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Getting a First Chance to Code with City Year
It's a wintry, late afternoon in the Bronx, and teachers and students stream outside into the cold air at the end of a long day. Upstairs on the fifth floor, two dozen fourth-graders are staying after class to take advantage of an opportunity that will help them build skills for successful futures: an introduction to computer science and coding.
"Hour of Code," is a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify "code," to show that anybody can learn the basics, and to broaden participation in the field of computer science. Nationwide coding events begin in December during Computer Science Education Week and run throughout the year. Last December, more than 50 schools across the country and an estimated 3,000 students took part in Hour of Code in partnership with City Year.
This year, students will once again have the opportunity to learn new skills and spend time experimenting with the basic building blocks of computer programming. In New York, City Year engages more than 200 City Year AmeriCorps members across 15 New York City Public schools to participate. These students learn through fun, hands-on lessons and games. Learning opportunities like these are critical as computer science isn't a regular part of the daily curriculum at many schools, despite the pivotal role of technology in every aspect of our lives.
Launched in 2013, Hour of Code has become a global movement, reaching tens of millions of students in more than 180 countries. More than just introducing students to coding, the program also seeks to spark interest in computer science and technology careers.
Building the STEM Career Pipeline
Since computing may make up more than two-thirds of future jobs in science, technology, engineering and math, students who learn programming will be better prepared to succeed in the workforce, yet only 35 percent of high schools in the U.S. teach computer science, according to Code.org. Studies show that people with computer and information technology backgrounds ultimately will earn higher-than-average pay, and be in greater demand, than many other employees in the decade through 2026, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
City Year's role in computer science education provides an entry point and exposure for thousands of students across the country. Working with our school and corporate partners, our AmeriCorps members provide access to high-quality in-school supports and afterschool programming that align with student learning during the day and provide exposure to skill-building enrichment experiences that spark interest, teach content, and increase awareness of rewarding career paths.
Across the country, City Year partners with educators and corporate sponsors to expose more students to the excitement and challenge of computer programming in schools year-round.
Partnering for Success
Through a shared belief in the importance of building digital skills, City Year is partnering with BNY Mellon, Comcast NBCUniversal and Microsoft to help expand participation in Hour of Code across our network. Together, we are providing accessible and engaging activities for children that can ignite a lasting interest in computer science and help build critical 21st-century skills.
In collaboration with Comcast NBCUniversal, we are helping to create new possibilities for our students by expanding access to digital experiences throughout the school year. During Hour of Code, several fourth-graders were quick to share with their classmates each time they completed coding a new level in "The Grinch" Hour of Code game, giving each other high-fives. City Year AmeriCorps members and Comcast NBCUniversal volunteers were on hand to answer any questions and provide help as the students navigated the coding exercise.
"I didn't realize that this is what coding is!" said one girl. "It's so cool how we can make actual video games."
Elsewhere in New York City, students attending schools where City Year serves also had a chance to explore computer programming. In East Harlem, the BNY Mellon-sponsored City Year AmeriCorps team joined 10 BNY Mellon volunteers to lead more than 50 students in a robot repair session introducing coding basics to third- and fourth-grade students. BNY Mellon employees and City Year AmeriCorps members facilitated small groups to help students understand and solve the coding activities.
A National Sponsor of Hour of Code, BNY Mellon is supporting City Year's expanded efforts to bring computer science and coding experiences to City Year supported schools across the country, including multiple events later in the year with their other sponsored teams in Boston, Orlando and San José.
Another 25 students from the Microsoft-sponsored team of City Year AmeriCorps members serving at a Junior High School in Brooklyn got a chance to develop their own Minecraft game at Microsoft's flagship store. "The kids loved it and were all really engaged," City Year AmeriCorps member Perry Callahan said after the Microsoft event. "I think everyone is already itching to go back and the kids in our robotics club are all excited to learn more about coding."
Since 2015, Microsoft has supported City Year in helping to expand access to high-quality and engaging computer science programs that have reached more than 15,000 students in markets across the country.
Many more coding and computer science activities are planned at City Year partner schools across the country in 2019, thanks to the commitment of BNY Mellon, Comcast NBCUniversal and Microsoft, companies that understand we all benefit when students have the skills and resources they need to develop their unique talents and thrive.
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Whispering Bomb: The BMW 2002
By Jim Pettengill
Jul 15, 2019 | BMW | Posted in Buyer's Guides | From the May 2008 issue | Never miss an article
This article is from the May 2008 issue of Classic Motorsports, which is available in our store. Pricing for examples of 2002 varieties has changed, so included here is an updated list—courtesy of Hagerty's Valuation Tool—of what you can expect to pay for examples in both regular and tii form. Values are quickly on the rise, with a non-tii 2002 from 1970 averaging $14,300. A non-tii from 1973 is averaging $16,500, while a 1976 is you cheapest bet at $11,600.
Looking for a tii? Sit down: a 1972 averages $30,600, while the other years are around the same.
Want a turbo? $85,000 on average.
Imagine a time when the name BMW meant nothing to the average American. Anyone who had heard of the company was probably a motorcyclist. Image-conscious Yuppies were nonexistent, and sporting imported sedans were practically unavailable. Then, in the late 1960s, one car changed all that. It was called the Whispering Bomb. It was the BMW 2002.
The story of the 2002 is the story of BMW's success in America, and it began in the 1950s. During World War II, BMW had ceased production of the large luxurious sedans for which it was known. The company tried to resume production of these big cars following the war, but the German (and European) economy was severely depressed. The cars found few buyers.
The 1957 Suez crisis made things even more difficult, forcing BMW to rely on the production of Isetta bubble cars built under license from Iso—as well as the later, motorcycle-powered 700—to stay afloat. By the end of the decade, the company faced bankruptcy and an almost certain takeover by Deutsche Bank and Daimler-Benz.
Then a major investor named Dr. Herbert Quandt stepped up in the aftermath of a dramatic shareholders meeting in 1959. The ideas he shared there saved BMW. Under his supervision, the company set a new course to appeal to a blooming middle class, and in 1961 Quandt unveiled the cars that turned BMW around: the Neue Klasse. These were high-quality four-door sedans with modern suspension systems that provided excellent handling—a direct contrast to the stodgy sedans available from Mercedes.
The four-cylinder engines that powered these new sedans were designed by Alex von Falkenhausen. These M10 series engines featured an overhead camshaft, crossflow head and hemispherical combustion chambers. The M10's bottom end was so strong that it remained in production for decades. It served as the basis for both the S14 found in the original M3 as well as the legendary BMW Formula 1 turbos of the 1980s.
The Neue Klasse cars were a great success. They allowed the company to expand its image, partly through an active motorsports program. BMW's ledgers were once again in the black.
By early 1965, the company was ready to attract new buyers with a smaller, sportier two-door version of the successful Neue Klasse design. The car, which debuted in March 1966, was originally known as the 1600-2 before simply becoming the 1600 or 1602.
Somewhat more rounded and more attractive than the Neue Klasse cars, the 1602 was an instant success. The coupe began to attract attention in America, where the cars were imported by Max Hoffman. The 1602's combination of performance, handling and build quality led Car and Driver magazine to call it "the best $2500 car in the world."
The factory unveiled a high-performance version of the 1602, the twin-carburetor 1600ti, but there was no way to import the car to America in the face of new exhaust emission regulations. Hoffman countered by asking BMW to offer a 2-liter version of the car for the American market. Unbeknownst to Hoffman, von Falkenhausen and Planning Director Helmut Werner Bönsch had already commissioned 2-liter 1602s for their own use. Both men had been urging management to put the car into production; Hoffman's request tipped the scales, and the new car was christened the 2002.
Blindsiding the Masses
The 2002 debuted in 1968 and set new standards for sports sedans. Auto Bild magazine coined the term "Whispering Bomb," and at Car and Driver David E. Davis wrote this prediction about drivers of mere average sports cars: "Somewhere, someday, some guy in a BMW 2002 is going to blow them off so bad that they'll henceforth have to leave every stoplight in second gear and never drive on a winding road again as long as they live."
Within a couple of years, Americans no longer thought BMW meant "British Motor Works"; they knew the classy, sporty sedans were from Munich, and they wanted one. Dealers couldn't keep them in stock, even at the higher prices that came with Hoffman's "mandatory options" like a tachometer, anti-roll bars, higher-quality upholstery, reclining seats, power brakes and Michelin XAS tires.
The success of the 2002 can be traced to its specifications. Combine a 113-horsepower engine (that's the period-correct SAE gross figure) with a 2100-pound curb weight, MacPherson strut front and semi-trailing arm independent rear suspension, and you have a winner. A 2002 could zip from zero to 60 in about 10 seconds, which was fast for a 1968 import. Its balance was excellent, and the brakes were outstanding.
Visibility and build quality were first-rate. The only similar cars on the planet were Lotus's Cortina and Alfa's GTV and Sprint Ti, which were uncommon and perceived as less reliable. BMW 2002s were soon appearing at rallies, autocrosses and road races all over America, and cars fielded by Alpina and Schnitzer dominated sedan racing in Europe. The legend was being written.
Upping the Ante
In 1973 the '02 story gained another chapter with the introduction of the 2002tii. The addition of Kugelfischer mechanical fuel injection bumped horsepower up to 140. The tii also received better brakes and improved suspension. It was significantly quicker than the base 2002, although not as strong as it could have been because of its taller 3.45:1 final drive. (The standard 2002 received a 3.64:1 final drive ratio.)
As time passed, the '02 got heavier and slower due to more complicated emission control systems. Still, the car's good reputation continued to build. Prices eventually doubled, largely because of inflation fueled by the Arab oil embargo of the early '70s, yet sales remained strong.
The mighty 2002 was finally replaced by the first 3 series, the 320i, in 1977. Although a more modern car, the 320i never captured the imagination of the faithful in the way the 2002 had. Through the decades that followed and right up to today, each sporting BMW has been compared to the 2002. The legend lives on.
A Racy Past
The BMW 2002 was raced and rallied extensively throughout the world. In Europe, it dominated sedan racing. A 2002tii even won the Austrian Alpine round of the 1973 World Rally Championship in the hands of Achim Warmbold and Jean Todt. (Yes, that Jean Todt, Ferrari's CEO.)
In America the car competed in the SCCA Trans-Am 2.5 Challenge series. Despite the efforts of Don Pike and Hans Ziereis, the car was no match for the Alfa GTVs and BRE Datsun 510s and only scored a couple of wins. The 2002 fared much better in IMSA's BF Goodrich Radial Challenge series, winning many races and the series championship for Peace Corps Director Nick Craw. The car was also a very successful club racer in SCCA's B Sedan and Improved Touring classes.
Today the 2002 is still a good race car on many levels. Ian Mannix took a fifth-place trophy in F Street Prepared at the 2007 Tire Rack SCCA Solo National Championships in one. These cars also regularly compete in SCCA and BMW CCA club racing and autocross events as well as many vintage road races.
Although 2002 prices are rising, a good car is still very affordable. Many consider pre-1974 models to be more desirable thanks to the small, round taillights. The injected tii models are also more valuable than carbureted cars. Some rate the 1973 tii as the best of the U.S.-market 2002s. Prices for good cars range from $3500 to around $7000 for a 2002 and $6000 to $10,000 for a tii. Excellent, authentic Baur Cabriolets and Turbos sell for well over $20,000. When you consider that these cars are at least 30 years old, parts availability is outstanding through BMW's Mobile Tradition program.
2002 specifications
2-door unibody sedan
Drivetrain layout:
Front engine, rear-wheel drive
M10 series 1990cc, crossflow SOHC inline four cylinder
113 @ 5800 rpm 2002 (SAE gross)
140 @ 5800 rpm early tii (SAE gross)
125 @ 5500 rpm late tii (SAE gross)
170 @ 5800 rpm Turbo (DIN)
115 lb.-ft. @ 3000 rpm 2002 (SAE gross)
145 lb.-ft. @ 4500 rpm tii (SAE gross)
Four-speed manual, all synchro.
Close-ratio five-speed optional tii and Turbo.
Differential ratio:
3.64:1 2002
3.45:1 tii
3.36:1 limited slip Turbo
3.9:1 1976 only.
MacPherson strut front; semi-trailing arms, coil springs, tubular shocks rear. Front and rear anti-roll bars "mandatory option" on U.S. cars.
13x4-in. steel 2002
13x5-in. alloy tii
13x5-in. steel Turbo
165HR13 Michelin XAS on most U.S. cars
185/70VR13 Pirelli CN36 Turbo
Brakes:
Disc front, drum rear;
larger diameter front discs and rear drums on tii.
(U.S.):2210 lbs. (early),
2420 lbs. (late)Wheelbase:98.4 inches
54.0 inches (early),
55.5 inches (late)
166.5 inches (early),
176.0 inches (late)
Zero-to-60:
11.0 sec. (U.S. 2002),
9.5 sec. (U.S. tii),
6.7 sec. (turbo)
Price when new:
Prices varied tremendously during the life of the '02 series. Price of a normally equipped 2002 doubled from about $3800 in 1970 to about $7500 in 1976 due to inflation.
2002 engines are generally robust, but the newest ones are still more than 30 years old. Cylinder heads are an area of concern, particularly rocker arms and shafts. Look for cracked heads due to overheating.
