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Enter the Singularity
Graphics. Technology. Eschatology.
Know thyself: personal identity, uploading, and duplicity
The so called consciousness conundrum
The future according to the Singularity posits a new age of wonders, and the promise of effective immortality through radical new technologies such as mind uploading and medical nanobots. The broad scope of augmentation and change these developments will enable is the basis for the concepts of Transhumanity and Posthumanity. We are but a stage in the unfolding evolution of the universe, and history shows that life must always change and adapt in order to survive and progress.
For many, the changes envisioned by Singularity-futurists are too radical, and some even argue that the broader Transhumanist agenda itself is set on the extinction of humanity[1]. A related persistent set of critics maintain that while some forms of immortality – such as indefinite biological repair – are feasible, other technologies such as mind uploading, which permit duplicity, could not possibly preserve what we most care about: personal subjective identity[2]. The second viewpoint may be common, it was espoused indirectly by Bill Gates in dialog in the "Singularity is Near", for example. Much depends on just what exactly we choose to identify with, both individually and collectively.
There is overwhelming evidence and consensus within the scientific community that the mind, and thus personal identity, has a physical basis in the brain. A complete analysis of the accumulated evidence from psychology, neurology, cognitive science, and yes even artificial intelligence leads to the typical conclusions that consciousness is a physical information processing phenomenon. Thus most people today can accept that other systems, such as sufficiently advanced computer systems, could exhibit not only human level intelligence, but consciousness similar or equivalent to the human experience. But to accept that uploading is possible requires more than just encoding consciousness in a machine substrate: it requires encoding a particular mind such that one's particular personal identity and consciousness is preserved and then realized in a new substrate.
Personal Identity: What am I?
Sometimes our habits of everyday experience and language obscure the deeper issues of personal identity. If someone showed you a picture of a child, and you recognized it as your own childhood picture, you might say "Thats me. I was seven years old then." You thus self-identify with the child in the picture. Of course, assuming you are not a seven year old looking at a live video feed, the child in the picture no longer exists – you are thus self-identifying with a historical person.
Imagine then a time portal which brings your previous child-self into the present, into your presence. Would it still be correct then to say, "Thats me." ? Clearly this child would not be you, as you and the child would both exist separately in the present: adult-you and child-you would be separate intelligent brains with their own threads of consciousness and sense of personal identity. But curiously, the time travel portal would not change you nor the child. So unless you accept that you can be two people simultaneously, the child can't be you.
To avoid this dilemma, let us recognize that even without the time travel, its not quite correct to say "that's me"; it would be more correct to say "that was me". At some point in the past, you were a child. Out of the space of all possible people, that child became you. So you can correctly self-identity with it, but only partially – you have probably changed considerably since then. That partial self-identification has a psychological and physical basis in memories you may have, and an arrow of evolutionary development, a continuity extending back from your current state of mind to that of the historical child.
Likewise, going forward in time, you will change. You will become someone else, and if a time portal transported that future version of you back into your presence right now, it would clearly not be you – and could potentially be less similar to your current self then other people. And yet, you self-identify with a future version of yourself, you project your identity forward in time, and unless you are suicidal, even make sacrifices in the present for the benefit of that future person.
The fact is that the human mind (and really any functional mind) has a strong sense of self-identity simply because it has obvious evolutionary value. Yet the exact consciousness you experience right now exists as only a brief moment in time, and you are never exactly the same person as any past or future version of yourself. Your cells, and the neurons of your brain, are made of completely different molecules, and the configurations of those molecular walls and the all-important synaptic junctions which are the locus of the brain's information processing and storage change as we form new memories, beliefs, ideas, thoughts, and feelings.
We are constantly changing, yet we maintain a strong sense of personal identity stretching back into our history and projecting forward into our future. As John Locke ingeniously argued more than 300 years ago, we are the same person to the extent that we are conscious of our past and future thoughts and actions in the same way as we are conscious of our present thoughts and actions. Or put another way, I am that who I remember myself to be, that who I am conscious of being.
Those who accept this line of reasoning so far usually accept technologies which change non-essential physical elements of the brain but permit only a single forward thread of consciousness, ie no branching or duplicities. Even if these technologies significantly change the brain, as long as they preserve the essential physical system underlying conscious identity, they are no more problematic than the significant physical changes the brain undergoes during regular life, including the frequent molecular replacement of cells including neurons, and the continuously shifting web of patterns encoded in their synapses.
We can denote the essential physical information system underlying conscious identity as the mind: the essential subset of the brain that must be maintained. Current physical evidence shows that the mind is physically encoded in the microscopic synaptic junctions: the fundamental circuit building blocks of the brain. The rest, such as the skull, circulatory system, glial cells, and even the neurons themselves, are largely secondary structures, supporting the computation of the synaptic network. Its also important to remember that continuity of identity is fluid and variable: some change is inevitable, but we must draw the line somewhere.
Consider some thought experiments:
Complete Amnesia: Jane's mind is wiped by some highly selective destructive process which just randomizes the delicate synaptic connections, but otherwise leaves the brain and all of its neurons structurally intact. If the brain could survive this, current science predicts that Jane would essentially restart life as an infant – all memories, learned behaviors, personality traits, etc – everything to mentally identify Jane as Jane – would be erased. Suppose Jane is then abducted and transported to a foreign country, and grows up speaking a new language, culture, and social identity as Katie. To what extent can we say that Jane and Katie are the same person? Is conscious identity preserved?
Mind Transfer: Suppose Jane's mind is wiped as in Complete Amnesia, but instead of randomizing the synaptic connections, the memories and patterns of another person are encoded into the synapses – say those of Bill. (yes, I'm aware that this may be near-impossible without also altering neuron wirings or adding or removing neurons, but suppose far future technology minimizes that) Bill has all of his memories intact, never has any mental connection to Jane, but now inhabits Jane's body. Is Bill still Jane somehow? Is Jane's conscious identity preserved?
Brain Transfer: Same as above, except Bill's entire brain is transfered into Jane's skull, and Jane's brain is thrown out.
According to current understanding of the brain's circuitry, all of these cases result in Jane's death – the irreversible cessation of her personal conscious identity. (unless her brain synaptic structures are recorded and preserved)
Teleportation and Duplicity:
Slice and Dice: A far future technology near instantly slices up your entire body into very small pieces and then just as quickly perfectly reassembles you. If this had no physically detectable effects, would it effect your conscious identity in any way? Would it still be you? Does it matter how fine the slices are? Macroscopic, microscopic, cellular, molecular, atomic, sub-atomic, does it matter?
Slice, Dice, and Store: You are sliced and diced, but instead of being immediately reassembled, your pieces are stored in a perfect stasis, and you are then resembled as before, but sometime later. Do you die? Or are you just in a form of stasis? Does it matter how long your are in stasis? Would your conscious identity continue?
Slice, Dice and Teleport: You are sliced, diced and stored as above, but instead of being reassembled immediately, your pieces are transported and resembled elsewhere. Now imagine that a couple of the pieces are replaced in transit with their complete information description, which are then used to construct perfect replicas of those pieces somewhere else from building blocks. Is it still you? Does it matter how many pieces are replaced? Remember that as far as the universe is concerned, there is no detectable difference for external observers no matter how many pieces are replaced. And of course, our constituent pieces are being replaced at the molecular level continuously as part of natural organic metabolism.
Slice, Dice, and Duplicate: Now imagine that your atomic pieces are scanned and then divided into two groups. Each piece is carefully scanned and it's physical structure recorded as information just as before, but using a non-destructive process. Then the pieces are randomly divided into two groups: A and B. Each group is then sent to a different location: location A and B, along with the full information description. From each subset we then reconstruct the missing pieces to reform you wholly: you are reassembled at location A from the original subset A and a reconstruction of subset B, and you are also reassembled at location B from the original subset B and a reconstruction of subset A.
You are thus reconstructed at both locations A and B, and both reconstructions are identical except for their location. Crucially, neither version is wholly a copy nor wholly original – both are built out of a mix of original and copied components but both versions are 100% physically indistinguishable from their versions constructed in the prior experiments. Which version are you? Does your conscious identity continue in one, both, or neither?
This last thought experiment is initially unsettling to most people: its difficult to accept that both versions are still you in the same sense as the prior thought experiments, it is difficult to accept that you could essentially duplicate your conscious identity, becoming two (or more) future selves. Its easier to think that one is the 'original', and one is the 'copy', and that your consciousness is only preserved in the 'original' and not the 'copy', but its clear that any such designation is completely arbitrary: neither A nor B have any more or less of a claim of being the 'original'. Its also difficult to accept that this process results in two new beings who do not continue your conscious identity, ie that this process somehow kills you, when clearly it is not any worse than the prior thought experiments.
The consistent solution of course is rather simple: there is no such thing as an intrinsically unique pattern in the universe. Physics does not impose a 'no cloning' theorem. Anything can be copied, anything can exist more than once, including you or I.
The Duplicity Problem:
Our evolved capacity for introspective conscious self-awareness and forward prediction of that self-awareness to future versions of ourselves never had to contend with anything more than a single forward path of conscious identity. Thus, duplicity thought experiments are difficult to intuitively accept. However confusing to us, the universe can never be confused, only we can. However difficult to intuit, the laws of physics have nothing against our streams of consciousness forking and branching into two or more paths.
In the slice, dice, and duplicate thought experiment, you become both A and B. At that point forward, those two people will be two instances of yourself, and will then slowly begin to diverge. Both will be you, they will both self-identify with you just as easily and as much as you self-identify with the person you were a minute ago. Both will have an equally valid claim to being you. You will become both. Its intuitively easier and almost equivalent to consider that your conscious identity stream will continue randomly into one path: ie you will randomly become one or the other. Its not quite as correct, but nearly equivalent in terms of consequences.
The consequences of the rational 'patternist' approach to personal identity and duplicity are:
Various forms of uploading are possible, and any form that fully preserves the essential physical information of the mind – ie the synaptic connectivity information, is sufficient to preserve personal conscious identity, including uploading and transfer to a non-biological substrate
Conscious identity changes over time and their is a slippery slope spectrum of possible preservations: some arbitrary legal delineation must be made
Duplication does not present any problem for personal conscious identity: assuming all duplicates are equally valid copies, they all preserve conscious identity and should all have equivalent rights and legal inheritance. Essentially this means that all valid variants of a duplicating mind should equally inherit that mind's legal and economic identity, wealth, and so on, while also being recognized as new individuals going forward
Duplicating oneself does help ensure survival, but that is no consolation to any future version which dies
This entry was posted in Conscious Identity, Mind Uploading on June 27, 2010 by Jake Cannell.
← Update: moving blog Building the Brain →


