My name is Arlene, and two years ago, I was involved in a car accident that wasn't my fault. I had some injuries that required a hospital stay, and I was unable to return to work for several weeks. I didn't know how I was going to pay my bills, and it was very stressful for me. My friend told me that I needed to hire an accident and personal injury attorney so I could recover my lost wages and medical costs. I was so glad that I hired the attorney, and my stress level immediately went down. Through the attorney, I was able to get a settlement, and I was no longer in financial trouble. I am writing this blog to let everyone know the importance of hiring an attorney after an accident. It's my wish that this blog will help others who are in similar situations.
Anticoagulants, also known as blood thinners, are used to prevent blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. These medications do not actually thin your blood, but they do decrease blood platelet aggregation. This means that you are less likely to develop a blood clot because anticoagulants make your platelets less sticky and less likely to form a clot. Anticoagulants can also heighten your risk for an intracranial hemorrhage, or bleeding in the brain.
This type of stroke may be more common in elderly people who have been taking anticoagulants for many years; however, it can happen in younger people. If you have suffered an intracranial hemorrhage as a result of your blood thinning medication, see your physician on a regular basis and make an appointment with a personal injury lawyer.
He or she will review your medical records, including your physician notes and hospital chart, to determine if you should pursue litigation against the prescribing physician for failure to monitor your platelet counts and other blood tests that are required during anticoagulant therapy, or the drug company.
Certain medications can cause liver damage, including those used in the treatment of high cholesterol, known as statins. If you were unable to lower your cholesterol with lifestyle changes such as weight loss, exercise, eating a healthy diet, and smoking cessation, your doctor may have prescribed statin medication. Cholesterol-lowering drugs can cause side effects, which are usually mild; however, they can also cause a serious condition known as rhabdomyolysis.
This condition causes the destruction of muscle tissue and liver damage, and if not recognized and treated quickly, it can be disabling or even life-threatening. Symptoms of rhabdomyolysis include extreme muscle pain, lethargy, dark urine, jaundice, and decreased urinary output. In advanced cases, kidney failure can develop. If you believe that your statin drug caused you to get sick, contact a personal injury lawyer. If your physician delayed treatment despite your complaints, you may be entitled to a substantial monetary award if negligence can be proven.
Medications used to slow the progression of osteoporosis can raise your risk for a disease that causes bone destruction of the jaw. Known as osteonecrosis, this condition causes bone exposure and jaw deformity, severe pain in the jaw, and difficulty opening and closing the mouth. If your jawbone is exposed, see your physician as soon as possible. He or she may recommend that you see an oral surgeon for further evaluation and treatment.
If you have osteonecrosis of the jaw, your osteoporosis medication will be discontinued, and instead, your doctor may recommend that you take a combination calcium/vitamin D supplement. Calcium and vitamin D may not reverse existing osteoporosis damage, but it may slow the progression of further disease and may even lower your risk for fracture if you fall. If you develop osteonecrosis of your jaw, contact a personal injury attorney.
The lawyer will review your medical and dental records and speak with your healthcare team to determine if you have suffered a permanent disability as a result of your osteoporosis medication. If so, you may be awarded a large monetary reward for your pain and suffering and for your future medical care.
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Another spring and it's all happening again at Willington Gravel Pits in Derbyshire. Despite the wind persisting to blow from the north, the spring migration has started to show here in Derbyshire. The first Sand Martins have appeared and this spookily coincides with a really large hatch of insects one morning. Here they are stopping for a break on a small bush in mid-water.
A 2nd summer Yellow-legged Gull drops in to Dead goose island.
The first Common Terns return to their last year's breeding ground, but are immediately attacked by resident Black-headed Gulls, who are already in-place with nests and females sitting on eggs. This boils over as an unfortunate tern gets too close. The Black-headed Gull crashes into the tern and holds it underwater – something I have never seen before.
After a short struggle, the tern escapes unharmed, but this serves as a warning that birds will defend their nesting sites vigorously.
If only to prove this, shortly afterwards 4 Great Crested Grebes get involved in a fight – the result of which leaves one grebe severely injured and in fact died shortly afterwards.
There are two Little ringed Plovers here at the moment, although it is not certain if they will breed. They spend all day together with occasional flights around the pit. They fly extremely fast and are a challenge to photograph.
The Gadwall have all but left the site for their breeding grounds, but one or two still stay and can be seen flying about the pits.
A passing Whimbrel drops in for a rest and a drink, before moving on north.
These beautiful birds breed further north in Orkney and Shetland.
The reedbeds are filling up with warblers, singing from the tops of the reeds to attract a mate. Sedge Warblers have a spectacular act of "parachuting" straight up and back down into the reed bed, whilst singing.
In Derbyshire you can see nesting common Terns, but all other terns are passage. If you're lucky enough you will see a Sandwich Tern pass through on it's migration north.
Of course a visit to the Farne Islands in north-east England will enable you to see a large colony of these birds, however in Derbyshire we have to make do with a fleeting glimpse.
Spring would not be spring without the call of the Cuckoo. In recent years they have suffered a great decline in numbers and despite their protection in both the UK and in their wintering grounds in Africa, their numbers are still down. Looking like a cross between a Wood Pigeon and a sparrowhawk in flight, they are great flyers and brighten any-one's day up!
The year at Willington will continue with the next installment at the end of May, when we will find out how successful the birds have been.
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Why the NDP is Right to Want to Abolish the Senate
Why are we talking about the Senate? I thought this thread was about FPTP, PR, MMP, STV, and so on? Geez you people are hard to keep up with.
While we're on the Senate, I can't think of anything new to say, so I'll just repeat what I said on September 11 upthread:
I disagree, entirely, with the stupid campaign to get rid of the Senate, as I have said on many occasions. It shows how deeply some hired pundits can misunderstand what Canadian working people are concerned about - and how desperate the NDP is to find an issue which will distinguish it from Trudeau (tough job, when their economic policies are virtually indistinguishable).
terrytowel
pookie wrote:
terrytowel wrote:
Is there something in the Constitution that says the Senate must be full? Couldn't it be just left vacant, and Harper stop appointing senators. There are already several vacancies, and we are approaching the double digits.
Sure. As long as you're ok with not passing any more legislation.
But then how would legislation pass if the Senate was abolished vs the Senate just being vacant?
Former MP Carolyn Parrish just tweeted
"Only step left is to hold a national referendum. If healthy majority want Senate abolished, provinces will have to co-operate. No shortcuts."
NorthReport
It's over folks, time to move on and focus on jobs and the economy.
Senate reform, abolition 'off table': Harper
http://www.nationalnewswatch.com/2014/04/25/newsalert-no-to-unilateral-s...
Note the date. I agree with Harper. But just on this point.
However, I look forward to Tom Mulcair's next National Tour to Convince Canadians that Abolishing the Senate is Really Really Important. Should be a humdinger, like the last one.
Brachina
Actually I believe that if the Senate does not vote on a matter in either a 60 or 90 day period it automatically passes.
If Harper is smart he will now choose Senators that the NDP and Liberals also support.
A simple solution to the dysfunctional Senate is for the Prime Minister to appoint senators that are supported by a majority of the opposition members of the House of Commons.
If the Governor General stops appointing Senators today it will take 31 years before all the current Senators are retired. So the NDP will have to be in government for a very long time before they can take the Senate out of the legislative process. If the NDP were to lose office during this 31 year period another party, likely the Conservatives or Liberals, could fill up the Senate again with their supporters and it would take another 30 or so years at the earliest before the Senate could be taken out of the equation by simply ending Senate appointments.
Like it or not, Senate reform will take the agreement of the federal government and 7 out of 10 provinces with at least 50% of the population and Senate abolition will require the agreement of the federal government and every province.
Its nice to be proved right even tho a lot of dippers kept saying here that provincial agreement wasnt needed for anything.
You cant leave the house vacant or not fund it since its a constitutional requirement and any court would rule they must use it until they get rid of it.
Which will never ever happen since it would mean PEI would go from 4 MPs to just 1 and have no upper chamber with equal rep. And QC has said they want no changes either since they get equal rep there
So its a dead issue, referendum or not
JKR wrote:
But some have suggested offering current senators buy-out packages in exchange for their resignations.
Bacchus wrote:
I cannot imagine any province taking the Feds to court demanding the Senate be filled up, considering its low standing with the public. Harper has said he has no interest appointng any new senators now, and he is reaching double digits in vacanies at the moment.
They should just buy out the current senators and leave the place vacant. And if any province takes the Feds to court, they could turn around and ask why these provinces want to waste $91 million in tax payers money on the Senate. When that money could go to provincial transfers.
Three points;
1. I see no reason why the Commons cannot simply cut off money for the Senate. Members of the House of Lords are not paid salaries, only expenses. If this is accompanied by a rule that senators need to attend 90% of the sessions it could serve to weed out most of the Senators.
2. To answer Bacchus in post 509, I would assume that any amendemnet abolishing the Senate would also guarantee the "Senate floor" number of MPs.
3. The SCC has said that consultative Senate elections are an improper mechanism for the appointment of Senators. Even though the PM retains the final say this is merely a matter of "form over substance." Does this mean that those "elected" Senaators are illegitimate and can be challenged?
Could someone phone Mulcair (I only ever get assistants, if I'm lucky, even though he's my MP) and tell him to forget about the Senate, because nobody cares?
Are you kidding? He's just getting started.
nicky wrote:
If the motive is to indirectly and incrementally abolish the Senate, then the rule of law provides a pretty good reason.
http://m.thestar.com/#!/news/redirect/6cde58544c9591a0e0435fd93b1f0bb0
What's worse then requiring the approval of the provinces is it requires the approval of the Senate itself. This is one of the single most stunned and morally bankrupt desicions the Supreme Court has ever made, protecting corruption and cronism. They're arguements in favour of the senate are poor and illegalical. We'll see what the NDP's plan will be now.
Brachina wrote:
This is one of the single most stunned and morally bankrupt desicions the Supreme Court has ever made, protecting corruption and cronism.
Right! As far as I'm concerned, their main motive was to sabotage Tom Mulcair's crusade against the Senate. Morally bankrupt - that's letting them off easy!
My theory: They were paid off by Nigel Wright, who was taking revenge against Harper. The RCMP should investigate.
They're arguements in favour of the senate are poor and illegalical.
Ok, now I'm losing you. They said something "in favour of the Senate"? The court reference was about "are you for or against the Senate"? Now I'm totally confused. I thought it was about how the Senate could be changed or abolished. Now I don't know what to think.
The NDP was and is correct - the Senate should be abolished. The question though is how to go about it.
A Senate letdown for Quebec sovereignists
http://www.canada.com/news/Macpherson+Senate+letdown+Quebec+sovereignist...
arielc
I sort of understand where the NDP are coming from in seeking abolition of the Senate - expensive, elitist, cronyism, etc. However, the Senate exists as a check on elected governments, especially a cult party like Harper's that squeaks out a majority government via dubious means and then tries to destroy all democratic checks and ballances to grab total power and control.
I think following the Constitutional protocol could lead to some positive changes. That's why we have such checks and balances.
When Harper is faced with other Senate problems, Duffy's upcoming trail anyone, he will be able to just say - look I tried to fix the Senate but the Supreme Court ruled against me.
Did Harper lose, or is it a win in disguise?
http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/did-harper-lose-or-is-it-a-win-in...
NorthReport wrote:
I think that's quite true. Harper didn't want to be the one to tell his core supporters that he can't reform the Senate without Constitutional talks so he let the court do it for him. He doesn't care enough about it to do it right.
It's all a political game.
PROCEDURE FOR AMENDING CONSTITUTION OF CANADA
38. (1) An amendment to the Constitution of Canada may be made by proclamation issued by the Governor General under the Great Seal of Canada where so authorized by
(a) resolutions of the Senate and House of Commons; and
(b) resolutions of the legislative assemblies of at least two-thirds of the provinces that have, in the aggregate, according to the then latest general census, at least fifty per cent of the population of all the provinces.
Those sneaky Supreme Court justices! They were able to insert the above provision into the Constitution of Canada all by themselves!
