A Palestinian teenager, Yousef Ahmad Younis Amira, was shot in the head with rubber coated steel bullets by Israeli forces in the Palestinian village of Nil'in.
According to ISM volunteers staying in the village, approximately 200 boys and young men from the village protested against the military presence in the afternoon. The army responded using sound bombs, rubber coated steel bullets and tear gas. At around 7:30 pm, Yousef Ahmad Younis Amera was shot in the head by two rubber coated steel bullet. Eyewitnesses claim that Yousef was shot at a distance of ten meters from inside a military jeep that drove up towards him. He was taken to Ramallah Hospital where an ECG scan showed no signs of brain activity. One bullet penetrated the head while the other is stuck inside. He is now kept alive by respirator.
About 50 Israeli soldiers then attacked using sound bombs, rubber coated steel bullets and tear gas. At around 7:30pm, Yousef Ahmad Younis Amira, 17, was shot in the head by a rubber coated steel bullet. He was taken to Ramallah Hospital where an ECG scan showed no signs of brain activity.
There are reports of two other men suffering head injuries from a rubber coated steel bullets, but these injuries are not thought to be life threatening. A total of 17 people are thought to have been injured in today's fighting.


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Opinion polls for dummies
by Vincent McDee
I should begin reminding you of the quote "lies, damned lies and statistics", which is of disputed origin, but which reflects the eternal truth: nobody with a cause to maintain ever lacked figures with which to do it.
And there's no better method than the famous weighting.
Normally, the pollsters mistrust the answers given by respondents. Many scientific studies have proven that people don't like to speak of their voting intentions, as most find it a very personal issue, but out of politeness they give a response nevertheless. Corrections need to be made to adjust for this factor, and to ensure accuracy in the interpretation of the results.
That's why we still need the formal elections, if the results of a poll could be trusted, a lot of money could be saved. That's why there are normally differences between polling figures and election outcomes.
Before explaining weighting, margin of error needs to be understood. Margin of error is a common measurement of sampling error, referred to regularly in the media, which quantifies uncertainty about a survey result.
Technically the margin of error is a statistic expression of the amount of random sampling error in a survey's results. The larger the margin of error, the less faith one should have that the poll's reported results are close to the true figures; that is, the figures for the whole population. Margin of error occurs whenever a population is incompletely sampled.
Surveys are typically designed to provide an estimate of the true value of one or more characteristics of a population, at a given time. Data in a survey are collected from only some, but not all, members of the population. This makes data collection cheaper and faster.
But results in the sample can differ from a target population quantity (i.e. Scotland's voters), simply due to the luck of the draw. Some groups or segments of the population can be over or under-represented in the sample.
For the interested, there are three issues that seem to affect the margin of error: sample size, the type of sampling done, and the size of the population.
An important factor in determining the margin of error is the size of the sample. Larger samples are more likely to yield results close to the target population quantity and thus have smaller margins of error than more modest-sized samples.
In sampling, to try to estimate a population proportion, such as in telephone polls, a sample of 100 will produce a margin of error of no more than about 10 percent, a sample of error of 500 will produce a margin of error of no more than about 4.5 percent, and a sample of size 1,000 will produce a margin of error of no more than about 3 percent. This illustrates that there are diminishing returns when trying to reduce the margin of error by increasing the sample size. For example, to reduce the margin of error to 1.5% would require a sample size of well over 4,000.
These percentages can go both ways, plus or minus.
A misleading feature of most current media stories on political polls is that they report the margin of error associated with the proportion favouring one candidate, not the margin of error of the lead of one candidate over another.
To illustrate the problem, suppose one poll finds that Mr. Jones has 45 percent support, Ms. Smith has 41 percent support, 14 percent are undecided, and there is a 3 percent margin of error for each category. Mr. Jones might have anywhere from 42 percent to 48 percent support in the voting population and Ms. Smith might have anywhere from 38 percent to 44 percent support.
It would not be terribly surprising then for another poll to report anything from a 10-point lead for Mr. Jones (such as 48 percent to 38 percent) to a 2-point lead for Ms. Smith (such as 44 percent to 42 percent).
In more technical terms, a law of probability dictates that the difference between two uncertain proportions (eg, the lead of one candidate over another in a political poll in which both are estimated) has more uncertainty associated with it than either proportion alone.
Accordingly, the margin of error associated with the lead of one candidate over another should be larger than the margin of error associated with a single proportion, which is what media reports typically mention – thus the need to keep your eye on what's being estimated.
Something that helps assessing non-sampling uncertainties, when available, is to include the percentage of respondents who answer "don't know" or "undecided."
Be wary when these quantities are not given. Almost always there are people who have not made up their mind. How these cases are handled can make a big difference. Simply splitting them in proportion to the views of those who gave an opinion can be misleading in some settings.
Overall non-response in surveys has been growing in recent years and is increasingly a consideration in the uncertainty of reported results.
Until media organizations get their reporting practices in line with actual variation in results across political polls, a rule of thumb is to multiply the currently reported margin of error by 1.7 to obtain a more accurate estimate of the margin of error for the lead of one candidate over another. Thus, a reported 3 percent margin of error becomes about 5 percent and a reported 4 percent margin of error becomes about 7 percent when the size of the lead is being considered.
The size of population is, funnily, one factor that generally has little influence on the margin of error. That is, a sample size of 100 in a population of 10,000 will have almost the same margin of error as a sample size of 100 in a population of 10 million.
Now, let's see sampling. Three common types are simple random sampling, random digit dialling, and stratified sampling (in telephone polls, the most common nowadays)
A simple random sampling design, is one in which every sample of a given size is equally likely to be chosen. In this case, individuals might be selected into such a sample based on a randomizing device which gives each individual a chance of selection. Computers are often used to simulate a random stream of numbers to support his effort.
Telephone surveys that attempt to reach not only people with listed phone numbers, but also people with unlisted numbers, often rely on the technique of random digit dialling.
Stratified sampling designs involve defining groups, or strata, based on characteristics known for everyone in the population, and then taking independent samples within each stratum. Such a design offers flexibility and depending on the nature of the strata, they can also improve the precision of estimates of target quantities (or equivalently, reduce their margins of error).
Of the three types of probability sampling, stratified samples are especially advantageous when the aim of the survey is not necessarily to estimate the proportion of an entire population with a particular viewpoint, but instead is to estimate differences in viewpoints between different groups.
Sometimes samples are drawn in clusters, in which only a few counties or cities are sampled, or the interviewer visits only a few blocks. This tends to increase the margin of error and should be taken into account by whoever calculates sampling error.
There are two most common types of survey weights: Design and Post-Stratification or Non-Response.
Design is normally used to compensate for over (or under) sampling of specific cases or disproportionate stratification, when we want the statistic to be representative of the population (with characteristics we know through the census).
For example, if we make a survey in an area with a larger than standard minority groups, lets say double, each case in the area would get a Design Weight of 1/2 or .5
The Post-Stratification or Non-Response type is used to compensate for the fact I mentioned above, that persons with certain characteristics are not as likely to respond or if they do respond are more likely to give a misleading reply. These characteristics can relate to age, education, residence (rural, urban, regional, etc), gender, race/ethnicity or any of the other population categories found in the census.
Finding good stratifications for the population characteristics is sometimes a challenge if you want an honest result, or a means to an end if you don't.
And then, there is the Unionist pet reporter bias, capable of ignoring the 65% of results wanting a referendum, and headlining 'More than one third oppose referendum'.
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Janelle Scharringa, pianist, is currently completing her Masters Degree in Collaborative Piano at Western University and received a Bachelor Degree in Piano Performance from Wilfrid Laurier University. Janelle's talents as a soloist, have been frequently acknowledged, and her collaborative experiences include vocal, instrumental, chamber, orchestral, choir, and dance collaborations. Janelle has performed in many venues in North America and China, including the Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre, as pianist of the Talbot Duo. She has worked for both Wilfrid Laurier University and Western University as an accompanist and coach, and is on faculty at the Southwestern Ontario Suzuki Institute.


Hines, the international real estate firm, has acquired one of the most prestigious office buildings in the center of Athens. Located at 23 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, the 2,500-square-meter super-prime building is within 400 meters of the Greek Parliament, Presidential Palace and the Maximos Mansion, the Office of Greece's Prime Minister. The area is popular with international government organizations and global businesses. Current tenants in the building include The Embassy of Brazil, the Embassy of Portugal and Mastercard.
The acquisition of the 23 Vasilissis Sofias Avenue building represents Hines' first office asset in Greece since establishing a presence in the country in 2014.
Hines acquired the building from a private seller.


