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In recent social psychology news, a team of US researchers has debunked the myth of the Baby Boomers' strong work ethic:
The economic success of the United States and Europe around the turn of the 20th to the 21st century is often ascribed to the so-called Protestant work ethic of members of the baby boomer generation born between 1946 and 1964. They are said to place work central in their lives, to avoid wasting time and to be ethical in their dealings with others. Their work ethic is also associated with greater job satisfaction and performance, conscientiousness, greater commitment to the organization they belong to and little time for social loafing.
Hang on, I hear you say: the stereotypical Baby Boomer work ethic? The generation born between 1946 and 1964, that of Beatlemania and Woodstock, long hair, Free Love, anti-Vietnam-War protests and recreational drug use (and, at its younger end, shading into the fuck-the-system nihilism of punk), being associated specifically with duty, discipline and delayed gratification? That can't be so. Perhaps whoever came up with that idea skipped a decade or two, and was instead thinking of a slightly earlier cohort; perhaps their older half-siblings, the neatly groomed beige-suited Eddie Haskells who addressed their parents as "sir" and "ma'am", or even the "Greatest Generation" who sacrificed everything in World War 2, only to watch their kids grow their hair, listen to that godawful racket, and generally not exemplify a particularly strong work ethic.
The other possibility is, of course, that the stereotype of the "Baby Boomer work ethic" is not so much about the Woodstock generation but about old people. Which is to say, that it reflects survivor bias; the likelihood that the ones left standing into advanced age either had their shit together from the outset or got it together. Presumably, of the generation that came of age in the heady Sixeventies, some will have fallen by the wayside (and, of course, Reaganism, AIDS and punk rock were just around the corner), some will have grown up and gotten with the programme (this was in the day before emoji and executive hoodies, when adulthood was a one-way transformation into a stolid mortgage-paying lump of joyless responsibility), and some, seeing that they had survived and succeeded, would have rationalised that they had been hard-working and responsible (and, thus, deserving of their success) all along. Which, of course, vacated the space of feckless irresponsibility for the younger generation, to whom it always belongs.
Of course, what this means is that, in some 20 years' time, we can look forward to a paper debunking the widely held stereotype that Generation X—the one most recently associated with MTV, "alternative rock", Nintendo and the "slacker" stereotype—are inherently more moral, virtuous and upstanding than their shabby, feckless descendants. And then, eventually, it will be the millennials, the generation of selfies, Taylor Swift and crushing debt. And, in turn, every generation will, shortly before its death, briefly be the Greatest Generation standing.
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A landmark in the greying of rock'n'roll and the teenage dreams of the baby boom generation: the average age of members of The Rolling Stones, who celebrate their 50th anniversary as a band this year, is now almost two years higher than the average age of US Supreme Court justices (once referred to as the "Nine Old Men", on account of it being an office one attains late in life and retains until death or incapacity). The average age of the (surviving) Rolling Stones is 68 years and 300 days, whereas that of Supreme Court justices is 67 years and two days.
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It is apparently possible to travel around England entirely by local bus, if one doesn't mind doing so at a leisurely pace. And here are the timetables for getting from Penzance to Berwick-upon-Tweed entirely on local buses; the journey takes six days.
Other than obsessive bus anoraks (of which there must be some), this may be of interest to thrifty pensioners, for whom local buses across England have just become entirely free. Though, judging by the comments, not everyone's happy with that:
These baby boomers really know how to look after themselves. Their war veteran parents over the last 20 years had to pay. Never heard them getting free national bus travel. And their kids had to get out big loans to go to University while they got full grants. The FREEBIE generation.
Jon, Northumberland
Misguided, that word "free"! Yes, the pensioners will get a nice free ride but everyone else will be forced to subsidise it via higher bus prices. Good PR for the government; everyone else however will suffer further price increases. The bus companies will not let us off the hook as they still have to pay for the services. Gordon Brown cheers
Richard Kendrick, Leeds
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Web entrepreneurs are attempting to adapt the MySpace formula, massively successful with teenagers and twentysomething, to the huge baby-boomer demographic. One attempt is Eons.com, which replaces the pop music and cool animated ads with brain-exercising games, a longevity calculator and an obituary notification service:
"Many people no longer live where they grew up so the idea of a rich story about someone's life in a local newspaper is often lost," said Taylor, who sees online obituaries replacing the traditional death announcements in newspapers.
He said baby boomers, the 77 million Americans born between 1946 and 1964, also wanted to have a greater input into their own funerals. This prompted Eons.com to look into a service where people could plan for their favorite songs to be played at their funeral and where friends and family can go afterward for food and drink.
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As part of VICE's "Kill Your Parents" issue, Jim Goad sets the record straight on a number of baby-boomer counterculture heroes:
He was many things … a First Amendment warrior, a womanizer, a hipster and a junkie … but the one thing a comedian is supposed to be—funny—he wasn't. "Take away the right to say 'fuck,' " came one of Lenny Bruce's most famously self-serving lines, "and you take way the right to say, 'fuck the government.' " Thanks, Lenny. We're now allowed to say "fuck" in certain special circumstances. But the government fucked you harder. You turned rat on your drug-dealing friends, and it's safe to assume your morphine overdose in 1966 was a hot shot delivered as street vengeance.
The Beatles were a great rock 'n' roll band except they couldn't sing, play their instruments, or keep a beat. Despite claims of being a "working-class hero" after he'd salted away millions, and in spite of his prophet-of-peace shtick even though he was an overweening sourpuss who couldn't even get along with his bandmates or wives, this sanctimonious junkie is still embraced as a beacon of childlike truth-seeking. He was shot dead by precisely the sort of true believer his massive ego helped spawn. His murderer, Mark David Chapman, reportedly used to lead schoolchildren in singing a parody of his hero's signature song: "Imagine there's no John Lennon." It wasn't hard to do.
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As the baby boomers reach old age, the latest threat to public order is "Hell's Grannies", raising mayhem on their motorised wheelchairs.
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The battle for domination between the Baby Boomers and Generation X is being fought in the realm of fashion:
Generation X, he said, had been hoodwinked by boomers into embracing their ageing culture. Popular culture is still stacked with fading sex symbols such as Pierce Brosnan and Mel Gibson. Black, a slimming colour, has been in vogue since the boomers began getting corpulent in the mid-1990s. Buzz cuts became de rigueur when balding 40-something men decided anything was better than a comb-over.
He said a fashion revolt had been spearheaded by the daughters of the boomers - generation Y - who began to flaunt their toned midriffs at the turn of the century. Future male generation Y trends might be body-hugging lycra in pale colours with patterns or hairstyles that can't be worn by balding men.
Apparently the black rectangular glasses worn by emo hipster types are also a baby-boomer baldness-camouflaging device, and too will disappear as we welcome our new buff, tanned Generation Y overlords, along with such 1960s trappings as zen and meditation.
I wonder, though, what this means for music. The rise of hip-hop/R&B into dominance of the charts could bear out this trend (the resurgence of 1970s-style rock goes against that; though perhaps those are the last death throes of Boomer-dominated pop culture?). In the indie sphere, classicist Beatles/Bacharach-inspired pop could give way to glitchy electropop made with laptops. The (late) boomers' punk-rock DIY aesthetic could give way to the UK Garage PlayStation DIY aesthetic. And with the backlash against wearing black, things don't look too good for goth, do they?
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Multilateral Export Control Regimes
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Bilateral Groupings & Agreements
International Treaties & Agreements
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MECR are voluntary and non-binding agreements created by the major supplier countries that have agreed to co-operate in their effort to prevent and regulate the transfer of certain military and dual use technology. It aims at preventing the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD).
They are independent of the United Nations.
Their regulations apply only to members and it is not obligatory for a country to join.
India is now a member of three of the four MECRs, except the Nuclear supplier Group.
There are currently four such regimes under MECR
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), for the control of nuclear related technology.
The Australia Group (AG) for control of chemical and biological technology that could be weaponized.
The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) for the control of rockets and other aerial vehicles capable of delivering weapons of mass destruction.
The Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies.
Nuclear Suppliers Group
The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a group of nuclear supplier countries that seeks to contribute to the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons through the implementation of two sets of Guidelines for nuclear exports and nuclear-related exports.
The NSG came into being as a response to the 1974 nuclear tests by India. There is a Trigger List and items from the list are forbidden to be exported to Non-NPT member countries.
It has 48 participating governments. China is a member of the NSG but not of the Wassenaar Arrangement or the MTCR.
India is not a member of the NSG because all its efforts were consistently blocked by China and some other members.
India's bid for membership being blocked on the ground of India being a non-signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
China demanded for a non-discriminatory procedures for entry of the countries that haven't signed NPT.
China to further obstruct India's membership demand, had clubbed India's membership bid with that of Pakistan's. However, Pakistan's credentials for membership is extremely inaccurate.
Australia Group
The Australia Group (AG) is an informal forum of countries which, through the harmonisation of export controls, seeks to ensure that exports do not contribute to the development of chemical or biological weapons.
The formation of the Australia Group (AG) in 1985 was prompted by Iraq's use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)
Coordination of National export control measures assists Australia Group members to fulfil their obligations under the Chemical Weapons Convention and Biological & Toxin Weapons Convention.
The Australia Group has a list of 54 compounds that are identified to be regulated in global trade. This list includes more items than the Chemical Weapons Convention.
It has 43 members (including the European union). The members work on a consensus basis. The annual meeting is held in Paris, France.
India joined the Australia Group (AG) on 19 January 2018.
The Australia Group decided to admit India as the Group's 43rd Participant through a consensus decision.
India's entry into the Group would be mutually beneficial and further contribute to international security and non-proliferation objectives.
The entry was expected to strengthen India's concerted bid for membership of Nuclear Supplier Group.
Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)
It is an informal and voluntary partnership among 35 countries to prevent the proliferation of missile and unmanned aerial vehicle technology capable of carrying greater than 500 kg payload for more than 300 km.
The members are thus prohibited from supplying such missiles and UAV systems that are controlled by the MTCR to non-members.
The decisions are taken by consensus of all the members.
This is a non–treaty association of member countries with certain guidelines about the information sharing, national control laws and export policies for missile systems and a rule-based regulation mechanism to limit the transfer of such critical technologies of these missile systems.
It was established in April 1987 by G-7 countries – USA, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Italy, and Japan.
In 1992, the focus of the regime extended to on the proliferation of missiles for the delivery of all types of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), i.e., nuclear, chemical and biological weapons.
It is not a legally-binding treaty. Hence, no punitive measures could be taken against non-compliance to the guidelines of the regime.
These efforts of non-proliferation of ballistic missile systems had further been strengthened by "The International Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation", also known as the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC), which was established on 25 November 2002 as an arrangement to prevent the proliferation of ballistic missiles with 136 UN member countries including India.
India was inducted into the Missile Technology Control Regime in 2016 as the 35th member.
India has joined MTCR as a full member and also agreed to join the Hague Code of conduct which bolstered its position as a responsible nuclear state and strengthen its case for the membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group.
India can procure high-end missile technology and run joint programmes for development of unmanned aerial vehicles with other countries. eg. Procurement of theater missile interceptor "Arrow II '' from Israel, military drones like "Avenger" from the USA etc.
India being a member of the regime will have some obligations like sharing critical information about its military and technological assets, consulting other member countries regarding the export of any MTCR items, especially those notified or denied by another partner.
China is not a member of this regime but it had verbally pledged to adhere to its original guidelines but not to the subsequent additions.
Wassenaar Arrangement
The Wassenaar Arrangement is a voluntary export control regime. The Arrangement, formally established in July 1996, has 42 members who exchange information on transfers of conventional weapons and dual-use goods and technologies.
Dual-use refers to the ability of a good or technology to be used for multiple purposes - usually peaceful and military.
The Wassenaar Arrangement has been established in order to contribute to regional and international security and stability, by promoting transparency and greater responsibility in transfers of conventional arms and dual-use goods and technologies
Wassenaar Arrangement's Secretariat is in Vienna, Austria.
It has 42 member states comprising mostly NATO and EU states.
Participating States seek, through their national policies, to ensure that transfers of these items do not contribute to the development or enhancement of military capabilities which undermine these goals, and are not diverted to support such capabilities. The aim is also to prevent the acquisition of these items by terrorists.
Participating States are required to report their arms transfers and transfers/denials of certain dual-use goods and technologies to destinations outside the Arrangement on a six-monthly basis.
It is a successor to the Coordinating Committee for Multilateral Export Controls (COCOM) from the Cold War era.
The Wassenaar Arrangement has control lists that document the dual-use goods and technologies. These lists are updated regularly.
The Wassenaar Arrangement Plenary is the decision-making body of the Arrangement.
It is composed of representatives of all Participating States and normally meets once a year, usually in December.
The position of Plenary Chair is subject to annual rotation among Participating States.
In 2018 the Plenary Chair was held by the United Kingdom, and in 2019 the Chair is held by Greece.
All Plenary decisions are taken by consensus.
India was inducted to the Wassenaar Arrangement on 7 December, 2017 as the 42nd member.
India joining the Wassenaar Arrangement implies that India is also recognised to have dual use technology. There is an exchange of notes when countries meet in such arrangements. So, India will gain access to high technology which will help to address the demands of its defence & space sectors.
Benefits to India by becoming a member of a Multilateral export control regime:
The membership of a multilateral export control regime is beneficial for India due to the following reasons:
It would open the way for India to buy high-end missile technology from member nations for use in peaceful purposes like its space programme under the MTCR.
India can export the most advanced UAVs for use in security and counter-terrorism purposes under the MTCR for example, the Predator drone from the USA.
The range of the Brahmos missile can be extended beyond the 300km that it has been limited to under the MTCR.
India will be a part of the rule-making system and will not only adhere to the rules but have a say in their formulation.
It will allow India to ensure that the waiver due to the Indo-US 123 Agreement (Civil nuclear agreement) stays and is not modified. This can only be done if India becomes a member of the NSG.
The membership of the MECRs also shows that India is a mature and responsible nation and strengthens its bid for other major reforms in the international order like reform of the UNSC.
The fact that India was made a member of the Wassenaar Arrangement even though it is not a signatory to the Nuclear NPT shows the strict adherence to non-proliferation that India has maintained.
It would allow access to dual-use goods and technologies under the Wassenaar Arrangement.
It gives strategic significance to India's stance as now India is a member of three of the four MECRs where China is not a member. This will allow India a better bargaining chip in its quest to gain a position in the NSG.
Multilateral export control regimes today form significant decision making bodies in the global rules-based order. Membership to these not only allows greater technology and material access but enhances the credibility of a nation as a responsible member of the world order. India is poised to become a significant player in the world and thus requires a voice in these MECRs to further its claim as a rising power.
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Ahirvara Population - Budaun, Uttar Pradesh
Ahirvara is a large village located in Budaun Tehsil of Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh with total 394 families residing. The Ahirvara village has population of 2659 of which 1439 are males while 1220 are females as per Population Census 2011.
In Ahirvara village population of children with age 0-6 is 515 which makes up 19.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Ahirvara village is 848 which is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Ahirvara as per census is 873, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.
Ahirvara village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Ahirvara village was 53.17 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Ahirvara Male literacy stands at 64.69 % while female literacy rate was 39.49 %.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Ahirvara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Ahirvara village.
Ahirvara Data
Population 2,659 1,439 1,220
Total Workers 1,078 781 297
Marginal Worker 411 174 237
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.02 % of total population in Ahirvara village. The village Ahirvara currently doesn't have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.
In Ahirvara village out of total population, 1078 were engaged in work activities. 61.87 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.13 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1078 workers engaged in Main Work, 595 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 36 were Agricultural labourer.