Emission control system problems are common, particularly on early cars with anti-backfire "gulp" valves and later cars with the troublesome Solex two-barrel carburetor. Many later cars have been fitted with Weber 32/36 DGV carbs, which greatly improve drivability.
A wide variety of BMW engines have been successfully swapped into 2002s, with the best (but not least expensive) probably being the 192-horsepower inline-four from the E30-chassis M3. Some call this combination an M2.
The 2002 has always had marginal cooling, particularly in hot climates. Common improvements include 320i or aftermarket radiators and electric cooling fans.
As with most cars from this period, rust is the single most critical consideration. Important places to check include the rear upper shock mounts, spare tire well, fuel tank area, rear suspension mounting points, rocker panels, A-posts, floors under the seats, fenders, front turn signal housings, the leading edge of the hood, and lower portions of the doors.
Window winders commonly break, speedometers typically read about 10 percent fast, and sunroofs can leak.
Use caution when packing the trunk. The cargo hold doesn't have a lining, so loose objects can cause dents that are visible from outside the car.
The later 320i-series can provide two popular bolt-in modifications: the five-speed transmission and the limited-slip differential.
Handling is taut and nimble in stock form, but upgrading to quality shock absorbers can make it exceptional. Bilstein and Koni are the favored brands. For even more improvement, the usual combination of shorter springs, stiffer anti-roll bars and wider wheels and tires will work wonders.
Significant lowering can result in extreme rear negative camber. Rear semi-trailing arm mounting brackets can be slotted to provide adjustable camber and toe; adjustable camber plates are available for the front struts.
Hurry up and stop: One single ingredient—tii brakes—can greatly improve braking power on a regular 2002.
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Wolfhard
12/10/10 10:56 a.m.
Interestingly enough, this article mentioned the introduction of the 02 'touring' hatchback version for Europe in 1971, a model hardly known to many BMW enthusiasts across North America. Yet, I do understand that some of these practical little hatchbacks did make it across the pond being privately imported at some stage, and are often present at classic BMW meets in the U.S.. My personal experience after having purchased one of the about 180 1802 tourings still on the road in Germany: an unmatched combination of 02-style fun on any road across the Alps, and the practicality of folding down the rear seats to comfortably take your road bike along on that spontaneous get away to Northern Italy. - A true rival to the 1st. gen. Golf GTi from BMW, although just a few years ahead of the pace and hot-hatch craze to follow in Europe during the mid 1970s.
Want a later updated and upgraded version of the practical little fun-machine from Munich? Classic Motorsports author is correct in his mentioning that BMW did come back with another hatchback during the 1990s: the third-generation "E36" model 3-series 318 ti and - the truly desirable - 323 ti. Still based on the E30 plattform offering crisp handling manners, the two-door hatchback truly brings back old 2002 memories - or a touch of 02 touring history for that matter, and due to its added fold-down-rear-seat-practicality again - especially if equipped with the smooth and quiet yet responsive "M50" 2.5 l inline six and M-tech suspension package. A still underrated upcoming classic which should be picked up right now.
Combine both, and add BMW's latest best-seller-in-Europe 1-series two-door hatch back model, and you have the perfect line of "Bavarian Hot Hatch History".
Wolfhard Geile, Munich and Ottawa.
TR8owner HalfDork
3/18/11 2:34 p.m.
The 2002 was the "real" BMW IMHO. They made other good cars afterwards, but the 2002 was what originally defined the company.
Jordan Rimpela Digital Editor
7/15/19 11:28 a.m.
Updated with bigger photos and current pricing. These have absolutely skyrocketed in value.
Meet Max Hoffman
While known to BMW fans as the father of the 2002, Maximilian Edwin Hoffman did more to promote foreign automobiles in America after World War II than any other individual.
He was known as a gentleman of his word who would conclude deals with a handshake, and he convinced several manufacturers to produce significant models aimed at both the American and world markets.
Hoffman was born in Austria in 1904, and his father made sewing machines and bicycles.
The junior Hoffman helped manufacture bicycles and also successfully raced them.
He switched to motorcycles and then cars, winning many races in both. By the mid-1930s, he was the Austrian agent for many American and European cars, including Ford, Duesenberg, Pontiac, Lancia, Rolls-Royce and Volvo.
As WWII approached, Hoffman left Austria for Paris before settling in New York. Upon arriving in New York in 1941, he started a costume jewelry business that was so successful that he was able to return to the car business after the war.
He opened a swank dealership on Park Avenue with a Figoni et Falaschi-bodied Delahaye on display. He imported the first Volkswagens to America and also dealt in many other imports including those from Lagonda, Jaguar and, most importantly, Porsche.
It was Hoffman who convinced Porsche to build a cheaper, faster car for the U.S.—the 356 Speedster.
Legend credits him with designing the Porsche crest logo. Hoffman also convinced Mercedes to build the road-going version of the 300 SL Gullwing and persuaded BMW to build the 507 roadster, plus the 2002 and Bavaria sedans.
In the '60s he concentrated on BMW, taking the marque from obscurity to its reputation as a maker of high-quality sporting sedans.
Hoffman was the sole importer for BMW until the mid-'70s, when he sold his business. He died in 1981.
Updates and Changes
While the outward appearance of the BMW '02 line didn't change that much, the model still saw regular annual updates and modifications.
1966: The 1600-2 (later known as 1602) makes its debut.
1967: BMW introduces the 1600ti. It receives twin carburetors, front and rear anti-roll bars, a tachometer and servo-assisted brakes. The Baur Cabrio 1600 is introduced in September.
1967: The 2.0-liter 2002 comes out in November as a 1968 model.
1968: Europe gets the 2002ti model in the autumn of this year.
1971: Longer bumpers and side impact trim strips start this year. The fuel-injected 2002tii is introduced in Europe, along with the new Targa-style Baur Cabriolet and the Europe-only hatchback Touring series, which carries the 1802 designation.
1972: America gets the 2002tii for 1972, and later in the year the standard cars receive a new cylinder head and progressive two-barrel Solex carburetor.
1973: The 2002 Turbo debuts in September at the Frankfurt Auto Show.
1974: Touring production ends, and a gas-saving 1502 model is introduced in Europe. The entire line gets a restyle that includes a black plastic grille, upgraded upholstery, imitation wood instrument surround, rectangular taillights and 13-inch styled steel wheels. BMW also moves the turn signal stalk to the left of the steering column, while the American cars receive big safety bumpers.
1975: The first 3 Series car is introduced in Europe in May. Production of the 2002 Turbo and Baur Cabriolet ceases, while the tii is dropped from the U.S. market. U.S.-spec cars receive major emissions control changes including an EGR system, air pump, thermal reactor and lowered compression.
1976: Production for the 2002 ends. Before making their exit, 49-state cars lose the thermal reactor and EGR. In an attempt to regain some performance, the final drive ratio is shortened to 3.9:1. * **1977:** The 02-series production ends with the demise of the 1502; the 320i replaces the 2002 in America.
The Rare Ones: Cabriolets, Tourings and Turbos
While Americans were limited to the regular 1602, 2002 and 2002tii sedans, Europeans got to sample some factory-approved variants that offered more fresh air, more carrying capacity and more performance.
The first limited model was an open-air car built by the coach builder Baur, and two versions were produced.
The first was a lovely traditional convertible version of the 1600. This car was introduced in September 1966 and produced until 1971, at which point it was replaced by a "safer" cabriolet with a Targa-style top.
While still providing a topless driving experience, the treatment was ungainly at best, producing a profile not unlike a VW Rabbit pickup truck. Production ceased in 1975. In all, about 4200 convertibles and Targa-style cars were built.
BMW's next body style was innovative and responsible for a design trend the company would follow for decades. In 1971 they introduced a hatchback version of the '02 series, which they named the Touring. It was very practical and cleanly done, but it never caught on with the public.
It was sold with the full range of engine options but was discontinued in 1974 with fewer than 30,000 sold.
Despite the popularity of hatchbacks from other manufacturers in the coming years, BMW would not build another until the 1990s.
The third bold car for the European market did not have unique coachwork aside from fender flares and a front air dam.
It was a two-door sedan like the rest of the '02 line. What it did have was power—lots of it.
At the Frankfurt Auto Show in September of 1973, BMW introduced Europe's first production turbocharged car, the 2002 Turbo.
Thanks to a KKK turbo pressurizing the tii model's Kugelfischer fuel injection, this car made 170 horsepower.
The Turbo was fast, with a top speed in excess of 130 mph. It could zip to 60 mph in 6.7 seconds despite a taller 3.36:1 differential.
Unfortunately, it had two problems: Like many early turbocharged cars, the power came on suddenly, resulting in a trip into the shrubbery if an unwary driver was taking a corner on a damp road under boost.
The other problem was bad timing; the Turbo came out when the first fuel crisis hit Europe hard. Germany actually banned driving on weekends.
Suddenly most drivers wanted economical cars, not potent autobahn-stormers.
The Turbo disappeared from the BMW lineup in early 1975 after just 1672 were built.
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There are many ways to understand tradition. Its etymology is Latin, from the verb tradere, which means "to give, to hand in, to transmit directly." Originally tradition designated "that which is transmitted" and it had a religious meaning. Tradition understood as "the action of transmitting" was nevertheless in common usage in France up to the end of the 18th century and is still part of today's legal lexicon. Yet tradere has also meant "betray," in the sense of delivering up a man or a secret.
In the plural, traditions are generally considered as forming part of the distinctive features of a culture in a particular period. They evoke a body of accepted and immutable hereditary characteristics inherited from the past customs, ways of being, but also celebrations, work cycles, and popular traditions. Tradition here implies a sense of duration: it contrasts with novelty, even if one accepts its evolution. It also implies the idea of standard or norm, even if the traditions in question can be challenged. Tradition encompasses what is permanent and immutable, as opposed to the succession of events and fashions. An older definition describes it as marking the submission of the living to the authority of the dead, encompassing accepted customs and habits (we obey traditions because we always have) that modern people denounce as conventions, prejudices or superstitions. The term can have a positive or pejorative meaning, depending on the context in which it is used. When advertisers and tourist offices extol the virtues of "traditional craftsmanship," they implicitly refer to a tried set of values and know-how. Tradition here evokes quality and authenticity. But it may also be seen as what is outmoded, as in the modernist critics' use of "traditional morality."
But there is another meaning to the word tradition, articulated by the representatives of traditional thought. Here the term is singular and has a capital T: Tradition. The first name that comes to mind is that of Rene Guenon (18861951), who published his Introduction to the Study of the Hindu Doctrines in 1921 and died thirty. years later in Cairo under the pseudonym AbdeI Wahed Yahia.[1] Julius Evola's Revolt Against the Modern World appeared in 1934. Other names are Arturo Reghini, Guido De Giorgio and Attilo Mordini,[2] Frithjof Schuon, whose writings began to appear in 1933 in Etudes Traditionelles, Michel Valsn, Titus Burckhardt, Ananda N. Coormaraswamy, Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Marco Pallis, Martin Lings and Philip Sherrard.
In defining this school of thought, the word "traditionalism" (which appeared in France only in the middle of the 19th century) may lend itself to misunderstandings the representatives of traditional thought have been the first to denounce.[3] Rene Guenon qualifies as "traditionalists" those who "have only one sort of tendency or aspiration toward Tradition, without any real knowledge of it."[4] Guido de Giorgio presents an even more radical opinion. "Tradition is absolutely different from traditionalism: one is an eternally fecund living patrimony, rich with infinite potentialities in all times and circumstances . . . . the other is but sterile residue, an inefficient, self-enclosing concreteness impossible to adapt and lacking all energetic and creative force. Tradition is clearly opposed to traditionalism, just as truth is opposed to commonplaces."[5]
The word "traditionalism" contains yet another ambiguity. The way it is used by the representatives of traditional thought could be confused with counter-revolutionary political traditionalism or with Catholic traditionalism, sometimes referred to as "integral," which is hostile to "progressivism" within the Church, to liturgical reform and to newer "modernist" theologies. If the school of traditional thought is perfectly counter-revolutionary, it is so in a way very different from those who claim to be linked politically to the Counter-Revolution. While some of the school's adherents call themselves Catholics (or at least accord Catholicism a privileged place with respect to Tradition in general) others do not. Some even affirm themselves as anti-Christian. Mario Polia states: "Considering it more closely, 'Catholic traditionalism' is an ambiguous expression, as if being Catholic were only a specification of a more general and absolute category:. 'traditionalism.' It is equally unsatisfactory to speak of 'traditionalist Catholicism', giving the expression the sense of 'traditional', for it either presupposes the parallel and antithetical possibility of a Catholicism outside of tradition or, by defining 'traditionalism' as the 'traditional interpretation' of Catholicism, reserves for the traditionalist movements the prerogative of being the only true Catholicism. Traditionalist movements would then assume the prerogative of being Catholicism. To speak of 'traditional Catholicism' does not make much sense, either because one cannot define Catholicism in terms of Tradition, or because it presupposes an anti-traditional type of Catholicism."[6] In fact, there is much difference between, for example, a traditionalist like Marcel Lefebvre and a "Christian traditionalist" like Attilo Mordini.
