura smiled at her, his eyes changing to burgundy. Yukiko grinned back at him. How could she resist him? She nodded and he took the dress out of her hand.
"What are you doing?" Yukiko asked looking around at the others. Yugi had gone back into the changing room and Téa was at the back of the shop, turned away from them.
"I'll buy it for you," He answered, shutting her up by kissing her. Yukiko turned bright red, gazing around terrified. When she'd managed to calm back down, Bakura was already at the checkout.
He glanced over at her and smirked. That's right girl, I want you to feel like you owe me. He thought to himself as he paid and took the carrier bag. He walked back over to her and grinned at her. Yukiko was still looking startled and red in the face when Yugi walked out of the changing room, costume in hand.
"Hey, Yugi, I think I'm going to escort Yukiko home. She's not feeling well," Bakura said, his eyes now back to the usual brown his friends were used to.
"Oh, no problem. You better be well for the party Yukiko," Yugi grinned at them. Yukiko nodded, still feeling hot in the face.
"Bye Téa!" Bakura called out to the brunette girl, who was still looking through a variety of costumes at the back of the shop. She turned around and waved at them. Bakura led the way out of the shop and into the cool air. They walked on for a while before Yukiko broke the silence.
"Why did we have to leave?" Yukiko asked suddenly confused by their sudden departure. He grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her down an alley way, pressing her up against the wall.
"So I can do this," He growled before pressing his lips firmly against hers. Yukiko didn't even have time to gasp before all the emotions exploded inside her. She wrapped her arms around his neck, pulling him closer.
Bakura felt his insides burning with excitement. He couldn't believe it had been this easy to achieve. Even now her soul was slowly transforming, decaying into darkness and soon it would be entirely his, his dark little soul to play with, his dark little princess to command. She was so easily moulded, like putty in his hands. All it took was the changing of his eye colour for her to obey him. She was so very nearly his. He couldn't stop himself but smirk against her lips. She pulled back from him confused.
"What's funny?" She asked, feeling as though she'd missed out on a joke.
"Nothing, it's just…" Bakura whispered, breathing against her his forehead resting on hers.
"What?" She repeated waiting for him.
"I love you," He finished, closing his eyes and breathing her in.
Yukiko froze, unsure if she'd heard him right. Did he just say he loved her? An animal inside her chest purred at the very thought. She stepped back from him, her eyes searching his burgundy ones for any trace of this being a joke. When he didn't laugh she spoke.
"Did you just say you loved me?" She asked perplexed.
"Yes, is it so hard to believe?" Bakura replied, his hand cupping the side of her cheek.
"Well… yes… no… I don't know," Yukiko stuttered completely taken aback. He stared at her waiting as she tried to pull her thoughts together. After several moments she broke the uncomfortable silence. This was the moment Bakura had been waiting for, this was the moment he would know if his plan had worked.
"I love you too," She whispered, smiling weakly at him. He grinned at her. He had done it. She was completely his. He belonged to her. It wouldn't be long now. He was going to rule like he should have done five thousand years ago.
Kaiba tapped away at his computer in his office at the Kaiba mansion. He had sent Yukiko out to pick a costume for the party. Kaiba hated parties, but he remembered the night he'd kissed Yukiko for the first time, it had been after one of the hideous events. A small part of him was hoping if everything went smoothly, maybe Yukiko would look his way again. He missed her so much. Since she'd regained consciousness in the hospital, her memory wiped again, she hadn't seemed like the girl he'd known. She seemed more distant and avoided him at all costs. He felt pathetic, allowing himself to fall prey to such worthless emotions, but she was quickly becoming the only thing he could think about. When he'd taken the call from Bakura, telling him she'd almost been kidnapped, he had felt a panic rise within him, much like the panic he'd felt when she was attacked in the very office he was currently sat in. He heard a knock at the door and looked up from the screen just as Mokuba entered the room. His younger brother had a worried expression on his face as he walked towards Kaiba's desk.
"What is it Mokuba?" Kaiba asked as the ebony haired teen sat down before him. Mokuba gazed at him with greyish blue eyes.
"Seto, you hate parties, but yet you're hosting one, for Joey of all people!" Mokuba started, his expression telling Kaiba he'd had a lot on his mind.