What a neat trick - I wonder how they did it???
All the pundits and politicians have either been dancing around or (occasionally) explicitly saying what's become Canada's de facto law: We can't amend the constitution because Québec might sneak in. This, despite the fact that not three weeks ago Québec voted for a guy who doesn't even believe in Law 101 and wants to sign the 1982 constitution by 2017 without any concessions whatsoever.
So there you have it, Canada: A document passed by the British legislature 32 years ago and written by Pierre Trudeau to stick his finger in René Lévesque's eye is unamendable in perpetuity because of those damn dirty French and their laughable desire for self-determination. Kind of like how Lebanon hasn't had a census since 1932 because they're afraid of knowing the results.
Democracy. It's a marvellous thing.
6079_Smith_W
cco wrote:
We can't amend the constitution because Québec might sneak in.
That's far from the reason why I'm leery of opening it up. The far greater concern for me is what people like Mr. Harper would do with it, as well as like-minded premiers.
(though I have to say, that last worry is kind of out the barn door at this point since Harper has already gutted envirionemtal reviews.
Honestly, I don't think we need to do a damned thing here other than appoint more honourable senators, and use the house in the way it was intended - that means cut the politics, and let the last time they quashed legislation passed in the commons be THE last time.
Is it possible? Of course it is.
6079_Smith_W wrote:
I have no idea what this means. The Senate should be used in the way it was intended, as a retirement home for party bagmen that never interferes with any legislation whatsoever? Whence should we draw these "honourable" non-political politicians that we pay $91 million a year for the important job of having no impact whatsoever on the political process?
No, cco.
As a chamber of sober second thought. And I wouldn't call the refining process that can happen in the senate "no impact whatsoever".
If you think the unelected nature of the senate means anything, just look at how Harper has managed to concentrate power in the PMO in what is supposed to be the democratic House of Commons.
wage zombie
arielc wrote:
I sort of understand where the NDP are coming from in seeking abolition of the Senate - expensive, elitist, cronyism, etc. However, the Senate exists as a check on elected governments, especially a cult party like Harper's that squeaks out a majority government via dubious means and then tries to destroy all democratic checks and ballances to grab total power and control. I think following the Constitutional protocol could lead to some positive changes. That's why we have such checks and balances.
If abolition really is off the table, then I'd like to start talking more about my preferred solution: lottery/jury draft for Senators. Five year terms, drafting 1/5 of senators every year. Ensure proportional demographics by gender, age, province & population density.
I haven't been following much this past week and so I don't know much about the recent decision. Is this pretty much an accurate short summary? With the qualification that there could be procedural hacks such as buying out current senators and not appointing more, I assume.
I'm not sure I understand this, since you also said:
and let the last time they quashed legislation passed in the commons be THE last time.
I may be wrong, but I think the Senate can only send stuff back to the HoC for 'refinement'.
That is how it traditionally SHOULD be done. And if it was done that way there would really be nothing undemopcratic at all.
Then Harper's gang did this:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/ottawa-notebook/tory-senato...
I don't know if it is the only time it has ever heppened (someone here may know that) but it is a step far beyond delays tactics which, although an expression of protest, don't go as far as to kill legislation that has been passed by the democratic house for purely partisan reasons.
So yes, I hope it is the last time. I don't know why people are so focused on expense accounts when that set a far more disturbing precedent.
And I'm not sure that is unclear about my first statement. In most cases legislation that goes through the senate comes out better than it goes in.
addictedtomyipod
I can't understand why anyone thinks the Senate is there to protect us from horrible majority governments like Harper's.
Look at what he has managed to do in three years. Omnibus budget bills affecting environmental laws, killing science, gutting EI etc. They haven't stopped any of it.
If they don't have the power to "quash", then they have no power to effect refinements.
Not power to override the House. Nor should they (though technically they DO have that power). But they generally send back bills with good suggestions which are accepted.
That is to say, the Senate actually does do work, and has a real purpose.
If I didn't say it clearly enough upthread, I don't see any problem so long as the senate's (or the governor general's) technical power is not used without good reason to trump the democratic will of the house.
That would only work if every senator agreed to a buy-out-package. At least a few senators would likely never go along with such an inderect plan to abolish the Senate since most senators are opposed to senate abolition.
Buying out senators would also be very expensive. Many people could even see a very lucrative buyout as being a type of bribe. It would only be affordable if every senator accepted a buy-out and if the senate was not subsequently repopulated. Buying out all senators would not prevent future governments from restocking the Senate.
The way to abolish the Senate is to have every province agree to it. If the NDP gets into power they could negotiate with all the provinces. Some provinces would likely require compensation for agreeing to abolition.
In the meantime, appointing Senators that are respected by most Canadians is likely the simplest way to deal with the inherent problems of the Senate. If Harper was smart he would appoint some people like Ed Broadbent, Stephen Lewis, Joe Clark, Peter Lougheed, Wayne Gretzky, Chris Hadfield, Bryan Adams, Leonard Cohen, etc....
The Supreme Court's decision should come as no surprise. Most legal experts predicted the Supreme Court would decide exactly as it unanimously did, 8 to 0.
The most surprising thing about the Supreme Court's decision is that some people were surprised by it.
Policywonk
I think it would be hard to appoint Peter Lougheed, although Ed is still alive.
No they can block or veto legislation, but in the case of a constitutional amendment, I believe the House can override the Senate after 180 days. I think the decision is good for the Conservatives and perhaps the Liberals, as they can say it's too difficult to try to change the Senate. I think its obvious that the NDP needs a fallback position in case the provinces don't even want talk about Senate abolition, and a hostile Senate would be problematic for an NDP government. I think one easy thing to do would be to eliminate the property requirement.
What a pile of revisionist history nonsense.
And I, like the vast majority of Canadians, including Quebecers, kinda like the Charter.
I believe you're wrong. If a bill passes the House but not the Senate, it's dead.
Haven't we talked about this stuff on babble? Perhaps some reminders are in order.
The Mulroney-dominated House re-criminalized abortion after the 1988 Supreme Court Morgentaler decision. The Senate failed to pass the bill, and the House never tried again. Thank you, Senate!
The Senate refused to approve free trade in 1988 without a general election being called first.
The Senate declined to pass the GST. Mulroney used (for the first time in history, I believe) a little-known provision of the Constitution to appoint 8 extra senators, and got his way.
Harper introduced legislation to use the withholding of tax credits from Canadian films as a method of censorship. It passed the House (none of the Opposition geniuses noticed it, apparently) - but the Senate blocked it when they actually read it. Harper withdrew the provision and it never came back (to my knowledge).
And of course last year, Harper pushed through his draconian bill forcing union "disclosure" of finances. Some Conservative senators were disgusted - they broke ranks and sent the bill back to remove the offensive parts. They're still dead as far as I know.
The Opposition in the House is powerless and toothless in the face of a Harper majority government. I'd be happy if they at least used their voices to mobilize some real oppostion - but they don't. The unelected non-accountable Senate has more achievements to its credit.
As I've stated before, if we're going to abolish institutions on the grounds of uselessness, the House of Commons primping-for-the-cameras talk-shop should be the first under review.
@ Policywonk
You are right, and II was being unclear, and refering more to how things traditionally are done (since I was aware Harper used the senate to kill the Climate bill).
But are you aware of other cases in recent history where the Senate has stopped legislation passed in the house?
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/tory-senate-overturns-oppos...
Although the Liberals used the majority they enjoyed in the Senate during the first years of the Harper government to suggest changes to some legislation, and delayed one or two bills, they never killed bills that had been passed by a majority of the Commons.
In fact, since 1961, the Senate has only twice killed a bill that had been passed by elected MPs.
Unionist:
See my edit above. I was unclear, and refering to how it traditionally is done. The Liberals had the power to kill Harper's legislation in early years. They never used it.
And yes, I agree with much of your assessment of the senate, and I think the supreme court decision was a good one.
Companies offer early retirement packages all the time to employees. I don't see the Senate any different. In terms of expense, the Senate has a budget of 91 million. Use those funds to start the process. Sure there might be some senators still kicking around. But everyone has a price (which would remain confidential). At the very least it would pare down the numbers of senators in the chamber.
http://democraticvotingcanada.blogspot.ca/2014/04/canadas-senate-complet...
A sane perpective, which more then our corruption protecting supreme court can say.
And no I was not surprised by the desicion merely disappointed.
I don't see how refusing to hand even more absolute power to a prime minister who has already shown himself willing to abuse that power is protecting corruption.
He's the one who appointed most otf the ones being held up as bad examples, and you have no idea what he might actually do with that power if it was taken away from the provinces and given entirely to him.
But given the accusations of corruption that are already being levelled against him I'm breathing a sigh of relief.
The never used their power for the same reason they didn't use their power as opposition in a minority; they were afraid of an election. Or they didn't feel strongly enougn about any particular piece of legislation. Take your pick.
How much would these senators have to be given in order for them to agree to forego their salaries and benefits including pension benefits?
What kind of decision do you think the Supreme Court should have given?
Ideally, straight out abolishing the Senate as antidemocractic. Realistically the 7 out of 10 formula.
Caissa
You say yo were disappointed by the Supreme Court's decision, Brachina. Did you expect the SCC to make a ruling that violates the Canadian Constitution?
ETA: Here is a list of Canada's first Senators. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_senators_in_the_1st_Parliament_of_Canada
Policywonk wrote:
Considering the number of times over many decades when senators and parties did not use the senate in that way, although they have the power, I don't see any basis for that claim.
Traditionally the senate has been used to refine legislation and recommend improvements. Sometimes they have made those recommendations in a strong way, Going the further step of killing legislation without consideration is a step that has been taken only rarely.
Personally I think there is a more reasonable motive - that using the unelected senate as a partisan tool to overrule the house isn't just anti-democratic, it goes against its very design - and that politicians know that is a line which should not be crossed lightly.
Sad thing is, most of the outrage is completely ignoring that, and the actual good work many senators are doing, and focusing on something which plays into the prime minister's agenda: scandal.
Nigel Wright & Linda Frum in the Republican wayback machine
Nigel Wright & Linda Frum in the Republican wayback machineIn a week that has featured ...
1) Nigel Wright let off the hook by the RCMP for bribing sitting legislator Senator Mike Duffy in spite of weeks of PMO discussions involving over a dozen senior party officials re buying Duffy's silence, and
2) Senator Linda Frum making the most idiotic and widely-mocked attack on Elections Canada over the Fair Elections Act to date, ie that it is a conflict of interest for Elections Canada to both administer the vote during elections and encourage people to vote between elections,
... it is fitting that Jay Watts III should dig up a piece of Canadian history that includes both Frum and Wright, as blogged by Brian Busby in a brilliant pair of blogposts that really should be savoured in their own right.
Seems in 1984, a rightwing Republican foundation confirmed it was funding several start-up campus publications in Canada among its 69 across North America. TheInstitute of Educational Affairs was set up by Irving Kristol, godfather of the US neoconservative movement, his fellow founding PNACer William Bennett, and William Simon, Reaganite, Richard Nixon's treasury secretary and board director of Halliburton Canada. It bankrolled :
~ University of Toronto Magazine, founded by Nigel Wright - already working in Muldoon's PMO - and his friend and classmate Tony "Gazebo" Clement, and
~ McGill Magazine and editor Linda Frum, daughter of CBC's Barbara Frum and sister to David "Axis of Evil" Frum
~ Libertas at Queens, run by the son of the CEO at the Bank of Montreal.
The original Canadian University Press article says 7 other clones of Libertas appeared across Canadian campuses that month, including articles of *unusual access* for campus papers - like an interview with George Bush.
Nigel Wright told the Montreal Gazette at the time that he had "no misgivings about applying for and accepting money from the Republican foundation".
The only advice he could recall receiving from the foundation was a circular "suggesting we publish nothing to do with the John Birch Society."
http://creekside1.blogspot.ca/2014/04/nigel-wright-linda-frum-in-republi...