We made it to Texas and the flight went smoothly... Praise God for answered prayers! It is now 12AM (1AM EST) and I am running on 2 hours of sleep. I will update tomorrow after we see Dr. Koenig and get a plan of action. Please pray for a safe trip to Houston. Joshie, we missed you tonight... I was falling asleep as I mixed her milk and meds. You have spoiled me with all that you do for Ana and our family!


Summary: Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is a rare disorder characterized by childhood onset of contractures, humeroperoneal muscle atrophy, and cardiac conduction abnormalities. This report presents the cases of two brothers with this dystrophy in whom bilateral hypomyelination of the deep periatrial white matter was noted. In the hypomyelinated regions, a prominent peak centered at 1.5 parts per million was present on short-TE MR spectra likely representing prominence of proteolipids in the macromolecular region. Major peaks (n-acetyl-aspartate, creatine, choline, and myoinositol) were normal. With respect to muscle changes, atrophy of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle was noted at MR imaging, and phosphorus spectroscopy of this muscle revealed decreased phosphocreatine and inorganic phosphate peaks.
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is a rare disorder characterized by childhood onset of contractures, humeroperoneal muscle atrophy, and cardiac conduction abnormalities (1–8). To our knowledge, only one report of the MR imaging findings of crural muscles (1) and no report of brain changes in this disorder exists in the literature. In this case report, we present imaging findings in the brain and muscle in two siblings with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.
The patients were two brothers: a 15-year-old adolescent and an 11-year-old boy. The older sibling was preterm at birth. Head holding in supination was at 4 months. He sat up at 10 months of age, and walked at 22 months. Early psychomotor development was decelerated. He had a rigid spine. There was generalized muscle weakness with pronounced weakness of the neck flexors. Muscle contractures were noted in the shoulders, hips, talocrural region, and right elbow. A mild progression of the disease was evident by the age of 15 years. Supraventricular arhytmia was disclosed by electrocardiography. Creatine phosphorus-kynase level in the blood was 509 U/L (normal value, 134 U/L). Muscle biopsy revealed changes consistent with dystrophic myopathy. The possibility of a structural myopathy was excluded by histochemical stainings. The diagnosis of Emery-Dreiffus muscular dystrophy was established.
The 11-year-old boy was born at term. He had cricopharyngeal achalasia, which spontaneously regressed. He sat up at 6 months of age and walked at 16 months. Early psychomotor development was normal. Rigidity of the spine was relatively mild. He had hypotrophy of the shoulder muscles. No generalized muscle weakness or contractures were noted, although there was mild weakness of the anterior tibial and lateral crural flexor muscles. His feet were excavated. There was no apparent progression of the disease up to the age 11 years. An electrocardiography was normal. Creatine phosphorus-kynase level in the blood was normal. Muscle biopsy revealed normal findings. The clinical findings in particular were consistent with the diagnosis of Emery-Dreiffus syndrome.
MR imaging examinations in both siblings showed high-signal-intensity lesions in the deep periatrial white matter bilaterally (Figs 1 and 2). In addition, in the older brother, encephalomalacia was present in the temporal lobe (Fig 1). The medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle revealed atrophy in both patients. Proton MR spectroscopy was obtained in both brothers with single volume (in a 12.5 × 15 mm3 voxel) at the lesion sites in the deep periatrial white matter (with point-resolved spectroscopy [PRESS] TE = 135 ms, and stimulated-echo acquisition mode [STEAM] TE = 20 ms; TR = 2000 ms in both). Spectrum with PRESS TE = 135 ms was normal with respect to the major peaks n-acetyl-aspartate (NAA), creatine (Cr), and choline (Cho). These major peaks, and myoinositol also appeared to be normal in the spectrum with STEAM TE = 20 ms. In the spectrum with STEAM TE of 20 ms, however, a prominent peak centered at 1.5 parts per million (ppm) was evident in both patients (Fig 3). This peak likely represented prominence of proteolipids in the macromolecular region at the periventricular hypomyelinated lesion sites. Phosphorus (P31) spectroscopy of the gastrocnemius muscle was performed in the older brother, which revealed decrease of phosphocreatine (PCr) and Pi peaks at both relaxation and contraction.
T2-weighted image obtained in a 15-year-old boy reveals bilateral high-signal intensity changes in the periatrial white matter, likely representing hypomyelination. A region of encephalomalacia is noted in the right internal capsule.
T2-weighted image obtained in an 11-year-old boy reveals bilateral high-signal intensity changes in the periatrial white matter similar to the older brother.
Proton MR spectrum (STEAM; TE = 20 ms, TR = 2000 ms) obtained in the 15-year-old boy reveals normal peaks of NAA, Cr, Cho, and myoinositol. A prominent peak is evident, centered at 1.5 ppm, likely belonging to proteolipids. Spectroscopy of the younger brother revealed identical changes.
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy mainly has two forms: autosomal dominant and X-linked. The onset of the disease is usually between the ages 5 and 15 years. The clinical findings consist of slowly progressing muscle weakness and atrophy, especially in the humeroperoneal region; muscle contractures, especially in the neck, elbows, and ankles; and cardiac conduction abnormalities. The patients and carriers are at risk of sudden death due to cardiac arrhythmias (1–8).
To the best of our knowledge, there is only one MR imaging report on skeletal muscle involvement in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. In that study, Mercuri et al (1) investigated nine patients and found that especially the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle had prominent atrophy. We have noted the same finding in our own patients.
Congenital muscular dystrophies associated with brain changes that are recognized in the imaging literature comprise four main groups: pure congenital muscular dystrophy (with merosin-positive and merosin-negative subgroups); Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy; muscle-eye-brain disease; and Walker-Warburg syndrome (9, 10). In pure congenital muscular dystrophy, the main imaging finding is widespread delayed myelination or hypomyelination of the white matter. Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy is mainly associated with delayed myelination of the white matter and neuronal migration disorders. Muscle-eye-brain disease manifests with delayed myelination of the white matter, impaired visual fixation present from birth, and neuronal migration disorders. Walker-Warburg syndrome reveals prominent hypomyelination of the white matter, neuronal migration disorders, and eye abnormalities (9, 10). The white matter lesions in the above-mentioned syndromes are usually prominent. In our patients with Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, however, high-signal intensity lesions, which were confined to the deep periatrial white matter, were present. These likely represented areas of hypomyelination (Figs 1 and 2). In these regions the major peaks (NAA, Cr, Cho, and myoinositol) appeared normal at spectroscopy. With respect to the nature and importance of the prominent peak centered at 1.5 ppm noted on short-TE spectroscopy (Fig 3), the following may be considered. In light of the pathophysiology of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy, there may be prominence of the macromolecular region as a result of more basic myelin components in the periventricular areas of signal intensity abnormality, and the prominent peak at 1.5 ppm was likely representative of prominence of proteolipids in these macromolecular regions. Finally, the findings on P31 spectroscopy of the gastrocnemius muscle were decreased PCr and Pi peaks, noted at both relaxation and contraction. This likely represented relatively low capacity for aerobic metabolism of the muscle because PCr resynthesis is controlled by aerobic metabolism and mitochondrial creatine kinase (11).
Brain MR imaging changes in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy included hypomyelination of the deep periatrial white matter in two siblings. In the hypomyelinated regions, on short-TE spectroscopy, a prominent peak centered at 1.5 ppm was present, likely belonging to proteolipids, whereas major peaks were normal. With respect to muscle changes, atrophy of the medial head of the gastrocnemius muscle was shown by MR imaging and P31 spectroscopy of this muscle revealed decreased PCr and Pi peaks.


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Sinjar, nota anche con il nome arabo Shingal (; in lingua farsi شنگاﺭ شنگال, in lingua greca antica ed in latino Singara), è una piccola città nell'Iraq nord-occidentale, vicina al confine con la Siria.

Geografia fisica
Il censimento del 2006 ha rilevato 39.875 residenti. La popolazione è etnicamente varia, con due gruppi predominanti, gli yazidi e i curdi musulmani.

Storia

Durante l'Impero romano la città di Singara fu un'importante fortezza legionaria al confine romano-persiano e fu molte volte conquistata durante le guerre romano-persiane.
Dal 197 fu sede della legione I Parthica.
Nel 241 fu conquistata dai Sasanidi di Sapore I, ma venne poi riconquistata dall'imperatore romano Gordiano III (243).
Nel 348 fu luogo della battaglia di Singara che vide la vittoria dell'esercito romano dell'imperatore Costanzo II su quello sasanide del re Sapore II; lo stesso re, però, la riconquistò nel 360.