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Shopping In Lamai Koh Samui, Koh Samui may be the second largest island in Thailand. It has many beaches packed with coconut groves and rain forests. There are many spots for relaxation, exciting nightlife and tourist culture, and religious architecture.
Listed here are the most notable 7 things that you ought to do while in Koh Samui.
This really is found on a rocky island that is incorporated in the northern end of Koh Samui. It houses a 15-meter high Buddha Statue from the modern Buddha in Mara posture using the beautiful island sky surrounding him. Before visitors can go into the area with the statue, they should don the proper traditional clothing to the area.
While Koh Samui has many waterfalls, the Na Muang waterfalls located inland are among the most breathtaking because they are ideal for doing things like swimming, exploring, climbing, or taking a picnic. The base of the first waterfall could be reached via the "staircases" created by the tree roots and rocks, as well as the base is really a large natural pool where water is cool and refreshing. The next waterfall is approximately half an hour away and is known as Namtok Na Muang or "purple waterfalls" because the rocks contain shades of purple. Between the two may be the Na Muang Safari Park where you may see monkey shows and continue on elephant rides.
There is lots of exciting activity with this popular spot. You are able to go swimming or maybe relax on its beautiful sandy beaches encompassed by clear and funky waters. Another thing that this area is acknowledged for is its cabaret shows, or more specifically its kathoey cabaret shows that feature transgender women or effeminate males who dress and perform in classic cabaret or Thai dancing garb. The shows usually feature the dancers lip syncing to popular music and sometimes performing detailed choreography, making to have an enjoyable experience that is full of glitz and glam.
These are generally also referred to as "Grandfather and Grandmother Rocks." These rocks are extremely named because their natural formations look similar to female and male genitalia. The internet site can definitely give someone with a sense of humor a giggle, as well as the local legend that you will hear from locals of methods they happened also can lead to an interesting trip.
It is really an aquarium where you could see the vast majority of local wildlife from the area. The majority of the marine every day life is from your Gulf of Thailand like tiger sharks, manta rays, nurse sharks, various tropical fish, and more. The zoo inside features many animals like monkeys, otters and other birds, with the main attractions being the leopards and tigers having the stage in the live show. You can even pay a little bit more to obtain your picture taken with them.
For people who tire of heavily basic activities or those that just want to experience everything local fare is offering can attend some classes at this particular popular cooking school. SITCA offers courses that are several hours long to make a multicourse meal. A few of the items covered inside the class include researching local ingredients and how to create intricate floral designs using various carving techniques on local vegatables and fruits. Students can also obtain a complementary instructional DVD to enable them to practice the strategies both at home and any place else.
From the interior hills of your island, you can have these beautiful religious structures occur a luscious jungle. Originally produced by a fruit farmer named Khun Nim on his very own land, your garden features many large statues of Thai deities, animals, and humans in dynamic poses. The farmer also launched a statue of himself in the relaxed pose over a rock. The garden is a serene and quiet place having a waterfall and stream running with the jungle areas.