New Delhi. Ahead of the Independence Day, the Ministry of Home Affairs has issued an Advisory to the Chief Secretaries / Administrators of all State Governments / UT Administrations, Secretaries of all Ministries / Departments of Govt. of India to ensure strict compliance of the provisions contained in the 'Flag Code of India. 2002' and 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971'. The Advisory directs that mass awareness programmes be carried out in this regard and also give wide publicity through advertisements in the electronic and print media.
The Advisory states that on important national, cultural and sports events, Flags made of paper only are used by public in terms of the provisions of the 'Flag Code of India, 2002' and such paper Flags are not discarded or thrown on the ground after the event. Such Flags are to be disposed of, in private, consistent with the dignity of the Flag. Wide publicity, for not using the National Flag made of plastic, should be made along with its advertisement in the electronic and print media.
Further, it has been brought to notice of the MHA that on important events the National Flags made of plastic are also being used in place of paper Flags. Since plastic flags are not biodegradable like paper flags, these do not get decomposed for a long time and ensuring appropriate disposal of National Flags made of plastic commensurate with dignity of the flag, is a practical problem. It may also be noted that as per Section 2 of 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971'- Whoever in any public place or in any other place within public view bums, mutilates, defaces, defiles, disfigures, destroys, tramples upon or otherwise shows disrespect to or brings into contempt (whether by words, either spoken or written, or by acts) the Indian National Flag or any part thereof, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years or with fine, or with both.
The Advisory reiterates that the National Flag represents the hopes and aspirations of the people of our country and hence should occupy a position of honour. There is universal affection and respect for, and loyalty to, the National Flag. Yet, a perceptible lack of awareness is often noticed amongst people as well as organizations/agencies of the Government in regard to laws, practices and conventions that apply to display of the National Flag. A copy each of 'The Prevention of Insults to National Honour Act, 1971' and 'Flag Code of India, 2002' which governs display of National Flag, are available on the links below for strict compliance of the provisions contained in the Act and the Flag Code (copy also available on this Ministry's website www.mha.nic.in).


October in Rome can be so pleasant weather-wise, with the likelihood of sunny days and warm temperatures, that the Romans have a name for it: ottobrata romana.
Originally, with the phrase 'ottobrate romane', people referred to the Sunday trips out to the countryside surrounding Rome that the Romans used to go on until the first decades of the 20th century.
These day trips took place during the time of the vendemmia (grape harvest) and often turned into celebrations linked to it. People dressed up, hopped on small carts and headed to the countryside, where they would find music, games, and lots of food and wine.
The Ottobrate seem to descend from the Bacchanalia and Dionysia feasts of the ancient Romans, which were related to the cycle of the seasons.
Traditional destinations of the Ottobrate were monte Testaccio, the countryside around Ponte Milvio, the vineyards between Monteverde and Porta San Pancrazio, or outside Porta San Giovanni and Porta Pia.
If you happen to be in Rome in October, why not relive the tradition of the ottobrata romana by going on a day trip to the countryside? You'll have to go farther than the destinations mentioned above as the countryside was once much closer to the city than it is today.
A perfect destination for ottobrata romana today is the area of Colli Albani/Castelli Romani. The Alban Hills, inhabited since prehistoric times, are the site of a quiescent volcanic complex, located 20 km (12 mi) southeast of Rome. In Roman times, the wealthy built villas and country homes in the area to escape the heat and crowds of Rome.
The towns and villages in the Alban Hills are known as Castelli Romani. They include Castel Gandolfo, which overlooks Lake Albano, Frascati, Rocca Priora with the Savelli Castle, Albano Laziale.
What makes a fall trip to these villages even more appealing is the number of sagre, food festivals, that take place in the autumn season.
For example, the 'Sagra dell'Uva di Marino', which this year is scheduled from 29 September to 2 October and is in its 93rd year. In Marino, the third Sunday of October, there is the 'Sagra della ciambella al mosto', a delicious cake prepared with must, flour, olive oil, sugar, raisins and brewer's yeast.
In Ariccia, the 'Sagra della Porchetta' usually takes place early September, so you've missed it this year, but this doesn't mean you shouldn't be heading to this lovely borgo to try Italy's most famous porchetta (spit-roasted pork) in the typical fraschette (osterie), with a bounty of other typical local dishes, such as amatriciana, gricia, cacio e pepe, all washed down with Romanella, the typical wine of Castelli Romani.
In Rocca di Papa, the 'Sagra delle Castagne' is dedicated to a typical product of the fall, chestnuts. The sagra usually takes place mid-October.
There are many more pretty villages to visit in the area of Castelli Romani, even when a sagra isn't happening. So if you wake up one October morning in Rome and the sun's out, hop on a Vespa and head to the countryside, you won't regret it!