Durante la Guerra civile in Iraq l'area intorno alla catena montuosa Jebel Sinjar è teatro di violenti scontri tra ISIS e le minoranze etniche presenti nell'area, in particolare quella dei curdi yazidi subisce un vero e proprio genocidio. Gli uomini e le anziane sono trucidati in massa, mentre donne e bambine diventano schiave sessuali dei miliziani ed i minori sono arruolati come bambini soldato. La città, dopo diversi tentativi falliti, fu riconquistata dalle forze peshmerga il 13 novembre 2015 e in seguito a ciò fu teatro di violente rappresaglie yazide contro i musulmani sunniti residenti.

Nel 2018 un'attivista yazida, Nadia Murad ha vinto il Premio Nobel per la pace dopo essere stata rapita e resa schiava sessuale dai miliziani dello Stato Islamico.

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Bibliografia
 A. Birley, Septimius Severus, Londra, 1971-1999, p. 132.

Altri progetti

Centri abitati del governatorato di Ninawa

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Year 4 are currently reading the classic text The Railway Children. In order to enhance our literacy topic, we visited the Mid Hants Watercress Line, where the children had the opportunity to explore a restored period railway and experience a journey on one of the heritage engines.
In order to make the trip more memorable, and to get into character, the children dressed up in Edwardian/Victorian style clothing.
The outfits were fantastic and truly brought the experience to life.
Before we departed for the first part of our journey, we were given the opportunity to climb up into the engine. The driver showed us where the coal is shovelled, in order to heat the water, which creates steam to power the engine. We were shocked at how hot it was, and gained an insight into how difficult it must have been to work in such conditions.
Soon enough we were on our way to our first destination; watching the rolling countryside pass us by. It was interesting to compare the old fashioned carriage to those that we are familiar with today. Watching the clouds of steam drift by the window and hearing the chugging of the engine, transported us back to the Victorian era.
Once we arrived at Ropley station we had a tour around the yard, and thereafter took part in a workshop. We were split into groups and each of us had a story linked to the railway. We had to present this story to our class members via role-play, poetry or art.
In the afternoon we continued our journey to Alton, before heading back to Alresford.


On today's show, I talk to musician Elisa Ambrogio. In 2001, Elisa started the indie rock band Magik Markers with her childhood friend Leah Quimby. After touring with Sonic Youth in 2004, they released their first album on Thurston Moore's label, and continued to release albums and gain acclaim. Recently, Elisa recorded her first solo album The Immortalist, which was just released on the brilliant label Drag City. And it's one of the best albums to come out this year.