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Why Liberalism Matters in the 2016 Election and Beyond
Bernie Sanders yells at those damn kids to get off his lawn, while Hillary Clinton smiles thinking about her next check from Wall Street.
Hey, you, the person reading this. Do you know what it means to be a liberal? Depending on your own political persuasion, being liberal might make you a firm believer in liberty, equal opportunity, and the right to pursue an economic system that distributes the benefits of capitalism more broadly across the citizenry. Or, being a liberal might make you a Stalinist, Marxist, atheist, pantheist, freedom-hating, abortion-craving, tree-fondling, Chick-fil-A scorning, queer-o-sexual menace to Jesus and the Constitution that He wrote.
Either way, liberalism inspires passionate opinions in American society.
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Charlie Hebdo and the Modern Scourge of Religious Fundamentalism
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A makeshift memorial for the slain Charlie Hebdo journalists.
There are few things more dangerous in the modern world than pissed-off zealots drunk on the potent, backwoods hooch of religious fundamentalism. We received yet another reminder of this fact on January 7, when Muslim fanatics opened fire on the workforce of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, killing twelve people and injuring many more. The two main douche-canoes suspected in the Paris terror attacks were identified as Cherif Kouachi and his older brother, Said Kouachi. Their motivation appears to have been a revenge-attack in response to Charlie Hebdo's habit of publishing uncompromisingly satirical cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Mohammed and generally mocking radical Islam in a manner that only the French could pull off. You see, visual depictions of Islam's founder are forbidden under Muslim religious laws, so, yeah, guns; murder; terror, etc.
And, just to add some good ole' fashioned anti-Semitism to the mix (because you can seemingly always blame the Jews for something!!!), two other suspects followed the Charlie Hebdo attacks by taking hostages in a kosher supermarket in a traditionally Jewish quarter located outside of Paris. A man named Amedy Coulibaly (a career-criminal with a bad case of Caliphate-itus) and a women named Hayat Boumedienne (Coulibaly's former squeeze), apparently decided to bring about the second Muslim Conquest of Europe by shooting people in the frozen-foods section. Continue Reading →
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On Liberalism: Its Faults and its Historical Necessity
Eugène Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People (1830) has long symbolized both the triumphs and failures of modern liberal thought.
If you've read this blog before, you know that I'm a political liberal. I make no apologies for this stance, and have spent plenty of time on this blog critiquing conservatism as a political theory. Simply put, I think that an examination of modern history supplies sufficient evidence to prove that liberalism, despite its many flaws, remains the best hope for individual freedom and small "r" republicanism in the modern world.
Liberalism, therefore, must be preserved and vigorously defended against the relentless conservative onslaught that, for decades, has sought to delegitimize it in the eyes of the American public. On many fronts, the Right has succeeded in doing just that, often with the unknowing aid of wishy-washy lefties who are quick to descend into hyperbolic pits of despair in moments when their ideas and policies falter. But this doesn't mean that liberals shouldn't critique their ideas in order to make them better and to justify why such ideas are superior to those of the Right in terms of extending freedom in America and across the globe.
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Obama Calling Lincoln: History as the Great Legitimizer
President Barack Obama meets a fellow prairie stater, "President Abe Lincoln," during a 2012 campaign rally in Iowa.
Over the summer, President Barack Obama made a series of speeches designed to drum up public and private support for better infrastructure investment as part of his broader long-term economic recovery plan. This speeches were mostly political, insofar as no such plan has any chance of squeezing through the fatalistic lunatic factory that is the current Republican controlled Congress. The president knows this, of course, but his speeches gave him the chance to do what all politicians do during their time in office: invoke history to legitimize the present…and the future.
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Michael D. Lockshin, MD
535 East 70th Street, 6th Floor
Dr. Michael Lockshin graduated from Harvard College and Harvard Medical School; he did his residencies at Second (Cornell) Medical Service at Bellevue Hospital and Memorial-Sloan Kettering Hospital, and his rheumatology fellowship at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital. A member of the faculty of Weill Cornell Medical College and a staff rheumatologist at Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Hospital from the 1970s to 1989, he became Extramural Director, then Acting Director of the NIH's National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases in 1989.
He returned to Hospital for Special Surgery in April of 1997, and is now the director of the Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Disease at Hospital for Special Surgery and professor of medicine and obstetrics-gynecology at Weill Cornell Medical College. He is the author of nearly 300 research papers, book chapters, and books, most on the topic of lupus, pregnancy, antiphospholipid syndrome, and sex differences in disease. From 2005-2010 he was Editor-in-Chief of Arthritis & Rheumatism, rheumatology's premier journal.
His latest book entitled The Prince at the Ruined Tower discusses chronic illness, uncertain diagnoses and the importance of physician-patient communication.
Attending Physician, Hospital for Special Surgery
Professor of Medicine and OB-GYN, Weill Cornell Medical College
Director, Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Disease, Hospital for Special Surgery
Co-Director, Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research, Hospital for Special Surgery
Specialized Centers
Lupus and APS Center of Excellence
Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Diseases
Gender and rheumatic disease
Pregnancy and rheumatic disease
Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
Neurological systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
Various national offices, national and international visiting professorships
Institute of Medicine Committee
"Best Doctors in New York," New York Magazine, 2010
Below are the healthcare industry relationships reported by Dr. Lockshin as of November 13, 2019.
Wolters Kluwer - Author
American College of Rheumatology - Honoraria
Dr. Lockshin in the News
Lupus research centre fosters collaboration
Mary Crow: leader in research on systemic lupus erythematosus
Selena Gomez's Kidney Transplant: Will She Need A Second In Her Lifetime? — Doctor Speaks
Hospital for Special Surgery Hosts LANtern® Lupus Health & Wellness Day event
Biomarkers Linking SLE-Associated Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Health and Well Being: June 13, 2017
Uncertainty and Chronic Illness/The Rules of Love and Grammar
Bob Salter's Public Service Announcement - 6/4/2017
Moms' Rheumatoid Arthritis May Be Linked to Epilepsy Risk in Kids
Hospital for Special Surgery Focuses on Measuring, Adding Value
Study Shows Lupus Support and Education Program Has Positive Impact
Edratide: A Novel Approach to Lupus Treatment?
An Unusual Partnership to Tackle Stubborn Diseases
The Role of Social Work in Patient-Centered Rheumatology Care
"Honoring Lupus Heroes" Event Celebrates Patients' Extraordinary Contributions to Lupus Research and Care
Pound Ridge Doctor Honored For Lupus Work
Facebook Chats Link Healthcare Providers with Patients
Rituximab Shows Promise for Clinical Problems Tied to Antiphospholipid Antibodies
Expensive Arthritis Treatment No Better Than Steroid Therapy - 2012
Autoimmune Disease Linked to Pregnancy Loss, Stroke More Often Than You'd Expect
Celebrity, Researcher, and Humanitarians Honored at the Lupus Foundation of America's 2012 Butterfly Gala
Study Sheds Light on Pregnancy Complications and Overturns Common Belief
Study: Women May Feel More Pain Than Men Do
Most Women with Lupus Can Have Successful Pregnancy Outcomes - 2011
The X Factor: Why Women May Be Healthier Than Men
A Catalyst for Antiphospholipid Syndrome Research
Hospital for Special Surgery Scientists Share Advances in Lupus and Related Conditions
International Summit Held to Stimulate Collaborative Clinical Research on Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Dr. Michael Lockshin on the Bob Salter Show
Take Charge of Your Health
Radio Interview with Alida Brill About Chronic Illness
Living with pain
Bonnie Fuller: The Real Reason for Michael Jackson's Death? His Secret Fatal Illness
Living with a chronic illness
ACR Updates Guidelines for Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis
Use of Statins by Pregnant Women
A Reversal of Thinking: American College of Rheumatology Doctors To Hear How Women with Lupus Can Increase Chance for Healthy Pregnancies
Hello, His, and Her Healthcare
MD, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963
Second (Cornell) Medical Service, New York
Bellevue Hospital, New York
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Hospital, New York
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York
Rheumatology, 1972
Chairman, Rheumatology Subspecialty Board, 1983-86
Patient Education by Dr. Lockshin on HSS.edu
Understanding Laboratory Tests and Results for Lupus (SLE)
Lupus Across the Lifespan: SLE in Children, Teenagers, Adults and Seniors
Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS): Innovative Treatments Aimed at Improving Lives
Lupus Fog – Changes in Memory and Thinking
Dealing with Uncertainty in Your Lupus Diagnosis
Lupus Care: the Past, the Present, and the Future
Lupus & Medications: An HSS Facebook Chat
Sjogren's Syndrome and Lupus
Belimumab (Benlysta®): The First FDA-Approved Biologic Agent for Lupus
Vaccinations and Rheumatic Disease
Antiphospholipid Syndrome: An In-Depth Overview
Autoimmune Disease: Does Sex Matter?
Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Essential Information and Support FAQs
What Should Lupus Patients Know About Radiation Treatment for Cancer and Elective Cosmetic Enhancement Procedures?
Unlocking the Mystery of Lupus: Lupus & the Heart FAQs
Lupus, Vasculitis and Blocked Blood Vessels
Update on Smallpox and Flu Vaccinations
Blog Posts by Dr. Lockshin
Selected Books by Dr. Lockshin
Dancing at the River's Edge
The Prince at the Ruined Tower
Professional Education by Dr. Lockshin on HSS.edu
Does ANA-Negative Lupus Exist?
Dancing at The River's Edge: A Patient and Her Doctor Negotiate Life With Chronic Illness – Chapter One
Clinical Aspects of Lupus, Antiphospholipid Syndrome, and Pregnancy
Dr. Michael Lockshin has a long-term interest in clinical aspects of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), and pregnancy in rheumatic disease patients. He is Director of the HSS unit participating in the multi-site Lupus Clinical Trials Consortium. With Dr. Melanie Harrison, and funded by the Mary Kirkland Center for Lupus Research and the National Institutes of Health, he is investigating prevalence, mechanisms, and potential treatments for cognitive dysfunction in SLE and APS. With Dr. Doruk Erkan, he participates in the Antiphospholipid Syndrome Registry (APSCORE), funded by NIH, and in a number of specific projects reflecting relative risks, outcomes, and treatments of APS. With Dr. Jane Salmon, he contributes patients to and participates in planning for an NIH-funded study of mechanisms of pregnancy loss in APS and SLE (PROMISSE), as well as in a now-completed study on atherosclerosis in SLE and rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Lockshin also has a long-standing interest in sex differences in disease incidence; he convened a conference on this topic in 1999 and participated in an Institute of Medicine review of this topic.
A Prospective, Randomized-Controlled Trial Comparing Hydroxychloroquine in the Primary Thrombosis Prophylaxis of Persistently Antiphospholipid Antibody (aPL) Positive but Thrombosis-Free Patients Without Systemic Autoimmune Diseases.
APS ACTION (Antiphospholipid Syndrome Alliance for Clinical Trials and International Networking) International Clinical Database and Repository.
A Phase 3, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous LY2127399 in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) (ILLUMINATE-2)
RITAPS: A Pilot Study of Rituximab for the Anticoagulation-Resistant Manifestations of Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS)
PROMISSE: Predictors of Pregnancy Outcome: Biomarkers in Anti-Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome (APS) and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Effect of Hydroxychloroquine on the Annexin A5 Resistance Assay in Antiphospholipid Antibody-Positive Patients With and Without Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Effects of Fluvastatin on Proinflammatory and Prothrombotic Markers in Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Cognitive Dysfunction, Diffusion Tensor Imaging and Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Antiphospholipid Antibody (aPL)-Negative Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Versus aPL-Positive Non-SLE Patients
EXPLORER: A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multicenter, phase II/III study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab in subjects with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus


