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ERLC webinar: Court will at least uphold state abortion ban, lawyer says
By Tom Strode, posted December 6, 2021 in ERLC
Topic(s): ERLC
WASHINGTON (BP) – The U.S. Supreme Court can be expected at least to uphold Mississippi's prohibition on abortion after 15 weeks gestation, the audience for a Southern Baptist-hosted, online conversation was told Monday (Dec. 6).
If the justices go further by overruling the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion nationwide, the pro-life movement will continue but with a different kind of multi-faceted approach, participants also heard.
The Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) held the webinar – titled "Will Roe Go?" – to analyze the Supreme Court's Dec. 1 oral arguments regarding Mississippi's Gestational Age Act and to consider how the pro-life movement should prepare for what it hopes will be a post-Roe era. Video of the event is available here.
Mississippi asked the high court not only to uphold its 15-week abortion ban but also to reverse Roe and the Planned Parenthood v. Casey ruling of 1992, decisions that prohibit states from banning abortions before an unborn child is viable. Viability is typically considered to be several weeks after Mississippi's limit. In friend-of-the-court briefs, the ERLC and multiple other pro-life organizations also urged the justices to overturn Roe and Casey.
The Supreme Court is expected to issue its opinion before its term ends next summer.
Denise Harle, senior counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom and director of its Center for Life, offered an encouraging prediction to the webinar's pro-life participants.
"No matter what, I think the 15-week limit stands," she said. "At a minimum, that's a wonderful thing, because that's a whole lot more life that's protected. It's just a question of whether it will be a huge victory or a more moderate victory."
If the justices deliver a "huge victory" by overturning Roe and Casey, pro-life Americans will need to adapt and innovate to work creatively in the new reality of abortion policy's return to the states for the first time in nearly 50 years, said Elizabeth Graham, the ERLC's vice president of life initiatives.
"[T]he pro-life movement does not end if the court overturns Roe," she said. "It just becomes 50 separate movements almost, with many different strategies."
During oral arguments, Chief Justice John Roberts seemed to be seeking a more moderate decision short of overturning Roe, said Harle. Other pro-life lawyers also have made that observation. The other five justices who are considered to be conservatives appeared to lean toward reversing Roe, observers have said.
"I think Chief Justice Roberts really, really wants to be in the majority on this one," Harle said in a session for reporters after the webinar. Roberts may attempt to encourage some conservative justices, such as Brett Kavanaugh or Amy Coney Barrett, to join him in "a more narrow decision" that would be the controlling opinion, she said.
"I don't think Chief Justice Roberts wants to find himself in the dissent in this," Harle said. "And I also think from his questions at oral arguments that he truly does not believe that Roe or Casey were rightly decided. So for that reason too I don't think he wants to be historically marked with a great legal error."
While the 1992 Casey ruling affirmed Roe and asserted a right to abortion before viability "is the most central principle" of that decision, it declared a law is unconstitutional if it places an "undue burden" on a woman seeking an abortion.
She thinks "if any of the justices are considering a more incremental decision, they are going to run into trouble once they actually have to write that out and explain what it looks like," Harle said, "and they will certainly be aware the whole time that they're just kicking the can a bit down the road and they're going to repeatedly have cases knocking on their door having them now explain the new 'undue burden' standard and why does it stop at 15 weeks and not somewhere else.
"And so I do think that's another factor that will raise in favor of a complete, clean overturning of Roe-Casey."
The Dobbs decision "will absolutely have a cascading effect on so many [state abortion restrictions] in the pipeline right now," Harle told the webinar audience. These include bans on discrimination abortions based on such factors as a child's sex or disability that have been struck down because of the viability rule, she said. A favorable ruling for the Mississippi law also would provide "good outcomes" for abortion prohibitions based on evidence an unborn child feels pain by 20 weeks' gestation, Harle said.
If Roe is overruled, Herbie Newell, president and executive director of Lifeline Children's Services, said, "I think we can't rest and say, 'OK, we've won a major victory, and now it's time to go forward.' But we have to see that as really the first step in our defense for life. And the next defense for life we have to have is to legitimately wrap around these women who are still going to be pregnant and who are still going to be looking for viable options for both them and for their child."
Graham said Roe's reversal will mean the pro-life movement will seek to pass state laws to protect unborn children, "but we also have to address why women are seeking abortions to begin with, what's bringing them to the place whether they feel they have no other choice."
A survey by the pro-life Human Coalition found 76 percent of post-abortion women said they would have chosen to parent if their circumstances were different, Graham told the webinar audience. The church has the opportunity to set up care groups for single mothers and to help them with health care, jobs, affordable housing, educational grants and child care, she said.
Newell said, "[T]he way that we can ultimately care for a baby that's tucked inside of a mother's womb is by caring for that baby's mother," he said. "[U]nfortunately, the pro-abortion movement has painted the pro-life movement as anti-woman and only pro-baby. In all reality, we're pro-woman and we're pro-baby because we're pro-human flourishing."
The church should be preaching about the sanctity of human life, but the most important thing it can do is to talk about "the grace, the mercy and the Gospel of Christ Jesus," Newell said.
Graham said the church "needs to keep Christ's love for the broken and hurting front and center."
Chelsea Sobolik, the ERLC's director of public policy, moderated the discussion.
Tom Strode
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The ASU Chamber Singers are an elite ensemble made up primarily of graduate students in voice. Members of this highly selective group are chosen on the basis of a rigorous audition.
The Chamber Singers performed at the Western Division Convention of the American Choral Directors Association in 2008, the first such appearance by an ASU choir in 15 years. The group presents highly polished performances of music from all periods, both accompanied and unaccompanied, and joins with other ensembles to present major works for choir and orchestra.
If the registration system will not allow you to enroll for this course, contact Dr. Schildkret to request a course override. Include your name, ASU ID number, course prefix and number, and 5-digit class number.
Schedule an Audition: Contact the director of the ensemble to arrange an audition.
A two-minute art song or aria. Bring a copy of your music for the accompanist who will be provided for your audition. Be prepared to sight-sing.


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Why Do We Need To Save Dying Languages?
With the death of a language, the ability to understand the culture who spoke it is threatened.
Linguists estimate that there are around 6,500 different languages currently spoken around the world.
Languages Around The World
While it may seem like only a handful of languages are used around the world, the reality is that a vast number are spoken by people in different countries and cultures. In fact, linguists suggest that around 6,500 languages are currently used for daily communication needs. Many of these are not well known and are utilized by indigenous peoples. The diversity in languages, however, is declining. Over 400 languages were lost over the last 100 years, at a rate of 1 every 3 months and approximately 50% of the languages remaining today are expected to disappear over the next century. In other words, 1 language will go extinct every 2 weeks. Some researchers believe that the percentage is higher.
Why Do Languages Become Extinct?
As previously mentioned, thousands of the current living languages are spoken by indigenous individuals. Because these languages are usually only spoken at home by older generations and not typically taught in schools, children do not become fluent speakers. Additionally, once these children become adults, they are less likely to need knowledge of the indigenous language in their daily lives and instead adapt more commonly spoken tongues (like English, Mandarin, Arabic, Swahili, and Chinese). Because of this movement toward more dominant languages, these individuals do not go on to teach the indigenous languages to their children, believing that the dominant language is more valuable for future employment opportunities. Over time, the remaining speakers pass away, causing the language to become extinct.
The Importance Of Language Diversity
Many individuals question the importance of language diversity, likening language extinction to "survival of the fittest" or viewing it as a personal choice that individuals choose not to continue using their native tongue. Linguists are quick to point out, however, that when a language dies, a wide range of information is lost forever. The oral traditions of an entire culture are gone and with that, the songs, anecdotes, and historical occurrences that document an important piece of human history are also lost. Information about the medicinal value of plants and habits of local animals becomes a mystery to future generations as well.
Other researchers point out that it is not only information that disappears, but also a unique way of looking at the world. Each language has its own phrases, expressions, and grammatical rules that provide a different point of view and understanding of the world around us. The language a person speaks also affects the way they think and process information. In fact, indigenous languages are often considered more complex in nature than a widely spoken language like English, which has been simplified over the years in order to be more widely applicable. Without language diversity, the world becomes slowly more homogenous in a variety of ways.
Still, other experts suggest that having a unique language shared by a specific culture facilitates communication and encourages collaboration among people. These lesser-known languages also provide a sense of cultural identity and of communal belonging.
Saving Endangered Languages
Academic departments and nonprofit organizations around the world are dedicated to saving endangered languages. Researchers are currently recording and documenting some of the most critically endangered languages in order to ensure a record remains after the last speaker is long gone. The idea behind this preservation technique is that the language could be reintroduced at some point in the future should a person or group of people be interested in reviving the tongue. One example of this is with the North American native language Miami, which became extinct in the 1960's. Today, it is offered as a course at the Miami University in the US state of Ohio.