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What are the current possibilities for postings in artillery (both locations and "jobs" within the trade)?
Once posted to a unit, what could your day-to-day activities be at the various postings?
How long should a gunner expect to be performing fundamental artillery jobs, ie. gun line duty, before they are likely to be considered or eligible for more specialized roles such as surveillance and target acquisition, forward observation, recce, etc.?
The big postings for Artillery are; 1RCHA in Shilo, MB, 2RCHA in Petawawa, ON, 5RALC in Valcartier, QC, and the RCA School in Gagetown, NB. There's also 4AD Regt in Gagetown, NB and Moncton, NB, but that's all Air Defence.
Outside of those, for the western area, you can also get posted to CFB Suffield and CFB Wainwright, but those seem to be base duties and not regular Arty gigs.
After my the first group was asked, most of our new members have just been tasked to C Bty (STA) from their posting, I'd assume it's similar with Z Bty (FOO). There have been a few members that have asked to come to C Bty, but they're usually hooked Gunners and Bombers. Once they do make it to the battery, they're loaded onto the appropriate courses as they come up.
Thank you very much for the response, Lerch.
Do you mind briefly detailing the typical duties and activities of a new Gunner? What sort of work would they be expected to do until they are given additional training?
You mentioned "hooked Gunners" in terms of minimum experience required usually to get posted to STA or OP Batteries. What courses/experience does a Gunner need to get their chevron?
I can only speak for C Bty on this one. New Gunners are usually loaded onto a string of courses, from AWLS to Driver Wheel, to Comms. Between those courses, and depending on the time of year, there's exercises and kit maintenance. A regular day out of the field for us usually involves brooms at some point, taking care of vehicles, the odd road move, lots of different things. Even Regimental duty now and then.
By 'hooked' I mean one chevron, but I don't mean that you MUST have time in to get into STA or FOO. Sometimes you'll directed to us when you get posted in, and sometimes the gun batteries will let you go after being on the guns for a couple years. Regardless, for your first hook (and second for that matter), it's all depending on time in, and merit.
Thanks Lerch. I specifically have an interest in STA and/or FOO work (as far as I understand the duties at those postings), but only a mild curiosity in the work I expect will be waiting at the gun lines. Maybe that is a common sentiment for ambitious new Gunners, but I am concerned that it is a strong indication artillery may not be a good choice for me. Any thoughts?
New guys have been known to get into STA and OP right off the bat here in 2 RCHA, it all depends on manning right now. Working on the gun lines as an no hook gunner is a lot of busy work when you're in garrison.
However check your inbox and get back to me if yea have any questions.
Don't forget there's also some interesting positions in the gun line batterys BHQ troop that have nothing to do with working on the guns. Recce, Command Post, Pronto,MT,QM, BC party etc.. These positions do take an amount time on the gunline to be selected for usually though.
The best part of waking up, is ...FIRE MISSION BATTERY.
Thanks for the replies. Some great info being collected in this thread which is helping create a better informed picture of life as a new Gunner.
I realized there was some (for a lack of a better term) dismounted soldering duties involved for gunners, but I wasn't sure who would do this, how often, and how you get assigned those duties.
If it possible to get a brief description of the Bty HQ troop jobs you listed? I have never heard of some of those jobs prior to your post.
Recce - They go scout out the gun position and set up gun markers for when the guns come barreling in. They also set up and work the director which is how the guns are aimed.
Command Post- They communicate with everyone and give the guns all of the fire orders.
Pronto-Usually just 1 guy who is communications qualified and inputs crypto into the radios and makes sure all comms are up and running.
QM - usually 1 ML following the convoy with a bunch of spare parts for everything and goodies to sell to the gunners.
Thanks Fatalize. Some of those sound very attractive as goals once a trained and qualified Gunner.
Are all those positions held by Artillery NCMs or are some embedded support trades, i.e. the Pronto or QM?
They are all artillery. There are lots of courses that qualify you to do different jobs.
In a gun regiment right now only about 1 in 5 of the total members of the regiment (and that's probably a high estimate) will be directly employed "on the guns" as their primary job. There is a whole host of other jobs as listed above. As a new member to the regiment however your chances are probably about 50/50 that you will be placed into a gun line job. If you really have your heart set on something else, STA for example, you can make that known through your chain of command and chances are you will find yourself moved over when a position opens up.
Thanks jeffb, that is really encouraging. It is nice to hear that their are possibilities in artillery beyond crewing the guns as a fresh Gunner.
Don't think too harshly on serving as a gunner though. The 500+ soldiers in a gun regiment really are there for one reason, to provide indirect fire support. In other words, putting bullets down range. Without the work of those on the gun line, that can't happen and everyone else in a regiment who isn't on the gun line is there to support that primary goal.
If you have longer term goals to serve in a FOO party or in the STA, you will do a much better job with a solid understanding of gun line operations.
Thanks, jeffb and Old Sweat, for calling attention to that fact that the guns are the entire purpose of the artillery. I do not wish to appear critical of the gun line duties, since they are essential to ensuring proper indirect fire support. My questions stem from my wanting to be mentally prepared for the realities of applying for the artillery. I would be happy to do my time as a gun number to better learn the realities of indirect fire support, but ultimately I would hope to be placed in a position that (I believe) would be better suited to my abilities and skill set.
Thank you for the invaluable feedback and personal perspectives. This thread has been extremely helpful in my quest to better understand the trade from the outside looking in. I hope other prospective Gunners reading these posts feel similarly.
but ultimately I would hope to be placed in a position that (I believe) would be better suited to my abilities and skill set.
I am not, or have ever been, in the Artillery but, i have seen and trained many soldiers and airmen. At this point and time, i don't think you can, yet, say which jobs in the artillery would be more suited to your skills and abilities.
Do the jobs you are assigned like they are the best thing that has ever happened to you. That is how you will find out what you are more suitable for.
CDN Aviator, I am not claiming to know with certainty for which job I would be best suited. I do, however, have a good initial sense of this based on my research of what is possible. I shall endeavour to avoid making assumptions about jobs in which I have no experience.
While I respect the notion of giving your all to your duty, regardless of what it is, it does strike me as a bit strange of a sentiment to suggest that "keeping your nose to the grindstone" in one particular role will tell you whether or not you are suited for other, potentially unrelated ones. Do you mind elaborating?
I want to serve in the CF and I recognize this is a privilege, not a right. I do not feel entitled to circumvent certain duties or tasks that must be done for the operational readiness of the CF. I am trying to avoid agreeing to be in a position where I have to *force* myself to treat my assigned duty as "the best thing that has ever happened to [me]", rather than that being the truth of the matter. Do you have any suggestions on how I can perhaps better identify those possibilities beyond the types of questions I have been posing on these forums?
Everyone in the Regiment is constantly moving around and changing positions, As a Gunner you have to be willing to grind it out in an unfavorable condition if that's what role the regiment needs you to fill for a while. You will never be "stuck" forever in the same role, that I can guarantee in the Artillery.
The gun line is a great go.. yes it can be challenging, cold, little sleep, loud noises and a lot of running around but at the end of the day you feel like you've at least accomplished something.
You can learn how the whole battery functions in the field from the gunline if you look around, and by talking to the gunners and bombers who would be glad to share their opinions.
Thanks for the helpful reply, Fatalize.
I just want to say thanks for all the great information on this thread. As a potential future gunner, this is a wealth of information that that is greatly appreciated.
Let's say if I hope to get into western Canada , the further I'll be able to be posted would be CFB Shilo MB ?
Wainwright and Suffield are still duty posting ?
The big postings for Artillery are; 1RCHA in Shilo, MB, 2RCHA in Petawawa, ON, 5RALC in Valcartier, QC, and the RCA School in Gagetown, NB. There are no other "hard" Arty postings.
If you want an "Any Trade" posting, you could land up anywhere, but not 'working' in your Trade.
okay , but I guess since I'm training to become an Arty Officer , I'd rather work as an Arty Officer lol.
So Shilo would be the one I should look into ! Hopefully getting posted there !
Lived all my life in Quebec and Ontario , so I would prefer anything in West Canada , but then , the army decide where you are going lol !
Time to buy some Neil Diamond recordings and listen to "Shilo".
hahaha , I'm trying to look into Shilo on the internet , it seems pretty much like and Army City. Nothing in the city other than the CFB itself and the PMQ's lol.
Anyone here ever lived there how does it compare to Pete and Valcartier ?
is this still accurate ??
Brandon is closest town. University of Brandon and lots of Indian Reserves. Winnipeg is a longer drive than Pet to Ottawa. Arctic Warfare is often conducted there as at times it may be colder than up in the Arctic. Manitoba Floods happen often along the Souris and Red Rivers. Lots of gigantic farms and open spaces. Good Military Vehicle Collection at Base Museum. Lots of sand.
Those are some of the things you can expect to find in Shilo.
Okay so , it's basically like Quebec City lol , Very cold in the winter , Very hot in the summer. Quebec tho would be more visitor and friendly attractive since Valcartier is a 20 minute drive from Quebec City Downtown.
Oh boy! Here come the Shilo jokes!
Its a least favourite posting for anyone. Its in the middle of nowhere, massive temperature extremes, and I'm positive mosquitoes are grown for all of Canada in the Shilo training area.
For social life, which I am assuming you are asking about, Shilo isn't much different than Pet. In fact Shilo may have an advantage as Brandon is a decent size city, where Pet has Pembroke which is much smaller. For nearest big cities, Ottawa is better than Winnipeg. For climate, Shilo winters are extremely cold, but the summer is dry and free of sweating to death in 30 deg heat.
If you are looking for a social life and you can speak French well, then Valcartier is really nice. Quebec city is awesome, and close by!
From a training perspective, they are all comparable, but Shilo does offer a larger and more flexible training area.
Don't forget about Gagetown either, there are plenty of positions for Arty Os there too!
That's not true. The persons who have been there and hate it probably never gave it fair shake or wouldn't be happy anywhere.
It also may hold true as a myth for people that have never been there, but there are plenty of people that love Shilo and consider it home; and no, they are not retarded.
It also may hold true as a myth for people that have never been there, but there are plenty of people that love Shilo and consider it home; and no, they are not have yet to realize they are retarded.
I do speak fluent french. I'm currently living in Trois-Rivières Quebec. It's an hour away from Valcartier. The thing is , I'd spent like my last 7 to 8 years in Quebec , and I also lived in Ottawa for 3-4 years. That's why I'm trying to move somewhere else.
but yeah Gagetown might be good , I'll have to check !
Gagetown is bilingual, and you will have an advantage there.
If you are looking for something entirely new, go to Shilo. Even though it is geographically in the center of Canada, you are a fairly close (12 hrs) to places like Calgary and Edmonton, and the Rockies, which are all pretty awesome.
yeah , anyways I'll have to check once I'm there , but I still wanted to make sure what were the possibility !
Yeah I don't want to see it as a bad thing , I mean I'll go wherever they ask me to , and I'll do what I have to do wherever , Of course I would like to see new places ( who wouldn't ? ) but I mean , my primary job is to be a good Arty officer , that's all I care about. You can be in the perfect place a meet very boring people and actually hate the living hell out of it. You can also be in a really boring place but meet really interesting peeps and just have the time of your life !
Like you said , it's not where you are , but what you do once you are there that will determine if you enjoyed your time or not !
Man, I don't know what I'd do posted way out there. I almost/kind of/maybe considered the regular force instead of the PR, but as a Torontonian I think I'd go stir crazy in a place like Petawawa (hope that doesn't offend any Petawawans).
You might be surprised to know there's lots of things to do outside the "Big Smoke". I am currently in TO but did ten years in Pet. And it wasn't all bad.
Is there anywhere to find out where I will possibly be posted? I'm applying for Artillery soldiers and my interview tips say I should know where I could possibly be posted.
Searched for: "army.ca artillery soldier" posting on google. It was also the 5th option doing a search for "Artillery Soldier" here on this very site. Both took very little time and actually doing the legwork yourself to answer the questions saves everyone (including the recruiters here) from hand-feeding you answers. Initiative and problem solving for yourself matters, especially in our line of work.
In reference to Z BTY , what does a whole battery of forward observers do? Is it really a battery sized unit or is it just 2 separate FOO parties?
P.S. Shilo is the best. The only place in Canada that I have found lizards, cactus, shag-nasty poison ivy, and IG's all in one place. Shilo only grows stronger the more hatred it senses.


In less than two weeks, I'll be boarding a plane for Europe with my ten-year-old tiny travel bug, Jordan. I've spent the past four months racked with major insomnia planning and changing, stressing and changing plans some more.
I realize the complete ridiculousness of stressing so much over organizing a trip most people would be thrilled to plan. Not me.
On top of being an awful trip packer, I tend to show up states or countries away with four pair of pants, one shirt and no socks, I'm also a terrible terrible planner. I bet I could win an award if there was a contest for such things. I'm so bad I actually gave up long ago, deciding instead to just buy a ticket somewhere and show up. I figure it out once I'm there. Traveling on the fly has always worked out for me.
I've never had to sleep on a park bench or anyplace bad enough to make me change my ways. Rolling the dice and leaving it up to fate (and the travel Gods) works just fine for me. Ok so maybe I've occasionally ended up kept awake (despite earplugs) by a snoring German bunkmate in an Irish hostel and once by an equally loud Irish bunkmate in a Spanish hostel, but that's always been part of the fun, the adventure.
Mostly though I end up lucky, getting really nice rooms at the last minute at a third of the normal rate. I've met some amazing people in my travels, ended up in places I would have never gone had I planned my trip out and made the dreadful reservations. Traveling alone is easy.
This time though I won't be alone, I'll have Jordan, my little go-with-any-flow-adventurer by my side the entire time and for the first nine days, husband who quivers at the thought of just winging… anything. His one and only Italian phrase he's learned is "Mia moglie è pazza," which means My wife is crazy. Nice.
So I've been forced to plan this trip- to map out every single place I think I might want to go, even though I really have no idea. I've spent an embarrassing amount of hours researching countries, the towns in them, the available rental apartments, the apartments vs. hotels, the owners of the apartments, etc. etc. When I can barely hold my eyes open and feel I've reached the end of the Internet's capacity for legal research, I pull out my credit card ready to reserve. But then, every time panic sets in….
I wake up a million times a night with all the crazy thoughts in my head of all the bad things that could happen to my girl, to me, to my girl if something happened to me. Cancel the whole trip, I think. I can't do this, its too hard.
I put the ten year old in charge.
I pulled up a map of Europe and told Jordan to pick out some countries she wanted to see. She didn't waiver, she just started pointing. And I let her decisiveness give me the push I needed- I took a giant leap of faith and just started booking. So, now Thanks to Jordan there are five countries on our agenda- Italy, Switzerland, France, Germany, and The Netherlands, where we will be staying in an area named Jordaan. Go figure.