"I know Yukiko isn't the same as she was before, but you're different too and it scares me big brother," Mokuba said resting his arms on the desk. Kaiba blinked, hearing his brothers concerns. How could he even tell Mokuba why he had changed? He hadn't confided in anyone about Yukiko and what he felt towards her. Should he confide in his brother? If he couldn't trust family, who could he trust? Even so, expressing his emotions never came easy to the CEO. He rested his arms on the desk and inhaled, trying to gather the strength to explain.
"Mokuba, you're a smart kid," Kaiba began, not sure how he was supposed to continue.
"Seto, I know you liked her," Mokuba said.
"It's not just that Mokuba," Seto cut across him, "She liked me too," He sighed avoiding his brothers eyes. He felt stupid admitting this stuff out loud. He shouldn't have even started.
"How do you know?" Mokuba asked his eyes wide as he slowly began to understand his brother's predicament. Kaiba grimaced, realising he was going to have to explain.
"The night before she was attacked, we kissed," He muttered standing up and walking to the window. He gazed out of it to purposely avoid meeting his brother's eyes.
"Seto, how come you never told anyone?" Mokuba asked his voice surprised.
"Because she'd forgotten everything, which included me and any emotions she felt toward me," Kaiba snapped his face growing hot. He looked around at Mokuba apologetically.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to snap at you, Mokuba," He said.
"It's okay, big brother," Mokuba sighed.
He gazed at the twenty year old, thinking. Kaiba had never expressed emotions to anyone, other than Mokuba, that was until Yukiko showed up. Mokuba had known Kaiba liked her, hence why he'd tried to give them as much alone time as they could. She'd seemed good for him, but Mokuba had never even suspected they'd acted upon their emotions. He missed the old Yukiko too.
"We need a plan," Mokuba said suddenly. Kaiba looked round at his brother, his eye brow raised. What was he talking about?
"Seto, you need to win her over again!" Mokuba cried out, then, "Oh, that's what this party is for, isn't it?"
"She likes the geek squad, so why not," Kaiba said shrugging. Mokuba stared at him in disbelief. He'd never seen his brother shrug so nonchalantly before in his life, he must really care about her.
"Well, the party isn't till Friday, so you have plenty of time. You just need to practice talking to her again," Mokuba said confidently. Kaiba nodded glad he had talked to someone about his problem, even if a small part of him was repeating over and over again:
I'm taking advice from a fifteen year old
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Nike Sportswear will debut a bunch of Wheat models for Fall which is a perfect fit. Furthering the theme into different models, we now have a look at the Nike Air Max BW 'Wheat' which is landing at select Nike Sportswear retailers now.
This Nike Air Max BW features a Bronze, Bamboo and Baroque Brown color combination. As you can see, the uppers are constructed with Tan nubuck while the shade of Brown is seen running through the sides and hinted on the branding located at the heel. In addition we have Grey detailing while White runs through the midsole. Finishing the look is a Gum outsole.
Check out additional photos of the Nike Air Max BW Wheat below which will show you how they look on feet. This pair is now showing up at Nike Sportswear retailers like Titolo.


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Counter-Point: The Perception Differential
December 25, 2014 by Sitakanta Mishra
Point, Counter-Point: Nuclear Weapons – Status or Security?
Earlier in this series:
The South Asian Nuclear Trajectory – From Reluctance to Readiness
The western narrative "why do [and don't] states build nuclear weapons" has its limitations when non-western, especially South Asian, nuclear discourse is concerned. Firstly, the motive behind 'nuclear technology' drive is often interchanged with 'nuclear weapons' aspirations; secondly, terminologies like 'status,' 'image,' 'prestige,' 'reputation,' 'power,' etc. are employed to interpret national nuclear pronouncements detached from their native nuances. Given this 'perception differential' between the West and the rest, let us examine the motives behind, and trajectories of, Indian and Pakistani nuclear programs.
India: Technology for Status, Weapon for Security
India's initial motivation to tame the atom came not from a nuclear threat of a declared enemy, but from the then prevailing socio-economic conditions in the country. During the decades following 1947, while initiating to reap the benefits of civilian use of new technology, India resorted to "no weapon" policy advocating comprehensive disarmament. Accordingly, her foreign policy goal was set to spearhead new era following distinctive foreign policy based on the Nehruvian principle of "global influence without military power."