Another way of preserving languages is by introducing language revitalization classes to children. By encouraging children to study and become fluent in a language, linguists hope it will survive through them and be passed along to future generations. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Natives in the US have begun just such a program. One interested party began volunteering to teach the Cherokee language to school children when he realized not many people were left who could understand the indigenous tongue. As additional individuals became more interested in reviving the language, the tribal council created a language immersion school.
Technology also plays a role in preserving languages. Digital classrooms, podcasts, audio recordings, phone applications, and computer programs are all available in a number of endangered languages. At the same time, however, technology also works to suppress language diversity by being available in only a few of the most widely spoken languages. For example, the vast majority of online information is only published in English.
The Most Endangered Languages In The World
Languages go through several stages before becoming extinct. The first of these stages is possibly threatened, which occurs when an outside language becomes the dominant language of business and education while the possibly threatened language continues to be spoken at home by both adults and children. As the dominant language continues to render the possibly threatened language less and less useful, the language moves into an endangered status. The following stages include: severely endangered, critically endangered, moribund, and extinct.
According to the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, 577 languages are currently listed as critically endangered. This categorization means that only a small number of speakers can be found in the oldest living generation and many of these individuals are not completely fluent. An additional 537 languages are considered severely endangered, which means it is only used by the oldest living generation.
Of these 577 critically endangered languages, several have only 1 speaker left alive and many may have already gone extinct. Some of the most critical of these languages include: Yamana (spoken in Chile), Taje (spoken in Indonesia), Pemono (spoken in Venezuela), Laua (spoken in Papua New Guinea), Kulon-Pazeh (spoken in Taiwan), Kaixana (spoken in Brazil), Diahoi (spoken in Brazil), Dampelas (spoken in Indonesia), Bikya (spoken in Cameroon), and Apiaca (spoken in Brazil). The solitary remaining speaker of these languages has not, in many cases, been heard from for several years. In fact, some linguists believe most of these languages may already be extinct, with the exception of Kulon-Pazeh, which continues to be spoken as a second language by a small population.
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In the course of research for his forthcoming book Three Men and a Field -– Bloomsbury North of Tavistock Place, the author discovered an interesting historical snippet. Near Judd St Open Space, created in the 1950s after Second World War bomb damage in the area, was a bowling green.
It was tucked away behind the Boot public house which is in Cromer St off Judd St today but was standing in open pasture in the late eighteenth century. It was not far from the former burial grounds now known as St George's Gardens. An advertisement of 1756 states: "The Bowling Green House, near the Foundling Hospital, commands an extensive and pleasant prospect, and is fitted up in a genteel manner, with great alterations. Tea, coffee and hot loaves every day. The Bowling Green, which is in exceeding fine order, is now opened by your humble servant Jos. Barrass." [from Survey of London, vol. 24, 1952].
Three Men and a Field -– Bloomsbury North of Tavistock Place by Ricci de Freitas will be available in the near future from Skoob Books (Brunswick Centre), Judd Books and Amazon on-line, and later in Waterstone's.


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Sitting in an office setting for nearly forty hours a week can have a lot of negative effects on your health including heart disease, higher blood pressure, and muscle degeneration. In order to counterbalance these negative effects, it's important that employees learn ways to stay healthy at the office. Below you'll find four simple tips to help you stay healthy and happy at the workplace.
An easy way you can be more active at the office actually happens before you even get to the office. Rethinking your commute or the way you get to the office each morning can not only do wonders for your health but save you a lot of time. If you normally drive to work, think about walking to the nearest public transportation or riding your bike to the office if you live close enough.
Most people don't drink enough water throughout the day. Depending on your activity level and body size, you should be drinking roughly 2 liters of water a day. Employees often forget to drink enough water when at the office because they aren't doing much physical activity or sweating. But that doesn't mean that it isn't necessary to hydrate. An easy way to remember to drink more water is to invest in a reusable water bottle and keep it at your desk all day long. That way you won't have to get up to get a drink.
It's easy for employees to get sick at work because of the proximity you are to other people all day long. If you know you are susceptible to catching other people's colds easily, then take extra precautions to keeping your work area clean. Invest in antibacterial wipes to wipe down your keyboard, your mouse, and your phone at the beginning of each work day. It's also a good idea to keep antibacterial gel close by so you can clean your hands before you eat anything in your work area.
When people think about staying healthy at the office, they often forget about mental health. Mental health is just as important as your physical health when it comes to being a happy and productive employee. Make sure you schedule a moment in each day to take a breath and relax. Setting an alarm on your phone can help remind you to close your eyes and take a break from whatever you're doing. Taking frequent breaks throughout the day will not only relieve your stress but can actually make your more productive.


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KIEV, Ukraine -- Ukraine's general prosecutor said Wednesday the jailed ex-premier Yulia Tymoshenko was cited as a witness in the murder of a deputy, putting fresh pressure on President Viktor Yanukovych's arch-enemy.
Yulia Tymoshenko's image is displayed as her daughter speaks at a rally in Kiev.
Ukrainian parliament member Yevgen Shcherban was gunned down at the airport in Donetsk in 1996 in a crime in which prosecutors have in the past implicated Tymoshenko and her ally Pavlo Lazarenko, who is serving a sentence in the United States for corruption.
"Since an investigation (into Shcherban's murder) is ongoing, she is in the capacity of a witness," general prosecutor Viktor Pshonka told reporters.
"A concrete investigation into the contract-style murder is ongoing," he said.
Pshonka's deputy Renat Kuzmin earlier said that testimony had already been gathered from individuals pointing to Tymoshenko and Lazarenko as "the people who ordered and financed the murder".
Both have denied any involvement.
Tymoshenko, 51, is serving a seven-year sentence for abuse of power and now faces fresh charges that could extend her sentence to 2023.
Her jailing prompted howls of international criticism.
A driving force of Ukraine's pro-Western "Orange Revolution" in 2004, Tymoshenko lost the 2010 presidential race to Yanukovych but remains fiercely ambitious.
Pshonka spoke after Kommersant-Ukraina newspaper reported earlier Wednesday, citing a source in Pshonka's department, that authorities were preparing to bring charges against Tymoshenko for her role in organising Shcherban's murder.
"We have evidence proving Yulia Tymoshenko's direct involvement in Yevgen Shcherban's murder," the high-ranking source told the newspaper.
"The collection of this evidence is continuing. We cannot bring charges against Tymoshenko for now because officially she's ill. As soon as she gets well, the charges will be brought (against her). We expect that to happen at the end of June, beginning of July."
Tymoshenko, who has complained of back pains, has been hospitalised at a public clinic since May 9.
Tymoshenko's lawyer Serhiy Vlasenko told reporters Wednesday that prosecutors are relying on testimony from Shcherban's son Ruslan, who is under pressure from the authorities.
Ruslan Shcherban himself, he added, never publicly accused Tymoshenko of being involved in his father's death.
The European Union and many member countries have threatened their officials will boycott matches in the Euro 2012 football championship that Ukraine co-hosts with Poland from June 8 to July 1.


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Project acronym 15CBOOKTRADE
Project The 15th-century Book Trade: An Evidence-based Assessment and Visualization of the Distribution, Sale, and Reception of Books in the Renaissance
Researcher (PI) Cristina Dondi
Summary The idea that underpins this project is to use the material evidence from thousands of surviving 15th-c. books, as well as unique documentary evidence — the unpublished ledger of a Venetian bookseller in the 1480s which records the sale of 25,000 printed books with their prices — to address four fundamental questions relating to the introduction of printing in the West which have so far eluded scholarship, partly because of lack of evidence, partly because of the lack of effective tools to deal with existing evidence. The book trade differs from other trades operating in the medieval and early modern periods in that the goods traded survive in considerable numbers. Not only do they survive, but many of them bear stratified evidence of their history in the form of marks of ownership, prices, manuscript annotations, binding and decoration styles. A British Academy pilot project conceived by the PI produced a now internationally-used database which gathers together this kind of evidence for thousands of surviving 15th-c. printed books. For the first time, this makes it possible to track the circulation of books, their trade routes and later collecting, across Europe and the USA, and throughout the centuries. The objectives of this project are to examine (1) the distribution and trade-routes, national and international, of 15th-c. printed books, along with the identity of the buyers and users (private, institutional, religious, lay, female, male, and by profession) and their reading practices; (2) the books' contemporary market value; (3) the transmission and dissemination of the texts they contain, their survival and their loss (rebalancing potentially skewed scholarship); and (4) the circulation and re-use of the illustrations they contain. Finally, the project will experiment with the application of scientific visualization techniques to represent, geographically and chronologically, the movement of 15th-c. printed books and of the texts they contain.