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Bitfarms purchased more than $43M in Bitcoin to start the new year
Canadian crypto mining firm Bitfarms has already bought 1,000 Bitcoin in 2022, making its total holdings of the crypto asset more than $177 million.
In a Monday announcement, Bitfarms said it purchased 1,000 Bitcoin (BTC) for $43.2 million in the first week of January, roughly the same amount the company added to its treasury in both the third and fourth quarters of 2021. According to the mining firm, it currently holds more than 4,300 BTC as of Jan. 10, roughly $177 million at a price of $41,183.
"Our guiding company strategy at Bitfarms is to accumulate the most Bitcoin for the lowest cost and in the fastest amount of time for the benefit of our shareholders," said Bitfarms founder and CEO Emiliano Grodzki. "With the dip in BTC while mining hardware prices remain high, we seized the opportunity to move cash into BTC."
Increased our #Bitcoin holdings 30%
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$BITF #BTC #BitcoinMining #Blockchain #NasdaqListed pic.twitter.com/zNz54ps5HK
— Bitfarms (@Bitfarms_io) January 10, 2022
In November, the mining firm announced its intention to build its first data center in the United States following the purchase of a land plot in Washington State. The company's websites states Bitfarms has a total mining capacity of 106 MW at the time of publication producing 2.2 exahashes per second. According to Grodzki, it aims to raise this rate by more than 260% by the end of the year, to 8 EH/s.
Related: Bitfarms estimates Argentine facility will reduce BTC mining costs by 45%
While many in the media still cite the potential environmental impact of crypto mining, Bitfarms claims its facilities in Canada are powered almost entirely by hydroelectric energy. The firm currently has 10 mining farms in operation or under development in countries including the United States, Argentina and Canada.
According to data from Cointelegraph Markets Pro, the price of BTC fell under $40,000 earlier today for the first time since September before returning to more than $41,000.


Some of the most interesting revelations I had the other day was trying to learn the collective nouns of birds. I am sure you have heard a "murder" of crows is the proper way to describe a bunch of crows. I thought a "parliament" of owls was a hoot – ha ha!
11. Here is a bonus question: What is the difference between a "gaggle" of geese and a "skein" of geese? Take a guess. If it helps, it is the same difference as a "committee" of vultures and a "kettle" of vultures!!!
Now Google the answers… how many did you get?
For the third bucket – personal skillsets – I picked motorcycling. After stand up comedies, running marathons, mixology, having an active blog site, this time, I picked motorcycling from the bucket list. Neither Sharmila nor I can remember how and when did motorcycling get into my bucket list. The last time I rode a two wheeler – on a consistent basis anyways – was in 1985 in Durgapur. That was a 148 cc Vijay Deluxe (see picture).
I had tried a couple of friends' motorbikes in the past. Scared the bejesus out of me. They are heavy and have way too much power. When I pressure tested this idea last August and September, almost to the person everybody warned me about how unsafe it could be. That did nothing to boost my confidence. Might have made me a little more determined but incredibly scared, nonetheless.
While I may not know how and when it got into my bucket list, I do know how it made it to the top of my list this time though. One fine day in August I had convinced myself that I owe it to myself to ride motorbikes for a few years just to conquer my own deep seated fear. That led to safety classes in September and a license soon after.
Then followed some weeks of laziness (perhaps the realization that I will have to face my fear had something to do with it). After I saw my dad in October, on the flight back, I realized that life is too short. Yes, it might be made shorter by a motorbike, but at least I will not have to die thinking I ran away from something.
Quite a few days of intense searching (and I mean QUITE A FEW number of days) and multiple trips to various dealers, I finally found the one bike that I wanted (a 695 cc Honda CTX 700D). Except that I could not find it anywhere in my state. I had to cross state boundaries and buy one in Tennessee. Of course, the one thing I need to bring it back home – motorbiking skillsets – is exactly what I lack 🙂 So, now I am in the process of figuring out how to get it home!!
Dhananjay for giving me some incredible tips and more importantly confidence when I went to Pune in August to discuss this.
Magesh for always encouraging me to motorbike ever since he moved from California to Atlanta.
Avijit for being a great friend, philosopher and guide as I navigated everything motorcycle in my mind in the last couple of months.
And most of all Sharmila – who was not very sure at first but in the end she became the one egging me on to get started on my goal. She even went to each and every dealer with me to help me choose a bike.
This cocktail was built up by Food and Wine magazine contributor Ryan Fitzgerald. Apparently, he was inspired by the taste of apple with peanut butter. I recreated the drink almost exactly the same way – except instead of almond syrup (Ryan used it to get close to the peanut butter), I used a dash of almond butter. The rest of the ingredients are gin, dry vermouth, apple brandy, apple juice and bitters.
Champagne and orange (mimosa) and Champagne with pink grapefruit juice.
Negroni made with Roku gin, sweet vermouth and Campari.
After the really tasty Gunpowder Gin from Ireland, made a swing to the other end of the world – Japan – to continue with the "tea" theme. Roku Gin – made in the Suntory distillery right outside Osaka – is a rather recent introduction to the international market. Meaning, it has been made available just this year.
My first reaction was marveling at the bottle. This is a very beautiful bottle which is hexagon in shape. The relevance of the hexagon shape was completely lost on me till I learnt what "Roku" means in Japanese. It means "six".
In keeping with that theme of "six", Roku gin has six strong local influences in the herbs and botanicals that defines the gin – two types of team – sencha (green tea) and gyokuro (refined green tea), two local cherry influences – the sakura blossoms and sakura leaves as well as sanshō pepper, and yuzu. This is on top of the eight herbals that are fairly standard in all gins: juniper, coriander, angelica root, angelica seed, cardamom seeds, cinnamon, bitter orange peel and lemon peel.
The starting point is a neutral grain spirit, but the distinctive feature of the production process is that the different herbals are taken thru different distillation processes e.g. vacuum distillation, vapor distillation and the standard distillation in copper stills.
I did not try the gin neat today. I had it with some tonic water. First off, the flowery nose can be immediately sensed as you start sipping. The palette was a more on the tighter and bitter side (the gin itself has some tones of bitterness and then the quinine adds to that). The tea makes it presence felt rather quickly. It leaves a creamy or buttery sense as it leaves the mouth. The finish clearly had the strong markings of juniper and citrus.
I am not sure pure tonic water is the best way to take this gin. Further research points to suggestions that a little ginger makes the G&T far better. I will try that tomorrow.