On 24 July, 1957, Nehru had declared that India "will in no event use atomic energy for destructive purposes. … I hope that will be the policy of all future governments." Soon after independence the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian armed forces, General Sir Robert Lockhart, presented the paper outlining a plan for the growth of Indian Army to Prime Minister Nehru. Nehru's reply was: "We don't need a defence plan. Our policy is non-violence. We foresee no military threats. You can scrap the army. The police are good enough to meet our security needs."
During the introduction of Scientific Policy Resolution in Lok Sabha on March 4, 1958, Nehru mentioned "the scientific temper and the application of technology must be made consistent with responsible internationalism and reconciled with the highest ideals of the age." It was Nehru's enthusiasm "to reap the fruits of nuclear science and technology for social benefits that within 12 days of getting freedom, a meeting of the Atomic Energy Research Board was held." All these initiatives were solely driven by Nehru's scientific temper to make India a technologically advanced country.
The research and development of atomic energy in complete secrecy and "state ownership of all relevant raw materials" is argued by Western scholars as indicative of India's weapons intention. In fact, a nascent nation emerged from centuries of colonial exploitation rightly felt the need to protect materials and prospective know-how from being exploited by the industrialised countries in a colonial manner – therefore the secrecy. The country-wide nuclear infrastructure today is largely the outcome of the Nehru-Bhabha leadership that earned India the "responsible state with advanced nuclear technology" status.
In regard to India's motive behind nuclear technology, weapons, status, and benefits, Nehru's reply in the Lok Sabha in 1948 is worth noting:
"Somehow, we cannot help associating atomic energy with war. That is the present context of our lives. … The point I should like the House to consider is this, that if we are to remain abreast in the world as a nation which keeps ahead of things, we must develop this atomic energy quite apart from war . . . we must develop it for the purpose of using it for peaceful purposes. …Of course, if we are compelled as a nation to use it for other purposes, possibly no pious sentiments of any of us will stop the nation from using it that way. But I do hope that our outlook in regard to this atomic energy is going to be a peaceful one …."
– (Constituent Assembly of India, Legislative Debates, 1948: 3333-34)
At present, in the medical sector alone, more than 57,443 medical X-ray units are in operation in various parts of the country. According to a 2008 Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) estimate, radioactive materials used in India for industrial and medical applications are estimated at over 12,000 devices, which include 300 telecobalt therapy units, 130 accelerators, over 2,000 computed tomography scan units, 155 nuclear medicine centers, 1400 industrial radiography cameras, 7,800 nucleonic gauges, and 15 gamma radiation processing plants.
The turning point in national nuclear discourse can be marked in the 1960s, starting with the 1962 Sino-Indian border debacle and China's subsequent nuclear tests. India's vulnerability and repeated appeals for nuclear disarmament (1986 Rajiv Gandhi Action Plan) were unheard. Consequently, the Congress Party that was strongly advocating for "no nuclear weapons" got divided. In the 69th Annual Session of the Congress in Durgapur in January 1965, K.C. Pant, then a young Congress leader, vociferously argued for India's acquiring nuclear weapons. Ultimately, Lal Bahadur Shastri a strong Gandhian and anti-nuclear, succumbed to the pressure of the pro-bomb faction of the party members and gave go ahead for the Subterranean Nuclear Explosion Programme (SNEP). Subsequent developments are well known.
Suffice it to say that that the nuclear weapons state status was not the end that any Indian ever looked for. It was a strategic imperative or compulsion; meanwhile, India's pursuit to explore all frontiers of technology including nuclear is incessant.
Pakistan: Weapon for Security, Parity, and Political Survival
Though Pakistan started its nuclear journey along with the Atoms for Peace initiative, its nuclear curiosity was diverted towards the motive to acquire the bomb, especially after the East Pakistan crisis of 1971.
The idea that India would not have dared intervene had Pakistan the nuclear bomb kick-started Pakistan's quest for the bomb. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto took the historical decision to fabricate the atom bomb in a meeting with the top Pakistani nuclear scientists in Multan, January 1972. In this historical secret meeting, Bhutto told the scientists … "this is a very serious political decision, which Pakistan must make, and perhaps all Third World countries must make one day." He vowed to build nuclear bomb no matter if Pakistan would have to "eat grass or leaves, even go hungry." One reason for Pakistan's blind eye or tacit support for AQ Khan's clandestine program was its desperation for acquiring the bomb by any means.