While the precious metals are totally off the radar by the majority of investors, silver is setting up for one major bull market. Yes, it's hard to believe as the gold and silver prices have been trending lower while the broader markets grind up higher, but if we look at the fundamental and technical indicators, the stock market and precious metals are now at extreme opposites.
The situation in the silver market is so much more favorable today than when it was trading at $20 at the peak in 2007. I will go one step further and say that the current silver indicators are even better than when the silver price fell to $9 towards the end of 2008.
When the Dow Jones Index reached a high of 14,000 in July 2007, silver was trading at $12.75 an ounce. Thus, we had a 1,100-1 Dow Jones-Silver Ratio. An investor could purchase 1,100 oz of silver for the Dow Jones that month. However, as the price of silver shot up over $20 in 2008, the Dow Jones-Silver Ratio fell to a low of 600-1. Once the markets started to sell off and as the silver price dropped to $9 in October 2008, the Dow Jones-Silver Ratio went back up to 1,100-1.
Now, if you look at the where the Dow Jones-Silver Ratio is today, it's at a high of 1,823-1. Thus, the Dow Jones-Silver Ratio is 65% higher than it was when silver was trading at $9 in October 2008. I don't believe precious metals investors realize just how extreme this indicator has become.
I also wanted to update the long-term Dow Jones and Silver charts. I have spent more time understanding technical analysis, and I can tell you that it does impact the markets when retail and professional investors trade based on technical indicators. Of course, it doesn't change the fundamental reason to own precious metals due to the ongoing disintegration of the financial system via massive money printing and debt.
However, technical analysis does provide SOME CLUES on how the market is changing. And when investors rotate out of one sector or industry and into another, then we will see volume and price react in a profound way. Currently, the retail and professional traders (for the most part) are not interested in gold or silver. But, that will change.
The Dow Jones Index is now 90% above its 200 Month Moving Average (MMA). Yes, there is a 200 MMA when we use a "monthly chart." If I use a daily chart, then we have a 200 Day moving average, and if I use a weekly chart, then we have a 200 Week moving average. Using a monthly chart and a 200 MMA provides us Birds-Eye view of the markets. For the Dow Jones Index to fall back to its 200 MMA, it would need to drop 12,250 points.
The Commercials are now net long silver by 14,613 contracts while the Speculators are net short by 25,000 contacts, another record. What this chart is telling me is that silver is so FAR off the RADAR that Commercials are now becoming bullish while the Speculators are becoming bearish. This is quite a change as the Speculators were net long silver by 50,000 contracts just three months ago.
When the silver price fell from $34 down to $19 during the end of 2012 and into the summer of 2013, silver sentiment reached a record low of "17", below the 30 level which indicates "extreme pessimism." Today, the silver sentiment is back down to the 17 level once again, but the difference is that the silver price is $5 lower than it was in 2013.
In looking at these charts, the indicators suggest that silver is both excessively oversold and disliked. When a stock or commodity is in favor, then it moves up towards the "excessive optimism" level. So, not only is the silver price well below its 200 MMA, its also at a record low sentiment reading.
However, this doesn't mean that the silver price can't trend lower. Even though the silver price could continue to weaken, it is setting up for a significant reversal higher whereas the markets will turn down severely. I have to say; this current precious metals-stock market structure is one I have never seen before. Normally, when the stock markets sell off, so do commodities and the precious metals.
Now, the only time when the precious metals disconnected from the markets was during the 1970's inflationary period, and commodities such as oil and copper increased along with gold and silver from 1971 to 1980.
Today, investors are focused on the stock indexes, FANG stocks, Real Estate, Bonds, and what's left of the Crypto market. But, when the markets finally correct lower, there aren't too many alternative investments to protect the mighty gains made in the stock market. I believe investors will begin to rotate back into the precious metals sector during the next bear market in stocks and real estate.
However, when the retail and professional investors rotate back into the precious metals sector, the amount of interest and volume will likely be nothing we have witnessed before. Why? Well, it has to do with the over-leveraged and highly indebted financial system that we have today than in any other time in history.
As I mentioned in my previous article, the U.S. public debt continues to surge higher, which is impacting the interest the Treasury has to pay on that debt. The U.S. Government debt service will easily surpass $500 billion this and will likely be over $520 billion. But, what happens when the U.S. Government loses control over the low 2.3% average interest rate that it's paying to service its debt. If it just doubles to 5%, then the annual interest expense jumps to $1 trillion.
While it has been frustrating to watch the precious metals prices trend lower over the past seven years while seemingly everything else (minus the cryptos) continues to grind higher, patience will finally pay off to investors who understood the reason to purchase and hold gold and silver.
Lastly, to those individuals who believe the precious metals won't experience another bull market for another decade or two, similar to the 1983-2003 period, we had the energy to drive global economic. However, this time around, we won't have the energy to pull us out of the next recession-depression. Thus, another excellent reason to protect wealth with gold and silver.


Baby Boomers currently make up nearly 20% of the United States population, and as this generation begins to reach retirement age they are coming face to face with many issues concerning today's senior citizens, some of which previous generations didn't have to think about. If you or a loved one is currently a senior citizen, then it's time to proactively learn how to meet the challenges of aging in America.
Modern medicine has greatly improved the expected quality of life for senior citizens, as well as extending the expected lifespan. However, health problems are still the single biggest issue most Americans face as they age. Hearing, sight and memory loss are all a part of the aging process. Illnesses like diabetes, heart disease and Alzheimer's are also common among seniors.
Seniors need assistance in adapting to the new limitations caused by health problems. Support groups for those suffering from chronic health issues are available. Additional support is available for family members and friends of seniors with serious illnesses. One option for seniors who want to remain independent while dealing with illnesses is a home health care aide that can provide medical care in the home. Some assisted living centers may also serve as an alternative living arrangement for your loved one. Assisted living centers can often provide the feeling of living independently, while still being able to offer assistance when needed.
Perhaps the biggest issue facing many seniors today is the rising cost of medical care. Seniors need to educate themselves about senior health insurance options and about Medicare. Medicare is a federal health insurance program primarily for those ages 65 and older.
Medicare Part A covers hospital stays, nursing home and hospice care and portions of home health care. Medicare Part B covers preventative services, certain outpatient care and physician services. Medicare Part C is offered through private companies in contract with Medicare. Part C can provide you with benefits from both parts A and B. Finally, Medicare Part D provides prescription drug coverage. Medicare.gov provides in-depth information about all Medicare plans, including how Medicare works with individual health insurance plans.
Not having life insurance is another serious issue facing many of today's seniors. Fortunately, burial and funeral insurance plans are available to fit the budget and needs of many of today's aging Americans. Burial and funeral insurance plans provide a means for senior citizens to ensure their families won't be unduly burdened with final expense costs which average between $5,000 and $10,000.
Burial insurance plans are typically much cheaper than regular life insurance plans because the death benefits are lower. Seniors not covered by regular life insurance plans should strongly consider coverage through a funeral insurance plan.
Along with issues like medical care costs and final expenses, many seniors often face loneliness. Adult children are typically living away from the family home and busy with lives of their own. Many seniors may also face loneliness after the death of a spouse. Forming new social relationships can also be a struggle for seniors because peers are often wrapped up in their own lives and health issues.
Senior organizations and local groups can provide lonely seniors with social settings. Search online, in the newspaper and around the community for ads for local senior groups that you or your loved one might want to join. Senior groups exist that are specifically for single men or women, but married people can also enjoy getting out and meeting others their age.


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An evening of beauty, speed and violence to celebrate the hundredth anniversary of the founding of Futurism by F.T. Marinetti. Hear, see, drive and eat Futurist culture in creations never before witnessed in this country.
TAINTED (amongst other artists) will be performing their Futurist Orchestra, which has been performed at the SHUNT Lounge and the Estorick Gallery.