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Q: Map get blank value when I call get method I have a trigger that when I insert data into a custom object create a map with the id of a contact as a key and a list of the custom object as the value, when I check if the key is contained in the map I get true, but when I try to get the value I get (), but when I filled the map I check if the list has items with an if list.size()>0, this is my code:
    for(Id id : Ids){
        Boolean accs = false;
        Boolean cs = false;
        List<npe03__Recurring_Donation__c> rdOld = new List<npe03__Recurring_Donation__c>();
        for(npe03__Recurring_Donation__c rd : rds){
            if(rd.npe03__Organization__c != null && !cs){
                if(id == rd.npe03__Organization__c){
                    rdOld.add(rd);
                    accs = true;
                }
            }
            else if(rd.npe03__Contact__c != null && !accs){
                if(id == rd.npe03__Contact__c){
                    rdOld.add(rd);
                    cs = true;
                }
            }
        }
        if(rdOld.size()>0){
            rdsMap.put(id, rdOld);
            accs = false;
            cs = false;
        }
    }

for(npe03__Recurring_Donation__c rdNew : trigger.new){
     if(rdNew.Tipo_de_Compromiso__c == 'Nuevo por Aumento'){
         if(rdNew.npe03__Contact__c != null){
                    if(rdsMap.containsKey(rdNew.npe03__Contact__c)){
                        List<npe03__Recurring_Donation__c> rdsSort = new List<npe03__Recurring_Donation__c>();
                        List<npe03__Recurring_Donation__c> rdsOld = rdsMap.get(rdNew.npe03__Contact__c).clone();

                        integer targetsize = rdsOld.size();
                        while(rdsSort.size() != targetsize){
                            datetime dt = Datetime.newInstance(1900, 1, 1, 00, 00, 00);
                            integer i = 0;
                            integer mini = 0;
                            for(i = 0; i != rdsOld.size(); i ++){
                                if(rdsOld[i].CreatedDate > dt){
                                    dt = rdsOld[i].CreatedDate;
                                    mini = i;
                                }
                            }
                            rdsSort.add(rdsOld[mini]);
                            rdsOld.remove(mini);
                        }
                        if(rdsSort.size()>0 && rdsSort[0].npe03__Amount__c < rdNew.npe03__Amount__c){

                        }
                        else{
                            rdNew.addError('No puede crear un Compromiso de Donación con el Tipo de Compormiso "Nuevo por Aumento", porque el monto ingresado es menor o igual que el monto del Compromiso de Donación Anterior');
                        }
                    }
                }
}

A: You are removing items from the lists that are the values of the map in this line:
rdsOld.remove(mini);

and so potentially can empty the lists. (Apex works "by reference" meaning when you get the value from the map you are not getting a copy of the list items but are just getting a pointer to the single copy of the list items so if you change them you change them for all references.)
Perhaps you need to make a copy of the list to avoid that:
... rdsOld = rdsMap.get(rdNew.npe03__Contact__c).clone();

so for each iteration over trigger.new you are using the populated list.

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Craving Hawaiian pizza? This is where it's at, healthy style!
Turn oven to broil. Place your original flatout wrap on a baking sheet and broil for about 8 minutes or until crispy or golden brown. Pull wrap out of the oven and add 1/4 cup organic pizza sauce, 1 handful of spring mix (lettuce), 1/4 cup of fat free feta, chop up your 3 slices of canadian bacon and add on top, last but not least add your 1/2 cup of pineapple chunks. Place back in the oven for 3-5 minutes. Cut into 4's and ENJOY!


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ultra-high resolution deposition control system into a compact, rackmountable enclosure.
kind that works right out of the box.
- Air cooling 방식의 Head Sensor에는 K-type 온도센서가 장착.
- Sensor Head와 Crystal sensor의 선택에 따라서 고온에서도 정밀한 막두께의 측정 및 제어가 가능합니다.


Three people from Sydney will visit Timor Leste between 1-8 December to share in a training ministry with the local church.
With local coordination from Daniel Marcal, we will run a training programme for 16 evangelists and nine pastors at Licquica west of Dili. The training will be focussed on the core skill of preparing and giving a Bible talk. In addition, there will be a session on cults and time for a synod meeting. Wilson Fernandes will arrive early to spend a weekend with the church in Dili and David Burke will have some consultations on behalf of APWM and PresAid before he departs for Singapore.
DAVID BURKE: David has been a Presbyterian minister since 1979 and has served in Australia and Singapore. He has conducted mission ministries in Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam. He last did ministry in Timor Leste in 2009. David is presently a full time lecturer at Presbyterian Theological Centre Sydney. He is married with three adult children and four grandchildren.
WILSON FERNANDES Jnr: Wilson has been a Presbyterian minister since 1992 and has served in Brazil, United States of America and Australia. He has planted churches, directed Christian camps for 11 years and taught missiology at the Presbyterian Seminary in Brazil. He has a Doctorate of Ministry Degree, Master's Degree in Theology / Missiology, a Specialization in Advanced Christian Leadership and a Bachelor degree in Theology. Presently, Wilson is planting a church in Sydney among the Portuguese-speaking people. He last did ministry in East Timor in 2009. He is married and has two adult children.
YAS SHIMIZU: Yas is currently studying at the Presbyterian Theological Centre in Sydney. He was born and raised in Japan. He traveled to the USA after university graduation. In the USA Yas studied English, IT, and also worked as sushi chef. Yas returned to Japan in 2007. He married an Australian and moved to Australia in 2010. They have a two year old daughter.
The training: faithful and relevant teaching and good learning.
Synod meeting: to be a good time of encouragement, fellowship and decision-making.


Non-Lemon writers are often the better Lemon writers, probably because it doesn't have any "cheap" feel to it like some real Lemons have.
What made the scene intense for me was the fact that Sesshoumaru was in love at this time while Kagome wasn't (must be a first ^.^).
I like him better all "no-nonsense" but with a touch of humour than as the "big evil jerk" - the way he is depicted in many other fanfictions I know.
Feedback from Chie: Well, in a proper fully explicit lemon, lust and passion are often the emotion they want to portray. In the mating scene for Chain my goal was slow, sweet and sensual. So the mood itself was very different from the "normal" lemon scenes.
I look forward to your next chapters!
Feedback from Chie: Thank you, I'm glad that you enjoy the story!
totally.. I always suspected Sessy was a closet perv.
Feedback from Chie: xD You're awesome, you know that? ?
tee hee! I've never met another author whose replies to reviews are bigger than the reviews themselves! You get a for that!
Nods, the one thing I really want to see in the epilogue is Sess-Kag's dynamic after he "comesout", so to speak... ::evil giggle:: And what they're going to do about him and the company.
::luffs on Hiten majorly:: Poor Hiten. He can't get a girlfriend...and so he gets me.
Feedback from Chie: Your review was awesome and long, so the least I can do is to reply to it!
I will describe a bit on people's reactions to Sess' comeback, and a bit of possible future plans for the two. I hope that'll be satisfying enough.
I don't write all THAT much, but I've been doing it since 2006, so the stories have accumulated over the years.
My English isn't perfect either. But it has got a lot better since the days when I was starting out with fanfiction. Writing so much in English helped to improve my command of the language. And of course, I'm actually studying English on the university level, so that's been a huge help too.
Mmm hmmm....i do understand the inner fight. I often face the same problem with my fics as well. That and I'm pure laziness come to life in the form of one tiny obsessive-compulsive female!
I want to rush you, but I know as well as any good writer does, that rushing a story simply means that I'll get something I will not want to read. That and most authors - the good ones anyway - will not drop everything and get that chapter out simply because someone was nagging them to! So, take your time...and get out an AMAZING chapter. Really. I've been following this story even when I thought that with Spark closed, it wouldn't be updated anymore, and you've rewarded that faith quite admirably! Impatient I may be, but I want to read a denouement worthy of this story and the time it's taken to get it out.
I like how his hand is tangled in her hair.
Hiya! Thank you for the encouraging comment on the "Forget The World"! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
And you were not babbling, seriously you were not babbling. You answered my questions and now that i think about it your tying everything up nicely with the end of inuyasha.
I'm just waiting for the next chapter, But like i said in my review i am going to reread it, as i was a half asleep when i read the last few chapters.