The idea that underpins this project is to use the material evidence from thousands of surviving 15th-c. books, as well as unique documentary evidence — the unpublished ledger of a Venetian bookseller in the 1480s which records the sale of 25,000 printed books with their prices — to address four fundamental questions relating to the introduction of printing in the West which have so far eluded scholarship, partly because of lack of evidence, partly because of the lack of effective tools to deal with existing evidence. The book trade differs from other trades operating in the medieval and early modern periods in that the goods traded survive in considerable numbers. Not only do they survive, but many of them bear stratified evidence of their history in the form of marks of ownership, prices, manuscript annotations, binding and decoration styles. A British Academy pilot project conceived by the PI produced a now internationally-used database which gathers together this kind of evidence for thousands of surviving 15th-c. printed books. For the first time, this makes it possible to track the circulation of books, their trade routes and later collecting, across Europe and the USA, and throughout the centuries. The objectives of this project are to examine (1) the distribution and trade-routes, national and international, of 15th-c. printed books, along with the identity of the buyers and users (private, institutional, religious, lay, female, male, and by profession) and their reading practices; (2) the books' contemporary market value; (3) the transmission and dissemination of the texts they contain, their survival and their loss (rebalancing potentially skewed scholarship); and (4) the circulation and re-use of the illustrations they contain. Finally, the project will experiment with the application of scientific visualization techniques to represent, geographically and chronologically, the movement of 15th-c. printed books and of the texts they contain.
Project acronym 2D-CHEM
Project Two-Dimensional Chemistry towards New Graphene Derivatives
Researcher (PI) Michal Otyepka
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERZITA PALACKEHO V OLOMOUCI
Summary The suite of graphene's unique properties and applications can be enormously enhanced by its functionalization. As non-covalently functionalized graphenes do not target all graphene's properties and may suffer from limited stability, covalent functionalization represents a promising way for controlling graphene's properties. To date, only a few well-defined graphene derivatives have been introduced. Among them, fluorographene (FG) stands out as a prominent member because of its easy synthesis and high stability. Being a perfluorinated hydrocarbon, FG was believed to be as unreactive as the two-dimensional counterpart perfluoropolyethylene (Teflon®). However, our recent experiments showed that FG is not chemically inert and can be used as a viable precursor for synthesizing graphene derivatives. This surprising behavior indicates that common textbook grade knowledge cannot blindly be applied to the chemistry of 2D materials. Further, there might be specific rules behind the chemistry of 2D materials, forming a new chemical discipline we tentatively call 2D chemistry. The main aim of the project is to explore, identify and apply the rules of 2D chemistry starting from FG. Using the knowledge gained of 2D chemistry, we will attempt to control the chemistry of various 2D materials aimed at preparing stable graphene derivatives with designed properties, e.g., 1-3 eV band gap, fluorescent properties, sustainable magnetic ordering and dispersability in polar media. The new graphene derivatives will be applied in sensing, imaging, magnetic delivery and catalysis and new emerging applications arising from the synergistic phenomena are expected. We envisage that new applications will be opened up that benefit from the 2D scaffold and tailored properties of the synthesized derivatives. The derivatives will be used for the synthesis of 3D hybrid materials by covalent linking of the 2D sheets joined with other organic and inorganic molecules, nanomaterials or biomacromolecules.
The suite of graphene's unique properties and applications can be enormously enhanced by its functionalization. As non-covalently functionalized graphenes do not target all graphene's properties and may suffer from limited stability, covalent functionalization represents a promising way for controlling graphene's properties. To date, only a few well-defined graphene derivatives have been introduced. Among them, fluorographene (FG) stands out as a prominent member because of its easy synthesis and high stability. Being a perfluorinated hydrocarbon, FG was believed to be as unreactive as the two-dimensional counterpart perfluoropolyethylene (Teflon®). However, our recent experiments showed that FG is not chemically inert and can be used as a viable precursor for synthesizing graphene derivatives. This surprising behavior indicates that common textbook grade knowledge cannot blindly be applied to the chemistry of 2D materials. Further, there might be specific rules behind the chemistry of 2D materials, forming a new chemical discipline we tentatively call 2D chemistry. The main aim of the project is to explore, identify and apply the rules of 2D chemistry starting from FG. Using the knowledge gained of 2D chemistry, we will attempt to control the chemistry of various 2D materials aimed at preparing stable graphene derivatives with designed properties, e.g., 1-3 eV band gap, fluorescent properties, sustainable magnetic ordering and dispersability in polar media. The new graphene derivatives will be applied in sensing, imaging, magnetic delivery and catalysis and new emerging applications arising from the synergistic phenomena are expected. We envisage that new applications will be opened up that benefit from the 2D scaffold and tailored properties of the synthesized derivatives. The derivatives will be used for the synthesis of 3D hybrid materials by covalent linking of the 2D sheets joined with other organic and inorganic molecules, nanomaterials or biomacromolecules.
Project acronym 2DHIBSA
Project Nanoscopic and Hierachical Materials via Living Crystallization-Driven Self-Assembly
Researcher (PI) Ian MANNERS
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL
Summary A key synthetic challenge of widespread interest in chemical science involves the creation of well-defined 2D functional materials that exist on a length-scale of nanometers to microns. In this ambitious 5 year proposal we aim to tackle this issue by exploiting the unique opportunities made possible by recent developments with the living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) platform. Using this solution processing approach, amphiphilic block copolymers (BCPs) with crystallizable blocks, related amphiphiles, and polymers with charged end groups will be used to predictably construct monodisperse samples of tailored, functional soft matter-based 2D nanostructures with controlled shape, size, and spatially-defined chemistries. Many of the resulting nanostructures will also offer unprecedented opportunities as precursors to materials with hierarchical structures through further solution-based "bottom-up" assembly methods. In addition to fundamental studies, the proposed work also aims to make important impact in the cutting-edge fields of liquid crystals, interface stabilization, catalysis, supramolecular polymers, and hierarchical materials.
A key synthetic challenge of widespread interest in chemical science involves the creation of well-defined 2D functional materials that exist on a length-scale of nanometers to microns. In this ambitious 5 year proposal we aim to tackle this issue by exploiting the unique opportunities made possible by recent developments with the living crystallization-driven self-assembly (CDSA) platform. Using this solution processing approach, amphiphilic block copolymers (BCPs) with crystallizable blocks, related amphiphiles, and polymers with charged end groups will be used to predictably construct monodisperse samples of tailored, functional soft matter-based 2D nanostructures with controlled shape, size, and spatially-defined chemistries. Many of the resulting nanostructures will also offer unprecedented opportunities as precursors to materials with hierarchical structures through further solution-based "bottom-up" assembly methods. In addition to fundamental studies, the proposed work also aims to make important impact in the cutting-edge fields of liquid crystals, interface stabilization, catalysis, supramolecular polymers, and hierarchical materials.
Project acronym 2DMATER
Project Controlled Synthesis of Two-Dimensional Nanomaterials for Energy Storage and Conversion
Researcher (PI) Xinliang Feng
Host Institution (HI) TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET DRESDEN
Summary "Two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets, which possess a high degree of anisotropy with nanoscale thickness and infinite length in other dimensions, hold enormous promise as a novel class of ultrathin 2D nanomaterials with various unique functionalities and properties, and exhibit great potential in energy storage and conversion systems that are substantially different from their respective 3D bulk forms. Here I propose a strategy for the synthesis and processing of various 2D nanosheets across a broad range of inorganic, organic and polymeric materials with molecular-level or thin thickness through both the top-down exfoliation of layered materials and the bottom-up assembly of available molecular building blocks. Further, I aim to develop the synthesis of various 2D-nanosheet based composite materials with thickness of less than 100 nm and the assembly of 2D nanosheets into novel hierarchal superstrucutures (like aerogels, spheres, porous particles, nanotubes, multi-layer films). The structural features of these 2D nanomaterials will be controllably tailored by both the used layered precursors and processing methodologies. The consequence is that I will apply and combine defined functional components as well as assembly protocols to create novel 2D nanomaterials for specific purposes in energy storage and conversion systems. Their unique characters will include the good electrical conductivity, excellent mechanical flexibility, high surface area, high chemical stability, fast electron transport and ion diffusion etc. Applications will be mainly demonstrated for the construction of lithium ion batteries (anode and cathode), supercapacitors (symmetric and asymmetric) and fuel cells. As the key achievements, I expect to establish the delineation of reliable structure-property relationships and improved device performance of 2D nanomaterials."