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We weren't sure what to expect since this was our first private tour off a cruise ship which we booked on our own after some research. We could not be more pleased. This was one of the highlights of our trip and it was clear from the start that we would be very happy. We were met by our tour guide Hulya Acar as we disembarked from the cruise ship and then met our driver to make our way to Ephesus. The drive was beautiful in the Mercedes van which was very comfortable. Hulya was very knowledgable and we were very comfortable with her immediately. We spent several hours touring the sites (including the house of the Virgin Mary and then Ephesus. The arranged lunch was delicious and we opted for the more traditional lunch. We also visited the carpet making but that was optional and there was no pressure to attend it which was appreciated. Overall this was a very worthwhile tour and more than worth the cost. In fact we were very impressed with what we did receive for the money paid. I highly recommend this tour company and our tour guide in particular.
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bmg comments on Is the work on AI alignment relevant to GPT?
bmg 31 Jul 2020 15:38 UTC
for example, the "Universal prior is malign" stuff shows that in the limit GPT-N would likely be catastrophic,
If you have a chance, I'd be interested in your line of thought here.
My initial model of GPT-3, and probably the model of the OP, is basically: GPT-3 is good at producing text that it would have been unsurprising to find on the internet. If we keep training up larger and larger models, using larger and larger datasets, it will produce text that it would be less-and-less surprising to find on the internet. Insofar as there are safety concerns, these mostly have to do with misuse—or with people using GPT-N as a starting point for developing systems with more dangerous behaviors.
I'm aware that people who are more worried do have arguments in mind, related to stuff like inner optimizers or the characteristics of the universal prior, but I don't feel I understand them well—and am, perhaps unfairly, beginning from a place of skepticism.
It's unfair to complain about GPT-3′s lack of ability to simulate you to get out of the box, etc. since it's way too stupid for that, and the whole point of AI safety is to prepare for when AI systems are smart.
I think that OP's question is sort about whether this way of speaking/thinking about GPT-3 makes sense, in the first place.
Intentionally silly example: Suppose that people were expressing concern about the safety of graphing calculators, saying things like: "OK, the graphing calculator that you own is safe. But that's just because it's too stupid to recognize that it has an incentive to murder you, in order to achieve its goal of multiplying numbers together. The stupidity of your graphing calculator is the only thing keeping you alive. If we keep improving our graphing calculators, without figuring out how to better align their goals, then you will likely die at the hands of graphing-calculator-N."
Obviously, something would be off about this line of thought, although it's a little hard to articulate exactly what. In some way, it seems, the speaker's use of certain concepts (like "goals" and "stupidity") is probably to blame. I think that it's possible that there is an analogous problem, although certainly a less obvious one, with some of the safety discussion around GPT-3.
Daniel Kokotajlo 31 Jul 2020 16:14 UTC
I think it's a reasonable and well-articulated worry you raise.
My response is that for the graphing calculator, we know enough about the structure of the program and the way in which it will be enhanced that we can be pretty sure it will be fine. In particular, we know it's not goal-directed or even building world-models in any significant way, it's just performing specific calculations directly programmed by the software engineers.
By contrast, with GPT-3 all we know is that it's a neural net that was positively reinforced to the extent that it correctly predicted words from the internet during training, and negatively reinforced to the extent that it didn't. So it's entirely possible that it does, or will eventually, have a world-model and/or goal-directed behavior. It's not guaranteed, but there are arguments to be made that "eventually" it would have both, i.e. if we keep making it bigger and giving it more internet text and training it for longer. I'm rather uncertain about the arguments that it would have goal-directed behavior, but I'm fairly confident in the argument that eventually it would have a really good model of the world. The next question is then how this model is chosen. There are infinitely many world-models that are equally good at predicting any given dataset, but that diverge in important ways when it comes to predicting whatever is coming next. It comes down to what "implicit prior" is used. And if the implicit prior is anything like the universal prior, then doom. Now, it probably isn't the universal prior. But maybe the same worries apply.