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Domestic Leg of the Keystone XL Pipeline Moves Ahead
But Obama Administration Must Ensure It Is Built Safely and Responsibly
By Daniel J. Weiss March 5, 2012, 9:00 am
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney expressed support late last month for Canadian pipeline company TransCanada's plans to build a domestic leg of its controversial Keystone XL pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf of Mexico. Carney said that this "will help address the bottleneck of oil in Cushing that has resulted in large part from increased domestic oil production, currently at an eight-year high."
The Obama administration supports this new leg of the controversial pipeline because moving oil from the Midwest to the world-class, state-of-the-art refineries on the Gulf Coast will "modernize our infrastructure, create jobs, and encourage American energy production." The oil glut in Cushing, however, has kept gasoline prices a bit lower in the Midwest. Bloomberg determined that once the Cushing-to-Gulf of Mexico leg is completed, this glut and the low prices could end. The Bloomberg report cautions that "TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone XL oil pipeline…risks raising prices as much as 20 cents a gallon in the Midwest, Great Plains and Rocky Mountains." At the same time, there may be a decrease in gasoline prices in the Gulf region because of the increase in oil supply there.
The administration's support for building the southern leg is no surprise since President Barack Obama has indicated support before—when rejecting the complete Keystone pipeline in January. After denying the permit in January because there was no time to analyze the impact on air and water pollution from an unknown route through Nebraska, he said, "In the months ahead, we will continue to look for new ways to partner with the oil and gas industry … including the potential development of an oil pipeline from Cushing, Oklahoma to the Gulf of Mexico."
Many environmentalists are legitimately concerned that the plan is just a ploy by TransCanada to build the pipeline one piece at a time. Susan Casey-Lefkowitz, director of the International Program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, notes that the pipeline company could "split the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline in two in order to get around the U.S. process to review international pipelines for their national interest." She is rightly concerned that by splitting the project into two pieces, the environmental impact evaluation required for the international leg of the pipeline will not include a review of the environmental consequences of completing the southern leg.
Importantly, the Keystone XL pipeline project in the end must serve the national interest. This is the standard President Obama is required to ask Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to use when deciding whether to issue the international permit allowing the Keystone pipeline to cross the Canadian border into the United States. And that's the silver lining in the administration's reaction to TransCanada's decision to build the Cushing-Gulf pipeline segment—the administration reiterated that it will make the ultimate decision on Keystone based on a thorough review of its impact on the health and safety of Americans.
Administration spokesperson Carney said February 27 that the administration will ensure that the construction and operation of the Cushing-to-Gulf of Mexico leg proceeds in an environmentally sensible way. In his statement, Carney said he looks forward to working with TransCanada to ensure that it is built in a safe, responsible, and timely manner.
This is consistent with the approach the president applied when denying the international pipeline permit last November and then again this January. He wants to ensure there is "a full assessment of the pipeline's impact, especially the health and safety of the American people, as well as our environment." But there are still a number of critical questions to answer during the eventual evaluation of the new route through Nebraska once it is chosen:
Will the pipeline construction cause significant air pollution?
Will a leak from the pipeline still threaten the Ogallala Aquifer—the lifeblood of Midwestern agriculture?
Will a new route jeopardize the Missouri River with potential leaks of thick, dirty tar sands oil?
These and other potential pollution problems of a new route, as well as the impact of the entire project, require a complete evaluation before the president decides whether to approve the permit.
So far, President Obama's approach to the Keystone XL pipeline has focused on ensuring there is a thorough, independent assessment of the consequences of its construction on air and water quality. This process has already led to two permit denials. This kind of rigorous assessment must continue through the construction of the Cushing-Gulf of Mexico portion of the pipeline, as well as through the comprehensive evaluation of the still-undetermined route from Alberta through Nebraska to its connection with the existing pipeline. Americans deserve no less.
Daniel J. Weiss is a Senior Fellow and the Director of Climate Strategy at American Progress.
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It was a week of reality television that mimicked reality far more accurately than the shiny production usually does.
The Block – usually a showcase for design talk and deadline drama – was punctuated by conversations around mental health as contestant Spence spoke freely of his battle with depression and anxiety while on the show.
Later, Spence admitted he underestimated the taxing nature of the show and, in turn, underestimated how that would affect his emotional wellbeing.
While The Block contestant experience isn't a common one, the renovation experience is. Likewise, while the pressure-cooker environment the show breeds is an anomaly, the stress of an everyday renovation isn't.
According to Melbourne Clinical Psychologist and commentator Dr Melissa Keogh, renovating can have a hugely harmful impact on our mental health.
"Renovating can be harmful to our mental health because of the stress associated with such a life event and in my clinical experience, stress can have a detrimental effect on our emotional wellbeing.
Dr Keogh says for those, like Spence, with existing mental health conditions, the danger of not looking after yourself intensifies during a renovation.
However, Dr Keogh emphasises it's not only those with existing conditions who need to care of their minds while undertaking such a task.
One thing The Block's Spence noted on the show was how lack of sleep exacerbated what was already a highly stressful experience.
Dr Keogh says we shouldn't be looking to the renovation shows on our screens for realistic and reasonable expectations of renovating.
"Being able to renovate means we are in a fortunate position to begin with: It means we have an apartment/house/property and the resources to renovate it. It's good to keep this in mind and focus on the positives as much as possible," Dr Keogh says, adding if anyone is sensing their mental health is being comprised while renovating, they should seek help immediately.
If you or anyone you know is struggling, contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.