In seeking to define the "Indo-European tradition," Jean Haudry speaks of a "constituted literary heritage, essentially of formulas and schemes expressing and transmitting a concept of the world that guides individual actions and that can be materialized within institutions."[7] Such a definition, with its reference to a "literary" origin, obviously does not conform to what traditional thought understands by Tradition. According to this school, Tradition cannot be defined through sociological or cultural data, nor can it be appreciated in purely human terms. Tradition is not the body of customs but rather that which derives from the philosophia perenis.[8] Far from encompassing a body of observed and accepted rules, it constitutes a doctrine voluntarily and consciously transmitted as principles — a series of transcendental truths of permanent worth and of non-human origin. According to traditional thought, tradition is only secondarily cultural. At most, it can be said to inspire certain cultural or social activities. It is fundamentally spiritual, possesses a religious character and implies the metaphysical. Taking it as unique or 'primordial' and anterior to all local traditions. Tradition becomes a metaphysical doctrine — drawing on knowledge of ultimate, invariable and universal principles. It is not a human invention but a supra-human 'gift' manifesting the existence of a superior order of reality. On this point, all are unanimous. For Antonio Medrano, Tradition must be understood as "a sacred articulation of reality based on metaphysical principles." Frithjof Schuon, who espouses the principle of the "transcendental unity" of all religions, sees in Tradition a body of truths principally uniting "all that is human to a divine reality." Guenon connects Tradition with metaphysics, defining it as "suprarational knowledge, intuitive and immediate."
Thus conceived, Tradition is defined as a coherent body of intangible and sacred principles imposed on all which delineates the essential rules of conduct, allowing man to accede to the supra-human level, allowing the homo to detach from the humus, to pass from the terrestrial to the celestial order. In this light, the transmission of Tradition from generation to generation obviously plays an essential role. Mario Polia writes: "There is Tradition — in the spiritual sense -only if there is the 'transmission' of a truth of metaphysical (not simply cultural) order embodied in a doctrinal system, transmitted and guarded by a spiritually qualified hierarchy, encompassing the possibility of acceding to such truth through 'spiritual' or 'religious' means. In addition, a tradition must ensure a qualified and uninterrupted transmission through time from the source to the beneficiary, and the continuance of liturgical, ritualistic and "sacrificial" practices, without which transmission would become a purely cultural variable?
Symbolic language is thus quintessentially traditional. Just as myth is beyond events and a properly historical significance, the symbol, contrary to allegory, is beyond words and semantic definition. Seeking to manifest the inexpressible, it communicates the abstract by transfiguring it into an always provisional and imperfectly concrete representation. It arouses affectivity in the body as much as in the mind. D.H. Lawrence said in Apocalypse: "Symbols are organic entities of conscience that have their own life: one can never exhaust their meaning, because they have a dynamic emotional value to the sensorial conscience of the body and spirit that is more than just intellectual."
Above all, symbolic language constitutes the main path of analogical thinking that, by expressing correspondences between different levels of reality, simultaneously unveils the unity of the world and the subtle complementarity of the One and the Many. Reasoning by analogy can establish qualitative correspondences between these levels of reality and situate the backgrounds of meaning corresponding to symbols. Guenon evokes this "law of correspondence, which is the very foundation of all symbolism and by virtue of which each thing, while proceeding from a single metaphysical principle which guarantees its reality, translates or expresses this principle in its own way and according to its order of existence, such that all things are drawn together and correspond from one order to the next." [10] According to the traditional outlook, the idea of non-separation is essential. "What is below is like what is above. Miracles are performed from one and the same thing," according to the famed Emerald Table of Hermes Trismegistus. The city of men must reproduce the harmony pervading the city of God or expressed in the well ordered cosmos. Similarly, Meister Eckhart writes: "The eye with which I see myself and the eye with which God sees Himself are one and the same" (Sermon 12), and Goethe adds: "What is inside is also outside." For Raymond Abellio, the gnosis is also defined as a vision of universal interdependence, challenging the idea that there are separate beings or phenomena, though they may be distinct (union without confusion). This universal interdependence, says Abellio, implies an "intentionality of the world." Being general, it can be applied to emotions as well as thoughts. Nothing — no thing, no person — can claim to be autonomous in the absolute.
This "holistic" vision is traditional in esotericism. From the viewpoint of traditional thought, the difference between esoteric and exoteric levels is also fundamental. One can say that Tradition constitutes the esoteric aspect of a spiritual reality. In their more immediately perceivable forms, institutionalized religions then express the esoteric aspect of this spiritual reality. Here esotericism should be taken in the sense of initiation and not the occult, which the school considers more a phenomenon of decadence or "counter-initiation." Abellio states that esotericism dispels interior darkness .just as positive knowledge dispels exterior darkness. He adds that transcendental interior darkness does not proceed from an opposition or a duality between consciousness and the world but from a correlation between the world and consciousness of our own consciousness. "This genetive encapsulates the secret of esotericism. One must consider it in its immediate genetic function: it serves to generate another consciousness. Hence the deep meaning of what we call initiation, which is the awakening of consciousness to its own transcendental self-consciousness." [11] This consciousness of consciousness, grounded in the internalized perception of external perception, is by definition fundamentally "self-intensifying." Esotericism is the mode of knowledge and activity whereby man seeks to situate himself from a viewpoint which is no longer merely human.
Traditional thought, which began to develop seriously in the 1920s, has devoted itself to restoring order to the "occultist" jumble of the preceding century. It is a modern version of Oswald Spengler's "second religiosity." This demand for rigor undoubtedly distances it radically from false spiritualities and the "religious" pseudo-syncretisms of which the New Age doctrine is an extreme example. The boundary, however, is not always as clear cut as desired. Should we treat the problems of sacredness and spirituality in general, as they are found within different religions? Should we speak of traditionalisms that do not conform to the traditional doctrine as we have defined it and which may be directly opposed to it? Where should the "theocratic" ideas of a Bonald, a Donoso Cortes or a Joseph de Maistre be placed? How can we avoid evoking the question of gnosis, as posed by Jean Borella, Raymond Ruyer and Raymond Abellio? Traditional thought emphasizes the study of myths and symbols. Jung and de Bachelar, Roger Caillois and perhaps also Rene Daumal immediately come to mind, as do the historical studies of religion by Mircea Eliade and the works on "myth analysis" and studies of the imaginary by Gibert Durand and various other contemporaries inspired by Jung. The traditional school also has its great ancestors, from Plato to Pericles, Meister Eckhart and many others. Should we also refer to the studies of Frederic Tristan and Antoine Faivre on hermetic philosophy and alchemy, and those of Jacob Bohme and Swedenborg about occultist masonry and the cabbala? Finally, how can we not also consider Islam, to which many of the school's major representatives have turned? Litre by little, one touches on the history of religions, mysticism, esotericism, even psychoanalysis, and the risk is therefore great from Annie Besant to Blavasky, from Rudolf Steiner to Krishnamurti, from Gurdjieff to Aurobindo, to arrive at a syncretism interested in all and feeding off anything (from holistic medicine to transcendental meditation, from popular astrology to runic divination, etc.). By keeping to the exposition of the fundamental themes of traditional thought, we have attempted to focus on and elucidate a few contiguous subjects.
Would Julius Evola's denunciation of the "modern world" be as scandalous today, when criticism of modernity comes from all sides? The Greens question productivism. Post-modernists want to abolish the grandiose historicist narratives of legitimation. From Left and Right, modernism as the role of individualism, as the atomization of the world, as the triumph of the values of the market, as the dictatorial hegemony of the economy and money is being challenged. Felix Guatarri has recently written: "We focus our attention on impending catastrophes, while the true catastrophes are already here, under our noses, with the degeneration of social practices, with the mass media's numbing effect, with a collective will blinded by the ideology of the 'market', in other words, succumbing to the law of the masses, to entropy, to the loss of singularity, to a general and collective infantilization. The old types of social relations, the old relations with sex, with time, with the cosmos, with human finitude have been rattled, not to say devastated, by the 'progress' generated by industrial firms."[12] Clearly stated: the ideology of progress is crumbling. Novelty is no longer to be interpreted as increased well-being. It may well be that it is generally regressive and that we are living out the end of a cycle.
It is not surprising for the representatives of traditional thought who, in criticizing modernity, exhibit a radicalism difficult to surpass. Generally adhering to a cyclic conception of history, the school affirms that, within each cycle, humanity runs a course leading inexorably from a state of perfection and simplicity to a state of spiritual decline and accentuated materialism. The history of humanity is interpreted as "metaphysical entropy," as fall, degradation from an original primordial state. All traditional authors see in modern times the time of Kali-Yuga [in Hinduism, the present age of the world, full of conflicts and sin], the apogee of the blackest age, the terminal phase of the cycle, the ne plus ultra of spiritual decline. The conflict between Tradition and anti-Tradition in fact crystallizes itself in decadence, and it is this decadence that the decadents call "progress". The opposition between traditional thought and the ideology of progress is therefore total, while being perfectly symmetrical (but inversely). All that modern consciousness analyses and perceives as progress, the school interprets as decline: the Renaissance was a fall (decline); the Enlightenment, a darkening.
For Guenon, the crisis of the modern world is essentially explained by the weakening and extinction of principles that originally inspired the institutions and, afterwards, by the multiplication of structures charged with remedying the situation. These structures bring about the proliferation of abstract and contradictory rules, such that finally "the contradictions proper to the institutional system overcome the satisfaction that it is supposed to afford." [13] Again, nothing is separated: the spiritual level falls as the material level rises, the maintenance of quality (in all areas) is incompatible with the dominance of quantity. Social life becomes mechanical and abstract as the very result of the dissolution of organic and concrete communities. Secularization — the disenchantment of the world (Max Weber's Entzauberung), social atomization, the materialist hegemony of traded goods, the primacy of the principle of reason (an exclusively technical and reductionist reason), all the phenomena characteristic of the contemporary word — proceed (according to the school) from a sole logic that must be understood as the end of a secular and probably millenary involution. The ultimate effect of the hegemony of the principle of subjective individuation is the death of God, which entails the death of man and allows for, in the best case, only the self-consciousness of the radical void which constitutes the truth of an ego separated from the world and of the nonsense of a social life without finality, completely enclosed in the race for growth and the negation of being in exchange for material possessions.
The modern world is thus perceived first and foremost as distraction: literally, it diverts man away from the essential and keeps him in a state of a perpetual estrangement that prevents him from returning to and regrounding himself authentically. We must search for sense in a world which no longer seems to make sense. We have almost become incapable of understanding even the meaning of the word, "sense." Guenon writes: "If all men understood what the modern world truly is, it would cease to exist." Nihilism is also put to the test.
1. Guenon's three fundamental works are Orient and Occident (1924), La crise du monde moderne (1927) and Le regne de la quantite et les signes des temps (1945).
2. Arturo Reghini, founder of the Italian Theosophical Society, editor of the journal Atanor, translator of Agrippa de Nettesheim's De occulta philosophia, introduced Guenon to Evola. Guido de Giorgio (1890-1957) also collaborated with Evola in the journals Ur and La Torre. For more on Mordini (1923-1966), see Carlo Fabrizio Carli, Attilio Mordini, il Cattolico Ghibellino (Rome: Settimo Sigillo, 1989).
3. "Integral traditionalism" has also been discussed. See Karlheinz Weissmann, "Vom Geist der Uberlieferung. Die Lehre von der integralen Tradition," in Etappe 2 (October 1988), pp. 79-90.
4. Le regne de la quantite et les signes du temps, op. cit., p. 280.
5. Linstant et l'eternite et autres textes sur la tradition (Milan: Arche, 1987), p. 148.
6. "Tradizione. 11 significato di un Termine," in I Quaderni di Avallon 10 (January-April 1986).
6. Etudes indo-europeenes (December 19, 1986), p. 2.
7. This expression, often attributed to Leibniz, probably comes from Augustinus Steuchus' book, De perinni philosophia, published in 1540 and read by Leibniz.
8. "Tradizione: il Significato di un Termine," op. cit.
9. Le symbolisme de la croix (Paris: Vega, 1931), p. 12.
10. L'esprit moderne et la tradition, preface to Paul Serant. Au seuil de 1 'esoterisme, (Paris: Grasset, 1955), p. 18.
11. Liberation (June 30, 1989).
12. F. Jean Borella, "Rene Guenon et la crise du monde moderne" in Connaissance des religions (June 1989), p. 15.