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Sadiq Khan confirms Congestion Charge amid coronavirus
June 19, 2020 June 19, 2020 Editor
London's congestion charge will rise on Monday and longer hours will be introduced, Sadiq Khan has confirmed.
The Mayor says the changes are a temporary response to the coronavirus pandemic.
From next week, the daily fee to travel in the central London zone will be £15 per vehicle.
Operating hours will be extended from 7am – 6pm on weekdays, to 7am – 10pm seven days a week.
The residents' discount – which saves locals 90 per cent of the fee – will also be closed to new applicants from 1 August.
But TfL has now made charity workers and some council staff exempt from the charge – a major concession to previous plans.
The Local Democracy Service previously reported that some London charities fear the financial hit from the charge could force them to cut down work during the pandemic.
NHS staff and care workers are already exempt from the congestion charge during the coronavirus outbreak, and can continue to claim reimbursement.
The levy was initially paused during lockdown to help key workers avoid public transport on their commute – but was reintroduced on Monday 18 May.
Bringing back the charge was one of the conditions of a Government bailout of Transport for London (TfL) agreed last month.
Ministers also told the Mayor to "urgently bring forward proposals to widen the scope and levels" of the congestion charge.
Traffic in the city centre has already surged back to pre-pandemic levels – and could double as lockdown eases without a higher payment, Transport for London (TfL) warned.
But the network believes raising the fee could cut traffic by a third – and see air pollution drop as much as 11 per cent in toxic air black spots.
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan said the changes would keep roads moving for essential trips in the capital.
"Coronavirus continues to present our city with unprecedented challenges," he said.
"But I am determined to ensure that we emerge from this pandemic with a cleaner, greener and more sustainable transport system.
"The reality is that due to social distancing requirements public transport can only carry a fraction of the number of passengers compared to pre-pandemic levels – even when we are back to running completely full services.
"While capacity on the network needs to be preserved for those people who need it most, we can't allow journeys that were previously taken on public transport to be replaced with car trips."
Liberal Democrat London Assembly member Caroline Pidgeon welcomed the exemption for charities – something she had been pushing for.
"Volunteers and charities who are doing such important work helping vulnerable people during the pandemic should be helped not hindered," she explained.
"The changes announced are very welcome – I just regret that they have taken so long to be introduced."
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Q: How to test thread-safety with XCTest Suppose we have a following class with mutable state:
class Machine {
   var state = 0
}

Now, let's say that there are some internal mechanisms that control the state. However, state change can occur on any thread or queue, so reading and writing to the state property must be performed in thread safe environment. To achieve that we will use simple sync(:_) method on dispatch_queue_t to synchronize access to the state variable. (Not the only way to do this, but that's one example)
Now, we can create create one private variable that holds the state value and another public variable with custom setters and getters that utilizes dispatch_sync(_:) method.
class Machine {
    private var internalState = 0

    var state: Int {
        get {
            var value: Int?
            dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
                value = self.internalState
            }
            return value!
        }

        set(newState) {
            dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue()) {
                self.internalState = newState
            }
        }
    }
}

state now has safe synchronized access from any queue or thread - it's thread safe.
Now here's the question.
How to test this behavior using XCTest?
Since class Machine can have a complex state machine we need to test how it performs in any environment:

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*Test access to state from any queue or thread

*Test writing to state from any queue or thread

What are best approaches for testing this kind of behavior successfully?
Currently, I'm creating array of custom dispatch queues and array of defined states. Then I use dispatch_async method to change the state and test its value. That introduces new issues with XCTest execution because I need to track when all state mutations finish. That solution seems rather complex and unmaintainable.
What are the things I can do differently to achieve better testing?

A: There are two important moving parts when considering to test thread-safe code like this:

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*that the state accessor only runs in the context of a lock

*that the locking mechanism is actually thread safe.

While the first one can be relatively testable by using mocking techniques, the latter one is difficult to test, mainly because validating that some code is thread-safe involves unit testing code from multiple threads accessing the thread-safe resource at the same time. And even this technique is not bullet proof, as we cannot fully control the execution order of the threads that we create from the unit tests, nor the allocated time per thread to make sure we catch all possible race conditions that can occur.
Considering the above, I'd recommend writing a small class/struct that provides the locking mechanism, and use it within the state accessors. Separating the responsibilities like this makes it easier to asses the correctitude of the locking mechanism via code review.
So, my recommendation would be to move the thread-safe code into a dedicated wrapper, and to use that wrapper from the Machine class:
/// A struct that just wraps a value and access it in a thread safe manner
public struct ThreadSafeBox<T> {
    private var _value: T

    /// Thread safe value, uses the main thread to synchronize the accesses
    public var value: T {
        get {
            if Thread.isMainThread { return _value }
            else { return DispatchQueue.main.sync { _value } }
        }
        set {
            if Thread.isMainThread { _value = newValue }
            else { DispatchQueue.main.sync { _value = newValue } }
        }
    }

    /// Initializes the box with the given value
    init(_ value: T) {
        _value = value
    }
}

The ThreadSafeBox code is relatively small and any design flaws can be spotted at code review time, so theoretically its thread safeness can be  proven by code analysis. Once we prove the reliability of the ThreadSafeBox, then we have the guarantee that Machine is also thread safe in respect to its state property.
If you really want to test the property accessors, you could validate the fact that the get/set operations run only on the main thread, this should be enough to verify the thread safeness. Just note that the locking mechanism is something tied to the implementation details of that class, and unit testing implementation details has the disadvantage of tightly coupling the unit and the unit test. And that can lead to the need for updating the test if the implementation details change, which makes the test less reliable.


