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I have just experienced the most remarkable evening of photographers discussing their work. A new initiative called the Photojournalism Hub brought together Rob Pinney, Giovanna del Sarto, Tavis Bohlinger and James Hopkirk to tell the stories of their work. They each well met the ambition of the evening to expose and engage pressing social justice issues through committed and courageous photojournalism.
Refugees' experiences connects the work of Rob Pinney and Giovanna del Sarto but each of their approaches are distinctive. Pinney's searingly honest description of his initial emotions at The Jungle in Calais and the evolution of his work as he became more familiar with the people - camp refugees and town residents - and their codes of behaviour was fascinating. Del Sarto's work explores the power dynamic between photographer and subject, turning it around in her Polaroid for a Refugee project. Recognising the significance of family photographs in the journey into the unknown, the act of taking - then giving back - an image with the commitment to follow its path is incredibly powerful.
The next story took us inside a very personal reflection by a father on his son's journey with autism and epilepsy. Tavis Bohlinger's The Epileptic felt like a real time commentary on his emotional struggle in dealing with what was happening to his son by having the presence of mind - such an apt phrase - to make a photographic record of his interactions with health carers. Using them to interpret the impact on his son of this process was both harrowing and insightful and, as someone with family impacted in the same way, thought-provoking.
The final story was another dimension to the refugee journey, that terrible period of uncertainty once arrived of being granted permission to remain. The Blood of a Woman by James Hopkirk is far more than a documentary project. His involvement with the issues raised by following the story of Mirela cross the traditional boundaries of the objective photojournalist but for me represent a far more humanist approach than the questionable practices of some contemporary photographers. Do spend time with each of these stories. They are all inspirational.


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Аятолла Ахмад Джаннаті (,  1926, Ісфахан, Іран) — іранський політичний, державний та духовний діяч. Голова Ради вартових конституції, відповідальної за інспекцію відповідності іранського законодавства догмам ісламу та за затвердження кандидатів на різних виборах. Входить до Ради з моменту її заснування в 1980 році й очолює її з 1988 року. Крім головування в Раді, входить до складу Ради доцільності, Ради експертів і Вищої ради національної безпеки Ірану.

Має великий вплив на політику Ірану. Він часто розглядається як духовний покровитель Махмуда Ахмадінежада.

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Q: Commands for colouring in categories in R in different colours? I need to colour in some categories in the same colour in a boxplot in R but have no clue how to do so. There are 8 categories and i need 4 of them in one colour, 2 in another colour and the remaining two one colour each. The problem i have is that they are not in order, i.e. 1,5-one colour, 3,4,6,8 one colour and then 7-one colour and 2-one colour. ANY HELP?????

A: You can use the col argument to boxplot:
boxplot(count~spray, data=InsectSprays, col=c("white", "green", "green", "white", "blue", "yellow"))

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We are pleased to announce that Cozy Travel are now a member of BUSK's Benchmark Scheme.
If your a teacher, youth leader or parent looking for coach hire for your group .... then you will find advice and information on this page very useful.
When making transport arrangements for others, the law requires the organiser to be aware of their legal obligations and expects safeguards and systems to be in place for this purpose. On this page BUSK UK, leading independent advisors on transporting children and young people safely by road, provide guidance on how best to do that. For more information visit http://www.busk-uk.com/
What are the legal obligations applicable to schools when making transport arrangements for school trips and visits abroad?
Obtaining three quotes from a transport company and choosing the cheapest is definitely not demonstrating the correct culture and attitude to the safety of pupils in a school's care. The law requires a school to provide a 'safe journey'. An adequate written risk assessment that clearly identifies any risks to passengers and shows how potential risks will be reduced is crucial. Risk assessments do not have to be onerous and once completed should be re-visited once a year to re-assess standards. This specific risk assessment is not about the activity or purpose of the trip.
This risk assessment is
The standard and type of transport used.
Qualifications and experience of the driver (when it is necessary for two drivers to be hired for longer trips to comply with Drivers' Hours Regulations).
Route to be travelled.
Forward planning including emergency plans in the event of breakdown, accident or illness.
Every school should have a Transport Document that includes a Seat Belt Policy, clearly detailing how seat belt wearing will be enforced. Safety advice given to the school by the coach company must be taken seriously. Once on board a coach it is the driver that is in charge and not the teacher. Schools must adhere to a transport company's safety rules and instructions just in the same way that they would when travelling by sea or with an airline. This is a legal requirement. Schools must be aware of and adhere to seat belt legislation in all respects. For clarification please contact BUSK directly.
SCHOOLS MAY CONTACT BUSK FOR FREE HELP AND ADVICE ON HOW TO PRODUCE A TRANSPORT/SEAT BELT POLICY. MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE REQUIREMENTS OF SCHOOLS WHEN ORGANISING SCHOOL TRIPS AND VISITS ABROAD CAN BE FOUND AT http://www.busk-uk.com/
What are the consequences for schools that do not fulfill a legal duty of care for pupils and others in their care on a school trip or visit abroad?
In 2006 Corporate Manslaughter Laws were amended to make it easier for courts to successfully prosecute transport companies, local authorities and schools who failed in a legal duty of care to protect others. Where it can be shown that a school has failed to take adequate care in making transport arrangements for pupils and as a consequence it can be proven that this resulted in the death of a pupil, then the school's management team could be found guilty of Corporate Manslaughter. This could result in a large fine and courts have the power to give a school a Publicity Order, effectively ordering the school to advertise in the media that they had been found responsible for a child's death.
This information has been prepared by BUSK and approved by Mike Imperato of New Law Solicitors. The advice given would be no less than a court would ask and expect to see if a legal action was taken against a school should something go wrong. A court would expect a governing body of a school to have an audit trail defining transport arrangements and what method was selected when it came to hiring transport. Choosing the cheapest company will not satisfy a court that the school had done everything necessary to fulfill a duty of care for the pupils.
Coach travel is comparatively safe when hiring from a reputable operator that observes all the safety rules and meet compliance requirements but it is teachers and governors who are required to provide a 'safe journey'. Parents trust schools to make transport arrangements for their children based on safety criteria and not one of cost.
BUSK, the child transport safety consultancy, is known throughout the United Kingdom for improving the safety of children travelling by road.
Benchmark members are checked and approved by BUSK to ensure they are legally compliant and only operate to the highest safety standards.
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Some of our women have discovered the fresh and creative discipline of Bible Journaling, connecting with God and visually capturing Scripture in the margins of your Bible. If you've never tried it, many resources are available online and at the local LifeWay store. You can invest in a journaling Bible or create in the pages of a simple journal.
For more information, email marginmadness@burkecommunity.com.
For other Bible journaling resources, check out Visual Faith Ministries: www.visualfaithmin.org.


There are a number of programs that you and your family can take advantage of as a Keystone First member. Please visit the following pages to learn more about our programs and how you can become a part of them.
Keystone First wants to help you get GED-ready. Find out more about our Mission GED program.
Keystone First and our providers are committed to advocating health and safety in the communities we serve.
These special programs are designed for Keystone First members who have specific conditions. Please go to our care coordination page to see what programs we offer and how to join.
Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) was created to make sure that children get the medical care they need.
Keystone First's tobacco cessation program helps members quit smoking or using other tobacco products.
Keystone First has developed health education programs that focus on early detection, preventive care, healthy behaviors, and overall personal health awareness.
Do you want to feel better? Reduce stress. Increase your energy. Improve your health. Then sign up for Keystone First's Focus on Fitness program.
Employees of Keystone First invite member children to take part in a very exciting program.
Keystone First has a special program for pregnant members called Bright Start®. We want to help you have a healthy pregnancy.
Together Keystone First and our providers are committed to advocating health and safety in the communities we serve. We designed Healthy Families, Safe Communities as a resource center for members.