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Lady Geek Girl's Top 10 Feminist Geek Moments of 2014
Posted on December 31, 2014 by Lady Geek Girl
This year has been filled with some highs and lows for feminist geeks everywhere, but as we enter into 2015, I would rather dwell on all the great feminist geek moments we got this year. So without further ado, and in no particular order, here is Lady Geek Girl's Top Ten Feminist Geek moments of 2014!
1. Kamala Khan is Ms. Marvel
It seems strange to say that Kamala Khan was just introduced this year, but yes, it has only been a year, and Kamala has already won us over. The comics world is generally over-populated by white dudes, so adding a young Muslim girl to Marvel's lineup was certainly an awesome move. There have been Muslim superheroes before in Marvel, but none who have had their own comic, and certainly none who have become as popular as Kamala has become. Kamala is relatable, interesting, and has led tons of new viewers to learn more about Islam and Kamala's Pakistani heritage.
2. Korrasami becomes canon
While we've followed Korra and Asami Sato's relationship with interest throughout all four Books of the Legend of Korra series, we never expected anything more than a platonic relationship from it. After all, it was exciting enough to see two women of color in a close friendship on TV—especially in spite of the fact that they'd both dated the same guy earlier in the show. It was with shock and glee that we watched the romantic framing of their relationship in the series finale. After a few days of the internet yelling about just how queer that ending was, creators Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante Dimartino confirmed: the ending was intentionally romantic and the Korrasami pairing was indeed canon. There was much rejoicing.
3. Wonder Woman movie was announced
After what feels like a ton of Batman and Superman films, DC Comics finally announced that we will be getting a Wonder Woman movie! They had announced earlier that Wonder Woman would be featured in the new Batman vs. Superman movie, which was nice and all, but hardly ideal. That was, until DC Comics finally announced that the famed super heroine would be receiving her own movie in 2017. Considering that Wonder Woman is arguably one of the most important female characters in comic books, it is certainly big news that she is finally getting her own movie.
4. Marvel and DC Comics movie lineups have a surprising amount of representation
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This year both Marvel and DC decided it was time to diversify their movie lineups. Marvel announced that we would be getting both a Captain Marvel film, with Carol Danvers as Captain Marvel, and a Black Panther film. DC Comics announced that they would be casting Ezra Miller, a Jewish actor who also identifies as queer, as the Flash. DC also stated that they will be releasing a Cyborg movie with Ray Fisher starring as Cyborg, as well as casting several actors of color in typically white roles. Jason Momoa will be starring as Aquaman, and Dwayne Johnson will be playing Black Adam in the Shazam movie. All in all, these movie announcements have us looking forward to more exciting comic book movies.
5. Spider-Gwen gets her own comic, Silk is introduced as a character, and Spider Woman gets a costume redesign
2014 in a lot of ways seemed to be the year of the spider-women! In Marvel's Earth-65 we saw Gwen Stacy become Spider-Woman after being bitten by a radioactive spider instead of Peter Parker. The fact that she is also a part of a band led by Mary Jane Watson is just icing on the already delicious cake. This year also saw the introduction of Silk, a Asian-American woman, who was bitten by the same spider as Peter Parker. Jessica Drew, the original Spider-Woman, was often the victim of skintight, objectifying costumes, and even worse poses. But just recently Spider-Woman received a redesign that finally looks like actual clothes any superhero might wear. And finally Jessica Drew has an outfit that the Hawkeye Initiative won't have to parody.
6. A new female Thor was introduced and Sam Wilson is the new Captain America
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Marvel Comics delivered some great representation this year, but none greater than diversifying two of their biggest heroes, Thor and Captain America. Our original Thor lost his powers when he was found no longer worthy to wield his hammer, leaving the position of God of Thunder open for the taking. We were more than a little excited to discover that the title of Thor was claimed by a woman. On top of this, after Steve Rogers had the super soldier serum ripped out of him (causing him to lose all his powers) it was clear a new hero would have to claim the mantle of Captain America, and we were excited for that to be Sam Wilson, the first African-American superhero. Especially now, in America's racially charged climate, it was awesome to see Sam Wilson as the symbol of freedom. It doesn't seem like these two heroes will be rebooting to their white male counterparts anytime soon, so we are excited to see how the characters continue to develop.
7. Never Alone was released
In the game Never Alone, also known as Kisima Inŋitchuŋa, you play as a young girl, Nuna, of the Iñupiat (an Alaskan native people). Together with her pet arctic fox, you solve puzzles as you navigate a story based on Alaskan indigenous tales. The game was made by Upper One Games in conjunction with the Cook Inlet Tribal Council, a non-profit organization that works with indigenous groups living in Alaska's urban areas. So thankfully this game is not white people attempting to talk about how they view indigenous people, but actual indigenous people using video games to teach about their culture and their stories. On top of this, having a Iñupiat girl as the main character is especially important to provide representation to a group that usually doesn't get any.
8. Sailor Moon Crystal is released on Hulu, along with the unedited original anime
Sailor Moon fans rejoiced this year as not only was the original Sailor Moon anime released uncensored and for free on Hulu, but a new Sailor Moon reboot was also made available. Some of you may not like that I'm putting Sailor Moon Crystal on here due to the fact there has been some complaints about the art and even the development of the relationships between the characters. But honestly I have really enjoyed the show thus far and it has remained pretty true to the manga I love. And even if there are a few issues, it is always great to have more female heroes and female-centric stories. Your mileage may vary, but at least the new anime's theme song is filled with awesome feminist themes.
9.Anita Sarkeesian talks feminism in gaming on The Colbert Report
Now the uglieness of Gamergate was in no way a feminist moment, but seeing the likes of Zoe Quinn, Briana Wu, Randi Harper, and Anita Sarkeesian take a stand on how women in gaming are treated was definitely a great feminist moment. The death knell for Gamergaters was truly struck when Anita Sarkeesian was interviewed on The Colbert Report.
10. Quvenzhané Wallis plays Annie
In 2011 it was announced that the musical Annie was being remade. This year that movie was finally released and we rejoiced that this modern remake of Annie gained more representation by casting Quvenzhané Wallis in the starring role of Annie, and Jamie Foxx as William Stacks. This diverse casting and modern remake of Annie was just what our musical-loving feminist hearts needed this holiday season.
Do you agree with my list? What are some of your favorite geeky feminist moments of 2014? Let me know in the comments!
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2 thoughts on "Lady Geek Girl's Top 10 Feminist Geek Moments of 2014"
sabinafelice on December 31, 2014 at 10:10 pm said:
1, 2, 5, 6 and 10 most definitely, definitely, definitely. I only hope that entertainment in 2015 will up its game in representation!
mithrandirolorin on January 18, 2015 at 9:02 pm said:
How the Annie thing in any way specifically Feminist? It's good but diversity wise, but the gender dynamics are nos significantly different then the Annie story always was.
I think Attack on Titan deserves more attention for having a truly gender neutral military. And Mikasa being awesome. What's problem about the Anime can be very troubling, but ti's not Gender related. It also has a canonically Lesbian couple and a gender ambitious character.