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require 'rubygems'
gem 'google-adwords-api'
require 'adwords_api'
require 'pp'

API_VERSION = :v201101

def get_traffic_estimates()
  # AdwordsApi::Api will read a config file from ENV['HOME']/adwords_api.yml
  # when called without parameters.
  adwords = AdwordsApi::Api.new

  # To enable logging of SOAP requests, set the log_level value to 'DEBUG' in
  # the configuration file or provide your own logger:
  # adwords.logger = Logger.new('adwords_xml.log')

  traffic_estimator_srv = adwords.service(:TrafficEstimatorService, API_VERSION)

  # Create keywords. Up to 2000 keywords can be passed in a single request.
  keywords = [
    {
      # The 'xsi_type' field allows you to specify the xsi:type of the object
      # being created. It's only necessary when you must provide an explicit
      # type that the client library can't infer.
      :xsi_type => 'Keyword',
      :text => 'mars cruise',
      :match_type => 'BROAD'
    },
    {
      :xsi_type => 'Keyword',
      :text => 'cheap cruise',
      :match_type => 'PHRASE'
    },
    {
      :xsi_type => 'Keyword',
      :text => 'cruise',
      :match_type => 'EXACT'
    }
  ]

  # Create a keyword estimate request for each keyword.
  keyword_requests = []
  keywords.each do |keyword|
    request = {
      :keyword => keyword
    }
    keyword_requests << request
  end

  # Create ad group estimate requests.
  ad_group_request = {
    :keyword_estimate_requests => keyword_requests,
    :max_cpc => {
      :micro_amount => 1000000
    }
  }

  # Create campaign estimate requests.
  campaign_request = {
    :ad_group_estimate_requests => [ad_group_request],
    :targets => [
      {
        :xsi_type => 'CountryTarget',
        :country_code => 'US'
      },
      {
        :xsi_type => 'LanguageTarget',
        :language_code => 'en'
      }
    ]
  }