Further, Bhutto was known for saying in 1978 that "…Israel and South Africa have full nuclear capability – a Christian, Jewish and Hindu civilization have this capability … the Islamic civilization is without it, but the situation [is] about to change."
However, the security determinant of Pakistan's nuclear weapons program subsequently transformed into an urge to maintain parity with India's nuclear weapons strategy. In fact, Pakistan perceives that its capability to maintain parity with India in nuclear weapons bestows on it the status or image of a strong nation which can effectively deter India. This can be evident from the statement of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif who told on 28 May 1998 that "Today, we have settled a score and have carried out five successful nuclear tests." The Pakistan Observer described that the "five nuclear blasts have instantly transformed an extremely demoralized nation into a self-respecting, proud nation of 140 million people, having faith in their destiny."
More recent developments like the tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs), nuclear-tipped cruise missiles, naval nuclearisation, and its demand for a civil nuclear deal are part of this parity syndrome.
During the run up to the Chagai tests, Gohar Ayub, the then-Pakistani foreign minister, along with foreign secretary Shamshad Ahmad said to Strobe Talbott, who visited Islamabad to persuade Pakistan not to conduct a nuclear test, said: "Mark my words, now that India has barged its way into becoming the world's sixth nuclear power, it will not stop there. It will force itself into permanent membership of the UN Security Council. … The people of Pakistan will not forgive those in this room if we do not do the right thing".
In response to the then-US Secretary Albright handwritten note, through Talbott, not to resort to tit-for-tat tests, Sharif put his head in his hands for a moment and said "how can I take your advice if I'm out of office?" This suggests that the threat of political survival would never allow Pakistani leadership to stand idly by India's steps.
Image: Michel Baret, Getty
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Sitakanta Mishra
Dr Sitakanta Mishra is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Liberal Studies at Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University. He has been a Visiting Scholar at the Cooperative Management Centre of the Sandia National Laboratory, Albuquerque. He was formerly a Research Fellow at the Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi and Associate Editor of the Indian Foreign Affairs Journal, New Delhi.
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DYSLEXIAJess Williams2020-12-16T21:48:25-04:00
Dyslexia Fast Facts
Dyslexia affects an estimated 15-20% of the entire US population. As many as 70% to 80% of reading-based learning disorders are thought to be caused by dyslexia. Dyslexia affects the language centers of the brain, but it does not affect other areas. The result is that people with dyslexia do not have below-average intelligence or other cognitive abilities.
About a third of children diagnosed with dyslexia also struggle with some form of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Both boys and girls seem to suffer from dyslexia at approximately the same rate, although some studies have indicated a higher rate of the disorder in boys.
Dyslexia affects an estimated 15-20% of the entire US population. As many as 70% to 80% of reading-based learning disorders are thought to be caused by dyslexia.
What is Dyslexia?
Dyslexia, from the Greek dys for difficulty and lexia for language, is a brain-based learning disorder that affects the brain's language processing areas. A person with dyslexia has trouble associating written characters with spoken sounds. This makes it difficult for the sufferer to learn to read since the dyslexic brain can't make a connection between the letters on a page and the spoken words they represent.
Beyond reading difficulties, dyslexics also tend to have trouble remembering and mentally organizing information.
Symptoms of Dyslexia
Although there are early warning signs of dyslexia, the problem often shows up once a dyslexic child starts school. Symptoms of the disorder in school-age children include:
Reading skills that are below those expected for their age
Difficulty recognizing or sounding out an unfamiliar written word
Poor spelling
Difficulty distinguishing the difference between individual letters and words
Slow performance of writing-based tasks
Difficulty remembering the proper sequence of telling a story or solving a problem
Problems processing spoken language or sounds
Difficulty distinguishing rhyming words
Problems remembering or naming letters, numbers, and colors
In older children, adolescents, and adults, dyslexia can show up in difficulties with a broader range of tasks that depend on processing written language, such as:
Solving math problems
Memorizing facts
Understanding language-based jokes or figures of speech
Difficulty reading, including reading aloud
Slow and labor-intensive reading and writing
Problems spelling
Avoiding activities that involve reading
Mispronouncing names or words, or problems retrieving words
Trouble understanding jokes or expressions that have a meaning not easily understood from the specific words (idioms), such as "piece of cake" meaning "easy"
Spending an unusually long time completing tasks that involve reading or writing
Difficulty summarizing a story
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What Causes Dyslexia?