Desire a position in software development that includes possible hardware development and systems integration - preferably in a team environment. Other interests include embedded Linux, firmware development, biomedical engineering, aerospace, storage systems, digital design, web development, marketing, consulting, and client/public interaction. My goal is to work at a competitive company where I can help make creative ideas become useful real-time solutions while still fulfilling the company's business and marketing goals.
ECE Capstone Lab (ECEN 4573) - See the Projects section below.
Fordham Preparatory High School (1988-1992) -- in Bronx, N.Y.
troubleshooting communications (McBSP and I2C) and RTOS (DSP/BIOS link) issues with the DSP, the main sleep-study device, and the beside units (N7000/S4500).
Envirotest Systems Inc. (7/8/95-11/29/96) in Boulder, CO -- The nature of work included the inspection of vehicle emission components, use of mainframe computers for vehicle processing and payment, driving the customer's vehicle on a dynamometer, use of cash register, and basic customer service.
Team Marketing Services (2/22/95-5/10/95) in Boulder, CO -- Telemarketing sales using an automatic dialing computer.
Han Lab (9/25/92-5/15/94) in Boulder, CO -- Assisted in lab work for cancer research. Maintained lab, sterilized glassware, produced various chemical solutions, and prepared culture plates. Familiar with sterile technique and use of the Geiger counter for work with radioactive chemicals including the use of safety equipment in a Biohazard area.
HLC Industries (5/24/93-8/06/93) in Detroit, MI -- Inspection of fuel line components, assembly of various engine products, performed high pressure tests on fuel lines, and general use of heavy manufacturing machinery such as high pressure crimping equipment and special belt/rotary saws for cutting steel tubing.
Completed an embedded Linux based touchscreen device to communicate between fuel pricing software, fuel price signs, and a store clerk/POS system at Skyline Products Inc. This device consisted of an Elo touchscreen attached to an Arcom PC104 platform that was later upgraded to a WYSE mini-ITX platform - both using Qt Embedded based GUI software.
Developed a Java airfoil simulator for AeroCopter Inc.
Completed a security personnel monitoring program at Level(3) Communications.
Built a biometric hand identification scanner from scratch for my group senior project (Capstone Lab). The final working product, completed within 4 months, went on display on December 19, 2002 at our Capstone Expo.
Network/server administration, TCP/IP networking, Web design, Unix/Linux operating systems, Telnet, FTP, vi, Adobe Photoshop, Micromedia Flash, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Mathematica, Matlab, and rebuilding/repairing desktop computers. Use of an oscilloscope, multimeter, and logic analyzer. I design web pages in my spare time and currently maintain several websites -- all my wesites are hand-coded and most comply with XHTML Strict DTD rules. Although less relevant, I had restaurant experience working in notable Colorado restaurants such as Trios Wine Bar and Grille, Chatauqua Dinning Hall, and the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant. I also did volunteer work at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City helping to rehabilitate victims of brain and spinal cord injuries. I am also fluent in the Czech language.
Member of Alpha Phi Omega (a community service organization) and the Society of Venture Engineers. I also enjoy running, climbing, snowboarding, tennis, fishing, hiking, kayaking, traveling, and motorcycle off-roading. I also enjoy fixing things in general -- currenly rebuilding my motorcycle.
All addresses and telephone numbers of my past employers are available upon request.


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Q: Javascript EventSource get stuck on pending state I am using Server-Sent Events and the Javascript EventSource API for a live React dashboard, and I have multiple tabs, each of which uses one EventSource. When I navigate between different tabs the stream of events gets stuck on pending like the last "live" stream on the screenshot below:

Because of this the data is not loaded into the React dashboard and is stuck on loading. I can see that the streams that are opened earlier despite the fact that I close them:
  const [data, setData] = useState(undefined);

  const reportDataEventSource = new EventSource(
    "http://localhost:8080/report/heatMap/live"
  );

  useEffect(() => {
    reportDataEventSource.onmessage = e => {
      setData(JSON.parse(e.data));
    };

    return () => reportDataEventSource.close()
  }, []);

What can be the reason for this and how can I fix this?

A: "http://localhost:8080" indicates that you are using webpack-dev-server and since you did not set withCredentials:true in eventSource, that means you are allowing "*" wildcard for CORS but you have to set up CORS policy in webpack.config.js
 devServer: {
    historyApiFallback: true,
    watchOptions: { aggregateTimeout: 300, poll: 1000 },
    headers: {
      "Access-Control-Allow-Origin": "*",
      "Access-Control-Allow-Methods": "GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH, OPTIONS",
      "Access-Control-Allow-Headers": "X-Requested-With, content-type, Authorization"
    }
  },

If this does not resolve the issue, set onError and log the error:
useEffect(() => {
    // this also should be inside useEffect
    reportDataEventSource.onmessage = e => {
      setData(JSON.parse(e.data));
    };

     reportDataEventSource.onerror = () => {
    // error log here

    reportDataEventSource.close();
  }

    return () => reportDataEventSource.close()
  }, []);


The second half of [Vinay] Lal's book [The Other Indians: A Political And Cultural History of South Asians In America] is our first detailed look at the post-1965 Immigration Act situation, and particularly interesting look through the lens of Diaspora. South Asian immigrants to the US are just as connected to their homelands as pre-war Japanese or Chinese immigrants were, and though the technologies of interaction are dramatically more effective, a lot of the dynamics are familiar. Reinvestment of income in family communities, development of local cultural institutions, 2nd generation cultural gaps, aspirational tensions, redefinition of 'culture' to be a narrow subset of hobbies and traditions, returnee issues, ethnic nationalism and overseas influence issues, etc. You could even argue that the influence of Indian religions in non-Indian Americans (ISKCON, Vivekananda, etc.) parallels the influence of Zen Buddhism as an attempt to find new and alternative non-Western spiritual traditions.
A few months ago I came across Wajahat Ali's play "Domestic Crusaders" (http://www.domesticcrusaders.com/, where you can download the script for free) which is a family drama based on 1st and 2nd generation Pakistani immigrants in the US. It is funny, touching, tense, and lively, and nothing in it was the least bit surprising to someone like me who grew up with family dramas based on 1st and 2nd generation Eastern European Jews.
This is why, honestly, "Diaspora" is such a useful scholarly term: there really are patterns, comparisons, predictable developments. Historians often shy away from that sort of talk, because we're more interested in particularity and complexity, but sometimes we have to admit that the sociologists are on to something. This leaves us with two questions: Why? and Within the pattern, how is each one distinctive and unique?
I think the "Why?" question is pretty easy, actually, especially in the US where persistent racism makes it hard for even third-generation Americans to be considered fully mainstream and acceptable. That tendency to exclusion enhances what might be considered the 'natural solidarity' of immigrants who share linguistic and cultural characteristics. The modern infrastructure of transportation and communication means that immigrants can and will remain in contact with home countries, and contribute economically, but also have resources with which to implant and expand their home cultures locally. This is enhanced on both sides by the discourses of modern nationalism and the nation-state which, even in the America, define citizenship culturally as much as legally. The combination of modernity – in which anxiety about 'kids these days' is a constant feature (though it does go back a long, long way in human societies) – and the sensation of being on a cultural frontier enhances tensions between assimilation and preservation of culture in the 2nd generation. Even in the 1st generation, the impossibility of fully replicating the home environment (both due to distance, and the fact that things change, even in the homeland) means that their attachment to home becomes more focused on particular aspects of home culture (religion, or certain cultural activities) and allows for a great deal more assimilation than they will admit (until they try to go back…). These patterns are structural, building on the most fundamental aspects of modernity: nationalism, infrastructure.