"Two-dimensional (2D) nanosheets, which possess a high degree of anisotropy with nanoscale thickness and infinite length in other dimensions, hold enormous promise as a novel class of ultrathin 2D nanomaterials with various unique functionalities and properties, and exhibit great potential in energy storage and conversion systems that are substantially different from their respective 3D bulk forms. Here I propose a strategy for the synthesis and processing of various 2D nanosheets across a broad range of inorganic, organic and polymeric materials with molecular-level or thin thickness through both the top-down exfoliation of layered materials and the bottom-up assembly of available molecular building blocks. Further, I aim to develop the synthesis of various 2D-nanosheet based composite materials with thickness of less than 100 nm and the assembly of 2D nanosheets into novel hierarchal superstrucutures (like aerogels, spheres, porous particles, nanotubes, multi-layer films). The structural features of these 2D nanomaterials will be controllably tailored by both the used layered precursors and processing methodologies. The consequence is that I will apply and combine defined functional components as well as assembly protocols to create novel 2D nanomaterials for specific purposes in energy storage and conversion systems. Their unique characters will include the good electrical conductivity, excellent mechanical flexibility, high surface area, high chemical stability, fast electron transport and ion diffusion etc. Applications will be mainly demonstrated for the construction of lithium ion batteries (anode and cathode), supercapacitors (symmetric and asymmetric) and fuel cells. As the key achievements, I expect to establish the delineation of reliable structure-property relationships and improved device performance of 2D nanomaterials."
Project acronym 2O2ACTIVATION
Project Development of Direct Dehydrogenative Couplings mediated by Dioxygen
Researcher (PI) Frederic William Patureau
Host Institution (HI) RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN
Summary The field of C-H bond activation has evolved at an exponential pace in the last 15 years. What appeals most in those novel synthetic techniques is clear: they bypass the pre-activation steps usually required in traditional cross-coupling chemistry by directly metalating C-H bonds. Many C-H bond functionalizations today however, rely on poorly atom and step efficient oxidants, leading to significant and costly chemical waste, thereby seriously undermining the overall sustainability of those methods. As restrictions in sustainability regulations will further increase, and the cost of certain chemical commodities will rise, atom efficiency in organic synthesis remains a top priority for research. The aim of 2O2ACTIVATION is to develop novel technologies utilizing O2 as sole terminal oxidant in order to allow useful, extremely sustainable, thermodynamically challenging, dehydrogenative C-N and C-O bond forming coupling reactions. However, the moderate reactivity of O2 towards many catalysts constitutes a major challenge. 2O2ACTIVATION will pioneer the design of new catalysts based on the ultra-simple propene motive, capable of direct activation of O2 for C-H activation based cross-couplings. The project is divided into 3 major lines: O2 activation using propene and its analogues (propenoids), 1) without metal or halide, 2) with hypervalent halide catalysis, 3) with metal catalyzed C-H activation. The philosophy of 2O2ACTIVATION is to focus C-H functionalization method development on the oxidative event. Consequently, 2O2ACTIVATION breakthroughs will dramatically shortcut synthetic routes through the use of inactivated, unprotected, and readily available building blocks; and thus should be easily scalable. This will lead to a strong decrease in the costs related to the production of many essential chemicals, while preserving the environment (water as terminal by-product). The resulting novels coupling methods will thus have a lasting impact on the chemical industry.
The field of C-H bond activation has evolved at an exponential pace in the last 15 years. What appeals most in those novel synthetic techniques is clear: they bypass the pre-activation steps usually required in traditional cross-coupling chemistry by directly metalating C-H bonds. Many C-H bond functionalizations today however, rely on poorly atom and step efficient oxidants, leading to significant and costly chemical waste, thereby seriously undermining the overall sustainability of those methods. As restrictions in sustainability regulations will further increase, and the cost of certain chemical commodities will rise, atom efficiency in organic synthesis remains a top priority for research. The aim of 2O2ACTIVATION is to develop novel technologies utilizing O2 as sole terminal oxidant in order to allow useful, extremely sustainable, thermodynamically challenging, dehydrogenative C-N and C-O bond forming coupling reactions. However, the moderate reactivity of O2 towards many catalysts constitutes a major challenge. 2O2ACTIVATION will pioneer the design of new catalysts based on the ultra-simple propene motive, capable of direct activation of O2 for C-H activation based cross-couplings. The project is divided into 3 major lines: O2 activation using propene and its analogues (propenoids), 1) without metal or halide, 2) with hypervalent halide catalysis, 3) with metal catalyzed C-H activation. The philosophy of 2O2ACTIVATION is to focus C-H functionalization method development on the oxidative event. Consequently, 2O2ACTIVATION breakthroughs will dramatically shortcut synthetic routes through the use of inactivated, unprotected, and readily available building blocks; and thus should be easily scalable. This will lead to a strong decrease in the costs related to the production of many essential chemicals, while preserving the environment (water as terminal by-product). The resulting novels coupling methods will thus have a lasting impact on the chemical industry.
Project acronym ACAP
Project Acency Costs and Asset Pricing
Researcher (PI) Thomas Mariotti
Host Institution (HI) FONDATION JEAN-JACQUES LAFFONT,TOULOUSE SCIENCES ECONOMIQUES
Summary The main objective of this research project is to contribute at bridging the gap between the two main branches of financial theory, namely corporate finance and asset pricing. It is motivated by the conviction that these two aspects of financial activity should and can be analyzed within a unified framework. This research will borrow from these two approaches in order to construct theoretical models that allow one to analyze the design and issuance of financial securities, as well as the dynamics of their valuations. Unlike asset pricing, which takes as given the price of the fundamentals, the goal is to derive security price processes from a precise description of firm's operations and internal frictions. Regarding the latter, and in line with traditional corporate finance theory, the analysis will emphasize the role of agency costs within the firm for the design of its securities. But the analysis will be pushed one step further by studying the impact of these agency costs on key financial variables such as stock and bond prices, leverage, book-to-market ratios, default risk, or the holding of liquidities by firms. One of the contributions of this research project is to show how these variables are interrelated when firms and investors agree upon optimal financial arrangements. The final objective is to derive a rich set of testable asset pricing implications that would eventually be brought to the data.
The main objective of this research project is to contribute at bridging the gap between the two main branches of financial theory, namely corporate finance and asset pricing. It is motivated by the conviction that these two aspects of financial activity should and can be analyzed within a unified framework. This research will borrow from these two approaches in order to construct theoretical models that allow one to analyze the design and issuance of financial securities, as well as the dynamics of their valuations. Unlike asset pricing, which takes as given the price of the fundamentals, the goal is to derive security price processes from a precise description of firm's operations and internal frictions. Regarding the latter, and in line with traditional corporate finance theory, the analysis will emphasize the role of agency costs within the firm for the design of its securities. But the analysis will be pushed one step further by studying the impact of these agency costs on key financial variables such as stock and bond prices, leverage, book-to-market ratios, default risk, or the holding of liquidities by firms. One of the contributions of this research project is to show how these variables are interrelated when firms and investors agree upon optimal financial arrangements. The final objective is to derive a rich set of testable asset pricing implications that would eventually be brought to the data.
Project acronym ACCUPOL
Project Unlimited Growth? A Comparative Analysis of Causes and Consequences of Policy Accumulation
Researcher (PI) Christoph KNILL
Host Institution (HI) LUDWIG-MAXIMILIANS-UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN
Summary ACCUPOL systematically analyzes an intuitively well-known, but curiously under-researched phenomenon: policy accumulation. Societal modernization and progress bring about a continuously growing pile of policies in most political systems. At the same time, however, the administrative capacities for implementation are largely stagnant. While being societally desirable in principle, ever-more policies hence may potentially imply less in terms of policy achievements. Whether or not policy accumulation remains at a 'sustainable' rate thus crucially affects the long-term output legitimacy of modern democracies. Given this development, the central focus of ACCUPOL lies on three questions: Do accumulation rates vary across countries and policy sectors? Which factors mitigate policy accumulation? And to what extent is policy accumulation really associated with an increasing prevalence of implementation deficits? In answering these questions, ACCUPOL radically departs from established research traditions in public policy. First, the project develops new analytical concepts: Rather than relying on individual policy change as the unit of analysis, we consider policy accumulation to assess the growth of policy portfolios over time. In terms of implementation, ACCUPOL takes into account the overall prevalence of implementation deficits in a given sector instead of analyzing the effectiveness of individual implementation processes. Second, this analytical innovation also implies a paradigmatic theoretical shift. Because existing theories focus on the analysis of individual policies, they are of limited help to understand causes and consequences of policy accumulation. ACCUPOL develops a novel theoretical approach to fill this theoretical gap. Third, the project provides new empirical evidence on the prevalence of policy accumulation and implementation deficits focusing on 25 OECD countries and two key policy areas (social and environmental policy).