Khenchen Konchog Gyaltsen Rinpoche, born in Tsari, Tibet in the spring of 1946, came to the West in the early 1980's to found the Tibetan Meditation Center in Washington, D.C. The only Khenchen in the Drikung lineage, Rinpoche completed a nine-year course of study at the Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies in Varanasi, India beginning in 1967.
After leaving Tibet as a child with his family, Khenchen Rinpoche became a novice monk while a student at a school for Tibetans in India. In early 1968, he had the good fortune to take full monastic ordination from the great Shangpa Kagyu master Kalu Rinpoche and, shortly after graduating from the Institute, he received teachings from the 16th Gyalwa Karmapa on The Eight Treasures of Mahamudra Songs, by the Indian mahasiddhas.
Even after completing this long and arduous course of study, Khenchen Rinpoche wanted only to deepen his knowledge and practice of the Dharma. With the same intensity that he brought to his earlier studies, Rinpoche sought out and received teachings and instructions from great Buddhist masters. One was the Venerable Khunu Lama Rinpoche, with whom Khenchen Rinpoche studied two works of Gampopa; The Jewel Ornament of Liberation and The Precious Garland of the Excellent Path. Rinpoche's studies with the Venerable Khunu Lama also included Mahamudra and many of the songs of Milarepa.
Maintaining a balance between theoretical understanding and the practice of meditation, Khenchen Rinpoche began a three-year retreat in 1978 under the guidance of the enlightened master Khyunga Rinpoche. During this time, he was able to deepen and enhance his understanding of The Five-fold Path of Mahamudra and the profound Gong Chik text of Lord Jigten Sumgon. He also received many other transmissions.
In 1985, Khenchen Rinpoche traveled to the main seat of the Drikung Kagyu lineage, Drikung Thil, in Tibet. There, he was able to receive personal blessings, as well as instructions and transmissions of Mahamudra and the Six Yogas of Naropa, from the enlightened master Venerable Pachung Rinpoche.
In 1982, the force of karma and the requests of many practitioners combined to bring Khenchen Rinpoche to the United States. By late 1983, the Tibetan Meditation Center was well established in Washington, D.C. Their original location was the site of innumerable teachings, practices, retreats and ceremonies. In September 1984, and again in 1987, the young Center was blessed with personal visits and teachings by His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Through Khenchen Rinpoche's and the Center's efforts, His Holiness the Drikung Kyabgon Chetsang visited later in 1987, and people in several states were able to receive benefit from his teachings and presence.
In more recent years, Khenchen Rinpoche has spent a great deal of his time traveling in order to give teachings and lead retreats. He has established centers throughout the US and in Chile, and he frequently visits Europe, especially Germany and Austria, as well as Southeast Asia.
Rinpoche consistently strives to make important texts available to the public and to provide his students with thorough and systematic training in the Dharma. A skilled and dedicated translator, he has translated many texts and published numerous books. In each case, Rinpoche has taken enormous care to make the translations as precise as possible. Because he himself has been so moved by these words that come directly from great masters, he believes it is critical that these same words be presented in an unadulterated manner.
Remembering the struggles of his early years, Khenchen Rinpoche inspires and supports monks, nuns and lay people in their practice of the Dharma and is always ready to assist them in whatever way he can. To all, he gives of himself freely. With his heart and mind turned firmly toward the Dharma, he compassionately and patiently shows the way.
Khenchen Rinpoche currently resides in India, where he continues to teach and work to spread the precious Dharma of the Drikung lineage.