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South Africans should be enjoying fruits of the freedom charter
by Rofhiwa Madzena | Aug 14, 2014
NO MORE APATHY: Irvin Jim emphasisied the importance of meeting the demands of the freedom for equality and democracy.
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By Rofhiwa Madzena and Lameez Omarjee
The exploitation of the working class by "white monopolists" is the reason why South Africans will not fully enjoy the benefits of the Freedom Charter, said keynote speaker, Irvin Jim, at the Ruth First Memorial lecture in the Great Hall tonight.
Jim, the National Union of Mineworkers of South Africa General Secretary, spoke about the life and work of Ruth First, arguing that she sacrificed her life for a just and equal society.
He said: "We live in a safer, less threatened environment … For Ruth First, racial and gender oppression and national domination was not acceptable."
Jim explained that the current socio-economic climate in South Africa contradicted the Freedom Charter which was developed in 1955 by the ANC ( African National Congress'). "… We are apathetic about the sufferings of millions of South Africans," he said.
Jim said: "Ruth First was killed for our Freedom Charter. It is not irrelevant. She paid the highest price. We must feel her suffering, fear, the terror she faced throughout her adult life."
Ebrahim Fakir, the 2014 Ruth First Fellow,also presented his research findings on political protest and political participation at the lecture.
He spoke about "democracy, delivery and discontent". He said there are close to 300 protests a year in South Africa, which indicates the remaining inequalities in our democracy.
Fakir based his research on the conditions in the Bekkersdal municipality, South-West Gauteng. "Bekkersdal, is a microcosm of what is happening in townships across South Africa," he said. "I found a disaster and dystopia in Bekkersdal".
Academics, students from Ruth First's former high school (Jeppe High School for Girls) and others came together in honour of Ruth First at the annuam lecture hosted by the Wits University Journalism Department at the Great Hall.
"Ruth First was assassinated for her belief in the struggle for just, democratic, socialist, non-racial SA."
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Posted by LBB | Dec 22, 2010
Number 181 22 December, 2010
People who love soft methods and hate iniquity forget this; that reform consists in taking a bone from a dog. Philosophy will not do it.
Obamacare Is Another Battle In The War Over The Rights Of The Individual
Understanding the role and function of government-mandated health care involves a lot more than finding out how the bills will be paid. There is history behind this effort, and much of it involves the interpretation and abuse of the USA's constitution. Jurisprudential issues dominate the discussion, and if you understand those issues, you can see the fundamental importance of the imposition of "socialized medicine." The core of the matter is not health, the public good, or even easing the burden of people who have been devastated by illness or injury.
That's a claim that will be disputed. An objective evaluation of the relevant legal issues and court decisions shows that it is rational and accurate, however.
The following survey will demonstrate the overall thrust of the US federal constitution and limn its enemies' struggle to frustrate ethical governance.
No, don't skip this item because you cannot bear slogging through tedious lawyer-speak! The facts and principles are clear. The fancy language is found only in the arguments of those who defend Obamacare. Those folks talk that way because they have to defy common sense, and that calls for language that confuses.
Here it all is, laid out for your closer inspection if you wish:
Obey!
Can the feds mandate your participation in this health care system? For that matter, can any level of government make such a demand, and impose it on you?
When individuals challenge governmental authority, they may set themselves against either local (state, county, municipal) jurisdictions, or against the central government. The argument often revolves around what a person's rights are, and whether government of whatever level is attempting to violate those rights. People generally believe that "it's a free country" and that the first ten amendments to the federal constitution make that clear. (Those ten amendments are often called the Bill of Rights, which will be abbreviated here as BoR.)
Grim reality: the slaughterhouse cases
There are problems with this view of human rights, and they show up if you realize (with a little help from this newsletter) that the BoR's restrictions on government are not what many people thought they were. Those ten amendments dealing with freedom of speech, press, religion and so on don't apply across the board, and where they do apply, they are often ignored.
The states, for example, get a huge pass. Some decisions handed down by the US federal supreme court in 1873 made this clear. Collectively, the decisions are called the slaughterhouse cases. The most important one (that summarizes all of them) is outlined here and explained in greater detail here. The court decided that the thirteenth and fourteenth amendments to the federal constitution did not prevent the states from ignoring the BoR. That means that states could, if they wished, forbid free speech, censor the press, impose a state religion, and so on. The federal government could not do those things, but the states could.
The supreme court believed that amendments thirteen and fourteen were designed solely to protect black citizens from discrimination imposed by what was once the Confederate States of America. That's crazy, but there it is — a huge mistake made almost one hundred forty years ago that did, and is still doing, tremendous harm.
This gross error in reasoning is one of two causes of all the problems with firearms legislation. The other was the parallel reasoning of the federal courts that states may restrict firearms ownership and usage as they see fit; that egregious decision allowed local governments to disarm the victims of "night riders" and the KKK. That remains an indelible stain on the history of the nation.
Clearly the second amendment was intended to apply to everyone, for, as an individual right, it is inviolate no matter where the person resides. But only with the recent (2008) Heller decision has the nation's highest court affirmed that simple truth.
The commerce clause: Congress and the courts evade the BoR
It's not just the state and local governments that can abuse you. Your rights, as expressed in the BoR, can be ignored by the federal government as well. The gimmick used by those who wish to control everybody is the commerce clause found in Article One, Section Eight of the federal constitution. This gives Congress the authority "…to regulate commerce…among the several states…."
What that means depends on whom you ask. Some have argued that if you grow corn for your own consumption and do not sell it, you are nevertheless engaging in interstate commerce, and can be regulated by the feds. Yes, that's a fact, as you will see if you look into the matter (which you can do by following these links: here, but those of you outside the USA may have to use a proxy to view this page, and then here. Here's a very good video. Do a Google search if you think those links are prejudicial).
The twisted logic is impossible to defend, but can be stated: if you grow a crop (corn, say) that is commonly traded across state lines, you are involved in interstate commerce. If you do not sell it, but use it all yourself, you are not buying corn from an interstate market; that has an impact on said market. Prices rise somewhat or fall somewhat, either because you have reduced the supply of corn (by not selling what you grow) or because you have increased the supply of it that is available at cost (that's the corn you grew). Never mind the amounts of corn or money involved — even if they are infinitesimal and impossible to quantify, you are a player by virtue of having decided not to play.
If you are stupid enough to think that means that the fact you are not a gambler (you don't go to casinos and bet) means that you are actually a gambler, then you understand. Everyone who is out is really in. Got that?
The commerce clause was a good idea at the time, but no one believes the Founding Fathers meant to produce anything as goofy as its contemporary misinterpretation. They wanted to be able to prevent commerce from getting bogged down by people they rightly perceived as meddlesome, greedy and bureaucratic-minded. That's all.
Many years later, the commerce clause became the tool the feds used to insist that restaurants stop discriminating against black folks: the business uses electricity, or water, or paper napkins that come from out of state, and that's interstate commerce, and therefore all the activities and policies of the restaurant can come under federal regulation — if Congress wishes. Noble cause, questionable means.
Those questionable means have been portrayed as sometimes excessive and frustrative of the rights of the individual as described by the BoR. Stung by the intervention, some folks have brought suit, claiming the BoR has been violated by an abusive federal government.
They soon discovered that they did not have a leg to stand on. As long as the commerce clause is so broadly interpreted, the federal government cannot be halted; the famous checks and balances simply do not work. Too, in the event that you are being abused by a corrupt state government (as happened in the slaughterhouse cases), the state was exempt from the controls imposed by the BoR, for the federal constitution constrained and contained only the feds. Either way, no matter what level of government is savaging you, you lose automatically and at once.
So the courts have tended to allow Congress to run amok, using the commerce clause to define and extend federal authority.
If the BoR is ineffective, the government is off the leash
This means that deciding not to enroll in federally-mandated health insurance is not an option for the individual. He cannot avoid federal regulation, for even when he withdraws from all genuine interstate commerce and simply makes a personal decision regarding the use of his funds, he is, according to existing court decisions, still a participant in that commerce.
Since no individual can avoid the implications of the commerce clause in any of his activities — even those that seem to avoid all possible links beyond the borders of his state — Congress can regulate anything and everything everybody does. Congress says, "Buy this, don't buy that," and you have to obey.
Sorry to be tiresome about it, but that fact bears repeating. Making free choices as an individual is not permitted, and Congress may intervene wherever and to whatever extent it wishes.
No, that's not an exaggeration.
Obama's view of the BoR and the role of the federal government
Unfortunately the current administration perceives the BoR as a list of "negative liberties" that do not provide the public with genuine benefits. Here's the literal quote — with emphasis added by this newsletter — and here is where you can read the full text and hear the man say these words:
(The Warren court) didn't break free from the essential constraints that were placed by the founding fathers in the Constitution, at least as its been interpreted and Warren Court interpreted in the same way, that generally the Constitution is a charter of negative liberties. Says what the states can't do to you. Says what the Federal government can't do to you, but doesn't say what the Federal government or State government must do on your behalf, and that hasn't shifted and one of the, I think, tragedies of the civil rights movement was, um, because the civil rights movement became so court focused I think there was a tendency to lose track of the political and community organizing and activities on the ground that are able to put together the actual coalition of powers through which you bring about redistributive change.
Note the underlying mindset: protection from tyranny is not enough; government must do things "on your behalf;" the existing constitution must be escaped (we must "break free" from its constraints); if we do not shatter the restrictions holding the government back, we cannot enjoy the benefits government should give us. This is nothing less than a call for the acceptance of authoritarian, if not totalitarian, governance in pursuit of a better life. Make no mistake about it: the president is telling us to give up Liberty in order to qualify for material advantages.
That reveals his opinion of the intelligence of the voting public. He thinks the average person is stupid enough to submit to an authoritarian state in return for promises of gifts to come.
In the quote above, Obama specifies those gifts as coming from "redistribution." That's entirely another matter, of course, and beyond the scope of this discussion, but you might make a mental note: what Obama proposes is a puerile fantasy of class warfare in which the deserving settle scores by plundering the idle rich. That's been a dream of revolutionaries for over two centuries, and the cartoon-like images still have the power to ensorcel.
Many authorities have been admitting tacitly that the slaughterhouse cases were improperly decided, and several decisions have led observers to believe that incorporation is to be expected. That term "incorporation" is defined as the imposition of the restrictions listed in the BoR on all levels of government. That process begins with the understanding that the express intent and purpose of the thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments are to prevent the states from redefining human rights. Incorporation is presently incomplete.