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Lebanese singer Fairuz [en]
The «grande dame» of Arab music turns 85
Revered as «Mother of the Lebanese Nation» and «Harp of the Orient», Fairuz is a legend all over the Arab World. Now she is celebrating her 85th birthday. By Suzanne Cords
She hasn't been on stage for a few years now, her most recent album was released in 2017 — yet Fairuz is omnipresent. Whether in Beirut, Baghdad, Dubai or Rabat, when you turn on the radio in the morning, you are sure to hear her familiar voice.
The Lebanese singer's songs have been part of the daily repertoire of Arabic-language radio stations for decades, as it behoves an icon. And she is very much an icon, reveals Moroccan music ethnologist Mohcine Ait Ramdan. «Fairuz is one of the cornerstones of Arab music and culture in general,» said Ramdan. «She is still a key figure for the younger generation, too. You can tell by the fact that time and again, her songs are interpreted in talent shows like Voice Arab.»
Honouring an influential woman
Her catchy, melancholic songs about love, longing, peace and solidarity with the native country have endeared Fairuz to millions of Arabs over the decades. Even today, her albums are among the best-selling in the Arab world.
At age 78, Fairuz was officially named an Ambassador of Arab Culture, having long since been unofficially revered as «Harp of the Orient» and «Mother of the Lebanese Nation».
She is so famous that even French President Emanuel Macron paid her a visit at her home in the Beirut suburb of Rabieh while on a state visit to Lebanon a month after the devastating explosion in Beirut in August 2020. Macron awarded her the Legion of Honour, France's highest order of merit for military and civil achievements, once established by Napoleon Bonaparte – and he stayed for dinner.
«Fairuz gives us hope,» he said afterwards. He described her as «very beautiful, very strong» and called her a symbol of a country that knows pain and glory. The reclusive singer shared the meeting with her fans on Twitter.
Fairuz was born Nouhad Haddad on 21 November 1935, although according to some sources the date may have been 20 November 1934. The woman with the powerful onstage voice is a very private person and has never clarified the exact date.
She and her three siblings grew up in the historic centre of Beirut. In the summer she would visit her grandmother in a small village in the mountains. Those childhood experiences later enabled her to credibly speak to both rural Lebanon and the big-city elite.
As a teenager in the late 1940s, she sang in a choir on the radio. The song Itab made her famous overnight in 1952, but it wasn't until 1957 that she first appeared live on stage, at the Baalbeck International Festival – and was promptly awarded the prestigious Cavalier Artist Prize by Lebanese President Camille Chamoun.
That was the day that Fairuz, whose stage name means «turquoise» in Arabic, skyrocketed to fame as an iconic Arabic singer. And it wasn't just her unique voice, as Tunisian musicologist and singer Dorsaf Hamdani once told German public radio broadcaster Deutschlandfunk. «Fairuz led a revolution, one that changed the aesthetic code of music, the people around her — Fairuz changed Arab culture.»
«Song is the secret to all existence»
Fairouz married Assi Rahbani in 1954. He and his brother Mansour established a new style of music in 1960s Lebanon, a country that was relatively stable politically and economically after the demise of the Ottoman Empire and the dissolution of the French mandate. That musical style contributed significantly to the identity of the young state.
The brothers composed folk music, but in a classicistic manner, setting poems by famous philosophers like Khalil Gibran to music in a country where folk song and classical Arabic music were once separate genres. When Fairuz delivered the line «singing is the secret to all existence», she touched the very hearts of her audiences.
Political neutrality
The fact that she was never active in politics in any way also explains the secret of her success throughout the Arab World for decades, Mohcine Ait Ramdan said – even during the Lebanese Civil War from 1975 until 1990.
«There is no room for violence in her songs. She sings for peace, for light-heartedness,» added Ramadan, emphasising that there is no trace of politics or religious messages in Fairuz' music.
In Syria, her songs are played on the radio, which is controlled by the Assad government, as well as on media held by the opposition. She was not resented for the release of a song honouring Jerusalem, Ramdan said.
Nor has the fact that she is a Christian ever been an issue in the Muslim World. «Most people probably don't even know.»
Worldwide fame
Fairuz conquered the stages of the world in Cairo, Rabat and Amman as well as New York, London, Paris and Athens. She is said to have recorded more than 1,500 songs, released more than 80 albums and starred in at least 20 musicals.
At the beginning of this decade she re-invented herself and released the jazzy album «Eh Fi Amal» in collaboration with her son, the composer Ziad Rahbani. In «Bebalee» of 2017, she covered songs by French chansonnier Gilbert Becaud and sang an Arabic version of John Lennon's hit song «Imagine.»
«These last albums were very contemporary. In particular, musicians from an older era usually don't manage to move on like that,» Ramdan observed. This has earned her much respect among the younger generation, while older people sometimes don't know what to make of it. «Fairuz is a great singer,» wrote Abdo Wazen, head of the feature section of the pan-Arabic Al Hayat newspaper. «But I think some fans wonder whether it was really necessary for Fairuz to sing something new in her last years.»
Not needing to worry about criticism, Fairuz can rest assured of her status as a musical icon and legend. Today, on her 85th birthday, celebrations throughout the country might be more muted than usual due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, but the Lebanese are sure to wish their Mother of the Nation «Tahanina» — Congratulations! – as do we.
Suzanne Cords
© Deutsche Welle 2020
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Meet the New Class of MacArthur Fellows
Many of the new "geniuses" are people of color, and the McArthur Foundation says they "give us reason for hope, and they inspire us all to follow our own creative instincts."
N. Jamiyla Chisholm Sep 25, 2019 3:23PM ET
The MacArthur Foundation announced this year's new class, which includes 26 people from various industries, with half of the crop consisting of artists, legal experts and scientists of color. Photo Credit: Courtesy of MacArthur Foundation, via Twitter (@macfound)
On Wednesday (September 25), the McArthur Foundation announced the 2019 MacArthur Fellows, also known as the "genius grant" winners. People of color were heavily represented on the list of 26 thinkers and problems-solvers, which includes activists, legal advocates, historians, scientists and writers. Each grant comes with a $625,000 award, which is distributed over five years and comes with zero strings.
"From addressing the consequences of climate change to furthering our understanding of human behavior to fusing forms of artistic expression, this year's 26 extraordinary MacArthur Fellows demonstrate the power of individual creativity to reframe old problems, spur reflection, create new knowledge and better the world for everyone," John Palfrey, MacArthur president said on the organization's website. "They give us reason for hope, and they inspire us all to follow our own creative instincts."
Visual artist Jeffrey Gibson, whose work challenges the erasure of Indigenous art traditions from the history of Western art, said in the announcement: "I didn't grow up seeing people like me in positions of power. And so, it's important for me to spread my work as far and wide as I possibly can so that other people like me can see it and know that they're able to accomplish whatever it is they set their minds to."
In addition to Gibson, the class of 2019 also includes the following people of color: Graphic novelist Lynda Barry, artists Mel Chin and Cameron Rowland, Restorative Justice Project lawyer sujatha baliga, historians Saidiya Hartman and Kelly Lytle Hernández, landscaper and public artist Walter Hood, writer Valeria Luiselli, urban designer Emmanuel Pratt, neuroscientist Vanessa Ruta, anthropologist Jenny Tung, and poet and fiction writer Ocean Vuong.
This MacArthur Foundation video introduces the 26 new MacArthur Fellows for 2019:
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Dr Crystal Abidin is an anthropologist and ethnographer who researches internet culture and young people's relationships with internet celebrity, self-curation, and vulnerability. She is presently authoring two monographs on the history of blogshops and the Influencer industry. She obtained her PhD in Social Sciences (Anthropology & Sociology, Media & Communications) in 2016 from the University of Western Australia. Crystal is Postdoctoral Fellow with the Media Management and Transformation Centre (MMTC) at Jönköping University, Researcher with Handelsrådet (Swedish Retail and Wholesale Development Council), and Adjunct Researcher with the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University. Reach her at wishcrys.com.


You must be wondering what these three have in common. They all appeared together in a special spam message today, in the latest incarnation of malware masquerading itself as a flash player plug-in.
Once the link has been clicked on we get redirected to another page which claims to play a cool video of the Large Hadron Collider.
Of course, since this video is so "cool" and "new", we don't seem to have the correct Flash plugin for the movie, so we are asked to update it.
Far from watching the world's largest particle accelerator in action, we get another boring old malware.
This so-called Flash update is malicious. We detect this malware as Troj/TDSS-BP.


Scammers are impersonating US Marshals and demanding money over the phone.
The U.S. Marshals and the FBI are alerting the public of several nationwide scams by callers claiming to be U.S. Marshals, court officers, or other law enforcement officials, including U.S. Marshal David Gonzales in Arizona.
The calls in the Phoenix area come from phone number (602) 888-2556. Scammers try to collect a fine in lieu of arrest for alleged failure to report for jury duty, or some other "legal matter." Victims are told they can avoid arrest by buying a prepaid debit card or gift card and providing the number to pay the fine.
The U.S. Marshals Service says members of the public should not divulge personal or financial information to unknown callers. They can report such calls to the U.S. Marshals Service Office in Phoenix at (602) 382-8768.