  # Create selector and retrieve reults.
  selector = {
    :campaign_estimate_requests => [campaign_request]
  }
  response = traffic_estimator_srv.get(selector)
  if response and response[:campaign_estimates]
    campaign_estimates = response[:campaign_estimates]
    keyword_estimates =
        campaign_estimates.first[:ad_group_estimates].first[:keyword_estimates]
    keyword_estimates.each_with_index do |estimate, index|
      keyword = keyword_requests[index][:keyword]

      # Find the mean of the min and max values.
      mean_avg_cpc = (estimate[:min][:average_cpc][:micro_amount] +
                      estimate[:max][:average_cpc][:micro_amount]) / 2
      mean_avg_position = (estimate[:min][:average_position] +
                           estimate[:max][:average_position]) / 2
      mean_clicks = (estimate[:min][:clicks_per_day] +
                     estimate[:max][:clicks_per_day]) / 2
      mean_total_cost = (estimate[:min][:total_cost][:micro_amount] +
                         estimate[:max][:total_cost][:micro_amount]) / 2

      puts "Results for the keyword with text #{keyword[:text]} and match " +
          "type #{keyword[:match_type]}:"
      puts "  Estimated average CPC: %d" % mean_avg_cpc
      puts "  Estimated ad position: %.2f" % mean_avg_position
      puts "  Estimated daily clicks: %d" % mean_clicks
      puts "  Estimated daily cost: %d" % mean_total_cost
    end
  else
    puts "No traffic estimates were returned."
  end
end

if __FILE__ == $0
  begin
    get_traffic_estimates()

  # Connection error. Likely transitory.
  rescue Errno::ECONNRESET, SOAP::HTTPStreamError, SocketError => e
    puts 'Connection Error: %s' % e
    puts 'Source: %s' % e.backtrace.first

  # API Error.
  rescue AdwordsApi::Errors::ApiException => e
    puts 'API Exception caught.'
    puts 'Message: %s' % e.message
    puts 'Code: %d' % e.code if e.code
    puts 'Trigger: %s' % e.trigger if e.trigger
    puts 'Errors:'
    if e.errors
      e.errors.each_with_index do |error, index|
        puts ' %d. Error type is %s. Fields:' % [index + 1, error[:xsi_type]]
        error.each_pair do |field, value|
          if field != :xsi_type
            puts '     %s: %s' % [field, value]
          end
        end
      end
    end
  end
end