That may come as a shock to some of you. You may have been led to believe that the states and Congress had to live with those noble words in the BoR that proclaim your Liberty. Well, it's been a mockery for many decades, Pilgrims, and only now are the courts beginning to set things straight.
That ongoing development will disappoint those who insist that each state and each locality may suspend those parts of the federal constitution they find too permissive.
And Obamacare may accordingly be declared as unconstitutional as it actually is, for when the slaughterhouse cases no longer function as precedent (when incorporation prevails) and the commerce clause is correctly interpreted, Congress will have to face the fact that the rights of the individual are sovereign, absolute, and supreme. (There's a good discussion of rights and the constitution here.) The twin reforms of incorporation and the correct interpretation of the commerce clause will strengthen each other. Neither federal nor state authoritarians will have the power they crave.
The implications are seismic, for once it is conceded that the BoR really does mean what it says and that the commerce clause has been distorted beyond all reason, legislators at all levels will lose the power to force you to sign up for Obamacare… or for anything like it. The demagoguery of the executive and legislative branches of the federal government will be drastically reduced.
For collectivist Utopians of all stripes, this is a horror beyond imagining. After all, Utopia is impossible without absolute control of the individual.
And the ruling Bicoastal Elite will be in deep shock: the inbred throwbacks of Flyover Country — those failures clinging to guns and religion — will actually be allowed to live their wretched lives pretty much as they please!
As you can see, for generations statist authoritarians have been making desperate attempts to render the BoR unenforceable.
It's a war, and the struggle to impose Obamacare is a battle in it. The current fighting may appear to be over how to pay the cost of health care, or how to relieve suffering. In truth, however, the core of the conflict is a matter of ethics and political philosophy. The health care aspect is a pretext.
That leads to false perceptions and superficial understandings. For example, you might think of the current battle as Obama versus the medical/surgical elite. A few nutcases will see opposition to Obamacare as the last gasp of racism, while others will think they are leading a popular uprising under the slogan, "Eat the rich."
The real nature of the clash is a truth the federal administration and the leaders of Congress do not want you to grasp.
This is a battle in a war to determine whether Liberty is to be permitted.
A Note On The Concept Of Human Rights
For some years, this newsletter has been insisting that only individuals have rights, and that the entire concept of human rights is philosophically indefensible. That self-contradictory view is overdue for an explanation. It is convenient to speak of human rights as if they existed, for we all know more or less what is intended; the enumeration of those rights is found in the US constitution, especially in its first ten amendments. If that is what you mean by "human rights," then you might as well say that the document confers them upon all humans. That view differs from the statement of the Declaration of Independence that the Creator gave man rights.
What this newsletter means by "human rights" is a vision of the Enlightenment values that is summarized in the Constitution. That is where it originated, that is where you find it, and that is what it is — period. That's good enough. Supernatural backing for the list is not needed.
Unfortunately that means that the list has no ultimate authority. It can be debated. Those who agree that human rights are whatever you think they are, and that there is no way of looking them up in an objective and indisputable reference, can insist that you do not have a right to free speech, for example. Thus are wars born.
The moral insights of the West illuminate human history, however, because the discovery of good and evil is possible. Atheist Sam Harris argues that spirituality is not necessarily linked to religion or faith, and that one can examine questions of ethics objectively and come to absolute conclusions. If he is right, then the notion that the evolution of the West has produced genuine progress in morality and jurisprudence is valid, true and seminal.
Yes, of course the discussion breaks down into a shouting match almost immediately. Muslims insist that the West denies the authority of the supernatural entity that decides man's fate — while the Westerner tries vainly to explain that his understanding of the individual and society is more sophisticated and humane than the ravings of the mass murderer/paedophile/fraud Mohammed.
A parallel struggle goes on, meanwhile, between the "progressives" and their foes. Long-time readers of this publication know that "progressivism" is placed in quotes here because it is regressive. It harks back to nineteenth century notions that express a touchingly naive sentimentality about the eventual triumph of "scientific" socialism. There is just a ghost of a chance that some in the "progressive" camp may see the truth in that statement. Do read this lucid essay on the dilemma of the US "progressive" elite and the potential for an increase in its understanding of itself.
A quote selected from lucid commentary: "Modern presidents are never challenged from their base, always by the people who didn't love them going in. You're not supposed to get a serious primary challenge from the people who loved you. But that's the talk of what may happen with Mr. Obama." Right. The analysis found in the article addresses the concerns of everyone, be they "progressive," centrist, "wingnut" or (heaven forbid) individualist.
If you are distressed by US policy in Afghanistan, by all means do read this critique and its follow-up here. The analysis and suggestions are first-rate.
If there's anything this newsletter cherishes, it's moral clarity. So read the linked piece, Pilgrims. It delivers. For instance, speaking of the Bahais, the author says, "You'd have to be a real bastard to be offended by them." Seems so. Then there's this: "The strikingly different treatments of these people by Iran and by Israel infuses the looming showdown between the Middle East's two most powerful countries with even more moral clarity than it already had."
Here's a guy who looks at conspiracy theories that "explain" the September 11, 2001 disaster in the same way an immature man looks at women: he can't get anywhere with them, so he brags about how jaded and selective he is. Like any poseur, he delivers himself of the occasional interesting factoid, so you might find his "insider" prattle diverting.
All right, you are fed up with the Tea Partiers, whom you consider racists and bottom-feeding morons. Understood. Now consider this: "…while our European cousins are out rioting in the street for more and more government spending, the one significant, genuinely popular movement afoot in American politics is demanding the opposite. No Washington poobah wants to get yelled at by rowdy constituents at a town-hall meeting back in the district. They really hate that." (Source.) Like the Tea Party or not, you are going to have to deal with it ("…tea party activists across the country clearly took the repudiation of the pork-laden spending bill as its first major legislative victory…", from here) and ignoring it or slandering it will not work.
Here is a textbook example of press bias. The linked article in the NY Times is a perfect example of how a news story can be written from a point of view, making it commentary, not news. Read it, and consider what the author(s) told you about the facts of the case, and how well they explained the reasoning of the senators who opposed the bill. You may find that the bias is occult, or at least partially so — but look again, and compare the ink spilled as the Times lets proponents and opponents speak. It's not blatant, but it's bias.
A genuine understanding of US politics requires that one address the sentiments as well as the polls and election results. Each faction has a distinct mood, mindset or ethos — a way of organizing its perceptions and responding to them emotionally — which reflects its underlying assumptions about reality. It's fascinating to see how those perceptions and responses shift over time. There's insightful commentary here for those interested in looking at what might be called "meta-politics."
It's a serious problem: thinking that jihadi bombers are incompetent is likely to get a lot of people killed by competent jihadi bombers. No, political correctness is no remedy for intellectual vacuity, and even Swedes can trip on trendy nonsense.
Here are some videos that are supposed to help you to understand Obama's compromise with the GOP on tax legislation. Nobody agrees on nuthin'! — Note to Olbermann: the rich do not do nothing with their money. They don't burn it, they don't bury it in the garden, nor do they keep it out of circulation; your grasp of the fundamental facts of economics matches that of the average King Charles Spaniel.
Related: the Democrats are disgusted. You heard about that.
It looks as if Amelia Earhart's fate may have been learned; confirmation is awaited from DNA data. There's an interesting narrated slide show here.
What have we here, traitors? No; it's OK to make mistakes, change your mind, and be somewhat less than perfect. It's even OK to disagree with everybody else. But these guys have gone too darn far, by golly!
Related: what's going on? Well, it's a clash of mindsets in which the governed and the elite face off, and its outcome will be about as important as anything can get.
Here's a good documentary about Wikileaks, but the download speeds were lousy when this newsletter's staff linked to it.
Katrina was W's fault. Well, no, it was not; but that article of faith is strong enough, and convenient enough, that it will not be disposed of by facts. And why, you ask, is that? Because anything W says can't be true, and, and, well, as everybody knows, if it was bad and W didn't do it, then it did not happen.
Armed rebellion in Burma? Who knew?
Every so often, someone rediscovers the fact that Google is not exactly a good outfit. Welcome to reality….
Victor Hanson takes an unflinching look at rural central California, and finds the consequences of insane state and federal policies. For everyone in the USA, this is a must read. Californians can skip it, because there is no reasoning with the wet-brained and nostalgic western branch of the Bicoastal Elite, now is there? After all, Jerry is back. — Thanks to JY for a very depressing link.
There are warmers who admit that AGW cannot be controlled. These folks accept the fake science and then go on to show that countermeasures are silly. They agree that the measures promoted by the UN clowns, opportunistic politicians and Al Gore disciples will not work. It's irrational of them not to reconsider the fundamentals; he who dismisses B should take another look at A.
A lot of ink has been spilled over this, but unnecessarily. Skip this link, because here is all that matters: that spur-of-the-moment "press briefing" starring The One and Slick was a breathtakingly stupid thing to do.
Holder, the bigot who must go, is trying to reinvent himself as the defender of the nation, and he talks a good game. His play, however, is dirty. Whether his tactics of distraction will work with the public as well as they worked with a major network remains to be seen.
This looks as if it might be a bombshell: it is claimed that a cause for autism has been found, and that the condition can be and already has been successfully treated.
If jihadis wanted to commit effective acts of terrorism, they would not necessarily kill anybody. They could drive the citizenry crazy instead. If they spent a few months doing research and then targeted a few dozen buildings, junctions and conduits for destruction with explosives, they could bring the nation to a halt. The disruption of commerce and the Keystone Kops antics of the authorities would have disastrous consequences. No one among the infidels would feel safe, well-served, or optimistic. Where the September 11, 2001 attacks temporarily unified the nation, carefully planned and conducted acts of sabotage would shatter the political, economic and social networks of the nation. Further, there would be no focus of attention to emerge as a symbol of the humiliating defeat; a tsunami of chaos has no center.
Here's a good idea: "Technology hasn't just made astronomy, biology and physics more efficient. It has let scientists do research they simply couldn't do before." An interesting article from the NY Times. That outfit does well with stuff like this.
Vanity Fair publishes an article that is probably supposed to put you off about the war in Afghanistan. It might. But the writer does a good job of describing a sniper's job and attitude.
Reader GB gets a tip of the hat for a link to "What's Wrong With Spain?" Quotes and a summary are found here. The original article is behind registration, so if that does not bother you, go here.
The masthead includes a quote from the works of John Jay Chapman.
The staff of The New Terrapin Gazette expresses its sincere gratitude to the many people who have gifted the world with Arch Linux, Emacs, Screen, and Firefox Namoroka.