ACCUPOL systematically analyzes an intuitively well-known, but curiously under-researched phenomenon: policy accumulation. Societal modernization and progress bring about a continuously growing pile of policies in most political systems. At the same time, however, the administrative capacities for implementation are largely stagnant. While being societally desirable in principle, ever-more policies hence may potentially imply less in terms of policy achievements. Whether or not policy accumulation remains at a 'sustainable' rate thus crucially affects the long-term output legitimacy of modern democracies. Given this development, the central focus of ACCUPOL lies on three questions: Do accumulation rates vary across countries and policy sectors? Which factors mitigate policy accumulation? And to what extent is policy accumulation really associated with an increasing prevalence of implementation deficits? In answering these questions, ACCUPOL radically departs from established research traditions in public policy. First, the project develops new analytical concepts: Rather than relying on individual policy change as the unit of analysis, we consider policy accumulation to assess the growth of policy portfolios over time. In terms of implementation, ACCUPOL takes into account the overall prevalence of implementation deficits in a given sector instead of analyzing the effectiveness of individual implementation processes. Second, this analytical innovation also implies a paradigmatic theoretical shift. Because existing theories focus on the analysis of individual policies, they are of limited help to understand causes and consequences of policy accumulation. ACCUPOL develops a novel theoretical approach to fill this theoretical gap. Third, the project provides new empirical evidence on the prevalence of policy accumulation and implementation deficits focusing on 25 OECD countries and two key policy areas (social and environmental policy).
Project acronym ACO
Project The Proceedings of the Ecumenical Councils from Oral Utterance to Manuscript Edition as Evidence for Late Antique Persuasion and Self-Representation Techniques
Researcher (PI) Peter Alfred Riedlberger
Host Institution (HI) OTTO-FRIEDRICH-UNIVERSITAET BAMBERG
Summary The Acts of the Ecumenical Councils of Late Antiquity include (purportedly) verbatim minutes of the proceedings, a formal framework and copies of relevant documents which were either (allegedly) read out during the proceedings or which were later attached to the Acts proper. Despite this unusual wealth of documentary evidence, the daunting nature of the Acts demanding multidisciplinary competency, their complex structure with a matryoshka-like nesting of proceedings from different dates, and the stereotype that their contents bear only on Christological niceties have deterred generations of historians from studying them. Only in recent years have their fortunes begun to improve, but this recent research has not always been based on sound principles: the recorded proceedings of the sessions are still often accepted as verbatim minutes. Yet even a superficial reading quickly reveals widespread editorial interference. We must accept that in many cases the Acts will teach us less about the actual debates than about the editors who shaped their presentation. This does not depreciate the Acts' evidence: on the contrary, they are first-rate material for the rhetoric of persuasion and self-representation. It is possible, in fact, to take the investigation to a deeper level and examine in what manner the oral proceedings were put into writing: several passages in the Acts comment upon the process of note-taking and the work of the shorthand writers. Thus, the main objective of the proposed research project could be described as an attempt to trace the destinies of the Acts' texts, from the oral utterance to the manuscript texts we have today. This will include the fullest study on ancient transcript techniques to date; a structural analysis of the Acts' texts with the aim of highlighting edited passages; and a careful comparison of the various editions of the Acts, which survive in Greek, Latin, Syriac and Coptic, in order to detect traces of editorial interference.
The Acts of the Ecumenical Councils of Late Antiquity include (purportedly) verbatim minutes of the proceedings, a formal framework and copies of relevant documents which were either (allegedly) read out during the proceedings or which were later attached to the Acts proper. Despite this unusual wealth of documentary evidence, the daunting nature of the Acts demanding multidisciplinary competency, their complex structure with a matryoshka-like nesting of proceedings from different dates, and the stereotype that their contents bear only on Christological niceties have deterred generations of historians from studying them. Only in recent years have their fortunes begun to improve, but this recent research has not always been based on sound principles: the recorded proceedings of the sessions are still often accepted as verbatim minutes. Yet even a superficial reading quickly reveals widespread editorial interference. We must accept that in many cases the Acts will teach us less about the actual debates than about the editors who shaped their presentation. This does not depreciate the Acts' evidence: on the contrary, they are first-rate material for the rhetoric of persuasion and self-representation. It is possible, in fact, to take the investigation to a deeper level and examine in what manner the oral proceedings were put into writing: several passages in the Acts comment upon the process of note-taking and the work of the shorthand writers. Thus, the main objective of the proposed research project could be described as an attempt to trace the destinies of the Acts' texts, from the oral utterance to the manuscript texts we have today. This will include the fullest study on ancient transcript techniques to date; a structural analysis of the Acts' texts with the aim of highlighting edited passages; and a careful comparison of the various editions of the Acts, which survive in Greek, Latin, Syriac and Coptic, in order to detect traces of editorial interference.
Project acronym ACQDIV
Project Acquisition processes in maximally diverse languages: Min(d)ing the ambient language
Researcher (PI) Sabine Erika Stoll
Host Institution (HI) UNIVERSITAT ZURICH
Summary "Children learn any language that they grow up with, adapting to any of the ca. 7000 languages of the world, no matter how divergent or complex their structures are. What cognitive processes make this extreme flexibility possible? This is one of the most burning questions in cognitive science and the ACQDIV project aims at answering it by testing and refining the following leading hypothesis: Language acquisition is flexible and adaptive to any kind of language because it relies on a small set of universal cognitive processes that variably target different structures at different times during acquisition in every language. The project aims at establishing the precise set of processes and at determining the conditions of variation across maximally diverse languages. This project focuses on three processes: (i) distributional learning, (ii) generalization-based learning and (iii) interaction-based learning. To investigate these processes I will work with a sample of five clusters of languages including longitudinal data of two languages each. The clusters were determined by a clustering algorithm seeking the structurally most divergent languages in a typological database. The languages are: Cluster 1: Slavey and Cree, Cluster 2: Indonesian and Yucatec, Cluster 3: Inuktitut and Chintang, Cluster 4: Sesotho and Russian, Cluster 5: Japanese and Turkish. For all languages, corpora are available, except for Slavey where fieldwork is planned. The leading hypothesis will be tested against the acquisition of aspect and negation in each language of the sample and also against the two structures in each language that are most salient and challenging in them (e. g. complex morphology in Chintang). The acquisition processes also depend on statistical patterns in the input children receive. I will examine these patterns across the sample with respect to repetitiveness effects, applying data-mining methods and systematically comparing child-directed and child-surrounding speech."
"Children learn any language that they grow up with, adapting to any of the ca. 7000 languages of the world, no matter how divergent or complex their structures are. What cognitive processes make this extreme flexibility possible? This is one of the most burning questions in cognitive science and the ACQDIV project aims at answering it by testing and refining the following leading hypothesis: Language acquisition is flexible and adaptive to any kind of language because it relies on a small set of universal cognitive processes that variably target different structures at different times during acquisition in every language. The project aims at establishing the precise set of processes and at determining the conditions of variation across maximally diverse languages. This project focuses on three processes: (i) distributional learning, (ii) generalization-based learning and (iii) interaction-based learning. To investigate these processes I will work with a sample of five clusters of languages including longitudinal data of two languages each. The clusters were determined by a clustering algorithm seeking the structurally most divergent languages in a typological database. The languages are: Cluster 1: Slavey and Cree, Cluster 2: Indonesian and Yucatec, Cluster 3: Inuktitut and Chintang, Cluster 4: Sesotho and Russian, Cluster 5: Japanese and Turkish. For all languages, corpora are available, except for Slavey where fieldwork is planned. The leading hypothesis will be tested against the acquisition of aspect and negation in each language of the sample and also against the two structures in each language that are most salient and challenging in them (e. g. complex morphology in Chintang). The acquisition processes also depend on statistical patterns in the input children receive. I will examine these patterns across the sample with respect to repetitiveness effects, applying data-mining methods and systematically comparing child-directed and child-surrounding speech."


Hi All, I'm selling my helm chair that bolts directly to any of the original seat bases that were factory on Bayliner. It's a 5 minute swap - at least it was for my helm seat. This seat is very comfortable and has reclining back, back pocket and arms that go up/down.
BTW I love the chair!
how does the size compare to the stock chair? My pedestal is bolted down so I am concerned with clearances.
Hi there. I'll ask John but I don't believe there are any clearance issues. His was bolted down and he had very similar chair. If you want measurements let me know or call me.
John if you are reading can you chime in?
Steve, I think you should be OK. But I would be getting an attachment to the pedestal top though that allows the seat to move forward or back a few inches to give a bit more clearance. I've seen them around as part of the pedestal and I think you can buy them separately.
I have one of those sliders on my helm chair, and it is Very handy! When I am sitting I slide it forward so I can reach the controls. When standing I move it backwards.
Another thing is that the OEM seat base is really not all that great. I replaced mine with a 4" base and screwed and glued it down. The base is pretty inexpensive, and would be a great upgrade to anybody buying the chair.
if the helm chair is still for sale I may be interested depending upon shipping to Juneau Alaska etc.
Can you please tell me where the chair is located and whether or not it has a base with it.
Thank you, please advise via return PM or you can email me directly at shanghai@gci.net.
Is this available, will you ship and is PayPal ok?