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You are looking at 1 - 10 of 17 items for :
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Postexercise Glycogen Recovery and Exercise Performance is Not Significantly Different Between Fast Food and Sport Supplements
Michael J. Cramer, Charles L. Dumke, Walter S. Hailes, John S. Cuddy and Brent C. Ruby
A variety of dietary choices are marketed to enhance glycogen recovery after physical activity. Past research informs recommendations regarding the timing, dose, and nutrient compositions to facilitate glycogen recovery. This study examined the effects of isoenergetic sport supplements (SS) vs. fast food (FF) on glycogen recovery and exercise performance. Eleven males completed two experimental trials in a randomized, counterbalanced order. Each trial included a 90-min glycogen depletion ride followed by a 4-hr recovery period. Absolute amounts of macronutrients (1.54 ± 0.27 g·kg-1 carbohydrate, 0.24 ± 0.04 g·kg fat-1, and 0.18 ± 0.03g·kg protein-1) as either SS or FF were provided at 0 and 2 hr. Muscle biopsies were collected from the vastus lateralis at 0 and 4 hr post exercise. Blood samples were analyzed at 0, 30, 60, 120, 150, 180, and 240 min post exercise for insulin and glucose, with blood lipids analyzed at 0 and 240 min. A 20k time-trial (TT) was completed following the final muscle biopsy. There were no differences in the blood glucose and insulin responses. Similarly, rates of glycogen recovery were not different across the diets (6.9 ± 1.7 and 7.9 ± 2.4 mmol·kg wet weight- 1·hr-1 for SS and FF, respectively). There was also no difference across the diets for TT performance (34.1 ± 1.8 and 34.3 ± 1.7 min for SS and FF, respectively. These data indicate that short-term food options to initiate glycogen resynthesis can include dietary options not typically marketed as sports nutrition products such as fast food menu items.
In International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Volume 25 (2015): Issue 5 (Oct 2015)
Improved 1000-m Running Performance and Pacing Strategy With Caffeine and Placebo: A Balanced Placebo Design Study
Philip Hurst, Lieke Schipof-Godart, Florentina Hettinga, Bart Roelands and Chris Beedie
trials was not permitted, as well as the consumption of alcohol or sport supplements. Participants were asked to adhere to their regular prerace diet, rest, and warm-up routines. Participants began all trials at the same time of day to minimize circadian variation in performance, 26 and each trial was
In International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance Ahead of Print
Will Caffeine Work as an Ergogenic Aid? The Latest Research
Brent C. Mangus and Cynthia A. Trowbridge
In International Journal of Athletic Therapy and Training Volume 10 (2005): Issue 3 (May 2005)
Dietary Supplement Usage, Motivation, and Education in Young Canadian Athletes
Kristin Wiens, Kelly Anne Erdman, Megan Stadnyk and Jill A. Parnell
To evaluate dietary supplement use in young Canadian athletes, their motivation for consuming supplements, and their sources of information.
A questionnaire tested for content validity and reliability was administered to 567 athletes between the ages of 11 and 25 years from the Canadian athletic community in face-to-face meetings. Demographics and sport variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Fisher's exact tests were used to examine dietary supplementation patterns and sources of information regarding dietary supplement use between categories of gender, age, sport type, and competition level.
Ninety-eight percent of athletes were taking at least one dietary supplement. Males were more likely to consume protein powder, energy drinks, recovery drinks, branched chain amino acids, beta-alanine, and glutamine (p < .01); supplements typically associated with increased muscle mass. Athletes 11–17 years old focused on vitamin and mineral supplements; whereas, athletes 18–25 years old focused on purported ergogenic supplements. Strength training athletes were more likely to consume creatine, glutamine, and protein powders (p < .02). Reasons for supplement use included to stay healthy, increase energy, immune system, recovery, and overall performance. Primary sources of information were family and friends, coaches, and athletic trainers; with 48% of athletes having met with a dietitian. Preferred means of education included individual consultations, presentations, and the internet.
The majority of young athletes are using dietary supplements with the belief they will improve performance and health; however, may not always have reliable information. Educational programs using individual consultations and electronic media are recommended for this demographic.
In International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Volume 24 (2014): Issue 6 (Dec 2014)
The Effect of Nitrate Supplementation on Exercise Performance in Healthy Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Matthew W. Hoon, Nathan A. Johnson, Phillip G. Chapman and Louise M. Burke
The purpose of this review was to examine the effect of nitrate supplementation on exercise performance by systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled human studies. A search of four electronic databases and cross-referencing found 17 studies investigating the effect of inorganic nitrate supplementation on exercise performance that met the inclusion criteria. Beetroot juice and sodium nitrate were the most common supplements, with doses ranging from 300 to 600 mg nitrate and prescribed in a manner ranging from a single bolus to 15 days of regular ingestion. Pooled analysis showed a significant moderate benefit (ES = 0.79, 95% CI: 0.23–1.35) of nitrate supplementation on performance for time to exhaustion tests (p = .006). There was a small but insignificant beneficial effect on performance for time trials (ES = 0.11, 95% CI: –0.16–0.37) and graded exercise tests (ES = 0.26, 95% CI: –0.10–0.62). Qualitative analysis suggested that performance benefits are more often observed in inactive to recreationally active individuals and when a chronic loading of nitrate over several days is undertaken. Overall, these results suggest that nitrate supplementation is associated with a moderate improvement in constant load time to exhaustion tasks. Despite not reaching statistical significance, the small positive effect on time trial or graded exercise performance may be meaningful in an elite sport context. More data are required to clarify the effect of nitrate supplementation on exercise performance and to elucidate the optimal way to implement supplementation.
Supplement Use of Elite Australian Swimmers
Gregory Shaw, Gary Slater and Louise M. Burke
This study examined the influence the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) Sport Supplement Program had on supplement practices of elite Australian swimmers, comparing those guided by the Program with others in the same national team. Thirty-nine elite swimmers (13 AIS, 26 Other; 20 female, 19 male; age 21.8 ± 3.3 y) completed a questionnaire investigating supplement use. Ninety-seven percent of swimmers reported taking supplements or sports foods over the preceding 12 months. AIS swimmers reported using more total brands (p = .02) and supplements considered Ergogenic (p = .001) than Other swimmers who used more supplements considered to be lacking scientific support (p = .028). Swimmers rated the risk of a negative outcome from the use of supplements available in Australia (Mdn = 3.0) as less than the risk of supplements from international sources (Mdn = 4.0; p < .001). AIS swimmers were more likely to report dietitians (p < .001) and sports physicians (p = .017) as advisors of their supplement use. Other swimmers more frequently reported fellow athletes as a source of supplement advice (p = .03). AIS swimmers sourced a greater percentage of their supplements from an organized program (94 ± 16%) compared with Other (40 ± 32%; p < .001) who sourced a greater percentage (30 ± 30%) of their dietary supplements from supermarkets. These findings suggest that swimmers influenced by this sport supplement program more frequently use supplements that are recommended by allied health trained individuals, classified as evidence based and provided by the program.
In International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism Volume 26 (2016): Issue 3 (Jun 2016)
Tricarboxylic-Acid-Cycle Intermediates and Cycle Endurance Capacity
Amy C. Brown, Holden SH. MacRae and Nathan S. Turner
The purpose of this study was to determine whether ingestion of a multinutrient supplement containing 3 tricarboxylic-acid-cycle intermediates (TCAIs; pyridoxine-alpha-ketoglutarate, malate, and succinate) and other substances potentially supporting the TCA cycle (such as aspartate and glutamate) would improve cyclists' time to exhaustion during a submaximal endurance-exercise test (~ 70% to 75% VO2peak) and rate of recovery. Seven well-trained male cyclists (VO2max 67.4 2.1 mL · kg–1 · min–1, 28.6 ± 2.4 y) participated in a randomized, double-blind crossover study for 7 wk. Each took either the treatment or a placebo 30 min before and after their normal training sessions for 3 wk and before submaximal exercise tests. There were no significant differences between the TCAI group (KI) and placebo group (P) in time to exhaustion during cycling (KI = 105 ± 18, P = 113 ± 11 min); respiratory-exchange ratio at 20-min intervals; blood lactate and plasma glucose before, after, and at 30-min intervals during exercise; perceived exertion at 20-min intervals during exercise; or time to fatigue after the 30-min recovery (KI = 16.1 ± 3.2, P = 15 ± 2 min). Taking a dietary sport supplement containing several TCAIs and supporting substances for 3 wk does not improve cycling performance at 75% VO2peak or speed recovery from previously fatiguing exercise.
Changes in the Supplementation Practices of Elite Australian Swimmers Over 11 Years
Thirty nine elite Australian swimmers (13 AIS, 26 OTHER) completed a standardized questionnaire regarding their supplement use during a pre competition camp. The data were compared with a similar study conducted 11 years earlier (11 AIS, 23 OTHER) and framed around the classification system of the Sport Supplement Program of the Australian Institute of Sport. The prevalence of supplement use remained constant over time (2009: 97%, 1998: 100%). However, the current swimmers used a greater number of dietary supplements (9.2 ± 3.7 and 5.9 ± 2.9; p = .001), accounted for by an increase in the reported use of supplements with a greater evidence base (Sports Foods, Ergogenics, and Group B supplements). In contrast, fewer supplements considered less reputable (Group C and D) were reported by the 2009 cohort (0.7 ± 1.0 and 1.6 ± 1.3; p = .003). AIS swimmers reported a greater use of Ergogenics (4.3 ± 1.8 and 3.1 ± 1.7; p = .002), and less use of Group C and D supplements overall (0.8 ± 1.2 and 1.3 ± 1.2; p = .012), which was explained primarily by a smaller number of these supplements reported by the 2009 group (1998 AIS: 1.5 ± 1.4, 2009 AIS: 0.2 ± 0.6; p = .004). Although the prevalence of supplement use has not changed over time, there has been a significant increase in the number and type of products they are using. The potential that these changes can be attributed to a Sports Supplement Program merit investigation.
The Development of Nutritional-Supplement Fact Sheets for Irish Athletes: A Case Study
Kate L. Pumpa, Sharon M. Madigan, Ruth E. Wood-Martin, Richelle Flanagan and Noreen Roche
The use of sport supplements presents a dilemma for many of those involved in supporting athletes, including coaches, families, support staff, and the athletes themselves. Often the information that they source can be incorrect and promote a biased view regarding the use of nutritional supplements. The aim of this case study was to describe the process that occurred around the development of a series of targeted educational fact sheets on a range of nutritional supplements for Irish athletes. It describes the initiation and support of the process by the Irish Sports Council; one of its subgroups, the Food and Food Supplements Committee; and the Irish Institute of Sport. A needs assessment through questionnaires was carried out to establish the most commonly used sport nutrition supplements by athletes age 16 or over in Ireland. Respondents completed 105 questionnaires over a 4-mo period in 2008–09 that led to the production of 20 supplement fact sheets. These supplement fact sheets will enable Irish athletes to access high-quality, up-to-date, scientific information about the supplements they have reported consuming. Since personal reading had a strong influence over athletes' decision-making process for taking nutritional supplements, as did scientific research, fact sheets available on the Internet from a reliable source are an ideal way to educate Irish athletes.
Exercise and Food Compensation: Exploring Diet-Related Beliefs and Behaviors of Regular Exercisers
Simone Dohle, Brian Wansink and Lorena Zehnder
The goal of this qualitative study is to identify common beliefs and behaviors related to exercise and diet.
Data were collected in focus group discussions with regular exercisers who were physically active between 1 and 5 h per week. Exercise objectives, beliefs and behaviors regarding food intake before, during, and after exercise, consumption of sport supplements, and dietary patterns on sedentary days were explored. All focus groups were audio-taped and transcribed verbatim. Transcripts were analyzed using a grounded theory approach.
Participants reported that they reward themselves for being active by consuming food. Other exercisers had specific beliefs about dietary needs and how to compensate for exercise-induced losses along with exercise-related food likes and dislikes. The participants' food intake also depended on their personal exercise objectives, such as the goal of performing well in competitions. External and physiological factors also played a role in determining participants' dietary patterns.
Results of this study show that exercising and dietary patterns are closely intertwined. In addition, we articulate new hypotheses and outline a research agenda that can help improve how regular exercisers eat.
In Journal of Physical Activity and Health Volume 12 (2015): Issue 3 (Mar 2015)