George Covino details a couple recent events that served as a reminder for him of the important work being done to help disadvantaged students succeed.
Two financial aid superheroes from Sullivan University, whose proactive default prevention efforts are always student-focused.
With the recent release of official default rates for the 2013 fiscal cohort year, October is a great month to take stock of your default prevention efforts and gain campus-wide support. This month's checklist has some ideas to add to your to-do list.


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title: Experts Use Evidence
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Happy to refer readers to my first official "Editorial" as the Acting Editor in Chief of the Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy Journal. The Editorial is open access - you can find it [here](http://journals.lww.com/cptj/Fulltext/2015/12000/Experts_Use_Evidence.1.aspx)

From the closing sentence: "In closing, it is important to keep in mind that what you can prove is easy to know, but what you know may be exceptionally difficult to prove."

This was my first Editorial as the Acting Editor-in-Chief, next month will be my last. It is done, once it is posted I will be sure to once again refer readers to it. Thanks for your support - please send any questions or concerns!


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import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

class TriFloatToCharFunctionTest {

    @Test
    void of_givenExpression_returnsFunctionalInterface() {
        TriFloatToCharFunction function = TriFloatToCharFunction.of((value1, value2, value3) -> 'c');
        Assertions.assertNotNull(function);
    }

    @Test
    void of_givenNull_returnsNull() {
        TriFloatToCharFunction function = TriFloatToCharFunction.of(null);
        Assertions.assertNull(function);
    }
}


Peacock Container is a company located in Netherlands, 3063NH Rotterdam at Schaardijk 83. Peacock Container has an ACTIVE entity status and an ISSUED LEI code. The Legal Entity Identifier code of Peacock Container is 549300S5J7T00WMLSU22. The legal form of this company is 54M6.


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Harlem Demo
structural repair work
After we opened the walls we found the existing masonry needed quite a bit of structural repair work. We already have to raise the entire house so the beams themselves are not an issue, however the amount of beam pocket repair work that needs to be done is significant.
if these stairs could talk
The amount of masonry coming from the walls is an indication of the amount of masonry work we will have to do to shore up the primary structure.
Clearing things up
Its great to see the space cleared out. You really get a sense of the space and the light coming in at various times of the day.
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Harlem finishing up — 11.25.2015
Harlem updated — 10.22.2015
Harlem Progress — 10.09.2015
Harlem Townhouse and Chandelier size mockup — 09.14.2015
Harlem Structural work — 02.23.2015
Harlem Demo — 01.07.2015
Music Experience room fabrication — 11.10.2014
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Ben Krone wins distinguished teaching award — 05.14.2018
Ben Krone founder of Gradient wins the Perkins distinguished teaching award at Upenn School of Design. The award is given to one standing and one non standing facuilty member each year. The award recognizes teachers with consistent positive student feedback from courses.
Gradient Wins town of Geneva NY shade competition — 05.23.2017
Gradient wins competition to build its bubble canopy on Lake Seneca in the finger lakes region of NYS. The canopy is in development and expected to be installed early fall 2017
Gullivers Gate Progress — 05.12.2017
Gradients airport and exhibition design for Gullivers Gate future world is underway. The airport is about 40% complete and getting some good initial reviews!
NY YIMBY recognizes Gradient — 08.11.2015
Gradient's new Long Island City Hotel was picked up by the website YIMBY as well as Curbed. Check it out!
Who's Who of Brooklyn Design — 12.03.2014
Ben Krone of Gradient Architecture was featured in Brooklyn Magazine's feature article, A Who's Who of Brooklyn Design.
Ben and Jaime Featured in New York Times — 10.08.2014
The New York Times Great Homes and Destinations features the 123 House in Red Hook Brooklyn both online and in print. We are thrilled to have our hard work recognized.
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Gradient was founded by Ben Krone in Brooklyn, New York in 2006. Originally conceived as a design collective exploring the intersections of graphic art and architecture, Gradient Architecture PLLC, is now a full service architecture and design firm specializing in cost effective means for producing high-end design through the use of computer-aided precision tools and manufacturing processes.
Gradient employs a philosophy of design that focuses heavily on process and operates free of limitations of project scale or typology. We believe that good design emerges from a thoughtful collaboration between client, architect, builder, and craftsperson. In all of our undertakings we seek to shape the client's vision to the singularity of each site to create inspirational and compelling work with an emphasis on craft, materiality, and innovation.
Ben Krone, AIA, Principal and Founder
Since founding Gradient in 2006, Ben has designed and constructed a wide range of projects and exhibitions, including art installations, high end residences, restaurants, and boutique hotels. Previous to establishing Gradient, Ben spent seven years with SHoP Architects where he held a leading role on a number of high profile projects including the Virgin Atlantic First Class Lounge at JFK and three residential developments in New York City ranging in size from 15,000 to 50,000 square feet. Ben holds a Master of Architecture from Columbia University, where he was the recipient of the McKim Prize for Excellence in Design and the Sol Kaplan Traveling Fellowship. He also holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Florida. Ben currently teaches at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Design and has also taught at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Preservation and Planning. He is a registered architect in the State of New York.
Jaime Krone, Director, Exhibition Design
After receiving her Master's Degree in Architecture from the Boston Architectural College, Jaime migrated into the field of exhibition design where she has been dedicated for the past 15 years. She has held a number of design and production management positions in some of the top art institutions in the United States, and helps art direct and produce exhibiton design environments within Gradient. Jaime also currently serves as the Director, Exhibtion Design at the Guggenheim Museum where she has played a lead role on exhibitions such as Maurizio Cattelan: All, On Kawara–Silence, and James Turrell. She has also served as the Senior Production Manager at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and worked intimately on Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology for the Costume Institute in the Spring of 2016. Jaime also holds a Bachelor's Degree of Civil Engineering from Bucknell University.
Peter Hanby, AIA, Project Architect
Pete has been a frequent collaborator with Gradient Architecture since 2009, and joined the office full time in 2015. Prior to joining Gradient, he was involved with the design of several high end custom residences - notably at Olson Kundig and Hutker Architects. With a background in both architecture and landscape, he has contributed to a diverse range of projects, including urban plazas, streetscapes, institutional renovations, and ground up residences. Pete holds a Master of Architecture and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a recipient of the F. Schenk-Henry Gillette Woodman Scholarship, and a BA in Biology from Colby College. He is a registered architect in the State of New York.
Hans Villamayor, Project Architect
Hans joined the Gradient office full time in 2016, after working on the Gulliver's Gate Airport. He has worked part-time under OOAA, alongside the artist firm POSTWEST, and the exhibit-design group MOEY INC. Well-versed in graphics, digital modeling and parametrics, he is specialized in digitally-generated design. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from NJIT, where he was a recepient of the International Presidential Scholarship, and was awarded the Comprehensive Studio Award upon graduation. When the office is empty apart from him, his oddly-amorphous name changes to "Hans Solo." Conversely, when he is absent from the office, his name becomes "Hans-free."
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Avnet, Inc., a leading global technology distributor, on Jan 19, 2017, released the January 2017 issue of Supply Chain Navigator, featuring an exclusive One-on-One interview with Paul Keel, senior vice president of supply chain at 3M. Keel shares insights into the critical role 3M's global supply chain group played in the organization's incredible 15 percent return-on-assets performance, and the strategies that helped 3M achieve the number one spot in Gartner's 2016 Supply Chain Top 20: Industrial ranking.
"Building the Workforce of the Future," by Lori Osterback-Boettner, Cisco Systems Inc.
Supply Chain Navigator is a 2016 winner of the APEX awards for Publication Excellence. The publication provides supply chain executives and decision makers with practical tools and strategic insights they need to accelerate their organization's drive to success. Each issue is produced in collaboration with supply chain professionals experienced in managing complex global supply chains both upstream and downstream, as well as distinguished academics and prominent market analysts. The publication reaches more than 150,000 purchasing, supply chain, manufacturing, operations and logistics professionals throughout the global electronics industry.