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KS3 (14 year-old students) from King Edward VI C of E Comprehensive School in Bury St Edmund's debate this motion using a 3-a-side format with a floor debate.
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Mac's Radio Service Shop: Barney Talks A.C.-D.C.
September 1949 Radio & Television News Article
September 1949 Radio & TV News
Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics. See articles from Radio & Television News, published 1919-1959. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
Have you ever heard of a 'globar' resistor? They have been around since the early days of radio and were used, among other things, to protect vacuum tube heater elements from burning up due to high inrush current when first turned on. Globars have a negative temperature coefficient (NTC) of resistance so that, opposite of standard carbon and metal film type resistors, they exhibit a higher resistance when cold than when hot. Mac and Barney discuss their use in this episode of "Mac's Radio Service Shop." You might be more familiar with the name 'thermistor' for such devices, but globars are unique elements in that their construction from non-inductive ceramic material makes them useful at high power levels and high frequencies. Globar appears to now be owned by Kanthal (aka Kanthal Globar). Interestingly, Keysight Technologies (formerly Agilent Technologies, formerly Hewlett Packard) has an old Educator's Corner document where the student plots the resistance of a globar resistor against its temperature.
By John T. Frye
Mac peered through the open door of the service department and saw the lanky form of Barney, his apprentice, silhouetted against the bright September morning sunlight that was pouring through the front windows of the service shop.
"Oh, Mr. Gallagher," Mac called, "as soon as all of the pretty little high school girls have passed on their way to school, would it be too much to ask you to come back here and help me get out a batch of these a.c.-d.c. sets?"
Barney heaved a big sigh as he reluctantly turned away from the window.
"Only a man without the least shred of poetry in his soul could say a thing like that," he muttered bitterly. "To ask me to turn my thoughts away from - well, from what I was thinking about - to a consideration of a.c.-d.c. receivers is to suggest a transition from the sublime to the ridiculous."
"Spoken like a veteran service technician!" Mac applauded. "Cussing the a.c.-d.c. sets is the badge of the radio man who has really 'arrived.' It serves the same purpose as the complaint of the kid who has just returned from his first year away at college to the effect that the old home town is dead and ought to be buried. Sort of shows you are sophisticated, you know."
Barney looked sharply at his employer. "You trying to pull my leg?" he demanded suspiciously.
"Perish the thought!" Mac said blandly.
"Do you like a.c.-d.c. sets?" Barney wanted to know.
"Well, I like to eat; and so-called a.c.-d.c. receivers furnish me with a very sizable portion of my bread and butter."
"Why do you say 'so-called' a.c.-d.c. sets ?"
"It was a poor choice of words. They will work on either 110 volts of alternating or direct current; but not many of them have an opportunity to function on d.c. The main idea in the original design of the circuit was to get rid of the power transformer and so reduce the bulk, weight, and cost, all in one fell swoop. It happens, though, that subtracting parts is not good sales psychology. The salesman likes to be able to tell the customer about the 'extra' features that have been added. That is why, instead of saying 'This receiver has no transformer,' he says, 'Now here is a receiver that will work on either alternating or direct current:'"
"Of course," Mac mused, "here in the United States, the likelihood that the ordinary individual would ever have occasion to plug his set into a 110 volt d.c. main is about as remote as that of his using his electric razor to take the fuzz off peaches; but the fact remains that it could be done."
"I notice that the sets we get in that use 25Z5's, etc., seem to have less tube trouble than the ones using either the 35Z5 or the 35W4 strings. Why is that? Can't we make tubes as good now as we used to make them?"
"I'm glad you noticed that," Mac said. "It is encouraging to know there are rare occasions when an object does not have to be edible or wear skirts to attract your attention. In the first place, you must know that it is the heavy first surge of current that flows through a cold filament that does the most damage. When the filament is cold, its resistance is only a fraction of what it is when the tube is at it proper operating temperature. The heavy current that flows when the set is first turned on and the magnetic fields accompanying such currents cause the loops of the filament to writhe inside the cathode sleeve and produce fractures of the filament wire."
"Yeah, but the 25Z5 draws 300 mils of filament current, while the 35Z5 and the 35W4 only take 150 mils," Barney pointed out. "It looks like the 25Z5 filament would be the one doing the most wriggling."
"Quite true, but remember the heavy-current type always uses a resistor in series with the filament string to make up for the difference between the total tube voltages and the line voltage. Sometimes this resistor is in the line cord; sometimes it is in the form of a ballast tube inside the set; but it always serves to remove the shock of that first current surge from the tubes. When the set is first turned on, most of the voltage appears across this resistor; then, as the tube filaments gradually warm up and increase their resistance, the voltage division gradually shifts to the proper proportion between the line resistor and the filament string."
"Which is better: the line cord resistor or the ballast tube?"
"Each has its advantages. The line cord resistor serves to put the heat dissipated by the voltage dropping resistor outside the cabinet, and this increases the life of the filter condensers and other units adversely affected by heat. On the other hand, the line cord will not take too much abuse without the resistance element breaking. What is more, we always have the amateur 'fixer' who decides he does not need all of that long line cord on his receiver and proceeds to cut off two or three feet of it; and then he wonders why his tubes burn out so quickly. While the ballast tube releases all of its heat inside the cabinet, it is usually a better deal if the set is to be carried about much or plugged in and out quite often."
"Would you say the fact that no series resistor is used with the 150 mil type of tube accounts for their shorter life?"
"Not altogether. These tubes are an improvement over the former types in the particular respect that they have more efficient filaments. Since they draw only half as much current, and since the wattage consumption is equal to the product of the voltage and the current, a string of 150-mil tubes will twirl the watt-hour-meter only half as fast as a 300-mil string. On the other hand, the filaments of such tubes are smaller, or at least more fragile, and they are subject to filament failures more often than the older tubes.
"But you are the fellow who is knocking the a.c.-d.c. receivers," Mac broke off. "What else is wrong with them outside of the fact that they help us sell a lot of tubes?"
"Well, their filter condensers do not last very long, it seems to me."
"That's true in a lot of cases," Mac agreed, "but you can usually spot the reason. Quite often it is poor design. The filter condenser will be jammed up against a hot resistor, rectifier, or output tube, and the moisture will be literally baked out of it because the temperature rating of the condenser manufacturer is greatly exceeded. Another "common fault is to mount a filter condenser in a spring clip with too-tight jaws. As the wax of the condenser container is softened by heat, these spring jaws sometimes pinch the condenser nearly in half, causing various kinds of damage to the foil, oxide coating, and connecting tabs."
"What's the cure?"
"Always mount a replacement condenser in as cool a spot as you can find. This usually means at the bottom of the receiver chassis and as far away from the heat-radiating elements as possible. Make sure the condenser is mounted securely in place, but also make sure that it is not gripped by any clamp that will distort its form. See that the set has all of the ventilation you can give it without actually baring any portions of the 'hot' chassis to possible contact with the owner's hands."
"Well," Barney thoughtfully conceded, "when everything is taken into account, perhaps the a.c.-d.c. set does a pretty good job after all. Such sets are comparatively cheap to purchase, and most of them see lots of action without receiving too gentle usage. I suppose, though, that they are on their way out now that television is here."
"Never think it!" Mac said as he picked up a service sheet he had been reading. "Here is some dope on a new TV receiver using an improved voltage-doubling, transformerless type of power supply with the receiver tube filaments connected in series strings. The voltage-doubling circuit yields all of the "B" voltage needed, and a new type of resistor, called the "Globar," is used in series with each string of filaments to remove the curse of the high initial surge of current.
"A globar resistor has a negative resistance characteristic that is just the opposite of that of a tube filament. Its resistance is highest when it is cold. As it warms up, its resistance will decrease to less than one-fifth of its cold value. That means that the current through the filaments of a string of tubes in series with such a resistor will remain practically constant during the complete warm-up cycle. Such a system is actually easier on the filaments than heating them with a transformer."
After a little pause, Mac summed up what he had been thinking:
"I think the root of the whole matter is that the a.c.-d.c. circuit was first employed in an attempt to make a cheap receiver, and gradually the term 'a.c.-d.c.' came to be used as a synonym for cheap construction and pinch-penny engineering. This really does an injustice to the transformerless type of circuit, because with modern tubes, selenium rectifiers, Globar resistors, etc., you can do just about anything with this type of circuit that you can do with one employing a transformer, and you can usually do it on a smaller chassis, with less weight, and at a lower cost. Communication receiver engineers have proved that. Furthermore-"
"Say no more!" Barney interrupted with an upraised hand. "Let the defense rest. Its case is won. From now on, I would no more think of saying anything against an a.c.-d.c. set than I would of criticizing Margie's appearance in a sun suit; and that is just as near perfection as you will find anywhere!"
Mac's Radio Service Shop Episodes on RF Cafe
This series of instructive stories was the brainchild of none other than John T. Frye, creator of the Carl and Jerry series that ran in Popular Electronics for many years. Mac's Radio Service Shop began life in Radio & Television News magazine (which itself started as simply Radio News), and then changed its name to Mac's Service Shop after the magazine became Electronics World. 'Mac' is electronics repair shop owner Mac McGregor, and Barney is his eager, if not somewhat naive, technician assistant. 'Lessons' are taught in story format with dialogs between Mac and Barney.
Was Ist Los? - May 1958 Radio & TV News News
A Little Dog and SSB Tuning - November 1958 Radio & TV News
New Breed of Test Equipment - September 1972 Popular Electronics
Barney is Promoted - May 1948 Radio News
Motorola's 1974 Color TV Receivers - November 1973 Popular Electronics
New Uses - June 1958 Radio & TV News
Satisfied Customer Insurance - May 1952 Radio & Television News
What's Right with the Service Business - May 1955 Radio & Television News
Summer Seminar - June 1956 Radio & Television News
Simple Things First - January 1960 Electronics World
Pride and Prejudice - April 1955 Radio & Television News
Unusual New Equipment - June 1955 Radio & TV News
Insurance Jobs - May 1956 Radio & TV News
Radio Interference - January 1972 Popular Electronics
How Good Are We? - April 1960 Electronics World
The Not-So-Simple Sets - October 1963 Electronics World
Changer Chatter - May 1959 Electronics World
Servicing Amateur Equipment - July 1959 Electronics World
How It Started - February 1960 Electronics World
Two for One - March 1960 Electronics World
Grasshoppers & Compatibility - December 1959 Electronics World
Safety in Medical Electronics - July 1969 Electronics World
Getting the Most from Your Service Dollars - February 1972 Popular Electronics
Electronics and Psychology - May 1969 Electronics World
Biological Effects of Electrical Shock - May 1973 Popular Electronics
Keeping Abreast of Your Field - April 1969 Electronics World
Servicing Without Service Data - February 1974 Popular Electronics
Modules and the Technician - January 1973 Popular Electronics
Salvaging Dunked Radios - July 1972 Popular Electronics
A Versatile Pocket Calculator - May 1972 Popular Electronics
Cost of Color TV Service - February 1969 Electronics World
Leakage Current Testing and Using Square Waves - April 1973 Popular Electronics
Medical Electronics Servicing - October 1969 Electronics World
Philosophy of a Kit Manufacturer - November 1972 Popular Electronics
Fix It or Junk It? - September 1969 Electronics World
Electronics in Automobiles - September 1973 Popular Electronics
Being an Amateur Pays Off - August 1973 Popular Electronics
Electric Shock - August 1969 Electronics World
A New TV Antenna - December 1972 Popular Electronics
Single Sideband for the CB'er - June 1970 Popular Electronics
Meter Accuracy Specifications - April 1972 Popular Electronics
How to Be a Good Customer - January 1969 Electronics World
Shelf Life of Capacitors & Batteries - August 1972 Popular Electronics
Skeeter G's and Test Patterns - June 1951 Radio & Television News
Designing a Receiver for Cable TV - June 1969 Electronics World
Electronics and the Energy Crisis - April 1974 Popular Electronics
Bill Gets the Full Treatment - December 1949 Radio & Television News
Looking Forward and Backward - March 1951 Radio & Television News
Taming Transients - July 1963 Electronics World
Case of the Bad Bypass - December 1963 Electronics World
Advertising for Dessert - July 1949 Radio & Television News
A.C.-D.C. Bread and Butter - October 1952 Radio & Television News
Worth of His Hire - May 1961 Electronics World
TV and the Little Guy - April 1951 Radio & Television News
A Breathing Spell - February 1955 Radio & Television News
Spring Fancies - April 1952 Radio & Television News
Service Bench Chatter - October 1951 Radio & Television News
Carbon-Tet Can Kill - February 1952 Radio & Television News
Something Borrowed - January 1952 Radio & Television News
Barney, Beauty, and BCI - October 1948 Radio & Television News
Automation and the Technician - July 1961 Electronics World
A Windy Subject - March 1953 Radio & Television News
All Work and No Play - March 1952 Radio & Television News
Safety in Servicing - January 1954 Radio & Television News
Mac and Free Estimates - January 1950 Radio & Television News
Intermittents Still Pursue - February 1949 Radio & Television News
Barney Is a Big Boy Now - January 1949 Radio & Television News
A Little Lightning - July 1948 Radio News
Mac Quotes Benjamin Franklin - October 1949 Radio & Television News
Barney Talks A.C.-D.C. - September 1949 Radio & Television News
Barney Takes on Color - February 1955 Radio & Television News
Barney Plays "Twenty Questions" - November 1948 Radio & Television News
Posted April 16, 2019 (original 8/20/2015)