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Open Data: The Global Effort for Open Access to Satellite Data
Mariel Borowitz's new book, Open Space: The Global Effort for
Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data traces the history of environmental satellite data sharing policies, offering a model of data-sharing policy development, case studies and practical recommendations for increasing global data sharing. Below, she writes about why some countries have adopted an open data policy, while others have not.
Satellites view the Earth as a whole—collecting data without regard to political boundaries. Given their unique perspective, perhaps it isn't surprising that many governments make this data freely available to anyone in the world. In fact, early satellite programs were some of the first to use the term "open data" to describe their data policies.
But not all governments make data from their unclassified government satellites freely available. In fact, as 2016, data from less than half of the 458 satellites launched between 1957 and the beginning of 2016 was made available on a free and open basis.
Open Space: The Global Effort for Open Access to Environmental Satellite Data examines the factors that caused some nations to embrace open data sharing while others continue to restrict access to their environmental satellite data.
When examining the history of the agencies that have embraced open data sharing—like the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the United States Geological Survey (USGS), the European Space Agency (ESA), and others—a pattern emerges. Many began their satellite programs by sharing data freely. In many cases, nations' first satellites were focused on weather monitoring, a field that had a long history of international collaboration. Many agencies wanted to get the data to as many researchers as possible, to help better understand how this new technology could be used.
Politicians saw strategic benefits as well—in 1961, one Congressman called data sharing an "excellent opportunity for the United States to win many friends in many lands" and thought it could be one of "the greatest peaceful weapons against communism." [1]
It quickly became clear that satellite data was valuable—but it also became clear that building and operating satellites was expensive. Some began to suggest that the government should offset costs by charge a fee for access to data, or that it should promote commercial satellite activities, removing the cost of developing satellites from government responsibility altogether.
These revenue-generating possibilities were tempting to legislators and politicians trying to reduce pressure on the budget. Space and meteorological agencies around the world were obliged to give it a try. They tried different models: government data sales, licensing private entities to sell data, or fully privatizing whole satellite systems, and they experimented with these arrangements for different periods of time, but for the vast majority of satellite data, the experience was the same: satellite data sales did not result in significant revenues, but it did reduce data use by scientists, researchers, commercial firms, and even the government itself.
The U.S. Landsat program illustrates this point well. When the satellite program was privatized by an act of Congress in 1984, the company given the right to license and sell Landsat data set prices at thousands of dollars per scene, pricing many government and research users out of the system. When the Landsat program was returned to government control almost a decade later—also by an act of Congress—the government continued to charge fees in an effort to recover costs. Although data costs were reduced by a factor of ten, prices were still too high for many users—including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 2006, USDA stopped its purchases of Landsat imagery, noting that it was a "price-sensitive purchaser of satellite imagery" and concluding that Landsat was "not the best value for USDA." USDA then became the largest commercial purchaser of India's lower-cost Resourcesat-1 data in 2006 and 2007.[2]
Experiences like these led the U.S. Geological Survey to abandon its cost-recovery efforts and adopt an open data sharing policy in 2007. The results were dramatic. Before adopting an open data policy, Landsat's greatest annual distribution was in 2001, with 25,000 scenes sold at about $600 each. By 2012, USGS was distributing 25,000 scenes a month.[3] (Some portion of this total was accessed by USDA, which returned to use of Landsat data after it was made freely available.)
This pattern explains why many agencies adopted open data policies, but why are some agencies still restricting access to data now?
In many cases today, it is newer, smaller space agencies that don't share their data. Out of the 35 nations that have Earth observation programs, 25 of them have owned five or fewer satellites. In many cases, these nations are focused on training new engineers and establishing new indigenous capabilities. Collecting the most useful types of data and ensuring data is widely used simply are not the primary goals of the mission.
This has important implications for those who wish to increase data sharing. Demonstrating that there is demand for data – even from small technology demonstration satellites – will help to engage these agencies. Technical or logistical assistance in making data available can also play an important role. Nations that already share their own satellite data may consider arrangements to host foreign data as well, so that nations with new programs can make their data available without having to devote resources to developing a data portal of their own.
Economic motives for restricting access to data have not disappeared altogether. In fact, there has been a recent wave of innovative new remote sensing companies—like Planet, Spire, and GeoOptics—that plan to sell satellite data. Some government leaders—particularly those in Congress—are enthusiastic about the potential for government cost savings, and have encouraged agencies like NOAA and NASA to investigate purchasing data from these companies, rather than developing similar satellites on their own.
Past experience shows that these arrangements will be most successful if agencies are able to find ways to purchase data while preserving the ability to share that data to the greatest extent possible—by allowing data to be made openly available after a set period of time, for example. In the end, innovations in policy design may be as important as technological innovations in determining the long-term success of government engagement with the "new space" sector.
While Open Space focuses on data collected from space, the model that is developed and the lessons that are learned in the space sector are applicable to data collected or produced on the ground—environmental and otherwise. Significant progress has been made across sectors in the effort to make government data openly available to all users, resulting in benefits for science, public policy, and private enterprise—but there is still a significant amount of work yet to do.
[1] United States House of Representatives Committee on Science and Astronautics, "National Meteorological Satellite Program" (Washington, DC, 1961).
[2] Robert Tetrault, "Access and Availability of Resourcesat-1 AWIFS Data for Agriculture," in USDA FAS Agriculture Applications Seminar 2006, ed. USDA Satellite Imagery Archive (2006).
[3] Michael A Wulder et al., "Opening the Archive: How Free Data Has Enabled the Science and Monitoring Promise of Landsat," Remote Sensing of Environment 122 (2012).


In the Michael Connelly universe, we see the eponymously named detective Hieronymus [Harry] Bosch 'cross the line' to assist the defence headed by his half-brother, Lincoln Lawyer Mickey Haller on a case that at first appears a slam-dunk.
This is Connelly's 20th Harry Bosch novel, where we see our Detective again making waves within the LAPD; something that Bosch excels in, but he soon realises that the home invasion, and what appears as murder-homicide with a sexual motive to be something more troubling. Perhaps Haller is onto something, but Bosch is initially reticent in getting involved, spending his free time rebuilding an old Harley Davidson; that is until his curiosity is piqued, so like a dog with a bone, he investigates, crossing the line that separates the LAPD from the civilian populace. Written in a terse style, The Crossing has a sense of urgency which propels the narrative like a freight train, speeding up as momentum gathers when Bosch's investigation starts to uncover some hidden truths.
Connelly's journalistic background is highly evident, as he manages an array of eclectic supporting characters, plot twists and a pervasive atmosphere of the complex US legal system, intertwined with details on US police procedural techniques. It almost reads like a True Crime novel, such is the plausibility and detail contained in the narrative. Soon Bosch becomes convinced that the accused, Leland Foster is not guilty, but he finds that his path is blocked, by someone determined to alter the path of justice.
The Crossing is the 6th novel by Michael Connelly to feature Mickey Haller and the 20th Harry Bosch investigation, and he shows no sign of stagnation, despite Bosch's age creeping upon him. Like the shine on the Harley Davidson in Harry Bosch's garage, there is no tarnish in these remarkable novels. For those new to Michael Connelly, The Crossing can be read as a stand-alone, though an extra dimension is available for his long term readers.