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Drilling the Arctic for Energy: Does tapping Alaskan oil to increase energy independence come at our peril?
Plans to greatly expand fossil-fuel exploration and retrieval in the Far North are raising environmentalists' hackles
By Adam Hadhazy on March 24, 2009
On a day marking the 20th anniversary of the notorious Exxon Valdez oil spill, environmentalists urged lawmakers to reinstate a ban on new offshore drilling for oil and gas in vast expanses of the outer continental shelf—the land that extends off of North America's coasts under relatively shallow waters.
These areas were largely off-limits to energy exploration from 1990 through last year, when former President George W. Bush lifted an executive order prohibiting oil and gas extraction and Congress let lapse a legislative moratorium on drilling there.
Since the bans ended, leasing has begun anew off the coast of Alaska, with some three million acres (one million hectares) in the Chukchi Sea now let. In all, some 70 million acres (28 million hectares) around Alaska are now available for fossil-fuel exploration and industrial development.
With that much territory in play, wildlife conservationists and some policymakers fear a repeat of the Exxon Valdez accident, the largest tanker spill in the U.S. and one of the most environmentally deleterious in history. Oil washed up on 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) of Alaskan shoreline, killing countless sea creatures and disrupting commercial fishing and the lives of thousands of locals. The region still has not completely recovered, with toxic oil still turning up when people or animals dig pits on some beaches. Despite some $2 billion spent on cleanup, only about 8 percent of the oil was recovered and removed from the environment, Jeff Short testified during a House hearing today. Short is the Pacific science director since 2008 for Oceana, a Washington, D.C.–based ocean conservation organization.
Short knows a bit about Alaska, having lived there for 37 years. He also knows about oil spills, having studied them for 31 years as an environmental chemist for the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in Juneau. (He retired from the agency last year.)
ScientificAmerican.com spoke with Short yesterday about the potential effects of expanded oil and gas production off Alaska's coasts—and whether it holds the answers to our energy woes.
[An edited transcript of the interview follows.]
What do you hope to gain by testifying in Washington today?
My overall hope is that the government will reinstate a moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploitation, consider terminating leases in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, and not offer up Bristol Bay in the Bering Sea as well. We at Oceana think this is a really bad idea. We're encouraged by recent pronouncements by the new secretary of the interior, Ken Salazar, and the Obama administration in general about increasing conservation and alternative energy sources, each of which could quickly preclude any need for drilling in our continental shelf.
Why do you think further oil and gas activity should not occur in Alaskan waters?
I don't think it is widely appreciated that the Bering Sea and the Chukchi Sea are among the most biologically productive seas in the world. They are particularly bad places to add industry. Beyond basic productivity, though, we really know very little about how the basic food web of these ecosystems works, or even to a large extent what life forms are there—we're at a very primitive state of understanding. Plus, the region is already undergoing profound change due to global warming and increasing ocean acidification.
How much oil is in these areas of Alaska's outer continental shelf?
The U.S. Minerals Management Service (MMS) estimates there are 22 billion barrels of recoverable reserves in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas. If even a portion were exploited, it would be far more than what is currently produced in the state of Alaska. If the total 22 billion barrels were somehow recovered and produced—which is an almost negligible likelihood—it would be enough oil to supply all the U.S.'s [current level of consumption] for three years. It's really more like six months once you get down to what they're likely to recover, though. As far as world consumption is concerned, that goes down to a week or so. So drilling off of Alaska is not something that's going to save us as far as energy security and supply goes. It's just one more quick fix.
How close to becoming a reality is this expansion of offshore oil and gas drilling?
If the new leases and others go forward, it would be an enormous expansion of current offshore drilling off of Alaska. But there are several hurdles for the projects to overcome, so it is hard to estimate the likelihood of these oil fields being exploited. The biggest obstacle is the absence of existing infrastructure in the region. Projects will rely on tapping into the Trans-Alaska Pipeline and its tributaries. Oil companies would need to see a single large consolidated oil deposit to really provide the economic incentive to build further access. If that happens, it would allow exploration and production of smaller satellite fields around the main field.
The MMS calculates a 40 percent and a 26 percent chance of a "large" spill in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, respectively. What are those figures based on and what do they mean?
The MMS looks at the safety record for these sorts of operations, and then tries to apply considerations for the significantly more adverse conditions in the Arctic. If you do the math right, that is, if you combine those figures together, you see that it's more likely than not that at least one large oil spill will occur. By "large," the MMS doesn't mean as big as the Exxon Valdez [which spilled almost 260,000 barrels], but more on the order of 4,000 barrels or so. That would still make one heck of a mess.
When you say "adverse conditions in the Arctic," what do you mean?
Well, for four months of the year, for starters, there is continuous darkness—that doesn't help. These oil platforms would also be operating in broken sea ice conditions, as well, and we don't have very much experience in dealing with that. Engineers would bury pipelines beneath the seabed to be below most instances of ice scour [which is when icebergs gouge the seabed], but it's infeasible to bury them deep enough to be totally safe.
The situation is very analogous to the Exxon Valdez—all sorts of estimates were made to try and figure out the likelihood of a spill in the region. But there are three things you can never factor in: complacency; the inexorable drive [by operators] to minimize costs at the expense of safety; and plain old human error, all of which played a role in the Exxon Valdez accident. We see the same thing starting up again in Prince William Sound as there's talk about lessening [post-incident] measures since there hasn't been a significant spill in some time. Some people are asking if we really need dual tugboats to escort these oil tankers, for example.
How could the existing outer continental shelf leases in Alaska leases be terminated?
There's a legal precedent for undoing them in Alaska with Kachemak Bay in the 1970s. After the leases were let, the biological value of the area was so highly prized that the state decided to buy the leased lands back. Today, Kachemak Bay is one of the most biologically productive stretches of water in the state.
What are your other major concerns about the future health of the Arctic?
As a civilization, we're playing with fire in the Arctic—the loss of sea ice in the last two years risks engaging feedback loops that could put runaway global warming beyond our control. As sea ice melts in the summertime, a reflective surface, the ice, is transformed into an absorptive, watery one. So the waters heat up, which in turn heat up the landmasses, melting the permafrost and setting the stage for massive methane and carbon dioxide release from frozen biomass, accelerating [climatic warming causing more] sea ice melting, and so on.
These are the kind of things that keep me up at night. I have a 12-year-old kid and I despair thinking of what kind of planet he will be dealing with when he's my age. It is just crazy to me why we are considering doing this in Alaska when we may set in motion events that we will never be able to stop.
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The 1 Way Kendall Jenner Manages Her Anxiety
Kendall Jenner, like some other celebrities, has been open about her struggles with anxiety for a while now. Jenner has said that she's had severe panic attacks in the past and has had to find ways to handle being so anxious when she's constantly surrounded by cameras and traveling the world to make appearances. And she said there is one method of relaxation that actually works for her.
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Jenner first opened up about coping with anxiety last year
In recent years, mental health discussion has been at the forefront of celebrities' priority lists. Struggles of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues have become widely discussed in an effort to end the stigma surrounding mental health. And last year, Jenner opened up about her own struggles with anxiety. She said on an episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians that recent traumatic events in her life had triggered constant anxiety, and it was something new to her, which meant she had to find ways to cope with it.
Jenner said Kim Kardashian's Paris robbery triggered a lot of her anxiety
For Jenner, the anxiety started when her sister, Kim Kardashian, was robbed at gun point back in 2016. Kardashian was in Paris when several people broke into her hotel room, threatened her, and got away with $14 million in jewelry. It changed Kardashian's life, but it also affected those around her. Jenner said that after her sister was robbed, Jenner's Hollywood Hills home was also robbed a short time later. "… I don't really like going out anymore," Jenner revealed on a 2018 episode of the family's reality show. "That's why I don't tweet; that's why I don't Instagram."
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Jenner has always been close with her sisters and says social media scares her ever since the two robberies.
She uses transcendental meditation to help her cope with the mental struggle
Jenner admitted to trying several different coping mechanisms for anxiety, including acupuncture and sound bathing. (Sound bathing is the use of different sound waves to calm the nervous system.) But in 2019, on an E! special about the Kardashians in honor of Kourtney Kardashian's 40th birthday, it was revealed that Jenner uses a method called transcendental meditation to help calm her. The method involves sitting down with closed eyes and repeating a mantra for 20 minutes in order to reach a transcendental state. It's believed to help calm the mind and forces the person to focus on one spiritual or empowering phrase in order to reach it.
Nearly 20% of the United States has dealt with anxiety at one time or another
Jenner isn't alone in her struggles with anxiety. Those who have bad anxiety often deal with it on a daily basis, while others have it on a less severe scale and may experience it more sporadically. Symptoms of anxiety often include panic attacks, or an intense feeling of worry that can lead to shortness of breath, dizziness, and more. However, not everyone with anxiety experiences panic attacks. But on average, close to one in five people in the U.S. experiences anxiety at some point in their lives, and celebrities have made a point to talk about their own struggles in an effort to get more people to open up about it.