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Q: Why does my function only return the number 8? I have this block of C code that is used to determine the arabic number of given roman numerals. The problem is, this code only gives out the number 8.
char * romanNumerals[13] = {"I", "IV", "V", "IX", "X", "XL", "L", "XC", "C", "CD", "D", "CM", "M"};
int arabicNumbers[13] = {1, 4, 5, 9, 10, 40, 50, 90, 100, 400, 500, 900, 1000};

char * prob2(char * roman) {
    int arabic = 0;
    int romanSize = (sizeof(roman)/sizeof(roman[0]));

    for (int i = 0; i < romanSize; i++) {
        int f_arabic = arabicNumbers[findArrayPos(romanNumerals, roman[i])];
        if (i+1 == romanSize) {
            arabic += f_arabic;
            break;
        }

        int s_arabic = arabicNumbers[findArrayPos(romanNumerals, roman[i+1])];
        if (f_arabic >= s_arabic) {
            arabic += (f_arabic);
        }
        else {
            arabic += (s_arabic-f_arabic);
        }
    }

    char * answer = (char*)malloc(sizeof(arabic)+1);
    sprintf(answer, "%i\n", arabic);
    return answer;
}

int findArrayPos(char ** arr, char find) {
    int foundAt = 0;
    for (int i=0;i<sizeof(arr);i++) {
        if (arr[i] == &find) {
            foundAt = i;
        }
    }
    return foundAt;
}

Any help would be appreciated :)

A: You can't use == to compare strings. When you do that, you're comparing addresses, and two string with the same contents can be at different addresses.
Since the substrings in roman don't have null terminators after them, you can't treat them as ordinary strings to use strcmp(). But you can use strncmp(), which allows you to specify how many characters to compare. You can compare a substring of roman starting at an index with a string in romanNumerals this way.
To make this work most easily, you can reorder romanNumerals so that the 2-character strings are before their 1-character prefixes. Otherwise, when roman contains IX, for example, you'll match I before you get to IX in the array.
You can't use sizeof array / sizeof array[0] to get the length of an array that was passed as a parameter to a function, because the parameter is a pointer, not an array. For a string you can use strlen() to get its length, but for romanNumerals you'll need to get the length in the caller and pass it as an explicit parameter.
char * romanNumerals[13] = {"IV", "IX", "I", "V", "XL", "L", "XC", "X", "CD", "D", "CM", "C", "M"};
int arabicNumbers[13] = {4, 9, 1, 5, 40, 50, 90, 10, 400, 500, 900, 100, 1000};

char * prob2(char * roman) {
    int arabic = 0;
    size_t romanSize = strlen(roman);
    size_t numeralsSize = sizeof romanNumerals / sizeof romanNumerals[0];

    for (int i = 0; i < romanSize; i++) {
        int f_arabic = arabicNumbers[findArrayPos(romanNumerals, &roman[i], numeralsSize)];
        arabic += f_arabic;
    }

    char * answer = (char*)malloc(sizeof(arabic)+1);
    sprintf(answer, "%i\n", arabic);
    return answer;
}

int findArrayPos(char ** arr, char *find, size_t len) {
    int foundAt = 0;
    for (int i=0;i<len;i++) {
        if (strncmp(arr[i], find, strlen(arr[i])) {
            foundAt = i;
        }
    }
    return foundAt;
}