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Of Death and Rambles, o'er Falls and Brambles - Parts I & II
The Death of Chatterton by Henry Wallis
IT BEING HALLOWE'EN, I thought it appropriate to serve up something frightful. Anyone who has seen the movie, The Revenant, will agree that Leonardo DeCaprio's portrayal of survival was "the ultimate endurance test", as one critic put it. The film is based on the true story of a man named Hugh Glass. His is a story of survival and forgiveness after being left for dead by companions when he was mauled by a grizzly bear.
So, here is a tale that is every bit as grisly ... but much closer to home. It is written by our good friend John Mactaggart, and making an appearance in the gruesome tale is Lieutenant-Colonel John By - they are of course, the two men most responsible for the creation of the Rideau Canal.
As John Mactaggart was such an accomplished writer,[1] I have included two tales and it is only fitting that it is he who should tell them, in his own words.
Tho' ye may be frichtened oot o' yer senses, keep a caum sough ... [2]
COLONEL BY, myself, and some others, were travelling in the wilderness in the month of December 1827; the weather was bitter cold. Having got into a considerable clearing, we bore away for a large house of an American settler.
Lodging-House in Field Lane
On getting in, we found all the rooms on the ground floor crammed full of people of all descriptions: such an ugly, suspicious, dirty-looking set I had never before seen. The back-slums of Holborn, London, where villains and vagabonds congregate, never were honoured with such a crew. By the language and general appearance, I found the majority to be of the landlord's nation; the others were poor wandering Irish emigrants. With some trouble I got through the crowd, and had my frozen feet and hands partly brought round at the fire. Potato whisky and pipes of tobacco seemed in request, and were served out by a bar-maid of such exquisite beauty as Hottentot [3] hath never yet beheld. Not having rested our bones for a long time, fatigue began to overcome us, but there was no place to lie down on: as for beds, such machines were always perfectly out of the question. A plank, partly clean, was all that ever could be expected in such houses, and indeed over all the semi-civilized part of the country; but in this there was not room to stretch on the floor: -we might have space for the vertical, but not for the horizontal position. Wearied out, the Colonel asked me if I could by any means learn if there were any apartments up-stairs. With some trouble the landlord was discovered. This is a difficult thing in an American free-and-easy, as the host appears so much a guest, that it requires some nice discrimination to find him: however, I succeeded, and having put the question, "he guessed there was considerable of room; that I might surmount and see; and if we would kipple up by threes or fours, he had buffaloes would kiver us." [4]
Accordingly, the Colonel, and a few of our party, went up a narrow, frail, dirty staircase; I was afraid of the steps giving way. We then entered a large room, exceedingly cold, round the sides of which a number of weary mortals were stretched. The candle I carried would scarcely burn; for there were many windows in the room, and few panes of glass in any of them, so that the frosty wind poured in cold and strong. While looking round, and muttering to one another, "This won't do, we shall be frozen to death here," we observed something laid upon an old table, and covered with something by way of a sheet. What was this? On removing the same, and holding forth the glimmering candle, we saw the dead body of a young man, seemingly about fifteen years of age. One side of his head seemed to be mangled in a shocking manner, and covered with clotted blood. "No; this place, indeed, will not do," we all agreed, and down stairs we went. On coming below, we found the greater part of the company had "cleared out" as they say. Venturing to make some inquiries about the dead lad, we met with nothing but evasive answers, -as much as to say, it might be better for us all to keep a "caum sough," alias, make no noise about it. However, I found this to be impossible; and although some of our party sunk down in sleep on the floor, where melted snow, brought in by the travellers' feet, had flooded, some of us hung on by the wall by the sides of the fire.
The London Poor by Henry Mayhew 1861
In the course of our distant inquiries, we found that the greater part of the guests had gone to the barn and the stable, there to kennel up amongst hay; -that the dead body up-stairs was that of a young Irishman, who had been killed two days before by a shot from a gun, carelessly let off by one of the sons of the landlord. In the morning, the father and mother of the lad came crying after us in great tribulation, wishing us to interfere, and bring, what they called, the "murtherer of their dear child" to justice; but this was a thing to us impossible, unless by engaging in an affair we had nothing to do with; and, after having done our best, the laws of the country would not probably have been exercised then, as we had often seen. To account for all the whys and wherefores, is what I am not able to do. I have stated some cases, and given the results: this is all that can reasonably be expected from an humble traveller. There is something faulty in the administration of the criminal laws, no doubt; but energy and exertion lie dormant in Canada; humanity begins to be neither much felt nor talked about. Where no encouragement is held out to virtue and talent, the noble spirit of man begins to droop, and Vice to show her ugly visage.
Keep yer heid, as ye trundle thru the frichtful moor ... [5]
IN SOME OF MY CURIOUS WANDERINGS I was accompanied by Colonel By, of the Royal Engineers, a gentleman I shall ever esteem and value. He encountered all privations with wonderful patience and good-humour; was even too daring in some instances; would run rapids that his Indians trembled to look at; and cross wide lakes with the canoe when the Canadians were gaping with fear at the waves that were rolling around them. He could sleep soundly anywhere, and eat any thing, even to raw pork. One night we lost ourselves altogether in Craneberry Lake,(sic) on our route through the waters from the Ottawa to Lake Ontario. There were two canoes of us, and the poor fellows paddled away lustily; but it was of no use; the more we sailed, the farther astray we went, and could not find the outlet of the river Cataraque (sic).
Trout Brook in the Catskills by Worthington Whittred 1875ge
Getting through a frightful marsh, partly overflowed by water, we entered with the canoes into an expanse of flooded woods, and one of the canoes stuck in the fork of a tree buried in the water. We went alongside, and the crew having got into the other canoe, we succeeded in lifting it out of the fork. Dark night came on, and we landed on some sort of wild shore about ten o'clock, clambered up the brow amongst the trees, and pulled the canoes and their cargoes after. We had parted with our provision canoe on the morning before, and appointed to have met with it that night at a station called Brewer's Mills: thus we had nothing to eat but a small bit of cheese; and as for drink, there was nothing but a little drop of brandy in a bottle, and this was not allowed to be touched. There we were, no one knew where, in the heart of an endless wild, without food or any thing else whatever for the comfort of human life; but we minded it not. Although we had had a fagging day, no one was inclined to sleep: could we have knocked up any thing in the shape of a dinner, we might then all have snoozed profoundly; but hunger kept us from the arms of Morpheus, and allowed us to ruminate on our forlorn situation. We hallooed out frequently as loud as we could, but no one heard us.
We were sometimes answered by the owl, afar in the solitary woods, and the lake bird, called loon, also deigned to reply from the distant waters. At one time we heard, or thought we heard, the barking of a dog, -which might have been so, but I thought it that of the wolf species. Having a gun with us, we succeeded in lighting a good fire, which is always a pleasant thing to look at; while the light reflected aloft on the woods, was beautiful. We frequently loaded the gun with powder and fired it off; and the sound reverberating through the forest and rocks was heard for a long time after. Thinking we had got into Loughborough Lake, which opens out of Craneberry Marsh (sic), towards morning we started with the light of the moon, and after paddling away five or six miles until we came to the head of a deep bay, swimming-full of driftwood, we there put about, and were glad to get back to the fire we had left on the unknown shore. We had supplied it well with fuel before we started, in hopes that we might use its light, like that of a Pharos, to guide us on our proper course; but, alas! we now all began to droop a little, for there was a probability that we might not find our way out of the Lake, and of course, therefore, must perish.
Brewer's Lower Mill by Thomas Burrowes 1829
The sun arose; we took to the canoes again, and seeing some wild ducks, we shot at them several times, but could not succeed in killing one of them. Having paddled away several miles, and taking our bearing by the sun, the compass being useless, I found we were returning as we had come the day before; we therefore lay to, to strike the course. While doing so, we heard the report of a musket at a distance. We bore away to the place whence the sound proceeded, heard another shot let off, and even saw the smoke. It was an Indian shooting wild ducks. We all felt rejoiced to see him, divided the drop of brandy, engaged him as a guide, and he brought us out at the famous Round Tail mouth of the Cataraque;(sic) from whence we proceeded to Brewer's Mills, found the provision canoe, and made a hearty breakfast. So much for that time when I had bewildered in the Craneberry Marsh;(sic) but it was by no means the first time. I had spent many dismal nights in it before, and only narrate this on the score that Colonel By was with me, and conducted himself as became a man.
If the mind can find nothing interesting, disease and every evil afflict both it and the body; but where it can find plenty of employment, dangers and difficulties are easily surmounted. In winter, we traversed distant regions on sleighs, and in snow-shoes; broke through the ice frequently, and got ourselves wet and frost-bitten:-no matter; there is ever some balm in Gilead;[6] and although nothing on earth would make me do over again what I have done, still I might undertake an enterprise that would ultimately turn out worse.