Zebra Room Wall Paint Ideas - Zebra wall decoration is really a way to get a very graphic statement in your room. This may be a cliché, somehow. This is something that is very recognizable, even by children. However, you can really make this very sophisticated following some of these simple design directions. This model works even with curtains and valances or window curtains.
If you are not feeling brave just go with it on canvas. You will want to use the real reason instead of just go with the basic kind of safari themes that include a large number of palm leaves or even cheetahs. In this case, you can just paint yourself. You can really print a pattern and draw the lines. However, it is basic as long as you just get different directions down and some of the angles that you can really create your own, allowing you to integrate almost any color.
You can also find this kind of design styles in much more chic. Right now hanging plates and trays on the wall is so popular. You can really get the same look right from the ceramic shop. Another option is just to look for pre-printed parts. You might even be able to find it on metal plates so this is really going to incorporate the trend of the art of metal wall.
Zebra Room Wall Paint Ideas - If you feel adventurous, there are plenty of options to go with much bolder looks. This will be an interesting way to make a wall in your room because it just use pattern. You can even try this in a nursery. You could just stick with a traditional baby blue or soft pink. Usually, these colors may seem a bit tired and predictable. However, when you add in such a graphic pattern, it will really make a difference. This is also going to be a little more subtle and age appropriate a black and white paint base. This is one of the few murals that you should be able to manage yourself.


In The Illustrated Life of Jesus, Hobbs' powerful narrative is paired with beautiful photography showing significant artifacts and places Jesus lived and taught. Hobbs weaves the Gospel writers' differing perspectives into one seamless narrative, following Christ from the announcement of his birth to his glorious ascension. Includes colorful graphics and sidebar information about Jesus' life and teachings and more than 250 colorful photos.


It's three years late. Maybe even too late. But perhaps the president—who has squandered 2 years appointing Kushner neoconservatives—will heed mainstream Republicans, who've finally, and somehow, stumbled on a sane candidate for secretary of defense.
2016 book: "The Trump Revolution: The Donald's Creative Destruction Deconstructed" (June 29, 2016).


But, I remember watching Madison Memorial demolish my future team time and again before I got there. I do not remember any show boating or taunting as they whipped us - perhaps it was because players didn't wear masks, and we did have some farm boys that you wouldn't want to annoy, or perhaps it was because they were solid - I'm going with they were solid until I learn different. But I do remember them just crushing my future team time and time again. It didn't change much when I got there, except we got crushed a little less.
I really enjoyed watching him play in the Olympics and was always hoping for him in the pros. Unfortunately, I think he was in the wrong era and would have done much better in today's NHL.


HomeBeautyHair lossHair Replacement System: Which one is good for you?
Hair replacement systems, what are they? A lot of individuals use hair replacement system as an alternative for treatments such as laser or surgical replacements and pharmacologic treatment. Since most of us are not pleased with these treatments, we tend to find other alternatives to best satisfy our pleasure in treating hair problems. So, what then is the best replacement system that appeals to every individual?
Well, for the mere fact that every individual wants to use a hair replacement system that cannot be detected. This means that they want a replacement system that doesn't show any evidence or any way of letting somebody know that they are using a replacement system. The new hair should perfectly blend with the old remaining hair strands. The replacement system can be considered a good one if even the lens of the best camera in town cannot identify that the individual is using a replacement system.
The difference between hair replacement systems from a surgical replacement is that the former gives the individual a customized look while the latter seemed to just duplicate the hair that the individual once had before the surgical procedure.
The best thing about using hair replacement system is that the system reproduces the person's hairline and as well as the hair that they once had that is the main reason why it is very difficult to detect if the individual was using the replacement system.
The truth is, whether we like it or not, there is no one system that can really protect the hair and the head from the damage that could possibly do from our daily activities. No system can change the hair back to its original form but the replacement system can somehow mimic the form of the hairline and make you look good again.
Some men and women during their middle adulthood years, they would rather request for a hair that would look like their age. This means that they would prefer a gray look for a replacement since by that time they already have few gray hairs.
It is again the individual's choice as to what kind of hair replacement system they want to use. It is their own preference and we have to respect that decision.