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Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens
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Botuesi Collins Classics
As he tries to free himself from their clutches he becomes immersed in the seedy underbelly of the Capital, amongst criminals, prostitutes and the homeless. Dickens scathing attack on the cruelness of Victorian Society features some of his most memorable and enduring characters, including innocent Oliver himself, the Artful Dodger, Fagin, Bill Sikes and Nancy.
Titulli: Oliver Twist
Origjinali: Oliver Twist
Gjinia: Roman
Autori: Charles Dickens
Shtëpia botuese: Collins Classics
Pesha: 0.288 kg
Ky libër është në gjuhën angleze
Botuesi: Wordsworth Classics
The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton
But as she nears thirty, her foothold becomes precarious; a poor girl with expensive tastes, she needs a husband to preserve her social standing, and to maintain her in the luxury she has come to expect. Whilst many have sought her, something - fastidiousness or integrity- prevents her from making a 'suitable' match.
Botuesi: Arrow Books
True at First Light, Ernest Hemingway
Drama continues to build as his wife, Mary, pursues the great black-maned lion that has become her obsession. Spicing his depictions of human longings with sharp humor, Hemingway captures the excitement of big-game hunting and the unparalleled beauty of the scenery -- the green plains covered with gray mist, zebra and gazelle traversing the horizon, cool...
Botuesi: Penguin Classics
I Hate and I Love, Catullus
Dazzling modern lyrical poems from Catullus - by turns smutty, abusive, romantic and deeply moving.
Botuesi: Collins Classics
Around the World in Eighty Days, Jules Verne
'Phileas Fogg was one of those mathematically exact people, who, never hurried and always ready, are economical of their steps and their motions. He never made one stride too many, always going by the shortest route. He did not give an idle look. He did not allow himself a superfluous gesture.'.
The Sonnets, William Shakespeare
Featuring some of the best-known and best-loved lines in the history of poetry ('Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?', 'Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds'), these evocative sonnets explore passion, the fleeting nature of beauty and the essence of true and everlasting love.
Botuesi: Vintage
Wind / Pinball, Haruki Murakami
'If you're the sort of guy who raids the refrigerators of silent kitchens at three o'clock in the morning, you can only write accordingly.That's who I am.'
To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf
To the Lighthouse konsiderohet një nga pikat e referimit të modernizmit dhe romani më autobiografik mes romaneve të Virginia Woolf. Ai eksploron temat e humbjes, strukturës klasore dhe ccështjen e perceptimit, në një memorial shumë të bukur të asaj që është humbur, por nuk është harruar. Ky libër është përzgjedhur si një nga 100 romanet më të mira të...
A little Princess, Frances Hodgson Burnett
Sent to board at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, Sara is devastated when her adored father dies. Suddenly penniless, Sara is banished to an attic room where she is starved, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this exceptionally intelligent girl uses the only resources available to her, imagination and friendship, to overcome her...
Henry IV, Part I & Part II, William Shakespeare
King Henry IV's son, Prince Harry is quick-witted yet idle and irresponsible and lives a roguish existence keeping dubious company.
A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway's frank portrayal of the love between Lieutenant Henry and Catherine Barkley, caught in the inexorable sweep of war, glows with an intensity unrivaled in modern literature, while his description of the German attack on Caporetto—of lines of fired men marching in the rain, hungry, weary, and demoralized—is one of the greatest moments in literary...
The Complete Novels, George Orwell
George Orwell's best-known novels, Animal Farm, describing a revolution that goes horribly wrong, and Nineteen Eighty-Four, portraying a world where human freedom has been crushed, are two of the most famous, well-quoted and influential political satires ever written.
White Fang, Jack London
Much of White Fang is written from the viewpoint of the titular canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans. White Fang examines the violent world of wild animals and the equally violent world of humans. The book also explores complex themes including morality and redemption.
The call of the wild, Jack London
Based on London's experiences as a gold prospector in the Canadian wilderness and his ideas about nature and the struggle for existence, The Call of the Wild is a tale about unbreakable spirit and the fight for survival in the frozen Alaskan Klondike.
Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky
Crime and Punishment is one of the greatest and most readable novels ever written. From the beginning we are locked into the frenzied consciousness of Raskolnikov who, against his better instincts, is inexorably drawn to commit a brutal double murder.
Death in Venice and other stories, Thomas Mann
The skies are leaden, the air is thick and sultry, and a sickening stench emanates from the murky labyrinth of canals. It would hardly be sensible to stay, especially not when rumours of a `sickness' spread through the city.
The First Forty-Nine Stories, Ernest Hemingway
But I would rather have it bent and dulled and know I had to put it on the grindstone and hammer it into shape and put a whetstone to it, and know that I had something to write about, than to have it bright and shining, and nothing to say, or smooth and well-oiled in the closet, but unused.'