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Metallographic microscope: purpose, characteristics of the device, principle of operation and instructions for use
Device assignment
Design of the apparatus
Specifications of the metallographic microscope
In various fields of industry, a necessary condition for the development and production of metal products is a comprehensive study of their microstructure. At different stages of production, technologists study the characteristics of raw materials, blanks, parts and end products, which allows us to successfully improve the properties of materials and detect defects in a timely manner. In recent years, the tasks of such studies are increasingly entrusted to optical technology and, in particular, to the metallographic microscope, which is used to study opaque objects in reflected surfaces.
For the most part, such devices are used in areas involving the performance of certain operations with metals. In particular, they are used by geologists, archaeologists, metallurgists and specialists from various fields.instrumentation and electronics, where accurate analysis of conductors is important. What information does a microscope give for metallographic studies? This device allows in reflected light to form a structural configuration of the placement of material grains, to fix the presence of foreign particles in it, to determine the characteristics of the surface layer, etc. From the point of view of defectology and non-destructive testing, this is extremely important information that gives an idea of the flaws in the external minute details about dimensional parameters, crystal structure and even about some chemical properties. For example, this method of analysis reveals the smallest shells, cracks, lack of penetration and other defects.
The basic device of the device consists of three parts, which include the lighting module, the central unit and the table. The lighting part is a lamp or lantern, which is fixed on an adjustable swivel bracket, and also has its own energy supply. The same part of the metallographic microscope includes a group of light filters with different colors. As for the central block, it houses several functional components at once, including a prism optical system, an illuminating tube, object tables, regulatory mechanisms, eyepiece attachments and auxiliary means for organizing technical operations in the process of work. All of the above infrastructure is placed on a carrier base - a microscope table, whichcontains an optical bench and various drawers with cabinets in which the accessories of the apparatus are stored.
The main task of the device is to process the parameters of the radiation reflected by the surface of the object. For this, the aforementioned optical system is used, which captures the slightest changes in the aperture diaphragm against the background of regulation of the object's illumination parameters. In a sense, the working factor of measurement is the course of the rays, which manifests itself differently in bright and dark fields. For example, when studying in a bright field, the rays coming from the lamp pass through the diaphragms (field and aperture) and are directed to the reflective plate. The latter, in turn, reflects the characteristics of the structure under study, partially transferring the light to the target product with the help of a lens.
When observing objects in a dark field, an optical metallographic microscope interacts with a parabolic mirror-reflecting surface, an annular diaphragm and a folding lens. The extreme beams of radiation, bypassing the diaphragm, are directed to the annular mirror, covering the plate with the reflector. From this moment on, the mirror begins to reflect light onto the condenser, redirecting the rays to the plane of the object. The image will be formed based on the characteristics of the reflected rays that have passed through the lens and entered the optical tube.
The working process of the device is characterized by two groups of parameters - these are the indicators of the lens andeyepiece. The main operating parameters of the lens are:
Magnification ratio - from 11x to 30x in bright field conditions, and from 30x to 90x in dark field studies.
Numerical aperture - from 0.17 to 1.3.
Focal length – 2.4 to 23 mm on average.
Free distance - from 0.13 to 5.4 mm.
In the case of the eyepiece of a metallographic microscope, there are two key characteristics to highlight:
Focal length - from 12 to 83 mm.
Linear field of view - 8 to 20mm.
Before using the instrument, it is necessary to adjust the frame or working platform of the structure, open the aperture diaphragm, adjust the mechanical fasteners and move the analysis manifold to the lamp. If a portable metallographic microscope is used, then the software will help to achieve the optimal combination of eyepiece and objective settings, since portable models of the device provide for the ability to connect to computer stations directly in the laboratory. One way or another, before starting work, it is recommended to set the magnification scale in the range from 500 to 1000 apertures. Then you can move on to optical filters, which are selected according to the characteristics of achromatic lenses. In this case, the universal solution will be a correction for the midtones of the visible part. Only a yellow-green light filter is not combined with apochromats. After setting, the process startsoptical data processing of the formed image, the graphic materials of which are subsequently sent for decoding in accordance with the analysis tasks.
Technology of metallographic research has a rather narrow specialization, which does not reduce the great value of this method of studying surfaces. To meet consumers in the form of industrial enterprises with their laboratories, the developers of the device themselves go, improving its performance. For example, the domestic METAM-P1 metallographic microscope costing about 13 thousand rubles. rich in equipment and the presence of modern high-tech features. Suffice it to note that it is provided with sets of planachromat objectives and compensatory eyepieces with wide optical ranges. And this is just the basic version in one of the families of new generation metallographic aggregate microscopes.


I grew up going to Sunday school. I enjoyed decorating the classroom windows with brightly colored tissue paper—a trailer park version of stained glass. I liked the apple juice and butter cookies at snack time. The rest—going into the big church to listen to the sermon and take communion—I merely tolerated. Then Mom made the mistake of signing me up for a Bible Study summer camp. The instructors had us discuss "familiar" stories from The Bible—stories that I'd never heard of because I was too concerned with my butter cookie to pay attention. I tried to fake it. But mostly I prayed to God to get me out of there so I could go play on the Slip 'n Slide before the entire summer was buried under the heavy weight of theology.
When I outgrew apple juice, butter cookies and Sunday school, I stopped going to church, with the exception of Easter and Christmas (I'm not a total heathen, and Mom would've cried if I didn't join her). For 10 years my mother has been asking me if I've found a church to go to in Savannah, but I tell her that I just haven't found the right fit. In truth, I've only been to one and the part that didn't fit was that the service started on Sunday morning. And I would have to comb my hair.
I felt a little guilty after my daughter was born (I'm Episcopalian, so the guilt isn't too bad). I wanted her to be exposed to some kind of faith early on and later she could decide for herself. She wasn't getting it from me—I know Noah built an ark, I just can't remember why and I know the "Paradise Lost" version of the Creation Story better than the one in The Bible. And my husband Ray is of no help. He is a good man, but he'd choose Chuck E. Cheese over church any day.
Last year we enrolled Ava into a faith-based preschool. I'd like to say that I did it to give her a leg up on Judgment Day, but the truth is, it's conveniently located, the teachers are incredibly kind and all of our friends' kids were already going there. At preschool, the students say a blessing before lunch and each Monday they have a 15-minute chapel session between snack time and potty break. My kind of church.
And when she asks the inevitable question—how she was made—I reply, "God made you. He makes everything." Then, she asked, "How do we get up to Heaven when we die?" I replied, "Only God knows." Wash. Rinse. Repeat. This is too easy.
The other night Ava asked Ray how books were made. He went into a 20-minute lecture on the various kinds of binding and printing techniques. I think he put her to sleep. I drifted off about the time he got to Gutenberg. Then there was a question about electricity. Another lecture. I'm thinking the God route is the way to go.
Today, while washing her hands in the kitchen sink, Ava asks me, "Do you know where the water comes from?" "God?" I offer, hopefully. "No Mommy," she says and opens the cupboard under the sink. She points to the pipes, "The water comes from outside, goes through the pipes in the walls, and up through this pipe into the sink." Damn. Daddy may have won that round. But whoever said science and faith couldn't mix?
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Q: Formula to calculate thickness from size/schedule information in excel I am new to excel world and trying to learn excel formulas.
I have thickness data against size/schedule in an excel file as below

First column represents the size while the first row is the thickness.
I need a formula to calculate thickness against size/schedule. For example in the above image if size is 6 and schedule is 10 then thickness should be returned as 3.40.
In short: I need a formula to fill in this below sheet(image below) from the above sheet (image above)

What I have tried is, I have tried to make a vlookup table (called it Test) for the image 1's sheet which is the table that contains thickness against size/schedule and tried to put the vlookup formula like below
=VLOOKUP(L2, Test, 1, FALSE).
But this gives me the column 1 against the entry which will be found, so definitely this is not the right way, so can some 1 guide me to the right way here please?

A: I guess this should work for you
=VLOOKUP(L2, Test, MATCH(O2,Test,0), FALSE).


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Klinci (en serbe cyrillique : ) est un village de Serbie situé sur le territoire de la Ville de Valjevo, district de Kolubara. Au recensement de 2011, il comptait 233 habitants.

Démographie

Personnalités
 Dragojlo Dudić (1887-1941) : agriculteur, écrivain et révolutionnaire né à Klinci.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Maison de la famille Dudić à Klinci
 Localités de Serbie
 Villes de Serbie