[1] For three years, John Mactaggart was Clerk of the Works and overseer of the construction of the Rideau Canal, from 1826 to 1829. When he returned to his beloved Scotland, he wrote a book that was aptly named Three Years in Canada: An Account of the Actual State of the Country in 1826-7-8. His story is told in my five-part blogpost about The Capital Builders (click here for Part I)
[2] Old Scots translated to English: Though you may be frightened out of your senses, keep a calm soul ...
[3] Hottentot is a term that was historically used to refer to the Khoikhoi, the non-Bantuindigenous nomadic pastoralists of South Africa.
[4] "Kipple" means couple; "kiver" means cover
[5] Old Scots translated to English: Stay calm, as you wander through the frightful marsh.
[6] Balm of Gilead was a rare perfume used medicinally, that was mentioned in the Bible, and named for the region of Gilead, where it was produced. The expression stems from William Tyndale's language in the King James Bible of 1611, and has come to signify a universal cure in figurative speech. (source)


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Crikey Worm: Nuclear threat, Abbott snipes (again), warnings on the economy
Good morning, early birds. Are we on the verge of nuclear war? Tony Abbott resurrects his battle with Malcolm Turnbull, and there are both warnings and positives in a new report on the economy. It's the news you need to know, by Sally Whyte and Max Chalmers.
Sally Whyte
NORTH KOREA THREATENS NUCLEAR WAR
US Vice-President Mike Pence has evoked his country's attack on Syria while warning North Korea during a tour of South Korea. "North Korea would do well not to test his resolve or the strength of the armed forces of the United States in this region," Pence said, after referring to the recent strike as evidence of President Donald Trump's resolve. Like members of the State Department, Pence added that the US would attempt to force North Korea to abandon its nuclear program "through peaceful means" but added that all options remained on the table. Over the weekend, North Korea unsuccessfully tested a ballistic missile, and concerns remain of an imminent sixth nuclear test. North Korea's Vice-Foreign Minister has vowed more missile tests and warned the country was ready for "all-out war" and nuclear strikes if the US took military action.
ABBOTT SNIPES, LIBERALS RETURN FIRE
Tony Abbott has been told to resign by Liberal MP Warren Entsch, after the former prime minister yesterday used a column in The Daily Telegraph and an interview with Ray Hadley on 2GB to criticise his successor Malcolm Turnbull. Entsch told the Fairfax papers: "If it continues like this, this will be his legacy — and he won't be remembered fondly. He'll just be seen as a wrecker, hellbent on destroying an individual."
Yesterday Abbott wrote that "Middle Australia" was unhappy with the government and "people are sick of politicians who are more talk than action and are especially sick of politicians who change their policies to suit their political convenience".
On Ray Hadley's show Abbott called the Safe Schools anti-bullying program, which had its funding cut by the NSW government on the weekend, a "terrible, terrible program" and denied that he knew about the program his government launched it. A "senior Liberal source" in The Guardian denies this, with Paul Karp reporting Abbott knew about the program and defended it within the government.
Meanwhile The Australian reports that senior Liberals have refused to call Abbott on his latest outburst, with Infrastructure Minister Darren Chester and Trade Minister Steve Ciobo defending Abbott's right to speak out as a backbencher. In February, when Abbott made similar comments, he was slapped down by his fellow Liberals, including Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, a previously close ally.
Of course, this isn't a new narrative with Abbott — after promising no sniping or undermining when he was turfed from the country's top job, he has made a habit of making "helpful" comments in the media at inopportune times for Malcolm Turnbull. We've been tracking these moments, with two volumes of sniping and undermining here and here.
IT'S THE ECONOMY STUPID
Deloitte Access Economics will release its Business Outlook statement today, and previews of the report in today's papers take a few angles. The Australian Financial Review says the report contains a warning for Treasurer Scott Morrison, as the Australian economy is being propped up by both the strong Chinese economy and the housing boom, both of which are unlikely to last indefinitely.
While the Fin led with the warning, the Oz led with the positive out of the report, with the headline "China growth, interest rate cuts a $165bn boost to economy". The Sydney Morning Herald focuses on the report's comments about house prices, noting Sydney is particularly vulnerable to increases in interest rates.
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Tokyo: US Vice-President Mike Pence will be in the Japanese capital today after visiting Korea yesterday.
Sydney: The minutes from the April Monetary Policy Meeting of the Reserve Bank of Australia will be released today.
Washington: The International Monetary Fund will release its World Economic Outlook report. The report, which includes both global and country-by-country forecasts, is expected to be more positive than recent reports.
Melbourne: The Legoland Discovery Centre will open at Chadstone shopping centre today.
THE COMMENTARIAT
How the Turkish referendum has split the community in Australia — Mehmet Ozalp (Sydney Morning Herald): "…the "no" vote was decisively ahead for Australian Turkish voters with 65 per cent, 52 per cent and 81 per cent "no" votes recorded in Sydney, Melbourne and Canberra respectively."
Case in point for those rich, amorous old guys — Chris Merritt (The Australian $): "When a multi-millionaire of 67 hooks up with an impecunious woman of 36 from eastern Europe, only a lunatic would fail to take steps to protect his assets. Yet the judges of the High Court have been asked to step in and fiddle with the sanctity of the institution that formed the basis for this couple's marriage: their prenup."
A vote for Marine Le Pen is a vote to end rule of self-serving elites — Adam Creighton (The Australian $): "If I were French I would vote for Marine Le Pen in next week's presidential election. Not to do so would be to endorse the political and economic elites that have sapped the life out of industry, put the Fifth Republic on track for bankruptcy, forced taxpayers to bail out parasitic banks, and left the country exposed to Islamist terrorism.."
Stop swooning over Justin Trudeau. The man is a disaster for the planet — Bill McKibben (The Guardian): "That is to say, Canada, which represents one half of 1% of the planet's population, is claiming the right to sell the oil that will use up a third of the earth's remaining carbon budget."
The brutal truth about why no-show Scott Morrison had to go — Ray Hadley (The Daily Telegraph $): "I made a decision he'd no longer be a guest on the program on two counts. One, the Treasurer or his office lied to me and secondly, since Malcolm Turnbull's elevation to Prime Minister, Morrison has become less forthright and continues to avoid answering difficult questions. Tony Abbott will make his first appearance on Easter Monday."
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told critics to "talk to the hand" after a group of election observes from the European Council said a referendum granting him new powers was not a "genuinely democratic process". The Erdogan-backed campaign for a Yes vote succeeded over the weekend, winning 51.4% of the vote, vesting significant new powers in the office of the president. The campaign took place during a major crackdown on media and opposition figures, exposed massive internal divides in Turkey, and might have finally ended the country's bid to join the European Union. — Reuters
At least 28 people have been killed in Sri Lanka after flooding caused a rubbish dump to collapse, inundating a town. The muddy soil left a covering up to 30 feet deep that continues to grow, forcing 400 families from their homes. — BBC
Hundreds of Palestinian prisoners have joined a hunger strike led by Marwan Barghouti, an influential member of Fatah jailed by Israel in relation to a number of murders. — The Guardian
Turkey is sliding into dictatorship (The Economist): "The state is entitled to protect its citizens, especially in the face of political violence. But Mr Erdogan has gone far beyond what is reasonable. Roughly 50,000 people have been arrested; 100,000 more have been sacked … Anyone Mr Erdogan sees as a threat is vulnerable …"
Devastation and a war that rages on: visiting the valley hit by the Moab attack (The Guardian): "The commandos looked weary, but they livened up when talking about Isis. On a tour of the area, they pointed to locks of curly beard and worn-out shoes which they said belonged to dead Isis fighters."
Steve Bannon was doomed (New York Times): "He was fine so long as he was a whisperer. He was damned the moment he was cast as a puppeteer. That means there's a puppet in the equation, and no politician is going to accept that designation, least of all one who stamps his name in gold on anything that stands still long enough to be stamped."
North Korea: a potential train wreck in motion (Los Angeles Times): "Threats and bluster are part of a familiar and long-running game of brinksmanship between Washington and Pyongyang, but this time, it has been made more dangerous by two volatile new players — Kim Jong Un and Donald Trump."
The crisis of attention theft — ads that steal your time for nothing in return (Wired): "Attention theft happens anywhere you find your time and attention taken without consent … there's a big difference between leafing through a magazine, reading articles and advertising by choice, and being blasted at by a screen when you have no place to go."
Political reporter @sallywhyte
Sally covers federal politics and has also reported on Victorian politics, sport and any good stories that come past her desk. She is also the President at SYN Media.


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Cyclone Thane, and Cyclone Benilde
Belinde, Cyclone, Image, India, Infra, Infra Red, Red, Satellite, Storm, Thane, Timelapse
Cyclone Thane lashing the Indian Coastline
According to NASA, "Tropical Storm Thane formed over the Indian Ocean on December 25, 2011. By December 28, Thane had strengthened into a cyclone and was headed toward southern India. On December 28, the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Thane was located roughly 270 nautical miles (500 kilometers) southeast of Chennai. The storm had maximum sustained winds of 65 knots (120 kilometers per hour) with gusts up to 80 knots (150 kilometers per hour)."