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MAXWELL – "The Night Tour" w/ Anthony Hamilton & Joe
Amalie Arena
Sun, May 8, 2022 @ 12:00 AM
Three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning and multiplatinum artist Maxwell has announced the NIGHT 2022 Tour in support his upcoming album blacksummers'NIGHT featuring Anthony Hamilton and Joe. The tour is in partnership with the Black Promoters Collective– the preeminent coalition of African American independent promoters.
Maxwell is touring in support of his new full-length album, blacksummers'NIGHT, out Spring 2022. It notably marks his first release under a newly minted deal with BMG and closes out the trilogy he began with the #1 GRAMMY® Award-winning epic, BLACKsummers'Night, in 2009.


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import {Serializable} from "./serializable.entity";

export class Guest extends Serializable {
  private _id: number;
  private _name: string;
  private _eatsMeat: boolean;
  private _eatsFish: boolean;

  constructor(id: number, name: string, eatsMeat: boolean, eatsFish: boolean) {
    super();
    this._id = id;
    this._name = name;
    this._eatsMeat = eatsMeat;
    this._eatsFish = eatsFish;
  }

  public get id(): number {
    return this._id;
  }

  public set id(id: number) {
    this._id = id;
  }

  public get name(): string {
    return this._name;
  }

  public set name(name: string) {
    this._name = name;
  }

  public get eatsMeat(): boolean {
    return this._eatsMeat;
  }

  public set eatsMeat(eatsMeat: boolean) {
    this._eatsMeat = eatsMeat;
  }

  public get eatsFish(): boolean {
    return this._eatsFish;
  }

  public set eatsFish(eatsFish: boolean) {
    this._eatsFish = eatsFish;
  }
}


If you're not an Ontario Lawyer, then this Blog is not for you. This is about our upcoming Bencher Election for the Law Society of Ontario. Benchers are elected representatives of Ontario Lawyers and regulate the conduct of Lawyers in Ontario. I'm looking for a Bencher who will not hit me with a surprise agenda.


The recent release of Vogue's September Issue has sparked conversation among many. With Beyonce gracing the cover of the most influential issue of the year, it is clear that Vogue's September issue holds immense power in the fashion industry. With the ability to dictate trends, and influence many facets of our culture, the September issue is more than just a magazine.
Started in 1892, Vogue has had more than 1,000 covers. However, less than 1% of those covers have featured minorities. In 1966, Vogue featured its first person of color on the cover, Detroit model Donyale Luna. While this was an important first step, American Vogue decided to place the model's hand over her face, thus hiding her. Vogue claimed that having someone black on the cover would discourage sales on newsstands. It took another 8 years for Vogue to fully feature a black model.
Her strategic choice of Tyler Mitchell is instrumental in her goal of inclusivity. He started his artistic journey around skate parks in Marietta, Georgia, where he grew up. He loved the aspect of community that surrounded skating, and enjoyed making videos of him and his friends. While attending NYU Tisch's School of the Arts, he made a name for himself by shooting videos for indie rapper, Kevin Abstract. He continued to develop his brand by posting his photos on Instagram, attracting brands such as Marc Jacobs and Converse. In his independent projects such as I'm Doing Pretty Hood in My Pink Polo, Mitchell has explored black masculinity and societal expectations surrounding the black community. He says, "In that series I wanted to incorporate the things that have been used against black men… You see the dark side of how we've been victimized, but there's a duality to the images, with their candy-colored walls." Mitchell's socially conscious photography was a perfect choice for Beyonce. This sensibility can be clearly seen in his portraits of her.
This fall, many publications are featuring black women on their covers. Major magazines such as Glamour, Elle, and British Vogue are all featuring black women on the covers. Some big names that are gracing these covers include Rihanna, Yara Shahidi, Tiffany Haddish, Tracee Ellis Ross, Lupita Nyong'o, Zendaya, Slick Woods, Issa Rae, Aja Naomi King, Laverne Cox, and Naomi Campbell. It is clear that September 2018 is the month of #BlackGirlMagic with 12 of fashion's most important magazines featuring these black women. Additionally, British Vogue has initiated their first black male editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful, an immigrant from Ghana.
While it is clear that the fashion industry has had a history of exclusion and racism, it is also clear that they are headed in the right direction. Hopefully we will see collaborations similar to Beyonce and Tyler Mitchell's in the coming months.


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package net.shiroka.tools.ofx.aws

import scala.util.control.Exception.allCatch
import com.amazonaws.services.lambda.runtime.{ Context, LambdaLogger }
import com.typesafe.config.ConfigFactory
import com.netaporter.uri.Uri
import net.shiroka.tools.ofx._

class Lambda {
  val config = ConfigFactory.load().getConfig("net.shiroka.tools.ofx.aws")
  val prefix = config.getString("s3.path.prefix")

  def handler(uri: String, context: Context): Unit = {
    val lambdaLogger: LambdaLogger = context.getLogger()
    lambdaLogger.log("Processing URI: " + uri)

    val name =
      allCatch.either(Uri.parse(uri).path.stripPrefix(prefix).takeWhile(_ != '/'))
        .fold(rethrow(_, s"Cannot get conversion name from uri $uri"), identity)

    Cli.main(Array("convert", name, uri))
  }
}


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Generally a rain barrel consists of three main components: a barrel, a top hole, an upper drain, and a lower drain.
Plastic 55-gallon drums are the recommended type of barrel to use for safely collecting water with minimal leaking.
A top hole should be cut in the top of the barrel for collecting water. Insert a skimmer basket like those found in garden ponds and swimming pools to filter out leaves and other debris. It is important to cover the basket with fiberglass window screen to prevent mosquitoes and other disease-carrying insects from entering the barrel.
The top drain is a plastic faucet that should always be left in the "open" position to keep the barrel from overflowing.
The bottom drain ia a plastic faucet that attaches to a hose for watering lawns and gardens. This faucet should be kept in the "closed" position when not in use.


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Are there any problems we need to deal with now? Thanks for the compliment. You're holding the book upside-down. This is upside-down and this is right-side up. Do you think I care what you think of me? I really want to impress her. Keep your shoes on. Steel production is estimated to reach 100 million tons this year. I have pretty much forgotten the emphatic constructions. The boys built a raft. Herbert said he didn't like Fay.
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Lucille Andrea George-Wout (* 26. Februar 1950 auf Curaçao) ist eine niederländische Politikerin und seit 2013 Gouverneurin von Curaçao (Königreich der Niederlande).

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George-Wout studierte nach ihrem Schulabschluss in Willemstad an der katholischen Sozialakademie in Sittard. Im Anschluss an eine Ausbildung als Jugend- und Sozialarbeiterin kehrte sie in ihre Heimat zurück, wo sie ab 1971 in verschiedenen Funktionen im Bereich Jugend- und Familienarbeit tätig wurde. 1979 wurde sie Mitglied in der Partido MAN, für die sie zwischen 1980 und 1984 sowie zwischen 1986 und 1990 im Inselrat von Curaçao saß. In den Jahren 1980 bis 1984 und 1986 bis 1988 vertrat sie außerdem Curaçao als Abgeordnete der Staten van de Nederlandse Antillen, dem Parlament der damaligen Niederländischen Antillen. Hier befasste sie sich schwerpunktmäßig mit Themen wie Finanz- und Sozialpolitik sowie Wohnungsbau.