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Book Notes – Originals by Adam Grant
What does it take to question the status quo and produce something original?
That's the question that author Adam Grant poses in his 2016 book Originals: How Non-Conformists Move the World. The answer he reaches might surprise you.
Grant takes us on a journey through recent history, into the psychology lab, and behind the doors of inventors and investors to get at the core of how originality happens. Along the way, he dispells several myths that even he once held true.
Some key points from the book I think you might appreciate include how original work happens in the first place, and how as leaders we can establish an environment that encourages originality from all of us.
Is it Quality or Quantity? Yes.
One of the things Grant does early on in the book is to point out that everything the most creative minds produce is not automatically great.
In fact, most of it isn't.
Instead, what those creators are doing is playing a numbers game. The more they produce, the greater the odds that they'll come up with something original.
Shakespeare wrote 37 plays and 154 sonnets. Picasso produced 1,800 paintings and 1,200 sculptures. Maya Angelou wrote six autobiographies. Thomas Edison filed 1,093 patents.
Yet of all this output, each of these famous minds is really known for just a few of their accomplishments. And it was during their time of greatest productivity that they came up with their best, most original work.
So one way to be more original is simply to create more of whatever you do – you'll get better at it, and some of it may be truely outstanding.
Of Monkeys and Titles
In a more recent and modern application, consider how the company Upworthy develops titles for videos it wants to go viral.
One recent video they wanted to promote shows two monkeys being paid in food to do a simple task. One monkey gets cucumber, which is fine, until he sees that the other monkey is getting paid in the much more delicious grapes. The first monkey's reaction to the inequity is priceless.
The original title for the video was, "Remember Planet of the Apes? It's Closer to Reality Than You Think." Over 8,000 people watched it.
Then they tried a different title, "2 Monkeys Were Paid Unequally; See What Happens Next." This title attracted hundres of thousands of views.
Upworthy's rule is that you have to generate at least 25 possible headlines before you are likely to find one that is really good.
Our first ideas tend to be the most conventional and unremarkable. It's only when we become desperate in our search for those next ones that our minds stretch enough to produce something original and good.
Our first ideas tend to be the most unremarkable; we have to stretch ourselves to be original. Click To Tweet
The Asch Paradigm
Grant explores lots of other ways to develop originality in our thinking that are very well worth the read. Then later in the book he explores why, even if we have a good idea, sometimes it never comes to light. One of the reasons is the influence that others have on our thinking.
In a revealing study, psychologist Solomon Asch asked people to judge the length of a printed line on a card and compare it with three others on a different card.
One of the three lines was the same, the others were clearly longer or shorter. The task was to select the line that matched the original one.
When working alone, people were nearly 100% accurate in their choices, no great revelation there. What was surprising was what happened when more people were introduced into the selection process.
Researchers added seven confederates to the group, and asked each member to state which line was the correct answer. Seating was arranged so that the confederates would always speak first. One after another, they were unanimous in pointing out a specific, incorrect line as the right answer.
The unwitting study participant always went last, and the results were amazing: They often and knowingly went along with the incorrect choice.
Their error rate rose from nearly zero to 37%. Three quarters of the participants gave at least one incorrect answer out of 12 trials. Only 25% of the participants consistently stuck to their guns regardless of what the others said.
The impact is clear. Unity of opinion in a group, even if obviously wrong, can have a tremendous impact on our willingness to be different, to be original.
Inciting the Rebel
What's the antidote? Adding a "true partner."
The presence of even just one other person who is willing to go against the majority was sufficient to dramatically lower the error rate from 37% to only 5.5%.
As Grant concludes, "merely knowing that you are not the only resister makes it substantially easier to reject the crowd."
I'd add that the moment you find yourself looking for originality on your team but see only uniform agreement, consider Mark Twain's comment:
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. - Mark Twain Click To Tweet
Or better, from Colin Powell's book It Worked for Me:
Disagree with me, do it with feeling. You owe that to me; that's why you are here. - Colin Powell Click To Tweet
If you want to boost creativity and originality on your team, you have to cultivate an environment where not only is it OK to disagree, it's expected. That's when you begin to harness the brainpower of your best people.
Originals – The Takeaway
Adam Grant's Originals is full of revealing studies like these. The broad array of stories, experiments, and real-life examples makes the reading captivating even as he translates how principles discovered during research apply in the real world.
Grant even opens the book with a story about how he had an opportunity to get on the ground floor of an original idea that ultimately made its founders millions. But because he evaluated the idea and its backers the same way most of us do, he declined to get involved.
Perhaps by reading this book and absorbing the lessons that Grant offers, we can learn to be more original ourselves, encourage creativity on our teams, or at least recognize it when we see it.
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Dodds takes debut win at Dalton
The second round of the Abingdon Race Team Winter Series at Dalton Barracks featured some classic British winter racing weather. Nevertheless, the freezing wind and rain didn't damped the spirits of the riders in dark blue.
In the women's race several breaks were established and then failed before, at about half distance, Issy Dodds decided to make her move. A pair of other riders appeared to have bridged across to her, only to be firmly dropped in the crosswinds. Issy proceeded to ride solo for the remainder of the race, settling into an imperious rhythm to finish over 1 minute 20 seconds clear of the field. An incredible performance in the conditions, made even more so by the fact this was the first time Issy, who has made the move over from rowing this year, has finished a bike race (after puncturing in round 1 of the series).
In the bunch spring behind Issy, Mimi Harrison demonstrated her ever-growing sprinting prowess to take 3rd place. Becca te Water-Naude had also been looking strong and done a good job of covering all the moves while her team mate was up the road. An unfortunate puncture in the final minutes ended her race prematurely.
In the men's 3rd category race, the stiff crosswinds made for an aggressive race. After a seemingly endless series of attacks a break of three eventually established itself with OUCC's Matt Kerin making the selection. The three battled hard in the conditions to maintain their advantage, with the bunch only giving up the chase in the final minutes. Matt made a strong move at the bell but was chased down, eventually rolling home for 3rd. Meanwhile, Michael Knight managed to escape the bunch with a few laps to go and rode solo to take a strong 4th place.
We also had a number of riders in the 4th category race, several of whom were riding their first races and acquitted themselves admirably. Most notably George Edwards, who is far from a newbie and was technically racing in Condors colours, took 2nd.
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Which College Groups Have the Highest Enrollment?
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Statistical snapshots of college enrollment by Carnegie classification for doctoral universities, master's colleges and universities, baccalaureate colleges and baccalaureate/associate colleges.
Source: Chronicle analysis of U.S. Department of Education data
Note: Numbers of institutions and enrollment figures are drawn from fall-2015 to fall-2019 data for degree-granting four- and two-year institutions eligible to participate in Title IV federal student-aid programs. Classifications are from the 2018 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, a project of Indiana University's Center for Postsecondary Research. Those classifications were determined with 2016-17 data. Doctoral universities are those that awarded at least 20 research/scholarship doctorates, or at least 30 professional-practice doctorates across at least two programs. The level of research activity for universities reporting more than $5 million in research spending was determined with a complex formula. Master's institutions awarded at least 50 master's degrees but fewer than 20 research doctorates. Larger programs awarded at least 200 degrees; medium, 100 to 199; smaller, 50 to 99. Institutions that granted fewer than 50 master's degrees were also included in "smaller" if they offered exclusively or mostly professional/graduate degrees. Baccalaureate colleges are generally ones that awarded at least 50-percent bachelor's degrees and fewer than 50 master's degrees. They are considered to have an arts-and-sciences focus if at least half the bachelor's degrees awarded were in the arts and sciences; otherwise, they are classified as "diverse fields." Baccalaureate/associate colleges include those that offered at least one bachelor's-degree program but conferred more than 50 percent of degrees at the associate level. Such colleges are classified as "mixed" if they conferred more than 10 percent of degrees at the baccalaureate level, and as "associate dominant" if less than 10 percent. Associate colleges are categorized based on how much they focused on career and technical fields that require only an associate degree, compared with fields that require transfer to another institution for further education to obtain related employment. They are also classified by their traditional versus nontraditional student mix: the share of degree-seeking, full-time, and younger students compared with non-degree-seeking and part-time students. Tribal colleges and special-focus institutions are excluded from other categories. Branch campuses are counted separately if reported separately in Ipeds. Enrollment averages are weighted by the number of institutions in each classification. Unclassified institutions were excluded from the data.
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It is said that an average person can spend 72 days removing unwanted hair in their lifetime. Fortunately, there is a much more efficient procedure to get rid of unwanted hair for good.
Most of us have heard about laser hair removal, but it seems that most people still are uncertain about whether or not they want to have the procedure performed. So I'm here to set the records straight and hopefully help you decide whether laser hair removal is right for you.
What makes an eligible candidate?
Laser hair removal can be used on any part of the body: eyebrows, armpits, back, arms, legs, etc. Anyone with unwanted hair on their body is a safe candidate. There are virtually no limitations to who can get laser hair removal, but there are a few steps which may help you to have a successful and safe procedure. The most important aspect to getting your procedure done is to verify the credentials of your physician. Laser hair removal is a medical procedure that can potentially have serious risks if performed by an underqualified physician with minimal experience in the field.
Plucking and waxing should be avoided for about six weeks before the procedure. Laser hair removal targets the roots of your hair, which can be temporarily removed by plucking and waxing. Avoiding sun exposure for six weeks before and after the procedure could also help minimize the chances of complications and increase the overall effectiveness of the procedure.
Laser hair removal works by targeting actively growing hair follicles and inhibiting their ability to grow hair. Before your procedure is performed, the physician will have the hair in the targeted area cut to just a few millimeters above your skin surface. Eye protection may be needed depending on the type of laser used. The physician will then run a test on one area of your body to make sure the settings are set to the appropriate levels. The laser then pulsesmany on and off in the fraction of a second allowing for maximum speed and efficiency during the treatment. Generally, procedures last 20-30 minutes and can cost around 235$ per session. But these factors vary greatly depending on: size of the area treated, number of treatments required, who is performing the procedure, and where (geographically) the procedure is being performed.
Recovery and prevention of negative effects.
Laser hair removal is an extremely safe procedure with side effects being next to none. That's the case only if the physician has performed enough procedures on a very diverse group of people. Yes, different people will react differently to different settings on the laser. Getting your procedure done by an experienced physician who has used their machine many times will allow them to make the necessary adjustments in order to give you the best results.
Lasers have high concentrations of heat and light, so any burning or other uncomfortable sensations can be treated with various lotions and cooling packs which your physician should provide you with. Sometimes four-six treatments are necessary to get the permanent results you're looking for. However, five 30 minute sessions are much more efficient than spending 72 days of your life shaving off unwanted hairs.