While scientists have a good idea of which parts of the brain are affected by dyslexia, it's not yet clear what's going wrong in those areas of a dyslexic brain. The uncertainty makes it difficult to find the cause (or causes) of the disorder.
Although researchers have not discovered what causes dyslexia, they do know some things that don't cause it. Dyslexics do not have vision or hearing problems that make them unable to see or hear language correctly, and there is no other physical trigger for the disorder. Dyslexia is also not part of a bigger cognitive problem; dyslexics don't have below-average intelligence, and some, in fact, have above-average intelligence.
The root of the disorder seems to lie in a problem that surfaces while a child's brain is developing early on. The cause of the developmental abnormality remains unknown, but a few risk factors seem to play a role.
Family history. Children with a family history of dyslexia are at increased risk of having the disorder themselves.
Exposure of the mother to nicotine, alcohol, or other toxins during pregnancy
Is Dyslexia Hereditary?
Children who have a history of dyslexia in their families have a much greater risk than the general population of having the disorder. Studies have demonstrated that a child whose parent has dyslexia has between a 40% and 60% chance of being dyslexic.
Environmental factors could play a role in the prevalence of dyslexia within families, but studies of identical twins–who are genetically identical to one another–suggest that genetic similarities are at least part of the reason for increased risk in some families.
Researchers have not yet been able to determine which genes or gene variants might contribute to the risk of developing dyslexia. Studies have narrowed the possibilities to a handful of likely culprits. The process of neurological development that results in dyslexia is complex, however, and it's likely that there is not a single genetic cause for the disorder. It's more likely that an interplay of multiple genes and environmental factors is to blame.
How Is Dyslexia Detected?
The learning problems caused by dyslexia are most often noticed when they begin to interfere with a child's schoolwork, but some signs may be apparent much earlier. Early detection of the disorder can help the child learn to cope and ensure that he or she gets adequate support at home and school from the very beginning. Dyslexic children who get support when they are in kindergarten or before are more likely to perform better later.
In general, the earliest signs of dyslexia surface in the areas of language development. Warning signs include:
Starting to speak later than usual
Difficulty in learning new words once speech begins
Confusing words (especially those that sound alike)
Mixing up sounds when pronouncing words
Difficulty remembering the words to songs or rhymes
How Is Dyslexia Diagnosed?
Dyslexia doesn't have a physical cause, so there is no physical exam or laboratory test that can detect the presence of the disorder. Instead, a doctor will focus on assessments of a child's developmental and educational performance to determine whether the child's symptoms are consistent with dyslexia. There will also probably be an effort to rule out other possible causes for the symptoms.
Developmental history. Your healthcare provider will ask questions about your child's language development and current language skills. He or she will also ask about the child's medical history to rule out other health factors that could contribute to the symptoms.
Family history. The provider will look for a family history of dyslexia, as well as other environmental factors that could be significant.
Physical and neurological exams. These exams will check the child's vision, hearing, and neurological functions to rule out physical problems other than dyslexia that could be causing the symptoms.
Psychological assessments. The provider may also administer exams or questionnaires meant to rule out psychological conditions such as depression or anxiety that could be responsible for learning difficulties.
Cognitive and educational assessments. These exams and questionnaires will be aimed at accurately assessing the child's language and reading skills to pinpoint exactly where the learning difficulties lie.
How Is Dyslexia Treated?
There is no known way to change a dyslexic brain so that the difficulties with language processing go away. Treatment is instead focused on helping the sufferer to compensate for the language disability to minimize its impact. For the most part, the disorder is treated by developing educational plans that support the dyslexic's skills. Different individuals respond to different approaches, so individualized education plans are essential.
Some common treatment approaches include:
Using other senses, such as hearing or touch, to support the child's language-learning skills.
Teaching the child to better recognize the smallest components of written language so that word-recognition skills can improve.
Using out-loud reading to improve the child's language-processing skills.
Focusing on vocabulary building so the child has a broader range of reliably recognizable words.