Nach einem Bruch innerhalb der MAN zog sie sich zunächst für einige Zeit aus der Politik zurück. 1993 gehörte sie zu den Mitbegründern der Partido Antiá Restrukturá (PAR), als deren Mitglied sie 1994 die erste weibliche Parlamentsvorsitzende der Staten van de Nederlandse Antillen wurde. Des Weiteren hielt sie zwischen 1994 und 1998 den Posten der Sprecherin des Parlaments. In der Folge übernahm sie 1999 einen Kabinettsposten als Ministerin für Arbeit und Soziales, den sie bis 2001 behielt.

Nach dem Rücktritt von Gouverneur Frits Goedgedrag im November 2012 begann die Suche nach Kandidaten für dessen Nachfolge. Diese sollten idealerweise weiblich und in der Lage sein, zwei volle Amtszeiten von jeweils sechs Jahren zu dienen. George-Wout galt als aussichtsreichste von zehn möglichen Kandidatinnen und wurde schließlich auch von Ronald Plasterk, dem niederländischen Minister für Inneres und Überseegebiete, für den Posten nominiert. Nach der Bestätigung durch den Ministerrat des Königreich der Niederlande trat sie ihre erste Amtszeit zum 4. November 2013 an.

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Once the doctors have given a health clearance and it's fine to take the patient home, there are certain things you will have to keep in mind. Take a look at how you can best care for someone who has just had a knee replacement surgery.
Once the surgery is performed, the medical staff will try to help the patient get up and walk as soon as it is possible. Starting the healing process will also depend on the patient's overall health. Also, the doctors will decide when to discharge the patient. While it generally varies from 3 to 5 days, it again will depend on the patient's overall health.
If the surgery was performed with a very small invasive procedure, the person may be allowed to walk the same day. Otherwise, the patient will be allowed to walk within 12 to 24 hours of the surgery.
Initially, the doctor will suggest that the patient should use a crutch or a walking frame to walk, so that it does not put too much pressure on the knee and assists in healing. In most cases, the patient will be able to walk with a stick in a week after the surgery.
Before discharge, a physiotherapist will explain basic exercises that the patient has to follow at home to help the knee heal and get strong.
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The part where the cut was made has to be taken care of very well, so that there is no risk of an infection. Make sure that the incision area and the areas nearby are completely dry till the duration that the doctor has mentioned, which will be at least for some time after the pins and staples have been removed. It takes about two weeks or a little more for the wound to heal, when the doctor will remove the staples. It is possible to feel some numbness around the area, but if there is any redness or swelling, make sure to mention it to the doctor.
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Posted on April 28, 2014 by Ingrid Tieken
In an earlier blogpost, Ash Navrady commented on how the star cricketer Kevin Pietersen was sacked by the English Cricket Board (ECB). Here follows another blogpost, in which Ash again focusses on an issue of prescriptivism, in this case the use of literally, a topical issue it appears!
In my previous blog post, I pursued the idea of prescriptivism in professional sport focussing upon the ECB's 'explanation' for sacking Kevin Pietersen as an illustrative example of Type 2 Prescriptivism discussed in Milroy and Milroy's Language and Power. Remarkably, subsequent developments in the KP saga have also featured elements of language prescriptivism. In an interview with England's wicketkeeper Matt Prior, who was dropped from the team during the aforementioned Ashes series due to poor form, Prior was asked whether the changing room would be better off with KP's absence, to which he controversially replied: "Yes it will." From a prescriptivist's perspective, this was not the only inflammatory comment made by Prior during the interview. Concerning his own admission from the team for the Fourth Test in Melbourne, Prior admitted that it "quite literally wrenched my heart out".
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(The friendship between Prior (left) and Pietersen (right) appears to no longer extend to off the field of play.)
Prior's use of literally here as an emphasiser did not go unnoticed. On Twitter, Melbourne-based writer Russell Jackson (@rustyjacko) commented: "Flagrant misuse of "literally" by Matt Prior: being dropped "literally wrenched my heart out." Oh dear." A response to this tweet came from BBC cricket writer/broadcaster Elizabeth Hammon (@legsidelizzy) who retorted: "jamie Redknapp syndrome" (referring to the ex-professional footballer Jamie Redknapp, who is now a commentator for Sky Sports).
Subsequently, I looked for literally on Factiva, which is an online database comprising tens of thousands of international newspapers and journals full-text articles. During my search, I came across an article by John-Paul Ford Rojas (2012) from the Telegraph Online which bemoans the use of literally. Ford Rojas argues that the misuse of literally stems from sports broadcasters and commentators and has spread to the domains of politics, illustrated by Nick Clegg's infamous quip "You see people literally in a different galaxy who are paying extraordinarily low rates of tax". Ford Rojas complains:
Wayne Rooney was often described as "literally on fire" or "literally playing out of his skin" by sports commentators while a BBC newsreader had said in another sporting context: "You are up against Norwegians who are literally born on skis."
Another example saw football pundit and former player Alan Shearer apparently embarking on a Lilliputian flight of fancy when he said: "After the first goal went in you could literally see the Derby players shrinking.
Does all this mean that the misuse of literally was initially corrupted by ineloquent sports pundits?
Searching further on Factiva, I found an article by Polly Curtis (2012) from The Guardian, who consulted Radio 4's debate on the use of literally which was also initiated by Clegg's statement. Ironically, listeners tweeted in their suggestions for other culprits of the misuse of literally. Tweeter @dangerhere suggested: "In his youth, Michael Owen was literally a greyhound." (Sorry, Jamie.)
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However, Curtis does go on to inform us that the use of literally has been "used to 'intensify statements' as early as the 17th century and misused from the 19th century". This evidence was presented in 2005 by an editor of the Oxford English Dictionary called Jesse Sheidlower, who stated:
As is often the case, though, such abuses have a long and esteemed history in English. The ground was not especially sticky in "Little Women" when Louisa May Alcott wrote: 'The land literally flowed with milk and honey.' Tom Sawyer was not turning somersaults on piles of money when Mark Twain described him as 'literally rolling in wealth'. Jay Gatsby was not shining when Fitzgerald wrote that he 'literally glowed'. Such examples are easily come by, even in the works of the authors we are often told to emulate.
Thus, while sports commentators, especially Jamie Redknapp, appear to fan the flames of a 'misuse' of literally, the usage of the word has literally been around for centuries.
Returning to cricket, how did Kevin Pietersen, a previous victim of the ECB's Orwellian newspeak, respond to a former teammate's happiness at his axing, who would dare to use literally in a figurative manner? Quite simply, he tweeted (@KP24):
Pietersen's retort to Prior suggests that he should spend less time doing interviews and more time practising with his county team of Sussex. More importantly, Pietersen's correct use of fewer rather than less ("Fewer Q&A's") again did not go unnoticed.
Ali Martin, cricket writer for The Sun (@Cricket_Ali) and Daniel Brigham (@Cricketer_Dan), Features Editor at The Wisden Crickiter both congratulated KP's use of language in his reply, though his hashtag #josbuttle, referring to Prior's up-and-coming wicket keeping rival Jos Buttler, may not have been so 'appropriate'.
Overall, it's been tough starts to 2014 for KP, controversially sacked from the England Cricket Team, plus having a former team mate acknowledge that the team would be happier with his exclusion too. However, with his excellent grasp between the distinction between fewer and less combined with his an abundance of newly found free time, maybe a new career in writing usage guides beckons for KP, but I wouldn't bet on Matt Prior getting a free copy.
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Why Ride for Jase?
HEADING SOUTH - SHARK BAY TO ESPERANCE
By Kat Woods
"Oh my god I am sore!"