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If you've not tried steam cleaning before, the mobile Vaporetto Classic 65 Steam Cleaner from Italian steam-cleaning experts Polti will amaze you with its speed, versatility and effectiveness. Using no chemicals or cleaners, this smart little wheeled machine with its green banded body will let you give your whole house a really thorough blitz from floor to ceiling.As well as ridding carpets, mattresses and upholstery of dirt, bacteria and dust mites, it's ideal for daily cleaning of kitchens and bathrooms as it sterilises floors, walls, tiles and worktops and the Vaporetto Classic 65 can also deep-clean grout, ovens and taps. It will even help you give your barbecue, car or bicycle a thorough once-over.For a truly deep clean, there's nothing faster or easier than steam. Not only is it environmentally friendly and great for allergy sufferers but it's also speedy and effortless – no scrubbing required – and it's even money-saving because there's no need to buy chemical cleaners for all sorts of different tasks. Buying a top-quality steam cleaner like the Vaporetto will be an investment you won't regret.
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Growing from a Family Business into a Global Leader of Audio Technology
Shure Incorporated has offered legendary performance, unparalleled sound and unstoppable durability for musicians and music enthusiasts around the world since 1925. As a privately held company in Japan since 2006, it was time to move the Shure Japan office into a bigger space as a result of accelerated business growth and to accommodate for future expansion. Shure has been instrumental in shaping the course of history as a common fixture on the world's biggest stages. With award-wining lineups and exciting product launches coming up, there was a great need to create a presentation showroom that could measure up to the 'Shure experience'.
Together with the design aesthetic of our SL+A associates, Shure Japan's vision of a stunning showroom office became a reality through the complete redesign and interior decoration of the unique dual function site.
Completed in 2017, employees and guests of Shure Japan have enjoyed working in and visiting the spacious 907 square meter office located on the 35th floor of the Shiroyama Trust Tower. The sleek and modern common areas utilize a minimalistic approach that contrasts with the sprawling metropolis below.
The central seminar room is always accessible to clients and audio connoisseurs alike for meetings and demonstrations – a focal point of the shared space. Surrounding the seminar room is the public showroom that wraps around the outer perimeter of the collaborative meeting area. The showroom features dark walls and spotlight illumination to really capture the attention of viewers, who can learn about highlights of Shure's long and varied history through a mixture of print and audio or video mediums. Products from their wide range of microphones, earphones, headphones and more are displayed prominently to demonstrate new features and capabilities. Visitors are able to freely pick up and test out products to discover a brand-new realm of audio experiences. Of course, every meeting room is also equipped with the latest in Shure audio technology, which can be controlled with precision from the glass enclosed IT room.
Additional meeting rooms and private offices were incorporated into the design of the office to accommodate the multitude of client events and internal gatherings hosted by Shure Japan. Ergonomic workstations were the main focus of the back-office, where we adopted the same color palette of neutral grey, cream and white, with some accents of a bright red to tie together the modern theme. Functional yet playful, the workstations can be easily reconfigured in different orientations and allows for a flexible set-up of the office. Suitable for the nature of this dynamic company, the versatile space contains options for collaboration and teamwork, and sound-proof areas closed off from the main work area.
Shure is a company that is passionate about engaging audiences and redefining audio to inspire excellence in creation. Every team member works in harmony to develop flawless products that they can be proud of. Shure strives to offer the best customer service in the industry – a true measure of a company who cares deeply about their craft.
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Lebanese military patrols have been stepped up in the wake of last week's killings and kidnappings in northern Lebanon.
GV: Soldiers searching car and checking drivers' identity papers and soldiers in armoured car.
GV: Soldiers searching boot of car and queue of traffic.
GV: Lebanese soldiers around small armoured vehicle.
GV: Armoured convoy patrolling on coast road.
Background: Lebanese military patrols have been stepped up in the wake of last week's killings and kidnappings in northern Lebanon. This latest outbreak of violence in a year-long feud between right-wing Falangists and ex-President Suleiman Franjieh's Marada Brigades, started on Monday (8 October) when militiamen of the Falangist Party kidnapped more than 100 Marada supporters.
SYNOPSIS: The kidnappings happened here in Byblos, a coastal town some 40 kilometres (25 miles) north of Beirut. On Thursday (11 October) President Elias Sarkis told Syrian peace-keeping troops and the Lebanese army to rescue the hostages, but there were no signs of military action until Friday (12 October) when military patrols were enforced and roadblocks set up on the coastal road.
The soldiers found nothing -- but then came an appeal to the feuding Christian militias from Pope, John Paul II, and by Friday night, the Marada had released 190 hostages, and the Falangists followed suit, but kept about 30 hostages back.
State-run Beirut radio said after the exchange more talks were going on to secure the release of those hostages held back by the Falangists. It was not clear if the Marada had freed all of their hostages or were still keeping some for bargaining purposes.
The soldiers are still checking identity papers and have kept up the roadblocks. The fear in northern Lebanon is that the potentially explosive Falangist-Marada conflict in snot yet resolved. The dispute involving one of Lebanon's most powerful families the Franjieh's -- exploded into violence in June last year when ex-President Franjieh's son Tony, his wife and small daughter and about 30 other people were massacred in a Falangist raid.
The feud dates back to President Franjieh's decision to break away from other right-wing organisations. He disagreed with their hostility towards Syria, which maintains about 30 thousand peace-keeping troops in Lebanon. Many rightists regard them as an army of occupation.
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How can anyone trust Fianna Fáil argues Fine Gael candidate in Laois Offaly
FF among other parties who seem to just 'bark' says candidate
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy and Charlie Flanagan lodge Fine Gael candidate papers in Portlaoise. Picture: Denis Byrne
Express Reporter
A Laois Offaly Fine Gael candidate has launched a stinging attack on Fianna Fáil and what they would do for communities hit by the winding up of peat production in the midlands.
Fine Gael is the only party with a plan that will protect workers in the midlands, according to Laois Offaly candidate and outgoing TD Marcella Corcoran Kennedy.
Ms Corcoran Kennedy said her party is committed to a just transition plan, which she said centres upon jobs and retraining opportunities. She added that Fine Gael is the only party to put forward a just transition plan.
She also took a swipe at other parties but especially Fianna Fáil who are challenging to take her seat in the reunited five-seat constituency.
"Other parties seem to be all bark when it comes to Bord na Móna. No other party has published any plan for Bord na Mona. We need to re-purpose the PSO this year to ensure 200 jobs are protected and that we invest €80m in bog rehabilitation in the next four years. Do other parties support this?
"Where is Fianna Fáil's just transition plan? What money would they invest and where? The Fianna Fáil manifesto doesn't even mention the Midlands or Bord na Móna. There is no detail and no commitment. They cannot be trusted to help workers.
"How can anyone trust Fianna Fáil to deliver, given their past record and their complete lack of plan? For Fine Gael, just transition means jobs for the workers affected. We have the plan. We are the only ones who can be trusted to deliver," she said in a press release.
In a statement she set out the following points to highlight how her party plans to help those hit by Bord na Móna's departure from peat production.
· The ring-fencing of 1/3 of the carbon tax for the Midlands in 2020 to support home retrofitting (400 jobs direct and indirect), bog re-wetting by the National Parking and Wildlife Service (up to 100 jobs), and a €11m Just Transition Fund
· We will invest €80m to restore Bord na Móna bogs (through a PSO levy) over the next 4 years, supporting 200 jobs.
· We have appointed Kieran Mulvey as the country's first just transition commissioner. He is engaging with all stakeholders in the region and will report back to the government
In addition, Ms Corcoran Kennedy said, Bord na Móna themselves are transforming.
"The best way we can ensure that the workers of Bord na Mona, and those who have retired from Bord na Mona, are protected is to make sure that Bord na Mona is a driving force for regional and economic development in the Midlands. The next phase of Bord na Móna's own plan will see a €1.6 billion development programme that will benefit the Midlands," she said.
Her statement added that she would work with Fine Gael's five MEPs to ensure that the midlands is prioritised from the upcoming EU Just transition package.
"The Midlands must benefit," she said.
She said that Minister Richard Bruton engaged with the EU Commission in 2019 and ensured that the Midlands was included in the Coal Platform in Transition.


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Crisis incident crisis: 99% of handcuffed students are minorities
On behalf of Robert D. DiDio & Associates | May 12, 2017 | Criminal Defense |
If you're concerned that New York City maintains essentially a school-to-prison pipeline, you'll be alarmed by these numbers on how our kids are treated by police in school. These are statistics required by 2015 amendments to the city's Student Safety Act which were published by the New York Civil Liberties Union.
In 2016, 99 percent of students handcuffed in child-in-crisis incident were Black or Hispanic
A "child in crisis incident" is when a student is emotionally distressed enough to be removed from class and taken for a psychological evaluation at a hospital. This sometimes involves handcuffing the student. Last year, there were 262 child-in-crisis incidents with handcuffs, and all but three of them involved a Black or Hispanic student.
These shockingly stark statistics come to us via the New York Daily News, which notes that this is the first available data on school police activity. Black and Hispanic students make up 27 percent and 41 percent of all students in the city, or a total of 68 percent, assuming no overlap. It has been noted before that minorities do not commit more crimes than their white peers, but they are arrested, charged, convicted and sentenced at higher rates than whites. Still, 99 percent is a startling number.
"It's racist," said one 15-year-old Hispanic student interviewed by the Daily News. "It's horrible we're still going through things like this as a people. It shouldn't be this way."
"When a child is handcuffed, the child is humiliated," says the head of the NYCLU. "It's incompatible with the safe and supportive learning environment a school is supposed to provide."
Are school safety officers out of control? Civilians complain
In addition to the child-in-crisis incidents, the NYCLU also analyzed school safety officer incidents generally. There were 208 civilian complaints against school officers last year:
Excessive use of force: 89
Abuse of authority: 15
Offensive language: 17
Discourtesy: 87
A spokesperson for the NYPD said they are working on reducing arrests at schools — and that they only use restraints in rare circumstances.
"Crime in schools is at an all-time low," said a spokesperson for the Department of Education and, indeed, police actions in schools are on the decline overall. "We're continuing to invest in and expand critical school climate and mental health initiatives."
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