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[friday, may 13, 2016]
Development Update: Friday, May 13 - Odds & Ends
Updates include: CBS plans casting changes "MacGyver," "Man with a Plan"; Netflix's "Flaked" nears second season order; and Tom Cullen is the first to board History's "Knightfall."
Freeform Shutters "Recovery Road" After One Season
Executive producer Holly Sorensen broke the news via Twitter this afternoon.
Video: MTV Blows "Scream" Fan's Minds with Friday the 13th Viral Stunt
Watch the first seven minutes of the new season, premiering Monday, May 30 at 11:00/10:00c.
History Brings "Roots" Cast & Producers to the White House for Screening and Panel on May 17
Forest Whitaker, Anika Noni Rose, Malachi Kirby, LeVar Burton, Will Packer, Mark Wolper, Phillip Noyce, Mario Van Peebles, Thomas Carter and Nancy Dubuc are among the participants.
Development Update: Friday, May 13 - Two Comedies, Two Dramas Latest Bound for NBC
The Peacock adds dramas "Midnight, Texas" and "Timeless" plus comedies "Great news" and "Marlon."
FOX Orders "My Kitchen Rules," The Cooking Face-Off with Celebrity Duos Throwing the Ultimate Hollywood Dinner Parties
The eight-episode unscripted cooking series will pit celebrity duos against each other as they cook and critique each other's food in Hollywood homes.
Hallmark Channel's "Home & Family" Goes to Dollywood with the Legendary Dolly Parton
Throughout the week, special guest Dolly Parton hosts Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare as well as "H&F's" family members.
MTV's "Faking It," NBC's "Undateable" Among Latest Cancellations
Also out at the Peacock: newcomers "Crowded," "Game of Silence," "Heartbeat" and "Telenovela."
Courteney Cox, Julianne Hough, Vanessa Hudgens, Nick Jonas and Lindsey Vonn Seek New Adventures on "Running Wild with Bear Grylls"
Last summer, the series averaged a 1.4 rating, 4 share in adults 18-49 and 4.0 million viewers overall according to "live plus seven day" figures from Nielsen Media Research.
Amanda Peet Boards IFC's "Brockmire"
The season of eight 30-minute episodes will premiere on IFC in 2017.
FOX Renews "Sleepy Hollow" for a Fourth Season
Co-stars Tom Mison, Lyndie Greenwood, Lance Gross and Jessica Camacho are due back for the new season.
Discovery's "Naked and Afraid XL" Takes on South Africa
Last summer, the series captivated audiences and was 2015's number one new unscripted series on all of cable across People and Men 25-54, People and Men 18-34 and P2+.
"Good Witch" Boosts Hallmark Channel to Rank #2 Among HH and Total Viewer Ratings and Delivery, Excluding Sports Programming
The Hallmark Channel spins the numbers for the week of May 2-8.
Explore the World of Magic During Freeform's Harry Potter Programming Event Airing Memorial Day Weekend from May 27 Through 29
The battle between evil and good returns! Freeform is giving you the perfect excuse to escape the muggle world during Memorial Day weekend.
TLC's "Sister Wives" Delivers Supersized Ratings
TLC further spins the numbers for Sunday, May 8.
Cartoon Network, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment Partner on First "Teen Titans Go!" Mobile Game
"Teeny Titans" features original voice performances from the "Teen Titans Go!" cast and also stars actor and social media superstar George Takei, voicing a new character specifically created for this mobile title.
Development Update: Friday, May 13 - ABC Gets "Speechless"; CBS Adds Four Dramas, Two Comedies
The Eye picks up comedies "Man with a Plan" and "The Great Indoors" plus dramas "Bull," "MacGyver," "Pure Genius" and "Training Day."
"Last Man Standing" to Get Sixth Season at ABC
The Alphabet broke the news about the show's order this morning.
Viceland Renews Five Programs for Second Season
Additionally, five new shows will premiere this summer.
Thursday's Broadcast Ratings: "Big Bang" Season Finale Tops Demo Race
CBS wins the night in both total viewers and adults 18-49.
WE tv's Hit Series "Marriage Boot Camp Reality Stars" Returns Friday, June 3 at 9:00 P.M. ET/PT
Season five follows a new group of headline-making reality stars who through weeks of intense concentrated therapy, must decide to work out the issues that are destroying their relationships - including lying, cheating and anger - or call it quits.
Multi-Platinum Pop Superstar Meghan Trainor to Perform at the "2016 Billboard Music Awards"
Trainor joins previously announced performers Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, DNCE, The Go-Go's, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes, P!nk, Rihanna, "Kia's One to Watch" Troye Sivan, Britney Spears and more!
Crown Media Family Networks Gifts Viewers with an Early Christmas
Hallmark Channel's "Christmas Keepsake" will offer favorite holiday movies airing Friday, July 8 to Sunday, July 17.
E!'s "Live from the Red Carpet" to Livestream NBCUniversal's Upfront Red Carpet on Monday, May 16
Hosted by E! News' Jason Kennedy and Maria Menounos, the livestream will feature talent from across NBCUniversal's entire television portfolio.
Development Update: Thursday, May 12 - Odds & Ends
Updates include: CBS All Access eyes "The Good Wife" spin-off starring Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo; Joel Kinnaman to topline Netflix's "Altered Carbon"; and "DC's Legends of Tomorrow's" Wentworth Miller inks new deal.
The CW Extends "Jane the Virgin" Season Finale with Extra Minute
The show's season two closer will now begin at 8:59/7:59c on the netlet.
Development Update: Thursday, May 12 - ABC Adds Two More Series; NBC Orders "This Is Us"
"Imaginary Mary" and "Notorious" are the latest projects bound for the Alphabet.
ABC Keeps "Dr. Ken" on Call for Second Season
The Ken Jeong-led comedy will return for a sophomore run on the Alphabet.
FOX Axes Entire Freshman Comedy Class; "Second Chance" Too
"Bordertown," "Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life," "Grandfathered" and "The Grinder" won't be back next season.
ABC Cancels "Castle," "The Family," "Galavant," "Nashville," "Marvel's Agent Carter" & "The Muppets"
Veteran "Castle" will end after eight seasons while "Nashville" signs off after four seasons.
The CW Nixes Second Season of "Containment"
The netlet has passed on a sophomore run for its limited series.
Development Update: Thursday, May 12 - Three Dramas, Two Comedies Join ABC's Series Roster
Among the pickups: dramas "Conviction," "Still Star-Crossed" and "Time After Time"; as well as comedies "Downward Dog" and "Untitled Sarah Dunn Project."
ABC Renews "The Real O'Neals," "The Catch" and "American Crime"
Said news kicked off a busy day at the Alphabet.
Development Update: Thursday, May 12 - NBC Adds "Chicago Justice"; CBS, The CW Begin Pickups
"Frequency," "No Tomorrow" and "Riverdale" are on tap at The CW while "Kevin Can Wait" is set at CBS.
It's Official: "Supergirl" Flies to The CW
Co-creator Ali Adler confirmed the various reports about the move on her Twitter page.
International Megastar Rihanna to Perform at the "2016 Billboard Music Awards"
Rihanna joins previously announced performers Justin Bieber, Celine Dion, DNCE, The Go-Go's, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Shawn Mendes, P!nk, "Kia's One to Watch" Troye Sivan, Britney Spears and more!
Eh-Oh, The Teletubbies Are Back! Beloved Characters Return in All-New Preschool Series on Nick Jr. Channel
The new Teletubbies series (30 episodes) will stay true to the classic with the same beloved characters, Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po, but will feature subtle updates and visual enhancements.
"Cake Wars" Returns with a Freshly Baked New Season of the Sweetest Cake Competition on Television
The series, where four bakers vie for the opportunity to display their extraordinary cake creations at a big event, returns with 13 new episodes.
Wednesday's Broadcast Ratings: FOX, "Empire" Continue Their Demo Reign
The network has won the adults 18-49 crown for seven consecutive Wednesdays.
New Original Primetime Series "Chesapeake Shores" Premieres Sunday, August 14 on Hallmark Channel
The series stars Jesse Metcalfe, Meghan Ory, Treat Williams and Diane Ladd.
CBS Cancels "CSI: Cyber" After Two Seasons
Co-star James Van Der Beek confirmed the news via his Twitter account this morning.
GSN's Innovative New Original Game Show Series "Winsanity," Hosted by Donald Faison Premieres Thursday, June 9 at 9PM ET/PT
The series is unique in that the game play offers the opportunity for prizes to be won not only by the contestants but also by the studio audience.
CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" Delivers Its Largest Weekly Audience Since Mid-February
CBS spins the late-night numbers for the week of May 2-6.
Jimmy Fallon Wins the Late-Night Ratings Week of May 2-6 in All Key Categories
NBC spins the late-night numbers for the week of May 2-6.
Daytime Emmy(R) Award-Winning Series "Patricia Heaton Parties" Returns for Season Two with Brand New Menu of Festive Food, Cocktails and Guest Stars
Look for 10 brand-new episodes filled with Patricia Heaton's favorite party-friendly foods, home entertaining how-to's and special guests.
Bravo Media Announces New Slate of Original, Short-Form Digital Video Series
Said slate kicks off with "Million Dollar Listing's Ka-Ching!" starring Fredrik Eklund, available now on BravoTV.com.
Hulu Lands Exclusive U.S. SVOD Rights to BBC's "The Musketeers"
Through the deal, Hulu also becomes the only U.S. destination streaming the third season of the series.
Arlo White, Kate Markgraf & Sebastian Salazar to Call Team USA Women's Soccer & Women's Gold Medal Game for NBC Olympics in Rio
NBCUniversal's coverage of Team USA Women's soccer begins Wednesday, August 3.
BBQ Rivalries Reach Their Boiling Points in Destination America's New Head-to-Head Competition Series "Smoked"
In each episode, two pitmasters with a personal history are pitted against each other in a BBQ battle to prove once and for all who's the best and who's gonna get smoked.
Video: AMC Releases Extended Trailer for "Feed the Beast"
As previously announced, the series will now premiere on Sunday, June 5 at 10:00/9:00c before moving to its regular Tuesday, 10:00/9:00c time period.


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Q: Bayes Theorem probability confusion. Suppose that we have two variables A & B (each one takes the value 1 or 0).
We also know that:
P(A | B=0) = 0.37
P(A | B=1) = 0.17
P(B=0) = 0.29

We need to calculate P(B=1 | A=1).

I guess that initially we have to find that P(B=1) = 0.71 However i need somehow to deduct that P(A) to use Bayes formula! Any inputs much appreciated!

A: $$\Pr[B = 1 \mid A = 1] = \frac{\Pr[A = 1 \mid B = 1]\Pr[B = 1]}{\Pr[A = 1]}.$$  We also have, by the law of total probability, $$\Pr[A = 1] = \Pr[A = 1 \mid B = 0]\Pr[B = 0] + \Pr[A = 1 \mid B = 1]\Pr[B = 1],$$ and of course since $A$ and $B$ are both Bernoulli, we also have $$\Pr[B = 1] = 1 - \Pr[B = 0] = 1 - 0.29 = 0.71.$$ Thus $$\Pr[A = 1] = (0.37)(0.29) + (0.17)(0.71),$$ if by $$\Pr[A \mid B = 0]$$ you actually mean $$\Pr[A = 1 \mid B = 0],$$ for example.  The rest is straightforward.

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Carbon credits: Profit opportunities for rice farmers?
Trio of Arkansas farmers looking at carbon credits as a possible profit opportunity for rice producers.
Of all the crops grown in the United States these days rice has some of the highest costs and, perhaps, the least potential for higher prices, according to the market analysts who follow the crop.
Mark Isbell, a producer who lives in North Little Rock, Ark., and farms near Lonoke, Ark., says that means rice farmers have to look for ways to become more efficient and to find new profit opportunities when they present themselves.
He and two other rice growers – Jim Whitaker, McGehee, Ark., and Mike Sullivan, Burdette, Ark. – he's working with don't know for sure if carbon credits are one of those opportunities yet, but they're working to find out.
The three farmers participated in a panel discussion on carbon credits during a session of the joint meeting of the Arkansas Rice Council and the Arkansas Rice Farmers at the Grand Prairie Center in Stuttgart, Ark.


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