Formulate an Individual education plan:
In the United States, schools have a legal obligation to take steps to help children diagnosed with dyslexia with their learning problems. Talk to your child's teacher about setting up a meeting to create a structured, written plan that outlines your child's needs and how the school will help him or her succeed. This is called an Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
How Does Dyslexia Progress?
When dyslexia goes undiagnosed and untreated, difficulties with language processing can interfere in many other areas of learning, leading to escalating and long-lasting developmental and social problems.
Long-term complications of dyslexia can include:
Broad learning difficulties. When a child has trouble reading, he or she is likely to have trouble with most other academic pursuits.
Social difficulties. Problems with learning can have a negative impact on other aspects of a child's life, too. If the child lags behind his or her peers academically, he or she can be vulnerable to depression, anxiety, bullying, and social isolation.
Life-long consequences. Language-processing struggles can impact adults, too. Learning difficulties can hinder an adult's career prospects, and ongoing language problems can get in the way of job performance. The result can be long-term financial and social challenges.
How Is Dyslexia Prevented?
Just as there's no known cure for or cause of dyslexia, there is no known way to prevent the disorder. However, parents of a dyslexic child can take steps to support the child's early learning and hopefully limit the negative impact of the disorder in the future.
Look for warning signs and seek help early. Early detection and treatment of dyslexia is the single biggest factor ineffective management of the disorder.
Start reading aloud to the child very early on. Read to the child as an infant, and continue to read throughout their childhood. Consistent reading may help to foster better language-processing abilities.
Support, encourage and facilitate the child's reading. Make reading a routine part of the child's life, and do everything possible to make reading a pleasant experience.
Make sure the child is getting support at school. Work with the school to develop an individualized educational plan, and remain involved as the plan is carried out.
Dyslexia Caregiver Tips
Dyslexia affects children when they're still too young to comprehend the effects of the disorder. Therefore, it's up to their parents and caregivers to be sure the disorder is treated appropriately. Keep these tips in mind as your child enters school and confronts the consequences of the disorder.
Be positive and encouraging. Dyslexia can have a brutal impact on a child's self-esteem. Make sure your child knows that dyslexia isn't a sign of low intelligence. Focus on the child's skills and strengths, instead of on their difficulties.
Be supportive of your child's educational goals. Structure your home life so that your child has a quiet, distraction-free place and time to study. Make reading and studying a regular part of the day, and place limits on technology and other distracting activities.
Be involved with your child's school. It's important for your child to get support from professional educators at school, but it's also important for you to be an advocate for your child. Be aware of how your child's educational plan is progressing, and don't hesitate to express any concerns you may have.
Dyslexia Brain Science
To try to better understand the neurological basis of dyslexia, researchers have used an imaging technology called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to produce a visual representation of brain activity. An fMRI scan uses a magnetic field to make an image that shows patterns of activity in different parts of the brain. The results of fMRI studies show a consistent difference in brain activity in dyslexic subjects as compared to that in subjects without dyslexia. The studies have pinpointed the parts of the brain affected by the disorder, and fMRI research has also suggested that there may be two types of dyslexia, one genetically triggered and one caused by environmental factors.
Other studies have tried to discover precisely what's going wrong in the parts of the brain affected by dyslexia. One suspected possibility is that dyslexic brains are unable to produce adequate amounts of a chemical called acetylcholine. This chemical is a neurotransmitter, a compound that helps brain nerve cells function and communicate with each other. A deficiency of this chemical (or some other neurotransmitter) might help to explain why connections between language processing centers in a dyslexic's brain don't function properly.
Dyslexia Research
Scientists are working on several research projects to expand on what is known about Dyslexia. The research will improve knowledge about the factors that increase the risk for Dyslexia, as well as the causes, and best treatments and cures, and will aid people living with Dyslexia and their caregivers.
We are currently gathering the information required to support projects such as Improving Response to Intervention in Students With or at Risk of Reading Disabilities, and Effects of TBS on Reading in Adult Struggling Readers Stage: Recruiting and Efficacy of a Two-Year Intensive Reading Intervention for Middle School English Learners With Reading Difficulties (TCLD).
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Depression, fear, timing: Reasons why some celebs are yet to bear kids
Motherhood is a journey most people love to experience and despite some not wanting to be mothers we can't help but wonder what kind of mothers they'd be.