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I love this quote. In the moments that I've felt most connected, alive and in the flow, I have absolutely been in service to a greater purpose. Its those moments when Im helping others, being goofy / playing around, laughing uncontrollably, creating photos that uplift, and make people feel good about themselves. Its when I hear that art I've created has inspired someone, gave them hope, improved their lives in someway or simply made them smile.
If I can create work that inspires joy in others, it expands my own feeling of joy. Its something I feel to my core, to my soul. I'm still not exactly sure how to put into words, but I know that my greater purpose is related to: creating and sharing joy with others through interactive experiences and art, by expanding and opening my heart to what is possible and including others in the process.
I tapped into it while creating the jump for joy photo murals over the past couple of years. When I'm in the creative process, playing and connecting openly and focused on bringing out the potential and greatness of others… something beautiful happens. In those moments I feel pure joy and most connected to myself. I can only describe it as alchemy in action and I'm determined to learn how to live more continuously in this magical state of creation and connection.
Thanks for following along on my journey and helping me share the joy around the world.


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As we start to plan our travels for the new year, we're guessing you might be doing the same. So, we thought we'd share a few of our favorite destinations from last year, in no particular order.
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Some highlights of things to do, eat and see in London that don't include the usual tourist attractions.
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In case you're wondering whether or not London should be on your list, here are a few images to inspire you to visit London ASAP.
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*Defi sensors' thread size is all 1/8PT.
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*Turbo sensor wire is not necessary when using a turbo sensor for Defi-Link gauges.
*Sensor for ADVANCE and Racer Gauges and sensor for Defi-Link gauges are NOT common.
*Turbo sensor extention wire can be used for ADVANCE and Racer Gauges. Cannot be used for Defi-Link gauges.
*Boost Gauge (Max 30PSI) Package includes rubber hoses and a three-way joint (Φ4).But Boost Gauge Package(Max 45PSI) does NOT include rubber hoses and a three-way joint (Φ4). Commercial items are required.
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*When using pressure sensor, pressure sensor wire is necessary. Pressure sensor wire is included in the package of the product.
*Sensor attachment commercially available is necessary to install sensor.
*The sensor for ADVANCE, Racer Gauge, and Defi-Link series are all common.
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The New Year brings a new look to The Beaches of Fort Myers & Sanibel, which include: Sanibel Island, Captiva Island, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers, Bonita Springs, Estero, Cape Coral, Pine Island, Boca Grande & Outer islands, North Fort Myers, and Lehigh Acres—with a rebranding. The new name is now Fort Myers – Islands, Beaches and Neighborhoods, which also comes with the launch of a new website, VisitFortMyers.com, and a revamped Visitor Guide designed to reflect the destination.
"The new brand, which has been long in the making, encompasses our entire destination today and our sense of community," said Tamara Pigott, executive director of the Lee County Visitor & Convention Bureau, in a press statement. "Fort Myers – Islands, Beaches and Neighborhoods is built on five key pillars that include change of pace, commitment to nature, connection to water, sense of community and an active lifestyle."
The new website, VisitFortMyers.com, and a 2022 Visitor Guide have been revamped to feature the new branding. In addition to the new logo—a fresh color palette of bright pinks and yellows, cool blues and greens—has been introduced. These colors connect the nature and landscape of Fort Myers with the surrounding area, capturing the destination's personality. The new name and logo are built around five key pillars: change of pace, commitment to nature, connection to water, sense of community and an active lifestyle, which all point to what brings people back again and again.
To debut the new branding, the destination has also launched a new marketing campaign—"It's a Good Day," which was built on the belief that it's time for more good days. In addition, the hashtag #myfortmyers will link to the destination and offer inspiration for travelers around the world.
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Q: reshaping the data with melt function For example I have data('anscombe.txt'):
 case x1 x2 x3 x4    y1   y2    y3    y4
 1:    1 10 10 10  8  8.04 9.14  7.46  6.58
 2:    2  8  8  8  8  6.95 8.14  6.77  5.76
 3:    3 13 13 13  8  7.58 8.74 12.74  7.71
 4:    4  9  9  9  8  8.81 8.77  7.11  8.84
 5:    5 11 11 11  8  8.33 9.26  7.81  8.47
 6:    6 14 14 14  8  9.96 8.10  8.84  7.04
 7:    7  6  6  6  8  7.24 6.13  6.08  5.25
 8:    8  4  4  4 19  4.26 3.10  5.39 12.50
 9:    9 12 12 12  8 10.84 9.13  8.15  5.56
10:   10  7  7  7  8  4.82 7.26  6.42  7.91
11:   11  5  5  5  8  5.68 4.74  5.73  6.89

I want to reshape them in the following way:
    x1   variable  value
 1: 10       y1  8.04
 2:  8       y1  6.95
 3: 13       y1  7.58
 4:  9       y1  8.81
 5: 11       y1  8.33
 6: 14       y1  9.96
 7:  6       y1  7.24
 8:  4       y1  4.26
 9: 12       y1 10.84
  ...         ......
34:  8       y4  6.58
35:  8       y4  5.76
36:  8       y4  7.71
37:  8       y4  8.84
38:  8       y4  8.47
39:  8       y4  7.04
40:  19      y4  5.25
41:  8       y4 12.50
42:  8       y4  5.56
43:  8       y4  7.91
44:  8       y4  6.89

So, that column x1 is equal to c(x1,x2,x3,x4) and value is equal to c(y1,y2,y3,y4)
How can i do this with melt function(or some equivalent in data.table package)?
I tried this: ansc_new <- melt(anscombe,id.vars = 'x1',measure.vars = c('y1','y2','y3','y4'))
But last 11 values of x1 are not want I want to see.