A curved golden bridge held up by two giant hands, designed by TA Landscape Architecture, has opened to the public near Da Nang in central Vietnam.
The curved golden bridge at the Ba Na Hill Mountain Resorts Da Nang appears to be held up by two stone hands, which are in fact constructed from fiberglass and wire mesh positioned around steel supports.
Named Golden Bridge, the walkway forms part of an upgraded route between two cable-car stations within the mountain-top resort.
Vu Viet Anh, design principal at Ho Chi Minh City-based TA Landscape Architecture, told Dezeen the design was inspired by the "world of gods, giant things and livings things".
The bride's hands are decorated with cracks and moss to make them look like aged stone ruins.
"The remarkable appearance of two huge grips looks like they drew the bridge out from the land and adore it as it were a gift from nature," said the practice.
The 150-meter long, five meters wide, the pedestrian bridge is held up by simple steel supports with the hands acting purely as decoration. It has a timber deck with stainless steel handrails colored golden.
"[The bridge] was patterned as precious gold bullion which was dragged out and being treasured by a giant pair of hands between heaven and earth," continued the practice.
According to TA Landscape Architecture the client, Sun Group, was initially hesitant about the design but was persuaded by the practice.
"At first, the client was quite concerned about this bridge. It took months to persuade them of the final design," added Vu Viet Anh.
Last year Swiss rope constructed the world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge across a Swiss valley, while in 2016 the world's tallest and longest glass bridge opened across a canyon in China's Zhangjiajie National Forest Park.


A happy June to you all!
...and I hope that June will be the best!
Great to get the little ones running about and not all bundled up. Glad you're enjoying time outdoors.
Thank you, Kim - and you!!
Ah, thank you Louisa. A lovely month of June to you too!
I love this little diary snippet. Actually, I'm curious to know more about some days :) Sounds like you had a lovely month, full of mini adventures and productivity!
Thanks, Polly. A wonderful June to you!


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Building on the success of the Share a Coke campaign in Australia, Coca-Cola rolls out the name-based promotion in the UK and Ireland. The brand is inviting consumers to share some joy with their family and friends this summer by buying them Coca-Cola, Diet Coke and Coke Zero bottles, with their names on the label.
Consumers across the two countries now can purchase bottles featuring one of 150 most popular names in the countries, ranging from Aaron to Zoe. One can play with the new format in different ways—buy such bottles as a personalized gift, or use it as an invitation to share the soda beverage (if the recipient's bottle features the name of the giver).
The personalized packaging includes 375-500 ml PET bottles in the UK as well as 500 PET bottles and an accompanying collection of 'You' and 'Me' 330ml cans in Ireland. Those who won't find the names of their dear ones on the bottles, can create their own digital can online on www.shareacoke.ie and www.shareacoke.co.uk to share it with family and friends.
The campaign supporting the new promotion launched in early May with a TVC, digital promotion and a water projection show at Dublin's Grand Canal dock on May 10-11. Consumers were invited to contribute to the water installation by sending tweets with the hash tag #ShareACoke—their messages appeared on the giant water screen.
"We are delighted to be launching the Share a Coke campaign, which sees the iconic Coca-Cola script transformed and personalised for our consumers for the first time in our history. We understand the value of offering consumers an authentic and personal brand experience, which is why we are inviting the public to have fun finding the names on our products and taking the time to Share a Coke with their friends and loved ones, both in-store and online," commented Jon Woods, Managing Director, Great Britain and Ireland.
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He talked about the challenges and development of credit reporting in Iran. Besides, he presented the products and achievements of Iran credit scoring Co. Dr. Ahmad Mojtahed, vice-chairman of Bank Saman, was the other speaker and talked about the role of credit reporting and credit scoring in making credit decision. Mr. Karel Racil, senior manager at Creditinfo Solution, continued and elaborated on the role of credit reporting and credit scoring in financial inclusion. Dr. Saeed Taghi Molaei, deputy consultant at economic affairs and finance ministry, talked about the role of credit index in improving business and the role of credit scoring in facilitating business. Finally, Serhat Ucel, country manager at Prometeia, gave speech about the role of credit scoring in risk management, in accordance with banking standards. It is worth mentioning that panel discussion about challenges of credit scoring business was also held with attendance of specialists.


Next year, Google's parent company Alphabet will test its drone delivery service in Finland. It announced that Helsinki will be the first European location for Wing, which has been testing drones in Australia.
Its aircraft will deliver packages weighing up to 1.5 kg within minutes of an order being placed. Several companies, including Wing and Amazon, are developing drone delivery services but they have spent years in development without launching.
In December 2013, Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos predicted his company's Prime Air delivery service would launch within five years. However, its service is still in development.
Wing said its drones had made 55,000 journeys in Australia, delivering items such as medicine, coffee and household goods. It said it had chosen Finland for its European trial because Finnish people were "renowned for being early-adopters of new technologies".
It has invited them to share what products they would like to see delivered by drone, with suggestions including breakfast, lunch, painkillers and household essentials. Customers will be able to place an order using a smartphone app and the drone delivery will be offered free of charge during the trial period.
BBC.com reports that for drone delivery services to be viable, the technology giants must show that their drones are safe and reliable. Critics also question whether the public will want noisy drones delivering goods in towns and cities. But Wing says drone delivery is "safer, faster and more environmentally friendly than ground delivery".


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A Family Friendly Video Game That Anyone Will Love
On of the favorite games for the game cube is Mario Power Tennis. It is great for all the sport lovers and game lovers in the world. It all began years ago with Pac Man, Mario Brothers and the list goes on and on. The game world has come a long way since the days of Pac Man and Ms. Pac Man. There are adventure games, sports, racing, karate or ninjas, and many more.
There are games to please everyone. Today's games are looking more like reality than ever before. Mario Power Tennis is however just a game for fun so they are still more like the basic Marios.
Some people like the reality games but they are also scary when it comes to your kids knowing how to distinguish the difference between a game and reality. Much like some television shows and movies, there are some games that children should not be able to play. Some of the games can mess up a child's mind. Parents should control what games their children play.
Mario Power Tennis for Game Cube would be a fun and safe game for them to play. The characters are fun and very distinguishable from reality. Some of the more reality killing games are hard to deal with because they even look real like adults. There is enough killing and crimes without playing the games and killing others.
We are at war and killing is a reality so we do not need games with people killing other people in them. It isn't near as bad if we are slaying a dragon. The games today are so realistic, they include blood and everything to make it look like it happened right on the street.
It is bad enough to make even some grownups have nightmares so we can only guess as to how it is affecting our kids. Thanks to games like Mario Power Tennis, there is still hope for the world. There are many testimonials of game players who are very pleased with the Mario Power Tennis game and claim that it is a lot of fun and very up to date in their maneuvers and plays. The power shots like the slice, topspin, drop, flat, and lob are all included, and different positions are an added plus to the game as compared to the basic game. The game is exciting to play if you are a tennis player and even if you aren't.
The game can be great fun especially with multi players. But for the single players, they can still challenge Mario, Luigi, Peach, and the gang. Mario Power Tennis may just be the favored tennis game of all time. Some may not agree about Mario games and other not so realistic games but they are some recommended games for children and adults who do not want to see all of the blood and hear all of the foul language.
Gregg Hall is an author living in Navarre Florida. Find more about this as well as wacky gift ideas at http://www.wackygiftideas.com


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The local town wants the water tower to be filled with 75% of its volume and not exceed that amount. The one water tower was constructed to hold a maximum of 2,500,000 pounds of water. If water weighs 62.4 pounds per cubic foot, can either water tower be filled to the town's demands? Justify your
The local town wants the water tower to be filled with 75% of its volume and not exceed that amount.
The one water tower was constructed to hold a maximum of 2,500,000 pounds of water. If water weighs 62.4 pounds per cubic foot, can either water tower be filled to the town's demands? Justify your
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The one water tower was constructed to hold
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water weighs 62.4 pounds per cubic foot,
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The relatives and friends of Ms. Taylor Hill and those of her parents, Gordon and Kathy Hill; those of her siblings, Hillary Hill, Randall Edwards and Ryan Evans; and those of her grandmothers, Georgianna Campbell and Elizabeth Hill are invited to attend her celebration of life service on Thursday, April 4, 2019, 11:00AM at Shield of Faith Church, 1519 Foster Creek Rd., Hanahan, SC. Interment will follow at Brownsville Community Cemetery, Summerville, SC. There will not be a wake service.
To The Family, Please Accept My Heartfelt Condolences. Truly the loss of a precious loved one is most difficult. I would like to share something with you that has comforted me, I hope it will comfort you in some way also. It is the promise our loving Heavenly Father Jehovah God gives us in Revelation 21:4"He will wipe out every tear from their eyes and death will be no more, neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away." Yes, We can look forward to a time soon to come when All suffering including death will be done away with forever and we will never again be separated from our precious loved ones ever again. For more encouraging information from the bible. Please visit www.jw.org and view the video "What is the Condition of the Dead"?
To Kathy and Gordon Family, I am deeply saddened on the passing of Taylor. We will continue to pray for you and your family during your bereavement time. Love you, Krissy, Trinity, and family.