Would they scold or spoil their kids? That is something we can't answer as we have to wait and see.
Below are celebrities who are yet to become mothers.
Sheila Mwanigha
It's undeniable that Sheila Mwanyigha is a beautiful woman, to top it all she is hard working a go-getter and we are sure if she was to get kids of her own they would be drop-dead gorgeous.
She had in the past talked on wanting twins
"My mum always tells me that marriage is God's plan and He brings someone when one is ready and that being married is not synonymous with happiness."
She added that she would also love to have children,
"I have a niece and she is the love of my life. I would love to have my own someday, maybe twin boys."
2. Joey Muthengi
The celebrated TV host has both beauty and brains. If she was to become a mother we feel she would make very cute babies.
She had however in the past said that kids were not in her list of priorities.
Partly in an interview with Yvonne Aoll, Joey was asked if she wants kids and she said no,
'I'm not having any. I don't want any.I also don't think motherhood is an easy job. My sister has kids, my brother has a kid, it's work.'
She added,
'My parents have accepted it. It took my mum a while to accept that I don't want kids, she thought it was just a phase, but now she's come to terms with it. So, my parents and I are fine.'
3. Corazon Kwamboka
The lawyer turned socialite has one of the most curvaceous bodies out there. A true figure 8.
They say that the apple does not fall far from the tree and you can imagine how beautiful or handsome her kids would be.
4. Lola Hannigan
The former TV host has the looks, the brains and a body to die for. It would be crazy to eliminate her from this list after all don't they say kids pick after their mothers?
5. Vera Sidika
Even Otile Brown was infatuated with this woman!
Vera Sidika has in the past hinted that she wouldn't mind being a mother, but we are yet to see the results of that wish.
"When you meet someone, you feel like he is the one. It's not a matter of time but respect and understanding. I'm 30 and I think I'm ready for kids," Vera recently wrote on her social media.
Before and after of Vera Sidika
6. Lupita Nyong'o
The darker the berry the sweeter the juice is a phrase that best encapsulates the first African woman to win an Oscar. She did so by playing the role of a slave.
In the movie, you couldn't tell that a pretty woman lay underneath all the scars and tears but there was one.
It's not clear whether she wants or does not want to be a mother though.
7. Sanaipei Tande
The radio presenter started out as with the musical group called SEMA and has since flourished and branched out onto a somewhat successful solo career.
Sanaipei is a beauty to behold, curvy, confident and smart imagine what her babies would look like? She has in the past said she would love kids of her own.
"I would love to have a family, have somebody to take care of, because, let's be honest about it, as a woman when we get past the age of 30, you start to feel a sense of loneliness.
And there is a lack of meaning to your life because there is nobody to live for, nobody to do things for. I look forward to that,"
8 Huddah Monroe
The socialite who started out on Big Brother is now an established "boss woman" and is still as beautiful to look at as she was when in her early twenties.
Despite altering her looks a little (what money can do) Huddah is and was a beauty going by her past photos. She would make cute babies.
We can't wait for her to be a mum.
Huddah had in the past expressed her fear of becoming a single mum.
"It's just sad that people crave to be baby mommas and baby daddies. No longer – MOM and DAD typa family settings…. and you wonder what's the next generation gone be like?
For those asking why I'm not having a kid yet…. I'm waiting on God's timing – plus MY BIGGEST fear in life is to be a single mom.
I CANT raise my kids without a father. Or a father figure. It's important to me that my kids have their dad there," she said.
9. Chiki Kuruka
Chiki is the fiancee of Sauti Sol member Bien and damn gal got looks.
Her fiancee Bien had recently hinted that babies will have to wait as they have too much on their table.
According to Bien, there is still time to date, get to know each other better before the kids come.
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10. Anita Nderu
She is sassy, classy and beautiful and to top it all she is book smart.
Who wouldn't make such a woman the mother of his kids? Whether girls or boys we are sure her kids would make most ovaries twerk.
Anita has however in the past said that she would only become a mother when she knows she can take care of a kid.
'I don't think most people realize how big of a responsibility having children is. So I am not willing to bring anyone into this world until I am sure I can take care of them.' Anita said
Anita has in the passed opened up on battling depression.
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