A: Here's a dplyr and tidyr solution, which gathers the x and y variable separately then binds them back together. I'd consider whether you need a separate x1 column: it might be easier to simply gather both x and y labels into the variable column.
library(dplyr)
library(tidyr)

anscombe %>%
  gather(variable.x, value, -y1, -y2, -y3, -y4) %>%
  select(variable.x = value) %>%
  bind_cols(gather(anscombe, variable, value, -x1, -x2, -x3, -x4)) %>%
  select(x1 = variable.x, variable, value)

A: I believe you can get what you want using lapply and rbindlist from data.table:
l<-lapply(1:4,function(z){
  melt(anscombe,id.vars = paste0("x",z),,measure.vars = paste0("y",z))
})
rbindlist(l)


Today is April Fools Day!
If you're not really digging the idea of pranking your kids maybe you can come together as a family and create some April Fools Day fun! Declare a day of silliness and foolishness and try some of the ideas below!
This family has a wacky April Fools' Day Dinner tradition!
On April 1, we share a really wacky meal that was inspired by a summer camp game. It's wacky not because of what we eat, but how we eat it: for every course, each family member gets to have just three random things that are on the table — and only those three things. So you could wind up with milk, butter, and pepper! The crazier the combos, the more fun it is.
*Backwards dinner!: Serve breakfast for dinner or serve dessert first.
*Mixed up place settings: Set the dinner table with all of the plates, cups and utensils upside down or put all of the silverware at one place all of the plates at another, etc.
*Use giant utensils, tiny plate: Set the table with giant serving spoons and tiny plates (like saucers or dessert plates) to eat with.
*Serve food in a glass and drinks in a bowl or in a plate?! Messy!
*Declare all utensils forbidden…eat with your hands!
*FREE Ding Dong Ditch Download: Put a "sweet" new twist to this old prank! Ding Dong Ditch someone together as a family!
Does your family have any April Fools Day traditions?
*30+ April Fools Prank to Play on Your Kids!
Great printable pranks for kids and adults alike and April Fools Day coloring sheets!
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I'm a sucker for stupid pranks. I love those grandma shots!
Fun, fun ideas! I woke up this morning to find that every photo, painting, etc. that I had hung on the wall were upside down!
I ended up not doing anything.
The hubby said this morning that he was relieved and a little scared to walk around the house all day Friday! What a baby.
Maybe I'll do May baskets – are you going to have anything special for May baskets???? Did you get my email?
Sorry, I'm full of questions tonight!


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Q: Change IFrame src from php after user login So, first of all im pretty new to HTML/PHP/Javascript so bear with me.
I got the following on my index.html file
 ...
 <body>
     <div id="content">
          <iframe width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" src="home.html" name="content_frame"/>
     </div>
 </body>
 ...

As you can see, it is a simple IFrame that contains another page. The other page, home.html, has a login form. After the user login I want to change the src of the IFrame above to another page. I just have no idea how to do that, I searched for a while but didn't get many results (i didn't really understand the ones I got, tbh).
The PHP login looks like this as of now:
<?php
ob_start();
session_start();

$username = $_POST['username'];
$password = $_POST['password'];

... //gets user/pass from mysql database, bla bla bla

if($hash != $hash2) // Incorrect password.
{
    //go back to login page
    header('Location: ../index.html');

}else{ // Successful login.

    session_regenerate_id();
    $_SESSION['sess_user_id'] = $userData['id'];
    $_SESSION['sess_username'] = $userData['username'];
    session_write_close();

    //change iframe src to home page
    //???? how?
}

?>

A: You do not have to do anything on your PHP login page. When user is logged in you are activating two session variables, $_SESSION['sess_user_id'], $_SESSION['sess_username'] . So you can just check if any of these two variable is set or not, then decide which iframe to load.
First rename your index.html to index.php so it can run php to make that decision, and start the session by adding following line at the top of the page:
<?php session_start(); ?>

Then edit you current iframe line to following:
<?php if( isset($_SESSION['sess_user_id'] || isset($_SESSION['sess_username']) ) { ?>
    <iframe width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" src="some-other-page.html" name="content_frame" />
<?php } else { ?>
        <iframe width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" src="home.html" name="content_frame" />
<?php } ?>

This is the simplest approach.

A: What I do on my website to check if a user is online I use this php code:
class Init {
  public static $logged_in = false;
  $session = intval($_SESSION['sess_user_id']);
      if(empty($session)){
            self::$logged_in = true;
      } else {
            self::$logged_in = false;
      }
}

And on the website with the iframe you could check if the user is logged in, if so show the home page, if not show the other page.
<?php  if(Init::$logged_in){ ?>
  <iframe width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" src="nothome.html" name="content_frame"/>
<?php } else { ?>
  <iframe width="100%" height="100%" frameborder="0" src="home.html" name="content_frame"/>
<?php } ?>


The elegance of a Boston Ballet dancer takes tremendous dedication./ PHOTO VIA Wikimedia Commons.
If you don't already do so, I suggest you read some of the emails and tweets Boston University sends out about various events going on around campus. I assure you there are tons of things that might peak your interest. In fact, this is how I got the chance to attend a preview of the Boston Ballet for their upcoming season.
BU's own Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center hosted a moderated discussion about the Boston Ballet dancers and the pieces they were performing on Monday, Feb. 4. In addition to learning about the their performance "Close to Chuck," made up of three different works ("Close to Chuck," "Bella Figura" and "Resonance"), students had the opportunity to see dancers perform excerpts from each routine.
The first dance in the performance was inspired by the theme of overcoming obstacles in life. The music and costumes to go along with this piece are amazing, a huge hit with advanced screenings of the segment.
This is quite a popular piece. It features the work of choreographer Jiřa Kylián, who released the original choreography in 1995. The story is based around darkness and finding the silver lining, giving the audience a chance to watch these graceful dancers emote what they are feeling on stage.
This last piece is the crown jewel among the three. For the first time, José Martinez is working with an American ballet company to produce a piece. For those of you don't know who Martinez is, he joined the Paris Opera Ballet in '88, and has never quit since. He has gained international recognition for his work, so watching this segment is quite the experience.
At the showcase itself, moderator Rusell Kaiser spoke of the time, effort and dedication that goes into these routines as well as the accompanying elements such as staging and lighting that factor into a good performance.
I enjoyed the talk interspersed with a few dance performances. It was a weird (albeit cool) experience watching Kaiser speak about the performance, then to see a part of it performed.
Ballet takes an incredible amount of discipline and stamina as well as grace, and these dancers definitely showed those qualities in their production. Even simple things such as the pointing of toes or expressions to the song gave the performance life, even if they didn't have all the elements for the showcase.
If you're interested in seeing the Boston Ballet perform "Close to Chuck," they will be performing from February 20th to March 2nd. Buy your ticket ASAP and come enjoy a performance at the Boston Opera House.


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Adika Peter-McNeilly (born April 17, 1993) is a Canadian professional basketball player for the Edmonton Stingers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and the BCL Americas.

Playing career

College

Graduating from St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy in Scarborough, Ontario, Peter-McNeilly took his game to the United States, where he spent the 2012–13 season at Clarendon College in the state of Texas.

In 2013, he transferred to Ryerson University and became a key contributor for the Rams and coach Roy Rana right away. After 73 career games played for Ryerson, the guard posted career game averages of 14.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.6 steals. In four years, Peter-McNeilly shot 40.8 percent from three-point-land (150-of-368). He earned numerous honours at Ryerson, including 2017 All-Canada First Team accolades, CIS Tournament All-Star distinction in 2015, 2016 and 2017, All-OUA First Team recognition in 2016 and 2017 and the R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award in 2014–15. In 2015–16, he was a finalist for the D.H. Craighead Outstanding Contribution to Interuniversity Sport, Campus and Community Life award.

Professional career
Peter-McNeilly signed a deal with the MHP Riesen Ludwigsburg organization of the German top-flight Bundesliga in July 2017 to get his professional career underway. In July 2018, he was signed by fellow Bundesliga side Mitteldeutscher BC.

He played for the Edmonton Stingers in the 2020 CEBL season, winning the championship. Peter-McNeilly rejoined the team for the 2021 season. On December 27, 2021, he signed with ABC Athletic Constanța of the Romanian Liga Națională. He returned to Edmonton soon to join the team for their maiden campaign in the 2021–22 BCL Americas.

International career

He competed for Canada at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju.

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Living people
Basketball players from Toronto
Canadian expatriate basketball people in Germany
Canadian expatriate basketball people in the United States
Canadian men's basketball players
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Junior college men's basketball players in the United States
Riesen Ludwigsburg players
Mitteldeutscher BC players
Edmonton Stingers players
Toronto Metropolitan University alumni