Over four months on the road and this was the first time I had heard Ben proclaim just how much his whole body was hurting. It was the day after making it to Steep Point, the most western point of Australia, and it was like Ben had whiplash to every park of his body. Throw yourself down a sand dune on a push bike and I guess this is the unavoidable consequence. He could have done with another rest day but we both knew there was no time for that - we needed to get back on the road again and pronto.
After the solo ride to Steep Point, despite his muscle soreness, Ben was happy to be riding with Matt again the next day, heading south on the North West Coastal highway towards Geraldton. The roads here a very open, long and straight, a vast space of relatively flat terrain with mostly shrubbery, low level trees and lots of red sand. Although the scenery here can be described as beautiful in its own way, it is also extremely monotonous. When you are travelling at 30km an hour and nothing seems to change, it can get very boring. It wasn't a leisurely ride either, the boys were faced with a steady headwind, so a flowing conversation between them to pass the time wasn't a possibility.
The North West Coastal Highway - long and straight!
So what does one do when you are terribly bored and looking for some excitement during another day glued to the saddle? None other than goat races of course! (yes, I said GOAT, as in the farm animal that eats everything). This was something we were not expecting to see in the arid lands of Western Australia. There are over 2.6 million feral goats in Australia, with a large proportion of these living in the Mid-West region of WA. From old, wrinkled looking billy goats to the cute little guys - huge packs of goats could be seen regularly grazing near the highway. These goats are quick too (hence why I have no photos), speeding off and away from the strange sounds of grinding chains and spinning wheels. Ben and Matt loved going as fast as they could as the goat families ran frantically along side them making their strange little goat noises. This is a bizzare sight in the middle of the Australian dessert. We realised after a while that they must be more intelligent than we gave them credit for - we only saw one dead goat by the side of the road throughout this leg of the journey. They clearly understand the concept of running away from danger (unlike our kangaroo friends).
The headwinds here were terrible, and even though Ben was feeling uncomfortable physically, he and Matt were able to get though a big couple of days of riding. Two days later, they triumphantly rode into Geraldton for a much needed rest day, a coastal city in WA with a population of around 40,000. We were hosted in Geraldton by a high spirited, friendly and welcoming local who got in contact after we appeared on the Today Show, offering up a place for us to park our vans on her land, with access to water and power. Lee made us feel very welcome, getting lots of people involved in the community including the Rotary Club, cycling club and the local newspaper. Times like this make you realise how much good there is in the world - there are so many people out there that want to support a good cause, even welcoming complete strangers into their homes.
Geraldton Cycling club
Perth bound
Our host Lee with her puppies Django and Teddy
At this point we were all getting excited about reaching Perth, but we had been warned by local cyclists about the dangers of the journey south of Geraldton. They explained that while we wouldn't need to be on the lookout for road trains, the coastal road north of Perth is well known for hooligans, who use winding narrow road as a playground. 'A beautiful coastal road!' we were told by the cyclists, but also 'very dangerous', and not somewhere any of them would ride by choice. Of course, Ben and Matt had no other option and I was once again filled with anxiety and worry about the next leg of the ride.
This 440km ride to Perth took Matt and Ben another two days, and whilst the first day of riding out of Geraldton wasn't too bad, once they made it to the Indian Ocean Drive the dangers of being a cyclist on this road became very apparent. It was narrow, with little to no shoulder and lots of blind, sharp corners. We could feel a city close approaching as many of the country road niceties began to dissipate and the road became busier and busier. It wasn't possible for us to stay close to Ben and Matt anymore, there was never anywhere safe for the support vehicles to pull off the road. We had no choice but to drive ahead and meet them at the rest stops instead, every 30 - 40km, leaving Ben and Matt to make do with whatever water they had on them at the time.
It was a huge relief to finally make it to Perth safely. One of the most isolated major cities in the world, and in my opinion, one of the most beautiful cities in Australia. The boys made the most of their non-riding days and were busy with fun activities; a day at the cricket, dinner out with friends, eating their way around the city. Sadly, this was where we would say goodbye to Matt who had endured over 1,400km, almost non stop headwinds, consistent 40+ degree weather and some mind-numbing terrain to support Ben and the Ride for Jase. We were grateful to him for giving us his time and energy - he had become part of the crew. In his place, we had Jared, a good friend from Sydney who would join Ben for the next leg of the ride from Perth to Esperance.
Arriving in Perth for a couple of rest days
Jared, Ben and Matt. The 'Three Amigos'
After Matt left, we couldn't believe how much things had changed. There was no doubt that Jared and Matt would have completely different experiences during their time with us. The 40+ degree weather was suddenly a distant memory as the temperature dropped 20 degrees overnight. By the time we reached the Margaret River in Southern WA, it was cold and wet. Rain poured in heavy bouts for days. It wasn't ideal for Ben and Jared to be riding in these conditions but it was also a welcome change - watching rain is quite fascinating when it has been months since you last saw it fall. We rummaged through the under bed storage in our motorhome, trying to find our winter coats and woollies that we had stored away since the previous winter. It was mid December at this point so WAY to early to be rugged up, but still, a nice change.
The scenery along this leg of the ride, through Southern WA; the Margaret river, Pemberton and Denmark, was also a striking contrast to the previous months on the road. We loved Southern Western Australia's endless greenery and rolling hills, tall green trees and dense bushland. It reminded us of parts of NSW and made us feel at home. It took two more days of riding before we finally made it to Coalmine Peaks on the south coast of of WA. It was bitterly cold in the water but Ben and Jared decided they absolutely had to go for a swim to mark the end of the day - the first time we had all laid eyes on the Southern Ocean.
Coalmine Peaks, WA
We fell more and more in love as we travelled through Southern WA, passing by some of the most beautiful beaches we had ever seen and quaint little towns along the way. The downside to travelling through Australia at such a fast pace was that we felt a deep sense of wanting to see and experience the places Ben had worked so hard to get to. We tried to take it in as we passed by but had to learn to let go of any real desire to explore and spend time there. Unless it was a designated rest day, we were merely passing through. This area of WA was the worst for this, the coastline is pristine. The temptation to swim and laze about in the sun was overwhelming. With our tight schedule the best we could manage was an ankle deep splash around in the crystal clear water during our lunch break before Ben and Jared were back on their bikes again. We made a mental note of these places that we loved, and agreed we would try to go back one day.
William Bay (Green Pools), WA
Ten days after leaving Perth, Ben and Jared finally cycled into Esperance on Christmas Eve, right on schedule. Jared had played such an important part during this leg of the journey. Ben and Jared helped keep each other's spirits up after hours of riding in the rain and the heat when it warmed up again, rotating every 5km to share the load. Jared pushed himself to the limits riding over 1,200km to support Ben, and we witnessed them both really feel the physical strain and mental pull a challenge like this puts on the mind and body. It felt like the end of an era arriving in Esperance - it would mark the final day of riding with a buddy by Ben's side. From now on, and for the remainder of the journey, Ben would be slogging it out on his own.
We spent Christmas the way many Aussies do; lots of cheesy Christmas carols, splurging on delicious food, soaking up the sun, finally enjoying a swim and some relaxation. There wasn't much alcohol involved - anymore than two beers would put Ben in a terrible state and would make the next day on the road absolute torture. Besides, Ben has to be in top form. On Boxing day Ben would make his way towards the Nullabor where the next big Ride for Jase challenge would begin....
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