Cyclone Thane left behind a trail of damage and took with it the lives of around 47 people, when it hit the south-eastern coast of India on the 30th of December, 2011.
I downloaded and processed 466 Infra Red Satellite images from the India Meteorological Department, and ran them at a speed of between 5-6 hrs per second. That is, 5 to 6 real-world hours passing in one second of the video. The video has two parts, the first showing the entire section of the earth that is visible to the Met satellite "Kalpana-1". This part starts at 00:00hrs on the 25th of December, 2011, and runs till 07:00hrs (sunrise) on the 1st of January 2012. During this period, you will observe the tropical storm Thane developing into a cyclone, hitting the coastline of India on 30th December, and losing energy thereafter, and finally dying over land.
You'll observe quite a few phenomena, apart from the cyclone itself. Another tropical storm that developed into a cyclone, "Belinde", can also be seen taking birth in the Southern Indian Ocean. According to NASA, "Tropical Storm Benilde formed over the southern Indian Ocean on December 28, 2011. On December 30, the U.S. Navy's Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) reported that Benilde, now a cyclone, was located roughly 545 nautical miles (1,010 kilometers) southeast of Diego Garcia. Benilde had maximum sustained winds of 50 knots (95 kilometers per hour) with gusts up to 65 knots (120 kilometers per hour). Benilde sports both a distinct eye and spiral shape characteristic of strong storms. The JTWC forecast that Benilde would continue moving toward the west and southwest, over the open ocean, in the next few days."
You'll also observe the relative temperatures of the land an sea as the sun passes overhead. This is the basis for land and sea breezes.
The second part in the video focuses only on the area covering the Indian Subcontinent.


Anyone who studies science knows that finding the next breakthrough is expensive and no matter how hard you try or how well funded your project is, and there's always the chance that the research won't produce any results that can be immediately used. Today's project may just be laying the foundation for the next generation of studies.
This is why science grants are so important to advancing modern technology. Private businesses aren't always willing to take such large risks, so private charity and public government funding often provide a major boost to cutting edge science.
Last week, the governor of New York announced a major $2 million grant for Cornell University to study stem cells. The current ban on funding for stem cell research is limited to federal funds, so this state program is a great chance to get around that and make sure that the science is moving forward anyway. The money will be used at Cornell to increase facilities and resources available to studies and faculty, and some other colleges in the stem cell network will benefit from increased sharing of knowledge and results.
Of course, not all grants are just for the colleges themselves. Many grants are available to individual students attending certain schools or studying certain subjects & specialties. Interested students should visit GrantsNet to find out more about these funding opportunities.


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Q: tensor product is only right-exact From Page 210 of Introduction to Homological Algebra by Rotman.
Definition: If R is a commutative ring and A is an R-algebra, then an A-module P is extended from R is there is an R-module P$_0$ with P $\cong$ A $\otimes$$_R$ P$_0$.
Example: If V is a free R-module, then A $\otimes$$_R$ V is a free A-module. Similarly, since a projective R-module is a direct summand of a free module, any A-module extended from a projective R-module is itself projective.
My question is: is there something wrong with the projective part since tensor product is only right-exact, so we are not sure if A $\otimes$$_R$ P is still a direct summand of A $\otimes$$_R$ F where F is free.
Another question: if a projective module is extended, must it be extended from a projective? Any help would be appreciated!

A: The tensor product does not in general preserve short exact sequences. However, this doesn't mean that no short exact sequence is preserved.
For instance, if $0\to X\to Y\to Z\to0$ is a split short exact sequence, then $0\to A\otimes_RX\to A\otimes_RY\to A\otimes_RZ\to0$ is exact (and split).
Moreover, the tensor product preserves arbitrary direct sums; since a free $R$-module $F$ is a direct sum of copies of $R$, we obtain that $A\otimes_RF$ is a direct sum of copies of $A\otimes_RR$, so it is a free $A$-module.
Now use the fact that a projective $R$-module is a direct summand of a free module.

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Court of Appeals Upholds Lower Court Decision Granting Defendant's Motion to Suppress Evidence – People v Williams, 4 NY3d 535 (2005)
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In this case the Appellate Division considered whether it the Supreme Court appropriately granted the defendant's motion to dismiss drug and traffic charges based on an arrest by Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority officers.
Two officers of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority were on patrol in one of that city's housing projects when they observed the defendant driving without a seatbelt. Even though the scope of employment of those officers did not extend to the area where they stopped and questioned the defendant, the officers did so anyway. Under New York law, officers of the Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority are classified as peace officers. They found that the defendant was in possession of cocaine and arrested him. The defendant was indicted for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the fifth degree and several violations of the Vehicle and Traffic Law.
The defendant moved to have the charges dismissed on the basis that the arrest of the defendant occurred outside of the officers' geographical area of employment. As a result, the officers lacked jurisdiction to make the arrest. The People countered by arguing that if the officers were acting outside of their jurisdictional authority, the arrest was still valid because the officers made a citizen's arrest. The Supreme Court granted the defendant's motion and dismissed the charges. The People appealed.
On appeal the Appellate Division upheld the Supreme Court's decision to dismiss the charges. Because the officers did not have the authority to apprehend an individual for criminal activity outside of their geographical area of employment, the Appellate Division's reasoning turned on the question as to whether under these circumstances the housing authority officers could make a valid citizen's arrest.
The law allows private citizens to make arrests for nonfelony offenses such as traffic violations that occur within the county in which the offense was committed, while peace officers can make arrests only within the geographic area of their employment. In this case, if the officers were private citizens, they could have made a valid citizen's arrest of the defendant for the traffic violation. However, as housing authority peace officers, they could not.
The Appellate Division found that a peace officer could not essentially extend his authority beyond the limitations defined by the legislature by simply claiming he was doing it as a private citizen and not as a peace officer. To do so would make the legislative differences between what a peace officer can do as far as arresting someone and what a private citizen can do meaningless.
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After Hours AM/America's Most Haunted Talks Rock 'n' Roll Myths, Legends, and Curses with R. Gary Patterson Two of the top names in paranormal radio -- After Hours AM and America's Most Haunted -- join forces!
by Eric Olsen | May 7, 2015 | culture, ghosts and spirits, magick and occult, media, paranormal | 0 comments
Tonight, two of the top names in paranormal radio — After Hours AM andAmerica's Most Haunted — with hosts Joel Sturgis and Eric Olsen, officially combine forces to become AFTER HOURS AM/AMERICA'S MOST HAUNTED!
Airing LIVE Thursdays from 9-11pE, we will speak with the most interesting personalities in the paranormal field over an extensive terrestrial radio network and podcast outlets everwhere reaching an average of 2 million listeners per episode.
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R. Gary Patterson is a native Tennessean with a passion for rock 'n' roll, its history, legends, and mysteries, and his three books portray many fascinating events that have helped shape popular music history, from Robert Johnson in the '30s, through current groups making a place for themselves among the legends. For his work, he has been called the "Fox Mulder of rock 'n' roll."
In 1996, Patterson released his first book, The Walrus Was Paul, detailing the facts, rumors, and theories surrounding the notion that Paul McCartney had been killed in a car accident and replaced by an imposter.
An immediate success, Patterson found himself a highly sought after speaker and media guest for all things Beatles, from conventions and fests to syndicated Beatles radio shows like "The Beatle Years," "Beatle Archives," "Breakfast With the Beatles," and "Beatle Brunch."
Patterson doesn't just sit at home researching, he gets out on the road and lives his rock 'n' roll myths and mysteries. After completing The Walrus Was Paul and discussing the "Paul is Dead" clues, he says, "It seemed only natural to research the greatest myths, legends, and curses in rock 'n' roll history. I visited Robert Johnson's crossroads with some friends shortly after finishing the Paul book and was involved in a series of strange unexplained coincidences. I suppose urban legends always need to be shown proper respect," he adds.
Shortly thereafter, Patterson released his second work, Hellhounds on Their Trail, continuing his popular theme of rock 'n' roll's enduring myths and legends. Hellhounds on Their Trail begins with Robert Johnson waiting at the crossroads just outside Clarksdale, Mississippi to make his deal with Old Scratch. Other chapters focus on hidden messages in rock, Jimmy Page and the Zeppelin Curse, strange fatal coincidences in the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd bands, and a discussion of an exclusive group of musicians who were members of the "27 Club," whose membership requirement was an untimely death at the tender age of 27.
Patterson's third book, Take a Walk on the Dark Side: Rock and Roll Myths, Legends and Curses, extensively updating and expanding Hellhounds, was released in 2004.