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Steam has gotten in the trick-or-treating mood this Halloween. The online video game Mecca announced a special Halloween sale that's lasting from October 28 until November 1 at 10 a.m. PDT. The site will be offering insanely sweet discounts on some A+ spooky titles that you'll want to get your hands on.
While it's fun to take a look through the entirety of the specials, that could be a little daunting. Steam is, casually, the biggest digital distributor of video games in the business, and they're not messing around with this sale. And sales like this aren't uncommon for them. This specific sale is all about the creep-tastic horror genre, and features both games and movies that fall under the genre.
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We'd suggest checking out Walking Dead stuff, which is sitting at a whopping 75 percent off at the moment. Same goes for Outlast, as its first-person survival tale is also 75 percent off. Can you really pass up that kind of opportunity? It's scary.
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PWHPA's Dream Gap Tour in St. Louis rescheduled for May 16 and 17
Team adidas and Team Women's Sports Foundation are returning to the ice in St. Louis
By Mike Murphy@DigDeepBSB May 4, 2021, 1:47pm EDT
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The PWHPA is returning to action in St. Louis on May 16 and 17 for its third and final U.S. Secret® Dream Gap Tour showcase. These will be the final two meetings of the year between Team adidas (Minnesota) and Team Women's Sports Foundation (New Hampshire). Of course, that doesn't rule out future PWHPA showcase weekends taking place north of the border before the summer — and 2021 IIHF World Championship — arrives. But, chances are, we'd see different teams compete in those games.
From the PWHPA's release:
The first Secret® Dream Gap Tour game in St. Louis will take place on May 16 at Centene Community Ice Center at 12 p.m. CT, and the showcase will conclude on May 17 with a 6 p.m. CT puck drop at Enterprise Center, home of the St. Louis Blues.
PWHPA's St. Louis Dream Gap Tour Showcase postponed due to COVID exposure
The game on Monday, May 17th has limited tickets available. Team adidas currently has an 8-2 lead in the PWHPA's standing scoring system thanks in large part to Abby Roque leading the way with eight primary points through four games. Fans and media who are interested in stats and scoring summaries from the first four games of the PWHPA's Dream Gap Tour can find them here.
This is certainly welcome news after the PWHPA made the difficult but responsible decision to postpone the original dates for its stop in St. Louis after one of the two participating teams being exposed to COVID.
Marisa Ingemi and Salim Nadim Valji have reported that the PWHPA has partnered with the Calgary Flames which almost certainly means we'll see a Dream Gap Tour weekend showcase in Alberta. The IIHF has rescheduled the 2021 World Championship between Aug. 20-31 in Canada in a location that remains TBD.


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Biased grant funding in science have career implications for minority scientists
The key to success in an academic career once hired is to win grant funding for your research. If you fail to win grant funding you will be unable to build your research program into a functioning lab that conducts research, trains graduate students, and publishes research results. These three critical functions are the basis of most institution promotion and tenure. Many universities place an increased emphasis on winning prestigious national grants. In biological sciences the most prestigious grants are awarded by the National institutes of Health (NIH).
It has been generally known that minority and women researchers have a lower success rate at getting grants than their white counterparts. In 2011 the NIH sponsored an in depth analysis of their data regarding granting records (Ginther, et al., 2011). The results confirmed that white scientists accumulate advantages throughout the granting process leading to higher success rates. It also found that black scientists in particular were less likely to receive funding from the NIH than other minorities in competition with white scientists with similar backgrounds. This gap was as large as 10 percentage points and was named the Ginther gap. After this publication the NIH has invested in trying to minimize the Ginther gap. In 2014, the NIH implemented a list of 13 recommendations to work on narrowing the gap in funding. While their efforts have led to the elimination of a racial funding gap for smaller awards the top tier funding that is essential for career success has only seen a narrowing of the racial funding gap (National Institutes of Health, 2019). In addition to the work reported by the NIH recent studies have come out in the past 2 years explaining reasons behind the Ginther gap.
The original publication about the Ginther gap posed some potential reasons for the gap in funding of black applicants. Black proposals may not be as strong a their white counterparts due to their greater likelihood of having mentors and training opportunities (Ginther et al., 2011). It is also possible that there are reviewers that may infer the race of the applicant and allow that to affect their assessment of the proposal either through malicious intent or implicit bias (Ginther et al., 2011). In 2018, a study on a similar set of grant data from the NIH reported a 7% gap and associated it to the biosketch of the applicant (Ginther et al., 2018). The biosketch is short CV/resume like document that highlights contributions to science. The component of the biosketch that was found to be the most detrimental is the publication history. The study found that the papers listed were in less prestigious journals and on average they listed fewer publications than their white contemporaries (Ginther et al., 2018). Considering that black applicants are applying for grants to fund research for future publications and that they are penalized for having lower numbers of publications it seems like the NIH is creating and perpetuating a system that traps black scientists and prevents them from succeeding in academia. Earlier this month a study was published explaining some of the remaining Ginther gap. This new study again using NIH grant data, found that topic choice was the second largest contributor to the gap, behind previous publications (Hoppe et al., 2019). The authors attribute the negative impact of topic choice to have more to do with NIH funding priorities over reviewer bias. The NIH promotes and funds a lot of basic science research and black scientists tend to propose more applied research (Hope et al., 2019). One article discussing the Hoppe et al., publication quoted Stephen Thomas at University of Maryland College Park saying
"As an African American who came up through the academic ranks and has the scars to prove it, I can understand why someone growing up among people who have been systematically discriminated against may be motivated to become a scientist because of a desire to address those problems… I'm not saying that doesn't motivate white scientists, too. But I've seen it in many of my students (Mervis, 2019)."
I think this quote is a powerful example of a why that the current granting system is rigged against minority scientist success. Institutions and granting agencies have been working on minimizing the Ginther gap for funding of black scientists but it seems to me that the system will need to be structurally changed if the gap is to be completely eliminated because there are too many variables outside of the purview of a grant application that affects funding success. Black scientists are not the only minority group experiencing grant funding disparities as well but these are the most well researched. I strongly encourage everyone to take a moment to learn more about grant funding disparities and think about just how important grant funding is in the current academic evaluation system.
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Ginther, D. K., Schaffer, W. T., Schnell, J., Masimore, B., Liu, F., Haak, L. L., & Kington, R. (2011). Race, ethnicity, and NIH research awards. Science, 333(6045), 1015-1019.
Ginther, D. K., Basner, J., Jensen, U., Schnell, J., Kington, R., & Schaffer, W. T. (2018). Publications as predictors of racial and ethnic differences in NIH research awards. PloS one, 13(11), e0205929.
Hoppe, T. A., Litovitz, A., Willis, K. A., Meseroll, R. A., Perkins, M. J., Hutchins, B. I., … & Santangelo, G. M. (2019). Topic choice contributes to the lower rate of NIH awards to African-American/black scientists. Science Advances, 5(10), eaaw7238.
Mervis, J. October 2019. Study identifies a key reason black scientists are less likely to receive NIH funding. Science Magazine. Retrieved on October 16th 2019 from https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/10/study-identifies-key-reason-black-scientists-are-less-likely-receive-nih-funding
National Institutes of Health. June 2019. Racial Disparities in NIH funding. Retrieved on October 16th 2019 from https://diversity.nih.gov/building-evidence/racial-disparities-nih-funding
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japsimran92 says:
Great post. I completely agree with you. It is a cumulative problem as you mentioned. Black and minority faculty do not get good advisors in the first place and that is where the gap starts and only a few of them overcome this gap in their career. The unfair white advantage is a reality and it is going to be a while before that gap narrows at least in the advanced research and funding opportunities.
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